In many couples, families or even groups, instead of using names, people often call each other different nicknames: baby doll, fish, or something more rare and funny. Not without this in the United States, writes FluentU. Often people use affectionate ...
Everyone loves to travel and learn something new, compare cultures. Also, everyone loves to find out how their homeland differs from other countries. The author of the blog “Yury Malykh | traveler "on" Yandex.Zen "decided to find out what the Americans lack, what they saw in ...
Once my husband and I met in the store his friend, whom he had not seen for five years. And the first thing he told him about his life was the number of hours worked last week. We never found out whether he got married or ...
The US-Mexico border crossing at Lukeville, Arizona has been closed since December 4. Border Patrol (CBP) officers have been diverted to combating the thousands of migrants who have entered the area illegally. This influx occurred because some of them destroyed part of the border wall to...
Every country has its own stereotypes - both good and bad. As residents of one of the largest countries in the world, Americans can boast of a whole series of myths and misconceptions that exist about them in other parts of the world. Some people think that the residents...
The difference in mentality that exists between different cultures often makes understanding between people difficult. However, there are cases when such differences lead not only to everyday troubles and disappointments, but even to problems with the law. Presumption of voluntariness For example, in the United States there is...
Imagine that every time you make a phone call, someone is listening and recording your conversation. It also tracks who, when, where and for how long you talk. How the secret phone spying program works and how to avoid it, explained...
The US State Department has declared a danger to Americans around the world. The corresponding message appeared on the official website of the department on October 19. “Due to increasing tensions in various parts of the world, the possibility of terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against US citizens and interests...
The US government is offering evacuation flights to American citizens wishing to leave Israel as the war between Israel and the Gaza Strip-based militant terrorist group Hamas continues and the death toll of Americans rises. Forbes writes about this. As stated at a press briefing by the official...
When you live in the USA, these things seem quite ordinary to you, but they literally shock foreigners. Why do Americans bend their fingers back, why don't they pay taxes, why do they build toilets like this, and who really came up with the fries? Today I…