Cultural Differences!

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p_rehbein

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santuzza said:
I recently moved to far northern Maine (in the US), and I'm finding a lot of different cultural things here. First, because we are SO far east in the eastern time zone, everybody goes to bed really early -- like 8:30 or 9. Secondly, everybody wears the cold and snowy weather on their sleeve, like it's some type of "badge of honor." Thirdly, there is a very strong French influence here because I live literally two miles from the Canadian border.

I'm sure the longer I live here, the more I'll see.

One really good thing is that EVERYBODY is so nice and friendly here.
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Wait..........whut?

"so early?"

9 PM is like really, really late..............
 
RickyZ

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Moving from the L.A. area to the Midwest, I've found culture shock in the fact that in the Midwest, when they wave at you they wave all 5 fingers!
 
Roh_Chris

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Abing said:
Lol you guys! Okay here's another one which I've noticed is common in Asia. Both in the Philippines and in Singapore, everyone is related. When you talk to someone older than you, even if they're not a part of your family, it is rude to call them by their first names. For older women, we call them Auntie. Older men, we call Uncle. The same tradition is present in both countries I've been to.
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Haha, we have the same thing. You address every older man as Uncle and every older woman as Aunty.

Another cultural habbit we have here is that we eat with our fingers. Most of the dishes we make are finger foods. But we have rules for what is acceptable behaviour and what is not. :)
 
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Abing

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Roh_Chris said:
Haha, we have the same thing. You address every older man as Uncle and every older woman as Aunty.

Another cultural habbit we have here is that we eat with our fingers. Most of the dishes we make are finger foods. But we have rules for what is acceptable behaviour and what is not. :)
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That's actually fun to do! Ever tried eating rice with hands?
 
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gymnerd

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Here in Montana you have to go out wearing shorts and t-shirt at least once when the temperature drops to around 0 degrees. This isn't an official thing but it definitely seems to be an unofficial thing.
 
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JustViv

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Malaysia's culture is quite similiar to Singapore but then again, here, the Muslims are too busy trying to identify things they think it's going to take them away from the Muslim faith - especially signs or words in relation to the Christian faith.

The traffic condition differs from state to state in Malaysia. I'm originally from Penang and we are known to be the worst driver. I now reside in Kuala Lumpur (KL for short), the capital of Malaysia, I find people drive very politely here.

Here, it is common for people to eat out everyday and not many people bring a lunch box to work.

There's lots more....
 
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