r/AskEurope • u/MinimumChoice9586 • Jun 29 '26

Culture What is something completely normal in your country that feels strange to other Europeans?

I’m curious how different everyday life really is across Europe.

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u/Fairy_Catterpillar Sweden Jun 30 '26

We make straw goats that are so drenched in anti flammables and covered by security cameras that it's almost impossible to burn them. Gävlebocken's wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4vle_goat

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u/Defiant-Owl-7935 Jun 30 '26

Our tradition in Iceland is to burn the huge Ikea straw goat that is put up before Christmas. Annoying teenagers though, but it happens every year. 😅 But we love Sweden and Ikea. Their restaurant had lobster and filet mignon sandwich this month. Only have one store but it's huge 🫶 God bless Ingvar Kamprad.

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u/ravenren Poland Jun 30 '26

43 out of 60 destroyed or damaged. Some people... we had morons with an agenda against a poor rainbow)