Travel, cultures & connections 🌍🤝
Hey everyone!
I thought it’d be nice to start a light conversation about travel and cross-cultural experiences.
Have you ever visited a place, met people from another culture, or learned something interesting about a different country?
It could be a trip, an online exchange, food, language, or even a small interaction that stayed with you.
Sharing experiences like this often helps us understand each other better and makes this space feel more connected. Feel free to reply to others too—let’s keep it kind and welcoming 🌱
@fancyWriting7274
I travelled to Poland.
The food was different.
The people were friendly, not as chatty as me maybe 😁
It was a beautiful place.
Warmer than my country 💚
I'm jelly. 😂 I want to see Poland. My mom's side of the family is Polish and I got to grow up with the culture just a little.
Can confirm that the food is definitely different. 😅 (I didn't grow up with much of it though).
@Torean
Visually it's beautiful.
I loved the scenery.
I will go back.
But food not for me, but hey, I'm.notba foodie, so that says nothing 😁 give me chicken nuggets and I'm so happy 😁
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I have many such experiences. I will share one. Durian is national fruit of Singaore. It is dreaded for its drastic smell. Kiosks sell peeled durian on streets. I was dreading to try it. But, I loved it. It was yummy. It seemed like mango to me.
@sociableDrum9946
It stinks, it's well loved in Thailand too ð¤ªð¤ª personally I could take it or leave it...
@fancyWriting7274
Back in 2010 after separating from my ex wife I didn't want to soak my sorrows in drink. I arranged a career break and went cycle touring through the Himachal Pradesh area of India, Leh to Manali highway, then flew on to Thailand. I met up with a cycling friend I raced and trained with locally who was living on Chiang Mai at the time, after a night out with him in couple of bars I returned to the hotel, but not for long, I went sleep walking, could barely speak any Thai, managed to purchase some cigarettes from a 7 Eleven, I've never smoked and made my way back to the bar. Fortunately my friend was following me, much to his amusement, he was well aware I had a habit of sleep walking he gently woke me and guided me back when started banging on the shutters at the bar :)
So, if you go to Bhutan, they cook everything with cheese. I enjoyed their food. It was tasty. Just that they don't cook spinach too much and my poor tummy couldn't digest that.
I come from a loud country. My first visit to the UK was interesting. People get offended if you are loud. They feel you are in their business. On a ferry, I stood up because I couldn't see. The ladies ahead of me were so taken aback that they stopped talking. On my last visit, n aged lady apologised for colonialism. I was taken aback but nonetheless it felt good. Someone from that country knows what their ancestors did.
In nordics, there is an interesting tradition of fika. I hope I remember the word correctly. They invite you for tea/coffee. That's their social custom. You can't refuse, they take offense.
I have many stories.