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Interesting differences between countries.

lostNfound said:
Is that a direct result of communism Maz?
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I suspect it is actually because its the peoples way of expressing freedom.




felix said:
yep, i've seen that in Siberia and also in the desert in Libya (in the higher areas where the ground is usually quite hard). these places get muddy as fuck during their rainy seasons and parts of the road become impassable, so their only option is to create new tracks to bypass these bits. it's quite weird when there's a few of you going in the same direction and everyone takes a different track, hehe.
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aha, cheers for that, the show never explained why.
 
My workplace's Kitchen is full of Indians and Fijian Indians, they love and rather eat curries made out of cheapest cuts of meat with bones on it like chicken, lamb and goat than Curries without bones... they just love sucking the meat off the bones with hands not spoons or forks, then washed down with 70% proofed Fijian Rum and Kava.

Then burn off bloated bellies with bit of Bollywood dance.

I aren't complaining... had so many fun times! :)
 
lostNfound said:
Kiwis don't eat sheep ;)
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But we do eat Lambs. They're too young so you may as well eat em.

NZ'ers drive on the same side of the road as Aussies but must give way when turning left. In Oz you have right of way if turning left. Not so much interesting as strange....I haven't worked out what I prefer.
 
Urbie said:
My workplace's Kitchen is full of Indians and Fijian Indians, they love and rather eat curries made out of cheapest cuts of meat with bones on it like chicken, lamb and goat than Curries without bones... they just love sucking the meat off the bones with hands not spoons or forks, then washed down with 70% proofed Fijian Rum and Kava.
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Also tougher cuts of meat are good for slow cooking because the fat and connective tissue break down and keep it moist, whereas leaner stuff dries out.
 
^^^^ I didnt know that, thanks for the tip.


vanth said:
Are you saying that professional business people wear shorts to work in Qld?
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Sorry, I have no idea, I live in NSW.

When i worked in an office some years ago there were quite a few proffessionals such as engineers etc who wore shorts.
 
So what kind of shorts? Would I be right in picturing cargo sort of things with a polo shirt and brown boat shoes without any socks?
 
I have found that most countries have different national anthems etc

Srsly though, toilets and toilet behaviour is a big difference. When I was in Egypt and Libya I never went to a toilet without someone in there operating a small business providing hand towels etc

In Cairo I went to a toilet that I not only had to pay to go into but I also had to pay to leave the toilet and trust me, the right to leave that toilet was worth every dollar
 
eggman said:
Srsly though, toilets and toilet behaviour is a big difference. When I was in Egypt and Libya I never went to a toilet without someone in there operating a small business providing hand towels etc
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heh, libya. in tripoli airport there was a wee woman taking money off us for entrance into what was, admittedly, rather a nice toilet by their standards. i was dying for a shit so handing over a couple of dinar was well worth it. but after i got in i was gutted to find out they didn't have toilet seats or toilet paper. :!

every other toilet in libya - especially at the rigs - was one of those fucking hole in the ground things with feet plates, which you're supposed to just squat over. the dark red sand of the desert combined with the wetness of the rain made it look like there was shit everywhere. :o

also, muslims don't really use toilet paper - they usually have a hosepipe right next to the toilet which is what they use to clean their asses with. no idea how they dry things, though.

ALSO! it is part of their religion that they use their left hands to clean their asses with. so it is therefore not the done thing to eat with their left hands, or shake someone else's left hand.

ALSO! it is considered very rude indeed to display the soles of your feet to a Muslim.

they're fucking hard work sometimes, lemme tell you. ;)
 
In South Korea you can be prosecuted by the state for having adulterous liasions. Imagine going to jail after having an affair!
 
vanth said:
So what kind of shorts? Would I be right in picturing cargo sort of things with a polo shirt and brown boat shoes without any socks?
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vanth, if you knew me then you would understand why I cant answer your question...........Im the worlds greatest dag. A pair of shorts to me is anything that finishes above the knees or thereabouts. I had no idea they all had different names.
I dont play polo so i dont really know what sort of shirt that is and I had no idea there were special shoes for boats.

I know....Im hopeless when it comes to fashion stuff.

But I know what a T shirt and jeans is.

felix said:
ALSO! they use their left hands to clean their asses with. so it is therefore not the done thing to eat with their left hands, or shake someone else's left hand.
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Thanks....I know lots of people that cant even tell the time or which way is north so i figure that suggests many peeps dunno right from left............Thats scary.

Maybe I will remove hand shaking from my greetings methods.
 
Just found out the US calls chinese whispers, 'telephone'. Anyone else know what other countries call it?
 
felix said:
they usually have a hosepipe right next to the toilet which is what they use to clean their asses with. no idea how they dry things, though.
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Those pipes coming out of the ground had me baffled for days until someone explained it to me. At first I just thought that there guys are all just really rough plumbers who take a lot of short cuts. When it was explained to me I started to understand why those tiles were always so "dirty"
 
Amblin said:
Just found out the US calls chinese whispers, 'telephone'. Anyone else know what other countries call it?
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We also call it "Operator".

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Heh.
 
Well in Scotland some things I have noticed.

Paying for the toilet sux.
When going up an esculator, stand on the righthand side.
Some pubs make special mention that they sell chilled beer.
Pants are not the pants I know.
'Aye' can be used at any time in a sentence.
 
vanth said:
So what kind of shorts? Would I be right in picturing cargo sort of things with a polo shirt and brown boat shoes without any socks?
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Heh. my dad is a prime example of a professional in Melb who wears shorts to work. He'll wear a short sleeved collared shirt, normal black business shoes with socks and tailored navy blue shorts to the knee, along with his briefcase ;)
 
vanth said:
Interesting. I didn't know they made tailored shorts for men.
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Did you never have a teacher who wore shorts with the knee high socks?

Also my school uniform had shorts that we could wear.
 
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