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THINGS THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU WHEN YOU VISIT THE US

Added on: 5th Feb 2016

 

AEROSOL CHEESE IN CAN

Can of Cheese

Also known as the spray cheese or easy cheese, the canned aerosol

cheese is something that many non-Americans consider pure

gastronomical insanity (all be it, a delicious one). Forget about asking

a Frenchman or a Dutchman what they think about this thing.

 

 

ANTIDEPRESSANT TV COMMERCIALS

Antidepressants

Occasionally, a TV commercial advertising some common drugs

or medications appear in most countries, but antidepressants are

usually available on prescription only and seeing these drugs

advertised on TV may seem unusual to some people.

 

 

DRIVING EVERYWHERE

cars

The U.S. is known for one the highest numbers of cars per capita

(4th highest in the world, to be precise) and Americans really like

to use their cars. Therefore, tourists from countries where public

transport is the most popular form of transit, can find driving

a few blocks to visit a friend a bit odd.

 

 

PERCEPTION OF DISTANCE

road

On the other hand, driving two hours for a lunch or five hours

to the beach, is something that people from small countries don’t

understand either. For a person from San Marino (a country that

can be literally walked across in about two hours), driving somewhere

more than 10 minutes seems a bit crazy.

 

 

FREE DRINK REFILLS

drink refills

To many non-Americans, soda cups in fast food chains are weird

enough mainly due to their large size but once they find out the

cups come with unlimited refills (in most restaurants anyway)…well

this may prove a bit too much to handle.

 

 

SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT

measurement

This has been a point of contention for many people, and is a

question that may never find an absolute answer – why do

Americans insist on pounds, inches, miles, gallons and other

units while the rest of the world uses the metric system?

 

 

SWEET BREAD

bread

Another food-related thing. While in most countries, bread – no

matter what ingredients it’s made from – usually tastes neutrally or

slightly salty, the American bread appears to be sweet, which is

very unusual to foreigners.

 

 

UNCAREFUL APPROACH TO CREDIT CARD SECURITY

credit card

In many countries, people guard their credit cards meticulously,

caring for their security as much as they can. However, in the US,

the signatures don’t matter and hardly anybody uses PIN.

 


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