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[AskEurope] Fellow Europeans, what is the aspect of USA lifestyle that surprises you the most? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to c/europe@feddit.de

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First of all, let's try to avoid American-bashing, and stay respectful to everyone.

I'll start: for me it's the tipping culture. Especially nowadays, with the recent post on !mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world with the 40% tip, it just seems so weird to me to have to pay extra just so that menu prices can stay low.

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[–] RealJoL@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm glad that one didn't stick too much. Covid and all that stuff I still see a lot, but decrying 15 minute cities as a bad thing is really too much mental acrobatics.

[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

It's straight up propaganda and ignorance. They think 15 minute cities are gonna be some sort of commie block that you're not gonna be allowed to leave unless it's under surveillance. Nevermind that it's actually a design choice so you have all the necessities at a more convenient reach if you choose to use them but other than that you can still go wherever you want.