I know not everyone on this sub is from the US but what are things you have been surprised to learn are not a “standard” in other parts of the world (compared to where you grew up)?
I’ll add a few of mine
- Ice is not standard outside the US
- We went to Ireland and I had recently broken a part of my ankle, finding any ice was a wild endeavor
- US food portions are actually substantial
- this one is super easy mode but still, it shocked me seeing how and what we eat against other countries
- Major cities/countries can have power grid issues (looking at you South Africa)
- I had no idea that the grid was that unstable in SA until this most recent season of Other Way
US has nearly eradicated smoking in public places. I was in Paris 35 years ago and it was a smoke fest everywhere? Do they still smoke that much in Europe?
I always do a double-take when I see a smoker in the US now…it’s just so unusual. I can only think of two of my friends, a married couple, who still smoke of people I know.
Just visit a county fair in the US. I forgot what it was like to be surrounded by a cloud of smoke until I attended one recently. And now you get both cigarette and vape smoke blown at you!