Is there any reason to believe the ride sharing companies won't reorganize their drivers using a similar model to what Amazon uses for their delivery drivers: contract to external firms that employ drivers so the parent entity is absolved of responsibility?
Moving Day is an example of something I thought was normal but only realized was a local custom when I moved to another country.
Frozen thinly-sliced fondue meat (beef, pork, turkey) being available at any grocery store was another one. Fondue in a pot of beef broth is a popular dish for dinner parties in Québec since it scales no matter how many guests you have and each guest can eat however much or little they want. In the US the closest I can find is beef bulgogi from a Korean grocery store.
What are some examples of things you thought were "normal" until you moved elsewhere?
I have used ASCET, another model-based design tool. It exports the models as XML and has a separate executable that diffs the XML and renders the diagram with red outlines around the changes so you can click down into the details of the changes.
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