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14 years ago

I have heard people take off the first few words of their questions as in "Going to the store?" for "Are you going to the store?".

I have seen people participate in autumnal and winter rituals where they go out in cold weather with little clothing, drink alcoholic beverages, engage in ritual chanting and wear representations of foodstuffs on their heads.

Anthropologists refer to such people as Green Bay Packer fans.

There is much to observe everywhere. From stepping out our front doors to a world away. My guess is that the things I described above would seem weird or interesting from somebody that's not from around here.

I love other cultures as well, and find them endlessly fascinating. However, I have never travelled outside of the United States, so it would be difficult to speak from experience, though I am aware of many neat things about other cultures.

I guess, to me, the strangest thing was hearing people in the deep South using the word "coke" to refer to the generic for what we call "soda" and others call "pop".

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HeySal

14 years ago

When I got off the plane in Germany I was thirsty to the extremes. I proceeded to ask people where the drinking fountain was. It was apparent real fast that people thought I was strange but I didn't know why until one astute gentleman over-heard me ask someone where a drinking fountain was. The person just stared as if I were from space and walked away and the gentleman walked over to me and asked why I wanted to drink from a fountain. He wondered what story I'd been told. LOL. I explained drinking fountains to him and he was amazed....and took me to one of the coffee shops there for some REAL coffee...and a bottle of water. First bottled water I ever drank.

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The-English-Webmistress

14 years ago

Chocolate-covered ants - (ewwwww!) - considered a delicious delicacy in Mexico.

I told everyone who offered 'No thanks, I'm a vegetarian'!

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Kurt

14 years ago

Originally Posted by The-English-Webmistress

Chocolate-covered ants - (ewwwww!) - considered a delicious delicacy in Mexico.

I told everyone who offered 'No thanks, I'm a vegetarian'!

Andrea, The English Webmistress

Wait until you accidently eat a Mexican jumping bean by accident. I was young and the told me they were "beans". To this day I feel the need to throw up a little bit whenever I recall what it is exactly that makes them jump. At least the ants are dead.

Here in the Rocky Mountains we have "Rocky Mountain Oysters", which you'd have to be nuts to try. <= HEY BILL!!! I GOT THE "BALL" ROLLING FOR BAD PUN O' THE DAY!!!

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ThomM

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

Here in the Rocky Mountains we have "Rocky Mountain Oysters", which you'd have to be nuts to try. <= HEY BILL!!! I GOT THE "BALL" ROLLING FOR BAD PUN O' THE DAY!!!

Kurt mountain oysters rock.

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Kurt 14 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

Kurt mountain oysters rock.

Hey Thom...Just to be clear...These "oysters" are the left-over parts from turning a bull into a steer..."Gonads to Go", if you will.
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  Hey Thom...Just to be clear...These "oysters" are the left-over parts from turning a bull into a steer..."Gonads to Go", if you will.
  
  I know Kurt
  I've had them from bulls and I've had them from Ram's (sheep).
  The way I had them, they where skinned, sliced, breaded, and pan fried.
  
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seasoned

14 years ago

Well, I'm with those, on that site, that feel the lip plates are ugly, etc... As for "most of the women in africa are subjected to harsh and barbaric traditions", etc... some males are also.(Tests of bravery, mutilations, tatoos, hunts, etc... and some things I couldn't really talk about here.) So it isn't really THAT one sided. And some of the women there apparently treat the plate deal like some females here do with piercings or lipstick. You don't even really NEED piercings in the ears. They have had good clipons for a while. But STILL, they do it.

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dremora

14 years ago

They eat caked with spoons in Finland and laugh at you if you eat it with a fork.
Also, the drunk Finns wrestling on the streets every Friday and Saturday night was quite a sight! They also allow fireworks in downtown Helsinki on new year's eve. That is unimaginable in the States, even in Texas where they are lenient on fireworks!

Sheep heads and brains served at restaurants in Turkey is weird too, imagine the whole head of the animal with eyeballs and all! They have specialized heads and feet restaurants there, and all they serve is sheep feet and heads

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seasoned

14 years ago

Originally Posted by dremora

They eat caked with spoons in Finland and laugh at you if you eat it with a fork.
Also, the drunk Finns wrestling on the streets every Friday and Saturday night was quite a sight! They also allow fireworks in downtown Helsinki on new year's eve. That is unimaginable in the States, even in Texas where they are lenient on fireworks!

Sheep heads and brains served at restaurants in Turkey is weird too, imagine the whole head of the animal with eyeballs and all! They have specialized heads and feet restaurants there, and all they serve is sheep feet and heads

In the US, when I was a kid, many places would allow fireworks basically ANYWHERE! THEN, they certified fireworks as "safe and sane", and THOSE could be used almost anywhere. Only after THAT did they sometimes outlaw fireworks ALL TOGETHER for individuals. The last few times I wanted to see fireworks in California, I had to go to a college or someplace that was allowed to.

BTW WHY would the fins laugh at the use of a fork? And Americans and Europeans eat a bit differently anyway. I imagine that the europeans may see THAT as funny.

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jlxsolutions

14 years ago

Originally Posted by dremora

They eat caked with spoons in Finland and laugh at you if you eat it with a fork.
Also, the drunk Finns wrestling on the streets every Friday and Saturday night was quite a sight! They also allow fireworks in downtown Helsinki on new year's eve. That is unimaginable in the States, even in Texas where they are lenient on fireworks!

Sheep heads and brains served at restaurants in Turkey is weird too, imagine the whole head of the animal with eyeballs and all! They have specialized heads and feet restaurants there, and all they serve is sheep feet and heads

finnish firework By JLxSolutions (not very legal but fun)

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TLTheLiberator

14 years ago

Europeans like mayonnaise with their fries instead of ketchup like most Americans.

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seasoned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator

Europeans like mayonnaise with their fries instead of ketchup like most Americans.

TL

Funny, in denmark I don't think that was offered. They DO have a mayonnaise BASED condiment that they love, called remulade. Wikipedia CLAIMS that in RECENT years, at least in denmark mayonnaise has gained ground:

Remoulade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In looking at the mayonnaise page, wikipedia says russia is the only european country where they sell more mayonnaise than ketchup.

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ThomM

14 years ago

Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator

Europeans like mayonnaise with their fries instead of ketchup like most Americans.

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I'm a mayo on fries man myself.

I also like vinegar on fries.
Come to think of it, ketchup on fries would be my last choice.

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TLTheLiberator

14 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

I'm a mayo on fries man myself.

I also like vinegar on fries.
Come to think of it, ketchup on fries would be my last choice.

How nasty.

I tried it when I visited the Netherlands.

How nasty.

But good taste is in the taste buds of the beholder.

TL

Ps. Is Miracle Whip mayonnaise???

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ThomM

14 years ago

Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator

How nasty.

I tried it when I visited the Netherlands.

How nasty.

But good taste is in the taste buds of the beholder.

TL

Ps. Is Miracle Whip mayonnaise???

Not sure what Miracle Whip is, I don't use or buy it.

Lately I've been getting my fry's at a place called Chubby's.
They have a sandwich there called a Top Rounder.
It's a big pile of thin sliced top round soaked in Au Jus, given a good does of salt and pepper and served on a hard roll. They give you what's called Tiger Sauce on the side, which is a mayo and horseradish mix heavy on the horseradish. That's what I dip my fries or onion rings in now.

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TLTheLiberator

14 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

Not sure what Miracle Whip is, I don't use or buy it.

Lately I've been getting my fry's at a place called Chubby's.
They have a sandwich there called a Top Rounder.
It's a big pile of thin sliced top round soaked in Au Jus, given a good does of salt and pepper and served on a hard roll. They give you what's called Tiger Sauce on the side, which is a mayo and horseradish mix heavy on the horseradish. That's what I dip my fries or onion rings in now.

Everything sounds quite tasty except...

All The Best!!

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ThomM

14 years ago

Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator

Everything sounds quite tasty except...

All The Best!!

TL

It's all acquired tastes.
Growing up I was subjected to many "different" meals.
Things like tripe, sweetbread, tongue, etc where common on our table.
At an early age I learned to try something first before deciding if I liked it or not.

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TLTheLiberator

14 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

It's all acquired tastes.
Growing up I was subjected to many "different" meals.
Things like tripe, sweetbread, tongue, etc where common on our table.
At an early age I learned to try something first before deciding if I liked it or not.

That exactly what I was telling my kid the other day,

I also told her that looks can be deceiving.

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Ron Kerr

14 years ago

The pie floater is famous in South Australia, although I have never been stupid enough to eat one.

A pie floater is a meat pie turned upside-down in a bowl of thick pea soup! Plus you can add things such as tomato sauce.

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tryinhere

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Ron Kerr

The pie floater is famous in South Australia, although I have never been stupid enough to eat one.
A pie floater is a meat pie turned upside-down in a bowl of thick pea soup! Plus you can add things such as tomato sauce.

sold from early morning pie / food carts and ,mainly eaten when drunk and full of bad manners.

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Kurt

14 years ago

I like mayo on fries...Isn't that what potato salad is?

Anyone watched the Bizzare Foods show on the Travel Channel?

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TLTheLiberator 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

I like mayo on fries...Isn't that what potato salad is?

Anyone watched the Bizzare Foods show on the Travel Channel?

Kurt, you're right about the potato salad.

I tried but I can bare to watch them eat stuff like rats.

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ThomM 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

I like mayo on fries...Isn't that what potato salad is?

Anyone watched the Bizzare Foods show on the Travel Channel?

Andrew's the man.
Interesting that so far the only thing he hasn't been able to eat is a fruit Durian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Kurt 14 years ago
  
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  Andrew's the man.
  Interesting that so far the only thing he hasn't been able to eat is a fruit Durian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
  Just the other day I heard him say he hates walnuts and won't eat them in any way. Dung beatles yes. Walnuts no. LOL
  
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  Just the other day I heard him say he hates walnuts and won't eat them in any way. Dung beatles yes. Walnuts no. LOL
  
  No accounting for taste is there
  
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Kelly Verge

14 years ago

When we left the airport in Kathmandu, we saw a couple of middle-aged men walking down the sidewalk holding hands (in fact, they were even swinging their hands a bit as they walked).

In Nepal, it's very inappropriate for a man and a woman to touch at all in public, but it's perfectly natural for friends of the same sex to put their arms around each other, hug, or even hold hands.

We saw a lot of that, but the men at the airport were the shocker due to the newness.

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Audrey Harvey

14 years ago

Although I live in Australia, my early years were spent in Scotland. I make a fine haggis - sheep liver, kidney, heart and lung cooked and grated, then mixed with diced onion, toasted oatmeal and seasoning. Stuff the lot into a sheep's stomach and cook for at least an hour. Serve with mashed tatties and neeps. (potates and turnips.

When I was at Uni and doing prac work in a cattle/sheep growing area, I was able to get the ingredients from a freshly slaughtered sheep. It was a fantastic haggis, but I must admit I couldn't handle cooking up the lungs. Quite a few of my classmates tried it and liked it.

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jlxsolutions

14 years ago

Damm now i am hungry.
A hungry finn..... belive everything can go wrong when a finnn is hungry.

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Gene Freeman

14 years ago

I was in Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) as a Bosun's Mate on a MSC ship (Military Sealift Command) and there were Phillipino workers there to do the lower unskilled jobs for the base facilities, and they would roast 2" squared cubes of raw unsmoked pork over tiny fires made from the wood scraps of pallets for materials and provisions to the ships and island personel, and it is some of the best pork you'ld ever want to eat. No seasoning, nothing but the meat over the small fire. Delicious.
They also would take fertile duck eggs and bury them for about 3 weeks in the beach sand (they called this Balut) and then devour them. A delicacy, according to them. I almost threw up when I caught a whif of what they smelled like. Must be an aquired taste.

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MissTerraK 14 years ago

I accidentally got a sunburn my first day of vacation in Mexico. The second day, upon returning to my room after doing some shopping, the house keeper was preparing me a bath of goat's milk to soak in.

She indicated it would take the burn away and make my skin silky smooth, no peeling! It churned my stomach and I didn't bathe in the stuff.

My spearmint aromatherapy massage oil gave me the same results!

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