Making friends
home and abroad
Are you going on an exchange this year? Are you going to
stay with a host family? Do you want to make new friends?
Then you need to know how to be polite, because being
polite is different in different countries.
When you meet new people in Spain or France, you
usually kiss women twice on the cheek. Men shake
hands. People in the UK are more formal, so you should
shake hands when you meet a stranger.
In the UK you don't have to bring a present, like flowers
or chocolates but people will think you are very polite
if you do. In Germany, Austria and the UK you mustn't
be late. It's very rude. In Mexico you should be late - it's
normal. In the USA you mustn't arrive early. In central
Europe and Scandinavia you must take your shoes off
when you arrive, so always wear clean socks.
You mustn't click your fingers in a restaurant in the UK. In
China you must never click your fingers anywhere - it's
very rude. However, it's OK to burp in China, in fact it's
polite, but in most European countries you mustn't. In
France you shouldn't tell jokes at dinner. The French take
eating seriously
In some countries it's OK to interrupt a conversation, but
shouldn't in the UK or the USA. You should wait until
the other speakers have finished, especially if they are
older than you.
Wherever you go, have fun. And remember: if you want to
make friends, be polite!Trebuie tradus in romana pls dau 5 stele​