Where the earth stands, there the sky is upheld. That's the right saying to describe a person's condition while on vacation somewhere. Because every place has its own rules.
If you violate it, of course there will be consequences of its own. Either labeled as a strange person, accused of doing things that are not, or even get jailed!
Maybe even some of the rules sound strange. For example, it is forbidden to smile often. Even though the smile itself gives a positive signal to the recipient. But why is it banned? Eitts, curious right? This is the list of countries that should not smile anywhere
1. Norway
Norway is a country that is included in the Scandinavian region. The natural charm and snowy peaks are in the ranks of world class. Especially for lovers of sky tourism like the aurora, Norway is heaven.
On the other hand, tourists must maintain an attitude while there. For example, not to smile at everyone you meet. Because, as quoted from Life in Norway, they will assume the person who is smiling incoherently is drunk or someone with a mental disorder (ODGJ).
2. Poland
As a country in the heart of continental Europe, Poland is certainly rich in a mix of past and modern European culture. But apparently, most of the local people there tend to be serious and rigid with foreigners. So quoted from Polonization, don't just smile because smiling with strangers is considered a stupid thing that is usually just playing around.
3. Russia
Just like the two European countries above, Russians are known to be stiff and cold, especially to foreign tourists. Even if tourists shop at shops, it is not uncommon for store services to tend to serve without a smile.
Therefore, many say Russian people are not friendly. In fact, quoted from The Atlantic, this includes their culture, so respect it.
4. China
As a country that is predicted to be the economic center of Asia, China has advanced in many ways in the last decade. One of them is in terms of tourism. So do not be surprised, if many foreign tourists come in and out of this bamboo curtain country.
One of the cultures that exist there are local people who tend to be quiet and rigid. Because, quoted from China's Mike, if you smile carelessly, it will be considered strange and insulting.
Wow, it turns out that smiling has its limits too, yes, in every country. How are you, still interested in visiting the beautiful countries above?