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... Basic Etiquette When approaching someone of higher rank, it is polite to keep your head lower than theirs. It is common to wear cologne or perfume in Tonga as many consider it important to have a pleasant smell. Women usually do not walk around in publi ...

... Basic Etiquette Use your right hand or both hands together to gesture or offer anything. The left hand is used for cleaning and hygiene purposes and should not be used to gesture or touch things (e.g. food/people). See more under Communication. In Afghanis ...

... Common given names are after older relatives (such as a great-grandparent) or after Catholic saints. Brazil has adopted Portuguese naming patterns, meaning that it is typical for people to trace their ancestry back through both their mate ...

... The common Egyptian naming convention sees a child given a personal name followed by the given names of their father and grandfather (e.g. Mohamed Ahmed Hussain). The use of a family name is becoming more common (e.g. Kareem El MASRY). Fam ...

... Politeness Obedience Warmth Ancestry Respect Education Tsika Zimbabwe (formerly known as Rhodesia and southern Rhodesia) is a country in southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana. It is mostly populated by the Shona people, t ...

... Warmth Reciprocity Communal Harmony Loyalty Hospitality Perseverance Bangladesh is a relatively young sovereign state, however, it has an ancient heritage as part of the historic region of Bengal, located in South Asia. The region’s struggles with colonial ...

... Honour (Izzat) Patriotism Respect Dignity Adaptability Collectivism Faith Generosity Pakistan is a multi-ethnic country located on the western border of India and the eastern borders of Iran and Afghanistan. The land the country occupies h ...

... The traditional Croatian naming convention follows the 'Eastern name order', whereby the family name comes before the first name (e.g. KAČIĆ Ivan). However, many use the 'Western name order' (first name followed by family ...

... Warmth Pride Nationhood (Narod) Generosity Neighbourhood (Komšiluk) Bosnia and Herzegovina (also known in short as “Bosnia”) is a Balkan nation bordering Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. The country’s name refers to the two regions of the country; the north ...

... Greek Cypriots Greek Cypriots generally use the same naming conventions as those in Greece. This is a first name, followed by a patronymic name and family name, e.g. Nikos Christoforou KYPIANOS. A person’s patronymic name is their father ...