Culture Shock....if there was one thing about...

[Californiication]

....your country that would probably lead to surprise, uncertainly, confusion, or misunderstanding, due to being different from the mainstream of a majority of nations, what would that be?

In Californiication, that would be the absolute power of life and death wielded by street Judges in everyday life here over regular citizens.

[Saurisisia]

Easy: the fact that there are far more Non-Humans than Humans in Saurisia, the Non-Humans run the government, and that Humans are discriminated against.

[Maraque]

... that would probably lead to surprise, uncertainly, confusion, or misunderstanding, due to being different from the mainstream of a majority of nations, what would that be?

Tsvarchi is essentially the rebellious teenager of the world, causing surprise, uncertainty, confusion, and misunderstanding based on its very existence.

[Imeriata]

The strict social rules, the distase for what is different and new, the amount of skin most federal subjects consider mandatory to cover and the knowledge that their way of doing things are the best one are what could most likely what differ federal subjects from foreigners

[Old Beringia]

Because you're a foreigner and more than likely overweight you would be constantly ridiculed for it.

[Mount Shavano]

Do you consider keeping small dromaeosaurs as housepets shocking?

[Saurisisia]

Do you consider keeping small dromaeosaurs as housepets shocking?

Yes...

[Bajireyn]

The fact that non-humans outnumber humans about 10:1...

[The empire of dragons]

the absence of humans and other non-dragon races

[The BranRiech]

the fact that all crimes are punished by death

and that every Branriech war involves harshly devastating whole planets with nuclear warheads
there is no term "nuclear war" in the Branriech its just "war"

[Victorious Decepticons]

The fact that we see nothing morally wrong with raiding and most other forms of corruption whatsoever. We also have no problems with violence.

In fact, we actually think most of those things are good, and the correct type of behavior for a proper Decepticon.

(On the other hand, the fact that we really do NOT want to destroy all biolife "just fer" seems to shock everyone who has seen certain pieces of anti-Decepticon propaganda. We're not a bunch of genocidal maniacs, dammit! Of course, if we go to full-on war, we want to annihilate the enemy. We don't like to have to redo things.)

[Lazssia]

Do you find feeding young children various small amounts of deadly poisons so that they will develop a hardy immune system shocking?
Do you also find giving said children SMGs as "beginner weapons" shocking?

[Dagnia]

Children in their pre-teens voting and working. Future technology and common space travel alongside people with a clannish, almost medieval mindset. No government services except for the police.

[Sirkin Justicariate]

Modified super-soldiers raised from childhood, sincerely treated as separate but equal by the rest of the population.

Total internal freedom of information (including lack of censorship - both organized and peer-pressure-based!), self expression, and other civil liberties combined with very strict limits on questions of politics, health & hygiene, economics.

Very strict punishments for smoking, drinking and drug use outside of designated, sealed areas (which are rather expensive to rent!).

[Soviet Haaregrad]

Do you consider keeping small dromaeosaurs as housepets shocking?

Nope, in fact it's strangely familiar.

The breakdown of the traditional family, most citizens of the CISR grow up in residential schools.

[Ramsetia]

Uhhh...Dunno. Maybe the overbearing introversion and mechanical inclination of Ramset?

in FT it gets easier, what with all the biotech and forced flotilla life.

[Arumdaum]

How liberal and laid-back the laws are, how talkative people tend to be, how hyperactive everyone is, the loud music playing everywhere, etc.

And how many vegans and vegetarians there are.

Plus how optimistic and happy everyone is, also the long hair, the many colorful shades of it, and the many different styles, etc.

[The Kangaroo Republic]

Vegetarianism is compulsory in the FKR since 99% of the population are herbivores.
Also, the lenient drug laws can lead to quite a culture shock.

[Ostroeuropa]

Form 33B.


All government forms were merged into form 33B (Around 600 pages long) to make efficiency more attainable.
Our government is proud that all your needs are accounted for with a single form.
You will be shocked with joy!

[Sovereign Spirits]

That every community has its own set of rules, and no one tries to save you from yourself.

[Concordeia]

Our liberal sexual culture. Public sex and nudity are legal, although the extent of this depends mostly on local ordinances. Same sex marriage, polygamy, polyandry, and group marriage are all legal. Even things like incest, bestiality, necrophilia, and even limited pedophilia are legal (but regulated). The age of consent for protected penetrative sexual intercourse (both persons must use contraceptives) is 12, and there is no minimum age of consent for non-penetrative sexual activity, although law enforcement can intervene if coercion, force or violence are suspected. Child pornography is also legal (with regulations).

[Naurobia]

We don't really have any in Naurobia.

[Terra Mariana]

Probably the omnipresence of soldiers, policemen and the general abundance of firearms even though it's peacetime. Also, the degree of hospitality towards visitors, even though Marians are not exactly famous for enjoying outsiders. A visitor can be a black homosexual Jewish communist for all they care, but his status as an outsider means his presence is only a temporary burden, so as long as this individual behaves and keeps his depraved views to himself, he can expect to be treated just as anyone else.

Try to preach something Marians see as unacceptable, however, and you are assured to get a culture shock at just how intolerant human beings can be.

[Roedean]

Most people use public transport and don't drive cars.

[Conscentia]

No age discrimination: We have no 'age of consent' for anything. Instead you must pass a test that grants you rights to everything.
We have no concept of marriage, instead, the ultimate expression of love is having a child with someone.

Possibly some others.