Tarine, Gum Bill V.
BSAT-403
DO’S
JAPAN
1. DO bow with your hands at your
sides for men & boys or clasped in the
lap women & girls.
2. DO put your palms together and say
“Itadakimasu” before eating – it is a
polite way of expressing “Thank you for
the meal I am about to receive.”
3. DO say “Ojama shimashita” when
leaving someone’s home – it means
something like “I have made a
disturbance.”
4. DO hide your thumb if a funeral car
goes by.
5. DO wait to be told where to sit at
meals or formal occasions.
KOREA
1. DO wait until elders start eating their
food before taking your first bite.
2. DO hold the bottle and shot glasses
with two hands when someone pours for
you. Also, it is polite to turn away from
elders while you drink.
3. DO use both hands or at least place
your left hand on your right wrist for
support when shaking hands and also a
slight bow of the head is a polite gesture.
4. DO watch out for the number 4 it is
unlucky in Korea and it sounds similar
to the word for death.
5. DO keep your hands to yourself.
Hugs and shoulder pats aren’t welcomed
between strangers.
CHINA
1. DO address the eldest or most senior
person first.
2. DO let elders sit down first. After this
you should wait to be instructed where
to sit.
3. DO refuse to accept the gift a couple
of times before accepting it.
4. DO be on time. Punctuality is
important in China.
5. Do donate to religious beggars.
April 8, 2019
PERDEV
DON’TS
1. DON’T bow to children or after
purchasing something at a store –
foreigners bowing to the 16 year old kid
at the 7-11 cash register after buying a
sandwich is an all too common GFP.
2. DON’T burp at the table – unlike
some Asian countries, burping is rude in
Japan.
3. DON’T pass food from chopsticks to
chopsticks – this is done with cremated
bones at a funeral.
4. DON’T lie down to the North when
sleeping – that’s how the dead are laid
down to rest.
5. DON’T tip – it can be insulting.
1. DON’T leave the table until you are
done with the meal.
2. DON’T pour your own drink. 4. DO drink modestly and maintain
gentle manner at the banquet. Drunk in
3. DON’T write a person’s name in red
the American banquet will fall into
ink it means he/she is deceased.
contempt.
4. DON’T walk inside a Korean
5. DO wait in front of the restaurant
households, temples and schools with
door for the waiter to lead you to the
shoes on it is disrespectful for them.
table.
5. DON’T place your chopstick upright
in your bowl it said to look like incense
at a funeral
UNITED KINGDOM
1. DO maintain reserve and grunt hello
when greeting someone for the first
time.
2. DO get familiar with the word of
“cheers” which are quite commonly
used instead of “thank you” and “good
bye”.
3. Do eat with fork in the left hand and
1. DON’T interrupt or try to talk over the knife in the right. British pay much
senior people. Let the senior lead the attention to good table manners.
conversation. 4. DO place your knife and fork together
2. DON’T tap the bowl with your on your plate to others know that you
chopstick or point them at other people have finished eating.
this is considered to be very rude. 5. DO stand in line if there is a queue,
3. DON’T use white or black wrapping and wait patiently for your turn.
paper instead use festive colors like red.
4. Don’t write things in red.
5. Don’t step on a lama’s shadow.
UNITED STATE
1. DO make a tight grip when shaking
hands and have eye contact. Americans
consider it rude and arrogant when
shaking hands without looking at each.
2. DO say hello to strangers. Turn your
eyes away or pretend not to see others is
considered disdaining others.
3. DO make an appointment before visit
someone, and do prepare a small gift.
 5. DON’T wear stripe ties of any kind in
Scotland. This is because British
“regimental” neckties appear in a variety
if stripped patterns, each representing a
different institution, such as a public
school or military .

1. DON’T call black people “Negro”.

They will feel contempt for his
indemnity, as Negro mainly refers to
Africa black slaves sold to the United
State.
2. DON’T pull garters or socks in front
of others, which are considered impolite.
If laces loose, find a quiet place to tie
up.
3. DON’T forget to greet children.
Americans treat children equal to adults.
4. DON’T be gaudy or do make up in
public, which is thought to be bad
nurture.
5. DON’T give white lilies as gifts.
White lilies indicate death and
associated with burial.

1. DON’T use first names, unless you

are asked to. Use last names with
appropriate courtesy titles such as “Mr”,
“Mrs”, “Ms” or professional title.
2. DON’T talk loudly in public. Talking
too loudly in public is considered
offensive and embarrassing.
3. DON’T stare. Privacy is highly
regarded in UK. It is impolite to stare at
anyone in public.
4. DON’T greet people with a kiss. Kiss
is normally used between close friends
or relatives.