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After Noticing These 30 Things Americans Do In Movies, People Are Wondering Whether They Do Them In Real Life
Americans have long been exporting their pop culture to the world. With TV shows and movies being among the most consumed global American exports, it's no surprise that US actors and directors are recognized all around the globe. However, for all of us non-Americans out there, sometimes the silver screens get us all dazed and confused. Do American people really drink from those red plastic cups at parties? Do they really wear shoes inside their houses? Is homecoming really such a big thing as movies make it out to be?
But we're gonna need a true expert's opinion on the matter—our Bored Panda readers living in the US! So scroll down below to read all the questions that people had about the things they saw on TV and feel free to share your answers!
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Felix Feline 5 years ago
Living in a college town I can attest that yes they do. It's all anyone talks about, and the traffic jams are awful. High school football here is just as bad.
Connie Martin 5 years ago
I'm afraid the impact on high school players is worse. The parents are just as rabid but the kids are younger and even more emotionally susceptible to pressure.
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Well, I Tried 5 years ago
It annoys me how people can get into college for being good at sports. I just think it's unfair for people who have tried so hard to get into college for academic reasons and studied hard for tests and someone can just get in for being able to throw a football
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
Welcome to America, where entertainment and pleasure is more important than literally anything else
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Colin L 5 years ago
Yes... the fans are real. If only the colleges would pay the professors half as well as the coaches, I would be set for life.
TheExtremeSmell 5 years ago
Full name is unfortunately right. You also see it in high schools. You’d be amazed how many parents are really into their kids and sports even at a young age and the money they raise and the effort they put into it. Also band funding.
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Eli 5 years ago
I actually think this is a global thing, just with different sports. South African here, who greatly dislikes rugby (I know, don't kill me, it was my high school's fault) and you should see our whole town during rugby season. Other parts of the country it's soccer (football). Or cricket, though I struggle to understand how anything as drawn out as that could cause the hype. (I have two professional action cricket players in the family who would kill me if they knew I thought that...)
Tim Douglass 5 years ago
Ever watch the World Cup? Yeah, we're pretty crazy about sports, but so is the rest of the world, just different ones.
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Andres Tejeda 5 years ago
Its the easiest reference for us and a football field is 100yards or 300 feet or 91.44 meters.
George-Florin Constantin 5 years ago
91.44 meters, that''s a nice round number that's easy to remember. NOT!
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Amanda Rudnicki 5 years ago
I am an American and I agree. We should also go metric so we aligned with the rest of the world!
Evil Little Thing 5 years ago
It's actually because most Americans are really bad at understanding our units of measurement (because they are stupidly complicated).
Random Panda 5 years ago
All the more reason to switch to something sensible, like the metric system.
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Kristin Scarbrough 5 years ago
We say goodbye, or something like it. It's an idiosyncrasy of script writing, not Americans.
Ericka s 5 years ago
Retail worker here. No you guys do NOT say goodbye or anything like it. I can count on one hand the number of times someone has said goodbye at the end of a call in the last 15 years I've done the job.
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Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago
Do USAians really believe what they see in 'HOLLYWOOD' movies and TV about the rest of the world? Answer to your and my question is the same.
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Stormapotamus 5 years ago
Okay, it's annoying, but this happens in british shows and stuff too.
Philler Space 5 years ago
It's based on an old screenwriting technique that cuts anything that doesn't advance the plot. Polite goodbyes kill movie momentum, especially when said phone call has just relayed important information to push the plot forward.
BreGerEu 3 years ago
Exactly. It is the same with dialogues in books. They are reduced to just the necessary stuff.
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Rick 5 years ago
Yeah this is like one of those cliches when a down-on-their-luck person in a TV show or film rings up a bank because they need a loan or something and then they slightly get a bit desperate and beg and suddenly they’re like “Hello? HELLO?” And the phone call has been cut because they’ve been hung up on. Does. Not. Happen. Unless someone is being very threatening or swearing a lot, you can not just hang up the phone on a customer because you feel like it and they pleaded with you for a couple of seconds. Yet it’s routinely recreated in tv shows and films throughout the years lol
#4
Vanta Black 5 years ago
If you ever become a cop, your captain will compare it to a dumpster in the Philippines.
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April Simnel 5 years ago
The inside of my school locker as an 80s teenager was a small mirror, because sometimes you need it and don't want to go to the girls bathroom, and a couple of cutout pictures from magazines of my then-fave rock stars. I don't understand what's supposed to be so crazy about that.
Leslie O 5 years ago
Also a teenager in the 80s, and I had stickers, picture of BF...
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⚞ Katniss Everdeen ⚟ 5 years ago
In my locker, there's never pictures of my crush. There is, however, a large paper Baby Yoda, a Hunger Games mini poster, and a whole ton of feathers I collected off the school football field.
Karon Sheffield 5 years ago
It all depends on the person's personality. Back in the late 80s and early 90s we did. Now our kids don't have lockers for safety reasons.
CORRINE STANLEY 5 years ago
I put pics of me with my friends in my locker and a cup holder for candy and pencils and stuff. some people are weird and out mini rugs and mini chandeliers
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Full Name 5 years ago
In Canada nobody except dirtbag teenage boys in their first apartment keep their shoes on. It's so gross. I don't care if it's Tom Hanks that's coming over, he's taking his goddamn shoes off. Period.
Dónal Ó Murchadha 5 years ago
You'd let Tom Hanks walk around like a dog with shoes on his hands if he called over, admit it!
Load More Replies... Well, I Tried 5 years ago
I'm guessing it depends on the type of family. Obviously it's more common in certain countries, like America, but people do have shoes on inside in Europe.
Jim Ellington 5 years ago
Not wearing shoes in their home is the domain of people with very clean floors or very dirty feet.
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Erin 5 years ago
When my relatives from Ireland come to visit, they love to play with the garbage disposal. Even the people in their 60's think it is hilarious. They refer to it as "the murder sink".
Hedy Hahn 5 years ago
Are you calling garbage disposals a blender? I love my garbage disposal!
Isle_of_stressed_pilots 5 years ago
why dont you just, throw it in the garbage...?
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AndersM 5 years ago
Funny. In Europe people manage with out a "blender sink" easy. Put your trash in the trash.
Henry Zhang 5 years ago
Cause as much as we love to eat food, we also love to destroy it mercilessly
Esca Sav 5 years ago
It's called an "angry sink," as per the last boredpanda post about Americans :3
elfin 5 years ago
Garbage disposals are not blenders. They are used to shred and dispose of soft matter like vegetable greens, fruit peels, etc., instead of putting them in the garbage. One advantage is they won't rot and smell bad. Personally I throw mine on the compost heap, but few people have room for those.
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Vanta Black 5 years ago
I'm a Brit, and chips (fries) in a sandwich is pretty common. It's called a chip butty. Chips (crisps) are also a common sandwich filler, depending on the flavour. That's known as a crisp sandwich, so we don't confuse each other.
Dilly Millandry 5 years ago
Yes. Though I prefer my chips (fries) with just salt and vinegar!
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Chris Jones 5 years ago
I assumed proper chips, not crisps, until I read the comments.
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Everybody Say love! 5 years ago
Agreed, this has been a thing forever in the UK, do love a good ol' Walkers Salt and Vinegar sammich! Quick question if you're a fellow Brit, do you remember if/when Walkers changed the colour of C & O and S & V? Apparently Salt and Lineker were Blue?!!! This is the extent of our quarantine lock-down WhatsApp conversations!
Load More Replies... Jaymi Leigh 5 years ago
I put Doritos on my cheeseburgers and it's amazing. Bobby flay puts chips on his burgers and calls it to "crunchify" the burger.
Caoimhe_Snowleopard 5 years ago
This is an Irish classic. Tayto Cheese and Onion on buttered white bread is the favourite
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Dilly Millandry 5 years ago
We had these in the UK when I was a child so it doesn't seem strange to me.
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Jessica Cifelli 5 years ago
Some do still. A lot of them however, have been converted to fill bottles
CaptainDinosaur 5 years ago
Yeah. They're everywhere. School, doctor's office, factory, wherever. But putting your mouth on the faucet is a major faux pas.
Gipsy Kings fan 5 years ago
I was in school in the 60s and 70s. We had to drink from those because no other water was available. Other beverages were available in the cafeteria at lunch time.
Robin DJW 5 years ago
At regular intervals in school halls. You have to remember, if you're not too young, that bottled water and reusable fluid containers (plastic, glass or metal) did not exist not all that long ago. I think we acquired a lot of immunity that way. I rarely get colds and I have no food allergies. It might be a mistake to raise kids in overly-cleaned environments. Just food for thought.
Bunzilla 5 years ago
That's not always the case. I used to play in the dirt, mud and ponds, collected rocks from the ground, drank from fountains, went on nature hikes regularly, and I still ended up immunocompromised, with many environmental and food intolerances. And my older brother, who did much the same, gets colds all the time and also has a lot of environmental allergies. Our family only used regular cleaners to clean things, not disinfectant types. The house was clean, but not Clean! . We had pet frogs, toads, newts, anoles, snakes, fish, rats, crickets, cats and birds. Lots of plants inside the house. So I had a lot more exposure to nature than almost any of my classmates.
Load More Replies... Henry Zhang 5 years ago
Ah yes the freedom fountains. It is the source of our hydration and government mandated mind control serum
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Erin 5 years ago
When I was in school, it was hard boiled eggs. Now they have high-tech baby dolls called Baby Think About it. It is a Life Skills class that teaches you how to be an adult.
Foock Auff 5 years ago
THIS -- robot baby that cries every ~30-60min over the weekend. Ugh that thing...
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Jaymi Leigh 5 years ago
Okay just to clarify these high tech baby dolls everyone is taking about are meant to simulate a real baby. They cry, and you have to figure out what they need. You have to simulate feeding and changing them. If that's not what they want you have to soothe them. The students have them for a week and they have to take them everywhere. They can't be turned off so they wake the teen up in the middle of the night to be fed and changed. They ask send a report to the teacher saying if the needs were met, how long it took. If the baby experienced too much shaking or got dropped or something. I'm pretty sure that's what most schools are moving toward using if they provide this program.
elfin 5 years ago
Some schools do. Lots of teenagers romanticize having babies. This is a way of showing them the time and responsibility required. And, ideally, persuades them not to have babies until they're older.
Bettina Jansen 5 years ago
like, an alternative to sex-ed ? (we had that in the Netherlands, but not the surrogate baby)
Load More Replies... April Simnel 5 years ago
Went to high school in the 80s, and it depended on the school. Mine didn't, because we didn't have a class like that. We learned basics of cooking, cleaning, and of sewing. The school's administration assumed that your parents would teach you any other life skills beyond these few things.
Allen Dela Cruz 5 years ago
I come from south California and they just taught us how to put a condom on a banana.
Lolabean 5 years ago
That is far more practical. Our sex education (UK) was also along the same lines. I also remember one girl (all girls school) having to blow up a condom, and another had to put one on her head. The nurse's lesson to us - if he says he's too big to wear one, he's lying.
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kat lia 5 years ago
Does this study (the assignment of taking care of flour or egg or a doll) effective though. Do these make somebody a better parent in the future?
Jaymi Leigh 5 years ago
It is effective, but the point is not to make somebody a better parent in the future. The point is to teach kids how much work and responsibility it is to take care of a baby. To encourage teens to use protection.
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M Adams 5 years ago
Many of these classes have been cut due to budget cuts. Home Economics and Family Planning classes were, and are a good thing.
Lara Mig 5 years ago
I'm really appreciating my Home Economics class now in these COVID times. I know how to use a sewing machine to sew my own masks, and that's where I learned it.
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Bobby Sammons 5 years ago
And some of us don't even use any bread, just a spoon, and the jars of each.
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Kate Yeti 5 years ago
As a kid, I moved from California to New England. Discovered a thing called fluffernutter sandwiches - peanutbutter and marshmallow spread. I was insanely jealous that my mom refused to make them for my lunch!
Sardonic Scribe 5 years ago
Who the hell doesn't eat PB&J sandwiches?? I mean, other than the backwards Aussies.
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
I’m an Aussie and I love Peanut butter and jam sandwiches and so do my kids.
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Guy MacGregor 5 years ago
Nope. European here and i've only seen that on movies / shows. Peanut butter is rare and expense, cause noone eat that.
Load More Replies... Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
I am an aussie and my kids and myself all enjoy peanut butter and jam sangas.
Full Name 5 years ago
Sanga? Is that slang for sandwich or is it something else entirely?
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deanna woods 5 years ago
Let me tell you folks something: PB&Js are awesome and I one of my favorite types of sandwiches.
kate h 5 years ago
Yaaaasssss!!! I didn't know about grilling PB&Js until I was in my 30s. Life changing.
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kitty_player 03 5 years ago
Funny this is mentioned because I grew up only using regular plates and I thought that paper plates were only used for birthday parties. I was so confused when my friends would eat their meals on paper plates.
Marsha Brown 5 years ago
Someone I know uses paper plates almost all the time, only uses regular plates when necessary for the food, or for guests.
Inga Viviane 5 years ago
As an european without dishwasher, but healthy hands and a sink, i use real Plates and wash them after. The American paper plate waste is astounding.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 5 years ago
Paper Plates is potluck sort of thing. I haven't used one in years.
Siena Valenta 5 years ago
Sometimes at events like parties and stuff, but not usually at home. Very wasteful...
Lance d'Boyle 5 years ago
Generally only for parties but some bachelors and inbred families are lazy and will use them daily.
Rebecca Schultz 5 years ago
Usually just for large gatherings or picnics, but some young bachelors may use paper plates to avoid doing dishes.
#12
Kristy P 5 years ago
The "funeral" is usually in a church and then a burial service graveside.
ladyconstellation 5 years ago
at my funeral i want someone to throw the boquet off my casket and who ever catches it is next
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Hedy Hahn 5 years ago
We usually have a funeral at the mortuary or a church then we go to the cemetery where the chairs are set up for a few last words by a minister or priest. Only the close family sit and the rest stand.
deanna woods 5 years ago
Where I live, funerals are usually held in a funeral home and then it is moved to the cemetery for the final part of the service.
Amy Walker 5 years ago
It's referred to as a "grave side service". Not everyone does it and it's mostly the older generation. The newer generations are phasing it out.
Catlady6000 5 years ago
A lot of different factors in this. Financially, it may be a lot cheaper to have just a graveside service. Some people and their families are not religious. The wishes of the deceased and/or their families. Local customs......
Mer 5 years ago
It can happen but mainly it would depend on the deceased's "final wishes" when possible or family necessity at the time. Normally (whatever "normal" is at any rate) there'll be a funeral service either at the fneral home or preferred church and then a smaller ceremony at the grave site (a "graveside service") for immediate family/those who want to witness it while the rest of the family/mourners leave to go to wherever the ...reception?... (people gathering for food and to comfort the grieving/gossip with others, etc) is taking place.
Lolabean 5 years ago
We call that a wake (UK), the gathering after the funeral. I've been to cremations & Catholic funerals. With the cremation it's all at the crematorium, and at the end the coffin disappears on a conveyor belt behind the curtains and you then would go straight to the wake. The catholic funerals had mass at the church, then we would go to the graveside and the priest would be there too and that's when the whole "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" bit happens. The coffin is lowered into the ground with everyone there, and people take it in turns to throw earth onto the coffin. Normally it will be the spouse of the deceased first, followed by closest family such as their children etc followed by anyone else. Generally anyone at the funeral at the church is welcome to the burial... then it's the wake.
Load More Replies... Ayasophya Alturas 5 years ago
usually it starts at a church and then everyone piles in the vans, drives to the cemetery, and give speeches about the person and bury them.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago (edited)
Yes..how do you do it? First is the church or funeral home. Then graveside.
Lee Kerr 5 years ago
The funerals I’ve been to it’s church, or sometimes the cemetery chapel, then graveside, then a funeral tea, which is generally a buffet and often in a pub or club but occasionally the home. Cremations are common in the U.K. and those I’ve been to have had the service in the cemetery chapel attached to the crematorium, then the flowers are displayed, then the unreal tea. The cemetery chapels are often multi denominational so I’ve been to Salvation Army and CoE in the same building.
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Bettina Jansen 5 years ago
Hahaha ! And there goes my mind into the gutter ;-)
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deanna woods 5 years ago
I never take my pills without water. I don't know what show you are watching, but I don't do that.
Carrie de Luka 5 years ago
Well, I'm not into believing 'all americans' but as you're asking House - Dr Gregory House always takes his dry! But then I'm hoping no-one thinks he's the norm of any kind!
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Perfumista Perfumista 5 years ago
mainly a tv thing to show toughness or that they don't have time to bother finding water.
CORRINE STANLEY 5 years ago
im american and i cant do that. like its still hard for me to swallow pills with a drink
Andres Tejeda 5 years ago
I always wondered this as well, I tried it once and its hard to do for me for some reason.
Summer C 5 years ago
Same. Plus, supposedly you’re suppose to drink water when you do it. (Though that may have been simply something my father told me XD)
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Catlady6000 5 years ago
This is especially true in small towns. The largest parking lot in town is the local teen hangout
Mer 5 years ago
Came to say exactly that - it's much more common in small towns.
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CaptainDinosaur 5 years ago
Small town kids just wanna get out of the house. We literally called it 'parking'.
Henry Zhang 5 years ago
During a certain age range, you will actively STRIVE to hang out in parking lots. It lets you show off your newly acquired automobile to potential mates, and signifies to them youre ready to leave town forever, just the two of us babe
Magpie 5 years ago
When you're a teenager, you get run out of most establishments for loitering, so you hang in the parking lot until the cops come by and tell you to move it along and go hang in another parking lot. When I was in high school, the big hangouts were the lots outside McDonald's and the arcade.
deanna woods 5 years ago
In small towns, like the one I live in, yes they do. There isn't a lot to do around here.
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Hedy Hahn 5 years ago
Yes, Homecoming is really big here in the US. Celebrating at high school and university.
MadMom 5 years ago
Just like half of these questions - some do, some don't. Google 'homecoming mum' and witness the insanity!
Full Name 5 years ago
WTF?! I used to live in California (as an adult) and have many American friends but I've never heard of this mum thing. I just googled and HOLY S**T! What the hell for?
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DemPugs 5 years ago
I don't really get it. As a High School student currently, not many people are into homecoming/prom and it's mostly the jocks/popular kids anyway. Maybe it's just because Seattleites are mostly introverted.
Esca Sav 5 years ago
It wasn't a big thing in my area either. Some people went, but it wasn't "OH MY GOD I NEED TO GO" type of thing. No obsession for that king queen business either.
Load More Replies... April Simnel 5 years ago
When I was an 1980s teen, it very much was a thing. I think most people today don't understand how these events are remnants of a US culture 80-90 years ago where the middle class were aping the rich and their debutante balls and college stuff, and were using these events to train their teenagers on how to behave in formal social gatherings as adults (and perhaps their kids could move up the class ladder when they got to college and beyond if they could behave like the rich).
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
Debutante balls are aping the British debutantes, but to be a true deb. you have to be presented to the Queen, which obviously the fake Americans ones never are.
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Elaine Dodge 5 years ago
What the hell is homecoming? Where have they been that coming home needs to be celebrated?
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago (edited)
Each high school has a homecoming. It's a home game and they decorate the school halls and there's a parade during the game and there is a homecoming queen and king. It's kind of like prom but add football with it. There is a game then a parade then the homecoming dance.
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Anna Martin 5 years ago
Look up "Texas Mums" to see what Texas does for Homecoming. You're Welcome.
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Laugh or not 5 years ago
Sorry, but no. Microwaved water is not the same as water heated in a pot or kettle. I know it sounds crazy, but microwaved water makes flat tea. Don't ask me to provide a scientific explaination, because I can't, but that's something that many people can agree on.
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Mark Hatte 5 years ago
Having tasted tea over there, I find this totally plausible.
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Jenný Samúelsdóttir Herlufsen 5 years ago
Ok, I googled this one because I thought that hot water is hot water. BUT..Microwaved water can heat unevenly or it can overheat, both of which, something a kettle wont do, also, if boiled or heated for too long, water loses dissolved oxygen and therefor the tea tastes different. In conclusion, it is not just a form of crazy, the connection between the Brits and their teakettles.
Chris Jones 5 years ago
You are right - though we would just call it a kettle as we use them for more than tea.
Load More Replies... Shart 5 years ago
In america having tea isnt ritualistic..there is no tea time,tea break...having a cup of tea is more of a spur of the moment thing for us... So we just microwave a cup
Helen Haley 5 years ago
I think for the majority of the US tea isn't a ritual, it's just a beverage and we don't really like spending more time on things than we have to, as a rule.
Jeff Christensen 5 years ago
Apparently in the USA the mains voltage is relatively low (120V as against 240V in Australia, from memory) so electric kettles are slower than using a microwave.
Chris Jones 5 years ago
They are slower due to voltage difference, absolutely true.
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Chris Jones 5 years ago
Nope. Boil water. Leave a few moments so it cools to at around 97°C. Pour on to the tea and leave to steep for several minutes. When at required strength add any extras - lemon, milk, honey... whatever your preferences. THEN drink.
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Guy MacGregor 5 years ago
No, for a simple reason : We don't have blocks. Most of the european roads traces were made during ancient history (Roman empire, etc.), and cities were build when people used horses... So nope, we don't have square architectured cities / countries.
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AnnSmithJones 5 years ago
Yes - it gives you a quick visual in your mind how far you'll have to walk. A block is on average 300 feet (92 meters).
Hedy Hahn 5 years ago
If I’m giving directions to my house, I can say ‘turn 4 blocks after the fire station’ and they understand that.
Jill Emburey 5 years ago
In the UK we would say "take the 4th turning on the right after the fire station". Basically the same!
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Siena Valenta 5 years ago
Sometimes. If a house is really close to yours, you can just say, "Oh, his house is only five blocks away, don't worry." If something is really far, and the kid is like "Are we there yet?" Then u can just be like "Only two more blocks."
Robin Miller 5 years ago
In more rural areas (to my understanding) blocks are not used to describe distances/areas, but in some cities they are.
Henry Zhang 5 years ago
Yes its the american measurement system, the ameasurecan system if you will. A block is 2/3 of a football field, and 3 football fields equals one metric ton. It works.
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Keith Nolen 5 years ago
Because Americans have been sold the lie (mostly by Nestle, thank you!) that bottled water is better than tap water in some way. In truth most of the bottled water IS tap water.
Karen Johnston 5 years ago
As someone who works at a water plant (municipal) I can assure you that tap water is some of the healthiest out there. Better than bottled. It doesn't sit on a shelf.
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Leslie O 5 years ago
Yeah, I was surprised to learn years ago that Manhattan's water comes from upstate and is really good. Not sure if this is still the casr.
Load More Replies... Gipsy Kings fan 5 years ago
It depends on the water source. Some areas have very hard water that is so full of minerals (and not in a good way, like bottled mineral water) that it tastes awful. I have a pot that I use for boiling eggs. After having used it for a while with tap water, the inside is encrusted with a layer of mineral residue! :-P
GeneralZod 5 years ago
As an American, this drives me crazy unless it is a reusable bottle of water. I don't buy single-use plastic water bottles for my house and I have had guests get annoyed with me. I them them I have filtered water they can drink with a glass or bring their own.
Allen Dela Cruz 5 years ago
Because situations like in Michigan were the water was pretty much poisoned.
Virginia Warner 5 years ago
I can attest to this! I tried filtering it but its so bad it kills filters stupid fast.
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Kristin South 5 years ago
Where I live the water tastes like literal dirt, so we buy gallon jugs and single bottles to drink from
M O'Connell 5 years ago
We get 5gal jugs and have a little spout that screws on to it. The jugs get returned, so there is no waste
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CaptainDinosaur 5 years ago
Yes. I'm steady moving goddamned pillows out of the way so I can use the sofa or bed. F'n millions of them.
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
I own zero throw pillows, I think they are just a waste of money and time taking them on and off before bed etc.
Bumblebee 5 years ago
Completely agree. They look nice as a decoration, but would be too much of a hassle for me! I like to get in bed without having to move any amount of pillows. Occasionally I use a second pillow to sit/lay down more upright, since I spent a lot of time in bed due to a lack of energy because of my chronic diseases. But 1 or two pillows is more than enough for me. And the second pillow is not for decoration!
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*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago (edited)
It depends on how lonely you are lol. I have/prefer about 3 blankets on my bed, and 2-3 pillows. I like sleeping extra cold, so I put my fan on high and snuggle up into 2 blankets, use 1 pillow to sleep on, and then pretend the other blanket and pillow are a person and I snuggle up to it and fall asleep within 2 or 3 minutes lmao. Also I kick in my sleep so it's just an extra blanket for my toes lol.
Ana 4 years ago
That my friend could be (and prolly is) my doppelgänger. I do the exact same thing!
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CaptainDinosaur 5 years ago
I can confirm this. I call him 'sir' and he calls me 'boy'. I am 36.
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Well, I Tried 5 years ago
So somewhere in the southern part of America, some three year old kid is asking 'sir can I have a cookie?' To his dad?
April Simnel 5 years ago
I was raised by my mom's family who originated in Alabama, and I had to call my guardian (who was also my aunt) "ma'am". The idea was that adults were to be called "sir" or "ma'am" by their juniors as a sign of respect for their age and authority.
Helen Haley 5 years ago
It depends on how strict or southern the family is. Just said dad in our house. Unless he was being an ahole, then we said father.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
besides a regionally Southern thing, it also stems from military service, which is often multi-generational in some families
ROSSELAIRA EUGENIE CRUZ 5 years ago
I was forced to call my dad 'sir.' Southern stuff, I guess.
John Montgomery 5 years ago
I don't call anyone sir. I don't like people calling me sir. I'm in the minority of that view though.
Siena Valenta 5 years ago
Nope. Saw a movie with that in it, tried calling my dad sir, got in trouble.
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Jim Ellington 5 years ago
If your lunch is on a plate you might as well dump the potato chips out on it. Otherwise, most people just eat them out of the bag.
Jill 5 years ago
The typical American lunch at home or brought to school is a sandwich, a side of starch like chips etc, and maybe fruit or cheese along with some sort of drink. In my time, the drink was milk we bought at school.
Rabite 5 years ago
I really don't think about chips when hearing "side of starch". It's just fat with a little bit potato in it. But I mean the meal plan also stated that ketchup is a vegetable..
Load More Replies... Lavender Brown 5 years ago
Yeah. It's not wired. Take a bite of sandwich and then take a bite of chips.
AnnSmithJones 5 years ago
I don't understand what's "weird" about this. Where else would you put potato chips if you're eating them with your sandwich?
LuckyL 5 years ago
It‘s not about where you place them but that you eat them with a meal. Here (Germany) chips are just a snack and never part of a meal.
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Hedy Hahn 5 years ago
We do call them Kleenex all the time probably because that brand is what we used.
Erin 5 years ago
The same way you "hoover" a rug, we use kleenex. It is very weird to us that you say hoover instead of vacuum.
Lolabean 5 years ago
(British) I use both, but tend to favour hoover in terms of both verb and noun. It's hard to think about it when I'm trying to consciously think about what I'd say, but I'm pretty sure I hoover more than I vacuum lol.
Load More Replies... Colin L 5 years ago
Yep. Also "asprin" and "frisbee" are also brand names synonymous with their products.
Perfumista Perfumista 5 years ago
Frisbee and Tylenol - yes, "aspirin" is not a brand name, just short for acetylsalicylic acid
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Marsha Brown 5 years ago
Yup, Kleenex has become generic, as has Scotch Tape, Saran Wrap... many older people called refrigerators Frigidares, and in England, vacuuming is called Hoovering. All names derived from brand names.
Helen Haley 5 years ago
Have never once heard someone say the phrase facial tissue in conversation.
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Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago (edited)
We Americans often refer to items by their brand name, mostly out of habit due to advertising, or having only one brand available in certain areas. Kleenex, not tissue; Spam, not canned ham; Cheerios, not floating baked oat rings; Band-Aids, not bandages; Jello, not gelatine...you get the picture.
Roadkill TheBrave 5 years ago
Branding is pretty powerful in the U.S. and even though its a brand name we have a tendency to use it. We might not even have Kleenex Brand and will still call it a Kleenex.This happens over a lot of things, and a massive part of that has to do with the Branding the companies have been doing for generations.
John Montgomery 5 years ago
That is an actual thing. Just like here in Texas all sodas are called cokes.
#23
Leslie O 5 years ago
Does everyone do their own individual experiments where you're from? I think that classrooms lack the space and the equipment for 30-ish individual setups! And it is excellent for learning how to cooperate and work together.
Chris Jones 5 years ago
We had a mix. Some things you did on your own and some things with a partner. All the science labs had set ups for 30 individuals.
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kitty_player 03 5 years ago
lab partners is literally the excuse they use in movies to start a cheesy romance.
Allen Dela Cruz 5 years ago
Yeah because they don't trust each student individually so they have them partner up to back check each other.
Sarah Grape 4 years ago
in school. it's cheaper cuz then you only need to buy half the equitment
#24
Dynein 5 years ago
I think that is to avoid accidental advertising? I'd think that in most (industrialized) countries, the typical bags offered by stores have the store logo all over them...
JuJu 5 years ago
I don't think it's about the neutral bags...but why do they never have handles in movies? they just carry it in their arms.
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April Simnel 5 years ago (edited)
Not always since the late 80s, but some stores still use paper bags. In NYC, now that using plastic bags is illegal, stores will sell you a paper bag to use for 5 cents each, and reusable bags for a couple of bucks if you forget to bring your own bags. But they don't always have a loaf of French bread sticking out of it.
Jim Ellington 5 years ago
They were a thing until the 80s. They're neat and all, but no one really wants a non-waterproof bag that smells funny and has no handles.
Leslie O 5 years ago
Me too. I think I must have thirty of them because I hate having plastic ones piling up and taking over my home!
Load More Replies... deanna woods 5 years ago
I usually get my groceries in plastic bags and then use those leftover bags for trash.
Lacey Heward 5 years ago
Started using paper when we moved to the woods and had a wood stove. It's a good fire starter. Plus plastic sucks!
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ROSSELAIRA EUGENIE CRUZ 5 years ago
I guess it depends. My family and friends only do photoshoots for weddings, 18th birthdays (girls), 21st birthdays (boys), or someone's first birthday.
⚞ Katniss Everdeen ⚟ 5 years ago
*sigh* yes we do... it's torture, having to stand still for fifteen minutes in the freezing basement on Christmas Day every year while my grandpa tries to work the camera. And we have to smile, like we didn't just argue and scream at each other for the past hour about politics and stuff.
GeneralZod 5 years ago
sadly this one is true. As someone who cringes when they see a camera pointed at them I cannot fathom anyone wanting a photo shoot for their birthday
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Erin 5 years ago
Chicken and waffles is a religious experience. I live in the Midwest and some of the best chicken and waffles in the world is right here in Indianapolis at Maxine's Chicken and Waffles. Another awesome place is in Harlem (where chicken and waffles was invented).
Sardonic Scribe 5 years ago
Can confirm - Harlem chicken & waffles is AH-MAY-ZING!
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Stephanie Hatton 5 years ago
The sweet and savory combination is perfect!
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Robin Smith 5 years ago
Lived in the south all my life, 54 years, and never eaten waffles and chicken
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Lynda Momalo 5 years ago
Regionally. NOT in the northeast (New England). And actually, although it became popular in Harlam, it's a southern invention. https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/chicken-and-waffles-is-a-southern-invention
Emperor Kitten 5 years ago
It's getting more popular around the country. But yeah, mostly a southern thing.
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Marty BlackEagle-Carl 5 years ago
mid-western united states thing..... some parts of the west and south too. like steak & eggs... regional...
#27
Jenný Samúelsdóttir Herlufsen 5 years ago
In my country, hot cocoa is an instant drink, like SwissMiss, made for camping, skiing or such, but hot chocolate is made from scratch, from milk and dark chocolate, usually made for Christmas.
Chris Jones 5 years ago
Interesting - other way around in mine. Cocoa is made with hot milk and hot chocolate is the instant stuff with water.
Load More Replies... Jessica Cifelli 5 years ago
I think that depends on where you live. Like a colloquial name. Like in some parts of the US say soda, while others say pop. I always grew up saying hot chocolate btw
Eli 5 years ago
Most confusing thing to me when I was in the States (Louisianna) and someone would ask if I want Cola or Coke. That was the go to word for any kind of soda. It was so confusing. Also, the actual Coca Cola tastes different than it does in SA
Load More Replies... CaptainDinosaur 5 years ago
Maybe regional? Cause down here it's hot chocolate, but my sister-in-law says cocoa, and she's from New England.
Elaine Dodge 5 years ago
Why define cocoa as 'hot' is my question. If you're having cocoa (as opposed to hot chocolate which isn't pure cocoa) then it's always hot.
Ashla Delana 5 years ago
Hot chocolate is made with melted chocolate and milk, and hot cocoa is cocoa powder, milk, and sugar.
Marty BlackEagle-Carl 5 years ago
i'm 60, and i still dont know the difference between hot chocolate and hot cocoa.
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April Simnel 5 years ago (edited)
It's ground meat with binders like egg and breadcrumbs, and can also have minced onions and peppers (capsicum), and seasonings that's all mixed together and baked in a loaf pan in the oven. Most people make it with just ground beef, but when I was little in the 70s, in our home it was made with ground beef, pork, and veal, and we had it maybe once a month with homemade mashed potatoes and brown gravy, and a green vegetable. I don't eat meatloaf now. It's not horrible, it's just not my first choice for comfort food.
Water Bottle 5 years ago
Meatloaf isn’t as popular as it was, but it’s a good meal. I prefer hand shaping the meat, mostly because I don’t want to leave some meat residue in my loaf pan. (Who wants meatloaf tinged banana bread?)
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Leslie O 5 years ago
Why are people getting downvoted for providing a legit answer? Because they're confirming that Americans do this *bad thing* by eating meatloaf? WTF?
Chris Jones 5 years ago
I'm hoping that there are more upvotes now. It is odd though - why downvote people for answering questions that a lot of us want to know the answers to. Though there are some people here who see the questions as criticisms and they're not. It's curiousity and the answers are really interesting.
Load More Replies... Hedy Hahn 5 years ago
Meatloaf is a delicious combination of hamburger and onions and some sort of thickening like dried oatmeal or bread. Usually catsup is poured on top before baking.
Łukasz Markuszewski 5 years ago
I read 'catsoup' and was horrified for two seconds
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Amy Walker 5 years ago
Meatloaf is ambrosia. Actually - it's a way to save on meat that became popular during WWII when meat was rationed. Yes - we eat meatloaf and most Americans love meatloaf. Each mother has her own way of making it and that's the best meatloaf. My mom made her's from ground beef; others use ground pork, ground turkey, ground lamb or a combination. Usually spices are added (entirely personal thing - each mom is different) and some sort of meat stretchers such as bread, rice, oats, etc. It's baked. My mom used ground beef, onion soup mix, stale bread and a few other things (can't remember).
Susan Reid Smith 5 years ago
Meatloaf is a way of making the meat go farther, by adding less expensive ingredients like bread crumbs or egg to it to fill it out. There are different recipes and flavors.
CaptainDinosaur 5 years ago
See April Simnel's post. My favorite is as left-overs on a sammy with a bit of horseradish.
Roadkill TheBrave 5 years ago
Meatloaf is sacred. Don't think of hurting or harming the meatloaf. I don't know about nationwide but in the Midwest Meatloaf is a big deal. Depending on what part of the country you're in depends on what you use for the breading in it and what you put in it. The basic recipe is: 1 pound ground beef, 1 egg, 1 can tomato sauce (or Tomato soup works too), diced onions (optional), Diced bell peppers (Optional), then seasonings, sauces, etc. You mix all that up with your hands, yes I said hands, both of them, squeeze, stir mix knead whatever but trust us experienced Meatlofians, hands are the only way to go. Once you're done with that you'll have a hardcore wet mixture, that's when you add breadcrumbs, or Oatmeal, or crushed Satines. Mix it until it holds itself together, if you form it it needs told mostly hold its shape, form it into a log, pop it in a bread pan (sometimes lined with bacon).Poke holes with your finger in the top of it and put some Ketchup on it. Bake till done.
KatPanda 5 years ago
Upvoted for ‘Meatloafians.’ Downvoted for mixing with your hands (even watching someone else do it makes me physically ill!) Upvoted for using tomato sauce! I can’t eat meatloaf without tomato sauce & oregano on top like Mom makes. If that makes me a Meatloafian heretic… so be it.
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Well, I Tried 5 years ago
In my school, the 5-7 year olds got milk with their lunch.
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Magpie 5 years ago
When I was growing up, we always drank milk with dinner. On rare occasion, we had KOOL AID!!
Full Name 5 years ago (edited)
In Canada advertising was forbidden in schools, yet the "Meat and Dairy Council" had propaganda everywhere.
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April Simnel 5 years ago
In the big cities, all you need to do is raise your arm on a busy street. I've lived in NYC almost 30 years now, and no one yells "TAXI!" here. I grew up in a smaller town, though, and in the smaller places, you pretty much have to call a taxi in advance. I never flagged a cab until I moved to NYC.
Esca Sav 5 years ago
I think it is just a movie thing, I've never heard it either when I stop by NYC.
Load More Replies... AnnSmithJones 5 years ago
Think about it. How on earth could the driver hear you? They have their windows up & it is noisy. No. You step to the curb, & raise your hand when you see one approach. If they don't have a fare, they'll stop. This would only be on a random street. At the airport or train station, they'll just be lined up outside.
Lisa Shelton 5 years ago
I think that's just a movie thing so the viewer knows what the character is doing
Marsha Brown 5 years ago
In NYC, where I grew up, one used to raise an arm and yell "Taxi!". With today's cacophony, and universal a/c meaning closed windows, no one would hear you anyway, so the practice is becoming rare.
Randy Roberts 5 years ago
That's old school. And to look "cool" in movies. Most people just raise their hand in the big cities. In suburbs, you just call them on your phone and they come pick you up.
#31
MammaG 5 years ago
It used to be more popular, but most jobs are boring and kids get in the way. It's take your kid to work, not just daughters.
Siena Valenta 5 years ago
Yah that's sexist. Could use a break from my little brother tho...
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Della Bean 5 years ago
Back in 1993 Gloria Steinem and the Ms. Foundation for Women started Take Your Daughters to Work Day to show girls that there were many career options. They then expanded to Sons and Daughters and eventually it just sort of died away most places.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
I tried to get this at my work place (I have 2 daughters, no sons), and I was barred from trying to implement it...and I was a teacher.... -Dr M, retired professor
Load More Replies... CrunChewy McSandybutt 5 years ago
I hate "Take Your Kid to Work Day." The kids hate it, the staff hates it. It really should just stop.
CaptainDinosaur 5 years ago
I went to work with my Step-Father as a child. He was the City Fire Marshal. Pretty cool day. 😊
#32
Hedy Hahn 5 years ago
Actually it’s called a salad and usually there are other vegetables in it as well.
Random Panda 5 years ago
I'm not American, but that's normal. We always have a bowl of some kind of salad on the table. Don't they eat salads where she's from?
Carrie de Luka 5 years ago
Yes, a lot of salads but they are usually meals on their own. Chicken salad, ham salad, nicoise, caesar - so many different types. They are not side dishes that people dip into. Most meals are 'self-contained' as it were! Lots of veggies!
Load More Replies... Henry Zhang 5 years ago
Its to let other countries know that we have the vegetables, we just choose not to eat them
Lisa Shelton 5 years ago
It's sort of the serve-yourself mentality that we have here. Put how much you want on your plate and get seconds if you want more, instead of bringing out the same size bowl for each person.
The Emerald Triangle 5 years ago
I don't eat my friends. At least not yet a few more weeks in isolation might change that....
#33
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
I didn’t realise this was weird or different. If someone knocks on my door, I open it to find out who it is.
ArmyDog07 5 years ago
I never do. We get a lot of people trying to sell everything from vacuum cleaners to solar panels.
Bunzilla 5 years ago
Ditto. Unless I'm expecting a package or guests, I'm not interested in answering the door to strangers who want money from me. It's the same with my phone... unless I know who it is, I'm not going to answer. Far too many con artists out there.
Load More Replies... Gipsy Kings fan 5 years ago
It probably depends where you live. I don't think anyone does this in cities --- or they shouldn't!
ROSSELAIRA EUGENIE CRUZ 5 years ago
I ALWAYS check. You never know if it's a serial killer or stalker!
Robin Miller 5 years ago
I'd say this is a generational thing in part. My dad used to go door to door for a company, and people would answer their doors (often, not always). I believe that Generation Z doesn't do this (as much if at all). SO some people do, while others don't. Hope this helps! :)
Lynda Momalo 5 years ago
I imagine it depends where you live. Or sometimes people will open a door but with the chain lock engaged, so it only opens a few inches while you talk to the person. I think it's mainly a TV/movie thing because it wastes plot time.
Siena Valenta 5 years ago
No, I would never do that. Why do you think peepholes were invented?
Mer 5 years ago
In my opinion that's a stupidity thing (from a safety standpoint) but it does let scenes play out the way writers want them to in movies/tv shows, so there's that. I admit, though, that I don't always think to check to see who it is (through the peephole in the door) before opening said door. Thanks for the safety reminder!
#34
Sam Kunz 5 years ago
I guess the same reason brits say "Innit" after something to make sure you pay attention.
Philler Space 5 years ago
So the audience knows to look up from their phones and pay attention for the next few minutes.
Mer 5 years ago
Eh...I would say that kind of thing is much more...individualized? "per person"?? than generic/universal. It would depend on the region the speaker comes from, their dialect, culture, their mood...whether the situation is more formal or just amongst friends... There are too many ways to convey seriousness to pin it down to just one, however it does seem that most script writers just choose from a very few examples.
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ROSSELAIRA EUGENIE CRUZ 5 years ago
We only leave a spare key somewhere if we're not home and a relative/friend is going to stay with us. And even then, it's not under the doormat. (Anyone else does do this???)
Dilly Millandry 5 years ago
A police officer once told me that if you can think of a place to hide the key so will the burglar. Don't know how true that is but bought a key safe instead and gave copies to family/neighbours!
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Jim Ellington 5 years ago
Where I'm from we usually leave the spare key under the water moccasin.
PotterHead 5 years ago
Usually people have more creative and better hiding places for it. But some people just give a spare to everyone in the family
Henry Zhang 5 years ago
No we use a specially mass produced plastic rock with a hollowed out underside that we then place conspicuously next to the door, even though there are no other rocks or dirt around
AnnSmithJones 5 years ago
No one I know would be dumb enough to do that but I have no doubt people do. Then they are SHoCkeD when they are burgled. We have a digital lock on our doors. We give out a code if someone needs to get inside when we're not home, then change it once they've entered.
Ziya (Wenny) Liu 5 years ago
My dad once left his key in the mailbox and had my brother get it
Kathy Lord Tate 5 years ago
As with most of these this is a throwback to a time gone by. Many years ago people didn't have to worry about uninvited people (crooks, package thieves etc...) coming onto their porches and they would leave the keys under the mats so kids or other family/friends could get in if you weren't home. You'd have to be crazy to do that now.
Ty Roberts 5 years ago
There are also fake rocks or bury the key next to a unique plant. I grew up in a town of 40,000 and no one even locked their doors.
#36
Carrie de Luka 5 years ago
It was a popular dish in the UK in the 80s I think...
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*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
Cus it's expensive because seafood here is really expensive, so we think it's fancy, and we like being fancy, hence so many shrimp cocktails
Kathy Lord Tate 5 years ago
It's a fantastic appetizer. The better the sauce the better the enjoyment. The shrimp has to be cooked/boiled just right so it's not rubbery and chewy. They look kind of cool hanging on a martini glass with sauce in it, too.
Perfumista Perfumista 5 years ago
Tasty and not too fattening. Not all that likely to make you full before your entree.
#37
ROSSELAIRA EUGENIE CRUZ 5 years ago
Fluorescent lights are the REASON why I have terrible eyesight!
Helen Haley 5 years ago
Fluorescent lights are evil headache-inducing monstrosities that make everyone look like they've been dead for 24 hours and has somehow gained 10 pounds in that time.
Foock Auff 5 years ago
Only because it's everywhere and kinda tied into our shotty work-life balance culture (aka no balance, all work)
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CaptainDinosaur 5 years ago
I have seen this. It's not an American thing, its a movie thing. What people do when engaging in dialogue is called 'Blocking' and I guess 'gets a bottle out the fridge' is some lazy a*s blocking. I go to the fridge during a fight its for a beer.
Jim Ellington 5 years ago
Why do women in photographs always smugly smirk and look off to the side when they're about to take a bite of salad or yogurt?
Full Name 5 years ago
Because they know they're getting paid to take a bit of salad or yogurt?
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Sina 5 years ago
Possibly to give the characters something - natural - to do while going over their lines instead of just sitting there limp talking... if dialogue in tv shows was filmed as it actually happens in real life it would be sooooo boring to watch. So they always have characters doing something while talking. Picking up stuff from the fridge, playing with their food but rarely ever actually eating any of it (that's very common in the Big Bang Theory), fidgeting with objects from the set etc etc.
#40
Kate Yeti 5 years ago
It's an older term meaning person, guy, dude, etc. Think it might have to do with sheep busters (sheep equivalent to cowboy?)
Kim Bush 5 years ago
My grandmother had 8 Dalmatians throughout her life and named each one of them Buster, we never were able to get her to tell us why.
Carrie de Luka 5 years ago
Least she probably didnt' do what we sometimes do which is call our dogs with the wrong names!
Load More Replies... elfin 5 years ago
Buster Brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault. Adopted as the mascot of the Brown Shoe Company in 1904, Buster Brown, his sweetheart Mary Jane, and his dog Tige (an American Pit Bull Terrier), were well known to the American public in the early 20th century. Anyway, Buster Brown used a logo with a dog in it.
Gipsy Kings fan 5 years ago
I've never known anyone with a dog named Buster. I think it was a popular dog name a long time ago, so it became a movie / TV cliche.
FurryManiac 5 years ago
my dogs name is Brutus, but my little brother calls him Buster when he visits. And then he ACTS SUPRISED when the dog won't answer to him...maybe there's a reason my parents are so protective of him...
Lisa Shelton 5 years ago
I know at least one person at this point in time who has a dog named Buster. I don't know how it got started but it's kind of like Rover or Fido, an acceptable dog name.
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B 5 years ago
Did Americans have self-drive cars five decades before the rest of the world? Because in films a driver never seems to look anywhere near the road.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
They are filmed in the vehicle while the vehicle is being towed by another vehicle. It allows them to act out the script while being safe from accidents.
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Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Dear Panda, you know what would be a refreshing change? Ask why other countries do things that are considered odd, weird, or " hilarious ". I don't know, maybe start with Norway.
Little Wonder 5 years ago
I think these lists are predominantly US based because US media is consumed globally. We in Australia don't see much from Norway for eg, so the tropes aren't as ingrained.
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Jane Alexander 5 years ago
Why do foreigners expect to find uniformity of thought or behavior in a country full of individuals and people from other places?
Daria B 5 years ago
Exactly. And, please, people, note how this question doesn't apply exclusively to the USA, this is also a problem directed towards other regions and countries too.
Load More Replies... Lana Raven 5 years ago
Idk, I am not from USA, not even near, but all of these things seems pretty normal to me...
CaptainDinosaur 5 years ago
I replied to a bunch of these 'cause I'm trying to provide legit answers. Others did so as well. Good luck ya'll. (Full disclosure, I recycled the 'Boston Harbor' joke.)
mph seti 5 years ago
Movies and TV =/= real life, no matter what country or region you're talking about.
Foock Auff 5 years ago
Ok judging by the pizza icon, I thought these questions were going to be about pizza. They were not, , but I came here to answer pizza questions g----mn it (LOL): YES --- we love pizza and eat a ton of it. God bless Italy. YES --- we fold our large triangular pizza slices down the middle before eating. This is to control the drip of any grease (or to siphon it right into our mouths). YES --- people do eat pizza with their hands, but can also use a knife & fork. To each their own! YES --- we eat pineapple on pizza, but those that do often don't admit it for fear of persecution. YES --- Chicago deep dish is a thing. But it's only good when it is FRESH. If you walk into a pizza place and order a slice, it'll taste bad because it's probably been sitting around and wasn't made especially for you. So if you're gunna deep dish, get a whole pie fresh and made custom. I recommend Lou Malnati's! They ship too :) Thank you for coming to my TedTalk lol
Carrie de Luka 5 years ago
I don't care about persecution! I EAT PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA AND LOVE IT. Feels so good to get that out there! The only thing I found unusual was the pizza being called a pie. This is just a comment - not a criticism please note folks. Call it what you like - just enjoy it. Best pizza I ever had was, perhaps unsurprisingly, in Italy (Lake Garda!) Thank you for the Pizza TedTalk, Foock Auff.
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BlueCustardAngel 5 years ago
I think it's great for us all to be curious about other country's culture and traditions. What bothers me is when some people start to judge each other for where they come from. Regardless of the seemingly strange things we may do, we were all born where we were born. We didn't put in requests before birth. So we should all celebrate the beauty of our differences and have respect for each other's home no matter where it may be. Because we all love and respect our homelands. And we all deserve respect.
KatPanda 5 years ago
* standing ovation ^ That was beautiful! @bluecustardangel; I appreciate you!
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Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Do Americans really get to have cap and gown graduations right from primary school? Here in nz you only do cap and gown ceremony when graduating tertiary education
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
What grades are primary? We have kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school.
Load More Replies... B 5 years ago
Did Americans have self-drive cars five decades before the rest of the world? Because in films a driver never seems to look anywhere near the road.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
They are filmed in the vehicle while the vehicle is being towed by another vehicle. It allows them to act out the script while being safe from accidents.
Load More Replies... Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Dear Panda, you know what would be a refreshing change? Ask why other countries do things that are considered odd, weird, or " hilarious ". I don't know, maybe start with Norway.
Little Wonder 5 years ago
I think these lists are predominantly US based because US media is consumed globally. We in Australia don't see much from Norway for eg, so the tropes aren't as ingrained.
Load More Replies... Jane Alexander 5 years ago
Why do foreigners expect to find uniformity of thought or behavior in a country full of individuals and people from other places?
Daria B 5 years ago
Exactly. And, please, people, note how this question doesn't apply exclusively to the USA, this is also a problem directed towards other regions and countries too.
Load More Replies... Lana Raven 5 years ago
Idk, I am not from USA, not even near, but all of these things seems pretty normal to me...
CaptainDinosaur 5 years ago
I replied to a bunch of these 'cause I'm trying to provide legit answers. Others did so as well. Good luck ya'll. (Full disclosure, I recycled the 'Boston Harbor' joke.)
mph seti 5 years ago
Movies and TV =/= real life, no matter what country or region you're talking about.
Foock Auff 5 years ago
Ok judging by the pizza icon, I thought these questions were going to be about pizza. They were not, , but I came here to answer pizza questions g----mn it (LOL): YES --- we love pizza and eat a ton of it. God bless Italy. YES --- we fold our large triangular pizza slices down the middle before eating. This is to control the drip of any grease (or to siphon it right into our mouths). YES --- people do eat pizza with their hands, but can also use a knife & fork. To each their own! YES --- we eat pineapple on pizza, but those that do often don't admit it for fear of persecution. YES --- Chicago deep dish is a thing. But it's only good when it is FRESH. If you walk into a pizza place and order a slice, it'll taste bad because it's probably been sitting around and wasn't made especially for you. So if you're gunna deep dish, get a whole pie fresh and made custom. I recommend Lou Malnati's! They ship too :) Thank you for coming to my TedTalk lol
Carrie de Luka 5 years ago
I don't care about persecution! I EAT PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA AND LOVE IT. Feels so good to get that out there! The only thing I found unusual was the pizza being called a pie. This is just a comment - not a criticism please note folks. Call it what you like - just enjoy it. Best pizza I ever had was, perhaps unsurprisingly, in Italy (Lake Garda!) Thank you for the Pizza TedTalk, Foock Auff.
Load More Replies... BlueCustardAngel 5 years ago
I think it's great for us all to be curious about other country's culture and traditions. What bothers me is when some people start to judge each other for where they come from. Regardless of the seemingly strange things we may do, we were all born where we were born. We didn't put in requests before birth. So we should all celebrate the beauty of our differences and have respect for each other's home no matter where it may be. Because we all love and respect our homelands. And we all deserve respect.
KatPanda 5 years ago
* standing ovation ^ That was beautiful! @bluecustardangel; I appreciate you!
Load More Replies... Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Do Americans really get to have cap and gown graduations right from primary school? Here in nz you only do cap and gown ceremony when graduating tertiary education
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
What grades are primary? We have kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school.
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