paddirn@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird?English
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6 days agoI grew up in a home where we just never thought about wearing, or not wearing, shoes in the house. Like, we obviously didn’t track mud all over the place if our shoes were that dirty, but if we were wearing our shoes inside, nobody said anything or cared, it was just whatever. Married a Kenyan who put her foot down and was like, “Are you crazy?” It’s apparently a big thing elsewhere in the world. In Kenya alot of roads aren’t paved, things get dusty, and it’s just common sense that you don’t walk all over the house with dirty shoes, so I get it from that perspective.
Right before everything went to shit, I had went to Costco and accidentally bought an extra case of toilet paper, not realizing I still had some at home. I wasn’t too pissed since it wasn’t going to expire or anything, but it turned out to be one of the best accidental purchases I’ve ever made.