Unexpected and interesting facts about different countries of the world (15 photos)

How about taking a trip around the world and seeing what interesting things there are in different countries? Some facts about states may really surprise you. I suggest you take a look and find out more! Or maybe share something interesting in the comments, it will be interesting to read.

In Italian restaurants, the client needs to pay for the work of the staff - this item will be included in the check when paying. But you don't need to leave a tip.





In Italy, locals drink cappuccino for breakfast - they associate milk with the start of the day. Whereas in many countries of the world they drink it either for dinner or during an afternoon snack.



Mars nougat chocolate bars, popular all over the world, are fried in Scotland. Yes, right in batter. I can't even imagine what it tastes like.





Monaco is a very small country that can be crossed from North to South in just an hour. And on foot.



In houses in the Netherlands you can often see very high and steep stairs - quite dangerous, by the way. The fact is that once in the country it was necessary to save space on housing construction.



At Hong Kong's polytechnic universities, you can get an unusual specialty that is taken quite seriously - a specialist in the design of women's bras.



In France, milk is not stored in refrigerators. This is all due to the pasteurization approach - it takes place at ultra-high temperatures, as a result of which the drink is normally stored at room temperature.



Garbage collectors in Ecuador, when approaching a garbage collection site or driving along a city street, play the same melody as ice cream vendors in the United States.



Colombia has a strange but popular food combination - locals like to dip salty cheese in hot cocoa. Would you try this?



An unusual folk pastime in England is chasing a wheel of cheese. They take him down the hill, and then a huge crowd tries to catch him.



Another fact about Japan. There is a green traffic light, which is familiar to most of the world, blue. More precisely, it is the closest shade of green to blue. This happened because in ancient times the word “blue” meant two colors at once, but the concept of “green” appeared much later.



In Italy, police officers drive Lamborghinis along the roads. Not all of them, of course, but the manufacturer actually donated several sports cars to the department.



In Japan you can see bathtubs made of wood - they are called ofuro. Even small Japanese children can only fit there while sitting. Apparently, this decision was made due to the size of apartments in the country. By the way, you can read interesting facts about housing in Japan.



The flag of Nepal has a strange shape, unusual - you can see it in the photo. This is how he became in the process of combining the two standards of the previous leaders of the state.



Luxembourg has free public transport. In 2020, they stopped charging for bus travel, both from local residents and tourists.