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Made: Americans are weird. Although we can not realize it because you know, we arein That's the good U.S. of A. Is it not the haven of peace that you could believe. In fact, if you measure our country until the rest of the world, Americans could also haggrate the moon.

Unusual habits at unique hobbies with omnipresent sports and heteroptal holidays do not exist elsewhere in the world, the United States is full of "Americanismes" originals. It often takes a stranger - someone who has not been raised on our strange amalgam of history, crops and obsessions - to emphasize how strange things really get. In this case you will find 30 these Americans a stranger can lead to a pure curious. It is the country of the free and the house of the brave, indeed, but also, apparently, the realm of the strange. And for more of our wonderful country, do not miss the40 most durable myths in American history.

Every culture has a holiday handle they celebrate every year, and many of them make a big deal, but many foreigners visitors are surprised by the way the commercial commercial holidays attach all events to a sale or a sale Another kind of purchase required, Valentine's Day chocolates at Mother's Day cards at work day supplies back to school.

"There is a special opportunity that can be marketed almost every month," wrote a stranger on Reddit. "My mother of the column is great and she will send American care packages every month. I was surprised that there is a special occasion every month and there are always cookies, knick shots, Candy, accessories, clothes, etc. " And if you find yourself in festive celebrations, do not miss the30 The largest holiday party no-no.

Squirrels are hardly unique in the United States, but it is the particular type and quantity of them that foreigners noted.

On reddit, the best comment in a thread asking non-Americans what is the strangest thing about the United States that we do not realize is weird, was simply "there are a lot of squirrels", followed of the answer ", followed by the answer" them are terribly bold. "

Another user noted that in New York, "I saw a burger in a park. I could not say if it was eating the meat because she looks and gave me the finger. "This last bit is (probably) false, but they usually get our urban fauna pretty much.

The hubris call a game that involves teams that are all American (with a Canadian exception) have caused many non-Americans to scratch your head. Tal Barak,written forNPR, Describes his first meeting with the term after arrival in the United States: "Just when the World Series 2001 was about to start, someone asked me to choose a team and make a bet." I said. "Which countries are participating? ' The person who organizes the case was so confused by my question that he was not sure to make fun of my face or to use my "naivety of baseball" to his economic advantage "and for more American US knowledge. , check the30 words that have different meanings in the United States.

An activity Americans do not make as much as Europeans and many other countries are to adopt the importance of holidays, with only 23% of AmericansTake all their eligible time. Much of this is the relatively few days of vacation we actually get, while taking a month off, is not unforgettable in many other countries, we rarely take more than one week at a time . Americans are less hardworking, playing strong "and more" hard work, work hard. "

Our obsession with cars led to another quirk of America: omnipresent workout windows - "Drive-Thru All!" as a redditor says it. "Even alcohol stores in some states," adds another, with a third indicating that Louisiana offers even a stand of Daiquiri Drive-Thru: "They just put tape on the lid and it's in some Legal sort? " Oh, and we evenHeavy funerary house.

Whether it's just chatting on a coffee or having an important professional call, the Americans go on their strong business. "To a stranger, the volume of the American speech rings about 27% stronger than any other person"writing German German travel editor of Thrillist, Sophie-Claire Hoeller. "Inland voices are actually one thing. Just let everyone know about all this freedom that you have slept."

Americans tend to go big with their holidays, and Halloween can be the strangest of all, with elaborate costumes, foreign candies, and a bizarre mixture of scarry and glittering. As a Turkish international student in Iowa Statesaid the campus newspaper"We thought it was especially for children and we did not know that adults are also enjoying a lot. And if you need inspiration to dress up this unique American business, see the27 Cleebrity Halloween scary costumes.

Each country has special sales and discounts, but no one makes it as epic as the Americans the next day Thanksgiving. Foreigners visiting the United States in the fall are surprised by the way the Americans go to Black Friday. "Black Friday was really weird," like the same Iowa student stated that the paper. "All these lines, the crowd, he was really surprising. »

Like so many other things in the country, Americans like supersize their cars. While Hummers are a rare show nowadays, we still have a weak for sport commercial vehicles and gigantic cars.

An Australian commented on Reddit: "We made a trip by car from Seattle down to Los Angeles (Via Portland, Bandon, Fort Bragg, SF, Santa Barbara) and then across Las Vegas. I rented a Ford Taurus, which according to the Australian standards would be a "family sedan", but I felt like I was driving a Go-Kart. Wherever I looked, there were massive pickups with double rear axles. I watched my side windows half the time and all I could see was hub hats ".

An English teacher in the United States pointed out on reddit they had heard foreign students that something strange about the Americans they had noticed was, "when we are not sure of the answer, the Americans are much more likely to give a shot anyway. It's a quality I've been annoying, but later learned to be proud. It is better to appear sometimes stupid than being boring ". And for the questions weknow do not have answers to, learn the21 mysteries on space that no one can explain.

Another strange American ritual do a big deal on: Leave an underground critical aid living their time for the next six weeks. While most Americans take PunxSutawney PhilPredictions on the day of the marmot With a grain of salt, it nevertheless captures national attention every year to a degree most foreigners could not imagine occur in their country.

Whether the campsite, hunting or hiking, the Americans are fans to go out in nature, an observation made by a number of foreigners, including a European redditor who noted how "the average American seems much more sensitive Outside that we are. I "saw the Americans asking sporadically their friends if they want to go on a night hike or go hunting. In general, if you hunt animals in the UK, you are part of the nobility ".

Whether at the grocery store, equipment store, or convenience store, we like to have a lot more opportunities than we probably need. A Canadian wrote on Reddit they were breathtaking "how muchchoice You guys have everything at the grocery store. As you do not only have standard Koolaid flavors we do (grapes, fruit punch, lemonade), you have, like, 40 flavors. Creamy creamy, we get French vanilla, hazelnut and Irish cream. You have Cinnabon Coffee Creamer and pumpkin spices and gingerbread and who knows what else ".

While we love cars, the bike seems to be much less common in the United States than in many other countries, according to a Redditor, who writes that "outside urban centers, you see almost never public buses or on bikes people. Even in the suburbs of easy cycling cities, culture is all about cars.

These are omnipresent in the parties in the United States in and rarely nowhere else. A redditor recalls to meet a guy from Switzerland who "could not believe we were all drinking red solo cups, he blew their minds. They continued to take pictures and saying, "It's like in the movies! »

There is a reason baseball bullet did not take into the outside of the states: the sport moves relatively slowly (compared to soccer) with long breaks and complex statistics and rules (compared to football) and Inspires such respect among the Americans that he can keep foreigners feeling the desire to kiss him (compared to football).

When an Australian tried to break down his comprehension of baseballforBuzzfeed, The result has been an understandable deformation on points like: "The bullets are super cheap or the MLB is super rich. The bullets go in the non-stop crowd and never come back," and "Trial is the operating word. There area lot to play and missing. "And for more than the American way, learn the23 Freedoms Americans take completely acquired.

Meals in the United States tend to be the size of what could do two or three meals in many European countries. "The size of food portions in restaurants is 50 to 100% larger than in Europe," writes-a Redditor, describing things about the United States that their European parents find it strange about it.

The strange custom in states is the county or state fair, which gather french fries, games, music and a lot of livestock for a single outing. And although it is not Americans secrets like great portions, but a kind of food that was distinguished mainly to foreigners was "the turkey's legs of the size of the raptor sold in amusement parks", as said. A Canadian.

Another Canadian added: "When I went to Disneyland on a group trip, me and my bud each have one. Halfway from the fat was eco-producing, and I like to think that I like the fat." And for more insight at these Farfelu festivities, do not miss the40 the craziest facts about summer fairs.

This could be as simple as asking for ketchup or hot sauce, or as high maintenance than asking half of the ingredients be extinguished entirely, but when ordering food, the Americans are used to personalize their Meals to their particular preferences. . It's a strange habit for many strangers,who believes the leader, It's not the customer, is the one who should call the shots in a restaurant.

The habit of eating foreigners is quite a habit of eating half of our meal at the restaurant and take the other half to go. As a writer forRed book Put the, "It may seem terrible to let food go to waste, but many European restaurants turn their noses to take food to go to their point of view, it's a health risk that can potentially lead to Food poisoning. "

When it comes to strange American habits around advertisements, nothing beats how we transform them into the annual Super Bowl event. Write for how to do it works, Jessika Tointmandescribes how the Americans, "I was looking forward to breaking into the big game to see which advertisements welcome them the most. In the days following, these ads are debated and chopped, noted and discussed, with Gusto and Ad Naifeam, perhaps even more than The game sometimes difficult. "

The Americans are more friendly than we realize, with the habit of starting small discussions with complete foreigners who can launch a newcomer that is not used to discuss the weather or other random subjects. "After having lived abroad and talking to people from many different countries, I realized that the little conversation / an attitude too beautiful to the American aliens was considered strange and often" false "to no -Makers, "says a redditor. Another comment seems strange to "ask foreigners how are you?" without waiting for a real answer. "

As you start seeing recycling bins in a growing number of shops and cities, which you are probably not likely to see in the United States, it's a lot logical. Many places discard all recyclable paper, glass, plastic, all that entered the same trash and garbage, I mean, recycling collectors follow.

In Europe and Canada, you are much more likely to see demanding rules on what you can and can not go into a given basket, and more likely to feel confident, it is actually recycled, as opposed to you feel As if you do something nice for the environment.

Whatever the opportunity, we love our greeting cards and how many variations are there birthday cards for a brother-in-law, Christmas cards for the hairdressing cousin, you call it. "What's with Americans and cards," requests a Redditor. "There is an entire shelf in all supermarkets just for cards. People are actually offended if you do not give them a card for a special occasion. Sometimes the card is more important than the gift."

Maybe no mystery confuses Europeans more than the fact that Americans do not seem to worry about the World Cup or Football-Ahem,soccer-But are obsessed with a completely different game, they call "football" in which the feet almost never touch the ball.

"Of course, players use their feet to run," writes Hoeller. "And there is a bullet. But realistically, guys close to playing anything like football (that is to say with a foot on the ball) are the Punter and kicker. "

Many foreigners began how much advertising is done in the United States, "commercial breaks interrupting the program every 5 minutes", as a redditor said. But also strange as theamount Announcements are foreigners, the content of them hits many non-Americans as strange.

A Redditor says it: "Medicines / surgery / other medical ads are made as advertisements for luxury goods; instead of being like" Here's how to be healthy ", it's like" you deserve a beautiful Body without influenza! Buy this new fun pill today. "Another:" All advertisements for lawyers. On the edge of the road ... on television ... in the hotel rooms. "

You know these - the crazy inflatable figures outside of used car lots and discount shops with air through them while they fly up and down and fold before straightening again. A retriber exclaimed: "My cousin of Europe lost it when she saw a crazy inflatable tube man for the first time in America."

A surprising thing of the bathroom bound to the bathroom that strangers emphasized on Reddit were the high level of American water toilets. "The water in the toilet is too high," said a commentator, with another chiming in: "At first I thought the toilet was broken or something like the water level was too high, then realized that they were all like that. " A third adds that he is disconcerted in the way "your toilets are full with water; how is a guy supposed to tend to his business discreetly?"

More than one Redditor commented on the flaws strangely wide between the doors of the toilet stands. "What's with all the gaps?" asked one, while another complains: "You could look at someone in his eyes by those a little too comfortably!" Although an American usefully emphasizes: "Americans hate those too." (Doing: it's because the toilet is easier to clean.)

Americans strike many foreigners as surprisingly happy, friendly and optimistic. A foreign visitor wrote to Reddit on how they visit a friend in New York and got endless comments on their hair, red dyed. "I live in Scotland and we are a pretty friendly, happy, chatting group when you want to be, but it's usually during a continuous exchange. As you are served by someone in a shop or restaurant, after having Established basic contact You could then venture with "Oh I like your hair / clothing / bag" No matter. It's quite rare (but not incredible) so that someone will go to the street and make comments like that. "And for some things that are indeed strange for the citizens of this country, learn theThe 40 most durable myths in American history.

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