17 &#8220;Culture Shocks&#8221; Encountered By This American Woman Who Moved To Spain

May 3 years ago

In many countries you pay a small sum. Here in Denmark you don't pay anything, but back home in Norway you do pay a small fee to see a doctor - hospital is free though, and many (but not all) medications

7points

Colm Corcoran 3 years ago

I wish. Although Ireland is nowhere near as bad as the USA in this regard, it's still expensive.

3points

Siss Larsen 3 years ago

Yep. And I am a Norwegian and live in Spain :-) But Spain is actually a tad better on health care

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Coffee Runner 3 years ago

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Dave P 3 years ago

they offer a barebones, you want real service you get private supplemental. 1/3 of Spanish citizens pay for that for a reason.

5points

Sensei 3 years ago

This is me every time at doctor's visit.

3points

Maurettis 3 years ago

And the rest of Europe

2points

Jo Choto 3 years ago

This is how industrialized nations function when they actually care about the populace.

2points

Alex Ribeiro 3 years ago

Just like in Brasil

2points

Pat Bond 3 years ago (edited)

Yep, love Spain\Catalonia. My prescription inhalers that cost £9.35 in the UK are €5 over the counter, stock up every time I go. Not to mention the culture, food and lifestyle are superb.

2points

Dilly Millandry 3 years ago

Definitely get a prepayment certificate as Becky mentions - it saves you a huge amount if you have regular repeat prescriptions!

11points

Becky Samuel 3 years ago

If you get more than one prescription item per month, it is cheaper to buy a prepayment certificate, which covers as many prescriptions as you need for a whole year and costs less than £110

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Got Myself 4 Dwarves 3 years ago

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Sinkvenice 3 years ago

This is an incredibly dumb question I know but what does co-pay mean, or does it literally just mean you pay a bit and someone else pays a bit?

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Jason ramirez 3 years ago

It's not dumb. In America just getting insurance is insane expensive. You can get it through your job if you work 30 or more weekly hours consistently for a company with over 50 employees. You get insurance and will have to pay a mo thly fee regardless if you use it. You will have a co pay when you go to doctor. It is usually $20 or more. Plus prescription cost. There are also deductibles for bigger things. It's expensive and you hope you don't have to go. Insurance companies basically run the show.

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𝕮𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖊 3 years ago

I honestly thought that when I was little that everywhere had health care that you have to pay for

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Amanda Hunter 3 years ago

So does the rest of Europe dear, it's called 'civilization'

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Spain has a lot to offer. From tapas and wine, to bullfighting flamenco, there's a lot to experience even outside the Mediterranean Beaches and stone castles.

"In general, Spain is a beautiful country overwhelmed by its rich history and culture," Morgan said. "The people, food, and traditions are unlike anything from any other country and it's been such an incredible experience so far."

In 2017, before the pandemic transformed the tourism industry, it was the second-most visited country in the world with 81.8 million international travelers, behind only France (86.9 million) but ahead of the US (75.9 million), China (60.7 million), and everyone else.

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May 3 years ago

Again - this is how the rest of the world does it. The US is the exception, not Spain

133points

Shashonie 3 years ago

And Canada. Canadians tip too.

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Theblackdeath757 3 years ago (edited)

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Bear Hall 3 years ago

And quite a few other countries around the world.

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Siss Larsen 3 years ago

That is not true considering Spain, as they are not paid a lot

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Coffee Runner 3 years ago

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

Welcome to the world outside the USA!

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Josias Sarquiz 3 years ago

Yeah, US tipping culture is weird

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Frederick Babb 3 years ago

Fair wages? She knows nothing about Spain. Service industry workers get minimum wages (1,050€ a month)

4points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

Exactly. Yes, we do not have a mandatory tax. But spanish people do not get a fair income. The minimum wgae barely allows you to pay rent and food.

7points

Jetto Scranda 3 years ago

Tips are optional. And that's how it should be.

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Chloe Ching 3 years ago

Yup this is how the rest of the world does it

3points

Anony Mouse 3 years ago

What an original point to make. It hasn't ever been made before. (Now tell us about bathroom stall gaps!)

3points

Adrian 3 years ago

You commonly tip for extra service, etc.

3points

Sinkvenice 3 years ago

I'll never get over the fact servers aren't paid minimum wage and rely on tips purely so they can remain an alive human being, it blows my mind that it's legal. I was on holiday in New York (around 2006 I think) and took my friend to a restaurant in Greenwich Village that I had been to a few times on previous trips and wanted him to try it. We weren't sure how much we were supposed to tip so we roughly worked out 20%, left extra just in case and left. We'd already walked about half a block away and had crossed the road when the waitress ran out of the restaurant and across the street to inform us we hadn't left her enough money for the tip. We were horrified! In our shock we foolishly gave her more money but good grief, is that behaviour accepted within the server industry? We were not impressed.

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Lazy Suzy 3 years ago

As an excuse waitress, it was great getting the big American tips though!

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May 3 years ago

Makes sense - it's too hot to work

47points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

Yes and no. Contrary to what the stereotype says many areas of spain, mainly in the north have a rainy and cold climate, not different from uk or the netherlands.

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François Carré 3 years ago

That might be because working people get REAL vacations, which is another of these civilized country's things...

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Coffee Runner 3 years ago

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troufaki13 3 years ago

Same in Greece

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Mimi La Souris 3 years ago

same in France, the ghost month ! :)

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De Gueb 3 years ago

This s more an small town thing. Where I live on the coast everything is open 7 days a week in summer

6points

May 3 years ago

Well yeah - that's where the tourist are.

5points

Red rockin lobster 3 years ago

In Italy, as well. I live in Milan and go to vacation the whole August

4points

Mar Nadal 3 years ago

I'm from Spain. This happens at the city also.

3points

chi-wei shen 3 years ago

The same nationwide 3-4 weeks closedown happens in Namibia and South Africa around Christmas starting about on 15 December, which is the hottest time of the year in the south.

3points

Sinkvenice 3 years ago

They do the same in France, I wonder which other European countries also do this.

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Jeffrey Diehl Premium 3 years ago

They all go to watch the Vuelta. France closes in July to watch the Tour d' France.

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Paul Beebe 3 years ago

UM...yeah. Most of Europe does this- It's hot as F*%k in August.

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ohjojo 3 years ago

I find that true of Italy too. You'll also find that true of the US Virgin Islands

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Frederick Babb 3 years ago

Some, not most. Again, research before talking

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"The one 'culture shock' that has probably impacted me the most is the late dinner schedule," Morgan said. "It's insane!"

"In the US, it's normal to have dinner around 5-7 pm. In Spain, they don't even think of eating until it's after 8 pm (and that's considered early). It definitely took some time, but I'd say I'm pretty much adapted now and don't have dinner until at least 9:30-10 pm."

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Colm Corcoran 3 years ago

Lunch tends to be bigger than dinner though in Spain

25points

Siss Larsen 3 years ago

Except in the summer, then they go out late for dinner

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Frederick Babb 3 years ago

And lunch at 2 pm

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Ozacoter 3 years ago

Or even later. My parents eat usually at 4pm

2points

MagicalUnicorn 3 years ago

i like to be in bed 9ish

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kim morris 3 years ago

I'm sound asleep at 10pm. I'd be screwed.

2points

Chloe Ching 3 years ago

I’d be in bed by then

2points

Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

I would absolutely hate that. That's my wind down time before I go to sleep. BTW, what time does school start in Spain?

2points

Rez Fidel 3 years ago

8-9.. but it is normal in southern europe that all the kids and parents dont go to bed early ..so bedtime is mostly around midnight. lived in greece once..same there. the late evening its like a third daytime for everbody.. awesome.

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François Carré 3 years ago

Not to forget that after that you'll go to los bares para drink a few cervezas until 2 AM ;-)

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chi-wei shen 3 years ago

Whenever I made a business trip to Spain (or Portugal) I scheduled my work in a way to have an excuse for not having dinner. Dinner at that time would be torturous to me.

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Víctor García 3 years ago

Just not. 22:00? More like 21:00 lol

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Lisa Pockat Bork 3 years ago

I would never be able to sleep if I ate that late.

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Isabella 3 years ago

It is the same in all civilised world.

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Soggy Crumpet 3 years ago

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T. D. Bostick 3 years ago

I'm starting to get the impression that Americans don't get out of the country much.

33points

LeeBreezy 3 years ago

much like everything here, getting out is a hassle

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May 3 years ago

Isn't that the case everywhere except the US?

22points

C. Wade 3 years ago

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that like everywhere but America?

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Sue Simmons 3 years ago

In every country but USA. I am a Brit who lived in USA 21 years. Never liked the tax added way you guys have it.

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T. D. Bostick 3 years ago

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IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago

America is the different one here. Spain is just being like the rest of the world.

9points

MagicalUnicorn 3 years ago

isn't same everywhere except 'murica?

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Josias Sarquiz 3 years ago

WHY in the U.S they don't include the taxes in the price?? Is that optional to pay the taxes?

4points

Pamela24 3 years ago

They say it's because there are various amounts of tax depending on the states. I still think they could solve this if they wanted to, but...you know...

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Frederick Babb 3 years ago

21% sales tax...don't forget to include all the facts

2points

Rosie McLeod 3 years ago

This is basically things that are the same everywhere but America

2points

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May 3 years ago

Imagine how she'll feel once she wanders into the nude section of the beach..

61points

De Gueb 3 years ago

Beach near my house is a nudist beach. I've saved a lot on swimwear over the last 20 years.

11points

Grant Barke 3 years ago

Ha ha, seen that in Spain.

2points

Catarina 3 years ago

Oh my God the horror...in Portugal we're used to having topless in normal beaches and some exclusivelly nude beaches.

1point

Karin Jansen 3 years ago

So, wait, what.. It's illegal to be topless for women, but not for men at beaches in the US? Now that's just sexist.

13points

AxleMunshine001 3 years ago

I want equality across the board!

4points

Jason ramirez 3 years ago

It is Karin. Sex is an industry here. What's worse is there are no restrictions on man boobs...

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LeeBreezy 3 years ago

also, i dont know if its correct, but most places in the us, it is legal for women to appear topless, but they choose not to because of "social norm" and junk

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

It's extremely legal to be topless at the beach in most Western European countries.

12points

Random Panda 3 years ago

Not just in the west, it's the same in most of Europe.

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Joan Zatorski 3 years ago

I lived in Switzerland for a year as a university student, with a young family. In general, Europeans mock the USA as puritanical about nudity & sexuality. Swimming nude, taking a sauna & sun-bathing as a family are all considered to be wholesome & healthy activities, totally separate from sex. The American preoccupation with sex is considered quite vulgar.

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Jason ramirez 3 years ago

You rock!

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François Carré 3 years ago

Many people in the world are not oddly afraid of their own titties, and Spaniards are one of them.

7points

Paul Beebe 3 years ago

Um...yeah. Because Europeans aren't immature, prudes when it comes to nudity...

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Fat Harry 3 years ago

It's not that topless bathing is banned in the UK, it's just generally too cold and wet to bother!

3points

Angelar 3 years ago

Is it really illegal in the USA? Why?

3points

cr0w_is_vibin 3 years ago

Because the government hear thinks that tits are evil/sar

3points

Piper Meadow 3 years ago

it's normal in Romania too

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Rissie 3 years ago

Legal? Girl...

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Currently, Morgan lives in Madrid, the capital and most populous city of Spain. In fact, it is the most popular choice among all American expats with over 11,500 calling it home.

That makes the capital one of the few places in the country where there are more Americans than Brits, which is quite something when you keep in mind that UK nationals outnumber US nationals in Spain by almost 7 to 1.

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François Carré 3 years ago

Spent a sleepless night like this in a bar in Madrid when I was young and broke, because I had to commute between two buses and had nowhere to sleep. Sat at a table in the corner with a big book, ordered a couple of drinks, then they gently ignored me for the rest of the night. I could witness that weird moment around 6-7 AM, when the smell of beer is replaced by the smell of coffee. Great memory.

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Mart Se 3 years ago

Rest of the europe also

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De Gueb 3 years ago

YEAAAAAA!! Paaaarty till you drop!!!

3points

Steven Meyer 3 years ago

And then the drunks try to stagger to work

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Víctor García 3 years ago

To work later? No man. No way

0points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

To the dismay of most people in the neighborhood who cant sleep because of the drunks in the streets. My parents district is a nightmare at night.

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Rez Fidel 3 years ago

häh? of course..

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Jetto Scranda 3 years ago (edited)

In most of the EU that I know of, it's usually closing time at 3 am during weekends, otherwise it's 11 pm or midnight.

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Denise Melek 3 years ago

Berlin? You can go there from midnight untill next noon

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Scagsy 3 years ago

Really? Surely word of the amazing Ibiza party scene has reached the U.S? Pacha, Es Paradis, Ku / Privilege and Amnesia? It was a phenomenon that started in the late seventies and is still going strong today. All nighters each and every one of them. This lady has led a sheltered life.

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Culture Shock

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51points

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May 3 years ago

We do that in Scandinavia too. Sometimes, if there's two teachers with the same first name, we'll use the last name instead, but without a prefix, so Thomas Berg, will just be called Berg.

23points

Nunya Bus 3 years ago

I'm not a teacher but I do work at a school and its the first I ever had in my career. Right off the bat I wanted the kids to call me by my first name only but I got a talk about respect which I think was stupid. Respect is conveyed in actions and tone. Not just a word or lack of a word. Trust me I can make calling a teacher Mr Smith or Mrs/Miss Smith sound very disrespectful. Addressing someone like that doesn't automatically convey respect. I at least got the compromise of Ms and my first name. I won't go by Mrs either. My marital status is irrelevant. Men don't have to worry about that nonsense.

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François Carré 3 years ago

In Spain there's no big trouble with being quite familiar speaking to teachers, bosses or even complete strangers. Only old / rich / conservative people want to be respected with formal manners. Besides, Spanish family names are often long and complicated and it's more simple to go with the first name.

3points

Frederick Babb 3 years ago

What's the problem?

2points

Mar Nadal 3 years ago

Well... What`s the problem?

2points

Josias Sarquiz 3 years ago

Yeah, it's their name.. What else you gonna call? The whole family name?

2points

Daria B 3 years ago

In Croatia, we used to just call them "teacher" or "professor". Pretty much like in Korea.

4points

Catarina 3 years ago

Some 1st graders call teacher's by their first name. Never liked when my kid did that...

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Ak artist 3 years ago

In America, or at least at catholic schools, you will get a demarit, detention, and in some cases, suspended.

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thEBOrdeSTpaNDA 3 years ago

I did that in my primary (elementary) school. Our uniform was optional as well. I live in London btw

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Daniel Krasimirov Hadzhiev Imamov 3 years ago

same i was honestly shcoked

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Culture Shock

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yeciye 3 years ago

Umm… I mean this might be true but I still won’t publicly admit that I know it.

15points

Hseed 3 years ago

And we beat the sh&t out of the log while singing a traditional song. We Catalans have a lot of strange traditions regarding kids, like castellers (or human towers like I've heard outside Catalonia), where kids (really brave ones) climb on top of 9-10 people high towers.

10points

Hseed 3 years ago

And when I said kids I mean 5 year old ones.

5points

- 3 years ago

I was in Girona for Sant Joan and was impressed by the castellers and kids playing with firecrackers and jumping over small fires. I thought, "Wow, these people don't over-protect their kids!"

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Kashna Ranee 3 years ago

It's incredible, I saw a child fall and break a man's nose 👃

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Mattewis88 3 years ago

Hanky the Christmas poo...

5points

De Gueb 3 years ago

The " caganer" is also a typical Catalan tradition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caganer even weirder. Caganer-61...7a3f9b.jpg

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yeciye 3 years ago

That’s one way to discourage people from eating too much during Holidays. Even I no longer want a muffin. Good job Spain.

2points

NsG 3 years ago

We may have to give her this one. Sorry Catalan, but this one is a *bit* weird.

3points

Dapper Turtle 3 years ago

"Caga tio" means "pooping uncle"

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Aedonia Nightsong 2 years ago

No, no it doesn't. "Tió" means log and the correct name of the tradition is "Tió de nadal" (log of Christmas). You make it poop to get the presents. Uncle in Catalan is "oncle".

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Martha Meyer 3 years ago

Haha!

2points

Barry Mckokiner 3 years ago

Oh, like a piñata.

1point

Upstaged75 3 years ago

A poop piñata. :)

2points

Zaphod 3 years ago

🎶 Mr Hankey the Christmas poop🎄💩🎵

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Greg B 3 years ago

What in the actual f**k????

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However, just because the two places are different, doesn't mean one of them is better than the other. "There are lots of things I miss about the US," Morgan said. "But there's also lots of things I don't miss."

"Regardless, it's where I'm from and it will always be my home and I'm grateful for that. I'm just fortunate enough that now I have the opportunity to experience a completely different world and am able to call Spain home as well."

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48points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

You can't do that if it's "part of an offer", but yeah single cans are sold in Greece too

32points

ojjunior 3 years ago

Pretty much anywhere in the world.

6points

Romenriel 3 years ago

We do this in Czechia, too. If a pack is sold only as whole, store marks it.

11points

Robert T 3 years ago

On many packs in the UK it will say "multipack, not to be sold separately". It is also likely to cause a problem at the checkout, as the item will have different bar code which may not be in the system.

7points

Daphne 3 years ago

Netherlands too

5points

Martha Meyer 3 years ago

Same in Germany.

4points

Péter Rózsahegyi 3 years ago

Same in Hungary. The only exceptions are the multipack milk desserts like yoghurts.

3points

Giovanni 3 years ago

If it has a barcode on it it can be sold separately.

3points

Invisible Potato 3 years ago

Some ithems are sold only as pack, and some are stored in pack but you can but only one, as if only thwre are bar code on single ithem

2points

Heather Pobicki 3 years ago

We sell individual cans lol

2points

Eric Mac Fadden 3 years ago

Why should I buy more than I would? US, you silly...

1point

Chancey 3 years ago

You can buy just one in the US. They already have them separated from the package.

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Culture Shock

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46points

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AxleMunshine001 3 years ago

It's a dying tradition though.

14points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

Yeah. You see it now mostly in small villages.

2points

Hseed 3 years ago

It's not about the siesta (this is a stereotype), but about the illogical tradition of working till 8.30, 9.30 pm. Or even 10. I would prefer to work till 5-6 pm. It makes much more sense. We don't need a 3-hour break for lunch. I hope this dies soon

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François Carré 3 years ago

I remember how I found out that it made sense when I tried to run errands, and it was 45°C in the streets. What really sucked was that my friends and I were desperately looking for a place to get some fresh water.

2points

Víctor García 3 years ago

Just go inside a bar and ask for a (free) glass of water. We never said no to this. And i a waiter

0points

Frederick Babb 3 years ago

Plan accordingly or go to the larger supermarkets that don't close during the day

1point

Mimi La Souris 3 years ago

Siesta !!!!!!! une bonne sieste, mon rêve (a good nap, my dream)

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Anony Mouse 3 years ago

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LeeBreezy 3 years ago

its shocking for the us, which is her main audience. these videos is to compare spain and the us. its not that she didnt do research, its just a comparison

3points

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yeciye 3 years ago (edited)

That’s a lot of grapes in a short time. Does the clock bell strike slower there? Or maybe the grapes are smaller.

9points

Roberto Alonso Lago 3 years ago

Most Spaniards watch the TV broadcast featuring the clock tower at Puerta del Sol in Madrid. Since this is the case, the machinery was indeed modified a few years ago to strike the bells a bit slower, but most of my life I've eaten the grapes at full speed and it's not that bad – actually, I'd say it's half the fun to see everyone doing their best squirrel impersonations with their mouths full of grapes. I find it hilarious.

19points

Albino 3 years ago

It's great fun. And the new year starts with a mouthful of food and nobody is able to speak for a minute or so. It's perfect.

5points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

Nah we just cocke while trying to finish them. I can do it easily if i dont start laughing.

4points

Luchian Alex 3 years ago

Come on man, thats 12 damned grapes. If thats too many, what the hell kind of small mouth do you even have?

0points

Hseed 3 years ago

This tradition started not so long ago, in 1910 or so when it happened to be a really good grape harvest and someone make people believe it was good luck to eat twelve grapes at New Year's Eve.

3points

Hseed 3 years ago

Someone *made

1point

Chloe Ching 3 years ago

Hm... I don’t think I can eat that much grapes in such a short time

2points

Sophie Leon 3 years ago

We do that in Mexico as well, each grape represents a wish for the new year :)

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Catarina 3 years ago (edited)

In Portugal is the same but we use raisins

0points

Iara Ra 3 years ago

We do the same in Brazil

0points

GramDB 3 years ago

Yeah! … It leads to diarrhea too!

0points

Ronnie Beaton 3 years ago

Wine counts as grapes, right?

0points

Nina Anthonijsz 3 years ago

Cute!

0points

greenbean 3 years ago

I thought those would be fermented grapes...

0points

#13

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38points

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yeciye 3 years ago

First a pooping log, now a defecating nativity figure. I just hope naughty kids are still getting only coal.

46points

Eric Mac Fadden 3 years ago

This thing of "getting coal" is a weird thing... I never got it

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François Carré 3 years ago

Traditional Spanish sense of humor and language are often surprisingly scatological. Many poop-related things, and naughty expressions like "Cago en Dios" that BP would probably censor if I tried to translate it here.

2points

Erik Lawrence 3 years ago

weird obsession with punishment.

1point

Catarina 3 years ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

0points

Maurettis 3 years ago

That was not a pooping log, that was a poop log

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Jetto Scranda 3 years ago

Yeah, we all hear about getting coal, but nobody ever gets it... at least that I know of... must be some old tradition dating back to the 1800s I guess.

0points

Grant Barke 3 years ago (edited)

That's why two of the kings bring frankincense, and myrrh.

3points

Barry Mckokiner 3 years ago

That is some weird $hit.

2points

GramDB 3 years ago

Oh good grief!

1point

AxleMunshine001 3 years ago

Traditional in Catalonia and Balearic Islands. It's a fertility symbol, nothing disrespectful.

1point

JenZu 3 years ago

Now I want to place these next to dog poop piles on the side of the road (where they are supposed to be picked up)

0points

Greg B 3 years ago

Europe is weird as f**k. I'll keep my tipping and my health insurance, you guys keep you shitting dolls and logs.

0points

Nina Anthonijsz 3 years ago

🤣

0points

Jetto Scranda 3 years ago

Wasn't there already a Caganer a vew points back?

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mac 3 years ago

I call BS.

0points

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35points

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Pamela24 3 years ago

Same all throughout Europe. And it's a good thing because the staff in pharmacies are people properly educated in the field and can talk to you about all the risks even the most common and basic medication has.

20points

Robert T 3 years ago

Taking Europe as a geographic region, in the UK many supermarkets sell simple medication on the shelves, with some limits on how much you can buy - paracetemol, ibuprofen, cold and allergy remedies. For stonger medication and prescription medication many large supermarkets have in-store pharmacies as well.

7points

Linda van der Pal 3 years ago

Not all of Europe. In the Netherlands you can also get painkillers (though nothing strong) and nose spray and the like at the supermarket.

3points

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

Not throughout Europe, though. In many countries you can buy medicines in supermarkets. In the Netherlands you have to go to a pharmacy to get prescription medicines.

2points

Greg B 3 years ago

What does that have to do with beaches?

0points

May 3 years ago

Nope - in Scandinavia you can non prescription meds at the supermarket

0points

Renita Fox 3 years ago

Being topless has nothing to do with medications here people.

7points

IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago

In Ireland and England you can buy paracetamol in Supermarkets.

3points

Jetto Scranda 3 years ago (edited)

How is this different from No. #6? Please stop with these stupid faces, omg.

1point

Awesome Rob 3 years ago

Why are 5 & 6 the same?

1point

GramDB 3 years ago

OH NO! Boobie burn! OUCH!

0points

Amanda Hunter 3 years ago

Not prudish like most in the USA.

0points

Péter Rózsahegyi 3 years ago

There was a great opening when Hungarian lawmakers allowed supermarkets, gas stations and the like to offer basic medications but nobody was interested so lots of stores stopped selling them.

0points

cr0w_is_vibin 3 years ago

I'd have a heart attack

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#15

Culture Shock

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Romenriel 3 years ago (edited)

Don't they bake similar dessert in the US, too? I think Cajuns do it on Mardi Gras.

21points

Guy MacGregor 3 years ago

Yeah it's from the french traditional "kings cake"

12points

Jason ramirez 3 years ago

Not really american tradition but regional. Cajun is kind if it's own thing. They have a culture, whereas most of America really doesn't.

0points

Amy Broderick Premium 3 years ago

King cake - there's a baby baked into it

0points

Scagsy 3 years ago

I guess this is similar to the UK tradition of hiding a silver sixpence in the christmas pudding. If you get it, it's good luck for you!

10points

DogMom 3 years ago

The French have a version of this too

5points

Becky Samuel 3 years ago

They call them 'feves'. They are made in little sets and they're super cute.

3points

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François Carré 3 years ago

We dot that in France too, with a pastry called "galette des rois" that is served on January 6th (which is "dia de los Reyes" when Spaniards traditionally offer presents BTW, rather than on Christmas, in memory of the 3 Magi who brought presents for newborn Jesus).

4points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

Its the same. The Roscon de reyes is served that day :)

2points

Dapper Turtle 3 years ago

In most countries, whoever gets the figure has to cook for the whole family

2points

Sophie Leon 3 years ago

We do that in Mexico as well, but the one who finds baby Jesus has to pay for the tamales on February 2

0points

Zaphod 3 years ago

In Nordic countries we put an almond in rice porridge.

0points

Arenite 3 years ago

This is not unusual. Brits do something similar, as do Americans.

0points

GramDB 3 years ago

Who gonna pay for all the broken teeth? OH yes free dental care too!

0points

The Scout 3 years ago

I think this might be problematic if tried in the US, as somebody biting on the figurine would probably sue...

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advice5cents 3 years ago

Everybody in New Orleans eats king cake during Mardi Gras season. The person who gets the baby is supposed to supply the next cake, and in some offices by "next cake" they mean tomorrow's. Some bakeries leave the baby on the side now to avoid liability.

0points

#16

Culture Shock

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May 3 years ago

In Norway we no longer celebrate Three kings night, but it's traditionally the last day it's acceptable to have Christmas decorations up.

26points

Romenriel 3 years ago (edited)

Same here in Czechia! But we still somewhat celebrate Three Wise Men, too. Traditionally, kids would go wassailing from house to house, giving people New Years blessing and getting gifts. These days they still do the blessings but they rise money for charity. (I guess kids get enough gifts anyway? Because we are one of the countries where gifts are given both for Christmas and St. Nick's Day.)

4points

Mitchell 3 years ago

Same for my Australian family, but because we follow the 12 days of Christmas.. All decorations are down by the 6th Jan, which is the 12th day after Christmas. No idea where this comes from, we aren’t religious so I don’t really understand why we celebrate Christmas at all.

2points

Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago

Same in the US!

1point

Karen Cooper 3 years ago

Same in the UK

1point

Chancey 3 years ago

I live in US and consider the 6th of Jan the end of Christmas season (Epiphany). We would never take our tree and decorations down before that.

5points

Beeps 3 years ago

Most of Europe get Epiphany off as a holiday. Just the UK for some reason doesn’t.

5points

L.A. Trefry 3 years ago

Ah, we have a new tradition in the US for January 6 where knuckle-dragging, brainwashed morons attempt to violently overthrow the government to install a dictator-wanna-be. I don't recommend it.

2points

IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago

My Brother lives in Spain and both his wives were Spanish and they thought it was great that my birthday was on January 6th as it is celebrated in Spain like Christmas. I live in Ireland and in Ireland and here the 6th on January is called "Woman;s Christmas". It's where the women of Ireland are allowed to have a rest day after all they did over Christmas and just let others in the family do everything for them. I just loved it as a child because growing up as a Catholic in Ireland I got the day off school as it was a Holy day and the Christmas holidays were extended to the 7th of January.

2points

chi-wei shen 3 years ago

In Austrian schools, the Three Kings Day is the last day of the Christmas holidays.

1point

Jason ramirez 3 years ago

It's weird because as a God fueled country, the U.S really glazes over religious holidays. We don't get anything off for Easter. Makes no sense.

0points

Arenite 3 years ago

Otherwise called Epiphany. January 6, every year. Where do you think the ‘12 Days of Christmas’ came from?

0points

Debbie 3 years ago

It's a dying tradition in my region (south of the Netherlands) too. I used to go door to door as a kid, me and 2 others, dressed as the three wise men and singing a song, and then getting candy.

0points

Mike Beck 3 years ago

Epiphany. The three wise men are not supposed to be displayed with the nativity until the day of Epiphany, the 13th day of Christmas, Jan 6th, the day they are supposed to have arrived.

0points

#17

Culture Shock

Final score:

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yeciye 3 years ago

Roscón de Reyes (the dessert with hidden things) was already a lottery.

9points

Kashna Ranee 3 years ago

I thought they were orphans not school children? Did they change it?

0points

Jill Wynne Peters 3 years ago

The husband and I spent 3 years stationed in Spain. A wonderful place. In our neighbors daughter and her school friends would invite themselves in and practice their English, theatre and gymnastics. I miss them.

0points

Rob Williams 3 years ago

And they don't have lotteries in the USA? That episode of Friends lied to me!

0points

zak 3 years ago (edited)

Did she really take 150 "shocked pikachu face" and confused selfies to make this? Seems like a total waste of time to me, but to each their own I guess.

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