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07-09-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DJnohara View Post
mercedesjin: Yeah, there are different cultural standards for what is rude, some some may not know (Unless you're doing them all without realizing? :S ). But thats why I think if you're traveling abroad (especially to a country like Japan) you really need to do your research before you go.
I agree that it's important to research, but as I was telling MMM, I think that there's a lot more to a culture than can be expressed in a guidebook or a website. There's bound to be something that a guidebook/website can't or doesn't express about cultures and impoliteness.


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