Best Cultural Quotes

"Seeing how we're so close to Thanksgiving, I thought it'd be great if we talked about a pair of Thanksgiving movies, you know, because it's kind of... religious."

"The music: atmospheric, slightly ethnic, and beautiful."

"So the architecture of the battle maps itself, the various buildings also reflect the different cultures."

"China is ironically a really good place to be doing comedy now."

"I think the Jewish people are very, very funny. I think there is something about the experiences that they have had generally as a culture that has refined their sense of humor down to a a rapier's point."

"Baba Yaga is a terrifying figure in Russian folklore."

"Yuri's Obsession wasn't even that strange to many people in the USSR as plenty of regular citizens had the same ideas."

"Passover is basically the celebration of when the Jews, the Israelis, were no longer slaves to the Egyptians. So it's not really just a Jewish thing, it's like a freedom thing."

"Nice as an Alberta steak, dim sum with family."

"Savannah: rich in Irish heritage, home to the largest St. Patrick's Day parade in the Southeast."

"Magical beliefs interwoven with religion and life."

"I really like the idea of a traditional Chinese legendary Pokémon."

"Our diversity isn't just geographic or cultural, it's in perspectives."

"Everybody takes from everybody else. And as long as you're not attacking that culture, take it and do something beautiful with it for the people that it's gonna benefit."

"He's Dutch and we know the Dutch to be honest."

"We remain committed to making the investments necessary to drive deeper and greater cultural impact."

"The one thing that will always be there... is to tell stories."

"An unstoppable force, a Venezuelan with food cannot be stopped."

"Matte cork is just one of those things that it's worth the hype I feel like every black girl should have it in her makeup stash."

"Bushido became not just the way of the samurai but the way of Japan."

"Hindu culture and human values informed all of us."

"The whole Texas handle of it comes from the indigenous, Cowboy, and Indian aspects."

"Halloween is one of the scariest times of the year."

"Do you know what I mean earlier? Say, normally, you as a Biafran, would you follow somebody like that as your leader? Would you?"

"China is well-known for its impressive feats of creativity and culture, but one art form you've probably never heard of before is Bian Lian."

"Perhaps this will be where you can actually go and grab some Beignets after the attraction or perhaps before."

"Cinco De Mayo became bigger in the US than in Mexico."

"I grew up with low self-esteem because I was raised by Asian parents."

"Anyone with an Indian Heritage will know what Alfonso mango season means."

"The Navajo, who have no legends of Bigfoot but do have legends of something else, call it 'yé'iitsoh' in their language, which translates to mean 'really monstrous'."

"Pentatonic scales are awesome. They are easy to use and you can use them in many ways. And they are present in a lot of cultures."

"When you find out American microwaves water to make tea: laughs in British."

"Dances with Wolves respectfully brought Native American stories to mainstream cinema like never before."

"Marvel was a cultural phenomenon that many of us loved and still want to love"

"Maybe all non-Americans should stay out of our business and stop trying to talk like us."

"Cultural appropriation is such a hot topic now, everybody wants things back."

"We lose all sense of rationality, Jamaican men and women"

"Sawasdee." It's a Thai greeting meaning "hello," derived from Sanskrit roots meaning "prosperity and good luck."

"It's like the white trash food of America. Oh okay, sounds promising."

"Everywhere around Mexico folks love tacos."

"The best Pakistani representation I have seen yet."

"Traditional Asian parents and mental health don't usually align."

"This is so cool; everything is literally from Turkey."

"Convoy Asian Cultural District: popular restaurant row."

"For me, this is like the Chinese version of cereal."

"Marriage is not always compulsory, not always recommended. Sometimes it's disliked, sometimes very neutral, sometimes haram."

"Blotting the blacks out of History included replacing African names of persons, places, and things with Arabic and European names."

"This korean obsession with adding cheese on basically everything... one of my favorite things about this country."

"Definitely the highlight for me today though, was that Muslim Yunnanese beef salad that aunty made."

"China is the greatest economic and cultural empire in the world."

"It's actually amazing, African architecture ornaments."

"I've honestly just been obsessed with the Japanese way of eating which is a little bit of everything and it's so good."

"The yo-yo of today was brought to the US by a Filipino immigrant in the 20s, Pedro Flores."

"Nashville, imagine just square dancing and then twerking."

"I hope you all had an amazing and blessed Ramadan."

"Everyone thinks Vikings are super cool, cool, and they want to dress up and paint their face and look like a badass."

"if you're born in the 90s you know the Vibes"

"All my UK followers or whatever, what's up bro?"

"We're gonna do face painting for kids, we're gonna have a jumper, we're gonna have free haircuts and we're gonna have agua Fresca's."

"The fifth thing that maybe that I'm on the cusp of, well, that you're on the cusp of, is being a real Jewish man."

"The Breakfast Club is one of those films that is a pop culture classic, an overall classic film that apparently everyone has seen but me."

"It's a delicacy in some countries."

"The only baker is Oley, yeah, that's an Indian name for the valley in which we live."

"Chicken parm is the unsung hero of our culture."

"Before 2002, being a Catholic priest was cool; now it's for those who love the Lord and his teachings."

"The Chinese don't really have much time to talk about the Vietnamese stealing their jobs."

"Bagels may be a New York staple, but bagels are a staple of London's East End."

"I could turn Jewish on the 1st of December each year and get the eight gifts."

"You seem like someone who's taken a lot of trips and has this very culturally rich background."

"Umaga is the Samoan meaning for the end."

"It’s so ingrained in their way of life that it transcends its mere medicinal value, psychoactive properties, and sanctity."

"He was a figure on the cultural landscape and a gigantic celebrity."

"Family Guy is the spirit of America, the spirit of what's old and what's new, the spirit of Massachusetts is the spirit of America, the spirit of the red, white, and blue."

"it's not so much to me about what team someone is on it's about the fact that i do know that especially a lot of mothers and daughters grew up watching that show"

"Are you with us Sitting Bull took the pipe put it to his lips and smoked it."

"The party was emblematic of the '90s cultural zeitgeist, where the lines between different artistic worlds blurred."

"Living in Asia it's easy to get pork belly everywhere."

"Blaxploitation is not what you most likely think it is."

"I've definitely tried to be an advocate of not trying to cook authentic you know I'm not gonna try to cook Karl's food from Spain his food is gonna taste like if he tried to cook his food in New York it's not going to taste the same not because you're not there"

"The Game of Thrones theme is one of the most recognizable cultural touchstones of the 21st century."

"Lithuanian women are celebrated for their natural beauty characterized by clear skin and minimal makeup."

"Global Village Dubai lets people experience cultures from 90 countries around the world all under one roof."

"Arguments about cultural dishes can get heated in relationships, but given pretty much every cultural dish is an adaptation or evolution of a previous dish, it seems silly to get worked up over it unless the person is claiming it's the original version."

"Even people who know nothing about Pokemon know what a Pikachu or a Charizard is."

"I was telling somebody earlier today, the biggest selling product that we have in Japan is Downy fabric softener. We didn't understand why it's so popular until customers said, 'This smells like America.'"

"you know when um in the Philippines that would usually kill an animal so either a whole a pig or a goat and then they would make all kinds of dishes with that same meat"

"It really is a wide swath of the world working in a street shop. It's not Paramount, but it could be a really good way to appreciate different cultures and different friend groups."

"That's incredible. He's never seen a quesadilla in his life. He's like, that's so ethnic."

"Good food deserves some good entertainment. I just started watching this new Netflix show. It's really good Chinese drama even rated really well in China called The Untamed."

"Culinary reform should be part of your cultural improvement program."

"I think the best reason to travel is for food and to experience the local culture."

"We're the first generation to actually have cooler music than anybody else."

"So it's worth noting that in order to move on further and to be respectful of the monastery, you need to change to make sure that you're covering your legs and everything."

"Malaysia is like the America of Southeast Asia."

"The war for the soul of America has long since been won by the cultural left."

"Act British think Yiddish uh sort of Be Clever but try to be CL classy about it."

"The 80s wasn't about a date on the calendar. It was about how we lived."

"For me, exploring a town like Civita is a cultural scavenger hunt."

"Nearly every culture has something like this, where it's basically something tasty wrapped up in a parcel of dough."

"So, the school had a lot of different kids from a lot of different backgrounds, and you know, if it was a Muslim holiday, the Muslim kids told us about it. You know, if it was like, yeah, sorry, if it was like some Islamic holiday, the Muslim kids would tell us about it."

"In African cultures, the elephant is a symbol of strength and power, honored for his endurance, mental ability, spirit of cooperation, and loyalty."

"...there's also like these rides that we don't have here in the US... more Bavarian traditional games."

"Blacks didn't get to Eastwood till after '69."

"...if it's a kilt it must be presented with a sporran. If there is no sporran it is not a kilt, it is a skirt, a man in a skirt."

"Now it's tradition on Food Wars to combine all of one country's exclusives together."

"True Burger is not just a culinary brand. True Burger is cultural."

"Living abroad is like that. You adapt your personality and manners of speech to fit the situation or the people that you're speaking with."

"Perhaps one of the biggest faux pas you can make is thinking that your C day ends when the sun goes down."

"It is El Dia de los Muertos, The Day of the Dead."

"The rudest people in Europe are the Germans."

"Beef stroganoff remains a timeless favorite, bridging continents and generations with its rich creamy goodness."

"This is like America's first anime. It's a cartoon, nice!"

"The significance of the Indian peacock extends beyond its visual appeal."

"The Acropolis museum is ranked one of the world's best museums."

"...this is the most Japanese game I can ever imagine."

"This is perhaps the greatest event in Jewish life for thousands of years."

"You know, I'm sorry if I offended your family and your culture. I would like to really work through this."

"I'm just happy I'll be able to celebrate Lunar New Year with all of you."

"The next one's almost polar opposite, his name Lars, so really really short which is very popular in Scandinavian and it means crowned with laurel so literally like a laurel wreath around your head which is very Scandinavian but also very ancient Greek as well."

"Myth is an account of cosmic and cultural beginnings... it underpins the institutions that ensure the survival and well-being of society."

"The best food in the world is made in Paris."

"Love Indonesian people. I really do."

"Juneteenth is that bridge. It's our responsibility."

"Best fun I've ever had in my life, is it a global thing or is this just an English thing?"

"That's its feet, okay so in modern Japan it is often actually a symbol of good business and Hospitality to have statues of them in a little hat holding a sack of money a bottle of sake and they're they're testes on full display."

"Yeah, this is a very like zeitgeisty I guess conversation."

"I feel like you post a lot of Sagittarian themed things so even if you say you don't travel a lot but you're from a different place than this person well you still post um you know maybe cultural things."

"Black Panther, we was all in them theaters. We was them. We is the Wakandans."

"By the 1960s, the Scottish sporting events started using 'The Flower of Scotland,' and then the Northern Irish folks started using 'Danny Boy,' and the poor English are still stuck with 'God Save the Queen.' I guess we know this person's opinion on 'God Save the Queen.'"

"My goal in this life is to make sure my kids are eating good cultured food."

"You want Japanese food, you want Japanese people cooking it. Mexican food, you want Mexican people cooking it. If you want meth, you want white people cooking it."

"It's an Asian play on a banana split."

"The weeping angels are a horror icon for a very good reason and they're one of the few things from Doctor Who that's actually escaped the orbit of the show and become a global cultural icon"

"But more importantly, the world got the trilogy it truly deserves."

"It's impossible to imagine the world that we're in right now without the likes of the bookshops of the past. Bookshops and the people who run bookshops are an invaluable resource."

"The Sabbath is a cultural asset of importance, a release from the daily grind, a preserve of mental peace, and opportunity for self-disposition."

"I realize this might be difficult for someone like you. What the hell does that mean? Well, you did this come out like 2011, someone who likes a lot of stuff."

"Flood mythology: rich stories of epic floods and era-ending rainfall across diverse cultures and religions."

"It's systemic, it's cultural, it's personal."

"Hey, you know what they say, when in Rome."

"Oh chicken rice, it's like the national dish of Singapore."

"Lots of little souvenir stores you get things that are sort of these almost look native american inspired."

"When I eat a dish like this, I taste West Africa."

"Culture appropriation is intersectional."

"Appropriation is not appreciation. If the culture that you're copying isn't appreciating it, it's not appreciation."

"Pumpkin spice, women love pumpkin spice lattes."

"It's just a lot of gain so nobody come like the Africans then they come over to help like we the feathers over here, look how in the [ __ ] they gonna come help us when they Under The Same Spirit."

"Chicken and rice but it's like at home like Mexican bowls."

"Yeah, it feels very Jewish to me. All the way down to the mother being God."

"There's a reverence for breakbeats in the sense that they have a cultural lineage associated with them."

"China, looks like you eat noodles, they love durian there, actually, Japan, Japan."

"The sheer magnitude of how much the show has impacted us and the world is just mind-blowing."

"It's not one of those things that you gotta, like, you know, I gotta know your walk of life. You know, I may not want to meet you today. I may not want to shake your hand. But I do want to recognize you and say, 'I see you,' every time we see each other."

"The nod is basically the same as it is in the African-American culture. And it's a sense of, 'Hey, when I see you, I recognize your presence. I see you, I acknowledge you, and it's just kind of a check-in that we do with each other."

"Appealed to a wide Audience by drawing on various cultural symbols"

"I like she from Hungry, she always hungry."

"The music would be the same even without the interjection of the rude boys."

"It was an event, not just a music event. It was a cultural event."

"I had a good experience with the Korean people."

"Makeup served a symbolic function as well."

"Global relativism is the view that all truths are relative to societies or cultures."

"...which many people deem as their real classic."

"That's genius. You don't even take alcohol, but you're Zambian, and that's Zambian, and you just want to take something as you leave the building."

"Here we are, it's not even really the end of the 70s and this massive band that from 1969 to like 1975-76 were just so enormous selling millions of albums touring all across the world we're just done."

"This is going to bring a very typical south Louisiana flavor, very nice Cajun flavor to our sausage."

"I feel like her sense of humor is quite British."

"The Vietnamese women... are beautiful, they're smart, they're ambitious, they're hard-working, they're family-oriented."

"...the correct pronunciation of MikroTik. So MikroTik is a Latvian word and if you were actually Latvian you probably pronounce it 'me critique.'"

"To me, that is a cultural tragedy and to me is unacceptable."

"Hopefully with this haircut I could go and find a Filipino wife, huh?"

"Good art is good art in any culture."

"Our New Year is December 20th. That's when we recognize that a new year is beginning."

"If only we in the west could approach life in that carefree way."

"Eskimo kisses are very important as well."

"And that is the story of the NATO phonetic alphabet, which, like many of its predecessors, has had a significant cultural impact far beyond the military sphere."

"When I was younger, I was not very in touch with my Japanese culture. I was very Americanized."

"Wait for it, Muslim meal. No, Muslim meal, are you Korean?"

"Paris is Burning" - 1990 documentary

"You know what sort of person rides this bike? A real Aussie bloke, like a man."

"A trip down the nakasendo trail is a trip back in time."

"There's just something about sticky soy braised pork that melts the heart of every Asian I know."

"This is my Vietnamese lemongrass chicken rice bowl."

"Middle Eastern fragrances in general just last forever."

"We're starting to see the kind of complexity of the times in much more fine-grained way than we were ever possible before when we used to used to be very sort of clumsy ways of describing social cultural change."

"Emojis are these very simple characters that embed a huge amount of knowledge, much of it cultural."

"Is there anything more English than a Bakewell tart?"

"My four-year-old grandson welcome to me the other day granddad what's an erection I said go ahead grandmother sometime I forget how smart you black women though."

"The '60s aren't over. They're still going on."

"Raising an Asian kid here, you know, it's better for their mental health."

"Thomas is a very British show so having him go to America for a special and having America stylized and that Thomas aesthetic will be so cool."

"Coco is just one of those movies that you can't help but fall in love with, and if you've never seen Coco, you are missing out."

"Arcane has received widespread critical and fan acclaim since its release, solidifying its status as a true cultural phenomenon."

"Everything was going great until her baba suggested that she remove her veil."

"If anyone else is going to celebrate [blank], Cinco de Mayo might as well be us."

"What better way to celebrate Lunar New Year by watching 'To All the Boys I've Loved Before' while eating sushi."

"Space Invaders wasn't just an arcade hit but a Bonafide mainstream cultural phenomenon."

"Phineas and Ferb was a cultural juggernaut from the release of season one."

"Most loving interests I've ever had are from Finland."

"That's the most American thing you've ever said."

"It's one of those, it's for the culture."