“40 Mind-Boggling Cultural Quirks in Europe That Left Americans Scratching Their Heads!”
I didn’t realize you are to push the door button !!! Our subway doors are automatic!
How small everything is. I’ve never been, but my family visited and they hated how small everything was. Showers, rooms, beds, everything was apparently super small.
Here in the states everything is big.
Why do you come off grouchy, I understand smiling is considered weird in most conditions but still most Europeans I’ve met are on par if not worse than New Yorkers I’ve met.
Why don’t you have drinkable tap water in some places?
Edit: For example, my girlfriend visited Florence and was told not to drink the tap water.
Once in Costa Rica I saw a French guy trying to buy beer in English with American $$. When I tried to help him he pretended not to know English… Why are the French like this?
Your suburban areas are really, really weird. Especially in Paris.
How supportive they seem to be (from an outsider’s perspective) of broad government surveillance. Also, the fact that carrying a personal firearm for self-defense purposes is frequently illegal. I think the Czech Republic is about the only major exception to that. There’s a lot about Europe that I like, and I get that it’s not completely homogeneous, but those things completely baffle me.
Why is everything so small? Cars, lifts, hotel rooms, refrigerators, grocery stores, etc.
Paying for public restrooms. Not talking to strangers. I grew up in Texas. We kinda always talk to people whenever we’re waiting around or something. I’ve heard this gets weird looks across the ocean. Why the hell did I encounter four different dialects while traveling for like 20 minutes? I have to drive to a new state or get on a plane to come across a new accent.
Why do you have to pay sometimes to use public restrooms?
Why is there such an emphasis on making cars fuel efficient by making the small and light, which is less safe, but not by making hybrids?
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