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It is interesting though isn't it how much manners differ between cultures. ie Manners are not absolute, only relative to expectations in your surroundings.
For example - in India it would be considered unclean to use your left hand for serving food etc. I believe that this is their "toilet hand" by convention. My brother is a lefty and he got his behaviour corrected a few times when we were there (I was a kid though.. can't remember much).
[If there's anyone Indian here, please correct me if I am wrong.. I don't in any way mean to demean the culture, just to show that conventions differ]
As another example, different cultures use please/thank you in different ways, in different contexts/frequencies. You can say thank you too many times and then be considered impolite for not removing your shoes or by declining particular foods.
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