American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

Flag Pride

For whatever reason, states love to fly their flags. Americans really do love to pull the freedom card, but you don't see other states in other countries being so aggressively patriotic. While some see it as a civil right, others see it as a flag in their face.

There's Always a Hostess

Most restaurants in Europe work on a "seat yourself" protocol. For whatever reason, American restaurants always have hosts or hostesses. While it sometimes is for convenience sake for the staff, it usually just causes a pretty long wait.

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The More You Know

  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
  • Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.
  • If you ate nothing but rabbit meat, you would die from protein poisoning.
  • Movie popcorn costs more per ounce than Filet Mignon.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.