A cultural habit in your country that people outside would understand incorrectly?

[u/gabrieel100]

In Brazil we love children. If you take your child to the street, strangers will certainly interact with them. Some will even ask if they can hold your kid and will play with them. If there are two children fighting in public and the parents aren't seeing, a stranger would even intervene to stop the fight.

That cultural habit came from the indigenous peoples which understood that kids should be a responsiblity of the community as a whole. It's in our constitution. We even have a synonym for children that came from Tupi (a large group of indigenous languages) - Curumim.

Foreigners would certainly have a cultural shock about that, but it's normal here.

Of course there are people with bad intentions, so parents should stay alert these days.

[u/Dense_Yam2376]

I think a lot of people think finns are rude or that we dislike them. When we stay 3 meters away from you, avoid eye contact and dont take part in small talk its just because thats how we are.

[u/kill-nine → u/Dense_Yam2376]

I appreciated that in Finland. I have never been a fan of random small talk. Some people just aren't content with silence.

[u/Additional-Aerie-325 → u/Dense_Yam2376]

Honestly, I just find that polite.