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#1

Saying "oop sorry" when: - you run into an inanimate object - you think there's a slight possibility you may have been in someone's way even a little - someone runs into you

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CG
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let me guess, you are a fellow Canadian, as well?

minnybri
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Came to say the same thing, haha. Not sure if province changes the phrasing at all, here we just say "sorry". And non-Canadians think it's because we're so nice, but it just means "whoops", we don't necessarily feel sorry.

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Gaius Blackmon
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

one time i said sorry and they were confused LIKE WHAT ?!?!?!

Sarah
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do that all the time lol but I'm American

Beelzebub
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Any other Australians do this?

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    #2

    Beans on toast is acceptable, as breakfast, lunch or at tea time.

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    HogHedge
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially with cheese on top. Even an egg.

    Kayla Ankar
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a fan of beans on toast but I love pineapple pizza

    RafCo (he/him/ele)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love beans on toast, especially without toast. But I'm not British

    Ziggyc
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mmmm..beans on toast with pepper

    Dolores Dendy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds good, baked beans, whole wheat bread and cheese on top! Delish!

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    #3

    I'm sure some people might find how we spell words that usually end with "or" weird. I live in Canada, and we go by the spelling of England when we write those words in English. Example: We spell words like colour or flavour with a U between the O and the R, whereas people living in the US spell it without the U. A lot of my gaming friends from the US find it weird when we talk on Discord, and I use spelling like that.

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    minnybri
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Brits don't find us weird. Some of the American spellings are extremely simplified, like donut for doughnut.

    Fenchurch
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a crafter, I got a stamp that said my favourite colour is rainbow.... Except when it arrived it said my favorite color is rainbow. Completely useless in most of the English speaking world. (It was made by a European company)

    Fred Bigox
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blame Noah Webster Americans. He took the extra letters i 1863

    Wuggerhumphden
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm British, we have the extra letters and I understand why Webster sought to get rid of them. We don't pronounce them and they really don't add anything. That said I really don't understand why people from the US seem so determined to add noise words to the language. 'based off of' instead of 'based on' is one example. 'of' seems to creep in to places where it's neither needed or wanted more and more. The one the really winds me up is 'go ahead and'. Adding this to a sentence is worthless and annoying.

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    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you “talk”, you don’t really “hear” the “U”, do you ?

    HogHedge
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, I believe it's ONLY the US where English words are spelled incorrectly. Words like colour and flavour have a u in them

    Freeasabird
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The letter H gets a bad rap in the US, every time I hear an American say 'erb' instead of herb it's like nails down a blackboard. Italian doesn't have a H sound (I think) so maybe they have taken it from them, but in English its herb with a 'h'.

    Colin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who immigrated from Northern Ireland to Canada I found it weird that Canada kept the spellings of certain words but then went full American with others. Took ages to not use sceptic, recognise, tyre etc.

    Stary_cat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Us aussies, Canadians and British favour our u’s so we are grammatically correct!

    PolymathNecromancer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really LOVE the spellings where e or a in the U.S. will actually be oe or ae everywhere else, like anaesthetic, manoeuvre, foetus, encyclopaedia, and ESPECIALLY FOECES! Foeces beats feces ANY DAY

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    #4

    We became close to a woman from Belarus and she found it odd we would have hamburgers for dinner. In Belarus, hamburgers are a "snack."

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    Heather Resatz
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think every country should adopt this way of thinking about burgers

    Hannah M
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The thing is, given the size of mcdonalds hamburgers these days, it may as well be

    Colin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad's rule: if you don't need a knife and fork it isn't a meal.

    #5

    Maintain lots of personal space, even pre-pandemic. It's already been mentioned that Canadians say "sorry" a lot, I think that other countries think we're so polite because we say it when we bump into or brush against someone else--when we feel like we're in each others' personal space. We just have so much space in general we've gotten used to not having to crowd together, and it's unnerving in other countries when people press much closer--to fit in public transport, for example. This means that we're likely to defer to anyone being more pushy. If a Canadian arrives at a door at the same time as you they're likely to let you go first to avoid getting too close, and both parties may consider that politeness. And...Canadians don't really deserve the "nice" reputation. We want to avoid conflict, but we can be incredibly judgemental behind your back. In regards to the US, for example, there's a line that goas something like "Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well-informed about the United States".

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    Leo Domitrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grew upon the border. If they didn't realize I came from the US side, would talk awful sh*t. Meanwhile, in the US, everyone was always, "Oh, Canada, it's such a lovely place, every person there is nice!" I have fam in Canada. I have fam in the US. I have fam in other places. Believe me, Canadians can be judgy AF, as if their own poo has no odor.

    Spring Moore
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We do this in Ohio also. Maybe a Canadian/Midwest US thing? "Ope, sorry!"

    Celena Camps
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a canadian i always think we are seen as polite and nice to a point .. but when weve had enough watch out. We will definitely stand up for what is imp to us,

    #6

    “I’ts June! Time to go outside!” - coat -hat -scarf -gloves -snow boots -another hat -bigger coat “Okay i amready now, lmao it’s warmer than it usually is”

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    Stary_cat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its June in australia time to leave the house in a singlet shorts and thongs!

    Lainey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the same in every country, June is that kind of month :) . But seeing the Christmas photos of my family in Sydney, Australia that's painful to watch. They are ALWAYS by the pool, in swim suits they eat their festive Christmas dinner, just to emphasize - by the pool, in bathing suits... That's unnatural and kitschy for us, which they are aware of because FAMILY. Christmas ornaments and a richly decorated table in the Traditional European way, blended with the Australian sun and climate that melts our icy European lil hearts. ♥️

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    Kaye Nicole (Nikki)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    May Long Weekend is the last snow dump, then the winter tires can go off lol

    #7

    Went to Japan and tried to tip at a restaurant... the waitress literally ran halfway across the parking lot to find us and return our money. She was so nice! It just struck me as odd.

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    Peppy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it’s seen as an insult, it’s not expected everywhere.

    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's so interesting! Shouldn't extra money be a compliment?

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    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That must mean they are paid well like here in the Sta…, oh . Wait !

    Cityhamster
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I make more with tips than I would with a $20 minimum wage

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    #8

    I wore shorts in Germany. Apparently that's not very common, since most of the women and girls I saw wore dresses, skirts, or pants.

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    Heather Resatz
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same in Japan .. a man in shorts??? All the locals point and laugh .. some take pics!! And laugh ...

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hé, starting soon, women in Berlin will be going topless at pools.

    Iampenny
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely not uncommon in Germany

    #9

    The size of the cracks in bathroom stalls in America.

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    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you from a country where a woman attendant sits in the men’s room to collect a tip for allowing you to take a p**s ?

    Thomas E S Thomas
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The gaps serve several purposes. Safety, you can see if someone is in the room with you. Hygiene, easy to clean the stalls. Repairs, the whole structure can be removed and replaced by a single person in an hour or two.

    #10

    Speaking just one language.

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    Kayla Ankar
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only know English and a little sign language. I don't really plan on learning another language other than furthering my learning on sign

    TooTrue
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That will be the French then, I have never known anyone there speak anything other than French.

    Imani Nzombe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Odd, never had any issue communicating in English when I was in France

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    #11

    Own guns

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    Dr.Caffeine
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't find it weird, it is actually weird.

    Blinders
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell me a country where no one owns firearms, no one goes hunting

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    Leo Domitrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Owning guns is not weird. Being obsessed with them is.

    Doodles1983
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Partly. Weirder is the total lack of gun control and monitoring.

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing wrong with owning a gun - if you're a responsible adult and use it legitimate sporting purposes. What's weird is owning a gun, or maybe even a room full of guns, and always looking for your next gun to get, chosen specifically because they're of military design, for the purpose of 'defending yourself' against fellow citizens who also own one or maybe many guns of similar design

    Megan Walker
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people need guns for protection. Women, for instance, who are alone in their houses. Police officers, other people who work in enforcement and use guns. Some people use guns for hunting (and it’s actually encouraged to hunt deer when they start to overpopulate). It’s when guns are used against people, for the wrong reasons, or by the wrong people with the wrong reasons that it becomes a problem.

    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so from this I can tell you are north american, not sure if canadian or USA... am I right? Reason is you mention deer and that guns are ok.

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    #12

    Hold a raw gutted herring by its tail, dip it in diced raw onion, then bend your head back and lower it into your mouth. It's one of our national dishes. Yay for Dutch cuisine.

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    SZ
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does that mean you eat the onion for that extra crunch with the fish? Or after?

    Thatkamloopsguy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just made me soooooo damn hungry. I really miss that.

    UnicornloverSummer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as a fellow dutch, i can give you the chefs kiss of aproval

    #13

    Eating raw grounded pork with onions for breakfast om bread rolls. Commonly known as "Mett Bröttchen" here in Germany

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    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *On* and *Brötchen* - Stupid input lag and missing edit feature - . -

    Laura Mende (Human)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As Breakfast??? My guy, Mett is for EVERY meal, especially 2nd breakfast if you're a handy worker. You meant the "Maurerfrühstück", didn't you?

    Freya the Wanderer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Raw pork? YIKES!!! Great way to get trichinosis.

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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very rare here though through tight control mechanisms - there wasn't a single case last year, and in the last 5 years there were less than 5 cases annualy with none of them caused by comercially sold meat.

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    #14

    I'm Korean and whenever I made pinky promises, I would "seal" the promise with my thumb. However, only other Korean kids did the sealing with your thumb part and non-Koreans didn't. I remember telling a friend and she asked why we do that when it's weird.

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    SZ
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's strange, grew up in the US and that's exactly how we did it. Link pinkies and then seal it by pressing our thumbs together to "lock in the promise"

    CG
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've also seen this referenced in a few anime series, so I think this is also common in Japan as well.

    #15

    Eating using our fingers and not cutlery.

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I refuse to follow the lead of Mr Pitt and eat my Snickers bar with a knife and fork

    Anna Filip
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mm, yes I love eating pizza and donuts with a fork

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    #16

    Saying y'all. I feel like that's not even common throughout America.

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    Robert Trebor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When "you" is singular and "you" is plural, y'all fills a felt need.

    freakingbee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lmao i say y'all a ton but i am from texas so

    Dave van Es
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As far as I understand it, y'all starts at the South, and the further North you go, it changes to you guys. Granted, I'm Dutch, but when speaking English, I will often use y'all, as it's way easier, and I find it sounds better

    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in Africa and I like using y'all ironcally. In our local afrikaans (dutch) we have a word "julle" pronounced 'yer-ler' which means "yall".

    Kaye Nicole (Nikki)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m from Canada and I say y’all far more often than I should

    PolymathNecromancer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live up north and say y'all because it fits better, but admittedly I first picked it up down south......

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    wv10014
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Becoming common all over the U.S. because it's gender neutral (apparently "guys" is not gender neutral although I think it is!)

    Angela
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In KY it's "you all". Possessive is "your all's"

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From what we see of American TV shows, it seems to be well on the way to becoming the compulsory form of address there.

    The Blinking Duck
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I say y'all all the time. Midwesterner but had a grandma from Tennessee

    Timbob
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    2 years ago

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    Of course it’s not ! Just in the south. Example: guy to a girl. “May I sleep with you”? Northern girl: “You may.” Southern girl: “Y’all may.”

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    #17

    In Japan many people bow slightly when talking on the phone.

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    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know! Got a call from a man in Japan last year. Just before he hung up, he bowed.

    Pandaronimo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    just upvoting evrything here coz i LOVE japan わたしは にぽんが すきです  わたしは ねこが すきです みなあさん おげんきですか? here is a little bit form the J*p i learned..felt like sharing with pandas

    Pandaronimo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    idk why japanese got censored as i typed j*p

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    Sandy Kavanaugh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sane reason we smile, shake our heads yes or no, on the phone.

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    #18

    Have a cat, freaking out two people from other countries, who were taught that cats are evil.

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    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. In fact from an African perspective it looks like this: USA: love dogs. UK: love cats. Africa: dogs are guards and cats are scary. Personally, I prefer cats, they mind their own business and do not try take food off my plate. They are also quieter and bury their poop.

    Caro Caro
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My little kitty loved yogurt so much. She would hear me peel the seal off, jump on my lap, stick out the claws and actually grab the tub and pull it away from me. You would've loved her :)

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    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well they are dammit! If the earth was really flat, cats would have knocked everything off by now !

    René Sauer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That´s not a country thing. That´s bad parenting. Probably christians.

    #19

    I know some people find it strange to walk barefoot around at home

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    Kaye Nicole (Nikki)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it’s incredibly strange to wear shoes indoors. I don’t wear slippers or socks inside at all, unless I’m at someone else’s house then I’ll wear socks. But at home? It’s BARE FEET. It’s easier to wash and dry my feet than it is to walk around in gross socks.

    HogHedge
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I go barefoot to the shops. Very common here in summer

    Display_Name
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm paranoid after having a carpet tack stuck in my foot from walking barefoot at home. The tetanus shot hurt worse than the injury.

    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More strange in the city !

    #20

    The entirety of Indian culture. Most people from other countries find it weird. From our food palate, way of cooking, our traditions, to our habits.. everything. I know some will disagree. But I'm talking of the majority.

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    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, we have a lot of indians in South Africa and are used to the culture, we like it a lot.

    René Sauer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Traffic! Whenever I see Videos of traffic in India or neighbors, I am baffled.

    #21

    shave my armpits

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    #22

    asking how are you doing when you don't care and it is just being normal yes this is from the USA

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    PolymathNecromancer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in the US and I HATE this fake shiit, I give real answers and get the pleasure of the fakers not asking me anymore, and I know who to not get too close to. Imo, this fake shiit is undermining society BADLY

    Timbob
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s better than asking, “Hey as****e, how come nobody likes me.”

    #23

    Loving things that were born/invented/created out of colonialism/conquest/slavery. As Americans, we remain awfully sheltered when it comes to how we enjoy what we enjoy. I love IPAs, for example.

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    TotallyNOTaFox
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, a lot of stuff was invented to gain an advantage in conquest. Radar, ballistic missles, computers and the paramedic concept are things born in/for warfare but improve safety, all kinds of science and save lives.

    Leo Domitrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair ----- war and conquest have driven a lot of innovations in a lot of nations. It's more sad than weird, for me. :-(

    Display_Name
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do we use today that was born, invented, or created out of colonialism, conquest, or slavery?

    TotallyNOTaFox
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Out of conquest? Space programms, different vehicles like helicopters, improved communications. Colonialism lead to globalism with it's world wide share of technology and knowledge, since an advancement in one part of the world was benefitial in another part as well for the colonial power. (Trains or tractors being build and used overseas in the 19th century as example)

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    #24

    one time i said sorry and they were confused LIKE WHAT ?!?!?!

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    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who ? Who was confused ???

    #25

    Do not pay health care costs

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    Stephanie Goadsby
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At the time of service. In Canada, we pay for it through our taxes.

    Celena Camps
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a canadian i will gladly pay taxes to pay for health care etc.. although i may be biased as i do work as a social worker..

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    Leo Domitrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We pay throught axes where we don't pay through some other means. No free lunches, alas.

    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s ALL payed for, one way or another ! Nothing’s free !

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, everyone pay through taxes but when you works your employer need to pay a part in a « mutuelle », for you, your kid and partner. Sorry I dont speak English very well. So I had à cancer at 20 and the cost for me and my family was near to zero.

    #26

    My willingness to try local cuisines, the way natives make it at home, or in their own fave places. I have had a few regrets (sashimi was one) but people find it weird that an American would try this. Why is it weird? I'm in your country, I'm eating what's there....

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    Kaye Nicole (Nikki)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s part of the fun of traveling tbh

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree. As a vegetarian my options can be limited anyway, so sometimes local cuisine has options that are.... well, let's just say I've tried some interesting options, and taken home some *fantaastic* recipes!

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    Robert Trebor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never, and will never, eat an eyeball. That is non-negotiable. Escort me to the border and I will leave.

    #27

    I am predominantly left handed. From what I've learned from BP is some countries are offended by this. If I ever travel to one of these countries I will respect you. The only way I can prevent my self from offending someone is to place my left arm in a sling during my trip.

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    OneHappyPuppy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Muslim countries, the left arm is considered "dirty" and the right one "clean", now I'm gonna need a Muslim BP to explain it further for me, I grew up in a Muslim country, I was still a kid when we left so this much I remember

    Cityhamster
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s about which hand you use to wipe your a$$. Stupid cultural clichè

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    Celena Camps
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had never thought of that as a fellow leftie

    #28

    Weird outside of the Midwest: saying “ope, sorry”. I didn’t even know I did that until someone pointed it out to me. Weird outside of the U. S.: Lots of things, but one thing I’ve stumbled across a lot is the amount of ice we put in our drinks and the overuse of A/C. Frankly, I find these annoying too because I get cold easily, but I don’t think of it as weird. Just inconvenient.

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    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We Americans love our ice and AC. I'm not going to sweat my butt off in my house when the outside temp is in the 90s f outside. I don't keep it cold but comfortable. Still not giving up my ice, warms drinks tend to be yuck to me.

    PeridotPlatypus377
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially since so many states get so humid too. It’s not just the heat that gets to you. I wouldn’t be able to give up having an AC

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    A. Starhawk Hunt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother (a show breeder, she had the #2 dog in the world in her breed) always had the house so freaking cold, I’d close my door and open my window. In summer, that’s how cold. Until a whole litter of puppies died of the cold. Not so cold after that. In her defense, she was having a bad menopause.

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t get me wrong, I couldn’t live without A/C. It just seems like most people overdo it. Like, if I had control, I’d just set it to a normal room temp during the summer, not 60 degrees.

    #29

    That families/parents must pay a fine if they're not sending their children to school or the children are skipping school to often (Like so often that they wouldn't be able to finish it successfully) without a good cause (e.g. illness). In some cities there is a police force to pick up the skipping children (from the streets or at home) and bring them into the school straight to the dean. To not be misunderstood: families that clearly need help, will get help through cps. The system, for sure, isn't perfect. There are to many families slipping through, but the people working in cps do their best. All of that - school, police, cps - is paid for through taxes, so we don't want these taxes getting wasted.

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    #30

    I'm from Italy. I don't absolutely like Soccer

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    #31

    I'm American and these are things that I always hear from people from other countries. - Bathrooms and sinks in the same room. - Also wearing shoes in the house. I understand the reasoning but I wear my shoes in the house occasionally, like when I first get home. I don't immediately take them off sometimes. I don't know. It doesn't feel like that big of a deal but people from other countries act like they're going to gag. - Our drink sizes. - The way we don't care for older family members. Most of us do care -maybe that's not the right way to phrase it. But people from other countries find it weird that we don't always live with them or they find the idea of nursing homes strange. - The way our homes are built. There's a misconception that we build shoddy homes because of the images or videos they see online of destruction in storms. Yes, of course some homes may be cheaply made, and it's usually in poorer area you'll see that. But every state has guidelines for things that are required based on weather severity for that area. Short of digging more than a mile into the earth to brace it, even concrete and braced homes can be destroyed. A lot of homes are extremely well built and what your seeing can sometimes be a lack of understand of the severity of the storm, not the way something is built. Unless you've seen the power that a tornado or hurricane can inflict, you really shouldn't judge. A hurricane is a massive force that destroys small countries. A tornado can leave craters over a mile wide or more. Living in those areas in dangerous but when you're poor, you don't have that many options.

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    Blinders
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you wash your hands if there’s no sink in the bathroom?

    Janos Schumacher
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's easy. Just poop in the bathtub and wash your hands in the toilet, use the sink outside the bathroom for making soup and comb your hair with the stove. You know, like normal people.

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All but the drink sizes could be said of Australia too, though having the sink in the bathroom really depends on the building. Due to the multiculturalism or both countries, it is not uncommon to have multigenerational families in the one house, but there are still many lonely older people in nursing homes too. You spot on about housing too, though less hurricanes (we do get cyclones) and more bushfires and floods.

    minnybri
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What countries don't put toilets and sinks in the same room? And which countries are people from that think you don't build your houses properly? Haven't heard that one before.

    Leo Domitrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You must be new to BP. I've been on a couple years and it come sup a lot. "Your silly American paper houses, ha ha". Yeah, well, see how well anything stands up to a Cat 5 hurricane or EF-4 tornado or a six-meter (20ft) high storm surge of ocean just deciding to camp there for a week. *Nothing* beats Mother Nature at that extreme. We had a hard freeze a few months ago and actual slabs of mountainside just cracked apart. If it can destroy bedrock, what chance have houses?! (FYI, my house wasn't even built for earthquakes and stood up to a 6 pointer without cracking a thing. So, yeah, it's not smart ot judge by the shock-value news footage)

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    Monica Lopez King (Moni)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The houses in the US are made mostly of wood. Not brick or concrete.

    censorshipsucks
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    no dude your houses are made of wood and chalkboard. The big bad wolf could take them down, nevermind a tornado. Not that I think brick would necessarily stand up, sure the roof would come off (we also use wood on our rooves), but really... chalkboard walls? As for sink in the bathroom, I've been to 8 countries and alway seen this so i do not know which country does not do this.

    Leo Domitrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you for real? Yes, we use timber. We have a lot of it. Many homes in Europe are *still* built with wood and plaster. We use shingling of clay, metal and/or asphalt on our roofs, *not* wood. That's insane to do because it rots too easily. I've no idea where your info on US housing comes from, but most of us live in very safe homes that withstand all but weather events that destroy homes *anywhere* ------ brick, stone, wood, or otherwise. And I have seen home sin which sinks are not ins ame room as toilet, but it's fairly rare, usually in older homes where there were no provisions made for plumbing to begin with, etc. No idea where you're from, but please don't assume all about any nation based on limited sources (news, which always shows the worst, for example). And if you can build a house that withstands 350kph winds, good for you. Glad you're filthy rich, good for you.

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    #32

    In 1943 a German U-Boat established a secret Nazi weather station code-named “Kurt” in Martin Bay, northern Labrador. The Wetter-Funkgerät Land weather station or WFL, was marked with a logo and the name of a non-existing company – Canadian Meteor Service. The weather station wasn't discovered until 1981 and today it's on display at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

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    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that’s why kiddies, the Nazis never invaded Canada. TOO DAMN COLD !

    #33

    - Take my shoes off inside the house. - Small talk - Buy marijuana at the store like it’s nothing - Call report covers ‘duotangs’

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    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK duotangs is a bit weird. Why are they called that?

    #34

    Eat chicken fingers with honey dill sauce. My boyfriend and his family in UK think it's super weird. They just never tried it yet. Running across the street, even if it's a marked cross walk. I'm conditioned to believe cars have no humans in them and they will run you down if you don't get off the road quick, because drivers are impatient and don't like to wait for people to cross. Even though the driver's handbook says they have to at all marked and unmarked crosswalks. No lie. I checked. Having to buy alcoholic beverages at a government agency run Liquor Mart and Beer store. Having to show ID to gain entry. May even have to show ID at the counter, again, if you appear that young. Go camping in a tent in the woods. Refugees coming from Syria have been shocked to learn people are willing to do to his voluntarily. But no s**t. They had just left refugee camps to come to live in a safe country and live in a safe, warm, comfortable house. So, it's completely understandable. Go to public school in regular clothes, no uniform. When my daughter was getting ready for school my boyfriend's sister was fascinated she didn't need a uniform like the students in UK do. (Some of these may be local-specific and my own personal experience, and may not refer to all countries.)

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    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I say run across the road, I mean when it's the right time to cross, but running instead of walking.

    A. Starhawk Hunt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly, they quit carding me 10 or15 years ago. Btw, 59f.

    #35

    Vegemite, fairy bread, and eating our national animal seems to freak people out

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    Shyla Bouche
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read it as eating our national anthem, and I was both very impressed and very confused.

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have introduced some Americans to Vegemite. Most flee in terror, but some slink back later and ask for another taste. The ones who have grown tired of the sweetness which pervades many, many American foods, and who hunger for a strong taste that isn't chili.

    Stary_cat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its white bread with butter covered in sprinkles it’s delicious

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    Cityhamster
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A shît looking yeast spread….pass

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vegemite: Looks like axle grease, smells bad, tastes worse (say non-Australians), but we're brought up on it from infancy and we love it.

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    #36

    One evening I was out drinking with a Brit and stopped at a red pedestrian light, even though there was no car in sight. He just looked at me, said: 'You're weird!' and crossed the street. I looked left and right (still no cars anywhere) and followed him, saying 'No, I'm german.'. He just said: 'Yes!'. :)

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, it really depends what type of person you are, more than what nationality, whether you wait for the pedestrian light, or even cross at the crossing in the first place. I always stop, my siblings not so much.

    #37

    Say "provecho" (bon appetite) to random strangers at cafés/restaurants when you arrive or leave and the others are eating. It evens seems rude not to say so here! (I'm from Mexico)

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    Nikki D
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's actually so nice! Would it be weird if I said that in an authentic Mexican resturuant? Considering I'll butcher the pronunciation!

    #38

    Eating eggs and bacon for breakfast, and drink milk. Germans and Frenchs thought it was weird.

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    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s from people that eat snails, and from people who drink beer out of boots!

    A. Starhawk Hunt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Snails in garlic butter sauce is divine. American 59F. Had an ex bf who took me and my husband out for dinner. Snails were on the menu and asked if I could order some, to which he yes, and turned his back while I ate them. A few minutes later, I finished them and he turned back and we were catching up. My husband, not having much input, was kind of playing with the lettuce it had been served on, turning it over with a fork. He suddenly said, “Oh, look, here’s one that crawled away!” My friend promptly left the restaurant and came back about 10 minutes later, heave back. I’d finished and had them take the plate away. He looked so relieved, and off to the rest of the evening!

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    Shyla Bouche
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fried eggs over easy with crisp bacon and buttered toast to soak up the yolk. A cup of black coffee to wash it all down, and Bob's your uncle! Well, these days, Bob might be your aunt instead, but give him an awesome breakfast, anyway!

    Mani
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eating eggs for breakfast is quite common, you'll find them on menu for breakfast in every bistro. Drinking milk for breakfast is just as common as drinking coffee. The author seems like a bit of a liar

    A. Starhawk Hunt
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    British eat bacon and eggs for breakfast….along with pork and beans, fried bread, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms and etc. Except for the beans (personal thing), it’s “I’d ask for more, but you’d need a crane to get me out of the chair.”

    #39

    I might get some Cr*p for this but wearing shoes in the house, I know a lot of people who think wearing shoes in the house is weird and disgusting.

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    oktopus
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a teenager I once had the pleasure of cleaning up some doggie-doo which a visitor had (unknowlingly) smeared into the carpet. Been a fan of no-shoes-in-the-house ever since.

    A. Starhawk Hunt
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cannot go without shoes. I have neuropathy in my feet and it’s very painful. Dog or toddler stepping on them, even through shoes sometimes, can hurt badly enough that I fall down. Or just hitting a toe on a furniture leg.

    crookshanks65
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a highly sensitive sense of smell (side effect of curse of chronic migraine) and people don't realize how bad their feet are!!! WHEWW!! You gotta wipe your feet before coming into my house but I really don't want to smell your feet when I'd rather be enjoying a visit.

    Shyla Bouche
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My feet sweat to the point I cannot wear sandals or flip-flops. The sweat causes my feet to slide around in them to the point it's dangerous. I've never known anyone else with that problem.

    Timbob
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    2 years ago

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    Actually, bare, dirty, stinking feet are disgusting !

    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If your feet are dirty and stink from walking around maybe consider cleaning your floors? If from work, wash your feet when you get home.

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    #40

    The ruder I am to you the more I like you. The more pleasant I am to you the more I dislike you. I would summarise that as the rules of British banter.

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    A. Starhawk Hunt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you call me names, I know you love me.

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    #41

    Taking a nap after lunch. Even if we only have 10 minutes and we cannot fall asleep in time, or boss is around ( they are probably napping too), or our tables are uncomfortably low, we WILL nap.

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    #42

    Bare feet in public. Common here.

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    #43

    Eating corn on the cob. My German landlord was amazed!

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    #44

    I recently moved to Australia from South Africa and I like speaking Afrikaans, but majority here can’t understand what I’m saying. A lot of people look at me like I’m an alien. Ek wil Afrikaans praat maar niemand in Australia kan Afrikaans met my praat.

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    Stary_cat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My freinds family is from Africa not her but the rest of them speak Afrikaans and when they talk in it I find it weird but I’m used to it

    Lama
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Move to the Netherlands, ons kan Afrikaans praat.

    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a family friend who is from South Africa (lived in Australia at least 20 years) and even when she is speaking English there are some words I find hard to understand. Despite that, I like listening to her speaking Afrikaans and love the accent.

    #45

    As an Asian-american, wearing slippers all the time at home. Idk it's kinda weird to only wear socks or go barefoot, but that's just because it's what I'm used to probably

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    Freeasabird
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never wear shoes in the house, and when I visit others I will always ask if I should remove the footwear. I'm English in the UK and a fair few of my friends do the same.

    #46

    Selectively obey traffic rules. In South Africa, we generally obey stop signs (except minibus taxis, aka taxis). We are pretty good at managing broken intersections (no lights), using a rule of first-arrived-first-pull-off, or, if it's unclear, a clockwise rotation. But generally it's pretty anarchic. Especially taxis. I've seen them drive on pavements, cross three lanes perpendicular to change lanes WHILE everyone else is stationery, drive the wrong way up the wrong side of the road, cross solid lines, ignore red, etc., all on one morning work run. Many taxis also have bullet holes from shooting each other. Other drivers are not that bad. Our anarchism extends generally to: orange/red light = slow down, look, go through; solid line = suggestion you don't change lanes; green ahead of you = you can cross left/right if it's clear; pavement = parking spot. https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/taxi-shoot-kzn.png

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    Kaylee Best
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ‘We are pretty good at managing broken intersections’ Eskom huh? Eskom is soo annoying, I used to live in SA but I recently to Australia

    Lama
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love how SA has yellow lines (which you are not allowed to drive over), and red lines (which you are REALLY not allowed to drive over) 😁

    #47

    I go sit in a 90-degree (C) room, naked, with people I've never met. Then one by one we go out, take a swim in a hole some friendly people cut in the frozen sea, then back to sweating side by side with strangers. Nothing could possibly feel better!

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    #48

    Have one 15 minute outpatient procedure and spend the next several months paying confusing bills from every individual provider involved in the procedure. Just when I think it's over (I've paid $1500, for heaven's sake, even with very good insurance), another bill comes.

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    #49

    Get naked and sweat on silence together with strangers on a weekly basis. Gotta love the sauna culture.

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    #50

    Japanese people having to do school after school, and they are forced to make their own lunch food as well as everyone else, and are forced to not bring food from home. Like I know they would be used to it, but my mum would force me to bring her cooked meals to school.

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    Stary_cat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When it’s comes to school lunches I started making my own in kindergarten my mum would cut things up and I would choose what went in then after 2 years I did it all myself

    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    geez ur organised, I just shove a bunch of air into my lunchbox in the mornings now

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    #52

    Being able to travel 100kilometres or 62 miles for those Americans. In any direction and end up in a different environment. Maybe the beach or the desert somtimes the grasslands or a rainforest. Apparently many tourists think we ride kangaroos to school or walk barefoot in the desert, anyone guess where I live? Some of us have our weekly bbqs’ and Bunnings (our main hardware store) have sausage snagger (sausage sizzles) stands, so we have sausages in Bunnings. We have our unique eco systems and flora and fauna, some of which confuse many many tourists. Well thank you, I’m from australia if you couldn’t guess

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am one of the weird Aussies who doesn't like sausages, so walking past the BBQ at Bunnings always turns my stomach!

    Sandy Kavanaugh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a lot of different environments here in the States, as well. Different dialects, food, ways of doing things.

    #53

    Willingly live in the United States?

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    Robert Trebor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's such a terrible place why are so many people trying to get in?

    Shannon Mallory
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Partially because many places are worse, and partially because they know the propaganda about the US and not the reality.

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    Display_Name
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people are actually unwilling to live here yet can't afford the expenses to move to another country.

    Blinders
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did you pick the US? Willingly live anywhere. Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Kenya, Indonesia. What exactly is your point? Or are you just a BP parrot with the stereotypical, ignorant US bashing?

    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Born and raised, realized Canada's safer, can't leave. I am contempt

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    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ahahahahahaha you mean the green card programme?

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    #54

    We don’t ever wear outdoor shoes indoors. We don’t even ‘pop outside with the rubbish’ in our indoor shoes. Asking visitors to remove shoes or use the shoe covering we have at hand has, at times been difficult here in the country we live in in Southern Europe, but it is habitual and cultural for us.

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    #55

    Say excuse me when I burp, even when no one is in the room!

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    #56

    Reserving your seats or a table in food Centre using the umbrella or a packet of tissue paper. Leaving the laptop, bag with valuable at a cafe and heading towards the toilet.

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    oktopus
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like Japan.

    #57

    This isn’t country more specific area. We call hoodies “bunnyhugs”

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