Cheese curds are a singular delicacy so delicious I’ll forgive them for being a product of Wisconsin. Hey, I can’t help it I had a really annoying art teacher in middle school who was a huge Packers fan so now I have a negative association with all things Cheese Head. Except for the cheese itself, …
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‘They don’t serve you enough water in Europe’: Americans develop strange belief that Europe ‘makes you dehydrated’
Americans are obsessed with water. Between Stanley cups, and bottle filling stations, to that bottle that holds scent cartridges that make your water smell good… we’re always getting nifty with our H20. And for good reason! Water is essential to not only survive but thrive. But does that apply when we’re abroad? Apparently not, according …
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20+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Call It Pop
One thing I love about the Midwest is how obsessed we all are with cheese. Give us cheddar, give us pepper jack, heck, give us emmental. We will slice it, put it on a Ritz cracker, or grate it over tater tots and call it a casserole. And we will enjoy every gosh dang minute …
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25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (March 1, 2024)
Nobody understands the Midwest quite like Sufjan Stevens. Not only was he born in Detroit, but he created two incredible concept albums about two gems of the Midwest, Illinois and Michigan. His original intention was to make an album for each of the 50 states, but after hitting two of the most important ones, he …
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Non-Americans Share the American Customs They Find Absurd
As Americans, we love to think that we’re the center of the universe– that everything revolves around us, and that all of our traditions are normal. Of course, we’re not, and we can often be quickly humbled when we travel. Like in Italy when I tried to order an espresso to have with my meal …
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Clueless American Tourists Split Opinion After Driving Through Pedestrianized German Plaza
If the social media outrages of this past summer have taught us anything, it is that it’s rarely a good sign to see the words ‘American’, ‘European’, and ‘vacation’ in the same sentence. Nonetheless, many people that hail from the land of the free seem to love nothing more than an extended vacation in Western …
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Midwesterners Debate Which States Count As ‘The Midwest’
The Midwest is one of the most populous regions of The United States. Even though a lot of costal elites love to make fun of the middle of the country, there are some states without a pot to p*ss in who desperately want to be a part of the Midwest, even though they clearly aren’t. …
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46 Memes That the European Mind Cannot Comprehend
Americans think that we’re on top of the world. We’re patriots, we’re loud, and we can fry up just about anything and call it ‘food’. Although we may be scoffed at by the rest of the world for our impolite nature, rowdy behavior, and general red-white-and-blueness, we’ve got some special things going on over here …
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Well-Traveled Americans Reveal Classic Americanisms That Don’t Jibe Well Outside the 50 States
American tourists can be spotted from a mile away. We’re loud, we’re carrying 1gal water bottles, and we reek of Costco memberships. Perhaps our uncouth nature is what startles locals, but with the promise of tips for every server, American tourists are tolerated in other countries (barely). However, folks from other countries think that we’re …
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World Foodies Despair Over American «Food Hack» of Putting Butter on Sandwiches
While the cuisine of the USA has its positive aspects, it certainly isn’t to everyone’s taste. In comparison to other countries, it has a laser focus on ultra processed mega portions can come across as overwhelming. The most resounding stereotype about American food is that it’s unapologetically calorific. If Americans eat like they’ve got free …
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