UK here. Not even sure where to start. It’s considered proper to not fasten the bottom button on your waistcoat. This is because King Edward 7th was getting too fat to fasten his—so he started the custom. © Unknown author / Reddit
In Sweden, leaving your dishes on the table of a café and leaving is considered inappropriate in most cases. You are expected to take them to a shelf yourself. © Chris Ebbert / Quora
In the Netherlands, we have birthday parties like this. In the living room we organize a circle of chairs with a coffee table in the center. There are 2 time slots: for friends and for family. Guests upon arriving congratulate the birthday boy or girl and hand over presents. Then they are taking empty chairs and stay there till the end of the party. In the evening, the cycle is repeated again with the other group. The weekend after that, you can invite your close friends to come over and have the real party. © briefnuts / Reddit
We have a weird Christmas in Hungary. Only the parents are buying presents, they are all under a tree, and we are not gifting each other. Presents are opened on Christmas Eve, not the 1st Christmas Day, and the two Christmas Days are not being celebrated often. © thatajmek / Reddit

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