American Things That Baffle Non-Americans

Author image for Eric Lund
Eric Lund
Oct 28, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

America is a huge place. Like terrifyingly, beautifully, bafflingly huge. It's full of all sorts of people who lead all sorts of lives and those lives seem to makes sense to them. But sometimes hearing from someone outside of your immediate social circle makes you realize: "Oh yeah, maybe commuting 90 minutes on the freeway with a 124 oz diet coke in my cupholder is something that people in other places don't exactly get." For some fun tales, here are obnoxious things done by American tourists.

Add as a preferred
source on Google
Advertisement
  • 01
    Plant - bladekiller63 - 1m - edited 1m despite having one of the cleanest plumbing systems and water that you can literallly drink from the tap-you purchase mineral bottled water in bulk?
    via AskReddit
  • 02
    Smile - Avivbb · 1m a S 4 Why public toilets have this little gap between the doors that let people make eye contact with you when you.. you know taking a sht.
    via AskReddit
  • 03
    Gesture - VardamirNolimon - 1m 9 2 3 2 The importance sports have in college.
    via AskReddit
  • 04
    Font - FloofBallofAnxiety · 1m - edited 1m S 2 HOAS. They aren't really a thing where I am and it baffles me that people don't have permission to do certain things to their own homes.
    via AskReddit
  • 05
    Gesture - bhosadiwalechacha · 1m Why do aliens always attack America...
    via AskReddit
  • 06
    Font - timeboxparadox · 1m Tipping culture 7.2k Reply Share Report Save Traditional-Soup7883 · 1m THIS and not including tax on retail items so if something is $20 on the price tag, it could be $21.50 when you get to the counter. Just makes no sense, include it prior so that people can get the change out if they need it. Not such a big issue if you pay by card but still.
    via AskReddit
  • 07
    Jaw - BixxBender123 · 1m 赵3 Children's beauty pageants
    via AskReddit
  • 08
    Font - f1redude_YT - 1m How long American commutes are, some Americans really think it's normal to drive for a couple hours for work
    via AskReddit
  • 09
    Organism - TheSneakUK - 1m Some Americans (note i say some, im not generalising here) total lack of awareness about other parts of the world e.g I've seen things like Africa referred to as a country, people that dont know paris is in france etc. It just seems bizarre to me.
    via AskReddit
  • 10
    Dress - isendmemetobfevryday - 1m Jumbo sized drinks intended for 1 person to drink
    via AskReddit
  • 11
    Font - Obviouslyakelly · 1m In shops the prices on the shelves are very different to the prices you pay at the till 4.0k Reply Share Report Save Transcendentalcat - 1m There is actually a reason for this one that's fallen into obscurity. Before the telephone unscrupulous store owners would jack the prices on goods and blame taxes. To combat this a law was passed that tax had to be added on at the register to promote clarity in pricing.
    via AskReddit
  • 12
    Font - Psychological-Ant569 - 1m - edited 28d American who lives abroad here, and I am 99% sure that most non-Americans do not understand how HUGE (geographically) the United States is. When I tell people here that I would regularly travel 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes each way to get to high school everyday, and during all that travel I never even left my city, I feel like I can see their brain's explode. This is also probably true for people from other geographically big countries like China, Ru
    via AskReddit
  • 13
    Gesture - Gio25us · 1m Why kids have a social pressure to leave their parents homes at 18
    via AskReddit
  • 14
    Font - Bingsterishere 1m The World Series. Why is it called that?
    via AskReddit
  • 15
    Organism - xk_wiste - 1m Aerosol spray cheese 2.6k J Reply Share Report Save frightenedhugger · 1m Mmm, nothing like a can of American style spray cheese and a pack of club crackers. Now I know what I want for my snack today.
    via AskReddit
  • 16
    Human body - lordullr · 1m The sophomore, junior, senior thingy. Americans use it so many times describing their life.
    via AskReddit
  • 17
    Organism - Defiant-Outcome990 · 1m 2 Florida Man. 2.3k 5 Reply Share Report Save Brazenmercury5 · 1m Florida has open arrest records. Crazy s'.. like that happens all over the place, but Florida is the only place you can publicly view the records.
    via AskReddit
  • 18
    Font - LiveKitKat251 · 1m 2 MM/DD/YYYY
    via AskReddit
  • 19
    Font - timeboxparadox · 1m Obsession with trucks 1.5k Reply Share Report Save chuey_74 - 1m As a truck owner, I can say I couldn't imagine not having one. Camping, boating, skiing, mtn biking, yard maintenance, everything is easier with a truck.
    via AskReddit
  • 20
    Rectangle - SorryEntrepreneur209 - 1m THAT WHY THEF KWE DONT HAVE TACO BELL IN AUSTRALIA
    via AskReddit
  • 21
    Human body - Tjd3211 · 1m How big a deal high school sports is, why are full grown adults concerned about a kids playing American football
    via AskReddit
  • 22
    Font - Vladimir909 - 1m Gender reveal parties.
    via AskReddit
  • 23
    Rectangle - harry488 - 1m · edited 1m Living with parents when ya old than 18 consider rude. It's actually reverse over here. We live with parent and pay their bill and living cost till their last breath!
    via AskReddit
  • 24
    Mammal - IskaralPustFanClub · 1m Biscuits and Gravy. Mywifes whole family loves it, but I've been here for 8 years and I just don't get it. Also hard tacos. Needlessly annoying to eat.
    via AskReddit
  • 25
    Rectangle - crunshysalt - 1m Saying „How are you?" as a greeting and not as a genuine question. I still don't know what to answer and catch myself answering too truthfully
    via AskReddit
  • 26
    Font - SerineuV7 - 1m Not having protection around your house. I'm Brazilian.
    via AskReddit

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

united states confusing difference interesting america
Scroll Down For The Next Article