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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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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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#5

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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#9

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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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

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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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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#18

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

Given how the bread is served, it wouldn't be surprising if it's an Outback Steakhouse, which was started in Tampa, FL. So it's as Australian as Captain Kangaroo.

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

Good point. Because of covid, my husband and I almost never dine out. So we may as well pick up enough food for several meals. When we start again, I might bring my own containers to reduce waste in both food and packaging.

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

A group of American's explained why the meals are so big, it's because they are actually 2 servings. It's an American tradition to take what you don't eat home to eat as another meal or to share the one meal between 2 people.

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

This is totally inaccurate. There is no concept of “2 meals” - Americans don’t ever share main courses. It’s all related to “bigger is better” thinking & perception of value to US rationality. Forgive me for saying this unPC comment, but nothing makes an obese person happier than a giant plate of food. Hence the unusually high number of buffet restaurants

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

OMG yes! When we go to restaurants I can't seem to finish my meal(s) it feels like I need to finish everything.

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

You can take some home or give it to a panhandler. I've never had one complain about leftovers. Years ago, I warned one, "It's Thai food, so it's pretty spicy." Turned out he loved Thai food. I still smile at the memory.

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

Ha. I ask for a take home box for my leftovers. This will be lunch or supper for the next day, or both.

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

That's why we have an enormous problem with obesity in the US.

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

Food portions in the US amaze me. I have never been able to finish one ever. And no, I don‘t want to carry around a bucket of food after I leave the restaurant.

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

My friend, who's a chef, serves gigantic portions. I love his lobster mac & cheese, but I literally get five separate meals from it!

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

Most of the time I will ask my diner friend if we can share something. If dining alone I order 1/2 on the plate , 1/2 in a go box. This means sometimes I will have something other than what I really want...some things do not reheat well. And sometimes on very rare occasions, I am just wasteful and order what I want, throwing the rest away.

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

they're designed to get leftovers. people are busy, and the leftovers will give them a meal for another time. or you know, some people get confused and eat it all....

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

Appetizers are usually meant to serve several people, not one.

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

In the Netherlands the portions are not that much, high prices and after a meal you eat home again.

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

True but they being willing + happy to put leftovers in doggy bags-usually a major misnomer !!

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CatWoman312
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. My husband is from Morocco. A large combo there is the small in the US. Not a lot of fat people there either.

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

That is an appetizer at the Outback restaurant. I recognize the bread.

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

Question, in the EU are you charged 1/2 the price for the "same" but smaller meal? I LOVE the huge size, I can make 2-3 meals for the $8. Just because they serve it, does not mean I have to eat it all at once.

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

But, but...then there would be no doggie bag if portions were reduced.

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

Food is cheap and abundant in America...this should be admired and celebrated

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

which restaurant can I go to to get full off of half an appetizer. I just paid $12 for one crab cake appetizer the other day.

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

Once i got free food in restaurant as they were so sorry, because they had only last half portion, so they gave me it for free (what i like in the US, is services). That half portion was totally enough for me as full meal. I left bigger tip instead :)

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

That's good tho if your paying the same price wouldn't you rather have more? And it gives you another meal so it's like 2 for 1

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Santhe van der Meulen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We once ordered an "appetizer" of nachos. We were with 4 persons and we could not finish it. AND IT WAS ONLY THE APPETIZER

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

I've had quite different experiences here in Europe. But above all I've grown up being taught that it was rude to finish my plate in a restaurant. This would make the cook feel that I didn't get enough food.

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

YES all of the proportions here are huge! Just today I got a fish sandwich that could have made a whole other sandwich with all the extra fish on it! everything is so huge here foodwise

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

Yeah, but LEFTOVERS! Nothing better than knowing you have leftovers the next day.

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

Exactly. I do think the portions are large but there's a lot more legitimate reasons for this other than Americans are fat. Because, honestly, people from the UK are getting just as large as us Americans... so that's a bit of the pot calling the kettle black, just saying.

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

That picture is from a Longhorn Steakhouse, I believe. The bread that knife is sticking out of is actually quite good.

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

This one drives me nuts. Every EU country I've been to, as well as the UK, has given me outrageous portion sizes. I ordered a pizza in Norway once that was supposed to be a meal for an individual and I got what we'd consider a medium pizza to share with friends in the US.

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

I want to know what restaurant this person went to for such generous potion sizes... I go to a restaurant, I am still hungry when I get home.

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

If this is supposed to be poutine, it's an abomination. Do not make poutine with Kraft Singles!

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

Kraft singles? Omg, that’s French Fries for gods sake. and that bread I believe is Pumpernickel.

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

It's because we eat so much food that eventually, that appetizer is nothing to us.

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

that picture is this gross crap called poutine, which is in Canada.

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

It looks more like cheese and bacon on top of fries which is a common appetizer in America. The way the bread is served is also a common thing in chain steakhouses in America. I've never seen poutine that looks like yellowy orange cheese before but hey, could be wrong I guess...

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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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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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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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People constantly thanking god for every day occurrences

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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