40 Times People’s Assumptions About The US Were Proven Wrong

Aside from eating tasty food and seeing awesome landmarks, travel is about expanding your range of experiences so you become more open-minded. It’s only after interacting with a culture firsthand that you can really start to appreciate its nuances and quirks.

As it turns out—surprise, surprise!—real life is often very different from the stereotypes you see portrayed in the media. Non-American travelers recently took to a thread on AskReddit to share the misconceptions they had about life in the United States, only to change their minds after actually visiting the country. Scroll down to read all about their experiences.

We reached out to the author of the post, who preferred to stay anonymous, and they were kind enough to answer Bored Panda's questions. Read on for their thoughts.

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