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From: B-Haile (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Sun Feb 27 2011 - 14:40:51 EST
SF Gate: San Francisco Chronicle
Customs from around the world
Jeanne Cooper
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Serbia: It's accepted to pig out on pork here. Just say Nema polje vocke do svinje - "There is no better vegetable than pork."
Cambodia: Practically speaking, it's the U.S. dollar, especially in Phnom Penh and Angkor, but you'll get small change in riel (about 4,000 to a buck.)
Eritrea: Araki, a clear liquor made from aniseed (similar to Greece's ouzo). For non-imbibers, your cup o' bun - coffee grown in this region - is traditionally taken with a lot of sugar.
Bali, Indonesia: The 237-room W Retreat & Spa Bali-Seminyak opens Tuesday. Four days later, guests will need to hunker indoors for Nyepi ("Silent") Day, a Hindu observance. www.starwoodhotels.com.
New Orleans: Mardi Gras parades continue through Fat Tuesday, March 8, with a special reprise by the Mardi Gras Indians (an African American tradition) on March 20. www.mardigrasneworleans.com.
This article appeared on page M - 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/25/TRLA1HO9JM.DTL
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