The USA is hardly some mysterious place hidden on the map. Even people who have never been there usually know quite a bit about it, mostly through TV, movies, books, the news, and other media. Still, seeing a country on screen is very different from experiencing it in person, and travelers can end up noticing plenty of things they never expected.
One Redditor asked users to share the biggest culture shocks they experienced during their first trip to the US, and the responses covered all kinds of surprises. We gathered some of the most interesting ones below. Scroll down to read them.
