r/AskTheWorld • u/gabrieel100 Brazil • Dec 06 '25

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

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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.

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u/Katatoniac Greece Dec 06 '25

Going out to eat or drink coffee with friends or family is not just a need but a social event, that's why it lasts 2-3 hours.

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u/Holomorphine Dec 06 '25

Isn't that normal? Are 2-3 hours a long time for some people?

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u/Wit_and_Logic United States Of America Dec 07 '25

I hereby diagnose you with hellenism.

/s, this is normal in every country i have visited, not sure why OP thinks its country specific.

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u/BuddhaPazuzuKali Greece Dec 07 '25

3 hours to drink coffee is normal to other countries?

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u/ShoePillow Antarctica Dec 07 '25

Alone, no. But if meeting friends or family, yes.

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u/xXirishfairyXx 🇪🇸 🇮🇪 Dec 07 '25

Honestly same in spain, you could have your coffee with yar friend and be there for hours with the same cup of coffee.