Superstitions (First conditional)

(Russia) If you give a yellow flower to your partner...

• ...you'll be together forever.

• ...you'll break up soon.

(Ireland) If your nose itches...

• ...you'll have a fight.

• ...you'll get a surprise.

(Russia) If you place empty bottles on the floor...

• ...you'll have bad luck.

• ...you'll have good luck.

(UK) If the first thing you say on the first day of the month is "rabbit, rabbit"...

• ...you'll have good luck the rest of the month.

• ...you'll have money the rest of the month.

(Brazil) If you put your purse on the floor...

• ...You'll have good luck.

• ...you'll become poor.

(Portugal) If you walk backwards...

• ...you'll meet a your ancestors.

• ...you'll connect to the devil.

(Rwanda) If a woman eats goat meat...

• ...she'll have hair growing on her face.

• ...she'll be bald.

(China) If you leave chopsticks upright in a bowl of rice...

• ...you'll be offering rice to God.

• ...you'll be offering rice to death.

(Denmark) If you break dishes on a friend's doorstep...

• ...you'll have a lucky friendship.

• ...you'll argue about something.

(Serbia) If somebody spills water behind you...

• ...it will bring you bad luck.

• ...it will bring you good luck.