People Are Sharing 40 Things That Are Completely Normal In Their Culture But Would Be Considered Weird Elsewhere

ah yes land of the free...

yes!

:( yes it is a truly horrid thing....however some random teen trying to argue that it means something else somewhere else so their swastika tshirt is not offensive is garbage.

I wish that it would be safer in all parts of the world.

You crazy sonofabitch, I'm in.

Not America, the US

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I'm from California and we do this too. It's considered extremely rude to cut off a car in a funeral procession. There is usually a 1st car and end car with signs that say funeral so ither drivers know

This is funny because in some countries those hours would only get you to the other side of the city, and in the UK and Ireland etc, it would get you across the country.

Oh gosh. Where I am in California a 3 or 4 hour round trip could just be a normal daily commute to and from work. That's because so many people can't afford to live in Los Angeles, but of course that is where the jobs are.

In the UK, people think that 100 miles is along distance. In the US, people think that 100 years is a long time.

I have to do a 45 minute journey in the UK today and I'm dreading it

This isn't just American/Aussie thing, although admittedly those countries are huge. In Finland it's not uncommon to have 4-10 hrs drive (one way) to visit summer house or relatives, because people move to southern parts of the country for work. Also people living in north might have 4-5 hr drive (again one way) to see a doctor or go to a hardware store. I believe same applies to Sweden and Norway because both are also long countries and most people live in the south. We don't drive for days to reach some other part of the country, but we really don't think 1 hour drive is a long one and 3-4 hours drive is something many of us does every week or so.

I'm from the U.K. and I am not sure that's as true as it once was. Most of the people I know would drive 3/4 hour round trip if it had purpose. Years ago people were more hesitant but with sporting events and music events being popular people do drive for things.

I mean, in Europe we don't do that because we have a working railway system, buses, and affordable cheap flights. Noone should have to drive 4 hours

People in Europe: I drove for 11 hours and went through 5 countries People in Ontario, Canada: I drove for 18 hours…I’m still in Ontario 😩

It's 3hrs to a major shopping centre, medical centre where I live in Aus.

My state is bigger than the UK.

But the UK/Europe/other countries that would think it’s an incredibly long distance to drive have amazing train systems that take half the time and are typically cheaper then driving. In Canada we do not have that in any way shape or form. Our only travel options are really drive or fly and flying is ridiculously expensive so drive it is.

I think I tap out at 15 hrs for a 4 day trip. Drove from Chicago to South Dakota and from Seattle to Salt Lake. Doing a 4 hour drive this weekend to camp-- without leaving the state!

In some state, like Florida & Texas, a 4-hour drive won't even get you out of the state.

Me, from Texas: 1 hour is L O N G? L I E S.

It took us almost a whole day just to drive out of Florida. We lived in the middle of the state pretty much and I still remember it was like a 5-hour drive to Miami

I drive an hour to work every day. Wish I didn't but that's what happens when you can only afford a home in a rural town where there is no jobs locally.

It is all in perspective! In some parts of the US, you can easily drive through 4 or more states in a single day. Out west in is more like 1 state per day. And then there is Texas!

The culture in the UK is not to waste our lives sat in a car!.

It's all relative. I lived on a small island in the West Pacific. 15 miles long and 4 miles wide. I would have my kids B-Day party at a beach up north and folks would complain that the drive was FAR. We're talking a 15 minute drive to go get free food and beer....LOL

*Laughs in Texan* lmao

I just did a 20.5 hour drive from Vancouver to Saskatoon. This is normal. Of course I spanned it over 3 days so as not to burn out on the road, but yes, normal.

I used to do two 8 hour trips in 1 year, but I’ve moved now and I don’t have to drive long distances anymore

In the countryside of the UK we are quite used to driving license Ng distances and round trips and generally nothing is close by so not all UK locations think an hour is a long distance for example the closest hospital to me is over an hour away same with major cities so alot of us country folk are use to somewhat long commutes especially for work opportunities etc London for example is 3-4 hours and I no many people who will make that commute daily for better career options

I drive 9 hrs one way to go to the next city. That’s only the top of Queensland, Australia.

This is why they don't understand why we have the type of cars and trucks vs the rest of the world.

It is quite common to take long road trips in Australia, especially for youths going to music festivals. If you have kids though, you often set a limit of how far you travel, say 3 or 4 hours (that's what my mum would set, though I don't have kids I don't think I would want to do more that 2 hrs with kids in the car!)

I used to drive 400 miles, one way, every month, to vacation house.

Travelled Australia. Got back to Denmark and I really appreciate the short distances we have to travel almost everywhere. It's such a waste of time and money to drive so much just to get from a to b.

I will drive 4 hours to a meeting spot where my sister or other family's will mert me

We ran up "several months worth of driving" in 8 days in Wales, 12018. Guy at the rental place didn't believe it when I told him that driving for three hours for a burger, another hour for a beer and then fours more hours to get home isn't uncommon for country-boys in western NSW, Australia.

In 4 hours you can drive all the way through Switzerland and still have a coffee break somewhere...

The first time I was ever outside the USA was maybe 6-7 years ago and at a stop in Scotland, we had set up an excursion to see a couple of castles. The guide said something like "just to warn you, it's a really long trip, maybe an hour and a half". We all just chuckled. I know people who commute for nearly that long every day for work (or at least they did pre-Covid).

I drive an hour to go to the nearest mall and it take 12 hours from where I am in Texas just to get out of it if I'm going anywhere other than Mexico. That only take 2 hours.

My family drove an hour one evening for a ropes course in a nearby city....and then we drove back a couple hours later. Didn't stay the night, or even for a meal. We count our distances in hours, not miles. I don't know how many miles it is to grandmas but its 4-5 hours. 16 hours to the ocean one way, 3.5 days the other way.

It is, though. (UK)

I knew my fellow Aussies would be leaping in here, flyin the flag (snag)! 😁

Common in Italy too to gift money, but then you're not expected to give any other present