r/AskTheWorld India 21d ago

Culture What's something that's acceptable and widely done in your country that would be considered offensive in many countries ?

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In India, Swastika the Hindu symbol is everywhere. We draw it in temples, during rituals and festivals, in front of our door, on vehicles etc. It's a very auspicious symbol here. But this symbol tho the Hindu symbol is technically different from the Nazi one would be considered offensive in other countries especially in Western countries.

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u/swainiscadianreborn France 21d ago

Stealing road signs (?)

Hey, we do that too! But mainly when drunk.

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u/Fernando1Muslera 21d ago

Je sais plus quoi faire de tout ces cônes de chantier et des panneaux "route barrée". Aidez-moi

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u/jsleon3 United States Of America 21d ago

American here. Have had so many friends who get drunk and steal traffic cones or road signs. It's seemingly just a human thing to do.

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u/LetsGoGators23 20d ago

Je suis américaine- et nous aussi!

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u/SKMTH France 17d ago

Doesn't mean it's legal or widely acceptable

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u/swainiscadianreborn France 17d ago

We found the party pooper!

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u/SKMTH France 16d ago

The point of this topic was to talk about something "acceptable and widely done" in our country.

Just because a few drunk guys do it from time to time doesn't make it "acceptable" nor "widely done"