30 Culture Shocks People Were Not Ready For When Traveling

Ah yes, the freshly caught gyros in Greece is the best 😅

Weeeell, not quite silence, it is a mega city after all, but yes a packed train in peak hour Tokyo (and that IS packed let me tell you) can be remarkably quiet

I spot a market opportunity for Uber Ambulance.

So is it 10k for 30 miles? (Asking silly from a country with universal health care)

Cost is depending on your state and local area, as well if you are have insurance or are low income. Where I live, it is free, they bill your insurance who must cover it in full, but if you do not have insurance, they cannot bill you for it.

$10,000 for me to go 100 miles to the closest burn center.

This so true. Ambulance rides earn first responders a fortune. But their firefighting responses are free.

My step dad was taken to the hospital in a helicopter and my mom and I (I was 8) could t afford to have us go so we drove 2 hours to meet him (around $50k+)

Yeah, but the alternative is pure socialism! 😜

Just saw this thread today, so a little late to comment perhaps... About 2 weeks ago I had to call an ambulance for my husband. They took him to the ER and when we got the bill a few days later it was 23 dollars for the ambulance and 42 dollars för the ER-visit. (We live in Sweden.)

But, in general, the ambulance company works with you in every way possible and sometimes forgive the bill altogether.

One of the worst things about this country.

A few years ago, I had a bad fall down porch stairs onto concrete and broke my pelvis in 3 places. I called 911 and when the ambulance arrived, they placed me on a gurney and wheeled it over to load me into the back but somehow they managed to steer it straight into my car and left a baseball-sized dent in the door! The dent is still there, as the car is 21 years old and I had enough troubles without having to hassle with the deductible and file claims with the ambulance company.

Is it ridiculously expensive? Yes. However, for people with true life-threatening issues, you are paying for the tech and items to save your life. So many people here call 911 for an ambulance when they just "don't feel good". Seriously. I'm all for people taking Uber if they are just sick and need to go to hospital, although, I understand Uber drivers may no like that.

In Australia it's about $1000. I passed out while pregnant and heard my partner and his brother talking about omg call an ambulance. I was semi awake when I shouted "NO WE CANT AFFORD ONE IM OK"

Healthcare, in general, in the US is not free. It's extremely expensive. Do not visit the US unless you have adequate health insurance.

OK, morons, I know how defensive the Brits are about the NHS. I'm a Brit and lived there. But there are aspects that are C**P, why people get BUPA!

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It's impossible to post a meaningful comment here. There are a bunch of morons downvoting everything. Healthcare in the US is expensive.

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Seems there's a raging mob of downvoters on this thread. Must be plants from the healthcare business, LOL!

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But at least the tax money are well spent on free refills.

You can almost hear the sound of thousands of graffiti enthusiasts packing their bags now.

Of course they know their rights! There's a whacking great sign telling them!

I love separating my trash, feels like I’m helping in some way

My wife and I went to Belize earlier this year. Beer (and maybe soft drinks also) came in glass bottles. You paid a deposit when you bought it, and got the deposit back when you returned the bottle. The bottles are returned to the bottling plant, where they are washed and re-used. That practice was common in the US decades ago.

In the UK we call them Lollipop ladies/men as the big sign they hold yup to stop traffic for the kids looks like a lollipop

NZ police only carry pepper spray and batons. They have tasers in a locked box in the car. I remember when a guy was threatening me with a machete on the street three police cars screamed up and three officers jumped out of each car with their their batons at the ready. They seemed a little disappointed I'd already talked the guy into sitting in his car and waiting for the police to arrive.

Yes, mandatory reusable bags. Much less plastic waste.

Elephants is a bit of a stretch. Everything else wanders wherever they want. You’ll have to watch out for cows wherever you go

When I was pregnant I once had to use one of those squatty hole toilets in Italy. The walls and the floor were nasty so I didnt want to touch anything but I could barely get back up again due to my huge belly 🙈

Probably the only time they are asked for consent.

Whaaaaat??? No! This one gets me. If I bring something to your house, it’s yours - that half packet of barbecue chips? Yours. Those 3 remaining beers in the 6-pack? Yours. That unopened box of chocolates? Yours (damn it)

People jump from moving buses and trains in several African countries...

You haven't lived until you've ridden a tuktuk through downtown Thailand open air on a 6-lane road with the driver cutting through 2 of those lanes to avoid the on-ramp onto an expressway that is above another expressway. True Story

That's about $37, for anyone who was wondering.

In the UK Lunch is referred to as 'dinner', except when it is referred to as 'Lunch', or 'luncheon'. Dinner is referred to as 'Tea', except when it is referred to as 'supper', or when it is called 'Dinner'. 'Tea', is dinner, except when it is drunk. Or when it is in the afternoon or cream (then it's scones, finger sandwiches, and cake). Sometimes Tea will be high, then it is is sandwiches, cold meats and scones.

You were shocked to see people sticking to traffic rules? What country do you come from?

Don’t have light to store milk? 🤔 I don’t get it

if you wrap it in bacon then you have yourself a Swanson

In Greece we go to the supermarket in sweats or leggings, but when we go shopping or for coffee we're dressed casually/relaxed but not overdressed. At least me and my friends.

Are you boasting about how quickly you found parking?

Or in Kiwi: "Yeah, nah."