Grossing out the World

I admit it. I failed. I only got 5 out of 11. See how you can do:

Tests your knowledge of eating etiquette around the world. 🙂

5 Comments »

That Was interesting!! 🙂 Fared pathethitically with a score of 2. 😦

Comment by onlooker | October 14, 2009 | Reply
LLOOLL, I only got five. I think the odds are stacked against us!

Comment by intlxpatr | October 14, 2009 | Reply
The answer to question 3 is not quite right. I eat, drink, hand objects and take objects ALL THE TIME with my left hand in Iran and not once was anyone offended.

Maybe this social/business etiquette rule was true 100 years ago, but not any more.

A while back i came across a Guidebook on Iran written by the US Military about 60 yrs ago…let’s just say some of the ‘advice’ written had me rolling on the floor laughing (literally):D

Comment by Noushin | October 15, 2009 | Reply
5/11 mostly good and bad guess work..!!

Comment by mentabolism | October 15, 2009 | Reply
Noushin – I have advice for people coming to Qatar given out by the AmEmb in 2003. It says there is only one rule of the road – give way to anyone bigger than you are, bigger = right of way, LOL! I am so glad things have changed. My husband told me never to get behind a truck with cement blocks – they weren’t even tied down. Things have changed and for the better. We are still told never to offer anything with your left hand, nor to eat with your left hand, that it is considered unclean. And never to show the bottoms of our shoes . . .

Mentabolism – good guessing! 🙂

Comment by intlxpatr | October 15, 2009 | Reply

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