Round Ups Americans Ask Reddit
Americans shared the things they didn’t know were weird until they talked to non-Americans – 17 worldly realisations
10.
‘Barely taking a week off in one stretch during the year….’
-billyvray
11.
‘It was in the 1980’s when I went on a one week vacation to Switzerland and realized that most of the world gets more than two week’s vacation per year.
‘I recall the hotel manager asking me how long my stay would be and I bragged “I’m here for a week”! He asked where I was going after and I said “Back to work”. He was shocked that I had so little free time. He was right.’
-Kooky-Language-6095
12.
‘Ranch dressing’
-OxymoronicHomosapien
13.
‘tipping is expected and often seen as part of a worker’s salary, but in many other countries, service charges are included in the bill, and tipping isn’t as common or even expected.’
-shakyrealm
14.
‘Figuring out your taxes. What do you owe? I don’t know. Does the government? Yes. Will they just tell you? No, go figure it out, but if you get it wrong you’re in trouble.’
-Drstamwell
15.
‘I didn’t notice how many flags Americans have around until I left America. Other countries don’t have giant national flags at their car dealerships.’
-daintyladyfingers
16.
‘Leaning, apparently. It’s strange to me that this is something that’s always mentioned when people ask what’s a dead giveaway that a tourist/visitor to their country is American. Leaning. Who knew?’
-smallchangecampaign
17.
‘We wash and subsequently have to refrigerate our eggs.’
-MRSRN65
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