Wondrous landmarks you've seen in history books and in the background of some of your favorite cinema have an allure that makes you want to visit in person.
<p>Seeing something breathtaking like the Grand Canyon or the Eiffel Tower <strong></strong>is definitely impressive and simply cannot be taken in by merely looking at a photograph. <br></p><p>And then there are those landmarks that just leave you feeling disappointed and taking the obligatory "been there done that" selfie. </p><p>In all deference to Leonardo da Vinci, seeing the Mona Lisa in person was disappointing due to its miniature size. For me, the Louvre Museum itself was more awe-inspiring than the anticipatory main event.<br><span></span></p><p><strong>Curious to hear about the impression of strangers, Redditor <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/PSpen88/" target="_blank">PSpen88</a> asked: </strong><br></p><blockquote><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">"What famous landmark have you been to that was completely underw</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">helming?"</a></blockquote>
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Four Corners
<p>"The Four Corners in the US. It's just a concrete circle in the desert. Like, idk what else I expected, but I was disappointed."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfruqap?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Grimfey</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Plymouth Rock
<p>"Plymouth Rock stinks. Just go to the Lobster Pot and get the fried plate and that will make your day a whole lot better."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfrvfn3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GodonX1r</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Walk Of Fame
<p>"Hollywood walk of fame. Such a dirty place full of homeless people, weirdos and rappers trying to sell you their CD. Really doesn't live up to the hype."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfrv81w?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">brooke7366</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Vegas
<p>"The Las Vegas welcome sign. I thought it would be a lot taller."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfrs9xa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Redditor_2017<br></a></p><p>"Not saying you shouldn't go and make up your own mind, but Las Vegas is very trashy; an entire city devoted to gambling and strip clubs was never pretending to be anything else." </p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfs5is2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PanamaNorth</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Over-hyped Bakeries
<p>"Essentially every famous bakery or restaurant I've been to in the US/Canada with a massive line out the door. The longer the line, the sh!ttier it is."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/thoawaydatrash/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">thoawaydatrash</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Copenhagen Mermaid
<p>"The statue of The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen. Seriously, I had bigger action figures as a kid."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfsbcmi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WalkTheFleetRoad</a><br></p>Alamo
<p>"I live in San Antonio and everytime I walk or drive by the Alamo its pretty wack."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfrv9a7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">oftene</a></p><p>"Man! I thought the Alamo was going to be a beastly bastard. It's like the size of a middle class house."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfrzs3o?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">soxyboy71</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Her
<p>"Mona Lisa"</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfrzrmo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">samcon1999</a></p><p>"100 people crowded in front of a 6 x 12 INCH painting."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfs3dia?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EatSleepSmash<br></a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Rushmore
<p>"Mount Rushmore. It's really far away from the viewing area."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfs1a7c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AliceJW</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Rock Structure
<p>"Stonehenge. Rocks behind a rope. Fun times."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kcop2b/what_famous_landmark_have_you_been_to_that_was/gfrwkc6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ChickenSaysBAWK</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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I loved working on cruise ships because it allowed me to travel extensively to locations I would never get to if it weren't for the job.
<p>If I had to choose my favorite destination, I would go with Santorini. The rugged topography shaped by a major volcanic eruption during the 16th century BC lends itself to an otherworldly sight. </p><p>I remember riding a mule to the top of the underwater caldera and taking in the majestic view of the Aegean Sea and rendering me speechless.</p><p><strong>When Redditor <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/throwawaycrossstitch/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">throwawaycrossstitch</a> asked<em>, </em></strong><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">"Hands down, what's the most beautiful place on Earth that you've ever been to? What made it so?", </a>Redditors responded with some of their favorite locales that will make you want to pack your bags.<br><em><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"></a></em></p><p>Ready for a virtual trip? Let's go! <br></p>
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The Hike
<p>"I have never been outside of Europe, I'm Danish and grew up in the middle class so we only ever went on small European travels for a week or so every 2-3 years."</p><p>"A few years ago my father, stepmom, my two sisters and I were in Crete and my father decided to rent a car and go through a valley up a mountain to this small village that was surrounded by nothing but high hills and mountainsides. The village itself was beautiful in its culture and atmosphere of hospitality, even though there were a few gift shops, which kind of brought a touristy feel to an otherwise peaceful and 'out of reach' place."</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>"The real beauty was on the way back, when we stopped to take a hike down through a forest. It was the most beautiful walk I have ever been on, we walked on small stone paths laid by mountainside civilization more than 200 years prior, ate figs off a naturally growing fig tree and saw an old abandoned stone house. It was beautiful, and I took some nice pictures of my family to preserve the memories."</p><p>"The only other place I can think of that comes close is probably the old war tracks outside of Rome we walked by, back when I was on my high school study trip. The cobblestones laid on the road by ancient romans leading to small towns with wine cellars and a whole lot of culture."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g98as8k?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nebsedyr</a><br></p>
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Kauai
<p>"We have stayed on Big Island twice. In February, around my birthday, we flew over to Kauai for a day. It's exactly what I have always pictured when I hear "Hawaii". When we go back, we are staying there. Napali coast is on the list!"</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g98mkcm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ShataraBankhead</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Bench-side Hospitality
<p><a href="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alphorntours.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F09%2FInnsbruck.jpg&f=1&nofb=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Innsbruck Austria.</a> You see that bench over there? I passed out on the son of a b*tch after a night of partying in germany at a concert. Someone woke me up with breakfast, an espresso and this drink thats like gatorade. Spent that day recovering in Venice."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g98atbz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">charlie_chapped_lips</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Eighth Wonder Of The World
<p>"Milford Sound in the south island of New Zealand."</p><p>"Writer Rudyard Kipling once described it as, 'the eighth Wonder of the World'; and, after visiting it this year, I am in full agreement."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g98f42y?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mc_squared_03</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Vast Beauty
<p>"For me it would be the Namib Desert."</p><p>"Maybe for most people it would seem a strange choice, but there is this haunting beauty of endless acres of shifting sands and emptiness contrasted against the wide sky. You feel like you are the only person on earth. And then you begin to notice that it isn't empty. There are signs of life here and there. Hardy and resilient. Traces of animals and insects passing by. Relics of humanity in ruins, abandoned buildings, vehicles, and ones far older, in carvings and designs on the rocks themselves. And then you get to the coast, and this mass of rock and sand crashes against the Atlantic, empty, as far as the eye can see."</p><p>"Its an experience and feeling that is hard to describe in words, but will stick with you always."</p><p>"A close second would be the Mountains ranges of the Himalayas, Hindu-Kush, Karakoram."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g98fg59?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">badcgi</a><br></p>Otherworldly Views
<p>"Iceland, without a doubt. The waterfalls are stunning, the people are friendly, and the views, oh the views are from different world."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g98fbz1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pandalrac</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Norway Is Unreal
<p>"I was backpacking in Norway once and made it up to the Lofoten Islands. It's far enough north that you can experience the northern lights or the midnight sun - I got the latter bc I was there in May. Think light turquoise waters, cotton candy-colored skies, and incredible views anywhere you went. I hiked to the overlook of Reinebringen (look it up, seriously) at 3 am and watched a storm roll in."</p><p>"Idk man, the whole place looked unreal. The colors, the gnarly, massive, terrifying fjords. Go to Norway y'all."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g989yc3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank">groomersandboomers</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Goosebumps From The Alps
<p>"Swiss alps and specifically the Jungfrau region. I've been there multiple times now and it still gives me goosebumps."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g98b71a?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">lotsofnamesaretaken</a><br></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Starry Skies
<p>"The Grand Canyon, at night, looking up at the stars. It appears infinite, and is incredibly humbling. Hands down is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g98eaic?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">alexp2266</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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When In Montana
<p>"Glacier National Park, Montana, US. You drive up into the mountains and then no matter which direction you hike you are surrounded by stunning, snow-capped mountains (even in August), crystal-clear lakes, tiny waterfalls coming down the mountains, and wide fields of wildflowers."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g98fr1c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OxfordComma5ever</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Gem In Japan
<p>"When I visited Kyoto a few years back, my friend and I visited the Okochi Sanso Gardens. At a certain point, you can see these lush mountains, my friend and I stood in silence for a few minutes. The view and sounds of nature really made me so emotional."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jdhlga/hands_down_whats_the_most_beautiful_place_on/g98kjwx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">yosoypeaches</a><br></p><div id="taboola-mid-article-1x1" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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People Share Which Things Everyone Should Do In Their 20s To Avoid Regret Later In Life
October 15 | 2020
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Life in your 20s can be described with an infinite array of words: chaotic, euphoric, aimless, confused, busy, energetic, just to name a few.
<p>Truly, it is a decade defined by improvisation. </p><p>Throughout those years, a person sits in a very peculiar sweet spot. On one hand, you are finally a full-blown adult, and you enjoy the freedoms and autonomy offered by that fact.</p><p>But you're also the most inexperienced version of adult that could possibly exist. And so you are rather clueless about the best way to live and be. </p><p>Anyone that age could use some wisdom and mentorship--someone who navigated that madhouse of a decade and recognized their successes and failures. </p><p>ReddBolt5 asked, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8lzyu5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">"What should one do in their 20s to avoid regrets in 30s and 40s?"</a><br></p>
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Life is Malleable
<p>"Always know that change is an option. Many people, myself included, start down a path and think that since I committed to that path, it's the only path for me. Don't get caught in that thought process."</p><p>"If a choice (career, location, relationship, etc) doesn't feel right down the road, know you can make a new one. It may be uncomfortable at first, but you can make it through (and likely for the better)."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8lzyu5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">ap_riv</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Stay Above Water
<p>"Don't get into credit card debt!" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8m08z6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">8Gly8</a><span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"This sh** will ef up your life as much, if not more, than smoking or drinking or crappy eating etc."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"You can be taught how credit cards work, and it can still be hard to wrap your brain around, until it's too late." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8mncwl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Go_Cart_Mozart</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Knowledge is Power
<p>"Learn how to budget. Even if it's just a simple excel or google sheets file with one column of income, and one of expenses."</p><p>"When you see everything you buy in a month next to each other, you realize where you can save money pretty well."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8lyay5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Raze321</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Take Care of That Outer Layer
<p>"Sunscreen" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8mo2cv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">greatredwoodofawhore</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8nfzbx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">radiogrill</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"And don't go to tanning beds" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8nib0m?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">raketheleavespls</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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In Their Prime
<p>"Go see your favorite musical acts when they are young, together, and /or alive. and not selling out to fu** you price arena tours." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8m4onb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">classicsat</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I'll take this one further and say to just go see as much live music as possible."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I don't regret any of the concerts I've been to in my life, but there are a bunch I regret NOT going to." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8nhux9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">ghettomagicrooster</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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YOU are the Only Constant
<p>"Learn how to be independently happy" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8lqt7z?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">PGMG17</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I wish someone could have screamed this in my face with a megaphone whenever I was about to do something codependently stupid in my 20s and early 30s, lol." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8m4g37?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">sulesko</a></p>Pragmatic Love
<p>"Make sure that if you have a relationship with someone you actually nail down the long term goals and agree on them... Like kids? How exactly will that work? Marriage?"</p><p>"Find your deal breakers and take them seriously... From 20-30 the time really flies and you don't want to miss it."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8lxf5y?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">stagnant_malignancy</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Go Where You're Good
<p>"When choosing your job/profession/career, ignore the horrible life advice to 'follow your passion.' Instead, you should follow your aptitude."</p><p>"Identify what you are good at, find a way to use it to bring value to others, work like crazy to do that."</p><p>"The happiness/meaning/life-satisfaction will come as a result of being able to build a good life for yourself and those you care about."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8mecrm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Stoic_Scientest</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Before Leaping Gets Harder
<p>"If you yearn for adventure, go now. You are young, your body is strong, and your obligations are few. Go now."</p><p>"It's so much easier to drop everything in your life for a 6-month hiking trip and then slide back into regular life when you're 25 than when you're 35." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8mnbm4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">LowCalPal</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8mnbm4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"></a>"Travel. Experience the world. Spend your money on making memories. Hike the Appalachian Trail. Don't be afraid to do things scare you. Sky dive."</p><p>"I am grateful for everything I have but I wish I would have realized that there was another option to the regular old 9-to-5. I'm 43 now and physically limited due to an auto accident."</p><p>"You never know what life has in store so enjoy it to the fullest while you can." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8ltdyx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">babyhaby</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Zoom Out
<p>"Invest in yourself by making healthy choices both physically and financially" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8lqkxx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Kaste90</a><span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Included in this: learn to cook." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8ni51a?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">raketheleavespls</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"So hard to do since people have a hard time showing any empathy for their future self." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9twq0/what_should_one_do_in_their_20s_to_avoid_regrets/g8o02yc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">5yn3rgy</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Where in the world shall we all go to hide? Ok, maybe not to hide, but to find a little peace and tranquility. Let's spin a globe and see where our fingers land? Sounds like a plan right? If only life could be that easy. There are many specifics to take into account when planning vacation travel and one that tends to be overlooked is population. Certain destinations sound alluring and glorious but you have to ask yourself.... how many people are also heading there? Possibly too many. A crystal sand beach is fabulous, but are you sharing it with ten thousand other people. The issue of tourists is always one to take into account. When too many tourists are mucking about they can ruin many a good time. Just ask anyone visiting or LIVING in New York City and Los Angeles.
Let's see who had some ideas a Redditor recently posed the question.... What beautiful place have you visited that isn't a mainstream tourist destination that you recommend people visit?
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Above & Beyond....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzUyOTU2Ny9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2Njc0Mjk1MX0.FsDH7VtgTSdUs3nqCD-DNwtryLoO9fYxf0RUB7N5iR4/img.gif?width=980" id="5d143" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7877feebbbfab0c272ef06487fcb193a" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="269" />orange sky GIFGiphy<p>Carrick-a-Rede It's a little coastal trail and rope bridge on the coast of Northern Ireland. It's often overlooked by tourists that go to the amazing Giant's Causeway. In my opinion, Carrick-a-Rede is just as much of a must see. Such beautiful scenery. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g04h8cr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">mileniumfalken</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Quiet Kingdom
<p>Lesotho.</p><p>It's a small independent kingdom, bordered entirely by South Africa.</p><p>It's a gorgeous country. Mountainous, green. People travel on horseback, there are always shepherds in the valleys, their songs echoing across the mountains.</p><p>After the big crowds in Johannesburg and/or the big national parks, Lesotho is extremely tranquil. A great country. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g04hp4k?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">TheNameIsPippen</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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When in Spain
<p>Zaragoza in Spain, plenty to do and see without the crowds of bigger tourist cities. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g048fzu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> itsift</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g048fzu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a>Fun fact about Zaragoza: when the space shuttle was launching it had scrub landing sites scattered around the world. This required the runways could handle the weight and length along with telemetry. Zaragoza was the one set up for use for the last series of launches. When the shuttle would climb to too high an altitude they would announce "negative Zaragoza" meaning they could not scrub to there.<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/itsift/" target="_blank"></a></p><p>But if they had... 6 people would've crossed from Florida to Spain in about 20 minutes and for only a billion dollars. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g055osr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">TheBoldManLaughsOnce</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Hills
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzUyOTU3My9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNjkyNTQwNX0.oy5KImE4VGvmAewH3HiGudn0EdB6QDU8Sp3zla9B-sQ/img.gif?width=980" id="cb35a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4e14ee47b5aced092a21dab876bd99a1" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="281" />scotland dancing GIF by Hey DuggeeGiphy<p>The Scottish Highlands and the Flint Hills in Kansas They are both seriously, breath taking and beautiful. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g049vmp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">FreddieGreg</a></p><p>As a KCMO guy I have to say I hate Kansas, but I think the Konza three loop trail outside Manhattan saved my life while going to K-State. A beautiful hilly place in a terribly flat world. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g04gduh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">lilpudpudd</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Off the Coast....
<p>A little Island off the coast of Cambodia called Koh Rong. I would worry about people ruining it, but, last time I was there the Chinese were going to build a small airstrip, so it probably already is. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g04161o?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Iggy363</a></p><p>Sticking with the Cambodia theme, Battambang is a beautiful little city that I don't think most westerners consider visiting when seeing Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat. Awesome sights and art. And obviously amazing food. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g04mzwz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">BenjaminKohl</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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To the Tapirs....
<p>Tapir Valley Nature Preserve, Bijagua, Costa Rica.</p><p>While Costa Rica has many areas that are "mainstream tourist destinations," this isn't one of them. Created to leave it as natural as possible, they have limited numbers of persons per day. It's easy to see elusive tapirs here, as previous visitors can testify. For birders, three are several hundred species living here, mostly due to the variety of habitats. It is adjacent to Tenorio National Park. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g04ccb0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">NoBSforGma</a></p>Looks like Hawaii.....
<p>Lamu, Kenya: 14th century island city, Islamic stone architecture (no cars on the island because the streets are too narrow), bioluminescent algae, amazing beaches.</p><p>Diani beach, Kenya: looks like Hawaii.</p><p>Sipi Falls, Uganda: views of the plains, beautiful waterfalls.</p><p><em><strong>Edit to add: </strong></em>white sand beaches of Malawi. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g04eowh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Resentful_in_Dayton</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Cheap Russian
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Seeing Monkeys....
<p>I went to the Osa Peninsula and stayed at Lapa Rios in 2017 and it was one of the most beautiful and magical places I've ever been!! Seeing monkeys and parrots in the SAME tree blew my mind and pretty much fulfilled all expectations of tropical paradises I imagined when I was younger. I mean, I saw a scarlet macaw fly by my bathroom window while I was on the toilet. Probably the most memorable poop I'll ever take. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g055shq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">bananakiwilemon</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Go Gothic
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzUyOTU4Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1Njg1NTY3Mn0.GNUUA7c_r78KoQQpwFLAz8oHNk8yZ4ujKaqe0vO8zMU/img.gif?width=980" id="cbffd" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="64b1d6ca66216f03945b4ffb2efe3d90" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="480" />serious fred armisen GIF by IFCGiphy<p>A city in the north of Poland called Gdansk. It's an old Hansa port full of Gothic churches, stone cobbled streets, beer gardens on the banks of canals and quirky artists. I don't know why it isn't more popular. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g044lli?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">fantazja1</a><span></span></p><p>I'm here right now and it is absolutely jammed with Polish tourists. But from what I hear, it's only like this in summer. I know what you mean though. I went from never hearing about it to thinking it is one of the most beautiful European cities period. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/i2e83m/what_beautiful_place_have_you_visited_that_isnt_a/g04fzog?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">endlesswander</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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After you've lived someplace for awhile, you learn what is acceptable in a community.
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There are unspoken rules we all follow. For example, don't cut in line. Or, always offering to pay a dinner bill. It's these little things that keep us all getting along for the most part. A downside to traveling, especially abroad, is that you don't know what others expect of you. You may mean well, but your actions could be seen an rude or insulting. But Redditor u/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Marsh-Memez</a> attempted to clear any confusion when they asked people around the world, "What's a big no-no in you country?"
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They're mindful of their dirty shoes
<p>I'm from Canada. Wearing shoes in the house is a huge no-no. No one wants your dirty shoes all over their carpet.</p><p>Even if someone insists it's okay, people might still take them off.<br></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fz9a4qa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">saru5k</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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It's very easy to earn a shorter sentence
<p>Staying in jail, apparently, because almost every robber, corrupt politician, etc. gets out of jail before finishing their sentence</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fyrrb7a?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">User12086</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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To do milk first sound unnatural
<p>UK. Putting the milk in first in a cup of tea.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fzff4mp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">GwenTheWelshGal</a></p><p>Milk before teabag and bringing up the Jaffa cake debate. I've wasted hours.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fyb8otd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">cosmo62442</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Drugs aren't tolerated, at all
<p>Drugs.</p><p>Carrying drugs? Jail and hanging</p><p>Being on drugs? Jail</p><p>Talking about drugs? Jail</p><p>Don't mess with drugs in South East Asia.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy9vo8m?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Fellinlovewitha*****</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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This very specific taunt doesn't fly in Romania
<p>In Romania (mostly in the north west) yelling "Istenem pierdut Ardeal" has been known to cause massive street fights between hungarians and romanians. "Istenem" is magyar for "Oh my God" and "pierdut Ardeal" is broken romanian for "we've lost Transylvania" making fun of the hungarian minority status and the stereotypical hungarian who can't talk romanian well (emphasis on stereotypical) all at the same time.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy9mime?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">mihai786</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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I am definitely a door slammer
<p>Slamming a car door: Brazil. As a North American currently staying in Brazil, I learned this one the hard way. Apparently us North Americans tend to slam the **** out of our car doors. Here you have to perfect the art of gently shutting a car door.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy9jkd9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Ronin_Around</a></p>Respect the moss
<p>Pick moss in the uk i dont know why i was told its illegal by my brother</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy99iye?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">pepsiman2077</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy99iye?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a>It is here in CT. USA. Like a protected plant. Rich people have it placed around their gardens by landscapers who steal it from parks sometimes. Moss usually grows slowly. Same as cactus out west.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy9nfzq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">probum420</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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They're judging you because it's rude
<p>Putting your feet on the bus seat. People will usually avoid confronting you, but you will be silently judged as the heathen you are.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy6ribe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">bakedpotato04</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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I think doing these things wouldn't fly anywhere
<p>I don't live there but in Japan it's a big no to talk on your cellphone on the train, spitting in public is another no.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy74jwf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">RottenAppple</a></p><p>Not only talking on your phone, making noise in public transports is a big no-no (= considered rude)</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy83dpr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Kilexey</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Dating is tough
<p>I'm Indian so it's prolly DATING. Even in your 20s.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy7u0tb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">noobblehh</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy7u0tb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a>Also Indian parents: <em>I want grandchildren why don't you get married already?</em></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy85zlq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">BonniBuni91</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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No smiles here
<p>Smiling and being courteous, in Czech Republic.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy6a5am?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Zinalaki</a></p><p>My favorite was a picture of one of the city's volleyball teams. There was one American and exactly one person smiling in the picture.</p><p>However, as cold and quiet as Czechs are, they are oddly compelled to say goodbye every time they exit an elevator.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy7ccef?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">ipedalforsatan</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The world can be a disappointing place
<p>Homosexuality. I live in Nigeria big I don't have a problem with it but a lot of people do</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy6cmpx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Zlecklamar</a></p><p>Same where I come from. Sodomy is punishable by whipping. Atheism is also not recognized in my country. It is in our consitution that everyone one needs to practice a religion. Although we are a secular country, you must convert to islam if you marry a muslim for it to be legal. Apostasy is punishable by death, and it is by law that if you are born a malay you must be islam.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy6yknv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Fishwhocantswim</a></p><div id="taboola-mid-article-1x1" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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No cutsies!
<p>Pushing into a queue. God help you. England.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy6a8hp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">pinjooo</a><br></p><p>Also: pushing into a queue that you didn't realise was a queue because it somehow organically formed a distance away from the thing you all happen to be queuing for.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy6c5hb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">richneptune</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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It's only the right thing to do
<p>When drinking with friends. Leaving without buying your round. That **** will get you kneecapped. <br></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy68mcp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Herpes_free_5ince_03</a></p><p>On the other hand, start ordering expensive cocktails and see how quickly the others start to whinge. They'll leave you alone real quick. Irish Goodbye.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy7oiqs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">foul_ol_ron</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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We all need to stay far away from each other right now
<p>Not sitting as far away as possible from any other person when you get on a bus.</p><p>You think Swedes don't practice social distancing; well, we are and we always have been.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy64eod?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">ipakookapi</a></p><p>My favourite joke so far about social distancing in Sweden is that we can't wait for the recommended 2 metre distance to be over so we can go back to 5 metres again.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy7h8s5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">MagicallyAdept</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_12" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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That's because pineapple doesn't belong on pizza
<p>Saying that you like Hawaiian pizza. People will get offended and insult u for this in Italy. Dont try it!</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy72pzz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">cookies_at_midnight</a></p><p>To be fair, a proper Italian style pizza really wouldn't work with pineapple. It definitely a fits a greasy, thicc crusted Pizza Hut / dominoes kind of style though.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy8b59g?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">CandidGuidance</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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You must eat everything your grandparents serve you
<p>Going to your grandparents or relatives house and refusing to eat all the food they offer you. And that is usually a whole table filled with slana cu ceapa, mamaliga, sarmale and palinca. I'm from Romania</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy6yxzn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">LaviniaAngelica22</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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No crazy flavor profiles here
<p>You don't mix traditionally sweet and traditionally savory foods. Try to feed someone back home honey-glazed chicken and see what happens to you. Just try it. We dare you.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy6oxtg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">allmycows</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_15" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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I would appreciate if you kept your shoes on too
<p>Taking your shoes off when you enter someone's home. It's considered rude cause no one wants to smell your stinky feet. If you're uncomfortable in your shoes, you're supposed to ask for permission to take them off. Just something along the lines of "do you mind if I take my shoes off, they're bothering me?"</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy782j2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">lizzy_pop</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_16" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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1. We can all guess which country this is
<p>Wearing masks to help flatten the curve of a global pandemic.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy69yph?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">DarthContinent</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy69yph?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a>But-but-but-</p><p>Freedom</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hrsfdb/what_is_a_big_nono_in_your_country/fy6o2ya?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">jrcookOnReddit</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_17" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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