The only real culture shock I've been through is just seeing how some north american kids interact with adults/parents. I don't think I've ever sworn around my parents (let alone at them), I do not drink with/around them, and we've never really had a sex talk (they basically just assumed I started doing it in my late teens and reacted accordingly), and talking back still gets me in huge trouble. I find the fact that some kids here can do all that and more w/o any consequences mind boggling.

Originally Posted by _Luu_

Perhaps the floors in the house aren't clean enough? Yeah I don't get it either.

Some of them frequent MI, so I'm not gonna say anything.
But I clean my damn floors. hahah.

I ny house we have separate sandals for the kitchen. All hell breaks loose if you`re caught in the kitchen not wearing them.

Originally Posted by Tailsnake

The only real culture shock I've been through is just seeing how some north american kids interact with adults/parents. I don't think I've ever sworn around my parents (let alone at them), I do not drink with/around them, and we've never really had a sex talk (they basically just assumed I started doing it in my late teens and reacted accordingly), and talking back still gets me in huge trouble. I find the fact that some kids here can do all that and more w/o any consequences mind boggling.

i agree with the parent thing... dont swear at or in front of em... but i had a friend who would completely tell her mother off (in front of company) i wouldnt even dare try in private

Originally Posted by Tailsnake

The only real culture shock I've been through is just seeing how some north american kids interact with adults/parents. I don't think I've ever sworn around my parents (let alone at them), I do not drink with/around them, and we've never really had a sex talk (they basically just assumed I started doing it in my late teens and reacted accordingly), and talking back still gets me in huge trouble. I find the fact that some kids here can do all that and more w/o any consequences mind boggling.

the parent thing was huge to me too.

I knew this one kid who left a note on his kitchen counter saying "Be back in three days", and then went off to his friends cottage in the middle of God-knows-where. Came back home three days later, nbd. Ignored his parents calls the whole time too

This one girl I know flat out called her mom a *****, to her face. I was so uncomfortable, standing there, not knowing what to do.

If that was a brown mother with a brown child (first of all, brown kids wouldnt even dare to do that, but if the case does happen), brown parents arent ashamed of calling their kids out in public LOL.

"what did you call me? Just wait till we get home, beta"

it's not a culture shock on my part, but a culture shock for someone else:

I was at the mall, and I ordered from Villa Madina (arab food). So basically it was like... a plate of rice, salad, kababs, etc. As part of our culture (north african/arab) we eat with our hands, so obviously eating this meal with a fork just didn't feel right :\ anyway I got fed up and just started eating with my hands and this asian woman who walked by looked so disgusted lolol

Originally Posted by AelyaS

"what did you call me? Just wait till we get home, beta"

lol, this reminds me of Russell Peters' skit "white people, beat your kids!"

A friend of mine was surprised when I told him I occasionally swore around my parents.

Not *at* my parents, no. It was just me telling my dad that I thought the iPad was shit.

Originally Posted by ooburii

it's not a culture shock on my part, but a culture shock for someone else:

I was at the mall, and I ordered from Villa Madina (arab food). So basically it was like... a plate of rice, salad, kababs, etc. As part of our culture (north african/arab) we eat with our hands, so obviously eating this meal with a fork just didn't feel right :\ anyway I got fed up and just started eating with my hands and this asian woman who walked by looked so disgusted lolol

Omg Villa Medina!!! <3

And where exactly are you from?

Originally Posted by AelyaS

the parent thing was huge to me too.

I knew this one kid who left a note on his kitchen counter saying "Be back in three days", and then went off to his friends cottage in the middle of God-knows-where. Came back home three days later, nbd. Ignored his parents calls the whole time too

This one girl I know flat out called her mom a *****, to her face. I was so uncomfortable, standing there, not knowing what to do.

If that was a brown mother with a brown child (first of all, brown kids wouldnt even dare to do that, but if the case does happen), brown parents arent ashamed of calling their kids out in public LOL.

"what did you call me? Just wait till we get home, beta"

I'm pretty sure the only reason I still know any language other than English is so my parents could threaten me in public without the judgmental looks from other parents

Originally Posted by Rakim

White people have no culture, they basically steal others and blend it together.

Let me tell you something.

I cause trolls mountains of pain and suffering.

And that's the only response I'm going to dignify you with.

Originally Posted by Tailsnake

I'm pretty sure the only reason I still know any language other than English is so my parents could threaten me in public without the judgmental looks from other parents

Hahaha. Yep.
My mom only speaks to me in French when she's pissed and yelling at me, or to talk smack about other people.

Let me tell you something.

I cause trolls mountains of pain and suffering.

And that's the only response I'm going to dignify you with.

Troll automatically wins for you even replying to him.

Originally Posted by SilentWalker

Omg Villa Medina!!! <3

And where exactly are you from?

ffff I love their food. it actually fills you up unlike the same price you'd pay at fast food places >__<


I'm from Sudan (north) :3
edit: city? LOL i'm from hamilton xD

Originally Posted by SilentWalker

Omg Villa Medina!!! <3

And where exactly are you from?

i'm guessing your first thought was Square One

Originally Posted by ooburii

lol, this reminds me of Russell Peters' skit "white people, beat your kids!"

I thought of the skit where he was telling his dad that he would call Social Services. and his dad's like

"it takes them 20 minutes to get here. And in those 20 minutes, SOMEBODY GONNA GET A BEATING"

http://www.chinasmack.com/2010/pictu...reactions.html

Please never talk to me about culture again.