Bored Panda

People will just start talking to you if the line is long enough. Water refills are always free. The majority of cities and towns are not walkable. You don't need a membership to buy alcohol from Costco. Have at, don't die, smile at people. Almost forgot: do not be in a Waffle House/Denny's/iHop/Perkins after 10 pm. Especially not Waffle House.

Responsible_Fan8665 reply

When you come to the us prepare for endless amounts of ice in your drink. You might not even get any drink but you will have more ice than you could ever imagine

SCirish843 reply

"Southern Hospitality" is not a carte blanche invitation to act like you own the place. We'll give directions, stop on the side or the road and change your tire, and start conversations for no reason but once you start making absurd demands of strangers you'll hear "bless your heart" before you get punched.

JoeBobilicious reply

In the US, we leave tips for food servers at restaurants and resorts. It's not automatically included.

30 Things You Should Know Before Visiting The United States For The First Time Ever, According To Americans

Americans aren't loud. Just the ones that think everyone should live exactly they way they do...

30 Things You Should Know Before Visiting The United States For The First Time Ever, According To Americans

When I was a teacher, I told kids to extend their arm and to stand about an arm length away! Of course they didn't keep their arms up, just to get an idea. Kids often have no idea of personal space. A generous arm length away is usually good.

MorbidMunchkin reply

Personal space. Americans do not want to be touched. We want to know every single thing about you because we find foreigners fascinating (most of us love foreigners and are simply curious), except for how your breath feels on our face. We have bubbles that must be respected. That is probably why Americans are "loud," we just simply stay farther away from each other.