30 Hilarious Ways People Around The World Clock An American Instantly

I said 'y’all' when I went to Europe. Immediately outed myself.

If the U on their keyboard is dusty.

Small talk. I'm not much of a small talk person even as an American, but I tried to be polite and chat with a cashier at a market, and he looked baffled and didn't really know how to reply. Americans will chat with anybody and everybody, especially if you're from the South.

Ranch.

kelliwk:

I stopped at at a steakhouse in Frankfurt, and a salad came with my meal. They asked if we wanted Italian or American dressing. American was ranch.
And yesterday I learned that Cool Ranch Doritos are called 'Cool American Doritos' in certain parts of Europe, and you bet your a*s I’m taking a selfie with a bag when I go."

Talking to strangers in public. After living in Germany for two months I was horrified when a stranger on the bus commented on my shoes.

HeeseungsAce:

Yup! Went to Florida, and when I went shopping I was wearing a skirt, and a girl maybe a few years older than I was commented on how she loved my skirt. Would NEVER have happened in Denmark, that’s for sure.

Covering things with assorted cheeses of the liquid persuasion.

I'm an American that works for an international company. Europeans are often amused by how we describe distances. Instead of saying, "we're x number of miles from that city ", we'll say, "we're two hours away" , or "that's a four hour drive". They're also universally blown away once they realize how big the US is.

I am an American and was at a restaurant in France. They brought me warm soda in a glass. When I asked them for ice, they brought a tiny bowl of ice with a little set of silver tongs and put two ice cubes the size of sugar cubes into my glass, which melted immediately, lol.

aspidities_87:

Are you me? This was my exact experience. We stopped at a little café in Marseilles, and it was sweaty and hot, so I wanted a lemonade and asked for ice. They did this little song and dance with the bucket and popped a single cube into my drink. I watched it melt in two seconds and just quietly said, ‘Merci.'

Gleaming white teeth, using the words restroom, sneakers and soda.

When they talk about the 2 kinds of political ideologies.

They either carry huge backpacks for a 1 day trip into the jungle or carry nothing and walk in barefooted.

dark_blue_7:

Bruh, I've seen people carry huge backpacks just to the office and back. I don't understand the phenomenon, but you're right.