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25 Things to Love About America (That Might Not Make Sense Unless You’ve Lived Overseas)

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When living overseas, it’s very easy to quickly begin missing certain things about the good ol’ US of A. It’s not that other countries necessarily “get it wrong,” but rather that it’s different from what Americans are used to. Over time, we adjust to the host nation’s culture, and it becomes our new normal.


But really, we still kind of miss certain things.


I’ll add that there are plenty of things to love about living overseas (and you can read a post about that here).


For now, here are 25 things to love about America that might not make sense unless you’ve lived overseas. Please note that some of these may be specific to only one overseas location and not all of Europe or all countries.


1. Being able to look straight ahead at a traffic light rather than straight up with your face hovering over the dashboard, your nose almost touching the windshield. Who knew your neck could bend that far?


2. Paying for gas at the pump rather than walking into the gas station every time. Oh, and having affordable fuel!


3. Being able to purchase coffee, gas, or liquor without searching for your ration card that you swear you have. Somewhere…


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