cultural differences

A long while ago, my husband Joe wrote about his most embarrassing travel mistake. I never paid back the favor with my own embarrassing travel story but hey, why not? …

When people travel – particularly if they’re on vacation – they can sometimes cause problems. Thinking that what is OK at home is OK where they’re visiting, behaviors caused by …

Y’all, it’s tough to be an American. Yeah, yeah, yeah, some of us think it’s the greatest country in the world but the truth is that most people from most …

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. The first time I went to Japan, I had little idea of how to use a squat toilet. It was …

A while back, I wrote a piece about how you can spot an American tourist from a mile away. It went into several ways that people from the U.S. are, …

Like it or lump it, the residents of every country have stereotypes. You know what I mean…which group of people is particularly smart or stupid, rich or poor, hard workers …

Sure, visiting another country means adapting to different customs, languages, and cultural norms—some of which might surprise you if you haven’t done a little homework beforehand. (Here are a few …

If you were born and raised in the United States, you’ve probably been raised to think a certain way about certain things from other cultures. I mean, you probably think …

When you go to another country, there are things you are going to adore, and other things that, well, maybe not so much. Case in point, when we go to …

We’ve said over and over that when you travel to another country, it’s best to have an idea of the social norms of wherever you’re visiting. That way you don’t …