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Abi
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Abi • upvoted 40 items 1 year ago
anon reply
“You shouldn’t drink carbonated water, it’s full of carbs!” I’m rarely at a loss for words but I almost lost brain cells when I heard that
MomentOfHesitation reply
Apparently what was causing my mother's computer problems was "Mercury in retrograde".
Taneva_Baker_Artist reply
I’m a skydiver. I once had a woman ask me if the plane stops for us to get out. Yeah, it parallel parks next to the 747.
ShiningRayde reply
Elementary school, we were learning about local Native American cultures and legends. One legend had all the men go off to war except one boy or something, and it was left to him to continue the tribe's existance, or something like that. Got in a debate with a girl who loudly asked why didnt he just go and die too, the women can keep the tribe alive. Me, being worldly and having had The Talk already, tried to explain that there would be no more tribe without at least one guy present. She yelled back 'Thats not true! We know how to fish!' I had to be told to sit outside because I couldnt stop laughing.
Kingofkong88 reply
When I was in 5th grade in Mississippi, a girl asked me if I saw everything "flat" because because of the shape of my eyes (I am Asian).
anon reply
“Why don’t you go back to where you came from” - racist guy at the grocery store checkout “I’m Native American, this is literally where I came from.” - me
Krissy_ok reply
From a family member, years ago, "My husband and I are having problems, so we're trying for another baby,. That should make things better. " I smiled inanely and walked away, stunned.
anon reply
“I don’t mean to stereotype, but you look too white to speak Spanish” after I told my college suitemate that I was taking Spanish courses. Coming from a girl that always denounces stereotyping.
burningmurphys reply
Someone once said that they couldn’t wait for Halloween to fall on Friday the 13th.
realisticby reply
Used to work in Yellowstone. The amount of stupid coming through the park is unimaginable. Had a bison come and lay down close to the boardwalk at old faithful. A woman holding a toddler started running up to it. Luckily I had grabbed her by the back of her shirt and pulled her down. She kept screaming she was going to sue me and the lodge for ruining her perfect vacation photo. Then watching a 20 something walking out of the lodge in a swimming suit to go soak in the pots. Telling another tourist that he could not walk off the boardwalk. He became angry and demanded to be allowed to do this. When this happens we are on higher alert. We always had to watch tourists, like they had IQs of 10.
slimebor reply
Some guy on a discord server insisted Pakistan is in Africa, i told him that Pakistan is in Asia and he called me racist and had a little rant.
anon reply
“Isn’t it amazing how dogs just come out knowing commands like sit and lay down?” The man was *stone cold serious*.
Outrageous-Crow-5359 reply
A friend of mine asked me why we didn’t see stars when we flew over them. She truly believed that when you were flying on an airplane , you flew over the stars. I was speechless.rogan1990 reply
My old roommate pointed an laser thermometer at a pencil on a table, inside our house. The laser thermometer read “68F” He exclaimed “this thing is broken!” I asked why he thought it was broken? “This is a pencil. It doesn’t produce any heat. This thermometer should say 0” I stared at him for a few seconds, unable to collect my jaw off the floor… “Well 0F would mean it is frozen, or well beyond frozen, so I think 68 is the temperature of the air in the room” This man was 26… his two adult brothers were sitting in this room. I was the only one who understood why the thermometer was correct.
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Castles in Germany I have never actually seen such castles. These kinds of structures always seemed magical to me. When I saw that there were such structures in Germany, I realized that castles were not just fairy tales.I was very excited when I first saw it.I've never seen anything like this before. I felt like I was living in the middle ages.People-Share-Biggest-Culture-Shocks
I am an Indian living in United States since last six months. These two countries are very different in many ways which we already know. I am going to write about the cultural shock I faced at personal level. I was born with deformity in one of my arms so I definitely don’t look like a normal person. And, I grew up around people who inadvertently made me feel I wasn’t one of them. Going to any public places would make me so conscious as everyone’s eyes would be on me. They would stare at me all the time, would feel sorry for me, ask me questions. Sometimes I would not be in a mood to give any explanation, but would still do just because I don’t want to be rude. After all these years, I started living with a belief that anything of this would never change. I moved to US, and, it’s been six months, not a single person has looked at me as something was wrong with me, not a single person has asked me any question about why I am like this, not a single person thought or made me realize that I am not normal. I appreciate them for respecting every individual as they are. This has definitely made me a lot more confident person than I ever was.
People-Share-Biggest-Culture-Shocks
Plastic surgery in Korea. I know it sounds quite normal as so many people now are doing it. It seems like not a big deal but allow me to explain a little bit. What shocked me is how many Korean people obsess with changing very small parts of their looks. They can always point out something they dislike about their looks and usually, it is something that wouldn’t even be noticed by others. One of my coworkers decided that she wants her forehead to look a bit more round so she spent over $5000 to take some fat from her butt (she’s skinny, the butt was the only place to take that fat of course) to put on her forehead. I heard the liposuction was very painful. At first after the surgery, her forehead looked swollen and after two months, it looked exactly like her ‘original’ forehead. I mean, what’s the point of going through that much pain and money to get a change that is not noticeable?
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Japanese Toilets. Well what’s all the hype about a toilet? As the airplane arrived in Narita Airport, I, customarily, for some reason, go to the toilets. (I dislike using the plane’s toilets when we’re near landing) Big surprise. When I opened that cubicle, I nearly got disoriented. Random buttons in separate menu screens astounded me. I mashed all the buttons and I realized that there was a heater, a bidet water sprayer when you have to take a dump, and on some toilets, they open automatically when you come in. They even have an option to play music to help you concentrate when… doing your stuff! I literally said “OH MY GOD!” in the cubicles, and pretty much everyone knew that I was a tourist, but you know what? Screw them. Lemme enjoy my time with this gracious toilet. I was literally in front of the Lamborghini of Toilets. Let me bask in all the glory. EDIT: Forgot to mention that the music mainly masks the sound you make when relieving yourself or taking a dump
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anon reply
“I don’t mean to stereotype, but you look too white to speak Spanish” after I told my college suitemate that I was taking Spanish courses. Coming from a girl that always denounces stereotyping.ShiningRayde reply
Elementary school, we were learning about local Native American cultures and legends. One legend had all the men go off to war except one boy or something, and it was left to him to continue the tribe's existance, or something like that. Got in a debate with a girl who loudly asked why didnt he just go and die too, the women can keep the tribe alive. Me, being worldly and having had The Talk already, tried to explain that there would be no more tribe without at least one guy present. She yelled back 'Thats not true! We know how to fish!' I had to be told to sit outside because I couldnt stop laughing.rogan1990 reply
My old roommate pointed an laser thermometer at a pencil on a table, inside our house. The laser thermometer read “68F” He exclaimed “this thing is broken!” I asked why he thought it was broken? “This is a pencil. It doesn’t produce any heat. This thermometer should say 0” I stared at him for a few seconds, unable to collect my jaw off the floor… “Well 0F would mean it is frozen, or well beyond frozen, so I think 68 is the temperature of the air in the room” This man was 26… his two adult brothers were sitting in this room. I was the only one who understood why the thermometer was correct.anon reply
“Isn’t it amazing how dogs just come out knowing commands like sit and lay down?” The man was *stone cold serious*.Kingofkong88 reply
When I was in 5th grade in Mississippi, a girl asked me if I saw everything "flat" because because of the shape of my eyes (I am Asian).MomentOfHesitation reply
Apparently what was causing my mother's computer problems was "Mercury in retrograde".Taneva_Baker_Artist reply
I’m a skydiver. I once had a woman ask me if the plane stops for us to get out. Yeah, it parallel parks next to the 747.burningmurphys reply
Someone once said that they couldn’t wait for Halloween to fall on Friday the 13th.slimebor reply
Some guy on a discord server insisted Pakistan is in Africa, i told him that Pakistan is in Asia and he called me racist and had a little rant.Outrageous-Crow-5359 reply
A friend of mine asked me why we didn’t see stars when we flew over them. She truly believed that when you were flying on an airplane , you flew over the stars. I was speechless.anon reply
“You shouldn’t drink carbonated water, it’s full of carbs!” I’m rarely at a loss for words but I almost lost brain cells when I heard thatKrissy_ok reply
From a family member, years ago, "My husband and I are having problems, so we're trying for another baby,. That should make things better. " I smiled inanely and walked away, stunned.realisticby reply
Used to work in Yellowstone. The amount of stupid coming through the park is unimaginable. Had a bison come and lay down close to the boardwalk at old faithful. A woman holding a toddler started running up to it. Luckily I had grabbed her by the back of her shirt and pulled her down. She kept screaming she was going to sue me and the lodge for ruining her perfect vacation photo. Then watching a 20 something walking out of the lodge in a swimming suit to go soak in the pots. Telling another tourist that he could not walk off the boardwalk. He became angry and demanded to be allowed to do this. When this happens we are on higher alert. We always had to watch tourists, like they had IQs of 10.
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