Traveling to Europe and Asia? Feel like you are in an alien country? Would you like to avoid fights and miscommunications with the locals? Want to know about the local culture? Traveling on business or for pleasure? While visiting, what kind of gift should you give to your host? Feeling boggled with so many customs?

Don’t let language and culture be a barrier to making new friends. NetGlobers, in association with Europ Assistance USA, have designed an application for iPhone (News - Alert) users, specifically to solve the cultural differences. The Dos & Don’ts application,  NetGlober’s first application, was designed to help travelers avoid social gaffes and have a good time while traveling to new places.

Knowing the local customs is as important as knowing the language, as it enables the traveler to respect the place, people, customs and the culture. Some people might feel that they are only visiting, and since they don’t intend on staying, it is not necessary to learn local customers. However, a simple gesture or misplaced words can create a whole different meaning and cause conflict. Europ Assistance provides affordable travel insurance and emergency assistance services, along with real-world travel advice with country-specific travel, medical and safety information and tips.

The Dos & Don’ts app has been designed especially for iPhone and iPod touch. The application consists of audio programs, video and language tips for European countries. The audio programs enables the user to learn common phrases for each country, and the dos and don’ts are categorized under country or theme including Body Language, Insults, Bar Culture, Visiting People, Table Manners, and Gifts.

The application consists of 35 videos clips explaining the Dos & Don’ts as well as language programs for 20 major European languages. The free version of Dos & Don’ts is available for download from the iTunes Apple (News - Alert) App Store. A premium version includes the same for Asian countries, including India, Japan, China, Thailand, Korea, and Vietnam, and priced at 99 cents. Future versions are expected to provide information about two more popular travel regions, South America and the Middle East, with deeply rooted customs.