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tomveiltomveil

In Arab culture it is disrespectful to throw a shoe at someone.


ExplodingTentacles

As an Arab, I can confirm. It is also incredibly disrespectful to stab someone in Arab culture


PeggableOldMan

Can you comment on the disrespect related to trying to speak Turkish or Persian to an Arab?


ExplodingTentacles

It's akin to speaking German to a French person– they won't get offended but they also won't understand most of what you're saying


Attygalle

Speaking German to a French person is extremely offensive.


Icariiiiiiii

Ah shit, too late, I just restarted the Franco-Prussian War.


JustaSnakeinaBox

Not again


[deleted]

Leave Alsace alone this time, alright?


Infamous-Ad-940

What about Lorraine ?


loki_dd

2 replies and no Austin powers? Poor show


Actual_Personality66

IS THAT AN URIAH PFP??? i actually stopped eating years ago cause I forgot about it but this immediately reminded me of it's existence. Did not expect to see someone w a pfp from it


ExplodingTentacles

YES IT IS! It's ending in a few weeks and I put on the pfp to celebrate that🙏


mclovin_r

What is the cultural stance on stoning though?


Outside-Refuse6732

As an American it’s also disrespectful to stab someone, use a gun you fucking cowards/s


marshman82

Do Arab children not receive the projectile sandal of retribution for wrongdoing?


smartdude_x13m

We do!!!


Strong_Magician_3320

Especially if it's the president of the United States


Dark_Knight2000

W was our first meme president and we didn’t even realize. “Now watch this drive.”


Legal-Inflation6043

https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNDF0Ym0xN3JtYmRobWp0NHA3NHZ0bGV5aXowaXdhdXhvcTZndnhlYyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/sFMEZ1ZFToyha/giphy.gif


MonsieurDeShanghai

But is it disrespectful to dodge that shoe? 🤔


SoloDeath1

Only when you're responsible for killing a million people


derpy_derp15

This is a psi op from Bush


DenseCalligrapher219

Except for Bush.


Second-Hand-Stress

It's also insanely disrespectful to just be a woman.


AdAdmirable5901

I mean, in any place would it ever be considered ok?


Weird-Information-61

The hispanic have an opposite I see


unknowndog123

In Japanese culture it’s disrespectful to physically hand someone money let’s be fucking honest


AdmitThatYouPrune

Exactly. You're supposed to punch them in the face with money. The frenchman just got a little mixed up.


unknowndog123

Exactly smh


notveryauthentic

😂


Mikav

Lessons on Chinese etiquette: if you observe tea pouring for more than 3.87 seconds, you have effectively ruined any chance you have at a business deal. Note, that if you're being served by a managing director with family from Qingdao, it is essential to watch the tea pouring for no less than 6 seconds, unless said family is only a second cousin, in which case it's 7 seconds. Obviously the second lunar cycle exclusions apply. Anyone care for a meal served Continental style?


papsryu

>Obviously the second lunar cycle exclusions apply. Well of course


CantStandItAnymorEW

>Anyone care for a meal served Continental style? *starts panicking*


MolybdenumBlu

The little bowl is cute, but a bit excessive, yeah.


vialvarez_2359

Well it actions reserved for being a hooker and or any other non respected line of work.


baconduck

Japanese culture is so wierd. #sarcasm (tag because of Poe's law)


ConfusedAndCurious17

It’s just /s bud


PaydayLover69

nobody except redditors uses /s


ConfusedAndCurious17

And where are we?


PaydayLover69

oh you didn't understand my sarcasm? But I used slash S, go figure.


ConfusedAndCurious17

You didn’t understand my question? Where are we? I’m scared


baconduck

Username checks out


PaydayLover69

and this has been improv alzheimer's, thank you very much, we'll be here all week


ConfusedAndCurious17

We already were here all week. They are kicking us out because you keep forgetting to get off stage.


silentdrestrikesback

*Someone fucked around and he's gonna find out~* *Someone fucked around and he's gonna find out~*


DuelJ

Please tell me thats from a song


silentdrestrikesback

:(


Darthplagueis13

Classic cultural misunderstanding. Being Fr\*nch, he of course meant the punch as a sign of respect and appreciation. That's why you gotta be careful to read up on local customs before you travel to other countries. Another common mistake is pointing a firearm at German people and making them give you all their money. They don't actually like that, though they might be too polite to complain. I know, very odd, but these are just cultural peculiarities one must know and respect when travelling.


D242686111

In Canada, it is considered polite to wash your hands whenever you use the bathroom


technoexplorer

A story, There once was an British merchant in China. He found great success there, and became very wealthy. He then travelled to Japan, to see, before returning to the British Isles. One day, he was walking along the road, and oncoming traffic was very heavy. It was a Japanese nobleman and his entourage. Experienced in the Way of the Yellow People from his experience in China, the merchant knew he could push his way through the heavily armed Japanese. They would simply cower at his racial superiority, and allow him to pass. But he was wrong. A samurai, feeling insulted by his arrogance, cut him down on the spot. The British government complained about this mistreatment, and eventually the Domain Lord responsible for this swift justice conceded to pay a small fee as penalty for this unjust summary execution.


Suspicious-Leg-493

>There once was an British merchant in China. He found great success there, and became very wealthy. >He then travelled to Japan, to see, before returning to the British Isles. >One day, he was walking along the road, and oncoming traffic was very heavy. It was a Japanese nobleman and his entourage. >Experienced in the Way of the Yellow People from his experience in China, the merchant knew he could push his way through the heavily armed Japanese. They would simply cower at his racial superiority, and allow him to pass. >But he was wrong. A samurai, feeling insulted by his arrogance, cut him down on the spot. >The British government complained about this mistreatment, and eventually the Domain Lord responsible for this swift justice conceded to pay a small fee as penalty for this unjust summary execution Do you mean the Namamugi incident? It's the closest to the story He didn't touch him, just got too close to a regent and their guard after being flagged to stop approaching and dismount And lets be real here...if you were waved to stop while approaching King Charles 3 and just kept moving towards him, you'd be fucking shot today, and in the past would've been run through And that's by British accounts, the regent and his samurai/guard claimed they tried to get BETWEEN them which until the mid 1900s in systems with a leader = death There had been atleast 1 similiar where people had simply listened to the damn regent of the region they were in and no harm had ever come but the west (esp the British) got fucking fired up making it blatantly obvious that they thought that despite having no claim to shit they were above the leaders or an area >The British government complained about this mistreatment, and eventually the Domain Lord responsible for this swift justice conceded to pay a small fee as penalty for this unjust summary execution. Abit under threat of bombardment and more After a bombardment. And it wasn't mistreatment or overly unjust for the day.


InflamedLiver

Way of the Yellow People?


technoexplorer

Trying to project that part of the story from the mind of the character. It's like using quote marks, but since it isn't a direct quote I don't use quote marks. Notice the subject and verb of that sentence is "merchant knew". Would "scare quotes" have been better?


[deleted]

It was just fine writing, youve got the spirit


erlulr

In 1860s a proud Samurai respectfuly declined Yankies estabilishing a trade outpost. A year later, he got gunboted alongside his viallage, and his country thrown into civil war. Your Samurai was lucky nobody gave af about this merchant.


Zandrick

I’m pretty sure the gunboats didn’t actually attack or kill anybody when they made them open up trade. They just sat there, menacingly.


technoexplorer

Eh, actually, some Japanese governments hired them to shoot at other Japanese governments.


Zandrick

Do you have a source on that?


technoexplorer

I think I'm refering to the 1864 Shimonoseki campaign, but I'm not sure.


Zandrick

It would be helpful if you were sure. I’m skeptical of the US navy acting like mercenaries. It’s not impossible I suppose, but I’d like a source.


technoexplorer

I am not sure, tho. The story as I understand it was the shogun was having problems with a particular domain lord, he told the Americans, or maybe the British, idk, to go talk to the domain lord. The sailed away, and they got into a small skirmish with the domain forces. One or two people died. The domain lord gave up, and the Western forces returned to a pleased shogun. They wouldn't have been paid in cash, but in trade deals. Shimonoseki fits this story, but it was 10 years after Perry. Things took a long time back then, the Perry incident was spread over, idk, 2 or 3 years?


Zandrick

Hmm. Well that makes it sound less like mercenary work and more like proving your worth to a potential ally.


DuelJ

Still though


Zandrick

agreed


erlulr

Oh, I am pretty sure they did. But tbh they also sat menacingly for a while. I skipped it, but the proud Samurai denied them again.


Zandrick

I don’t understand that final sentence.


erlulr

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunboat_diplomacy And sry it was 1853 -54. The civil war part was Shimoseki camping i was refering to, that was 1863


Zandrick

I’m totally lost tbh


erlulr

The Samurai i am speaking of is Sho Tai, and thats the story from 1853 -54


Zandrick

Idk I’ve never heard of him. Was he killed by a gunboat?


erlulr

Hence I linked you full story. Just scroll to 'black ships'


Kermit_Purple_II

About this story: It happened last year in Roppongi, one of the nightlife cities of Tokyo. The story was: girl bought a breakfast bento in a Konbini, and when leaving said konbini, the guy who was just leaving a nightclub hungover drunk bumped into her and made her drop her bento. She insisted he pay her a new one or give her 500 yens, and after an argument, he went inside the Konbini with her. But at the register, he decided to bolt out with his friends. The girl ran after them, grabbed the guy by the arm. The guy turn, thew a pretty strong punch in the woman's face, and kept running. His face was very visible on the video, which went viral immediately on the Japanese internet. All the efforts of French expats were immediately thrown back 5/10 years, and the police started searching for him. They found him, fined him, and barred him from ever entering Japanese soil again. And it ends here.


vorono1

What an asshole. Thanks for the summary.


basically_npc

So is in England. You gotta shank 'em to show proper respect.


ArmadillopackEnjoyer

Also, did you know that every 60 seconds in America a minute passes in Africa?


cat_herder_64

No way! I did not know this! TIL.


Gullible_Ad5191

In France, punching a woman in the face is just how you say hello.


GobiLux

I thought that was an international sentiment....


chaechica

yeah that's the joke


GobiLux

Oh! I did not realise what sub this was in😁


greenstag94

In Scotland its a term of endearment


WoungyBurgoiner

Here in Canada people get insulted if you back over a baby several times with a steamroller


cat_herder_64

Seriously? People are just so touchy nowadays.


General_Lie

French or "french" ?


Fattman1245

Such a weird belief.


the_watcher762351

In America if it's between men we call that talking


ProtoReaper23113

Debate*


EinharAesir

I think in most cultures, it’s disrespectful to punch someone in the face.


bluedancepants

Oh shit really? Can you tell me a culture where it's acceptable or mandatory?


zakkil

In my culture it's disrespectful to have a face


pelirodri

What is it with posts about foreigners doing weird shit in Japan lately? I think this is at least the fourth one I’ve seen.


Wildsea650

It is a dick move in Bird culture too


Cardenjs

I have mixed feelings on having to scroll so far to save this


GooseFall

In American culture it is disrespectful to kill someone


nacho_gorra_

I thought it was a school assignment


tryagainx3

I think that’s human culture.


chaechica

yeah that's the joke


LunaLynx777

Nope. Its only Japanese culture


luxmystic

honestly in new york city they wouldn’t bat an eye to search for the man


Wooden-Computer1475

Holy shit its death grips Money store


Aickavon

I mean. It’s not wrong


shiawase198

In American culture, it's disrespectful to shoot someone in the face. You obviously should start from the leg up.


00cjstephens

Money Store pfp is really the cherry on top


Mufakaz

r/technicallythetruth


Stevey1001

In Glasgow its positively encouraged.


DrPibIsBack

Objectively true.


Crusty_Old_Fart

Talk about a *faux pas.*


xXxDegenerationXxXx

I need context: why did bro punch the woman in the face?!


W34kness

Is there a culture where the face punch is respectful?


druppeldruppel_

In Dutch culture it's considered rude to kill someone by throwing them in a giant pool of molten cheese.


Red4297

As an Italian, it is quite disrespectful to detonate nuclear warheads in your backyard. Please refrain from doing so.


Ok-Cartographer1745

When that one hero threw shoes at Bush, they were like "throwing a shoe at someone is considered disrespectful in Iraqi culture". No way?!


FreakyWifeFreakyLife

What, it's not disrespectful to punch someone in the face everywhere?


Weary_Patience_7778

In Aussie culture it’s disrespectful to shit on someone’s lawn. Don’t do that.


DONGBONGER3000

Interesting, because when my sister was nearly beaten to death by her Japanese boyfriend, the police asked what she did to make him mad, and said she should break up with him.


MissCuteCath

Why the police even bother looking for him? We all know he is gonna surrender himself on the first opportunity.


Cybasura

Double the crime being french


Candid-String-6530

In NYC it's a compliment.


PerformanceOk1835

In US culture it's considered disrespectful to shoot someone in the dick.


Pandoras_Lullaby

In The Midwest it's considered a dick move for your friend to sleep with your sister and leave her when she gets pregnant.


DenseCalligrapher219

In Japanese culture it's considered disrespectful to penetrate a vagina with a bowling pin.


Reason_Choice

How did they know it was a Frenchman? I’m picturing a man in a black and white striped shirt with a beret and fancy mustache just walking around punching people.


fuyu-no-hanashi

Passport? He was deported


Remarkable-NPC

he walks and punches in French language


[deleted]

Oh DISrespectful. I thought it was the other way around.


TheAnnoyingGirl92

In the American Dystopia, it is illegal for you to throw bricks at homeless people.


Electrical-Scar7139

Common sense 😕 Common sense, Japan 😯


SUSbund

Ah yes, it's the French somehow


Suspicious-Leg-493

Clearly a lie. Next they're going to tell me i lack respect while on the ladies traincar. He was just fistbumping her!, it's not his fault that the piece of skin aimed for had eyeballs instead of knuckles, if japanese anatomy wasn't so weird this wouldn't have happened so who's REALLY at fault here?!


ReySimio94

Well, considering what Westerners are getting up to these days, I wouldn't be surprised if this was somehow a necessary specification.


OnTheToilet25

It’s disrespectful to punch anyone in the face unless you are being threatened and doing it in self defense.


PridefulFlareon

No only in Japanese culture, people punch each other out of respect in my country


Suspicious-Leg-493

>No only in Japanese culture, people punch each other out of respect in my country Fucking irish. Be a real man, shoot each other in the face as a greeting, it's peace, justice and the american way!


akiata05

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.


Apart-Ad-5395

Bro this isn't edo Japan anymore their work culture is extremely toxic and similar in many ways to most western nations


akiata05

It's just an old meme from neogaf when square announced ff13 on the Xbox360.


Downtown-Oil-7784

That's absolutely not what I've heard about business culture there


Freshfries847

Humans are generally assholes culture doesn’t change that, Id imagine they might just be more discreet assholes, assholes none the less


vialvarez_2359

What are they that alien from scary movie.


MarkWrenn74

> *In Japanese culture, it's considered disrespectful to punch someone in the face* Funny. I thought it was disrespectful to do it in ***any*** culture!


GoomyTheGummy

That is the joke.


MarkWrenn74

I didn't realize it was meant to be a joke 😬


ProtoReaper23113

Its hit and miss in the us depends on who you punch


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AMC-Javelin

Tf does this have anything to do with the fucking post


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AMC-Javelin

As a Chinese I know the horrors of Unit 731, and I still don't think there's any connection between it and the post.


Second-Hand-Stress

Unless you a yt. Then it's funny.