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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

These are the cultural practices that people think America does better than Europe

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It’s no secret that there’s many cultural differences between living in the United States and living in Europe. From workplace culture to tipping at restaurants, there have been countless debates about how different practices can be across the United Kingdom and European Union, compared to American customs and traditions.

In a viral Reddit post shared to the popular r/AskReddit forum, Reddit user u/cohen5250 recently wondered: “What are some things the USA actually does better than Europe?” The thread, which was posted on 17 December 2023, unsurprisingly received more than 6,000 comments from both people living in the USA and Europe, who debated which practices and customs were better than others.

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