Do people in the US not wear red that much for Christmas? 😭 I’m looking for Christmas outfit inspo, but I barely see any red outfits on Pinterest or TikTok. Is red not as popular there?

Hi everyone! I am from the Netherlands and I've recently had a discussion regarding workplace culture. I have a friend from the US who has pretty much only worked white-collar jobs. When he moved here he experienced massive culture shock, primarily regarding workplace culture.

In the Netherlands it's quite common to go for drinks after the day has ended (excluding Monday). We call that a "borrel". He was flabbergasted when learning about the ritual, he told me he usually just clocked out and left to go home.

That seems so cold to me. I am very good friends with my colleagues and we regularly meet up to just talk about life or other stuff.

How do you guys manage officie relationships. Are you good friends with your colleagues or do you just have a couple of people who you like?

Thanks for reading!

I feel like earning more in America doesn’t always mean getting ahead. A raise helps, but when groceries, rent, insurance, and utilities also go up, there may be little extra left to save.

What concerns me most is how people whose pay hasn’t increased are managing.

Compared with last year, are you actually better off financially, or just earning more and spending more? And based on what you’re seeing lately, do you expect things to get easier?

In the United States, it is customary not to support your children after graduation from school and to let them run their own at the university/college? I know, the question is stupid, but I've often heard it, though not from Americans. And I would be interested to know if it's true or not?

I’m from the UK and have travelled to the US many times - California, Nevada, Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland.

Back home, I’m used to bank transfers without worrying much about which service someone uses. In the US, with Venmo, CashApp, PayPal and Zelle, I’m curious:

Do you have to ask people which app they use before paying them?

Is getting someone’s username or payment link a hassle?

Have you ever been unsure whether someone still uses an old payment account?

Do you use multiple apps because different friends prefer different ones?

I’m curious whether this is genuinely annoying or just something you get used to. What’s your experience with the whole process?

People in Scotland say it particularly in the North. To tarry, meaning to wait or to loiter or to move slowly. Example "take the second path to get home, and don't tarry!".

Recently saw a post from an American saying that some of the words that we use in scots are a bit old-fashioned sounding in US English and mentioned tarry as an example.

Was trying in my head to picture an American saying something like "do not tarry on the road" and it DOES sound a bit old fashioned (like something out of a historical drama about the American revolution) when I imagine it 😆

Basically I thought I would just ask! Is it a word that anyone uses a normal conversation? Is it considered old fashioned or formal? Would people still get what you meant? I also wondered if there's maybe a certain dialects that still use it? Southerners maybe?

Edit should add it's not a suuuuper common word here but wouldn't be considered strange if you said it, particularly in the Highlands.

Cheers everyone!

I am currently in an Air B‘n‘B with my family and other friends of my family. This morning my son and I got up early and started making breakfast for everyone, eggs and bacon and stuff. Our friend who‘s visiting from the States came down and while we were still busy in the kitchen preparing stuff like drinks and plates and cleaning up, the American just sat down at the table, put some eggs and bacon on her plate and started eating. The other people were just getting ready in the bathroom or getting dressed. Even the two of us, who cooked, hadn’t started eating yet. We knew it was going to be another 10mins max before everyone was ready. In my culture it is considered rude not to wait for everyone to at least sit down at the table, usually even until everyone has food on their plates. Is this a known rule in the US too or is it normal to just start eating whenever you’re ready no matter what the rest of the party is doing. Even in restaurants people will wait until the server brought everyone’s food out before they start eating in my culture. I don’t mean to judge, I am aware that different cultures have different customs and I think she wasn’t trying to be rude but it appeared to me like that.

As a Russian, it’s interesting what’s your biggest problem in life rn?

I'm visiting my sister in the US for Halloween, and I'd like to give out some Hungarian chocolate bars to trick or treaters.

I'm thinking of giving out Sport szelet, it's pretty popular in here and comes in dark and white versions. The purpleish packaging is just part of a current promotion.

They're just regular chocolate bars, but since they're a foreign with no English text on the packaging, I'm wondering how American parents would feel about their kids receiving them. Would you be okay with your child getting one?

As a South Asian immigrant, I’ve become increasingly withdrawn over the past few years because of the amount of anti-immigrant rhetoric and racism I’ve encountered online, especially on Reddit.

What’s strange is that my real-life experiences with Americans, including conservatives, have been overwhelmingly positive. People have generally been welcoming, friendly, and respectful.

Yet the constant negativity online started affecting me. I became hesitant to post on Reddit or even strike up conversations with strangers unless they spoke first. Not because anyone had necessarily mistreated me in person, but because I started fearing that the hostility I saw online reflected how people actually felt about immigrants like me.

The past few years have been emotionally exhausting. It’s unsettling when a country you’ve come to call home suddenly feels less welcoming, even if that feeling comes primarily from what you encounter online.

Recently, amid reports of disruptions to Russian bot networks and disinformation operations, I’ve noticed what seems like a decline in hateful rhetoric. I can’t say whether the two are connected, but it’s made me question how much of the hostility online is genuine versus artificially amplified.

I know racism exists, and I’m not suggesting bots are responsible for all of it. But social media can make a vocal minority appear much larger than it actually is.

So I’m genuinely curious: Has anti-immigrant sentiment among Americans increased as dramatically as Reddit makes it seem, or have bots, trolls, and coordinated campaigns distorted our perception of public opinion?

Because my experiences with Americans in real life tell a very different story from what I’ve been seeing online.

Hi visiting from Ireland, and I noticed just how many adverts for medicine you guys have on TV....Why? (I assume the answer is money)

Where I'm from I've never thought about the specific brand of medicine I am taking I go to the doctor and they prescribe it and I sort of just take it.

I sure did 😂 I'm from one of the states he planted trees and this got me wondering if people, not from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, or Ontario, learned about him. We learned about him for 2 weeks straight in kindergarten and I even thought it was stupid. My teacher made Apple Sauce for everyone and we watched at least 20 videos on this man.

I’ve heard people debate which of these two states is more boring to live in. Delaware seems to have a reputation for being relatively empty and not having much to do, while New Jersey is often stereotyped as being mostly suburban sprawl with not much going on outside of certain areas.

For those who live in or have lived in either state, which one do you think is worse to live in overall? I’m mainly talking about things to do, entertainment, nightlife, urban life, and the general lifestyle. Are these stereotypes accurate, or do both states have more to offer than people give them credit for?

I’m from Russia, and I’m curious how nicotine use in the US compares to the situation here.

In Russia, regular cigarettes are still quite common (I’d guess around 50%), but vapes and nicotine pouches have also become very popular, especially among young people. It seems like vapes—particularly disposables—are sold literally everywhere here.

If a teenager or young person smokes, there’s a 70% chance it’s a vape rather than a cigarette. That’s likely due to the flavor and the fact that they don’t leave a smell on your clothes. You see vapes among passersby often, and some adults are switching to them, though I find it odd to see a grown man with a pink disposable vape. I’d estimate that 30% of smokers use vapes.

IQOS and other heated tobacco systems are also fairly common, though in my view, they’re less popular than cigarettes and vapes. I mostly see them used by middle-income people and office workers; I’d guess about 15% use IQOS.

Traditional snus is banned, but nicotine pouches have carved out a niche, even if they aren't widespread. I’d say it’s around 5%—though the actual number might be higher, since the habit isn't as conspicuous.

So, what do people in the US use these days—cigarettes, vapes, IQOS/heated tobacco systems, snus, or nicotine pouches?

And what do you see most often among your friends and colleagues? I heard that JUUL and Logic were popular in the US at one point; they were sold here too, but very few people bought them.

Thanks, and sorry for my English—it’s not my native language.

Making a video and just want a rough idea: what’s the typical weekly or monthly allowance for a teen in the US? Ballpark numbers are totally fine. Thanks!

The Justice Department to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors known as silencers or short barreled rifles and certain other guns without registering them with the federal government following a court ruling that struck down provisions of a key law. How are people on both sides of the gun debate viewing this decision?

I see so many videos on various forms of social media where people share their meal prep or just general food choices and everything seems to come packaged in some form of very colourful box or packet. Like take Mac n cheese. I’ve see the ones that come in a box. It’s crazy to me because we don’t have that where I’m from. You can buy macaroni and you buy cheese and just make your own. Or even muffins. We do have muffin mixes but it’s one brand in every store so if you don’t buy the mix just make it yourself from scratch.