Day 11 — Tell A Stranger Your Good Family Tradition

There are a lot of tradition in my family, (Hearing this, who dares to marry me?) One of the most interesting ones is that don’t lie in the bed before you take shower. It is more like a habit than a tradition but my family members all follow the rule.

Once you get up and leave the bed in the morning, change your cloth, and go out, even if you come back home, you don’t get into the bed without taking a bath or shower. The bed should be a “sacred” place. You can’t even sit on it with the clothes that you’ve worn outsides. Why? To keep it clean. This is a place for rest and sleep. Everything must be extremely clean.

My sister takes it more serious than I do. If I want to take a nap, I will take a quick shower and put on my pajama (or just forget about the shower part). She insists you can only lie or sit on it until you are going to sleep. It may sound strange or crazy for other people. My ex-boyfriend once thought it troublesome but then he took it. So next time, if you have chance to visit my house (who does?) DON’T SIT ON MY BED.

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