{"id":33682,"date":"2026-08-09T02:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33682"},"modified":"2026-08-09T02:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:08:24","slug":"around-the-world-29-fascinating-facts-about-cultures-and-religions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33682","title":{"rendered":"Around The World: 29 Fascinating Facts About Cultures And Religions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While attempts at going to outer space and exploring the cosmos, or diving deep into our vast oceans and trying to figure out where the heck is Nemo are all fine and dandy, but there\u2019s more to learn about the world we live in than just physical exploration.<\/p>\n<p>Take learning about cultures, religion, and just all things societies, for instance. Humans are complicated beings in general, but the social and societal structures we\u2019ve built is the same vast vat of everything as is the ocean deep and space infinite.<\/p>\n<p>People on AskReddit were curious about these exact things in a now-viral thread, where u\/yahyahashash asked the lovely people of Reddit to share things they\u2019ve discovered about a different culture or religion that completely blew their minds.<\/p>\n<p>Over 9,400 comments later, we have a slew of fun facts and bizarre insights into how humans function on a cultural and religious level, blowing even more minds along the way. Scroll down to check the best of the best answers to the question, and be sure to upvote, comment, and share your thoughts and things you have learned in the comment section below!<\/p>\n<p>More Info: Reddit<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/Bored%20Panda\/sr-vid-txrs4te28kwcsdrc0dpxbbw8vxmd9pe0wskew5qma2etcx500wwa\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> &amp; follow us for more lists, facts, and stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018212\">\n<p id=\"11018212\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5-6273875f238b0__700.jpg\" alt=\"In Sikhism, The Turban Is A Symbol Of Total Equality\" title=\"In Sikhism, The Turban Is A Symbol Of Total Equality\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>In Sikhism, the turban is a symbol of total equality.<br \/>\nBefore Sikhism was the religion it is today, the turban was worn only by the wealthy upper classes. The person who started the Sikh religion donned the turban to show people that everyone is truly wealthy in spirit, and that it is the duty of all people, rich or poor, to help one another.<br \/>\nSo the Sikh turban became a symbol of equality in humanity, and as a sign that that person can be turned to for help.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6uz1i2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> senpalpi <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/Di6r\" target=\"_blank\"> Per Mosseby <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/in-sikhism-the-turban-is-a-symbol-of-total-equality-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018215\">\n<p id=\"11018215\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3-62728ca6167b9__700.jpg\" alt=\"Canada Is Deceptively Huge\" title=\"Canada Is Deceptively Huge\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>How much which country you grew up in f***s with your sense of scale.<br \/>\nI was born and raised in Canada, lived here all my life. We&#8217;re the second-largest country in the entire world by area, behind only Russia. When I went to visit some friends in Germany, we got talking about Canada and I mentioned how I went to university in a city that was &#8220;only&#8221; a four hour drive away from my childhood home. I commented that I liked it because it was far enough away to have some independence, but still close enough I could drop by and visit my family on holidays or breaks.<br \/>\nThis caused them to laugh uproariously, much to my confusion. One of them eventually explained that a four hour drive would take you more than halfway across the entire country of Germany and it was not what any of them would consider &#8220;close&#8221;. These same people, by the way, had a church just outside of their town that was over 800 years old and no one thought that was particularly remarkable.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s when I learned the difference between European and North American cultures. A European thinks a 100 km trip is &#8220;far&#8221;; a North American thinks a 100 year old building is &#8220;old&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vf2fm\/\" target=\"_blank\"> darkknight109 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/85wEcu\" target=\"_blank\"> Olivier Issaly <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/canada-is-deceptively-huge-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018218\">\n<p id=\"11018218\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/10-62739430bf626__700.jpg\" alt=\"Jesus Is The Most Mentioned Person In The Quran\" title=\"Jesus Is The Most Mentioned Person In The Quran\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Not only is Jesus in the Quran, he is the most mentioned person in the Quran (if you count direct and indirect mentions). Islam teaches Jesus was a prophet and was a precursor to Muhammad.<br \/>\nIn other words, Jesus is a central figure in the Quran, and the Islamic faith not only believes in Jesus but generally reveres him.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6v63s9\/\" target=\"_blank\"> rayrayrayray <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/gG9Uxf\" target=\"_blank\"> Themeplus <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/jesus-is-the-most-mentioned-person-in-the-quran-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018221\">\n<p id=\"11018221\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/27-6273b5a6ccf05__700.jpg\" alt=\"Buddha Has Snails Protecting His Head So He Could Meditate In The Scorching Sun\" title=\"Buddha Has Snails Protecting His Head So He Could Meditate In The Scorching Sun\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Buddha has snails protecting his head so that he can meditate in the scorching sun. And here I thought it was a hair style.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vpsyi\/\" target=\"_blank\"> LoneerBoii <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/4HRPko\" target=\"_blank\"> Neil Piddock <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/buddha-has-snails-protecting-his-head-so-he-could-meditate-in-the-scorching-sun-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018224\">\n<p id=\"11018224\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/13-627397406d2aa__700.jpg\" alt=\"In South Korea, Both Girls And Boys Hold Hands And Nobody Cries Homophobia At It\" title=\"In South Korea, Both Girls And Boys Hold Hands And Nobody Cries Homophobia At It\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>I taught English in a middle school in South Korea. When I was roaming around in the hallways, I found that not only were the girls holding hands, some boys were holding hands as well. They were just &#8220;friends&#8221;. There weren&#8217;t any homophobic cries or jokes being made. In North America, if that happened, you&#8217;d be automatically labeled gay.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vu9rz\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Frizeo <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/218trh5\" target=\"_blank\"> Pedro Cambra <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/in-south-korea-both-girls-and-boys-hold-hands-and-nobody-cries-homophobia-at-it-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018227\">\n<p id=\"11018227\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-62728b0c51cbc__700.jpg\" alt=\"There's A Specific Time Of &quot;Past Tense&quot; In Turkish Called &quot;Gossip Tense&quot;\" title=\"There's A Specific Time Of &quot;Past Tense&quot; In Turkish Called &quot;Gossip Tense&quot;\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>In Turkish, there&#8217;s a so-called &#8220;gossip tense.&#8221; A specific kind of past tense that indicates that someone else told you this.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vfwdb\/\" target=\"_blank\"> airbagpiper <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/NTHUgx\" target=\"_blank\"> nafrenkel88 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/theres-a-specific-time-of-past-tense-in-turkish-called-gossip-tense-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018230\">\n<p id=\"11018230\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9-627393823d7c5__700.jpg\" alt=\"Mandarin, Cantonese, And Other Chinese Dialects Have The Same Written Language, But Are Mutually Unintelligible\" title=\"Mandarin, Cantonese, And Other Chinese Dialects Have The Same Written Language, But Are Mutually Unintelligible\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Chinese languages: mandarin and Cantonese and other Chinese dialects are mutually unintelligible but the written language is exactly the same. Two Chinese people speaking different dialects would have no idea what each other is saying but they could communicate by writing<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6whi2n\/\" target=\"_blank\"> babystay <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/yqoTC\" target=\"_blank\"> Thomas Berg <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/mandarin-cantonese-and-other-chinese-dialects-have-the-same-written-language-but-are-mutually-unintelligible-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018233\">\n<p id=\"11018233\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/25-6273b3ae6a33c__700.jpg\" alt=\"In Buddhism, The Question Of A &quot;Universal Creator&quot; Doesn't Really Matter\" title=\"In Buddhism, The Question Of A &quot;Universal Creator&quot; Doesn't Really Matter\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>When I first became Buddhist, the fact that the Buddhist response to the question of whether there was a creator of the universe or not is basically &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter&#8221;. It&#8217;s one of a list of questions that the Buddha was asked and refused to answer one way or another, or even speculate on, because they&#8217;re irrelevant to Buddhism. Coming from a Western background, it kind of blew away a lot of my ideas about the purpose and function of religion.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6uysk5\/\" target=\"_blank\"> FearlessLingonberry <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/dJUhSP\" target=\"_blank\"> Tohr, l&#8217;Alchimista <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/in-buddhism-the-question-of-a-universal-creator-doesnt-really-matter-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018236\">\n<p id=\"11018236\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8-627392f316aea__700.jpg\" alt=\"Pingelap Atoll, The Micronesian Island Of The Colorblind\" title=\"Pingelap Atoll, The Micronesian Island Of The Colorblind\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a Micronesian island where all the inhabitants are color blind. They know when fruit is ripe by the smell. It just gave me a new understanding of how people see the world and the different pathways cultures take to solve the same problems.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6utvfl\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Unleashtheducks <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/Lx11B9\" target=\"_blank\"> Richard Mortel <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/pingelap-atoll-the-micronesian-island-of-the-colorblind-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018239\">\n<p id=\"11018239\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/18-62739b6064824__700.jpg\" alt=\"The Japanese Use Stamps Instead Of Signatures\" title=\"The Japanese Use Stamps Instead Of Signatures\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>maletgs said:<br \/>\nJapanese stamps instead of signatures.<br \/>\nsamosamancer replied:<br \/>\nI lived there for 2 years and I\u2019ve still got mine with my name in katakana. It\u2019s a whole process to procure one and then have it registered as your official signature.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6varbl\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Eviscerate_Bowels224 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/aFMcPR\" target=\"_blank\"> maletgs <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/the-japanese-use-stamps-instead-of-signatures-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018242\">\n<p id=\"11018242\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/12-6273958bbd148__700.jpg\" alt=\"Extremely Dedicated Customer Service In Japan\" title=\"Extremely Dedicated Customer Service In Japan\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">So much stuff from Japan. I think if I had to pick one it was how seriously they take customer service there. Like, it&#8217;s just night and day from literally anywhere else in the world I&#8217;ve been. At one point I needed to go visit a bank to get some cash and I asked the cashier at the store I was at where the nearest bank was. In most places in the world, if you got anything more than a shrug, it would be some vague directions; a really nice place might give you a map or an address for your phone and point out where you were going. In Japan, the cashier bowed, stepped out from behind the cash register, grabbed an umbrella (a typhoon was passing through, so it was pouring down rain at the time) and *physically escorted me* the TEN BLOCKS between the store and the bank, holding the umbrella above my head the whole time (and getting absolutely drenched himself). I felt really bad about it and tried several times to tell him that an address was fine, but he insisted he would walk me there. It was just a totally different mindset towards how to treat a customer or a guest. Honestly pretty humbling. Also the &#8220;no tips&#8221; thing threw me for a loop. Not that I didn&#8217;t know about it, but I didn&#8217;t know how seriously it was enforced. There was a point where I was running late for an important event and had taken a cab to where I was going. I still remember the total cost &#8211; 3481 yen; since I was in a hurry, I grabbed 3500 yen, hastily gave it to the driver and dashed out the door. I make it about 10 metres away and I suddenly hear, &#8220;Sumimasen! Okyakusan! Sumimasen!!&#8221; (Excuse me, sir! Excuse me!!) from behind me. I turn around and the cabbie has gotten out of his cab and dashed after me, just to hand me the 19 yen (about 19 cents) change that I&#8217;d left behind.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vg293\/\" target=\"_blank\"> darkknight109 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2ky3sMr\" target=\"_blank\"> Marc Veraart <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/extremely-dedicated-customer-service-in-japan-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018246\">\n<p id=\"11018246\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/7-6273906fc7392__700.jpg\" alt=\"Late Living Habits Of The Spanish\" title=\"Late Living Habits Of The Spanish\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish eat dinner at like 10pm and party until like 4am and still have energy to go to work the next day. Idk where they get the reserve of energy to do that but it\u2019s wild<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6um4oy\/\" target=\"_blank\"> adubsi <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/4rYwJ1\" target=\"_blank\"> Pachinee Buathong <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/late-living-habits-of-the-spanish-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018249\">\n<p id=\"11018249\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/65567882_1fc52cd5c5_h-627a1897e2fe9__700.jpg\" alt=\"Not Everyone In The World Eats Rice\" title=\"Not Everyone In The World Eats Rice\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>I remember when I was a kid I was shocked when I realized a good chunk of the world did not eat rice regularly in meals lol.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vmqqx\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Xivlex <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/6N43J\" target=\"_blank\"> stu_spivack <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/not-everyone-in-the-world-eats-rice-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018252\">\n<p id=\"11018252\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8574624774_a5114f41fe_b-627a1a19470c6__700.jpg\" alt=\"Our Internal Visualization Of Time More Or Less Follows The Direction Of Writing\" title=\"Our Internal Visualization Of Time More Or Less Follows The Direction Of Writing\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Our internal visualization of time more or less follows the direction of writing.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m from Brazil, and i can only speak for Brazil, but this feels online with the rest of euro-centric culture.<br \/>\nI mean that when we talk about the Past or the Future, the trend to gesture from left to right, which just so happens to be the way we write. I spent some time in Taiwan, where they used to write from top to bottom and sure enough, &#8220;yesterday&#8221; is literally translated as &#8220;the day above&#8221; and tomorrow is translated as &#8220;the day below&#8221;. And it&#8217;s more than just that, think of timelines, horizontal versus vertical. The whole internal visualization seems to be related to that<br \/>\nI would love some input from someone who speaks a language written from right to left because right now this theory feels like grasping at straws but somehow kinda right. Please someone prove me wrong<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vzq8i\/\" target=\"_blank\"> billionai1 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/e4Hcdb\" target=\"_blank\"> Michael Coghlan <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/our-internal-visualization-of-time-more-or-less-follows-the-direction-of-writing-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018255\">\n<p id=\"11018255\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/31-6273b9352e141__700.jpg\" alt=\"A Lot Of Americans Heavily Rely On Cars To Get Around\" title=\"A Lot Of Americans Heavily Rely On Cars To Get Around\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>That a lot of americans literally cannot get anywhere without a car and that getting your drivers license is as a result extremely vital for gaining any independence (which is why the car is so synonymous with the american meaning of &#8216;freedom&#8217;). I&#8217;ve talked to americans for years and only recently thanks to Not Just Bikes did I find out just how car centric american culture is.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6w5tmw\/\" target=\"_blank\"> MitchellBoot <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/8Xx5tR\" target=\"_blank\"> Jennifer C. <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/a-lot-of-americans-heavily-rely-on-cars-to-get-around-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018257\">\n<p id=\"11018257\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6-62738771e5b28__700.jpg\" alt=\"India Has More Than 200 Languages And Dialects\" title=\"India Has More Than 200 Languages And Dialects\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Adam Jones said:<br \/>\nIndia has more than 200 languages and dialects.<br \/>\ncandygram4mongo replied:<br \/>\nIndia and China are both better understood not as analogous to European countries, but as what Europe as a whole would look like if they had a single government.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6v81dj\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Hlodvigovich915 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/FvX8ZA\" target=\"_blank\"> Adam Jones <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/india-has-more-than-200-languages-and-dialects-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018259\">\n<p id=\"11018259\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/19-62739c7248a10__700.jpg\" alt=\"In Denmark, People Often Leave Strollers With Their Kids Outside\" title=\"In Denmark, People Often Leave Strollers With Their Kids Outside\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Danish people leave their children outside of stores when they go shopping.<br \/>\nBeing from the USA, you would be arrested for that 100%. Immigrants have been in the past, probably more than I would ever have thought.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vmpoq\/\" target=\"_blank\"> I_N_C_O_M_I_N_G <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/3aVDzu\" target=\"_blank\"> Lars Plougmann <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/in-denmark-people-often-leave-strollers-with-their-kids-outside-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018261\">\n<p id=\"11018261\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/23-6273b2c2379f5__700.jpg\" alt=\"Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian\u2014Essentially The Same Language\" title=\"Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian\u2014Essentially The Same Language\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Kodiak-Marmoset said:<br \/>\nCroatian, Bosnian, Serbian: essentially the same language.<br \/>\nscelt replied:<br \/>\nSame people too, but don&#8217;t even try to tell them that. If you would suddenly remove religion, I have no idea what would they find to argue about, but they would find something.<br \/>\nSource: I&#8217;m one of them. Won&#8217;t tell you which, but as you see, it doesn&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vfja0\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Kodiak-Marmoset <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/hVaRNr\" target=\"_blank\"> For every word never said there should be a picture <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/croatian-bosnian-serbian-essentially-the-same-language-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018263\">\n<p id=\"11018263\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/50432765161_d85333dbde_k-6279150857bc5__700.jpg\" alt=\"There's A Certain Routine You Have To Go Through When Picking Up A Call In Switzerland\" title=\"There's A Certain Routine You Have To Go Through When Picking Up A Call In Switzerland\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>In Switzerland, perhaps A and D too, when you pick up the phone there is a routine that must play out before the conversation continues:<br \/>\n*ring ring*<br \/>\nReceiver: \u201cHello this is *business*, my name is *surname*, good day.\u201d<br \/>\nCaller: \u201cHello Herr\/Frau *surname*, my name is *surname*.\u201d<br \/>\nR: \u201cGood day, Herr\/Frau *surname*\u201d<br \/>\nC: \u201cGood day, Herr\/Frau *surname*. I am calling because \u2026.\u201d<br \/>\nAlso you can\u2019t just say goodbye and hang up, you will spend a good 2min saying goodbye and wishing the other a good day\/evening\/weekend and thanking them and saying you\u2019re welcome until you both say \u201cAlso Tsch\u00fcs\u201d and **then** hang up.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6w3t1m\/\" target=\"_blank\"> mrafinch <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2jQz72P\" target=\"_blank\"> Dmitry Djouce <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/theres-a-certain-routine-you-have-to-go-through-when-picking-up-a-call-in-switzerland-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018266\">\n<p id=\"11018266\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/15-6273993fb086e__700.jpg\" alt=\"Water Is Free In Restaurants In Some Parts Of The World\" title=\"Water Is Free In Restaurants In Some Parts Of The World\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m from South America, when I went to Germany I went to a meeting in a bar and ordered water out of politeness so I wouldn&#8217;t be there without paying for anything, bc I don&#8217;t drink alcohol. To my surprise water is free and from the tap. Started ordering sparkling water instead from there on lol.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6w4quz\/\" target=\"_blank\"> White_07 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/8craXs\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/8craXs <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/water-is-free-in-restaurants-in-some-parts-of-the-world-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018268\">\n<p id=\"11018268\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/22-6273b20b9a826__700.jpg\" alt=\"De-Brancing A Tree, Decorating It, And Strapping The Tree To The House Of A Love Interest... In Germany\" title=\"De-Brancing A Tree, Decorating It, And Strapping The Tree To The House Of A Love Interest... In Germany\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>In Germany there is a holiday in which, during the dead of night, a guy will get his friends together, take a thin, tall tree, strip it of its branches, decorate it, write the name of a romantic interest on it, then anonymously strap that tree to the house of said romantic interest.<br \/>\nWhen I was first told about this, I thought my German instructors were exaggerating, but nope. The next day the city was FILLED with decorated trees. And I didn&#8217;t hear anything that night. I still don&#8217;t know how they did it so quietly.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vah7c\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Radioman_70 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/de-brancing-a-tree-decorating-it-and-strapping-the-tree-to-the-house-of-a-love-interest-in-germany-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018271\">\n<p id=\"11018271\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-62728bcb20624__700.jpg\" alt=\"Whether People Treat You, Or Your Treat People On Your Birthday Depends On The Culture\" title=\"Whether People Treat You, Or Your Treat People On Your Birthday Depends On The Culture\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Some cultures your friends treat you on your birthday and other cultures you treat your friends on your birthday. An example would be paying for a birthday dinner with friends.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6um30s\/\" target=\"_blank\"> theottozone <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/61KhsR\" target=\"_blank\"> Cheon Fong Liew <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/whether-people-treat-you-or-your-treat-people-on-your-birthday-depends-on-the-culture-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018275\">\n<p id=\"11018275\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/14990620448_5efe71ec67_kfgsgsfgsg-627a1c94156ac__700.jpg\" alt=\"Mormon Culture In General\" title=\"Mormon Culture In General\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Literally every darn thing about Mormonism. I could give you an entire book about the things. What should I call it though\u2026 Edit: Some people are asking for the goods so let me blow your minds. 1. Mormons has bizzare ceremonies in the temples which are definitely \u201csacred\u201d not \u201csecret.\u201d Haha. I researched these 15 years ago, but there was no proof of what actually happens. Then youtube happened. Watch Mormons do baptisms, with a proxy, for dead people. Watch them act out crossing into various levels of heaven using code words. Check out the secret underwear. 2. For many years Mormons boasted that they found a golden book that was transcribed with the help of an Angel. It is now accepted, even by the general authorities that the \u201cbook\u201d which mysteriously disappeared was transcribed by Smith using seer stones that were placed in a hat. Yea folks, he was a con man. There is a whole history of seer stones. What\u2019s more is that the church admits this now. 3. Smith was married to and had intercourse with girls as young as 14. He sent their husbands away and then had to \u201cbite the bullet\u201d and marry them for the good of their community and the authority if god. 4. The Salamander letter If you are truly interested, google Jeremy Runnels and the CES letter. In short, Runnels was a passionate Mormon. He had some questions and was encouraged to write out his issues and send them to an LDS authority to get some explanation. He wrote a 70 page document called the CES letter that led to his excommunication. The CES letter has been them cause for many Mormons to leave the church. Have fun! Im sure I got some details wrong here and there, but nothing of any importance.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6v7qmy\/\" target=\"_blank\"> nmurja <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/oQERcf\" target=\"_blank\"> Peretz Partensky <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/mormon-culture-in-general-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018277\">\n<p id=\"11018277\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/28-700-627a20077e455__700.jpg\" alt=\"An Untranslatable Word In Russian That Roughly Means A Feeling Of Intense Mental Anguish, Often With No Explainable Cause\" title=\"An Untranslatable Word In Russian That Roughly Means A Feeling Of Intense Mental Anguish, Often With No Explainable Cause\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Studying the Russian language, I came across this really interesting word, \u0442\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0430 (toska) and its verb form, \u0442\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c (toskovat\u2019). Its meaning is very difficult to translate into English because it has such a deep cultural context, but it essentially can mean, depending on context, a sort of heart-wrenching, painful longing, or a sense of nostalgic wistfulness, sometimes for something you don\u2019t even know. From the Russian-language wikipedia article for this word:<br \/>\n&gt;No English noun conveys all the shades of the word. On the deepest and most painful level, it is a feeling of intense mental anguish, often with no explainable cause. In less severe cases, it can be aching heartache, a desire for incomprehensible what, painful languor, vague anxiety, torment of the mind, an unclear craving. In specific cases, it means striving for someone or something, nostalgia, love and suffering. At the lowest level &#8211; despondency, boredom.<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s interesting about this word is just how much this feeling absolutely permeates Russian literature and music. For instance, there\u2019s this one piece I absolutely love where one part of it always gave me the sense of reaching towards something desperately, but never quite grasping it. I never knew how to describe it, but this word encompasses it perfectly. Edit: Because a few people asked, the piece I had in mind was the Passacaglia from Shostakovich&#8217;s Violin Concerto no. 1<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vlsc4\/\" target=\"_blank\"> TchaikenNugget <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/aBcw3U\" target=\"_blank\"> Kim MyoungSung <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/an-untranslatable-word-in-russian-that-roughly-means-a-feeling-of-intense-mental-anguish-often-with-no-explainable-cause-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018279\">\n<p id=\"11018279\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/28-6273b67ecba0a__700.jpg\" alt=\"Some Hindy Rituals Involve Slamming Coconuts\" title=\"Some Hindy Rituals Involve Slamming Coconuts\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Some Hindu rituals involve slamming coconuts into the ground. I remember passing through a street in Chennai in a cab and all of a sudden like 50 people slamming coconuts into the ground at the same time<br \/>\nI can&#8217;t wait to go back<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6v9yp7\/\" target=\"_blank\"> madkeepz <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2iifjFv\" target=\"_blank\"> Bruna Rabello <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/some-hindy-rituals-involve-slamming-coconuts-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018283\">\n<p id=\"11018283\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4-62728db3f12b9__700.jpg\" alt=\"Taiwan Temple Communities Consist Of Lost Boys And &quot;Society's Rejects&quot;\" title=\"Taiwan Temple Communities Consist Of Lost Boys And &quot;Society's Rejects&quot;\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Temple culture in Taiwan:<br \/>\nThe people who run the temples, and put on holiday performances for their respective gods, are a community of lost boys and society&#8217;s rejects. They have an unsavory reputation, associated with petty crime and drug use. Each temple is basically a carnie street gang with a folk religion theme. They take your real money in exchange for fake money, which you are supposed to burn so your ancestors have money in the after life (insert mandatory inflation joke). Sometimes the temples have rivalries, and brawls break out between devotees during religious festivals and competitions.<br \/>\nFolk religion is alive and well in Taiwan, but at the same time, people who take it seriously have a &#8220;trailer trash&#8221; image, so it&#8217;s considered cringy to be too interested in it. Good upstanding citizens just burn incense, say a prayer to their ancestors, take pictures if it&#8217;s a touristy temple, and leave.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6vg8eq\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Glitter-Pompeii <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/ST4jze\" target=\"_blank\"> Mark Lehmkuhler <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/taiwan-temple-communities-consist-of-lost-boys-and-societys-rejects-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018285\">\n<p id=\"11018285\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/6274922159_2e87ca2cce_k-627a1d07ae2d1__700.jpg\" alt=\"Some Americans Have Garbage Disposals In Their Sinks\" title=\"Some Americans Have Garbage Disposals In Their Sinks\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>wetlettuce42 said:<br \/>\nThat Americans have garbage disposals in their sinks.<br \/>\npresident_of_burundi replied:<br \/>\nI&#8217;m American and they might as well be a myth to me. I&#8217;ve only ever seen them in horror films, so as far as I know they&#8217;re just a thing that you accidentally drop something down, then reach into to provide Dramatic Tension and\/or get all your fingers cut off.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/ufnnli\/what_is_something_you_discovered_about_a\/i6w2npr\/\" target=\"_blank\"> wetlettuce42 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/ayuBK6\" target=\"_blank\"> bradleypjohnson <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/culture-religion-shock-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/some-americans-have-garbage-disposals-in-their-sinks-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018287\">\n<p id=\"11018287\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/29-6273b779f07b0__700.jpg\" alt=\"Tipping Is A Must In Canada\" title=\"Tipping Is A Must In Canada\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Coming to Vancouver, Canada and learning not only that I _had_ to tip, but that the nicer the place (meaning the pricier the food), the higher the expected tip up to the \u201cstandard\u201d 20%.<br \/>\nI remember being new around 8 years ago. I went to a kinda nice restaurant downtown and treated a few folks, left a 5% tip for service I thought was bare minimum. The server came up to me as we were leaving &#8211; she must have been having a bad day or something, because she was literally on the verge of tears asking what she did wrong. I caved of course, and gave her the missing 15% in cash. 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