Lastly, watch out for cultural differences!

- Eye contact or physical contact may be culturally different and it is something we need to be aware of.
- Level of respect to a teacher.
- In many cultures, helping a friend may be of higher value than avoiding cheating; also, different cultures have very different ideas about appropriate citation and documentation of source material. In addition, international students usually work very hard and are pressured by their parents to get good grades. Thus, what we would call cheating and plagiarism may occur when the international student has no real intention of being dishonest.
- Sharing homework or copying during tests are some things we should look for.
- In some cultures ‘yes’ means, “I hear you” more than “I agree”
- Some cultures never stand in line for anything and it isn’t rude to cut
In Russia, when offering a banana and you peel it halfway before you give it to a lady, it means you are romantically interested in them – moral is - anything can be different, don't make assumptions!