Put the parts of the article in the correct order. Studying abroad, or simply planning a nice trip to an exotic location? Unfortunately, while people might be understanding if you have problems with their language, they are less likely to be forgiving if you break the unwritten social rules. Did you know, for example, that in Japan it is considered rude to blow your nose in public (and heaven forbid you put your cotton handkerchief back in your pocket!)? You might also be studying (and socialising) with people from all over the world. A few helpful tips will ensure you avoid upsetting your hosts, or even your fellow students! The best advice we can give you is to learn some of the local customs of the people you will be spending time with. Let’s say you have arrived in Asia and you’re sharing a meal with new-found friends. You might feel very satisfied with yourself if you can use chopsticks when you’re eating, but make sure you don’t point with them. Many Asians consider it rude. And don’t forget to check who should start the meal first: you or your hosts. Different countries have different ‘rules’ about this. Speaking of food, when eating in certain provinces of China, it is considered bad luck to turn over a cooked fish. And Italians like it when you show your appreciation of their cooking, so never refuse a second plateful! Behaviour connected with the body can be confusing because of social differences. In Muslim cultures, for example, people avoid using the left hand to give and receive. Many people in these cultures eat only with the right hand and they might consider you impolite if you use your left. But if you are given a business card in a country like Singapore, and you don’t accept it with both hands, you’ll be showing disrespect and a lack of interest in the person giving the card. In Britain, shaking hands is common between business people but is becoming less common in social situations these days (and then often only the first time you are introduced). The Italians kiss and shake hands (but be careful, it’s twice – once on each cheek), the Belgians may kiss three times, alternating from cheek to cheek, and the French? Well, whole books have been devoted to the subject! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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    • Studying abroad, or simply planning a nice trip to an exotic location? Unfortunately, while people might be understanding
    • if you have problems with their language, they are less likely to be forgiving if you break the unwritten social rules. Did you know, for example,
    • that in Japan it is considered rude to blow your nose in public \(and heaven forbid you put your cotton handkerchief back in your pocket\!\)? You might also be
    • studying \(and socialising\) with people from all over the world. A few helpful tips will ensure you avoid upsetting your hosts, or even your fellow students! The best advice
    • we can give you is to learn some of the local customs of the people you will be spending time with. Let’s say you have arrived in Asia and you’re sharing a meal
    • with new-found friends. You might feel very satisfied with yourself if you can use chopsticks when you’re eating, but make sure you don’t point with them. Many Asians consider it
    • rude. And don’t forget to check who should start the meal first: you or your hosts. Different countries have different ‘rules’ about this. Speaking of food, when eating in certain provinces of
    • China, it is considered bad luck to turn over a cooked fish. And Italians like it when you show your appreciation of their cooking, so never refuse a second plateful! Behaviour connected with the body can be confusing because of social
    • differences. In Muslim cultures, for example, people avoid using the left hand to give and receive. Many people in these cultures eat only
    • with the right hand and they might consider you impolite if you use your left. But if you are given a business card in a country like Singapore, and you don’t accept it with both
    • hands, you’ll be showing disrespect and a lack of interest in the person giving the card. In Britain, shaking hands is common between business people but is becoming less common in social situations these
    • days \(and then often only the first time you are introduced\).
      The Italians kiss and shake hands \(but be careful, it’s twice – once on each cheek\), the Belgians may kiss three
    • times, alternating from cheek to cheek, and the French? Well, whole books have been devoted to the subject!
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