For the most part, my "day job" consists of presenting training courses on various topics relevant to the oil industry.
A UK/European audience will never clap, they my say that is was good, but always in a reserved way.
I was once advised (by an Australian) that the Australians will never say anything if it is good, but will certainly tell you if it is bad!
One Auzzie did say "good course" as he quickly departed, so that one must have been a success!
Asians (Indians, Vietnamese, Chinese, Koreans, Malaysians etc) are quite prone to clapping at the end of my presentations.
Took me by surprise the first time it happened.
So my advice to Rabishank would be, if you think it was good a short restrained applause at the end should be in order.
Don't do it to excess. I am thinking here about the Jack Nicholson character in the film "The Witches of Eastwick", the part at the end of the musical recital.
JimB