不同的国家和 民族，由于不同的历史， 文化， 宗教等 因素，各有特殊的 风俗习惯和 礼节。例如，伊斯兰教徒不吃猪肉，在 斋月里 日出之后，日落之前不能吃喝；有些佛教徒不吃荤；印度教徒不吃牛肉；某些国家如 印度， 印尼， 马里， 阿拉伯国家等，不能用左手与他人接触或用左手传递东西；在佛教国家不能随便摸小孩头顶；天主教徒忌讳十三这个 数字。尤其是十三日星期五，遇上这种日子，一般不举行宴请活动；使用筷子进食的东方国家，用餐时不可用 一双筷子来回传递，也不能把筷子插在饭碗中间；东南亚一些国家忌讳坐着跷大腿；伊朗称好不伸大拇指；保加利亚、尼泊尔等一些国家摇头表示称赞，点头表示不同意，等等。阿拉伯国家 妇女比较守旧，到人家家里作客不要问女主人身体如何；对日本人送礼要注意花式，绿色被视为不吉祥，荷花是祭奠用的，礼品上不要有狐狸的 图案，因为这种 动物狡猾，贪婪。不要把菜汤和饭拌 在一起吃，因为这是 喂猫的 方式。在婚礼上忌用离开、重复、多次等 字眼，在喜庆 场合忌用去、旧、坏了、完了等字眼。若不注意这些 风俗，会 使人误认为对他们不尊重或闹出 笑话。新到一个国家或初次参加活动，应多了解，多观察，不懂或不会做的事，可仿效别人。
Different countries and peoples, as various historical, cultural and religious factors have special customs and courtesy. For example, Muslims do not eat pork, in Ramadan after sunrise, sunset before meals can; Some Buddhists not everybody eats meat; Hindus do not eat beef; Certain countries, such as India, Indonesia, Mali, the Arab states, can not use the left hand with other people or things left transmission; In Buddhist countries not to be confused child's head; Catholics taboo 13 this figure. Especially on the 13th Friday, the days to come, not normally held banquets; Using chopsticks to eat Oriental country, meals must not return with a pair of chopsticks transmission, could not chopsticks inserted in the middle jobs; In some Southeast Asian countries, the WHO taboo sitting thigh; Iran asserts brightening sun thumbs; Bulgaria, Some countries, such as Nepal praised shook his head, nodded do not agree, and so on. Arab women were relatively conservative state, home to people not to ask a guest how good hostess; Japanese right gifts to the attention of Heineken, green is deemed as not auspicious, the lotus is awakened to use, gifts do not have to hide the logo, which animal cunning and greed. Not to mix soup and rice to eat together, because this is the cat. The wedding Jiyong leave, repeat the word several times, the happy occasions Jiyong, and the old, bad, the end of the word. If attention to these customs, people would mistakenly believe that they do not respect or become a farce. Move to a new country or participate in the initial activities, learn more about, observe, understand or will not do, others may follow suit.