Quote Originally Posted by jcustis View Post
I didn't learn these rules from some nifty class provided by a cultural "expert", I learned them from my father, and he from his grandfather.
There was (what I at least thought was) a good interview on an episode of Fresh Air late last winter with an Army interrogator. There was a great discussion some of the issues surrounding night raids (beginning at about 19:55 in the interview) during which he made the great point that resentment at having the door of your home kicked in and your family thrown on the floor doesn’t spring from any Arab cultural nuance (at about 22:40 in the interview).

-Eat what your host puts on your plate
The hardest one for me. I recall particularly well once being told repeatedly how delicious the cow stomach I had been served tasted.