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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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Actually, shoes are former cows. Or: they are dirty, people. Grammar matters.
Load More Replies...I am a from an Arab family. We don't wear shoes in our house either.Outside you step in s**t, why would you want to bring that in your house
It's the same in large parts of Europe, at least the Eastern half. Walking into someone's home with your shoes on is an insult or at least very arrogant.
Load More Replies...A true stereotype. I'm Japanese and shoes MUST come off before coming indoors.
In my country (not Japan), people who invite you to their home might insist "oh, you can keep your shoes on". But, they don't really mean it, and if you indeed keep your shoes on, they get annoyed, which is is something foreigners can't guess in advance.
Load More Replies...They do that in Western Europe and the US. Shocking to see the first time, and at least I can't bring myself to do it.
Load More Replies...In Sweden we also take of the shoes right after entering the front door. You don't wear shoes indoors.
Shoes track in every nasty thing from outside. Leave them at the door.
This also true for a Swedish (I'm Swedish) household. It's viewed as being disrespectful af, which it is.
Same for Turkish homes. It makes me laugh when a removals guy or similar will carry a sofa or fridge freezer up five flights and at the apartment door will slip out of his shoes and carry on in.
We don’t wear shoes inside the house in Norway either. It’s soooo American to insist on showing off your footwear where it’s utterly improper… ;)
As a kid growing up in Appalachia, with very rural homes, taking my shoes Off was rude. As well as sitting in the floor. I think it was related to how often the homeowner would being going in and out for chores (hanging laundry, fetching spring water, outhouses, picking beans or some such) Stopping at the doorway to change shoes while going in and out wasn't productive. It was also common for adults to wear shoes up until bedtime.
You should take your shoes off when you enter a home, unless you are the one who cleans the floors, it's called respect!!
lol also a mistranslation. we only say "iie" to mean "no" in direct response to a question. for this context she should be saying "yamete" or "please stop" right now what she's saying is closer to "no that's not true" ..which makes no sense
I'm not Japanese nor is anyone in my family, but we prefer shoes to be removed at the door as well. And I know several families who prefer the same. :)
I lived in Hawaii for 10 yrs which predominately Asian so I learned this nifty custom too and I still dont allow shoes in my house. It's very sensible when you think about it. Leave dirt out save on carpets wear and tear.
THIS HAS MORE COMMENTS THAN DONALD TRUMP'S TWEETS! Love the cultural insight.
Most of us in Asia will require guests to take off their shoes before entering their homes or religious places. The fact that the British walked into Buddhist Temples with their shoes on in Ancient Burma offended the Burmese and was one of the casus belli for the Anglo-Burmese Wars. We need to understand and adapt to the culture of the host country.
Finland too and many scandi homes as well. You walk with the shoes outside and might step on dog poo etc and then you bring all that ahit inside. Can't understand, specially when you go to someone else's home. So rude..
Isn't it customary for them to take their shoes off before the housr?
Not welcomed in SLovakia, too..I cant understand how USAricans can walk whole house in shoes for outside...even BEDROOM. :O
This is a rule in houses in Turkey too. We really give importance to hygiene
The name of the piece is Cultural Torture. Hence the restraints.
Load More Replies...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.
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.
Load More Replies...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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