Trying something new: America AMA! Ask me a question why something is the way it is in the US and I'll try to give you the best answer. Qualifications: I've been an American my entire life. Other Americans should feel free to chime in.
Growing up, has your perception of the high taxes you pay changed or stayed the same? Given that America was founded over disliking govt :)
Why do the pedestrian stoplight go white and then immediately to red with a counter? It's so confusing.
What is an appropriate response to a stranger‘s „Hi, how are you?“ (e.g. at the super market). I always respond formulaic with „good, how are you,“ but it feels off sometimes.
If I wanted to live and work here in the US, where would you recommend to move to? And what is the average time to work visa?
Why saying "amazing" when I just said I was going shopping or random stuff?
Do grocery stores sell spirits and liquors, or do you need to go to a specialized shop? Target only had IPAs.
Why do we use America and us interchangeably when one is an entire continent?
Is there a chance America won't be involved some war in our lifetimes? We've been (in one way or another) at war for decades.
Why is stuff sent by car called shipment but stuff sent by ship called cargo?
Why does San Francisco have such a bad homelessness problem?
Do you think American capitalism is the best form of capitalism? If not which type of capitalism (or maybe even alternate system) is best? How does America move there?
What’s the biggest risk to American cultural and economic dominance?
Why toilet paper and not sprays/bidets? (Not a joke/ legit confused what the path dependence here is)
if immigrants make America awesome, how we do get more of them here?
Why do you think Americans speak so loudly lol? Generally know if there’s one within a 30 meter radius in Berlin
How do you feel about America today? Is America still the beacon of individual liberty, free speech, & economic freedom? Or is our country falling into an irreversible state of rapid moral & cultural decay, degeneracy, corruption, & tyranny?
I meet and see incredible people everyday. This is an irrevocably broken place in many ways, with a broken, arrested psyche. And yet wondrous people survive and sometimes thrive.
Why only 10% of Americans had a passport and traveled abroad until a few years ago (which is still a low figure)?
How has America been so economically successful despite being generally divided and often dysfunctional?
why is tipping culture in america so different from other WEIRD countries?
Why are credit card transaction fees so high in the US?