Europeans have been sharing what they find weird about America – 17 intercontinental culture shocks
9.
‘The US is big. Texas is the size of France. North Carolina is bigger than England. It’s 1900 miles from Paris to Moscow; if you start at NYC, 1900 will get you just past Denver.’
-HedonicElench
10.
‘The absence of sidewalks. And the absence of a walkable city center that is not just one mall.’
-Donyk
11.
‘44oz drinks’
-ProtonixPusher
12.
‘The concept of unlimited refills on drinks at restaurants. Europeans probably think we’re all constantly hydrating at the expense of our bladders.’
-PhantomSlayss
13.
‘I think one of the things I see on reddit is how most non-Americans and even some don’t realize how absolutely tiered our healthcare system truly is. There is no safety net for basic healthcare, but also some really amazing out of this world care/coverage in some cases. It’s 100% dependent upon where you work which is very different from other countries.’
-onphonecanttype
14.
‘When I lived in the US in the 80s & 90s (I’m from Germany) I was a flight attendant and to me it was funny at first that you’ll fly 6 hours across one country and many time zones and don’t have to exchange currency and the language remains the same.
‘That was way before the Euro and when you went a few hours by car and were in another European country with a different currency and language and border where you had to show your ID.’
-MizzyvonMuffling
15.
‘Grocery purchasing is so different. I told my German friend that I have probably 3-4 weeks of food on hand all the time (he asked because of a storm).
‘He thought that was nuts and asked where I stored it. I then described a pantry and a deep freezer and he was dumbfounded. But these things are super common in the U.S. outside of cities like NY.’
-Moron-Whisperer
16.
‘The contradiction between:
- Thinking The US is the best country ever, and that everybody wants to move there.
- Associating themselves so strongly with countries they’ve never been to because they have ancestors from there.’
-MrGrumpyCraig
17.
‘As a European: the amount of time spent in cars that you are ok with. For some people it’s literally more than three hours per day. Can’t fathom how that’s OK for some people. No hate, I just don’t get it.’
-RydderRichards
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