From mayo on fries to metric system mysteries, these everyday things from around the world leave Americans scratching their heads and questioning everything they thought was normal.
“Raisins in the potato salad, at least to some.”
“There was a guy on TikTok visiting from the UK and they went to a Mexican restaurant and poured the salsa over the chips in the basket. That did me in.”
“I watched a guy from NJ roll a NY style pizza from tip to crust and eat it like a burrito. I saw a NY guy watch that, and I saw his soul leave his body that day.”
“Ketchup and mustard belong on hot dogs. It’s the norm in the south. Fight me.”
“Ketchup on Pizza, I saw this in Mexico & was floorredddd.”
“Putting the knife covered in peanut butter in the jar of jelly or jam.”
“Apparently it’s common in the UK to drink instant coffee. The way they feel about heating up water for tea in a microwave is the way I feel about their instant coffee.”
“Cooking a steak well done.”
“In some BBQ places, using a fork and knife to eat ribs.”
“America has a lot of different regional foods, but as an east coast guy, a cheesesteak is a really simple “dish” composed of shredded up steak with melted cheese on a hoagie roll. It’s so simple I did not think it could be f****d up.Then I traveled some. Wow, I was f*****g wrong. I have seen a cheesesteak made in every wrong combination it possibly could be, but the worst was ordering a “Philadelphia Cheese Steak” on a cruise ship and getting an actual steak with a slice of cheese melted onto it. I was completely flabbergasted.”
“Breaking spaghetti in front of italian-americans.”
“Squashing all the juice out of the steak with the turner while it’s on the grill.”
“Ketchup on your prime rib!”
“Eating chicken wings (the quintessential American party food), but leaving a bunch of meat between the two bones of those flat pieces as you discard the bones.”
“I once watched in horror as my bothers trailer park GF put ketchup on top of a $50 Filet Mignon. When she asked the waiter for ketchup he looked concerned.”
“Warm soda no ice.”
“Man, judging by these comments many Americans would be furious that I eat chips out of a bag with a spoon…”
“Eating a hot dog in a bun from the side instead of the end.”
“Eating a slice of greasy fast food pizza with a knife and fork.”
“Pouring milk before the cereal.”
“Mixing bourbon of decent quality with soda.”
“Eating a burger with a fork and a knife. Especially a fast food burger.”
“Taking a bite out of a KitKat bar instead of breaking into pieces.”
“Beer with ice.”
“Microwaving a steak and calling it ‘well done.’.”
“Whatever those S’mores were on Great British Bake-Off.
And: ketchup on a hot dog in Chicago.”
“No ice in room temp water at a restaurant.”
“Lo-fat cheese cheese curds.”
“Italians cutting pizza with scissors.”
“Calling a bacon egg and cheese an egg bacon and cheese.”