Request your bill in Italy
When going out to have dinner in Italy, be polite and show your best manners because meals are typically considered formal affairs there, compared to what most Americans are used to, according to the travel company Fodor’s.
Another difference is that you have to tell the waiter to bring you the check when you’re ready to pay because he will not bring it unless you tell him to.
Follow the dress code in Saudi Arabia
It doesn’t matter if you agree or not with a country’s rules when it comes to clothing —if you are a guest in that country, you should follow the same rules as the people who live there, says Maryanne Parker, an international etiquette consultant in San Diego, speaker, author of Posh Overnight, and founder of Manor of Manners International.
“In Saudi Arabia women are required to wear a headscarf and abaya (long dress) if they want to enter certain places, like a mosque,” she explains. “Yes, even if it’s July and 110 degrees outside. Not all Middle Eastern nations are that strict but make sure you ask about the dress code before going.”
