Sandals made from donated condoms in India, compensated dating in Japan, English stag nights in Eastern Europe – the world is as crazy as ever.World culture becomes increasingly homogenized with each passing year but there’s still enough diverse instances to prove that ancient anthropological truth best summarized by Obelix: these humans are crazy.Note: where sources are not listed the information is based on firsthand experience of the authors or we simply can’t be bothered tracking down the citation.And if you want more, check out the new another 101 world culture shocks1. When plastic mineral water bottles first appeared in India, largely popularised by the demand of travelers, locals asked for the empty bottles as they were considered useful items for storing liquids in the home.2. The word “Russia’ is synonymous with ‘sex’ in countries in the Arabic Gulf where thousands of prostitutes from Russia and the Ukraine are flown in every year to meet the clandestine needs of the oil-rich.Sources – https://www.esquire.com/the-side/blog/demascus081607 https://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=54763. Of the millions of condoms donated to India every year to help prevent the spread of HIV and halt the exploding population, more than half [alright we exaggerated but there is a cottage industry doing this –…