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9 Rude Behaviors You Can Totally Get Away with Abroad

Slurping your soup. Spitting in public. Eating with your hands. Some of the behaviors we consider the height of rudeness in North America are surprisingly acceptable—and sometimes even considered polite—in other countries. Here are nine taboo behaviors you can totally get away with abroad.

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