Non-Americans Are Sharing American Things They Wish Were Common Where They Live

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Now, Americans are usually the subject of posts about all the things we do that are weird to non-Americans.

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But, earlier today, Reddit user Jimlobster asked the AskReddit community members a refreshing question: "Non-Americans of Reddit, what is popular in the US that you wish was more popular where you live?"

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The thread went viral, with thousands of replies. Here are some of the top-voted and best comments:

1."I forget what it's called, but the blender inside the kitchen sink [garbage disposal] that makes your food waste into a smoothie instead of you having to fish it out in clumps with your hands."

—u/royalewithcheesecake

2."Going to the bathroom in a public space without having to pay money."

—Leharen

3."Breakfast foods available after 10:30 a.m."

—TomasNavarro

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4."Hole-in-the-wall restaurants/deli shops."

—What_a_wonderful_war

5."Mexican food and little grocery stores/deli shops on every corner. Some of the food they serve looks legit."

—CreepingDuckV2

6."Proper good Buffalo sauce. Any restaurant in Australia that offers Buffalo sauce is homemade and doesn't taste like Buffalo sauce, just a red/orange hot sauce."

—Dyslexibon

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7."Tailgating looks fun."

—Ekim6061

8."Peanut butter. I recently tried peanut butter and jelly and was blown away by how good it was. I was Squidward tasting Krabby Patties for the first time."

—LordPapoy

9."IMAX cinemas."

—Marathonracer

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10."A truly great and protective National Parks Service. I'm Australian and we have plenty of sacred and special areas of land, but they're slowly but surely being exploited by fossil fuel companies."

—u/Stratahoo

11."Unlimited coffee refills."

—stelx

12."Libraries."

—hala

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13."From the Netherlands here; the love for BBQ food/restaurants. We have a few, but def no pitmasters."

—Asturias369

14."Easy refunds. I just went to Italy and bought the wrong date for some museums and was told tough shit. Lost 45 euros..."

—TheASSMaster2021

15."Halloween. I'm in Australia and Halloween here is pathetic, it's spring so it's still bright out when everyone's trick-or-treating, and when it's finally dark everyone's done for the day."

"Barely anybody decorates their house and if they do it's really half-hearted. There's like one cool house per suburb. Also, zero people carve pumpkins and we don't really get Halloween themed lollies or food either. Wish I could experience an American Halloween."

—MeatboyMaximus

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16."Free water at restaurants."

—TraditionalTooth6549

17."The amount of flavors. Every single brand seems to have like 15 different versions and there is more brands overall."

—FutureFivePl

18."Good movie selections on streaming sites without having to use a VPN."

—OneTwoKnow

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19."Ranch dressing. Never ever saw it here in Germany. Then we made it myself to try, because I saw so many American people raving about it. And yeah...it's great!"

—next_redsteppa

20."General high understanding of pop culture, music and movie references, and a relaxed easy way of talking and joking."

—arcadefireforever

And finally...

21."Spontaneity, warmth, and friendliness. Maybe I was simply lucky, but even in New York everyone was incredibly nice compared to people in my own city."

—Vicious-cercie

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You can read the full thread of responses on Reddit.

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.