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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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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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!!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! Some bakeries are open on sunday morning but that's it. But if one has to do some urgent shopping on a sunday, there are always fuel stations with slightly overpriced groceries.

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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.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am german but i have never heard of this. You truely learn something new every day.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty damn cool to live near game reserve, but for those that don't know SA - Baboons are actually pretty common in quite a few Cape Town suburbs too, mainly those bordering on our mountains. Spotting a baboon is pretty normal, like spotting cows on a road trip.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's.... Weirdly.... Very caring though... Replacing the tissues and celebrating them...

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A place where it is free to enter but you have to pay to leave

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Lisa Owen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oregonian here. Correct, we don't pump our own gas here and I love it !

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michelle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and where i'm from is normal, its called having a job , having someone put petrol in your car, the person doing it for you is call a petrol attendant. and they wear uniform , and work shifts and get a good salary .

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, but in NJ self pumping is actually illegal...... though many attendants here will let you pump your own on the down low if you come in on a motorcycle or in a special vehicle .... bless them

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live one state over in Pennsylvania and everytime I went there with my gf I felt so bad for the guys sitting in a lawn chair freezing because of this law.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in PA but work in NJ and I'm not ashamed to admit I often (read, mostly) get my gas in NJ because I don't have to stand out in the cold/rain/heat, etc. I do know how to pump gas, though!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody pumps their own fuel in South Africa. We have petrol attendants. Job creation.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I moved here from NY over 30 years ago. It took me a little while to get used to not pumping my own gas, but now I'm fully spoiled and appalled at the though of having to do it myself. But f Chris Christie for the gas tax hike. We had some of the lowest priced gas in the country before that bloated gas bag got into office.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Totally with you on the bloated gas bag known as Chris Christie but you typed NY instead of NJ and as a lifelong New Yorker, I am obligated to point out the difference so our fellow pandas outside the US are not confused. Pandas: New York and New Jersey are geographically adjacent, share a partial border, a little bit of "the accent", and both have large multigenerational Italian-American populations in our respective metropolitan areas. Other than that? Couldn't be more different.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Found this out years ago while training for new job. I was told it is done this way to keep people working. As a " boomer" growing up we had full service stations. Fill your gas, check the oil, and tires. Ah the good ole days.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My state used to have both self-pump and what was called full service - where someone pumps your gas for you. There haven't been any full service stations since the 90's though. As a teenager I actually had to teach my mom how to pump her own gas once they got rid of full service. She had gone her whole life without ever doing it!

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Will Cable
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know this is a dumb question but how does that work with electric vehicles?

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Gail Wilson Webb
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in Oregon. We can now pump our own fuel in rural areas. I got spoiled not having to do it. I really wish we had attendants again.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In New Jersey for Thanksgiving break. Yes, this is true. My parents had to get gas, and they couldn't pump it themselves.

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Nancy Howard
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you live in or near a rural area they passed a law recently that the stations could be self service. I hate it. Why? Because I live near a rural area. I think about the people who had jobs , now they don't, and the price of gas did not lower when that took effect. ( Before the international recession like prices and supply yada yada)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait what. That's the first time I hear about this (not an American)

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Tiki Stanford
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's the first time I've heard of it, and I am American. "Land of the free, home of the brave", but don't you dare pump your own gas??? I've never been to New Jersey, but this is strange.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A comedian one said , "My girlfriend told me to kiss her whee it stinks, so I drove her to New Jersey". (If you have ever driven thru Newark , you would get it.)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved it when I lived in Philadelphia and go visit friends in NJ. The homeless are given jobs and its customary to tip. This really helps the homeless and every state should do it

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Donna Monti
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An acquaintance i DE told me that when people pull up to his gas station and just sit there, that after a while someone goes out and asks "Are you a widow, or from NJ?"

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Nikole Widenoja
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an Oregonian, I can confirm, although now small counties allow you to pump your own, based on station preferences

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Levi Owens
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oregon has allowed exceptions in very rural areas where they are often short-staffed.

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Liz-ard
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why? Do the NJ:ers have a habit of stealing petrol or put a match to it???

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Lindy Mac
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They don't trust New Jersey-ites and Oragonians with the pump.... hmmmm I wonder why.

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Cydney Golden
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I also live in New Jersey and have no desire to get out of my car, especially in bad weather and pump my own gas. I do notice that a lot of men (usually older men) always get out and watch the attendant pump the gas. It makes me laugh.

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Jennifer Brown
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Correct...however we did just pass a law allow you to pump your own gas in rural areas

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Patricia Stilwell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love that about New Jersey. Wonder whose idea it was? My guess is a predominantly Italian organization. But I could be wrong.

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Vicki Perizzolo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oddly enough I was in TX years ago and the guy came running out telling me that, as a women, I was NOT allowed to pump my own gas... hmmmm not sure if it was nice or sexist but my hands didn't smell like gas and that's a yay.

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Sharon Madsen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish our state had that law! I remember when they pumped gas, checked oil, cleaned windshield....

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Zowee - our tourists here would not go for this. Florida.

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Amèlia Cumming
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In South Africa all fuel stations have petrol attendants. We never pump our own fuel

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Sheila Cobb
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, I thought that very strange. I lived in CT and people from NJ didn’t even know how to pump gas.

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Stephanie York
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love going to the shore and buying gas. It's nice to sit in your car and get gassed. 😜

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is correct and I, as an Oregonian, have only pumped my own gas a handful of times (when I've gone to WA or CA).

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am old enough to remember full-service filling stations. Your oil got checked, your windshield washed, and your tire pressure checked. This was done while gas was being pumped. There was no charge for the extras, just the gas. I would always tip the employee. I miss these stations and would pay extra if this service was available. I had no idea NJ and OR had this by law.

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Mickie Shea
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tis keeps the price of gas high is is pure political nonsense.

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Helen Taylor
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And gas is not any more expensive in Oregon because of it. And it creates jobs, and I really like it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Francisco - New Jersey I'm guessing. Love this because it gives people jobs which is always a good thing.

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Catherine Spencer-Mills
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I now live in Oregon. Moved here from another state. It was weird at first and it can cause long lines as it does take longer for someone to fill for you.

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Susan Moore
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am from New Jersey and I think if this was the law in more states there would be more jobs for older teens and young 20 somethings.

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Meami
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. I live in Washington St. and I always forget that I can’t pump my gas when I go to Oregon. It immediately IDs you as someone from another state.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I could see this becoming a real nightmare where I live when people all seem to be trying to fill up all at the same time. Most bigger gas stations have 10 or more pumps and there's no way any gas station could afford to pay that many people to always be there to pump gas.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I miss that here in Maine. It was so nice not to get out in the freezing cold. But then some poor bastard isn't freezing his a*s all day either.

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Dan St John
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can confirm that Oregon doesn't allow you to pump your own gas and I like it. I forget sometimes when I go out of state that you have to pump your own gas and sit there for a minute waiting for an attendant, then remember.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think Oregon went to self-service a couple of years ago?

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Sakura Windsong
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We didn't know this and we were on a road trip in Oregon and the gas station attendant was coming up trying to pump our gas and we both just gave him such a dirty look like leave us alone what are you doing? So he gave up and wandered away. Lol. Like bruh we're tired and antisocial, pls quit staring at us haha.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On my way to Portland, I stopped for gas. As usual, I got out and grabbed the pump handle. A young woman came out of the office yelling at me that she WILL PUMP THE GAS so I said ok. She said she'd be out of a job if Oregon went self-serve.

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Darren Clark
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oregon allowed self server in rural areas a few year ago, but yeah, jobs.

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Larry XK
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

New Jersey is not the only state, it's illegal in Oregon too and I think at least a couple of more states.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in PA near the NJ border and have been known to pop over the border to fill up because I hate pumping my own gas.

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SabbeRubbish
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can confirm OTHERWISE. Rented an RV in April 2019 and pumped my own gas...

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Robert Rosenthal
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oregon recently changed this law. The proponents said it would reduce prices. They lied.

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censorshipsucks
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

we don't have htis as a law in south africa but it's normal to not pump the petrol out yourself.

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Sheila
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm from the Hudosn Valley area in NY, and I love going to NJ for gas!

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Jake B
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Washington we have a few stations that will pump for you. I like visiting Oregon where they pump for you, but honestly, some of those employees are really slow and some employers have one person and 8-12 pumps. Ugh!

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Benjamin Brogan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Oregon and New Jersey, Gas Stations are "Full Service Only". DO NOT Attempt to pump your own gas!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I vote YES for this in NC. I hate pumping gas so much I'll have figured out nearly to the last drop of fumes how far out 2021 GMC Terrain will go.. (no patience. None)

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Denise Davidson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I lived in jersey for 32 years married my husband and from pa. When I went to get gas my husband has to do because I never had to pump gas. I actually like doing myself.

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Nathan Wolfe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oregon was, and a lot of stations still offer or require it. But I don't think its a law anymore.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you were to ever watch a gas station training video you would understand why it's illegal for anyone not extremely trained! You'd be shocked how easy it is to implode everything with one little spark because of the vapors! Don't open/close doors, use cell phones, drag plastic gas cans on truck liners, etc. And always "tap off" on metal before you touch that dispenser. ;)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That law just sounds so unbelievably inconvenient for anyone with a car with unique fuel requirements like antique sports cars

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Mark Fuller
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just find getting fuel in the US a bit confusing in general. In the U.K. - get fuel, pay. Or maybe put bank card into the pump machine. In the US - I pay before hand? That's weird. How much? I don't know. I could guess I suppose. Oh... I can pay after? Couldn't do that at the last place. Cheers. That's easier. The next place - OK... you're going to do it for me? I am an adult, I know how to use these things. I mean thanks but... The next station... right. My job. I literally find getting fuel a stressful experience when on holiday in the US.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember full service when I was preschool age in Illinois, U S. Do they still have the bell ringing cable thing to alert them when you drive over or has technology moved with the times?

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Chancey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My town has 800 people and the gas station still has the bell ringing thing.

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No Diggity
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some stations in Connecticut do this too. I didn't know this when I moved there, and was like what is happening the first time I stopped at one.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bizarre! I don't think I've been filled up by an employee more than a couple of times

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Allistrata GG4
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oregonian here, can confirm. I gotta say it's kinda nice to be able to get gas but stay in my car especially if it's at night or it's cold.

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Ann Tegnér
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same thing in Germany and some countries here in Europe. Here in Sweden, you pump your own gas.

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June Gem
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes please!! I live in Middle Tennessee and you can't even find a full service station anywhere.

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Timbob
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They probably need like, an associate ‘s degree to do this , right?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was in Spain recently (not Spanish) and the petrol stations there were mostly full service as were quite a few in Italy - I loved it!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yesss, it awesome because then you don't have to get out of your car in extreme weather. I've lived all over the US and this is the only state who has done this for me so far. (Never been to Oregan though)

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Emily Brady
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Town in Massachusetts I grew up in has this same law. Weymouth ma

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Carole Reid
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love it. But when I was a kid, a whole team in uniforms would surround the car and wash the windows, check the tires and oil and pump the gas. Very fast, not much of a delay in your trip. Gas was less than a dollar a gallon. My dad always used to say that gas was the cheapest thing to put into a car. I don't think he would say that now.

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Grace Busby
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This happens in the UAE as well. You have a guy fill up your tank for you. You tell if you want half tank and full and they do it for you. Then you pay them and drive off.

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Jeff Hood
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Oregon, the law says gasoline. But you can pump your own diesel...

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Mrs. EW
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not necessarily illegal, but looked down on. I’m From NJ, but have also worked at the pumps. If I have to wait too long, I’m pumping my own gas.

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Fishbear
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is very much illegal. There's literally an entire legislative act about it

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, Oregon, does not let you. I have seen some attempts tho....

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Sheila Sinclair
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So is the point of this law to ensure that the gas attendants have jobs, or is there some other reason for the law?

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Carla Phillips
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's so funny, my husband was just telling me about this. He lived in Oregon when he was younger and said it was a culture shock the first time he stopped for gas.

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep still illegal in Oregon. We also make you serve at least five hot food items if you want to serve booze. And one of them must be vegetarian.

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Gwyn
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I lived in Oregon and yes you can't pump your own gas. I liked it- I didn't have to get out of my car when it was cold windy and wet! :)

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Libstak
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh i wish someone had thought of that here in melbourne, i miss this level of service. Usually while the gas is being pumped they used to clean your windshield andcif you asked they would check and top up your oil.

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WoopieDoopie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is the logic behind this law? Is to keep jobs or something alike?

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Candi Cabaniss
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son and his family live in New Jersey. I asked my daughter in law. She said from drive offs. Here is an answer https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/22/why-you-cant-pump-your-own-gas-in-new-jersey.html

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Frits Driessen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well yeah, you Americans can't even be trusted to wipe your own a*s most days, let alone pump gas.

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Kevin J. Henning
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

New Jersey is located on the eastern side of the United States. It's kind of like redneck chic.

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Susan Peterson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it is a good law as it is a job which those of limited intellect and/or education, who physically can no longer do heavier work can still do. A lot of people in this category do not qualify for Social Security Disability even though there really are very few jobs in the US economy which they can actually do. A gas monkey job gives them some income and self-respect. It is also a good starter job for teens. I would be willing to pay a little more for gas to give these people jobs. Also, I am old and my hands get cold in the winter so I hate having to lump my own gas.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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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.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Important distinction: was the bear a black bear or a grizzly bear? One is significantly more dangerous than the other.

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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

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World Starting college, meeting your class on week 1 and then having introductory sauna the next week, boys and girls all drunk & nekkid. Finland :3

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moon_magic
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like a good way to instill a healthier attitude towards the human body.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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Trillian
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Farmers' kids do that here too. Not much use for a tractor in urban areas though.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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)

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Free public transport in the whole country: buses, trains, trams.

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Caroline Sinclair
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this were universal it would make such a difference to so many people, as well as to the planet's carbon budget.

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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.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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Mia Black
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was one of this rare Teenagers (edit: not drinking Alkohol early... Actually i drank it. Just tried tiny Drops and i hate it. Even in Desserts or so) ... But i'm weird 😄

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World Calling an uber instead of an ambulance or going to work while sick during a pandemic.

Gotta love freedom

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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moon_magic
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes, that well known method of quieting a crying baby, tipping water on them

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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?

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BakedKahuna
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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 😅

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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

TheReal_KindStranger , Kyle Taylor Report

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Kat Min
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World 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.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World Sweden: The government has monopoly on any alcohol above 3.5% and can only be bought at one store dedicated to it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same thing in Pennsylvania. You can only buy hard liquor like vodka, rum and whiskey at 'state stores'

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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.

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30 Peculiar Things That Seem Normal In Some Countries But Not In The Rest Of The World Putting a block of cheese in your hot chocolate. Colombia.

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