Humans are curious creatures, and honestly, that’s not a bad thing. We ask questions all the time—some are genuinely thoughtful, some are wonderfully random, and then there are those that make you pause for a second and think, “Wait… you’re actually serious?”
That’s exactly what happened when someone online asked Europeans on Threads, “What’s the craziest question someone in the US has asked you?” The responses did not disappoint. From people being asked whether they have TV or internet to someone wondering if they’ve ever seen eggs before, some of these questions are so unexpected that you can’t help but laugh. Keep scrolling, Pandas, and see which ones left people completely speechless.
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#61
At an US university, opened a class about "Portuguese arquitecture and gastronomy". Thet had to change the name to "Portuguese arquitecture and food" because nobody knew what gastronomy meant.
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#62
My Lebanese friend who grew up in Ghana & now lives in London was in Florida. She was asked
“Oh you are from Africa? Do they wear clothes there?”
Did she think people go naked to the airport where they are handed a boarding pass and some clothes for the flight?
“Oh you are from Africa? Do they wear clothes there?”
Did she think people go naked to the airport where they are handed a boarding pass and some clothes for the flight?
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#63
Just the American dude who asked my name, Icelandic ID number and threatened to report me to the Icelandic government because he was a very important person who had very important meetings. He was screaming and threatening me because...
....his tour was moved an hour later and he was going to allegedly miss his very important business meetings.
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#64
I was on a walking tour in Dublin with a colleague who runs them - I live in Galway…the group was all-American barring ourselves. We hit the crosswalk button and waited. It finally turned green and started beeping…
The Yank (to my colleague): What is that beeping?
My colleague: That’s for the blind…
The Yank: Oh my god…I didn’t know they let the blind drive in Ireland…
I have a million of them…
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2points