“When I was a kid I waited opposite some guy who had a real life broadsword stuck in his foot. He’d been working in some old stately home and a suit of armor toppled over and the sword impaled his foot. It was all bandaged up and not obviously bleeding, so he just sat there …
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Ex-Amish woman shares the '3 things' that shock people about her former life
Leaving the Amish community to live in the outside world has to be a major shock. Overnight, one has to go from a world powered by horses and buggies to one ruled by technology. Lizzie Ens, 36, left the Swartzentruber Amish community at 19 and has done a great job transitioning to a completely different …
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Nate Bargatze Talked The Shock Of Hosting ‘SNL,’ Being Freaked Out By The Future, And Never Reading Books In His Opening Monologue
Despite being a rock star stand-up comic who sells out giant auditoriums and has hit specials on Amazon Prime, Nate Bargatze was a little nervous about hosting SNL, which he did alongside The Foo Fighters. It was his first time, sure, but he also joked before the show aired that he wasn’t “famous enough.” If …
The terrifying shock calvary of the Ottoman Empire called the DELILER meaning (crazy)…
The terrifying shock calvary of the Ottoman Empire called the DELILER meaning (crazy) People were terrified of these mighty warriors magically travelling over mountains and cliffs. Deli is a Turkish word meaning “Mad”, “Crazy”, or “Wild”. In the Ottoman Empire it was applied to irregular troops recruited in the Balkans, chiefly Bosnians and Albanians, and …
People Sharing Culture Shock After Moving To Midwest
4. “Biggest shock for me was the food. I thought I knew good American comfort food, but theirs was to another level. It was also interesting to see how they had their own little language and words for things that I thought were called another.” “For example, when you bring over a casserole, they call …
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People Who Grew Up Wealthy Share Culture Shock Moments
14. “In 1977, I thought everyone had a built-in pool, pool house, sauna, and electric car. Yes, we had one of the first electric cars; it only went 50 mph. Summers were spent on the boat and skiing at the lake! We had family movie night once a week in our theater room, and our …
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34 Absolutely Wild Photos Of The Human Body That Made Me Stare At My Computer In Shock
Why, yes, you CAN grow hair out of your eye! View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/wild-photos-of-the-human-body
People Are Sharing The Culture Shock They Experienced Moving From The East To The West Coast (Or Vice Versa)
“I was completely unprepared for how different it would be. It was like another country.” View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelelbird/east-coast-west-coast-culture-shocks-gd
‘The other day I read one that left me in shock’: Amazon warehouse worker reads, mocks notes customers send in packages
Some words are better left unsaid—at least if you’re saying those words via an Amazon note you put in a package for your soulmate. That’s because, well, Amazon warehouse workers are confessing they read the notes customers leave for people they send gifts to. TikToker Key Aliyah (@keyionnaaliyah) filmed her humorous skit while working a …
People Who Grew Up Wealthy, Tell Me About A Culture Shock Experience You Had When You Left Your Wealthy Bubble
Culture shock: The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes. View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/consheabrown1/people-who-grew-up-wealthy-tell-me-about-a-culture-shock
‘Had the waiter in shock.’ A Manager Had To Step In After Customers Ate 30 Plates Of Applebee’s Endless Wings
I guess those Applebee’s boneless wings aren’t endless, after all… A college student and his friends pushed an Applebee’s restaurant to the limit when they ordered plate after plate after plate of wings. In fact, they ordered so many that the restaurant’s manager had to step in to ask them to stop. A viral TikTok …
People Who Have Lived Abroad Long-Term Are Sharing Their Experiences With Reverse Culture Shock Upon Returning Home
“After so long abroad, I find it easier to adapt to a new place than to re-adapt to society back home.” View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/consheabrown1/expats-are-sharing-reverse-culture-shock-experiences