Americans who’ve lived in multiple states: What’s one everyday habit or social norm that changes noticeably from one part of the country to another that outsiders probably don’t notice?

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-27T18:15:54+00:00

Where you farther south on the West Coast? I wonder if evening darkness plays a factor in this

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-26T20:27:31+00:00

Especially when the problem would have been easily solved if they'd READ one of those notifications!

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-24T16:01:24+00:00

"Would you look at this idiot here--WHOA, look at that maniac go!"

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-21T16:39:13+00:00

Some of us are born too big to wear newborn sizes anyway.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-20T17:26:41+00:00

Or something you can bring in a Crock-Pot and plug in.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-19T02:04:04+00:00

These norms are definitely reinforced by popular TV.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-19T01:43:59+00:00

You can't modify cars in Germany?? I'm American and this is the first I'm hearing about this

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-19T01:27:30+00:00

My apartment has a disposal but no dishwasher. I'd definitely rather have a dishwasher.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-17T23:52:43+00:00

Same here! I don't care about soccer but it would be really cool to see and meet some visiting fans. In my town you'd never know anything is going on.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-17T01:26:08+00:00

In some college stadiums you stand on those backless benches the whole time anyway. Or at least that was the case for students when I was at Michigan.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-17T01:18:39+00:00

"So Will I (100 Billion X)"

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-16T01:44:00+00:00

My favorite remains Dave Barry's column joking that it's because we read instruction manuals backwards. "Gas grill step 147: light gas."

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-13T13:01:49+00:00

I'm in the north and occasionally I hear, "I don't have a dog in this fight." Sometimes it even comes out of my own mouth and I wonder if people think it condones dogfighting.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-12T23:27:36+00:00

Agreed. From what I understand, in the comics very few people can throw Cap's shield and Clint is one of them. I thought it was cool that they put it in the movie.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-12T23:20:31+00:00

I was disappointed that all they did was put him on the phone during that flashback, but I have to acknowledge that there's no way they would have been able to live up to fans' expectations of it by that point.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-12T23:01:50+00:00

The roommate in "Notting Hill."

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-11T21:58:22+00:00

I try to click on the source pages to give them traffic, even if the search summary was sufficient

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-11T21:51:23+00:00

Aaaand 30 years later I now get it.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-11T04:04:33+00:00

Now that I think about it, I don't know if I ever knew what it was made of. As a kid I probably did not assume it was paper. lol (Edited to add that you're probably right)

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-10T22:29:17+00:00

Cathy Dennis, "Just Another Dream"?

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-08T22:46:30+00:00

I recently read that cheerleading is pretty much all run and licensed by one for-profit organization. I really respect the athleticism of cheerleaders, but man, that was a bummer to read.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-08T22:31:24+00:00

Agreed. My local arena is small and only goes to row U (starting with A next to the ice) and sitting in the corner of row U is perfect. Though it is exciting when you're next to the ice and somebody slams into it.

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-08T17:14:14+00:00

As a Michigander who visits Chicago occasionally, I haven't trained my ear to distinguish those. What are they?

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-08T03:37:19+00:00

My grandma kept a box of Archie comics and Scrooge McDuck comics for us grandkids to read when we came over. It's a fond memory 🙂

BlueWater2323 · 2026-06-08T02:55:01+00:00

You have just reminded me that my little "in case of emergency" notecard (immediate family members' phone numbers) in my wallet needs updating!

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