Things that baffle Europeans about Americans

• Colloquial expressions & idioms
• I’ve had a heck of a time explaining the relevance of “fell by the wayside”, “drop of a hat”, “more than one way to skin a cat”, etc
•  They also don’t understand why we use soda, coke, & pop to represent the same product
• Our sense of humor
• Nobody seems to find “that’s what she said” amusing
• Everybody wonders why Americans haven’t embraced Arrested Development and enjoy Family Guy
• Our love of big cars & our reluctance to use either our feet or public transportation
• Why we talk so much about so little
• Our perpetual air of informality
• To a European, “hey what’s up” is not an appropriate greeting
• Similarly every email should have a formal salutation & personal closing such as best regards, sincerely, etc
• Our insistence on showering and wearing fresh clothing everyday
• My boss wears the same shirt Monday - Wednesday.  Seriously
• The coffee - they hate our coffee