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Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Now that Thanksgiving and Christmas is over:

The weirdest thing is that Americans will ask what you are doing for thanksgiving. Are you going to your family etc... When you say no. They invite you to their home.

(I was a student, My family was thousands of miles away, and I'm happy that the local Cracker Barrel is open and looking forward to a meal there)

My Professor did that. Invited me to his home. I had a good time, but it was strange. I'm meeting his uncles and aunts. and one little girl threw a tantrum, I had to take her to calm her down etc...

It was weird. But also wonderful. In my country things like this would never happen. You don't bring a stranger to a family event.

But I'm thankful things like this happen here.

tinkrman , Brian Black Report

Final score:

228points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)

When I was younger I thought thanksgiving was what the Americans called Christmas Eve. It wasn’t til I was older that I found out Thanksgiving is like a month before. I do have a question for the Americans, do you eat the traditional turkey on Christmas Day as well as thanksgiving or vice versa etc?

48points

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize How your medical ads show an old guy living life well because of X-drug. He has the best time, the wife is having the best time and it's all because of the drug making things better.

The end of the ad is full of warnings about how this happy drug can potentially kill you and your family, nuke your dog and make cats impotent.

Recap the cliff-hanger episode of life in Alaska before another ad break.

Unwatchable TV

bodhan40 , CommercialsUSA Report

Final score:

227points

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J. F. 3 years ago

We in Germany have the same adverts - just the mention that we should ask our doctors or pharmacist for the risks at the end

35points

How much power your employer has over you. They can fire you at will, dictate that you work overtime, mandate that you take a drug test at will... the power balance between employer and employee in NZ is very different...

muncherofhay Report

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190points

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Commander Rex 3 years ago

Actually there are a lot of laws preventing such things from happening now

26points

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Flags. Everywhere. It’s not as if you’re likely to forget where you are!

who-wasi , Jim Winstead Report

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188points

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Commander Rex 3 years ago

Okay, we’re just making sure

64points

The concept of pharmaceutical advertisements. Your doctor is supposed to recommend drugs to you, not the other way around.

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173points

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backatya 3 years ago

We don't like the commercials of large companies trying to sell us their drugs on TV either. But you can't tell the doctor to prescribe you a drug unless he feels you need it. It's just a choice from other drugs when you know what drug you need.

20points

dinosaur-pudge , Insights Unspoken Report

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Americans are super friendly to the point that I (Australian) thought it was sarcasm or fake.

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168points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Really? I find Australia is pretty friendly too. I walk along the street and most of the time people will say good morning/afternoon. You drive in the country and people will wave, you get greeted by checkout operators etc.

69points

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize I went to seaworld with my mum when I was in my mid teens. Halfway through the show, the performer (Not the whale) asked everybody in the military to stand up and the whole crowd gave them a round of applause. They sat back down and the show continued as if nothing had happened. Couldn't imagine anything similar happening back in Blighty.

Edit: this was at Seaworld, Orlando not San Diego. Roughly 2003/4

Daverotti , woolennium Report

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167points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

I just find that really bizarre.

72points

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Everything in America is huge. I don't just mean the people or portion sizes, because we all know about that- but the roads, the buildings, the ceilings, the space between everything... America is gigantic. It just feels larger than it does here. I'm Australian but I've been to Asia and size-wise it's similar to Australia, and I've seen Europeans say the same about America. Everything is bigger.

betterthansteve , Chris Lawrence Report

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162points

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N G 3 years ago (edited)

We honeymooned in Florida. The hotel apartment had a bigger floor space than our entire two-bed house! ETA: we live in the North of England for comparison's sake.

43points

#10

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Free refills. Went to a restaurant with my dad (both German) and all of a sudden the waiter took away my drink with another perfectly good sipp in it and I must have looked pretty shocked. It was only then when my dad explained to me that you guys have free refills.

AnLe21 , Mike Mozart Report

Final score:

162points

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Commander Rex 3 years ago

Okay, pros: free refills

56points

#11

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Legal drinking age at 21 it’s really weird especially at age 18 people consider u as an adult.

rachelxie888 , Steven Miller Report

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161points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

Yeah, most Americans don't really understand it either. You can be handed a weapon and told to kill someone in the military, but nooooo, pweese no drinky.

122points

#12

Complimenting strangers. When I visited the US I went to an amusement park and a girl complimented my glasses and that was my first time getting complimented and at the same amusement park a senior lady complimented my dad for having a beautiful family and a handsome son (lol me). I was really happy that day.

ItzMeRzx Report

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157points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

It brightens my day when randoms compliment me too. Just yesterday someone complimented my son and said he has such beautiful eyes. Best compliment I ever got was a woman telling me that I’ve got this and I am doing a good job even though I was a sobbing mess because my son was being difficult in the middle of the footpath.

70points

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#13

Waste. Especially of food.

I've seen half of a large pizza thrown in the garbage, simple as that. Broke something? Don't even bother fixing it, just throw it into the bin and buy another.

I once went to a show in Broadway, they had special themed cups for the Phantom of the Opera show that you could purchase. They were made of glass. Some of the theater bought it, consumed it, and just left it there. They didn't even bother taking it home as a souvenir. They saw it, had the urge to buy it, and just did it.

That's something insane for me.

Final score:

156points

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Samantha PandaNotBored 3 years ago

I’d of collected all their unwanted ones, bought them home washed them up and be very proud of myself 🤣

111points

Inaka_ , Forest Service, Eastern Regional Report

#14

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize On behalf of my wife “what’s up with the gaps in the toilet stall doors and no bidet?”

Final score:

147points

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Commander Rex 3 years ago

That stall door question is actually pretty good, I don’t know the answer.

61points

Cassie 3 years ago

Cheap infrastructure and lazy maintenance. It's easier to allow a gap than fit everything properly.

16points

Uisgea Beatha 3 years ago

Makes it easier to clean the floor, discourages sex acts & drug use & homeless camping, and makes rescue easier should you have an aneurysm or whatever on the toilet.

8points

Monty Is Fiennes 3 years ago

maybe safety... in case someone harms themselves... or if a worker has to make sure all patrons are gone for the night...it makes it easier to distinguish....

7points

Danny Ruiz 3 years ago

I worked as a Janitor. The gaps are there so you can see that it is occupied.

0points

Ula 3 years ago

Very unconfortable!

0points

Kines Tezja 3 years ago

Isn't it because it's easier to escape if someone tries to lock you up and hurt you? I remember a semi-reportage about a little American boy who came into one of these and a murderer who came after him and tried to kill him or something. Just a guess though.

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Onion rings like to make your breath smelly 3 years ago

So they dont have to use as much material to make the doors

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Couldnt_Find_A_Good_Name 3 years ago (edited)

The gaps are there to make people uncomfortable and make them get out quicker than they normally would. This frees up stalls quicker.

8points

Vicky Z 3 years ago

Seriously or is it a joke? I never thought that would be the reason but sounds that it could be...

1point

Kodi Pepper 3 years ago

I got use to a bidet while in Japan. When I got home, I bought one. Now I wouldn't want to be without one.

5points

Siah avis 3 years ago

In Sweden we have individual toilets. No issues for gendered toilets, no worries if you need to poop, no worries of being sexually harassed by someone in the toilet. I think this is the BEST solution.

4points

Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago

They tried to install bidets in Yellowstone National Park. It didn't end well.

4points

Pusfarm 3 years ago

LOL. It didn't "end" well.

2points

HooowlAtTheMoon 3 years ago

Apparantly it's so you can more easily see if theres people in there. That's what we're told. But a smaller gap could work just as well though. Or, get this, the lock thats already on the door.

3points

Chicago Dog Lover 3 years ago

I love how in other countries the stall door indicates if it is occupied.

6points

Mer☕️🧭☕️ 3 years ago

Yeah, we don't get it either. It's rude and creepy.

2points

Gustavo Di Salvo 3 years ago

The bidet is one of the greatest inventions :) Sorry that they miss them

2points

Kelli from Fitness Blender 3 years ago

Wouldn't it be expensive to have a bidet on every toilet though?

2points

Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

Not really, a handheld bidet costs like $20. Way cheaper if you’re a builder.

2points

Susan Egan 3 years ago

We hate the gaps. At some point someone got lazy I guess and everyone decided "It's cool". Bidets have not made it here. I bought an add on for our toilet and even though it's cold water I love it. I think if more Americans gave one a go they would be more common.

1point

CincyReds 3 years ago

U see this one a lot! And I don't know the answer either, just why?

1point

Ripley 3 years ago

Complaining about the lack of a bidet?!? Wow, you clearly haven't been to Asia or the Middle East, then . . .

1point

Matt Gilliam 3 years ago

I do think it's odd how shy people are about pooping and peeing. After hiking the Appalachian trail, I lost all shyness about that. We all do it. None of us poop flowers.

0points

Matt Gilliam 3 years ago

trying to make people not do drugs in the toilets, I suppose. Bad for business to have heroin overdose in bathroom.

0points

Ann Abdelzaher 3 years ago

I like the system in the rest of the world. floor to ceiling doors most of the time with indicators on the door green/white indicating vacant and red indicating occupied... no more looking for feet under the door. and with very few exceptions I don't feel as though I need to stand on the toilet to close the bathroom door because they actually have room!

0points

BlackLabOwner 3 years ago

ahh I am used to it but I have never left the US is it different elsewhere

0points

Ada Lavin 3 years ago

I hate that!

0points

Susan Mercurio 3 years ago

So you can't be in there doing drugs or having sex. Ugh. IKR

0points

Meami 3 years ago

It's ridiculous! The first time I went to Europe, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven.

0points

MICHELLE GONZALES 3 years ago

I'm an American and I love bidets. ALL my toilets in my home are equipped with one now and I never use a public toilet anymore unless absolutely necessary or if it has a bidet.

0points

Dale 3 years ago

I lived in Italy and traveled Europe a ton.. I was spoiled with stalls that had full doors and 4 walls. I hate this about american restrooms. But I'd assume it is probably a cost related thing. Cheaper to buy and install prefab crap.

0points

Rafael Iglesias 3 years ago

Americans don't like it either. Why can't we change it?

0points

Lisa Chambers 3 years ago

A bidet is just something that someone can break off the plumbing system. The gaps are to mop without opening the doors. What's up with not being able to flush tp, even in toilets that have no bidet included (looking at you Greece)?

0points

Bobby Sammons 3 years ago

It is all about the speed a restroom can be cleaned, well at least for the gap at the bottom. The other gaps allow for faster installation and also mean that the installed does have to cut all the panels for an exact fit.

0points

Hannah Edwards 3 years ago

After having a child accidentally lock herself in a supermarket toilet cubicle and not be able to unlock it, I think this seems like a good idea. I’m sure it beats climbing over the top.

0points

Intrigued Panda 3 years ago

We need proper doors and butt sinks!

0points

Tabby_Sohee 3 years ago

Seriously though! People can literally see you

0points

Paul Davis 3 years ago

To my knowledge, we had normal, private stalls until stores started installing them beginning in the late 1970s to make people less comfortable so they would not stay in there as long. Now these things are everywhere.

0points

Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

I'm not sure, but the gaps might be the result of giving the job to the lowest bidder, a practice that is as American as apple pie, unfortunately.

0points

beckster308 3 years ago

We (Americans) hate this too. I think it's because of the cheap construction they use in modern bathroom stalls. The pre-fabricated parts don't fit tighter, leaving those gaps.

0points

Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

No bidet is unacceptable but thankfully you can just buy one anywhere and install it in minutes. I wouldn’t feel comfortable using a public bidet.

0points

Calvin Suzuki 3 years ago

The one on the bottom is to see if it’s occupied, and could also be easier for cleaning. But the gap in the side is completely unnecessary imo :v

0points

Jessica Otto 3 years ago

When people started going insane and the stores ran out of toilet paper my roommate bought a bidet attachment for us.....first time I tried it I shrieked like a girl (and I'm not the girliest of critters)

0points

Gerald Braun 3 years ago

I was using a bathroom in the hospital and I heard an old gentleman calling for help he had fallen to the floor while moving from the toilet back to his wheelchair. I was able to slide under the door and unlock the stall, and two nurses and I were able to help him back into his wheelchair. Maybe the gap is for such emergencies?

0points

Izzy 3 years ago

you were so kind in this scenario but i can't get over the thought of you sliding on the public bathroom floor - it's making me want to wash myself 500 times

3points

Steve Wilson 3 years ago

I see this in some post at least once a week. Is it really a thing in other countries that people peek into your stall when you’re in there? I don’t spend a lot of time in public bathrooms but I’m not aware that it’s a major issue here. Am I wrong?

0points

Evil Little Thing 3 years ago

I want to know too, because only small children peek.

0points

Ms LaDonna 3 years ago

We wonder the same thing!!!

0points

Id row 3 years ago

Yeah, those gaps have always been a problem.

0points

Kawaii Hippotato 3 years ago

american here, just curious, what is a bidet?

0points

Nela Rothenbach 3 years ago

Something that cleans your butt with water

2points

Royer Potts 3 years ago

Once you go bidet, there is no other way!

1point

Sista of the moon 3 years ago

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Audrika Biswas 3 years ago

It is so you can look to see if someone is there I watched a vid about it

0points

Vladimíra Matejová 3 years ago

i wouldnt go to such toilet. i would feel watched. in europe you lock tge door and on the door k**b it is either green or red to see if it is occupied. also we usualy leave the door ajar when it is no occupied so you know even if the k**b is broken. or you can simply knock and ask

1point

Bill macleod 3 years ago

It’s for safety. Europe and other countries have water closets, floor to ceiling walls and door. Once inside you lock the door. Should you have a medical emergency (heart attack) no one would know. This way you get immediate help.

-1point

Bob McChesney 3 years ago

Sex, but if one person stands in a shopping bag, it doesn’t show - saying for a friend.

-1point

Spinstapink 3 years ago

people are afraid of drug addicts shooting up.

-1point

sylvantic 3 years ago

to us bidets are weird. i've been to a few hotels and offices with them but i'm always to scared to use them. weird butt-squirty thing? no thanks!

-2points

Isaac7lego 3 years ago

Bidets are weird!!! I don't really like them, also lots of countries don't have them everywhere. not just the U.S.

-2points

Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago (edited)

Go wash your bütthole, Isaac. It’s filthy.

1point

tomruns12 3 years ago

Its so small children can watch you poop.

-2points

Royer Potts 3 years ago

Bidets are inexplicably taboo here. Pawing at your nether regions with wads of paper is the social norm.

-3points

Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

They are not taboo at all. You can buy one anywhere. Walmart even sells them.

2points

backatya 3 years ago

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#15

In Germany "How are you?" is an actual question and you generally only ask it, if you know the other person. It was super hard to explain to my mum that the answer is always "fine, thank you" and that cashiers don't really care about how you actually feel, when we visited the US in 08.

Final score:

139points

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Paul Budhram 3 years ago

yeah we just say "good". If we don't then they get alarmed... only is they know us tho

27points

#16

Some European told me that it’s crazy how restaurants are loud and busy and how people eat quick and leave. For him it was normal to sit around and talk for an hour or more after eating in a restaurant.

Ashtronica2 Report

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139points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

I would hate to be rushed whilst eating my meal. It’s completely normal to sit down and chat whilst having you meal, we take our time and socialise.

59points

#17

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize American that just traveled overseas. I went to a great bookstore in Edinburgh and the cashier asked if I wanted to sign up for a rewards membership. This led to a conversation about how their CEO or something just took over Barnes and Noble in the States. I stated the closest B&N to me is an hour away, and the other cashier jumped in, saying how easy it is to forget how far apart things are in the States. He was just kind of baffled and said it often blows his mind. I moved 13 hours away from my hometown and I still manage to be in the same country, which seems like a foreign concept for most Europeans. When, in reality, I could have moved even further away and still been in the US.

suomihobit , Mike Kalasnik Report

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130points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)

You can drive for few days to a week in Australia and still be in the same country. Our country is about the size of the US. It will take approx 60 hours (without stopping) to drive from one side of Australia to the other.

52points

alicebaguette , West Seattle Herald Report

#18

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Clearly the fact that there are people to put your groceries in a bag for you, I’ve never been so stressed and uncomfortable that while I was watching this young girl taking care of my groceries

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123points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

This is not common in my area of the US. You bag your own while the cashier glares at you.

61points

#19

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Not necessarily weird but I've been here five years and I still can't get used to people replying to "thank you" with "uh huh". To me it sounds/feels like I'm thanking them and their response is "yes that is correct, you should thank me".

InternetWeakGuy , Nate Bolt Report

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122points

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Samantha PandaNotBored 3 years ago

Knowing me, I’d think they didn’t hear me correctly and say it again 🙈🙆🏼‍♀️

30points

#20

For context: I'm from The Netherlands. The weirdest thing for me was a drive through liquor store. And a drive through ATM. In fact, it was the realization that Americans do everything by car.

My wife went to Philadelphia for work about ten years ago and wanted to walk from the hotel to the Target store across the street. People thought she was crazy.

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119points

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Commander Rex 3 years ago

Well take into consideration that it’s Philadelphia, we do weird crazy stuff all the time. A man stole an ambulance, got shot at by cops, got tazed, and at last, arrested.

37points

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#21

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Someone from my country who lives in USA told me that without a car you are crippled in America.

Edit: this is just an observation, not criticism.

The point of that person was that a car in US is a necessity, not a luxury or extravagance or a status symbol or sth.

And a lot of people buy second hand or used cars coz they are cheaper.

[deleted] , Greg Walters Report

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115points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

Most of America's infrastructure was built for or with the expectation that people would be using cars.

54points

#22

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Car dealerships have huge flags. I don’t get why you’d have a flag the size of ten RVs.

So many roads don’t have street lights.

Not weird, but portion sizes are also huge. I struggled with finishing my food sometimes.

linerys , Michel Curi Report

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106points

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Your_local_introvert 3 years ago

With the portion size thing (which is one of the things people tend to find odd about the US) a lot of us like the larger portions because we can bring home the leftovers to eat on busy days where there isn't much time to make supper.

71points

#23

For me as British bloke who only travelled for 6 weeks in the US:

Your public transport is largely poor but everything is built for cars and your cars are big.

You advertise not businesses but personalities a lot. So it’s not that KGH Estate Agents will well your property but MARY HUGHTON WILL PERSONALLY SELL YOUR HOUSE (with a big picture of her face).

Random people will talk to you. I’m a Londoner so it is different up north in the UK but especially when I got to the southern states people were so happy to talk to random strangers.

You guys actually sit at the bar in bars. When we go to a pub/bar, we’ll go with friends and rarely interact outside of that group really. You guys jump up at that bar and just start chatting.

Where homelessness is visible it’s bloody awful. San Francisco was horrible for this, me and my (now) wife ended up making a load of extra spag bowl to give to the homeless people outside our hostel because it was shocking to us.

If I think of anymore I’ll add them but it’s Christmas Day and I should probably talk to my family.

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106points

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Commander Rex 3 years ago

In the south a lot of people are very polite, wE nOrThErNErS call it southern hospitality, idk if anybody else calls it that but we do.

24points

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#24

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Canadian here, canadas fast food restaurants have signs that fairly normal height, just enough to get the point across while not being obnoxious, cross over to the usa and within 5 seconds of leaving customs you can see fast food signs hundreds of feet in the air on giant poles. 2 - 3 times taller than here in Canada, why!? also finding peanut butter and jelly swirled into the same jar was shocking.

rustyplayer1515 , JJBers Report

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102points

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S T 3 years ago

I'm from America, whoever had that jar of peanut butter and jelly is currently being deported, we do not accept them.

15points

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#25

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize When we were flying between cities, I found it weird to look out of the side of the plane and see towns midflight. In Australia, once you leave the city's airspace the landscape is completely barren until you arrive at your destination.

Final score:

99points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)

That’s because the further you go inland the more un-inhabitable and barren it becomes.

43points

#26

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Ranch; it is somehow both delicious and revolting. And changes which with every mouthful.

Kiki200490 , Larry Hoffman Report

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Samantha PandaNotBored 3 years ago

Never tasted it. What’s it taste like. I haven’t seen it in the UK . I probably wouldn’t buy it either way 🙈

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#27

European here, to me what was surreal was how openly they talk about guns and how many they have at home.

Also I took an uber for what 5-10 mins to get back to the hotel and the lady driving me super casually told me about how when she was a child in the compton area, she'd be playing outside, lie to the ground when there was a drive by then just continue playing

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

That is completely f****d up.

46points

#28

The rituals for paying after food.

Call server ask for bill Wait Server brings bill, put card down Wait Server takes care and bill away Wait Server brings back copy, you add tip Get up and leave.

In NZ Finish meal, go to front of the restaurant and pay then leave (no tip)

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)

In most places in Australia (SA) you go to the counter, order your meal and pay it as well as your drinks then you sit down and wait for your drinks and food to be served, eat and then leave. Also no tip.

25points

#29

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Neon signs for a f!@#$%^ funeral home will always stand out.

sassygaycriminal , Stevan Sheets Report

Final score:

88points

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Samantha PandaNotBored 3 years ago

In pink also 😂

30points

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#30

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Ads in general actually, it is so hard to go anywhere without having something in obnoxiously large text trying to get your attention. Whether it be on the road, on tv, on the internet, and hell even in people’s phones.

Escrovenjah , Matt Wade Report

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87points

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Your_local_introvert 3 years ago

Is America the only place that has pop-up ads on websites and apps??

21points

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#31

Canadian here, I was blown away by how weirdly social people are with strangers. Like some random guy I've never seen before just starts telling me his life story on the street. He is super normal, and doesn't seem crazy, just wants to talk to me for some reason. But then also, the dude at Wendy's is loudly threatening some 16 year old cashier in front of like 45 people. I got the impression the Wendy's guy was uncool, but the other guy seemed normal, and where I live I generally assume that a stranger talking to me for no reason is either crazy or high.

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HooowlAtTheMoon 3 years ago

That happened to me too, and even as an American it's kinda weird. Its like ".. i just met you. You don't want to be telling me everything about you."

10points

#32

Foreigners Share 30 Of The Weirdest Things About The US That Americans Don’t Even Realize Lemondade made with real lemons and its like super sour but some how sugary sweet at the same time.

In Australia lemonade is the same as sprite. So when I was there my mum and I ordered Jack Daniels and Lemonade and they made it with the real lemondade and it was awful. It was also weird because they sold pre mixed bottles of Jacks and lemonade with the real lemonade but in Australia you buy the same ones with sprite lemonade.

Free refills was the other big one. Everywhere has free refills as many times as you like? Never seen that before.

Mycelium83 , Bre LaRow Report

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26points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

I didn’t discover the differences in lemonade until about a year ago on another BP post. I had no idea they were so vastly different.

12points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#33

I lived for a long time in different places around the world, and something that I really missed when moving to a new town was the lack of a US-style bar where it was easy for a stranger to meet people. Outside of the US, it is rare to find a bar where everyone just sits and faces the same direction, whether or not a sporting event was playing on the television. Instead, they have a more 'pub-like' environment, where everyone is sitting in groups at their individual tables.

This makes meeting new people extremely difficult. Think about it, with the "table-style" bar, in order to strike up a conversation with a stranger, you literally have to approach them while they are sitting at their own table with their own friends. It's almost impossible to not look like a total freak! In a proper "Cheers" style bar, you can just say some random phrase to the bartender and if the person sitting next to you wants to talk, they'll just join in on the conversation.

Basically, In non-US bars, if you aren't invited ahead of time by someone, you are damned to sit alone in some corner of the bar.

SladeBrockett Report

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24points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)

Sounds like Aus, not really the best place to “pick up” coz most of the time our bars are more for people watching sports, having a beer, playing keno or snooker/pool and that’s about it. Also majority of the time it is mostly men in the pubs. Some pubs have weekly special events or live music playing where there are more people and have more of an opportunity to mingle with strangers, it’s like a smaller version of a night club.

3points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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Guy Divorced 3 Years Ago Drops Off 3 Y.O. With His Ex-Wife Completely Out Of The Blue

#34

I'm not sure if they find it weird or not but as a Canadian who has been to a few states:

Gambling at gas stations in Montana. So damn weird.

Edit: So I'm talking about slot/poker machines and sometimes a poker table or two in regular gas stations. Not just truck stops, not on native land. Find a street corner with some gas stations on it in Missoula and odds are at least one of them has a mini casino inside.

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22points

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Paul Budhram 3 years ago

If you think Montana is weird then you are not prepared for Nevada, or California. Montana is pretty unpopulated and there gambling is no match for Las Vegas... That's why we call it "Lost Wages"

6points

Some time ago, Robertas used to spend his days watching how deep the imprint in his chair will become as he wrote for Bored Panda. Wrote about pretty much everything under and beyond the sun. Not anymore, though. He's now probably playing Gwent or hosting Dungeons and Dragons adventures for those with an inclination for chaos.

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Your_local_introvert 3 years ago

Why does BP keep making posts about how different America is? We realize we're weird, we don't need six posts a month to prove it. How about some more INTERESTING articles.

33points

s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago

So people do things differently in different countries. Wow.

13points

Becky Samuel 3 years ago

So long as people keep interacting with these articles then they will keep promoting them. Don't like it? Don't click through and don't leave a comment. Easy.

7points

Wandaluzt 3 years ago

They get whatever they can rip off on Reddit. They're after clicks for advert revenue. They really don't care.

1point

3 years ago

Pls don't downvote me, but I like it since it never been to the us

1point

FABULOUS1 3 years ago

I am late to this one but I was thinking the same thing it feels like every week there is a what foreigners think is weird about Americans and America. Like we get it, we all do s**t differently but the constant look what the Americans do that we dont is annoying.

1point

ℜ𝔬𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔱 ℭ𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢 3 years ago

https://www.boredpanda.com/people-share-unwritten-rules-in-life/

0points

DrBronxx 3 years ago

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Iggy 3 years ago

Not another one of these! Hasn't this dead horse been flogged enough?

29points

Cassie 3 years ago

I was hoping to see some for other countries. The US isn't the only country with its own nuances that seem strange to outsiders.

28points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Can we have a thread where people post what they find weird about their *own* countries? England, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, Thailand, Belize, whatever? Please? That'd be awy more interesting, to me.

10points

Remi Flynne 3 years ago

If you start with what's weird in England we could be here a while (I'm English).

13points

Mer☕️🧭☕️ 3 years ago

This is what I want to see. I want to know what other people find strange about their own countries, or even what non-natives find weird/different about countries other than America. Surely America isn't the only country in the world...

1point

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

Yes!!!

0points

Piet Puk 3 years ago

Parading toddlers around in padded bikini tops and make up is the weirdest thing about the US.

7points

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

It should be illegal

10points

Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago

Oh goodie. Another Americans Are Weird post. I'm American. Yeah. We're weird. SO ARE YOU! WE'RE ALL WEIRD!!!! I'll be the first one to call out the US for the ridiculous things we do. But seriously. Enough US bashing. All you're doing is creating an even bigger divide, when we NEED EACH OTHER. It's shameful. ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!

6points

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

You are absolutely right!

1point

Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

Part of the reason for the mono-culture that is the US is that the US is freakin' HUGE and only has two countries bordering it. Most of us can't afford to travel and experience other cultures, so we don't think we're weird. Having been abroad, I see it, but lots of people don't.

4points

Anony Mouse 3 years ago

Bathroom stall gaps! Portion sizes! Drug commercials! Patriotism! These have been done to death, both here and weekly on Buzzfeed.

3points

Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago (edited)

You forgot, "We don't have to tip!! Just pay your servers!"

0points

Bored Padawan 3 years ago

Often cashiers ask “how are you doing today sir/madam?” without expecting an answer from you. Mind that it isn’t a real question, but a greeting gesture for you. If you reply them “thank you” or “fine, and you?”, you shouldn’t expect an answer too. That’s not rude.

1point

Debra Hapke 3 years ago

I am an American, I will never understand "Credit". My credit score is more important than my reputation? That's dumb.

1point

FABULOUS1 3 years ago

Who wants to bet if we give it a week the What foreigners think is weird about America post will come up again. First couple times you laugh, hahaha yeah we do that. Then seeing these constantly is pretty annoying, like we dont find s**t others countries do weird.

1point

DKS 001 3 years ago

Bored Panda is Bored

1point

Isaac7lego 3 years ago

This article annoyed me!!!! It was filled with stereotypes and things that are the same in other countries!!!

1point

Botox 3 years ago

Do you think that articles about other countries are not full of stereotypes? )) I was annoyed reading one about mine, but it made me to comment it. So boredpanda got its readers 🙄

0points

Mark Exist 3 years ago

America f#$& yeah!

0points

Erin E 3 years ago

When they pull from Reddit, what do you expect??

0points

Dana 2.0 3 years ago

...this is the third version of this post I've seen in a week. It's time to stop.

0points

Mer☕️🧭☕️ 3 years ago

From a lot of these "America is different from all other countries ever" posts, the underlying feeling I get is that people in other countries than America don't really want to get to know anyone new, that meeting new people is somehow discouraged. According to the replies I've read, they don't want to talk or even sit near new people in bars, or on the street, or in stores, or while running errands, or while... So, how DO people in countries other than America meet new people?

0points

Druth Vlodovic 3 years ago

I find it funny how many people are complaining about the repeats. You do know that by opening and commenting on the article you are actively telling them to make more.

0points

ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

"We at bp love diversity,respect all people and everyone is beautiful...".Also bp, "fck USA,the sign in front of McDonald's is too big and we suck,we are offended because the sign is too big and we'll tell you about it in every second post.Did we make it clear that we love everyone and everything?And yes,fck the USA,people are fiendly,fck that,we are offended because everyone is friendly.We love everything except for fiendly people,big signs and big roads,fck roads too".

0points

Anggi Santika 3 years ago

An observation... So... In the US, the main businesses that keeps the economy going are pharmaceutical, automotive (cars), property and food & beverage?

0points

Nevits Yibble 3 years ago

Why is the rest of the world so pathetically obsessed with this stupid s**t

0points

Carrie Laughs 3 years ago

I'm not. I read it because I'm very bored as I'm not feeling very well but these posts don't even have anything new in them. Like many others I'd rather see weird s**t from other countries - and for us all to just be interested and not judgemental.

4points

LexiLu 3 years ago

So, is this a weekly thing or am I seeing old stuff?

0points

Logic and Reason 3 years ago

It’s sometimes a bi-weekly thing. I’ve seen enough ‘America bad’ posts on this site to last me a lifetime.

2points

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Your_local_introvert 3 years ago

Why does BP keep making posts about how different America is? We realize we're weird, we don't need six posts a month to prove it. How about some more INTERESTING articles.

33points

s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago

So people do things differently in different countries. Wow.

13points

Becky Samuel 3 years ago

So long as people keep interacting with these articles then they will keep promoting them. Don't like it? Don't click through and don't leave a comment. Easy.

7points

Wandaluzt 3 years ago

They get whatever they can rip off on Reddit. They're after clicks for advert revenue. They really don't care.

1point

3 years ago

Pls don't downvote me, but I like it since it never been to the us

1point

FABULOUS1 3 years ago

1point

ℜ𝔬𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔱 ℭ𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢 3 years ago

https://www.boredpanda.com/people-share-unwritten-rules-in-life/

0points

DrBronxx 3 years ago

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Iggy 3 years ago

Not another one of these! Hasn't this dead horse been flogged enough?

29points

Cassie 3 years ago

I was hoping to see some for other countries. The US isn't the only country with its own nuances that seem strange to outsiders.

28points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Can we have a thread where people post what they find weird about their *own* countries? England, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, Thailand, Belize, whatever? Please? That'd be awy more interesting, to me.

10points

Remi Flynne 3 years ago

If you start with what's weird in England we could be here a while (I'm English).

13points

Mer☕️🧭☕️ 3 years ago

1point

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

Yes!!!

0points

Piet Puk 3 years ago

Parading toddlers around in padded bikini tops and make up is the weirdest thing about the US.

7points

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

It should be illegal

10points

Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago

6points

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

You are absolutely right!

1point

Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

4points

Anony Mouse 3 years ago

Bathroom stall gaps! Portion sizes! Drug commercials! Patriotism! These have been done to death, both here and weekly on Buzzfeed.

3points

Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago (edited)

You forgot, "We don't have to tip!! Just pay your servers!"

0points

Bored Padawan 3 years ago

1point

Debra Hapke 3 years ago

I am an American, I will never understand "Credit". My credit score is more important than my reputation? That's dumb.

1point

FABULOUS1 3 years ago

1point

DKS 001 3 years ago

Bored Panda is Bored

1point

Isaac7lego 3 years ago

This article annoyed me!!!! It was filled with stereotypes and things that are the same in other countries!!!

1point

Botox 3 years ago

Do you think that articles about other countries are not full of stereotypes? )) I was annoyed reading one about mine, but it made me to comment it. So boredpanda got its readers 🙄

0points

Mark Exist 3 years ago

America f#$& yeah!

0points

Erin E 3 years ago

When they pull from Reddit, what do you expect??

0points

Dana 2.0 3 years ago

...this is the third version of this post I've seen in a week. It's time to stop.

0points

Mer☕️🧭☕️ 3 years ago

0points

Druth Vlodovic 3 years ago

I find it funny how many people are complaining about the repeats. You do know that by opening and commenting on the article you are actively telling them to make more.

0points

ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

0points

Anggi Santika 3 years ago

An observation... So... In the US, the main businesses that keeps the economy going are pharmaceutical, automotive (cars), property and food & beverage?

0points

Nevits Yibble 3 years ago

Why is the rest of the world so pathetically obsessed with this stupid s**t

0points

Carrie Laughs 3 years ago

4points

LexiLu 3 years ago

So, is this a weekly thing or am I seeing old stuff?

0points

Logic and Reason 3 years ago

It’s sometimes a bi-weekly thing. I’ve seen enough ‘America bad’ posts on this site to last me a lifetime.

2points