As expectations regarding good manners differ from person to person and vary according to each situation, no treatise on the rules of etiquette nor any list of faux pas can ever be complete. As the perception of behaviors and actions vary, intercultural competence is essential. However, a lack of knowledge about the customs and expectations of Asian people can make even the best intentioned person seem rude, foolish, or worse.
Although Asia repre...
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As expectations regarding good manners differ from person to person and vary according to each situation, no treatise on the rules of etiquette nor any list of faux pas can ever be complete. As the perception of behaviors and actions vary, intercultural competence is essential. However, a lack of knowledge about the customs and expectations of Asian people can make even the best intentioned person seem rude, foolish, or worse.
Although Asia represents an enormous expanse of geography with an incalculable number of different customs, and many rules of etiquette of Western culture are familiar throughout Asia and vice versa, the following points of etiquette can be useful when interacting with people around the world who have been raised according to an Asian tradition:
In many situations, an emphasis is placed on promptness and appropriate attire that surpasses what many Westerners might expect. Likewise, breaking social commitments, such as appointments or even casual plans to meet...
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