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Hey Pandas, What’s A Tradition/Term You Realized Is Mostly Exclusive To Your Country?
Everyone and everyplace has their own unique traditions, like, in my case, braai-ing. What's one that you thought was widely known, only to find that others had no idea what you were talking about?
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#1
idk if its just Mexico but if we see a stray dog/cat we lure it in and adopt it
Final score:
4points
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#2
Fika
Final score:
3points
#3
Free refills in the U. S? I took it for granted for a while until I learned that other countries don’t do that. Also, the 4th of July for obvious reasons.
Final score:
3points
HistoryLover (Submission author) 3 years ago
To clarify, I didn’t think other countries celebrated the 4th of July; it’s just a cultural tradition that is exclusive to the U. S.
#4
It’s not just exclusive to my country, but my province. We’re the only province who calls hoodies bunnyhugs!
Final score:
2points
#5
On New Year's Eve, we wear all white, and walk down to the beach to give gifts to the ocean goddess (orixá) named Iemanjá. Even Catholics do this now. Then you jump seven waves and make seven requests. I'm not a follower of candomblé so I don't make requests of any orixá, but I would wear white, and bring the goddess a gift. Now I live in the US, so I just wear white, and I'm a parent, so I never make it to midnight
Final score:
2points
#6
Everything (except overpriced Gas Stations) being closed on sundays and all hollydays. (Germany)
Final score:
2points
#7
This isn't my country, but just growing up in a rural area. I was shocked to learn that bigger cities have multiple zip codes. Each town had its own, so I always thought it was the same everywhere. (Granted, these were REALLY small towns. Like 150 people small.)
Final score:
2points
#8
Making ‘oliebollen en appelflappen’ for Newyearseve in Holland. Learned that the hard way. We went on holiday to Germany and my mom didn’t pack anything to make them, saying: they will have it there. They didn’t. It sucked. Still remember that as the shittiest Newyears Eve ever.
Final score:
2points
#9
Prepare for the almighty Southern-isms: "Whatcamacallit" "Butter me sideways" "Hug you in the neck" "Y'all've" Bonus: Asking people how they are as a greeting, not a genuine question.
Final score:
1point
#10
Boxing Day in the UK
Final score:
1point
#11
Mass Shootings
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1point
#12
Tipping in the us, around the world it's less common usually because the workers actually get payed, here they don't.
Final score:
1point
#13
Halloween. It’s really just a holiday in the United States.
Final score:
0points
#14
Ireland, Northern and the Republic, as a guest you refuse the offer of a drink the first and second time offered. Third time you can accept. As a host you must offer and when denied wait a bit and offer again. Then the third time a while after that.
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0points
#15
Fireworks to celebrate an attempt to blow up the English parliament and burning an effigy of the guy who attempted it.
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0points
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