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The Official "Your country is weird" Thread

iGary said:
Mmmm beans n' franks.
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beans and franks!!!! thats gross


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we love beans in this country, i think we are the major eaters of it. beans on toast is just the best. it can only improved upon by having beans and fried egg on toast (and im not talking those sissy eggs cooked like you have them over there... im talking fried not tickled :))
 
iGav said:
On an unmarked junction like the one you've shown, no one has right of way here, you have to be prepared to give way to any cars already on the junction. What you're told to do it approach at a safe and controlled speed and stop to make sure it is safe to proceed across the junction. ;)
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That's similar to a 4 way full stop in the U.S. then. That seems so disorganised. A friend and I and had trouble figuring out how to behave in those situations when we were driving in the U.S.
 
since the US and asian countries are so easy targets because they are so far away and thus "more weird" very fast.. i'll closer ones:

Switzerland: while i have problems naming something specific..they always come up with something which they do different.. i'm surprised they actually use metic and drive on the right side of the streets (hard money penaltys as well)
everybody else marks the autobahn signs blue... switzerland: green

UK: get over it ... the empire is gone ... , driving on the left side of the street..
at least you're switching over to metric ... the whole "3 quasselfeets = 7.32 blurbers = 1.45 wumplets" stuff has to go (i did make those up..).. yes even the liquids

(the last point is true for the US as well)
 
Jaffa Cake said:
If roundabouts confuse you, at least be grateful you don't live in Swindon...
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:eek: :confused: Makes mental note never to drive in Swindon!

My pal in California has a little traffic circle at the end of her road, she jokes that they only put it there when I come to visit. ;) For the record, I like 4 way stops and I like turning right on red.

Other things I think are weird between US/UK. In the US, most restaurants automatically bring you a glass of iced water (free of charge) and offer soft drink refills. In the UK, if you ask for water, they'll ask still or sparkling and charge you £2 :mad:

In Germany, their trains and Tubes run on time. In London, if the Underground indicator says 1min, it could be anything between 20 seconds and 10 minutes.
 
Chip NoVaMac said:
Was that CT?
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Norwich, Great Britain.

I was driving the company car and since the Brist like parking half way on the road and half way on the sidewalk, I had trouble judging the distance and sidewiped about four cars. :eek:
 
Jaffa Cake said:
If roundabouts confuse you, at least be grateful you don't live in Swindon...
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Yikes! Who thought that one out?! I guess they solved the traffic problem by making the junction so intimidating that people choose to stay home or drive somewhere else instead.
 
This may well be true elsewhere true, but what's it with Germans and the rubber mat for giving your money to cashiers (Gummiunterlage)?

I understand it's uncouth to hand money directly to the cashier, but why?
 
Jaffa Cake said:
If roundabouts confuse you, at least be grateful you don't live in Swindon...
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I know someone who had to negotiate that roundabout on her driving test. :eek:
 
iGary said:
Norwich, Great Britain.

I was driving the company car and since the Brist like parking half way on the road and half way on the sidewalk, I had trouble judging the distance and sidewiped about four cars. :eek:
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Bummer, Norwich CT is my Dad's hometown. Very near the indian casinos up there. There is a roundabout up there - the first I ever came across as a driver.

Guess you have never been on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston; where they turn 4 lanes in to 6 at rush hour - all doing it at speeds greater than 40mph with just inches between the cars. From what I understand this is the norm for Italians....
 
Applespider said:
Other things I think are weird between US/UK. In the US, most restaurants automatically bring you a glass of iced water (free of charge) and offer soft drink refills. In the UK, if you ask for water, they'll ask still or sparkling and charge you £2 :mad:
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If you ask for just a jug of water, they should bring it to you free of charge (it's a legal obligation)

dubbz said:
Please tell me that it's just a funny Photoshop job. :eek:
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I guess you haven't seen the most stop-filled junction in the UK, either. Both are 100% real
 
BakedBeans said:
dont tell me you lot dont get 'benders" (that will fox the americans) round your way!

i think i just proved how weird we can be
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It wouldn't have been half as bad if that expression on his face wasn't juxtaposed to that particular shot of beans. *shudder*

*walks away completely missing the point*

OK, so here's one: what's with paying to use public toilets in Europe? Most US-bound, you just hop in and use them (though granted they're often not the most glamorous looking of places).
 
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