Apparently, British mothers and American mothers attended the same parenting sessions. About 95% agreement there. I would imagine there's a world-wide, multilingual, multicultural version of the list as well. My mother was a softie. My father was the disciplinarian, so when one of screwed up we always got "Wait till father gets home." You felt like a condemned prisoner awaiting execution. There was also "If you break your legs don't come running to me."
Mothers in Mexico have the same list in spanish and about being a prisoner awaiting sentence from my father also applied for me and my siblings
A young Arab asks his father: - What is this weird hat that we are wearing. Why, it's a chechia son, because in the desert it protects our heads from the fierce heat of the sun And what is this type of clothing that we are wearing ? It's a djbellah because in the desert it is very hot and it protects your body And what are these ugly shoes that we have on our feet? These are babouches which keep us from burning our feet when in the desert Tell me, papa? - Yes, my son?- Then, why the fuck are we living in Bradford?
