Either I can start with, “I had an amazing stay in the USA and blaah
blaah blaah”; or I can just come straight to the point: “What I found the most
surprising things about America”.
Let me chose the later and split the entire article in 3 parts, just
for your sake. :)
So, here I start.
Unlike in India:
·
Everyone
is measured worth irrespective of their job profile. In no manner, people are judged
on their income or work.
·
Mostly
Indians are either doctors, researchers or techies.
·
Drying
clothes outside is a big NO, instead the drier heats them up. Strange!
·
Pin
drop silence around. At home, you can either hear ticking clocks or your own
food chewing sound.
·
No
one cuddles other’s babies or kids, just allowed to “Awwwww” them. That’s it.
·
22-24
is the average age of getting married here, Yes! Marriage.
·
A new
born baby doesn’t need to have a father’s name. A woman can raise a child
without getting married.
·
US
flags are displayed everywhere: Rooftops of houses, Schools, Parks and even on
Bikinis.
·
Anyone
can marry anyone, Yes! regardless of religion, skin color, ethnicity or race.
·
Chivalrous
men, respect women a lot.
·
Gay
community is as equal as non-gay.
·
Girls
can wear anything they like, anything.
·
Drinking
or holding hard drink bottle on road is offensive.
·
Obsessed
with coffee: you will see a long drive-thru que in almost all coffee shops in
the morning.
·
Even
if you work only a day for an employer, you will be paid at the end of the
month.
·
Affordable
coffee and other fast foods. Like, a tall Mocha in Starbucks costs only $3 and
a basic Chick-fil-A combo meal is for $4 along with free soda refills.
·
People
either freeze their meals for the entire week or make some dish in Oven. That’s
why Indian houses always smell curry.
·
Salad
as lunch meal: this is the reason I have learned eating raw veggies and leaves,
which has become one of my favs now.
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· Private
neighborhood, no neighbor door is scrutinizing you.
·
Houses
made of bricks are expensive.
·
You
will find pets in almost every house around. Americans are a big pet lover and
are not limited only to dogs and cats but also chameleon, mice, ferrets etc.
 |
·
No assigned
seats in a cinema hall, seating arrangements is based on the first-come-first-serve.
·
No
price labels on the products.
To be continued...
