hey guys welcome back to foreign reacts today we're gonna be checking out a video titled 21
things in the us that puzzles most foreigners i was wondering if i did this video already
but i could not find this video on my channel so obviously i didn't do it
it's kind of weird because i do a lot of these related videos and it just makes me
so triggered well i don't why am i using that word triggered i don't get triggered
stop copying people boy but this really makes me you know kind of curious because i'm like
did i do this already but i didn't so we're gonna get right into this video so go subscribe to the
channel guys that's gonna be telling what country i'll be moving to and also i must point out um
well you may have lived in the united states your whole life without realizing that something
totally normal for you seems bizarre to people from other parts of the world who
knew that munching on fried pickles in a highly air-conditioned room was so outlandish well here
are some other highly entertaining americanisms i've gathered let's count it down from number 21.
sales tax is a guessing game when you go shopping in the us and see a price tag that says 14.88
don't expect to pay 14.88 at the register sales tax is not included in the price of an item
and since this tax can vary from state to state figuring out your total can turn into the ultimate
mental math challenge in many european countries the sales tax is already included in the price
it's known as a value the thing about sales taxes in america like who like what you gotta understand
is that he's not pointing this out but i'm gonna point it out the person who lives in
um let's say south carolina i'm gonna just use south carolina north carolina florida
um you're not gonna be traveling those three states buying stuff bro like the likelihood of you
if you were from south carolina you go to north carolina the likelihood of you buying something
in north carolina like groceries is like almost non-existent it's like impossible why because
you don't live there it's a state it's like a country and you get what i'm trying to say so
it's really not that deep to be honest because you know how much your state charges so you just
do the math it's not like you need to check with other states if you get what i'm trying to say
because why would you do that edit tags or vat number 20 we're total workaholics a lot
of americans don't feel the need to take long vacations so they often let vacation and sick
hours pile up without ever using them plus most employers only give you two weeks out of the year
but in a lot of other countries like brazil or finland workers are encouraged to take an average
of 30 days of vacay wow maybe i should take some time off or perhaps i'll just keep waiting
19. it's not a party without red solo cops oh in the states this red plastic cup is synonymous with
party on dude but other countries apparently don't recognize this cup to mean the same thing
people in the uk for example don't use red solo cups at get togethers they have to go to a special
website to purchase the cups for american themed parties who knew number 18 deep fried
everything whether it's fried pickles or even fried oreos why would you do that has it all
fried fish recipes first appeared in spanish and portuguese cookbooks as far back as the
1200s and the greeks were frying food and olive oil way back in the 5th century bce
but as america does with many things they've adopted a tradition from far-off lands and took
it up a notch or 5. seventeen get everything you need right at the far pharmacy if you're not from
the us it may be puzzling to walk into a pharmacy and see aisles and aisles of over-the-counter meds
toys makeup clothes and even groceries like in other countries where pharmacies sell medicine
and medical supplies exclusively the ones in the us are like small convenience stores
where you can grab magazines tylenol and a frozen pizza in one fell swoop 16. fill her up in america
if a restaurant doesn't offer free refills on fountain drinks it's kind of strange but in other
countries once you buy one beverage that's it france banned refills on sugary sodas back in 2017
in order to combat the current obesity epidemic but in the u.s the idea of free refills is still
alive and well 15. if you don't like it return it whether it's an ugly sweater from grandma or
a heinous pair of earrings from an ex if you don't like it you can just return it in america making
returns at stores is pretty normal and super easy i mean the u.s even has a national returns day in
january conveniently held for you to return holiday gifts you weren't too thrilled about
14. tips for everyone drivers servers hairdressers you gotta tip them tips are acceptable for almost
any service in the us and sometimes consist of 25 percent of the bill we haven't started tipping
surgeons yet but there are places in other parts of the world nah some people just cannot be tipped
like no no why would you even tip somebody who's nah such as japan that consider tipping incredibly
rude like in restaurants when you travel to different countries it's important to learn
their tipping etiquette so that you don't offend anyone 13. i'll take my coffee to go
with a starbucks on every corner it's very normal to see people toting around a coffee as they
shop commute to work and whatever else at all times of the day but in many parts of the world
coffee is meant to be sipped on while seated and enjoying the paper or chatting with friends
tugging your coffee along with you throughout the day might be due to the fact that the cups
are huge and take longer to drink who's got that kind of time to be sitting in a cafe for hours
sounds like fun to me i personally prefer to be drinking a european coffee i don't drink coffee
at all anymore though but i'd personally rather to be drinking a european coffee
that is so small compared to american coffee like i was like literally addicted to coffee
it messed me up really bad couldn't sleep and then when i got off it i could not stay awake yeah
i would never advise anyone to drink coffee ever 12. the land of ice-cold drinks speaking of drinks
if it's not a hot coffee or cocoa then it's probably got ice in it tea coffee lemonade soda
water americans like it on the rocks if you go elsewhere in the world odds are you'll be sipping
your soda at room temperature or maybe slightly refrigerated if you don't specifically ask for ice
number 11 keeping the ac on at all times right americans must have an aversion to being hot
in many parts of europe people simply don't use air conditioning as much as they do in the states
here it's expected to always have the ac blaring and a lot of visitors find it pretty strange and
quite chilly come on it makes sense if you're cold you can layer up if you're
hot all you can do is suffer and complain about it bro put that thing on 60 right now
put it on 60. put that thing on 60. hey man i'm telling you that's what i do put it on 60
close the windows close the curtains the blinds whatever you want to call it and we in the dark
with some small led lights and we good number 10 looking at dollars is a snooze fest
i remember going to europe for the first time and thinking their banknotes look like monopoly money
and i guess a lot of countries have bills of different colors and sizes depending on the
value like swedish krona and russian rupals but not in the us it's all greenbacks baby
sure tens look a little yellowy 50s are kind of pinkish and benjamin seemed bluer than the
others but still they definitely aren't no benji been no come on man benji been like
that bro that's a new benji right there bro like you got the old school benji's bro that be green
green green like the dollar bill but you got the new benji that'd be blue now you know you
get weaker what i'm trying to say fun and rainbowy as other currencies number nine giving a thumbs up
in america even little kids know a thumbs up means good job way to go or anything positive like that
but if you travel to greece or the middle east and give this common american gesture you
probably won't make too many friends hey how about giving this video a thumbs up for the useful tip
number eight the date writing conundrum so many visitors to the us get really confused by the
month day year thing because most parts of the world write the day then the month and finally
the year there's no clear historical reason why the us insists on writing the day differently
but we just do number seven pre-baby baby showers many cultures celebrate a new baby coming into the
world but america is one of the few places that does this before the baby actually gets here in
east asian countries for instance celebrations for a new baby are held once the baby is born
as doing otherwise is seen as bad luck number six where how are you means hello sure people ask each
other how they're doing in other countries but americans often use this phrase as a replacement
for hey or hello it doesn't even require a real response people just answer with fine thanks what
i will advise you guys to do don't take it don't take it like how this man has given it he given
you facts but there are some people in america who are extremely friendly and they're literally
waiting for you to say i'm good how are you so my advice to anyone is that if you visit america
and somebody says how are you you ain't got to chop it up and get into details keep it small just
reply i'm good how are you they respond they don't respond whatever but to be safe so you don't hurt
somebody's you know feelings because i've done it before and i know that people get hurt sometimes
because i'm just moving about my business and i'm just like they're like how are you and i'm like
yeah good morning and i just do my business and i'm out right but sometimes you look at somebody's
face and they're like dang this dude you want to talk to me you know what i'm trying to say so
just keep that in mind where you just you know you give a little i'm good how are you type stuff
it doesn't hurt you to not hurt somebody's feelings if you know what i'm trying to say
even if they're in a horrible mood or had a terrible day number five bathroom stalls
that aren't so private hmm don't like doing your business in front of complete strangers
americans don't either of course but the fact that bathroom stall doors often reveal as much
as your entire lower leg seems to say otherwise there's no clear reason as to why there's this big
first of gap in for safety and um so you you know who's in the bathroom that's it
ain't nothing else to it safety and to know that somebody's in the bathroom because people don't
got beat up in bathrooms bro and stalls here but many guess it's for safety reasons or ventilation
just saying number four no one uses their inside voice a lot of my friends who are
visiting or moved to the us tell me that locals speak so loud compared to other countries
whether it's talking on your cell phone or chatting with a friend over lunch americans
seem to really like projecting their voice maybe we just want to make sure we're heard number three
it's all about choices walk into any grocery store aisle and you'll notice at least 10 different
options for cookies crackers or cereal people in the uk don't have these many options for food
and you'll almost never find anything in grape flavor there number two hopping into the back seat
of a cab when getting into a cab it's customary in the states to scoot on into the back seat
but in countries like new zealand and australia riding anywhere but shotgun can be a little rude
number one that classic american smile in the u.s people aren't afraid to be nice and show
their pearly whites all the time and according to a 2015 study at brown university because
america has always been a very diverse country it forced people to smile at each other more since
they couldn't always communicate with language that's just one more historical theory as to why
americans tend to smile more than people in other places do or maybe we're just you know friendlier
whether you're from the us or not can you add any more strange americanisms to the list
let me know down in the comments if you learned something new today
then give this video a like share it with a friend and here are some more cool videos to check out
personal american thing is ignorance dog ignorance tell me about ignorance
yeah ignorance is really an american thing real ignorant like telling you man
ignorance victim of it many times but either ways guys i'm out of here man until next time peace