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People who moved to foreign countries, what new cultural practices do you love? Which ones do you find asinine and frustrating?
People who moved to foreign countries, what new cultural practices do you love? Which ones do you find asinine and frustrating?
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I moved to the US almost 20 years ago but still one thing I don’t understand: Why is this country obsessed with water being ice cold? It’s just water. Drink it at room temperature for fucks sake.
People holding door for you in the UK offices. I started doing it too after a while
I enjoy that people chalk their doors for epiphany and wish it was more common back in the USA.
I live in China, but I was born and raised in Canada. I love the efficiency of China’s systems. Housing, travel, shopping, etc. No one has time for scams or bullshit. They exist, but it only takes a small amount of research and savvy to find the optimal path. Everything’s so fast paced over here. The West feels like it’s stuck in the past. I haven’t carried or used cash in 6 months and paying with cards is obscure and ill advised. There are many aspects of Chinese domestic/international policies and historical teachings that I firmly disagree with, however I must say that living here and comparing their lifestyle to the one I knew before theirs is eye opening. The Chinese people sacrificed a great many things for these conveniences though. Freedom of expression, assembly, internet, etc. I really pity them. They have come so far, but knowledge and truth are more tainted than ever in this isolated and authoritarian Country.