“They were obsessed with deep frying EVERYTHING.
There was even a restaurant where you could bring in outside food for them to deep fry.”
Here are 19 of the most interesting culture shocks people had after moving:
1.
“After living in Florida for over 30 years, I moved to Nevada during retirement.
During my first visit to a restaurant, the waitress asked me if I wanted tea.
I said yes, and asked for it to be half and half.
I thought everyone knew that a half-and-half was just a mix of sweet and unsweetened tea.
She brought me a tea with a small milk.”
“I moved from New England to Texas.
In New England, people connected through sarcasm and ragging on each other.
In Texas, I noticed that this was considered rude because sarcasm isnt a huge part of the culture.
It was really hard to adjust to so much politeness!”
googlyeyes00
3.
“I moved from New Mexico to Missouri.
What got me was when I went to the local Sonic to get my favorite burger with green chile.
When I ordered, the worker replied, ‘With red chili?’
to which I responded, ‘No, green chile.’
They asked ‘What is green chile?’
For those who don’t know what green chile is it’s used on everything in New Mexico.”
“I moved from Florida to Tucson, Arizona.
Some things are the same season-wise, but the biggest weather difference is the much lower humidity.
Because of the lower humidity, I had to put humidifiers in my guitar case.
Wooden instruments and low humidity dont go together very well.”
utlayolisdi
5.
“I moved from California to Texas.
In Texas and other states Ive been to, there arent toilet seat covers.
Ill never be okay with that.
In Texas they even have the place toputthem, but they’re never actually there!
I hate it!”
“I moved from Denver to Omaha a couple years ago.
This is going to sound weird, but there’s a huge difference in how people walk around.
In Denver, people move pretty quickly and see to it to stay out of your way.
In Omaha, everyone moves at whatever speed they feel like.
They will take up the entire grocery aisle or sidewalk.
keeneboy7700
7.
“I moved from Ohio to Rhode Island.
Just the language alone is different.
Now, this was a while back so things may have changed but in Chicago, everyone jay walked.
It didnt matter how busy traffic was.
Im not talking about being at a crosswalk, Im talking about being in the middle of the road.
I was shocked the first time this happened to me.
Like, why are YOU stopping?
Im the one breaking the law!”
marthajackson
9.
“I grew up close to Chicago, Illinois where a ‘HOOOONK!!!’
was a common thing to hear.
When I moved to Southern California, honking is a lot more rare.
Its more common in Los Angeles than deeper in LA suburbia where I am now.
“I moved from New York to a small town in Missouri and let me tell you!
Culture shock is an understatement.
I knew people loved ranch, but damn!
Also, this area was obsessed with deep frying EVERYTHING.
“I moved from Nashville, Tennessee to Long Beach, California.
Suffice to say this aint ameat ‘n’ threekinda place.
There’s not a lot of Coca-Cola cake on the menu.”
“I moved from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to North Carolina.
What I love about North Carolina is that restaurants here dont rush you.
emocentipede28
13.
“Our family moved from rural Ohio to El Paso, Texas.
The desert was the biggest shock.
The heat and the lack of trees and water compared to Ohio was wild.
justbecky13
15.
“I moved from Colorado to Maryland and noticed how people are NEVER on time in MD!”
“Moving from Nevada to Oklahoma has been eye-opening on a level I never wanted to know.
I love the change of seasons here, but the political landscape is straight out ofThe Handmaid’s Tale.
I wish I were kidding.”
pelican_disgruntled
17.
People are nice and I feel safe for the first time in 50 years.”
psychiceagle10
18.
“I moved from the metro area of New York City to South Carolina in 1992.
It was a complete culture shock!!
Everything in SC was reasonably priced, but everything in NY was dreadfully expensive.”
“I moved from Colorado to South Carolina!
It was crazy getting used to the humidity and the rain!
However, the humidity kills me because Im just wet and still hot!”
b_chem_p
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