‘What’s a ‘normal’ thing in your country that would completely confuse someone visiting for the first time?’ – 22 international oddities
12.
‘Women can’t legally take the surname of their husband when they get married. There birth surname needs to be used for everything legal.’
–g4nt1
13.
‘The compulsive urge to say please or sorry in every sentence. Naming children after days of the week. Elaborate and fun coffin designs.’
–cookie-rebellion
14.
‘Our food practices confuse most people until they try them themselves. For example, we put cheese in our hot chocolate and fruit salads, honey on our fried chicken, and we eat a milk and water ‘soup’ with an egg inside for breakfast.’
–Tattoo-oottaT
15.
‘Not the case anymore but up until a few years ago all pubs in Ireland closed on Good Friday. It was good sport seeing the look of utter bewilderment on the faces of stag groups who arrived for a wild weekend in Dublin only to be faced with every pub closed.’
–bupapunewu
16.
‘In Luxembourg – public transport being free.’
–InfiniteOmniverse
17.
‘Eating the durian and thoroughly enjoying it.’
–deenali
18.
‘If you are at a party and the host invites you to the dining table to eat cake, cookies, whatever, and drink coffee, you have to act like you didn’t hear it. After the second call, you can get up and go to the table. Also, ffs, take your shoes off when you step inside.’
–HalloweenHorror
19.
‘In Scotland, taps aff and taps oan is a description of the weather.’
–I_Have_Hairy_Teeth
20.
‘If you see a big spider on the wall, DO NOT remove it, it’s protecting you from the deadly spiders.’
–iampossibletree
21.
‘Fermented herring as a snack.’
–h1_flyer
22.
‘We bleed the trees, boil their blood, throw it in snow, and feed it to the children.’
–flarnkerflurt