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51 Misconceptions About Countries That The Locals Are Tired Of Hearing
With the help of the internet, we can learn a lot about the world without ever leaving home. The trouble is, not everything online is true. And when so much information gets repeated often enough, it becomes easy to believe things that are completely wrong.
That’s exactly why Reddit users from around the globe took it upon themselves to debunk some of the most common myths people still hold about their countries. From Australia to Albania and beyond, scroll down to see what they had to say. It’s quite the eye-opener.
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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 15 hours ago (edited)
Some Irish people have noticed that if they stop drinking then blood starts appearing in their alcohol system.
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Lost Panda 14 hours ago
Look up the current Yuki Adachi situation if you truly think Japan is this wonderful, happy country. The outside world usually only sees what they want foreigners to see.
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Oerff On Tour 11 hours ago
I've lived there for 5 years and the only thing keeping me from officially moving there, was the bureaucracy. But now bureaucracy in my own country is so bad, that everything grinds to a halt here, that I'm actually reconsidering. I know the peculiarities of Italian bureaucracy, and prefer that over my own country's.
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Cuppa tea? 30 minutes ago
I read that embassies of Slovenia and Slovakia are regularly exchanging mail delivered by mistake to other one. Not sure in which country, or even countries.
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Did I say that out loud? 14 hours ago
I think most of us are pretty indifferent to them. I also think that whenever there's talk of scrapping the Monarchy, a lot of us look at what's going on elsewhere in the world and think, do we REALLY want a President?
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Daisydaisy 15 hours ago
I've lived in Australia all my life and have never been the slightest bit afraid of our wildlife. I do however think it would be scary to go walking in a forest where there might be a leopard or bear!
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TotallyNOTAFox 14 hours ago
We germans joke that Bavaria is infact a foreign nation accidentally being part of Germany
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Daisydaisy 15 hours ago
There is a nasty element of racism and right-wing values in Australia. Anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and Trump admirers are making things worse. We could well end up like the US if we're not careful
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Rose the Cook 14 hours ago
Maybe they think the people are running to get away from the wild animals.
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ADHD 2 hours ago
f**k off ya Vichy Scot. Darien was set up to fail, ppl were told to not do trade with us or suffer. as for the ppl carrying out atrocities, they were brtiscots. as for NI, Aye, they used sectarianism to divide ppl further. the occupied six counties should be returned to Ireland. the offspring of the invaders can go to London.
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Stephanie Did It 13 hours ago
So do you ride the camels to Pizza Hut, or is that just for delivery?
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David Paterson 10 hours ago
Hungary had it bad during Covid. Worst country in the world for Covid deaths on three separate occasions.
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pandamonium 6 hours ago
Well, most bakeries, goldsmiths and ice-cream vendors in my country are Albanian, and I was so surprised to see Tirana isn't a bakery capital of the world.
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Oerff On Tour 10 hours ago
Studies in the 80's demonstrated that no economy can function without an organized underworld. Mafia will always remain.
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Stephanie Did It 13 hours ago
So what are you guys doing during the "siesta" shop closings between 2 and 5PM?
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WindySwede 13 hours ago (edited)
But as I understand, lots of corruption and too many tourists have perished under mysterious conditions?
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Roman Arendt 14 hours ago
If UNICEF for example is to be believed, the current crisis comes with about 20 million people who suffer from starvation, mostly children. Do we better believe "Anonymous", a single "African from Sudan"?
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Mrreoww 12 hours ago (edited)
The stereotype that India is some sort of dystopian hell for women and no woman can be happy there. Oh shush! India is a great place to live for all genders. While I admit there are some problems here, most other countries have these problems too so don’t go nitpicking and pointing at India only. On the other hand, one positive stereotype is about the food. It is very much true that India has amazing food. Plus, India’s cuisine is very accommodating to people of various allergies and food preferences. I have allergies and intolerances myself so Indian food is almost the only cuisine I can eat without being sick.
Rathoren 12 hours ago
I was so in love with the food and the people, yeah we had a few shippy 💩 people but the majority were absolutely the loviest people!! I only hated one thing which was the noise and regular pollution 😖 wish it was allowed to post pictures of the sweetest people whom i took pics of (ALWAYS asked before taking!) the smiles ❤️
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Bored Jellyfish 1 hour ago (edited)
I enjoyed the comments and conversations more than the actual article. 👍
Sam Trudeau 4 hours ago
One thing people say about Canada a lot is that Canada is populated by Sikhs. This isn't true, if you do a simple search, Sikhs are only 2% of the population.
Mrreoww 12 hours ago (edited)
The stereotype that India is some sort of dystopian hell for women and no woman can be happy there. Oh shush! India is a great place to live for all genders. While I admit there are some problems here, most other countries have these problems too so don’t go nitpicking and pointing at India only. On the other hand, one positive stereotype is about the food. It is very much true that India has amazing food. Plus, India’s cuisine is very accommodating to people of various allergies and food preferences. I have allergies and intolerances myself so Indian food is almost the only cuisine I can eat without being sick.
Rathoren 12 hours ago
I was so in love with the food and the people, yeah we had a few shippy 💩 people but the majority were absolutely the loviest people!! I only hated one thing which was the noise and regular pollution 😖 wish it was allowed to post pictures of the sweetest people whom i took pics of (ALWAYS asked before taking!) the smiles ❤️
Load More Replies... Bored Jellyfish 1 hour ago (edited)
I enjoyed the comments and conversations more than the actual article. 👍
Sam Trudeau 4 hours ago
One thing people say about Canada a lot is that Canada is populated by Sikhs. This isn't true, if you do a simple search, Sikhs are only 2% of the population.
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