I wish I could have brought some back home with me."
Here’s what people said.
It sounds disgusting but it is amazing!
I wish I could have brought some back home with me."
“My German friend visited me in college.
At the party he shouted ‘THEY DO EXIST!!’
as he held up our pack of red solo cups.”
“Tipping pretty much anyone who provides a service.
I’m talking not only waiters, but also hairdressers and taxi drivers.
And tipping at least 15%.
So for example if the bill is 46,40 we give 50.”
The first time I was in the US, the waitress kept refilling my glass without asking.
I thought that was a rude scam to make more money.
Turns out, they only charged me for one drink on the bill."
“Health care workers going home after work still in scrubs.
And washing them at home.
Here it’s literally forbidden to leave hospital grounds in your work clothes.
I would hate having to bring them home and possibly carry some resistant hospital bacteria there with me.
Plus you never know how well other people wash theirs.
I like it done professionally at the hospital.”
“The tax system in general.
Having to file a tax return every year is odd.
Our taxes are done for us unless you run your own business or are a contractor.
Also, having to pay US taxes when you live overseas is strange as well.”
“This common contraption that gives the kitchen sink teeth.”
“The school sequence of freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior.
I have to translate this in my head every time I hear it.”
“Iced tap water that arrives at your table immediately when you sit down at a restaurant.
It’s such an amazing thing!”
“That the waiter takes your credit card when you pay in an American restaurant.
Here in Europe you always keep the card with you when you pay.”
“Driving a car and turning right on a red light.
That messed with my head.
If you do that here in the Netherlands you are gonna hit at least five cyclists.”
“How stores in the US display prices without taxes.
15.“Jaywalking.
“Long commutes to work.
“The concept of getting into university because you’re good at a sport.
This was mind-boggling to me.”
“Houses with small fences and little to no extra security.
“Good Mexican food.
In my experience, it doesnt exist anywhere else in the world except for Mexico itself.”
“Drive-thru banks and even pharmacies.
“Being able to order a milkshake that contains your entire recommended calorie intake for the day.”
“A car culture that is so intense, you’re able to’t really live without one.
My parents didn’t even know how to drive.
We use public transport (subway, bus, etc) to get pretty much anywhere.”
“The entire concept of someone going into bankruptcy because of a medical emergency.”
“Apparently most of American men are circumcised, which sounds bizarre to me.”
“The American ‘college experience.’
“The lack of annual paid time off from work.
This is very unusual where I’m from.
I think it’s normal in the US because it’s such a work-obsessed country.
Work tends to be ingrained in the brain.
If you drive for five hours in Europe, suddenly everyones talking funny and the cheese is different.”
“Sending Christmas cards with a professional photo of your family on the front.”
