① For example, how would you say the date 1-9-2003? ② Many South Americans give the answer as the first of September, 2003. ③ They put the day before the month. But many North Americans give the answer as January the ninth. They usually put ⓐ________ before ⓑ________.

What are good manners in one country are sometimes bad manners in another. ④ Even simple gestures can have different meanings. The “thumbs-up” sign means “excellent” in the United States, ⓒ_______ it is an insult in parts of Africa. ⑤

There are different customs in different parts of the world.