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What annoys and delights our immigrants in the US

Video blogger Ilya Levyant has been studying in the States for several years. Young Samaritan made the top, in which he spoke about the good and bad qualities of the United States, as well as the fact that our immigrants cannot accept and understand, even having lived in America for several years.

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Five advantages of living in America
  • Attitude to sport

The first thing that I would like to say is related to sport. Who was in America, probably, noticed what an unreal number of courts, football and basketball courts, and so on. Even in cities such as New York, in which there is not too much free space, there is still a place for football fields. From my life example: literally in 2 minutes from the hostel there is an excellent football field with artificial turf, and I, as a football player, can not but rejoice.
And in fact, this approach to sport gives its results. It is not surprising that America performs so well at various Olympiads and other international sports competitions. I am especially pleased to observe such a serious attitude towards sport around me.

  • Cultural diversity

The next point that I would like to talk about and which I really really like here is the very large cultural diversity.

I live in New York, in one of the most international cities in the world. For example, on a pair in the morning ... You understand that a person from Italy is sitting to your left, a Spaniard to your right, an American in front, and you are a Russian from the city of Samara on the Volga. This can be observed in a huge variety of restaurants and cafes: it's hard not to find some kind of world cuisine here in New York.

It is truly impressive, and it’s impossible not to admire such cultural diversity.

  • Loan rates

Since I am studying to be a financier, I can’t help but talk about American advantages regarding money. I would like to say about loan and mortgage rates here in the USA. In Russia, everyone understands that the economic situation is not the easiest right now, but still, if you take the average loan rates in Russia, it will be from 13 to 20% per annum, depending on the bank.

In America, the situation is radically different: here the average mortgage rate on 30 years is about 4% per annum, so many Americans generally calm themselves at a young age take a loan on 30 years and then pay half their lives, while living in excellent luxury the house that bought this loan.

It is very pleasant to understand that the citizens of America have such a great opportunity.

  • Taxation

Taxation. As in many other countries, here most of the population has an employer who pays wages. So, at the end of each month, when the salary arrives, a certain percentage of the salary goes to tax. As you know, the tax here is progressive, that is, the more you earn, the more you pay. It turns out that in most cases this tax, which goes automatically from your salary, is a little more than you actually have to pay, since there are many tax breaks. For example, if you have a mortgage, your tax will be lower.

Therefore, in America there is such a thing as a tax refund. If you have friends in America, you will not let me lie that for every American there is a day when you receive a check from the American state for a certain amount, in other words tax refundThis is a great holiday. This is such an interesting and unambiguously positive nuance from American life that I wanted to share with you.

  • Human relationships

Many people know that in America people are all open, smiling, cheerful. Here you can step on a person’s foot, and he will apologize to you for standing there.

Many say that this is partly hypocrisy, and I disagree with these people. It is impossible for everyone to be equally open and constantly smile, but still, to be honest, after spending two full years here, I can say that it affects your mood in a positive way, because such small nuances add up to a good overall picture.

Five things that annoy

I study at the American University, I live in a hostel, but there are things that annoy me, enrage, I would even say. Just want to say that I like this country, I study here, I live here, everything suits me here. But like in any other place in the world, there are things that are annoying. Go!

  • Prices in stores

The first thing that really pisses is prices in stores that are written without taxes. You know, yes, in Russia you come to the store, it says 150 rubles, and you know that it will cost 150 rubles and at the box office.

In America this is not the case at all: the price is written at 15 dollars; you come to the checkout and end up paying $16,5. Why? Because VAT is not included in the price. It's really annoying. For some small purchases this is a trifle, but when it’s 100 dollars... and at the checkout it turns out to be 110.10 dollars - this is already a significant difference. You need to live here for a certain amount of time to eventually get used to the fact that taxes are not included in the prices.

  • Tip

The second thing, by the way, also applies to money. This is a tip. Many waiters live off tips because they have small salaries, and here giving a 10% tip is an insult to the waiter. They bring you a check, and it says that the tip is 15%, 20% or 25%, where 25% means that you are simply satisfied with the service!

If you think about it, 25% of the price is crazy money. Seriously, that's a lot. That is, you ate for 100 dollars, you need to give another 25 to say that you liked everything; or 15 dollars, which is still a lot if you didn't like it.

In general, this is really very annoying.

We had a story with friends: the four of us “ate” for 80 dollars. That is, about twenty per person, and they left a tip: they threw off something like that, everyone had small ones there, two bucks - in the end they put in 10 dollars. This is a little more than 10%.

The restaurant manager comes up to us and asks: “And what exactly didn’t you like, tell us about it.” And I have this idea right away: you leave 10% in Russia, that's enough! If the company has eaten on 4 000 rubles, 400 rubles tip is decent money. And here they come up to you and say: “What didn’t you like?”.

  • Measurement system

The third point is probably my biggest headache, and not only for me, for any person who comes to America. Everyone knows that in America there are miles, feet, inches, fahrenheit - Europeans, and indeed the whole world, do not understand this.

Considering that we now have all sorts of devices and all that, this is not such a big problem as before, but it still makes me angry: you wake up, ask a friend: “Listen, have you been on the street, how many degrees?”.

He says: "75 Fahrenheit." And you think: "I have no idea what this means."

By the way, many countries are asking America to finally switch to the metric system of calculation, and this could be done, but the problem is that then you would have to spend an insane amount of money to change road signs all over the country, as they are indicated in feet, and therefore Americans do not.

  • Screwed onto a wall shower

This point may really seem to you some kind of carbon monoxide, think that I am not serious, but for me this is really a problem place, it infuriates!

In America, almost everywhere - in all dorms, in many houses - the shower is attached to the wall.

Such a typical American thing. If in Russia we have a shower with a hose, it can be removed and individual parts of the body can be washed, but in America this is not the case. You have no idea how annoying this is.
That is, if you do not want to wet your head, just rinse - no! My whole body.

  • American food

Well, the last thing I would like to include on this list is American food.
I'll tell you honestly, I don't like the food culture in America. The portions here are large, the food is not very healthy. I can’t say that I’m a vegetarian or try to eat only healthy food, but still, eating here is not a thrill. If you want to eat healthy or buy healthy products, it will cost you more money.

For example, you order a salad in a restaurant, you think that salad is a dietary thing. Here they bring a huge bowl with fatty sauce, in mayonnaise or something else.

Hence the understanding of why there are so many fat Americans.

Five things I can't understand
  • Hypocrisy

I contact the Americans every day, and they, like any other nation, have their own characteristics: their disadvantages and their advantages. The first point that I would like to voice is the well-known fact that Americans are hypocritical.

To some extent, not bad when you walk down the street and see the person who is smiling at you. He does not need you to smile, he does not know you, but he will smile anyway, and this will elevate the mood. But as with all other things, there must be a measure in everything. Sometimes here people are “overdoing” with this. This is manifested in dating.

That is, you see how a person smiles at you today, and tomorrow already can say not the most pleasant things behind your back. Such is the well-known American feature, and we have to put up with it. But this is definitely a minus for me.

  • Super-liberalism

I hope you understand what I mean by this: these are all kinds of gay parades, the adoption of the law that it is possible to enter into same-sex marriages.

Not that I am homophobic, the main thing for me is that it does not touch me and my family, children of my future.
It just seems to me that here too much attention is paid to this topic. I think there are more important problems.

  • American independence from other people's opinions

I come across this all the time. Imagine the situation: you go to the university, and you see a man with blue hair. OK. You are a person, you express yourself as you like. But you need to know when to stop.

Constantly confronted with something similar. People in strange clothes. And in such, in which in our university would not even be allowed. People exaggerate their independence too much.

American girls

Let's talk about the most beautiful things on this planet. These are, of course, girls. America also has its own problems with this. The fact is that the girls here are too assertive and independent. For me, as a person from a more “traditional country,” this is a big American minus. You are used to perceiving a girl as a symbol of something so tender and calm. I want to admire her. And here... For example, you see three boys playing football. A lot of girls here are absolutely unfeminine.

Absolutely normal situation when sitting on a pair of girls in the shale. Not in the beach, and sports. Well, you know what I mean.

It is annoying. In Russia, it is accepted that the girl should be well-groomed. Maybe I'm too conservative. But I hope that you understand, for me it is also a minus.

  • Absolutely different understanding of friendship

In Russia, all your friends are your bros. They will come to the arrow for you, and so on. What I saw here was a surprise. I lived here for two full years, and I was well aware of this.

Perhaps this is also because in Russia you make friends since childhood, they grow with you. Perhaps here I have not yet known true friendship, but at the moment I can say one thing: for Americans, the word “friendship” does not mean so much as for a Russian person. This is my personal conclusion.

I would like the people you call friends to be a little more open, come to help in some situation: not that I need this help, just to realize that there are people behind your back who are ready to help.

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