r/AskReddit • u/danielsoft1 • 8h ago

"those little differences" Americans who visited Europe, what was surprisingly different for you?

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u/DSonla 6h ago

I'm French and people looked at me weirdly in Japan for eating while walking (grilled octopus on a stick or something like that), learned afterwards that's frowned upon there.

Eating standing still = ok.

Eating while walking = not ok.

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u/Maus_Sveti 5h ago

I’m interested how old you are? I moved from NZ to France in 2006, and it was definitely impressed upon me that eating and drinking (coffees etc, not water) walking down the street was not acceptable in France. I’m curious if that has changed for younger generations.

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u/DSonla 4h ago

In my 40s now.

If it's the case, I never got the memo.

I've eaten my fair share of "crêpes jambon fromage" while walking back home from a night spent drinking in my 20s.

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u/TheGreatLoreHunter 4h ago

I'm in my 20s and am from Paris, it's not weird if you're eating something like a sandwich or drinking a coffee, it's a bit impolite if it's in public transports and it's really weird if you're eating in a bowl while. Where were you in France?