30 Biggest Cultural Shocks From Around The World Visitors Just Can’t Get Used To

Well I couldn't agree more

I wholeheartedly agree.

Words rarely spoken that are so true. As a man myself I find it despicable that a woman should dress herself to certain standard's. Because there are such heinous beasts within are sex.

Easy solution: we abolish ALL religions 🤗

It kills me even more when young girls are taught this is how you debase yourself for their society, not just rubs me the wrong way, infuriates me.

1000% Agree

Would never go to a country who treated their women like dogs. Why would any woman? That's the real question.

It's gender apartheid, let's call it what it is.

Glad this is the top

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In some cases it IS the woman's choice though. How can you decide for her what she wants to wear, or feels comfortable wearing? Or how can we decide that our culture is "normal" but other cultures are not? Pretending that our culture has no influence, but other cultures are the source of "pressure" is quite arrogant.

100% agree!

Pastafarians, except for unisex and ceremonial colander headwear don't tell anyone to cover up and be modest. Don't lump them in with the others.

Amen Sister. You tell 'em.

Amen!

True, rabid men who can't control themselves if there is skin?

As bad as it is in the U.S., there are a lot of countries I refuse to even do layovers in because I refuse to take my wife and daughter to countries where predatory behavior is "justified".

The bigger point is all deity based religions are bullahit

I have a problem with describing Christianity's notions of modesty as if they are imposed only on women. I read all the time on Bored Panda about how misogynist dress codes are; when I was growing up, boys were forbidden from showing the slightest bit of ankle at school. Armless T-shirts were considered so low class, they were called "wife-beaters." Boys exposing a mid-riff might as well have declared themselves transsexuals. Things were different in the South, where customs had to bend to the circumstances of constant hot weather, but even in the North where these official and customary dress codes existed, some school days in June or "Indian summer" (I really don't want to know how racist that term was, but that's what a September heat wave was called) would still be 99 degrees and 90 percent humidity! There definitely was some sexism behind the SOCIAL enforcement of dres codes, but this was from macho losers, not from Christianity or Christianity's modesty's impact on what schools considered "professional."

Many ‘traditions’ that controlled women and their dress have not always been religious based. For example the old Chinese ‘tradition’ of binding women’s feet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding

I want to agree, but I also dress modestly just because those are the most comfortable clothes I own. So, I'm not sure where I stand on this because I dress modestly.

Much of my family adheres to a fairly strict dress code for women and they don’t feel any negativity about it (and believe me, we have had talks about it regularly). The mindset is that they’re trying to make sure they’re modest because they want to please God. Those in my family that have chosen not to don’t agree with the others because they interpret things a bit different but even they don’t see it as oppressive.

I agree with all that's said, but am fixed upon the typo, "Pastafarian". That sounds like a faith I could probably sign up to!

In general, putting the woman, her clothes, her hair, her attitude, etc... as the source of evil, when the evil, in reality, is in the mind of the one who looks at that woman, her clothes, her hair, etc....

I totally agree,. Just replace the words religion or religious with the word community.

Often it isn't the religion. Many obscure and old passages will simply say 'modest' and don't say that your hair, face, entire body must be covered. This is entirely cultural to the country you are in. Many countries are majority Muslim and don't have such things but you'll also find Christian communities where the women's hair must always be covered and they must be covered from ankle to neck. This is NOT religious this is about certain communities forcing their women to act in such a way. Likewise there are young women in western countries CHOOSING this now. It's a tiny minority and neither their mothers nor grandmothers would have approved. But, if we ARE truly free, then we are free to cover up if we wish to as well. We see old timey pics of cops measuring the length of women's bathing suits on beaches and think it ridiculous - how dare they! Nowadays we see women in France banned from beaches for being covered. Men policing women's clothing doesn't equal freedom..

Give the women some credit they are well balanced,intelligent women who know how to go about their lives.Those of you so bothered about seeing a modest women in modest clothing need to do some soul searching as you are obviously deflecting your own insecurities or accountability.

I totally agree, but I also do think it's important to respect other cultures, so I find this a really tricky subject. On the one hand, I don't think bodies should be sexualised at all - everyone has one after all; we really need to decouple nudity from sex as the two are not the same thing. But I also don't think we should go telling other cultures how to dress (or not dress). Bit of a catch 22 for me.

Mostly, but if its truly voluntary why shame them. Perhaps they might feel uncomfortable otherwise? You don't know everyone's motivations.

Just maybe . .... when in Rome do as the Romans? Because 1. You are a guest in someone else's home, and if you don't like their customs you don't need to be there. 2. By dressing in a way that is sexually provocative (according to local customs), you are drawing unwanted attention to yourself. 3. You are making the local women uncomfortable.

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For many women, it’s a choice. https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/01/i-proudly-wear-a-hijab-forget-the-stereotypes-its-a-sign-of-style-and-strength

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Well done bored panda for creating a vitriol space for people to spew their hatred of women dressing according to what God has told them.

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I only have a problem with this when it is mandatory. If the woman is the one choosing to dress that way, SHE HAS A RIGHT TO IT. For you to demand that she dresses like a ho is no better than demanding that she dress like a nun. It’s in IRAN that the chador is a symbol of oppression, in a free county it’s a symbol of freedom of religion.

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I'm a woman and I will get down voted to hell for this but lots of the time, women dress modestly BECAUSE THEY WANT TO. I'm not saying that women haven't been forced to cover up but you'll find that in places where modest clothing is highly appropriate, it's not just the women who dress modestly... and for goodness sake: NOT ALL RELIGION IS EVIL.

I come from a non-tipping country and yeah, it kind of puts a downer on the whole experince and awkwardness when you're eating with other people and they don't really understand/want to tip. Plus you also forget when you're not used to it, I'd got out and eat a meal that was already probably too expensive for my travelling bugdet and then you have this horrible realisation halfway through eating that you have to also then pay another 20% on top.

I am with the boomers on this one.