Did someone say, "German Dentists"?
Posted on 04/19/2015 8:29:54 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
One of the most exciting things about traveling to or living in a foreign land is learning a new culture, especially if the culture is vastly different from your own. Those who have visited or lived in the United States have reported being shocked and overwhelmed by a number of the country’s customs and practices. Here are the top fifteen things foreigners are surprised by in America. 1. The Use of Credit Cards
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My Norwegian wife lived in the US before we moved back to Norway. She said the things that surprised her most was how big everything was in the US. Big stores, cars, houses, landscapes and that everything was 24/7.
I have prayed that same prayer in regards to this country
I know a few Brit immigrants; they love the food and restaurants here. They also loved our healthcare, but say it’s quickly turning into the NHS which they hate.
An Austrian friend marveled at our dentists. He hated the Austrian dentists.He would go into Germany for dental work which apparently was better than Austrian dentists but he loved the dentists here.
I was worried more about the stone hedgerows. But Irish drivers were pretty good.
I’m intrigued by your tagline. Details please
My wife grew up in England, and she much prefers the health care here in the states. She was conversing with one of her sisters who still lives in Britain today, and her sister's husband has to wait 8-12 weeks just to see a doctor about a hernia.
Yeah, it’s too bad her husband had to wait so long. I hope he’s okay!!
And how would they know that? (South Carolina) :)
At least I can claim I took a vacation or road trip just getting the mail... Now that’s truly snail mail..
Been in a mostly urban suburban setting most of my life..
Once lived in a rented house on a farm once.
The only true God. To him be glory and honor forever, amen.
Plus, English is the international language of commerce. I used to work for a global company based in Switzerland. Any international meetings, no matter where they took place were conducted in English. We don’t really need to learn another language.
Did someone say, "German Dentists"?
Amen and Amen
God will give us a swan song.
A great response to a comment on privilege is “Thou shalt not covet...” Envy and avarice are sins.
Probably. My memory is a little fuzzy. :)
ROTFLOL!!!
“...People whose exposure to America is via pop culture never see America’s understated genius...”
And that is a darned shame. All that they are missing; all that they are stubbornly ignorant of. If only they would put down the crack-pipe of pop-culture.
Here’s something that you don’t want to spend a lot of time thinking about — Guess what candidates we will have to choose from as our political leaders in a generation or so?
a childhood friend emigrated to England and complained about the US at a drop of a hat.
I notice she got all her dental work and eye care, she has glaucoma here in the states.
Nothing like a lying leftist.
Thanks, when I saw that it took 15 pages to see the “list”, I left the site.
Sounds like a typical leftist. I bet she whined the whole time about how things were so much better in England!!
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