People are sharing local customs they have seen abroad and the United States should adopt them seriously

Whenever you travel to a new place, you may notice some unique customs that are very different from living at home. “Do you want more people to adopt something from other cultures?” asked Redditor Buttplugforpm. Here are some traditions and customs that people want to see in the United States.

1.“From Korea, they put small buttons on the restaurant table. When you want the attention of the waiter, press the button. This marks them coming to your table. They come to your table. They come to your table. They take care of you, and you are fine. It means they keep asking if you need anything. When you have any signal on the table, you need anything.”

– Brownzehavemore

2.“The Spanish nap culture has honestly changed my life abroad. A mid-day break has made me more productive. Now, I have a sneaky nap for 20 minutes during my work lunch break, and my afternoon is good.”

– Elegantzprinces

3.“I want children to learn a second language to be commonplace. The only bilingual people in my country are those who grew up in bilingual families or engage in communication programs (only parents even prioritize it). In many other countries, learning a second language is a norm for school starting at an early age.”

– Rare-Condition434

4.“In Peru, everyone sat down when the plane landed, and the flight attendant turned back several rows at a time and said that the part stood up, grabbed the bag and then exited the plane. This made the process simple, so damn.”

– you

5.“Allemansrätten, which is a Swedish principle that can be translated into freedom of roaming. Take care of the environment, keep the environment where you find it and carry it with you without worrying about invading private property.”

– wakeupwill

6.“I like the Maori tradition that someone passes two weeks after they get through, so you actually spend some time dealing with your own grief.”

– Tinyltelterpanda

7.“The culture of clean Japanese. It’s not just cleaning at home. After class students clean classrooms, Japanese sports fans clean the stadium after the game.”

– Reversal

8.“I love spending time in France is spending an hour at lunch to the restaurant, and actually having a culture of great meals and social time.”

– Xrimane

9.“Germany’s Sunday reign was a quiet time. I would love to have only one Sunday without being filled with people blowing leaves, drilling or engines.”

– fun_anybody6745

10.“ fika. ([Fee-kah]. It’s a Scandinavian custom that works with pastries. ”

– erikstarck

11.“I visited Portugal while I was pregnant with my daughter and I learned that there isn’t much pregnancy allowance in the United States. There are special parking spaces where you can skip the boundaries (learned this when renting a car), and there’s even a special line in the customs at the airport!”

– Alexandrakh2

12.“In Sweden, parents get 480 days of parental leave, and parents share on average among parents. All parents get it all. All days except 90 days (each parent), can be transferred between parents (or others).

– VivalDibot

13.“When I was in Korea, patients always wore masks. I remember thinking about how considerate this custom was.”

– bluish

14.“I wish we had a more colorful, joyful wedding like we did in India, and I’ve been to all the boring and white weddings in North America. I’m trying to get people to wear colors to me, but it doesn’t work.”

—mmfuzzyface

15.“Starting in Australia, the concept of ‘long lunch’ is that people offer relaxing, multi-hour meals to connect and enjoy each other’s company. It promotes meaningful conversations and adopts a slower, more cautious way of life that the world can benefit from.”

– Sereneestarlet

16.“The widespread use of seat tubs. On the one hand, I can count on the number of public restrooms I use in the United States with seat tubs.”

– tenofbaskets

17.“The mandatory four-week paid vacation. As an American living in Germany, it’s incredible.”

– Therwinther

18.“I went to Japan, my god, I hope there are too many smaller conveniences in the United States, think about it: semi-private toilet stalls have the sound of running water, so no one hears you using the bathroom, amazing public transportation, ubiquitous vending machines, hot coffee (sometimes even beer and cigarettes) (sometimes beer and cigarettes!), ride a paid dog, not only the dogs on the ride, but also sell some dogs instead of selling goods, I can sell them, and then I can sell them, and I can change them into the miscellaneous items, I can sell them.

– Mental colon cancer

19.“I am Mexican and I believe that if all of us celebrate the days of the dead, people will have healthier ways to die, and therefore, life.”

– sharp_exercise5749

20.“The better infrastructure for cycling in Amsterdam and Copenhagen is completely different from cycling anywhere in the state. This is because the streets are designed to make bicycles the main form of transportation for bikes. Bicycles and car lanes are usually for safety reasons and I usually visit these streets as more and more bikes drive. Rent a city bike and I feel happy to watch the commuters travel out on two wheels.”

– Evie Carrick

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