
17 things Americans don’t know they do that gives away they’re American
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‘Asking for the restroom. I mean, obviously the accent was then heard too but in my little village in Scotland I was in the pub and a woman politely asked the barman where the restrooms were. He didn’t know wtf she was on about and then it obviously clicked. “Ye mean the toilet? Aye hen it’s joost back ‘err”.’
MogadonMandy
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‘Girlfriend used to work on a farm and an estate in the U.K. and would often have Americans in awe of the old buildings. One once said “some of these buildings are older than my country”.’
curved_oracle
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‘When we were visiting Paris, my wife and I learned that they don’t seat you at restaurants. You just walk in and sit down at an available table. We figured it out after standing around at the entrance a few times. Then we started noticing other American tourists doing the same.’
dcabines
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‘When they introduce themselves they never say they’re from America: mostly the state/city they’re from.’
hazily
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‘There was a bowl of ice in the middle of the table for everyone to share between them, and this American guy took the bowl and dumped all of the ice in his own drink. Apparently Americans like ice more than Europeans.’
BestUserEU
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‘Trying to interact with strangers in public areas.’
Cona3704
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‘Not everyone, but in general if you are at a restaurant or a bar you immediately can hear who’s American.’
PapaBearKing
17.
‘TIL we have a monopoly on baseball caps.’
Pyrollamas
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