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Now that we live in such a global environment, there is nothing weird in admitting that we’re influenced by various cultures. Naturally, by being interested and learning about other countries' customs, habits, foods, and other things, we learn about their everyday life, and how it’s similar or different from our own. One of the most interesting, often talked about and compared places is the United States. Having this in mind, Reddit user @u/Ryrylx was curious to find out what are some of the things that non-American people have noticed and now are convinced that these items are in every American house.

Whether it’s picked up from shows or movies or seen in one of their travels, users online were quick to provide their answers to the question that received almost 48K responses. While some people reminded everyone of some American “classics” such as peanut butter or the variety of dressings and sodas found in one’s fridge, other users were fascinated by the garbage disposal installed in the sink and “washing machines where you put everything in the top”.

What are some of the things that you think every American has in their home? Leave your suggestions in the comments down below! 

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#2

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Laundry dryer. In my country almost everyone dries their laundry on a wire outside, so the concept of a dryer is baffling to me. I only see them in American Movies & shows. Do majority of you have it or not?

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Frando Bone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably every house has both but it depends on where you live and the time of year whether you can line-dry or not. Where I live I can technically line-dry all year but can't do so when it's windy and dust is blowing.

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30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Air conditioning

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Frando Bone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on where you live. I grew up in WA state, and it's not common there. I also lived in Alaska; no one has it in their homes. Where I live now, you wouldn't survive summer without it.

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#4

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Every American household have a drawer full with random s**t (died batteries, screws, shoelace etc)

Firm_Ideal_5256 , Janet 59 Report

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30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group That garbage disposal thing I always see in shows and movies

Edit/update: In ten 10 hours, I've gotten nearly 20k upvotes and 317 replies. Some of you dudes and dudettes have very passionate opinions about your garbage disposals, I love it

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Squirrelly Panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The proper use of a garbage disposal is for those food scraps that inadvertently gets in the sink during food prep or clean up. So convenient to turn on the tap. Run the disposal for a moment, and the mess is gone, theoretically won't clog the drain. Most food scrap should go in the compost at best, bin at worst, but it is nice to not have to muck about with cleaning a nasty drain strainer for the bits that make it to the drain.

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#6

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Drywall....lots of drywall

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Eat Dirt Crow
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, it's not like we have stacks of drywall just laying around the house. They're usually hanging around the walls and ceilings.

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30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Fridge with ice dispenser built in

Fun_Accountant7632 , -JvL- Report

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Squirrelly Panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We do like our cold drinks and our convenience. So, I guess I do resemble this comment.

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#8

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Eggs *in* the fridge

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sturmwesen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn't it because in the US they wash the protective layer off before sale?

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#9

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Jeans

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alias D.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Made popular by working class for durability few hundred years later they come with holes already f*****g in them

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30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group A gallon of milk in the refrigerator

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Squirrelly Panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, we in the U.S. never have warmed up to shelf stable milk, and milk does go well with the cereal mentioned in another post.

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30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Cereal

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Uncommon Boston
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is not any cereal in the photo. One a bag of 'Cereal Toppers', not sure what it is

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30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Mac and cheese

getablkdog , Mike Mozart Report

#15

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group A garage fridge. Filled with beer and frozen boxes of c**p from Costco.

Shantomette , samantha celera Report

#16

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group A dishwasher.

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Sans Serif
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A dishwasher cycle can often be more conservative of water than hand washing and rinsing. A gallon or two versus quite possibly many more!

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#17

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group multiple different types of weird sauces

c_byum , Bev Sykes Report

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#20

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Oh oh, the washing machines where you put everything in the top! This fascinated me when we visited the states. They’re huge!

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Frando Bone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and they suck too...because they frequently go off balance in the spin cycle.

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30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Just a literal block of cheese just chilling in the fridge. I'm certain they woke up randomly at 3am and go 'Omg cheese sounds good right now.'

AntarctMaid , Didriks Report

#22

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group A musket for home defence, just as the founding fathers intended.

Kung_fu1015 , Mark Ittleman Report

#23

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group I’m convinced almost every american has a mountain of pillows on their bed

NoImnotadumbass , Andrea Vail Report

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#25

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Apparently americans are rather fond of Pickles and Peanut Butter. Is that a fair assumption to make?

Edit: I meant either or not both at the same time. ☠️

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harpling
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a maternity clothing store near me called "Pickles and Peanut Butter." The owner said that's what she always craved while pregnant.

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30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Popcorn setting on their microwave!

someone_somewear , lisaclarke Report

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LH25
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't use the pre-programmed settings. For some reason I just don't trust they will do what I want.

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30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Plastic bags

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Firstname Lastname
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Alternatively, an ever increasing pile of reusable and paper bags when people forget certain places have banned plastic bags.

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#29

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group Something that is individually wrapped that doesn’t need to be individually wrapped

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Frando Bone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Compared to Singapore?? LOL They would individually wrap grapes if they could LOL

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30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group One of those giant containers of orange ball food.

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#31

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group An outside porch. Basketball net. Basement. Walk in closet. Top loader washing machine . Triangular college flag. Outside post box. Bedroom window that teenagers come and go by at night. Front doors which aren’t locked.

dungloegirl , jdog90 Report

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John Ambrose
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This OP thinks we still live in a 1950s sitcom and not a capitalist dystopia over here.

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#32

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group A garbage shredder thing in the sink

Industrial quantities of soda

Blueberry breakfast pancake mix

Assorted boxes from Amazon

Dad's ugly comfy chair

Coupons

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Jo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"a garbage shredder thing in the sink". I love this. Also, I'm my house, it's mom's ugly comphy chair that was inherited from a grandma

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#33

30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group A thermostat

EDIT 1: the thermostat I’m referring to is the little dial attached to the wall in every American movie and house I went to while visiting.

EDIT 2: to those asking what the alternative is

A reverse cycle air conditioner we turn on when we’re no longer comfortable.

If it gets hot we turn it on and select cold
If it gets cold we turn it on and select heat

EDIT 3: I’m aware some people call these “heat pumps” but no one calls them that where I live

PickAName616 , CORGI HomePlan Report

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Sans Serif
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"A thermostat" is a rather obscure inclusion. It's the logical component of a heating/cooling system to prevent them from running out of control. Not much different than those in refrigerators, ovens, space heaters. etc. Heating/cooling systems might be more apropos here...

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#34

Hot pockets

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They used to taste better than they do now. I suspect the manufacturer swapped out good ingredients for cheap s**t to increase profits, and basically ruined a good thing.

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Someone with diabetes

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Diabetes is a human malady. It doesn’t care about artificial lines drawn on maps.

Well-Dressed Wolf
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m very interested to know what country OP is from and what that country’s obesity percentage is. Because apparently only Americans commonly have diabetes.

Robin Roper
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have you not heard of Type 1 Diabetes; pretty sure it's no a US thing.

Amy Taylor
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What? Since when is having diabetes only an American thing? My grandfather from Poland was a Type 1 diabetic since he was a kid!

LapCat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is OP referring to type 1 or type 2? Because one is autoimmune and the other is lifestyle/diet.

MoMcB
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not necessarily. My husband's family all had diabetes, but have been able to control it with diet but aren't/ weren't fat. It's

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Jack Holt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

T2DM is a disease found more commonly in western countries. Not just the US.

El Dee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeh, seems like waaay more US people have type 2. Then they have to 'ration' their injections because insulin isn't affordable..

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m gonna use this post as a PSA: I’m not sure who is new here to BP, but downvoting is for inappropriate comments, NOT differences of opinion or unpopular comments. That’s what discourse is for. When you downvote people you’re saying they were inappropriate not disagreeable. BP is a user-regulated site. Ten downvotes is an automatic temporary suspension. Three temp bans or 30 downvotes causes a permanent ban. Please use your voice to discuss & debate comments you disagree with. Only downvote for users who are being inappropriate and/or offensive to most

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Downvoting *should* be for comments we disagree with. Reporting and moderation is for inappropriate comments.

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