{"id":10859,"date":"2019-09-27T16:45:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T14:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10859"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:53","slug":"shocking-cultural-norms-from-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/09\/shocking-cultural-norms-from-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking Cultural Norms from Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A big part of traveling is to gasp at breathtaking sights, taste different kinds of cuisines, and admire traditions and customs. Each culture has its own set of rules that makes it unique. However, some countries have unbelievable, bizarre, and more shocking norms than others.<\/p>\n<p>So if you are planning to go to Croatia, Ireland, Lebanon, and the rest, then you had better watch the video to prepare yourself.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Unbelievable Shocking Cultural Norms from Around The World - Fact Point\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YlsWtHx1L9s?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Which cultural norm did you find the most shocking, and why?<\/li>\n<li>Have you visited any of the countries in the video? If so, did you observe or experience the said customs?<\/li>\n<li>Do you know other strange practices and traditions in any country? In Spain?<\/li>\n<li>What is a common misconception about the Spanish culture?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate A big part of traveling is to gasp at breathtaking sights, taste different kinds of cuisines, and admire traditions and customs. Each culture has its own set of rules that makes it unique. However, some countries have unbelievable, bizarre, and more shocking norms than others. 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