Definition - shared standards of
acceptable behavior or informal rules that govern behavior in a society. They
can have a powerful influence on human behavioural patterns.
1.
How do people greet each other in your country?
Has it changed from the past?
2.
What
important customs or social rules does your country have that a foreigner might
not know?
3.
Have
you ever encountered a social norm that was different from your own culture?
How did you react to it? Were you able to adapt to it?
4.
How
do social norms differ between formal and informal settings in your culture?
Can you provide some examples?
5.
Is
making eye contact important in your culture?
6.
Is
there any culture you know where people have a moral obligation to act happy,
even if we do not feel happy?
7.
Are
there any specific gestures or body language that are considered polite or
impolite in your culture? Can you give some examples?
8.
When
you have been invited to someone's home, do you arrive; Early, on time, or
late?
9.
Is
it traditional to bring gifts/food with you when you are invited to someone's
home?
