Multicultural manners : essential rules of etiquette for the 21st century / Norine Dresser.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-269) and index.

1.The new rules of communication -- Body language -- Heads up, down, or sideways? -- High five -- Giving change -- Physical contact -- Sign of the cross -- Hands off the head -- Greetings -- Signs of affection -- Thumbs-up -- Crooked finger -- Smiling -- Eye contact -- Lining up -- One at a time -- Smell -- Child-rearing practices -- Lazy new mom -- Sharing the bed -- Breast milk -- Independence -- Chaperone -- Coining -- Classroom behavior -- Testing -- Enrichment activities -- Special education -- Fear of authority -- Student participation -- "Stupid!" -- Left-handed -- Corporal punishment -- Cheating -- Respect for teachers -- Teacher knows best -- Absenteeism -- Clothing and jewelry -- Hats off, not! -- Camouflage -- Six-pointed stars -- Swastika -- Shoes -- Boutique boo-boos -- Unsoulful soles -- Donkey beads -- Glass-bead necklaces -- Modesty -- Kirpan -- Dress for respect -- Colors -- Green hats -- Red ink as death sign -- Light blue -- White bonnets -- Wedding guests wearing white -- Black at a Chinese wedding -- Yellow tags -- Foodways -- Cracked eggs -- Refusing food -- Changing food habits -- Offering food -- Milk intolerance -- Potluck -- What makes a meal? -- Food taboos -- Utensils -- Making eating noises -- Cleaning your plate -- Boxes of food -- Food and politics -- Fast-food bags -- Food as medicine -- Hot/cold -- Gifts -- Yellow flowers -- White flowers -- Funeral flowers -- Bribery -- Gift taboos -- White envelopes -- Refusing a gift -- Birthday cake -- Health practices -- AIDS -- Misunderstanding the doctor's orders -- Heart transplants and licorice -- Hospital accommodations -- Ignoring the baby -- Alternative healers -- Sacrificing a rooster -- Physical examinations -- Birth attendants -- Prayer position -- Birth control -- No heroic measures? -- Holidays -- Ramadan -- Thanksgiving -- Halloween -- Jumping over fires -- New Year's offerings -- First foot -- Sweeping away the luck -- Luck and supernatural forces -- Gris-gris -- Ashes -- Permanent wave -- Hot rocks -- The voodoo squad -- Eclipse -- Feng shui -- Moving and the almanac -- Numbers -- Numbers in photos -- Odd or even? -- Black magic -- Red envelopes -- Baby furniture delivery -- Evil eye -- Rocks -- Male/female relations and gender issues -- Gender expectations -- Lesbian bridesmaid -- AIDS education -- Spousal abuse -- Romantic implications -- Hospital roommates -- Chastity -- Inequality -- Child custody -- Home alone together -- Miscellany -- Traffic violations -- Points of view -- The Qur'an (Koran) -- Generosity -- Temples -- Japanese business cards -- Temporary nuns -- Business practices -- Sealing a deal -- Welcoming home ceremonies -- Birthday dates -- Friendship -- Hospitality -- Political differences -- Shoveling dirt on the coffin -- Menstruation -- Prejudice -- Post-September 11 -- Race manners -- Green card -- Mosque phobia -- Bridge builders of Anchorage -- Math skills -- False assumptions -- Time -- Urgency -- Being on time -- Dropping in -- Taboo times -- Verbal expressions -- Complimenting a baby -- Beating around the bush -- "Hello!" -- Giving praise -- Too friendly -- Accent -- Forms of address -- Naming traditions -- Idioms -- "No molesta" -- Complements about appearance -- Yes or no? -- Can't say no -- Bargaining -- Believing what they say --

2. Clearing cultural confusions -- A quick reference guide -- Map -- Africans -- Algerians -- Egyptians -- Eritreans -- Ethiopians -- Ghanaians -- Kenyans -- Liberians -- Libyans -- Malians -- Moroccans -- Nigerians -- Rwandans -- Somalis -- Sudanese -- Tunisians -- Ugandans -- Asians -- Bhutanese -- Chinese -- Japanese -- Koreans, North -- Koreans, South -- Taiwanese -- South Asians -- Afghans -- Bangladeshis -- Indians -- Myanmar/Burmese -- Nepalese -- Pakistanis -- Sri Lankans -- Southeast Asians -- Cambodians -- East Timorese -- Filipinos -- Indonesians -- Lao -- Malaysians -- Singaporeans -- Thai -- Vietnamese -- The Balkans -- Albanians -- Bosnians and Herzegovinans -- Croats -- Macedonians -- Serbians and Montenegrans -- Slovenians/ Slovenes -- Independent members of the former USSR -- Armenians -- Azerbaijanis -- Belarusians -- Estonians -- Georgians -- Kazakhs -- Kyrgyz -- Latvians -- Lithuanians -- Moldovans -- Russians -- Tajiks -- Turkmens -- Ukrainians -- Uzbeks -- Middle Easterners -- Iranians -- Iraqis -- Israelis -- Jordanians -- Kuwaitis -- Lebanese -- Saudis -- Syrians -- Turks -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemenis.