No man is responsible for that which no man can control. (The unforeseeability defense).

We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.

And now I take vpon me the aduentures of holy thynges / & now I see and vnderstande that myn old synne hyndereth me and shameth me / so that I had no power to stere nor speke whan the holy blood appiered afore me / So thus he sorowed til hit was day / & herd the fowles synge / thenne somwhat he was comforted

There are, however, body languages that can transcend cultural lines.