92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World

Listen, no one hates Trump with the pure passion of hell fire the way I do, but there are certain politicians that should be praised for their service. Nelson Mandela for instance, he is a bit more significant than a rock star. Benjamin Franklin, the dude was actually worshiped as a rock star kind of personality, but in France. France loved that dude. JFK proposed the Civil Rights Act, Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and saved the union. I don't like the cult mentality and unwavering support people develop, but all my heroes are politicians. All of my degrees are in Political Science. The only celebrity I feel passionately about is Robert Plant, other than that, I look up to people like RBG because it means the world to me to see people who dedicate themselves to public service to help others.

This is not an American thing.

Seriously, this. It's just too bad its already too late.

This is not only within the USA, many other countries as well e.g. Russia, China etc etc.

YES! The Constitution even says that the purpose of the government is to protect the rights of the people, and if it becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it.

We get it. We do. We hate it, too. Move on, please.

Everyone should know this by now...

Rancho is right. If Obama hadn't immediately caved to Republicans about adding Medicare as a public option, health care would be in much better shape.

Bankruptcy due to ilness is a thing in EU as well. Yes, we got The medical costs covered. But it can still do a huge amount of economic damage when you get to sick to work.

So happy i don't live in america because of that

Members of the military are permitted to drink at the age of 18.

This one makes sense in a utilitarian aspect. Brains aren't fully formed at 18 and can be negatively affected by alcohol more so than when it is fully formed. At the same time, brains aren't fully formed at 18 and thus can be molded into a better soldier easier than a fully formed brain.

Also only way to get an education , housing, and medical subsidies from the government for many

people already drink alcohol underage anyway

It is almost as strange in my country. At 16 you can actually join the Army or any of the Armed Forces. You can, younger than this, receive training in the 'Cadet Force' You can't be sent to the front line until your 18th birthday though and then, at least, you CAN have a drink

We inherited the world's prudes?

Completely untrue. There are parts of American society where nudity is an issue, but those people have just as much issue with violence. I think the mainstreaming of violent movies, vs the share associated with sexuality and nudity is interesting, but the above statement would have you believe that all Americans love violet movies, but hate porn. I think the internet proves this untrue.

it's called "history". Europe's Puritans relocated to the now-US. Angry repressed white guys, anyone? ....

Even in kid shows they got a ton of violence, but don't let the kids see the human body or tender affection.

Over sexualization of female breasts, love it... a woman can't even breast feed her child in public without glances or scoffs. Often told to do that at home or in the F***ING BATHROOM! I hate most people in my country. I'm no peach but this is one of the multitude of things I hate about people in the US.

Also home schooling. I'm sure there are a lot of patents who give their children a way better education at home than they would get at school, but the fact that it cannot be controlled and some mega religious or flat earther can teach their kids bullshit is really concerning to me.

My fu**ing brother believe the earth is flat. Hes 32 with a wife and kid. Welcome to America

No, our education system is not doing well and it is frightening. Politicians and their religious dogma drive much of what is and is not included in the curriculum. Texas, a large conservative state which buys a lot text books has a huge influence on what is in text books so the entire country is devoted to what the conservatives in TX are comfortable. We refuse to examine the flaws of our "forefathers" so they are depicted as heroes with no flaws. To point out a flaw is to be unpatriotic - it's messed up.

Also the constant religious indoctrination kills critical thinking at a young age.

Our education system sucks

DD.MM.YYYY OR YYYY-MM-DD

Considering the best way to date order things in naming computer files is 20210506 (today's date); this makes absolutely no sense

It may be normal in the US, but it does even in the US make no sense. I see hardly any practical reason behind this, but for a focus on mothly periodization.

I don't know if it's specifically an American thing, but how about starting the week with Sunday? Some calendars work this way and it makes things confusing (we always start with Monday).

As a software developer, I try to always use yyyy-mm-dd - general to specific. That way, I don't need to parse it to sort by it. Bonus!