29 Ways America Is Super Weird Compared to Other Countries

A lot of the stuff that you think is normal really, really isn't
29 Ways America Is Super Weird Compared to Other Countries

One of the side effects of living in the United States is thinking that what you see around you is normal. But as it turns out, there's a ton of stuff that's incredibly commonplace in America that would be considered super bizarre elsewhere on the planet. Things like...

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Portion Sizes

American portion sizes are abnormally huge. Food servings are 40% to 80% larger in American cities than in European ones. When adopting a typical Amer
America is most religious among developed countries. % saying religion plays very important role a in their lives (2011 2013) Africa Pokistan 100% sia
THERE ARE MORE TIGERS PRIVATELY OWNED IN THE US THAN TIGERS IN THE WILD WORLDWIDE. ESTIMATED TALLY ESTIMATED TALLY IN THE WILD IN US CAPTIVITY 3.890 5
The US has more geysers than any place on Earth! in Made America Yellowstone National Park alone accounts for a whopping 60% of the world's known geys
The United States is the only modern democracy to elect its president via Electoral College
US: KitKat Kit Kat (Hershey Company) Crispwafers Si Chocolnto The US is the only country in the world where Kit Kat is not produced by Nestle. 21 4031
About a third of the world's 41,820 airports are in the USA, the most of any single country. USA 13,513 #1 Brazil 4,093 #2 Mexico 714 #3 Other countri
America is one of the few countries where soccer is not the most pOpular sport. L The map shOWS the most popular sports in every country. The color gr

Paper Sizes

Most Of the world uses theA series Of paper sizes; doubling in size but maintaining the same aspect ratio throughout. Neat. A1 594 x 841 AOcomdime.

Cocaine

Individually, Americans use more cocaine than any other country. The percentage of users in America is only a tenth of a percent higher than Brazil, b

Maternity Leave

The U.S. is 1 of only 4 countries in the world that does not require paid maternity leave. The U.S. ranks last among developed countries when it comes

Open 24 Hours

Stores open 24-7 are a thing in the U.S. and Asia, but not Europe. NALMERT SUPERCENTER Open Food 24 Center Hours Optical Tire Pharmacy & Lube Photo Fo

Napping

Unlike many other countries around the world, America doesn't officially embrace the tradition of napping. It's a cultural expectation in places lik
GDAO There are currently three countries that do not use the metric system- -Burma, Liberia, and the United States. yhphii 81 luwlulul 10FEE LI 3m Man
The United States, US China and Japan are the top three oil 20% consumers in the world. CHINA 11.7% Americans use more JAPAN oil than China and Japan
The United States is the only nation that hasn't ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which means that American children may be t
Cars with automatic transmission are preferred by drivers in the US, to the point that less than 3% C 0ZC of all units sold N in the country are manua

Work Ethic

Americans have more faith in hard work than people from other parts ofthe world. A Pew survey found that 73% of Americans said hard work is very impor

The Flag

Americans are extremely obsessed with their flag. The U.S. is pretty much the only country where flying a flag year-round is common. In France, the fl
In the US, the numberof vacant houses are six times than the numberofhomeless people. USA Europe Homeless 3.5 million 4.1 million people Vacant 18.5 m

College Coaches

In most states in the U.S., the highest-paid public employees are college football and basketball coaches. FOOTRALL COACH COLLECE PRESIDENT MED SCHOOL
America is one of the only countries that refrigerate eggs. WHY? ASADEA FOSs Frss Forg Because the FDA makes us wash off the hen's natural coating tha
The United States held CRAGKED 41.6% of the world's wealth in 2014, making it the richest country on Earth. Ranked second was China 5%). In the same y
CRACKEDCON Drugs are more expensive in the US than other nations. A month's supply of diabetes medication Januvia costs $168.61 after discounts in the
The United States is the only country with grape Skittles. S In other countries the purple Skittles are blackcurrant, a fruit which was banned in the

Cars in the U.S.

There are almost as many cars in the U.S. as there are people. The average for all 50 states is 910 cars per 1,000 citizens. The numbers for the Europ
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Garbage Disposals

CRACKED COM Only the U.S. has widely adopted in-sink garbage disposals. insiakereo food warste Because of how much water they use and the burden they
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