. The ways of your culture are familiar to you, often so deeply ingrained that they come naturally. Culture itself feels like home.
Just things we don't think about are thought about so much within different countries and cultures.
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Of course, a wink can mean different things in different societies.
Just depends on the culture and those norms.
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debris. Humans are born knowing how to blink; nobody has to teach us. On average, humans blink 15 to 20 times every minute.
Never really think about this because it's just something we always do subconsciously like breathing.
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The room for cooking (the kitchen) used to be separated from the room where people socialized (the living room or great room), as it was assumed that one person (the wife) would cook in the kitchen while another person (the husband) relaxed alone or with company in the living room.
These have been general societal norms but we are evolving and things are changing throughout time.
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home? For some people, home is a large, angular structure made of wood or brick, fixed on a permanent foundation of concrete, and rigged with systems to provide running water, electricity, and temperature control.
Home can just be opening a door (literally or not), or finding a way to help someone when they need it mentally. Shedding light on a person when they may be down.
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