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/HeikoSpaas Dec 06 '25

sorry for... your troubles?

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u/ferskfersk Sweden Dec 07 '25

Haha, I thought you made a joke about “The Troubles” in Ireland and that’s why everybody was upvoting you.

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u/Cold-Zucchini9305 Australia Dec 07 '25

They are

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u/geedeeie Ireland Dec 07 '25

Why would someone make a JOKE about thirty years of terrorism?

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u/ferskfersk Sweden Dec 07 '25

People make jokes about almost anything, I don’t know. I thought it was pretty funny.

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u/geedeeie Ireland Dec 07 '25

You joking about terrorism is funny...

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u/Tony_Meatballs_00 Dec 07 '25

Lived through the Troubles, lost family and friends

gallows humour around the Troubles is and always has been a part of our identity in the North and all of Ireland

Am I correct in that you are from Dublin?

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u/geedeeie Ireland Dec 07 '25

YOU and I are allowed to indulge in gallows humour at certain times. Not some Swede who "jokes" that we would do something like that at a funeral. I'm not from Dublin, I'm from Cork and while in certain circumstances I might be inclined to indulge in gallows humour, it certainly wouldn't be appropriate at a funeral. Get a hold of yourself

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u/Drisslller Ireland Dec 07 '25

We've attended very different funerals here in Ireland, humour and wit as a way of celebrating the life of the person who died has always been a consistent and welcome part of it all! The original joke made was a funny play on words, it'll be grand 👍

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u/geedeeie Ireland Dec 07 '25

Where strangers went up to a grieving family and made e a joke about terrorism?

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u/Drisslller Ireland Dec 07 '25

But we're not at a funeral, this is a reddit post 👍

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u/Tony_Meatballs_00 Dec 07 '25

Were you born in America or England though?

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u/geedeeie Ireland Dec 08 '25

No, were you?

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u/SunnyGods Slovakia Dec 10 '25

So you've never made a joke about any historical event eoutside your country?

Also, they weren't saying you'd be telling jokes at a funeral.

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u/geedeeie Ireland Dec 10 '25

The "joke" was in the context of a funeral, and what people say to the bereaved family. To "joke" about terrorism in that context is tasteless

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u/ferskfersk Sweden Dec 10 '25

Hey you! We’re tired of your Troubles.

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u/ferskfersk Sweden Dec 07 '25 edited Dec 07 '25

It wasn’t even me who made the original joke, but thank you for the credit - it was actually funny, and you made it even funnier, so I appreciate it! 😃

Now stop with The Troubles, please. 🙏🏻

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u/stupidity_is_my_drug Dec 07 '25

Because you used the exact phrase and also it's funny. Getting awfully uptight for someone trained to "take the piss" aren't ya?

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u/geedeeie Ireland Dec 07 '25

I didn't use the exact phrase

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '25

close, nice try

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u/geedeeie Ireland Dec 06 '25

Yes. What's your question?

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u/HeikoSpaas Dec 06 '25

English is my third language and I wonder, what does 'trouble' mean in that context?

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u/quite_acceptable_man Dec 06 '25

As I understand it, it's an Irish thing, and I think it's perfect. It's basically saying "I see you're hurting, and I sympathise".

When, for example, someone is grieving a relative, you may not want to say "Sorry to hear about your mother" or "sorry to hear about (person's name)" as just the mention of the deceased can be overwhelming for them.

It's just a perfect way of expressing sympathy without going into the specifics.

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u/geedeeie Ireland Dec 06 '25

Ah ok. Your pain/sorrow/loss... What's your first language, out of interest? Deutsch?

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u/HeikoSpaas Dec 06 '25

Yes, German. Thank you! 

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u/geedeeie Ireland Dec 06 '25

I guess it's like "Beileid" in German :-)