For example this is Estonia's landscape which perfectly resembles it's flag, pretty clever

Things you read to 2-6 year olds, not children's books in general.

American here. I'm a childless millennial so maybe some of these books aren't as popular as they used to be, but they were evergreen when I was growing up in the 90s and 2000s.

Some of the most iconic picture books in America are:

- "Corduroy" by Don Freeman

- "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper

- "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett

- "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak

- "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown

- The "Arthur" series by Marc Brown

- "Guess How Much I Love You" by Sam McBratney

- "I Will Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch

- "The Snow Day" by Ezra Jack Keats

- "Blueberries For Sal" by Robert McCloskey

- "The Poky Little Puppy" by Janette Sebring Lowrey

- "Harry the Dirty Dog" by Gene Zion

- "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle

- "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" by Eric Carle

- "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown

- "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt

- "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by Bill Martin, Jr

- "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst

Or is this just a Western thing?

I have a personal favorite weird story in the historical sense:

In Constitución, one of the first ships to reach Chile was wrecked in 1544. Among the survivors of the crew was a Black man—the first to arrive in the country and the first ever seen by the Indigenous people of Chile. His skin color seemed so implausible to them that they could not believe it was natural. They washed him with boiling water and scrubbed his skin with corn cobs and sponge like threads; when his color did not change, they cut him open to see what he had inside.

For comparison: £32,000 in 1984 would be £133,515 adjusted for inflation in 2026.

A two bedroom flat in Kilburn (north-west London) costs more like £500,000-750,000 in 2026.

The average annual income after tax is £32,800 in England in 2026.

Could have been a personal, or used at another location (work, school, friends house, etc)

Mine was an Apple IIe, at home.

imho its canada and estonia
the canadian flag is very recognisable and memorable,
while the estonian one has the most great color combination.

This could be anything that’s widespread and out of the ordinary, like the Killer Clown Epidemic back in 2016.

Chelyabinsk is stereotyped to be the most proletarian and tough city of Russia.

Translations:

Image 3: “Chelyabinsk men are so tough!”

Image 4: “Chelyabinsk curtains are so tough.”

Image 5: “Chelyabinsk men resting on lounge chairs.”

Image 6: “Chelyabinsk sandbox.”

There are several, but I have chosen Laval.

Laval (France) is the prefecture (administrative center) of the Mayenne department (53). It was founded around 1020 by Guy I of Laval. Under the Ancien Régime (before 1789), the town was part of the province of Maine. Located not far from the Breton border, it was equipped with a fortified castle. Notable figures associated with the town include Alfred Jarry (author of Ubu Roi), Henri Rousseau known as "Le Douanier Rousseau" (a naive painter from the early 20th century) and Ambroise Paré (a 16th-century figure considered the father of modern surgery). The name "Laval" comes from the French "la vallée" ("the valley"), as the town is situated in the valley of the Mayenne (the river that also gives its name to the department).

Laval (Quebec) is the third most populous city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It has a larger population than Laval, France. It's a suburb of Montreal. The city owes its name to the first bishop of Quebec, François de Montmorency-Laval (1623–1708), whose family originated from Laval, France. It was founded on the 6th of August, 1965, through the merger of 14 municipalities. It is, therefore, a relatively recent city, even by Canadian standards.

Im Sakha, and we don't get many representation in media. In genshin impact with release of Snezhnaya region there a character that represents siberian native cultures called Alyosha. Even though cultural references are not all from Sakha culture (cuz genshn known from mixing cultures) but that still nice. Hes my boy and I even have Keychain of him (don't look at the red one)

Yesterday was national election in Brazil, as is the case since at least 2014, people from the right wing have unfortunately come out all over social media to make xenophobic posts against people from Northeastern Brazil for voting Lula/PT. In Brazil xenophobia is a crime and every time an election happens the number of reported cases explode against northeasterners. Does your country have anything like that?

This is Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy. Absolute legends in the horror scene. They don't give a damn where or when the film was made, and neither do I.

Edit: Spare the politics. We all know the world is eating itself. Give us some genuine recommendations to enjoy.

Translations:

Image 1: “Bringing back flight missions to Washington is a guarantee of our safety. Sarmatmobile.”

Image 2: “Bring back flight missions to Washington. Sarmatmobile. For sovereignty of Russia.”

Image 3: “Bring back flight missions to Washington.”

Born and raised in Georgia. Also like traveling around my country and talk to people. Talk to people in occupied territories online. So I think I can give a bit more insight.

If someone was to make an exaggeration or use an example of a really far away place, what would they use?
In the US I feel like it’s mostly China.

“It’s only a 2 hour drive. It’s not like I’m moving to China!” For example.

That and the city of Timbuktu in Mali for whatever reason.

What do you say where you’re from?

Hello!

My drawers are always filled to the brim. Am I a syllogomaniac?

And you? What does your drawer look like?

I'm creating a playlist with the best songs from some countries for me to listen to and would like suggestions from people in their own country

I made Baghali Polo ba Morgh (fava bean rice and chicken) it's an Iranian dish

Growing up in Italy, everybody had one. Today, with online school register, they're slowly being phased out

I can confirm my grandfather(who is not this guy, this is Alex Trebek) looked like this in the 70's back in Malta lol

What's one thing your country is number one in?