In French, we say "métro, boulot,dodo"(underground, work, sleep).

I love Art Nouveau. I find it so beautiful and so innovative for its time. The posters by the Czech artist Alfons Mucha are truly sublime and timeless. The Paris metro entrances (designed by Hector Guimard) have become one of the city's symbols. Tiffany lamps remain highly sought-after.

Brazil loves "caramelo" mutts, but among specific breeds, Shih Tzus have become very popular over the years. At least in my city, I’d say that one out of every two dogs I see being walked is a Shih Tzu. Just this past weekend, there was a Shih Tzu meetup in São Paulo where over a thousand dogs showed up; for a rather niche and obscure event that few people even heard about, that is an impressive number and really demonstrates their popularity.

Korae! 🇰🇷 Gwanghwa gate

In many countries of Europe i think Adventure of Tintin comics should have been huge. But as i know European media and pop cultre do not often has huge popularity outside of European market except for few of course. Tintin did have and animated series adaptation and films.

So people who loved Adventure of Tintin, do you remember your first exposure to comics, animated series or any other adaptations?

For example, this “Do not redeem” Youtube video released back in 2020 August has severely tarnished the reputation of India.

🇰🇷. But I don't want to see the latter one again ㅋㅋ

Do you think your country needs to do more for Ukraine? Do less? Continue as before? Also, how can we most effectively support Ukraine?

Please state your county or state and whether or not you have squirrels or squirrel adjacent animals. Above is a grey squirrel native to New York State.

🇰🇷 My country!

We know that every country has obscure disgusting food, but it usually turns out to be something nobody actually eats there except for a select few on special occasions and such.

I'm talking about something that is part of people's everyday's diet. For Germany this would be Mettbrötchen, raw minced pork on a bun. Commonly eaten for breakfast.

Britain has had a few of them. This is not an exhaustive list of them.

-Larry. Not the first Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, or the only political cat in recent years, but the one who seems to have captured the public’s imagination. He’s been there since 2011.

-Unsinkable Sam. A ship’s cat who survived three separate ships sinking from under him during the Second World War.

-Dick Whittington’s cat. The subject of a famous legend, and of a lot of pantomimes, the penniless Whittington supposedly made his fortune by ‘investing’ his cat in a sea voyage by donating it as the ship’s cat.

-Hodge. The companion of Samuel Johnson, the 18th century diarist and wit who wrote the dictionary. Johnson famously fed the cat oysters.

-Mike. Became very famous in the early 20th century as the gate guardian of the British Museum. In addition to his mousing duties, he would corner pigeons, grab them alive, bring them to his keeper in exchange for treats and milk and the pigeons would then be released unharmed. Time Magazine wrote two separate articles about him when he died.

Growing up in India, I’ve always been fascinated by the way American high schools are portrayed in movies and TV shows. Honestly, it looked like a dream to me going to school in normal clothes instead of uniforms, huge hallways with lockers, gyms, swimming pools, cafeteria lunches, having 20-ish students in a class, school sports, house parties, prom, etc.

It’s something I always wished I could experience.

But now I wonder if this is just a case of “akkara pacha” a Malayalam saying about how the grass always seems greener on the other side.

For those who actually went to high school in the US, how much of that movie/TV experience is actually real? What was your high school life really like?

For Japan, I’d say Osaka.

What i mean is, it's that brand that became so famous making a certain product, that you call the product by the brand that makes it, or the name the brand put on it, not the real name. For example, in Brazil we call this things by some name brands:

• Steel Wool: Bom Bril
  
  • Photocopy: Xerox
    
  • Cotton Swab: Cotonete(S.C. Johnson)
    
  • Instant Noodles: Miojo(Nissin)
    
  • Razor Blade: Gilete/Gijlette (Gilete is the noun)
    
  • Transparent adesive tape: Durex
    
  • Breakfast Cereal: Sucrilhos(Local name of Frosted Flakes from Kelloggs)
    
  • Super Glue: Super Bonder (Locktide)
    
  • Corn Starch: Maizena
    
  • Fermented Milk: Yakult
    

Where I live there is an Italian restaurant with mostly Mexicans working in the kitchen, an Indian restaurant with mostly Mexicans in the kitchen, and a Mexican restaurant with a bunch of Peruvians in the kitchen. Is this common in your country?