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a global village, and we are all very different.一旦你踏上異國的土地,就要對當?shù)厝说囊慌e一動高度敏感。如果你用左手吃,同伴會感覺蒙受羞辱。脫掉鞋子不僅把沙粒與塵土留在了門外,更意味著把外面的世界拋之腦后。還是祈禱自己不要感冒吧!(三)Talking Over Dinner就餐時談話Where It’s Offensive: Africa, Japan, Thailand, China, Finland.禁忌地:非洲、日本、泰國、芬蘭What’s Offensive禁忌:In some countries, like China, Japan, and some African nations, the food’s the thing, so don’t start chatting about your day’s adventures while everyone else is digging into dinner. You’ll likely be met with silencenot because your group is unfriendly, but because mealtimes are for eating, not talking. Also avoid conversations in places a country might consider sacred or reflectivechurches in Europe, temples in Thailand, and saunas in Finland.在日本和一些非洲國家,吃飯就是吃飯,所以當其他人都在大快朵頤時,不要談?wù)撃惝斕斓慕?jīng)歷?!?二)Blowing Your Nose擤鼻涕Where It’s Offensive: Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, France.禁忌地:日本、沙特阿拉伯、法國What’s Offensive禁忌:Some cultures find it disgusting to blow your nose in publicespecially at the table. The Japanese and Chinese are alsorepelled by the idea of a handkerchief.有些文化認為當眾擤鼻涕是讓人厭惡的行為——尤其在餐桌上。在泰國,頭是很神圣的部位——就算