No matter what culture you’re from, we all share certain things in common as human beings. We all need to breathe, we all need to eat, we all need fluids, and we all produce waste. There’s not much too much to say about breathing – unless you’re visiting a city like Beijing or Hong Kong and you’re from a small town. And what traveler worth his/her salt hasn’t deeply pondered the incredible range of cultural differences in food and eating habits through their journeys? Last year, I took a month off work to realize my dream of travelling around Asia. While I hardly made a dent in my checklist of destinations, I enjoyed cultural experiences and adventures that I’ll cherish for a lifetime. One of the most interesting cultural foibles I encountered was the quirky cultural
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