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I. eating and social habits:
An Arabic and Islamic country, Jordan is mainly composed of Muslims. The living Islam is the predominant religion in Jordan. Islamic law forbids eating pig and drinking alcohol, and this law is followed to a greater or less extent throughout Jordan. However, you may find alcohol in hotels.  When Jordanians eat out they will usually order group meals- a selection of mezzeh, or starters, followed by main meals to share. Arabic unleavened bread, or khobz, is eaten with almost everything. The other staples are felafel, deep-fried chickpea balls, shwarma, spit-cooked sliced lamb. Mensaf is a Bedouin speciality-a whole lamb, head included, on a bed of rice and pine nuts.

Jordanians dress differently according to different occasions. On official or formal occasions, Jordanians usually wear suits or dresses. Sometimes they wear traditional Arabian-style hoods, scarves and robes. Ladies are generally not veiled. They can join social gatherings with men. Men can shake hands with women. Women usually shake hands or kiss faces as greeting gestures while men usually shake hands with each other.

II. Tips for drinking Arabian coffee and brown tea.
Hospitality is a cornerstone of Arab life. It is commonplace if you are invited into people's homes for a cup of tea or Arabian coffee. The Arabian coffee is made up of coffee and other ingredients usually drank with sugar. The taste is a little bit bitter but very aromatic. The size of the cup is small. The servants, holding a coffee pot on one hand, several pieces of cups on the other usually offer one by one according to seniority. The cups are used repeatedly. Guests are not expected to turn down the offer and usually drink up immediately. To express your unwillingness to get the cup refilled, the guests are suggested to shake the cup in front of the servants to get the message across.