What is the creepiest/weirdest thing that society accepts as a cultural norm?

1. Perhaps not the creepiest, but the strangeness by which our society accepts paparazzi as a legal form of stalking is beyond me.
   — Angela_Derose


2. Going in to work sick. People who do shift work often have no choice, but people with salaried jobs and pto will still go in to work sick because they don't want to appear lazy.
   — littlelivethings


3. Discussing pay/salary. People have an understanding that they shouldn't discuss it but why? I won't hate someone who makes more than me. I won't rob them. Their money is probably digitally in a bank or covering expenses anyway. The only thing that happens when people start discussing pay is people realize that the intern that just started is making $4000 more a year and you have to train them so you have a legitimate reason to be upset with your company. The only people that benefit from the normal person not discussing finances are the people running companies and paying employees.
   — Sirhc0001






4. The government spying and collecting data on us. I used to be a sticklier for privacy but over the years, I feel like I got fatigued and stopped caring. Even though I should really care.
   — ShiroiTora


5. Sexualizing little boys. Photos of little boys ogling a Hooters Girl's breasts is ok, but if it were a little girl staring at a guy in a speedo's package, it would be horrifying. Once at a concert, I saw a grown woman flash her breasts at a twelve year old boy, and everyone gave the boy high fives. If a man had flashed his junk at a twelve year old girl, he would have been beaten to death by the same crowd.
   — creepingjennie


6. Talking as a sign of politeness. If I don't greet every single person personally when I arrive at work, if I don't talk to my Uber driver enough, if I don't make small talk with so and so.... Then I am seen as rude. Sometimes I just don't feel like talking. Does not mean I don't respect you.
   — laptop20






7. Breast ironing. Not Western or a European society, but there are societies that accept it though.
   — UkraineRussianRebel


8. Expecting employees to travel in extremely hazardous conditions including when there's a travel advisory in effect. Actually lost my job this past weekend because of this. My road was completely covered in slush/snow and my boss basically told me I couldn't call in and she would see me in a few. Uhhhh, no.
   — lifeinthefastlane999