40 Things That Are Totally Normal In Some Countries, Yet Make The Rest Of The World Confused

* Need some groceries? Get on your bike and stuff everything in your *fietstas*.

* Kids need to go to school? Bring them in your *bakfiets* (freight bicycle).

* Trying your best to talk Dutch to someone? Get an answer in English.

Saying sorry to random people if they bump into you, even if it wasn't your fault.

In Singapore, when I go to a foodcourt/coffeeshop/foodhall, I can reserve a table or a seat by placing a packet of tissue/my handkerchief on the spot. No need to leave my bag or bottle or anything else to reserve the spot before I walk over to a food stall to buy food. I come back and my 20cents packet of tissue is still there. Basically, no one will dare steal your spot/tissue or move it away. Pretty convenient eh.

Shabbat elevator service. In Israel, in a lot of places, the elevators are programmed to stop at every floor going up and down, so that the religious people don't have to push buttons and therefore "operate machinery" on Shabbat. So, if you wanna get to your floor on time, just take the stairs.

Celebrating the attempted terrorist attack by Guy Fawkes.

Explained it to my friends girlfriends from Portland and she thought it was the most bizarre thing ever.

Here in England we get totally drunk because the sun is shining. It's reason enough to finish work and go straight to the nearest pub with a beer garden then drink until closing.

I imagine in some countries you'd never be sober if that happened.

In England it's pretty common to greet someone by saying something along the lines of "you alright?". I said this to my American friend and she responded by asking what I wanted?..

Groundhogs Day must seem incredibly strange to non-Americans.

In Belgium we have neighborhoods where 90% of the people living there speak French yet they are forced to speak Dutch in all official capacities unless they specifically ask for French after the fact. Call the police, they speak Dutch first, then you have to ask them to speak French to you. Receive official documents from the community? In Dutch first, then you have to ask for them in French.

And that's really just the tip of the iceberg.

At the longest day of the year, everyone has to gather in a large field and jam a large wooden p***s covered in flowers into the ground. Then we dance around it. Historically this was to ensure a plentiful harvest but nowadays it's just an excuse to get drunk.

Calling your mates c**t, and c***s mate.

Sitting in circles on birtdays and putting sprinkles on bread as breakfast or lunch.

There are beaches where you should be naked (do not have to but you should be, besides maybe little kids or what ever)

No pixeling / blackening titts in TV, beer and wine for 16 year olds.
And I guess the most important on parts of our "highways" you can drive as fast as you want (which is actually pretty touristy here).

Kissing people on the cheek (even the one you don't know personally) to say hello.
Welcome to France guys o/

Something I noticed is that students (perticulary Greek, Italian, French) that come to the UK find our drinking culture strange. As where maybe they would go out and have a few drinks then go home we will go home once we are dragged back vomiting at out door.
P.s. not really something I'm proud of just something I noticed

We call the clear water as "sky juice"

Climbing up a super oily tree trunk along with a bunch of bare chested men with the goal of grabbing a bunch of s****y prizes tied at the top.
EDIT: It's called Panjat Pinang.

We eat the inwards of sheep and they are delicious! We call it "κοκορέτσι". It's the greatest greek dish. It's like 4 x gyros!

Brunost (goat cheese)

It's pretty normal in Norway, Denmark & Sweden

Edit: Should've said that it's a type of brown colored goat cheese, which contains from whey as one of the main ingredients.

Calling some random dude "your man". Equal in meaning to "that guy".