foreign customs theme
Someone exhibits bemusement, stress, surprise, amusement, offense, and so on over observing, being subjected to, or participating in customs, habits and institutions of a culture not their own.
22 total · 8 major · 14 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp3x10 | major | Evan and Janet Wallace found themselves in quite a pickle after losing Janet's elderly aunt's corpse while traveling in Tijuana. |
| columbo1971e2x04 | major | British culture was seen through the eyes of the American police detective Lt. Columbo. |
| columbo1971e5x04 | major | Columbo learned all about the practice of bullfighting while "vacationing" in Tijuana. The ex-matador Luis impressed upon Columbo, who expressed a certain distaste at the prospect of watching a bull being killed in sport, that bullfighting was an important part of his culture, and perhaps not so different from a prize fight or the hunting of a deer with a rifle. |
| ds92x07 | major | Jadzia and Kira expressed an assortment of reactions toward sexist Ferengi comments directed their way. One gathers that the comments were a normal part of Ferengi culture. |
| movie: The Lady Vanishes | major | It was a recurring theme that the central European inhabitants had customs that were peculiar to the various British ladies and gentlemen. |
| rbt1985e5x05 | major | The Martian invaders struggled to comprehend the customs and hedonistic culture of the residents of the idyllic American town where they had made landfall. |
| tng1x04 | major | The humans and Ligonians saw each other's peculiar foreign habits. |
| tos2x05 | major | Vulcan marriage customs seemed mighty peculiar to the humans, and most of all to Kirk who had to stake his life to save Spock. Also Spock getting into a heat was rather upsetting. |
| ahp1x29 | minor | Laurence observed that Dizar, a Muslim, did not drink alcohol and would prefer coffee. |
| bbf2x18 | minor | Sheridan learned Minbari eating rituals and vice versa. |