31 Traditions We’re Not So Sure About
Is saving one turkey’s life really something to celebrate?
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Has the question, “How are you doing?” ever been answered by anything other than “fine"? Probably not. Since the phrase only ever results in awkward silences, maybe we should stop using it. More on that and 30 other weird and outdated customs we follow for no reason below…
![Can we stop labeling people who rarely leave the house? Introvert? Recluse? Hermit? They could have an online job and an active social life. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/2/6/814226.jpg)
![GRACKED COM Ironing our shirts. It's a waste of energy. It doesn't make clothes cleaner. It serves no purpose. It's a waste of time.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/3/1/814231.jpg)
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![There's absolutely no reason for many 9:00-5:00 jobs to be ONLY from 9:00-5:00. 9 10 8 11 7 12 6 5 1 4 2 3 9 10 8 11 7 12 6 5 1 2 4 3 There's nothing special about 9:00-5:00 that makes a person more productive than 10:00-6:00 or 12:00-8:00. GRAGKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/2/9/814229.jpg)
![CRACKED. COM WHY IS GETTING DRUNK SO normALIZeD in OUR CULTURE, AND WHY ARE non-DRINKERS OFTen тет WITH SUSPICION?](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/2/7/814227.jpg)
![WHY AREN'T MEN ALLOWED TO CARRY PURSES? THEY'RE BETTER THAN BULGING POCKETS AND VERY PRACTICAL, NO MATTER YOUR GENDER. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/2/8/814228.jpg)
![We're required to ask, How are you doing? The correct answer is, Fine, thanks. Describing how you're actually doing will result in awkward silence. If the answer is always the same, why bother to ask? CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/2/5/814225.jpg)
![GRAGKED.COM Prom Night! Why do we willingly spend hundreds of dollar on suits and dresses just to be in a crowd of awkward dancers?](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/2/3/814223.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM Why does the President take his oath of office on a Bible? It would be more logical if it were the US Constitution, the thing that he is promising to preserve, protect and defend.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/2/4/814224.jpg)
![Can we STOP with the hello air-kiss? Lean left? Right? One cheek? Two? CRACKED.COM IT'S AWKWARD AND EMBARRASSING.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/2/2/814222.jpg)
![BLESSING OR WISHING GOOD HEALTH TO SOMEONE WHO SNEEZES IS A UNIVERSAL CUSTOM. GESUNDHEIT! GOD TERVEYDEKSI! BLESS YOU! DOMINISTIKU! PROSIT! SALUT! WHY? DOES ANYONE REALLY BELIEVE THEY'RE WARDING OFF ILLNESS, OR DEMONS, OR WHAT? WE DON'T BLESS A PERSON WHO COUGHS, OR FARTS, OR THROWS UP ON THE CARPET. WHY DO WE DO IT IN RESPONSE TO THIS ONE UNCONTROLLABLE CRACKED.COM BODILY FUNCTION?](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/2/1/814221.jpg)
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American Customs That Make No Sense To The Rest Of The World
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American Customs That Make No Sense To The Rest Of The World
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American Customs That Make No Sense To The Rest Of The World
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American Customs That Make No Sense To The Rest Of The World
![As foreigners, we can't fathom why some Americans wear shoes indoors. Some of us even came to the conclusion that that either your streets are squeaky clean or your floors are filthy. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/1/814211.jpg)
American Customs That Make No Sense To The Rest Of The World
![Dear Americans, sandwich bread is supposed to be paired with jams, bacon or ham to bring out its flavor. It makes no sense for you to put fructose in every one of them to make your bread unnaturally sweet. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/5/814215.jpg)
American Customs That Make No Sense To The Rest Of The World
![ICY DRINKS are a strange concept to many outside the U.S.A Some claim it's the expense, others say it dilutes the beverage, but more than a few cubes in a drink is an American thing. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/0/814210.jpg)
American Customs That Make No Sense To The Rest Of The World
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![Men, stop rushing to open doors for women Even with the most innocent, chivalrous intentions, the gesture implies that women are weak and require the constant aid, protection, guidance and control of men. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/3/814203.jpg)
![Thailand GRACKED.COM Even the least traveled Americans these days know forks aren't a global utensil. However, in Thailand, you will get a fork... but it should only be used to push food onto the spoon. Sporks, as always, are an abomination.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/4/814204.jpg)
![The Public Proposal This really should be private! It puts unnecessary pressure on her to say 'yes' and the public to give a crap. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/3/814213.jpg)
![China CRACKED.COM Flipping the fish may sound like weird poker slang, but it's actually exactly what it sounds like, and it's considered bad luck in China. Much like a port-a-potty, everyone would prefer you leave it right-side-up, as delivered.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/2/814212.jpg)
![The Maasai GRACKED.COM For the Maasai people of Africa, cow's milk is a staple of their diet, as well as the cow's blood. Before you criticize it, remember how much Four Loko you drank in college and ask yourself which one is healthier.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/1/814201.jpg)
![GRACKED.COM How you doing? Can we stop asking this without expecting or wanting any real answer?](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/9/814209.jpg)
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![Indonesia CRACKED.COM The Toraja, a native culture in Indonesia, believe the soul of the dead stays in the body until the funeral. As to not leave the recently departed hungry, they continue to eat with the deceased corpse. Great sharers, though!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/8/814208.jpg)
![Why are we still voting on Tuesdays? It made sense when America was still an agrarian society, when farmers needed to take the weekend off VOTE to travel to their voting location. It's been over a ElectionSource 1-888-742-8037 - sectionsours.com Sex century. Get with the times, people. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/6/814216.jpg)
![CRACKED COM The Pardoning of the Thanksgiving Turkey. This is stupid. The president knows this is stupid. Everyone knows this is stupid. Why is this still a thing?](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/2/814202.jpg)
![It should be okay to open gifts by ourselves, alone, rather than do it all in front of people who gave them to us. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/5/814205.jpg)
![Why are tailgate parties a thing? A burger is better without the exhaust fumes. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/7/814207.jpg)