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TopicQuestions for Americans
SKARDAVNELNATE
05/11/17 11:28:22 AM
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- Do you wear shoes indoors? As in just walk right into the house from outside?
Yes, though I usually switch to sandals once it's late enough that I'm staying in.

- Does the milk you buy at the grocery store really have added sugar in it? Regular cow’s milk I mean, not the flavored stuff.
No idea. I've never finished a carton before it goes bad so I stopped buying it.

- In baseball, does it mean anything in particular if someone catches the ball without it touching the ground?
No idea. I have no interest in sports.

- Are portion sizes really that big? The normal ones I mean (If you order the “supersize” that’s to be expected).
I don't understand the question.

- Do students really have to pledge a loyalty oath to the country every morning when school starts?
I actually refused to do this for a year to see what happens, claiming that it was idol worship and against my religion. The principal told me to arrive at class late from then on.

- What exactly is “bail”? If you get arrested can you just pay some money and then wander of as best you please until you have to go to court?
Instead of sitting in jail waiting to be found innocent or guilty, paying a bail means you get to leave jail. You still need to stand trial and the money is paid back so long as you didn't flee. If you did try to flee the bail pays for your bounty.

- Do people really drive to bars? Can you drink so much and then legally drive to make it worth doing?
Yes, there's some calculation about how much alcohol is metabolized in an hour such that your Blood Alcohol Content will return to the legal limit to drive.

- Is “detention” in school actually a thing? Can the school actually prevent student from leaving is they so choose?
After school detention, no. In my experience detention usually meant that for a set number of days I went to a different room instead of a study hall.

- Do you really have to tip 25% at restaurants? Even if the service/food is bad?
For the restaurants I've been to, tipping is always optional. I have no idea what the recommended percentage is or how it's determined. Some say 10%, some say 15%. There might be some where tipping is figured into the bill but I've never eaten at one.

-Is “Yank” an offensive term? Like if someone from another country said something like “I don’t know, ask the yank.”
I wouldn't find it offensive. I usually think yank means to pull on something so it would just be an odd thing to call someone.
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