 MCMXCIII
Male, 18-29, Asia
 354 Posts
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Monday, June 11, 2012 12:52:21 AM
@chick: "to imitate a pig in a feeding trough?"
Culture difference is all. You resemble a pig at a feeding trough in other ways in other culture. |
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 cyberxed2002
Male, 18-29, Asia
8 Posts
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Sunday, June 10, 2012 9:46:37 AM
LOL ^_^
The #1 is not true.
Can be arrested. LOL ^_^ Not true...
BTW I'm from Philippines |
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 chickiesue86
Male, 70 & Over, Canada
273 Posts
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Sunday, June 10, 2012 3:47:57 AM
so in japan it is polite to imitate a pig at a feeding trough? |
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LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
2491 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 9:10:41 AM
If people are offended by a smile, the hell with 'em.
BTW, according to Desmond Morris in his book 'Gestures' the thumb-bite gesture (as in R&J) has been argued to have originated in the 12th century when the citizens of Milan rebelled and expelled the wife of Barbarossa by tieing her to a mule facing backwards. The Emperor captured the city and brough the mule along.
The principle citizens were brought before him with nooses round their necks and a fig was inserted in the mules arse. If they wanted to live they had to pluck it out with their teeth. Those who did were known as 'fig-pluckers' and permanently dishonoured.
Morris considers this unproven but possible. The 'fig' gesture was already long established as a general 'up yours' but after the 12th century became a more specific gesture indicating cowardice and dishonour. |
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 LemonCurry
Male, 40-49, Asia
433 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 7:26:18 AM
what's that about "other countries" -- half the examples are from japan! silly japanese. |
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LemonCurry
Male, 40-49, Asia
433 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 7:00:08 AM
interestingly, smiling at a random stranger in the west is usually interpreted as you're being stupid.
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 Reignblazer
Male, 18-29, Europe
1581 Posts
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Saturday, June 09, 2012 4:49:35 AM
Brb, going to the middle-east to compliment people on their couches. |
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 SarahofBorg
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
3547 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 9:09:52 PM
I agree with the smiling thing. We've become a culture of mindlessly smiling drones. |
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 lawndartsftw
Male, 40-49, Canada
1815 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 7:23:32 PM
So, the next time a suicide bomber blows up a bunch of innocent people in the Mid-East, the proper response would be a left-handed thumbs-up. Amirite ?? |
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 LadyMorgue
Female, 30-39, Midwest US
1085 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 6:00:33 PM
I used to live in Argentina and I didn't know about the "must be late to dinner" thing. Guess I was just a greedy pig to them. LoL |
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 burbclaver
Male, 50-59, Western US
859 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 5:52:42 PM
On entering an Underground train in London, it is very rude to just sit down without first shaking hands and introducing youself to everyone in the carriage. If the train is full, you should shout your name and where you are from loudly over the heads of passengers. |
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 Angelmassb
Male, 18-29, S. America
15474 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 5:44:36 PM
I cant picture many Americans choosing to go on a vacation to most of those countries though |
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 softpuppy
Female, 18-29, Southern US
325 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 5:14:31 PM
What happens with their left hand: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=dKkryfdtMNQ |
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kamtschatka
Male, 18-29, Europe
42 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 4:27:08 PM
@PinkHomicide: It is like this in China. When you are eating in a restaurant, then you usually eat just meat and so on(no rice at all!) and at the end they will bring the rice. Then you just eat rice but leave something in the bowl. This indicates that you simply can not eat any more and that there was enough food for you. If you eat all of the rice, it indicates that the food was not enough or that you didn't like the food(the host usually chooses the dishes, you usually can not decide what you want to eat. the host will just choose what he likes and what he thinks the others would like)
This does not apply when you are eating at home or it is a casual occasion. Just finish your plate. |
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 MacGuffin
Female, 30-39, Europe
2597 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 3:05:19 PM
Yeah, they're right about this one:
being offensive in Turkey. It's basically like saying, "Look at me. No, in the eyes. Feck you feckstick and your family".
Then again, I don't mind offending Turkish blokes - I've never met blokes that were so obnoxious and lecherous as I did out there. A Turk I know once told me that they get all their ideas on the morals of Western women from pornography, and I can believe it.
Anyway, languages is a bit of a hobby of mine (even though I'm crap at them), so, top tip for you ladies out there: if you ever find yourself being pestered by a local in Istanbul, use the phrase "ayeep" (pronounced exactly as spelled, and short for "ayip ettin" - "shame on you"). It's what the local girls say to shame lecherous men into behaving themselves.
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 PinkHomicide
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
335 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 3:03:25 PM
Handful of years ago I had a teacher tell our class that in a certain culture/country(was long time ago, so I've forgotten). That if you are eating as a guest to always leave a few bites behind, as it suggests that you're full - and have been well fed
Where as my friend's Italian family would be insulted if I didn't finish my plate. |
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 chicagojay
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
881 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 2:20:15 PM
LOL, they are dumb. |
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 n0n
Male, 18-29, Europe
341 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 1:55:12 PM
screw other countries - they make no sense, and some are just gutter-minded.
western culture and mannerisms are the way forward, and the rest of the world will just have to bring up the rear - oops, didn't offend anyone, did I? |
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 ggolbez
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1842 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 1:51:56 PM
Political correctness is a plague the world over. |
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 McGovern1981
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
10540 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 1:49:48 PM
So never go to India or the Middle east cause they have s**ty hands got it! Must smell great over there... |
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 patchgrabber
Male, 30-39, Canada
5329 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 1:44:36 PM
Ah, yes, the old "left hand bum, right hand yum." |
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burbclaver
Male, 50-59, Western US
859 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 1:37:00 PM
Surely everybody knows these. |
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 kitteh9lives
Female, 40-49, Eastern US
994 Posts
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Friday, June 08, 2012 12:24:11 PM
Link: 10 Ways To Offend People In Other Countries [Rate Link] - Planning a summer vacation? Try not to offend the locals. |
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