BUTCHER SHOP I have spent more than half of my life in the tropics. So this is not exactly a culture shock. But I have to be honest, this butcher shop by the side of the road almost made me go vegetarian. I have bought meat in quite a few countries but I’m just not used to see the skin and fur… and even less the hoof. You will probably not see the flies on the pictures but believe me, they were around. This reminds me in the Sahara when I was happy to see a cold room at a butcher shop until I realized there was no electricity and it did not work for years, probably. Traveling is about discovering new cultures. Culture shocks are probably part of the experience. Now, it is about were you set the slider. How much can you bear? Every culture is shocked by some others. In France (I'm Belgian) we eat snails, frogs, live oysters and raw meat. Disgusting? Probably. In Philippines, they eat Balut, an incubated egg in which there is an embryo. In Indonesia, it is common in some parts to eat dog...