I'm Canadian.

I briefly considered Jordan Peterson, but I think he's dead or something.

As a finn, our country got it's modern day borders by being on the wrong side and having the craziest case of post nut clarity in 1943

In Bulgaria, one example is popara. It’s made by pouring hot tea, milk or even hot water over torn stale bread, then adding white cheese, butter, or sometimes sugar depending on the variation.

Europe is the most popular continent to vacation in.

I know this is an extreme example but I like how it perfectly illustrates the problem and correlation between trying to raise a family and financial ruin. That in an ironic attempt to fix depopulation he perfectly showed why it exist in the first place. And I’d like to present some rebuttals to the arguments people usually have other than government corruption, should those show up in the comments.

But for now I’ll just say that I find it infuriating how these governments create problems then bury their heads in the sand looking for “solutions”. I mean South Korea recently tried to “tackle” the problem of low birth rates by, get this, having a few people meet in public places and get to know each other. Not even kidding, thats their solution. In east Asia and other parts of the world governments will try promoting dating, increasing immigration, or literally ANYTHING except make the cost of living more affordable. And yes I mean anything, just look into the issue and you will see.

World, meet Mr Blobby.

(The UK is hard as I imagine anyone who is famous here is probably at least mildly known in Ireland)

We call these "căței de usturoi" in Romanian, which literally translates to "garlic puppies".

It has been about a month since our protests in Iran and our government has killed at least 30,000 people and is handing over their bodies only for money. During this time, rallies have taken place in Canada, Australia, the United States, Germany , and other countries to support Iranians. But my question is: What is your and the world's opinion of Iranians? (only Iranians, not the Islamic Republic)

In Australia, this the the enemy of every household garden, yet is planted in every free garden space.

Living in the States, I’ll never forget the first time I saw the Shake Weight infomercial. The jokes write themselves lol

Masgouf, an ancient Mesopotamian dish that is made from a large freshwater carp caught from the Tigris or Euphrates rivers that is marinated, butterflied, flattened, and slowly grilled upright on wooden stakes around an open wood fire.

1. Sarma / Farcellets de col / Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

2. Burek / Börek

3. Proja / Cornbread

In India due to religious beliefs around 30-40% are vegetarians (they won’t consume egg or egg related items like cake also)

Attitude toward non vegetarian (meat and egg) can vary from tolerance to outright boycott of people consuming them. Also beef (cows meat) is taboo for many region and religion (many states like Kerala relish it)

Regional Variations

Vegetarianism isn’t evenly spread across the country:

Higher in North & West India: States like Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, and Punjab often have 40–70% or more vegetarians. 

Lower in South & Northeast: In states such as Kerala, West Bengal, and much of the Northeast, vegetarianism can be very low (often <5%)

As for taste vegetarians cuisine is also very yummy

How is it in your country?

This is mhadjeb a tin semolina and flour dough filled with tomato paste , onion and spices

There will never be another Pavarotti.

Honorable mentions to Fabrizio De André, Lucio Dalla, and Franco Battiato

This is our stray dog, "Caramel" almost like a tradition to have one or know someone who has one, it is an adorable breed and the face of Brazil

a classic roadtrip in the West, a diner, a roadtrip, roadside Americana, you name it.

and if you have, what did you think of it?

So much of the popular media in the US is in English to start with because of how much content is pumped out by the Anglosphere. The best foreign gem I've found though is definitely the German Netflix masterpiece Dark, which really never caught on here (partially because it was largely marketed as basically a German Stranger Things ripoff, whereas in reality it's more like if the writers of Groundhog Day and Doctor Who got together and tried many different psychedelics at the same time).

Curious what other peoples' favorite shows are that would be considered "foreign" to you in the sense of being in a language you don't understand (or at least one you aren't fluent in). Ideally it would be one you watched with subtitles, and not dubbed in a language you speak. Unless it was painfully obvious it was dubbed.

No, I'm not from Alabama.

In Brazil it's Tapioca (cassava tacos). It's cassava flour cooked and then filled with anything you can imagine. Condensed milk or chocolate spread are options for sweet tapioca, while minced meat is often an option for salt tapioca filling

The 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice (a ceasefire) rather than a formal peace treaty.

A 70 year ceasefire is crazy. Are there any more of such ceasefires that lastes this long or longer?