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What was something you were surprised to learn is or isn't unique to your country? (lemm.ee)

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[–] ken_cleanairsystems@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This might not be exactly the kind of thing you're asking, but -- as an English speaker (and American) -- it always surprises me just how universal the word "okay" is.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

That surprises me as well. Also "taxi." And there are very few languages where the word for "tea" isn't etymologically related to either "te," "cha," or "chai."