You may have noticed that it's taken Geek Boy nine whole entries to actually travel anywhere to experience culture. Today, we find out why.
Despite this being a blog about interactions between different cultures, I actually haven't written too much about interactions. Part of this stems from the fact that I seriously haven't interacted with a whole lot of other cultures. Being the Geek Boy that I am, I mostly stay shut up in a room in my house. It's not entirely my fault, though, I swear.
Once again, I'm going to blame my parents. I've literally never had a passport until last August. The only reason I have a passport now is because my parents were too freaking cheap to buy them after the government increased the fees, so they rushed to get what they considered a discount. As a result of this, the only other country I've visited is Canada, and even my experiences there were hardly different at all from my experiences in America.
That's not to say I'm completely uncultured, however. If there's one thing I can thank my parents for in terms of culture, it's food. I've been to a ton of different restaurants ranging from Salvadorean to Russian. Not only that, my mom is an excellent cook who can replicate a dish after tasting it only a few times. Food is an important part of culture. Customs and beliefs surrounding food can tell you a lot about the culture from which the food originates, and for this experience I am grateful.
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