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92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Bankruptcy because you went to the hospital

canesfan09 , CDC Report

Final score:

180points

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Kat 3 years ago

Yes, for someone in Europe, this isn't understandable. I mean, every country has taxes, but in my country you get free healthcare and paid maternity leave for 18 months.

17points

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World When you are 18 years old, you can be shipped to a foreign country to kill humans, but you are not allowed to drink alcohol.

K_51 , Diego González Report

Final score:

176points

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elStiJneriNO 3 years ago

and most likely you gotta go kill those other people because they are a bit different and don't believe in drinking alcohol

15points

Nathan Pogorzala 3 years ago

Let's just agree that war is s**t and it just shows how primitive and backwards humans still are.

15points

Jim Ellington 3 years ago

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

2points

Paul Mitchell 3 years ago

Strange isn't it? You are allowed to get your head blown to bits but cannot drink in a bar....

2points

CP 3 years ago (edited)

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.

1point

Monic Krugell 3 years ago

and you can drive all by yourself when you are 16....

1point

JessG 3 years ago

That's exactly the problem. 16 yr old will gladly get behind the wheel drunk, and lacks critical thinking skills.

-2points

Explicitly sick 3 years ago

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

0points

Ayden Henderson 3 years ago

why is this a thing??

0points

Joe Alvarez 3 years ago

people already drink alcohol underage anyway

0points

Guido Pisano 3 years ago

and they can drive at 16

0points

El Dee 3 years ago

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

0points

Hutt'nKloas 3 years ago

Also not only in the USA. Take some "other" countries as example. Alcohol is forbidden, no matter your age, [religion] but going to war is almost holy venture.

0points

Hexenfox 3 years ago

I'm pretty sure this doesn't just apply to the US. SMH.

0points

Ivana 3 years ago

Good old protestant morality.

0points

Nicholas Yu 3 years ago

The irony is they were down on their luck, coerced by promises of free room and board, free food, and free healthcare...only to come out claiming that those who vote progressively to give free healthcare to all is "socialist" and a "libtard". Hypocritical, no?

0points

Lovely_hobi 3 years ago

0points

JessG 3 years ago

There is good reason for this people!! Its because they don't need you to have maturity to go to war. Young people are easily moldable, tell them to kill the bad guys, and they will. The military doesn't need soldiers that have the maturity level to think: "hey, this might be wrong, why are we fighting?", nope, they want to mold them into fighters. On the other hand, they just aren't mature enough to make good decisions about drinking. Young people feel invincible , so they won't think twice about driving under the influence

-3points

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Monday 3 years ago

Yes but it's an option. You have the option to sign up for war but not the option to have a drink before you go potentially die for your country.

8points

cassiushumanmother 3 years ago

Sadly a lot of poor people don't really have a choice. Army recruit in high schools and there are benefits, full health care, social care and life insurance... That's why the are recruiting a lot more in low income schools to target the ones who need financial security. I don't call it a choice when you can't afford more education and the only career who will provide you financial and health security is the army.

4points

Nathan Pogorzala 3 years ago

Another downvote for a factual comment. The draft is hasn't been in effect for 60 years. No one forces you to sign up, even though young men and women sign up to get an affordable education or learn a skill, with the trade of being potentially having to kill, which is terrible.

1point

To find out more about what an American living abroad had to say about cultural differences, Bored Panda reached out to Kacie Burns, actor and dancer from Canton, Michigan, who has been documenting her daily adventures after moving to live in Florence, Italy. Kacie has a whopping 479.6K followers on her TikTok, where she has amassed 12.9M likes for her fun and lighthearted videos.

Having lived in Europe for quite some time now, Kacie has confirmed that American culture is really different from European in so many ways. “Everything from what they eat to how they dress to what they value to culture/society norms—and then it differs even further when you look at the cultural differences between different European countries,” Kacie told us.

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Gratuitous violence in entertainment is normal. But show one boob and people lose their [minds].

danno49 Report

Final score:

175points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

Yes! What's with that??

48points

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Why the big amount of flat-earth and antivax people?? Is your education system not doing well??

MiguelRc1 Report

Final score:

172points

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Crystal Hudgeons 3 years ago

No. No, it is not.

117points

-Sinister-Shadow , Behnam Norouzi Report

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Date Order (MM/DD/YYYY)

Final score:

150points

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MagicalUnicorn 3 years ago

yep, totally makes no sense

67points

SparkySparkiBoomMan , Eric Prouzet Report

She also said that she experienced “major cultural shocks living in Italy, but I know that if I visit or live in any other European country, I'll experience different culture shocks there as well.” The biggest lifestyle and mindset difference Kacie sees is “the old saying, 'Americans live to work, while Europeans work to live.' It's so true.”

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Being concerned when anyone speaks a language you can't understand.

I live in India and we have 22 language here, with multiple dialects of the each language.

Final score:

140points

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Anime weeb gurl 3 years ago

true I guess

11points

unknown , Martha Dominguez de Gouveia Report

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Actively avoiding healthcare visits/checkups because if there's something wrong and you don't have the money to pay for treatment, then you'd rather just not know

Final score:

129points

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Kat 3 years ago

In Estonia - had migraines, went to a doctor, had MRT, CT, several blood tests, physiotherapy because of muscle tension. I paid 5 euros for all that.

35points

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World That women only get about 6 weeks off work after having a baby and it's most likely to be unpaid.

-Aucuparia- , Juan Encalada Report

Final score:

126points

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Anne 3 years ago

I heard women having to start 2 weeks after labor..

20points

She added that in general, “Americans are constantly on the go—constantly working, constantly moving, constantly striving for the next best thing, which is great for its own reasons, but I've also found that because of this, Americans are much more stressed, much more overworked, and much more burnt out compared to Europeans.”

#10

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

pourmewhineoh , Léo Roza Report

Final score:

125points

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Friday 3 years ago

I couldn’t get over the size of soft drinks (Soda). A large in Australia is about the size of a small cup in the US. No one needs to consume that much sugar in one sitting!

48points

#11

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Having police patrol the school

alexis0292 , Jack Finnigan Report

Final score:

124points

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Sue Hazlewood 3 years ago

This one is just sad

58points

#12

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Pledge to the flag in class

r93gd4dg1t , Jon Sailer Report

Final score:

123points

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Marion 3 years ago

They probably also do that in north korea?

77points

Kacie recounted that when she moved to Italy, one of the biggest culture shocks she experienced was “how Italians take time during their day to slow down and relax, whether it be closing the store for 3 hours in the afternoon to go home and spend time with family or having mandatory paid vacation weeks by law, no matter your job.”

Having said that, the actress and TikToker added that it also has its negative connotations “but in general I've found they make enjoying their life a priority. It's definitely something I've gathered is similar as a whole in Europe as well!”

#13

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World American flags everywhere. I traveled throughout Europe and the Caribbean and I usually only saw their flag on government builds and here and there. Where as here in the USA the flag is like Franks Red Hot. We put them on everything. Magnets, churches, cars, condoms, every front porch, and street lamp. #murica

doughydonuts , Jon Sailer Report

Final score:

117points

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Nicholas Yu 3 years ago

Nah...at this point when I see someone proud of the this country is and thinking it's already "great"...I know they've got a MAGA hat somewhere.

3points

TheThingsWeMake , Jan Antonin Kolar Report

#14

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Putting a ton of sugar in products like bread.

Final score:

114points

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Hans 3 years ago

Bread, by definition over here, ought not contain sugar at all. Otherwise it is a pastry.

43points

#15

Registering to vote. As a Canadian, you're automatically enrolled when you turn 18 and get a notice where your polling station will be for every election.

wbajl Report

Final score:

111points

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Monday 3 years ago

That sounds nice actually. We have to register to vote here in South Africa too and it's always a chaotic mess.

17points

#16

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Prescription drug ads encouraging people to ask their doctor about the drug being advertised.

unknown , Sharon McCutcheon Report

Final score:

108points

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Hans 3 years ago

The EU also has laws that you cannot advertise medication without a disclaimer to talk to a doctor or pharmacist first. The sizes of non-prescription medicine is rather what strikes me. Aspirin by the 100s...

20points

#17

Not using the metric system. Counting in football fields/moon landings instead... I don't get it.

ligvigfui Report

Final score:

108points

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

There's the rub. I've been brought up during the transition from imperial to metric in the UK. However, are speed signs being still in MPH (Miles per hour), but quantities of food are in metric. It's all a mish mash. Sometimes I measure thing in inches, sometimes in centimetres. Confusion!

17points

#18

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World When I was there during the last election I was shocked at how phrases like ‘well they have the black vote’ or the ‘Latino vote’ came up all the time on the radio. Obviously it’s not racist but it’s just something that would never come up in my country. Like, why would latino people all vote for the same person?

Adam-West , History in HD Report

Final score:

106points

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Hans 3 years ago

Well, if the choice is binary only, you get a divided society.

34points

#19

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Having only two parties: Republicans and Democrats. I know there are some smaller parties, but the system is stacked against them.

K_51 Report

Final score:

101points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

My country has the same problem, and it's depressing.

17points

#20

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Ambulance rides costing money seems pretty absurd to people from other countries.

Meemesfourdayz , Jonnica Hill Report

Final score:

100points

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If I could I would live under water 3 years ago

I just googled it and at least in Germany, the insurance pays the ride to the hospital. But there should be a medical reason for calling the ambulance (which is almost always the case), for a "fun" ride the cost is between 300 -500€

15points

#21

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Toilet cubicles, where people not only can peek, but an adult person could crawl into your cubicle, there is so much space under the "door".

TitanicBeta , Wikipedia Report

Final score:

96points

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ethan simpson 3 years ago

It's meant to make you feel unnerved therefore making you do you business quicker so lines are shorter.

7points

#22

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Not putting the final price on the tag. I'm not sure whether it's still like this, but a few years ago one never knew whether the $1.00 item in McDonald's or Burger King is actually $1.00 or maybe $1.08.

TitanicBeta Report

Final score:

88points

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Sloopi 3 years ago

Who doesn't love a math test when paying?

17points

#23

The enabling customer service culture.

It’s created excessive portions in restaurants, created Karen, gives way to a disposable attitude towards products, and generally gives a sense of entitlement where most people start adding it to their list of rights.

srocan Report

Final score:

85points

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Fiona C 3 years ago

Karen culture is wider than the US.

26points

#24

The minimal amount of paid days off you get from work. A friend of mine from Wisconsin was very proud he got 20 days off per year. If someone in Germany would offer me only 20 days, I would laugh at him and leave.

_Warsheep_ Report

Final score:

84points

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Stefanie P 3 years ago

How many days off do you get? I am from Germany and the minimum amount per year are 20 days of holidays, it also individually depends on your type of contract and the company you are working for - but for 5 day work weeks we usually receive a maximum of approx. 24 days per year which is not much more than your friend from Wisconsin gets. Now I live in Spain and get 21-24 days per year off (plus plenty of public holidays). Germany is not that much better than other countries, when it comes to leisure time for employees.

7points

#25

Why tipping is considered part of someone's paycheck.

_Everyday_Hero Report

Final score:

80points

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Sakuhana 3 years ago

What's the rule in the US to give tips? Was it 20 or 15 % of the bill? Do I understand it right?

8points

#26

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Attack ads against political opponents, ads for law firms or lawyers. These kinds of ads are illegal and considered unethical in our country. Also expecting a teenager to be out of the house by the time they're 18. I live in Southeast Asia. There's no stigma about living with one's parents. Most of the time, there will be three generations living in one house.

HollowMist11 Report

Final score:

79points

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Joseph Georgiadis 3 years ago

"Most of the time, there will be three generations living in one house": Don't confuse denial to leave parental house with lack of space or money. Sure, I would never ask my children to leave the house when they were 18 -they don't live with us since their mid 20s- but younger generations must not live with older ones. Granted that this is sometimes unavoidable, due to financial or health reasons.

3points

#27

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Not owning kettles and MICROWAVING their water for coffee/tea.

gibbylewd , Chris Lawrence Report

Final score:

78points

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Vicky Zar 3 years ago

US Americans do have kettles though. stovetop and electrical ones.

7points

#28

You have $4.50 in your pocket. The fancy drink is advertised at $3.99. Do you have enough money to buy it? Dunno!

2059FF Report

Final score:

78points

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Friday 3 years ago

It’s weird not knowing how much anything will be until you get to the check out. Why are the taxes not included in the price?

27points

#29

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Being legally allowed to drink only when you reach 21

I-am-a-Mango , Wil Stewart Report

Final score:

73points

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Hans 3 years ago

And then drinking "light" beer, i.e. yellow-coloured water with flavour traces and some alcohol.

22points

#30

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World This one is more on the positive side, because I think we could learn some from it.

Talking and sharing your life with complete strangers. I have met quite a few americans so it seems the norm that you share and engage with strangers in public. The bus, train, parks etc. And then you go on your way.

In Denmark you'd be a "freak" if you did that.

WuuutWuuut , Alicia Steels Report

Final score:

72points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

I like that. South american people do this too.

13points

#31

Joining the army for college money and free healthcare.

Also how religious they are

WKH1970 Report

Final score:

71points

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Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 3 years ago

Is there a problem with religion?

1point

#32

I never understood why people in American TV series lost their house and job just because they got really sick.

Then I found out that it can happen in America.

Final score:

70points

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Jazzy Mc. Jaz 3 years ago

They always say that the movies are fake than the more you learn the truer they become

4points

#33

While on my travels I've noticed that Americans have a totally different expectation on what service you get in restaurants and cafes and sh*t in Europe. Like the waiter arrives at their table seconds after they've sat down and takes their order and when he's out of ear shot they complain about the bad service. It's like if they don't get the OMG HOW ARE YOU GUYS MY NAME IS MIGUEL AND I'LL BE YOUR WAITER THIS EVENING and then have their water topped up every 20 seconds then it's bad service

Favres_dick_pic Report

Final score:

63points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

All that over-friendliness from wait staff might be because they really need the tips in order to make a living... In most countries, tips are extra money servers get.

43points

#34

Literally anything about what goes on in Florida.

Jacilund Report

Final score:

62points

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MauKini 3 years ago

Just google "Florida man" and your date of birth. Fun game.

26points

#35

Nipples, or in general the hyper-sexualisation of nudity

Final score:

62points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

Somehow you can't buy a 16 year old kid a sex education book or have them watch a porn video, but it's perfectly alright to buy him an assault riffle.

30points

dingdongimprblywrong , Element5 Digital Report

#36

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Being able to vote before reaching the legal drinking age

Final score:

60points

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Adam C 3 years ago (edited)

You can vote when you are 16 in Scottland(not norway).

13points

#37

Home owners associations.

tahsii Report

Final score:

57points

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Sakuhana 3 years ago

I've been meaning to ask this for a while, but what is this exactly and why does it feel super restrictive and patronizing?

19points

#38

As a Brit living in America the amount of pharmaceutical commercials on TV is creepy.

TrueHybrid Report

Final score:

55points

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Kat 3 years ago

People in America are sick more because they overeat and overwork.

3points

#39

I've been to New Orleans, and everyone was calling me "honey", "sugar", "babe", "sunshine", and "love". I found it very sweet, blushed every time and generally, couldn't get enough of it.

On the other hand, the amount of ice you put in drinks is ridiculous.

cosmic-tragedy Report

Final score:

55points

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Monday 3 years ago

more ice = less drink. Saves the company money. It's pretty common in many places.

27points

#40

2017 in Athens, Georgia I passed out at work and was fine but my boss had already called an ambulance and insisted I get checked out...a less than 2 mile ambulance ride cost me $950 with insurance. I was only dehydrated...

Butterfly1r Report

Final score:

52points

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago (edited)

UK citizen. I've had two bouts of serious illnesses in the last six months. During that period, I required four ambulances, treatment in hospital plus medication etc. None of which cost me anything. However, it is worth pointing out that if you work, as well as paying taxes you also contribute National Insurance contributions, which goes towards the National Health Service (NHS) amongst other things.

15points

#41

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Willingly putting yourself massively in debt for a college degree.

I come from a place with free university education (which has its own drawbacks of course), and the fact that you can make such a huge, life-altering decision at 17 is considered normal over there, that seems downright bizarre to me.

I_hate_traveling Report

Final score:

51points

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Ilsa Laszlo 3 years ago

Europe here - many public universities for free and many private ones. You can choose and you don't need to be in debt for the rest of your live.

6points

#42

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Asking everyone “what do you do?” when you first meet them. I live outside the US and realized there are some people I’ve known for years and I still don’t know their job. I think in the US jobs are a bigger part of a person’s identity than in some other places.

Ssffxx , Priscilla Du Preez Report

Final score:

48points

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago

I guess given their crappy leave entitlement, and ridiculous expectations about always being available, that might well mean it's occupying a larger part of their life and identity than it does in other countries

17points

#43

Circumcision and medical debt

buoninachos Report

Final score:

48points

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Sue Hazlewood 3 years ago

Circumcision?

8points

robot_cupcak3 , https://unsplash.com/@anastasiiachepinska Report

#44

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World My maternity leave was an unpaid 6 weeks, and I had to fight them on not shorting me because I went past my due date and didn’t keep working until the day I went into labor.

Final score:

45points

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Marianne 3 years ago

In Germany, it is illegal to make a woman work 6 weeks prior and 8 weeks past her due date. (You get paid normally in that time.) After that, you can have up to 3 years of maternity leave. In the first year, you get 65% of your former income, the rest of the time is unpaid. Also you cannot be fired from the beginning of your pregnancy until you come back after maternity leave.

27points

#45

Side effects on medication adverts.

With James' Hayfever meds, I can get through the day with ease!

Side effects may include:

Loss of sight

Loss of hearing

Loss of sense of smell

Coma

Headaches

Fever

Vomiting

Diarrhoea

Loss of consciousness

and death.

typicalcitrus Report

Final score:

45points

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James016 3 years ago

Its best that they do tell you of the potential side effects. I suspect it will cover them legally if someone tries to sue.

8points

#46

Limited sick days.

44722e426f6e65 Report

Final score:

44points

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Mart Sermus 3 years ago

Seriously that's a thing? How does one plan how maby days it takes to get well after kidney surgery?

11points

#47

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Extra large bottomless cups for cola or soft drinks.... you could bathe in those....

SlyDigits Report

Final score:

42points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

Wasn't there this one mayor in a town who wanted to ban those buckets to fight obesity and had to ditch the plan to avoid a public hanging?

7points

#48

Why people censor swears that are totally obvious

Mr_magggots Report

Final score:

42points

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

It's all down to b******d media wanting to f*!#king 'protect us'.

10points

#49

American here:

When I was studying in the UK I had to send some financial documents back to the US. The only way these documents were considered valid was if the original was mailed in, or if I faxed a copy. When I asked the printing office if they could fax it for me they looked at me like I was an alien and said the school hadn't owned a fax machines for like a decade. Then they asked me if I still use a VCR.

meatdrawer25 Report

Final score:

41points

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James016 3 years ago

That's such British response at the end

14points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

See Also on Bored Panda

Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#50

A flag in every corner of a classroom, and Americans being very patriotic to the stars and stripes. Other countries barely give a [poop] about their flags

Legendary-Lynx Report

Final score:

37points

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Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago

If you hoist the flag in Germany outside of the World Cup, you will be looked at crookedly. Sometimes you are also called a Nazi. That American patriotism scares me a LOT!

17points

#51

That American kids eat straight sugar. Walked on to the playground and saw kids chugging these long thin sticks. I try and it was just colored sugar lol. Called them pixie sticks.

whowantsrice Report

Final score:

36points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

What about the shaved ice topped with colored syrup?

9points

#52

Just "dealing with" preventable and curable diseases instead of seeking medical attention out of fear of crippling debt.

whereditg0 Report

Final score:

35points

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Scagsy 3 years ago

In this day and age, all countries should have a healthcare system that is free at the point of use. America is a third world country with a Gucci belt.

18points

hydrogenextraction Report

#53

Calling a main course an entree.

Final score:

35points

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Dave Walker 3 years ago

In French, the entree would be the starter

7points

#54

Sueing for any possible reason. It's so common that there are commercials on tv and radio telling you to sue "x" company for "reason". Lawyer ads are also very common because of this.

hysteria613 Report

Final score:

35points

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago

Having seen the cost of medical bills, I get it where any genuine injury has been sustained.

8points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

See Also on Bored Panda

“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#55

Driving everywhere.

ButaneLilly Report

Final score:

33points

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Nathan Pogorzala 3 years ago

Our country is big. BIG. you want to walk 25 miles to work? Public transit systems don't often run to a town of 5,000. It would be great if we had small self contained towns but that is not how our country was formed. We have no history of self sustaining walled towns or feudalism. Americans like to stretch out and we have land in spades.

3points

#56

Drink sizes.
When my family visited in 2017 we landed in Texas for a stopover. First thing I saw in the shops part of the terminal was a dude who was drinking from what looked like an actual bucket - here in NZ our “large” drinks would be considered an American “small” or maybe “medium”

The_Sly_Sloth Report

Final score:

33points

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Thorfin Wolfsbane 3 years ago

if people didn't drink out of buckets, then there'd be no diabetes. And then doctors would go out of business for lack of patients. If we prevented preventable diseases, our economy would go bust.

0points

#57

The extent of the tipping culture is frankly shocking to me.

tinnic Report

Final score:

31points

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BigFish Artwire 3 years ago

The underlying cause is their minimum wage :/

8points

NettyTheMadScientist Report

#58

Being loud and rowdy when sober seems to be a very American thing.

Funny thing is, I’m American and considered a loud person in America. I can only imagine that my voice must sound like a f**king air horn to foreigners.

Final score:

31points

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Marianne 3 years ago

In Germany, we tend to be much quieter in public, esp. on public transport. But then I went to Japan and after a couple of minutes, I realized that people were staring at us for having a conversation in a train and I felt so rude and loud suddenly! So when abroad, it is a good idea to look around you and check if your behavior is fitting in the surroundings.

20points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#59

I've had several German friends who were amazed that at house parties everyone actually does drink out of red Solo cups. They thought that was just a weird thing people did in movies and now they think it is a huge conspiracy or something

flyingmouse Report

Final score:

30points

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Stephanie IV 3 years ago

single use household items. The scourge of the oceans.

15points

#60

People of Walmart

CaliAnywhere Report

Final score:

30points

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Sue Hazlewood 3 years ago

Love that site

3points

#61

Living "paycheck to paycheck" despite making like 4 grands a month

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Aria Whitaker 3 years ago

This COMPLETELY depends on the area. You living in an apartment in Jackson, Mississippi? You are NOT living "paycheck to paycheck" making $4k a month. Living in a 3 bedroom home in San Francisco, CA? Yup, you are certainly living paycheck to paycheck. Our cost of living varies wildly depending on both region and state.

8points

#62

Having to take out a second mortgage because you twisted your ankle in the wrong state.

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The Dave 3 years ago

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#63

Most shopping carts in the US have fixed backwheels. In Germany all 4 wheels are able to freely turn 360° which makes moving the cart around much easier.

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Marianne 3 years ago

This tiny detail annoyed me so much in the US. Also some people do not bring their cart back, they are standing around everywhere. In Germany, you have to put 1€ in the cart as a deposit and only get it back when you dock the cart at the station.

5points

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#64

That there are many libraries of all kinds in the United States.

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Joseph Georgiadis 3 years ago

THIS is a good thing

26points

#65

I've never seen a Canadian drive down the road with two of their nation's flags on the back with flames shooting out from the sides of the truck.

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Nathan Pogorzala 3 years ago

Then you haven't even been in the Golden Horseshoe. Without any negativity, the maple leaf is plastered on everything, to include 2 flags on a truck.

7points

#66

I'm an American (born and raised), but I've heard that in other countries, strangers don't say hi or strike up conversations with each other. I know non-Americans are confused but let me explain:

Sometimes if you are say at an amusement park for example and you're waiting in line for a ride, strangers would strike conversations with you and such and this is actually pretty normal. Or say you are walking around in a park and you walk past by someone, you usually smile and say a quick "hi" as you are walking past that person.

I've had countless times where I've had people strike conversations with me that I didn't know. White people do this, but especially Black people do this a lot as well. Like you would see an old Black lady at a store and she'll just start talking to you.

I've had Europeans tell me that people would think you are mentally ill if you were to strike up conversations with strangers in Europe for example. Especially in Asian countries no one does this (I've heard). Strangers absolutely do not say a word to each other in Japan or China for example.

Side note: This may also be a regional thing in the US. I've lived in southern states mostly (like Texas) and people are really damn friendly down there. Now I live in Connecticut and people are way less friendly over here (no offense).

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N G 3 years ago

This one is one that I think other countries should think about adopting. I was recently hospitalised, and the most reassuring conversation I had was with a stranger who nattered about her husband's bedding plants for 20 minutes - completely taking my mind off the pain I was in. (I'm in the UK). There's plenty on lists such as these that I think the US has just gotten wrong compared to the rest of the world (healthcare, work ethic, the republican party), but this aspect I'd like to import.

21points

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#67

Probably not really European but Finnish, memes about forgotting to connect your phone to wifi. Here we have unlimited internet and it's working almost everywhere. Also the unlimited mobile data costs here like 30€ in month

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Eslamala 3 years ago

Yeah, where I live is like that as well. Now that I think about it, only places for tourists have free public wi-fi. Everyone here has data plans.

6points

#68

I got off the plane and asked the cap guy how far the hotel was and he said about 30 miles. I almost had a heart attack... turns out cabs are cheaper than the Uk

I can't remember the price I paid but I was presently surprised.

The UK cabs are like £4 per mile

also you would get laughed of the taxi for asking to go 30 miles and not taking the train

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Hollysmom 3 years ago

Public transportation is horrible here.

1point

#69

There was a 24-hour pharmacy across the street from our apartment. Nothing shocking there, except it also sold booze and cigarettes.

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The Dave 3 years ago

It’s strange when you come from a state that doesn’t.

2points

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#70

One positive thing I've noticed, foreigners love how big Halloween is here.

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Marianne 3 years ago

So true! People have tried to make Halloween a thing in Germany, but most people didn't jump on the train. I would love to have decent Halloween parties here!

6points

#71

At least in the Midwest, the soft smiles you give to strangers if you make eye contact while walking past them. Did not go over so well in Germany.

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If I could I would live under water 3 years ago

I think this is going to change over time. I remember a time (in Germany) when you were at the cash register in a supermarket and you and the cashier wouldn't greet each other. Then suddenly, maybe about 30 years ago, that changed. Now we say "hello" and "have s nice day" and sometimes talk a little, but I remember it being so, so weird, to have to talk to the cashier! It was really awkward du first. Now of course, I cannot imagine to not day hello to the cashier, it just seems so rude. But I think at the time, it wasn't meant in a rude way, it was just normal for everyone.

2points

#72

As an American I was shocked to learn that not every school internationally has a building cop

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Anne 3 years ago

Why would we.. We also don't have guns. There is a link between the two.

28points

#73

Injured people try to avoid getting ambulances called for them.

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

Well, if you know that a 4 minute ride will cost you enough to feed a family of six for 4 years, you'd be reluctant too.

9points

#74

30 degrees Fahrenheit

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BigFish Artwire 3 years ago

I can't be bothered converting that hahaha

10points

#75

Just the sheer scale of it. I could drive the distance from the most northern part of Scotland to the most southern part of Cornwall and still be in Texas. How is that possible?!

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Stephanie IV 3 years ago

I get agoraphobia by proxy.

8points

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#76

They have garbage disposals in their kitchens. That's just so wild to me.

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JennyLaRue 3 years ago

I saw someone describe it as an "Angry plughole" once.

15points

#77

92 Things Americans Are Used To That Look Weird To The Rest Of The World Lemonade. I'm America, but there was a post going around a while back about an American who ordered a lemonade at a restaurant in Australia and was confused to receive a Sprite. The op of the post was the server, and thought it was just the American being snooty for being confused. Then commenters from other nonUS countries chimed in on what a lemonade is to them. It blew my mind, because in the US lemonade is so iconic as a summer drink, and is often homemade.

Eta: lemonade is not water with lemon in it. It requires sugar and preparation.

Second edit: to all the people commenting "hello America, I'm dad" pay your child support. You can't just walk out on an entire country like that and show up suddenly now that I've got karma

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22points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

Lemonade in Greece is lemon juice, sugar, water or lemon syrup and water. It can be either homemade or store bought, but it definitely is not sprite. Sprite is sprite.

25points

#78

When I went to New York I was flabbergasted by the amount of people just loitering on the streets or having phone conversations that everyone can hear on the train like npcs from GTA.

People outside of the USA don't hang out in public or let other people into their business on public transport.

I managed to hear a woman talk about how her baby daddy wasn't going to her daughters birthday party and I started to pick side's in her personal life, while walking through Central Park I heard two friends with a substantial age gap talk about everyone in their friend group having mistresses and they were trading information on the mistress facts each of them knew for their respective friends, I got invested in that one so I folliwed them for a while (pretending I wasn't) because I wanted the tea.

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troufaki13 3 years ago

I'm assuming this person is from northern Europe. Because there are loud talkers in Greece too. Oh and also people who listen to music on speakers in public places :(

8points

#79

Biscuits and gravy is a legit thing. Also you can ride motorcycles without helmets in some states??? And your iced tea isn't sweetened unless you ask for sweet.

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21points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Biscuits and gravy still gets to me. I know US biscuits are savoury but almost every time I picture our biscuits (cookies) with gravy and cringe.

11points

#80

Sports Bars are actually exactly how they're portrayed on TV

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Hugh Cookson 3 years ago

Sports Bra's are ace ..... no, wait, BAR's !!! Doh ....

0points

#81

That Dolly Parton has her own theme park in Tennessee. I thought it was a joke.

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ButterScot 3 years ago

Dolly Parton is a saint!

3points

#82

Free soft-drink refills in restaurants. Like wth

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20points

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James016 3 years ago

I'm not sure if they still do it but Nandos in the UK had free refills.

2points

#83

How cheap food is - I was in Chicago so it was good food too

Tasty cheap food, who wouldn't get fat?

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Eslamala 3 years ago

Meat, chicken, rice and basic products like that are ridiculously cheap compared to other countries I've lived in. It's one of the things I really liked when I lived in L.A

5points

#84

That higher education can cost upwards of $50,000 per year.

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CORLEONE 3 years ago

...and not everyone finds the job that they dreamed of....

2points

#85

Say "I'll just have water" at a restaurant and not be charged for it or be asked "What kind?"

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Tap water is free in Australia from restaurants, pubs, cafes etc but bottled water you have to pay for. And quite often they will have jugs of cold tap water for you to take to your table, for free.

8points

#86

Not really crazy, but I just learned you guys have like outdoor sirens that get tested somewhat frequently. I’ve only heard those noises in video games and movies until my friend sent me a clip, because I had no idea it actually happened.

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Přemek Marek 3 years ago

Not only in the USA - in Czech republic we have them too, test is every first wednesday of the month at noon, for a few minutes. They can also "speak", so you hear "Zkouška sirén" - Test of the sirens a few times beforehand.

11points

#87

That you can rack up 100,000$ upward in debt easily through student loans.

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El Dee 3 years ago

Having to pay for education is really backward..

1point

#88

I always thought that the Olive Garden in The Simpsons was just code for ‘generic restaurant’

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Sasy 3 years ago

Lol

4points

#89

Taking condiments extremely seriously.

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14points

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Stephanie IV 3 years ago

Condiments are the crowning glory of many a dish. Everybody should take them much more serious.

8points

#90

The "Take me out to the ballgame song" thats apparently sung at baseball games. still not entirely sure that guy wasnt taking the piss out of me

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Sasy 3 years ago

I say ...play ball, at the end of any time the anthem is sung in any movie, then laugh, could be a funeral or any sport, play ball is just rooted into my brain, just like saying 'on Buffy' if I hear "previously"

2points

#91

That the entire traffic has to stop when a school bus stops.

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Gracie Jay 3 years ago

Having had a classmate get hit by a car after getting of the bus and died, I’m pretty sure that’s a good thing. I wouldn’t put my daughter on the bus otherwise.

11points

#92

Apparently, rolling coal is actually a thing.

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

It is. It is used to show how little you care for the environment and you do it by modifying your car engine so it produces massive amounts of black smoke. Apart from the environmental issue it's also dangerous and illegal because these clouds of black smoke are like a thick fog, blocking your view. Guys doing this rolling coal are usually aiming their practices on people driving eco-friendly cars and bicyclists.

5points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Whilst there are a few new ones, these list are getting repetitive. There are other countries with differences, would be nice to see a different one for a change.

41points

Gracie Jay 3 years ago

Yes!! This one specifically said American but other lists were for multiple countries and America made up most of those too. I live here, I’d rather see what other places are like!

4points

Sasy 3 years ago

It is getting a bit much, a bit like fish in a barrel, have nothing to write lets do a top 50 ways to put down America...they had a rough 2020 too, give it a rest, it is getting to be like buzzfeed. Everyone tell us what breakfast cereal you eat and BP will tell you who will be your third wife and her sisterwifes starsign.

32points

Bill Evs 3 years ago

Oh my god BP, another one of these?? Look, I'm not American and usually I like reading stuff about cultural differences but even I'm getting bored of these "look how different (i.e. worse) things are in America" articles. It seems like you post a new one every few days with 95% of the same stuff as the last one. I've been to America a few times and whilst I will not argue that as a country it has it's issues that do need addressing, I've found it to be a lovely place with lovely people. Time to give it a rest now eh?

30points

Aahzmandus Pervect 3 years ago

Again with this? BP is really going down.

25points

BigFish Artwire 3 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

*wakes up* *looks at BP* "Ah, America-bashing, and here I thought we got the week off"... *returns to sleep*

20points

Mimi M 3 years ago

F-ck you BP.

20points

Nat Hedley 3 years ago (edited)

Creativity? What's that? This site needs to do more than the 'LOL America' post and Reddit reposts. Rapidly becoming BoringPanda.

17points

Man with nice beard 3 years ago

America again, hell no! Im expecting cute liquid cats or doggo picture not debating sadwidch portion size or stupid gun you can buy on walmart

15points

Pungent Sauce 3 years ago

Not just that this is up every week, but it’s really like 15 ‘observations’ repeated 6 times. How can I get paid to do this kind of “content”?

14points

sturmwesen 3 years ago

again?

13points

Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago

YIPPEEEEEE!!!! I'd gone almost 36 hours withoutseeing BP bash the US. What a relief! And such imaginative and interesting facts. Brand. New. Information. Boy, I'm glad BP is here to make sure I understand how much my country, and I by extenstion, suck.

11points

Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

*slips over in puddle of sarcasm* I'm with you, I'd hoped they were gna have a longer break than a couple of days, and maybe do some other countries in the interim!

0points

Hexenfox 3 years ago

Really BP. Why can't you pick on another country??? I know..here's a thought..how about weird stuff in Lithuania?? Smfh.

9points

Aria Whitaker 3 years ago

Right? Quite interesting that we NEVER see Bored Panda's home country in any of these " OMG THEY ARE SO DIFFERENT AND WEIRD" lists...funny that.

3points

Iggy 3 years ago

Oh, come on! Not again! Yeah, yeah, crazy 'Muricans'. We got it. Please move on to a new topic.

8points

Queen Jackson. 3 years ago (edited)

I wanted to be the one to point out the repetitive-ness. :(

7points

sturmwesen 3 years ago

Sry but we repeat that this is a repeat and should not be repeated...am I getting repetitive? Repeat after me bored pandas "less 'murica, am-I-the-asshole and tiktok summaries and more pups n kittens, extraordinary art and fun stuff" *stands with the sign guy*

3points

Hexenfox 3 years ago

How about how in India people poop in the streets? Seriously. Stop ridiculing the US.

6points

Erick Blood 3 years ago

OK, tell us the weird about your country. And I don’t mean how the healthcare and college are free or that you fart rainbows. I get it, you’re in some sort of utopia when compared to America. Give us the weird.

5points

Cupcake168 3 years ago

I have a déjà-vu.

4points

elia 84631 3 years ago (edited)

It seems Boredpanda ran out of ideas for articles and they even recycle reddit posts. I want quality content, not b******t. That American vs European stuff needs to stop, we already know what problems america has. If this continues, i will stop visiting the website. How many great stuff there is on the internet and Boredpanda doesn't cover it like interesting websites or recommended books.

4points

Nope IWont 3 years ago

Some of the comments on these daily "USA baD hUrR DUrr dUrr" posts are just really dumb. This may come as a shock to some of you, but what you've seen on tv or experienced in your one week vacation to Disney world, isn't an accurate representation the the 330 million people in 20 thousandish towns and cities in the US.

3points

M O'Connell 3 years ago (edited)

Can we find something less repetitive? I want to hear about giant Italian fruit and weird German breakfast cereals.

3points

sturmwesen 3 years ago

Yes, please. Are these random examples or which german cereal is weird?🤔

1point

Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 3 years ago

If you're gonna do an America bashing post, do a Swiss bashing post or a German bashing post or something. (I have nothing against Swiss or Germans, just am trying to make point). People are making America sound like an absolutely awful country next to North Korea.

2points

Logic and Reason 3 years ago

Another thing about these articles- they cherry pick the bad stuff. If you only look at the dregs of any country it makes the country appear to be horrible. A recent good thing is our vaccine distribution, we’re way ahead of almost all of Europe.

2points

Nope IWont 3 years ago

To anyone else tired of seeing this content, we just have to stop clicking on it. This site, like any other, will continue to post anything that gets views, since that's what gets them paid. I wish I could've some how made this comment without adding to the page view count.

2points

Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

We can downvote the article too to show how we feel ^-^

1point

Zophra 3 years ago

Or how about a really new concept? Positives of USA....?

2points

Anony Mouse 3 years ago

You did this same article twice last week, then once the week before. It's all the same stuff over and over again. You're turning into Buzzfeed so gradually it's like you hope we don't notice it.

2points

Gracie Jay 3 years ago

Yea, I’d like to read through it, unfortunately though, I’ve already read this post like 6 times! What the heck!? The first time it was interesting, now not so much.

2points

Logic and Reason 3 years ago

Don’t forget to downvote the actual post if you disliked it, I’m sure it works better than just leaving comments.

2points

Hexenfox 3 years ago

D sue Simmons you are ignorant.

2points

Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

Can we PLEASE stop with the America-bashing articles?! How would you feel if I believed that every single person in your country was exactly the same? Not to mention, quite a few of these observations are complete and utter bullshit.

1point

InfectedVoice 3 years ago

Even as Brit I have to say, enough of these "Isn't America weird" articles, one or two every now and then is fun, because they are easy to take the piss out of, but this is just the same stuff recycled again and again.

1point

Linda Cowley 3 years ago

Chief Panda, please stop USA bashing, it's not big, it's not clever, it's not even new.

1point

Miz Blake 3 years ago

The USA is a large country composed of people who have differences of opinion. At least we have the right to express such differences. Cannot stand Trump and his lot but it is what it is and I will still defend his supporters’ rights to air their thoughts. Ugh. Believe it or not, many of us speak more than one language, many of us have traveled overseas, and many of us do not rely on a microwave for cooking food/reheating beverages. The amount of disinformation about the USA on this site is egregious. Please come visit the USA once COVID is under control. We have cold beer, Sasquatch, and an amazing coastline waiting for you in the PNW. 😁

1point

RoseTheMad 3 years ago (edited)

Can we have some new kind of content plz BP? I remember when BP was about arts, interesting stories, inspiring stuff... now it's just reddit posts. :/

1point

• Lemønchu • 3 years ago

Please👏Stop👏This👏Sh!t👏BP

1point

Danieletc 3 years ago

I was thinking "BP is due for an America-bashing article." Predictable as the sun setting in the west.

1point

Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

For anyone that doesn't know, you can create your own articles/content to submit.

1point

Agfox 3 years ago

2 things we found odd when visiting friends in the US: not being allowed to have an outdoor clothes line or a rainwater tank. This was over 20 years ago so maybe things have changed

1point

ekBar57 3 years ago

i have a home owner's association that won't let us have either and it won't let us have a shed

3points

Miz Blake 3 years ago

Depends on the state, county, city, HOA, blah, blah, blah. Plenty of places in the USA allow such things.

1point

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

The HOA... Ugh. Associations that were designed to make neighborhoods too pricey for poor folk (read: nonwhite) and to look "nice" (read: exclusive). I've fought to change this when living where an HOA was, and it just got ridiculous.

0points

BigFish Artwire 3 years ago

Oh, I see :/ I'm going to have to be prepared then :/

0points

GirlFriday 3 years ago

I think the thing about this post that I find so amusing is all of the non-Americans explaining American thing incorrectly. I get a chuckle out of hearing how bad America is from people that don't live and don't realize that most of the things listed are the exception rather than the norm.

0points

Uber Mensch 3 years ago

Only 92?

0points

jpaul 3 years ago

i agree. i think americans know they have problems called conservatism, and bigotry. but let's not bash them all day long (european here)

-1point

Don't Look 3 years ago

So much of this comes down to the richest assholes in America being greedy and saying “how do we make more money today?”

-1point

Hollysmom 3 years ago

I'm aware every country had it's issues but merica is f***ed up. I live here (only because my family does).

-1point

BigFish Artwire 3 years ago

Hahaha oops. I've been here for a month already. I guess I need to prepare for repeated stuff then haha

-1point

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Logic and Reason 3 years ago

It could be a list of basically anything and I’d still downvote it if it was repeated in this manner. It’s more the repetitiveness and lack of originality than the actual subject matter for me.

3points

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Aria Whitaker 3 years ago

LOL...we dont have brick houses? I have a brick house. As does my mother, best friend and my husbands brother. There are entire neighborhoods in my city alone full of them. Not sure where the heck you got THAT piece of misinformation from!

3points

Russell Davison 3 years ago

I wear shoes in my house because I have 4 large dogs so it's more hygiene to cover your feet and I'm also constantly going in and out all day. Most houses where onlive are built with bricks. Its actually pretty rare to find one that isn't. Unless you go to a trailer park

3points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Cost. Brick is only cheap where there's proper clay, as where i live. Other places, it's very expensive, but lumber is not. Oh, and most Americans I know do take off shoes inside, so I don't know who these Ameriacns are walking around in shoes all the time.... Yuck!

2points

Sue Simmons 3 years ago

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Whilst there are a few new ones, these list are getting repetitive. There are other countries with differences, would be nice to see a different one for a change.

41points

Gracie Jay 3 years ago

Yes!! This one specifically said American but other lists were for multiple countries and America made up most of those too. I live here, I’d rather see what other places are like!

4points

Sasy 3 years ago

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Bill Evs 3 years ago

30points

Aahzmandus Pervect 3 years ago

Again with this? BP is really going down.

25points

BigFish Artwire 3 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

*wakes up* *looks at BP* "Ah, America-bashing, and here I thought we got the week off"... *returns to sleep*

20points

Mimi M 3 years ago

F-ck you BP.

20points

Nat Hedley 3 years ago (edited)

Creativity? What's that? This site needs to do more than the 'LOL America' post and Reddit reposts. Rapidly becoming BoringPanda.

17points

Man with nice beard 3 years ago

America again, hell no! Im expecting cute liquid cats or doggo picture not debating sadwidch portion size or stupid gun you can buy on walmart

15points

Pungent Sauce 3 years ago

Not just that this is up every week, but it’s really like 15 ‘observations’ repeated 6 times. How can I get paid to do this kind of “content”?

14points

sturmwesen 3 years ago

again?

13points

Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago

11points

Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

*slips over in puddle of sarcasm* I'm with you, I'd hoped they were gna have a longer break than a couple of days, and maybe do some other countries in the interim!

0points

Hexenfox 3 years ago

Really BP. Why can't you pick on another country??? I know..here's a thought..how about weird stuff in Lithuania?? Smfh.

9points

Aria Whitaker 3 years ago

Right? Quite interesting that we NEVER see Bored Panda's home country in any of these " OMG THEY ARE SO DIFFERENT AND WEIRD" lists...funny that.

3points

Iggy 3 years ago

Oh, come on! Not again! Yeah, yeah, crazy 'Muricans'. We got it. Please move on to a new topic.

8points

Queen Jackson. 3 years ago (edited)

I wanted to be the one to point out the repetitive-ness. :(

7points

sturmwesen 3 years ago

3points

Hexenfox 3 years ago

How about how in India people poop in the streets? Seriously. Stop ridiculing the US.

6points

Erick Blood 3 years ago

5points

Cupcake168 3 years ago

I have a déjà-vu.

4points

elia 84631 3 years ago (edited)

4points

Nope IWont 3 years ago

3points

M O'Connell 3 years ago (edited)

Can we find something less repetitive? I want to hear about giant Italian fruit and weird German breakfast cereals.

3points

sturmwesen 3 years ago

Yes, please. Are these random examples or which german cereal is weird?🤔

1point

Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 3 years ago

2points

Logic and Reason 3 years ago

2points

Nope IWont 3 years ago

2points

Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

We can downvote the article too to show how we feel ^-^

1point

Zophra 3 years ago

Or how about a really new concept? Positives of USA....?

2points

Anony Mouse 3 years ago

You did this same article twice last week, then once the week before. It's all the same stuff over and over again. You're turning into Buzzfeed so gradually it's like you hope we don't notice it.

2points

Gracie Jay 3 years ago

Yea, I’d like to read through it, unfortunately though, I’ve already read this post like 6 times! What the heck!? The first time it was interesting, now not so much.

2points

Logic and Reason 3 years ago

Don’t forget to downvote the actual post if you disliked it, I’m sure it works better than just leaving comments.

2points

Hexenfox 3 years ago

D sue Simmons you are ignorant.

2points

Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

1point

InfectedVoice 3 years ago

1point

Linda Cowley 3 years ago

Chief Panda, please stop USA bashing, it's not big, it's not clever, it's not even new.

1point

Miz Blake 3 years ago

1point

RoseTheMad 3 years ago (edited)

Can we have some new kind of content plz BP? I remember when BP was about arts, interesting stories, inspiring stuff... now it's just reddit posts. :/

1point

• Lemønchu • 3 years ago

Please👏Stop👏This👏Sh!t👏BP

1point

Danieletc 3 years ago

I was thinking "BP is due for an America-bashing article." Predictable as the sun setting in the west.

1point

Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

For anyone that doesn't know, you can create your own articles/content to submit.

1point

Agfox 3 years ago

2 things we found odd when visiting friends in the US: not being allowed to have an outdoor clothes line or a rainwater tank. This was over 20 years ago so maybe things have changed

1point

ekBar57 3 years ago

i have a home owner's association that won't let us have either and it won't let us have a shed

3points

Miz Blake 3 years ago

Depends on the state, county, city, HOA, blah, blah, blah. Plenty of places in the USA allow such things.

1point

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

0points

BigFish Artwire 3 years ago

Oh, I see :/ I'm going to have to be prepared then :/

0points

GirlFriday 3 years ago

0points

Uber Mensch 3 years ago

Only 92?

0points

jpaul 3 years ago

i agree. i think americans know they have problems called conservatism, and bigotry. but let's not bash them all day long (european here)

-1point

Don't Look 3 years ago

So much of this comes down to the richest assholes in America being greedy and saying “how do we make more money today?”

-1point

Hollysmom 3 years ago

I'm aware every country had it's issues but merica is f***ed up. I live here (only because my family does).

-1point

BigFish Artwire 3 years ago

Hahaha oops. I've been here for a month already. I guess I need to prepare for repeated stuff then haha

-1point

Sue Simmons 3 years ago

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Logic and Reason 3 years ago

It could be a list of basically anything and I’d still downvote it if it was repeated in this manner. It’s more the repetitiveness and lack of originality than the actual subject matter for me.

3points

troufaki13 3 years ago

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Aria Whitaker 3 years ago

3points