It’s no secret that America stands out from the crowd. There are so many little quirky American things that the rest of the world just can’...
It’s no secret that America stands out from the crowd. There are so many little quirky American things that the rest of the world just can’t wrap their heads around. Like the word "y'all," red solo cups, free refills, and bulk shopping, to name just a few.
So when someone asked the non-Americans of Reddit what's the craziest thing they’ve heard about the greatest country in the world that turned out to be true, the question was destined to become a hit. 56.9K upvotes later, the thought-provoking inquiry generated some very surprising answers. Let’s take a look at the best ones so far down below.
1."Injured people try to avoid getting ambulances called for them."
4."That American kids eat straight sugar. I walked onto the playground and saw kids chugging these long thin sticks. I tried one and it was just colored sugar. They called them Pixy Stix."
7."I've had several German friends who were amazed that everyone actually drinks out of red Solo cups at house parties. They thought that was just a weird thing people did in movies."
9."My dad heard this crazy rumor about everyone getting drunk and wearing green for one day a year. He obviously didn't know this was a holiday and was like 'WTF?' Then he came to the US and discovered St. Patrick's Day and he was amazed."
13."The small number of paid days off they get from work. A friend of mine from Wisconsin was very proud he got 20 days off per year, which is nothing in Germany."
20."That they clap at random times. I was watching a movie in the US, and people liked what happened, so they started clapping in the middle of the fucking movie."