Yeah, they certainly weren’t very eloquent in their original comment, that’s for sure. Your phrasing is much more sensible; all cultures have their own little things they do. It’s what makes learning about them so fascinating.

You stated something that another country was “wacky and idiotic”. Ethnocentrism, plain and simple. Might not be dripping with it, but don’t be silly.

Ethnocentric, much?