What are some peculiarities of American culture which are not easily understood by foreigners?
12th October 2010
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US flags on /everything/ (the biggest ones seem reserved for used car sales lots though). In the UK it’s actually pretty rare to see a UK flag on anything—they come out for big international sporting events, but other than that they are usually ever only seen on government buildings.
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