'I recently visited the US for the first time and many things confused me, but these really stood out. Why do they exist?'
"What is up with homeowner associations in the US? Why would anyone pay to let a nosy neighbor dictate what you can and can not do on your own property? I understand living in an apartment block and paying maintenance fees, but why would you do that to live in a suburban home?""How everything is just so supersized. When I was in America for the first time I went to get an iced coffee from Dunkin.
Turns out, the American version of a large was like a damn bucket of coffee. I learned that lesson quickly.""I’m American but I’ve worked with a lot of non-Americans and they are always curious why Americans are so obsessed with the NFL. They all think it’s a boring sport.
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