Haitian culture has a complex system of rules and norms as it relates to social etiquette. Of course, some of it is rooted in superstition (what culture doesn’t have that?), but some of these rules can also be traced to darker parts of our experience as a people. — The no-eye-contact rule is one that many Haitians who are part of the diaspora have had to navigate—and explain—while living in spaces that aren’t predominantly Haitian. Many say that this rule can be traced to the days of slavery (he