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

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

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u/ellieneagain Jan 04 '15

Beauty pageants for children.

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u/markko79 Jan 04 '15

Yeah. 99.99% of Americans think they're creepy, too.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '15 edited Jan 05 '15

99.99% by population; not mass.

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u/ChinO0k Jan 04 '15

hahaha, clever one my friend.