“Americans, What’s Something The Rest Of The World Does That You Find Absurd?” (28 Answers)

Eurovision is great because it's lame. Pure logic.

I don't really get American 'World Series' sports events where there are no other countries involved.

For a start, it's the "Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision was something else, started in the 50s as a way for european broadcasting stations to share content. So call it the "Song contest" if you're in a hurry.

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I also don't understand why it is called Eurovision but has 3 countries in Asia and 1 in North Africa participating and another 2 Asian and 3 North African countries eligible if they want to. I mean I thought it is Europe, not Europe and anyone we like.

You need to fight for it. We already did in the past. Have a look at the UK or Scandinavia.

Yanks swallowed their own propaganda as their society spiraled downward to third world levels, then act surprised that other countries have better lives.

What amazes me, is how average Europeans, can afford to vacation in other countries. Here, it's a dream thing, people save years for. Most, never do go. Admittedly, I don't know if it's true. It could be a myth, like all Americans living in giant houses. If it is true, that's amazing!

Work can't fulfil my life! Need time off to do REAL stuff!

Well, as a US citizen you chose how your society is. And if you don't like it, change it. Or at least, get one of those guns and shoot at it.

I believe it is because if you rent an apartment in Germany, you often intend to stay longer in it, we don't have the "renew the lease every year" thing here, but unlimited rental. In addition, why would I want to live in an apartment with a crappy kitchen that I don't like, or an old threadbare carpet that countless shoes have walked upon and that doesn't fit my style? (honestly, with the majority of ugly and old kitchens that I see on American television, I would immediately throw them out and buy a new one anyway)

this must be a strictly german thing.i am Turkish and rentals here are either fully furnished (including all domestic appliances) or not .so i get the lack of light fixtures and furniture. but kitchen counters? cabinets? u will have to spend a fortune to buy and install a whole kitchen each time u move then?

It's true. It is so annoying to buy a new kitchen or move with the old kitchen all the time when you move somewhere else.

Is it though? Having the ability to choose your own furnishing?

At least I don't have to live in somebody elses furniture and sleep in somebody elses bed. It may be that we don't move that much around the country?

Brit here living in the U.S. and, yes, it's astonishing that there are no insect screens. I wonder why? A lot of other U.S. culture and tech has been adopted there.

We screened all of our windows. I love it, my mum chews my ear off about how ugly it is (and what would the neighbours think!!!!!) at every visit.

Sounds like many cultures here would have loads of trouble in our Southern belt.

Majority of properties in the uk have tilt and turn windows. Don’t think screens can work on these. Also, there really aren’t many bugs coming in. An occasional wasp Or bee or bluebottle in the summer is about it.

This would probably depend on which country you are refering to... nordic countries do t get as many bugs as spain or maybe french country side, for example.

It’s funny how so many of the comments illustrate the exact problem. America is roughly the size of Western Europe and then some with a comparable population. Saying Americans do this or that is no different than saying Europeans were berets & eat baguettes. Sure, it’s an overdone French stereotype, but definitely doesn’t work as a generalization for Europeans. When making these generalizations about Americans, which is a specific subset of them, it’s doing the same. Yes, American can be delineated by region, state, education, cultural relativity, etc, just as Europeans are by region and country. So, it’s lazy to stereotype either way.

The assumption that all Frenchies wear béret and baguette and that everyone have to speak English

No one thinks that. But you are all more similar to each other than to people outside the US

And yet "Europe" is supposed to be just one entity and "european style" and "european food" is all the same.

Yep, there are 2 types of Americans. Politically it is a clear 50 / 50. Unfortunately.

Hate to burst their bubble, but some Americans throw it the trash too. My aunt has a fussy septic tank. Her sewer can barely handle biological deposits.

The vast majority of the world (by population) uses water to clean their butt. They only use the toilet paper to dry it up. So only clean but damp toilet paper should be going into the container Using a bidet or a sprayer has real benefits. People are much cleaner, sewers systems are not over worked..... We , in North America, are the backward ones

i'm european but never heard of this