Whoops! Our cultural mistakes...

Well, as wonderful as our trip has been, we have made some cultural blunders along the way. Here are a few for your amusement and/or education:

1. Jill wore her shoes in her host family's home. (In Asia, you are not supposed to wear your shoes inside.)
2. On a hot day, I used chopsticks to hold my hair up like I used to do in Hawaii. (In Taiwan, chopsticks are only for eating.)
3. Some people who will remain nameless threw toilet paper down the Asia toilet (toilet built into the ground very low). (You are supposed to throw t.p. in the stall's garbage can.)
4. We have been standing on the wrong side to receive gifts. (You are supposed to stand on the left of the person giving you a gift.)
5. Chris stole a man's spoon. (You are supposed to let someone give you a sample of food from a spoon and not take the spoon.)Stay tuned - I'm sure we'll add more to this list!