July 20th at the fourth foreign traditions will never understand
"What is the size of the love yard in America?"
Allcountry At his own special day set aside for a little self-love. And of course, the United States is not different. But when it comes to what weto do celebrate our great nation eachsummer On July 4 - whether it's roasting on hot dogs by the dozen, pulling explosive fireworks inThe night sky, or giving horrically over-patriotic cries to our founding fathers, it is at that moment that we start to behave very very differently. People outside the United States tend to look at our July 4 celebrations with curiosity or horror (or both). In this spirit, here are 20 traditions that are all guaranteed to confuse the non-Americans.
1 Hot dining competitions for Nathan dogs
Although some of his greatest competitors - likeTakeru kobayashi, which once eaten 110 hot dogs in 10 minutes to theNew York State Salon-Hap of as far as Japan, when it comes to bizarre competitions of July 4th, the mother of them is the mother.Hot dining competitions for Nathan dogs. It combines so many classic Americanisms: the competition of food, breakneck, short-time commitments (it is only 10 minutes long), food and more food.
2 Beer Pong (and Solo Cups)
The unofficial game of Fraternity Houses, Pong beer, requires players to throw ping-pong balls in cups partially filled with beer. At present, he went so much public in America that it became a stalling of July 4th. But do not think that because it's popular here, it's a big hit everywhere. As British writersJosh KaplanandBobby palmer to explainThe tab, "Beer Pong and Flip Cup are not only competitive [in America], they are aggressive!"
3 Boat parades
In a number ofcities During the United States, crowds of seaside communities gather Shoreside or lakes for a great American tradition: a boat parade. Rather than floats, participants decorate their motor boats or their yachts with red, white and blue lights and cruise in water in a procession while music plays.
OfThe Napa Valley ToNewport BeachCalifornia;Avalon, New Jersey; ToMurrells Inlet, South CarolinaThe inhabitants of the world love to gather and watch boats, lit or elaborately decorated, flawlessly accompanied by a part of the frond music you have ever heard. Flags fly and families hang out, enjoying innocent pleasure.
4 High caliber water pistols
Americans love to show how much we love our water pistols, especially the fourth July celebrations. Children do not simply dissipate with innocent water pistols, they block with 55 ounces of ammunition of theirSoakzooka and commit dousings withBicycle Bicycle Blasters. In the United States, water fights mean the war of any exit.
5 Flags, flags and more flags
During the 4th of July, the Americans wear their patriotism on their sleeves - and anywhere else (despite the fact that it is technically prohibited byAmerican code) But it's not necessarily the norm elsewhere.
"I was surprised to see thatthe American flag is displayed in schools, house roofs, et cetera, "Quora userANIRUDDH Chaturvedi, from India,wrote on his first impressions of the country. "India has very strict rules governing the display and use of the national flag."
6 Patriotic beer
Only in the United States a large renowned beer company in honor of Independence Day. This is what Anheuser-Busch made in the summer of 2016, rebranding his Bancloths of Budweiser to read "America", in a patriotic movement that collected tons of advertising, but left many confused foreigners.
7 Massive garden parts
Although many Europeans can go to the park or have a modest home gathering, the Americans often host big scraps in their massive. "I see American houses on television and am surprised at the way they have all these massive detached houses," wrote the British Redditor@Bloatedbaryonyxx. "I thought people living there were rich or something like that, but I finally taken back a context to know that it was a standard suburb." This is especially true around July 4th, when the Americans get excuses to show theirmini man in a major way.
8 American cheese. On anything. And all.
A standard American topping will launch on their hamburger during the celebration of independence day, it is because the beloved square of American cheese. He claims to be Cheddar cheese, but is a pasteurized - and some could say, dilated and a version too transformed from it. "In Canada, they do not have" American cheese ","A Rated Redditor. "They have singles processed kraft." "
9 Red, white and blue everywhere
Go to a fourth july gathering and you can expect to be visually attacked by the patriotic colors of America. T-shirts to novelty glasses to laundry costumes, we like to make fashion statements during the celebration of our country.
10 Massive amounts of food
A diefreedoms We like to celebrate the fourth is the freedom to eat as much as we love. Summer barbecues are filled with massive steak slabs, triple cheeseburgers and spacious grill covered with dozens of dogs - the fact that no one will be able to finish all the food that is cooked is next to the point ... And faithful to the American stereotype.
11 Grill Greater Barbecue
In most other countries, a barbecue is a simple grill with a place for charcoal, a place for meat and a lid to appear on the top. But in the United States, we like to call several notches, with barbecue grills that take half of the patio of the courtyard and come with three burners,wooden smoking and roast-roasting options, andan integrated refrigerator So, you can keep their cold beers while they look at you cook.
12 Young adults "can not drink
In the United States, the legitimate drink age is much older than all other developed nation. And it is fully exposed during our fourth celebrations,Where everyone drinks, usually openly, even if technically, half of people with beers in their hands are not legally authorized. "In the United States, you feel like a fugitive for 75% of the time you are in college," Kaplan and Palmer noted.
13 Bondage
Why celebrate in the comfort of your garden or in a luxuriant park when you can party in a car park? Americans love to cut, setting up a pseudo camping in front of our trucks and create a party on asphalt, with enough material and food to maintain an army for a week. Good luck identifying a bash like the suburban bournemouth!
14 Open door policy parts
Americans have a reputation for throwing the doors to their gatherings and welcome anyone who cares about joining. For the fourth July, it's doubly true, as the hosts in the United States often agree with friends of friends and friends of friends. "Americans are extremely friendly, almost to an uncomfortable degree for some", "User Reddit@Themediumpanda wrote.
15 Lobster courage
This tradition may not be as widespread as fireworks orbarbecuesBut it is sufficiently disconcerting for having acquired a reputation for seriously confusing foreigners. TheLobster racing at MDI YMCA is an annual event in the city of Bar Harbor, Maine, in which a handful of crustaceans (many local companies) breeds one against each other, in several sleeves throughout the day. Visitors have put $ 1 billion on the lobster of their choice and encourage their favorite to be the one who makes it slowly through the finish line first.
16 Treat our founding fathers like Rock stars
Each country has its history manufacturers and its famous founders, but the Americans take our love of our own independence reporters at a much higher level. Numbers likeGeorge Washington andThomas Jefferson Does not come from greeging our currency, they are graceHiralically over-patriotic tank topsworn the fourth, often with sayings like,"America: World Champions of the World War!" After all, how many other countries have massive musicals hip-hop on their founders?
17 Complaining about temperatures "90 degrees"
For one thing, it's in Fahrenheit so, all that "9o-degrees" will leave a totally puzzled stranger - as an Australian wrote forOdyssey,"Fahrenheit: Why do you have to be so confusing? "
The current confusion on why Americans refuse to adopt the universally accepted metric system relatively simple strike a boiling point in the hot summer months when all the temperature discussions "being in the 1990s" or "Hitting 100" become a constant conversation subject. -And leaves the metric using confused foreigners.
18 Celebrations of freedom
Towards the fourth of July, you will hear that the Americans hold the court of "freedom" and "freedom" - and it is not only anecdotal. In a recent survey, thePEW Research Center found that "Americans tend to give priority to individual freedom, while Europeans tend to value the role of the state to ensure that no one in society is in need".
19 And festivals celebrating non-fourth things!
On July 4th is a great time for festivals - from the sea to shine the sea.Vintage car show, in Lakehurst, New Jersey, at theWeekend of the Bay of the Bay of San Francisco MIME TroupeWe celebrate much more than our independence of the fourth.
20 Uncle Sam
Who is the bearded guy walks in the fourth july local? Where did he come from? Was he based on a real person? What is his story? Why is it on stilts? Americans would not think twice on any of these questions. Tourists and visitors, on the other hand, are allowed to scrape their long white barbs. And for more than the fourth, check the 30 major events that have also arrived on the fourth july .
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