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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World
If you're still unsure (or need reminding) that the concept of normal is relative, there's one online thread that should, once and for all, convince you.
It began when Reddit user SackOfPotatoSacks made a post on the platform, asking everyone to share what's considered routine where they live but would probably be seen as something crazy everywhere else.
Immediately, people started describing the peculiarities of their local area that they've grown accustomed to, proving that culture seeps deeper into us than we often realize.
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My city is EXTREMELY bilingual, everyone speaks both English and French. You’ll hear people speak both languages in conversations quite often, sometimes in the same sentence. In stores, most of the time, people greet you with both languages and you reply in one of them, which tells them which language you prefer to talk in. They go "Bonjour, Hi!" And you say Bonjour back if you want to continue in French or Hi if you rather speak English. It’s kinda crazy.
I’m from Montréal, Canada.
I live in Dublin and when we tell people who live in America that we put crisps in sandwiches they laugh at us. Just try it mate. It’s so good
American here, I've been doing that since I was a kid, it's so good!
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I've been doing this since the 80s and I'm American. It's good on hamburgers.
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So the current top entry on a list about "things that seem weird to people outside your country" is a thing absolutely no one finds weird. 🙄
I live in South Africa and that is a standard in our house once a week...jus like who doesn't like this?
I live in America and do this all the time. Learned it from other Americans. It rules.
Um, Americans have been doing this since Ireland was a British colony. Not only do most sandwich shops offer it, it is well documented in NY Deli's back in the 1920's, and writings about this in the late 1800s. I dont know of any American who would be surprised at this, given how common it is in the US. I think someone pranked you into thinking they are American.
It’s not that uncommon in the US. I’ve done it all my life. Not every sandwich, but there are some sandwiches it’s just better on.
I'm American and this is mandatory sandwich attire for the party in my mouth.
Hate to be the 30th person to break this to you, but a LOT of Americans do this too.
Now I need to try this! Anything else you put on besides the fries?
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I'm from America and I've done this. I can't say it's common, but I couldn't imagine anyone who hasn't tried it...
american here. one of my favorite things to put on sandwiches! the crunch is perfect, especially salt and vinegar or barbecue :D
This is actually fairly common in CA at least, you see it fairly regularly as well as fries (chips)
My mom is from Tralee, Ireland, and always gave me tuna fish and potato chip sandwiches
My Mom did that for most of myife. And I grew up in the Southeast, U.S.A.
Same, I'm a native North Carolinian and this is completely normal here.
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Odd. Here in the western US, many of us do that too. If they are tourists that will explain it... A different sort of human altogether haha.
Tayto crisps are the best, I live in France and only survive from one Christmas to another with the prospect of getting my Crispmas Tayto box of 24 packs!!!
King crisps, and either you or I will die on this hill.
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First off, Tayto's are amazing! Putting chips in sandwiches isn't that odd (or maybe I am lol)
I’m from America and I have been doing it since kindergarten. I just had a sandwich yesterday with crisps. Cheetos and Doritos are good too.
I’ve been putting them in sandwiches all my life, especially pb&j. It’s delicious.
I live in America. I have been doing this sense I was a child. And still do at 79
There is nothing wrong with a Chip Butty, no matter what type of chips.
American here. I put crisps on tuna salad sandwiches. Sometimes I even put the tuna ON the crisps and eat them like that instead of on bread.
Those of us in the USA, also. I taught for 32 years and kids do it all the time. Adults also.
I have been putting potato chips on my tuna sandwiches for decades here in the USA.
If only people from the USA and the UK agree that something is delicious, then for god sake, stay away from it. We are talking about a nation that adds sugar in their coca cola and another that eat and enjoy marmite or beans on a toasted bread.
I’ve been doing this most of my life, I love the crunch! I live in southern US.
Best thing about picnics as a kid in Australia was crisp/chip sandwiches!
just imagining a conversation between two people eating this, "crucch, crunch and then crunch, oh and then crucnch what?" "wha? crunch crunch stop spitting chips at me"
An American here, some of us have been doing this our whole live, yet there is always someone in public who has never seen it before
I visited Eire and the folk in the pub did not believe that you could get “ plain “ crisps that just taste of potato… If I asked for plain crisps I would get cheese and onion. ! I took some plain crisps next time I went and they were gobsmacked that anyone would buy them. !!
We do this in the US as well. (But we call them chips-not the same as what UK calls chips. We call those fries)
marmite and chip sandwich, yum, we used to take them to school and add the chips at lunch time so they were still crispy
Californian here, and I used to do this as a child and would again! The salty crispy texture (especially with bologna) is so good!
they are awesome - especially with peanut butter & jam... adds a nice crisp to it. (Born & raised in CA)
American here. The Americans that laughed at the idea of chips in a sandwich lied to you. They’re not from the States. They’re from another universe. Most of us have definitely had chips in our sandwich and can confirm that this is a delicious option 😋
There is a sandwich called trancapecho in Bolivia where we put rice in it :D
Tuna fish and chips between bread. going out to Skippers but staying at home.
I be an American and chips in peanut butter sandwiches is great. For added charm some onion as well.
I live in American and I've put chips(crisps) on my sandwiches since I was little, I'm 47 now, and I love mustard on them.
I used to do that from when I was a child to early 20's. Try using French fries. It's the bomb.
Maybe it's because they call them "chips" - here in Oregon, at least!
Californian here. I've been doing that since I was a kid in the 1950's. Sheesh, I'm old.
I'm from SE New Hampshire. As a kid, quite often I would put potato chips in my sandwiches (any kind!); the crunch and salty, chippy flavor was a tasty improvement. 😋
YES, I thought I was the only one. I like deli meat, a slice of cheese, two pickle long slices and chips on my toasted whole wheat bread. Great sandwich!!!!
I live in the United States and I will attest to the fact that chips on sandwiches are awesome, especially tuna!
Lol we used to call that white trash eating but then that was the only sandwich ingredient besides Mayo lol
Lol I'm American and I straight up thought I invented it. Glad I'm not crazy 😂
american and been doing this as long as I can recall... adds texture and salt to an otherwise boring sandwich
Well, we've been doing that here in Michigan since about 1950 or so... my Grandpa started it and I proud to say my 4 sons continue this tradition. I'm sure he wasn't the actual first by the way. Just been doing it a long time.
I'm American and I've done this forever. Cheese, mustard and potato chip sandwich! My fave
from australia, can confirm, also, hot chips are amazing, add in the tomato ketchup or something or rather sauce... perfection
I'm American I have been putting chips in my hoagies for most of my life.
I do that, and I´m not Irish. I´m quite international if the stuff is good!!
I know plenty of my American friends that do this, it's not unique to the other side of the Atlantic.
It is sooooooo good! I’ve been doing since high school, and I live in the states. Plain chips are the best!!!
It’s soooooo good! I’ve done this since high school and I live in the US! Plain chips are the best!
Many Americans, including myself, do this as well. In fact, I'm surprised the Americans you talked to thought it was strange.
Merican and I thought everyone did, bbq lays and miracle whip with pickle or peppers. Also cottage cheese and BBQ chips/ crisps
American here lovely been doing that here..me personally..for 60 years. Sorry to disappoint you brits. ⚽⚽⚽
I know kids in the US were doing this in 1970, I was one of the many, still do at times. If course this is one of the larger countries, so there could be some pockets that haven't been doing it since around the creation of the potato chip/crisp. Now the banana sandwich is a southern thing, sounds totally strange, but it's actually tasty and is rumored to have been a favorite treat by Elvis.
American here. I tried it once and I've been sold on it ever since. I like it broken up on salads also.
i grew up in se texas in the 60s and we loved putting potato chips (as crisps are called in the u.s.) in our tuna salad, ham salad, and chicken salad sandwiches. i still do it.
American here. I have done this. Dill pickle chips give you the pickle flavor and chip crunch.
Born and raised in America and grew up doing this and passed it on to my son.
Wtf, you think you invented putting chips in sandwiches, and that's a Revelation?
They laugh politely because when you say "crisps", they have NO CLUE what you are talking about. :D
I used to do that when I was a kid here in America. I always want chips (crisps) with my sandwiches. They taste so much better that way.
American here.. it's also taste good with bread mayonnaise and barbecue chips as a sandwich
I love cool ranch doritos on my subway sandwiches. Can't go without
American here, been doing this for decades. Also put french fries on my burgers. Everyone thinks it's gross ha ha. I think Burger King had a French fry burger at one time.
Growing up almost every kid in my school full of thousands of kids did this, and I’m from America. Must be pretty weird Americans you’re talking to.
GenX refutes this. We've been doing it since no one else made sure we were fed.
American here. Everyone I know does this. I don't know who you are talking to in America but this is normal
i have done this in the USA for over 30 years. adds flavor crunch and texture. put them with hot dogs too.
I do it anyway and I'm from 'America. People in the south use peanut butter and jelly with that too
Salami, cheese and this between two piece of breads + coke is heaven itself, mostly eating since meet a few dudes in my teenage years here in Argentina :P
American here. Every single person I know has put chips/crisps on sandwiches....
When I (62F) want to have comfort food, it has to be Oscar Mayer original bologna, American cheese, on Wonder Bread with mayo and mustard and plain potato chips.
I'm American. I love putting my potato chips on my sandwich. It's not complete without them.
Born and raised in Maine, USA - Since I was little I have put potato chips in a bologna sandwich. It really is good!
American here, and I can honestly say the me and almost all my friends do this. Usually with Cheese doritos!
I've been doing this since I was a kid (in the US) and people think I'm the weird one!
American here (funnily enough, Irish blood on both sides of the family) and I've been doing this since I was a kid, definitely is delicious
I am american and I have done this my whole life.. I can't eat a sandwich without chips on it.. sometimes I eat just a chips mayo cheese sandwich.. I'm not big on meat but sometimes I'll put some salami and pepperoni on it.. 😋
I do that all the time and I'm from America. Maybe I was from Ireland in a past life lol
I am American but have Irish ties, and also eat my sandwiches with chips in the sandwich, delicious! My Dad as well uses to eat his sandwiches this way.
As a kid growing up in rural Appalachia (eastern US), we would do this from time to time - don't knock it!
We do this in Massachusetts, too. Cape Cod Kettle chips in a tuna salad sandwich is the best!
I've eaten them since I was a child I live in the United State. FYI. My heritage is German -Irish
Maybe because they don't call them crisps, we put "chips" on sandwiches
American here. I've been doing this since I was a kid. I think it's strange people don't and I won't even eat a sandwich without them.
My grandmother used to do this. It finally makes sense to me because our family immigrated from Ireland in the 1800s
Americans do this as well, we just call them potato chips and not crisps.
Americans do this as well. We just call them potato chips and not crisps.
A sandwich with any cold meat like chopped pork etc with a layer of prawn cocktail crisps is better than any high class dish
It isn't just you guys. A baloney and potato chip sandwich, a cheeseburger with french fries on it. Nothing new here.
I live in America and I don't know many people who DON'T do that... but I think I'm starting to figure out it's a regional thing. I grew up loving potato chip and mustard sandwiches.
Wait, there are Americans that don't put chips/crisps on their sandwiches?
Not just in the UK. I put chips (crisps) on bologna sandwiches all the time. Gives it a nice crunch.
It's delicious! Been eating PB&J (peanut butter and jelly) with regular salted potato chips inside the PB&J since I was a kid!
I'm from the states, and I've been doing this for ages. Don't believe everything you read about us. Just the embarrassingly vast majority
I eat this all my life and I am from the Netherlands. All my nieces and nephews wanted to stay with me just for my breakfast habbits :-)
I do this all my life and I am from the Netherlands :-) All my nieces and nephews wanted to stay with me because of my breakfast habbits
From America and we do this n some sandwiches. Southern States in America
I live in Kansas, do that all the time it is a decent tasting sandwich category.
Husband and I enjoy adding potatoe chips or hot cheetos in our sandwiches. Makes them crunchy.
American here, I've been doing that for years, and just thought that I was a misunderstood visionary. Some everyone else just called me weird.
American here. Been doing that since I was a kid. Everyone I know does it.
Aussie here, I'm quite partial to Smiths Chicken crinkle chips in my sandwiches
West coast USA boy here. (well, used to be a boy in some previous aeon) I did this in grade school / HS in the 60s and 70s. Thought I figured it out on my own. or at least a local thing I maybe picked up from a school mate. I never thought of it as "Eat like the Dublin folks" (had never even heard they did it. I thought of it as, "My mom is too poor to afford lettuce and this single slice of baloney is super boring without something added." Hence the baloney potato chip sandwich was born. Have also done Velveta and potato chip but honestly that one is kind of 'meh'. Besides, Velveta already has a ton of salt. TLDR: THOUGHT I WAS A POOR KID BUT TIL I WAS EMBRACING THE WAYS OF OTHER CULTURES
South Carolina here. I make pickle sandwiches with a lot of mayo and a layer of potato chips. Sounds nasty but it tastes great.
I live in America and have been doing this since I was a kid. I can't imagine why someone would laugh - it's amazing.
Brennans Bread (or any white bread), Kerry gold and Tayto Cheese and onion. Nationwide dish.
American here - I always put crisps (chips) on a nice thick cut bologna sandwich. Reminds me of midnight snacks with my Da watching old Pink Panther movies.
We do it all the time and I'm from America. Maybe it's a age thing I'm in my late 50's
In Colombia they put crisps on their hot dogs. Well potato chips Papa's fritas they're gross! And I don't want them on my sandwiches either!
American here. Been putting potato chips and most times, French fries in my burgers, since my dad started his lunch truck in the 80s. Dipping bbq potato chips on a Sunnyside up egg is delicious as well.
American here (sorry world). I put crisps on a nice thick cut bologna sandwic
Ohh. My fave cheap chip sandwich. 99cent bread, miracle whip and a bag from the Bodega
I've done that my whole life. Irish living in America. Maybe that has something to do with it.
I wonder where i got it from. Aussie, 87% Irish but never heard this before! With vegemite it's even better!
I'm from America, am I the only weird one that doesn't do this? I'm already picky enough when it comes to food, just for me, no thanks. It may be a texture thing or just doesn't sound appealing. And I know some people that do not do this. Like I said, probably the only weird one that doesn't 🤷🏻. I'll mix my Doritos with chili, but that's as far as mixing my food as it goes.
I live in America and I put Doritos on hotdogs. Not sure why I started doing it as a kid, but everyone looks at me funny until they try it.
I’m American and have been doing this since I was a kid. Many people I know also love to do this, so it’s not that unusual here (at least in my experience).
Southern US citizen here. We do it as well, banana sandwiches (bread, bananas and a light layer of Duke's mayonnaise ) yummy - it's a sweet salty thing.
American here. I do it too. Cheetos on a peanut butter sandwich is awesome.
I know quite a few people who put crisps- what we call chips- in their sandwiches. That is pretty good!
I am an American and I grew up eating sandwiches this way. My mom made them with original wavy Lay's chips. It's delicious especially on bologna, peanut butter and black berry jam, or ham and cheese sandwiches.
I live in California and I love plain salted chips in my deli sandwiches. Gives a great texture.
Something similar but not as crunchy: I put French fries on my cheeseburgers.
I'm an American and I do this . . . It's especially good here since most American bread so soft.
American here. Loved Pringles and A1 sammiches as a kid. And nacho cheese Doritos and ham sandwiches as an adult.
American here, we call them chips instead of crisps. I do this too, ànd it is awesome.
American here, we call them chips, and I do this too. It is awesome.
American. I do this. Often saw it done back in elementary school and started doing so then. I never thought of it as unusual. (Except that one friend who eats PB&J with nacho cheese Doritos)
American here been doing that since I was a kid. Lots of others do here too.
I'm in the U.S. and I'm a big fan of this. Especially if there are also dill pickles involved. yum!
American here. Also have done this since childhood and it’s wonderful.
... and believe it or not so is plain, salted chips/crisps with ice cream.
American here, can also confirm it's very nice. I do get some strange looks from people though.
I love chips on my sandwiches. I also love fries on my burgers. I had no idea this was a British thing; I just thought I was weird.
I'm told the classic is white bread, lots of butter, and cheese'n'onion crisps.
Uh, live in US. Been doing this since 1960's, in Highschool. Nothing new.
Canadian here and oh my gosh it take the sandwich to a whole new level. YUMMM
I live in the u.s. and I've been doing this for my whole life... delicious!
I'm an American I've seen people who do this and I have also done it
Mmmmm dill pickle chips in egg salad or tuna salad sandwiches! Canada weighing in here! Didn't realize this was an oddity lol
I've done it to sandwiches before, also burgers. Only when I was a kid, though.
In New Zealand we put Marmite and crisps on ours. The flavours mix so well together.
I've had them on burgers but not on sandwiches - will have to try that!
As someone who was formally a vegetarian this was my go to for years
American here, we (my family) put "chips" on our sandwiches all the time
American here. I can most certainly confirm that plain potato chips on a sandwich are fantastic!! TIL folks in Dublin like this too 😁
I live in NY....done this my entire life. Neither myself or anyone I know has ever been like "that's weird."
Totally amazing, I recently put Dill Pickle crisps on my sandwich and it was WOW! WOW! and OMG WOW!
American here….we do that too? Or at least my family does 🤷🏼♀️
Bro, Americans do this all the time. We got Doritos and Takis and all that crazy crud to put in our sandwiches.
I'm from the U.S, and I've always done this on a ham sandwich. Delicious!
Then you have met some very sheltered Americans, because we absolutely do that here too.
Aberdeen (MD) Ironbirds used to have a "Couch Potato Burger" - a hamburger topped with French onion dip and Ruffles potato chips (crisps).
We do it in the states too. People are being ridiculous if they act like we don't. (All over- it isn't a regional thing)
I totally forgot that I used to do this as a kid. Especially on tuna sandwiches. I am from the USA.
Same. Cant decide which flavour I like best, but I do like prawn cocktail
Can confirm! I live in the USA but my dad is a Brit, so I grew up doing this :)
A lot of Americans do that too. From west coast to east. And it is delicious, I prefer peanut and jelly with a nice layer of lays potato chips in the middle.
I've never seen such thing before (I'm from very-very Eastern Europe), but now all I can think about is trying this, just have to wait till the end of the working day
As an American I do this combo way too much. Not weird in our household.
Always done this but I decided to try something new and put chili cheese fritos in a breakfast burrito. OMG it was amazing!
American here. We do this too, so the person laughing is faking their citizenship!
i've lived in america for my whole life, 67 years, and as a kids, we always did this, it's the best!
Originally from Scotland here—can confirm it is super tasty. I love crisp and tuna sandwiches.
Free Sundays (germany)
Everything, literally everything is closed on Sundays which is amazing cuz everyone (except from the most essential like doctors, firefighters and the police) have a free day which is awesome!!
In Austria around Christmas/St Nicholas time we have events called "Krampusläufe" where people, mostly young (drunk) men dress up as demonic devil-like creatures called Krampus with fur suits, creepy masks and cow bells and pull of shows that include lots of fire, smoke, witch burns etc while mainly Ramstein plays in the back. They also like to whip people in the audience with cow tails. And hell yea we enjoy the show while getting drunk on hot punch. We even bring our kids along.
In Australian rural towns we all had our back doors unlocked; and friends are allowed to go through the back door and make themselves a cup of tea/coffee while they wait for you to get back from whatever you were doing.
It's not just rural towns. I grew up in Melbourne and this was true for everyone we knew in melbourne suburbs. We would come home and my mates would be in the living room or garage watching tv waiting for me to get home. Doors would never be locked...still rarely are to this day.
Experiencing 4 seasons every day. Jacket on, jacket off, it's sunny but it's raining, freezing and windy, then it's hot again... I like to wear shorts and puffer jacket combos for both extremes. Tasmania.
In the Eifel, germany, on the night to 1st of may, people paint a long line from one house to another. The line means that someone in these households is having an affair. Every year several relationships break up because of this. I love it.
Alligators. Just...everywhere. I live in a swampy area of Florida, and it's pretty normal to come across alligators in small ponds, ditches, around pools, or just chilling in a parking lot. I've nearly tripped on alligators more times than i'd like to admit. Thankfully they're pretty chill and won't really bother you unless you mess with them or go near a nest. The police are even trained to deal with rogue alligator calls.
I live next to a game reserve in South Africa. It's not that surprising to hear baboons in your back yard, or spot a rhino 10 meters from your fence.
One time a whole troop of baboons ran over our roof. It's only corrugated iron and we all shat our pants.
Madagascar. Every now and then we dig up corpses of our loved ones, bring 'em through the village where they lived for a visit, change the tissues they where covered in (several layers) with new ones and put them back in the grave and all that while partying.
I live in NJ and it’s illegal here for you to pump your own gas/fuel. All stations are full service by law. I believe Oregon is the only other state in the USA that has this law.
In Norway it's normal to release two million sheep (read: ***two*** ***million*** ***sheep***) into the *wild*, mostly unsupervised, where an estimated *100.000* of them die to either injuries, illness or predators, with the farmers crying and complaining (usually only to that last one), and then repeat the same process again the next year, and every year after that.
Does Norway kind of have a f****d up and moronic sheep farming practice? Yes, yes we do.
Where I used to live in Manitoba, nobody had fences, mainly because when the properties were divided up, the town planners left space that belonged to the town behind all of them, that was just a strip of forest and Canadian shield. So almost nobody put up fences because it cut off their view & access to what was essentially a super cool nature trail network throughout the town. Everyone knew once you hit mowed grass, that belonged to someone. Us kids barely ever went anywhere on foot via roads or sidewalks, we always took the trails (we rode bikes on the roads though, there were too many rocks on the trails for a regular kid's bike)
Of course, living in a forest had some unintended consequences. We frequently had bears, so I remember when I wasn't even 5 yet being taught what to do if I saw a bear. And two separate years we had a mountain lion, which was a lot worse. The town would hire someone to trap and relocate these animals but it always took a while. I remember watching a bear lying down under the crabapple tree in our front yard just eating all the windfall apples for ages, not a care in the world.
Important distinction: was the bear a black bear or a grizzly bear? One is significantly more dangerous than the other.
Driving 3 hours at 100km/h and still being in the middle of nowhere (Australia). In parts of Europe you’d have crossed 3 borders in that time
Starting college, meeting your class on week 1 and then having introductory sauna the next week, boys and girls all drunk & nekkid. Finland :3
Sounds like a good way to instill a healthier attitude towards the human body.
People who are 12-14 driving tractors on the roads in rural Ireland. The legal minimum age is 16, but most farmers don't really care.
EDIT: I didn't realise that this is a rural thing. Still comes as a shock to urban people though.
Driving over the mountains and shouting "mint sauce" out the window to the sheep....
Wales
( And fellow welshys... Don't lie..you know you've done it)
Free public transport in the whole country: buses, trains, trams.
If this were universal it would make such a difference to so many people, as well as to the planet's carbon budget.
Having your birthday party look like this:
Your livingroom is transformed so that there's a great circle of chairs with a coffeetable in the center.
If it's an afternoon party, guests will visit between 14:00 and 17:00 or 18:00 - 21:00, but not both! there's 1 timeslot for friends and 1 for family).
As a guest, you arrive, you congratulate the birthday boy or girl, hand over your present. Then you introduce yourself to the group if you don't know them yet. Then, you go over the circle and shake everyone's hand and ALSO congratulate them with so-and-so's birthday.
After making your way through the circle, you take your empty chair and that is now your seat for the rest of the party.
After everyone arrived, the birthday person will bring you a piece of cake and a beverage (usually coffee or tea). Everyone eats their cake and talks to the person sitting next to him/her.
After everyone is done, there'll be a tour of the house and any new things will be pointed out to you. Now is your moment to ask some questions like "oh, was it expensive?" and also compliment the host on how great it is.
After the tour there'll be another round of food and drinks, snacks will be laid out on the coffeetable, but you shouldn't eat much of it. This is the only food that will be brought out and everyone has to share it.
After guests were there for about 3 hours they'll leave again. Everyone knows they're expected to leave but you need to come off as really wanting to stick around longer but you just couldn't because the dog needs to go for a walk or something, make up any excuse that sounds probable.
Then, repeat the cycle again in the evening with the other group. The weekend after that, invite your close friends to come over and have the real party.
Brazil: Apparently being in a restaurant for hours and hours and only eating in 1% of the time. We talk for hours before and after eating here, so we don't leave right after eating. Everyone I knew from other country found it strange
Drinking alcohol for the first time when you're around 14 y/o. In Germany, it is legal to buy beer and wine when you're 16. So the majority of parents don't see it as a problem when the first drunk experience happens a few years earlier. Actually it is hard to find a teenager here that never tried alcohol before.
Calling an uber instead of an ambulance or going to work while sick during a pandemic.
Gotta love freedom
Romania. Being a witch/medium is an official job, meaning you need a permit, your profit is monitored and you pay taxes.
When killing a pig, raw skin covered in salt is the first food consumed, as it is considered a delicacy.
We also fill the pig's small intestine with a mixture of meat, rice and garlic and put it in the oven for about an hour. Yum!
Many people believe that if you look at a baby for too long, you can unknowingly put a curse on it, which will make it cry until you pour holy water on the child and pray to make the curse go away. Parents are an exception, they can not curse their own child.
Ah yes, that well known method of quieting a crying baby, tipping water on them
Many (but not all) Germans restricting themselves to exactly one hot meal per day. I've heard sentences such as:
"No I can't, I already ate warm at lunch"
"I tried so hard to find a breakfast place that sells cold food"
"Let's just eat bread, I've had hot lunch"
"You can't eat two hot meals, that's too much"
I still don't get why it has to be no more and less than one hot meal? And why do breakfast pancakes not count as hot food?
This is one thing I struggle with. I am Asian, born and raised in Germany. While being little i hated having rice every day. Sometimes up to three times. Then I moved in with my ex, with whom I still live with. He has bread for breakfast and bread for dinner, almost every day. If you add two pickled cornichons and two cherry tomatoes and maybe even a soft boiled egg for dinner, it's considered a feast. I couldn't function without proper hot meals and learned to appreciate my rice now 😅
Today (in Japan)over a hundred people lined up (staggered for social distancing) at 9:00 am on a Saturday. First one hundred get a ticket. At 10:30 we all line up again. One at a time we draw a number; 1 to 5. Then we go over to a big basin of the best quality of rice and take as many scoops as the number we drew. You are encourage to make each scoop heaping. This is not a food bank thing (I hope) just the promise of “good rice” draws a crowd.
It was at a roadside tourist shop/complex.
Israel. Where I live, it is normal.for about 15% of the population not to work and get paid by the government since they are praying to God and that's important too. Off course, the rest of the ppl pay for them. f**k them and their god
15% unproductive adults is a hell of a lot for a society to carry. Although, I read, it's just the men that do this. The women are raised to be the workhorses in those cults (sorry, but if you raisechildren into this, it's a cult not a cloister/temple/monestary) and do ALL the work.
Welp, in Lithuania we have hill of crosses with over 200 k. crosses, we have a hotel where you live in a jail cell and ex KGB agents shout at you and dogs bark at you all the time.
Sweden: The government has monopoly on any alcohol above 3.5% and can only be bought at one store dedicated to it.
In Cincinnati we eat spaghetti noodles topped with a soup-like chili and a 1/4 pound of shredded cheddar cheese.
And it’s delicious.
Putting a block of cheese in your hot chocolate. Colombia.
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I'm Malaysian. We have the culture of 'open house' during festivities. During this time, anyone, even strangers can come to your house to celebrate. They'll be treated with foods, drinks and a token sum of money (only for kids) . Back when I was little, my friends and I made rounds to neighbors' houses to collect these token money. And kids from neighboring villages did come to my house and my parent gave them money too. Nowadays though, only relatives and close friends come for a visit. No strangers come anymore. I suppose if strangers do come, we are still culturally obliged to offer them food and drink. In the last 20-30years, our Government has adapted this culture by having open house for major Malaysian festivals. During Eid celebration for example, our prime minister will set 1 day for an open house for anyone to come; regardless whether they are Malaysians or not. This year, the attendance was in excess of 100K people.
I was wondering if the Easter whip tradition we held in Czech Republic will be on the list because I know that people from different countries find it quite crazy. On the morning of Easter Monday, men gently spank women with a special handmade whip. The whip called pomlázka consists of withies (willow rods or other twigs), is usually from half a meter to two meters long and decorated with coloured ribbons at the end. Women wear multiple long dresses to avoid the minor pain that would be caused by the whipping. If men arrive at women's houses after 12 o'clock, women throw a bucket of cold water on them. In some regions the men also douse girls with water or spray perfume on them. When going house to house, the male first sings a verse relating to eggs and spring themes like bountifulness and fertility. If the young woman doesn't have any decorated eggs she turns around and the man takes a few whacks at her legs with the whip.
Ah yes, so many of my friends are still traumatized by this idiotic, degrading tradition. Someone tries to whip me now I'll whip them right back. What does a stranger or WORSE a creepy uncle or a family member have to do with my fertility. F**k it so much.
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Here in Brazil, the host at a birthday part is expected to lay all gifts over their bed and show the guests how many gifts they got before leading them to the actual party. Also, you *HAVE* to cut the first piece of the cake yourself if it is your birthday and can only give that one to the friend you love the MOST! While you are cutting, it is common that those around you will start shouting the reasons why you should give THEM the first piece (things like "remember that time we did X together?", "remember when we went to that place?" etc), which is a cool way of being reminded of good moments with your friends in a humorous tone. If you are too shy, confront adverse, a huge spoilsport or simply a coward, you can take the safest, most diplomatic (and by far the most boring) road and give that precious first slice to one of your parents, a significant other or your own kid. People will usually boo that a bit as being super artificial and a coward's choice, but it's all in good fun.
I remember seeing a video online of a kid giving the first slice to his little brother. It was adorable, little brother burst into happy tears.
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This an interesting look at other cultures. I am fascinated by all the different things that each area does . Sometime soon I hope to travel to each place . Thank you to all whom contributed.
Growing up in country Australia, we wandered at will into all our neighbours houses, called everyone’s parents Aunty and Uncle.
The State of Texas has a rich history. Being that it was literally once considered (and in some parts, still is) the "Wild West" there are a lot of things that happened. So when you drive through the state, even in the middle of nowhere, be on the look out for Black Iron Plaques called Historical Markers, that tell the story of what happened there. Growing up there was one near our home that told the story of a Comanche raising party that slaughtered (and I do mean, in detail how they died) a small family of settlers and stole the children. Sure enough, you go back into the woods in the middle of nowhere and there is still a tiny family plot of graves with nothing but prairie grass and oak trees to watch over it
It's really not, the water throwing happens on a very small scale compared to the whipping. It would also happen quite often that the men get progressively drunker during the day and end up basically whipping the s**t out of women and calling it "a bit of fun".
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Well, here's another BP post with nothing but negativity for the US. Look, I know there's a lotta things that suck here. We're aware of that. But there's also a lotta GOOD things, and good PEOPLE. Please stop putting us all in one ugly basket. Thanks.
We all say this all the time - that all countries have their negatives and positives, just like all people have their negatives and positives. But the people at BP that make these continuous divisive, stereotypical and biased posts do not care. But we keep saying it anyway. Maybe just for our fellow Pandas to know that we object and that it's unbalanced and unfair. Oh well.
Load More Replies... I'm Malaysian. We have the culture of 'open house' during festivities. During this time, anyone, even strangers can come to your house to celebrate. They'll be treated with foods, drinks and a token sum of money (only for kids) . Back when I was little, my friends and I made rounds to neighbors' houses to collect these token money. And kids from neighboring villages did come to my house and my parent gave them money too. Nowadays though, only relatives and close friends come for a visit. No strangers come anymore. I suppose if strangers do come, we are still culturally obliged to offer them food and drink. In the last 20-30years, our Government has adapted this culture by having open house for major Malaysian festivals. During Eid celebration for example, our prime minister will set 1 day for an open house for anyone to come; regardless whether they are Malaysians or not. This year, the attendance was in excess of 100K people.
I was wondering if the Easter whip tradition we held in Czech Republic will be on the list because I know that people from different countries find it quite crazy. On the morning of Easter Monday, men gently spank women with a special handmade whip. The whip called pomlázka consists of withies (willow rods or other twigs), is usually from half a meter to two meters long and decorated with coloured ribbons at the end. Women wear multiple long dresses to avoid the minor pain that would be caused by the whipping. If men arrive at women's houses after 12 o'clock, women throw a bucket of cold water on them. In some regions the men also douse girls with water or spray perfume on them. When going house to house, the male first sings a verse relating to eggs and spring themes like bountifulness and fertility. If the young woman doesn't have any decorated eggs she turns around and the man takes a few whacks at her legs with the whip.
Ah yes, so many of my friends are still traumatized by this idiotic, degrading tradition. Someone tries to whip me now I'll whip them right back. What does a stranger or WORSE a creepy uncle or a family member have to do with my fertility. F**k it so much.
Load More Replies... Is anyone else getting ads at the top of the page that take up 3/4 of the page? I use an add blocker, but it doesn't seem to always do its job properly. It is very frustrating! It wasn't happening yesterday when I was on the site. Why is it happening today? Anyone have any tips?
Here in Brazil, the host at a birthday part is expected to lay all gifts over their bed and show the guests how many gifts they got before leading them to the actual party. Also, you *HAVE* to cut the first piece of the cake yourself if it is your birthday and can only give that one to the friend you love the MOST! While you are cutting, it is common that those around you will start shouting the reasons why you should give THEM the first piece (things like "remember that time we did X together?", "remember when we went to that place?" etc), which is a cool way of being reminded of good moments with your friends in a humorous tone. If you are too shy, confront adverse, a huge spoilsport or simply a coward, you can take the safest, most diplomatic (and by far the most boring) road and give that precious first slice to one of your parents, a significant other or your own kid. People will usually boo that a bit as being super artificial and a coward's choice, but it's all in good fun.
I remember seeing a video online of a kid giving the first slice to his little brother. It was adorable, little brother burst into happy tears.
Load More Replies... This an interesting look at other cultures. I am fascinated by all the different things that each area does . Sometime soon I hope to travel to each place . Thank you to all whom contributed.
Growing up in country Australia, we wandered at will into all our neighbours houses, called everyone’s parents Aunty and Uncle.
The State of Texas has a rich history. Being that it was literally once considered (and in some parts, still is) the "Wild West" there are a lot of things that happened. So when you drive through the state, even in the middle of nowhere, be on the look out for Black Iron Plaques called Historical Markers, that tell the story of what happened there. Growing up there was one near our home that told the story of a Comanche raising party that slaughtered (and I do mean, in detail how they died) a small family of settlers and stole the children. Sure enough, you go back into the woods in the middle of nowhere and there is still a tiny family plot of graves with nothing but prairie grass and oak trees to watch over it
It's really not, the water throwing happens on a very small scale compared to the whipping. It would also happen quite often that the men get progressively drunker during the day and end up basically whipping the s**t out of women and calling it "a bit of fun".
Load More Replies... Well, here's another BP post with nothing but negativity for the US. Look, I know there's a lotta things that suck here. We're aware of that. But there's also a lotta GOOD things, and good PEOPLE. Please stop putting us all in one ugly basket. Thanks.
We all say this all the time - that all countries have their negatives and positives, just like all people have their negatives and positives. But the people at BP that make these continuous divisive, stereotypical and biased posts do not care. But we keep saying it anyway. Maybe just for our fellow Pandas to know that we object and that it's unbalanced and unfair. Oh well.
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