Top 24 Things Americans Do That Other Countries Find Weird

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    "What are things Americans do that people from other countries find strange?"
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    Posted by u/nurseboyfriends 14 hours ago what things do americans do that people from other countries find extremely weird or strange?
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    littlemybb. 8 hr. ago My neighbor is Russian and she told me she was sad that we don't ask people over to have tea and talk. She asked me over one day and it was really nice ✩ 2.4k ↓ Reply Share
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    MrHelfer 5 hr. ago Funny. My American wife was sad when she moved to Denmark because people seldom invited her home. But you don't invite veritable strangers home! I've only known your for a year!
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    ... anyway, Americans to me as a Dane, seem to make friends faster (but maybe a bit more shallowly). 422 Reply Share
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    TheSameButBetter - 5 hr. ago Taxes being added at the checkout. I understand the logic behind why that happens, but at the same time it seems to be the sort of thing that could be fixed quite easily if the powers that be wanted it to be fixed. ↑ 703 ↓ Reply Share
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    adehyett 13 hr. ago Large gaps above, below, and between the bathroom stalls... ✩ 2.4k ↓ Reply Share
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    Honest-Peanut2502 . 9 hr. ago. edited 2 hr. ago WHY do you take my credit card at restaurants here in Canada the machine gets brought to the table to pay 2.0k Reply Share
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    sugarface2134 7 hr. ago The US has always been behind on credit card stuff. I don't know why! I first paid at the table in Paris and first saw a tap to pay in Australia. It took like 5-10 years to start seeing those things here. So weird. Reply Share 609
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    ohdearitsrichardiii . 7 hr. ago Leave newborn babies in daycare all day and go back to working full time a few weeks after giving birth 1.3k ↓ Reply Share
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    readerf52 10 hr. ago Eat in our cars. Driving or just sitting in the car eating. Several European visitors have commented on this, so it must be very strange to them. 412 Reply Share
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    D Kind-Bat-7200 · 11 hr. ago. edited 5 hr. ago mandatory tipping culture edit: expected tipping culture is a more suitable wording 1.5k Reply Share
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    Zoey-Jay 12 hr. ago Flags on lawns, flags everywhere 1.1k ↓ Reply Share
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    naidhinn 13 hr. ago It always fascinates me how cultural norms differ across the globe! I often find it strange to see how large American portion sizes are or how openly friendly strangers can be. 447 Reply Share
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    feetofire 6 hr. ago Go fund me for basic health care costs 144 ♡ Reply Share
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    kiss_my_what 9 hr. ago MM-DD-YY It's the least useful date format ever. ↑ 476 ↓ Reply Share
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    Rasenkeks 7 hr. ago Getting served plastic plates in a cafeteria. She asked for porcelain plates and was looked at like she was crazy. I have never seen any place serve one use plastic dishes in germany. When she explained that we use dishwashers to clean
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    the used dishes in cafeterias the clerk was like "huh, that doesn't sound like a bad idea" In general the amount of plastics used in the USA is just so crazy to me. 64 ↓ Reply Share
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    Commercial_Bread_131 · 8 hr. ago as an American who has traveled around Asia, they find it weird that we're always throwing huge high-school parties in Hollywood suburbs ↑ 14 ↓ Reply Share
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    Hatred_shapped - 13 hr. ago Talking. I took my extended family on a trip to New York (they are Malaysian) and it shocked them that I had multiple 30-40 minute conversations with people I had never met. 121 Reply Share
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    StatusSail2552 . 10 hr. ago So much ice in water .. I live in Alaska (not from America) ... I don't need ice water 54 Reply Share
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    EvulOne99 2 hr. ago So. Much. Sugar! In everything! ↑↓ Reply Share
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    Stellanboll 5 hr. ago Caring about school sports. In Europe nobody cares about some high school basket players. ↑ 67 ↓ Reply Share
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    UnAccomplished_Pea26 · 8 hr. ago This is going to sound irrelevant compared to other things mentioned but I find really weird going to have breakfast when staying at a hotel IN THEIR PIJAMAS. I worked for several winters at a ski resort and it blew my mind. People in their pj's as if they got out of bed and walked downstairs for breakfast. ↑ 19 ↓ Reply Share
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    ihatecommuting2023 · 12 hr. ago Wearing their shoes inside the house. Even on their couch and bed. Absolutely disgusting. 62 Reply Share

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