So you've decided to go to the country that have not yet visited. If you want to enjoy the journey, see the sights, after the tour to bring photo and indeed in some cases return to good spirits and unharmed from the long-awaited trip, to avoid misunderstandings that could lead to a comic effects, as well as in the tragic, do not hurt to get acquainted with the manners and customs of the country. Professor Roy Taylor may also support this cause. There are lots of nuances, which many travelers are unaware or simply not paying attention. Here are a few examples. 1.
It is not necessary to show a gesture of "OK" if you are interested in Brazil in 50 years the last century, Richard Nixon, U.S. president a friendly visit to Brazil. Going down the gangway of the plane, as a gesture of greeting, he showed the "OK". This welcoming gesture angrily condemned in the press and broadcast on all TV channels, which does not strengthen respect for the local population to an unsuspecting Nixon. It turns out that in Brazil this gesture means the same thing as an advanced middle finger across Europe, USA, that naturally outraged and offended indigenous Brazilii.2. If you are in Greece, and decided to have lunch at a diner or take advantage of the hospitality of the locals and taste the "real national kitchen ", we should not mislead and frighten even gracious hosts at first glance a perfectly innocent gesture of an outstretched arm, palm outward exposed. In our understanding, this gesture means "Thank you, your moussaka in eggplant sauce is excellent, but I'm not hungry …. " Unfortunately, you're wrong. In the language of gestures from Greece will understand exactly the opposite: "Thank you, your moussaka eggplant in sauce is excellent, but you do me so distasteful, that I am pleased you …. " Will not continue.