Well I just finished a orientation class about middle eastern culture for a possible 6 month and I find that it is very different from what I'm used to. Some things that I learned are (just befor I dozed off):
1) Don't shake hands with your left hand (that thing about wipping your ass)
2) Do not show anyone the botton of you feet (very insulting to them)
3) Don't ask anyone how their wife is (females seen to have a very low status in that culture)
4) No pork (don't understand that one)
5) No alchohol allowed
It's gonna take a bit of getting used to.
Anybody, here ever worked long term in the middle east? Anything else I should know about?
1) Don't shake hands with your left hand (that thing about wipping your ass)
2) Do not show anyone the botton of you feet (very insulting to them)
3) Don't ask anyone how their wife is (females seen to have a very low status in that culture)
4) No pork (don't understand that one)
5) No alchohol allowed
It's gonna take a bit of getting used to.
Anybody, here ever worked long term in the middle east? Anything else I should know about?