Living customs in Africa

1 way of greeting
Merchants greeted the way of the epidemic in Africa - raised his right hand, palm toward the other side, that my hand and grip the stone. "Obviously, it is showed that:" no weapons "the customs, from ancient times around the world generally used, but the style is slightly different. It can be said to be a symbol of friendship.












2.negro and black is forbidden
African-American term for black and there is no resistance. However, heard someone call him negro (black meaning, in particular, refers to a native of Africa, are trafficked to the United States black slaves and their descendants), beside himself with rage. Africans not only have the word negro, black resistance, but does not recognize its meaning. Emphasizes a different color is the biggest taboo in Africa.
Called the African, it is best to call them by their nationality. African Generally fairly strong national consciousness, by their first name of the country, they listen to is very good enough.


















3.african call a specific object
Said the African blacks as african committed a serious mistake. In Africa, the so-called african does not refer to all Africans, but to a specific group of people, that is: Republic of South Africa, Dutch-born whites. Therefore, those in Africa, indigenous encounter others call them for african baldly expressed disgust.
Mo film backward lens
Every country has a dirty downright poor regions of the cluster, the world's richest man in the United States, is no exception. If you take pictures in those dirty areas of interest dripping with your fellow locals will protest, and even refused to be your guide.
People in developing countries, most do not like self-esteem damaged, be sure to recognize the fact that as a tourist. See behind the scene wanted to take pictures, This is the same residue in looking for other people's children, so that less deliberative behavior, or not do.
Mo stare at each other
Ethiopia in the ancient times, the waiter to serve with his back to the master (or guests). Ethiopia has a superstition, it is this: Some people stare when you see people stare to see evil can come to death looking for him. In this country, with local people to talk or meet, can not intently stare to see each other, to do so, the other big sense of displeasure.












6. Hard handshake is a gesture of goodwill
If the grip in Africa, the handshake has weakly, known as "courtesy ill. Handshake weakly expressed Xuyuweiyi, there is no sincerity, they will be angry. Especially in Algeria, the handshake is the more force the more respected. They believe that the degree of force is directly proportional with the degree of each other's well-intentioned, it is best to grip their hands feel numb called pain.
Seven women confined to visiting the store shopping
In Algeria, women alone were classified as prohibitions only when visiting the store shopping, and unauthorized action. They believe that a woman alone, random walk, a loss of "character" behavior, as a lady, never do such a thing. Of course, they want to walk into the restaurant, the theater is also no chance.














8 engaged in safaris to abide by the provisions
Want to make a hunting trip (safari), East Africa can be said is the best place. The safaris taboo lot: not twitter speaking. Because the hearing of the animal's sharp exception; can not be any out of the car. Do you think safe, in fact, there is next to the beast in the lining, but you can not see; not any ignition, someone once point smoke matches at random a lost cause a forest fire.












9 left a little bit
Place in western Nigeria, a special dinner the way: You can not eat a thing is not left, the guests to stay at least one thing on this plate. The more strange is that one thing the next day, before putting it into the trash. Relative to the box: the Holy Spirit will eat that one thing. In this country, visitors must not delicious dishes to eat meat or soup on the plate, erased.


















10 cloak, white can hedge
Can often be seen in Algeria and Guinea, the women wear in ancient times that white cloak. These white, cape, chastity, a symbol of purity. On the dress of the opposite sex, are all great respect, that is, regard them as respectable women. Female tourists walking around in this dress, to ensure unimpeded, while not subjected to any danger.


















11 lens, such as the muzzle
Africans generally believe that the camera at something and photographed lens, something the "essence" gave absorption exhausted, the matter is naturally no trivial matter. People, houses, livestock, and be not available for filming. Tourists who want to shoot, before the best first hello to each other, then the consent action to avoid stoning, hanging, or beat them again.
Africa there is a cannibal, after the death of people in their tribe most of them will be eaten, especially physically strong disease, such as eye to hunters eat the brain to stupid children to eat, the genitals to disease eat, they know what to eat what the truth for the invasion of outsiders, they will seize him to eat, but one thing, they eat a normal body, is a disabled person. then they will not eat, but they will put this man to death.