tsUlyK,ar,e expected to give presents to the newly-weds as a souvenir to remember the big day F
6. 6. In Brunei, only the royal family are allowed to wear yellow clothes. T
F
3. It’s good manners for
Americans as well as the British to
open the presents as soon as they
receive them.
T
4. In Brunei it is polite to point to someone with one’s ftihrusmt bfinger.
2.The native English teachers from the USA and the UK in Waled’s school not only speak the same language but also have
exactly the same customs and traditions. 3. It’s good manners for Americans as well as the British to open
It seems we need to understand cultural differences to avoid mistake in communication, which could be e_m__b_a_r_ra_s_s_i_n_g_. In other words, it is easy to misunderstand things, so we need to know what is appropriate . For example, Westerners coming to the East do not know that we do not open p_r_es_e_n_t_s___ in front of the person who gives them to us. Waled told us that in Brunei it is r_u_d_e__ to point with your first finger and so they use their t_h_u_m__b_ instead.
