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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
There are any number of things that are acceptable in some cultures but are considered very bad or offensive in others. Simply shaking hands is unacceptable in some cultures, while it is (generally) o.k. and common here. In New Zealand, for example, a formal Maori greeting would be terrifying to most of us.
Someone has a tag line that says something about "good people doing nothing" being bad. But, there are times when doing nothing is very much the best thing to do. Even those who have done a lot of traveling don't know all the ways to behave in different cultural situations. When confronted with something culturally unfamiliar, try to learn and understand. That is the best you can do.
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Yes...but...wouldn’t it be better if one could admit what they didn’t know without being labeled as a racist?
By the way, did you know not to make the hand gesture for o.k. 👌 because some think that is offensive too.
IMO it’s too easy to always claim offense about things now. It’s a lot like crying wolf.