Most people can't really say they enjoy dealing with long shifts, meh-money, and annoying customers on a daily basis… although there will always be exceptions. Serving can easily get tiring when you are forced to put a smile on your face and pretend to like the people you're serving, laughing at their dad jokes and complimenting their hideous striped t-shirts. But you don't have to do that everywhere… in fact, there are places where you can be borderline rude, and it's totally acceptable. Custo…

Green with envy

Always do vacation research

Also, pickpockets enter their cancelation era.

"Leggings are not an outfit in Italy"

To tip, or not to tip?

The USA has a lot of things that its neighbors (even the far away ones) should adopt, but the country is also lacking in some areas, and that is what this popular Reddit thread is here to discuss. Let's state a few of the obvious, like the tax system, the bathroom stalls, and public transportation… see, in the comment section, Japan was mentioned more than once, and we can't help but wonder why. Japan is pretty rad, that we already know, but still, why was it brought up so frequently? So we did…

Yet more international food discourse

In Finland, perhaps everybody receives a mushroom hat when they graduate high school

Be prepared for culture shock when you travel to a new country! As these traveller shared, the traditions, norms, and day-to-day life will be completely different once you travel from the USA to Europe . For future travelers, these folks compiled their experiences that made them say “What in the world?!” Many people reflected on the history going back hundreds or even thousands of years longer than the USA. Locals are totally used to it, of course. Some people mentioned the trend of eating dinn…

Back in the mid-aughts, I was part of an exchange program that took a few lucky Americans on a trip to Japan for a few incredible weeks. It was a little nerve-wracking to think about traveling in a country where I couldn't read or speak the language, but to my surprise, it was incredibly easy to get around, and to ask for help (in English) with my timid voice. It seemed most people could speak English, and were excited to learn about where I was from in America. While there was anti-Bush graffi…

Who's gonna tell them about Pajama Day in high school?

Tipping culture in America is pretty straightforward. If you're eating at a sit-down restaurant, it's expected that you tip your waiter 20% of the cost of your meal in total. This system is in place because paying servers far less than the minimum wage is legal and common, with restaurant owners assuming most of their income will be supplied by tips. Tipped employees in some U.S. states can make as little as $2.13 per hour , which is why it's so important to tip them 20%. Many Europeans visitin…

We've got some good news for history buffs who also happen to appreciate the finer things in life. You know, things of culture. And if you're a man of culture you'll know we're talking about anime and history memes. Thanks to the r/HistoryAnimemes subreddit, there's a wealth of history meme/ anime meme mashups at our disposal. You know, the best of both worlds. Some of the memes are a bit depressing, others are slightly less doomy. But we're just glad that there's finally a way we can enjoy the…

Forget about going to Europe for the castles, food, and culture– I'm going there to meet this kitty

There are a lot of stereotypes out there about older men. I remember a wise editor from FailBlog saying that when you reach middle age, you can be one of two types of men: a model train guy, or a WWII guy . And I, despite being a woman who is under 40, definitely fall into the latter category. While I enjoy all forms of war-related media (except for, you know, the news), there's something about WWII movies that just hits different. Even better than WWII movies? WWII miniseries. My personal favo…