Welcome to the Odd Things in Odd Places series.
In May of 2014, I polled Wait But Why email subscribers about which countries they’d like to send me to over the summer. They decided to amuse themselves and chose Russia, Japan, Nigeria, Iraq, and Greenland. So I went to each of them, consecutively, for about half a month each, and after each place, I wrote a big post about the country and what I learned there. There were seven posts in total, which are all linked below. Enjoy!
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My confusion about why the hell I was doing this. Read →
Russia: What You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know
Russia is an odd place and I went on an odd trip. Beaten physically by a siberian shaman, beaten physically while nude in a bathhouse, and a day wearing a bear suit to mention a few activities. Read →
Japan, and How I Failed to Figure it Out
Wait actually, Russia’s not odd. Japan is odd. Read →
19 Things I Learned in Nigeria
The full story on scams, hand-holding, and being white in Africa’s most populous nation. Read →
From Muhammad to ISIS: Iraq’s Full Story
The full, full, full story on Iraq. Read →
Stories from the land of ice and ghosts. Read →
I asked dozens of people in each of the countries what they’d wish for if they had a magical genie. Here’s what they said. Read →
