She also says that she finds the Western custom of kissing repulsive.
Sometimes, however, they have been surprised to discover that Western customs were not quite what they had expected.
By the 20th century, they were adapting to Western customs, and those that came to Israel didn't bring too many things with them.
It is a Western custom for a newly married couple to exchange a kiss at the conclusion of their wedding ceremony.
All the Methodist churches have adopted the Western custom of women wearing hats to church.
Ms. Cooper says that in deference to Western custom, most festival events will last about two hours.
She helped preserve their culture in a time when government policy was to encourage Native Americans to adopt Western customs.
Most Japanese have had no wish blindly to imitate Western social customs and attitudes.
'One Western custom I find totally acceptable,' he said, touching his glass against the side of hers.
In Taiwan, some Western customs have mixed with the Chinese culture.