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Case in point:

The "Polska szklanka". Every home has one, transparent or dark glass. For some reason even if you don't have them, they will randomly appear.

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[–] StThicket@reddthat.com 2 points 11 hours ago

This is a "ostehøvel", or cheese slicer. It's the most iconic Norwegian object.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Behold, my culture:

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

presumably a 64 fluid ounce (1.9L) soda fountain cup only exists here

[–] SerialExperimentsGay@hexbear.net 19 points 2 days ago (6 children)
[–] Super_Lumalo@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That looks vaguely German.

It is, indeed, vaguely German.

[–] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago

Holy shit, I grew up with the exact same bowls.

[–] SwitchyandWitchy@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago

Oma's Salatschüssel

[–] gingerbrat@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

I feel called out

[–] insurgentrat@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

are they an invasive species there?

[–] Griffus@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

My parents got this exact one as a wedding gift.

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

Ooh, I was going to use a jar of Vegemite but this works much better.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

clothesline right? there's some of these in the US but they're like 70 years old

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Yup, the ones here are super old, not 70 years, but old. They're also increasingly rare as backyards become smaller and people prefer more compact clotheslines

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That's where you hang the goon bags from

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

I've seen people hang laundry on them?????

[–] tocopherol@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

US is too easy so a little more specific, I don't really consider Amerikkka my nationality anyway

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

Tlingit art goes hard. Some family brought a rattle and some other instruments from the Kichx̱áan area and I'm constantly amazed at the stuff people can make by hand.

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I knew these weren’t a worldwide thing but I only very recently learned just how localized this is.

In the summer, drinking cool water out of this while sitting among the trees. That’s good shit. It’s not a pitcher to fill a cup, you pitch it towards your mouth and gulp continuously from it.

I consider the one in the photo (found it on Google) novelty sized, all of the ones my extended family uses have a wider rounded base and hold like 1.5L. The lace things are to keep insects out but they’re annoying. Usually I only see the ones that cover the filling hole at the top, and no second piece for the spout.

[–] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When I pee outside, I usually turn towards the corner, unlike that stupid kid. That's how I am not doxxing myself.

[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is this the one from that Mr Bean episode?

[–] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Dunno. Did he ever do an episode outside of the UK? This "national symbol" is totally fitting for such a character.

Edit: yeah, indeed

[–] residentoflaniakea@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not my country but my partners.

[–] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

They must be silver, right? There's an old belief there that at the royal court only silver chopstick were used because they protect you from arsenic in your food.

[–] oliveoil@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Thicc Blanket

Iranian Golbaft

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Inui@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is a good one. I praise the person who designed these ones by the way because the middle piece is so easy to access and see what you're doing when you need to change a light bulb. I legitimately hate whoever designed the ones with the 3 screws around the cover instead.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

I hate them. They look like utters or a pair of tits in the room lol.

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Super_Lumalo@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Too on the nose... Don't canadians have something more recognizable for eachother but an outsider wouldn't know what the hell you're talking about? Like, I posted a goddamn glass lol. There must be something local to you.

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I feel like the only things here that are genuinely different from the US are conspicuously Canadian.

The HBC point blanket is an iconic object the US doesn't have, but I don't have one because the history makes me really uncomfortable.

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At least doxx my background.

[–] YellowParenti@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Those glasses are the best to drink out of

[–] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In my SO's country, they take barbecuing pretty seriously

50cm long, ultra-sharp Pointy End level of seriousness.

[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago
[–] insurgentrat@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago
[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] redparadise@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago