This is a cultural norm, a man is opening a door for a woman, even though he could have gone through the door first and not waited for her to walk through.
Language is a huge part of culture, it can be a factor that shapes culture the most with the use of spoken or written word. Most cultures have their own language as seen here when the name Katie is written in Mandarin Chinese.
Different cultures have different gestures for the same thought, or different meanings for the same hand gesture. In this case Angela, in our culture, is giving me the peace hand gesture to give me peace. In other cultures this same hand gesture mean very different things.
Chopsticks are associated with material culture. This eating utensil is generally used Asian cultures. This material of the Asian culture are not regularly used in other cultures.
Red lights in this society, and in this situation mean to stop, to not drive any further than the line blocking off the intersection. This is a sign that many other people may not know if they are not from this society or a society where they use this sign.
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