Traveling to a country implies that we are going to immerse ourselves in a journey through culture, way of life and traditions. In many cases, culture shock is a common tonic for all countries. Do you want to know in advance -before traveling- what are the customs of other countries that you can hate? Keep reading: we are going to visit all the cardinal points.
Forget kisses in public … in Dubai
Yes, we are all drawn to the luxury and exoticism of Dubai and the Persian Gulf countries. Now, if you have chosen Dubai as a honeymoon destination or simply as a trip with your partner, you should know that in case you want to give a romantic kiss on the mouth, it will have to be (or wait) at the hotel . Kissing in public is punishable even by deportation.
Bargaining in Morocco
Haven’t you traveled to Casablanca or Rabat yet? Morocco is a country of contrasts between the modern and the traditional. Haggling is a deeply ingrained custom in this society.
In fact, Spaniards and Europeans in general do not always understand the importance that this set of offers represents for Moroccans . If on a trip to Morocco you practice bargaining in a medina and the seller accepts the bet, you will have to buy it, because for them not to do so would be an insult. Likewise, if you don’t bid and counter offer, it will also feel like a serious lack of education.
In Japan, beware of tattoos
In the land of the rising sun, citizens are very polite and take care of the tourist until they come to accompany him personally if the indications are complex. Now, if you have tattoos, you better wear them covered. They probably won’t tell you anything, and pretend they don’t exist, but they will see them and identify them with the yakuza or Japanese mafia.
Split the bills
Have you been to France? You will have seen that, when paying a bill, they do not understand the concept of dividing the bill between diners . Doing so is rude to them. In the event that you travel to Paris with your friends, forget about paying together: better pay just one and then, between yourselves, you do the corresponding accounts.
The bandaged feet, another of the customs of other countries that you can hate
Hollywood put it on the media table: the traditional bandage of the feet or the search for the lotus feet . From a Western point of view, it is a deeply ingrained but cruel Chinese custom.
The act consisted in that, when the girl reached four years of age, they proceeded to bandage the little girl’s feet. In this way , the feet did not grow properly due to the controlled fracture .
For the Chinese it is a symbol of beauty, even when the woman suffers the most. Fortunately, this rare custom was abolished, although well into the 20th century.
Slapped for fertility?
At times, it is commented that the countries of Central Europe and the North are the most advanced (in democracy, green policies, economy). However, they always manage to surprise us. So it is with this strange custom from other countries that you will hate: hitting women with branches so that, according to their tradition, their fertility is impregnated.
Fertility rites for women are one of the common customs in other countries that show that progress in equality still has a long way to go.
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Manhood achieved through consensual pedophilia
If we said that female fertility is one of the reasons that there are many of the customs of other countries that you can hate very strongly, so is male virility . In Papua New Guinea there are still tribes in which boys are subjected to fellatio and anal penetrations in order to feed their inner virility. For them, this is the formula that turns boys and adolescents into men.
Genital mutation in women, another macho custom that you will surely hate
From time to time, the news addresses the particular case of a woman who has been a victim of genital mutation. This tradition or custom is typical of many African countries.
The operation itself is not dangerous for the patient as long as the appropriate sanitary criteria are respected. Especially in the case of girls who are subjected to this practice. The operation consists of e l iminar completely or only a portion of the female genitalia.
To this day, genital mutation is one of the battles that NGOs and volunteer groups are developing that fight against this cruel practice, one of the customs of other countries that you may hate.
Baby toss
In India there is a dangerous and chilling cultural tradition: throwing newborns from a height of 15 meters . The objective? Attract prosperity to the family and intelligence to the child.
The culture shock involved in traveling to countries with little physical coincidence or anywhere, will be one of the issues that we will have to resolve on each trip. We have always recommended practicing exercises before you start typing, it involves numerous runs.
