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In the Middle East, you shouldn't admire anything in your hosts' home. They will feel that they have to give it to you.

In Brazil, you should never make the 'OK' sign with your thumb. It is very rude.

In Iceland, you mustn't take dogs into the city centre.

In China, when you use chopsticks you shouldn't leave them upright in the bowl. It brings bad luck.

In Thailand, you shouldn't touch a person's head (even on a child). The head is sacred.

In France, you are not allowed to call a pig 'Napoleon'.

In Samoa, it is against the law for a man to forget his wife's birthday.

In Argentina, when you get on a train you should shake hands with all the other people in the carriage

In Russia, men should take off their gloves to shake somebody's hand.

In Germany, every office must have a view of the sky.

In Italy, if you give flowers you should give them in odd numbers, e.g. 1,3, 5, 7, or 9. It is bad luck to give, for example, two flowers.

In India, you shouldn't thank your hosts at the end of a meal. It is an insult.

In Australia, women mustn't sit on the top floor of a bus, only downstairs.

In Sweden, if you drink and drive, you have to go to prison for six months.

In Japan, women mustn't wear trousers to work.

In the USA, you shouldn't tip taxi drivers. It is considered an insult.

In the UK, parents don't have to send their children to school. They can teach them at home if they prefer.

In Switzerland, you aren't allowed to clean your car or cut the grass on a Sunday

In Singapore, you mustn't eat chewing-gum. It's against the law.

In Scotland, boys have to wear a kilt to school.