‘What did you think was an American stereotype until you actually visited?’ – 21 ways the USA is exactly like in the movies
13.
‘I thought “y’all” was a Southern accent for “you all”. Turns out it’s a whole pronoun that does “you, me, and also that thing we’re arguing about”. Took a week to stop flinching.’
–rusty_key444
14.
‘I remember being asked about the red cups they see in the party scenes in movies. Yes, we drink beers out of red cups at house parties. When my friends came to visit, they bought a few packs to bring home as souvenirs.’
–-StatesTheObvious
15.
‘The prevalence of healthcare and drug advertisements (commercials).
Coming from the UK where there’s only the occasional cold and flu ad, it felt surreal to be watching ads on TV about [brand] heart medication and to ask your doctor about how it could help you etc. It felt like half the ads were for drugs, it was wild.’
–Saaammosss
16.
‘Not me but my cousin visiting from Mexico. She was surprised by the SHEER amount of American flags. She had challenged herself to count all the American flags she saw and gave up when we passed a car dealership that had like over 50.’
–buffcat_343
17.
‘The first time I visited the rural parts of the southeastern states, I was shocked at how many churches I saw. I thought that was just a US movie thing. I even stopped measuring my driving speed in km/h and started measuring in churches/h.’
–buckyhermit
18.
‘The size of the roads and trucks. Everything feels like it was scaled up by 150% compared to Europe or Asia.’
–Then_Sir7372
19.
‘New York drivers really are using their horns all the dang time (and I’m an American from the west coast).’
–wexlermendelssohn
20.
‘I thought everyone would be overweight and rude. Y’all were fit and lovely (at least in New England).’
–ShallowDramatic
21.
‘Old school diners. Did a road trip from New York to Connecticut and stopped at this classic diner in upstate New York with the tables, long sit down counter right out of the movies.’
–cruiserman_80
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