I lived at the International House when I went to San Jose State University a few years ago and ended up being good friends with someone from another country. Anyways, neither one of us had a car, but his roommate did, so the 3 of us would go places together sometimes. Well, one time, I remember trying to sit in the front and calling "shotgun" and his response was "In my country, if you are a woman, you only sit in the front seat if you are the wife or a prostitute". I thought he was joking, but then I realized he was serious and yup that's what they do in his country. His roommate (an American) and I thought that was pretty crazy.....
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