1. Portion size: Since I don't eat a lot in general, American food sizes are simply insane for me. I'd probably take me 2 days just to finish one portion. I know that most people there don't finish their food and take it home with them, but why serve such big portions to begin with? (Yes, the biggest plate is the American serving)
2. Flags: Wherever you are in the US, you can bet there's a flag close to you. I get patriotism, but the amount of flags Americans have up is huge. Whether it's a car dealership or a private house, they probably have a flag hanging of a pole or out of a window.
3. Cars: Why do most people drive automatic cars? For us Europeans it's kind of a shame to drive an automatic car because it means you can't drive well, whereas in America you're the champ when you can drive stick cars, but you're normal when you drive an automatic car.
4. Working age: Since the retirement system basically doesn't exist, like it does in Austria, people have to work until they die, but being a flight attendant at age 70 doesn't really seem that smart or desirable to me.
5. Courts: People get sued and sue people for trivial things. Someone sued Red Bull for claiming that you could fly if you drink it, even though you can't, which honestly seems logical to me, the not flying thing that is.
6. Tips in Restaurants: This is a sore spot for me. While I always tip wherever I am, the fixed percentage in America is crazy (17-20% if I remember correctly). My family and I once didn't tip the full 20%, which resulted in the waiter following us outside and demanding a higher tip.
So these were some things that I find weird about America, I might add more at a later point in time
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