Things in America that first fascinate immigrants, and then annoy so much that you want to run

Channel author "50 shades of New York" on the Yandex.Zen portal, she talked about things that at first please, and then annoy immigrants in America.

crazy shopping

Huge selection on the shelves supermarkets in America becomes a huge problem over time. Having gone to the shopping center in the morning, inexperienced migrants run the risk of returning back only in the evening. The shelves are literally littered with excellent quality goods. Where the immigrants came from, there is not such an abundance of goods.

Americans themselves try to buy everything they need at sales, when prices drop by almost half.

“For me personally, sales is also more convenient - after all, in this case, you have to choose between 2-3 models, as we are used to,” the author says.

Roads

The same thing happens on American roads. At first, newcomers admire multi-lane highways: you take any lane depending on whether you are in a hurry or not. In addition, it is problematic to fly into the oncoming lane - the striker resembles the fence of a medieval castle.

But if you are new to the roads, then choosing a lane is quite difficult. In addition, comfort is quickly addictive. The author says that her friend, having returned to Samara after 5 years of living in New York, looked at the Russian tracks for the first month with a feeling of slight bewilderment. Although he later admitted that street racing fans are better off with us, fast driving is not welcome in the USA.

Do not walk

Only after moving to the States can one understand how modern man has grown together with transport. In the provinces, you simply cannot live without a car: there is no public transport in small towns, but it is not customary to walk either. An ordinary pedestrian may well fall into the field of view of a police patrol, so beginners can pretend to be athletes.

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Appearance

Another plus of living in the USA is that you can look whatever you like without causing questions from others. Here you can dress in your own style, but at the same time you can easily “score” on appearance and let yourself go.

«However, I noticed that most Russian emigrants are rather irritated by such tolerance. My friend Victor once complained that he met a woman who used soda cans instead of curlers and defiled down the street as if nothing had happened.", - writes the author.

courtesy

If dressing is allowed in different ways, then the manner of communication is quite strictly regulated. It is not welcome to walk with a stone face: when talking to each other, Americans always smile a little. “Please”, “excuse me”, “please”, “could you” and so on constantly flash in speech.

Therefore, the interlocutors do not get annoyed even when discussing difficult topics, they do not conflict because of an awkwardly spoken word, as happens with us. With the waiters restaurants it is pleasant to communicate, they literally surround each client with their care.

However, immigrants from the former Soviet Union who moved to America very soon begin to understand that the gentleness and courtesy of Americans is a sheer appearance. Being courteous is accepted, as parents and school teachers taught from childhood. As for the waiters, many cases have been recorded when they publicly scolded customers because they did not leave a decent tip.