In many Middle Eastern countries, showing someone the bottom of your foot or shoe is considered to be very rude, so American military personnel stationed in the Middle East had to be instructed to keep their feet inside helicopters when flying low. Why is this instruction needed?
A. Soldiers are generally rude and need specific instructions to stop them from offending civilians
B. The U.S. military is firmly committed to an ethnocentric point of view
C. The sanctions used to achieve social control are very different in America and the Middle East
D. The meaning of gestures is not universal
E. Some people can be overly sensitive
Answer: D. The meaning of gestures is not universal
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