50 Genius Things Other Countries Have That Make The US Feel Like It’s Living In Another Century

Before anyone has the bright idea:universal healthcare, haha. Get it out of your system, dear internet.With that said, check out all this cool stuff the world has! No, don’t look at it as if someone else has it better than you. Rather, consider it an idea that you canyoinkand introduce in your own immediate surroundings because everyone deserves good things.This post may includeaffiliate links.

Before anyone has the bright idea:universal healthcare, haha. Get it out of your system, dear internet.

With that said, check out all this cool stuff the world has! No, don’t look at it as if someone else has it better than you. Rather, consider it an idea that you canyoinkand introduce in your own immediate surroundings because everyone deserves good things.

This post may includeaffiliate links.

Australian Company Introduces Glow-In-The-Dark Highway Paint Technology

UK Supermarket Has A Tag You Can Add For Carts With Wonky Wheels

Swiping the card at a sensor gives its holder an extra 3 to 13 seconds to walk across, depending on the size of the crossing.

In Singapore, Elderly Pedestrians Can Tap Their Identity Card To Have More Time At The Pedestrian Crossing

If you’re reading this, it’s very likely you already know the answer to why there are borders between countries, why each country is different, and similar questions that deal with why someone has something and someone else does not.But let’s humor the idea of there being singularity—like,what if there’d be just one country on Earth?

But let’s humor the idea of there being singularity—like,what if there’d be just one country on Earth?

Traffic Light With A Shining Pole In Moscow, Russia

This Car Park In France Has Soft Barriers Between Parking Spaces To Stop People Scratching Other Cars

There Is A Swing Made For Wheelchairs At This Park In Mexico

It’s romantic to think that, in some senses, our planet can be seen as a single country—a single place where we as a species live. And that’s what we share.Apollo 9 space mission member Rusty Schweikhart explained that when he first looked at Earth from space, he felt a profound shift in perspective. Looking at it, he knew there were numerous borders on it, yet you couldn’t even see them.

It’s romantic to think that, in some senses, our planet can be seen as a single country—a single place where we as a species live. And that’s what we share.

Apollo 9 space mission member Rusty Schweikhart explained that when he first looked at Earth from space, he felt a profound shift in perspective. Looking at it, he knew there were numerous borders on it, yet you couldn’t even see them.

Japanese Government Sends Individuals Quarantining At Home Free Care Packages! Shown Is For 1 Person (Me) In Tokyo

My Australian Tax Return Shows Where My Money Went

Sewer Cover In Osaka, Japan

Despite Rusty’s idea, despite our species essentially coming from a single place and sharing the same ancestry, we somehow got to a point where there are around 200 countries, each living its own life, relatively speaking. Why? How? What happened for these borders and walls to pop up and separate us?

Cool Bike Repair Equipment On A Bike Path (Canada)

Nappies In Sweden Have A Father On The Packaging

Lights To Silently Get Your Waiter’s Attention In Maastricht, Netherlands

While criticized, the theory still explains why, in times of crisis and uncertainty, nationalism grows, and walls tend to be built.

No petting, no taunting, no questionable treats, perfect! Just don’t plan to spend the night there yourself. A writer for The Outline tried a similar booth and apparently they have cameras/sensors watching and the company will fine people who get in.

This Stall For Your Dog Outside A Super Market In Copenhagen!

This Burger King In Norway Has A Apot For You To Empty Your Sodas In Before You Throw The Cup Away

This mechanism is located in a toilet in Mexico and you don’t have to be a germaphobe to appreciate it. Unsanitary public toilets can lead to gut infections, lung and skin infections as well as STDs. If a stool doesn’t look clean but you really need to use it, consider using tissue paper to open its door, using the toilet seat cover, and if there isn’t one, cleaning the toilet seat with a tissue paper before using it or even hovering closely above the toilet.

This Toilet Flushes By Using Your Foot

So, to avoid that, the psychologist behind these insights, Steve Taylor, explained that the other end of the spectrum is where folks who are well-off reside—folks who incidentally often don’t have a sense of group identity.Instead, they have transcended beyond that concept and found a calmer life where folks aren’t pigeonholed into nationalities, borders, identities, and the like.

Instead, they have transcended beyond that concept and found a calmer life where folks aren’t pigeonholed into nationalities, borders, identities, and the like.

UPS In Italy Uses These “Bicycle Trucks” To Deliver Packages To Places In Narrow Streets Of Rome

Train Seats In Japan Facing Outwards So You Can See The Scenery

Public Air Shower In Tokyo To Blow Pollen Off Hay Fever Sufferers

Taylor noticed that folks who went through extreme psychological trauma—a life-threatening diagnosis or a loss in the family—often entered this next step in human development. They wouldn’t feel like they belonged to some nationality, religion, race, whatever. Having lived something that intense has led them to lose their group identity because they no longer felt separate, fragile, or insecure. And so there was no need for some sort of quick fix in the form of nationalism.

The Trains In Japan Have Women-Only Cars

It’s about time we got something like this. Rick Paulas of the Pacific Standard has compared the current design of many grocery stores to casinos. “There are lights and sounds that re-focus attention every micro-second, carpet on the ground to offer cushion for our feet, an open-flow space from the slot machines to the poker tables to the roulette. But what’s more important is what’s not there: clocks on the wall, bathrooms, escape routes. The reason is obvious — can’t spend money if you’re not present—and they point toward why supermarkets attempted to get their customers lost.”

Supermarket Trolleys In Sweden Have A Map Of The Supermarket

This Carousel In Hong Kong Has A Sea Turtle Mounted To The Floor For Disabled Children

So, once humanity stops individualizing itself through identities, only then will there essentially beone country. And once borders are out the window, then there’d be an increased chance of everyone having and enjoying the same nice things.But do you notice how I sayan increased chance? There’s always a catch.

But do you notice how I sayan increased chance? There’s always a catch.

This Ice Lolly I Bought In Korea Has A Little Tray To Prevent It From Melting All Over Your Hands

This Bill In Turkey Tells You How Much Each Person Would Need To Pay If You Split It Equally

Lisbon Consists Of 7 Hills. In Order To Make It Easier For Residents And Tourists To Move Between The Different Neighbourhoods, This Open-Air Escalator Was Installed

While an amazing concept, losing group identity won’t solve all of the world’s problems. It would solveplenty, but notall.

These Two Different Sets Of Shopping Baskets At A Department Store In Bangkok - For Those That Need Help Or Want To Be Left Alone

In Belgian Train’s Toilets There Is A Sos Button Close To The Ground In Case People Fall And Can’t Get Up

This Pizza Box In Japan That Has A Handle In The Middle To Keep The Pizza Flat

Besides, there are easy solutions to these problems—either bring whatever it is that you want in and make ita thing, or go to this other country, experience it, and move on. No need to flex who has what.But a person can still dream of a world where there’s a single country where everyone could possibly be able to experience Kinder Surprises. In any case, thank you for listening to my ramblings.

But a person can still dream of a world where there’s a single country where everyone could possibly be able to experience Kinder Surprises. In any case, thank you for listening to my ramblings.

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