Contents
Chapter 1 Believe It or Not
Friday the 13th
Black Cat
Walking under a Ladder
Opening an Umbrella Indoors
Broken Mirrors
Spilling Salt
Knocking on Wood
Horseshoes
Saying "God Bless You" to a Sneezer
"Break a Leg"
Buming Ears
Chapter 2 Behave Gentlemanly
Farewells
Ladies First
Bowing
Tipping One' s Hat
The Military Salute
The Man Walks on the Side of the Road
Business Cards
Elevator Behavior
Chapter 3 Body Language
Shaking Hands
Crossing Your Fingers
The "V" Sign
Giving the Finger
Thumb Up / Thumb Down
Crossing Your Heart
Shrugging Your Shoulders
The OK Sign
Chapter 4 Wedding and Funeral
June Weddings
The Marriage Proposal
Why the Groom Can't See the Bride
Wedding Attendants
Giving the Bride Away
All Dressed in White
Something Old, Something New
Flowers and Bouquets
Kissing the Bride
Rice and Cakes
The Bride' s Family Paying for the Wedding
The Honeymoon
Carrying the Bride over the Threshold
Black for Mouming
Flowers for the Dead
Chapter 5 Fashion
High-heeled Shoes
Blue Jeans
Pocket Handkerchief
Women's Heads Covered in Church
Earrings
Caps and Gowns
Male and Female Buttoning
Last Button Undone
Suntanning
Chapter 6 Eating Affairs
Three Meals a Day
The Business Lunch
TV Dinners
Why Forks
Zigzag Eating
Elbows off the Table
Salad before the Entree
Backyard Barbecue
Men and Meat
Dutch Treat
Tipping (I )
Tipping ( II )
Dieting ( I )
Dieting ( II )
Why Don' t Americans Eat Horsemeat
Chapter 7 American Food
Bacon with Eggs - Traditional American Breakfast
Comflakes for Breakfast
Hot Dogs
Fish on Friday
Potato Chips
Popcom at the Movies
Coca-cola(Coke)
"As American as Apple Pie"
Sandwich
Ice Cream (I )
Ice Cream ( II )
White Bread and Black Bread
Chewing Gum ( I )
Chewing Gum ( II )
Chapter 8 Drinking Affairs
Red Wine with Red Meat
Sniffing the Cork
Letting the Wine Breathe
Wine Tasting
Drinking a Toast and Toast
Clinking Glasses
Drinking to Seal a Deal
Chapter 9 Family Affairs
Kiss It to Make It Better
Dogs and Cats as Pets
Sunday Drive
Spring Cleaning
Sibling Rivalry
The Tooth Fairy
Tooth Brushing
An Apple for the Teacher
Bedtime Stories
Coupons
The Weekly Allowance
Ridgepole Trees
Kitchen Witches
Trimming Lawns
Chapter 10 Entertainment
Baseball - the National Game
The National Anthem at Ball Games
Chain Letters
Red for Hunting
Spelling Bees
Matches at Concerts
Dance Partners
Drive-in Movies
Demolition Derby
Smoking
Hitchhiking
Chapter 11 Holidays
The Grounddhog's Shadow
Washington's Birthday Sales
Easter Eggs
The Easter Bunny
The Easter Lily
April Fool' s Day
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Halloween Trick-or-treat
Jack-o-lantems
The Thanksgiving Turkey
The Christmas Tree
Red and Green for Christmas
Christmas Stockings
Kissing under the Mistletoe
Yule Log
Chapter 12 Miscellaneous
Striped Barber Poles
Mounting Horses from the Left
White Flag for Truce
Baker's Dozen
Red-letter Days
Blue Ribbon
Driving on the Right
Traffic Lights
Happy Birthday and Birthday Cakes
Hazing
Ground-breaking
The Tolling of Bells
Something about Ships
Flags at Half-mast
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