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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your dd will embarrass you and herself and her friend. Customs for people visiting in Africa are much different than here. That family will likely go out of their way to host your DD. Your DD will be at loss for proper etiquette and hence perceived as rude.[/quote]

Africa is not a single country. There are thousands of cultures —all with differing customs for visitors and hosts. The friend and her family will present general guidance and OP’s daughter has time to learn some basics. Otherwise, it is just a matter of following leads. And, people all of the world are very forgiving with visitors. I’ve traveled to some very off the beaten path places (and I don’t mean I left the resort in Bali) and people have overwhelmingly been delighted to have me in their homes even when I was clueless. They just showed me what to do. As an AA woman, I felt more welcome in strangers’ homes in most places abroad than I have visiting relatives of friends in parts of this area in the US.

Don’t show open disgust at any food you do not like. And don’t try to impose your customs on people.[/quote]

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