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This week we relay some quirky cultural difference you've encountered in your travels.

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Our producer John Hoult spent a year traveling around Asia with a big wooden spoon. He says it got people talking - and became a good luck charm. A traveling talisman. What about you? What good luck charm do you always carry with you to protect you on your travels? What do you take to break the ice with the locals? Tell us about your "wooden spoon," and the kind of reactions your got from your traveling talisman.

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