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While many people are celebrating the start of the 'post-pandemic' era, reality isn't as simple. Like Bored Panda mentioned recently, some experts believe that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over yet. And the fact is that Covid regulations seem to be all over the place, causing a lot of unnecessary stress for travelers and tourists.

Investment specialist Rick opened up to Bored Panda about his experience with Covid-19 regulations in Italy. "Over the past 12 months, we have stayed within Europe," he said that he and his partner have been enjoying the continent very much. However, "there's been some drama" with the travel arrangements: they had planned to sail to Greece on a cruise ship, but the inconsistent rules have caused them quite a headache.

Belgium. We didn't have a government over a year, and it went suprisingly better than when we did.

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Mari 2 years ago

Indeed!

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30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others United Kingdom. I don't believe any other countries have the annual 'chasing cheese down a hill' competitions.

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viv 2 years ago

its called cheese rolling.

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Rick told us that he and his partner both tested positive for Covid last week. "We must have a negative covid test to get on a cruise ship. On a plane, at a hotel, restaurant—[it's] not needed. But on a cruise ship... it's mandatory," he pointed out that it doesn't make much sense that air travel doesn't require a negative test, but traveling by sea does.

He told us that, thankfully, he tested negative for Covid after 3 days. Meanwhile, his partner tested negative only yesterday (i.e. the day before the publication of this article). "So it's really stressful and close," Rick was honest with Bored Panda that the way the rules are structured has brought a lot of stress into their lives.

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others In New Zealand it is normal to be barefoot in public. In the mall, the supermarket, fast food places etc. It's even normal for kids to go to primary school barefoot. It's recognised this is unusual and has become a point of national pride for some people.

Don't get me wrong, it's not like everyone is doing this, but it's a noticeable minority and would be seen on a daily basis, even in winter.

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ElenaK 2 years ago (edited)

This is why Hobbits live in NZ!

190points

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others A week-long nationwide water fight in Thailand.

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Nika De Beer 2 years ago

I want this!

81points

"Medical debt."

-Americans

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censorshipsucks 2 years ago

we have this here as well in south africa. We do have state hospitals which are free BUT if you are wealthy-ish you won't go to them because they are rather 3rd-world looking.

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"What I find really fascinating is that one can visit a hotel, or a restaurant, or take a train or a plane here in Italy, and nothing is required. Yet, to get on a cruise ship, one needs to prove vaccination, and give a negative Covid test within 48 hours of sailing," he pointed out that it's very important to read up on Covid regulations before traveling anywhere. The rules don't always make sense and can change very quickly.

Rick suggested that if anyone's visiting Italy, Verona is definitely worth going to. The city is full of historical and architectural masterpieces, and even has an arena that is thousands of years old, and "you really get the feeling of being a Roman during the concerts!"

Traveling is one of the best things that you can do. It’s a real eye-opener! Not only do you get to expand your arsenal of awesome experiences, but you also get to see what makes other cultures and countries unique.

What’s more, when you go on a trip, even a small one, you start to become more and more aware of what makes you, well, you. You start picking up on your own cultural quirks. And the moment you get back home? Well, you’ve got a fresh set of eyes to see your home with. Traveling means having an adventure that’s educational through and through, even if you don’t feel that you’re actively learning something new.

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Have farms larger than Connecticut (14,357km2)

Australia has 4 of them. The largest is larger than Israel, 44 of them are larger than Delaware, and this is still more than three times the size of the largest Ranch in the US, the Waggoner Ranch in Texas.

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Ariom Dahl 2 years ago

Big 'farms' are usually called 'stations' in Australia. (And no, I don't know why!)

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30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others People count out loud the number of fouettés in the theater at the live performance of Swan Lake.

In Cuba, due to reasons too long to explain but definitely having to do with communism, classical ballet is a popular art form in the sense of "not bourgeois". So the social composition of the crowd that comes to the theater for the classical ballet is not what you would expect in any other country. Mix that with natural latin irreverence and what happens is that people have ended up cheering the ballet dancers as if it was a sport. In particular, in the classical choreography of Swan Lake, there is a point where the black swan does about 30 fouettés or so and the crowd (that has seen the choreography before) goes like "ONE! TWO! .... SIXTEEN! SEVENTEEN! ... THIRTY!!"

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Andy Acceber 2 years ago

I kinda love that. A lot of fine arts, like ballet, get incredibly pretentious. I say this as a person who works in a theatre and has worked many ballet shows. There's something incredibly humanizing about audiences cheering on the performers as they do difficult moves.

173points

Canada. When our national hockey team makes the Olympic finals, the government changes liquor laws THE SAME DAY to allow bars to open at 6am.

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

Now this I didn't even know about. Is this a regional thing? Do some provinces not participate?

44points

As you travel abroad, you realize that there are so many things that everyone on Planet Earth has in common. Like how nearly everyone around the globe enjoys eating fried dough in some shape or form.

At the same time, you also come to the inescapable conclusion that some of the behaviors and perspectives that you might have taken for granted are far from common. In fact, they might just be limited to your home country, county, or even town. Unique? Absolutely!

Professor Christine Vogt, the Director of the Center for Sustainable Tourism at Arizona State University, explained to Bored Panda during an earlier interview that anyone planning on going abroad should take the time to do some research about the country and culture of their destination.

“More than likely that is what draws a person to visit a certain place. The more local knowledge a traveler has, the more a traveler can feel like a local and fit in," she told Bored Panda that the more you embrace other cultures on your trip, the more enjoyable the entire experience tends to be. And locals really do appreciate foreigners putting in the effort to respect their traditions and beliefs. Knowing the local customs can also protect you from a serious headache further down the line.

#10

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Wales. Place names like this llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

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NsG 2 years ago (edited)

Wales is beautiful - it was just hiding behind the door when the vowels were handed out and Ireland ended up with their share.

131points

#11

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Faroe Islands. More sheep than people in my country.

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KitFrey 2 years ago

Alright whose coming with me?

129points

#12

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others I live in Belgium and I doubt there are many other countries where two people who are both lifelong citizens of the same country cannot speak to each other.

This happened to my friend, a Walloon, who met an old Flemish lady. She didn't speak English or French, he didn't speak Dutch. They legit could not speak to each other, but they were both Belgians through and through.

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Mari 2 years ago

Belgium has 3 official languages; French, Dutch and German, most people speak also English.

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"Local customs can include how a traveler dresses, eats, uses a cell phone, etc. When a traveler is out in a community such as walking in a downtown area or eating in a restaurant, these local customs can come into play,” Professor Vogt said.

“For example, in Buddhist countries, a woman who has not covered her shoulders or legs may not be allowed into temples or even a restaurant. Learn as many local customs as you can and a few key words to enhance your experience," she said that it’s important to be aware of local customs and to try and get along with the locals.

#13

Italy here.

Road rage is as present here as everywhere else, but all drivers magically get together when a cop is nearby. Seriously, there are so many ways fellow drivers will alert you so you won't get a ticket. Panic headlight flashing, lowkey honks and nudges from bystanders when you park in a risky spot. It's actually pretty dope.

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Dilly Millandry 2 years ago

Found the driving in Rome to be fairly terrifying!!

54points

#14

Its rush hour. I tap someone's bumper while coming to a stop when my shoe gets stuck under the brake for a second too long. He apologizes for 'stopping so abruptly' at the red. I offer to exchange info, he says 'don't worry about it, I think I need a new bumper anyways, this one's wonky'. Then he tells me to have a nice day eh?

Canada is a place where everyone is sorry for everything, their fault or not.

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Melanie Munroe 2 years ago

This is DEFINITELY not true, everyone in Canada isn't sorry for everything, this person was just super lucky.

75points

#15

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Such cheap olive oil. And eating incredibly late. Lunch is more or less at 1-3 pm, and dinner at 9-10 pm. That is why in Spain we have snacks between foods.

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ElenaK 2 years ago

Same in Greece.

55points

#16

Australia. Entering Eurovision as a country from Oceania.

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ADHORTATOR 2 years ago

they got the spirit, that's enough :-)

58points

#17

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Luxembourg. People who speak 4-5 languages fluently.

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Sigrid Johanesdóttir 2 years ago

Welcome to Europe, where we are so close to everyone we speak 3 languages before highschool

87points

#18

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Finland. Saunas in most apartments or at least apartment buildings, haven’t lived in a building that doesn’t have one.

A lot of great well known (and underground) metal bands.

And a nuclear power plant that is at this point 11 years behind schedule and according to Wikipedia the 3rd most expensive building in the world.

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Firstname Lastname 2 years ago

As much as I would love to have a sauna, there are certain parts of my neighbors I'd rather keep buried under layers of clothes...

43points

#19

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Milk dispensers at school cafeterias (or restaurants but it's not as common). I live in Sweden where food and drinks such as water and milk is provided free for students. Whenever i tell someone outside of Scandinavia that we have milk dispensers they're always very surprised.

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NsG 2 years ago

We have milk dispensers - they're called cows (/joke)

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#20

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others USA. The imperial measurement system.

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Kira Okah 2 years ago

Britain has it too, we also invented it. Sorry, it was an attempt at standardising weights and measures.

70points

#21

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others National Crate day! In NZ we have Crate day to celebrate the first day summer which is basically celebrated with a crate of local beer, a bbq and sports, usually at a mates flat or the beach.

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censorshipsucks 2 years ago

Now this is a cultural practice that I can get behind.

56points

#22

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others South Africa. Scheduled blackouts to reduce pressure on the electrical grid.

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Vivek Mhatre 2 years ago

India. Unscheduled blackouts to reduce pressure on the electrical grid.

253points

#23

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others United Kingdom.

Pantomimes at Christmas.

Real ale.

Separate hot and cold taps.

Mint sauce.

Brown sauce.

Thanking the bus driver (with a 'Cheers, drive' in my neck of the woods).

Apologising when someone else steps on your foot.

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Dilly Millandry 2 years ago

The tap thing is old though and getting less and less common. New houses aren't built with them and most people replace them when they renovate nowadays. Get quite a few of those instant boiling water taps being installed... eg Quooker Taps. Come with boiling, chilled and sparkling from one tap. So we have come quite a way from separate taps. I work in the building industry and see what gets chosen.

54points

#24

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others In Colombia, hot chocolate is served with slices of salted cheese in it.

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Anjelika 2 years ago

I'd try it, I sometimes put a little salt in my hot chocolate, cheese won't be bad

46points

#25

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others South Africa. Calling traffic lights 'robots'. Caught myself doing this with foreign friends and being treated like an idiot.

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Mari 2 years ago

In Morocco we use brand names instead of the product: Kelloggs instead of cornflakes, Danone for yoghurt, Pampers for diapers, Lipton for teabags, Iphone for smartphones... It's also weird.

55points

#26

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others In Mexico we experience paranormal stuff very close. Even people like me, who doesn't believe in it, have parents, siblings, children or grandparents who have experienced ghosts or other entities very close.

Not in the "friend of my friend" kind of way. It is really really common to be in the same room, and someone just says: "I saw my great-grandfather coming out from the well" or stuff like that. And nobody makes a fuss about it. We just process it and move on. But really, I don't know anybody who hasn't experienced a close encounter with something paranormal in one way or another.

And again, I'm an atheist and a skeptic. I haven't experienced something at first hand. And that makes me an exception. Not the average.

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Amy Pattie 2 years ago

See, in places like Australia we don’t need ghosts, we just have snakes and spiders instead.

102points

#27

South Africa. Our constitutional court can rule that our president has broken the highest law of the land and stole tax payer money to make upgrades to his private home, and our parliament will still vote not to impeach him.

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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Depressingly like the US, where an obvious con artist might be impeached, but keeps his job b/c the US Senate won't convict...

181points

#28

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Iceland here. We have a music festival held inside a glacier and deep inside a volcano. We also charge $1,000,000 for a ticket too

Bonus fact: This was the same festival where last year Bam Margera was knocked out.

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Sigrid Johanesdóttir 2 years ago

I'm Icelandic and I never heard about this, what is the name please? I can also say that we don't pay for water or light as it comes from natural resources, only through taxes and below 1 dollar a year

82points

#29

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others In India, it's normal for your parents to find your life partner and there's a chance you could get killed if you love someone.

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censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)

That sucks. Stop voting for Modi because he's taking you even further down the road of theocracy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YkMUOJx_B4

57points

#30

As far as I know, this only happens in the Philippines. Correct me if I'm wrong.

We have a law here called number coding, known casually as color coding, for some reason, which makes vehicles with certain license plates unable to be run on certain hours of certain days.

If your plate number ends in a certain number, let's say 1, you can't drive your car (without a fine) on Mondays. 0 and 1 are Monday, 2 and 3 are tuesday, etc. You can only drive it on that day from 10am to 3pm. So, if your license number is ABC 123, then you can't drive on tuesdays from midnight to 9:59am, and 3pm to midnight the next day. If you're caught by the traffic cops, you need to pay a fine. (or bribe the dude, that's fine too, I guess)

It was the government's attempted solution to lessen traffic on roads, but what many people ended up doing was buying another car for the off day. So here, if you aren't commuting or carpooling, which you might not want to do, since many areas here are polluted and have some thieves running about, you're going to need to own two vehicles.

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Robert T 2 years ago

Various countries have tried this, more commonly with odd and even numbers on different days. People went out and bought a second car to use on the alternate days!

34points

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#31

Scotland. Every year, large men gather in various places to throw trees around and girls dance around swords.

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Karen Clark 2 years ago

Highland Games. I love the bagpipes!

11points

#32

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others India. Cheap Streaming subscriptions. In my country a pack for Disney+, HBO, Showtime, ABC, Live Sports and a lot more, costs less than 2 dollars a month. Yes 2 dollars TOTAL.

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Steve Kenney 2 years ago

Meanwhile a very significant portion of your country can barely afford food and housing.

15points

Hank 2 years ago

Very true, but what about India?

7points

Suzanne Haigh 2 years ago

Not his fault though is it?

2points

Shalini Pabreja 2 years ago

Yup, cause the British stole all our wealth and left us destitute & divided. No sweat, we were the super power a few centuries ago and we’re getting there again. You just worry about where your country’s headed.

0points

Mark Alibozek 2 years ago

There's a lot of people in India that live on 10$ American a month so 2$ is pretty expensive

5points

Eric Mac Fadden 2 years ago

In Brazil the most expensive Netflix plan is $11. But R$56,00 is a lot for almost an entire population living from paycheck every month

2points

Rosesinmyhair 2 years ago

Netflix in Australia premium plan has just gone up to $22.95 p/m (from $19.95.)

1point

Paweł Duda 2 years ago (edited)

Well, if you had to pay as much as americans, no matter of currency, about 0,00001% of your country could afford it.

1point

Shalini Pabreja 2 years ago (edited)

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Se Mai 2 years ago

Bojack Horseman… $2 well spend 😄

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Lynn Morello 2 years ago (edited)

Gosh, $20 per month here.

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Wilko Lunenburg 2 years ago

And they all STILL make a profit.

0points

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Fat Harry 2 years ago

*facepalm* the OP is clearly Indian as he says "IN MY COUNTRY" while referencing India.

16points

John Baker 2 years ago

The OP is Indian. Is that hard for you to understand?

4points

censorshipsucks 2 years ago

that's irrelevant. In the US, the cost of the US price should transfer to india. So if in USA it is say 8-10 dollars per month for each channel, and he has 5 channels, in USA that would cost about $50. So that would be R 3850 in india. But he's saying it is TWO dollars in india, meaning it is R 144 or so. Which means it is about 25x cheaper to watch AMERICAN channels in india than it is in america. Get it now?

3points

Winter Blue 2 years ago (edited)

Lol. americans always pay in Indian rupees at Chennai where they line up to receive medical treatment that their 'first world currency' can't buy back at home...

3points

#33

Israel. Every single building has a safe room in case rockets start falling. I was pretty surprised this wasn't a thing in other countries when I first learned about that.

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42points

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Andy Acceber 2 years ago

I'm pretty sure that's also a thing in Palestine -- at least it would be if the Palestinians could afford to install them.

29points

#34

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Germany. Driving 300km/h and still getting passed.

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Ray Heap 2 years ago

Going down the A96 at a laidback 200-odd and got passed by a hearse. That was one stiff in a hurry.

12points

#35

China. Probably blocking Google, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and other websites...

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censorshipsucks 2 years ago

I think you and North Korea have that in common though.

11points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#36

Australia, specifically Melbourne. Having 40+ degrees celsius days drop to less than 20 with rain over a period of two hours maximum

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40points

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Se Mai 2 years ago

Aaaah Melbs; 4 seasons in 1 day

19points

#37

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others In Canada tax is not included in advertised price.

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WillemPenn 2 years ago

It’s not included in the US either.

41points

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#38

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Canada. Bagged milk, legal weed and fermented maple syrup.

Final score:

36points

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Jihana 2 years ago

Fermented maple syrup? Now that sounds interesting, I'd love to try that.

11points

#39

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others USA. Screens in your windows.

I didn’t know that wasn’t a thing all over the world until I commented on a post here on reddit.

There was a post showing a person with a personal bug net around their bed to keep the bugs out. I was like “wait why don’t you guys have window screens to prevent bugs getting in your house in the first place”

Apparently a ton of people don’t? I never knew that, thought it was interesting

Mosquitos, black flies, and horse and moose flys here in Maine are super bad during the summer, I can’t imagine somewhere like the tropics.

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36points

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lenka 2 years ago

Common in many countries in the world. Australia is well known its its bug proofing tactics and Europeans are pretty good at it during the summer months too.

16points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#40

Norway. They look like snowballs in size and shape, but they're made of potatoes and boiled, with a piece of meat inside for flavoring. You eat it with sausage, fat'n'bacon and kohlrabi/carrot puree.

It's not as common as it used to be because it's mainly grandmas that used to make it.

Also known as "komle". In some places they simply refer to them as "potato balls."

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Cowws 2 years ago

they sound similar to the 'Knödel' in Bavaria

3points

#41

USA. Have a "World Series" and only occasionally invite Canada.

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HOUSE 2 years ago

American sports don't travel

9points

#42

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Canada. Poutine. Goddamn are you guys missing out on poutine. Seriously unhealthy, but also good for the soul, so is it really unhealthy? Yes. Yes it is. But you're still missing out.

For those wondering, it's fries topped with gravy and cheese curds.

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

Although it's good, depending on who makes it. It's highly overhyped and so simple to make anyone in the world with access to potatoes, cheese curds and gravy can make it, and perhaps many places do but call it something else.

7points

#43

Corpses get dug up, heart gets cut out and burned, then buried with the body again so the dead won't come back to haunt it's people - Romania.

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29points

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Miruku_Spilt 2 years ago

Wow I have never heard of this, and I'm Romanian!

11points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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#44

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Germany. Tiltable windows, apparently.

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der sebbl 2 years ago

Most windows are hinged on the side. Tiltable windows are only used in the roof

8points

#45

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Maple Syrup Heists in Canada.

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KitFrey 2 years ago

You guys really like Maple Syrup over there, huh?

6points

#46

Argentina. Drinking a hot drink from an hollowed pumpkin through a metal straw and sharing it with others all drinking from the same straw.

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28points

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censorshipsucks 2 years ago

annnnd you get covid, and you get covid, and everyone gets covid!

7points

#47

The Philippines. The citizens vote an actor as a president who has made it into the list of the World's Most Corrupt after his impeachment. Then proceed to vote him as a Mayor for a major city a decade later...

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Deb M.F. 2 years ago

kind of like the orange turd that was elected here in the US. Now if we can stop his asinine cult members...

26points

#48

New Zealand. $26M spent on a flag referendum.

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censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)

We had one of these as well because we had an awful colonial flag. Our new flag is much more african looking. We saw your flag referendum here in south africa and personally I liked the one with the fern curl on it. Please do get rid of the weird british flag, it's bad enough that you still report to the queen. PPS. Jacinda is perfect. We love her.

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Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#49

The Netherlands. Gouda cheese and windmills

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HOUSE 2 years ago (edited)

I used to love gouda cheese before I went vegan where FYI the cheese sucks

6points

#50

We love to put fat in our bread and eat it, especially with some red peppers. If the fat is used to fry meat in that before, just tastes better. Hungary

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User# 6 2 years ago

Known as bread and dripping in the rest of the world.

17points

#51

Singapore; Reserving seats with tissues. Shaming people online for falling sleeping on priority seats on the train instead of waking them up.

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censorshipsucks 2 years ago

very polite. I heard you also beat people for chewing gum, is that true?

11points

#52

USA. Pick up some paper towels, toilet paper, new underwear, and shotgun from your local Walmart.

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21points

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Fat Harry 2 years ago

But not a Kinder egg. Those are dangerous.

50points

#53

South Africa. We very regularly use a wood fire to grill meat and call it a braai.

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censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)

That's not remotely unique dude. Americans and Australians also do barbecues. And they're not obliged to use charcoal either. If you want to say what's remotely unique here it's probably our tendency to speak our mind without softening the blow. But I've heard the dutch do that as well. Actually scratch that. I am going to go with parktown prawns.

12points

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#54

Production and enjoyment of Surstromming.

(Sweden).

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18points

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Chucky Cheezburger 2 years ago

Yeah, gonna nope on outa that. Not a fan of seafood, especially fermented seafood.

6points

#55

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Italy. Bidet, apparently.

Also, the fact that every supermarket here has a section with fresh cold cuts, cheeses and bread-like products. Couldn't find a single one in California

Lunch break is an actual break, where you sit at a table and have a 2/3 course meal. People won't likely just eat a sandwich and get back to work.

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17points

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lenka 2 years ago

I think the lack of fresh cuts, cheeses and bread might be more unique to america than the presence of them being being unique to italy. Almost every european country as well as Australia and New Zealand have a fresh food section.

21points

#56

Apparently people are unusually friendly in the USA.

I thought it was normal to say hello or give a compliment to someone you pass on the sidewalk but I guess not

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17points

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Se Mai 2 years ago

“Nice t#ts” is not a compliment you should yell, when passing a random girl on the sidewalk.

10points

#57

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others South Africa. Biltong, spiced dried meat.

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16points

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lightbulb 2 years ago

Not really specific to South Africa though. Dried meat is common in loads of countries.

12points

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#58

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others Root beer. In America this is widely available and basically universally liked, but give it to someone from another country, especially a European country, and they will hate it.

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15points

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Susie Elle 2 years ago

Because it tastes like Listerine, a mouth wash

5points

#59

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others USA. Full-size pickup trucks.

Also, full-size lifted pickup trucks.

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15points

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censorshipsucks 2 years ago

you get those here in africa as well, but they're usually driven by right-wing racists. I'm not saying there's a correlation.

18points

#60

USA. One of the leading causes of death amongst the poor is obesity.

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15points

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Mari 2 years ago

Processed and greasy food is cheap.

26points

#61

30 Common Things In These People’s Countries That Are Very Rare In Others USA. Tipping and gun ownership.

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Se Mai 2 years ago

I always leave a gun as a tip.

29points

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What do you think ?

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KitFrey 2 years ago

Do other places have chippies? (Chip Shops)

13points

Chris Jones 2 years ago

LOVE a good chippy!

11points

lenka 2 years ago

They sure do. In Australia and New Zealand we every has their local favorite chip shop, and in the Netherlands we call them Snack Bars but they are also the same thing.

8points

censorshipsucks 2 years ago

We do here in south africa but they usually will have fish and sausages as well.

5points

Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

Australia has heaps of them. I have 5 within a 5 minute drive from me alone.

4points

Irene McIver 2 years ago

I'm Scottish, and we not only have plenty of chippies, you can also buy chips at almost any takeaway (Chinese, pizza, whatever). I was surprised when visiting London that the pizza shop I went to didn't sell chips. I had a college teacher from London who was surprised at the Scottish habit of ordering chips with pretty much any savoury takeaway food.

2points

Metallicd3ath 2 years ago (edited)

I've never even heard of that myself. Which variety of chip is this? I assume not the us version? There's shops that specialize in that?

0points

Chinmayee Kalghatgi 2 years ago

Here in India we have somewhere between 27 to 29 states and each state has its own culture and language. In schools we learn 2 more languages. We have a festival where we throw colors at each other and there is a festival called diwali where you light diyas, kids play with sparklers, sweets are exchanged and the most beautiful (yet loud and irriatating at times)sight of firecrackers in the sky

10points

Skylar Jaxx 2 years ago

Holi looks wonderful and joyful

4points

Vera1 2 years ago (edited)

The Dutch snackbars are a pretty unique thing that I haven't found anywhere else on the globe, although perhaps they exist in Belgium too. Yes, every country has their version of a chip shop, but the Dutch ones are different. Especially the ones where you pull your food out of the wall. In general the Dutch's bittergarnituur (it would be best described as bar food, although snackbars sell them too and people have it for their meals too) is pretty unique and very tasty

6points

Caro Caro 2 years ago

Ah yes. I miss the bitterballen.

1point

Anna M. G. Novák Vanclová 2 years ago (edited)

Czechia: We recently had to have a law put in place ordering establishments to have at least one non-alcoholic drink on the menu be cheaper than beer. There is a classical czech joke about a little Pepíček (Joe) ordering a beer at a kiosk, the bartender asks him: Pepíček, wouldn't you rather have a lemonade? And Pepíček is like: I would, but I'm five crowns short.

3points

LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

Cities making it the property owners responsibility to cut the grassy stretch in front of homes between the road and sidewalk called boulevards. And fining them if the homeowner doesn't. - Canada

3points

Carrie B 2 years ago

Is it a large space? We do that here in the US and it's generally considered part of your front yard. My sister lives in Ontario so that's the only place I've visited. Love Canada 🇨🇦 ♥️

4points

Uriel Eduardo Viveros Macip 2 years ago

In Mexico, everything can be spicy. Not only food, but also candy, fruit, and even beer.

2points

Ele V 2 years ago

Athens, Greece. The bars close at like 5am or even 7am in the summer. I've never experienced that in other major cities i.e. Rome, Paris or even Barcelona.These people know how to have fun. I spent 3 years there and I was lucky it was pre-covid

2points

Flops [identity V] 2 years ago

In france we have the "apéro" which is basically around 7 pm we just all gather to drink eat and chat together before diner, it's pretty fun and it's always a good time (and it can happen everywhere:work, family, just a random bar...)

1point

Cass Malone 2 years ago

I'm surprised I didn't see anyone on the list say this; The US, where you can get shot at school, church, the mall, getting pulled over for a minor traffic infraction, RUNNING, among many other places.

1point

Deborah Rubin 1 year ago

I'm sure there are many other places. This is not the norm in the US and I wish people would stop acting as if it is.

0points

Maggie 2 years ago

In Russia, in July, they shut down hot water for the whole country to « clean the pipes ». Sometimes it last WEEKS. Weeks of absolutely freezing icy cold showers. Boiling pots of hot water several times a day to do the dishes/clean. It’s remains of the Soviet era. I swear every year I think I’m gonna get used to it this year and get as frustrated every time. At least we are running water?

0points

Alex Neagu 2 years ago

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0points

Gary Thompson 2 years ago

Dooryards.

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

0points

Yuki 2 years ago

One thing that I've really only seen in Florida is hand signs/signals when driving! I.e. motioning to other drivers whether it's to say like, "hey, I'm gonna go first" or "go ahead, you were stopped first" or something. I drove to Ohio a few years ago and once I left Florida, NO ONE used hand gestures, other than the middle finger. 🙄

0points

El Dee 2 years ago

'Corner boys' Literally drinkers who stand on corners day drinking. Not a big problem but local by-laws mean no drinking outside now. Also a drink curfew - used to be 10pm now it's 12am. Pubs could stay open later but if you hadn't gotten in by then you would be kept out - seeing a pattern here? It has one of the biggest off license alcohol sales in the country (if not the biggest) We have terrible trouble with religious hate but not so much with racism..

0points

LSR 2 years ago

Another "ah aaam so stuupeed becoze ah aeem from the u.s. and aaah doesn't hunderztaaaand anytheeng but ahmerica". F**k shitto panda and all these imbecile posts.

-1point

Alex Neagu 2 years ago

We eat the skin of a pig. Like after the pig gets unalived, gets burned on some hay and after a few minutes we just rip its skin and eat it, with shitload of salt. Usually before Christmas. We also swear at each other (especially in traffic) about... having intercourse with the other person's mother's dead relatives.

-1point

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KitFrey 2 years ago

Do other places have chippies? (Chip Shops)

13points

Chris Jones 2 years ago

LOVE a good chippy!

11points

lenka 2 years ago

They sure do. In Australia and New Zealand we every has their local favorite chip shop, and in the Netherlands we call them Snack Bars but they are also the same thing.

8points

censorshipsucks 2 years ago

We do here in south africa but they usually will have fish and sausages as well.

5points

Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

Australia has heaps of them. I have 5 within a 5 minute drive from me alone.

4points

Irene McIver 2 years ago

2points

Metallicd3ath 2 years ago (edited)

I've never even heard of that myself. Which variety of chip is this? I assume not the us version? There's shops that specialize in that?

0points

Chinmayee Kalghatgi 2 years ago

10points

Skylar Jaxx 2 years ago

Holi looks wonderful and joyful

4points

Vera1 2 years ago (edited)

6points

Caro Caro 2 years ago

Ah yes. I miss the bitterballen.

1point

Anna M. G. Novák Vanclová 2 years ago (edited)

3points

LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

Cities making it the property owners responsibility to cut the grassy stretch in front of homes between the road and sidewalk called boulevards. And fining them if the homeowner doesn't. - Canada

3points

Carrie B 2 years ago

Is it a large space? We do that here in the US and it's generally considered part of your front yard. My sister lives in Ontario so that's the only place I've visited. Love Canada 🇨🇦 ♥️

4points

Uriel Eduardo Viveros Macip 2 years ago

In Mexico, everything can be spicy. Not only food, but also candy, fruit, and even beer.

2points

Ele V 2 years ago

2points

Flops [identity V] 2 years ago

1point

Cass Malone 2 years ago

1point

Deborah Rubin 1 year ago

I'm sure there are many other places. This is not the norm in the US and I wish people would stop acting as if it is.

0points

Maggie 2 years ago

0points

Alex Neagu 2 years ago

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0points

Gary Thompson 2 years ago

Dooryards.

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

0points