It’s scary how easily a phrase, gesture or look can be misconstrued when you’re abroad. Something as innocuous or even common place as a handshake can get you into a lot of trouble in a foreign country if you’re not careful…
You may think you’re being friendly or polite but if you’ve not done a bit of research then you may be surprised to find you’re offending people left, right and centre.
Just see how these everyday acts are capable of upsetting the locals when you’re on holiday…
Thailand
![thailand](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/thailand-900x512.jpg)
France
![france](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/france-900x512.jpg)
The Middle East
![middle east](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/middleeast-900x512.jpg)
The Middle East
![middle east muslim](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/muslim-900x512.jpg)
Russia
![shoes](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/shoes-900x512.jpg)
USA
![america](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/america-900x512.jpg)
Japan
![japan](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/japan-900x512.jpg)
Japan
![russia](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/russia1-900x512.jpg)
Turkey and Greece
![greece turkey](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/greeceturkey-900x512.jpg)
Greece
![greece2](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/greece2-900x512.jpg)
Greece
![greek heels](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/greekheels-900x512.jpg)
Italy
![italy](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/italian-900x512.jpg)
Italy
![venice pigeons](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/venicepigeons-900x512.jpg)
Brazil
![brazil](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/brazil-900x512.jpg)
Singapore
![singapore (abroad)](https://www.cruise.co.uk/bulletin/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/09/singapore-900x512.jpg)
Have you ever done any of these abroad? If so, what happened? What is the biggest lesson you ever learned on your travels?
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