Rapport International » international travel http://rapportintl.com Your Words Any Language Fri, 18 May 2012 14:36:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Packing for Every Situation with an Eye on Etiquette – adapted from an article by Marybeth Bond http://rapportintl.com/packing-for-every-situation-with-an-eye-on-etiquette-%e2%80%93-adapted-from-an-article-by-marybeth-bond/ http://rapportintl.com/packing-for-every-situation-with-an-eye-on-etiquette-%e2%80%93-adapted-from-an-article-by-marybeth-bond/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:41:47 +0000 Wendy Pease http://rapportintl.com/?p=943 No matter how well traveled you are, it’s always a challenge to figure out how to dress in different situations.  Clothing that is considered normal at home may be inappropriate elsewhere.  For example, baseball caps, sweatshirts and sweatpants can identify you, in some countries, as an unsophisticated foreigner who has no sense of the local culture.

What you pack depends on where you’re traveling.  For instance, many churches in Europe and South America frown upon visitors wearing shorts and/or low-cut, halter-neck or midriff-baring tops.

In many areas of the Middle East it’s not a “must” to cover up, but it is respectful to the local culture.  Conservative attire that helps you blend in is always appropriate.

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1. Waldeinsamkeit (German): the feeling of being alone in the woods
2. Ilunga (Tshiluba, Congo): a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time
3. Taarradhin (Arabic): a way of resolving a problem without anyone losing face (not the same as our concept of a compromise – everyone wins)
4. Litost (Czech): a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery
5. Esprit de l’escalier (French): a witty remark that occurs to you too late, literally on the way down the stairs…

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