What we will never understand Americans. Says Russian living in the USA

Portal user Pikabu nick Chemicalbody several years living in Denver, Colorado. During this time, he noticed a few features of the American mentality that we seem to be, shall we say, unique.

Americans are terribly afraid of snow. This is despite the fact that I live on the hill (the town is located at a height of miles above sea level) and the snow is not an extraordinary phenomenon. If forecasters are predicting snow for tomorrow, the townsfolk immediately rush to the supermarket and stocking up on food, if reported on the impending nuclear war. But as they go on a snowy road...

The rules of the road break all. Polls. Double solid? Two double? What is it? If it is necessary to rotate — rotate. If the limit is, for example, is 65 miles per hour, all go 75-85. The only exception is "paid traffic" (those with cameras). There are all obedient as one.

But there is a spoonful of honey: the habit to give way to vehicles from the Americans in the blood. All out to the curb and stop. They really ready to damage your car to miss the ambulance or fire Department. Climb curbs, bumpers, only to miss. These Americans earn respect. Well done.

Speaking of special vehicles. Got you, for example, in an accident, call 911. And you know what, come all services, lots. Fire, ambulance, police. In any situation, if you called the emergency services, will come to all. Moreover, the fire still stand so that will block the entire street for his car.

And Yes, you will be in the USA, be sure to ask someone local branch number of the ambulance. If you suddenly become ill and you call 911, each service description will put up a separate account. And if hospitaleiro, it is better from the hospital, just ask to go home. Without insurance, the treatment of, say, a broken leg will cost 40 thousand dollars.

More Americans are very liberated. Want to keep the headphones on the street to sing does so. He was good — will to dance. Meet a man in a Bathrobe or towel on the street — the same rate. Why change when you go to the pool? And we're not talking about drunk. They just know that no one will stare or point fingers.

Newborn — everywhere. The feeling that American women give birth and immediately after birth, taking the child in his arms and go to the shops, shopping centers and cafes. The child is still red and eyes open it, already shopping with his mother and going. Strange.

They are very patient to aliens (Mexicans do not count), and always willing to help. Out of my skin come out, if only to explain the way or to provide any other assistance. Upon arrival in Denver we went to connect the SIM card. So the employee we were drawing diagrams and pictures on paper, explaining some of the details on the fingers. It's nice.

And the last. Americans have always and everywhere make a casual conversation. It is impossible to buy flowers at the store that the seller did not ask for what reason you're doing this. Be sure to ask and give advice. Does it not happen that meet an American in the Elevator, and the whole way was silent. It is impossible calculated at checkout and leave without hearing something from the cashier.

Once bought a few decks of cards and pickled cucumbers, cut into slices. The Americans, these pickles are called chips, with English translated as "chips". So the cashier could not resist umorul, they say, we're having a big party poker, hinting at my pickle chips.