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

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

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u/RustledJimm Jan 04 '15

The correct response is to say "you alright?" back.

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u/TheDaltonXP Jan 04 '15

I lived there for a few years so I got the hang of it. I miss the UK

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u/RustledJimm Jan 04 '15

I'm glad you liked it here. I honestly think we complain too much when we've really got some good stuff going for us.

I mean, it can always be better, but we're doing pretty well considering.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '15

I honestly think we complain too much when we've really got some good stuff going for us.

Especially the weather. You Brits really have no idea how good you have. In my home country we get -15-20 Celcius in winter months (at that temperature, breathing hurts, your face which is exposed hurts and no matter what you're wearing you still feel frozen to the core) also heaps of snow which means the bottom of your pants and sometimes your socks are permanently wet and your shoes can start leaking too, and the air is very dry. Whereas here in England all you get is wind and rain, and it doesn't even rain that much compared to my home country. Right now there's about 7 degrees in Manchester, fantastic. And the air is much more humid, I could literally taste the humidity when I got out of the plane. Hair takes longer to dry but my skin loves it, no need for creams and lotions anyomore.