Cultural Dos and Taboos

1. A good topic of conversation is that which concerns you or your acquaintance's children; children are a major source of pride due to the idea that the more children a family has the more wealthy the family is believed to be.

2. Traditional dinners will consist of a communal dish from which everyone eats. Try to eat with your right hand.

3. Edibles in the DRC, especially in villages, will be very different from what Westerners are accustomed to eating. Try to have an open mind about that which may be offered to you. Otherwise fill up at your hotel before you go out and politely decline a dish that may not appeal to you.