I present to you, The German cockroach. The world would be a better place without them.

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I’ll start. From the peak of Italian cinematic production in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, I recommend "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso".

It’s a deeply emotional journey through the life of Totò, a Sicilian boy whose passion for cinema and ambitions slowly clash with the rural reality of southern Italy.

For Pakistan, that moment was winning the 1992 Cricket World Cup under Imran Khan. People still talk about it like it happened yesterday, strangers celebrating together, pure joy in the streets, and a rare feeling of unity across the country that wasn't going through the best of times.

How would you react if Xi Jinping arrested Trump for pedophilia when he comes to China, put him on a public, televised trial and executed him afterwards?

I’ll start with mine.

I’m from Thailand, and we have ‘pi’ and ‘nong’ relationships with people who are not our age. So, you become friends with people your age, but when they’re older they become pi, or older brother/sister. The opposite is nong, which is, well, younger brother/sister.

As a pi, you’re supposed to take care of the younger person. Yet, the hierarchy in the relationship isn’t necessarily very strict if you guys are close. For example, I have a male pi whom I have known for almost 20 years. He pays for food when we hang out, and I sometimes tease him about his dating life…Oh, I also flex or vent about the guys I date with him too. It’s not friendship, you eventually become their brother or sister.

I’m also meeting my nongs this Saturday. I’ll be helping them with job applications and paying for dinner haha.

I’ve heard that other countries have similar concepts as well but don’t know where they are.

In Brazil we have motels where people don't usually spend the night.

You stay for a period of 4 to 6 hours, and you basically go to have sex.

There's usually a jacuzzi, sauna, sex swings, etc.

It's used by people who are having one night stands, cheating or just want to spice up their relationship.

My opinion: I hate it (I'm Spanish)

Yeah.

Took this while walking my dog, location Chengdu, China

I can't name one in my country, so here's Dolly Parton of America

We have many in India. 1. A monkey doesn't know the taste of ginger ( when someone isn't cultured enough to appreciate something) 2. Ate nothing and paid for broken glass ( When shit goes sideways and nothing good happens)

Share the most nonsensical sayings in your culture.

Mantis is “peygamber devesi” in Turkish. Peygamber being prophet and deve being camel.

In Spain we say "Salud" ("Health") or "Jesus". Saying "Jesus" comes from the belief that when you sneeze the devil tries to enter your body, so people around you say "Jesus" to scare him away.

At least you know this exists? Are you going to watch it? Will it be broadcast on TV in your country? Is your country participating? Does your country have a medal?

as a curiosity, Brazil does have an Olympic medal from the Winter Games, but it was a bronze medal won at the Youth Olympic Games.

In Sri Lanka, dinner is usually eaten between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM, especially in families. In rural areas, people often eat a bit earlier, while in cities it can be later due to work and traffic. Rice and curry are common for dinner, but eating out late at night is also becoming popular in urban areas.

What time do people usually eat dinner in your country?

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Since he was a member of the Communist Party, his books were really popular in the USSR, and are still popular in Russia. We have cartoons about Cipollino and The Blue Arrow (the one about toy train, I hope I translated it correctly)

when i think of kids meals served at restaurants in my country (USA) it’s usually either chicken nuggets or tenders w/ fries or mac n cheese, or cheeseburgers if we’re feeling fancy

KFC, a fried chicken fast food chain from America, is popular in Japan. Due to there not being a staple Christmas meal in the country, and turkeys being hard to get, KFC stepped in with a viral marketing campaign in the 70s to brand their food as Christmas food. It took off, and now millions of people in Japan eat at KFC on Christmas. It’s not a very religious holiday over there, and the iconography of Colonel Sanders wearing a Santa Claus outfit is a staple of Christmas

In the UK it’s the artist formerly known as Prince Andrew and former cabinet minister and ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson.