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We often read of things that are totally normal in America but look super crazy to the rest of the world. Like free refills, medical debts, the sheer portion sizes, you name it. But hey, the place and time is everything when it comes to which things we view as typical and which ones raise our brows.

So this time, we are setting our eyes on Europe and the weird customs, things, and manners people in its 44 countries have that look totally crazy to Americans. “What's considered normal in Europe but horrific in America?” someone asked on AskReddit, and 12.7k comments followed.

We picked some of the most telling and thought-provoking responses that prove European countries are also home to a bunch of weirdos!

#1

People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Old things. Houses especially. "Someone died in this house" yeah no s**t Sherlock, this house has been here more than your country

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America The metric system

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

Favorite metric system quote is by Josh Bazell. “In metric, one milliliter of water occupies one cubic centimeter, weighs one gram, and requires one calorie of energy to heat up by one degree centigrade—which is 1 percent of the difference between its freezing point and its boiling point. ... Whereas in the American system, the answer to ‘How much energy does it take to boil a room-temperature gallon of water?’ is ‘Go f**k yourself,’ because you can’t directly relate any of those quantities.”

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Taking the bus. There is so much stigma around public transport in the US, especially busses, and in Europe it's just a totally normal way to get around because nobody wants to deal with driving and parking in a big city.

Also from an employer's perspective: 25+ vacation days minimum for all employees and unlimited sick days. The absolute horror.

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

This! When I was a nanny in the US, the family I worked for was always nagging me for using public transport. I never unederstood what the big deal was.

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Songs with swear words being broadcasted on the radio, or swear words not being covered with a beep tone on tv. It’s always felt weird to me that Americans are all about being free and freedom of speech but then again they are scared of some stupid words.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Pro union laws. Pro worker labour laws. Mandatory paid vacation days (including fines for companies if the workers don't take their vacation days or get them payed out. They NEED to actually leave work legally for around 25 days per year).

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

Rested and healthy employees = higher productivity. Who'd have thought?

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Letting kids go to school or walk around the neighborhood by themselves without supervision.

A Dutch family moved to the USA and their kids went to school on their bikes like they always do, after a while the police showed up on their doorstep and child protective services letting them know they’re being irresponsible and to not do that again.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Mailman doesnt leave packages unattended on your porch. He eather gives you it on the doorstep or you go get it at the post office. Much less infureating than getting it stolen or thrown accros your yard by a mailman...

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Taking of your shoes when getting home.

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

I'd rather not have muddy footprints/ dirt from outside around the house.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America I don't know if this would horrify Americans as I've never heard it discussed, but where I live in Europe (Luxembourg), voting is mandatory and you can get fined for not voting in an election. You can still spoil your ballot, so you don't have to decide between lesser evils if you don't want to, but you have to make the effort to go to the polling station or submit a postal vote. It guarantees a high voter turnout and by extension more representative elections, coupled with a proportional voting system so we're not locked into a two-party mess like the UK or the US - not that it's without its issues of course, but I think it's an improvement.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Being expected to know another language other than English.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think they meant: While it is normal for Europeans to speak at least one language other than their mother tongue, Americans are not expected to speak any other language than English.

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At least in Germany, nudity. No one cares if you're naked, no one thinks you're a sex offender, no one thinks it's even sexual to be naked unless you're actively having sex, and no one makes it weird.

You can be naked in public parks to soak up sun, on beaches, swim naked in lakes. Saunas are all naked, mixed sex areas in spas and saunas are naked with no issues and in general, it's just not an issue.

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

At least where I live in Germany it’s NOT usual to be naked in parks or bathing naked in crowded places, except they’re designated as nude areas. Topless is tolerated in most urban parks, if you don’t Walk around. Otherwise it’s a "Public nuisance", which is an administrative offense and is punished by a penalty fee.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America From what I’ve heard, allowing retail workers to sit. I’ve heard it’s regular for people to be sitting in Europe as cashiers, but in the us it is seen as lazy. Only store I know of that allows it is Aldi and that’s because it helps their cashiering metrics.

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

Seen as lazy, huh? So the management only have standing desks?

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#13

You don't have to answer your phone on vacation.

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#14

People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America The number of rooms in the description of apartments. 1 room in the US usually means 1 bedroom, a living room ,and separate kitchen. Was shocked when I realized it means everything inside one room in most European countries

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the UK we normally describe properties as 1 bed, 2 bed etc. and give a separate count of other rooms. Studio is normally used to describe rooms of mixed use. So a 1 bed studio apartment will normally be a combined kitchen, living and sleeping space with a separate bath- or shower-room.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Open borders.

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

I remember one work trip where I was in Germany, just over the border from France. All the staff were French and commuted across the border daily. Hell, we even went back across the border for lunch each day!

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#16

Not being super patriotic.

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

I love being Scottish, I love living here, the people (mostly), the accepting and open culture, the sarcastic swearing humour, that we can take the piss out of ourselves - but I don't feel the need to fly a flag on my doorstep or cover myself in Scottish symbols and scream about my freedom and rights and chant some verse every morning - im sure there are plenty of Americans who also think that the stereotypical over the top patriotic American is as odd as outsiders do - but they do tend to be the loudest

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Long paid parental leaves and month long holidays (vacations).

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

Fun fact: These are all things that Unions achieved and next the government made them law. Some Americans would go bat shyte crazy over that. "The government has no right to force 25 mandatory vacation days on me!!!!"

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Oh man... europe has so many different countries. Something that is completely normal where I live could be frowned upon as soon as I cross the next border. But in general we tip for good service, not bc we have to. A rude waitress won't get tipped by me. Also we usually remove our shoes before we enter a home. And yep, "free" healthcare.

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

Absolutely, what's acceptable in Spain wouldn't fly in Denmark and vice versa. All countries have their own cultures. The first time, years before the internet through reading American magazines, I came across 'Europe' being referred to as a homogeneous whole I was extremely confused. I was also highly entertained by all the adverts stating 'Everyone in Europe is using this product' for something I'd never seen in my life.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Not giving your debit/credit card to your server but doing it yourself

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It prevents them from copying you card information and using them to commit fraud by buying stuff online with your creditcard information. In fact I think we ought to memorise the control numbers on the back of the card and then remove them for the card. Having them there is like writing the pin code on the card with a marker, it is just making abuse way too easy.

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#20

People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Sitting a foot away from a complete stranger and then completely ignoring them.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Americans get so bend out of shape over naked children running around the beach.

On every beach in Bulgaria I've been, naked children is the norm, women sunbathing in monokini is considered absolutely normal, while naked men are okay only in the nude sections of the beaches. And every beach has a nude section.

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Smaller food portions

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#23

Not enrolling your kid in extracurricular activities. In Europe, some kids are enrolled in a sport or club and the older ones are mostly responsible for getting there and figuring out their schedule. In America, some parents are so obsessed with kids sports that the whole family's existence revolves around it, or they get judgemental when they hear that a kid isn't involved in any sports or clubs.

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

I am in the Netherlands and almost every kid I know does some kind of extracurricular sport. There are also special subsidies to make sure every kids even from low income families can participate. But we dont tend to get obsessive parents here.

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

Haven't been to a football game lately? Parents can get pretty involved... I refuse to call it soccer by the way.

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

Sports themselves are akin to a form of cultish mental illness for a lot of the US population...

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Leah Reid
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would rather my kid expand his horizons with playing the violin or another language than his brain being pummeled for a pigskin. If he enjoys something particular , I'll be encouraging. Happiness in my child is my obsession lol

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

Music is considered an extracurricular. Same with dancing or chess or any other activity that’s not in a classroom. It’s not just sports. Thing is, even in Europe and the UK, not every school offers extracurriculars.my husband is British, and grew up working class. His school wasn’t wealthy, neither was his neighborhood. Sports matches were played during school hours, not after, so the players’ classmates could never attend. The school had no band, no clubs, and not a lot of extras. Hell, it was back in the sixties and seventies, and his teachers weren’t shy of taking a cane, a paddle, or a yardstick to the backside of a misbehaving student. Though I’m sure corporal punishment is no longer in the mix, I’ll bet it’s still true that not every school can offer extracurricular activities.

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

Yeah--that was the way when I grew up in the 50's. I did have piano lessons, but other than that, time after school was my time.

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

80s here. Same deal. Kids would pick some activities they liked but it didn't turn into a second job. And parents weren't expected to participate at the level they are now. We got ourselves to our activities. Sure, my parents went to my concerts and recitals, but they weren't taking me to every lesson and rehearsal.

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

In a country where you can get scholarships to Ivy League universities purely if you're good at sport, I'm not surprised. Also, in the UK, some parents are pretty obsessive about their kids football (soccer) skills as a football career will lead to untold riches. Thousands of kids get scouted, most are brutally dropped, only a few hundred make it all the way through to adult teams.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I refused to do that with my kids. Home life is the good life!

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Gregg Long
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is true. So many americans are obsessed with having their kid in sports. They throw away half their childhood at practices and weekend games and tournaments.

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

I wasn’t even allowed to have extracurricular and was always discouraged from doing sports or arts “because you need to focus on your studies”. Although that is not the norm in Spain. My parents were just too lazy to take me places.

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

Extracurricular activities aren't always sports: leanring languages and all sort of arts are very common. Here the most popular are languages, steam workshops, learning to swim, dance, yoga, drawing, skating, doing comics,... only few do sport, like football or basketball.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in the US and hate this. My 16 yo son is 6'4" and solid. He had many teachers trying to get him to try out for sports teams, and it's just not his thing. I'd get calls from the coaches asking me to make him try out, they really needed him. Nope. If had been interested, I would've supported it, but he just never really cared to play sports on a team. In middle school he wanted to join his school's after school acting troupe. He loved being on stage, and all 3 years he was a part of it. Last year he decided he wanted to continue, but bc of COVID, had to settle on online acting classes. His teacher told him he'd be amazing in film. Now we homeschool, and he asked to join a community theatre. He also gets private lessons from his old acting teacher, and voice lessons. He stays busy, but I don't care bc it's something HE wants to do, and is passionate about.

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

I live in America, in this makes me wish I lived somewhere else. I have my thing I like: Dog shows. My parents expect me to join a club or do some sport, when that would just make me miserable as I am already dealing with too much.

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

I hate sports. Not the game itself, it's just a game,but the people that make it such sh*t. Like your only characteristic is that you kick a ball around and make fun of people for not playing a game

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Glynn Reid
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a strange thing, American sport. I love football, hockey and baseball but 70k people going to watch some kids do something badly doesn't make any sense to me. High School/college sports exist here, of course, but if anybody who isn't your family or friend turning up to these things, get strange and uneasy looks, like they're only there to look at children in shorts kind of thing.

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

Most kids in the US consider PS five an extracurricular activity. No need for mom to drive you anywhere. You don’t have to worry about getting a tan. Who needs friends anyway when you’ve got a PS5!

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Ramona Rhein
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here in America, it costs to put your kids in extracurricular activities. If you can’t afford it, the kids have more time to get in trouble. Especially if you’re a single parent and working 2 jobs just to keep a roof over your head.

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Brian Bennett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a kid I hated this - dancing, guitar, church groups. I would go a few times then I just wouldn't show up for any of them. Of course this was back in the day when you walkedto them no mommy and daddy drivers, mainly because we had no car!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

im in america, and its TRUE. I realized this last year, and since i am in theatre, i didnt worry. But then, someone asked what clubs and sports were in. My mom told them im in theatre and a writing club, and my brother is in extra hard science and extra hard math. they were like, "and of course sports, right? all kids should excersise" NO KAREN. I GET PLENTY OF EXCERSIZE BY RUNNING FROM MY PROBLEMS.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very true. My parents are actually mad at me sometimes for not doing a sport. I'm literally in choir, which is time consuming and also makes my happy.

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Katerina
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in Greece and a lot of my friends do extracurricular activities, but nobody judges you if you don't. Last year the dance school I went to shut down because of COVID and I didn't find anything else near me. Nobody said anything when I told them that

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I was shocked & disappointed that joining a baseball team at school did not include teaching me how! ‘Team’ sports were pitiful. Give me wheels & an engine & I excelled. (Except kayaking - loved it but no wheels, no engine)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Obsessive parent are nightmare. It should depend on what the kid wants. But everywhere are cases of maniacs

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are some colleges that just completely ignore your application if you didn't participate in extracurriculars in school like yea sure, so I should go to school before the sun rises and go home after it sets, only to spend 5 more hours on homework

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom and dad have no care what we do or what we don’t do. They just want us to be safe and healthy.

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

In the UK it's a class thing. Middle class kids have an extra curricular activity every day and weekends including learning an instrument, drama, horse riding, choir, an extra language, sports, etc. It's because you have to pay for them all, including all equipment needed. The other kids generally come home from school and are then out all day with their mates, hanging around outside shops or skate parks.

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

I was not allowed to do after school had to take care of elderly relatives and clean house for family.. I would have love to do after school stuff. 🇺🇸

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

im in UK and an american got so judgemental when i was only in a music club like bro i have a gym i am healthy and its not like its your place to judge me

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

as a kid in the US, I agree! sports were forced on so many of my friends, and it is viewed as 'normal'.

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Terri Martin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So it's odd or judgmental that SOME Americans feel like it's the parents (not their older children) responsibility and duty to spend time while fostering and encouraging their childrens interests? Interesting...

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

In America, if your kid is not involved in some organized activity at all times, they will do drugs OR they will never amount to anything in life. That's the attitude of these parents.

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Mari Scott
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even worse than that is the parental need to compare kids. That's why many are so sports-focused. They need to boast that their brat who (may be dumb but) got the most yards is better than your kid who sat the bench (but gets straight A's).

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

Australia have kids who do sport and kids who don’t. There are heaps of extra curricular activities that aren’t sport and are just as much fun and don’t cost the earth

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

I hated this as a kid, my mom constantly wanted me to play volleyball or get into any random club even if it was about something i hated or wasn't even remotely interested in.

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

Most if the US lives in small towns and has very little money to spare. They invest heavily in extracurriculars because that may be the 0nly "ticket" out for their kids. Texas has football. Watch Friday Night Lights and you may start to understand. But each region has a sport they back for the same reason.

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

In my experience the obsessives are fewer and further between than it may seem. I honestly don't know anyone who gets crazy about it. I know people with kids in sports, but not the "we must" types.

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Putting mayonnaise on french fries instead of ketchup.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Almost every car having a manual transmission. when i visited ukraine, i only saw rich people with automatic cars

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

Personally, I dislike automatics. It makes me feel like I'm driving a go kart. If you're going to drive a car...well...drive it!

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Charging for water at a restaurant.

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

In Norway you'll get tap water when you ask for water, and that's free.

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Bidets? I was born and raised in the US and I think they're efficient and far more hygienic than TP, but apparently most other dudes in this country think it's gay to clean up after your business is done lol

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

The only really gay thing I know is falling in love with someone of the same gender as yourself. If cleaning your ass after you've been to the toilet is 'gay' to you, you have some real issues.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America In Germany, looking for a apartment doesn't automatically mean it will come 100% with a kitchen. 90% they don't have them in and you have to buy them yourself.

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

That's one of the most stupid things in Germany. The kitchen should belong to the apartment.

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People Share 30 Things That They Think Are Normal In Europe But Horrific In America Underage drinking seems more of a crime in the US - in most cases of a kid is caught with alcohol in the UK it's just confiscated and poured away. Strictly speaking the age you can drink alcohol is really low as well, so long as you're home with a parent I think it's like 5/6. When you're in a restaurant you're also allowed low percentage alcohol like cider with a meal so long as you're with an adult.

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

in germany you're allowed to drink beer/wine with 14 when you're parents are around, at 16 without them and everything else at 18

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