Everyday American life is a staple of numerous films and television programs, however what it indicates to reside in the United States is certainly not a universal experience. Rather the opposite. On Reddit, non-Americans are sharing the “weird” things they see in American motion pictures and television programs that just individuals from the United States do: 1.
“Americans have pep rallies every year at public school…I’m pretty sure it has no bearing on whether the student body attends more sports or not, and we definitely don’t do it for the arts. So it’s weird!!”
2.
“In a lot of movies, some character would say ‘Get a room!’ which I thought was such a lame joke. My surprise was hearing some Americans actually mention the joke.”
— Lensinner
3.
“So, I’m very American but have spent a reasonable amount of time abroad. So much so that I saw the original Tobey Maguire Spider-Man in a movie theater in Spain. There’s a Thanksgiving scene. So to me, the turkey there was on the big side but not totally outrageous. The theater lost their shit at the turkey. Hooting, hollering, laughing, and whistling.”
4.
“I always thought that steam gushing out of sewers, drains, and manhole covers was just a cheesy movie thing for dramatic effect. I guess I thought the props team must enjoy a smoke machine. I don’t know. It wasn’t until I moved to the US a few years ago that I realized it actually happens! I grew up in the UK and hadn’t seen it in real life before.”
— wattglow
5.
“Tipping. It’s such a foreign concept to me. I get you guys have a lower minimum wage, and tips are supposed to cover that etc, etc. But for real?”
6.
“I learned from another post that people in Europe who came to the US couldn’t believe the yellow school bus was a real thing.”
— None
“Apparently when it pulls over, everyone on the road has to stop? I’ve been online for 15 years and only learned that one like six months ago.”
— GunmetalXerox
7.
“When I compare my personal life experience in Germany with US movies, dating always seemed like a very American thing. The way it works here (in my experience) is that you meet through whatever circumstance, talk to each other, find common interests, find excuses to spend time with each other, and over time grow closer until somehow it is taken to the next level (a touch, a sudden kiss, a profession of one’s feelings, etc).”
8.
“Maybe this is more for cartoons: kids not eating vegetables and saying they are disgusting.”
— Melinoe231
“I was that kid. I blame it more on my parents, though, because there were vegetables I liked. But they only served the ones I hated.”
— None
9. “My Irish buddies who came by on an exchange program were definitely flabbergasted when they saw real-life Girl Scouts offering cookies beyond the grocery store by school. ‘We believed that was just like a phony thing for films!!’ they stated. 10.
“Garbage disposals. I guess I always found them unusual. Being British, I’d never seen one before until I started going over to the United States a few years back.”
— macnerd93
11.
“When guests find it incredulous that the host asks them to take off their shoes as if that’s what’s weird.”
12.
“Walking in piss-stained public bathrooms or trash-riddled alleys then later wearing the same shoes indoors in the kitchen and bedroom inside their own home.”
— None
“I think it’s safe to say that a lot of Americans are more scared of stinky feet than wherever they were walking earlier.”
— Luckboy28
13.
“Sneaking in ventilation. That’s so odd. Do Americans really have that HUGE ventilation pipes so kids can hide in them?”
14.
“Teens in American high schools looking like they’re well into their 30s.”
— kudaro
15.
“Always eating pizza. Aren’t you guys bored of that?”
16.
“The fact that health insurance doesn’t feature more in your sitcoms and shit.”
— YonnerToff
“No one wants to be reminded of their sad insurance and debt when watching sitcoms.”
— Dependent-Fig
17.
“Neighbours in suburban areas knowing about what’s happening in your life and bringing casseroles and shit. I’d be weirded out if someone did that to me. Also casseroles? We don’t do that here.”
18.
“Being invaded. Why are y’all the only place aliens attack?”
— Oreo-and-Fly
19. “That every year they seem to announce a prom king and queen, despite the fact that king and queen are hereditary titles following royal lineage and not positions you are elected to. Furthermore, once crowned, these kings and queens seem to have neither official duties nor a kingdom over which to rule. The whole charade just seems to be a thorough waste of time.”
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