| Rules | Country | Why: |
| Never give purple flowers | |
| Slurping your food is the best way to compliment your host | |
| Inuits burp to say the food was good | |
| When clinking glasses for a toast, always look the other person directly in the eyes | |
| When in a snackbar, sweep all of your left over food and garbage onto the floor | |
| In the countryside, you announce your presence by standing in the front yard clapping your hands | |
| Pregnant women rarely attend funerals | |
| It is polite to finish everything on your plate | |
| Meals are generally shared between members of the same sex | |
| A man will wait for a woman to extend her hand first when meeting | |
| When eating a whole baked fish, you never flip it over | |
| Wine should be poured with the right hand. | |
| Always cut potatoes with a fork, especially in restaurants. | |