5mo ago

What's something people do in your country that other people wouldn't understand?

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British. We are very serious about queuing and audibly gasp if someone jumps the queue. I'm not joking.
- Just got off the plane in New York. They are not good at queueing here lol. Wait to let people off the train!
  
  Oh the humanity!
- Finns as well. You could probably take a friend and form a 2 person queue on the sidewalk and after a while you'll have other people joining the queue too. Add free plastic buckets and the queue goes around the block.
Kiss people on both cheeks as a greeting! Though even as an Italian I will say I never really liked it lol
- As an English I am horrified at the idea
  
  Understandable! I lived in the UK for a few years and will say I really appreciated how mindful everyone was of personal space there!
- As an Asian that makes me squeamish lol
- Some people do that here too, and I refuse to uphold that traditional way of doing things. Especially since it's gendered
- My Dutch family does this but it's more air kisses than a peck on the cheeks.
- I don't even like it when people greet me with a hug but this sounds absolutely horrible.
We distribute milk in plastic bags.
- Whhaaa...? How does that work?
  
  They take a cow, put it in a plastic bag, mush it around a bit, and then pull out the cow. Instant bagged milk.
- Yes I've heard of this! How did that ever become a thing?
Go to a house maintenance store for a sausage sizzle for breakie
I've heard that drinking milk during meals is weird to some people.
- Is it common where you're from?
  
  In Finland, yeah. I believe Finns also have below average amount of lactose intolerance. Ability to drink milk is how our ancestors survived over the winter.
Drive trucks to the capital, honk horns, soak in hot tubs and wave American flags to protest their lack of "freedoms"
Shoes off before going indoors, even at businesses
They put apple sauce in their pasta.
- This... And not all Switzerland agrees.
  The German speaking part add the apple sauce. The French speaking part wonder who hurt them in their youth. The Italian speaking part hesitate between throwing holy water and burn the whole house down.
- Crikey where is this?
  
  Switzerland.

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