UnknowableDuck

This. Different languages, sometimes Different Holidays and Poltics but ultimately people are the same everywhere. Reading first hand accounts from the past and you'll find a lot of similarities.

Question for Americans ,if your family’s been in the US for a long time, do you still know where in Europe your ancestors came from?

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>Tbf the "we're Irish" people are often both? I have children with ancestors who came both Right? Like you have more than one ancestor unless you're a fucking Targaryen or a Hapsburg or something lol.

Are most American kids today still familiar with Goober and the Ghost Chasers, or is that past its prime?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

OHHH yeah I remember this one. Never knew it's name but I've seen it. Man they really kept trying to see if that formula strikes more than once.

What do non-Americans usually find confusing about how Americans talk in real life?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

I'm currently learning French and we get a lot of Native speakers who mention the prolific use of slang or shortened phrases.

Why do Americans love wandering in the woods which has loads of wild beasts?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

The moon apparently where there are no wild animals.

Did anyone watch the UK king address congress? Did it have any impact?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

I mean they have (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England)[beheaded]*one* King

Do you moisturize your body after you shower? If not when and how often do you moisturize your body?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Same. My skin gets so uncomfortable and tight and itchy if I don't! I lotion frequently and every day after a shower and my face twice a day.

Do Americans actually feel safer owning guns?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

It's also where they live too, friend used to live in Montana and regularly talked about bears breaking into their (bear proof!) Garbage cans. Her dad (a former army vet) always had a rifle or two for them just in case.

what do americans call a pantry?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Lmao, it's meant to be *fancy*.

what do americans call a pantry?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

I call it a Stuff Midden because I'm 𝔉𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔶.

Why in America you give food dangerous chemical like Ascorbic Acid?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Just remembered it's April first, so probably.

What is your attitude towards Russian emigrants in the U.S.?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Yeah I was in Portland for a while, there was a ton of Russian immigrants there too. Might very well be regional.

What percent of white Americans are of colonial stock (those whose families were in the historical 13 colonies before the revolutionary war/ pre-1776)?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

>though exact figures are difficult to verify. Especially when doing any geneology work and your relatives loved to drop off the census records for a decade or two and reappear elsewhere or have changed their names and it wasn't recorded etc. My friend is going through that. I imagine it's easier if your family has stayed in the same area for generations though.

Why dont americans disinfect their fruits and vegetables?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Speak for yourself, I died last week from a dodgy orange.

Are shared rooms in college genuinely the norm or is it just an opinion that people can have if they want?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

You seem earnest and curious OP, which is refreshing because we get *a lot* of insults/judgements phrased as questions that basically boil down to "Ew, America." And we're hyper vigilant to the point of rude defensiveness. A lot of seemingly innocent "questions" are just so they can run back to their subreddits or friends and be like "Americans don't have wheeled garbage bins!! SO WEIRD RIGHT?" Or whatever . Or they also ask questions that seem obvious, like America is not another planet, it's just a country. Filled with humans. So yeah there's *a fuckton* of shit to be angry at America for, but it get tiring being trolled when you want to be helpful for the genuinely curious and end up realizing said person is just being an ass.

Are americans obsessed with ice?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

We're also due for a "Why don't Americans have this perfectly common thing people across the world have because I've never seen it in a movie/tv show?"

Where's all the cider?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Well, Yes I don't disagree.

Where's all the cider?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

The cider varieties (which I prefer to beer) were a big part of my love for the PNW.

Where's all the cider?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

I'd argue it's down to what sells in what place versus another. If no one buys other varieties of cider it's not going to get ordered. When I was in Portland there was a *huge* craft alcohol subset of the population, so there was always different ciders, beers, IPA'S, Liquor etc...

What do Americans use in place of SI units?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Yup. We use Eage Screams Per Volume when measuring liquid for example.

Do Americans really have a strong social life?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Nope, it's true-all **350 MILLION** of us never talk to each other, *ever*. Yep. Every-single-one.

Were you allowed to leave school grounds?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

For my school it was the 10th, 11th and 12th graders (so, 15-18 year olds for the Non Americans, 16 is generally the age in which people can first get a drivers license) who could leave for lunch.

Do you know how to swim?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

I can. My mom insisted I get lessons privately *and* we had to at school too.

Do many Americans fast regularly, or is it relatively uncommon?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

I've encountered some people who fast, mostly those who are intermittent for weight loss reasons and a rare few Muslims who've done it. It's not super common though.

Why isn’t "more social policy" a winning platform in the US?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

(cue a gif from *The Incredibles, "Won't someone think of the poor shareholders Bob?"*)

What meal best represents your state?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

I was thinking Pizza, but bagels and other ethnic cuisine also makes sense.

What do kids in really rural area’s do?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Nah. Not in my Grandpa's woods. Just a lot of deer stands from Hunters who didn't have permission to be on our land.

Those who moved from one state to another what was your biggest cultural shock?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Nope. I'm from near Buffalo.

Those who moved from one state to another what was your biggest cultural shock?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

New York to Oregon, at the time (not sure if it still is) Oregon was full service gas station only. I got out to pump gas and was told not too. That was a shock to me.

Do you ever drink green tea?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

I do fairly often, it's my favorite kind of tea.

Where can I buy single cans of soft drinks in the US?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Have 'em in New York, they were also in Oregon when I lived there too.

What do kids in really rural area’s do?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

When I was little I used to make up fantasy worlds too. So everyday I'd pack "*supplies*", get my dog and hope I'd fall into a magical adventure! Now I just write stories instead lol.

What do kids in really rural area’s do?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

We had a massive field across the road I used to exploring in!

What do kids in really rural area’s do?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

My Mom lives a five minute ride from the house I grew up in and her cell service is *terrible*.

What do kids in really rural area’s do?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Video games on my Nintendo usually. Sometimes early computer games.

What do kids in really rural area’s do?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

I grew up rural, I rode my bike, played in the woods, I'd spend the night at friends house, go to town and rent a movie if I wasn't watching it on tv, played games. I played outside and read *a lot* basically. *But* I grew up pre-internet. We didn't get internet til I was in High School.

Americans, it's 1pm on Presidents' Day what are you doing?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Listening to a 4 hour analysis on season 1 of *True Detective* and decorating my Spring themed Animal Crossing: New Horizons islans.

Is Skipper a normal name for a baby girl?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

As someone with a very, *very* unique name I am *begging* parents-stop giving your kids names that you think will look neat on the dust jacket of a YA novel. *Please*. No, not every name needs to be John, Sarah, Mary, Tom etc- but we don't need "Khalessi Acheron Schenectady Skipper Jones running around or *whatever*."

What are you more afraid of happening in the nondistant future: World War 3 or Civil War 2?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

With a civil war, while I definitely don't want *that* to happen-I can at least take comfort in the fact that the rest of the world, the rest of humanity will go on. But a world war? Idk if anything would survive it.

Do you prefer baked mac and cheese or stovetop? Why?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

This is how my family always did ours. Shredded cheese to give a crispy browned layer. Delicious.

Is it considered rude to snap your fingers to someone to get their attention?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Yup, I tell people I respond to words, not sound effects I'm a person not a dog.

Is Dr Pepper supposed to taste like cough medicine or cheap cherry candy?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Apparently lots of non Americans hate root beer too, or so I've heard.

Is french famous in the US?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

There's a pretty huge African immigrant community in Columbus, Ohio where I lived for a time and there was a decent sized French speaking contingent there too.

How are you surviving Winter Storm Fern?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

I got spoiled by the mild winters there after growing up near Buffalo, now living back home I miss the PNW terribly. Hoping to move back this year.

How long do people usually remember their pets after they pass away?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Forever. I remember every pet and still mourn them. Lost my soul dog when I was 15, the other when I was 24, my beloved cat who got attacked by a coyote and then-died 3 years after that. I'm 43 now, I will *never* forget them. My babies.

Do Americans really eat that much for breakfast like in that Pleasantville movie?

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UnknowableDuck@reddit

Did you notice the way they reacted to the breakfast in the movie? Looking nauseous and shocked? Reese's character even remarked on how bloated she felt afterwards. The answer is no. Even in the context of the movie, it's a no. Such a huge breakfast would be for special occasions, holidays, special Sunday breakfasts etc. There's a decent contingent of Americans who skip breakfast, having only coffee or an energy drink.