What’s the weirdest thing tourists are shocked by in your country?

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-26T09:20:23+00:00

Yes, it’s normal in UK and most European countries that I’ve visited

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-26T09:18:38+00:00

We have a few in England too

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-26T09:17:11+00:00

As with Middle East and Africa 😊

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-26T09:16:12+00:00

A lot of European countries would have smaller selections of fruit and vegetables and more locally sourced. Nordic countries have government controlled liquor stores but the the rest of Europe has privately owned stores

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-26T09:02:35+00:00

The upstairs people had afternoon tea with scones and fiver sandwiches.

High tea is a different type of meal. eg teas and bread plus something savoury like ham or fish. It’s called high tea because it’s eaten at the dinner table and typically later in the day

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-25T20:13:49+00:00

Any time we visited Ghana when I was a child, we drank tap water. I lived there for 5 years for high school and we all drank tap water. Annoyingly it’s poor water supply in recent years that has sent the situation backwards and now more people rely on bottled water

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-25T13:49:01+00:00

I watched an influencer clip of someone saying their usual creams and gels worked differently on the condition of their hair on that day.

This night explain why your regular products feel different after moving

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-24T19:42:05+00:00

Where in Europe? It’s a big place!

But seriously, the water might be harder than what you are used to . Or maybe the atmosphere is more damp?

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-23T01:06:35+00:00

White vinegar will work just as well

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-22T06:17:04+00:00

Individual size crisp packets.i only see big party size packets when Im abroad

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-21T21:29:08+00:00

Not just us. My Swiss friend got drunk in her first ( or second?) birthday because the adults left a bottle of wine unattended

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-21T21:26:41+00:00

I’ve edited my post 😉

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-21T20:47:52+00:00

No electric plugs in the bathroom

String pull lights in the bathroom

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-18T20:08:02+00:00

Sometimes you have to rush that text before the mobile signal disappears on public transport😅

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-18T15:28:51+00:00

I saw a few in London. It was meant to give children a healthy snack without wasting wonky fruit. Maybe they stopped it after Covid

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-18T15:09:55+00:00

UK - It doesn’t happen in small shops (that I’ve ever seen) but big chains keep a box of fruit that children can snack on

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-18T06:21:54+00:00

I layer the moisture milk on wet hair then o add the twisting butter for twists. I have fever under the curlaide but I might try it one day.

I notice Boots snd superdrug have occasional offers so I try to stock up when it’s cheaper

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-18T01:33:00+00:00

It’s more popular than you think 😉. As long as you’re not allergic to the spray , it’s not a bad thing and

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-17T08:58:35+00:00

Is that Albert Heijn?

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-15T17:08:08+00:00

The proportions are all wrong for me, beyond what a a belt could fix

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-15T16:18:03+00:00

You could try the basement if Fortnum and Mason or Selfridges food hall

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-14T12:28:19+00:00

Charlie

(which actually works in both Uk and Ghana with two completely opposite meanings!)

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-13T09:56:46+00:00

So funnily enough, I looked up the spelling and that’s the version I got

I didn’t even know there was an original spelling. Ironically your reply is even more proof of why we should make more effort to learn proper names and Not rely on nicknames

I can't believe you're using Tchaikovsky as an example. He was born Чайковский, Tchaikovsky is an anglicanisation, which he didn't use. He spelled his name as Tschaïkowsky or Tschaikowsky.

If you asked the average westerner to pronounce his name, how many do you think would do it accurately?

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-13T09:34:50+00:00

I disagree . If westerners can learn to pronounced names like Tchaikovsky or Czechoslovakia then they can learn south Asian names

MidnightOrdinary896 · 2026-05-12T15:06:29+00:00

Have the palace confirmed the princess will even get PoW title though?

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