“I don’t understand why some countries grind to a complete halt when snow hits the ground. As if it were no different than lava filling the streets”

“F@#k, I just moved to Spain and I cannot understand how normal it is to just STARE so blatantly at people. Does anybody know????”

“As an American that lived in the UK for a few years, why the f**k do we get dumped on for not using the metric system? The UK uses so many different forms of measurement then sh#ts on us for not using one of the 500 they use.

I get our system isn’t perfect but at least it’s consistently used across the board here.”

“How come y’all got universal healthcare but u gotta pay to take a sh#t.”

“How most of you Europeans seem fluent in English but I can’t speak a lick of any other language even after taking 3 years of Spanish.”

“How popular smoking cigarettes is. Even with the recent boom in vaping and e-cigs in the US, I would still say that they’re not even close. Every outdoor cafe in Europe has at least half of their patrons smoking.

My buddy that lives over there says it’s just part of their social culture.”

“I was in N. Ireland and all the food places were closed by 9 PM… That’s when I get hungry!”

“How tf you live without garbage disposals?”

“I listen to a LOT of books. Whenever one is written by a British author, there’s always tea in the story – always.

I NEED to know what kind of tea this is. I mean, it’s not f*****g Lipton, I at least know that. But what kind of tea do you have in the mornings? Do you also like coffee? How much caffeine is in the tea you drink? Would it keep me alive?

See, I’d really like to try some morning tea, but it would need to be really super caffeinated. Or else I may die.”

“Why there are so many pickpockets (looking at you Paris subway and Spain especially)!”

“Lack of air conditioning.”

“This beans for breakfast thing. I think it’s mainly a British thing.”

“Is there actually nude beaches? Like we have them here, but not as much as I hear they have over in Europe.”

“How supportive they seem to be (from an outsider’s perspective) of broad government surveillance. “

“Your washing machines for your clothes are in the kitchen. That’s just odd.”

“No ice in soft drinks.”

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