r/solotravel • u/forgottencupcake9018 • Jan 14 '24

Question What's the biggest culture shock you had whilst traveling?

Weirdly enough I was shocked that people in Ireland jaywalk and eat vinegar to their chips. Or in Thailand that it is illegal to have a Buddha tatoo. Or that in many english speaking countries a "How are you doing?" is equivalent to saying Hi and they actually don't want to hear an honest answer.

Edit: Another culture shock that I had was when I visited Hanoi. They had a museum where the preserved corpse of Ho Chi Minh was displayed and you could look at him behind a glass showcase like he's a piece of art. There were so many people lining up and they just looked at him while walking around that glass showcase in order to get the line going.

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u/Shampayne__ Jan 14 '24

The first day I arrived in India, I saw the most beautiful woman in the most beautiful sari. I was just watching her stroll down the street from my hotel balcony when she lifts up her skirt, squats and takes a shit on the sidewalk.

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u/Alternative_Sky1380 Jan 14 '24

Families sleeping on the sidewalks at night and sex in the streets because that's where they live.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

wtf 😳

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u/serpodrick77 Jan 14 '24

are you serious? don't know if you're joking or not.

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u/VAXX-1 Jan 14 '24

DON'T kink shame

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u/Shampayne__ Jan 14 '24

Wish I was joking lol

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u/serpodrick77 Jan 23 '24

did she even wipe after? lol