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Culture & CustomsFriday 5 June 2026

Instead of: "I don't understand your tradition"

Say: "I'm not familiar with that custom, could you tell me about it?"

The revised version is more respectful and shows genuine curiosity rather than implying the tradition is confusing or illogical.

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