Immigrants Who Moved To The US Say These 30 Social Habits Are Super Hard To Get Used To

This still makes my blood boil. Honestly, I still cannot fathom why universal healthcare is not a thing in the U.S.. It is heartbreaking that families have to crowd-fund to pay for medical bills and that many young people simply can't afford access to mental health services.

I can't upvote this enough.

This is morally reprehensible.

Americans say this is socialism, yet we pay millionaires to become billionaires, and take even more from the working class. Stupidity at its finest.

I remember when I first got to the States how weird it was that all these different medicines were controlled and you couldn't buy them over the counter, and how complete strangers would tell you their entire medical history.

From what I've been reading I got the impression that in the US people live to work, while in the rest of the world people work to live.

I work at a university - we have periods when it's pretty much mandatory to take vacation time. Usually in the summer (due to no students), and the winter holidays (due to no students & to save on electricity bills).

Arguably this explains much of the pattern of 20th Century dominance of the USA in business, entertainment, inventions: the indomitable indefatigable American work ethic.

my company allowed us to "reimbursed" the unused vacation days if it exceed 30days. I have 35 atm and was supposed to use some of it for a grand vacation this year somewhere overseas. but then COVID-19 happened. oh well.

Take your vacation here in the USA, lose your job to someone else

Here in France religion is more of a private matter, and you don't really talk about it with people you don't know.

For people saying this is nonsense, it depends on the part of the US you’re living in. I lived in New England, no one asked me about my religious affiliation. I moved to the “Bible Belt” aka the Southeast, and the minute we got into our house we had numerous neighbors asking our religious preferences and “if we found a church yet.” The road leading to our old house had no less than 15 different churches on it. It’s because people can claim to be “non-denominational Christian” and start their own church.

Yep. You'll see small towns with a church on practically every corner.

I'm from Scotland, and when I was a kid back in the 70s, and I made a friend outside our usual social circle my mother would casually ask "What school do they go to?" Which is just a polite and genteel way of asking "church or chapel", Protestant or Catholic.

The Church of Money! ;D

This used to confuse me a lot. People would say I'm Italian/German/French, whatever, and because i'm a linguist, I would speak to them in that language, and they would stare back at me blankly. Don't speak the language. Never been to the country. Know absolutely nothing about the actual culture or history. But yeah, they still identify as that nationality.

This totally burns my a*s...I call them on it every time I hear this foolishness.

Sayin whatever origin is claimed, is false if you've never set foot there your entire life. You're american, be proud to be nothing more

How about African-American who never been in Africa?

I guess they take it for granted you're smart enough to know they're American. They are telling you where their ancestors came from. I guess it's more difficult to spot an American than I imagined.

Let me stop you for a second. Healthy food is expensive as f**k here. You can spend $7 on two pounds of grapes, or buy two happy meals. Which one will you give your kids as a meal? Our countries obesity problem is primarily driven by the crappy food industry we have and the lobbyist that keep it that way. America is one of the most corrupt countries in the world because of lobbyist. Our poor healthcare, poor labor rights, poor social security and much more is all due to lobbyist.

There is no pride when healthy food is super expensive compared to box food. We don't proudly eat like c**p, we eat what we can afford. As for working out at Gyms, they aren't regulated like they should be and most of them are meat markets for the horny people. People who work at the gyms are not properly educated either and they are all about the green stuff. The health care system is over priced but unfortunately, we have to use it if we want to fix our medical issues. So tell me, what alternatives are you talking about? I would love to know where you get your information.

did you ever consider that the cost of healthcare and the feelings of helplessness are why folks act proud of being unhealthy. I don't think we really are. Plus it is extremely cheaper to eat poorly here than well.

But much of the rest of the world is even worse. Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Samoa, Germany, Britain, Scotland - those and many other countries have serious and growing obesity & diabetes problems. Some have even higher obesity rates than the US. And many non-Americans just can't get enough of McDs, Coca Cola, Starbucks Frappucinnos and all of America's other nutritionally atrocious foods. Plus, just like Americans, much of the rest of the world either already spends a ton of time sitting in front of screens or is doing that more and more. Also tobacco smoking rates are much higher in many parts of Asia and Europe. So yeah, we're bad on many health and lifestyle habits and much of the rest of the world is too.

The obesity rate grows every year. And you're always hearing about someone who has stage 4 cancer and hadn't been to a doctor in years.

I remember camping in the US and the bathroom stall's door covered you from the knees to the chin (or lower !) so you could have a nice conversation with someone washing his/her hands while you were peeing (or number two) ! I was soooo surprised !

When I was younger (like young young maybe 8 or 9?) we were in a big city and I had to go to the bathroom. The first place was a bar and we walked into the the bathroom and the gaps were literally more that twice the size of that so when we walked in (no one was in there) I could see the seats of the toilets and so if there were people in there, so that means that someone would literally be able to see me GOING TO THE BATHROOM! it was so gross! I made my mom stand outside my door until I was done so that no one could see me.

See...hear...smell...

So, look up instead. First world problems huh?

The worst is when you make eye contact with someone.

There are many reasons as to why one would keep their shoes on in the house. I do it because I have to medically. One leg of mine is considerably shorter than the other so I have to wear a special brace to fix the issue. The brace is attached to my sneaker which also gives me support. Another reason could be regional too. I know in the southwestern states, there are critters such as centipedes and scorpions that get into the house. If you step on one of these with your bare feet, you will be taken to the hospital rather quickly.

I live in the US and while I know many families who keep their shoes on in the house, mine doesn’t and we like our guests to take off their shoes as well.

I always found it odd to wear shoes in someone's home. I find it so dirty. Who knows what you walked through. Here in Canada, we take them off. Or, the majority do that I'm aware of.

Coming from Europe it's been so weird having to ask my Australian friends to please take their shoes off in my house.I always feel guilty but I persist!

In my country, when you visit someone you are wearing shoes, and it is obvious. But you take your shoes off at your own home.