For the worldly American, the summer Eurotrip is practically a rite of passage. While much connects the US and Europe, the two entities are different enough that American travelers often experience culture shock when they visit different European countries for the first time. One person on Reddit asked American travelers to share what struck them the most when they visited and got a ton of great responses.
The two continents’ histories, both separate and intertwined, make for an interesting opportunitY to compare and contrast how they’ve found different solutions to similar problems. While some of the comments shared were lighthearted and fun, others pointed to interesting differences in perspective.
#22
Functional transit, carrying a beer outside at night, and post dinner coffee is super common
97points
#23
Going for a stroll in somewhere like Northumberland you can pass buildings castles and hill forts covering over three thousand years.
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96points
#25
Thinking 100 miles is a long distance. I talked a brit once who said they hadn't seen their parents in two years because its a far trip... it was 2 hours away....
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90points
#27
Men wearing speedos at the beach or in a pool. The ones you do see in the US are usually Europeans on vacation
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86points
#31
Flying into Florida and thinking you can drive to Los Angeles, NYC, and Chicago easily.
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60points
#32
Titles - Lord Humpty Dump or Countess Beaverhousen who are just related, distantly, to some ancestor who did some favor for a king somewhere.
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56points
