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[AskEurope] Fellow Europeans, what is the aspect of USA lifestyle that surprises you the most? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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First of all, let's try to avoid American-bashing, and stay respectful to everyone.

I'll start: for me it's the tipping culture. Especially nowadays, with the recent post on [email protected] with the 40% tip, it just seems so weird to me to have to pay extra just so that menu prices can stay low.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you just need transit that's frequent enough that you stop caring! metros in cities are great example, no one checks the schedule, it is basically always available within a few minutes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That would fix ground transportation but it's kinda hard to have a plane show up every few minutes. That's the most anxiety-producing mode of transportation for me, and it has nothing to do with accidents and everything to do with nobody but me caring if I make it to where I want to go, and me being completely powerless.

I would much rather drive cross country than fly, and would prefer a week on a ship to eight hours on a plane.