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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
Burping is NOT considered rude in my Malay culture. If you burp after a meal it is interpreted as a blessing, really...
Neither is slurping, noodles or beverages... Any quirky ones where you guys come from?
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abc Inner circle South African in Taiwan 1081 Posts |
Whatever I don't like is considered rude in "my" culture.
Other than that, anything goes. |
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
Wow, a nation of "one"!
Everyone else?
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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irossall Special user Snohomish, Washington 529 Posts |
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On 2011-02-25 10:48, Pakar Ilusi wrote: I very often feel like I am a "nation of one". America is such a mix of "cultures" that being a nation of one is about all one can hope to be. With that said, I still prefer living in a diverse culture rather than a single culture. To me, the most rude thing a person can do is cough or sneeze into another's face (something that happens a lot in my workplace). Iven
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abc Inner circle South African in Taiwan 1081 Posts |
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On 2011-02-25 11:05, irossall wrote: Never figured you for a restaurant worker or a doctor...lol |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
Farting in an elevator.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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irossall Special user Snohomish, Washington 529 Posts |
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On 2011-02-25 11:39, critter wrote: My opinion about bodily functions is they are only rude if done on purpose. Things have a way of happening without prior warnings. Who hasn't let one go during a sneeze? I know I have and I don't like it one bit. All one can do is apologize. Maybe failure to apologize is being rude? Iven
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
Farting isn't rude. Farting in an elevator is rude. Clench, dangit!
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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trouser New user Texas 82 Posts |
I lived in Russia for a couple years and it was considered rude to show the bottom of your shoe - like while crossing one's legs or putting one's feet up. To this day, over a decade later, I'm still self-conscious about it even though I doubt Texans care either way.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
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On 2011-02-25 11:53, trouser wrote: I've read that they have the same taboo in Thailand. And to never, ever point your feet at a Buddha statue there.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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Erwin New user 56 Posts |
I worked in a large factory where it was considered rude not to nod at or otherwise acknowledge every single other person you passed in the aisleways. To omit this greeting would result in "NOT TOO BAD, HOW ARE YOU??!!??" being yelled at you just too late for you to have any time to respond, leaving you stood still stuttering and tongue-tied.
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Tom Jorgenson Inner circle LOOSE ANGLES, CALIFORNIA 4451 Posts |
I have had to tell out-of-countryers not to spit on my floor.
Don't blow your nose in a restaurant in Japan.
We dance an invisible dance to music they cannot hear.
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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts |
It's tough to come up with "unusual" things considered rude for a given culture, since you usually learn the social graces of your culture until they're considered second nature.
That said, judging from other cultures I've witnessed, some things Americans do which may be considered unusual or rude by other people... - We leave the bathroom door ajar when it's not in use. (It's considered rude to close it, actually, as it makes people think someone may be using it when they are not.) - Our culture is paranoid about personal space, and our personal space extends to roughly arms reach; anyone stepping inside this zone without permission does so at their own risk. - We queue up and wait in line almost automatically at shops, and it's rude to cut in front. (I understand in some other cultures, whoever presses their way to the front and speaks loudest or flashes their cash gets served first- for example, Americans shopping in Chinatown may, through cultural misunderstanding, never get served.) - When entering someone's house, it's considered rude to take off your shoes. (We're abusive to our flooring here.) The only exception is if the host specifically states "Please take your shoes off, we just had the carpets cleaned." Don't expect to be offered carpet slippers even if this is the case; you will also be expected to leave your socks on, I guess because we assume our guests have stinky feet. - On that note, it's considered rude to tell someone their feet actually do stink. Bodily odors and functions, and the places where they occur, are ignored or referred to by euphamism in polite conversation. "Excuse me, I need to use 'the powder room'," or "Pardon me, where's your, err..." (waits for host to fill in the word 'bathroom'.) I'm sure I can think of a few others, eventually.
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Erwin New user 56 Posts |
Oh hey, on toilets: in the US the door is smaller than the frame in public convenience cubicles! One inch gap both sides! No privacy! You guys are weird!
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
To wear a top hat while performing magic, just will not do.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
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On 2011-02-25 13:28, Erwin wrote: We just like to show off.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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diehards2080 Loyal user Brooklyn, New York 256 Posts |
If you ever visit a spanish persons house be prepare to eat two large plates of what ever they made. Not taking a second plate when offered is considered rude, at least in my family and others I have met and will **** them off and if the person has grandmother status its worse.
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irossall Special user Snohomish, Washington 529 Posts |
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On 2011-02-25 13:58, diehards2080 wrote: No problem with me. Would a third plate be considered rude or is that a compliment? I just don't want to be rude (or a pig?). Iven
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
Buffet style!
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
I've also heard that in Thailand you don't thank the waiter/waitress/cab driver/transsexual prostitute, etc.
Evidently it makes someone uncomfortable in that culture to be thanked for "just doing their job." Here, it's rude not to thank everyone for everything, all the time. That doesn't mean most people don't completely ignore this convention, but they are ash-holes.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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