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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

New Immigrant Surprises

This American Life interviewed immigrants on what surprised them when they came to the United States.

Here's what surprised them:

* Insanely well stocked supermarkets with an impossible variety of foods
* Flag obsession
* Religiosity
* No haggling over prices
* Fake food everywhere, and in huge portions
* Amazing culture of convenience
* Poverty
* People who obey traffic laws
* Young people don't get a new boyfriend/girlfriend every week like on TV
* Americans don't hate their own families like they do on TV

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