50 Facts About the United States & Americans
What we are thinking about Americans. The most common stereotypes.
1. Even if you buy a banana in a supermarket, put it in a plastic bag or paper bag. Or maybe even two. As a result, the houses are constantly accumulates a huge amount and that, and more.
2. If you ask an American where he is, he must first say in what state or city was born, even if it was taken out of its infancy and he had never been there longer. In addition, Americans like to list what percentage of what nationality is present in his pedigree.
3. You can return almost all bought back to the store saying that you are "not yet come." You will receive back any money or credit for the purchase. I personally saw a woman dragged a huge bag full of cosmetics used without a receipt and received $ 300.
4. Unusually developed system of squealing. For example, if a public hanging sign "No smoking" and someone starts smoking, none of the visitors did not personally make the remark smoker. They will complain to the manager.
5. Bouquets of flowers are sold for a penny in all supermarkets, but the men give their women are very rare. Brought on appointment bouquet will bring a girl to think that guy is a loser, and desperately tries to win her affection.
6. Americans are unbelievable workaholics. If you come into the office at 6 am or zasidishsya at work until midnight, no one will appreciate. That is how many and work.
7. If you want to make someone feel very guilty and apologize to you, suffice it to say that his word or deed touched your feelings. "Hurt someone's feelings" - a very serious offense in the U.S..
8. Americans know how to make money on the most incredible and even an idiotic idea. One, seeing the dentist's office prosthesis, molded from plastic houses crooked teeth to scare your friends and become a millionaire by putting this production on stream.
9. The Americans have not made acquainted in the street. If you receive someone came up, prepare to hear a foreign accent.
10. Potato chips Americans are considered part of food - side dish, like a Russian, for example, fried potatoes.
11. Russian dish brawn makes some Americans wonder, rather studiously concealed disgust. Jelly here can only be sweet.
12. In America, the concept of "no prophet in his own country" does not exist. Americans are proud and blowing at all angles, if they were successful compatriots abroad. In the same way they pick up noise if someone from their overseas was in trouble.
13. The U.S. Army is not only good pay and provide numerous benefits, the parents themselves send their teenagers go to their "turned into men." The result is usually very impressive.
14. Sue any company in a completely idiotic reason - favorite way of income Americans, and like the national sport. Sometimes a person gets involved in collective court by accident: several times I got a piece of paper in the mail asking you to confirm willingness to participate in a collective court and get compensation. It turns out that someone did not like buying (or service) and he decided to sue, as well as enable more stopyatsot people who otovaritsya there at about the same time. The irony is that the real money in this earning lawyers, because they get a percentage of each participating person, and you will be sent divided by stopyatsot twenty bucks.
15. American girls are very independent and confident from an early age. It is hard to imagine a young American woman who tries to curry favor with the parents or others obedient behavior. Famous Russian remark, "Well you're a girl" has no equivalent here. Appearance and especially thinness comes first and all the other places.
16. American boys will do everything possible to start a girlfriend, as soon as possible: no matter how much you guys friends and succeed in sport if you - if you do not have a girlfriend, you're a loser. When you have a girlfriend there, your friends will automatically begin to think that you have sex (which is not necessarily the reality), and therefore - is incredibly steep.
18. American husbands are often repeat the saying "happy wife - happy life," alluding to the fact that debate and argue with my wife is not necessary, it is better to accept, still lose. American fathers, without objection, take out a credit card, when their daughters are willing to buy anything or spend a day at the salon. With the sons of fathers are much more strict and generally relate to the boys - friends of his daughters with a huge grain of salt.
19. Traveling to other countries, the Americans never try to learn the local language. They do not understand why the French refuse to accept a request in English, considering that they just show off and create unnecessary problems. The whole world, and so spoke in English, what's the problem?
20. Americans are not interested in foreign films and celebrities. Only when some European star moved to the USA on it can start to write something in the newspapers, but the rest of Americans are completely indifferent to foreigners.
21. Live with parents or relatives are not accepted and only happens if the person does not have the money. But a huge number of Americans rents a room of his house for rent or rent an apartment with perfect strangers, whom they found on the ads. There are cases when people get lonely tenants, not only to dig money, but also to avoid loneliness.
22. Americans go crazy for pets and treat them is often better than the members of his family. The hostess could not bother cooking dinner for her husband and children, with a wide variety of canned zatarivayas and blends for dogs or cats.
23. If you do something with their hands, no matter how much it will be crooked and askew, the Americans will admire and recommend to start a business. Loudly applaud home-grown singer, even if he trod on the bear's ear, was normal. Therefore, the screens often adorn the full confidence of his talent indescribable ineptitude.
24. Americans are not very superstitious. In addition to knock on wood, I can not think of any superstitions. Campaigns to fortune-tellers and fortune teller are predominantly immigrants. But one and all believe in the Apocalypse of 2012 and the existence of UFOs.
25. To receive higher education in the United States is the key to a successful career. At the same across-the most billionaires, and really rich people either have never crossed the threshold of college or have earned their money on than something that their diploma is irrelevant. University graduates to pay pensions and loans for study in fear waiting for old age.
26. American is lost per day if they have bad hair and placed in general are very sensitive to haircuts. They can go in sweatpants and a T-shirt, but with perfect hair, high-quality painted and very well maintained.
27. Support staff work is not considered shameful. But a hard work carried out only by Latinos. The worst thing you can do for your reputation, is to use state aid.
28. Americans love to read and buy a huge number of books each year. At the same across-the majority can not spell half the words in English and do not know the meaning of the other half. There are cases when a professor in class write something on the board and corrected their students. Errors in spelling are not considered cause for embarrassment.
29. Americans do not hesitate talking about sex and anatomy of both women and men, as if it would be a conversation about the weather. All nerugatelnye indicate sexual traits has long entered into everyday speech and on television calmly walked to the discussion of menstruation, members, sheaths and sexual acts. Also, for some strange reason «asshole» always duplicated on television, and «bitch» or «son of a bitch» no.
30. Scariest structure in the U.S. is not the police or the courts, and tax. Defaulter would get out of the ground and the guard will come concrete. While the police also did not play - dodge the fine by the way will not work.
31. In America, there are bars and clubs are only for blacks. Whites Only I have not seen or are likely, such a bar will often change the glass in their windows.
32. Feast marked only the narrow family gatherings and dinners at the White House. In all other cases, the meeting will likely take place in either the bar or restaurant or at home will be buffet style and no toast.
33. Americans do not write poems greeting on birthdays and holidays. The store bought card for the occasion with a ready text, shall be signed and presented more often without a gift.
34. Openly disagree and say "no" Americans do not like. Refusing, they are likely to say "yes, maybe, maybe." It is necessary to get used to, to read these signals and do not insist or accidentally not take "maybe" for approval.
35. In schools, no one learns in a class of 10 years, and, as in the universities, there are certain lessons to different people. School of Americans recall with distaste, and some with hatred. Constant skirmishes between teenagers, podkolki between the girls. Constant competition, who has more money, who are better dressed and who steeper boyfriend (girlfriend).
36. Americans rarely travel. Canada and Mexico for the foreign country does not even count. Rested in France are considered to see the world.
37. Bargaining in America is not accepted, but if you find any defect in the product, you may be given a discount. Sometimes 50%.
38. Cars drive all the stereotypes and there are even driving:
if the car in front is lagging - Asian
if trudges ahead with the car included the corner - pensioner
If you overtake with tinted windows - Iranian or Russian
if the car sit 25 people - Mexicans
if the music rumbles and shaking the car door - African-American
39. It is very easy to register and open a business - especially the paperwork on your way you will not meet.
40. Americans do not get offended when their country about who is talking negatively. They even agree that their president hens to laugh, not a real democracy and that in the whole world laugh at them or hate. At the same time almost no one would ever think to try somewhere to emigrate.
41. According to the incredibly popular website where you can order for your child's letter from Santa, his office is located in Texas. This is another example of the enterprising Americans - who thought of something to write on a beautiful paper greetings from Santa and sell them for 10 bucks. Annual revenue is estimated in the millions of the founder.
42. Enjoy a leisurely lunch in the middle of the day - not a typical pattern for the U.S., and only vshrapnut quarter of an hour and generally sounds unreal. Most people grab sandwiches and eat them at your desk.
43. Photographed for Playboy magazine is not something shameful. Put your naked pictures from the back, made at home - a shame.
44. Americans like to sell their junk, posting ads for sale and exposing the old stuff, furniture and anything, at garages. People are snapping up - is just noise.
45. Lose weight in the United States is reaching more important than success in business. If a fat businessman with his millions lose weight down to normal size, this will tell more than his business.
46. All modern houses and apartments are designed with optional built-in wardrobes. They usually sliding doors that can be replaced by the mirror for an additional fee.
47. Rather frequent pattern - the children of wealthy parents are working in Starbucks. The money my parents are not considered an automatic inheritance of children and the latter often make their way on their own, hoping to receive education and parental dating, but not their money.
48. Couples aged woman + young people have become commonplace.
49. Cry in a public place is not accepted. Swear loudly on the phone, discussing the intimate details - all the time.
50. Americans are easily parted with his friends, and just as easy to find new ones. Do not ask your friends made no money, no salt, no help to sit with the children.
