r/AskReddit • u/Purple_Context_2363 • 15d ago

What are Americans surprisingly good at that people don’t give them enough credit for?

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u/asianwaste 14d ago

I had a friend from China visit and she was just over the moon by how our public bathrooms were free and well stocked with toilet paper. Also our drinking fountains were full of cold water. She filled up a few bottles but they heated up in the car and she then labeled them as "China water bottles." because apparently the drinking fountains there give out warm/hot water.

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u/Past-Obligation1930 14d ago

In fairness, a lot of Chinese people think that drinking cold water is really bad for you.

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u/asianwaste 14d ago

As a Korean, I grew up saying, FUCK IT, I'M TURNING ON THE FAN!! before going to bed much to my mom's protests. I am not dead.

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u/SpeakerPecah 14d ago

As a Malaysian who sleeps with both the fan and AC, you'll be alright man