1. Politeness rules and « strange » usages around the world

2. What do you know about good manners and usages abroad ?

3. In which country is it very impolite to reveal the soles of your feat to other people ?
Answer : In India, several others Asian countries and many parts of the Muslim world
Why : feet are considered as an impure part of the body

4. In which country put hands on hips is very provocative ?
Answer : In Indonesia

5. In which country can you see that ?
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
???

6. In which country is it very rude to blow your nose in public ?
Answer : In Japan

7. In Italy do you know what people touch instead of wood for good luck ?
Answer : Metal
Why : the metal was considered as a precious material with « magical » properties

8. In which country this gesture is an insult ?
Answer : Greece

9. In which country nod from top to bottom means NO and nod from right to left means YES ?
Answer : Bulgaria

10. Video : What do Americans think of the British ?

11. Fun witty humor
Royal highness Queen Elisabeth the Second
Tee
Big teeth
Shakespeare
Accent
People talking like the Queen and the King
They have a good time
Very charismatic
Crumpets
Really annoying guys who thinks that just because they
have a cute accent they’re automatically out of the game
They’re always saying « come to mine »
or « come to yours », which is really annoying
People being sort of upper class
Have a tee, eating scones
They’re great people

12. Questions for debate
During your travels abroad have you been surprised by some customs, usages …?
Do you think cultural differences can be a barrier to communication, for exemple in the world of business ?
Do you think it’s easy to go against prejudicies that foreigners have about you ?
According to you by what a stranger could be surprised or shocked in France ?