“You asked us to prepare three things that are strange or surprising about our culture to share with the group on Monday evening,” she said. “But I’ve thought a lot about it, and I can’t think of anything unusual or strange about where I come from.” “Why don’t you talk about putting your babies outside to nap on cold winter afternoons?” I suggested “Would someone think that is strange?” she asked me, sounding utterly shocked. “Don’t people do that in every country?”

