Local Customs Quotes

A man who goes into a country must comply with the ceremonies in use there.

I am a typical Telugu boy dominated by all the qualities of a Hyderabadi because I was born and brought up here.

When I was growing up in Texas, I didn't think there was anywhere else to live; that's how we're raised in Texas.

I grew up in Texas, and I think anybody who grows up in the Midwest or in the South, it's just a different way of life.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

Where I come from, dressing is a culture. When I go back home, I cannot dress bad. I cannot miss, or people will be like, 'What's going on with you, Serge? Did you lose your mind, or what?' That's the culture.

When you first arrive in India, you think, 'God, these Indians treat their servants so badly! How awful!' It's something in the air, and something about the way people are, that very few people hold out. I wasn't able to. Everybody goes local. You stop saying 'thank you' and things like that.

When I am at Rome, I fast on a Saturday; when I am at Milan, I do not. Follow the custom of the church where you are.

Wherever you grow up, you think of it as normal.

I spent nearly two years in a small village - perhaps seventy families. I've never worked harder or learned so much so fast in my life; as an anthropologist you are at work from when you open your eyes in the morning to when you close them at night.

The dolphin fishing that takes place in Taiji town is an ancient fishing practice deeply rooted in their culture and their practices and supports their livelihoods.

Small towns are sometimes like that; familiarity runs high, while regard for personal space is low, if nonexistent.

There are many different regions around the world, and each region has its own cultural acceptance and legal restrictions as well as different age ratings. There are always things that we're required to do in each different region, which may go counter to the idea that players around the world want the freedom to play whatever they want.

One learns to adapt to the land in which one lives.

I'm a real Kentish maid, you know.

One of India's major blessings is the rich store of experience and knowledge available in the rural and tribal areas.

When I'm in the U.K. - and I'm here more than people would think - I tend to keep a very low profile.

I've always played music. But you know, in eastern Kentucky, everybody plays music.

When I'm doing a store in a country, I always like to consider the concept of the country and the city.

In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.

The best way to travel abroad is to live with the locals.

I don't consider Mumbai-Delhi as India. The grass-rooted diversity of U.P.-Bihar is the real India.

I will be a missionary in a remote village at some point.

Essex is an amazing county, with its own set of rules. It's a completely different world.

I've always been sort of interested in the rural countryside. Things happen out there that are very strange to city dwellers.