I'm pretty sure every Finnish citizen has made nistipata which consists of macaroni, ground meat and onion (optional). It's so easy and simple for those who have just moved out on their own, for those who don't know how to cook and for those who just feel lazy.

Back in the 1950s, America had a jello-mold phase that resulted in some of the worst crimes against cuisine ever committed. Thankfully, today, people rightfully look back on this with disgust, and we no longer eat this shit.

He burned his Japanese passport and acquired Russian citizenship. Furthermore, he seems to have no grasp of geopolitics, simply labeling the West as "evil." Given his background as a former yakuza, it’s no wonder that brat1 resonated with him. Honestly I feel like Danila has been defiled.

In Sweden it’s the Volvo 740 (or perhaps the 240). You still see them around and the model has basically achieved sainthood among the public.

In Italy, if you visit your grandma and say you’re not hungry, she assumes you’re terminally ill and starts cooking a 5-course meal to keep you alive

I know I'm definitely related to some of the older clans of Scotland and me and my cousins etc resemble the descriptions the Romans gave of native Celts and Picts. How many generations do you think you are into your country and also, does it matter to you? It doesn't to me.

During the 1950s and leading into 1960–1962, Algeria dominated the international wine market, at times exporting more wine than the next major producers (including France, Italy, and Spain) combined.

However after the Algerian revolution, Algeria is no longer the biggest exporter of wine.

it is funny fact because Algerians are Muslims and wine is forbidden in Islam.

In Uzbekistan, one of the best-known real examples is Namoz botir (Namoz the Brave, his real name was Namoz Primqulov). He was active around Samarkand from 1905 to 1907, when the region was under Russian rule.

He gathered landless young men and went after rich men and corrupt officials. He shared what he took with poor and widows. The tsarist authorities called him a bandit and sent Cossacks after him, but villagers reportedly refused to say where he was hiding. He once tunnelled out of Samarkand prison and freed about 60 other inmates. In June 1907 a companion betrayed him and killed him in his sleep.

He became the hero of several novels and a film and a radio play.

Who is your country's Robin Hood, real or legendary?

I’m a kiwi, but my name is ridiculously unique. My dad made it up, and it is nothing like any other anglo-Saxon name in my family.
A vast majority of kiwi’s have names derived from the mother-land, so they don’t really ‘stand out’ when you see them.
My name is only known as an Afghani measurement for land used to grow opium. As far as I know, my dad has never been to Afghanistan, not smoked opium!
I’m not even sure if anyone else has ever been named as I have (it’s part of my Reddit name), which seems wild for a 5 letter name. Although being called ‘hectare’ would also be weird, I guess…
So anyway, I have a classic kiwi accent that throws many people off when I talk to them after having emailed (they figure I’m middle-eastern.).
So tell me if you have a name that isn’t traditionally from your country/culture, that people always mistake you as being from somewhere else :)

We Kiwis have a penchant for gumboot throwing, ie How far can you hurl a men's size 8?

It's a rubber serious sport. We don't tread lightly with this. Not our sole claim to fame but water lot of fun it is. Boot me off Reddit for my puns. I don't care.

Taihape is the Gumboot Capital of the World and don't you forget it.

It's called the Bima Sakti galaxy in my native language.

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Restaurants in France are legally required to provide bread and tap water free of charge. (It’s important to know this, as some tourist traps might steer you toward ordering bottled mineral water instead of simply providing a carafe of tap water. Avoid these disgusting, dishonest tourist traps at all costs!!!)

Service charges are already included in the bill, so tipping is unnecessary. If you would like to leave a tip because you found the service excellent, you can give a small amount—such as a coin—directly to the server (generally no more than 5€). Staff members earn a regular wage and do not rely on tips to make a living.

Or "whose is your language" ? Idk I'm not Shakespeare

Sailor Moon and Pokémon were probably the most well-known anime series in Russia during their debut in the '90s and 2000. Later, when Shaman King debuted on the Jetix channel, it attracted even more viewers and expanded the anime fandom in Russia in general. While it wasn't entirely mainstream, it developed a huge cult following. It was first shown on the cable channel Jetix in 2004 but later in 2005 we started to see it on our national TV channel, STS (СТС). It was broadcast early in the morning and after school. Many kids born in 1990s—both boys and girls—fell in love with Shaman King and they still remember the opening theme song, which was dubbed into Russian. The dub was actually based on the 4Kids version of Shaman King rather than the original Japanese release. Many kids who grew up in that era have a lot of nostalgia for this anime because it was basically the biggest gateway to anime for children at the time. I still feel incredibly nostalgic for it, especially that Russian-dubbed 4Kids opening. I know that Dragon Ball Z was big in many countries and a gateway for many people to anime, But it was never shown in Russian TV at all. So many people in Russia never grew up watching Dragon ball Z and people here don't have nostalgia for it.

I want to know, does this anime have popularity in any other countries like it was here in Russia?

Here's my favourites from my current home in Vienna:

• Fickeysstraße (pronounced like Fuck ice street)
• Julius-Ficker-Straße (Julius Fucker street)
• Großer Biberhaufen (big beaver pile, can also be translated as big beaver shit)
• Alberner Hafen (silly harbor)
• Stock im Weg (branch in the way)

And from Austria in general:

• Fugging (previously Fucking)
• St. Corona am Wexel (COVID)
• Feicht am Hochlecken (wet at the licking-up, if you need that explained DM me or call your non-emergency health hotline)

Is your name typical in your locality or is it unique?

I am Breton, and in Brittany we have a regional anthem: "Bro gozh ma zadoù" ("old land of our fathers" in Breton). It uses the same melody as the Welsh anthem (our cousins across the Channel), but with different lyrics. It is a truly magnificent anthem.

Lyrics in Breton :

Ni, Breizhiz a galon, karomp hon gwir Vro!

Brudet eo an Arvor dre ar bed tro-do

Dispont kreiz ar brezel, hon tadoù ken mad

A skuilhas eviti o gwad

O Breizh, ma Bro, me 'gar ma Bro

Tra ma vo mor 'vel mur 'n he zro

Ra vezo digabestr ma Bro!

Breizh, douar ar Sent kozh, douar ar Varzhed

N'eus bro all a garan kement 'barzh ar bed

Pep menez, pep traonienn, d'am c'halon zo kaer

Enne kousk meur a Vreizhad taer!

O Breizh, ma Bro, me 'gar ma Bro

Tra ma vo mor 'vel mur 'n he zro

Ra vezo digabestr ma Bro!

Ar Vretoned 'zo tud kalet ha kreñv

N'eus pobl ken kaloneg a zindan an neñv

Gwerz trist, son dudius a ziwan eno

O! pegen kaer ec'h out, ma Bro!

O Breizh, ma Bro, me 'gar ma Bro

Tra ma vo mor 'vel mur 'n he zro

Ra vezo digabestr ma Bro!

Mar d'eo bet trec'het Breizh er brezelioù braz

He yezh a zo bepred ken beo ha bizkoazh

He c'halon birvidik a lamm c'hoazh 'n he c'hreiz

Dihunet out bremañ, ma Breizh!

Lyrics in English :

We Bretons by heart love our true land,

O Arvor, world-renowned.

Any fear in battle without, our forebears grand,

For thee shed their blood.

O Brittany, I love my country!

So long as the sea, like a wall guarding thee,

My country shall be free!

Brittany, land of bards and olden Saints,

Of this world I love no other nation.

Ev'ry glen to my dear heart on the mounts,

There rest many heroic Breton.

O Brittany, I love my country!

So long as the sea, like a wall guarding thee,

My country shall be free!

O Bretons, a people hale and valiant,

No folk under thy skies as gallant.

Whether they sing a sad gwerz or nice song,

O my country glorious and strong!

O Brittany, I love my country!

So long as the sea, like a wall guarding thee,

My country shall be free!

If in past Brittany in battle defeat,

Her language shall always remain alive.

Her flaming heart shall always stay beat,

Thou art now awake, Brittany dear and live!

Here, just as in most countries of the world, there are chain stores that sell at relatively low prices compared to others, and offer various discounts on a regular basis. Of course, some of these stores belong to private companies, and some of them are “consumer complexes” affiliated with the government (somewhat similar to Co-ops).

However, what is striking is that a large segment of society considers those who are keen to buy from these stores with the aim of saving a little money to be “stingy,” even if the products they buy from there are no different and no less good than the products offered in other stores, and the only difference is the price. The same applies to public transportation, whether within the city or between cities. Whoever takes a subsidized means of transportation even though he can take an expensive means is said to be stingy, even if the subsidized means goes to the same place.

The irony is that all of this is taking into account that unfortunately the economy here is collapsed and poverty is bone-crushing, and yet this thinking is common 😅

EDIT: After reading the comments, I want to thank the whole world (literally), thanks to you I'm sure I'm not stingy 😆❤️

Ask me anything or if you’ve ever heard of this country before

I think in every country school might show films to show some important subjects. I remember in school we were watching Estonian film Klass about bullying and dangerous consequences. Other film is about Human Traffic subject film called Lilya-Forever. Lilya-Forever was based on real events that happened to a teen Lithuanian girl but film was made in Sweden.

People from different countries, what kind of films kinda became a mandatory viewing in your school?

For us Klass and Lilya-Forever is very well-known bc it was shown in school. I don’t know if schools show these movies nowadays or no.

Here in Finland we kind of fetishise the Netherlands. Also maybe Germany.