十種令其他國(guó)家居民抓狂的行為

1. 只倒?jié)M自己的杯子

When drinking alcohol with Japanese friends, it's considered rude if you are only filling your own glass. In Japan, it is proper etiquette to refill everyone else's glasses and not your own. If you fill someone else's glass, they'll return the favor and fill yours too.

和日本朋友一起喝酒時(shí)，你若只盛滿自己的酒杯，是會(huì)被認(rèn)作無(wú)禮的。在日本，給所有的其他人(不包括自己)添滿酒杯才合乎禮節(jié)。當(dāng)你為他人滿上酒杯時(shí)，他們會(huì)返還這種禮節(jié)，也給你滿上。

2. Taking the Back Seat

2. 坐在后排

If you're catching a cab solo in Australia or New Zealand, remember to always take the front seat. Sitting in the back will make the cab driver think that you're a stuck up passenger.

在澳大利亞或是新西蘭，如果你是獨(dú)自一人坐計(jì)程車，記著要坐在前排。對(duì)于計(jì)程車司機(jī)而言，坐后排的乘客自命不凡。

3. Doing the Thumbs Up!

3. 豎大拇指!

Doing the thumbs up is a positive gesture which means OK to most of us. But in other countries like Australia, Greece or the Middle East, it means “Up yours!” So better keep your thumbs to yourself.

對(duì)絕大多數(shù)人而言，豎大拇指表示“沒(méi)問(wèn)題”，是個(gè)意義積極的手勢(shì)。然而在其他一些國(guó)家，像是澳大利亞、希臘或中東各國(guó)，豎大拇指意味著“去你的!”所以最好管好自己的手勢(shì)。

4. Eating With Your Left Hand

4. 用左手吃東西

If you're in the Middle East, India, or Africa, be careful not to use your left hand when eating and passing food – only use the right. The left hand is known to be unclean and used for matters done in the bathroom, so eating with it will probably give you unwanted stares from the locals who've already lost their appetites.

你要是在中東地區(qū)、印度或是非洲，小心別用左手吃東西或傳遞食物，一定要只用右手。對(duì)他們而言，如廁時(shí)用到的左手不干凈，所以當(dāng)看到你用左手吃東西時(shí)，失去食欲的當(dāng)?shù)厝撕芸赡軙?huì)瞪著你，這也是你不想看到的場(chǎng)景。

5. Say America!

5. 回答說(shuō)“America”!

If you're an American and you're in South America, remember to answer USA or United States when someone asks you “Where are you from?”. Saying “America” makes it look like you're only referring to the USA as the only America when there's also South America. Clear?

如果你是生活在南美洲的美國(guó)人，當(dāng)別人問(wèn)你“你來(lái)自哪?”時(shí)，記著回答“USA”或“United States”。你如果回答“America”，這會(huì)看起來(lái)像，明明還有南美洲，你卻只把美國(guó)人稱作美洲人。清楚了嗎?

6. Send Even Numbers

6. 送的東西是偶數(shù)個(gè)。

If you want to send flowers to a friend in Ukraine as a romantic or friendly gift, make sure you give an odd number of flowers. Sending an even number of flowers is only meant for funerals.

如果你想給一位烏克蘭的朋友送花以示愛(ài)意或友善，確保你送的花是奇數(shù)朵。送偶數(shù)朵鮮花只有一個(gè)含義——送喪。

7. Showing the Peace Sign

7. 做V字形和平手勢(shì)

If you're in the United Kingdom or Ireland and you want to indicate you want two pieces/orders/etc. of something, make sure that your palm is facing outwards when you do the V-sign. If you do the opposite way and face your palm towards you, then you're asking for trouble because that simply means “F*** off!”

在英國(guó)或愛(ài)爾蘭共和國(guó)，如果你要表達(dá)，某樣?xùn)|西你想要兩片或兩份，確保在做V字手勢(shì)時(shí)手掌心朝外。如果剛好相反，你的手掌心朝向自己，那么你是在給自己招惹麻煩，因?yàn)槟莻€(gè)手勢(shì)表示“滾犢子!”。

8. Showing Your Soles

8. 給別人看你腳底板

In India, the Middle East, and other parts of Asia, displaying the soles of your feet can be considered as an insult for the locals, who see it, because the feet, especially the soles, are often perceived as unclean. So don't show those soles and remember to remove your shoes before entering someone else's house.

在印度、中東地區(qū)或是亞洲其他地區(qū)，給他人看你的腳底板在當(dāng)?shù)厝丝磥?lái)是對(duì)他們的一種侮辱。因?yàn)槟_丫，尤其是腳底板總被認(rèn)為是不干凈的。因此不要讓人家看到你的腳底板，還要記住在進(jìn)到他人家里之前脫鞋。

9. Sticking Chopsticks in a Bowl of Rice

9. 把筷子插到一碗米飯上

In East Asia, sticking your chopsticks vertically in a bowl of rice is considered taboo and bad luck because this is a sign of death. This is only done during funerals.

在東亞地區(qū)，將筷子豎直插到一碗米飯上是一種禁忌的行為，被認(rèn)為會(huì)帶來(lái)厄運(yùn)，因?yàn)樗鼧?biāo)志著死亡。人們也只有在葬禮中才會(huì)這么做。

10. Giving Tips

10. 給小費(fèi)

You might get used to paying tips when you're from/in the United States but in other countries it's not expected and sometimes may be perceived as an insult, like in Japan and Korea.

你要是來(lái)自美國(guó)，可能習(xí)慣了給小費(fèi)。不過(guò)在其他國(guó)家，像是日本或韓國(guó)，小費(fèi)是不必要給的，有時(shí)候還可能會(huì)被看做是一種侮辱他人的行為。