| abstract | - Alice is being introduced to Bob, a recent arrival from the land of Tropestan. She offers to shake his hand, but instead of reciprocating, he gives her a puzzled look. When Alice asks him how people in Tropestan greet each other, Bob demonstrates... by spitting in her hair. Crazy Cultural Comparison is the trope when characters from a foreign culture compare (and contrast) their everyday habits and social rituals with the corresponding behavior of the host society. Unlike Culture Clash, this usually occurs in friendly situations and is mostly played for laughs. Errors in etiquette often occur by accident, since the outsiders are just acting "normally". The outsider is usually a Funny Foreigner from Cloudcuckooland or an Amusing Alien. Odd courtship customs or mating rituals are a popular topic, especially for otherworldly beings and their Bizarre Alien Biology. To qualify for this trope, the weird custom shown should have a corresponding "normal" version in the host culture (e.g., "How do you do in your country/realm/planet?"). Oftentimes, the "comparison" doesn't have to be made directly between two characters; it's enough for the outsider to simply do something "strange" and let the audience make the comparison themselves. This is a sister trope to Funny Foreigner, as a Funny Foreigner will often invoke a Crazy Cultural Comparison. On the other hand, it's entirely possible to have a Crazy Cultural Comparison with someone who just happens to be from a very different background. Also see Culture Clash and Foreign Queasine. A Fantastic Anthropologist will use this as a key source of humor. Compare and Contrast Blue and Orange Morality. Examples of Crazy Cultural Comparison include:
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