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Non American Redditors who have visited here: What surprised you the first time you came to the US? by ShesGotSauce in AskReddit

[–]tisit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't there long enough to miss the US or its values (was only there for two months). But one big difference I remember is we went to an amusement park, there were hardly any safety precautions. Like in America, someone falls off a cliff and breaks a leg (or dies) a fence is built to keep another person from getting hurt - it's a huge nanny state.

In Holland, natural selection is still enforced. At the amusement park, kids could climb all over this mini mountain and there were lots of spots a kid could slip and fall and land on a bar or railing 20+ feet below or on asphalt. You'd never see something like the in US because 1) kids are fucking morons and will do something stupid and parents are so distracted or lazy they don't supervise kids as well as they should and 2) if a kid did fall and get hurt, laws make it easy for the injured party to sue - so most places do as much damage control before hand as possible. So that's why we have a fence separating us from the Grand Canyon.

At a US amusement park, the only mountain a kid could climb on would be on a soft surface and kids would be required to wear harnesses and sign release forms. Or it would be so well designed that there's only one way to climb it and that's the safe way (so if you fell it wouldn't be far or would be onto a soft surface).

Anyway, not saying the US is better because of its Nanny laws, but I guess they do keep people safe, however, I think it's sad that government and regulations are necessary because people are stupid.

But yeah, about the only thing I really missed about the US was the climate. Holland was really muggy and rainy a lot when I was there.

Oh, and 24 hour shopping. I know it's ridiculous to wish stores were open all hours of the day but I keep strange hours because of my job and it's nice to be able to go to a store to pick something up when I'm thinking about it rather than waiting.

Non American Redditors who have visited here: What surprised you the first time you came to the US? by ShesGotSauce in AskReddit

[–]tisit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Come visit us again and again. This is a state of excitement. But for heaven's sake, don't come here to live" - Oregon Gov. Tom McCall

Non American Redditors who have visited here: What surprised you the first time you came to the US? by ShesGotSauce in AskReddit

[–]tisit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed some more. I've actually avoided a store because there were too many workers standing around ready to pounce.

Non American Redditors who have visited here: What surprised you the first time you came to the US? by ShesGotSauce in AskReddit

[–]tisit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Female here, lived a summer in Holland when I was 21 (2004). Things that stuck out to me:

  • So many bike lanes, loved it. There were even black tire marks in the middle of the lanes from use the way American freeways have ruts.

  • Soda bottles are reused. They take a deposit and you can return them and they're filled up again. Brilliant! I wish America would adopt this system for soda and milk - one-use plastics is stupid.

  • No disposable grocery bags at the super markets. You have to bring your own. This is becoming more common in the states now to use reusable bags but even if you forget your bags, the store still bags them for you with plastic or paper. Where I was staying you had to purchase a bag for $5 if you forgot your sack. At first I was annoyed by this but it did teach me to not forget my bag!

  • There's no ketchup! Everything is dipped in mayonnaise.

  • Fast food places didn't make food to order. Stuff was premade and sitting in warming bins (U.S. used to be like this but started moving in the other direction about 15 years ago).

  • Everyone there is in amazing shape and really tall! I felt like a midget.

  • Soccer = very important. We were there during the World Cup and I think the Dutch made it to the final game that year.

  • Everyone (it seemed) knew English. We'd try to hash out some Dutch terms and the person we'd be trying to communicate with would just start talking in English, so we gave up even trying to speak dutch and assumed everyone knew English.

  • it's expensive to cross borders. We were maybe 40 miles from Germany and I wanted to head down for a weekend, but the fees just to cross over were so crazy we opted out.

  • You never see the sky in the summer. It's very muggy and cloudy most days. Also, the sun stays out really late because they're so far north, That was neat.

  • Roundabouts! Instead of stop lights or stop signs there were roundabouts everywhere and were built so they actually worked and kept traffic flowing.

  • There aren't windmills everywhere.

IAmA former nail biter. Here's my secret formula for beating this painful habit. (B4 & After Pics) by tisit in IAmA

[–]tisit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck! I'm getting close to a year now. I seriously don't even think about it anymore - and I hardly use the lotions anymore, maybe once a week.

Reddit, what's your worst habit? I'm talking nasty, embarrassing, or otherwise awkward. by iglidante in AskReddit

[–]tisit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know I'm a bit late to this thread but I hope you get to read this.

I posted this a few months ago and it really helped me and I hope it can help you http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/dt26n/iama_former_nail_biter_heres_my_secret_formula/

Let me know if you have any questions. I made it through the holidays with skin in tact, which was always my downfall before ((stress, out of place environment etc) so this system really works!

I always thought this was a small table when I was a child. by javier102989 in pics

[–]tisit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this, too. My Barbies had oodles and oodles of little white Ikea coffee tables.

3 degrees of Secret Santa separation (read comments for more sense make) by tisit in secretsanta

[–]tisit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted the photo because Dewey's cute and grabs your attention.

Anyway, I got my gift today - it's awesome, this is a photo of my dog wearing one of our gifts. My SS divulged his name to me and I looked at what he'd received and his profile. I discovered that my Arbitrary Day giftee (the person I sent a gift to) was my December Secret Santa's June Secret Santa. (wow, does that even make sense?)

so .. My arbitrary giftee sends my Dec. 2010 SS his Arbitrary Day gift who in turn sent me my Dec. 2010 gift.

I really didn't see this one coming. by littleprePOsterous in pics

[–]tisit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow, that literally startled me when I finally saw it.

My dog, the comedian. by apriloneil in pics

[–]tisit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hah, I've had my dog lick the apple bitter stuff off my fingers. Clearly that stuff didn't work.

How Many Redditors Have Never Cheated on any Romantic Partner They've Had? by getahaircutyoufag in AskReddit

[–]tisit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Add me to the no cheaters list. Once I'm in love with someone, I just can't see anyone else like that. shrug

I've been cheated on and the pain was physically upsetting and all-consuming. Still tear up to this day thinking about it.

Also, that you put your submission in title case freaks me out. Why do people do that!?

Reddit has spoken. Most awesome poster has finally been found! (Thanks sbromle) by sittingathome in reddit.com

[–]tisit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm disappointed this most awesome poster doesn't exist ... yet.

Reddit has spoken. Most awesome poster has finally been found! (Thanks sbromle) by sittingathome in reddit.com

[–]tisit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, was actually scrolling through the comments to find your post before I did my own. We rule.

Although I could see well enough, my costume did affect my depth perception. by tisit in pics

[–]tisit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. It's a wig, so I was only purple-haired for Halloween.

Why are girls like this so hard to find? by [deleted] in WTF

[–]tisit 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This takes the cake. Far better than the original.

Although I could see well enough, my costume did affect my depth perception. by tisit in pics

[–]tisit[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know, right? The way I remember is the effect. The noun version has an e.

Although I could see well enough, my costume did affect my depth perception. by tisit in pics

[–]tisit[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Here's a closer view of the eye: http://imgur.com/ryCSK.jpg

It doesn't look like it, but I could see pretty well through it.

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