35 Household Tools Popular In Some Countries That Outsiders Would Have No Clue About
Popular local household items that would stump foreigners.
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People around the world grow up with different languages, customs, and lifestyles. That extends to everyday household items we rarely think twice about because they feel so normal, yet a visiting foreigner might find them downright mystifying.
Recently, Redditors from all corners of the world shared the signature household items you’ll find in almost every home in their country. These objects have been around for as long as they can remember, and life feels practically impossible to imagine without them. Yet in another region, state, or nation, the very same item would be seen as a quirky, unique addition. Scroll down to see our top picks from their responses, featured in the gallery below.
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#1 Saunas In Apartments/Flats. Finland
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#2 Tortillero, Which Is Used To Keep Tortillas Warm While You Eat. Mexico
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#3 We Call It A Flessenlikker, Or Freely Translated Bottle Licker. It Is Used To Completely Scrape Bottles And Jars Empty. Netherlands
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#4 Those Tiles. Portugal
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#5 Drying Rack Above The Sink. Apparently Not That Common Outside The Nordics
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#6 In The Yucatan Peninsula, We Use Something Called Lek’. It’s Made From Carved And Dried Out Fruit, And It Has A Crazyyy Insulating Power And It Dates Back All The Way To The Mayans
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#7 A Poffertjespan To Make.....poffertjes. Tiny Dutch Pancakes That Are Consumed With Butter And Powdered Sugar
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#8 A Baguette Box! My Parents Used To Have One Right In Front Of The Main Door; The Baker Was Delivering A Fresh One Every Morning. France
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#9 A Fondue Caquelon. Switzerland
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#10 “It's A Clay Pot Used To Hold Water, And It Keeps It Very Cool And Cold. I Think Most Mexicans Have One Of These. It's Called A Xīcālli Īhuān Ātl
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#11 They're A Bit Fancy, But An Aga Cooker. It's Like A Range Cooker But You Don't Turn It Off. It's Always On And It Acts As Heating For Your Home. England
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#12 I'd Say Probably A Chocolatera, It's Used For Hot Chocolate And Agua De Panela. Colombia
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#13 Tajeen, Pronounced Ta-J-Een. Popular In Morocco, Algeria, Maybe Tunis And Libya I’m Not Sure. Traditionally, It’s Made Of Clay And Used For Cooking
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#14 In The South Of France (Provence More Precisely) We Have Decorative Ceramic Or Cast Iron Cicadas On The Walls
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#15 Garbage Disposal. USA
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#16 Clay Water Filter. Brazil
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#17 For Korea, Probably A Kimchi Fridge
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#18 This To Cook Cuscuz. Brazil
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#19 Going Out On A Limb Here, But Bush Pie Makers In Canada
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#20 I’ve Only Ever Seen Dish Washer Drawers In New Zealand
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#21 A Jar Of Lingonberry Jam (Preferably Rårörda Lingon, A Variant That Hasn't Been Boiled). The Staple Condiment For, Like, Half Of All Swedish Recipes
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#22 A Coconut Grater! Every Household In Southern India Where Coconut Is A Staple Has One
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#23 Kotatsu! I Live Up North And It’s Absolutely A Must For Winter Months. Also We Live In An Older House So We Use Kerosene Heaters To Warm A Room Up. Japan
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#24 Jamonero, For Cutting Iberic Ham. Most Houses Have One. Spain
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#25 In Japan, Most Houses Comes With A Grill Just For Fish
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#26 Oh! I Actually Have Something For This! This Is An "Ulu" Or "Uluaq", Which Is Part Of Our Alaskan Eskimo Cultural Tradition. USA
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#27 Separate Hot And Cold Taps In The Bathroom. UK
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#28 I Guess It Would Have To Be A Central Vacuum System. It Is Built Into The House. Canada
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#29 I Guess It’s Teak Furniture. I Know It’s Not Really Exclusive, But Here Almost Every House Has It, And Sometimes It Becomes An Heirloom Since It Can Easily Last 100 Years. Indonesia
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#30 Mango Pickle Jar.. It Is Very Common In India.. Especially In Maharashtra!. India
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#31 Charcoal Grill On A High Rise Apartment Balcony. Brazil
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#32 Copper Coffee Pot. Turkey
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#33 Moka Pots Maybe. Italy
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#34 Chicken Salt For Chips. Australia
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#35 Pickeled Flour. Poland
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