25 Things America Has That the Rest of the World Envies
It's very common for the rest of the world to hate on America. But there are at least a few things America has that make everyone else...
Published 3 years ago in Ftw
Don't believe it? We took to Reddit to round up the best list of things popular in America that the rest of the world downright envies.
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Bathtubs apparently. I see them in so many tv shows. Even characters who supposedly aren't well off have a big-ass bathtub in their bathroom.I have not even seen one in real life. I thought maybe some hotels in my country would have them but nope. (Though to be fair I've never stayed in a 5 star or something). Just want to experience bathing in a bathtub once to see what all the fuss is about
15
Street food that doesn't cost ££££. I hate the fact that in the U.K. (esp. London/Birmingham etc.) 99% of street food is deemed to be as pretentious as possible. Just because food is inevitably sprinkled with Parmesan/Truffle Oil/Whatever DOES NOT MEAN it's allowed to be charged as much as it is inside a restaurant.No, I don't want a eat a 'secret spices' beef rib from a cardboard box with rosemary salted French fries for £14 in the rain. I'd much rather have a half-decent burrito for £4/5, thanks.
18
Brazilian here, I've always wanted to go to the movies in a drive-in, the idea of watching movies in your car seems comfortable and fun, and if I'm mistaken we do have some of those but it's not very popular.Halloween also, it's my favorite day of the year, we do kind of celebrate it, but not so much.
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Diner culture, and to that extent diner food. Like the sheer ability to go and get a simple, hearty, affordable yet delicious meal at a sit-down restaurant at any time of day, any day of the week.Nothing pretentious about the food either. No brioche bun hamburgers with three-meat patties, no sandwiches made with cheese from random Italian monk farts, no fries dipped in truffle oil and duck fat and sold for thrice the price, none of that. A good old cheeseburger and fries and they've been making it the same way since the 1950s.Honestly, I live for the simplicity of the American diner and I wish it's more popular elsewhere. Americans introduced the world to fast food and pretty much everyone's embraced it, so diner food is the next logical step to take.
20
Thrifting, where I live the second-hand shops are so rare and it takes hours to get there. Also, big malls where there are 20 and more shops, near me (and with near, I mean that I have to drive for 1 hour) there is only one, and they only make this kind of malls in the opposite side of my city because the center is untouchable
23
American, but I dated a German girl in college. I took her to Fuddrucker's for lunch one day and she became obsessed with (not "interested in"; OBSESSED WITH) their burgers.Her family came to visit her a few months later and she made me take them all to Fuddrucker's too. Literally, every single one of them became obsessed with their burgers too.It was like watching this group of proud and noble Europeans become slovenly Americans before my very eyes, I was so proud of myself.
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Waffle House is open so constantly that people measure the severity of a disaster informally by 1.) if the local Waffle House is still open, and 2.) How long it takes the local Waffle House to reopen.Waffle House at 3 AM will make you greasy steak and eggs in the middle of a tornado for as long as they have power.I am not joking.