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USUAL in your country but NOT anywhere else. (lemy.lol)

submitted 4 days ago by RickAstleyfounddead@lemy.lol to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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what is that you usually do or see in your country or area but is weird to do in other area you have traveled or vice versa?? like it is unusual to wear footwear indoors in asia.

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[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A lot of these are really regional (alcohol drive-throughs, horse and buggy, air conditioning, gas appliances) . I think it's been years since I saw anyone write a check for anything, though, with the exception of something to put into a birthday card. Horses also aren't allowed on highways, but they are allowed on country roads that people drive pretty fast on.

Double hung vs single hung windows it not something I would have noticed, but I suspect you are right.

Doorknobs, I dont know why we seem to like them. I guess the only benefit vs handles is that you won't snag your clothing on them when walking by. That doesn't beat the convenience of being to open a door using your elbow while carrying something.

The water bottle thing is relatively recent thanks to all of the companies somehow becoming trendy.

[–] folekaule@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I mostly threw these out of the top of my head. You're mostly correct:

most people use cards, not checks, but they're still widely in use. For example if you're paying a handyman, piano teacher, or just dealing with someone older, or someone who just doesn't have other ways to receive payment
I'm in rural Ohio so I see Amish on the roads all the time. They're not where it is expressly forbidden, like a divided highway, but you can find them on roads with speed limits around 50 or 55 at times
For the windows, the sliding style is what is weird to Europeans. We mostly use the kind that swings out in one direction it the other. American windows make more sense when you take into account that they have screens on them. (I forgot to list screens.)