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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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Kelly 8 years ago
Not true: most Italians break spaghetti. Moreover, "mama" is wrong. Correct word is "mamma".
Natalia Sanchez 8 years ago
Idk, I come from an italian family and doing this is worst than killing the Pope.
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Vanessa 8 years ago
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 :/
giovanna 8 years ago
Agree! Much easier! I would have trouble in eating half-cut spaghetti.
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Elisa Lorenzo 8 years ago
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.
Κυριάκος Παπαδόπουλος 8 years ago
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...
Etienne Pisano 8 years ago
Anch'io!!! Non ho pentole così alte e non ho tempo di aspettare che tutti gli spaghetti finiscano sott'acqua!!!! :-)
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Marta Biagini 8 years ago
Ow. That's actually a torture. How can you eat them then? With a damn SPOON?
Maureen Zappellini 8 years ago
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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Kristi Zoebelein 8 years ago
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?
Marcia J. Downing 8 years ago
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
Timea Talitha Kumi 7 years ago
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 😂
Ruth Meszaros 7 years ago
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!
Nick Triantafyllidis 7 years ago
Guys, Italian or not, just don't do this. It's a shame and an act of violence against such a beautifully simple product. :(
Wolfgirltiger 8 years ago
Why do people protest to this?! It's just comedy?! Why do some people feel the need to contradict everything they see?!
Judith Gunther 8 years ago
Or you could go to a restaurant in Italy and ask for some olive oil to dip your bread in.
Gina Gregory 8 years ago
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
Frank Marchese 8 years ago
Italians break spaghetti. My mom is first generation right off the cannoli boat.
Joe Sardina 8 years ago
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.
Mosquitha de Miramar 8 years ago
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.
Giuseppe Scaricamazza 8 years ago
Everytime someone does that, somewhere in Italy a grandma dies... Just wanted you to know :D
KC Cabauatan 8 years ago
Ah Hah! Most Italians are gonna be pissed with Filipinos... They break 'em spaghetti and cook it with sugar and banana ketchup.
Roslyn Storms 8 years ago
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
Sonia Gambaro 8 years ago
A better example might have been someone trying to add some parmigiano reggiano to a fish pasta or risotto.
Cristi 8 years ago
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.
Brontosonto 8 years ago
There is a culinary reason not to do it. The spaghetti don't taste de same, they are worst.
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sunnyrei82 8 years ago
Do you want to know how to REALLY annoy a mexican? Tell us how much you like mexican food followed by "... at Taco Bell".
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Brenda Olano 8 years ago
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.
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sunnyrei82 8 years ago
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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Mark Hinchcliffe 8 years ago
which is the f*****g point of the article...
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Scott Cohen 8 years ago
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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Calum Gethin-barkway 8 years ago
for british people, get them to make tea but make them put the milk in first. (Im British)
Adriana Coppage 4 years ago
and ask them: "so how do you speak Brazilian?
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Fiona Messenger 7 years ago
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
Weeping Willowz (WeepingWillowz) 7 years ago
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))
Weeping Willowz (WeepingWillowz) 7 years ago
“No one” was supposed to be NZ
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Marco Cruz 8 years ago
# 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
Lilith Kooks 8 years ago
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.
Ricardo Paredes 8 years ago
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.
Stefania Garlatti-Costa 8 years ago
I always break spaghetti in two and I'm Italian. We all do except know-it-all food bores (all of them men btw).
Diego Fildes-Torrijos 8 years ago
This was beyond stupid, stereotypical and obvious... I want 1 minute of my life back.
Yehudit Hannah Cohn 8 years ago
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.
Benny Sandico 8 years ago
Indonesians: let them eat with their left hand. They wash their butts with it
Paula Parsons 8 years ago
Nobody dare offend a muslim! They start a riot.
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Fernando Gómez Flores 8 years ago
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.
Željko Matuško 8 years ago
Put in front of ANY Slav vegetarian food , or in front of Bosniak "burek" without meat
Paolo Minguzzi 8 years ago
In Italian it's "Mamma" with a double "M". If you really want to stereotype us, at least do it properly.
Andy Popov 8 years ago
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...
Francois Cardinal 8 years ago
I am from Québec and I will be very pleased if someone ask me if I am from US instead of canada.
Tara Slater 8 years ago
Yeah well go be a part of their country then. We won't miss you.
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Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago
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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sunnyrei82 8 years ago
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... Mark Hinchcliffe 8 years ago
which is the f*****g point of the article...
Load More Replies... Scott Cohen 8 years ago
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... Calum Gethin-barkway 8 years ago
for british people, get them to make tea but make them put the milk in first. (Im British)
Adriana Coppage 4 years ago
and ask them: "so how do you speak Brazilian?
Load More Replies... Fiona Messenger 7 years ago
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
Weeping Willowz (WeepingWillowz) 7 years ago
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))
Weeping Willowz (WeepingWillowz) 7 years ago
“No one” was supposed to be NZ
Load More Replies... Marco Cruz 8 years ago
# 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
Lilith Kooks 8 years ago
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.
Ricardo Paredes 8 years ago
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.
Stefania Garlatti-Costa 8 years ago
I always break spaghetti in two and I'm Italian. We all do except know-it-all food bores (all of them men btw).
Diego Fildes-Torrijos 8 years ago
This was beyond stupid, stereotypical and obvious... I want 1 minute of my life back.
Yehudit Hannah Cohn 8 years ago
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.
Benny Sandico 8 years ago
Indonesians: let them eat with their left hand. They wash their butts with it
Paula Parsons 8 years ago
Nobody dare offend a muslim! They start a riot.
Load More Replies... Fernando Gómez Flores 8 years ago
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.
Željko Matuško 8 years ago
Put in front of ANY Slav vegetarian food , or in front of Bosniak "burek" without meat
Paolo Minguzzi 8 years ago
In Italian it's "Mamma" with a double "M". If you really want to stereotype us, at least do it properly.
Andy Popov 8 years ago
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...
Francois Cardinal 8 years ago
I am from Québec and I will be very pleased if someone ask me if I am from US instead of canada.
Tara Slater 8 years ago
Yeah well go be a part of their country then. We won't miss you.
Load More Replies... Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago
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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