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7 Tipping Mistakes That Make Americans Look Ridiculous Abroad

by David Peluchette

Tipping Like a Big Shot? The American Art of Turning Gratitude Into a Flex

How a “Nice Tip” Can Backfire in Europe and What You Should Be Doing Instead

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Categories Europe, Expat Life & Travel

7 Weird Lessons That Saved My Sanity Living In Europe

by David Peluchette

The Daily Chaos No One Warned Me About

Living Abroad Shouldn’t Feel Like Solving a Rubik’s Cube in the Dark. Here’s How I Finally Cracked the Code

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Categories Europe, Expat Life & Travel

7 Times Being A Cheapskate While Traveling Totally Backfired

by David Peluchette

The Confessions of a former Cheapskate Traveler…

The True Price of Frugal Travel, Told by Someone Who Lived to Regret It

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Categories Europe, Expat Life & Travel

9 European Food Rules That Deserve To Be Broken

by David Peluchette

Why Obeying Every Food Rule Abroad Might Be Ruining Your Trip

Following Every Local Custom Abroad Isn’t Noble, It’s Exhausting

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Categories Europe

7 “Toxic” American Foods That Europeans Secretly Love (But Won’t Admit)

by David Peluchette

Europeans Call It Trash…. But They Just Can’t Stop Eating It.

They Mock It in Public, Crave It in Private. Europe’s Dirty Little Junk Food Secret No One Talks About… Except Me.

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Categories Europe

7 Shockingly Normal Things In Ukraine That Blew My American Mind In 1999

by David Peluchette

When Normal Isn’t Universal

No Street Numbers, No Smiles, No Instructions. Here’s What I Never Saw Coming When I Moved East

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Categories Europe, Expat Life & Travel

8 Insanely Good European Foods That Are Legal But Missing From The US

by David Peluchette

The Delicious Secrets Hiding in Plain Sight Across the Atlantic

Not Banned Just Ignored and That Might Be the Real Tragedy of the American Food System

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Categories Europe, The USA & Canada

8 American Foods That Come With Warning Labels In Europe But Not In The U.S.

by David Peluchette

The Same Foods, Two Very Different Rules

These Ingredients Are Sold in the U.S. Without Warnings but Flagged Across Europe for Health Risks

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Categories Europe, The USA & Canada

7 European Habits That Cured My American Burnout

by David Peluchette

Before Europe Slowed Me Down, I Didn’t Even Realize I Was Exhausted

How Life in Ukraine, France, Albania and Georgia Showed Me That Hustling Is Not a Personality Trait, It’s a Warning Sign

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Categories Europe, Expat Life & Travel, The USA & Canada

7 American Food Trends That Europeans Think Are Totally Insane

by David Peluchette

When Bread Meets Bedazzling: A Transatlantic Food Culture Clash

From Rainbow Bagels to Charcoal Lattes, These Are the Culinary Crimes Europeans Just Can’t Forgive

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Categories Europe, Expat Life & Travel
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