Once a foreigner travelling in France stayed in Paris for a few days. On the very first day of his s    22     in the French capital, he sent a telegram(电报) to his wife with the n    23     and the address of the hotel in which he was staying. Then he decided to go out and see sights in the capital. He took a long w    24     along the streets of the city, visiting a few museums and by the end of the day he felt tired. He wanted to r    25     to the hotel to take a rest there, b    26     suddenly he realized he remembered neither the name nor the address of the hotel. He felt quite w    27     and slowly walked along the street, not knowing what to do. Suddenly he found h    28     in front of a post office. He quickly ran in and said in an excited voice.

“Give me a telegram form, please.”

“Here you are,” a man answered, giving him a form. It didn’t take l    29     to fill it in. A minute later he handed in the telegram and gave the man money.

His wife was greatly s    30     when two hours later she received a s    31     telegram from her husband, “Send me my address at once.”

Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip. It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.

In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It’s important to respect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favourite subject of conversation with the British.

In Spain, it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 p.m.

In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card, don’t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.

Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.