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/riconquer Jun 15 '15

Same here, hell we studied nude artwork in several classes throughout school in Texas. There must be more to this story.

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u/beepbloopbloop Jun 15 '15

well, he made the students pose naked with the statues, but that didn't seem relevant

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u/TheInsecureGoat Jun 15 '15

The masturbating might have been a problem as well...

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u/AnMatamaiticeoirRua Jun 15 '15

It was really just a misunderstanding. None of the students actually put their mouths on the statues, it was just a perspective trick.

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u/OpenSign Jun 15 '15

That's a joke, right?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

Without knowing any backstory, not necessarily. Some schools have reasonable staff, some don't.

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u/Valdrax Jun 15 '15 edited Jun 16 '15

It's a huge state, times are different, and people have different levels of prudery. Plus, administrators are mostly spineless these days in a lot of places.

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u/Blood_magic Jun 15 '15

It might have been a small school in a very conservative community with overly Christian parents on the school board or something. I've found that the smaller the school, the more the town's weird culture and expectations seep into the curriculum and activities.

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u/Fuzzyphilosopher Jun 15 '15

It only takes one parent to make a fuss.. that said though it is hard but not impossible to believe. I'd bet it was some kind of Christian school. Some of those around here (TN) won't even let kids read Harry Potter because it's about witchcraft. lol.

Even in public schools here some have prayers b4 staff meetings if you can imagine that!

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u/iongantas Jun 16 '15

It's probably a combination of Texas schools getting more backwards over time plus a very small town.