However, to outsiders, these practices can be totally baffling.
So Redditoru/CandyxEveasked, What’s something thatseems normalin your country, but would completely confuse someone from another place?
Here aresome customsaround the world that mightseem strangeto outsiders.
And someBuzzFeed Communitymemberschimed inwith their thoughts, too.
“Having a maple syrup reserve.
The most lucrative heist in Canada’s history was the Maple Reserve.
Many millions of dollars in maple syrup were stolen.
I just listened to the ‘My Favorite Murder’ podcast episode about it.”
u/wuroh7
3.
“Going to the sauna with the whole family naked.
“Here in Sydney, the police regularly deploy drug detectiondogsat train stations.
They bring them into pubs as well.
People visiting overseas seem genuinely shocked by it, but most people here ignore it.”
u/satisfiedfools
5.
This isn’t just a casual thing.
It’s a full-blown national event!
A conversation might sound something like: ‘I will pay.
I am the eldest person.
I have a responsibility to the family.’
And in response: ‘Even though I am young.
I earn well enough.
Let me pay this time.'”
“In Australia, we cheer when someone accidentally drops and smashes something in a restaurant or pub.”
u/JRB0bDobbs
9.
“Weights and measurements in Canada.
Im 510 and weigh 195 lbs.
My oven cooks at 350 degrees, and my pool is 72 degrees.
He says its very strange to him how Americans ‘fake smile.’
juliasmithb
11.
I tried to introduce this American delicacy to some German friends.
They thought I was playing a trick on them.
They thought it was so weird and gross they wouldn’t even try it.”
“Living with parents is very common in India.
People aren’t considered ‘losers’ for living with their parents.
I never understood why being 30 and living with your parents was considered ‘bad.'”
u//tittyfuck_00
13.
“In Malaysia, calling older people not related to you uncle or aunty.”
u/noorx3
15.
Meanwhile, in the West, it’s considered rude to make a sound when eating soup."
“In Norway, we actually tell people how we’re doing when they ask.
its interpreted as a genuine question rather than a polite small talk or a greeting.”
u/deleted
17.
“In India, arranged marriage is still the norm.
I went to law school with a guy who already had an engineering degree.
As a result, he keeps enrolling in new higher education programs to postpone his engagement.”
u/lostkarma4anonymity
19.
“I’m Irish, and we tend to swear a lot in ordinary conversations.
Also, ‘slagging’ someone (i.e., playfully making fun of them).
A sign of affection most of the time.
u/ladyblithe
21.
“In New Zealand being barefoot out of the house is considered normal.
Many children walk barefoot to school (they have shoes, just choose not to wear them).
You’ll also see barefoot people in supermarkets and fast food restaurants.”
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
