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[Caesar]

Someone just emailed this to me, and I had to come share it.

Etiquette of Australia and New Zealand

I have no idea who wrote this: probably a summer intern at Tourism Australia or something. There's a shocking amount of detail, and a few random/highly specific gems that made me chuckle.

- Arguing or yelling with staff in a food & beverage establishment is considered rude and inappropriate

- Sitting on or resting one's buttocks on or against a table or desk can offend.

And my favourite:

- Do not say or imply that the way your country does something is better than the way New Zealanders do it, especially if you only visiting.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

- Do not say or imply that the way your country does something is better than the way New Zealanders do it, especially if you only visiting.


lol, don't we do that all the time

 

[mdc]

The etiquette pages are good fun in general, as are the wikitravel pages. From the AUS/NZ one I enjoyed this:

When getting off a bus you may choose to say thank you to the driver, especially if they have been polite or provided a comfortable ride, although it is not bad manners if you don't. If more than one or two people have already said it ahead of you then there is no need to say it again as it just becomes repetitive and annoys others still on the bus.

From ukraine's wikitravel page:

It is probably best to not praise the Soviet Union or Joseph Stalin

China's etiquette page:

A number of faux pas derived from Chinese pronunciation include gifts of clocks, umbrellas, fans or green hats. Avoid holding or reading a book where people are gambling or engaging in an activity based on luck (such as investing on stocks) or offering to share a pear with relatives.

Beware the man bearing gifts of green hats.

 

[philohk]

Something Awful did a whole bunch of these a while back:

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/comedy-goldmine/worthless-wikipedia-pages.php

Defecation postures is a winner. Then there's High five#too slow. How about Fictional last words in webcomics?

 

[Thrawn]

Why is the mirror test mentioned? It isn't entirely useless.

 

[Caesar]

The picture's a bit pointless.