Tunisian culture, Tunisia, generosity, hospitality and cultural anecdote: what if cultural pride was not always the best way to describe our relationship with our culture?

In this new episode of Intercultural Surprises, I take you to Tunisia, where a brief and completely unexpected encounter with a Tunisian man on his lunch break profoundly changed the way I saw cultural pride.

As I was showing my then-partner’s French parents around Carthage, a complete stranger came over to welcome us to his country and, quite simply and completely free of charge, shared his favourite places, landscapes, local specialities and all the spots we absolutely had to discover. Then he got back into his car and drove away, as if nothing had happened.

This cultural anecdote made me reflect on a concept I eventually came to call cultural generosity: the desire to share what matters to us, not to prove that our culture is better than anyone else’s, but simply to make others feel welcome, bring them joy and create a connection.

From Tunisia to Colombia, from Mexico to Brittany, I share moments when sharing our food, traditions, favourite places or heritage becomes a genuine form of hospitality.

What if, sometimes, we replaced cultural pride with cultural generosity?

🇹🇳 Tunisian culture and hospitality
🌍 Intercultural encounters and travel
❤️ Cultural generosity and sharing
🍽️ Food, traditions and heritage
💬 Cultural pride, chauvinism and intercultural relations

An episode that invites us to reflect on the way we share our culture with Others… and perhaps makes you want to take your next foreign visitor to discover your own favourite little corner of the world.

Whether you like travelling comfortably, or are a backpacker, an expat/immigrant or an HR professional or simply passionate about international mobility, this podcast is for you and anyone who is curious about the world and its people!

Enjoy!

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