25 Appropriate Practices And Processes Countries Have Implemented That Got A Nod Of Approval From Netizens

Each country’s needs change according to many factors. Weather, location, and cultural practices are just a few of the influential facets. When governments understand these aspects and adapt to their people’s needs, providing feasible solutions, they garner the admiration of their citizens. Recently, a Redditor asked, "What’s one thing in your country (or somewhere you've been) that just makes sense—and the rest of the world really should copy?" People who were pleasantly surprised by a genuinely helpful process implemented by their country immediately replied with the clever adaptations they had noted. These impressive little practical solutions may be few and far between, but they make sense and, with a little more encouragement, will hopefully soon be adopted by nations in other parts of the world too.

#1

Image source: StillSimple6, Gu Ko/Pexels Japan has a law that the product displayed on packaging must be a real representation of the food inside. This should be law everywhere.

#2

Image source: slothbear13, Joey Banks/Pexels The Americans with Disabilities Act. It's one of the few things my country has actually gotten right. Landmark legislation that requires all businesses and governments to make their services accessible to those with disabilities and to not discriminate against them. This is why you'll find Braille menus in McDonald's and why you'll see 200-year old buildings with wheelchair ramps.

#3

Image source: Impossible-Ship5585, Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels No tipping.

#4

The National Health Service. Even after 14 years of Tory underfunding, it's an absolute marvel. I see the add-ons on bills that some Americans get just for things like holding their baby after they've given birth and it makes me sick,. Image source: Blunder_Woman

#5

Image source: Palocles, Kindel Media/Pexels Waiting for Brazil and Korea to say "successfully prosecuting a criminal president".

#6

Image source: Particular_Neat1000, Romy2702 The pfand system were you return bottles to the supermarket and get a small amount of money back.

#7

The “Rettungsgasse” As soon as a traffic jam forms on the highway, all vehicles must form an emergency lane through which emergency vehicles can pass. Regardless of whether an emergency vehicle is coming or not. Image source: The_Keri2

#8

Image source: Starsteamer, Karolina Grabowska www.kaboompics.com/Pexels Free menstrual products in schools and colleges (and many public bathrooms.). It’s made a huge difference to not only period poverty, but also the taboo surrounding these products. They are in all toilets and all pupils have easy access to their own provisions (including males taking products home for family members.) As someone who works in a school in a deprived area, this has made a massive difference to our young people and makes me proud of our country. Also edited to add free baby boxes too!

#9

Sweden only has gender neutral bathrooms in most public spaces. It’s individual stalls where the walls go all the way from the floor to the roof and they often even have their own sinks, so this is great for privacy and it’s really nice for trans/non-binary people. Also for fathers accompanying their little daughters to the bathroom. Image source: 1Dr490n

#10

Image source: Pyrosvetlana, Thirdman/Pexels I love the Italian law that requires restaurants to show which menu items have been frozen.

#11

Image source: winterweiss2902, Nothing Ahead/Pexels 4 day work week.

#12

Display the price you have to pay in stores, restaurants,.. instead of a pre-tax price. Image source: Difficult_Camel_1119

#13

Image source: Ok-Pie-3581, Marshall Reyher/Pexels Visited Norway recently. The tax taken from the large oil companies there is put into Norway’s renewable energy sector/research. Pretty good I reckon!

#14

Taiwan has a lot of foreign workers, including a lot of Indonesians wearing hijabs. Nobody complains. There are Muslim prayer rooms in airports and railroad stations. People say, Oh, that’s nice. The government provides services in Indonesian, Tagalog, VN, and Thai. Most people appreciate that they are working hard. There are cases of bad examples, of course, but there is no tension or antagonism. Image source: Yugan-Dali

#15

Image source: PygmeePony, Emir An/Unsplash Bike highways. Basically wide bicycle paths between cities or towns that are not next to a major road.

#16

Image source: GamerBoixX, Aero Drone/Pexels INFONAVIT, it's basically, in a very simplistic way to describe it, like a public healthcare but for housing, this is a big part of why we have some of the lowest homelessness rates and highest home ownership rates in the world.

#17

In Hungary, there is a unique public health service called the "védőnő" system, often translated as the “health visitor” service or “public health nurse” system. A védőnő is a specially trained health professional who provides preventive care and health education mainly for women, infants, children, and families. Their responsibilities include: * Regular check-ups for pregnant women, new mothers, and babies. * Home visits to monitor the child’s development and living conditions. * Guidance on breastfeeding, child nutrition, and parenting. * Cooperation with family doctors, pediatricians, schools, and local health authorities. The system was established in the early 20th century and is nationwide, with each neighborhood or district having its assigned health visitor. It plays a major role in preventive healthcare, early detection of health or social problems, and family support — especially in maternal and child health. Image source: Nevermind1982X

#18

Image source: Delicious-Ad7376, Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels Furasato Nozei ふるさと納税 - hometown tax program is brilliant. You get to move some of your tax to other parts of Japan (such as rural/farming). In return for this donation (which you’d pay anyway) you get 1/3 of the value as a gift from that prefecture - and you pick your gift from a long list of goods from that region; fresh veggies delivered every week, Wagyu, sushi fish, sake even electronics, cameras, furnitures and hotel rooms. You also get to claim the donation as a deductible only paying tax in the value of the gift. Win win as it moves tax revenue to the poorer areas and you get tax break.

#19

Image source: Express-Passenger829, Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash Compulsory voting by pencil and paper, always on Saturday (after 2 weeks of voting booths being open) with ranked choice / preferential ballots, organised by an independent electoral commission that: 1. determines electoral boundaries based on population (with no reference to political consequences), 2. moves heaven & earth to ensure ballots get to everyone in the country (in a language they can read), and 3. counts the votes by hand in front of witnesses representing all the candidates. Also: completely banning political donations.

#20

Image source: NUDGE_44, Max Vakhtbovych/Pexels Washing instead of wiping?

#21

Going to the pub and waiting for everything to blow over. Image source: ScootsMcDootson

#22

It's not exclusive to Netherlands, neighbouring countries to the same. But music halls being supported by the local government as vital spaces for the arts and local community. As opposed to purely commercial ventures that survive only as long as it takes for someone to buy, demolish and build luxury apartments. Image source: ah5178

#23

Image source: TamponBazooka, Cimpueru Filip/Pexels Keeping the streets and every public place clean.

#24

Image source: MaxiTheSmol, Martin Lopez/Pexels Strong(er) unions.

#25

Massive investments in infrastructure—besides the obvious like high-speed rail, 5G, and highways—also include widely distributed free public facilities (libraries, art galleries, restrooms), parks, greenways, and even well-maintained mountain hiking trails. I understand all this requires money, but with all this in place, we can feel our tax dollars are actually worth it—not like stepping on a syringe the moment we walk outside. Image source: Acceptable_Score153