Culture Clash
Cultures do not evolve identically. Even ones with similar backgrounds and languages have something they disagree about, and it just gets worse the more alien the two cultures are. Naturally, this has great potential for writers who want to introduce conflict to the plot, or just want to show off their worldbuilding skill.
Some tropes associated with Culture Clash:
Accidental Marriage
Arranged Marriage
Bizarre Alien Psychology
Bizarre Alien Sexes
Blue-and-Orange Morality
Crazy Cultural Comparison
Cross-Cultural Kerfluffle
Culture Justifies Anything
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Did Not Do the Bloody Research
Fee Fi Faux Pas
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