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Americans, if someone was planning to travel abroad to the United States, what advice would you give them? If it were me, I'd recommend that they avoid tourist traps completely. If they were planning to stay in New York, they should avoid Times Square at all costs. It's expensive, overcrowded, and interesting for all of two minutes. Also, don't go to Ohio . That being said, I'm not a tour guide. I can speak for where I've lived and that’s only three states. I don't know the first thing about Fl…

Oregon has quite a reputation amongst the citizens of the other 49 states. For some of us, it reminds us of the mid-1800s, when pioneers trod across the western United States in search of a better life in Oregon on the titular trail. Whether they found a better life there than in Missouri or whatever remains to be seen. For others, we might think of Oregon as the home of the infamous city of Portland. I've spent more time watching Portlandia than I would care to admit on a public platform, but…

Did you pay attention in history class ? Personally, history was my favorite subject growing up. It didn't really require a ton of critical thinking, at least for me. You kind of just had to show up to class, listen to the teacher tell stories of what happened before our lifetimes, and maybe read a little bit. Doing the bare minimum of what's listed there, I performed well enough. Of course, not everyone had the same experience. History is just an interesting subject to learn about. So why don'…

We're literally so free

Oh, Florida. Perhaps one of the best states In America. Beautiful beaches, warm weather, incredible cities, and Disneyland. The perfect location for a family vacation or a peaceful retirement. Best of all, its population consists of some of this country's most unhinged individuals. Now, Florida gets a lot of hate. It’s become a meme to dunk on the state as if it’s one of the worst places to exist. I don’t necessarily agree with all the hate it gets. It is a genuinely great place to visit. I can…

To tip, or not to tip?

The USA has a lot of things that its neighbors (even the far away ones) should adopt, but the country is also lacking in some areas, and that is what this popular Reddit thread is here to discuss. Let's state a few of the obvious, like the tax system, the bathroom stalls, and public transportation… see, in the comment section, Japan was mentioned more than once, and we can't help but wonder why. Japan is pretty rad, that we already know, but still, why was it brought up so frequently? So we did…

Not a bad idea

Tipping culture in America is pretty straightforward. If you're eating at a sit-down restaurant, it's expected that you tip your waiter 20% of the cost of your meal in total. This system is in place because paying servers far less than the minimum wage is legal and common, with restaurant owners assuming most of their income will be supplied by tips. Tipped employees in some U.S. states can make as little as $2.13 per hour , which is why it's so important to tip them 20%. Many Europeans visitin…

Pitting the East of the United States against the West is nothing new. We usually hear it in the context of which coast has the better rap, but as is the case with most rivalries, almost anything is fair game. East Coast pizza vs. West Coast pizza is a no-brainer (Sorry, CPK). Any Californian would say that their coast boasts the best tacos and burritos. But what if the two sides of this massive country had to fight each other in a war? This is the sort of hypothetical situation that always get…

The mullet is a polarizing hairdo. While it once represented a simpler, kinda trashier time here in the United States (Think Joe Dirt), the mullet's demographic has definitely shifted. The “business in the front, party in the back” look has become a favorite of both millennials and zoomers,

We spend the majority of our lives working and rarely get time off. Once the period of our life where we get summer vacation is over, the era of having long stretches of carefree time with little to no responsibilities rarely happens again. There's something so valuable about having time to rest and relax without having the pressure to be “productive” constantly hanging over our head