What things are taboo in in your country?

[PiercedPixie2]

Im not sure if ANYTHING is taboo in America anymore, we threw that out the window ^^

But one thing i noticed in England was how women wear Burkas and men wear Turbans quite commonly. I don't have a problem with it, but since America is 'terrorist' paranoid i cant imagine seeing someone wear one and not get s**t =/

* Discuss taboo thing in your country

* What do you think of the common taboos?  

[IvoryDoll]

Pixie, those are the Muslims and they aren't doing things right ;-;

They aren't suppose to wear Burkas [we don't call them those anymore, that word is oooooold, we call them Abaya(s)] their suppose to wear a head scarf and respectable clothing, since its all about blending in not standing out. We follow the whole 'When in Rome...'
Safe to say we'll avoid France's naked beaches. Though my grandmother went to take a look out of curiosity... Then snatched my granddad out of the way.

However here in Saudi, everyone wears Abaya and so you wear that instead of what I mentioned earlier. Oh and Abayas aren't necesarily coming over your head in a hunchback manner, the older generation wears those, very few younger girls.

Over here its taboo for men and women to mix un-needlessly. i.e: non-business related, non-family related.

But, no one follows the rules, and by no one I mean like.... 70% of the country. Just guesstimating though, could be more.  

[PiercedPixie2]

IvoryDoll

Pixie, those are the Muslims and they aren't doing things right ;-;

They aren't suppose to wear Burkas [we don't call them those anymore, that word is oooooold, we call them Abaya(s)] their suppose to wear a head scarf and respectable clothing, since its all about blending in not standing out. We follow the whole 'When in Rome...'
Safe to say we'll avoid France's naked beaches. Though my grandmother went to take a look out of curiosity... Then snatched my granddad out of the way.

However here in Saudi, everyone wears Abaya and so you wear that instead of what I mentioned earlier. Oh and Abayas aren't necesarily coming over your head in a hunchback manner, the older generation wears those, very few younger girls.

Over here its taboo for men and women to mix un-needlessly. i.e: non-business related, non-family related.

But, no one follows the rules, and by no one I mean like.... 70% of the country. Just guesstimating though, could be more.

Ohh thank you ^^
I did not know it had a name change x3

One day i would like to visit the U.A.E or Saudi Arabia, and i would wear an Abaya so i dont look so out of place >__>

I'd also like to go to India, but i have like 10 Sari's in my closet right now, so that would give me an excuse to wear them.. sweatdrop  

[IvoryDoll]

PiercedPixie2

IvoryDoll

Pixie, those are the Muslims and they aren't doing things right ;-;

They aren't suppose to wear Burkas [we don't call them those anymore, that word is oooooold, we call them Abaya(s)] their suppose to wear a head scarf and respectable clothing, since its all about blending in not standing out. We follow the whole 'When in Rome...'
Safe to say we'll avoid France's naked beaches. Though my grandmother went to take a look out of curiosity... Then snatched my granddad out of the way.

However here in Saudi, everyone wears Abaya and so you wear that instead of what I mentioned earlier. Oh and Abayas aren't necesarily coming over your head in a hunchback manner, the older generation wears those, very few younger girls.

Over here its taboo for men and women to mix un-needlessly. i.e: non-business related, non-family related.

But, no one follows the rules, and by no one I mean like.... 70% of the country. Just guesstimating though, could be more.

Ohh thank you ^^
I did not know it had a name change x3

One day i would like to visit the U.A.E or Saudi Arabia, and i would wear an Abaya so i dont look so out of place >__>

I'd also like to go to India, but i have like 10 Sari's in my closet right now, so that would give me an excuse to wear them.. sweatdrop

If you ever travel to the Middle East, the places I would recomend is the U.A.E, Lebanon (once everything is safe), Oman (beautiful beaches).

I personally think those are the best, and Saudi Arabia isn't open for tourists, but if you ever do come, I would recommend the red sea, a city called Jeddah, the people there are carefree and it has a lot of activities unlike other places, the nicest people too. [Though you'll have to switch your sleeping time if its normal, over there everything starts at around 10 PMish, and the shops stay open till 3 AMish.]

India is beautiful <3
I had proper Indian food two weeks ago, it was yummy but my stomach couldn't handle the strong spices, I'm used to light food. But it was still really yummy! They had this meat thing that looks hard, but just a small tap and it turns into... Mush?  

[delite delirium]

I'm not so sure about any Taboo in the netherlands. Away from the traditional dress of the men and women in the Zeeland area and the sea farmers, I haven't seen much else.

I was raised believing that the wind and the sea where alive, and they had a natural "force" or "spirit" that decided the fate of everyday- for those of you who are familiar with the term animism, thats what it is. Everything here seems to have a soul that is conscious and aware. You can pray to the sea to give you good fish for your family, as-well as rain for the crops and fog to "clean" out the clutter. The wind is something big here, my Grootmoeder Uma Fien always told me this:

"The wind is not there, but he is there.
He can not move a army, but he can make it easier to step into a certain direction.
If the wind causes damage, he does not think first.
The wind brings life and death, yet he never fights.
Everybody curses if the wind destroys, no one thanks the wind, but yet happily, the wind steps over the world, sings and whistles. He acts amist all the people that don't notice him dancing around. "

Means a lot more in Dutch than in English, but remember, the windmill doesn't care for the wind thats gone past, just the change its going through to process life.

These were atleast my family beliefs, I grew up on the edge of the sea in the deep deep traditions of the native Dutch seafarmers.  

[Miyalara]

The only thing that is truely taboo for America anymore is Mormons...Paganism/Wiccanism...and Homosexuality/Bisexuality/Pansexuality/Etc. Unfortunately, I'm Bi...so that rather sucks. I haven't told anyone but my few closest friends and most of us seem to share that trait. Those are the only things that I can tell are Taboo for Modern Day America. Although I am also the girl who dresses like a 1930's mobster so...I may be a little bit off. ((I make a convincing mobster too. ^^))  

[Verderbnis]

Everything related with obvious worshipping national socialism.

Unfortunately, the population is still right winged with a latency, lots of people still some up with " I don't want to sound like a nazi, BUT..." in discussions to actual topics like the lower social classes.

And that's were I deafen my ears, because a lame introduction doesn't camouflage right winged views.  

[horseluvrelisha]

PiercedPixie2

Im not sure if ANYTHING is taboo in America anymore, we threw that out the window ^^

Heh, that depends COMPLETELY on where you are in the U.S. On the contrary, I'm from Alabama, and everything is taboo there. Good old southern conservatives... stare Probably the absolute worst social offense you can commit there nowadays is homosexuality. neutral Sex is really a big issue, probably because of the concentration of religious people in that area. No public sexuality, "adult" stores are tucked away, etc.

And there are lots of things that are taboo in the U.S. that are perfectly fine in other places, especially Europe; teen drinking, prostitution, and certain drugs, to name a few.  

[DaisukeBabi]

Mm. I've always known of Ravens and black crows to be a bad omen in our country. Part of my isolation, back as a child, was due to me 'supposably' being followed by these birds.

But I'm sure that's not just in my country. They're a sign of the devil, bad luck, etc. etc. etc. to any and almost every country.  

[RubyLight]

In the USA, any alternative form of sexuality is taboo; so is prostitution, Islam, Paganism, those polygamist Mormons, underage drinking, and marajuanna. If I'm forgetting anything, just think about what a white, middle-class, Republican. Anything that clashes with that image is taboo. (Though we don't like to admit it. sweatdrop )  

[Daionii]

I honestly don't think anything is taboo over here in the UK. I mean, underrage drinking and all that is absolutely fine.
I had no idea that homosexuality/bisexuality/pansexuality was taboo in the US. For some reason I thought it'd be more laid back. Oh well, shows how much I know.
The only thing I can think of is wearing an England shirt in Wales XD Depending on where you are, you could get severely ignored.  

[PiercedPixie2]

Daionii

I honestly don't think anything is taboo over here in the UK. I mean, underrage drinking and all that is absolutely fine.
I had no idea that homosexuality/bisexuality/pansexuality was taboo in the US. For some reason I thought it'd be more laid back. Oh well, shows how much I know.
The only thing I can think of is wearing an England shirt in Wales XD Depending on where you are, you could get severely ignored.

That's a bit scary sweatdrop
I dont have an England shirt, just a Scotland shirt with the coat of arms x3  

[horseluvrelisha]

Daionii

I honestly don't think anything is taboo over here in the UK. I mean, underrage drinking and all that is absolutely fine.
I had no idea that homosexuality/bisexuality/pansexuality was taboo in the US. For some reason I thought it'd be more laid back. Oh well, shows how much I know.
The only thing I can think of is wearing an England shirt in Wales XD Depending on where you are, you could get severely ignored.

Lol. "Laid-back" is the definition of everything America hates. It's because our country is run by / mostly populated with stupid conservatives.

Hopefully it'll be better now that we have someone liberal in office 3nodding  

[RubyLight]

I hope so. It'll be alot of work, but I think Obama can do it. xd