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How NOT to behave in 15 countries around the world

Different countries have different customs.A hand gesture can be harmless in one country, but be highly offensive in another.In order to help you avoid any faux pas on your next trip, we looked at a Quora thread and did some of our own research to see what's considered to be rude in other countries. Take a look at the guide below to see what we found.Samantha Lee / Business Insider NOW WATCH: Beautiful drone video of epic trip across South America if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'JjaTI2dDqPC7ZMRFfmO1gOW0TkNozsMB',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Different countries have different customs. A hand gesture can be harmless in one country, but be highly offensive in another.

How NOT to behave in 15 countries around the world

Sarah Schmalbruch,Samantha Lee

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