▲ 235 ▼ What habits or practies have you adopted from cultures besides your own? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by teamster@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 200 comments fedilink hide all child comments For example, I'm a white Jewish guy but I've adopted the Japanese practice of keeping dedicated house slippers at the front door.
[–] MentalDiscord@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) I am not Jewish, but I have adopted the practice of placing stones/pebbles on my parents' gravestone each time I visit. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptyother@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is that cleaned up or are there a pile there after a while? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalDiscord@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) It stays. It looks like a purposeful embellishment. For my own family's purpose, it acts as a physical record of me visiting often (because extended family is judgemental and believes that I am not visiting at all). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Pro tip, leave a whole pile of rocks, enough to last for years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emptyother@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is that cleaned up or are there a pile there after a while? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalDiscord@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) It stays. It looks like a purposeful embellishment. For my own family's purpose, it acts as a physical record of me visiting often (because extended family is judgemental and believes that I am not visiting at all). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Pro tip, leave a whole pile of rocks, enough to last for years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MentalDiscord@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) It stays. It looks like a purposeful embellishment. For my own family's purpose, it acts as a physical record of me visiting often (because extended family is judgemental and believes that I am not visiting at all). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Pro tip, leave a whole pile of rocks, enough to last for years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Pro tip, leave a whole pile of rocks, enough to last for years permalink fedilink source parent