Reddit users reveal things that are socially acceptable in the US but nowhere else



— gilho Unnecessarily long election campaigns. Like here is Canada we think our 78 day campaigns are long while you guys have like 595 day campaigns.

— gilho Unnecessarily long election campaigns. Like here is Canada we think our 78 day campaigns are long while you guys have like 595 day campaigns. Photo: Andrew Harnik, Associated Press Photo: Andrew Harnik, Associated Press Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Reddit users reveal things that are socially acceptable in the US but nowhere else 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

America is a unique place for many wonderful reasons. But we've also got a lot of quirks. And because we're so isolated from the rest of the world, we often don't notice our own eccentricities.

Luckily, the internet's always here to put us in our place. A recent AskReddit thread queried users to identify something that Americans find normal here that foreigners shake their heads at. The answers were varied (our portion sizes were an easy target) but most were thoughtfully insightful.

To read about Reddit users' funniest thoughts on American customs we take for granted, check out the gallery above.