Buddhist And Multiple African Countries: A Comparative Analysis

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Pointing the bottom of the foot directly at someone throughout the Muslim world, Buddhist, and Multiple African countries is considered to be the dirtiest and most unclean part of the body and pointing it directly at someone is offending because it’s cussing you out, but to Americans it is seen as crossing legs to get comfortable. Another example is the two handed handshake which we do in America to show how much we appreciate meeting them. Yet, it is horrible in the Muslim world because the hands are used while in the bathroom which are also considered to be dirty. These are examples from the video of how conflicting it can be if people don’t learn other culture norms. In International Business class Professor Choi taught everyone that four

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