Hey guys!
If you're a new viewer, you might not know that
I have a series called "7 Things I Learned about America"
with 2 videos Part 1 & Part 2
And I just now realized that the latest one was
posted a year ago!
So I've decided to bring it back with Part 3 of this series!
Similar to the other 2, I'm gonna
talk out 7 interesting things I didn't knew before coming here
and some of you might not know either
So plz enjoy this and subscribe to my channel!
You might get super confused
when you see how dates are written on
bottles, posters, notes, books, etc.
basically everywhere.
Bc mm/dd/yyyy is how they write dates here
unlike how we write in Vietnam as dd/mm/yyyy
And within my knowledge, many other places
don't write as mm/dd/yyyy either
For example, in Japan, they write as
yyyy/mm/dd
And the same for Korea
So honestly writing mm/dd/yyyy is really confusing to me
So if you just come here, you might not be used to it right away
especially when you see days written on syllabi at school
You may find yourself wondering "what does that even mean..."
Even when I've lived here for a while,
it still happens to me and I still get confused sometimes
bc deep down, I'm too used to my Vietnamese way of writing dates
So if you move here,
make sure to remember this!
I learned about this from my host family
and my friends that
we can drink tap water straight from the... tap
And they said it's totally fine to do so
bc the water is safe and potable
Unlike how we're told in Vietnam
not to drink tap water but drink only cooled-down boiled water
or drink water from water bottles
This can vary depending on where you live across the country
bc some areas may have better-quality water than some others
But yeah, it's still super weird to me
as I'm still wondering if it's safe to do so
Btw, I heard that the government spend a lot of $$$
on putting fluoride into water to help whiten people's teeth
I'm not 100% sure about this but yeah,
that's what I heard
This is dedicated to college students' lifestyles here
As far as I know, college students
don't normally take classes on Friday
so that they can spend the whole day to have fun
So Thursday night would start the weekend
And it's called "College Night"
And for those nights, students would hang out and party
by going to the bars, clubs, or
gathering at a friend's house to party, play beer pong or board games
So Thursday nights are really fun
and the fun will go on thru Friday nights,
and Sat nights
Only Sundays nights are calm
So if you go to school here,
don't forget to go out on those college nights
to make friends and
to have fun
The next fact is about food
and I find it super interesting
and that is people eat savory and sweet stuffs together!
For example, people would eat maple syrup with
pancakes for breakfast
together with bacons
and fried eggs
Everything is savory but maple syrup is sweet
but people would pour the syrup on top
It's kinda gross LOL
But now since I've been eating that for awhile,
I actually like it a lot now
The same thing for chicken and waffles
and maple syrup
as they're also eaten together
Also, here in Dallas, there's a famous donut shop named Hypnotic
and their most well-known flavor is
donut topped with PB,
banana and bacon
Goshhhhh...
such a weird combination
but I personally tried it and
it's actually super yummy that I'm obsessed now!
So yeah, maybe Americans weren't wrong to mix savory and sweet
As we're discussing food now, the next fact is also about food
and that is avocados are used in savory dishes!
Unlike how we eat them in Vietnam as
avocado smoothie or
avocado ice-cream
Over here, they are used in
guacamole to eat with chips
Or they are used in soups, too
Pretty strange, but really tasty!
Bc avocados actually don't have any taste to them
except for its fat creaminess LOL
So I think they can go well both ways!
I think those American dishes with avocados are
influenced by Mexican people living here
bc that's how Mexicans eat/cook with avocados
and Americans learned and adopted those dishes
Lately, there's a dish that got
super popular and trendy, which is
avocado toast
I also made this hundreds of times at home
and ngl, they are super yummy
So you should give it a try!
Super easy to make too!
I also made my bf try our avocado smoothie and
and he got really surprised LOL
bc he never "drank" avocado like that
And the smoothie is sweet as
there are condensed milk and coconut milk in there
So it was definitely "different" for him at first
but I think both him and his sister like it now LOL
So during celebrations and holidays
like July 4th,
new year's eve,
or labor day,
people often set off fireworks
And I watched some videos online where
people recorded videos from the plane
when they flew over a big city in the US and
they saw fireworks here, here, here, basically everywhere!
I also set off fireworks at home before and I love it
It was pretty nerve-wracking but
also super exciting
And the fireworks were really pretty
So normally, 2-3 days before the holidays,
you'll see a lot of fireworks stores and stalls
that people can buy from!
And here's the last fact!
A lot of holidays here are based on the Bible
And the biggest holidays of the year are
Thanksgiving,
Christmas,
or Easter
<Sorry guys, my camera died so I just replaced the battery.
Hopefully the angle is still the same.>
As I mentioned earlier, biggest celebrations here include
Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving
I consider myself an "ordinary" person in Vietnam
for being irreligous
So I didn't really know much about religions and Christain
until I came here and see how much
people's lives are influenced by Christian and God
Therefore, it's a norm for people to go to church every Sunday morning
and they have Bible study during the week too
So I just cover another 7 facts I learned about America!
I hope it has been an informative and helpful video
if you're going to live here, or
simply bc you like America and the American culture
Please comment down below any questions that you have
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I love y'all! See ya next week! Byeeee
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