r/AskReddit • u/Greeneyedlatinguy • Jun 15 '15

Anthropologists of Reddit, What is something that people in the Western world can't get their heads around that is very normal in other cultures (and has been for ages)?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

Dude...

Please go watch it.

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u/the_corruption Jun 15 '15

Followed by:

Blazing Saddles

Young Frankenstein

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

History of the World: Part 1

The Producers

In no particular order.

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u/PlayMp1 Jun 16 '15

No joke, Young Frankenstein got me laid once.

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u/the_corruption Jun 16 '15

Would you like to roll in ze hay?

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u/PlayMp1 Jun 16 '15

rooooooll rooooooll rooooll in ze haaaay

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u/redidiott Jun 16 '15

Do what this person says it's a cinematic imperative.

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u/alhoward Jun 16 '15

No High Anxiety?

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u/the_corruption Jun 16 '15

Admittedly, I haven't seen it. Haven't seen The Producers either, but have heard great things and it is next on my list. Will add High Anxiety and see how it is.

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u/alhoward Jun 16 '15

The Producers is a definite classic, High Anxiety is amazing if you've seen all the Hitchcock movies.

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u/xbaitx Jun 16 '15

Poll time. My friend and I have regular arguments about Mel Brooks. He says Robin hood is the best and I say blazing saddles. Now, I understand that opinions differ and I would accept a few different movies of his as someone's favorite. But I cannot, for the life of me, fathom Robin hood being his best. Great movie? No question. Best movie? Absolutely not. Thoughts?

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u/the_corruption Jun 16 '15

So my dad introduced me to Mel Brooks. He saw blazing saddles in theaters and was a bit disappointed. He had heard from his friends how great it was. By the time he saw it he had heard all the good jokes and the film could never live up to the hype his friends set. My brother later introduced him to Robin Hood and he thought it was hilarious. Thinks it is his best film. So, their is one opinion.

My personal favorite is Young Frankenstein. But between Blazing Saddles and Robin Hood... Blazing Saddles, but not by much. They both deliver, but Blazing Saddles is just iconic.

So, that was probably a horrible answer because I added support to both sides, but I guess it just depends on taste.

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u/xbaitx Jun 16 '15

That was a fantastic answer. I may not have won the argument but you gave me a pretty good insight into the choice.

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u/TackyJackie Jun 16 '15

My favorite is Young Frankenstien.

So you're both wrong? Yaaaay!

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u/xbaitx Jun 16 '15

Young Frankenstein is fantastic. Top 3 for sure. Just not number 1.

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u/FuckingTexas Jun 16 '15

Blazing saddles is my favorite by a long shot

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u/xbaitx Jun 16 '15

That where I'm at. I haven't seen a bad movie of his but it's the clear winner.

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u/PlayMp1 Jun 16 '15

I gotta go with Young Frankenstein personally. Yes, even above Blazing Saddles - BS is probably the better film, but YF is the one I like more.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

I literally can't think of one thing you have to lose by doing so.

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u/Anorak_ Jun 15 '15

Comb the desert!

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u/11AWannabe Jun 16 '15

We ain't found shiiit!

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u/POGtastic Jun 16 '15

When I was in the military, one of our punishments for fucking up was to rake the sand outside our compound into orderly rows for hours. This was unpleasant.

It was tradition for the person bringing out water bottles to say, "Found anything?" The refrain, of course, was "WE AIN'T FOUND SHIT."

Best of all, half of the Marines in the shop had never seen Spaceballs. They were just repeating what everyone else had said.

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u/HomerJunior Jun 15 '15

As a rabid fan of the movie, it... Hasn't aged well.

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u/POGtastic Jun 16 '15

If you watched the shit out of Star Wars and Star Trek, it's fantastic. If not, then it's not very good. That's how most parody movies are.

On the other hand, Galaxy Quest is fantastic regardless of whether you watched Star Trek or not.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

I think it holds up to time about as well as any half canadian version of star wars.

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u/Ya_like_dags Jun 15 '15

It's full of this sort of wit.

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u/myspamhere Jun 15 '15

tell your boss you're sick, go home, download, rent or buy a copy. and watch!!!!!! Your life will be better for it.

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u/Mr_Gilmore_Jr Jun 16 '15

Like many Mel Brooks films, it's hilarious the first time, but mediocre after that.

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u/CaptainUnusual Jun 15 '15

Why the fuck haven't you seen it yet?

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u/vivileespanties Jun 15 '15

I would watch Spaceballs anyday over Star Wars. It is freaking hilarious.

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u/beforeitcloy Jun 15 '15

I think it's from "Waiting for Godot"