{"id":51278,"date":"2018-08-07T01:15:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T01:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-995-whats-rude-and-whats-not-how-to-make-culture-a-conversation-topic-in-english\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:47:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:47:31","slug":"aee-995-whats-rude-and-whats-not-how-to-make-culture-a-conversation-topic-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-995-whats-rude-and-whats-not-how-to-make-culture-a-conversation-topic-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 995: What’s Rude and What’s Not? How to Make Culture a Conversation Topic in English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are there things that people do that annoy you?<\/p>\n

Have you ever annoyed somebody without realizing why or what you did?<\/p>\n

Understanding what is considered to be rude across cultures can be quite confusing.<\/p>\n

This can vary significantly by culture and so you want to be aware of what is acceptable and what is not.<\/p>\n

We have a listener question about this topic, and you can likely relate. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Hi Lindsay and Michelle! <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Your podcast has been one of my favorites for more than two years. I\u2019m so amazed that you guys always find a lot of unique topics and point of view on each episode. Can\u2019t believe that the 1000th episode is almost there!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I have kind of a cultural question. I hear quite a few, at least for me, lip noises when listening to podcasts, not only AEE. I suppose they make the noise when they want to take a moment to show that they\u2019re thinking but still want to go on talking. In Japanese culture, it is seen as a rude habit to make lip noise when talking to someone. People could even feel offended when a speaker in front of you does that. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Is it completely okay to make lip noises when you want to pause in the middle of the conversation in American culture? I\u2019m super interested in the cultural differences.The noise l mentioned was, for example, the sound Michelle made around 13:55 on episode 966 when she said\u201dAnd the next one we\u2019re gonna do that can be positive or negative is, ah (noise) , \u2018my goodness!’\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Hope you can tell what I meant. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Have a good one!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ask Yourself If It\u2019s Really Rude Or Just Undesirable<\/strong><\/p>\n

So the question becomes if you think lip noises are rude?<\/span><\/p>\n

This may not be easy to classify into just one type of noise.<\/p>\n

The one in the example was likely more of a thinking noise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lip noises can be rude when they come from<\/span><\/p>\n