After Noticing These 30 Things Americans Do In Movies, People Are Wondering Whether They Do Them In Real Life

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.

Its the easiest reference for us and a football field is 100yards or 300 feet or 91.44 meters.

We say goodbye, or something like it. It's an idiosyncrasy of script writing, not Americans.

the only thing in my locker is a mound of trash.

We also wear our shoes in bed as well.

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".

I'm American and it's a select few who do that but it's not the norm.

Yes, we do. It is the only access we have to water.

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.

Millions of people eat this daily in the US.

In my family, we only use paper plates for gatherings.

The "funeral" is usually in a church and then a burial service graveside.

We're tough! We don't need... er... pill lubricants?

This is especially true in small towns. The largest parking lot in town is the local teen hangout

Not a myth there are some mainly students that hang out in parking lots.

as an american: some do, especially youth. They're bored.

We hang out in all kinds of places. It is a big country.

In small towns, like the one I live in, yes they do. There isn't a lot to do around here.

Especially in small towns, it’s the hangout spot. Lol

I get why Daniel Lewis is being downvoted, but that's honestly a good point -- most people I know who hang out in parking lots are wandering teenagers with no where else to go (and yes, that does mean that they're engaging in less-than-savory activity like hookups and buying recreational drugs).

Best spot for doing donuts!

In cities that aren’t as populous or in small towns, I’ve hung out in parking lots with friends.

Sometimes

It is strange returning from nations that are centuries older than the U.S. and very densely developed, to see sprawling acreage just for parking cars. To answer the question: where else is one supposed to change a baby and leave the dirty diaper behind?

Only when we are tailgating!

We have a liquor store across the street from us, in a small town and to many drunk people hang out sometimes fighting being loud and stupid. What i really hate is the thumping music

I know people do it before sporting events such as football, but never personally seen it

American teens usually gather in the biggest place that is located in the middle where everyone lives. We are not required to hang in parking lots. When I was a teenager our Mall had smoking circles sunk down into the middle of the mall at both ends. We would all hang there and get sick trying to look cool smoking.

Do they mean like tailgating for a game or just hanging out on a Friday? Lol

They do and before major sporting events they have a party called tailgating where many people set up their grills, chairs and a coolers and load up before the game.

Yep we do that

I did but I live in Saint Louis city. SAINT LOUIS IS NOT a small town but we were high school kids and needed a place to hang back then. Not so safe these days.

Depending on the size of the town, yeah... teens tend to hang out in a wide open area so they can all have their cars and trucks to run between or hang out in. I lived in such a tiny town, we had to go to then next town over, which was about 3x our size, for any type of activity (skating, movies, music venues, etc). We maybe had a carnival or 2 come to our town in the summer. There really was NOTHING to do but hang out with your friends in their trucks in the parking lot of the big shopping strip in town.

Uh... I've not experienced this.

Yeah, we called it parking lot pimpin

It's called tailgating

Yes, I believe people do hang out in parking lots near bars more than any other store.

Yes, Homecoming is really big here in the US. Celebrating at high school and university.

Why? Hot water is hot water.

You don't?!?!!

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.

my sister has about 400. I have 2.

I believe this is mostly a southern trait.

Yes, we do. Or Fritos or Cheetos.

We do call them Kleenex all the time probably because that brand is what we used.

I had a lab partner in chemistry and biology in high school.

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...

I guess it depends. My family and friends only do photoshoots for weddings, 18th birthdays (girls), 21st birthdays (boys), or someone's first birthday.

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).

They're interchangeable.

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.

Yes, many people do.

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.

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.

Actually it’s called a salad and usually there are other vegetables in it as well.

Many people do.