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The United States of America is the land of the free and full of opportunities. It is one of the largest economies in the world and it has always amassed people for the life one can create there. But, like every country, it has its own way of functioning and the people living there have their own culture. And if you are also attracted to this country and would like to travel to the United States or you are planning of moving there, you should expect to encounter things you‘ve never seen before or things done differently to what you are used to.

A few days ago, Reddit user Ymij asked people to share some things Americans don‘t realize exist only in the United States. And people had a lot to say. The post got more than 10k answers and Bored Panda gathered a list of some of the most upvoted responses.

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group GoFundMe being an acceptable replacement for a health care system

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Literally being too poor to go to the doctor, but have too much income for any kind of assistance

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Terilee Bruyere
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THIS! I remember a time that my dad had gotten laid off and my mum was dealing with health issues. They were simply down on their luck and filed for food stamps. Due to their Canadian pension they only qualified for $18 in food stamps a month and made too much to have health insurance, just adding to the health issues.

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Tipping as a wage subsidy. Many countries don’t have tipping and those that do generally tip a small amount for good service.

Also displayed prices not including taxes or other fees.

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Pronouncing corruption as "lobbying"

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Assuming that everyone on the internet is American until proven otherwise.

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Helena R
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everything in American-English too rather than British-English. things that are translated from almost any other language into American-English rather than British-English regardless of the subject matter

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group The pledge of allegiance. If you tell people here that in America they make kids stand up and recite some prayer to a flag every single morning, they'll look at you like you just grew a third arm.

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Karl Baxter
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We’d call that indoctrination in the UK. I remember speaking with an elderly Italian man who was a child when Mussolini came to power. He told me they were forced to do similar things at school.

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group I want to say for-profit prison systems.

These things are f***** up. If the state doesn't keep up the prisoner quota they gotta pay a fine to the company they owns the prison.

So this basically makes them try to keep existing prisoners

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Gender reveal parties

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group People who angrily DO NOT WANT healthcare.

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N G
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's so much more than that. It's not that they dont want healthcare, they dont want to pay for SOMEONE ELSE'S healthcare.

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Having the restaurant take your credit card - in most countries it's considered impolite to disappear with the card as they might write the digits down to charge extra later. Therefore they normally bring a portable terminal to your table so you can keep the card in eyesight and have the (optional) tip actually charged when the card is run and not added after the fact.

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Johnny
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most places use chip-and-pin where they *have* to take the card at the table since you need to enter your PIN. USA credit card banks decided Americans aren't smart enough for chip-and-pin, so we just have chip and an archaic signature.

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group The Imperial System, Fahrenheits, massive ad breaks. I swear i watched US Television once and i nearly had time to go take a s*** before the adbreak ended. And i'm one of those people that play on their phone while on the throne

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I am from Europe and I have never seen in supermarkets scooters for people that are so obese they can't walk by themselves.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The intended function for the scooters is actually for old people who can’t really walk I think. But sadly, this is what they’re used for.

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Kiss Army
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, they are supposed to be for elderly and handicapped (my husband used one a few times when his foot/ankle was in a cast) but they do sometimes tend to get snapped up gluttonous obese people who have no concern for others.

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BonnyDK
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh Lord... what a misconception. People in those chairs have a hard time walking around because of illness, age, or injury. When you cannot be active weight gain just happens. I am hoping curbside and delivery makes their life easier.

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Sarah
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you. (This is something I feel strongly about, having once been morbidly obese and had to suffer the constant mistreatment of others on a regular basis. Many people see nothing wrong with straight-out insulting an obese person, as if "iT's a pErsOnal aFfront to MEeEEeE!"

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Terilee Bruyere
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, that isn't the intended function of the scooters, it's just what they are unfortunately used for.

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Helen Haley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They aren't just for the obese. I had foot surgery, both feet. While I was loathe to take one of those, without it I wouldn't have made it through the store.

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Mimi M
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please keep in mind that some of the people who use those scooters are disabled.

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Ian Smith
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People who are actually disabled generally have their own. Generally.

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Jane Alexander
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are many reasons why one would need to use the ride cart. A disaability can curtail excersize and result in gain too.

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Death Metal Kitty
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exercises is the least effective route to weight loss. Want to lose weight, put that pork chop down. Eating a donut is anything from 300 to 500kcal, and you're looking at a 5 mile run to burn off that donut. Not a leisurely stroll, but a hard run.

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TV Junkie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not only for obese people. I have used them after having ankle surgery, and after a hysterectomy. My aunt who had lung cancer used them because she couldn't walk far.

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Sill Marien
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After the surgery, you would lease such a piece of medical equipment here (from the hospital that did the surgery mostly), it doesn't have to be bought and held by shops in case maybe one day someone with fresh ankle surgery shows ;p

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Ashley Conover
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find it offensive that you think they are only there for obese people. They are there mainly for those who are handicapped where walking is very difficult, walking can be very painful for some and some can't even walk at all.

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Juan Alcorta
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was shocked also to see people not being able to walk, and yet buying fatty snacks

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lara
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those "scooters" like handicapped parking spaces are required by federal and local laws.

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Diane Aguilar
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, what an awful fatphobic assumption to make. The scooters are for the disabled and elderly people, and a lot of times disabilities aren't visible. The person who made this comment is absolutely horrible and should be ashamed of themselves.

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Javiera Gotelli
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having morbid obesity as a "disability' because almost 1/3 of that country consists on fat people, and having myself having to give many of those scooters to obese people instead of actually disabled people while working at events/fairs/shows/etc, saying it's ridiculous and idiotic is just the facts. Not every comment is some sort of phobia towards oversensitive people.

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Konpat
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They may not be meant for obese people, but I have only seen morbidly fat persons use them. And get out of here with your "it may be due to a disease", it rarely ever is!

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Aria Whitaker
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just because YOU have only seen "morbidly fat persons use them" does not mean a thing. Older people and disabled people use them just as much as the obese.

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Jamie Smith
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the exact reason why I don't use a wheelchair or a scooter even though I'm disabled. I walk with a crutch and will literally drag my leg behind me, hanging on to the cart before I'll use one. It's a pride thing for me even though I know other people who really need them and I don't judge them. There's too much judgment associated with these things and people just stare.

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Gon Freecss
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But they're not only for obese people. My dad had a blood clot in his leg making it hard to walk. He had a crutch but walking around the store would tire him so he used a mobility scooter.

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Jarrod Nichols
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a person who had 3 hip surgeries, your blind generalization what is sad. Yet you think you are so much better than us.

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Curry on...
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not all are obese. Some have other disabilities, yet they are attempting to be as independent as they can by doing their own shopping.

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Johanna Swanson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These scooters are also for people with mobility issues not just due to being obese. Lots of conditions can cause this, from neurological issues, to joint damage, to muscle injuries, etc.

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Treessimontrees
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And they get the 'disabled' parking spot too right by the front door.

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Jessie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The scooters are for the disabled, regardless of the reason why they are disabled. Sometimes people get fat because they are disabled, not disabled because they are fat. Stop with the judgement of disabled people. You don't know what they are living with.

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Gemmila Cadd
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those scooters are mainly for people that are elderly or disabled, but they are used a lot by overly obese people.

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Tim Haight
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You are an asshole for shaming someone with a handicap, I have osteo artritis and when I am in too much pain I use one of the carts. Many of the so called obese people you are body shaming have other conditions like diabetes that makes it hard to walk,

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Tantalum_Radium
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Judgy shitty post. Ffs I expect this in the daily mail, an unscrupulous rag. Really disappointed to see this here.

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Stannous Flouride
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are a variety of ailments that limit people's mobility. That's why these were added to stores. They have allowed the disabled to be much more independent in recent times. Parenthetically, some, or perhaps even most, of those disabling ailments lead to obesity. Personally, I'd rather be fat than a judgmental twat.

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KT
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it's happening in Canada too, especially at walmarts. People so fat and they often just reek of uncleanliness

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Marla Moops
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

or elderly, recent hospital visits. Why do people not from here always go to the most negative remarks or ideals first ? Do these people not understand the art of first researching a subject before trying to degrade it's use ?

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Jessie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, stop being judgmental. The scooters are for disabled people. Those people are often overweight because they are disabled, not disabled because they are overweight. How the heck are you going to exercise when your body is in pain and the exercise hurts. In addition, some disabilities are invisible. You don't know what a person is going through or is capable of. If you have a mobility issue, sometimes you can walk from the car to the store but not do an entire shopping trip without help. No, disabled people don't always have their own scooters. Those things are expensive. They may have a cane or something else, but sometimes they can't do an entire shopping trip without some assistance. One last note: It is not a MORAL or ETHICAL failing to be overweight. These are NOT bad people. They are just people living their lives the best they can. Stop judging people's lives by what they look like. Just stop judging.

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Printerman
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So what do you do for people who have bad knees? Or are 90 years old?

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Vicky Zar
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are in Germany. But they are more for old people or people with disabilities. We have shopping carts for wheelchairs too.

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Lis A
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've had to use them for injury before and it drives me insane when I need one and all the obese people are using them to not walk!!!!

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Amanda Reicha
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother has multiple health issues which has caused her to gain weight. She falls often, so she gains weight due to lack of exercise. She needs to use the carts for illnesses that have caused weight gain.

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WiTchY_WoMaN
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not the case all the time. Sometimes there are people that are unable to walk, and sitting all day can make them gain weight. For example, that meme of that poor overweight lady falling over in the grocery store isle.. People laugh at that, thinking that she's just lazy, but she really just had some sort of illness..

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Lea S.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I may be wrong. I don't think the scooters are for obese people, they are for people who have other mobility problems. Nothing stops the wrong people from using them.

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Suzanne Haigh
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have often wondered if the shops provide these, how do the people get from their homes or cars to the scooters, or are they brought to the cars?

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Joy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see more young obese women on them than elders with disabilities. As a formerly obese young woman, i was able to properly move around with ease and never needed those motorized thingies.

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Kathryn Silverman
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not what they are for though. They are for people with disabilities that make it difficult to walk, other people just take them and it's very disrespectful

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a Minecraft girl
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are actually made for the elderly who can’t walk very well, sadly that is what they are used for half the time.

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Shadowfall The Explorer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had knee surgery and was happy the store had one, they are not there just for fat people....well except the ones at Walmart they are for fat people.

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Brandy Grote
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm disabled due to spine troubles, and am afraid to use the carts in case someone looks at me like a joyrider. Although there are days....

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Batwench
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have them in the UK, but I have only seen those who genuinely need them, such as OAP’s use them.

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Toasty
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have lived my entire 37 year existence in the US, and I too, have never seen someone abusing the scooters because they are too fat. Do you get all your "facts" from TV?

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Pandana
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its not always about obesity, dumbass. People could habe a genuine reason not to. Like a medical probelm.

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Joseph OReilly
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not incredibly, but still decently, common occurrence to find one of these people

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Jennifer Biness
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're great for if you're on crutches, or old. It's not like they were designed for obesity

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Judy Metcalf-Shirley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am an American but I feel that the scooters are for people with medical issues and not for a poor lifestyle choice.

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Lululoohoo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it's pretty obvious when the person using said scooter is obese or not...so not sure why there's so much back n forth on who uses the scooters. Yes they were/are intended for elderly and people with disabilities. But more often than not, I too see it's usually a morbidly obese person using it. Especially at Walmart. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Esther Evans
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some places in Canada have a few scooters...they're meant for people with actual disabilities...like the reserved parking spaces that are always being used by jerks...

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Kristján Magnússon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, we have cars...but hearing them whining about walking 2 km and wanting to take a cab...Icelandic cabs cost $5 just to enter them, if you want a cab for 2 km, you pay for it

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Lsai Aeon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The scooters are for the actual disabled, not for the obese, even though they take them

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Melissa Peck
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They weren't meant for the obese. They are for those that would qualify for a handicapped sticker, for those that can't use a limb(s), and for the elderly. When my mom was in her late 80s on into her 90s, I finally convinced her to try using them so she could enjoy shopping again and she loved zipping around so she could look and shop and put her items in the basket in front. I had to carry a folding wheelchair in the trunk as they were many times in use by large folks. This sucked because we had to use a hand basket and it wasn't very large and it was awkward to manage.

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Kathryn Baylis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Especially now, when you can either have your groceries delivered to your house, or drive to the store and have someone load them into your car without you having to gat out of it. No need to go into the store yourself, so no need for the scooters.

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Lisa Jones
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not ableist or anything. You don't know *why* people are using those scooters. You don't know why they're overweight, if that's the case. Keep that judgement to yourself.

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The Dave
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, it seems like most people that use them are just morbidly obese.

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Sonia Bailey
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We do have scooters in supermarkets in the UK - generally for people who have a disability.

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Robert T
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some supermarkets in the UK have them, but not many. It is more common to have wheelchair shopping trolleys that clip to the chair.

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athornedrose
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it's not just about being obese. they're also used by the elderly or disabled who can walk for short distances, but need assistance/cannot walk and push something heavy.

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RayAnna Wilson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly? Stop with the obese s**t. Yes some people are obese and can't walk. Most people who ride the scooters and are obese are obese because they already have a permanent injury or mobility issues not related to obesity. My father had a severly injured knee, scooters are greats for the sick, elderly, and minorly handicapped. Not just for obese people. Think outside the box for once. Most of the stuff on this page is absolutely right. Not this.

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StnFlwr
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many older people, and people with real mobility issues need the scooters, not because they are obese.

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Amanda Sherland
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those scooters are for people with injuries or disabilities, idiot.

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Deb March Farrell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not so much for obese people..people that are elderly or are disabled and cannot walk very well.

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Rhys Cernunnos
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The scooters are not for the obese... you get all your information from all the wrong places and it shows. FFS how stupid can you be OP? The scooters are for the disabled... and they have a f*****g weight limit that they can handle....

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Javiera Gotelli
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to work at events in L.A and we were forced to prioritize the obese over actually disabled/injured people to avoid problems.

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Ms LaDonna
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not who they are meant to serve, that is just who uses them.

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Piper McLean
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are some people who are obese because of a disability but there are a lot who aren’t and are taking away the scooters from the old or injured who actually need it

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EQXL
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A reason to this might be that people who actually need scooters and thus have them can actually get to and inside the store with them. Where is America you need a car to get to the store

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Rhys Cernunnos
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course... have you ever given much thought to how vast the united states is verus most other countries? We have a city that nearly dwarfs the entirety of England... so go f**k yourself.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I believe that they are for old people and for disabled. Never have i seen an obese person use it.

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WilvanderHeijden
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So you never watched "My 600 LBS life" or one of the other obesity shows?

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AntiAntiVaxx
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree we got to many obese people here. You should have to checkout the carts only for old people and people with disabilities should be allowed to use them. The obese people can walk for 10 minutes to get Cheeto's.

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TexasWoman
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Originally made for the handicapped and elderly, but obese people think they have the right to use them. They would lose some weight if they did a little walking.

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Leslie Burleson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's actually for handicap people , but go with the obese stereotype

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Iusedtobecute
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Letting obese people ride on those scooters that need them isn't as bad as the problem of rude young people playing with them all over the stores. That's the issue we have more of in my area.

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Cynthia Bonville
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Supermarket electric shopping carts where the shopper runs over the next shopper in line and breaks their leg and the store is not liable for the medical care, and the poor shopper is out thousands because they don't have medical care.

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PineappleQueen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes but it’s also for people who can’t walk although I never fully understood this because if they can’t walk they should already have something to help

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Coleonema
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not right that people can get that obese in the first place. People die of starvation, and in some places they eat so much they can't walk. Do you see what's wrong with this picture?

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Dillon Hughes
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And being handicapped. They should really park further back.... not saying all. Like health reasons, lazy fat reasons, you get what I'm saying, pandas?

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Raven Sheridan
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So obese they can't walk, yet still don't want healthcare! WTF!?

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*facedesk* you know and understand nothing but what others tell you on the telly or what you see on the internet... and that makes you so f*****g stupid, birdy

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that's called catering to your biggest customers (pun intended)

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The only people who I see using them where I live are fatties. yeah I know not PC

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69% of people are obese or are overweight in america

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Welp only Americans get that large. Europe is chill UwU *I'm American btw*

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Add "who is paying their debt while also stopping treatment because they can't continue accruing more debt"

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Waiting like 8 weeks after your elections till the new guy comes in to power is pretty f****** weird

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Massive gaps on all sides of toilet cubicle doors, like why even bother with a door at all when people can see through so easily

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i know- you can literally stare someone in the face while they are going to the bathroom

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Flags. Everywhere

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Pezor Zass
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How else can they keep up the illusion that they live in a country worth celebrating?

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This may be a shot in the dark but product prices not including tax when they’re displayed? Like if something says it’s $10 and you only have $10, what’s with the surprise tax at the till?

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Your toxic grind working culture. I find that Americans define their entire personality around their profession. It all feels so shallow and hollow way of living. Like I work so I can do the things I enjoy ( pre covid) I don't work because it defines me as a person.

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Absurdly long election campaigns. In most countries I've been to election campaigns last a month or two, in the US they seem to go for a full year.

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Biana Vacker
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

we get sooo many ads too; they're literally everywhere and most of them are attack ads with questionable information

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group College sports, people do not care about nor have college sports like we do here.

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Pezor Zass
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it's disgusting the amount of money my school spends on sports, and we're not even remotely a sporty school

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Food portion sizes... In EU you get food portions you can finish and are generally calculated to be pretty much fill/satisfy you over the entire meal.

When I go to the US I can fill myself up with half of the appetizer

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Unused vacation days

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Aroha
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah in my country, if you don't take your minimum of 5 weeks of holiday per year, it will be scheduled for you. Literally your manager will force you to relax :D.

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The use of the words junior, sophomore and senior in school. I don't think I have ever heard these outside of an American TV show or movie.

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Kanishka Patel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah it is pretty weird. Why not just say 9th, 10th , 11th, and 12 grade? Seems much more simple. I am going to be in high school next year and I am Indian but I live in America. I am used to saying junior, sophomore, etc. but my mom finds it really confusing. This seems so unnecessary.

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I can't speak for the whole world, but having elections on a weekday seems crazy to me. We do it in the weekend so that people are off work anyway.

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A single pool of paid time off that you use for both vacation and sick leave. Therefore having to forego vacation to keep a bank of leave just in case you get ill.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a bad policy because everyone comes to work sick so they can still take vacation days.

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#26

People constantly thanking god for every day occurrences

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#27

Those commercials featuring some sort of drug or medication. With the typical closing where the narrator states "Side effects includes blah blah blah...Discuss with your doctor about blah blah blah"

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Tipping, most other places actually pay their waiters/waitresses and tippings just for extremely good service or rounding up.

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Nikki Hilton
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Already noted. Pay everyone a living working wage (NOT $7.50/hr). Do away with tipping.

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Having to drive everywhere. I'm 27-years-old, not from the US and never learnt to drive. I've also never felt like I needed it.

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It's pretty funny watching Americans moan over their super-cheap petrol prices. "But we drive everywhere, cars are fundamental to our society". Yep, same here in Australia, too. Your fuel is still incredibly cheap.

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Viviane
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in Canada and one of my friends did a cross-country drive via the USA to take advantage of cheaper gas.

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#31

Garbage disposal units in sinks. I've been to nearly 20 countries, and I've never seen one.

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Andrew Gibb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the primary concerns of using garbage disposals is that it puts excess strain on local wastewater treatment centers. All of the food solids in the wastewater must be filtered out. Those solids are used to create fertilizer or are sent to landfills.

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#32

Longer ad breaks in the Muppet Show.

The UK version had two minutes of extra content in every episode due to restrictions on the amount of ads you could play on British TV.

That's 240 minutes of extra Muppet content that most Americans never saw.

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Fred and George Weasley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the UK has limited ad amounts. theyre regulated, so you can only have 12 minutes of ads per hour. obviously in the US im guessing its not the same

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#33

Playing the national anthem before sporting events. There may be a handful of other countries that do, but in much of the world it's only played for international matches.

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Alexis draskinis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still dont understand why its played. Its a sporting event, a game, nothing more. Im a baseball fan & i can care less about it being played. I want to watch the game.

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#34

Your identity politics used to be just in America, then it spilled out like a burst sewage pipe.

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Red solo cups. My european cousins asked me if parties in the us really had those red cups.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yuppp they taste better for some reason just like a grilled cheese tastes better cut

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Bumper stickers. They’re a lot less common in Europe anyway, not sure about the rest of the world.

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Nearly everything about their high schools

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a bit vague. High schools have lessons across the world, are populated with hormonal teens across the world, have school meals across the world - there's certainly a difference in quality here, but it's not a weird American thing. So, everything else...?

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Free refills at restaurants

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

one of the things i missed living 9 years abroad was this right here...i drink a lot of water. only water, but a lot of it and having to ask for refills of water and getting side-eye was something i never got used to.

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Stores like Wal-Mart where you can buy everything that are open all the time. Groceries, alcohol, plants, medicine, tires, toys...

The first time I went to Germany on a work trip it was a bank holiday and everything was closed.

I live in Jerusalem now and there is a separate store for everything.

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Terilee Bruyere
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm in the bible belt. Alcohol can be bought 24/6 here (no sales on Sunday) at Walmart but the actual pharmacy is not open at night.

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Graham Crackers.

Remember when I picked up a friend's mother and her friend at the airport, fresh from the US. One of them was like 'They don't have Graham crackers here?' I'm like nah mate we have crackers for everyone.

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45 Things That Are Normal In The US, But Seem Bizarre In Other Countries Shared In This Online Group Parking lot size. I’ve been to about 20 different countries, all over the place, and I have never seen a standard Walmart sized parking lot anywhere out of America.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can also thank our tragic shadow of a public transportation system and how far we're spread out. In may instances, driving (and therefore parking) is the only option.

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#43

Buscuits and gravy. This conjures up images of having a plate of cookies smothered in a sauce made from the the meat juices of a roast.

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I wanna say jaywalking. Like, in Europe, you can pretty much cross a road wherever you want but when I visited America there seemed to be this weird sense you were being judged if you walked out into an empty road. Maybe just me idk.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is some sort of debate whether jaywalking is or isn’t frowned upon in Germany - many people believe that the Germans are sticklers for traffic etiquette when it comes to walking across a street on a red light, and, indeed, Germans will stand even when it would be safe to cross - for the sake of setting the right example for any nearby children. So, it might be the same everywhere.

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It always surprises me when someone from another country has never heard of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

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Tammy Hawkins
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We say "peanut butter and jelly" but it really is jam and that has always bothered me. Jam spreads way better than jelly.

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