20 Practices That Seem Absurd In Other Countries But Are Seen As Normal In Asian Countries

We all have our own customs, proclivities, outlook on life, and routines.

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• February 8, 2023

Have you been to Asia before? If you haven't, we're confident you'll encounter a lot of strange things when traveling to Asian nations.

It's easy to understand why. People from all over the world find a lot of things strange in Asia.

For instance, respect is important in Asia, and various individuals might find the distinctive Japanese cleaning method to be a little strange in some situations. In any case, they should be kept under observation to respect them and avoid making a fool of themselves in front of the Japanese.

One of the distinctive aspects of Japanese architecture is the use of special shoes in the restroom. Of course, many foreigners who are not accustomed to Japanese traditions might just forget to take off their toilet slippers.

The homeowner won't yell at a careless visitor, but this may lead to many jokes being aimed at him. Because toilet slippers in Japan are frequently marked with a distinctive "WC" emblem, it won't be possible to make a mistake.

Slippers aren't the only thing used to illustrate the Japanese preoccupation with spotless bathrooms. In many Japanese homes, the bathroom is a fully functional electrical cosmos.

To encourage the growth of toilets, the nation has even established a National Toilet Association. We've gathered 20 images from Asia that can surprise or perhaps mislead you.

1. Free onsen (hot spring) for the feet — anyone can let their feet rest here!

2. Contemplating, doing simple things

3. In the toilet of the Philip Morris factory in Korea

Have you checked your urine?

4. Morning stretch on West Lake

5. Officials, strange masked people, wads of money on trays

It looks like some kind of show, but it’s not like that at all. In fact, this is how methods of material incentives for the population look in China.

Thus awarded three people who helped the law enforcement agencies in exposing mafia structures. It is worth noting that the maximum reward for valuable information is the amount of 500 thousand yuan, and this is a very substantial amount, given the average cost of one yuan of almost 9.5 rubles.

Three whistleblowers were awarded at this event, two of whom received 200,000 yuan each, and the third received 100,000 yuan.

6. Coconuts in China ⁠?

7. Ears on top – Jomtien beach. Pattaya. Thailand

8. This is how Asian people connect with someone they love

9. Toilet slippers

Typically, these slippers are kept at the restroom’s door and must be worn each time you use the restroom. You must put on slippers before using the restroom; after using the restroom, remove the slippers and replace them.

Toilets in Japan are often designed to reduce the contact of body parts with the environment.

10. Game

This is a game show where people have to figure out if certain things in the room are real or made of chocolate. So don’t worry, his teeth are fine — as long as he doesn’t eat too much chocolate, of course.

11. Appliances in public places in Korea

Benches with heating. In Korea, the winter is much shorter than in Russia, but it is quite cold in winter. Koreans really hate the cold. From small towns, they began to install chairs at bus stops that warm up the priests. Sitting we warm up the priests and calmly wait for the bus. This is the same function as in the car butt-heater. This technology is slowly spreading throughout the cities.

12. I don’t think that’s a good idea

13. In the Chinese city of Guiyang, a unique waterfall was created on one of the skyscrapers Water falls down from a height of 108 meters

14. Eating Ice

15. Cherry Chips Lays

At the bottom you can still see the trendy taste of matcha grass.

16. A regular day in IKEA, Beijing

You no longer whisper in Ikea in fear of waking people up. If you are yet to venture to Ikea in Beijing you probably wouldn’t know that the show beds and sofas are filled with people sleeping. It’s utterly bizarre the first time and you feel the need to tread carefully and talk quietly.

17. Chinese delicacies?

18. Powerbank rental

In China, airports and hotels have these boxes. As it turned out, this is a power bank for rent. You scan the QR code, select the type of charging (iPhone, micro-USB, type-c), make a deposit of 99 yuan, and use it. It costs 1 yuan per hour or 10 yuan per day. 1 yuan = 9 rubles.

19. Oversized load

A man transports styrofoam to be recycled in Guangzhou. In 2016, China accepted about half of the world’s plastic scrap imports. Starting this year, China has banned the import of 24 types of solid waste, including several types of plastics.

20. Cedar ball, or Sakebayashi

A cedar ball is hung to let everyone know that a new batch of alcohol is finished.

As people who live in different parts of the world, we each have our own customs, proclivities, outlook on life, and routines. It makes sense that you are amazed by the bizarre things its residents say and do as a result.

There are several things that are primarily found in Asia, like the way they demonstrate respect by acting in certain ways when speaking. Share this post to enlighten someone today.

Maryjane