What's something that happens in your country that many countries would find strange?

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Too many to pick one from mine...

LaFemmeFatale_1 · Accepted Answer

This might sound super weird. But…  We feast  with the  dead … There’s one day in a year, the day after Easter, when we go and feast at the graveyards. That sounds extremely creepy and weird to most people I am sure.  However, the idea of this tradition is somewhat beautiful, the idea is - we don’t forget the loved ones that passed away and we still dine with them even after they are gone. We bring red wine, drink one glass and pour another one to the grave, as a symbol, that the soul of this person feasts with us as well.  And that they they are never alone, even when they are gone. They are still part of our family dinner and if they are physically unable to attend our family dinners anymore, we’ll be the ones to go to them.  and we’ll dine together once more.

jennifer_bloom · Accepted Answer

I think people would be surprised at how many computers are found in our schools and universities or that there is free internet access at coffee shops and McDonalds restaurants but my old phone was hacked multiple times while I surfed the internet at McDonalds and the hacking continued usually for 20 minutes after I left the restaurant where an outsider was controlling my phone instead of me. My apple has never been hacked but my other phones were hacked when I visited McDonalds.

OfMiceandMen · Accepted Answer

We have hot summers. Most people (even in the US) think we have snow 365 days a year because we are further north. Our most southerly point of land equates to about mid to northern California. We also have a lot of plant species that you see in Tennessee, Georgia etc as southwestern Ontario is comprised of limestone similar to what occurs in the southern states once you jump over the Appalachian Mountains.

DaveJord · Accepted Answer

Grown men dressing up as woman, or grown woman dressing up as men, and then insisting it's not cross dressing but trans gender, because gender isn't just what physically determines a male from woman, but how they feel and relate to their exterior environment... and that somehow these feelings are natural and have nothing to do with mental illness.

humanearth · Answer

Crossdressing

Spying on citizens though internet corporations

Issue fines for any law that they make up that strips people's freedom

Boys and men are encouraged to become sissified sissy.

Government wants to take away people freedom and their going to get it.

htmndg183 · Answer

Pakistan:

Arranged marriage.
Public holidays beyond the ones we understand and know will take place.
The excessive use of horns whilst stuck in traffic
Multiple languages

UK:

Strikes
Slow traffic
Different regional accents which differ from the stereotypical British accent portrayed in popular culture
2 taps in the toilets

Whatthefluff · Answer

School/mass shootings, buying trucks and SUVs despite more economical and practical transportation options, people dying or having to refinance/lose everything or set up gofundmes for medical bills, having a massive national debt. . .

mikan_galena · Answer

Some areas pour maple syrup on fresh snow then roll it on a popsicle stick.  Yes I know that snow isn’t clean even if it just fell. No, I do not care lol.

EricSummer · Answer

In Switzerland we have a rotating presidency, by which a member of the government will be president for exactly one calendar year. Most people cannot keep up and mention last year's president or they cannot name him or her at all.

Also, it is not unusual to eat horse meat, at least here in the French-speaking part. I don't do that, though.

purplepoppy · Answer

This week one major TV station runs all day everyday coverage of kids reading poetry.

lightbulb27 · Answer

People get fat like they have basketballs under their shirts... but it looks "normal". Even kids anymore... we're a very sick country.

AviatorTom · Answer

In the US, servers (waiters and waitresses) don't get paid much ($2.13 per hour in some places) and rely on tips to survive.

SusanColleen · Answer

My country punishes success with high income tax and overlapping layers of taxation, while rewarding those who don’t work, produce nothing, or break into our country illegally

ManOnFire · Answer

Our types of pizza in America. Especially supreme/deluxe pizza, which is not authentic Italian but I love it anyway.

Our police force where guys can be trained to be cops in like a matter of weeks but in other countries it takes months of training or sometimes more than a year.

4ngelic · Answer

america: having flags on your poarch  france: in an average high school 95% are smokers

whereismyjohnny · Answer

People ''argue'' over who gets to pay the bill. 🤣

WalnutButter · Answer

Having a president that doesn't know what day it is.

MementoMori777 · Answer

Anyone can buy a gun I guess is the one I can easily think of

Xawyx-2 · Answer

People at work like to have a coffee break very often, almost every couple of hours (in most jobs) :D

talka20 · Answer

Oh so manyyyyyy 😂 one is using hand as car, bike indicator and it definitely works too

DiegoO · Answer

We eat iguanas and the Caribbean coast, looks like the main Caribbean, instead of somewhere in Latin America.

AlexEfron · Answer

I guess the top 3 would be: 1. Wiping with hands (you know what I'm refering to) 2. Eating with hands  3. Bathing with buckets and mugs

KostasKouvalis · Answer

People go to public places, even school, in pajamas and slippers

Unknown29 · Answer

You walk into my room and you’ll see about 6 guns; guess what country I’m from

LiamJHayden · Answer

Probably that so many states have open and/or concealed carry.

whistlingwh0res · Answer

You have to give social number to make a reservation of airport bus. Society is very tight government is watching closely mainly because of North Korean spy.

Likes2drive · Answer

Yeah I guess tipping, I heard they don’t do that in other countries only the USA seems to do that

glennos89 · Answer

That the prime minister tells us lie after lie after lie, destroyed more then 10.000 family's financially because of wrongly accused fraud accusations which was proven to be wrong as he also admitted but still remains on his chair as prime minister 🤯🤯🤯

And we eat "haring" ( raw fish ) with some onions on it without cooking it #the netherlands

Count_de_Monte_Volo · Answer

I’m quite proud that American strangers can talk to each other and other people as if they’ve been friends a long time. It’s true that some crazy people do that too. What goes through my head when it happens is: “We’re all Americans. No need for barriers. I trust this person (to an extent). B. O. T. D.” And then we don’t keep in touch usually. I also always find it a bit amusing when people from other countries find it strange. It’s sort of a special strength/skill.

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Multiple marriages and marriages that aren't arranged. Horrific crimes like school shootings and people being killed while praying in church

TrillXHippy · Answer

In my country and I know for a fact every single state besides the state that I live in this is a soccer ball ⚽️ and this is a football 🏈 . End of that story

Ad_Quid_Orator · Answer

Drinking coffee out of mugs instead of cups.

What's something that happens in your country that many countries would find strange?

Like when I drink coffee with my research group, I'll fill a mug with coffee and someone's always like "that's very American of you".

Apparently Australians only use mugs for beer.

blondfrog · Answer

That it actually snows in Iraq. Despite having the ability for people to just do a quick youtube search as proof people will still decide not to watch it even after being told. Those who want to live in ignorance can never learn. Also the hospitality in Iraq is like any other country.

Exterminatore · Answer

Quite a few people in the US think men can become women, women can become men, and that there are like 234 genders.

ArrowheadSW · Answer

I've always thought that saying "bless you" after someone sneezes, is kind of strange.  What country are you from and what is strange there?

Christoff92 · Answer

Many countries would find strange in my country is how Multi-Culturism is focus based on people's race then their cultural fundamentals for the way they were brought.

That's actually my philosophy by the way 😊

Amur8711 · Answer

Gun ownership, the right to own a gun, right to self defense, right to free speech.

nolabels · Answer

How might I know? I'm familiar with my country. There's a lot that's not great, but again. I'm familiar with it.

Robbey · Answer

From my experience in other countries, school shootings and bankruptcies from medical bills are the most common.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

America, does not play right with politicians, they should allow other political parties run for whatever seat whether it would be Senator, Congress, Governor, etc.

Agape93 · Answer

Tipping  We sell guns and ammunition at Walmart

Unit1 · Answer

Probably that people are more than happy to fire you for nothing ( even if you did what you had to do) but always played as the nice person in front of you.

sage2021 · Answer

Having a Supreme Court Judge that when asked what a woman is, she said "I don't know".

TooHot2Care · Answer

I live in America, so...

Andres77 · Answer

In Colombia putting pineapple preserves on a hotdog is a thing. I guess they figured that pineapple tasted good on pizza, so why stop there

motownplayer2000 · Answer

Gun violence. And mass shootings.

llorando · Answer

People from other countries think's it's strange us Americans wear our shoe's inside our homes.

OddBeMe · Answer

Gun deaths in the tens of thousands.

Aphrodite01 · Answer

My country economic crisis.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

We put gnomes in our gardens. 🤔

Blackcupcake · Answer

people avoid people👀🤣

Hannajenky · Answer

No universal health care

Grond21 · Answer

How much sugar we put in everything

vj0090 · Answer

First of all.. where r u from.. haha

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