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14-05-2025
- Buzz Feed
24 Tourists Share Subtle Surprising Differences Abroad
We asked BuzzFeed readers from around the world to share the subtle but significant things that blew their minds when they traveled to another country for the first time. From food to cultural customs, here are 24 things they shared: "That bathrooms everywhere but the USA have doors that completely close with no gaps in partitions. So much nicer!" —Timbit "That not every culture does lines or queues. When I visited Rome years ago, I noticed people just gathered around places where there would normally be a line. It wasn't aggressive either, they just…took turns." "How fucking backward and technologically stunted we (the US) are in the name of capitalism. We could have so much cool stuff: high-speed rail (Japan), sidewalks with trampolines to encourage people to go outside (Scandinavia), massive rail networks (Europe), nutritionally dense lunches for students (Europe)…and we choose to fucking send billionaire posers to space. We absolutely suck." —micahdr "European here. When my family temporarily moved to the US twenty years ago, we had our first encounter with remote controlled garage doors. The first time we got to open our garage like that, we pretty much reacted like we just opened up heaven's gate." "I was a foreign exchange student in 1985 in London. I was shocked when a fellow Uni student asked me for a rubber. I didn't know it meant eraser in England." —JillieVanilli*** "I spent a few months in Europe as a teenager and was struck by how the US is a relatively young country." "Greece is my favorite destination, but my first trip there I thought I might die on the spot from second hand smoke. It was on another level. And so weird to experience coming from the US where the smoking laws (and popularity) are much different." —YouDoYou "On my first trip to the US, I realized in the first shop I needed to magically add on the tax in my head. Why can't you just have the listed price inclusive of it!?" "Italian wine didn't give me a migraine like American wine does!" —deborahrattod "Efficiency and cleanliness. Also, a lack of 'stuff' – unnecessary items that you're told you need to enjoy life." "Bidets! I wish they were more common in the US. I bought one for each toilet in my house, and a travel one. I can no longer understand how anyone feels clean just using paper." —randocalrissian"Electronic bidets even in public restrooms in Japan. It's something everyone should experience at least once."—Kitty Pride "I will start by saying I was shocked by the size of their elevators! Luggage and one person could only fit in, my friend took the stairs. The other part is how behind the US is in comparison to other European countries. These countries take the time to appreciate life outside of the workplace. Family, friends, and life experiences are priorities. I returned very envious of that mentality." "Walled cities. My first time being in one was in Lucca, Italy. We hadn't planned on going there, but it was so beautiful and interesting." —charmandstrange "In Europe, it's so easy to get around. Public transportation is amazing." "Honestly, as an American woman, feeling SAFE while taking early morning runs. No one EVER bothered me, and I NEVER felt scared. Cannot remember a single run in America I have taken and not felt nervous at some point. Sad, but true. I said what I said." —Littlefairywanderer "Smoking in Japan. My hotel had an enclosed room off of the lobby to keep you from smoking on the street corner. The office I was in also had a smoking room in the basement." "The quality of the food. KFC in Asia is the best chicken I've ever had. I had to stop myself from going there after the third day in a row." —cgardner0683 "The poor excuse for a toilet I found in Nice, France. You pressed a button for a metal bar to raise to act as the seat. Someone obviously didn't realize that, took a shit on the floor, and I stepped in it. Dog shit on your shoe is one thing. Human shit just hits differently. I'm still disturbed 15 years later." "That in most other countries, birth control (the Pill) can be bought in a drug store, just like that. Here in Germany, you have to see your gynecologist anytime you need a new pack so she can give you a prescription. Sooo annoying with this knowledge." —mudda8139"And plan B too..."—Littlefairywanderer "Went to Turkey and the roads were so small, and so were the cars. Also, the lifestyle there was awesome. People weren't addicted to their phones. They were out sitting on the curbs till 2 a.m." "How immaculately clean Switzerland was, everywhere. It was amazing." —Littlefairywanderer "Paying for ketchup packets at a fast food restaurant in the UK. It was like 5 pence (this was around 1995-1996). I was 11 and still shocked." "Seeing bison 😃. Those fluffy cows in Yellowstone were awesome! I kept a safe distance, but I have never wanted to pet dangerous wildlife more. 😄" —notsurewhyibother And finally, "All the walking. My American legs were so tired from a day of walking. It made me realize that I've never lived in a walkable city, and that says a lot about the US." Now it's your turn! Have you traveled to another country? Was there something small but significant that shocked you or changed your perspective on your home country? Tell us about it in the comments below!
Buzz Feed
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
People Are Sharing The 'Normal' Things That Happen In Movies Or TV But Would Be Seriously Bizarre IRL
We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community, "What is something that's seen as normal in movies or TV but would be suuuuuper weird IRL?" And the answers are perfectly on point. 1. "When people get fired from their job, they always pack up their desk with one little brown filing box with a few items and a plant sticking out the top." 3. "We accept that people are carrying empty coffee cups. They should put cold liquid in the cup to add weight or at least ACT like it is heavy/full." — JillieVanilli "Characters with coffee cups always gesticulate WAY too much, in a way that always makes it clear that the cup is an empty prop. At least pretend you have a hot liquid in your hand and stop slinging that cup all over! — Frooby "This is my biggest pet peeve. The scene in The Devil Wears Prada when Andy is running through the streets of NYC with four venti cups of coffee in a cardboard holder in one hand and a ton of clothes on hangers in the other. Like, girl, no, you are not." — micahdr 4. "How do people always find parking right in front of their apartment/restaurant/office without having to drive a dozen times around the block? And it's always just the one space that fits their car perfectly." — floatingglue33 5. "A man will wear a long-sleeved shirt and/or a jacket while a woman wears a tank top. Is it hot or cold?" — sandrac4c3faf3dc 7. "In Westerns, when the characters are always clean and have all of their teeth (which are also clean). Perfect oral hygiene in the 1800s, lol." 9. "Wearing your cheerleading uniform to school. I'm a former cheerleader and I never wore it anywhere but at the game!" — ChloeShea2015 11. "I call it 'The Bad Guy School of Gang Combat.' There, they learn that when attacking the good guy, they can only come one at a time. They get extra points if the good guy can use their momentum to spin them into one of their mates, a twofer." — quizzyknight773 13. "Everyone sits on one or two sides of the table, leaving one side completely open. I first noticed this while watching That '70s Show, and I know that it's a theatre tactic so that no one ever has their back turned toward the camera, but it's always funny to me to see a family of four all bumping elbows when there's an entire empty side of the table." 14. "When two characters have a fight or something, then say, 'Can we start over?' and proceed to introduce themselves and pretend to meet for the first time. I always cringe when this happens in a film or show!" — Bsnoopy525 "Just once, I'd like to see 'Sorry…can we start over?' 'NO!!'" — BuzzFeed 15. "Bald eagles with red-tailed hawk calls." — fierceminion141 16. "When characters come in at the last minute and only hear part of the conversation which they totally misconstrue. And then the whole movie is propelled by that one misunderstanding when, in the real line, the characters would have a two-minute conversation and clear everything up." — flyerboy6 "Also, when two characters are having a conversation, but they're each talking about something completely different. There's always multiple points where one of them should have been like, 'Are we talking about the same thing?'" — kmskoby 17. "When a smoker lights a cigarette, takes one or two drags, and discards it." 18. "One thing that peeves me is when someone is saying something out loud while writing an email or a letter or just anything; nobody does that! Especially if they're in an office setting. It never fails to break me out of the submersion I may have had, and honestly, I would prefer if they had one of those inner-monologue voiceovers instead because at least that's more accurate to real life." — psychicchef10 19. "Medical shows where there is always a huge throng of doctors just hanging around and constantly doing patient care. Where are all the nurses? They're the ones that do the things in real life. They usually only have one nurse in movies and TV shows, and she's usually crabby or in the closet, hooking up with some doctor. 🙄" 20. "All the rooms in the house are perfectly staged with decor, no matter the supposed means of the family. Are you telling me that this middle to low-income family cared more about putting knick knacks everywhere than putting food in their fridge? Okay." — ssstege11573 21. "The instant mass text message of an embarrassing or scandalous photo being sent to literally everyone, even the people who literally don't associate with each other." 22. "Gifts are never properly wrapped. Instead, gifts are always in a box, and the lid and base of the box are separately wrapped, and the gift is revealed simply by lifting off the lid. The ribbon is only placed on the lid and never goes around the entire box. Who in real life wraps gifts this way? No one." — smileyturtle844 23. "Police stations with all or mostly glass walls. CSI was big with that, but there are others, too. No police station is going to have glass walls." 25. "Maybe it is actually like this in some places but, in high school movies and shows the kids always have so much time between classes. Like at my school we get four minutes so you barely have time to do anything but go to your next class." 27. And finally, "One time, it was pointed out to me that if you see a horse in a movie, a whinny will be dubbed in. Horses aren't terribly vocal. I have a horse, and it's been, I don't know, months, maybe a year since I've heard him whinny? But I always hear it in movies and never at a time when the horse is excited about anything. It's as if we're kids, and they're like, 'What does a horse say? Yes, that's right. Horses say 'neigh.' Very good!'' And now, here's an incredibly wholesome anecdote of life imitating art. In a prior version of this post, titled 22 Things That Are Seen As Normal In Movies Or TV But Would Be Suuuuuper Weird IRL, u/KellyBluePants said, "Someone walks up to the bar and says, 'I'll have a beer.' They get served immediately." And in the comments, somebody shared how they made that happen for their cousin: "When my cousin visited the US, he had a list of things he'd seen in movies that he wanted to do. One of them was to walk up to a bar and say, 'Gimme a beer,' and immediately be given a beer. This had obviously not worked in the bars where he tried it on his road trip from LA to my house. So when we went out to my local pub, I texted the bartender and told him to just give my cousin a Budweiser when he asked for a beer. My cousin was DELIGHTED. Pretty sure that was the highlight of his trip." — caelesto So, there you have it: 27 things that would actually be cuckoo bananas if they were to happen in real life. Have you noticed any of these before? Are there any other seemingly normal (but weird) things that make you roll your eyes? Let us know in the comments! Your responses could be featured in a BuzzFeed Community post. Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. BuzzFeed Want more conversation (and drama) starters like this? Welcome to Buzz Chat, a new destination for sharing your opinion on, well, everything! From your favorite TV shows to your hot take on the latest celeb drama, we want to hear it. Plus, join live discussions on the biggest nights in pop culture, from the Oscars to the "Love is Blind" reunion. Check it out now!
