How savvy are you in terms of international etiquette?

1. Is “ladies first” always right?

2. When you are invited to people’s house is it courteous to bring a gift?

3. What’s the correct way of drinking soup when you are having a continental European dinner?

4. Does the o.k. sign really means o.k. around the world?

5. Is it always polite to maintain eye-contact with the person you’re talking to?

6. Do you eat/drink during phone conversations or slam down the receiver when you’re finished talking?

7. Do you return calls or reply e-mail messages promptly?

8. What’s a proper handshake?

9. Do you think a tug of war with the check is a courteous behavior?

10. What’s wrong with speaker B’s remark?

A: She is fat.

B: Well, it’s in her genes.