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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-11-07 06:20 pm

[ SECRET POST #2501


⌈ Secret Post #2501 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[American Horror Story]


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[Beverly Hills, 90210]


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[Homeland]


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[Skins]


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06.
[Signs]


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[Downton Abbey]


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[Epic Rap Battles of History]


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[Mass Effect]


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[orange is the new black]


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[The Swapper]


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[Rune Factory 4]


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[Skyrim]












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Re: To Non-Americans who have visited America

(Anonymous) 2013-11-08 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
I'm reading this, and I'm not originally from America but I've lived here on and off for more than a decade so....

- Completely accurate ime. I've never heard of a 'leave by' time being set, but its generally understood that you aren't to stay at a person's house longer than a few hours at the most. (Enough time to eat your dinner and chat for a while after.) Kids are a lot less formal about going over to peoples' houses to play, but its still rude for them to show up at meal time without an invite.
- Depends on what you mean by 'parties'. People below 21 don't drink at family/work/etc. parties except for maybe a glass of champagne at weddings. But at all-kid parties they sure as hell do!

And the thing that surprised me (still surprises me!) is...
-Just how different etiquette and culture is between regions. I lived in the western US for a few years. People were very polite and reserved, calling women "ma'am" is kind of rude, and so on. But then I moved to the South and it's a completely different set of rules. I was gobsmacked the first time I ate in a southern restaurant, as the hostess and waitress seemed so rude and nosy. I'm used to 'southern hospitality' now but it took a long time.