An American moving to Europe discovers a washing machine the size of a filing cabinet, built into a kitchen run, with a round glass door and a cycle that takes…
Americans visiting Europe are startled to find that a bedroom has no closet and that storing clothes is the occupant's problem. Europeans in America are startled by the opposite: a…
It is a genuinely strange naming system once you look at it. Two of the five standard American bed sizes are named after monarchs, one is named after a state,…
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Crumbling white lagging, a side of beef, and a bar nobody ever used. Here are seventeen.
1. A Furnace Wrapped in White Tape That Nobody Was Allowed to…
The American roadside mailbox is such a fixed feature of the landscape that it reads as a natural object. It is on a wooden post, it has a curved top…
Americans visiting Europe discover that food scraps go in a bin, and Europeans visiting America discover a switch on the wall that makes a noise like a small industrial accident…