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Cultural Torture: A Hilarious Guide On How To Piss Off People In Different Countries (10 Pics)
Want to know how to easily piss people off in their own countries? Then check out this helpful guide by Cale, the artist behind the popular webcomic Things In Squares. Whether you're looking to upset the French, the Germans, the Mexicans or the Japanese, his tongue-in-cheek comics will show you the best way to go about it. Don't like the Italians? Then abuse their beloved spaghetti and watch the tears begin to fall. Want to know what really upsets an American? Give them a normal-sized plate of healthy food and find out for yourself. And if you really want to hurt a Canadian then just assume they're American and you've made an enemy for life. Scroll down to see if you can find your own country in there. Did he get it right? Let us know in the comments below, and don't forget to vote for the best!
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Not true: most Italians break spaghetti. Moreover, "mama" is wrong. Correct word is "mamma".
Idk, I come from an italian family and doing this is worst than killing the Pope.
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I will never get ppl who cut/break their spaghetti, you just have to wait 30s and they'll be soft enough to enter in your pan. And full spaghetti are easier to eat :/
Agree! Much easier! I would have trouble in eating half-cut spaghetti.
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it's "mamma", not "mama FFS. Add this to the list of things that p**s Italians off: the constant butchering of the Italian language by English speakers.
It's a sinn to beak in half. First of all because it's not practice. You can't use a spoon to eat the spaghetti properly. The lengh of macaroni is not long enough to wrap up the fork, but is long enough to create a mess, from sauce splashes everywhere (mostly on clothes). - I am Greek, spaghetti lover! I hate breaking in half, overcooked spaghetti...
Anch'io!!! Non ho pentole così alte e non ho tempo di aspettare che tutti gli spaghetti finiscano sott'acqua!!!! :-)
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Ow. That's actually a torture. How can you eat them then? With a damn SPOON?
Lol many Americans do! At least they use a cucchiaione big spoon to"hold" the pasta on the fork! Too damn much sauce, too heavy!
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They now sell "Pot-sized" spaghetti, it's literally just spaghetti cut in half. Was taking half a second to break spaghetti too difficult for some people?
My adult kids cut up their spaghetti. I tried & tried to teach them to twirl but they never got it, I mean this is not hard to do! They're good kids so if this is the worst they do I'll die a happy Mother
I am also a breaker, i love to do that (it makes me nervous to think about, half of the spaghetti is standing out a while and would be cooked later then the rest) 😂🙈 By the way, i live in Switzerland 😂
It’s only logical to break it up into small pieces that will not slop around on the fork and spray sauce on your shirt!
Guys, Italian or not, just don't do this. It's a shame and an act of violence against such a beautifully simple product. :(
Why do people protest to this?! It's just comedy?! Why do some people feel the need to contradict everything they see?!
Or you could go to a restaurant in Italy and ask for some olive oil to dip your bread in.
Here in the US we break that s**t cos its too long for the pot and long strings is a mess. And im uh 40% italian, i dont care...lol
Italians break spaghetti. My mom is first generation right off the cannoli boat.
Both my grandmothers broke pasta before they cooked it. When you have a big family you do it that way. More fits in the pot and the little ones can eat it better.
Lol, I am Italian, raised in Italy, I never saw anybody break spaghetti. If you want shorter pasta, there are different kinds to choose. Breaking spaghetti is like breaking some lovely Asian ramen noodles, you want them long, so you can roll them around the fork a few times, and get a nice juicy mouthful... That' s all. I advise not to break them. On the other side Italy is still very regional and you never know, maybe in other regions, with some local dishes they do break spaghetti? I can' t completely exclude it.
Everytime someone does that, somewhere in Italy a grandma dies... Just wanted you to know :D
Ah Hah! Most Italians are gonna be pissed with Filipinos... They break 'em spaghetti and cook it with sugar and banana ketchup.
im full blooded italian , my dad was off the boat , he and my mom both did the cooking and they always broke the spaghetti in half , i never asked why but i think so when you twirl the spaghetti around the fork , you can better control how much is being on the fork
A better example might have been someone trying to add some parmigiano reggiano to a fish pasta or risotto.
Ok now, let´s get to HOW to cook spaghetti without breaking it in half (as taught by my Italian ex mother in law): put the whole spaghetti in boiling water, then gently push them inside with a wooden spoon as they begin to soften until they are entirely immersed. Then put the lid on the pot until the boiling wáter rises and boils over. Only then take the lid off and stir a bit, always with your wooden spoon. Keep boiling (turn down the fire a bit but keep boiling) and wait until it´s al dente.
There is a culinary reason not to do it. The spaghetti don't taste de same, they are worst.
Do you want to know how to REALLY annoy a mexican? Tell us how much you like mexican food followed by "... at Taco Bell".
Lol I'm peruvian and I know many of us would react like that xD I'd be willing to try and be polite though.
If you check the link on the address bar of your browser, you will see something like "cultural-torture-things...", I guess the original title or idea of the post was about torturing people from different countries, but they decided to change the title.
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which is the f*****g point of the article...
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No, the best way to p**s off the Belgians is to force them to eat American chocolate or drink the American swill
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for british people, get them to make tea but make them put the milk in first. (Im British)
and ask them: "so how do you speak Brazilian?
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England: Make a cup of tea the colour of hearing-aid beige. Wales: Call them English. Scotland: Call them British. Ireland:....actually I can't think of anything that would annoy them
If there was a no one it would be something along the lines of “no gumboots” or “where in Australia are you from” (New Zealand HATES Australia)((I’m a New Zealander))
“No one” was supposed to be NZ
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# 8 Not true! Mexicans hate people think of hard shell tacos, chimichangas, burritos, etc as Mexican food. Also, there's no such thing as street tacos or soft shell tacos. Soft or street tacos are just "Tacos" that is the way they are supposed to be. Never made with flour tortilla, ground beef, sour cream, cheese or lettuce. Are you kidding me?!?!?! The end! LOL
Ways to p**s off a Japanese: 1. Listen to your music loudly in public 2. Ignore elderly people on the train while sitting. 3. Litter. 4. Leave a tip. 5. Don't slurp your noodles. 6. Don't bring a gift to a friend's house 7. Assume that what is shown in anime is true 8. Blow your nose in public 9. Wreak havoc at a shrine 10. Don't speak formally to your elders/employers.
There is no Chilean ceviche what exists is a badly named pisco Chilean that in fact is a poor brandy. Our cultural torture is that they take possession of pisco, lomo saltado, suspiro limeño, etc, And sell it to the world like yours.
I always break spaghetti in two and I'm Italian. We all do except know-it-all food bores (all of them men btw).
This was beyond stupid, stereotypical and obvious... I want 1 minute of my life back.
This is all so . . . cheap. Of course, I should have guessed that from the use of the words "to p**s off people", but I was hoping the writer had ideas that generally transcended eighth grade.
Indonesians: let them eat with their left hand. They wash their butts with it
Nobody dare offend a muslim! They start a riot.
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To p**s off Mexicans, give them American-style hard-shell tortilla chips with meat and assorted vegetables and call it a taco. To p**s off non-Mexico City Mexicans, ask them whether they like their quesadilla with or without cheese. Conversely, to p**s of Mexico City Mexicans, give them a quesadilla with cheese without asking first.
Put in front of ANY Slav vegetarian food , or in front of Bosniak "burek" without meat
In Italian it's "Mamma" with a double "M". If you really want to stereotype us, at least do it properly.
Every nations has the different people... I like American people like Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Miranda Lambert and Nicole Kidman, and I do not like John Mccain...
I am from Québec and I will be very pleased if someone ask me if I am from US instead of canada.
Yeah well go be a part of their country then. We won't miss you.
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I am sure that it isn't because these are not differentiating between people based on their race but their nationality. I hope that helps.
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If you check the link on the address bar of your browser, you will see something like "cultural-torture-things...", I guess the original title or idea of the post was about torturing people from different countries, but they decided to change the title.
Load More Replies... which is the f*****g point of the article...
Load More Replies... No, the best way to p**s off the Belgians is to force them to eat American chocolate or drink the American swill
Load More Replies... for british people, get them to make tea but make them put the milk in first. (Im British)
and ask them: "so how do you speak Brazilian?
Load More Replies... England: Make a cup of tea the colour of hearing-aid beige. Wales: Call them English. Scotland: Call them British. Ireland:....actually I can't think of anything that would annoy them
If there was a no one it would be something along the lines of “no gumboots” or “where in Australia are you from” (New Zealand HATES Australia)((I’m a New Zealander))
“No one” was supposed to be NZ
Load More Replies... # 8 Not true! Mexicans hate people think of hard shell tacos, chimichangas, burritos, etc as Mexican food. Also, there's no such thing as street tacos or soft shell tacos. Soft or street tacos are just "Tacos" that is the way they are supposed to be. Never made with flour tortilla, ground beef, sour cream, cheese or lettuce. Are you kidding me?!?!?! The end! LOL
Ways to p**s off a Japanese: 1. Listen to your music loudly in public 2. Ignore elderly people on the train while sitting. 3. Litter. 4. Leave a tip. 5. Don't slurp your noodles. 6. Don't bring a gift to a friend's house 7. Assume that what is shown in anime is true 8. Blow your nose in public 9. Wreak havoc at a shrine 10. Don't speak formally to your elders/employers.
There is no Chilean ceviche what exists is a badly named pisco Chilean that in fact is a poor brandy. Our cultural torture is that they take possession of pisco, lomo saltado, suspiro limeño, etc, And sell it to the world like yours.
I always break spaghetti in two and I'm Italian. We all do except know-it-all food bores (all of them men btw).
This was beyond stupid, stereotypical and obvious... I want 1 minute of my life back.
This is all so . . . cheap. Of course, I should have guessed that from the use of the words "to p**s off people", but I was hoping the writer had ideas that generally transcended eighth grade.
Indonesians: let them eat with their left hand. They wash their butts with it
Nobody dare offend a muslim! They start a riot.
Load More Replies... To p**s off Mexicans, give them American-style hard-shell tortilla chips with meat and assorted vegetables and call it a taco. To p**s off non-Mexico City Mexicans, ask them whether they like their quesadilla with or without cheese. Conversely, to p**s of Mexico City Mexicans, give them a quesadilla with cheese without asking first.
Put in front of ANY Slav vegetarian food , or in front of Bosniak "burek" without meat
In Italian it's "Mamma" with a double "M". If you really want to stereotype us, at least do it properly.
Every nations has the different people... I like American people like Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Miranda Lambert and Nicole Kidman, and I do not like John Mccain...
I am from Québec and I will be very pleased if someone ask me if I am from US instead of canada.
Yeah well go be a part of their country then. We won't miss you.
Load More Replies... I am sure that it isn't because these are not differentiating between people based on their race but their nationality. I hope that helps.
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