8 cultural differences - Bangladesh & Germany

Hey everyone! 

Today I want to present you 8 cultural differences I noticed while being in Bangladesh.

Here's the video about the topic:

1. Meal times: In Bangladesh I had breakfast at around 9 am (similar to Germany), lunch at 2 pm (almost like in Germany, we eat at around 12pm to 1 pm) and dinner at 9 pm! Super late for my German ass! We have dinner at 6 pm to 7 pm!

2. Eating with hands: Bangladeshi eat everything with their hands... meat, rice, sauce... everything!

3. Noisy eating: In Germany it's considered rude and disgusting but in Bangladesh it's totally normall to chew loudly and to make noises while eating.

4. They like to share food: Everyone will offer you food, will ask you whether you're hungry etc. 

5. Maids and boys: Every rich family has at least one maid who's responsible for cooking, cleaning and the rest of the household. My host family even had two drivers and two boys who took care of the plants, opened the front gate etc.

6. High context: They will never tell you directly what's on their mind and you have to talk about a special thing more than once, because they might say yes even if they won't do it.

7. Small talk: Especially as a foreigner people will talk to you about everything and nothing. Get used to it!

8. New Year: I talked about this in my last blogpost. While Germans celebrate New Year's Eve, Bangladeshi will celebrate the morning of the New Year. Not with fireworks but with food, music and singing.

 

Watch the video for more information! ♥

Thanks for watching and reading! 

Yours, Kanon ♥