What are some strange American customs?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

As an american: the pledge. I hate it...it is creepy and it pledges to the "state".

Our nation is by the people for the people...not the government or the flag.

Another thing is ketchup on eggs...ewww.

That, yes. Why do you put ketchup on scrambled eggs?

[Katganistan]

Not all of us. In fact, just a very specific population out of 300 million.

It's still considered okay to fly the confederacy flag... And white police officers can get away with the murder of black people, children even.

It's not considered ok to fly the confederacy flag everywhere here.
And I would not think you'd want to start a conversation about police/military and murder.

[Farnhamia]

As an american: the pledge. I hate it...it is creepy and it pledges to the "state".

Our nation is by the people for the people...not the government or the flag.

Another thing is ketchup on eggs...ewww.

That, yes. Why do you put ketchup on scrambled eggs?

Uhm ... it tastes good?

[Zorga]

As an american: the pledge. I hate it...it is creepy and it pledges to the "state".

Our nation is by the people for the people...not the government or the flag.

Another thing is ketchup on eggs...ewww.

That, yes. Why do you put ketchup on scrambled eggs?

IDK, but we feel the same way when people put mayo on their french fries

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

That, yes. Why do you put ketchup on scrambled eggs?

Uhm ... it tastes good?

Sorry Farn but I tried it and Jeebus, no. I know, taste is subjective.

[Katganistan]

Multicultural means different cultures living side by side in the same nation, not one big vat of bits of other cultures called "American".

Meh, the melting pot is quite nice. Canada does the same sort of thing and it's nice when people meld their ideas together into new things (especially when these things turn out to be new delicious foods).

And you can still go into areas called "Chinatown" and "Little Italy" and "Little Odessa" and guess what you'll find there?

So yes, both melting pot AND multicultural.

[Katganistan]

1. Food in restaurants in the US is served in larger portions. However, it is definitely common (and acceptable) to take a doggy bag and eat the rest of your food later.
2. Just because you've only seen white Americans doesn't mean there are only white Americans. Also, this isn't a cultural thing.
3. ...not usually, they don't.

1) They definetly eat more than us and take bigger bites of food

2) I will take your word for it as this information is secondary

3) I have seen many of them, they use the shoulder to hold the phone and use their other hands to type/ write, it is something i never could do comfortably this has to be common among americans as i have seen 6 americans do it in a span of 2 years and i have met 15 Americans in my life

A whole fifteen out of 300 million.

Boy, it's a good thing I don't base my opinion of Indian people on what you're writing here.

[Farnhamia]

Uhm ... it tastes good?

Sorry Farn but I tried it and Jeebus, no. I know, taste is subjective.

Taste is vey much that. And just a little. Slathering ketchup all over everything is an abomination.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

That, yes. Why do you put ketchup on scrambled eggs?

IDK, but we feel the same way when people put mayo on their french fries

I can't blame you. I do not like mayo on fries.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Sorry Farn but I tried it and Jeebus, no. I know, taste is subjective.

Taste is vey much that. And just a little. Slathering ketchup all over everything is an abomination.

I only put it on hot dogs, fries and burgers. The acidity of it, if you put too much, can fuck up taste.

[The Princes of the Universe]

IDK, but we feel the same way when people put mayo on their french fries

I can't blame you. I do not like mayo on fries.

...Who the fresh hell does that?

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Sorry Farn but I tried it and Jeebus, no. I know, taste is subjective.

Taste is vey much that. And just a little. Slathering ketchup all over everything is an abomination.

I only put salt, hot sauce, and pepper on my eggs

[Fartsniffage]

I drink bottled water in Spain....

Why?

Because the water there doesn't agree with me. I think it might be to do with the desalination plants that seem to supply a lot of the water in coastal areas.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

I can't blame you. I do not like mayo on fries.

...Who the fresh hell does that?

I do it.

Well, technically, I don't. I make a mixture of ketchup, mustard, and mayo in a small cup and eat fries with that.

[The Princes of the Universe]

...Who the fresh hell does that?

I do it.
Well, technically, I don't. I make a mixture of ketchup, mustard, and mayo in a small cup and eat fries with that.

More for you.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I can't blame you. I do not like mayo on fries.

...Who the fresh hell does that?

I have no idea, tbh. Back home we make a spicy sauce and call them ''patatas bravas'', but I don't recall ever seeing mayo on fries in Spain or anywhere else. It is a thing, though, as per the photos I found.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

I do it.
Well, technically, I don't. I make a mixture of ketchup, mustard, and mayo in a small cup and eat fries with that.

More for you.

The mixture and the fries remain separate. Always remain separate.

Ketchup with fries is a fucking dip, not a slobbering act.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Why?

Because the water there doesn't agree with me. I think it might be to do with the desalination plants that seem to supply a lot of the water in coastal areas.

Could be.

[Zorga]

Another thing about American customs, unlike europe, we arent allowed to show certain things on tv, such as commercials with topless females. Im not a perv but, I think the US is a ittle conservative whe it comes to that sorta stuff.

Also, we have A LOT of created/joined words. Y'all, ain't, ect... which separates the English language. I call it, American English.

[Katganistan]

Excuse you, I've heard white folks all over NYC also say that.



No clue. I won't watch NFL if it's under my bedroom windows. I hate football.


Perhaps you should invest in better jokes. They aren't funny.

Really? I think that you can get me on originality (I essentially stole that from "Futurama"), but not humor.

Unoriginal and unfunny then.
The Simpsons at least made me laugh from time to time. Futurama never did.

[The Nuclear Fist]

I don't think you can plug in headsets to land lines, if there is such a thing i am ordering them

wtf Americans are you seeing in India using landlines?

I don't actually know anyone other than a few old people who even have land lines. Most everyone just uses a cellphone.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

I can't blame you. I do not like mayo on fries.

...Who the fresh hell does that?

According to world traveler Vincent Vega, the Dutch.

[Fartsniffage]

1. Food in restaurants in the US is served in larger portions. However, it is definitely common (and acceptable) to take a doggy bag and eat the rest of your food later.

See, I was brought up to "finish your plate". The first time I ate out in the US I was in serious trouble...

The doggy bag thing is something I do find very odd. If I want food that someone else has cooked in my house then I'll just get a takeout. Eating part of a meal in a restaurant and then taking the rest home just seems weird to me.

[Katganistan]

Well goody for you. We think that movies abut gods and godesses dancing around singing are different from what we're used to, but we're not provincial enough to declare them 'strange' and 'weird' and 'incomprehensible.'

And if there were proper water treatment in your country, we'd drink it untreated without getting sick. Just because you've a tolerance for the bacteria in your water doesn't mean someone from a different continent has.

That just furthers my argument, you cannot take the American and ride with him over to khardung-la on a bike, there is nothing you can do with the American. I think politeness and courtesy are the best ways to deal with them, at the end of the day they are just different

...Why do you think Americans can't ride bikes?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

1. Food in restaurants in the US is served in larger portions. However, it is definitely common (and acceptable) to take a doggy bag and eat the rest of your food later.

See, I was brought up to "finish your plate". The first time I ate out in the US I was in serious trouble...

The doggy bag thing is something I do find very odd. If I want food that someone else has cooked in my house then I'll just get a takeout. Eating part of a meal in a restaurant and then taking the rest home just seems weird to me.

Portions are definitely bigger.