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To name a few:
Calling yourself Americans, after the entire dual continent. There are two continents and many other countries in the Americas, you know... [I know you know. And, what are you supposed to call yourselves, 'USAians'? 'Americans' makes more sense and is easier to roll off the tongue. But it's weird.]
Holding the door open for me. Smiling at me on the street. Those are sure signs of a swindler, but it's the norm in the USA. [I am not suggesting USA folks are swindlers, only that those actions are what swindlers in much of the world use. USA people are generally super nice and a genuine pleasure to be around.]
Turning right on red light. Red means stop. It's weird and confusing.
Edit: I added a third thing.
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You can even turn left on a red if it's from or into a one-way street. I think that is state specific though
It's pretty much everywhere except for NYC and Montreal Island.
Aww c'mon, I was gonna deliver this in a much more conspiratorial tone!
Donβt you mean βfrom AND intoβ?
No I don't. You can turn left on a red from a two-way into a one-way in Oregon and Washington. When I went to school on the east coast the locals informed me that it's not true everywhere.
Yikes!
From OR onto?
I'm just imagining someone making a left from a one-way onto a two-way, and it seems like it would be a very bad idea in that situation?