Europe is Fucked
Europe is Fucked
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- rzu-rzu0
- on the surface it looks extremely disrespectful, but I sort of get it that in his culture men aren't allowed to touch women that are not relatives as backwards_niko
- as that seems. If it was a Japanese kid that went up and bowed and she grabbed him, we probably wouldn't have the same reaction._niko
- fair point, but he didnt bow or show anything else that would indicate some sort of courtesy, shaking a hand wouldnt hurtrzu-rzu
- I kind of have difficulties empathizing with cultures, where you are not allowed to shake a hand with someonerzu-rzu
- *with everyonerzu-rzu
- *everyone who has at least one hand :)rzu-rzu
- I'll shake both of yours, if it will make you happy!
niko's, too!Continuity - Islam = cancercrazyprick
- for sure rzu, he should have informed her before hand, or offered her some sort of verbal gratitude_niko
- but I also get the awkwardness of it, my culture's custom is to kiss twice on each cheek when we greet each other, men and women, and it's funny when I lean in_niko
- to kiss some wasp they get so uncomfortable and don't know what to do lol, my asian friends? forget about it._niko
- if I'm not a muslim, should I still take my shoes off when entering a mosque?rzu-rzu
- @niko
'my culture's custom is to kiss twice on each cheek'
Right, like many European cultures, including my own. But ... where is the line between culture andContinuity - ... religion? I would suggest this kid's objection to shaking his teacher's hand is purely religious in nature, not necessarily anything to do with culture as aContinuity
- ... secular construct. Does that make sense? I've barely started my first cup of coffee of the day, so I could be talking shit.Continuity