ONLY IN AMERICA

A Reddit user recently posed the following question, and it immediately went viral: “What do Americans think is normal for everyone, but actually it’s not normal for anyone but Americans?” The answers:
– We call our dishes by the wrong name. In France, an entrée is an appetizer. In America, the entrée is the main course.
– We order water and get water. In Europe, the waiters will ask you: “What kind? Plain bottled water, sparkling water, or tap water?” Tap water isn’t drinkable everywhere in Europe.
– Breakfast donuts, Belgian waffles, pancakes with syrup and icing, sugary cereal – it’s a uniquely American thing to start your day loaded with sugar.
– We tip: Most foreigners don’t understand our tipping culture.
– Lemonade. In New Zealand, lemonade generally equals Sprite or similar.
– We talk on the phone in public. People outside of the USA don’t hang out in public or let other people into their business on public transport.
– We talk to strangers. They don’t do that in other countries.
– We complain too much.
– We drive too much: Foreigners are shocked by how much Americans drive and the long distances we will travel without blinking an eye.
– We’re a little too patriotic: Other countries don’t flaunt their flag like we do. One foreigner said, “I don’t my see my country’s flag anywhere except on national holidays.”
– We wear shoes inside.
– We love baseball. So does Japan and the Dominican Republic, but no one else.
– We are nosy. Some foreigners find it strange that Americans ask, “What do you do?”
– We use paper money. Virtually every other country has long since switched to a one dollar (or 1 pound, or 1 euro) coin.
– We don’t let go of our past. Americans will say that they’re Italian, German, Polish, etc., when they don’t speak the language and have no real connection to those countries anymore.
* Nothing about the amount of food we eat. We sure dodged a bullet THERE!
* Americans are also addicted to conducting surveys about themselves.
* Yeah, but you know what? America has ICE, baby. Just try finding ice in Europe. They have yet to figure it out.
* And showers. My god, European showers are like standing in a sarcophagus. Turn around in the shower and your butt’s hanging out the bathroom door.
* And do you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?