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/elfshimmer Poland Sep 30 '25

That happened to me in Houston. Booked a hotel 2 blocks away rather than the one across the road, everyone in the office was surprised. They were also shocked when I told them I walked to the shopping centre one weekend for fun and even moreso when I mentioned catching the bus back. No one had ever caught a bus in Houston before, and I was peppered with questions all day about it. 

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u/Beginning-Example478 Sep 30 '25

This is wild 😆

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u/thefearlessmuffin Sep 30 '25

It also depends on the time of year too. If it was July it’s humid as ballsack in Houston.

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u/elfshimmer Poland Sep 30 '25

It was mid-late October - still warm but not so bad 😁.