32 Seemingly Normal Things About American Schools That Confuse The Hell Out Of Non-Americans

I don’t ever know what A levels etc. are. One of these days I need to look it up.

mine starts at 8:00 till 3:00

Yes, but the cheerleaders were just normal students, not stuck up and they didn't wear their uniforms in class.

Yes, because if you're in the hall without one, then you MUST be commiting murder (Sarcasm lads)

In Sweden it starts in august and ends in june. Nothing odd about it, to me.

Yep and we decorate them too!

Yes, don't you?

They used to have E as a failing grade, but people thought it meant Excellent, so they changed it to an F.

Yep, even a snowboard & skiing club in the Midwest.

huge, loud, head-ache inducing cafeterias.

Yes sadly

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Canadian here. They don't close schools in Canada unless it's been colder than -40C for three days in a row.

Because we put all our budget into our announcements and lockers

Because a gallon would be too heavy on the lunch tray.

They aren't cool it sucks

I wish I had school lunch that good

Yep. ours was awesome!

Yes, teachers want you in class to learn, not loitering in the bathroom.

yep...at least in the suburbs because most of us start driving at 16

one word to answer this- ICE

To be very honest, I'm English and I usually do page count rather than word count

yeah i wondered this and are the woman stale or something lol

my elementry did

No they force students to do it

So we aren't "distracted". Even rooms with windows usually had the blinds closed.

Not really. We have nearby schools we compete against in sports, but any rivalry is very light-hearted.

we had an apple machine...for $0.20 you got an apple.

The high school I’m going to does

We don't, dances are usually 4 times a year.

Yes

yeah sorry but you should move to america.(JK)

Candy was usually a very tiny part, if it was there at all. But it was the most exciting part!

That's only if you bring your own lunch.

Because we need enough sugar to deal with the bullshit we are learning.

I never got candy in elementary school except for on my birthday

those pink things are Pringles, not candy

The closest the we had to that was literal trash

usually they aren't -- the food isn't great - but you don't usually get candy

What i never got candy

That is not true, unless parents provide it.

this isnt american. is either Irish or from uk

they aren't. You won't get candy in a school lunch. If mom packs a lunch most aren't going to give candy, they might put a pack of cookies or a pudding for recess or snack time but no....no candy

I never saw this.

These things that are shown are not even American?

the kids might say that the parents gave it to them, but most of them probably just stole it

also everything shown there were snacks that were available when i was in primary school (scotland, mid 90s).

We never had candy....we had the sweets that the cook made....chocolate chip cookie bars, etc.

Depends on who packs them. School provided or purchased lunches usually have a nutritional requirement. Funny that this comes with a picture of Jaffa Cakes.

Americans Are candy-filled LOL

What?!?!? My school never gave candy! All we had was ice cream every Friday and that went away after kindergarten!

Aren't Jaffa Cakes British?

Sugar is a quick cheap source of energy. Is also a horrible source of energy. They assume this is not the only plate of food you will eat in the day And you will balance your nutrition with the other ones. Eating healthier.

Healthy non processed foods are too expensive.

American schools don’t have those orange cookie things, and America doesn’t have that Caprisun flavor. But no, schools don’t feed kids candy, WTF?

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I swear no one even knows what a jaffa cake is in america