Blogs Posts in Etiquette Matters category; 137 blog posts

Global cultures celebrated at Shen

Lessons learned Thursday at Shenendehowa High School East included what referees yell at a French Canadian hockey player who commits a cheap shot, how to dance the cha-cha and just how challenging it is to master “huipil,” the G [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Chile

Meeting & Greeting . Men will usually shake hands. . Women generally pat each other on the right forearm or shoulder. . These are always accompanied by the appropriate greeting for the time of day - "buenos dias" (goo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Snout-nosed weirdness

On paper, Penelope looks like one of the more wacky-ass movies to come along in a while. First, there's the fact that the movie is about a girl with a pig's snout for a nose. Then, there's the fact that it was produced by Reese Witherspoo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Argentina

Meeting Etiquette . Initial [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Travel and get to know other cultures

I think most young people (and I include myself here being 22 years old) underestimate the value one can obtain from traveling and getting to know other people, other languages and other cultures. Consider someone with limited financial re [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of South Africa

The Family In South Africa: . The basic unit of South African society is the family, which includes the nuclear family and the extended family or tribe. . In traditional African society, the tribe is the most important [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

No Corms In Saying "Sorry"

In bringing up a child when a child does something wrong he/she no matter at what age the child is in should be brought up in such a way that the child should not have any corms about saying “Sorry” because I have seen in [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Burma

People with a basic knowledge of the culture and custom of Myanmar will find it easy to live with its citizens without friction or discord, and leave in the same fashion. Though Myanmar social customs are quite flexible, the ground ru [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Russia

Meeting Etiquette . The typical greeting is a firm, almost bone-crushing handshake while maintaining direct eye contact and giving the appropriate greeting for the time of day. . When men shake hands with women, the ha [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Mongolia

Mongolians are very tolerant people and most will not take offence when a foreigner is unfamiliar with local customs. It is not possible or even expected of you to know all the customs of the Mongols in the course of a short trip. How [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Culture Of Uruguay

Uruguayans are quite traditional and do not welcome criticism from foreigners. They also do not appreciate being confused with Paraguayans or Argentineans. Otherwise, people are friendly and easygoing. Although tactful, people are fra [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Ukraine

Ukraine is the largest, but one of the least-known countries entirely within Europe. With great natural beauty, a rich culture and warm and hospitable people, it's a wonderful country to visit. Many visitors to this newly indepe [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Tanzania

It is said that the mainland portion of what is now Tanzania was named by a British civil servant in 1920, from the Swahili words tanga (sail) and nyika (bright arid plain). Thus what was known formerly as German East Africa became Ta [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

Customs And Culture Of Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic the Czech are 81.2% , Moravian 13.2%, Slovak 3.1%, Polish 0.6% , German 0.5%, Silesian 0.4%, Roma 0.3%, Hungarian 0.2% and other 0.5% . The Family . The family is the centre of the social structure. . Oblig [...]