Culture Insider: Cultural taboos from nine countries
( chinadaily.com.cn ) Updated: 2014-08-11 07:00:08Britain
Don't cut in line: "Queue jump — this is the only crime that the population would consider bringing back capital punishment for."
Don't ask how much money someone makes: "Instead play a curious guessing game by asking someone what they do, where they live, where they went on holiday, and figure it out by correlating this with their accent."
Don't invite someone to your home "Unless you know them very, very well."
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People wait in line in east Belfast with empty bottles to get drinking water after a pipe breakdown, Dec 29, 2012. [Photo/CFP] |
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