17 Weird Things About America That Americans Don't Realize
Featured 09/10/2014
You know how Germans like to follow the rules and the French are snobs? Well, Europeans think things about us too.
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1. There are flags EVERYWHERE.
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2. College football players are treated like celebrities even thought they're just students playing an extracurricular activity.
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3. There are advertisements for prescription drugs. In Europe the doctor tells the patient what drugs to take--not the other way around.
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4. The standard percentage for a tip is super high.
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5. There is so much water in the toilet bowl.
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6. The gaps in public bathrooms allow for a lot of eye contact.
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7. The portion sizes are huge!
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8. A pickle comes with pretty much any ordered food.
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9. It's creepy that kids recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day in school.
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10. There are a lot of commercials for lawyers.
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11. Americans are really loud. But friendly.
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12. The price tags don't include tax, so you never know exactly how much you'll be paying for anything.
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13. Cheese in an aerosol can? Madness.
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14. Soda cups are gigantic AND you get free refills.
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15. Jaywalking is against the law, but nobody acts like it is.
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16. The approach to credit card security is very relaxed.
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17. The bread is sweet like a pastry, but Americans don't think so because they're so used to it.
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