How to deal with westerners

1. Talking taboo 1. "Seven Don't Ask" when talking with westerners: age, marital status, income, address, experience, work and belief. The above is the privacy of westerners, and I really don't like being asked. 2. Don't eavesdrop when foreign women is talking to her husband or other people. When something urgent needs to be inserted, she should say hello first. 3. Men generally don't participate in the discussion of women's circles, and they don't talk endlessly with women to arouse others' disgust, not to mention that women are fat, strong and well maintained. When talking with the British, you can't laugh at the family affairs of the royal family. 2. Etiquette taboo 1. For the elderly in Europe and America, if you go up stairs or climb mountains, don't help. This is respect for the elderly for us, while the elderly in Europe and America are just the opposite. Others help them. They think this is disgraceful, but it brings unhappiness. 2. In western countries, when shaking hands with each other, never shake hands with a third person other than the hands that two other people have shaken; Don't light three cigarettes at a time when smoking. It is said that it will bring misfortune. Sit down and talk to an Englishman. Don't open your knees too wide, so don't cross your legs. If you are standing, don't pat the other person on the shoulder. For example, Pakistan doesn't like being patted on the right shoulder, thinking that it is an action used by the police to arrest people. Thais also taboo to show things with their toes or kick things with their feet. Note that different gestures have different meanings in different countries and regions, so as not to be rude. For example, thumbs-up is a positive sign language signal in China, and hitchhiking is also required in Britain, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. But if this person moves violently, it becomes an insult signal again. If you are in Greece, it means asking the other party to "fuck off" again. Number taboo 1. The taboo of "4" In some eastern countries, many people think that "4" is an ominous number. The word "4" is not used in the Korean army. They believe that an army with a sequence of "4" is doomed to fail in the battle. In Korea, hotels don't have a "4" floor, house numbers don't have No.4, and almost everything doesn't use the "4". 2. "13" taboo. This number is the most annoying in European and American countries, and should be avoided in any occasion. There is no 13 floor in the building, and the airline has no 13 flight. Even on the day of "13" every month, people are deeply afraid. 3. Black Friday. There are many legends that regard every Friday as an unlucky day, which is related to the Christian Bible. Some books say that Eve stole the forbidden fruit on Friday, and that she and Adam were expelled from the Garden of Eden by God that day. There are also books that say that Jesus was crucified on Friday. If you meet "13" on Friday, it will be even more different. Some superstitious people even use illness as an excuse to stay up all day to avoid unlucky things. 4. Color taboo Black is taboo in Europe and America, and black is a funeral color; Green symbolizes bad luck in Japan; Yellow and blue are considered mourning colors in Belgium and other countries, and yellow is forbidden to be used in bouquets and costumes; Thais don't have to sign the red one. In their place, after death, they write the name of the deceased on the coffin with a red pen. Mongolians also hate black and think it symbolizes misfortune, poverty, betrayal, jealousy, tyranny and threat. Moroccans don't like white, they regard white as the color of poverty; Uruguay doesn't like cyan, they think it's unlucky; Brazilians, on the other hand, think that purple represents sadness and yellow represents mourning, and the combination of the two colors will cause a bad omen. V. Other taboos 1. Flower taboo. Indians avoid using lotus flowers as gifts; Many countries in Europe avoid chrysanthemums; Germans avoid tulips; The British avoid using yellow roses as fireworks. 2. Design taboos. The British avoid elephant patterns; North America and Libya avoid the dog model; Swiss owl repellent pattern; Czech and Slovak Red Triangle; Italy avoids chrysanthemum patterns, and they are used to sending chrysanthemums to the dead; India, Nepal and many other South Asian countries worship cows. Somalis love camels. 3. Clothing taboo Spanish women must wear earrings. They think that not wearing earrings is like not wearing clothes; European girls don't try on wedding dresses before the wedding, thinking that it will lead to the breakdown of marriage; In Britain, if a foreigner wears a striped tie, it may be considered as imitating a military uniform or a student's tie, which will bring trouble. 4. It is forbidden to post parcels and prohibit articles with banknote patterns from entering Myanmar; Afghanistan prohibits mailing chewing gum, ashtrays, calendars, postcards, plastic flowers, tea and macaroni; Iran bans postal musical instruments and toilet supplies; Iraq post telescope, balloon, hair dye; Kenya bans mailing Japanese razors; Ecuador refused to mail straw hats; Poker is not popular in Peru and Cossiga; It is forbidden to send old clothes, spring knives, etc.