https://www.scmp.com/rss/326991/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com I’m British. Soon after moving to Switzerland, where I lived for six years, I threw a housewarming party and was taken aback when all 30 guests arrived exactly on time. Years later, having moved to France, I turned up at the appointed hour for a dinner, only to find that no other guest had arrived and my hostess was still in her dressing gown. Chinese greeting customs: shake hands, please, but no kissing Every culture is riddled with unwritten rules. They are the invisible scaffolding that... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2143417/how-social-norms-influence-cultural-behaviour-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2143417/how-social-norms-influence-cultural-behaviour-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Apr 2018 07:15:00 +0000