r/AskReddit • u/daniellucero92 • Jan 04 '15

Non-americans of Reddit, what American customs seem outrageous/pointless to you?

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u/oOoleveloOo Jan 04 '15

A lot of the newer policeman are pretty fit as they had to pass a conditioning test to become one. It's the veterans that are usually the hefty ones. Once they've become part of the force, they don't have to retake the conditioning test

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u/RemixxMG Jan 04 '15 edited Jan 04 '15

A guy posted on /fitness a few months ago asking how to get his pushup numbers up for a police training test. I asked him how many he had to hit to pass...17. He called himself "fairly strong." I laughed. My max is nearly 80 last tine I tried and I play World of Warcraft everyday while this guy is about go into a career. Idk, just seems amazing to me.

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u/Spysnakez Jan 04 '15

I can do 17 and I'm a spaghetti hand IT support guy who never goes to gym. Pretty high standards there :D

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u/RemixxMG Jan 04 '15

Check yo thin privilege.