My husband and I have been married almost a year now, and one thing I didn’t expect about being in an interracial/intercultural marriage is how many tiny “culture shocks” happen in everyday life 😂
Not even big dramatic things. Just random little moments where you suddenly realize:
“Oh wow… we grew up VERY differently.”
For us, one of the funniest has been time 😭
I’m African, and let’s just say… “being on time” has always been flexible in my world. Meanwhile this man wants to arrive at the airport 4 hours early like the plane is leaving without him personally 💀
At first we were both confused by each other, but over time we kind of found our middle ground. I’m less late now… and he’s slightly less aggressively early 😂
Food has been another one. We mostly let each other enjoy what we enjoy, but weekend cooking together has honestly become one of my favorite parts of marriage. He’s learned how to cook some of my favorite African dishes now, which still surprises me sometimes.
I’m curious:
For those in interracial/intercultural relationships, what’s been your funniest, weirdest, or most unexpected culture shock together?
Could be about:
I love hearing the tiny everyday things people have to learn about each other.
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