Create a phrase that delivers the desired confusion, curiosity, surprise.
Presenting the conveyed emotion: Grew up in the south. When I left for college, I was very confused why people were walking around with smudges on their foreheads for Ash Wednesday..
confusion, curiosity, surprise
Grew up in the south. When I left for college, I was very confused why people were walking around with smudges on their foreheads for Ash Wednesday.