Join the Fun!

Being "friendly" to an extent. I checked in at a hostel and walked into the lounge area where people from all over the world were just chilling. I kinda introduced myself to the whole room, and someone goes, "you're from the states, yeah?" And I'm like, "yeah howd you know?" They said, "only an American will walk into a room of strangers and introduce themselves to everybody."

dude_with_amnesia Report

Final score:

209points

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Christina Sersif 5 years ago

I don't see how that's a bad thing....?

127points

ConfidentMarionBerry Report

When I went to Australia I found out very quickly that no one down there "roots" for a team - they "go for" a team. So when I said I root for the Red Sox I got a lot of weird looks

(Rooting means fucking in Australian)

Final score:

197points

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Schrödinger's Dog 5 years ago

Oops...

76points

Sugar. When I visited Japan, even some of their sweetest desserts pale in comparison to how much sugar is in American food.

willbo2013 Report

Final score:

190points

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M O'Connell 5 years ago

I absolutely hate how sweet things are here. EVERYTHING could do with at least 50% less.

143points

How fat we are. Like, I know we are when compared to the rest of the world. But it made me realize what I think is fat in the US, is grossly obese in Europe. And what's not-fit, but not-fat in the US, is fat is Europe.

There are some hamhogs over there but my god, returning home was an eye opener.

At least we don't smoke as much, I guess.

Shlittle Report

Final score:

189points

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TC 5 years ago

Sorry to agree with you.

70points

The stereotype about us being loud is true. I never thought of myself as being loud until I went abroad and would hang up the phone after speaking in what I thought was appropriate volume to find everyone around me was staring at me, and realized how much more quiet they were lol whoops

ProfanePly Report

Final score:

171points

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María Hermida 5 years ago

Everything is relative. Come to Spain and you will start to think that, in comparison, you are as quiet as a mouse. It doesn't matter how loud you are, the average Spaniard is even louder. The level of tolerance to noise here is unbelievable.

98points

Measuring walking/driving distance in blocks.

It's the unit of measure I use most frequently when giving directions - the restaurant is 3 blocks away, go south one block and then two blocks west, I live six blocks from the grocery store...

It wasn't until I studied abroad in England and got a complete blank look when I asked someone how many blocks away the library was that I realized using "block" as a measurement only makes sense in cities that were largely pre-planned and built on grid system. AKA: not many places outside the US.

Glaggies Report

Final score:

163points

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Eunice Probert 5 years ago

You have to remember that many town in Europe are actually quite ancient, far older than the USA.

108points

Red plastic cups for parties. So much so that people outside US use them as an accessory to American themed parties.

thiswasagutpunch Report

Final score:

151points

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M O'Connell 5 years ago

I would be so uncomfortable at an "American-Themed" party. I'm American, but I have absolutely no idea what the expectations would be.

80points

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Ok, so, this one is probably pretty obvious, and looking back on it it’s really embarrassing. My family took a European vacation when I was 17. For some reason, we decided to get KFC in the UK. (Because ‘Murica.)

My friend who came with us went with me to order and pick up our order. We ordered a family size bucket of chicken, and they asked us what kinds of side dishes we wanted. We said “Biscuits.” And the employees looked at us with the strangest look.

UK KFC: “You want . . . biscuits with your chicken?” Me: “Yes. Biscuits.” UK KFC: “We don’t sell those.” Me: “What do you mean you don’t sell biscuits. What are your sides?” UK KFC: “Chips?” Me: “You mean French fries? Ok fine. That’ll do.”

I was worldly enough to know that “chips” meant “French fries”, but “biscuits” in the UK are cookies. My fat ass tried to order fried chicken and cookies. I am positive someone over in the UK is still telling this story at parties as an example of how disgusting Americans are.

Also on this same trip my father asked why our waitress kept saying “cheese”, when she was saying “cheers”. We really left a good impression across the pond.

Final score:

151points

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Dani 5 years ago

Haha! This reminds me of a time when my family was visiting relatives in Japan and because we were from America, my great-aunt decided to take us to an "American restaurant." I loved it because their interpretation of American food was about equivalent in accuracy to our interpretation of Japanese and Chinese cuisine.

60points

#10

Small avocados.

Went to puerto rico. Was like, ‘yo ill have like 6 of those stuffed avocados’. Buddy was like, ‘yo gringo, i think you underestimate the size of our avocados here. Just have one and ill being you more if you want after’.

I had half of one. It was like a football.

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Final score:

146points

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Bored Fox 5 years ago

Small avocados are available in most European countries too.

44points

#11

Here in the States, pregnancy announcements/reveals/baby showers are mainstream but it's generally a BIG no-no to bring it up in Kenya. My mom found out the hard way. Essentially, asking someone when the baby is due is the equivalent of asking the person "when did you and your husband fuck?" which is considered EXTREMELY rude. The lady my mom asked was gracious about it but said "If we were not such good friends I would have slapped you!"

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Final score:

144points

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Crouching_Penn_Hidden_Teller@yahoo.com 5 years ago

A guy from Pakistan I had just met asked me why I wasn't married. I told him in the US that's a rude question. His immediate response was to ask me again!

83points

#12

Garbage disposals in sinks.

When I moved to the UK, my flatmates asked how in movies people would stick their hands in the sink drain and it be ripped apart. I told them about garbage disposals and they were very weirded out.

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Final score:

137points

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Blakkur Sverrir 5 years ago

In most parts of Germany they are forbidden. The reason is that the scraps would feed the rat population under ground

87points

#13

Having your drink constantly refilled at restaurants. I just wanna drink a ton of water alright?

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136points

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Julia Christina Eneroth 5 years ago

Here in Sweden many restaurants let customers get a bottle of water to the table. Then we can chose ourselves when we want to refill.

8points

#14

Buying stuff and the cashier putting your items in a plastic or paper bag. Went to Germany, and found it strange they don't bag your items. Everyone just brings their own bag or dumps their stuff in a back pack.

powerchoice Report

Final score:

128points

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Eunice Probert 5 years ago

That's because we're trying to save the planet, one unused plastic bag at a time. Having to pay 10p for plastic bags in supermarkets cut bag use by 80% in Wales in one year.

288points

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#15

Root beer is apparently disgusting and an offense to most of the worlds palate.

Final score:

127points

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diane a 5 years ago

Yep - tastes like Germolene ointment smells

62points

#16

I moved to England from Texas about six years ago. One of the major things that I noticed was that smiling and being friendly towards strangers was considered bizarre. This is a bit true in any metropolitan area, but especially in the UK. In Texas I was used to smiling at people, asking for directions if I needed them, and being friendly towards strangers. I learned very quickly that smiling at someone on the tube, or asking someone for directions on the street immediately makes someone think you’re trying to scam/rob them or you’re crazy.

Colourblindknight Report

Final score:

126points

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Daric Apai (Darquestar1) 5 years ago

Smiles and friendly talk is one thing Americans should share with others.

140points

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#17

Ranch flavor Doritos in the Netherlands are called "Cool American" flavor.

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Final score:

121points

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Daric Apai (Darquestar1) 5 years ago

Hahaha.. the only time 'muricans are cool overseas.

59points

#18

Keeping AC on 100% of the time in the summer.

Visited Madrid for about a month to see the exchange student we housed, and found that they typically only turn on AC at Night to sleep or when it reaches a damned 105 deg F.

GardenGnome35 Report

Final score:

118points

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anisub 5 years ago

in Switzerland no one has an ac in their house but our houses are also better built than your wood houses haha^^ that's something i don't get, you have these hurricanes and storms and everything but your houses are so poorly built..

114points

#19

Massively wide roads/lanes. The whole of Ireland made me feel claustrophobic, but when I got back home the roads felt like way too much wasted space.

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Final score:

112points

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Pollypocket81 5 years ago

But... its a beautiful country :)

42points

#20

Going out to a restaurant. In America, you are seated ASAP, and then they bring you drinks, appetizers, entree, desert and then check as quick as they possibly can (if it's good service) for a total time of 45 minutes to an hour and a halfish. Staying past this time is seen as a bit rude. In Europe, going out to eat seemed to be more of an event that you slowly enjoyed for a longer period of time. First, they you bring you drinks and an appetizer for the first hour. Then the second hour is the entree and desert. Then it's more drinks for another half hour or so. I don't know if it's because we were American but it seemed like the wait staff everywhere we went was annoyed that we were rushing them, when we just thought it was bad service and didn't understand the routine.

Chorche412 Report

Final score:

108points

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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago

Sorry, but Europe is not a country. There are 50 countries if you include the ones that are partly in Europe, partly in Asia so talking about the customs of eating out in Europe mean nothing at all unless you include where you actually were. Different countries, different languages, different cuisines, different cultures and different customs.

15points

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#21

Road trips...at least just jumping in the car and driving a few hours without giving it much thought. I live in a large western state and it seems at least every other weekend my family and I were in the car traveling for a few hours to see some site, go into Mexico or another state.

I have relatives in Switzerland and they were going to drive us to the Frankfurt airport and I was blown away how big of a deal it was to them. My uncle had the car inspected, shopped around for gas, and printed off travel and weather reports. All for a trip my dad would have said "hey lets do this this weekend, in the car kids!"

madisonpreggers Report

Final score:

102points

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Bruce Robb 5 years ago

In the US, 100 years is a long time. In Europe, 100 miles is a long distance.

174points

#22

Having plenty of *FREE* bathrooms around for the public to use.

YonderIPonder Report

Final score:

101points

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Eunice Probert 5 years ago (edited)

Oh good lord yes. If a county council tries to close one, there is a heck of a protest. We demand plenty of public loos.

57points

#23

I doubt this is restricted to America in any way, but when I studied abroad in the UK, the lack of public drinking laws was a bit of a culture shock. Being able to walk outside with a bottle of beer was very freeing

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Final score:

93points

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Bored Fox 5 years ago

If anyone visits Finland the alcohol laws here are very confusing - also for us Finns. You can visit a store that is open 24hours but you can't buy alcohol drinks between 9 pm and 9 am. If you want alcohol drinks that have over 5,5% volume of alcohol (like vodka that often has 40%) then you have to buy them from a separate store called Alko that is not open 24/7 and is often closed on sundays and holidays. It is also not a good idea to drink alcohol on a public place because police may confiscate your drinks. Also alcohol is really expensive here so many Finnish people buy alcohol from Estonia or Russia. But at least you can buy alcohol and visit bars when you are 18 years old.

39points

A.Armos 5 years ago

Yes in Europe people find buying machine guns in supermarkets bizarre but they are not fazed by a guy walking down the street holding a can of beer in hand. Is that strange?

7points

Noez 🇸🇪 5 years ago

And Swedes go to Finland or Germany for cheaper alcohol 😁

7points

Joe Sauer 5 years ago

In the states the alcohol laws (selling wise) are different from state to state. In Indiana (where I'm from) we just passed a law to sell alcohol on sundays. Haven't been able to buy on Sundays for years. However we could drive a state over and purchase, then bring it back.

4points

Elle Malkamäki 5 years ago

I lived in Finland for 8 years, and I thought public drinking was pretty common. There were folks in Vaasa that would sit in the middle of town all day making their way through a slab of beer. I never worried about walking around with a beer in my hand, but I did find Alko’s opening hours a massive pain in the a*s.

1point

Liz Sahlin Johansson 5 years ago

What Bored Fox said, but in Sweden dito.

0points

Leandro Lefa 5 years ago

But you can drink outdoors if it's a picnic, so good luck crossing the small patch of grass without tripping over a few drunk people.

0points

marnidarr 5 years ago

Sounds like Minnesota.

0points

Frozengeckolover 5 years ago

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0points

Satu Nieminen 5 years ago

Drinking alcohol in public (not meaning patio restaurants or bars) is against the law in Finland as well. Hence, the coppers might confiscate your beverage.

0points

Chris Miilu 5 years ago

NE had "Blue Laws" when I lived there; you could not buy hard liquor in a grocery store; sometimes you were driving all over to buy wine for a party. You can buy anything in most large stores in CA.

0points

Dee 5 years ago

Same in South Africa

0points

Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago

You're Wright. That's confusing.

0points

Jaana Rosenberg 5 years ago

Finland is pretty much compareable Alabama and Utah. And some states have certain ”dry counties” with same situation. But yes, Finland is living probation era 24/7.

-2points

Ozacoter 5 years ago

Also why in USA you can vote, drive, work and go to war at 18 but you cannot drink until 21? I always found it weird.

6points

Lord Vader 5 years ago

I was in the military and thought the same thing. I can dir for my country but cant buy a bottle of vodka ?

4points

Lydia Boudreaux 5 years ago

I hate it. I was 19 when our state raised the drinking age to 21. It wasn't voluntary. The federal government threatened to cut our funding if it wasn't raised to match the other states So I had already been legally drinking for almost 2 years when one day I was no longer able to. It's that overprotective idea that it's "for our own good." It's stupid.

1point

Marcia Horn 5 years ago

It is weird and stupid.

0points

CrunChewy McSandybutt 5 years ago

Come to New Orleans. You're free to get wasted everywhere.

4points

The dude 5 years ago

Damn straight. Lived there a few years. About the only city in the us where you can be walking to the trolley with a beer at 8am on a Tuesday and nobody judges you.

0points

HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 5 years ago (edited)

Yeah most cities have their own rules but generally you can drink anywhere except city centres because that's where the alcoholics will gather and cause trouble but yeah the police won't have a problem with a group of lads walking down the street swigging a beer as long as you aren't behaving like an a*s you will be fine, at worst they would make you pour it away, you can buy beer and crack one open directly outside the shop if you want. Americans find this strange?, i find being able to walk into a gun shop and buying a machine gun at 16 to be even stranger but you know, it's the little differences.

2points

A.Armos 5 years ago

Europeans find buying machine guns in supermarkets a bit of a culture shock. Someone walking down the street with a beer can in hand is somewhat easier to stomach.

2points

Ryo Bakura 5 years ago

We also only have to be 18 to drink legally. Partaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, bitches!

2points

KarmaQueen 5 years ago

They have less issues with drinking than American do.

2points

Janine B. 5 years ago

I don't think it's that much freeing. Here in Berlin tourists and the young folks think it's such a cool thing to do. So we end up having a lot of halfway drunken people in the streets every night of the week. People who misbehave and throw their garbage everywhere. Not a very pleasant sight at all.

1point

Άρης Παπαδόπουλος 5 years ago

Come to Greece. You can walk around with a beer everywhere, anytime.

1point

Darryl Kerrigan 5 years ago

Yeah. When in New York we used to buy mcdonald's drinks and top them up with vodka...

0points

Julien Hu 5 years ago

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Julien Hu 5 years ago

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0points

Catherine Spencer-Mills 5 years ago

I grew up in Arizona. They have drive through liquor stores - seriously. But, you cannot buy liquor or beer or wine from 6 am until noon on Sundays. That may have changed since I was a kid. You cannot purchase a drink in a bar (pub) after 2 am. I have lived in Kansas. Now, there is strange laws. You have different licenses for 3.2% beer only, bring your own liquor and buy the set up, or purchase tickets from a club supply and the bartender will make your drink. It varies by county in Kansas. Some counties are still completely dry and only 3.2% beer sales are allowed. Oregon is strange, where I now live. You can buy beer and wine at the grocery stores. You can order any drink at a bar. But, if you want to purchase a bottle of liquor, you have to go to one of the state run liquor stores. Makes no sense to me as you can be an alcoholic if you drink nothing but beer or wine. Someone tried to explain to me that it had something to do with taxes and the revenue from sales for the state.

0points

Chris Miilu 5 years ago

You can't walk down the street in the U.S. drinking from an open bottle, unless you are in a festival venue. You can't have open liquor bottles in your car, a heads up for visitors. It is part of the drunk driving laws.

0points

Evil Little Thing 5 years ago

Come to New Orleans.

0points

Carol Emory 5 years ago

When my husband lived in Kyoto for 4 months, he said it wasn't uncommon to find vending machines with whiskey in them.

0points

Steve Haigh 5 years ago

Unfortunately they are turned off around 11pm :( I used to love grabbing a cold beer from a vending machine when I lived in Japan, though.

0points

Nancy Jeckells 5 years ago

I am Canadian and when I moved to England in 1987 I was shocked to see someone drinking a can of beer on the tube (subway).

0points

Josurf 5 years ago

always thought those brown paper bags around a bottle of alcohol was kind of hypocritical. Very much like the "bleeping out of curse words" ...

0points

K Villareal 5 years ago

Come visit South Africa. We drink on the beach as well.

0points

HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 5 years ago

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0points

Joseph Petkovich 5 years ago

That's even more relaxed than New Orleans. Here, you can drink on the street as much as you want, but don't you dare bring a glass bottle out there. ....well I guess it's not that bad, I think the cop would just make you throw it away.

0points

Red 5 years ago

In Australia we have night lockdown laws so after a certain time at night you aren’t served alcohol anymore

0points

Alissa Merstrand 5 years ago

In denmark, you can buy soft liqour at 16 (beer and the like) and hard liqour at 18 (like vodka) and drinking is allowed at any age with the parents consent. Public drinking (in the streets or at work) but im unsure whether theres a law prohibiting it.

0points

Neven Pesić 5 years ago

In Croatia drinking is sport. We all do it everywhere.

0points

Noez 🇸🇪 5 years ago

Depends on where you are! Within city limits: generally no but there are exceptions. Outside city limits: go nuts.

0points

Enuya 5 years ago

In Poland we cannot drink alcohol beverages in public places, except designated areas (and, of course, in pubs etc.). You can buy alcohol at every time, but public drinking is generally forbidden. It's not like everybody obeys this law (I'd say people in my country are rather indulgent to drinking alcohol) - but it exists.

0points

Christina Sersif 5 years ago

Have you been to Las Vegas?

0points

Angela Giacomelli 5 years ago

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-1point

Tara B 5 years ago

I went to the UK when I was 20 I felt weird getting booze underage..

-2points

Uwe Theiss 5 years ago

You were not underage there. For example 21 is in germany irrelevant. Beer is legal from 16, everything else from 18. "Underage" is only a defintion made by a law from a country.

1point

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#24

I was struck by the extent to which nobody talks to strangers in northern Europe ... Even in big cities in the US, people will talk to each other sometimes in line, on the subway, etc. Not deep conversations, but it isn't weird to make casual conversation.

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Final score:

93points

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C Bragg 5 years ago

Maybe I was born in the wrong country, I hate small talk and I don't smile at strangers.

100points

#25

How large grocery stores are here. My wife is not american and we lived in China and were in HK all the time... they had large international stores that were great and she didnt really grasp the size of american grocery stores till our first week in the USA and there's 150 feet of cereals on one aisle

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Final score:

93points

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Daric Apai (Darquestar1) 5 years ago

You could house, clothe and feed a small village in some American superstores.

70points

#26

S’mores. I was in New Zealand having a bonfire on the beach and someone went and grabbed a bag of marshmallows and then everyone just ate them??! By themselves?! And someone from Sweden asked me if s’mores were a real thing or only on tv. I was flabbergasted.

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Final score:

93points

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Christina Sersif 5 years ago

I hope you introduce it to them and changed their lives.

80points

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#27

My British friend makes fun of me for how much cheese I use in my cooking.

Doesn't stop her from inhaling my potato casseroles, but there you go.

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Final score:

92points

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KarmaQueen 5 years ago

My husband would be in heaven. He always says "the more cheese the better."

25points

#28

I am not American but visit the U.S alot and I tell you,almost all Americans has this habit of giving the 'half smile look' to anyone,that is not just normal anywhere else

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84points

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KarmaQueen 5 years ago

Not sure what this means? Half smile look when confronting someone as they walk past you, to be nice?

25points

#29

24 hour stores.

It's weird not being able to buy random sh*t at 4am...

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Final score:

79points

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Noez 🇸🇪 5 years ago

Makes no sense... We have lots of 24 hour stores over here?

34points

#30

At a buffet in Germany, I had to pay for ketchup

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68points

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Bored Fox 5 years ago (edited)

That's strange. Here in Finland ketchup and mustard are usually free part of the buffet food.

42points

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Martha Meyer 5 years ago

The amount of people calling the entire rest of the world "over there" made me roll my eyes.

23points

sunnyrei82 5 years ago

#46 Thinking TACO BELL is Mexican food.

20points

Janine B. 5 years ago

As if Chinese food outside China was Chinese. lol Or any other food. It's hilarious what some people consider to be German food. On the other hand, most of us Germans don't know Americans eat their popcorn salted. Because in 95% of all cases we have sweet popcorn. So if we see a movie starring people eating popcorn, we always consider it to be sweet. :o)

7points

Shawn Ruester 5 years ago

heh, I'm from the states and never have thought Taco bell as Mexican. It's an attempted american translation of some Mexican dishes (however most of the ones around where I live are ran and staffed by Latinos if that's not irony).

5points

Kaisu Rei 5 years ago

There's a very funny video on YouTube with actual Mexican people trying Taco Bell food

3points

Carol Emory 5 years ago

#47 That tipping your wait staff is optional. In most European countries, gratuity is already added to the bill. But check the country you are visiting ahead of time. In some countries, it is unacceptable to tip the waitstaff because it sends a message to the owner saying that you don't think they are capable of paying their staff a fair wage.

2points

Noez 🇸🇪 5 years ago (edited)

A lot of these are odd generalisations most likely regarding a specific individual from a European nation, but somehow that get to represent all of Europe. Others are just dumb. Most of them are just 'murican.

11points

Kururi.Orihara 5 years ago

Many of these are due to ignorant people not taking the time to at research at least the basics of a culture before visting. I mean, every place has their own customs and traditions, you should be polite and respect these as much as possible. Especially when going to a place with a different language, at least ATTEMPTING to learn the basis of the language is pretty much a given to me. Like guys, please be considerate and polite. It can make a WORLD of a difference, especially in other countries.

9points

Gëë Bëë 5 years ago

I dont think not knowing this stuff offended anyone or their culture, I think most/all of these are just observations as oppose to causing any real inconvenience.

11points

Monika Soffronow 5 years ago

It is this country - and a homogenous "rest of the world", "abroad". This is a shortsighted and ignorant phallacy that exists wherever one goes in the human world. "We" do it like this, and "they" (everybody else) do it like that. This is what allows prejudice and racism to take root as it totally disregards variation, individuality, and plurality. "The rest of the world" is a multifaceted, wonderfully interesting multitude of places, faces, customs, traditions and, yes, sometimes even simple, everyday actions, like doing the dishes, are done differently.

6points

Lisa 5 years ago

This whole list just makes me feel like Americans are incredibly wasteful 🤷‍♀️

6points

Bobert Robertson 5 years ago

as a Canadian these lists are always so disappointing in that all of these things are considered "American" when they pretty well all apply to Canadians... this should be "North Americans" not simply Americans.

6points

Master Markus 5 years ago

Some of them, but not all of them. As a Canadian, it still seems like the U.S. Americans are louder and "friendlier".

0points

Stephanie 5 years ago

It's funny how people are going on and on about how "rude" American's are while they are mocking us. Classy.

4points

Jo Bebe 5 years ago

IKR! Like...pointing a finger only leaves four pointing right back at you!!

1point

Christina Sersif 5 years ago

America is far from perfect, but a lot of these I'm thankful for.

4points

TC 5 years ago

Do you ever kiss friends ?

3points

Monika Soffronow 5 years ago

Why has this simple question been downvoted? In Greece, for example, friends of all ages and of both sexes kiss each other on both cheeks when they meet. The Greeks are among the least violent people you could possibly find. It has given me immense satisfaction to see gangs of loudmouth 'looking-for-trouble' looking teenage guys meet up with hugs and kisses. This also brings respect for women since boys learn from a very young age how to properly behave around women.

4points

Lillukka79 5 years ago

Only when drunk.

2points

Vincent Philippart 5 years ago

In most of latin Europe yes, although in many places, men don't kiss each other (but we do in Belgium)

0points

Jo Bebe 5 years ago

You're welcome

2points

Cheethra 5 years ago

Then Americans and Indonesians are the same when it comes to smiling, nodding, or make a small talk to strangers. It's totally ok to me, except when people take small talk to a new level when they go too far: asking too much questions especially about personal life. I will leave them ASAP.

2points

Mark Kelly 5 years ago

Canada has some of those things too.

1point

selioraxemaia 5 years ago

I moved to England for a few years .. one day I accidentally bumped into a woman in front of me while i was standing in line. Being from the South, I said "excuse me ma'am". She turned around and in a very sarcastic and loud voice said "well EXCUSE ME MA'AM". I was stunned I had some how insulted her and didn't know how. Later I found out the only person you say "ma'am' to is the Queen.

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Dilly Millandry 5 years ago

To be honest most people wouldn't react that badly! You were unlucky. Generally speaking you hear the American accent and know why it's being said, that it's a cultural thing. I suppose some people hate being called 'madam' and ma'am is short for that - it makes them feel old. Doesn't excuse being rude.

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Nomadus Aureus 5 years ago

Makes me wonder if my American teacher is from a southern state then? She's constantly "yes ma'am"ing us.

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Chris Miilu 5 years ago

Nonsense; you bumped into a crank. People in England don't often use "madam"; they say "mam", or sometimes "miss". I loved hearing little boys calling each other "mate".

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Si 5 years ago

She sounds rude

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Stephen Malpas 5 years ago

You have forgotten the one where America is the only developed country that still uses feet, inches and Fahrenheit

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Curious Cat 5 years ago

Im just impressed Americans bothered to get a passport and travel past Hwy 50. If you think the ones that travel are bonkers.. you should meet the ones that have never left the country... YIKES>.

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Emmy 5 years ago

Can’t flush toilet paper in some countries...

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Oscar Guerrero 5 years ago

Wow

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DP von Icecream 5 years ago

I think this short clip will show what (many) people think about 1 particular highly annoying thing, they do when visiting abroad ;-) https://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/7646233/45c813a8/het_is_st_patrick_s_day_.html

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Brenda Pereira 5 years ago

These are all valid things. My BIGGEST problem being overseas was that you couldn't get ice in your drink or you got 1 cube! Even when I asked for a glass full of ice, I got only 3 cubes. It drove me crazy!!

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Nia Loves Art 5 years ago

Depending on the country getting ice is a bad idea because it’s just frozen tap water. In Mexico we avoided ice.

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Calypso poet 5 years ago

I hate it when there’s not enough ice in my water or mixed drink. We bought a new fridge a few years ago and I insisted that it not only has cubes, but crushes ice too. One of my cats meows all morning until he gets his fresh ice water. Ice ice baby!,,

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Vincent Philippart 5 years ago

Funny, for me it was the other way around when I lived in the US. I was so tired of all that chlorinated ice making my teeth hurt.

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Janine B. 5 years ago

And I usually really hate cold drinks. I don't even drink water coming right of a fridge. lol

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BarbaraJMiller 5 years ago

my Aunty Evelyn got a nearly new blue Hyundai Accent Hatchback just by working online with a laptop. hop over to this site- ►►►►►► www.moneyurban.com

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Luca Giordano 5 years ago

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Chris Jones 5 years ago

I'm seconding Jo Smith - Brits do not put ice in wine.

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Martha Meyer 5 years ago

The amount of people calling the entire rest of the world "over there" made me roll my eyes.

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sunnyrei82 5 years ago

#46 Thinking TACO BELL is Mexican food.

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Janine B. 5 years ago

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Shawn Ruester 5 years ago

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Kaisu Rei 5 years ago

There's a very funny video on YouTube with actual Mexican people trying Taco Bell food

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Carol Emory 5 years ago

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Kururi.Orihara 5 years ago

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Gëë Bëë 5 years ago

I dont think not knowing this stuff offended anyone or their culture, I think most/all of these are just observations as oppose to causing any real inconvenience.

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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago

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Lisa 5 years ago

This whole list just makes me feel like Americans are incredibly wasteful 🤷‍♀️

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Bobert Robertson 5 years ago

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Master Markus 5 years ago

Some of them, but not all of them. As a Canadian, it still seems like the U.S. Americans are louder and "friendlier".

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Stephanie 5 years ago

It's funny how people are going on and on about how "rude" American's are while they are mocking us. Classy.

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Jo Bebe 5 years ago

IKR! Like...pointing a finger only leaves four pointing right back at you!!

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Christina Sersif 5 years ago

America is far from perfect, but a lot of these I'm thankful for.

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TC 5 years ago

Do you ever kiss friends ?

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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago

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Lillukka79 5 years ago

Only when drunk.

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Vincent Philippart 5 years ago

In most of latin Europe yes, although in many places, men don't kiss each other (but we do in Belgium)

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Jo Bebe 5 years ago

You're welcome

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Cheethra 5 years ago

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Mark Kelly 5 years ago

Canada has some of those things too.

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selioraxemaia 5 years ago

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Dilly Millandry 5 years ago

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Nomadus Aureus 5 years ago

Makes me wonder if my American teacher is from a southern state then? She's constantly "yes ma'am"ing us.

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Chris Miilu 5 years ago

Nonsense; you bumped into a crank. People in England don't often use "madam"; they say "mam", or sometimes "miss". I loved hearing little boys calling each other "mate".

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Si 5 years ago

She sounds rude

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Stephen Malpas 5 years ago

You have forgotten the one where America is the only developed country that still uses feet, inches and Fahrenheit

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Curious Cat 5 years ago

Im just impressed Americans bothered to get a passport and travel past Hwy 50. If you think the ones that travel are bonkers.. you should meet the ones that have never left the country... YIKES>.

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Emmy 5 years ago

Can’t flush toilet paper in some countries...

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Oscar Guerrero 5 years ago

Wow

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DP von Icecream 5 years ago

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Brenda Pereira 5 years ago

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Nia Loves Art 5 years ago

Depending on the country getting ice is a bad idea because it’s just frozen tap water. In Mexico we avoided ice.

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Calypso poet 5 years ago

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Vincent Philippart 5 years ago

Funny, for me it was the other way around when I lived in the US. I was so tired of all that chlorinated ice making my teeth hurt.

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Janine B. 5 years ago

And I usually really hate cold drinks. I don't even drink water coming right of a fridge. lol

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BarbaraJMiller 5 years ago

my Aunty Evelyn got a nearly new blue Hyundai Accent Hatchback just by working online with a laptop. hop over to this site- ►►►►►► www.moneyurban.com

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Luca Giordano 5 years ago

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Chris Jones 5 years ago

I'm seconding Jo Smith - Brits do not put ice in wine.

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