They still announce gates there? That's wild, I can't remember that last time I heard a gate announcement at an airport.
What are the most surprising things you have found while traveling?
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People say this, and our experience in Italy is that it's true for things like counter service, but we probably tipped 400-500 Euros for services, tours, experiences, car service, etc. in our 10 days there. Many sit down restaurants also accept tips in tourist areas.
I have it on good authority they are only sending us the rapists, murderers, and drug dealers.
The only redeeming quality about spending any time at a Disney park is the Latina wives/milfs. Just insanely hot.
Women in Brazil dress and doll themselves up in the office.
I meant at EU restaurants and cafes as compared to the recent grift we have in the US where I’m being asked to tip my subway sandwich artist.
Roundabouts in France, pls never again. US they are fine. Not there in crowded areas. Chaos.
Really interesting guy you are. Searched for you on anything Hawkeye. Doesn't exist. Thx Vlad.
LOL. That’s the way the world works. They’re not as materialistic as Americans.
Half the time they’re not the ones doing the cooking. It’s the maids that are cooking.
You get used to that stuff when you live there.
Their clothes are mostly natural fabric. The maid irons them. They do the laundry anyway.
I’m amazed at this thread frankly. I did learn about what surprises people.
I’ve never once eaten at a McD’s in a foreign country. So much good food, why would you choose an American fast food restaurant?
Part of the travel experience is eating the local food. A wurst in Germany or Austria, croque monsieur in a French bistro….
And it’s cheap. When you try and eat American, it might even be more expensive.
I’ve never once eaten at a McD’s in a foreign country. So much good food, why would you choose an American fast food restaurant?
Part of the travel experience is eating the local food. A wurst in Germany or Austria, croque monsieur in a French bistro….
And it’s cheap. When you try and eat American, it might even be more expensive.
I absolutely love how easy it is to get around in Europe without a car. I was a little intimidated at first but there was no reason to be. And everything is connected. Big cities to small towns. The US could learn so much.
I won’t do ranch dressing as a condiment out of principle. It’s fat life to me. But give me a killer mayo/aoli with frites done right, oh Jesus.
I learned that over 1/2 the time, Italians have maids cook their meals. What a time to be alive for the Italian 51 percenters. Sorry 49 percenters.
So mayo diluted with milk on a salad is the fat life, but dipping French fries in mayo isn’t.
It’s crazy, isn’t it?
I went there (Arenal area) for a week this past June. I absolutely loved the country and had a great time.
I also found the food to be pretty blah. Very bland and often overcooked. Their version of rice and beans is so below average compared to other Latin American and/or Caribbean nations……..some of them literally bordering CR. How does this happen?
I mostly ate fruit for breakfast and lunch. Coffee was great!
I used to live in Phnom Penh. During the 2006 World Cup, I used to frequent a sports pub owned by Aussies but staffed by Khmer. They had tacos on the menu and - being that I hadn't had them in ages - gave them a try. I asked the Khmer waitress to add sour cream. She had no clue what I was talking about. I explained that it was a white cream and she seemed to get it.
She brought the tacos out, I tried them and thought something was off - obviously. Figured out they had added mayo and not sour cream. Was actually pretty good.
For the record, Hungarians love Philly cream cheese on their burgers.
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Next time you're in Vietnam, check out the daily death count at the police boxes from motorcycle fatalities. Highway 1 from Saigon to Hanoi is still just two lanes with American Peterbuilt trucks going 75 miles an hour alongside 125cc motorbikes and bicycles.
When I was working over there, we'd be out in the sticks around Cam Ranh or someplace and you'd come across a chalk outline of a dead body on the street. It was quite common. The bike and body would be gone but there would be a chalk outline of the deceased with a pool of blood flowing down the street. Crazy. You rarely see stuff like that in the States.
I get back to this. Where are the Hawkeye Sports posts? Dipshit. You should be smarter with that degree.
WTF do you think Ranch dressing is?? 🤣 I don't like ranch so it's not an issue for me but it's mayo, same thing your eating with aoli.
The US is not as dense (except for libtards) and the $$ justification is not there in most cases for effective public transportation.
I thought the motorcycle drivers in Paris were nuts…..then this week I have spent a week in the DR! Holy shit!! I was told the DR leads the world in highway fatalities per capita by a long-wats….I can believe it! Older, narrow roads, lots of motorcycles weaving in and out of traffic, passing on yellow lines and mostly passing on the right… just nuts!
Went to a baseball game the other night in Santiago… the crowd and the noise reminded me more of an arena football game crowd… bands in the stands, loud PA announcer, folks dancing in the aisles all the time and really a high quality of baseball, too. Things are really “cheap” down here..and the cities have people everywhere. Been an interesting week…
Went to a baseball game the other night in Santiago… the crowd and the noise reminded me more of an arena football game crowd… bands in the stands, loud PA announcer, folks dancing in the aisles all the time and really a high quality of baseball, too. Things are really “cheap” down here..and the cities have people everywhere. Been an interesting week…
You learn that the United States may not be the best in everything and the best for everyone.
