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These Simple Hand Gestures Might Be Highly Misunderstood Abroad

5Don’t Eat With Your Left Hand

Do you think nowadays it is polite to eat poultry with your hands? Forget it, it’s polite to eat poultry with your right hand. In Nepal, India, and Muslim countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Malaysia the left hand is traditionally seen as unclean, because it is associated with cleaning yourself after using the bathroom.

In fact, just try to leave your left hand out of it as much as possible. Just don’t hand or take things with the left hand in those Countries . . .

Offended countries: Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia