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Asking an American Hasidic Jew to remove his hat when entering a church | 0 | 0% | |
Asking to see an Australian woman’s fanny pack | 2 | 25.00% | |
Attempting to clink beer glasses with a Hungarian | 4 | 50.00% | |
Bringing a bottle of wine to a French dinner party host | 4 | 50.00% | |
Calling a teenage German girl a Fraulein | 3 | 37.50% | |
Calling an American Puerto Rican an “immigrant” | 3 | 37.50% | |
Cutting an Estonian’s bread with a knife | 3 | 37.50% | |
Expecting an English checkout clerk to bag your groceries | 3 | 37.50% | |
Giving a “thumbs up” gesture to an Iraqi | 4 | 50.00% | |
Giving a gift to an Irish coworker | 3 | 37.50% | |
Handing a cigarette to a Polish woman | 1 | 12.50% | |
Interrupting an Inuit | 0 | 0% | |
Kissing a Croatian’s cheek while shaking her hand | 1 | 12.50% | |
Letting a Czech woman enter a pub ahead of you | 3 | 37.50% | |
Making a Dracula joke to a Romanian | 4 | 50.00% | |
Making an “okay” gesture to a Brazilian cab driver | 3 | 37.50% | |
Making physical contact with a Scandinavian | 3 | 37.50% | |
Mentioning Turkey (the country) to an Armenian | 4 | 50.00% | |
Nodding your head vigorously to a Greek | 4 | 50.00% | |
Not saying hello to a Ghanian baby when you visit | 3 | 37.50% | |
Not shaking hands with all of the other guests at a Dutch birthday party | 3 | 37.50% | |
Offering to share a pear with a close Chinese friend | 2 | 25.00% | |
Opening gifts at your birthday party full of Indians | 3 | 37.50% | |
Paying a Russian deliveryman over the threshold instead of stepping outside or inviting him in | 3 | 37.50% | |
Pouring a Chilean’s wine with your left hand | 3 | 37.50% | |
Reading a book while Chinese people are gambling | 2 | 25.00% | |
Sending chrysanthemums to an American grandmother | 2 | 25.00% | |
Setting your hat on an Italian’s bed | 2 | 25.00% | |
Shaking hands with a Bangladeshi woman | 2 | 25.00% | |
Shaking hands with a European while wearing gloves | 3 | 37.50% | |
Showing up on time to a Venezuelan party | 2 | 25.00% | |
Sitting on a Maori’s table | 1 | 12.50% | |
Talking to a Dominican about Haitian immigration | 2 | 25.00% | |
Telling a Portuguese person that you “don’t speak Spanish” | 1 | 12.50% | |
Telling a Serb he’s from a Balkan country | 2 | 25.00% | |
Telling a Turk that his sister is hot | 1 | 12.50% | |
Toasting a Mexican with a glass of water | 3 | 37.50% | |
Trying to imitate a Colombian’s accent | 0 | 0% | |
Turning down a drink from a Nicaraguan | 2 | 25.00% | |
Warning a resident of Nairobi to look out for lions | 0 | 0% | |
Wearing tube socks in front of a European | 2 | 25.00% | |
I wouldn't do any of these | 1 | 12.50% | |
I kill any foreigners I meet | 1 | 12.50% | |
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01-31-2007, 09:11 PM | |
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How much of an oaf would you be in another country?
Thanks to banyon for sending me this link a while back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_faux_pas Which of the faux pas behaviors are you likely to exhibit whilst interacting with people from other countries? Poll forthcoming, though I recognize that it's rude to ask people's opinions in North Korea, Iran, and parts of the Ukraine. |
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I can't imagine being a bigger oaf than I already am in THIS country.
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My most likely faux pas would be wearing tube socks in front of a European. I think I've done that a lot.
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For a shorter list I'll provide a list of actions that I probably wouldn't do:
Nodding your head vigorously to a Greek and Not saying hello to a Ghanian baby when you visit It would really suck if a beautiful Greek woman said "do you want to get naked" and your first reaction was to nod vigorously. Why would I say hi to a baby? A tickle or a pickup and quick belly fart maybe but where is "hello" going to lead? |
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