PRESENT PERFECT USES

- For/Since (Easiest to do a timeline)

- Importance for present (Because I’ve… Because I haven’t…)

- Experiences

Traditions vocab

It is customary to….

People tend to…

Traditionally…

It’s a tradition to…

Usually…

According to xxx tradition…

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Throughout history, sex before marriage was usually considered taboo. Not so in Cambodia, where
members of the Kreung tribe have adopted a polyamorous, premarital lifestyle. Unmarried teen girls
can explore sex with multiple partners in a “love hut.” Parents build the shelters for their daughters
as a way to encourage empowerment, independence, and help them find their one true love. The
tiny houses aren’t just for sex. They also offer partners a quiet place to talk and get to know one
another.

Norway doesn’t win any points for subtlety when it comes to courtship, but their methods were very
Game of Thrones-ish, so we approve. When a girl became ready for marriage, her father would let
men know she was available by placing an empty sheath on her belt. If a suitor fancied her, he would
place a knife in the sheath, which would signal to others she was taken.

Irish travelers, the Romanichal (British travelers), and other “gypsy” groups recently became the
subject of the British documentary TV series Big Fat Gypsy Weddings. A courtship ritual known as
“grabbing” was revealed, in which young traveler girls are physically grabbed by the men that admire
them. “Strict rules stipulate girls aren’t allowed to approach boys, so it’s up to the males, aka the
‘grabbers,’ to tempt the girl away from her group of friends and try to get a kiss off her, even
sometimes going as far as twisting her arm.” Some traveler groups say grabbing doesn’t actually
exist.