1 Aleksander: In my country, people usually
shake hands when they greet each other - not only the first time they meet, or
if they haven't seen each other for a long time, but every day. When you enter
a room, it's normal to shake hands with everyone in the room.
2 Mei: When
you first start going out with someone, I think you should always act fairly
cool. I mean, you shouldn't answer their texts immediately and things like that; it's uncool. On
the other hand, if people wait too long, that's a sign they're not interested. I mean, if a guy doesn't answer your texts after
two days, then you should forget about him and move on.
3 Lee Kuan: When you go
out here, people expect you to dress smartly. The way you dress is important. Your clothes can't be dirty or crumpled
or old. And it's important to be fashionable, especially for women, with nice
make-up and jewelry. It's what people expect.
4 Simone: If you've only
just started seeing someone, don't request to be their
friend on Facebook! I mean, if you've only been on a
few dates, you don't necessarily want to get involved with all their friends, do you? You should definitely wait and
decide if you want to be in a relationship with each other before
you accept each other as friends.
5 Rosa: In
Peru, if you go visit your friends you should never arrive on time. No one
arrives on time. It's perfectly OK to arrive an hour late. Nobody cares. It's expected! If you really want people
to be punctual, you have to say hora inglesa, which means 'English time'.
6 Ramon: People
tend to go out late in Spain, really late - not just young people but everyone.
I mean, I often
don't meet my friends until 11 o'clock.
If you want to eat in a restaurant,
it's perfectly normal to eat
at that time, and if you want to go dancing or go to bars, in Madrid, you
can stay up until five, six, seven in the morning. There are
still lots of people out at that time.
7 Khalid: Generally
speaking, people my age eat with their family in the evening. My
mother and my sisters cook it and we all eat together. It's not
acceptable to go on dates in the evening with a girlfriend, unless
you're engaged first. After dinner, I normally go for a drive with
my friends. Or we go to the shopping mall and hang out with our
friends.