[双语]入乡随俗必知的五个禁忌Culturalpractices,culturaldifferences,localmanners,andmores:travelingtheglobecanbeabehavioralminefield,evenwhenyouhavethebestintentions.Everythingfromgreetingtoeatingcanbeanopportunitytodothewrongthing,andnotonlyembarrassyourself,butoffendyourhostcountrymen.Lookoutforthefollowingculturalmistakesandtrytoavoidthemwhilegoingabroad。文化习惯、文化差异、当地礼仪和风俗:即使你怀着良好的意愿,这些文化陷阱也可能让你的环球旅游险象环生。从问候到饮食,稍不留神就会出差错,不仅让自己难堪,还有可能冒犯东道主。到国外时要特别留心并尽量避免误入以下几种文化陷阱。[TouchingSomeone触摸他人]WhereIt’sOffensive:Korea,Thailand,China,Europe,theMiddleEast.禁忌地:韩国、泰国、欧洲、中东What’sOffensive禁忌:Personalspacevariesasyoutraveltheglobe.InMediterraneancountries,ifyourefrainfromtouchingsomeone’sarmwhentalkingtothemorifyoudon’tgreetthemwithkissesorawarmembrace,you’llbeconsideredcold.Butbackslapsomeonewhoisn’tafamilymemberoragoodfriendinKorea,andyou’llmakethemuncomfortable.InThailand,theheadisconsideredsacred--neverevenpatachildonthehead。个人空间的概念因地而异。在地中海国家,如果你和别人交谈时没有碰对方的手臂,或见面问候时没和对方亲吻拥抱,别人会认为你不热情。但在韩国,拍别人的背会让对方感觉不安,除非此人是你的家庭成员或好友。在泰国,头是很神圣的部位——就算是小孩子的头也不要随便乱拍。WhatYouShouldDoInstead对策:Observewhatlocalsaredoingandfollowsuit.InEasterncountriesrememberthattouchingandpublicdisplaysofaffectionareunacceptable.InplaceslikeQatarandSaudiArabia,menandwomenareforbiddenfrominteracting,letalongtouching。观察当地人的一举一动并照着做。记住,在东方国家,身体接触或在公众场合流露感情往往不被人接受。在卡塔尔和沙特阿拉伯这样的地方,男女交往都被禁止,更不要说身体接触了。[BlowingYourNose擤鼻涕]WhereIt’sOffensive:Japan,China,SaudiArabia,France.禁忌地:日本、沙特阿拉伯、法国What’sOffensive禁忌:Someculturesfinditdisgustingtoblowyournoseinpublic--especiallyatthetable.TheJapaneseandChinesearealsorepelledbytheideaofahandkerchief。有些文化认为当众擤鼻涕是让人厌恶的行为——尤其在餐桌上。日本人还排斥使用手帕。WhatYouShouldDoInstead对策:IftravelingthroughEasternandAsiancountries,leavethehankiesathomeandoptfordisposabletissuesinstead.InFranceaswellasinEasterncountries,ifyou’rediningandneedtoclearyournasalpassages,excuseyourselfandheadtotherestroom.Worst-casescenario:makeanexaggeratedefforttosteerawayfromthetable.Let’shopeyoudon’thaveacold。到东方或亚洲国家旅游时,把手帕留在家中,选择用一次性纸巾吧!在法国以及一些东方国家,如果在就餐过程中你需要擤鼻涕,要先说声“请原谅”再去洗手间。最糟糕的情景是:极为夸张地从餐桌上扭过头去擤鼻涕。还是祈祷自己不要感冒吧![TalkingOverDinner就餐时谈话]WhereIt’sOffensive:Africa,Japan,Thailand,China,Finland.禁忌地:非洲、日本、泰国、芬兰What’sOffensive禁忌:Insomecountries,likeChina,Japan,andsomeAfricannations,thefood’sthething,sodon’tstartchattingaboutyourday’sadventureswhileeveryoneelseisdiggingintodinner.You’lllikelybemetwithsilence--notbecauseyourgroupisunfriendly,butbecausemealtimesareforeating,nottalking.Alsoavoidconversationsinplacesacountrymightconsidersacredorreflective--churchesinEurope,templesinThailand,andsaunasinFinland。在日本和一些非洲国家,吃饭就是吃饭,所以当其他人都在大快朵颐时,不要谈论你当天的经历。你可能会遭遇沉默——这并非你的同伴不友好,而是因为就餐时间只应吃饭无需交谈。也要避免在一些被认为是神圣或...