Thanks for sharing your experience.

The world is full of different cultures and traditions that need to be respected since they define the nerve system of many modern societies. We have seen several deadly wars over the last few decades simply because some countries have tried to impose a way of life to many countries, which lead to a bath of blood. hence the importance to deal with the question of religions and tradition delicately and with as much care as possible.

Just to clarify things a bit, covering in Islam is a religious thing, not a tradition. Same as with Christianism and Judaism. But not covering your head don't give people the right to bully you according to the Islamic laws since men don't have the right to touch women, that's just people being bad because not everyone respects Islamic teachings in where you are living.

When people go abroad, it can be somewhat hard to assimilate to the culture at first, but in the end, it all about what you want to do in your life of course.

Thank you again for the wonderful post,