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Faux Pas Around the World

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  • Sending a New Year's card to someone who suffered a death in the family during the past year.
    Thailand
    Japan
    Pakistan
    Sweden
  • It's forbidden to enter a church if you don't have your arms and legscovered by clothes
    Canada
    Germany
    Italy
    South Africa
  • Not finishing your food.
    Denmark
    USA
    Colombia
    Mexico
  • Signifying "five" or even "stop" by holding up five fingers
    Spain
    Iran
    Monaco
    Greece
  • Don’t Wear a Green Hat
    Scotland
    Germany
    Wales
    China
  • Displaying the soles of your feet or touching somebody with your shoes.
    India
    Iraq
    Russia
    Switzerland
  • Sharing a pear with your loved ones is unlucky.
    Taiwan
    Peru
    Scotland
    Cuba
  • people traditionally consider clinking their glasses/mugs when drinkingbeer as impolite
    Argentina
    Belgium
    U.S.A
    Hungary
  • Signifying "stop" with the back of the hand faced towards thelistener with fingers closed
    Norway
    Canada
    USA
    Australia
  • Not using a knife when eating fish. Fish should not be broken up with a fork.
    Poland
    Chile
    Venezuela
    Italy
  • Biting into the piece of bread directly.
    Brazil
    Greece
    France
    Italy
  • Not closing your umbrella before stepping inside any building
    Iceland
    Denmark
    Luxembourg
    Netherlands
  • Placing a phone call to somebody after 10PM / 22:00
    Austria
    New Zealand
    Finland
    China
  • Blow the nose in public
    Ireland
    France
    Japan
    Kenya
  • Not apologising if you and a stranger bump into each other, even if it was not your fault.
    Asia
    Africa
    United Kingdom
    Australia