Every Italian knows you're in trouble when an Italian mother is waiting for you at the table in that stance.
I got childhood-trauma goosebumps just writing this.
In France, if you're junior and you go into the office wearing brown shoes, they'll say "who do you think you are, Macron?!" because Macron did this when he was an intern at Rothschild, and French bankers do not forget sartorial faux pas.
Also Sri Lanka. Once a temple dedicates to goddess Paththini (literally a protector of feminine virtues) had to be closed because a girl child reached puberty inside the temple premises. Ridiculous. 🤦♀️🙄