Manners In Different parts of the world

                              Rule of etiquette vary in different parts of the world. In the ancient world sharing food and shelter with strangers and friends went a long way.

                              Those who visited Arabs in their tents were obliged to eat with them. A guest in japan is given candies and cakes. To be polite, if  he or she cannot eat, such food items should be carried away. In the U.S, hostesses give their guests food to take home after a party. Early Greeks gave salt to a guest as a symbol of hospitality.
                               Tobacco pipe among the north Americans, Indians and people of  the Sub-Continent is sign of hospitality. The Ancient Greeks used their fingers to eat solid foods. The Romans and the Egyptians often used a common dish. In Asia and Africa and in other continents, traditional habits are long standing and deep rooted. So do not laugh at other people's customs and manners. All have a right for their cultural traits.