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The United States of America is the land of the free and full of opportunities. It is one of the largest economies in the world and it has always amassed people for the life one can create there. But, like every country, it has its own way of functioning and the people living there have their own culture. And if you are also attracted to this country and would like to travel to the United States or you are planning of moving there, you should expect to encounter things you‘ve never seen before or things done differently to what you are used to.

A few days ago, Reddit user Ymij asked people to share some things Americans don‘t realize exist only in the United States. And people had a lot to say. The post got more than 10k answers and Bored Panda gathered a list of some of the most upvoted responses.

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group GoFundMe being an acceptable replacement for a health care system

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Literally being too poor to go to the doctor, but have too much income for any kind of assistance

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    Terilee Bruyere
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS! I remember a time that my dad had gotten laid off and my mum was dealing with health issues. They were simply down on their luck and filed for food stamps. Due to their Canadian pension they only qualified for $18 in food stamps a month and made too much to have health insurance, just adding to the health issues.

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Tipping as a wage subsidy. Many countries don’t have tipping and those that do generally tip a small amount for good service.

    Also displayed prices not including taxes or other fees.

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

    In Germany, it's good manners to round up unless the service is crappy. Depending on how much you pay overall, of course, and how close it is to a round number (then you un-round it by a bit), but if you e.g. take the trouble to count out 70ct or insist on the change, you are basically saying that the service sucked.

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    Leila Noury
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my family we always tip the pizza delivery person but idk about take-out

    Lea White
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an Aussie, I feel very strange having to tip when I'm in America. I actually find it embarrassing and feel very uncomfortable. I understand that it is required because that's how the service staff get paid but we pay our staff by the hour here and rarely tip unless the service is outstanding

    Suzy the observer
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having to rely on generosity to make a living is inhuman. Pay everyone a living wage.

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

    Here in Japan, it is very rude to tip, but I’ve seen many Americans do it. I feel very bad, honestly,, because you should not be paid based off of how much money someone random gives you, nor should a customer be paying the employee. Just pay your employees actual wages,, sigh!

    Biljana Malesevic
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People should have fix salaries, depending on will of strangers is horrible.

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

    I say pay a living wage, which will cover slow shifts, but still tip if the service is excellent. I mean, mail carriers and doormen (what’s the gender neutral form of this?) make a decent wage, but it’s still good form tip them at Christmas when they’ve served you well all year.

    Tim Haight
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some scumbag restraunts actually pay severs less because of getting tips. The forget tips is supposed to mean to insure promptness.

    Bruce Douglas
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A dual citizen of US/UK,e, on each visit every couple years it still annoys to be almost required to tip-worse less than 20%in some places deemed as mean. Makes even diner food verge on being pricey. Miss free coffee refills,a dying tradition-as it's usually not that strong it never made me jittery. Glad free ice water tradition still remains-tho in summer most cities there 80F+outside then inside a supermarket at,say, 65F makes my shiver. Experience taught me to keep a thinning cardigan or sweater tied round my waist ;)

    Leslie Burleson
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's even worse than that. When I was young , many many years ago, you got paid a small wage and then you made the rest of the money in tips. Nowadays , you get a s**t wage , and they cut your tips off once you reach a certain amount per hour. So you don't even get the benefit of making more than most service jobs due to tips anymore.

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

    Waitresses now make 15 an hour where I live and its way to close to jobs in law enforcement that have more risks/responsibilities. My girlfriend brings home 150-200 a night in tips on top of her wage thats 1 dollar under mine

    BorPand8
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So obviously, instead of supporting raising wages across the board, you should keep your girlfriend's wages down, right? (That's sarcasm, btw.)

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    Nikki Sevven
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've worked as a bartender making half the hourly minimum wage. Those tips made the difference. It would be a much better system to require minimum wage for EVERY worker, regardless of industry.

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

    Tipping SHOULD be optional for really good service. But, instead of introducing this to the US, the US-system of depriving people from a sufficient wage "BeCaUsE tIpPiNg" seems to get a grip on good old europe, too - hence delivery hero and the like.

    Suzanne Haigh
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People still tip in Britain, it is not classed as part of their wage but extra for good service/meal. I once worked in the accounts for a restaurant and the tip money was taken by the boss, staff saw none, I did not stay long.

    Bart S
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tipping is not a fair system. Is it that difficult to give your employers a serious salary?

    Colleen Garland
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tip pretty good because they are working there for a reason. Not for the fun and "lovely" guests.

    Code name Puppet
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just remembered the opening scene from the Reservoir Dogs when Mister Pink was arguing with the others :)

    Mark Fuller
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. Find this one hugely offensive when a tourist in the US. In the UK, tipping is to show gratitude and pay a compliment but by no means expected. I play the game abroad because other people have relayed stories of staff being downright abusive when not tipped. But the idea of paying extra when all you did was pour me a f*****g drink is disgusting. Don't mind after a big meal. But even basic bar service?? It's just rude.

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    Fück off back to your hovel then, Mark. It’s not your home country. Only shîtty tourists don’t practice the customs when abroad. So trashy.

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    Ryan Deschanel
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, they don't pay waiters decently, but the european tourists are the ones who are rude...

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

    Not posting the taxes is in part because sales taxes vary from state to state. A warehouse for a chain could be adding prices to their products and then shipping them to different states.

    N G
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have prices on the shelves dont you? Do they include the sales tax? And if you put sticky labels with the price on? These are presumably done in store - so unless the store frequently crosses state lines, doesn't the store have some control over displaying prices?

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    Jane Alexander
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tipping used to be for good service back when waitressing was a profession, now it seems it's a Demand and one little jerk even ran after us out into the parking lot with his grubby little hand out after the worst 'service' I've seen for quite a while.

    Spork420
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tipping was supposed to be for exceptional service. When an employee went above and beyond for a customer. Now it's basically expected, and sometimes forced for just about any transaction. As an American, I think it is absurd for it to be expected to pay someone extra to do the most basic function of their job, that their employer is already paying them to do.

    BorPand8
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You do realize waitstaff, bartenders etc. make about $2.13 an hour, right?

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Pronouncing corruption as "lobbying"

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Assuming that everyone on the internet is American until proven otherwise.

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    Helena R
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything in American-English too rather than British-English. things that are translated from almost any other language into American-English rather than British-English regardless of the subject matter

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group The pledge of allegiance. If you tell people here that in America they make kids stand up and recite some prayer to a flag every single morning, they'll look at you like you just grew a third arm.

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    Karl Baxter
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We’d call that indoctrination in the UK. I remember speaking with an elderly Italian man who was a child when Mussolini came to power. He told me they were forced to do similar things at school.

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group I want to say for-profit prison systems.

    These things are f***** up. If the state doesn't keep up the prisoner quota they gotta pay a fine to the company they owns the prison.

    So this basically makes them try to keep existing prisoners

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Gender reveal parties

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    #9

    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group People who angrily DO NOT WANT healthcare.

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    N G
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's so much more than that. It's not that they dont want healthcare, they dont want to pay for SOMEONE ELSE'S healthcare.

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Having the restaurant take your credit card - in most countries it's considered impolite to disappear with the card as they might write the digits down to charge extra later. Therefore they normally bring a portable terminal to your table so you can keep the card in eyesight and have the (optional) tip actually charged when the card is run and not added after the fact.

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

    Most places use chip-and-pin where they *have* to take the card at the table since you need to enter your PIN. USA credit card banks decided Americans aren't smart enough for chip-and-pin, so we just have chip and an archaic signature.

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group The Imperial System, Fahrenheits, massive ad breaks. I swear i watched US Television once and i nearly had time to go take a s*** before the adbreak ended. And i'm one of those people that play on their phone while on the throne

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    I am from Europe and I have never seen in supermarkets scooters for people that are so obese they can't walk by themselves.

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Medical debt

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

    Add "who is paying their debt while also stopping treatment because they can't continue accruing more debt"

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Waiting like 8 weeks after your elections till the new guy comes in to power is pretty f****** weird

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Massive gaps on all sides of toilet cubicle doors, like why even bother with a door at all when people can see through so easily

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    Biana Vacker
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i know- you can literally stare someone in the face while they are going to the bathroom

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Flags. Everywhere

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    Pezor Zass
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How else can they keep up the illusion that they live in a country worth celebrating?

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    #17

    This may be a shot in the dark but product prices not including tax when they’re displayed? Like if something says it’s $10 and you only have $10, what’s with the surprise tax at the till?

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    Your toxic grind working culture. I find that Americans define their entire personality around their profession. It all feels so shallow and hollow way of living. Like I work so I can do the things I enjoy ( pre covid) I don't work because it defines me as a person.

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Absurdly long election campaigns. In most countries I've been to election campaigns last a month or two, in the US they seem to go for a full year.

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    Biana Vacker
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we get sooo many ads too; they're literally everywhere and most of them are attack ads with questionable information

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group College sports, people do not care about nor have college sports like we do here.

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    Pezor Zass
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's disgusting the amount of money my school spends on sports, and we're not even remotely a sporty school

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Food portion sizes... In EU you get food portions you can finish and are generally calculated to be pretty much fill/satisfy you over the entire meal.

    When I go to the US I can fill myself up with half of the appetizer

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Unused vacation days

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

    Yeah in my country, if you don't take your minimum of 5 weeks of holiday per year, it will be scheduled for you. Literally your manager will force you to relax :D.

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    The use of the words junior, sophomore and senior in school. I don't think I have ever heard these outside of an American TV show or movie.

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    Kanishka Patel
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah it is pretty weird. Why not just say 9th, 10th , 11th, and 12 grade? Seems much more simple. I am going to be in high school next year and I am Indian but I live in America. I am used to saying junior, sophomore, etc. but my mom finds it really confusing. This seems so unnecessary.

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    #24

    I can't speak for the whole world, but having elections on a weekday seems crazy to me. We do it in the weekend so that people are off work anyway.

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    A single pool of paid time off that you use for both vacation and sick leave. Therefore having to forego vacation to keep a bank of leave just in case you get ill.

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

    This is a bad policy because everyone comes to work sick so they can still take vacation days.

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    People constantly thanking god for every day occurrences

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    Those commercials featuring some sort of drug or medication. With the typical closing where the narrator states "Side effects includes blah blah blah...Discuss with your doctor about blah blah blah"

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    Tipping, most other places actually pay their waiters/waitresses and tippings just for extremely good service or rounding up.

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    Nikki Hilton
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Already noted. Pay everyone a living working wage (NOT $7.50/hr). Do away with tipping.

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    #29

    Having to drive everywhere. I'm 27-years-old, not from the US and never learnt to drive. I've also never felt like I needed it.

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    It's pretty funny watching Americans moan over their super-cheap petrol prices. "But we drive everywhere, cars are fundamental to our society". Yep, same here in Australia, too. Your fuel is still incredibly cheap.

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

    I live in Canada and one of my friends did a cross-country drive via the USA to take advantage of cheaper gas.

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    #31

    Garbage disposal units in sinks. I've been to nearly 20 countries, and I've never seen one.

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    Andrew Gibb
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the primary concerns of using garbage disposals is that it puts excess strain on local wastewater treatment centers. All of the food solids in the wastewater must be filtered out. Those solids are used to create fertilizer or are sent to landfills.

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    #32

    Longer ad breaks in the Muppet Show.

    The UK version had two minutes of extra content in every episode due to restrictions on the amount of ads you could play on British TV.

    That's 240 minutes of extra Muppet content that most Americans never saw.

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    Fred and George Weasley
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the UK has limited ad amounts. theyre regulated, so you can only have 12 minutes of ads per hour. obviously in the US im guessing its not the same

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    #33

    Playing the national anthem before sporting events. There may be a handful of other countries that do, but in much of the world it's only played for international matches.

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    Alexis draskinis
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still dont understand why its played. Its a sporting event, a game, nothing more. Im a baseball fan & i can care less about it being played. I want to watch the game.

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    #34

    Your identity politics used to be just in America, then it spilled out like a burst sewage pipe.

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    Red solo cups. My european cousins asked me if parties in the us really had those red cups.

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Bumper stickers. They’re a lot less common in Europe anyway, not sure about the rest of the world.

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    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Nearly everything about their high schools

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    N G
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a bit vague. High schools have lessons across the world, are populated with hormonal teens across the world, have school meals across the world - there's certainly a difference in quality here, but it's not a weird American thing. So, everything else...?

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    #38

    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Free refills at restaurants

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    SimplySarcastic40
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    one of the things i missed living 9 years abroad was this right here...i drink a lot of water. only water, but a lot of it and having to ask for refills of water and getting side-eye was something i never got used to.

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    #39

    Stores like Wal-Mart where you can buy everything that are open all the time. Groceries, alcohol, plants, medicine, tires, toys...

    The first time I went to Germany on a work trip it was a bank holiday and everything was closed.

    I live in Jerusalem now and there is a separate store for everything.

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    Terilee Bruyere
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in the bible belt. Alcohol can be bought 24/6 here (no sales on Sunday) at Walmart but the actual pharmacy is not open at night.

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    Graham Crackers.

    Remember when I picked up a friend's mother and her friend at the airport, fresh from the US. One of them was like 'They don't have Graham crackers here?' I'm like nah mate we have crackers for everyone.

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    #42

    45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Parking lot size. I’ve been to about 20 different countries, all over the place, and I have never seen a standard Walmart sized parking lot anywhere out of America.

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    Theoretical Empiricist
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can also thank our tragic shadow of a public transportation system and how far we're spread out. In may instances, driving (and therefore parking) is the only option.

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    #43

    Buscuits and gravy. This conjures up images of having a plate of cookies smothered in a sauce made from the the meat juices of a roast.

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    I wanna say jaywalking. Like, in Europe, you can pretty much cross a road wherever you want but when I visited America there seemed to be this weird sense you were being judged if you walked out into an empty road. Maybe just me idk.

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    Ulrike Sponagel
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is some sort of debate whether jaywalking is or isn’t frowned upon in Germany - many people believe that the Germans are sticklers for traffic etiquette when it comes to walking across a street on a red light, and, indeed, Germans will stand even when it would be safe to cross - for the sake of setting the right example for any nearby children. So, it might be the same everywhere.

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    #45

    It always surprises me when someone from another country has never heard of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

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    Tammy Hawkins
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We say "peanut butter and jelly" but it really is jam and that has always bothered me. Jam spreads way better than jelly.

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    #47

    I wasn't aware we and New Zealand, possibly Australia(?) Are the only countries with ads for prescription drugs.

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    #48

    The fuel-brand Exxon. Throughout the rest of the world, it's known as "Esso." It's only Exxon in the US.

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    #49

    Small talk among strangers.

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    Ulrike Sponagel
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are rules where I live: thou shalt not converse with the cashier but thou absolutely shall at the butchers.

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    #50

    Thanksgiving

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

    Well that’s because thanksgiving is a part of AMERICAN history. 🤷‍♀️

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