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Extra large bottomless cups for cola or soft drinks.... you could bathe in those....

Not owning kettles and MICROWAVING their water for coffee/tea.

Gratuitous violence in entertainment is normal. But show one boob and people lose their [minds].

Toilet cubicles, where people not only can peek, but an adult person could crawl into your cubicle, there is so much space under the "door".

American flags everywhere. I traveled throughout Europe and the Caribbean and I usually only saw their flag on government builds and here and there. Where as here in the USA the flag is like Franks Red Hot. We put them on everything. Magnets, churches, cars, condoms, every front porch, and street lamp. #murica

Being legally allowed to drink only when you reach 21

Ambulance rides costing money seems pretty absurd to people from other countries.

Portion sizes.

Having police patrol the school

Pledge to the flag in class

Actively avoiding healthcare visits/checkups because if there's something wrong and you don't have the money to pay for treatment, then you'd rather just not know

Not putting the final price on the tag. I'm not sure whether it's still like this, but a few years ago one never knew whether the $1.00 item in McDonald's or Burger King is actually $1.00 or maybe $1.08.

Being able to vote before reaching the legal drinking age

Prescription drug ads encouraging people to ask their doctor about the drug being advertised.

Having only two parties: Republicans and Democrats. I know there are some smaller parties, but the system is stacked against them.

Talking and sharing your life with complete strangers. I have met quite a few americans so it seems the norm that you share and engage with strangers in public. The bus, train, parks etc. And then you go on your way.

Asking everyone “what do you do?” when you first meet them. I live outside the US and realized there are some people I’ve known for years and I still don’t know their job. I think in the US jobs are a bigger part of a person’s identity than in some other places.

Willingly putting yourself massively in debt for a college degree.

My maternity leave was an unpaid 6 weeks, and I had to fight them on not shorting me because I went past my due date and didn’t keep working until the day I went into labor.

Lemonade. I'm America, but there was a post going around a while back about an American who ordered a lemonade at a restaurant in Australia and was confused to receive a Sprite. The op of the post was the server, and thought it was just the American being snooty for being confused. Then commenters from other nonUS countries chimed in on what a lemonade is to them. It blew my mind, because in the US lemonade is so iconic as a summer drink, and is often homemade.