'It's so rare to find elsewhere that visitors get really freaked out when they encounter it here in the States.'
"Window screens. My German father-in-law always complains about them. You know, the things that keep the bugs out? He is convinced that they keep the air from circulating. They don't, and I don’t like mosquitoes, so we keep the screens down.""I've heard that Europeans think Americans are lazy because we use dishwashers. What's funny about this comment is that dishwashers actually save a lot of water compared with handwashing.
She found it strange that Americans were always so happy to be eating or drinking in places that aren't restaurants, like at the beach or bus stop, on a train, or in the mall.""The way Americans greet one another by asking, 'How’s it going?' I understand that in other cultures, nobody asks that question unless they’re actually inquiring after your well-being.
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