Share a cultural insight about a particular destination that you were surprised to learn while researching your trip or about which, during your trip, you ended up saying, “I wish I'd known.”
For example, in Islamic households, it is considered offensive to expose the soles of your shoes or feet to anyone, so try to keep them both firmly on the floor, and do not point at anything with your foot.
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