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8 Incredibly Awkward Tourist Faux Pas Guaranteed To Anger The Locals

Don't use đź‘Ś in Brazil.
George Bowden
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Reporter, HuffPost UK

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Travelling abroad can be fraught with complications stemming from customs and cultures quite different from our own.

From etiquette errors to hand signal horrors - people on Reddit have been discussing the quirks of their countries foreigners should remember.

And here are 8 awkward faux pas every tourist should avoid...

Comment from discussion [Serious] What's extremely offensive in your country, that tourists might not know about beforehand?.
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And it appears that us Brits have some traditions that might seem a bit alien to tourists visiting the UK.

Comment from discussion [Serious] What's extremely offensive in your country, that tourists might not know about beforehand?.
Comment from discussion [Serious] What's extremely offensive in your country, that tourists might not know about beforehand?.

They have a point:

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