中外文化谈：如何做个有礼貌的旅行者（上）
<p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>: <span word="what">what</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="innocuous">innocuous</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hideously">hideously</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="versa">versa</span>.</p><p>如果你出国旅行过，你很可能回忆道各国文化之间的风俗和礼仪差异很大：在这个国家这种风俗礼仪无伤大雅但在另一个国家却显得冒犯之极，反之亦然。</p><p><span word="Granted">Granted</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>: <span word="belching">belching</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ire">ire</span>.</p><p>的确，即使你从不出去旅行，你可能也明白对于某些行为而言，换个国家真的接受不了：有的国家认为在饭桌上打嗝是对一顿美味的饱餐后表达自己的赞美之意，但在北美和欧洲的大部分地区，打嗝代表忿怒之意。</p><p><span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="client">client</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="educate">educate</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="politesse">politesse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span> <span word="beforehand">beforehand</span>—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="offend">offend</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="ignorant">ignorant</span>, <span word="boorish">boorish</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="in">in</span> 16 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>:</p>
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