11.
Poland.
In my friend’s country, Easter is when gangs of boys roam the countryside, pouring water over girls and beating them (gently) with sticks. The girls then have to thank them for it.
I thought that was pretty weird.
12.
Moldova.
A short while ago they stopped selling alcohol after 10pm. At some stores you couldn’t even get non-alcoholic beer. What’s weird tho is that wine is not considered alcoholic drink so you can buy it anytime. Welcome to Moldova
13.
There’s this sport in Finland called eukonkanto, where men participate in running a specific distance, all while carrying their wife or girlfriend. Winner gets their woman’s weight in beer.
14.
South Africa.
Being middle-class with a property having a 6′ wall, electric fencing linked to an alarm, automated gate and garage doors (with security clamps over the gate motor to prevent theft of the motor), security gates over every door, burglar bars, and a house alarm system with infra-red sensors linked to armed response with a reaction time of under 3-4 minutes.
15.
In Japan, there are public toilets in a few places where after urinating, you can opt to view a general health assessment report.
16.
Germany.
Legal drinking age of beer and wine is 16
17.
Latin America.
Putting broken glass bottles on the walls around your house so burglars cant jump it and rob you. I moved to Canada and they don’t even have walls around the houses!
18.
UK.
A teeny tiny nation with atleast 50 different accents.
19.
NZ, going to the shops without shoes
20.
US.
Cheese in a spray can
