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Have you ever been abroad and encountered or been surprised by something you said or did? I have. This is the story of my culture no-no. By the way, I chose the eclectic group of colorful frames because it reminds me of all of us living in this world. We’re all of different sizes, shapes, and colors, but we’re all human beings!

Once upon a time, a group of us were at a Spanish speaking country out and about doing the touristy things. Someone in our group decided to go into a store to shop and I decided to stay outside and wait. We had been walking a lot and was a bit tired so I rested my back against a wall, bent one of my legs back from the knee, and rested it against the wall as well. I started getting a lot of strange looks from people and had no idea why. When I mentioned this to my group, they mentioned to me that, well let’s just say that to keep it family friendly, those looking at me strange thought I was selling something! I was shocked!

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