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* Many kinds of crops and livestock have been fundamental to economies far away from their origins. Several Old World species (wheat, sugarcane, grapes, bananas, coffee, cotton, citrus fruits, bananas, cattle, and sheep) have been most extensively produced by New World countries (sheep in Australia & New Zealand, cotton in the DeepSouth, sugar in the Caribbean, etc).
** Don't forget potatoes, which invert the above by being New World plants popular in the Old World. Native to the mountains of the Andes, we humans spread them across the world because they grow well in cool, wet climates.

* In both Britain and France, the sauropod dinosaur ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursSaurischianDinosaurs Diplodocus]]'' is considered THE archtypical sauropod, as opposed to ''Brontosaurus'' or ''Apatosaurus'' or, after ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', ''Brachiosaurus'' like in other countries, no doubt thanks to fossil casts being sent to their national museums in the 1900's by billionaire Andrew Carnegie, It's probably why the British-made ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs'' features it in the central role of the Lare Jurassic US-set second episode. Even ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'', which is produced by the British company Creator/{{Rare}}, features a ''Diplodocus'' as the token sauropod for the {{Prehistoria}} world Terrydactyland.

* In both Britain France, the sauropod dinosaur ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursSaurischianDinosaurs Diplodocus]]'' is considered THE archtypical sauropod, as opposed to ''Brontosaurus'' or ''Apatosaurus'' or, after ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', ''Brachiosaurus'' like in other countries, no doubt thanks to fossil casts being sent to their national museums in the 1900's by billionaire Andrew Carnegie, It's probably why the British-made ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs'' features it in the central role of the Lare Jurassic US-set second episode. Even ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'', which is produced by the British company Creator/{{Rare}}, features a ''Diplodocus'' as the token sauropod for the {{Prehistoria}} world Terrydactyland.

* The sauropod dinosaur ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursSaurischianDinosaurs Diplodocus]]'' is quite popular in the UK and France thanks to fossil casts being sent to their national museums in the 1900's by billionaire Andrew Carnegie, to the point it is considered THE archtypical sauropod, as opposed to ''Brontosaurus'' or ''Apatosaurus'' or, after ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', ''Brachiosaurus'' like in other countries. It's probably why the British-made ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs'' features it in the central role of the Lare Jurassic US-set second episode. Even ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'', which is produced by the British company Creator/{{Rare}}, features a ''Diplodocus'' as the token sauropod for the {{Prehistoria}} world Terrydactyland.

* ''Kentucky Fried Chicken'' has a massive fanbase in Japan, partly due to the fact that a bucket of ''[=KFC=]'' is a massive staple of Christmas dinner over there. Heck, it's even to the point where there's a [=KFC=] buffet in Tokyo that can have queues upwards of 100 customers long.

* [[PlayboyBunny Playboy Bunnies]] are ubiquitous in Japanese media, so much so that the Anime and Manga folder of this trope specifies that even series that wouldn't normally warrant them would implement bunny suits in official art. Despite it being an IconicOutfit in the United States, it's too specifically [[CharacteristicTrope associated]] with ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine to have as much presence in the media.

* DIN 1451, is a font developed by the DIN[[note]]the German Institute for Standardization[[/note]] for traffic signs. It's been used by other European countries (such as Greece, Czechia or Latvia) for their traffic signs as well. Some countries, like Austria, even have slightly modified version of it. Then in 2017 Microsoft introduced Bahnschrift, a font based on DIN 1451. One beneficial feature of Bahnschrift is that the letters do not change space when changing the look of the font. Creator/RockstarGames used it extensively in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' for its interface and dialogue subtitles likely due to its readability.

* The day after Thanksgiving, aka Black Friday, has become a popular shopping day in the UK despite Thanksgiving being an American holiday, and thus, the day having no actual significance in the UK outside of being the fourth Friday in November. American retailers offering Black Friday specials online led UK businesses to adopt the concept, even in Wales (where it's called ''Dydd Gwener y Gwario Gwirion''--"Silly Spending Friday"). By 2016 Brits spent over a billion pounds on Black Friday. It's also become a big day in Canada, despite Canadian Thanksgiving falling in early October, though the cultural ties between the US and Canada make that situation more understandable. Other countries like Switzerland are picking up the concept as well.

* Given the unique-in-UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} combination of strong and exporting cultural industry and widespread CulturalCringe, Japanese culture fits this trope. Which is ironic given that something being "big in Japan" is a common form of this trope. Ditto for British culture.

* It's widely-known that [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs make everything better]], but Japan especially agrees. Dinosaur exhibitions are frequently held throughout, DinosaurMedia is quite common, there's even a company that specializes in animatronic dinosaurs, and this is the country that gave us ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. In fact, Japan ''really'' loves dinosaurs that they're willing to strive for accuracy, to the point of not being [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur afraid to feature feathered dinosaurs]] (even ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' gets portrayed with feathers fairly often there), and they tend to feature specifically Japanese species, like the Early Cretaceous theropod ''Fukuiraptor'', although the Late Cretaceous plesiosaur ''Futabasaurus''[[note]]not a dinosaur, but still a Mesozoic reptile[[/note]] also gets a lot of love there.

* The day after Thanksgiving, aka Black Friday, has become a popular shopping day in the UK despite Thanksgiving being an American holiday, and thus, the day having no actual significance in the UK outside of being the fourth Friday in November. American retailers offering Black Friday specials online led UK businesses to adopt the concept, even in Wales (where it's called ''Dydd Gwener y Gwario Gwirion''--"Silly Spending Friday". By 2016 Brits spent over a billion pounds on Black Friday. It's also become a big day in Canada, despite Canadian Thanksgiving falling in early October, though the cultural ties between the US and Canada make that situation more understandable. Other countries like Switzerland are picking up the concept as well.

* The sauropod dinosaur ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursSaurischianDinosaurs Diplodocus]]'' is quite popular in the UK and France thanks to fossil casts being sent to their national museums in the 1900's by billionaire Andrew Carnegie, to the point it is considered THE archtypical sauropod, as opposed to the ''Brontosaurus'' or ''Apatosaurus'' or, after ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', ''Brachiosaurus'' like in other countries. It's probably why the British-made ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs'' features it in the central role of the Lare Jurassic US-set second episode. Even ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'', which is produced by the British company Creator/{{Rare}}, features a ''Diplodocus'' as the token sauropod for the {{Prehistoria}} world Terrydactyland.

* The sauropod dinosaur ''[[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursSaurischianDinosaurs Diplodocus]]'' is quite popular in the UK and France thanks to fossil casts being sent to their national museums in the 1900's by billionaire Andrew Carnegie, to the point it is considered THE archtypical sauropod, as opposed to the ''Brontosaurus'' or ''Apatosaurus'' like in other countries. It's probably why the British-made ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs'' features it in the central role of the Lare Jurassic US-set second episode. Even ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'', which is produced by the British company Creator/{{Rare}}, features a ''Diplodocus'' as the token sauropod for the {{Prehistoria}} world Terrydactyland.

* For many years, Birmingham, Alabama-based Parisian was a popular department store serving the more upscale malls in the DeepSouth. However, they had a handful of stores in Ohio, three in metro UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, and one in Indiana. Although most of the Parisian stores were closed or sold to Belk in 2006, the three Detroit stores were apparently popular enough to retain the Parisian name for nearly seven years, when they were ultimately rebranded as Carson's.[[note]]By comparison, the other remaining Midwestern stores in Dayton and Indianapolis were both sold to Carson's parent company The Bon-Ton in 2006; two other Parisians in Cincinnati had already closed several years prior.[[/note]]

* [[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursSaurischianDinosaurs The sauropod dinosaur Diplodocus]] is quite popular in the UK and France thanks to fossil casts being sent to their national museums in the 1900's by billionaire Andrew Carnegie, to the point it is considered THE archtypical sauropod, as opposed to the Apatosaurs like in other countries. It's probably why the British-made ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs'' features it in the central role of the Lare Jurassic US-set second episode.

* It's widely-known that [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs make everything better]], but Japan especially agrees. Dinosaur exhibitions are frequently held throughout, DinosaurMedia is quite common, there's even a company that specializes in animatronic dinosaurs, and this is the country that gave us ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. In fact, Japan ''really'' loves dinosaurs that they're willing to strive for accuracy, to the point that they're not [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur afraid to feature feathered dinosaurs]] (even ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' gets portrayed with feathers fairly often there), and they tend to feature specifically Japanese species, like the Early Cretaceous theropod ''Fukuiraptor'', although the Late Cretaceous plesiosaur ''Futabasaurus''[[note]]not a dinosaur, but still a Mesozoic reptile[[/note]] also gets a lot of love there.

* The [[IconicLogo corporate logos]] and [[ArtisticTitle film titles]] of Saul Bass became so famous in Japan that one of his first Japanese clients, the Keio Department Store in 1964, took out a newspaper ad promoting him. His work in Japan, primarily on corporate identity projects, continued into the 1990s.

* It's widely-known that [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs make everything better]], but Japan especially agrees. Dinosaur exhibitions are frequently held throughout, DinosaurMedia is quite common, there's even a company that specializes in animatronic dinosaurs, and this is the country that gave us ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. In fact, Japan ''really'' loves dinosaurs that they're willing to strive for accuracy, to the point that they're not [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur afraid to feature feathered dinosaurs]] (even ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' gets portrayed with feathers fairly often there), and they tend to feature SeldomSeenSpecies more frequently (particularly Japanese species, like the Early Cretaceous theropod ''Fukuiraptor'', although the Late Cretaceous plesiosaur ''Futabasaurus''[[note]]not a dinosaur, but still a Mesozoic reptile[[/note]] also gets a lot of love there).

* Many kinds of crops and livestock have been fundamental to economies far away from their origins. Several Old World species (wheat, sugarcane, grapes, bananas, coffee, cotton, citrus fruits, bananas, cattle, and sheep) have been most extensively produced by New World countries (sheep in Australia & New Zealand, cotton in the DeepSouth, sugar in the Caribbean, etc).
** Don't forget potatoes, which invert the above by being New World plants popular in the Old World. Native to the mountains of the Andes, we humans spread them across the world because they grow well in cool, wet climates.
* [[KingOfBeasts Lions.]] They're just so [[PantheraAwesome cool]] that many nations put them on their national symbols, even if lions haven't been around in their countries for thousands of years (or were never there in the first place).
* In his book ''Whatever You Do, Don't Run'', Botswana safari guide Peter Allison notes that German tourists have an inexplicable fondness for warthogs (or ''warzenshwein") and like to count them for some reason.

* It's widely-known that [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs make everything better]], but Japan especially agrees. Dinosaur exhibitions are frequently held throughout, DinosaurMedia is quite common, there's even a company that specializes in animatronic dinosaurs, and this is the country that gave us ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. In fact, Japan ''really'' loves dinosaurs that they're not [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur afraid to feature feathered dinosaurs]], even portraying ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' as one, and they tend to feature SeldomSeenSpecies more frequently (particularly Japanese species, like the Early Cretaceous theropod ''Fukuiraptor'', although the Late Cretaceous plesiosaur ''Futabasaurus''[[note]]not a dinosaur, but still a Mesozoic reptile[[/note]] also gets a lot of love there).

* It's widely-known that [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs make everything better]], but Japan especially agrees. Dinosaur exhibitions are frequently held throughout, there's even a company that specializes in animatronic dinosaurs, and this is the country that gave us ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. In fact, Japan ''really'' loves dinosaurs that they're not [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur afraid to feature feathered dinosaurs]], even portraying ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' as one, and they tend to feature SeldomSeenSpecies more frequently.
** One specific prehistoric creature that gets a lot of love in Japan is ''Anomalocaris'', probably one of the most iconic pre-dinosaur prehistoric animals over there. With the animal inspiring a bunch of creature designs in anime and video games.
* While most people in the west view insects as the embodiments of {{Squick}}, the Japanese ''[[FriendToBugs love]]'' [[BeetleManiac bugs]]. For example, BugCatching is a popular summer activity amongst children and was the inspiration for ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Likewise, Japanese popular culture is loaded with insect creatures based on popular species in the country, particularly [[JapaneseBeetleBrothers the rhinoceros and stag beetles]].

* Clothing retailer Uniqlo is considered cheap and unfashionable in it domestic Japanese market. It's worldwide success and growing positive reputation outside the country hasn't changed that.

** And not just any coin but the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sacagawea_dollar_obverse.png Sacagawea dollar]] coin representing a Native American woman carrying her child on her back. In fact, some people believe it's Ecuadorian coinage as that scene is something you will see more frequently in Ecuador than in the US.

* The internet as a whole was a big deal in the UK in it's first decade or so of popularity. Many of the most famous early internet memes (most notably, Badger Badger Badger) were the creation of Brits, and some long-running internet phenomena such as WebAnimation/{{asdfmovie}} and ''WebAnimation/SaladFingers'' were also from British creators. There was even an attempt in 2006 to get the El Chombo song "Chacarron Macarron" (which was a huge meme at the time) to #1 on the UK Singles Chart (in the end, it only reached number 20). It definitely helps that the inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, was English.

** Hawaii is also very popular with Japanese tourists, but they're more likely to hit the shopping malls instead of the beaches. Hawaii rakes in more money from Japanese tourists than it does from Americans. In fact, Hawaii's largest mall, Ala Moana Center, has the only remaining branch of the formerly-Japanese department store Shirokiya. It also helps that there's a large Japanese-American population in Hawaii.

** The absence of the stigma attached to Walmart and shopping there has been cited as one of [[TroubledProduction the many reasons]] why Target's attempt to expand into Canada was a flop: while in the US, [[TheMoralSubstitute many people shop at to avoid shopping at Walmart]], Canadians had no similar compunctions about Walmart to drive them into's arms. This makes it ironic that in Canada, the pubic perception of the two U.S. retail giants is essentially flipped.

** By the same token, the Egyptian tourist town of Hurghada on the Red Sea coast is stereotypically overrun by Russians who do nothing but sit on the beach, go to the club, and eat pelmeni.

* Vampires also have a following in Japan, which is one of the largest non-western markets for Vampire-themed media. It's not for nothing that ''Manga/VampireKnight'' is among the biggest-selling manga in the country, and characters such as Count Spankulot, the spank-happy vampire from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', have certainly caught the eyes of the Japanese viewing audience.
* While mermaids are decently popular in the US, they're even more popular in Japan, to the point that they're one of the largest non-western markets for mermaid-themed media. Case in point: among the country's most popular movies and manga are the mermaid themed ''Anime/{{Ponyo|On The Cliff By The Sea}}'' and ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' respectively. Meanwhile, [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Tokyo Disney Sea]] has made a "Mermaid Lagoon" port about Disney's ''Franchise/TheLittleMermaid'' characters for actual tourist entrance in Japan only, to much acclaim.

* [[{{Meido}} Maid outfits]] are relatively popular ein Japan than in the west, particularly the "French maid" variation [[note]]This should not be confused with the English maid variation where the dress is longer and pinafore apron is used instead of a bib apron, although it should be noted that the maid outfit is also popular in Japan[[/note]].