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I normally do not give a shit what "foreigners" think of the United States.

But this is really good.

The Weirdest Things About America

It is written by a young Indian male who spent the time to acculturate and not do a flyover.

It is also about every day life and not some bullshit national statistic or political nonsense.

I won't rant about "foreigner's" perception. It does piss me off but I am used to it at a personal and general level. I trained overseas for many years and every once in awhile I would hit an Americaphobe and I would just take a pass.

This kid is fun to read, well spoken and on the nose.

I knew some of these things but I found it all interesting and easy to swallow.

I do not, after all, have a knee jerk defensive response to comments which seem adverse. This is all kind of acceptable.

There is also an article linked in to this one which has a similar list about India.

My ignorance is rather complete.

I have to admit to a long term adverse bias about India and Indians, particularly the well educated male variety. This guy is cut from a different cloth. Broke the moldoo for me.

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