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.