19 Of The Most European Things, According To Americans

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For the worldly American, the summer Eurotrip is practically a rite of passage. While much connects the US and Europe, the two entities are different enough that American travelers often experience culture shock when they visit different European countries for the first time. One person on Reddit asked American travelers to share what struck them the most when they visited and got a ton of great responses.

The two continents’ histories, both separate and intertwined, make for an interesting opportunitY to compare and contrast how they’ve found different solutions to similar problems. While some of the comments shared were lighthearted and fun, others pointed to interesting differences in perspective.

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Flying into Florida and thinking you can drive to Los Angeles, NYC, and Chicago easily.

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Restaurants paying employees a fair wage and not expecting the customer to make up for low wages. Universal healthcare Good bread. Walkable towns Bars older than the US I think as a whole, it’s there attitude towards work. The vibe I get when visiting most European countries is most people seem to work only to live. While in the states, it feels we live to work. The most common thing out of an American’s mouth when meeting someone new is what do you do? I did not find this to be the case in Europe, and I am super jealous. 900 year old universities Everyone is bilingual or multilingual. Tiny city streets. The sirens that go BEEE booo BEEE booo BEEE booo BEEE booo Drinking cappuccino on a cobblestone street outside of a cafe, which is hundreds of years old. Sitting at a restaurant for hours talking. Half an hour of conversation with anybody and I am done. For the month. Eurovision. Gothic Architecture Electric kettle Functional transit, carrying a beer outside at night, and post dinner coffee is super common Pay to use a restroom. Men wearing speedos at the beach or in a pool. The ones you do see in the US are usually Europeans on vacation