1

"How high the water was in the toilet really weirded me out."

2

"I was awestruck when on my coast to coast roadtrip we first entered the plains of Texas. You could see for miles and miles in any direction. It felt like you could see tomorrow’s weather in the distance. Later I was even more awestruck at the sights of your country’s deserts and the canyons, including a grand one."

3

"How large the portions were in restaurants and fast food stores."

4

"Chocolate soft serve ice cream. I could not understand why we didn’t have that i Norway as it had to be the best invention i the history of mankind. I was 8 BTW."

5

"I was on a trip to LA a few years back. We went to see a movie, and holy sh#t there are so many types of soda. Where I’m from there’s 2 versions of a soda: sugar or no sugar.

These crazy motherf@#kers got cherry, vanilla, cinnamon, orange, pineapple, birch beer???, Cherry lemonade, grape, Banana, fruit punch, peach, Mango, cranberry, lemon lime with cucumber and the list just goes on."

6

"The tipping culture is insane. No, I don’t want to give you 20% when you literally just opened a beer bottle."

7

"When I first moved here I couldn’t believe how different things were state to state. Some states are more different from one another than neighboring European nations are."

8

"I went when I was 8. I was amazed that the McDonald’s had a kiddies play area with slides and tunnels. I just could not understand why we do not have them where I’m from in the UK."

9

"How most of the vehicle on the road is cars. In Vietnam, you’re awful rich if you got a car."

10

"I visited Orlando when I was about 12/13 – Disney world obviously

At that age I wasn’t well travelled, the first thing I remember is the heat and humidity as soon as the airport door opened."

11

"How open people were to start a conversation with a stranger(me). Where I’m from people are much more closed off. The restaurant food portions. One meal is equivalent to two or three meals for me The lack of proper public transport ( except in NY) The fact that a lot of people consider a 2 or 3 hour drive, a short drive."

12

"How square all the city grids and how straight the streets are, as someone who is from a city that has had a non-sensical unergonomic street layout for 1000+ years it gave me a headache."

13

"Everywhere so damn cold due to air conditioning!"

14

"The toilet doors always have a gap that’s large enough for people to be able to see me poo. Always made me nervous in public toilets. WHY?"

15

"I couldn’t believe how many flags there are everywhere! Is it mandatory or something?"

16

"The vibe, like this sounds weird but the vibe of America is just different and I really liked it."

17

"As an American who hosted numerous exchange students as a kid, the first thing that amazed them all- across the board- was the size of and selection within our grocery stores. The size of things here in America- be they meal portions, interior spaces, or even our wide roadways with ample road easements aside them for sidewalks and recreation- is such a stark contrast to most of urban Europe’s tightly packed cities that it was always the first thing to leave them awestruck, regardless of their country of origin."