American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

"Old" Isn't Really That Old

People in the states consider things like houses build within the last 100 years as old, but in reality that actually isn't true. Houses in other countries could have been built within the last 200 years and are still liveable and updatable. Something built within the last century is actually viewed as somewhat modern.

Writing The Month First

America is the only country that writes out the date starting with the month. June 2, 2020, isn't custom in other countries. They write 2 June 2020. For whatever reason, we just won't conform.

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The More You Know

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  • When two white-faced capuchin monkeys meet, they say hello by sticking their fingers into each other's noses.
  • A man sued Pepsi claiming he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Pepsi attorneys stated that Mountain Dew will dissolve a mouse in 30 days, and showed his can was purchased 74 days after being manufactured.
  • The horse on the Wyoming license plate is named Steamboat.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.