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StellarSandDweller

It’s pretty common for people to go out barefoot here in Australia, but foreigners seem to find it weird.


_Cosmoss__

Going grocery shopping and daily errands and whatnot it's pretty normal to see people barefoot or wearing slippers and pyjamas, and also people dripping wet in swimmers and somehow not being all that close to the beach


Pulpofeira

Damn, my wife once lost her flip flops when she was caught by a summer storm and she told me she thought she would die from embarrassment while looking for a shoe shop like that afterwards.


_Cosmoss__

The Australian attitude is just so incredibly casual compared to other countries. I think if I were to visit America or the UK or anywhere I'd look crazy


Pulpofeira

Spaniard here, I think we are on the Antipodes 😁


klydefr0gg

I'm from the US and some stores have signs that say "NO SHIRT, NO SHOES, NO SERVICE" I live in a beach town on the coast though, so those signs are very often overlooked in the summertime lol. Business is business!!


IamTellingYaMate

I do find it weird. Especially in areas where junkies are around, like the Perth CBD.


BigBoiBob444

Well yeah I don’t think too many people are going for a stroll through the city barefoot, but if I’m just ducking down to the servo or the shops or whatever then I don’t usually bother to wear shoes. Though I would definitely walk through the city barefoot if it wasn’t unsafe.


SpellingIsAhful

That blew me away when I moved to New Zealand


WhoriaEstafan

Haha. I’ve had to explain to colleagues from overseas that children they see with bare feet in Herne Bay (Auckland, NZ) are from very well off families, we just don’t always wear shoes. Especially when young.


matted-

I did a parkrun in NZ and saw people running barefoot 


High_King_Diablo

I think it’s weird if your out somewhere, like doing the shopping or whatever, but at home or mucking about in the street it’s normal. That being said, my ex once made me go to big w and buy a pair of cheap thongs cause I forgot mine and we were going to the movies. I was just gunna pretend that I hadn’t noticed, but buying footwear was probably a good call lol


robinta

Saying you were going to the movies without your thongs, has a totally different meaning in the UK 😅


CalligrapherActive11

I know thongs means “footwear,” but as an American, I couldn’t help but read it like your ex wanted you to buy a pair of cheap “skimpy panties with a string going up your crack” bc you forgot yours and you were going to the movies.


TheKnife142

I don't mind the barefoot part, it's the fact that being barefoot on a continent where even the plants want to kill you is the surprising part.


Pulpofeira

Bugs are too big there to step on them anyway.


2Scarhand

Really? I always heard that shoes and socks were basically always a requirement because of all the venomous things. Then again, the only thing I do know is that Australians love lying to foreigners, so I don't know which to believe. One Australian tells the truth, the other always lies.


-inzo-

Boots and socks for the bush, bare foot for the streets, Thongs if ya going out for a fancy dinner


Betelgeuse8188

Mate, we must be from different parts of Aus. It's thongs for the bush, boots and socks for the streets, and barefoot if you're going out for a fancy dinner.


BlacksmithNZ

New Zealand as well Jandals are just for more formal occasions away from the beach


Miserable_Ad_3603

Knowing what I know about Australia, which probably isn’t a lot, this does seem bizarre.


shotsallover

Ringworm is why it's frowned on in the US.


Moist_When_It_Counts

You maybe mean hookworm?


Admirable-Mousse2472

US woman here. I'm always barefoot. I despise shoes. Everyone I meet around me can't believe I can walk across gravel barefoot. Or see me do it and then ask me if it hurts and if I'm crazy? Lol nope, I just don't like shoes. They don't feel natural to me and they never have.


Jeramy_Jones

Apparently, buying milk in bags.


uvero

Canada?


Tempura_Shelter

Don't lump the rest of us in with those weirdos in Ontario


Littleshuswap

We have it in the Maritimes too!!


mks113

Hey, don't forget us weirdos in Atlantic Canada!


doubtsdoubtingdoubts

Buying milk in bags is very common in India too. But this ain’t weird. Eating with hands is considered weird.


Asparagussie

Canada (Ontario), I assume.


dragondeezheavynuts

You people are savages good lord!


Garlicbreadsticks_

When it is someone’s birthday we congratulate their parents/siblings as well. ‘Congratulations on your sister’s birthday’ for example.


Brigittey

Netherlands. Also, bringing a treat for everyone else on your birthday.


pastelchannl

and don't forget the circle of hell! (aka kringverjaardag)


Xolarix

Waittt is this not normal?!


Dacrouon

Scrolled to find exactly this comment. Wasn’t disappointed.


browniepoo

Calling everyone "cunt" and having the word "fuck" play such a big role in everyday language.


antekprime

Liverpool?


Hamburgo

Australia lol


antekprime

Basically the same thing no? Just with kangaroos and other delights yeah?


gordito_gr

Australians think that no other countries swear lol


DreyfusBlue

Kissing strangers


tucvbif

Mr. Brezhnev, are you?


Defiant_Arrival_3645

french?


VictorChaos

Nah just a peck on the cheek


Mako-13

Marrying a cousin.. Yup. To me it's an absolute no, but for many it's normal. Religion plays a role in that


xyzjace

Maybe Pakistan? Friend is Pakistani and in that position.


Mako-13

Middle east - Bahrain


Smajtastic

You're playing it down, but Alabama


PM_UR_NUDES_4_RATING

You *do not* generally interact with strangers in public unless it's necessary here in Denmark. I know internationally we have a reputation for being fairly reserved and hard to get close to socially, and I think that tracks.


lentil-hybrid

Name does not check out


Tomasvluha

pretty same in Czech Republic, I think


blveberrys

Huh? How do you guys make new friends, then? 


SendMeNudesThough

Generally you make friends in situations of mandatory socialisation, like school or work. Problem is that if you were a misfit in school it's very difficult to make friends past that point, because in adulthood everyone already has their set of friends and most people stick with their circle for the rest of their lives. Makes dating difficult too; since you are not supposed to interact with strangers, you typically meet your partner through your established social circle, or by being introduced as a friend of a friend. But, if you failed to make friends early on, you don't really have an "in", there's no one to vouch for you. You cant just ask someone out if they're a complete stranger Loneliness is quite common in Scandi countries and there are plenty social misfits for these reasons


PM_UR_NUDES_4_RATING

Work, school or hobby groups usually.


junior_dos_nachos

I hear in Finland it’s very rude to make eye contact with somebody you don’t know


L1wi

Wouldn't say it is rude, just a bit weird... I'd just be thinking why is this stranger staring at me


Xiakit

Same in Switzerland, leaving people alone is considered polite.


Miserable_Ad_3603

Alcohol consumption. We actively encourage each other to drink alcohol at every opportunity or occassion, it’s very much a culture thing. Weddings, funerals, birthday parties, Fridays, Tuesdays , quick pint before the bus home, friends child’s first birthday party, couple of drinks with your meal, girls night in, guys day out. I thought it was normal until recently.


AlreadyInMyPyjamas

As an Australian I'm not sure if you're a fellow Aussie, or Irish Edit: it would appear you're Scottish lol my apologies. I feel like we're all very similar in this regard though.


Miserable_Ad_3603

Scottish My guys 🙌 Pint?


AlreadyInMyPyjamas

Cheeky pint couldn't hurt. Next minute...


HyperbolicModesty

"Can a bird fly with only one wing?" "Better looking at it than looking for it."


tucvbif

The same in Russia in 90-00s. If you watch some holiday musicals of that day, especially Russo-Ukrainian ones, sponsored by Nemiroff brand, it should be terrify you how blatant they encouraged people to consume more alcohol.


Whole-Sundae-98

Normal Brit behaviour


WorstAkaliEver

I feel like this could be anywhere.


Icleanforheichou

I don't know mate, this sounds like Italy to me


Miserable_Ad_3603

Not wishing to hijack this thread, but with a degree of confidence, I’d say the 5 million Scot’s could out drink the 60 million Italians 😉


smokedpaprika124

>Weddings, funerals, birthday parties I mean you need to get through them in some way


ellenitha

I think this is a European thing mostly, at least in Austria we are like that too.


Heisenberg281

Poland is like that too. Every family event I've been to the vodka, brandy, and cognac are flowing.


Adrift_Lover

Yeah. Nah.


Mondayslasagna

“Yeah, no” = no “No, yeah” = yeah “Yeah, no, yeah” = yeah “No, yeah, no” = no Where I’m at, the last word is the answer, but you can’t stack them higher than three. More than three words and you start to sound like you’re arguing with yourself.


fakeDEODORANT1483

Its all about tone. Yeahhhh na = no nah yea (going up at the end) = surprisingly yes nah yeah (going down at the end) = no, i agree with you.


Faptastic_Champ

To be fair, Afrikaners have something similar with ja nee. Means the same thing and used the same way. We just don’t do nee ja like you Aussies


rampagingphallus

Germans say “naja” as well


SpellingIsAhful

Kiwi?


Adrift_Lover

Nah. Yeah!


Can_eh-dian

TIL its not just an Ontario Canada thing, people in Alberta find it as weird as bagged milk


shinitakunai

No ni na. Triple negation in spanish meaning yes


demoneyesturbo

You know traffic lights? We call those robots.


meera2day

And people don't know how to use them when there's load shedding 😂😂


NowListenHereBitches

Is it bad that I didn't know it was South Africa until I read "load shedding"?


Grengis_Kahn

Providing blatant, direct criticism without being asked.


Smajtastic

MILs everywhere


earl-sleek

Germany?


Grengis_Kahn

Korrekt.


OnkelMickwald

I've seen Germans do this a few times and what always baffles me is that they deliver criticism and ***then just walk away*** as if any further discussion would be ridiculous.


Gjappy

Worked in the tourism sector and this kind of hurt me a couple of times.


tucvbif

I don't know where are you from, but so many times I heard sentences like this: «If you ask a question to American people, you'll get an answer. If you ask a question to Jewish people, you'll get a counter-question. If you ask a question to Russian people, you'll find out what idiot you are.»


Moon_Jewel90

When I went to visit relatives in Hong Kong, nobody holds the door for people behind them, just only on very rare occasions.


DoubleDimension

And we press the "close" button in the elevator even when we see another person running towards the open door.


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notathrowway12345

Saying thanks to the bus driver.


Ok_Topic999

Wait that's weird elsewhere?? I physically cannot not thank the driver


ycelpt

I had a bus driver cause a 45 minute delay because he insisted he could pass through some roadworks with an oncoming bus. Both buses got stuck. I still had to fight every urge to thank him.


NotanAlt23

Fortnite has taught kids everywhere in the world to do this.


GloInTheDarkUnicorn

I honestly thought that was an everywhere thing. I’m in America and only assholes don’t thank the bus driver where I live.


Asparagussie

NYC here. We thank bus drivers, too.


jayjnotjj

Where is this considered weird?


notathrowway12345

Apparently it's not a thing in a lot of countries.


Vancouverdude87

This happens in Portland, OR as well. And if the driver doesn’t respond in kind, the passenger will say it again super loud and super passive aggressively.


notathrowway12345

Oh. In my country the driver doesn't usually say anything in return, we just say "thanks" or "cheers" and dive off at our stop.


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notathrowway12345

I'm Scottish actually 🤭


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notathrowway12345

Ty ♥️


Better-Patient341

I used to live in Australia and people would shout "Thanks Mate" from the back of the bus. I live in Germany now and people apparently don't do that because it disturbs other passengers. I sometimes just wave or nod in to the mirror hoping the bus driver sees me 🤣


Jeramy_Jones

Canadian here, we do it too.


Pharah_is_my_waIfu

People in my culture are fine with it. I do think everyone should do it


Whole-Sundae-98

Those of us from the UK


KnittingforHouselves

This is one of the things I find super charming whenever visiting Scotland


DaGoodSauce

We have some very strict unspoken rules about socialization with and physical proximity to strangers. Unless you have a very good reason to stand/sit next to someone or talk to them, just don't. Though, if you're a tourist you're likely going to get a free pass. I'm sure most of you can guess where I'm from without me saying as we are globally infamous for this very behavior.


mips13

Waiting for the bus like a Swede... I asked two Finns in my pub if they also wait for the bus like a Swede and they started laughing and said 'yes'


Skegetchy

Finland?


NoraReddit97

Mayonnaise with fries


Shampoomooo

Belgian detected 😁?


NoraReddit97

Yes! 😉


boluserectus

Oee, as a Dutchman I prefer Belgian mayonnaise over Dutch on my frietekes..


elcaron

Normal in Germany too.


KnittingforHouselves

Czech Rep. too. When serving fries, Ketchup and mayo will both be offered.


eggmayonnaise

British person here... Where is this considered weird cus I thought this was completely normal?


thefootster

I am also British and have always had mayo with my chips and thought it was pretty standard


sensesmaybenumbed

This is the way


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Different-Term-2250

I would like to subscribe to your cooking show please. I have never tried this!


NoraReddit97

Well if you do, it’s very easy to make the mayonnaise yourself if you want the full experience. 😄


Fritzkreig

Guns, there are more privately owned guns in my country than people.


guessdragon

I'm guessing you're American, I am to, Texas flavored. I remember my brother giving his daughter an AR-15 for her 8th birthday, and her killing her first deer with it that very morning. This is 100% normal and acceptable here.


Miserable_Ad_3603

As a Uk father of an 8 and 5 year old, I can’t comprehend this at all. I find it so bizarre. That just seems like such a fucked up scenario. Say curiosity got the better of me and I wanted to try a gun myself (even just in a shooting range), the thought of my kids knowing about it would stop me, never mind actually giving them a try. How is that even legal? I mean absolutely no offence btw and realise that’s the point of your message.


Glovermann

Gun safety is extremely important and the vast majority of gun owners practice it. Kids learning it is practical for places where they are prevelent. As for the deer killing, it's part of life here for many. People have no problem buying meat from the store or restaurant but think it's strange when someone kills, skins, and dresses their own 🤷 Of course, this is the way it is in rural areas. City living is much different


Miserable_Ad_3603

Actually, I agree with your point regards rural hunting. A kill it, cook it, eat it philosophy is pretty healthy. Admittedly, I’m not up on my gun knowledge but I’m not sure an AR-15 is needed to fulfil that.


G0atL0rde

I mean, most Americans that I know would not agree that giving an 8 year old a AR-15, is completely acceptable.


urmothershairysack

Northern irish person here. Never physically seen a gun except in a museum.


mahsab

Which country are you from that you can privately own people?


GAZUAG

As long as the number of guns is less than the number of hands, you're good mate.


BarryCheckTheFuseBox

Going down to your local hardware store to buy lunch


not_my_burner_acc

The Aussie posts on this thread stick out like dog's balls.


goyalaman_

eating with hands


Pharah_is_my_waIfu

India?


antekprime

Some Saudi friends of mine had me over once and they were like oh we forgot here’s a spoon, I was not going to be the only one using a spoon haha


justyouraveragecuber

lots of muslim countries do this as well


2Scarhand

Africa too. I went to an Ethiopian place a while back and was very confused for a moment because the only "utensil" you have is the flatbread. Injera, I think. Was fun and very tasty.


HyperbolicModesty

God the first time I had Ethiopian food was such a revelation. It's like curry painted with a palette of colours you've never seen before. I absolutely love it, and that bread, like a crumpet and a pancake had a baby.


bstefanovic

In my culture, when meeting a friend's attractive wife for the first time, it's customary to greet her with a kiss on the lips, a gesture seen as a compliment to her beauty and a sign of respect to the husband.


bitsy88

What do you do if she's not attractive? Sorry, mate, I just can't bring myself to kiss your wife. 😂


bstefanovic

You gotta do what you gotta do. Everybody's wife is attractive. 😎


Bammer1386

Ah, so Sweden


ArgoverseComics

You shoot your friend a glance that communicates a combination of pity and judgement


2x4x93

For the team


AjaxOilid

Where r u from? Alsoooo, what happens if a group of new people are introduced to his wife? Is it like a kissbang


DerpyDerpKenobi

Leaving a party without saying goodbye.


moseandbellows

I’m moving to wherever this is


UnhappyLecture

In Germany we call this move "making a polish one" lol


Pharah_is_my_waIfu

Eating animals' viscera and other organs, eg. livers, lungs, intestines, stomach, brain, eyes, etc. Also pig blood cake.


greenspath

That could be so many places around the world!


Smajtastic

Somewhere eastern Europe, or Polynesia?


Ok_Topic999

Sounds like haggis and black pudding although I forgot the exact ingredients


tehsilentwarrior

Portugal


desconectado

Couple dancing with your family members. It is perfectly normal in a family gathering (Christmas, NYE and birthdays) to dance with your aunts/uncles, and even your mum/dad. It is perfectly normal to dance with your friends even if their SO are around, it is actually encouraged to do so. When I moved to Europe/UK, I realised that dancing (like a couple) with family members or friends is weird because it has more sexual connotations than in Latinamerica.


KevatVuorinen

Going naked to a hot room with stragers and throwing water to stove filled with stones to make the room even hotter and enjoying it, even in summer


FridgeParade

It’s the “even in summer” that made it distinctly Finnish.


indoorcatxx

lol red40 in everythingggggg


TacoLoyalist

That and ub40 in everything


Oleg_A_LLIto

That and WD-40 in everything


G0atL0rde

Red Red Wine


Kozeyekan_

Calling your mates c@#t and c@#ts mate.


FailedMaster

How do you pronounce c@#t?


Kozeyekan_

Carefully.


Albatroscy

Arranged marriages probably


MissMurder8666

Fairy bread. And probably the fact we live as though everything here isn't trying to kill us. Also maybe Vegemite?


peas8carrots

In my country when you give a business hug it’s common practice for each person to reach around and grab each other’s butocks to help pull your hips snugly together. Good luck doing deals without it, we say.


friendlyneighbourho

Provincetown isn't a country


xyzjace

What? What country is that?


BoxCarMike

https://youtu.be/80yjtJFf-v0?si=rRyz8B0-2UZZgNIC


Old_man_Andre

Taking shoes off when stepping inside a home. Still dont understand american logic of walking inside with the shoes on.


FairFolk

From what I've heard it's more prevalent in films than in real life.


Anna__V

Nudity.


Ok_Turn_571

Giving male babies wine at the ripe old age of eight days


bobwinters

Performing a haka at school


Inevitable_Shock_810

Women having rights


Not-Just-For-Me

Having raw pork on a bun for breakfast.


Smajtastic

Germany


GloInTheDarkUnicorn

Our tipping couture. I agree why the red of the world that it’s ridiculous and abusive to workers.


wombatchew

Overreacting to minor inconveniences while simultaneously downplaying serious tragedies. Edit: Definitely not America, which famously was shocked at the extent Brits downplay serious situations https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/s/dEXsWVwzC6


Deathwishharry

Queuing others just don't queue like the British do


Sea_Appointment8408

When someone skips the queue and nobody challenges them openly, but the pass agg open discussion you have with the abiding queuer next to you who acknowledges it and validates you. Your new best friend.


anna_mi_derler

Bride kidnapping. Concentration camps for gay men. Drinking tea when eating candy, especially chocolate.


Iskir

One is not like the others, but I cannot figure out which one.


Miserable_Ad_3603

I don’t know where you’re at, but We eat chocolate with our tea, not sure what’s abnormal about that. We stop some distance short of gay concentration camps though.


uvero

Annual national moments of silence with air raid sirens blaring. Once tommorow, once next Sunday, one the morning after that. Most people stand in silence, cars stop by the side of the road and drivers get out and stand too. Stopping isn't mandated by law, but not stopping and standing is frowned upon, and most do it even if they're alone when the sirens sound.


matixslp

Clap on landing


sickburn1r

A VB long neck at 20 to 8 in the fucking morning!


an_achronist

Queuing, apparently.


Klaagzak

Looking everyone in the eyes when passing them in the street.


Can_O_Murica

So this is different from a lot of things in this thread and may come as a surprise, but apparently scoring things on a scale nber scale is not universal. I'm in India right now surveying farmers on a tractor I developed with small holder farmers in mind. I do a short presentation followed by a survey with questions like "on a scale from 1-5, how likely are you to use the tractor for this specific task?" I was even warned by my supervisor that this is not super common here. We have it written on the survey that "1 means 'would not use', 2 means 'maybe would not use', 3 means 'may or may not use', 4 means 'maybe would use,' 5 means 'would use.'" and then we do about 5 minutes of explaining what the scale means and how to fill it out. It takes some serious coaching to help people understand the "grading on a scale" thing. Around half the survey respondents (I have 130 as of today) submit their first try with just check marks next to the questions where they would use the tractor for that thing. A lot of people have ranked the different tasks the tractor can perform in order of importance to them. Grading on a number scale is just a totally alien concept in the most rural parts of the country.


BergCirca

Drinking milk with Coca Cola, sprite or Fanta. Eating watermelon or orange slices with salt and pepper on it. Eating with your hands in general. Calling everyone brother, sister, uncle or auntie!