Enjoy the twenty-fourth episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.
In this episode, we will uncover the well kept secrets behind seemingly ordinary aspects of daily life including:
Have you ever wondered which hand should be used to show respect in Mongolia?
Why is buffalo allowed to be eaten, but not cows in Nepal?
Are Polish people really unfriendly?
And which country consumes the most meat per capita?
[00:00:00] Hello everyone. This is Austin Bellino, the host of the educational podcast culture to grow, where you get to travel the world and learn about different cultures from the comfort of your home, maybe your car, or if you're half asleep, you're bad.
Hello everyone. This is your host, Austin Bellino, and I am thrilled to have you join me on this new adventure. In this episode, we will continue to uncover the well kept secrets behind seemingly ordinary aspects of daily life.
Have you ever wondered which hand should be used to show respect in Mongolia?
Why is buffalo allowed to be eaten, but not cows in Nepal?
Are Polish people really unfriendly?
[00:01:00] And which country consumes the most meat per capita?
Now, each speaker will provide you with a glimpse into global cultures, so I encourage you to listen with an open mind and heart, embracing the diversity of customs and practices that enrich our world.
First stop, Mongolia!
My name's Anudari, and I live in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Well, this kind of falls into the manners category, but when the Mongolian traditional anthem is played, everyone must rise and put their palm on their hearts to represent their love for the country. And... When you're receiving things, you always receive things with your right hand because it shows respect to the receiver. And if you're giving things, it respects, represents that you're respecting the person that you're giving something to.
[00:02:00] Hi, everyone. I'm Samyam, and I'm from Nepal. In Nepal, buffaloes are slaughtered each year, as an offering to the God, we, we usually slaughtered buffalos on Dussai. It's actually festival of, it's a, it's a festival where we celebrate, where we celebrate the victory of Lord, of Goddess Durga over my Saswar, who was a cruel demon who took the form of a buffalo.
So we regard buffalos as form of devil. You are actually allowed to eat buffalo, but not cows. Yeah, you can eat the buffalo. We eat buffalo as assigned to be more superior than the demon, and to sow the victory of Lord Durga over the demon.
Hello. My name is Alexandra, but everyone calls me Ola. I'm 19 years old and I come from Poland. So I think that, Polish people are, are commonly thought of as not very hospitable.
[00:03:00] And, I have my own experience when, I was doing this project, the Italian team came here, and we were doing the project with them, and they, when they were leaving, they said that they never expected that they were going to be hosted the way as we hosted them, and that they really never thought that Polish people were so hospitable.
Hello, I am Nicanor. I'm 17 years old and I'm a high school student from Argentina. A sizable percentage of our energy, I think it was about 40%, already comes from green, renewable sources or green sources, especially hydroelectric power is very big in Argentina. Argentina does have a very large campaign against the consumption of meat. Vegan activists are really big here in Argentina, mainly because we are the country that consumes the most meat per capita in the world.
And that brings us to the end of our journey through these remarkable places, including Mongolia, Nepal, Poland, and Argentina. I hope that you take with you this bite-sized knowledge from our guests.
[00:04:00] You never know when this newfound understanding of their cultures may come in handy during your future interactions.
Take care everyone, and buh bye.