True. My grandmother was Polish and could speak so many languages! Likely because she married a British soldier who was then stationed all over the world. My biggest shock was when the pair of us were hunting for bargains at a jewellery stall and she started talking to the Middle Eastern seller in Arabic!

We have mandated "vacation" or holiday time (annual leave) built into our contracts. I'm in UK...I get 36 days a year annual leave. Every single year. Only 5 are bank holidays, the remainder are of our choosing

The walkability if a city in the U.S. is largely determined by whether or not the car existed when the main infrastructure of the city was developed. Alot of the coastal city infrastructures predate the car so they are walkable while the further inland you go the less walkable most cities become because they were mostly developed after the car so built around the car. There are of course some exceptions.

Same thing in Sweden.

Aww, this is cute. The Germans gave America hamburgers. The Americans gave Germany Cheetos. It's like The Gift of the Magi.

Considering the US has bacon flavored anything, this doesn't seem improbable.

Never seen that anywhere in Europe.

In the Netherlands we have this bright yellow Mad Sauce, a so called "American Fries Sauce". But I found out Americans have never heard of it, and the American way of eating fries is with ketchup. I really wonder why someone labeled this sauce as American... very funny! I really like it though, it has the consistency of mayonnaise, and the taste is garlicky and a bit sweet. The Dutch McDonald's restaurants also sell something like it, but they just call it fries sauce, and I find their version the yummiest!

What? where? I've never seen any.

They have? Hey! We have “American” shelves in some stores, but we don’t get that! All we get are Cracker Jacks, Poptarts and “pancake mix”, which I assume is what it’s called. Where are our hamburger flavoured Cheetos? Where are our Cheetos, for that matter? No fair!

The best we got was cheeseburger-flavored Doritos in 2007, but even those were a one-off.

ew.

Hamburger flavored Cheetos sound delicious.

We don’t have american food aisles but we do have what I think of as interesting food aisles with various European and Asian foods. Fantastic for big bags of spices and pulses.

I prefer my cheetos to be cheeto flavored. If I wanted my corn starch to be 'other' flavored I'd just buy the off brand at the dollar store.

pretty sure that would be a satirical product.

Omg - I laugh every time I see "American" food in France and it's a horrible representation. It's obviously the French idea of what Americans eat, and generally it's the worst possible knock-off suited to the French palate (you know, the country that has Escoffier, Larousse, Bocuse, but can't be bothered to properly translate the cuisine like Child). My 1st year living in France, Old El Paso brand had just started marketing their foods, and the French were all "it's Mexicaine !" and I was, no, no, no- it's not Mexican, it's Texmex! And since the frenchy no likey the spicy, it was even worse than what OEP sells in the USA. I also want to add that I am so completely disappointed by pizza in France. Having eaten pizza in Italy and, of course, in the USA there's a lot of great pizza being made in the world, but in France, it's just "meh", which is disappointing since there's so many pizza shops. France is so close to Italy, but their pizza and pasta suck.

Where in Europe???

In most of the UK it's like that too. Either outside the door or a pull switch. It's for safety reasons so you don't tough it with wet hands and electrocute yourself

I had couple close encounters with romani and both times they stole from me

I am German and I dislike it when people do that.

Eastern Europe.

It seems to be more common in southern Europe, up here in the north we tend to eat earlier.

Eeehh??? I've heard some weird things about moving home here in the UK (like taking all the lightbulbs) , the only things from a kitchen you take here are the appliances, and then only if they are freestanding and will fit in the new place!

Annoying but it does pay for cleaning and maintenance.

Because we don't have many of them? Seriously. You knew that.

In the UK when I was a kid, we had "Miners fortnight" ...last week July and first week of August. Literally everything shut down so workers could have a holiday with their families. Called miners fortnight as there were so many of this industry right across the whole country. To be clear, most factories and manufacturers shut down for the same period! Historical now, but many of us nearing our half century remember it clearly

I am from the United States and I love mayonnaise on fries.

The babies are warmly clothed and aren't cold. Sleeping in fresh outside air strengthens the immune system and gives a better quality sleep

Seems more like the southern parts of Europe

Gesundheit!

Before the EU there were border checks, then they created a confederation to allow for the free movement of people and trade across europe, with most places using the same currency. The EU is moving closer and close to a US style Union of States every year with the more centralizing of power in Brussels and the EU even now forming their own EU military and military command

Sorry...but my generation automatically think of Joey Tribbiani!

"Paying to pee" pays the person who cleans it an replenshes the tp, soap and stuff. Also, in most eu contries its illegal to deny an ask for a glass of water. I was never refused one, but hogging a table while not paying/consuming anything is not cool

Why would I want my glass filled with frozen water cubes? It means less of the actual drink

Just saying that is so American.

They’ll literally keep for weeks without chilling.

If people mind their own business and boundaries why not be naked? Being afraid of your own body is tiring

Years ago you would not need AC and now it's an enviromental or money issue. Why cool your home when doing so you heat the world?

We like our work/life balance

Every country in Europe; I’ve worked with some people who’re so enthusiastic about football that even I’ve ended up watching games on a pub TV