It is believed that a spirit lives in the threshold of every home. In many North African countries, children ride to school on donkeys. In Ethiopia, both males and females of the Surma tribes shave their heads as a mark of beauty. The larger the plate, the more appealing the woman. In Japanese homes, a hot bath is prepared for the whole family at once.
Members take turns soaping, scrubbing, and rinsing off outside the tub before soaking in it.
In Bangladesh, people use their right hand when they eat or hand things to other people. They consider their left hand unclean. In the Himalaya Mountains of Asia, the Apa Tanis tribal people wear black wooden nose plugs and tattoos on their chins. In Taiwan, eating or drinking in the streets is considered crude. In South Korea, pushing is normal and acceptable in crowded streets and stores.