During an 8-hour flight in Business class, I called the flight attendant "Ma'am" to get her attention. My husband then told me that I should n
I plan to visit a European country where prostituion is legal. I will stay several days, visit the town during the day and have fun at night. I have no idea ho
On the JR trains in Tokyo, there were signs everywhere saying to make sure your phone is on silent mode, and there were announcements saying to refrain from tal
I stumbled upon a question on blending in in Egypt, in which one user warns that Egyptians regard tattooed people as criminals or foreigners. How big of a prob
I've been to several restaurants, usually sushi oriented, where I will sit down and order a drink (alcoholic), then within a few minutes of receiving my drink,
If a plane has rows with more than 3 seat side by side, does the person who seat in the middle has a right to the armrests? Should the taller
I am a father of 2 quite young girls. Sometimes when we're out they need to use public toilets. I usually take them into the female toilets,
Tipping in a restaurant is simple enough, you give 0-20% depending on country, city and how good the service is. You are already handing someone money, so sayin
I'm traveling from Peru to New Zealand and I have some leftover Soles. I'm curious if I were in a coffee shop or a restaurant: how would my s
I am used to cleaning the toilet bowl with a toilet brush after use. In several hotels that I stayed in Asia there was none. I don't suppose they expect me to c
I was always taught to leave the room in a clean condition when checking out of an accomodation. When staying somewhere with my parents, we ga
I was once told by someone that in Italy it is offensive to the chef if you finish your plate of food clean. That you should leave a small portion. I'm not find
It is said that in Germany asking for tap water in a restaurant is rude and looks stingy - examples in here and here. But I don't like to purchase water there a
I have a couple esophageal conditions that result in a high probability of a food bolus impaction when eating (a food bolus impaction is when food gets stuck in
This is my first month in Singapore to start working here. I have heard that this country is very strict with their citizens and even tourists to keep the count
I eat pizza in Germany every day as it is pretty cheap yet so delicious! However, I found that most Germans, likely 80% or more, use knives and forks to eat piz
I have recently been 'mugged' in the streets of Northern Italy. I only recently moved here due to a new workplace. She (concluding from her voice and demaenour
Later this year I'm going to Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil where I'm planning to stay for few days with an indigenous community by the Urubu river. It's
I recently went to the US and was a little bit confused about the tipping procedure sometimes. I found many resources on how much to tip, but
Recently I got yelled at by a stranger (middle-aged man) when I was eating pizza, which I purchased at a cheap restaurant (and chose take-away), sitting on a be