54 Awesome Things In Other Countries That Are Futuristic, Convenient, Or Just So Darn Cool

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The Netherlands has swings you can use to charge your phones at The Hague central.

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This Helsinki Burger King literally has a SAUNA in it. Catch up, America.

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Apparently, in London, there’s a bar where you can get a drink in a LEVITATING glass.

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Amsterdam has free “menstruation stations” for anyone who needs sanitary products.

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There’s a Starbucks in Oman that literally has a SHARK TANK behind the register.

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Trains in Seoul show you how crowded each car is.

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This doesn’t necessarily apply to me, but this German restaurant has made peeing fun by including a mini soccer game in urinals.

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And even better, this urinal in London had an actual driving game where you could control the car with your pee direction.

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Bars and event spaces in Germany — especially those participating in Oktoberfest — have a puke sink.

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I’m sorry to say that I would hog these in-ground trampolines in Berlin parks for hours… Sorry, German children.

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There are piano stairs in this Seoul subway station that are wayyyy better than the big piano at FAO Schwarz, and I say that as a die-hard New Yorker.

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Also in a Seoul subway, you can get a custom transportation card with a photo of your choice on it.

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There’s a museum in London with slanted sinks that get shorter and shorter, for kids of all heights.

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This Edinburgh hotel has bathroom mirrors that are built to have a section that will not fog up when you’re taking a shower.

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In Singapore, some supermarkets use digital price markers, so workers don’t have to spend a ton of time replacing all the paper ones.

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Norway has a 24/7 grocery store with no attendants — you just use self-checkout.

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This movie theater with a GIANT SLIDE in Korea puts every other movie theater to shame.

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The Berlin mall has this even more awesome slide.

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This office building in London also has a slide.

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Iceland has park benches with footrests.

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Airplane boarding passes in Seoul have a map of the terminal with your gate shown on the back.

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Seoul buses have transparent pockets so you can watch something on your phone while keeping it secured and protected….and not even having to hold it.

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Belgium has a really cool bike path that descends through a lake so you can feel like Moses parting the Red Sea.

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There are complimentary dog sticks left out for dogs in London.

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This trash can in Sweden has Wi-Fi so that people are more likely to go near it and then throw away trash.

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This beach in Zadar, Croatia has a wheelchair ramp into the sea, along with special wheelchairs meant for use and attendants to assist those who use wheelchairs.

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There’s a Burger King in Vienna that only sells vegan food.

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There’s a supermarket in Germany with a magnifying glass attached to all shopping carts to help you read receipts if the print is difficult for you to read.

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In Switzerland, little robots deliver mail.

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This grocery store in Switzerland gives away leftover greens that would otherwise be trash for free so people with small pets like guinea pigs and bunnies can make use of them.

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This gas station in Switzeland allows you not only to listen to music as you pump your gas, but choose which type you’d like.

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Turkey has public cat food dispensers for street cats.

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In Denmark, you can rent not only books at libraries, but also art.

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This bidet in Thailand was quite…comprehensive.

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In the Berlin airport, there’s a cord running across the whole floor in the bathroom in case you fall and need assistance.

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In Germany, there’s a beach with a mini library.

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New Zealand has REVERSIBLE public benches.

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Switzerland has these racks just for recycling pizza boxes.

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In Edinburgh, buses have monitors showing sign language for important announcements.

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You can build your own pens in this Korean shop, and I need to go there immediately.

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You can get Wi-Fi codes from a vending machine in Germany.

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Germany also has a “walk-through” McDonald’s for those without cars.

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This is what some bus stops in Norway look like…step up your game, America.

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If you fly Korea Air, you can use these stickers to indicate if you’d like to be woken up if you fall asleep.

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This toilet stall in Japan has a tray for your personal items and reminders to make sure you don’t forget them.

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Japan has air-conditioned jackets you can wear, often used for construction workers stuck working in the heat.

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In some Korean coffee shops, there are slots to put your used cups so they can easily be recycled and don’t take up too much space in the trash.

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In India, Burger King has a spot for unused condiment pouches so you don’t waste them.

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In the Copenhagen airport, there’s a self-serve Starbucks.

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There’s a vending machine in Belgium where you can buy crates of beer.

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There’s a bike shop in Copenhagen that rents out bikes that look like locals’ so you don’t look like a tourist.

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You can get CHEESE out of a vending machine in Switzerland.

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In Taiwan, trees have QR codes on them so you can learn more about the tree.

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And finally, toilet paper rolls in Peru store little mini travel size rolls inside!

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