Traveling to another country can even reveal a lot about another culture, and how different a person is accustomed.
A controversial Reddit conversation began when an innocent user asked: “Reddit travelers, what surprised you most when visiting another country?”
The comments section of the thread is full of thousands of people who share a country that they visited recently and their strange anecdote that were surprised to discover.
Some people pointed out things like how different the inflection culture from one place to another, others shared answers such as the social ones that are the locals and how strange it is to pay to use a bathroom.
These are some of the revealing opening observations that are inside the thread.
How are social people in other countries
“Everyone goes night at Vietnam, people will start random friendly conversations,” a user shared.
“In Italy, the groups of adults or adolescents or entire families were for a walk and perhaps to sit somewhere with a drink or snack after work and in the first events,” wrote a commentator.
In London and other places in England and Scotland, it was a walk to the pub to sit with friends, perhaps participating in some cards or darts or other games. In both places, people often ask us questions and even sometimes made us unite, “the same person continued.
How the propin culture varies in different places
“The culture of tip in the United States! I have been there on numerous occasions, but it never gets used to that BS,” wrote a non -American.
“There is a new English pub in my small city in the United States. They won’t accept advice. Thank you England!” A shared American.
How different is the quality of food in other countries
“How good is food in Europe. Quality and taste left me speechless. Especially bread and cakes. Only the sandwiches you collect at the train station are fresh and healthy. It never had a stomach problem the entire trip,” reads a comment.
“Italy is the best! I was worried about going to England because I grew up hearing that the food was so bad. It was delicious wherever I was going,” wrote a traveler.
“Only a Tesco sandwich of $ 4 is satisfactory. It would cost the double in the United States and take 20 minutes or waiting on mine,” another person matches.
How billboard ads are everywhere in the United States
“In the United States, advertising fences with each child of things, such as medical and lawyers (and for the last, really camps),” said a non -American.
“It has so many ads of injuries that I thought I was on the set of” Better to call Saul. “” Pharmaceutical ads on television are also out of control, “another person wrote.
“They are almost non -existent here in Ireland and it was so Jarren to see the advertising fences (in the United States),” said an Irish person.
How food portions vary from the country
“I prepared myself for food portions, but I won the drink sizes they took me by surprise,” said a non -American.
“Like some who like to maximize my calorario-costus relationship, I love this about the US.
“When I went to the US, I was horrified in the size of the portions and also the amount of sugar it contained,” said someone else.
Have to pay to use a public bath in some countries
“Paying to use public baths is something that I will never overcome, regardless of how much trip,” wrote a person.
“I once went to a restaurant in Amsterdam, where even restaurant customers had to pay for the bathroom. That was 17 years ago and I’m still angry about that,” joked another commentator.