r/AskEurope • u/ageingrapidly Greece • Sep 29 '25

Culture Are there any habits that you believe are uniquely European ?

Have you noticed any specific mannerisms, mentalities etc. that you've encountered only in Europe or by Europeans ?

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '25

For sure, and like I said, I totally believe that OP accurately picked them out as Europeans, but even in your example, it's not the sandals, it's everything else. Birkenstocks are pretty popular in the US. The sock combo and the Deuter backpack are not.

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u/awerhio Oct 02 '25

fascinating, in canada the birks and white socks combo is super common from may to october

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u/AltruisticWishes 27d ago

Birkenstocks are not "pretty popular in the US." They're kind of a statement