North and South Koreans Reacts to 5 Weird Things Only Americans Do!
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
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Every country has some uniqe things thats not in other countries!
Today our Korean pannel Song-i and Yu Sung will react to some things that are common in the US but not in Korea
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I’m a Retired Police Officer, The Bathroom Door Gaps, are to make it easier to see if someone has passed out, OD’d etc, and it’s easier to get to them in an Emergency
I have helped recover numerous OD’d subjects because of these Door Gaps
I heard that was the reason also.
Having worked in the service industry, the gaps are also helpful for cleaning. In theory, it's easier to have the room to swish a mop from stall to stall instead of having to deal with all those corners that would appear with ceiling to floor-style walls.
The deal for the restroom is for safety. If someone has a medical emergency the gap allows someone to check on or to gain access to who ever needs help like unlocking the door.
Agreed. Also if a young child (mainly toddlers and kids under 5) manages to lock themselves in , the parent can just have the child crawl under the door to get out instead of it needing to turn into an emergency.
It also is that way to conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act. It allows someone in a wheelchair to be able to turn around without banging into the sides with their footrests...
I came to say the same thing. I had researched it after hearing the complaint about the gap so much and that’s what it’s for. I also hear america has the most free public toilets anywhere
But you can have a gap at the floor for all that. The gaps between partition walls and along the door are totally unnecessary. A few bathrooms are using metal strips along those gaps so people walking by can't see in. Though now that I'm older it doesn't bother me, but younger I hated that gap. Also half the time the lock on stall doors have a slot where you could use a quarter to turn and unlock the lock from the outside.
In some of our higher-end hospitality designs (restaurants, hotels, casinos, etc) we occasionally use real doors and walls for restroom stalls. But, it comes at a much higher price than the metal or plastic modular ones that you normally encounter.
And of course, the reason you're normally encountering the other kind is because they are so much cheaper to buy and install.
I always thought the big gaps under the bathroom stalls were to make sure nothing was bad happening. Like if somebody were to pass out, doing drugs, having sex, etc.
I think it is for that reason too. For protection. However, I think other reasons include ventilation and also to keep costs down by only making the door and stall sizes as big as they need to be by federal regulations.
I always thought it was for being cheap construction, but safety reasons makes sense.
I always thought it was also for a safety measure for escaping when you are being chased or followed. Like you can slide underneath the door to get away if possible.
That's what I was told. That they added gaps in the 60's. Mainly because people were OD'ing, sex workers were using them for client relations, and homeless people were sleeping in them.
Drives me a little crazy, because I'd say that, in 30 years of living in America, 90% of houses I've been to wear their shoes inside the house. Like others have said, taking off your shoes can actually seem a little rude unless you are family or good friends, because it seems very casual (and your shoes/socks/feet can stink). I was always surprised if I went to a friend's house and taking off shoes was a rule, I thought their parents were weird and strict. Now as an adult I understand it, because the floors get really dirty and cleaning is obnoxious. 😆 But yeah, in America we do have a different relationship with the floor. Sitting or lying down on the floor is less common than sitting in a chair or lying on the bed. And I have seen people wear shoes on beds or sofas, but that is considered a little rude if you're at someone else's house.
I always thought that even families that don't wear shoes in the house don't ask guest to take them off because it may be considered rude or embarrassing because the person may have smelly feet or athlete's foot. So they don't want the guest to have to worry about that. But IDK.
@@Jana_7 my family takes off our shoes and guest have to too
I don't wear shoes in the house at home, but growing up in the Midwestern United States, I was taught that it would be rude to kick off your shoes in someone else's house unless you knew them really well. Also, when someone came over to our house to visit, everyone at home put their shoes on to be respectful to the guests. On the few occasions that someone did ask me to take off my shoes in their house, I felt uncomfortable and like they were being kind of rude. Now I understand it's just the way some people's culture is, but it was really outside of my experience when I was young. My mom always said running around without shoes made you look like you were too poor to have any.
For the weights and measures, we use a system derived from the British "Imperial Units." It's sometimes called "avoirdupois" but IIRC the official name is actually something like "Common Standard Units." (Edit: I looked it up -- it's "United States Customary Units.") A lot of people still call it "Imperial" despite some minor differences from the older system.
I've heard that we were all set to change to metric back in the early 1800's but the ship with the official weights and measures being sent over from France sank, and then with the Napoleonic Wars and such new ones just never got sent over and systemic inertia just set in. IIRC there was a law passed back in the 1960's or 1970's that was set to transition us to metric and the mile markers on the roads started having km numbers added to them, but then that push seemed to fade away by the 1990's or so, and I'm not sure why.
I took a lot of science classes during my schooling which used metric exclusively, so I'm actually familiar with both systems, but I "think" in the "American" system and then have to convert it in my head, though.
I remember in the 90's when we were told we were going to transition to metric but then it didn't happen. I wish we would have implemented it.
Once they did the signage budgets all of that luster for change died.
It’s not just changing the text when each marker is spaced at a mile, now you’ve got a smaller km unit so multiply your markers… consider all of Germany can fit in our national parks. We’re a big country, lot of signs.
Thanks for the history. I like little nuggets of info like this. Now if I hear this question i get to yell the boat sank. It is so simple it's hilarious. It just got lost in the mail.
Seems some were stolen by pirates, too.
The old imperial units or USCU's appears great for forging a country. Building homesteads and citys. by using body parts lengths. Get it up and going fast.
Wearing shoes in the house is the common practice in America, though some people like to take them off. Of course, you better not come with real muddy dirty shoes or with dog or cow poop on them.
I don't understand why people try to make it seem like it's not common practice to wear shoes in the house. I always see people say that on these RUclips channels. It drives me crazy. Of course there are always exceptions to every rule, but yes in American culture we do wear shoes in the house.
@@sayonda7920 I also spent two years in Europe and they wear shoes in the house as well.
Where I live in the US we don’t wear shoes in the house. You take your shoes off at the door. It’s rude to wear shoes in the house so I guess it depends on where you live in the US?
American here: i never wear my shoes in in my place. I always take them off at the door or in the hallway leading to the front door. I either walk around barefoot, with socks on or house slippers.
I’m an American, and always assumed the gaps under the doors were to make it easy to tell if the stall was already occupied. If you could see someone’s feet, you’d immediately be able to tell whether or not the stall was empty. It’s been this way my whole life-well over 60 years. It wasn’t until I watch Korean dramas that I realized their public toilets were fully enclosed, and one would just have to assume it was occupied if the door was closed. I like the idea of full privacy in that way.
It's becoming less common, but I'd say the majority of Americans wear shoes inside their homes.
Yeah I don’t know anyone who takes off their shoes to go in the house. Unless they’re wet or dirty.
@@amoore2165 hey a lot of black people do - not all but some
@@lovejubileee Not following the reference to black people. I’m white and most people’s houses I’ve been to are white. ????
@@lovejubileee Oh maybe you’re saying a lot of black people take off their shoes? The black people that have been to my house don’t. I haven’t been in a lot black households to comment on their house.
@@amoore2165 yea every where is different . Some do some don’t .. especially with COVID I noticed people do it more …
Growing up my friends and I always wore shoes in our houses so to me it's normal. As an adult I've started taking shoes off, just so the carpets don't get dirty.
*Plenty* of Americans wear shoes in the house, but *very few* Americans would get on top of their beds with shoes on.
Easier to Clean: By having a gap at the bottom, bathroom partitions are much easier to clean, as is the whole restroom. You can hose down or even powerwash a restroom that has partitions with gaps at the bottom because the water has somewhere to run even if there’s not a drain in a given stall.
Emergency Access: If someone loses consciousness in a fully enclosed bathroom, it may take hours for someone to notice. If this happens in a stall with a gap at the bottom, the odds are good someone will notice much quicker, which is important in instances where every second can mean the difference between life and death. Instead of having to break down the door, a first responder can crawl through the gap at the bottom of the partition and unlock the door to render help.
Deterrent to Undesirable Behavior: Because people can partially see into a bathroom stall that has a gap at the bottom, this type of partition is a natural deterrent to undesirable behavior, such as someone spray painting the stall with graffiti.
More Affordable: Partitions that don’t extend from the floor to the ceiling don’t have to be custom-made to fit a room’s exact measurements and they don’t require as many materials to construct. This makes them considerably more affordable.
Better Air Circulation: Better air circulation is one of the top reasons why there are gaps under toilet stalls. While restrooms with this kind of partition may still get a bit stinky from time to time, things would be even more overwhelming in a fully enclosed stall.
Keeps the Line Moving: Having a gap at the base of a partition allows people waiting in line to see if a stall is occupied or vacant. This visibility keeps the line moving and prevents wait times from being any longer than they have to be. When a stall isn’t fully enclosed, people often feel like they have to take care of their business even faster, which also helps keep the line moving.
ADA Compliance: Space is needed to allow for easier maneuverability for patrons in a wheelchair. The gap allows toe space for wheelchair users which allows more room to move within the stalls. 9″ minimum toe space is required per ADA guidelines.
Escape Route: A lock can jam for a wide variety of reasons. If this happens in a stall that has a gap at the bottom, you have an escape route - you can simply crawl out.
Toilet Paper Can Be Shared: If you’ve ever run out of toilet paper and had to ask the person in the stall next to you for a few squares, then you’re already familiar with one of the best reasons for bathroom partitions not extending to the floor. If you’d run out of toilet paper in an enclosed stall, you may have been caught with your pants down at least figurately!
I thought the gaps were for two reasons: ease of cleaning, and it uses less material so it’s cheaper to build.
The gap under ţhe stall is to quickly see if its occupied without pushing the door or knocking on the door. Also, its for escaping out easily if the door gets jammed
Bathroom stalls in America were that way long, long before there was any concern about terrorism. I always assumed they were that way so it was easy to see if the stall was occupied.
As an American I always take my shoes off at the door.
I’m 61 and as far back as I can remember most public bathroom stalls didn’t have walls that reach to the floor. We didn’t worry about drugs, terrorism, kidnapping, etc, anywhere near the way we do now so those sorts of public safety issues may not have been the reason.
About the shoes. It depends on where you are, who raised you, your age. My father always wore his shoes from the time he woke up until the time he went to bed. Always the shoes. But the rest of the family, we'd kick off our shoes the minute we got in the door, but for comfort only. Not a rule, not to be clean and sanitary. We just liked not wearing shoes. This was in New Orleans, but my father was raised in Chicago during WWII. In N.O., none of my friends expected me to take off my shoes when visiting. Some places, taking off your shoes at another person's house might even be a very weird thing to do. But here in North Carolina, where I live now, most folks remove their shoes when entering a friend's house, with some exceptions. There are people who find taking off and putting on shoes very difficult and they are not expected to do so. So it all depends. But there definitely isn't a big huge, universal, cultural law in the US. I know there are many countries where it is a huge cultural law, but not here.
The gaps under the bathroom stalls have beent hat way since I was a kid in the 70's so I don't think it has any thing to do with terrorism. And if you look at old movies from the 60's and back it was the same.
With the bathroom stall thing in the US I heard it was because of children being kidnapped and dragged into bathroom stalls. With the Ameridcans wearing shoes in the house it was because of the minutemen in the revolutionary war who would wear their shoes to bed in order to be ready in 1 minute.
With the weights and measures being different Thomas Jefferson an American founder ordered Metric weight and measures from France but the ship that was carrying them got attacked by pirates so were unable to make the switch at an early time.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WEAR SHOES IN THEIR HOUSE. I GREW UP NOT WEARING SHOES IN THE HOUSE BUT EVERYTIME I WENT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE THAT WAS NOT ASIAN, THEY WOULD WEAR SHOES IN THE HOUSE
When I grew up in the Midwest, we usually wore our shoes in the house unless they were visibly dirty. My mom grew up on a farm in North Dakota so that might explain some of why she let us do it. When I went to college and got my own place, I decided to have people take their shoes off. It kept my carpet much cleaner! Taking shoes off was very common in NYC for obvious reasons. Now I live in Northern California and many of our neighbors also enforce taking shoes off in the house. I have used a stove kettle for years. We now have an electric kettle and we use it constantly. Tea made with filtered water is shockingly better but we also have kind of hard water. We only request ice water during the hottest months.
I have never been to a house were you have to take off your shoes at the front door.
The gaps under the stalls in toilets are for security, so you cannot be trapped in a stall. It's been that way for probably close to a century, long before terrorist worries. The alternative is to wall the stalls ceiling to floor, and that costs too much. It pretty much killed the pay toilet, because people would climb over or under to avoid paying.
And fyi, growing up I knew only one family that took their shoes off before going in the house, and none of us would go there to hang out, because they treated their house like a museum. I've only ever known one household that had hardwood floors that made people take off their shoes before entering. Lots of middle class households with carpeting do it, but most working class homes or lower class homes would never do this, never. It seems bougie and delicate, and for people that never do real work. Many working class homes have a mud room, utility room, back porch, or garage next to the back door where muddy boots and dirty clothes are removed when coming home from work, before a shower, and also usually where heavy coats and winter accessories are stored. But simple street shoes are usually put on in the bedroom when getting dressed, and worn everywhere. If people do take off their shoes, again it's usually in their bedroom, or maybe before flopping down on a couch in the living room. But many people consider this rude behavior, taking your shoes off in front of guests.
Im 67 and public bathroom stalls have always been that way. There is even a slight gap between the door and the door frame. I never knew why and always thought it was a little uncomfortable to go in a public bathroom. Also everyone I've ever know wears shoes in their house unless they like to go barefoot......like me,LOL
The gap in the bathroom stall is for when someone might be in the stall abd having a medical emergency, but the stall door is locked, someone can get in to unlock the door.
Stall doors have been like that, way longer than concerns about terrorism. That's the problem with someone who has no reference point before the 2000s
About shoes in the house, first America is so huge that everyone does everything different. Some will 100% always take off their shoes. Others, even people in the same neighborhood or family, will be okay to leave them on. For me, I take mine off but don't care if visitors do. I live in a rental, it's not my carpet. Also, among the people I know, it's very rude to make older people take off their shoes. I'd never ask my grandma to take her shoes off, I can't even imagine it.
Second, Korea has a culture of sitting on the floor. In America that's not as big of a thing. But again, this country is so big and diverse, lots of people do sit on the floor. But lots of people don't ever sit on the floor. Many older people think of sitting on the floor as only for children.
The gaps have been like that for decades. It has nothing to do with terrorism
The bathroom gaps is for emergency incase someone passes out with the door locked they can break or pry the door off or if there was a fire and for some reason the door jammed you can go over, under or break through it
Been to many American homes and those shoes are always left at the door. Boots doesn't mean people have stinky feet and it also depends on foot hygiene.
I don't know where the American girl grew up. The few of us in America that try to enforce no shoes in the house are viewed as uptight or weird.
I was thinking the same thing. She must have had bougie parents growing up. Also with white carpets and all.
@@briansmith48 White/light carpets are the only time people don't think you're over the top (out of your mind) when you require they take their shoes off. But as I've gotten older, it just makes sense to leave the shoes that pick up all kinds of unsanitary things off inside.
US was not worried about terrorism until the 90s at the earliest and really not until 9/11. Restrooms in old movies and TV look the same as today, so that can't be it.
For the bathroom, I had heard that it was as a "safety" precaution if a person collapses, any medical or emergency. And also sometime the locks can be totally messed up and lock you in, so you can crawl out. But also to air out the toilet so the smell wouldn't be in a completely closed toilet.
With the shoes, I usually just wear my slippers around the house. But yes, wearing shoes indoors is pretty normal.
i don't know anyone who boils water using the microwave. everyone i know, myself included, use the stove
I’m American. I don’t personally know anyone who takes off their shoes to go in their house. It’s too inconvenient. Unless they’re wet or dirty of course. We do have vacuums and a robot vacuum is common these days as well. I’m 52 now and it’s been this way my whole life.
I find it odd to microwave water for tea etc, I’m a middle aged American and I can’t ever remember not having a stovetop kettle. I’d like to get an electric kettle and be a bit more modern.
I've always taken my shoes off when indoors. Shoes are for outside, bare feet too.
I always wear shoes!!!
I am from the southern US and we don’t wear shoes inside the house here, we take our shoes off at the door
The shoes in the house thing in the USA, it depends on the family. Like the blonde lady said, some people ask you to take shoes off at the door, others don't care. My family wears shoes inside all the time, but not on beds. That's just made up by Hollywood as far as I know.
Toilet gaps aren’t just in America. There also in Australia but it’s not as big.
You're overthinking it. The wide restroom wall/door gap makes the floor easier and quicker to clean.
My whole family either wear sandals inside the house, or socks, but when guests come over, we don’t make them take off their shoes, unless it’s winter, when there is snow on the ground, then guests leave their boots at the door, and they come in with socks.
I have a kettle for boiling water for tea on my electric stovetop.
It always irked me that people wore shoes in the house, but I've only been over to 3 homes in my life where shoes weren't wore in the house😅 It kills me, but I always take mine off, so I carry around an extra pair of socks in case I'm not wearing any, or need a clean pair.
This blonde met every expectation i set😂😂😂. She doesnt know why we do the most basic things
Funny video but it's odd that the American leading the conversation doesn't seem to know about why Americans do the things they do.
I thoughtthe blonde was a very poor representative of America.
In the United States we only have 110 volt outlets, because of this electric kettles don't work as well.
It is actually very common to wear shoes inside in the United States. It was not allowed in my house though.
2:12 it's actually so that if someone lost conscience or had a heart attack that people would be able to see them. Also, The gap allows toe space for wheelchair users which allows more room to move within the stalls
Also I heard south korea is getting rid of the traditional two birthday's method & is now adopting the international age legally as of June 2023
If you are talking about the gap between the floor and the door. That is for emergency reasons. The door is locked, if someone had a heart attack then someone can crawl under the door and unlock it so paramedics can get in. Thats my opinion
I’m from the Caribbean and my mom is exactly like what she said, we wear no shoes in the house except when there is like a big party
In America, the rule with shoes is you take them off unless it's your own house or the host says shoes are ok. I only wear them in my house if they're clean when coming in from outside, and if I plan to go outside again later.
American ice was a luxury export in the first half of the 19th century; I'm pretty sure iced restaurant drinks are a holdover of that
People have gaps for people who are stuck in bathroom so you can just crawl out
Yeah, when I was younger and I was not used to taking off my shoes when going inside I felt VERY offended and uncomfortable with taking off my shoes. I do not like for my feet to be exposed, like nudity or something. Plus foot odor when you've been wearing shoes all day... I am used to it now and I prefer it for cleanliness, but it is a pain in the ass when you have lace up boots
I have never once in my life boiled water for tea or coffee or anything in a microwave.
OH man. when i was in Korea, they all wanted to learn American slang. so much fun. if soup is "Cool" it must really derail things when we say something we really like is "Badass." lol. I have an electric kettle, because it made so much sense when i was over there.
Until recently Europeans and Americans wore shoes in the house. It would have been unthinkable to ask a guest to remove their shoes. Things change. The past is a different place. Also, Western housing has no provisions for the removal of shoes, there's no special entry area as in Japan, and I assume Korea. And the stinky foot thing.
5:44 we use the imperial system because of pirates... not joking. When the metric system was getting introduced, Tomas Jefferson order weights and other thing that explained the metric system but pirates stole it so he was like "fuck it we are going to use the imperial system"
The gap is to prevent people from doing drugs in the bathroom stalls.
Some Americans do wear shoes in their house but I see that changing. I don't and have not allowed my children to do that and they don't allow shoes in the house either. So much filth on the streets to bring that into your house.
Public restroom stalls have gaps so people won't feel too comfortable and stay in there too long. Now we have cellphones to entertain us, some people are done, but they end up staying too long watching their phones or playing games.
2:55 think it has to deal with safety like if someone passed out with the door locked you can get them out
I wear shoes in house all the time
the gaps are for emergency ingress or egress if the door gets jammed.
I wear my shoes in the house 🙍🏻♀️
7:57 yeah it depends, seen people even have inside shoes for inside the house only and slippers only to use inside
I live in Ohio so maybe it’s a matter of geographical location???? But I’m 50 and I’ve been to one house where the residents requested shoes be taken off at the door. I understand why it’s a great habit but considering my age and the number of homes I’ve been to, the idea that Americans wear shoes inside is pretty accurate ( at least here in Ohio). There’s even a Sex and the City episode where Carrie is upset at a home where they want guests to take off their shoes so I know it’s rare to take shoes off in most states.
Maryland USA here, who in this country is boiling their water in the microwave. We have stoves and kettles for a reason people
If you have to get down on your hands and knees to peer under the door, the door is not the problem.
Omg! The American girl about the bathroom stall is so wrong. Lol The reason is if someone collapse, someone can see the person in the stall. Also, to see that it’s occupied. When I go to Las Vegas, most of hotel casinos public bathrooms are fully closed with full length doors which is great. What I hate is the inch gap of the stalls doors where you can see the person in the stall and they can see you. Some stall doors are too close to the toilet where you have to step to the side of the toilet to close the stall door. And my pet peeve and I’m sure everyone’s, when the person doesn’t flush the toilet or so messy and gross like it hasn’t been maintained all day. Don’t get me started on the water all over the counter to wash your hands 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
The kettle thing is odd to me, I thought Americans all used it as well, in Canada at least in Toronto I've always used them or seen them here when I was small as well
The restroom stall gap has always been that way, long before terrorism was a thing. Its mainly there to reveal whether its actually occupied or not. Obvious, no?
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This would be so much more interesting with a Canadian and even a British person.
The comment about terriosm in the bathroom is beyond ridiculous. Especially coming from an American.
They use a different year in China, too, based on their revolution.
If you vacuum and shampoo the floor. There is no need to take off shoes. As long you don't have mud on shoes.
My approach is if I take my shoes off there is no need to clean the floor.
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The North Korean guy looked sad when the girls talked about all the things they had that he didn't.
Americans really don't cat call since the 50s
when he said kim jong il was born in 1920 that's actually false kim jong il wasn't born in 1920 he was born in 1941 in russia during ww2 so that guy is pretty damn stupid for saying that kim jong il was born in 1920 even though HE WASN'T
My do people outside the USA crawl around on public bathroom floors looking at people sitting on toilets?
Let’s be honest. MOST Americans think nothing of wearing shoes inside the house. Sure, there are some people who come from cultures which frown upon wearing street shoes indoors, especially Asian ones, but the average American just thinks shampooing one’s carpeting is something you’ll have to do periodically because of tracked in dirt and grime. Honestly, I wonder why we think this makes sense. If you were to seriously think about the kinds of crap one can track in off the street on the soles of one’s shoes, you’d be totally grossed out, and think, “eeewu…”. Now, I think it’s best to change into dedicated house slippers for inside. MUCH more sanitary!
We always wear shoes in our houses
I thought the North Korean calendar was based on Kim Il Sung's birthday. Not Kim Jong Il’s.
You're right of course because it's only possible for the elder to have been born in 1920.
Terrorism? omg. NO. hhahaha..
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boiling water in microwave. Umm, what the fuck ? Is it even possible ? :D
Lol yes, we do it for cups of tea often. Not for something huge like cooking pasta, though. Those electric kettles are catching on, but it's still a very recent development here.
@@KRYoung_dev wait, what, cooking pasta in teapot?
In the U.S. "guys" don't cat call.. Pieces of shit do though.
She may of grown up different, but 90 percent of Americans wear shoes in the house. I've lived in Korea for a long time and every time I visit the States I think its strange, but almost no one I encounter has me take off my shoes. And that's how it was when I lived there as well. It is worth mentioning, that while this may seem dirty for many Koreans, Americans have a different relationship with our floors. Unlike Koreans, we almost never sit or lie on them or really touch them in any way. I'm not sure if this makes it better, but it may help Koreans to understand why many Americans don't think wearing shoes indoors is such a big deal.
Cool video nonetheless.
To heat the water in the microwave is more convient , easier, and faster. To use a kettle, we have to pull it out of the cupboard , fill it with water, find a place to plug it in, wait for the water to het hot. Then wash it, dry it, and put it away. Microwave , you just stick a cup of water in the microwave and it is fone in a minute
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One thing Most americans will not do is eat from a spoon or chop stick that has been in someone elses mouth. I have seen on TV where koreans will use their chop stick to get food from a bowl or pot. They will eat with that chop stick and then stick it back in the bowl to get more food after it has been in their mouth. Americans have serving spoons which is used to put food on their plate and is never put in anyones mouth
microwaving a cup of hot water is way faster and no extra dish to wash or put away and no kettle to deal with. I'm married to a Brit who says tea tastes different and prefers a kettle.
Ha ha. I don’t knox what you mean by Gap in the bathroom. But i can tell uou it has nothing to do with terrorism. I don’t know where uou hot that from
Most Americans do wear shoes in their house..i wish it was not true but it is. I mean being raised that way ..nothing seems weird about it until you get older and you have the epiphany...lol. I wish it were as simple as it sounds but habits like that are hard to break for most. In a house where multiple roommates do not take them off.. even i find myself walking inside all the way to my room just to get my indoor shoes THEN wearing them...THEN accidentally going outside in those "indoor" shoes lol. Habit i have been working on but it is hard when no one else does it! Especially when they seem to care about cleanliness when it comes to your shoes being by the door but not when actually wearing them inside!
Access to improved sanitation isn't as common in all parts of the world. 80% of people living in Africa DO NOT have access to improved sanitation. That means only 20% of an entire continent have a plumbed toilet and clean water. !