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Originally Posted by ChotooMotoo
In my culture, when you sit down to the table, you're not supposed to eat until everyone is ready to eat together. When I went to Pakistan over Christmas, I had my breakfast, but I wasn't eating it. My FIL asked me "why aren't you eating" and I said "because you aren't eating, and I can't start eating until you start eating" he thought I was weird.
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That's in Muslim culture too ... that's how it is in my house but some people just aren't like that, even if XYZ behavior is a nuanced part of ABC culture, not everyone in that cultural or ethnic group know well enough to observe it, especially if its considered part of manners.