North American's Zone

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There are few subjects that Americans desires not to discuss with anyone other than their near and dear ones and these are said to be religion, money and politics.  Generally, a new comer to the U.S. can ask an American about religious customs that are followed in that specific place, so that he can learn it.  But, however it is impolite to ask directly what their religious backgrounds, who often build entire acts around how their family’s religion has exaggerated their lives.  Americans on the whole are fairly holy and any religion that has ever existed on this planet will have at atleast a few followers in the United States.  Of many, Christian groups are the most common, and conservative groups tend to be very active in politics.  Though there are no official government religion, the separation of the church and the state are one of the basic principles of American administration.

Likewise, when it comes to money, it is considered to be bad to ask someone how much they earn or how much they are paid for their work.  Since Americans do love to deal, they will sometimes unpaid helper how much something cost, if they got it for a particularly good price whereas some may do not like social arguments or heated discussions in the same way that some Europeans like to do.  Therefore, it is not prudent to bring up the subject of politics unless you are sensibly sure that your comments are generally in agreement with the beliefs of the other person.