Thailand

1) It is vulgar to put a fork in your mouth. Eat with your spoon. And chopsticks are ONLY for eating with noodles.

2) Don't point your toes at anyone; especially not Buddha. The feet are spiritually the lowest part of your body.

3) Don't touch anyone's head. It's the highest part of them spiritually; thus counts as a spiritual invasion of sorts.

4) When entering any store, cafe, or office, always look at the door to see if you need to remove your shoes. It doesn't matter if it's just a hair salon or a travel agency; if there are shoes at the door, you need to take off your shoes.

5) Feeding animals will give you better karma in the next life. This is why there are so many stray dogs and cats running around Thailand.

6) Abalone (a type of clam) flavored potato chips are interesting and not that bad. Abalone flavored roasted peas on the other hand, are terrible.

7) It is rude to blow your nose in public. Instead, you must endure the sniffles for as long as it takes for you to find a private place to blow your nose. Even if you're sitting in the middle of a 2 hour lecture with the sniffles.

8) However, It is NOT rude to pick your nose. You can stand there in the middle of the street, digging away while you talk to your friend and no one will give you a second glance.

8) Beware of prepackaged pre-buttered bread.