Americans Recommend Foreign Visitors Avoid These 45 Things When They’re Traveling The Country

This is actually a genuine concern, not so much even that the officer might be “trigger happy“, but certain things are done differently in the states. In many countries, if you are stopped in question by a police officer, the correct thing to do is to reach for your ID and show them. This is absolutely not the correct thing to do in the states. You must keep your hands visible; if you reach for something they will assume you’re reaching for a weapon.

Not just cops

If a police officer asks you (orders you) to stop (freeze), you immediately stop (freeze in place). Don't reach for anything with your hands, keep them visible. If you're driving and the traffic police stops you, stay in your car with your hands on top of the steering wheel. Don't reach for anything. If the police officer asks for your driver's license and car registration, tell him (her) where they are located and ask if you can reach to get them. Don't do anything until the officer answers, and follow the officer's instructions.

In some parts of the country, I would be afraid of the trigger happy civilians. Not where I am (Massachusetts), but other states with more relaxed gun laws.

I think this is more what the news broadcasts, but I don't think it's the norm. If the police shoot someone it makes the news. But there are so many more shootings between "non police".

Don't trust our media, about police or firearm dangers. It has become highly politicized, as special interest groups try to cultivate voters for their causes. Unless you are in a notoriously high crime area, or a member of a violent street gang, you likely have nothing to worry about.

Well, not doing drugs or breaking traffic laws seems to work for natives, so that's a start. And given that the cops in Netherlands recently killed a kid who was brown.... I'm not sure it's safe *anywhere* from cops. UK: Woman-stalker cop last year. Everyone's got 'em, alas.

You can't convince me every white person isn't racist, every black person isn't thug, every Hispanic isn't illegal, every Asian doesn't eat dogs, etc. That's how dumb what you said sounds. The majority of police here aren't even like that but you see a very VERY small amount on the news and you automatically assume. My mom had her jaw broken by a black person, for absolutely no reason except being in the wrong place at the wrong time. By your logic my mom should hate and fear all black people?

Remember that most U.S. cops are ex-military, many with war-zone experience. That experience is that everyone they meet is a potential enemy. It doesn't change for them when they become a police officer. "To protect and serve" to them means to protect themselves and serve their fellow officers. Screw the public.

They tend to walk more than Americans anyway.

And even within each state there are huge differences. I love an hour away from a major city and 30 minutes from Amish country.

Well the hurricane thing is because we only call large cyclonic storms in the Atlantic ocean hurricanes. If they happen in the Pacific they're Typhoons and Cyclones. East Asia gets hammered every year.

Hurricanes often spin off tornados after making landfall, so not entirely unrelated and even more fun (i.e.: tornados in Southern California after former Hurricane Hilary made landfall in California as a tropical storm).

Alfred P Murrah.

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Ft Myers last September. I'm 50 miles north, in Englewood, FL. Hurricane Ian turned into tornados when it reached us, and completely destroyed my home. I didn't say tornado to my friends up in Michigan and beyond, I said Hurricane Ian.

Tornadoes start on land. Hurricanes start over water. Other than that, yes, they're the same thing. High wind, possible precipitation, but the very same thing.

Actually, there are more tornados in Britain by area, but not normally as violent !!

D@mn right the green color is the baseball sized hail from a severe thunderstorm that's about to turn you into human cube steak if you don't get something solid between you and the sky

Not EVERY section. Can't think of any natural disaster West Virginians need to worry about. I mean, it's not like meth is a natural disaster.

PNW ( Pacific North West ) , if you are not near coast ( tsunami) or not on top of mountain ( cold) , is one of the only places that i lived where the weather wasnt deadly.

northwest here: we have beaches, mountains, cold weather, warm weather, in eastern washington it’s hot and dry, we have ski resorts in some places, lots of huge cities etc. there’s a lot of diversity spread along these places and i love traveling around when i can and seeing all the different cultures and people and stories

So true. I got up one morning, drove an hour and a half to snow ski. Drove back home, drove in the opposite direction 30 mins to the beach for sunset. I am very grateful.

Sounds a lot like Oregon.

NE USA also has one of the lowest number of dangerous/venomous critters in the world <3

NE PA here... Poconos. A little over an hour to Philadelphia and New York, 4 seasons, Lots to do.

Complete west here, same is true for me

Same and True

It's not the Geography of America that puts people off... It's the people.

Live in NJ and totally agree

I agree. It is about 90 minutes to the Blue Ridge Mountains, 50 minutes to the state capital or Washington, DC, about 3 hours to Virginia Beach. A great area to live!

europeans in many places would be shocked...there are right-of-way paths through private land for walkers, hikers, etc in many european areas. but not, definitely NOT the US. private means private, even in national forest land.

Yes. And the main problem with guns is that most places no license or safety education is required to buy one. And many parents are irresponsible gun owners. I once was at a thrift store parking lot when a 5 year old waiting in the car for his mom removed a pistol from the glove compartment and aimed it at me.