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In this episode, Joseph Shaules and Ishita Ray explore cultural intuitions–the ability to “read the air” and interpret our environment. Research into intuitions–the feeling of knowing–helps us understand why developing new cultural intuitions is so challenging. We discuss the feel-good fallacy–the idea that having the right attitude is not enough to avoid cultural misunderstanding. Ishita recounts the “body shock” she experienced in France the first time she experienced a bise . . . a kiss on the cheek, and Yvonne van der Pol and Emre Seven share stories of the dilemmas they faced because of mismatched cultural intuitions.