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“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About

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“Shoes on or off?”, you might wonder stepping into someone’s house. Well, it depends on where that house is located: if it’s somewhere in the US, for instance, walking inside with outside shoes might not be that big of a deal, but doing that in Japan is likely to be frowned upon.

This is just one example of how the same situation might be viewed very differently in different locations; and there sure are many more. Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently discussed such situations, after one of them asked netizens what is considered a taboo in their country but absolutely fine elsewhere. If you’re eager to learn something that might be good to remember when visiting one country or another, scroll down to find redditors’ answers on the list below, and feel free to share what are some things considered taboo in your own country in the comments.

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#1

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Lobbying. We call it corruption or bribes in Iceland.

fridgehawk , Mikhail Nilov Report

Final score:

169points

DE Ray 2 weeks ago

I so wish the US could get away from this. But I honestly don't see it in my lifetime. The corruption is baked into the system, as it is - maybe in 30-40 years.

46points

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#2

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About In Alaska you can be put in a phone registry to go and pick up a road kill moose off the side of the road. This is considered a super lucky phone call as even the worst road kill moose has 100’s of pounds of good meat. Everyone is normally stoked for you if you get this call also and if during the day time people will normally honk and cheer driving past you getting the dead moose. I never realized the weirdness of all of this till explaining the excitement of road kill moose to some friends in San Diego. .

Next_Emphasis_9424 , hitbug Report

Final score:

105points

Mia Black 2 weeks ago

Afaik in Germany only hunters are allowed to take road kill for food and the veterinary still had to check it if it's safe to eat.

22points

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#3

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Sitting on a desk or table. In Maori culture it's insulting to plonk your a**e on a surface where food might be prepared.

TooOldToBePunk , Pavel Danilyuk Report

Final score:

91points

Kathi Coyle 2 weeks ago

Tables are for plates and glasses, not feet and a$$es

40points

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Some things in the world are pretty universal, that’s true. However, one can’t argue that most things we say, do, or experience differ not only with each country but with each region or household, even; what is completely normal in one might be considered out of line in another.

Such out-of-line things are usually considered taboo – “a subject, word, or action that is avoided for religious or social reasons”, as dictionaries describe it. And they can relate to any and every thing there is, from food to periods, and beyond. According to the person who started the thread, redditor ‘Auelogic’, even such a seemingly humdrum thing as chewing gum can be a taboo in certain places.

#4

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Universal healthcare

asfacadabra , Kaboompics.com Report

Final score:

84points

Tobias Reaper 2 weeks ago

I don't understand why so many yanks are opposed to this its nice to have to worry about how much it costs to go in an ambulance or get treated at hospital. Its absolutely scandalous how much you have to pay for things And health insurance being linked to you job that just takes the p**s.

44points

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#5

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Not offering a cup of tea to anyone entering the home including servicemen.
In the UK not doing so is punishable by death.

Captain_Parsley , Ahmed Aqtai Report

Final score:

81points

Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 2 weeks ago

I have black teas, yellow teas, green teas, purple teas, red read and more. if drink the teas in the correct order then later on in the day I am pissing a rainbow.

20points

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“In my country, there are many minor taboos, like the idea that selling gum is frowned upon. This made me curious about what other taboos exist in different countries,” the OP told Bored Panda in a recent interview, sharing why they decided to ask this particular question.

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Discussing the netizens’ answers, the OP shared that they were interesting to read, especially as they related to numerous different countries. “I’ve learned a lot from this,” they admitted.

#6

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About As an iranian, where do you want me to start?

Hungry-Calendar-5532 , sina drakhshani Report

Final score:

75points

SirWriteALot 2 weeks ago

ok, you win!

36points

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#7

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About I just went to Germany for the first time (I’m from the US). My colleague (from Germany) went to grab me a glass for my beer and I said that I could just drink it from the bottle, and you could almost hear a pin drop when about 10 Germans spun around to stare at me. One of them said “….. wafflekween, that’s a WHEAT beer. It must be drank out of a glass!”.

wafflekween , Darlene Alderson Report

Final score:

72points

Ralph Kretschmer 2 weeks ago

And he's right.

33points

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#8

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Child marriage (thank god).

Piece-of-Whit , Pixabay Report

Final score:

67points

WindySwede 2 weeks ago

Please go vote!

29points

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It’s safe to assume that the redditor wasn’t the only one who learned new information while browsing the list, as while we might be well-familiar with things that are considered taboo in our country, we might also be completely oblivious to what we shouldn’t say or do elsewhere.

That’s because our morals and values, as well as our mindset, tend to be shaped—or at least, largely influenced—by the culture we find ourselves in. As one TED speaker put it, “We all see the world through cultural glasses.”

#9

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Foraging or even walking through private land (“safe passage”) -

In many countries foraging on private property is quite acceptable if you are only taking small amounts, as well as safe passage (hiking through private property but not staying there).

But in the USA, even WALKING onto someone’s personal property without express permission can get you shot. And taking something?? Omfg you have a death wish.

Foraging isn’t permitted on most public lands either. “Take nothing, leave nothing,” is the rule.

Every European person I have told this to is stunned.

Remarkable-Escape267 , www.pexels.com Report

Final score:

66points

Simon Chen 2 weeks ago

Then this person has not been to germany yet. Walking trough someones garden here is not something normal. You will not get shot, most likely, but people are not very excited about it either. That is why we have fences and hedges....

22points

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#10

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About USA: eating horse meat. Apparently this is relatively common in France or Italy, but would be greeted by horror over here.

Ulfhethinn09 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

63points

Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 2 weeks ago

Used to be common in the UK. Gained popularity in WW2 as beef was rationed, horse meat wasn't. Also became unknowingly common not so long back when horse meat was found in Iceland beef lasagnes.

20points

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#11

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Standing next to a stranger closer than 6 ft, unless the lack of space forces you to stand thay close.

(Google "Finnish bus stop".).

AavaMeri_247 , Lucas Prado Report

Final score:

61points

William Teach 2 weeks ago

The best part of COVID: keep your distance.

24points

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The aforementioned TED speaker, a cross-cultural expert and a rocket scientist, Julien S. Bourrelle, suggested that people tend to view the behavior or emotions of others through their own cultural glasses.

“The lens through which your brain sees the world shapes your reality,” he said, which explains why people might be surprised to find that something that seems completely normal to them is considered taboo in other places of the world.

That’s why lists as such can be not only fascinating, but useful, too, as not knowing that something is considered taboo when visiting a foreign country can create some rather awkward situations.

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#12

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Being gay

MahWahf , Monstera Production Report

Final score:

55points

Pyla 2 weeks ago

Dangerous in Turkey

8points

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#13

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Any kind of physical punishment for children. Maybe not exactly a taboo, rather downright illegal, but it’s shocking how normalised using physical punishment is in so many parts of the world.

digl3tt , Yan Krukau Report

Final score:

53points

Cammy Mack 2 weeks ago

For the right age, and the right temperament, there's absolutely no harm with a little swat on the bum. This is not beating, just light reinforcement. It is not always appropriate, though. Discipline takes many forms. Kids get away with murder these days.

15points

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#14

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About The word “c**t”. It’s a HUGE insult here in the US but it’s barely a swear in the UK and practically term of affection in Australia. (I might be stereotyping a little here though).

disgruntledhoneybee , Helena Lopes Report

Final score:

51points

Ace 2 weeks ago

Not really true. Yes, it can be, carefully, used between friends, but use it as a real insult it's still pretty much as 'strong' a swearword as is possible.

19points

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#15

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Waltzing in someone's home wearing shoes.

Frick-It_Ralf , Erik Mclean Report

Final score:

50points

LaserBrain 2 weeks ago

I grew up in Japan and I still find it mildly shocking if someone walks into a house with their outside shoes on.

19points

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#16

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Any form of nudity shown in public. Americans sexualize everything, so nudity here is far more taboo than in France, for example.

ChewingGumPubis , Ximena Mora Report

Final score:

50points

Cathy Roberts 2 weeks ago

Which is dumb, right? It's a human body. We were all assigned one at birth.

17points

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#17

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Mowing your lawn or other noisy activities on a Sunday.

OctoMatter , Magic K Report

Final score:

49points

Jihana 2 weeks ago

Must be Germany

23points

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#18

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Being a bubbly positive person in eastern europe = you're crazy and delusional and lots of red flags

being not bubbly positive person in USA = something is wrong with him avoid him.

Jazzlike-Society5358 , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

48points

Anna Losonczy 2 weeks ago

We just don't like fake smile and fake nice behaviour.

36points

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#19

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Breaking spaghetti.

AdElectrical8222 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

44points

Mrx Mrx 2 weeks ago

I mean why would you? You're not throwing Sushi in a blender and eat them with a straw.

12points

SirWriteALot 2 weeks ago

because the pot is not big enough and you don't want your spaghetti to have a soft and a hard side, or a soggy and al dente side.

17points

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Beth Wheeler 2 weeks ago

To have all of it go into the water and cook at the same time instead of having to wait for it to cook and go down go down a little at a time.

1point

Tango Wox 2 weeks ago

Well besides the issue of not cooking evenly in my pot, I also find the noodles are often way too long for me to eat comfortably, I always break them in half, also makes serving them much easier. If someone would make half length spaget, then i would buy that but alas I have never seen it.

1point

Lila Allen 2 weeks ago

Pot isn't big enough to manage the whole strand

1point

WindySwede 2 weeks ago

no, rice are already broken spagetti, you know rice are just risoni/orzo? #TruthMustComeOut! risoni-47287-1.jpg /jk

1point

Heras buddy 2 weeks ago

Put it half way into the pot and slowly start moving it with a fork till all is submerged. Then stir so it doesn't stick. It will come out fine.

3points

realenancy170 2 weeks ago

I break spaghetti in thirds if I am putting it in soup.

1point

cerinamroth 2 weeks ago

Biting noodles in many Asian countries is also taboo. The noodle signifies the length of your life, so it's considered very unlucky to shorten them in any way! Just slurp em up (you get used to it).

1point

Hobby Hopper 2 weeks ago

Do you swallow them whole, or is it okay to chew them once they're in your mouth?

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jmdirks 1 week ago

BLASPHAMY

0points

ILoveMySon 2 weeks ago

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0points

Mr. Jones 2 weeks ago

What's the difference of breaking it or cutting it? Who really wants spaghetti hanging out of their mouth in a restaurant?

-1point

Kay 2 weeks ago

Long spaghetti can be twirled on your fork, short spaghetti will splatter

3points

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#20

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Not exclusive to my country, Sweden, but we have draconic d**g laws here.

You can be dead drunk in the streets and ppl won’t bat an eye, but if you smoke weed you’re treated as criminal.

Sadeg-Power , Motoki Tonn Report

Final score:

43points

Hans Georg 2 weeks ago

We legalized weed in Germany. I do not care about people smoking weed, but the smell is awful and does not belong in public places or on playgrounds.

37points

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#21

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Men who are friends or family casually holding hands in public. It'll never happen here.

I notice it's very common in the Middle East India, and Egypt. It's a safety thing as I understand and how to get across insane streets.

Spiritual_Lemonade , Chris F Report

Final score:

39points

Cathy Roberts 2 weeks ago

Love it and wish it were a thing in the US, rather than the toxic masculinity.

13points

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#22

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Children being naked.

In the US, people would lose their s**t and call CPS over a young child not wearing clothes in their back yard or on the beach. In Europe, it’s considered pretty standard for

Hubble_Bubble , Sebastian Voortman Report

Final score:

39points

Ace 2 weeks ago

Not really 'standard' in most of Europe. You might see it occasionally with very young children on the beach, but it's far from the norm.

25points

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#23

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About In my country, discussing mental health openly is taboo, but accepted elsewhere.

DaintyOrya , Mental Health America (MHA) Report

Final score:

35points

Timbob 2 weeks ago

That’s crazy.

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#24

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Female breasts on regular television.

irishpwr46 , JESHOOTS.com Report

Final score:

34points

Umberto Cavallaro 2 weeks ago

OMG! Disgusting!! Where?

32points

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#25

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Belgium: call them “French fries” and get effed up!
(Also: there is no such thing is as “a Belgian waffle”. You are likely referring to a Brussels waffle and not knowing there are quite a lot of different kind of waffles in Belgium.).

GuardPerson , Dzenina Lukac Report

Final score:

32points

Gavin Johnson 2 weeks ago

I met a Belgian who loved to talk, you should’ve heard that Belgian Waffle……

18points

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#26

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Talking to a stranger on public transport.

Moist_Haggis , Cleyton Ewerton Report

Final score:

31points

Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 2 weeks ago

I read books on public transport. A sign meaning leave me alone. People still ask me what I am reading, then go on to tell me their life story.

21points

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#27

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Abortion, divorce, not "paying back" your parents even when they were deadbeat.

FewExit7745 , Nataliya Vaitkevich Report

Final score:

31points

Pandarosa 2 weeks ago

In Australia, it's becoming increasingly clear that even though a hospital or clinic may say they provide abortions, privately the board members/leadership will cancel or withhold the service because of their personal beliefs. It's a huge issue that is only now being covered in the news.

15points

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#28

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Atheism.

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Barry 2 weeks ago

Yay atheism!

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#29

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Public displays of affection are taboo here, but normal elsewhere.

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26points

Skogsrået 2 weeks ago

Ok in most European countries up to a certain limit, cross that limit and people will stare and comment.

13points

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#30

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Celebrating your birthday before its actually your birthday.

halbesbrot , Adrianna CA Report

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25points

Ka Se 2 weeks ago

It is said to bring bad luck where I live.

18points

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#31

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Microwaving water.

Funk5oulBrother , Jeremy Hall Report

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17points

Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 2 weeks ago

Use the kettle!

21points

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#32

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Putting your feet or bum on tables, pillows (for your head) basically anywhere where you’d sleep or eat. Wearing outside shoes in the house. It’s an indigenous cultural practice but heaps of us whities follow it too, out of respect but mostly that’s how we were raised in at home and the wider community.

Any-Difficulty-8694 , Photo By: Kaboompics.com Report

Final score:

16points

Rubyjune45 2 weeks ago

I can't do it I have to have something on feet. That said I carry a backpack everywhere if I were to put a pair of slipper like shoes that never were worn outside it that ok?

1point

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#33

In my country, discussing politics openly is taboo, but normal elsewhere.

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Cathy Roberts 2 weeks ago

I wish we'd go back to politics being private, in the US.

14points

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#34

1) eating pork

2) leaving religion

3) drinking alcohol

4) having a tattoo.

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13points

Ban-One 2 weeks ago

Guilty, Guilty, Guilty....and Guilty.

10points

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#35

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Not liking fries or chocolate. Also, drinking light beer.

CartographerHot2285 , Marco Fischer Report

Final score:

13points

Pernille 2 weeks ago

Ah , Belgium, you do have the best frites and chocolate, and beer, even though the Germans have some ok beers too.

3points

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#36

Taking the last piece of any shared dish.

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13points

LonelyLittleLeafSheep 2 weeks ago

Well someone has to take the last piece!

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#37

Tipping.

Final score:

12points

WindySwede 2 weeks ago

Cow tipping? Please don't!

7points

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#38

Gifting items such as clocks.

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11points

Rose the Cook 2 weeks ago

That is considered bad luck in China.

7points

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#39

Relationships with cousins. Not illegal but definitely taboo. In other areas people are actively encouraged to marry their cousins.

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Ace 2 weeks ago

1st cousin marriage is not common anywhere, most places is still illegal. Second cousin is considered fine in most places.

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#40

Doing the deed before marriage .

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11points

Steve Robert 2 weeks ago

Guess I flunked this one up.

4points

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#41

Free Healthcare.

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11points

Captain McSmoot 2 weeks ago

It's not free, people. The money comes from everyone's paycheck.

13points

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#42

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Making poutine with crinkle cut fries.

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10points

Pascale Laroche 2 weeks ago

Here in Quebec, it is not important whether the fries are crinkled or not. It is a personal choice, not an obligation.

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#43

“Mowing Your Lawn On A Sunday”: 30 Taboo Things Other Countries Don’t Think Twice About Giving someone a job in an area that they didn't specifically study for. E.g. Study computer science engineering and work as a financial analyst.... In UK I had colleagues that studied arts and work in finance. That'd never happen in Portugal.

Hell_ryder , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

10points

Alexandra 2 weeks ago

That can be rather limiting, you know. Just because you studied arts it doesn't mean you know squat about finances or aren't able to learn.Sometimes a different background brings a new perspective.

6points

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#44

Smiling at strangers is weird.

Being rude or inconsiderate in public transport is as bad as a war crime.

If you don't take your shoes off when entering my place, I'll be really mad.

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Skogsrået 2 weeks ago

Smiling comes natural to me, depends on what mood i'm in but I do smile alot it's just how I am. 🤷‍♀️

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#45

Talking about money (France).

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WindySwede 2 weeks ago

I guess they doesn't listen to 'Money, money, money' buy ABBA then..?

1point

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#46

Letting your kids play in the clothes they wear to school without wearing coveralls over them.

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7points

SirWriteALot 2 weeks ago

What??

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#47

Stashing weapons and other military items under hospitals and residences.

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4points

LaserBrain 2 weeks ago

Bombing hospitals and residences and then lying about it.

12points

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A writer here at Bored Panda, I am a lover of good music, good food, and good company, which makes food-related topics and feel-good stories my favorite ones to cover. Passionate about traveling and concerts, I constantly seek occasions to visit places yet personally unexplored. I also enjoy spending free time outdoors, trying out different sports—even if I don’t look too graceful at it—or socializing over a cup of coffee.

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Gabija is a photo editor at Bored Panda. Before joining the team, she achieved a Professional Bachelor degree in Photography and has been working as a freelance photographer since. She also has a special place in her heart for film photography, movies and nature.

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In your opinion, how important is it to follow local taboos when visiting another country?

Paul Rabit 2 weeks ago

This would have been a better article if they specified the country of the taboo in question.

29points

Ellinor 2 weeks ago

Best way to not be hated in France : When you enter a room, say "Bonjour". It doesn't have to be to each person, but in general. And in waiting rooms, we don't do small talk. We say "Bonjour", go sit, and sh*t up.

12points

Alexandra 2 weeks ago

And if you don't, they will tell you you should in no uncertain terms, Seen it happen. It was humiliating, on both sides.

2points

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Júlia Fortes 2 weeks ago

In my country if you make eye contact with someone (even if its a stranger) you need to smile and nod (kinda like a way of saying good morning/afternoon/evening without saying it), its considered rude if you dont And also, if you're waiting in the crosswalk and a car lets you pass, you need to raise your hand to say thank (also valid if you're inside the car in a crossroad)

8points

Barry 2 weeks ago

I also live in Canada

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Ron Man 2 weeks ago

This would have been better if so many of these weren't just single word answers with no context or country listed.

3points

David Beaulieu 2 weeks ago

I was thinking of starting a website that just farms reddit for content. You find posts and then you just pretend they are your site's content. But that is frowned upon where I live.

2points

Katie Allen 2 weeks ago

Some guy from the middle east asked me right after he met me why I wasn't married. I told him that question is considered rude in the US. His IMMEDIATE response was to ask me again.

0points

Ivona 2 weeks ago

Many people have suffered from ignoring the local customs and taboos in the countries they visited.

0points

Widdershins66 2 weeks ago

When in Rome...

0points

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Jihana 2 weeks ago

Then don't read it? I think it was very interesting.

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Paul Rabit 2 weeks ago

This would have been a better article if they specified the country of the taboo in question.

29points

Ellinor 2 weeks ago

Best way to not be hated in France : When you enter a room, say "Bonjour". It doesn't have to be to each person, but in general. And in waiting rooms, we don't do small talk. We say "Bonjour", go sit, and sh*t up.

12points

Alexandra 2 weeks ago

And if you don't, they will tell you you should in no uncertain terms, Seen it happen. It was humiliating, on both sides.

2points

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Júlia Fortes 2 weeks ago

In my country if you make eye contact with someone (even if its a stranger) you need to smile and nod (kinda like a way of saying good morning/afternoon/evening without saying it), its considered rude if you dont And also, if you're waiting in the crosswalk and a car lets you pass, you need to raise your hand to say thank (also valid if you're inside the car in a crossroad)

8points

Barry 2 weeks ago

I also live in Canada

3points

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Ron Man 2 weeks ago

This would have been better if so many of these weren't just single word answers with no context or country listed.

3points

David Beaulieu 2 weeks ago

I was thinking of starting a website that just farms reddit for content. You find posts and then you just pretend they are your site's content. But that is frowned upon where I live.

2points

Katie Allen 2 weeks ago

Some guy from the middle east asked me right after he met me why I wasn't married. I told him that question is considered rude in the US. His IMMEDIATE response was to ask me again.

0points

Ivona 2 weeks ago

Many people have suffered from ignoring the local customs and taboos in the countries they visited.

0points

Widdershins66 2 weeks ago

When in Rome...

0points

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SlightlyTarnished 2 weeks ago

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Jihana 2 weeks ago

Then don't read it? I think it was very interesting.

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