Cultural Norms, Customs and Expectations

It is normal to eat with your hands in India, in fact, cutlery may not be provide. You should only eat with your right hand as it's ‘unclean’ to eat with your left. It's also important to share food with others as it shows you have good manners.

It is common to see women wear sari and men wear dhoti as it's popular to wear flow clothing. In urban areas,you will most likely see both men and women wearing more western influenced clothes.

In India hierarchy is important. India is heavily based around a caste system.The caste system divides people into four main groups: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras. Your caste ranking it set by birth.

Indian's will greet people by place both hands together and bow slightly but in more urban areas this is uncommon. Since hierarchy is very valued in India elders and superiors will get greeted first.Indian men will shake hands when meeting or leaving other men but not women. Indian women sometimes shake hands with each other as well.

Tipping in Japan is not mandatory and often times causes confusion. In fact, in many situations they may refuse your tip.

Japan has a big bath culture and it's said that bathtubs wash away daily fatigue. It's normal for families to visit onsens (hot springs) as a way to relax and cleanse their body.

Slurping is considered polite in Japan and also used as a method to cooling down food. In Japan foods like soups or noodle soups is usually very hot to the point where you can burn your tongue so slurping is necessary as well it means you are enjoying your meal.

There are strict rules when it comes to wearing shoes indoors. Shoes are removed at home as well as some restaurants, temples historic buildings and Japanese inns.

Sudanese wedding will lasts for more than five days of festivities. The main part of the wedding ceremony is bridal dancing and can last until the early hours of the morning.

For dinner etiquette, usually the men to be seated on one side of the room and women on the other. Food is also usually eaten with their hands but only their right hand.

When two men are greeting each other they will shake hands and tap each other’s shoulders at the same time. When two women are greeting each other, they will exchange hug and rubbing of the cheeks.

In many areas in Sudan, they are traditional with raising children. Children are cared for their mothers often times with help by their relatives or older siblings. The father's responisibiliy is to provide finical aid for the childs welfare.

When meeting and leaving a friend or a stranger, Italians will wish each other “good day” or “good evening” and f there is an existing relationship then, Italians greet each other with a kiss on both cheeks starting left cheek first.

There are formal table manners in Italy. Italians will rarely share food from their plates. If you are at someone else place for dinner it's important for the hostess or host to sit down and be situated before everyone eats.

Shorts, tank tops, and sleeveless clothing is looked down upon when in most Italian churches. In summer time, make sure to carry a clothing item you can wear on top of your sleeveless clothing before entering a church.

In Italy, dinner is a pretty social event and doesn't start till late in the evening. Most restaurants don't open until late around 8.30pm is when most Italians will go to eat dinner.

Mexicans respect and are aware of the hierarchy system. They will often times look to those above them for guidance, problem-solving and are respected as ranking is important.

Most of Mexican wedding ceremonies involve a Catholic mass. Usually, the couple will present flowers to the Virgin Mary during the ceremony in hopes that she will pray for them during their marriage. As well the sponsors can present them with gifts of a prayer book or rosary.

There are the tradition gender roles in Mexico. In which men are expected to be the dominant and masculine, while women are expected to feminine and submissive..

Mexicans generally stand close together when having a conversation. It's rude to back away with discomfort.