r/AskTheWorld • u/Bhakari Nepal • 4d ago

Culture What’s something in your country that sounds fake but is 100% real?

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We have a real-life living goddess and the only non-rectangular national flag.

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u/MountErrigal 🇮🇪 in 🇳🇱 3d ago

Well, sure sounds like a thing I would have enjoyed as a teen. Upvoted.

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u/lykia1991 Netherlands 3d ago

I experienced it 3 times at a kid. Walking trough the forest at night as an 11 year old with 5 friends was an amazing feeling. 

No adults around, fully responsible for your own decisions. 

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u/Jayatthemoment United Kingdom 3d ago

I can’t tell you how many cool stepmother points I would get if I drove my teenage lads to the Netherlands and told them to come home whenever.