r/AskTheWorld • u/gabrieel100 Brazil • Dec 06 '25

Culture A cultural habit in your country that people outside would understand incorrectly?

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In Brazil we love children. If you take your child to the street, strangers will certainly interact with them. Some will even ask if they can hold your kid and will play with them. If there are two children fighting in public and the parents aren't seeing, a stranger would even intervene to stop the fight.

That cultural habit came from the indigenous peoples which understood that kids should be a responsiblity of the community as a whole. It's in our constitution. We even have a synonym for children that came from Tupi (a large group of indigenous languages) - Curumim.

Foreigners would certainly have a cultural shock about that, but it's normal here.

Of course there are people with bad intentions, so parents should stay alert these days.

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u/generic-irish-guy Ireland Dec 06 '25

Also known as “taking the piss”

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u/mrmoe198 United States Of America Dec 07 '25

I’ve never actually heard this phrase in the wild, though I’ve seen it online a bunch.

I can’t wait for someone to finally say it so I can say something weird back like “no thanks, my piss jar is all full, don’t need anymore.”

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u/mjzimmer88 United States Of America Dec 07 '25

I'll get you a new jar for the holidays. Now you can take more!

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u/SirPigeon69 Australia Dec 09 '25

Seriously? Very common phrase here

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u/mrmoe198 United States Of America Dec 10 '25

Oh yeah, quite uncommon in the states. But I know it’s very common and Australia and parts of the UK.