It’s Saturday afternoon.
Taking a moment to imagine how our everyday “normal” appears to the rest of the world offers a valuable chance to peel away the unconscious “labels of common sense” we’ve placed on ourselves and embrace a new perspective.
“I can’t believe that’s considered strange!”—Actions we perform daily without a second thought can be met with confusion or even laughter across the ocean.
This kind of reversal is the true joy of cross-cultural understanding.
In our globalized era, grasping these “global norms” that we think we know is more than just trivia; it’s a journey of self-discovery, allowing us to recognize the “transparent walls” of our own culture.
