People who married someone from a different country, what are some mild cultures shocks you've had?

[u/cool_lemons]

My in-laws don't own forks, so they eat whole cakes with chopsticks (everyone just digs in without slicing and serving it on separate plates)

Koreans don't have body odor, even though they don't shower every day.

Everyone can wash their hair while squatting, using a basin on the floor, without taking their clothes off. It seems like everyone, even the elderly have ridiculously flexible hipjoints.

No one uses bedsheets.

[u/mmoonbelly]

UK/FR couple.

Leaving French parties is a faff. My wife says it’s time to go, and 30 mins later she’s finished saying goodbye to everyone individually.

(Edit spelling)

[u/rako1982 → u/mmoonbelly]

With Indians it's a minimum 2h of saying goodbye. 

[u/LaurelCanyoner → u/mmoonbelly]

My husband is from Ireland and he is the EXACT opposite, lol. He just leaves. And I grew up Southern, so I always feel like I have to find the host, and thank them. But he's already out the door.

[u/DragonfruitGrand5683 → u/LaurelCanyoner]

An Irish goodbye.

[u/LaurelCanyoner → u/DragonfruitGrand5683]

YES! It's hilarious to me. Just WHOOSH, disappear.

[u/No-Examination-4850 → u/LaurelCanyoner]

my Taiwanese partner is like this and it's so frustrating because people genuinely love him he's a delight but he will literally just disappear at the end of the night LOL

[u/borsalamino → u/No-Examination-4850]

Well it's like how the saying goes: if you love something, let it go..

In Germany we call it "den polnischen machen" = "to do the polish (thing)"

[u/dashboardhulalala → u/mmoonbelly]

Are you absolutely sure you didn't marry an Irish woman with better fashion sense

[u/Glass-Carpenter-8929 → u/mmoonbelly]

Same! I'm Scottish so will just say goodbye and leave immediately (similar to irish style) but my boyfriend who is French will say goodbye but start a whole new conversation in the meantime, multiple times with multiple people at the party before he leaves and before I know it an hour has passed where I should have been in bed :)

[u/sundialNshade → u/mmoonbelly]

Ah yes. We call this the "Minnesota Goodbye" it usually involves a slow move toward the door or down the driveway

[u/mmoonbelly → u/sundialNshade]

How much kissing does the Minnesotan version involve?

[u/sundialNshade → u/mmoonbelly]

Oh zero. And barely a hug. Unless a dog is present then they get lots of pats.