入鄉(xiāng)隨俗必知的五個(gè)禁忌

        [Talking Over Dinner 就餐時(shí)談話]

　　Where It's Offensive: Africa, Japan, Thailand, China, Finland.

　　禁忌地：非洲、日本、泰國(guó)、芬蘭

　　What's Offensive 禁忌：

　　In some countries, like China, Japan, and some African nations, the food's the thing, so don't start chatting about your day's adventures while everyone else is digging into dinner. You'll likely be met with silence--not because your group is unfriendly, but because mealtimes are for eating, not talking. Also avoid conversations in places a country might consider sacred or reflective--churches in Europe, temples in Thailand, and saunas in Finland。

　　在日本和一些非洲國(guó)家，吃飯就是吃飯，所以當(dāng)其他人都在大快朵頤時(shí)，不要談?wù)撃惝?dāng)天的經(jīng)歷。你可能會(huì)遭遇沉默——這并非你的同伴不友好，而是因?yàn)榫筒蜁r(shí)間只應(yīng)吃飯，無需交談。也要避免在一些被認(rèn)為是神圣或需要沉思的地方談話——比如歐洲的教堂、泰國(guó)的廟宇和芬蘭的桑拿浴室。

　　What You Should Do Instead 對(duì)策：

　　Keep quiet! 保持沉默！