The cat doesn't know any better....

I love this growing list of international "faux pas" on wikipedia. Notables:

• Throughout most of the Middle East the left hand is reserved for bodily hygiene and considered unclean. Thus, the right hand should be used for eating. Shaking hands with one's left hand is considered an insult.
• In Bangladesh, eating should be done with only the right hand.
• In India, accepting goods or making payments with the left hand is bad. The left hand is considered unfit and dirty.
• In Japan, business cards should be accepted with both hands as a sign of deference.
• In Greece, signifying "five" or even "stop" by holding up five fingers, with the palm of the hand facing the listener, can be mistaken for an offensive gesture (similar to the finger). When signifying "five" the norm is to have the palm of the hand facing the speaker. For "Stop" closed fingers should be used.

Pic by enkai