return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoNon-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird?message-squaremessage-square235fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down17
arrow-up1219arrow-down1message-squareNon-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square235fedilink
minus-squareSapphironZA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up43arrow-down2·edit-26 months agoGoing out in public in your pajamas. How difficult it is to find fresh produce in small shops (food deserts) How much fat is in all the meat. How old and badly maintained many of the roads and bridges are (I am from Africa, so that says something) The levels of national arrogance.
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months ago How old and badly maintained many of the roads and bridges are (I am from Africa, so that says something) The US is very large, and this varies wildly by state. Some states actually care about funding/repairing infrastructure. Others, not so much.
minus-squarecorroded@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·6 months ago Going out in public in your pajamas. I have seen this on very few occasions, and each time, the pajama-wearing individual is very obviously only out in public so they can either stock up at the liquor store or meet their meth dealer. I don’t think this is common.
minus-squareSapphironZA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoThis was in early 2000 New York and Washington DC. Spent about a month there and saw it daily.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoOnce upon a time not long ago when people wore pyjamas and lived life slow… checks out.
minus-square🔰Hurling⚜️Durling🔱@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoGo to Walmart (not the neighborhood Walmart, the super Walmart) and look around
minus-squareolympicyes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoIt’s common at the high school level. It’s a byproduct of pandemic lockdowns.
minus-square🔰Hurling⚜️Durling🔱@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoI see that with adults, and WAY before the pandemic. First time I saw that, Bush Jr. was in his first term
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI have seen thqt zero times. But tbf I don’t live in a big metropolitan area.
minus-squarescottywh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI do it regularly because it’s comfortable and I do not give a single shit about what anyone thinks.
Going out in public in your pajamas.
How difficult it is to find fresh produce in small shops (food deserts)
How much fat is in all the meat.
How old and badly maintained many of the roads and bridges are (I am from Africa, so that says something)
The levels of national arrogance.
The US is very large, and this varies wildly by state. Some states actually care about funding/repairing infrastructure. Others, not so much.
I have seen this on very few occasions, and each time, the pajama-wearing individual is very obviously only out in public so they can either stock up at the liquor store or meet their meth dealer. I don’t think this is common.
This was in early 2000 New York and Washington DC. Spent about a month there and saw it daily.
Once upon a time not long ago
when people wore pyjamas and lived life slow…
checks out.
Go to Walmart (not the neighborhood Walmart, the super Walmart) and look around
It’s common at the high school level. It’s a byproduct of pandemic lockdowns.
I see that with adults, and WAY before the pandemic. First time I saw that, Bush Jr. was in his first term
I have seen thqt zero times.
But tbf I don’t live in a big metropolitan area.
I do it regularly because it’s comfortable and I do not give a single shit about what anyone thinks.