If you grew up watching American movies, you probably have a certain image of the United States—a land where dreams come true, everyone’s chasing success, and patriotism runs deep. But hey, there’s so much more to the US than what Hollywood shows us!
Today, we’ve put together a collection of intriguing and surprising things about life in America that might catch you off guard, leave you questioning some stereotypes, or make you realize that life in the U.S. isn’t always as glamorous as it seems in the movies. So, Pandas, let’s dive into the real deal!
#1 “We Don’t Know Your Address”
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#2 A Normal Education In America
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#3 This Is America
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#4 The Guy On The Left Has Had A Slew Of Signs Like This
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#5 Cool
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#6 Florida Teacher Here. This Is Our School’s “Library” Now
Florida passed a law that said no books can be displayed in a school until they’ve been reviewed and approved by an appointed team. If a teacher shows a book that has not been approved, they could be charged with a felony.
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#7 Alabama Banned Abortions
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#8 “Not Medically Necessary”
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#9 United States Of Convenience
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#10 Only In America Would A Restaurant Display On The Wall That They Don’t Pay Their Staff Enough To Live On
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#11 America’s Response To The COVID-19 Global Pandemic All Boiled Down To One Picture
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#12 I Had To Pay $39.35 To Hold My Baby After He Was Born
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#13 Bulletproof Backpack Inserts
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#14 America: A Nation Of Many Layers
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#15 A Gun Store And A Daycare Center Sharing The Same Building. God Bless America
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#16 The Bill For My Liver Transplant – Welcome To The USA
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#17 Not Sure If This Belongs Here But In My Opinion, This Is The Real Problem With America
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#18 America In 4 Words
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#19 On Hold With Covered California For Over 11 Hours Because They Canceled Our Health Insurance
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#20 It Finally Happened. I Was Prompted To Tip At The Airport Self-Checkout Station
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#21 A Final Warning To Protestors In The Mall Of America
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#22 Just Got My $39k Hospital Bill For Having A Stroke At 34
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#23 Paid Leave By Country
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#24 Does Anyone Else Hate That We’ve Normalized Not Putting Back Your Cart? I Just Find It Lazy (In The US)
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#25 Only In America
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#26 I Was Forced To Throw Away Bags Of Bread While At Work. There Is A Homeless Shelter Two Miles From Where I Work. All Of This Food Wasted
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#27 This Bill Is Crazy
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#28 $12,000 Worth Of Cancer Pills
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#29 Meanwhile, In California
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#30 Screw You, USA Today
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#31 I Have An Autoimmune Disorder. This Is The Amount Of Bills I Received For A Single Diagnostic Test Due To Insurers Negligence And A Clerical Error. US Healthcare: Do Better
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#32 What My School Gave Its Teachers For Teacher Appreciation Week. Seven Starburst And A Square Foot Of Bubble Wrap. Score
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#33 Is It Like That Right Now In America?
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#34 Drove To An Urgent Care To Have My Throat Looked At, Got To An Exam Room, And Learned They Were Only Doing Telehealth Visits When They Wheeled This In
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#35 What’s The Point Of Putting A Paper Lid If There’s Plastic Under It?
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#36 Got Charged 9k For A Doctor To Tell Me It Was Just Period Cramps, And After Going To Another Doctor It Was A Ruptured Ovarian Cyst
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#37 This Classy Individual Climbed On Our Porch To Steal Our Flag Today. Then Promptly Threw It Into A Mud Puddle
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#38 Classic America
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#39 Can We Ban This From Our Beaches
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#40 This Year, Give Your Special Someone The Gift Of Accessing The American Healthcare System
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#41 First Child Support Payment In Three Years. I Asked My Ex Why He Paid Only Fifty Cents, And He Showed Me The Receipt Where He Paid $300. The State Of Michigan Kept $299.50 In Fees
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#42 Only In America
The sticker says: “Do not tailgate me. Antisocial gun-toting sociopath behind the wheel. Please just go around”.
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#43 Alabama, Ladies And Gentlemen
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#44 Bathroom Passes. Each Circle Represents One Pass. We Get One Of These Papers Per Semester. To Get More, We Have To Arrange An Appointment With The Administration
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#45 My School Bag Check Line
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#46 Came For Boxer Briefs. Everything Is Locked Up. I Had To Track Someone Down Just To Get These Unlocked
I pointed at a 10-pack and said “The 10-pack in medium” and they grabbed a 6-pack… Of course, I didn’t check (which adds to my mild infuriation) just because I thought they saw and heard. They were both the same price so it only made sense. Didn’t realize until I got home. Thought it was fine cause I had to get tums, to find the same thing… And find another associate. Finding someone took about 5 minutes. The funny thing is they just hand it over right after and let you take it to the front.
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#47 Lady Goes To Self-Checkout, Makes The Attendant Unload Her Cart, Scan, And Bag Each Item
Note that she had way more items than you should for self-checkout, and a recommendation was made by the employee that she consider going to the standard checkout, which had nobody in line, and she refused.
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#48 My Local Grocery Chain Sells Individually Shrink-Wrapped Potatoes At $1.29 A Piece
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#49 Never Forget… To Buy Things
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#50 Anti-Theft Gates On Laundry Stuff And Chocolate
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