59 Things That Made This Norwegian Woman Raise An Eyebrow About The United States

Yes, that is stupid, and irritateting.

You are expendable.

Fun fact: blink-182 are blink-219 with tax.

Brain washing

I get a kick out of watching people circle the parking lot looking for a spot close to the door of the gym, pool, rec- center

"It's a security feature!"

Keep em poor n stupid, so we can exploit them. MAGA motto.

So we can be heard over the other loud people.

Compensating?

People in the 60s, 70s did. I don't think they do that anymore.

We have quite a few, it's just that the big two get all the attention.

In American English, it is standard to say the month first (May 2nd 2026), and they write it that way numerically. In British English, we say the day first (2nd of May 2026), and write it numerically that way too.

Add iction to cheap filler ingredients cos the quality is do appalling

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Me too. Food for tomorrow! 😋

Here is a full and sufficient reason - Legos.

Since we don't have bidets we have to rely on splashing.

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Cuz it's humid?

That's a rather ridiculous blanket statement.

Because pirates sank our set of measures in Jeffersons time, and France had problems

Some, but not all. Older people are much more likely to use checks than younger people.

Cheap filler ingredients covered in sugar and batter appeal to human taste buds. Appealing to base human tastes ripping people off with poor quality. The obesity epidemic writ large. A worldwide issue.

Performative patriotism. Like all the flags everywhere.

Cheap filler. Much less drink if you fill the cup with ice. Rip off.

We have drive through liquor stores. I can't even.

Capitalism is the religion of the USA

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A good book, and fun to read. where_the_...e4d9a1.jpg

In America, a toilet is not a room but an object located in a room. It's like asking directions to the oven when you're looking for the kitchen.

The USA has blown up another country's oil pipeline, stolen supertankers from another country, blockaded another country's tankers, organised a coup, imposed sanctions on oil, wrecked an economy, set fire to oil wells and a refinery, and blown up a supertanker. (Thats all I know about, I haven't been tracking). All to keep the oil price for other countries artificially high.

Easier to grade. Easier to pass, too. But I agree that multiple choice is lazy and not a good way to assess knowledge.

We do.

They do that in the US, too? We do that in Australia. Why do you call gridiron "football"?

Same as UK people acknowledging others with 'Alright?' Doesn't mean you want an answer, just means 'I see you'

For someone like me who has mobility problems, a drive-thru is a godsend.

this is one of the good things to be fair, Scottish ppl are like this too.

Cities like Los Angeles used to have excellent public transportation systems. They were bought up and destroyed by - guess who? - the oil and auto industries.

Would it be better if they were in little teeny-weeny gallons?

Because we're used to it. The U.S. is big.

It's generally safe, saves fuel, and allows traffic to flow better.

Because in most of the US getting around anywhere requires a vehicle. Other than in large urban areas there is no public mass transit infrastructure.

Fizzy drinks are one of the highest profit products sold. Actual cost is just a couple cents.

And other countries aren't? Plenty in the UK.

DMV hands out licenses like candy. I lied that at 37yrs old I'd been driving on a british license my whole life, but I lost it and need an American license (lie, never driven in my life). My driving test was 3 right hand turns around the block and back into the parking lot, handed a shiny new license. No f*cking way you'd get away with that in the UK.

You can use it as a shelter after you paid the bill.

I didn't know the US does this, but as a Virgo (to avoid giving more accurate birthdate info online, not because I believe in that) in the UK, I was always the youngest in my class, and when you are pre-teen, a 6 month developmental delay behind the class average is a _huge_ disadvantage that really persists in harming your educational outcomes.

Never heard of this but sounds vile

We don't.

Who gets a month at Christmas? Our kids get two weeks. And summertime off is because our society used to all be farmers. They needed their kids to help in the fields. They need to abolish that and move to an all year school year.

we should make them rename it HANDEGG.

Thomas Nast, cartoonist, created those symbols. Also created our version of Santa Claus.

With a kㅤnife? I know that I am a Brit but...yeah, with a kㅤnife.

Because you're buying the party size? Those tend to be on the big side in Europe too.

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Because it's a big country.

@tori Ohno: Counting past 12 all up to 24 confuses you? And Norwegians for example might like a word. So would maybe Alaskans... 😉

You say that like that's a bad thing.

Never been to Italy or India clearly

What does this mean?

That's likely based on the weather if it's an outdoor sport.

You don't have small wild animals in your country? How sad.

What? I need clarification on what information you're looking for.