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I'm Laughing At These 48 Things The World Says Americans Are OBSESSED With

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Well, we're back!

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This time, we're talking about things people say Americans are OBSESSED with.

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Let's take a look!

1.Breadsticks.

All this time I've wondered why Americans were so obsessed with breadsticks; it turns out US breadsticks are a totally different thing
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2.Things being "haunted."

This may be a sweeping generalization but why are Americans so obsessed with things being haunted
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3.Spelling "Mississippi."

Why are Americans obsessed with spelling Mississippi
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4.Oprah.

why are Americans so obsessed with oprah
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5.Making up handshakes.

why are americans so obsessed with making up handshakes
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6.Candles.

why are americans so obsessed with candles
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7.Getting clothing from T-shirt cannons.

It really beats me why Americans from small towns are so obsessed with wearing clothing fired from t-shirt cannons
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8.Ice.

Why are Americans so obsessed with putting ice in their drinks?
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9.Salad.

Why are Americans so obsessed with said it's so weird
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10.Cereal.

Why are Americans obsessed with cereal; like seriously why
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11.The Olive Garden.

Why are Americans so obsessed with the Olive Garden?
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12.Tax returns.

Why are Americans so obsessed with tax returns
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13.The word "literally."

why are americans obsessed with the word "literally" lmaooo
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14.Gender-reveal parties.

I will never understand why the fuck Americans so obsessed with gender reveal parties?
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15.Circumcision.

genuinly why are americans so obsessed with circumcised dicks??
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16.St. Patrick's Day.

why are americans so obsessed with  celebrating st patricks day; most of yall aren't even irish
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17.Bodegas.

wtf is a bodega and why are americans so obsessed with them
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18.Chick-fil-A.

what's chick-fil-a and why are you americans so obsessed with it
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19.Nice grass.

Why are Americans so obsessed with nice grass
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20.Girl Scout cookies.

Are Americans as obsessed with  girl scout cookies as they make out in literally every TV show and film?
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21.Mac 'n' cheese.

just me or are americans so obsessed with mac n cheese
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22.Sheet cakes.

i sweat to god americans are obsessed with sheet cakes and i havent seen on irl in my entire life
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23.Peanut butter.

Americans so obsessed with peanut butter and have literally no idea why
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24.Talking about how long is takes to get somewhere.

Americans are obsessed with talking about how long it took them to get somewhere
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25.Being "grown."

Americans are obsessed with being (seeming) "grown"; why?
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26.Getting on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

the way americans are obsessed with trying to get on the ellen show makes me cringe hahaha
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27.Jello shots.

why are americans so obsessed with jello shots
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28.Halloween costumes.

Americans are obsessed with Halloween; they go through about 4 outfit changes in a day
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29.Saying "bless you."

Americans are so obsessed with saying bless you to someone who sneezed it's so funny
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30.Hypothesizing how they would perform as a man in the WNBA.

I really want to know why Americans are so obsessed with hypothesizing how they would perform as a man in the Women's NBA
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31.Christmas songs.

why are americans so obsessed with christmas songs
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32.Ranch dressing.

Ranch is disgusting Idk why Americans are so obsessed with it
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33.Happy hour and marinara sauce.

Americans are obsessed with happy hour and marinara sauce
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34.Making movies about serial killers.

why are americans so obsessed with making movies/series about real life serial killers
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35.Age gaps.

why are americans so obsessed with age gaps
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36.Eating foods that taste like other foods.

Why are Americans so obsessed with eating foods that taste like other food?
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37.White Claws.

why are americans so obsessed w white claws i bet they taste like soda
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38.Thinking they're Italian.

why are americans so obsessed with thinking they're italian
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39.Putting marshmallows on everything on Thanksgiving.

Why are Americans so obsessed with putting marshmallows in everything on Thanksgiving?
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40.Marriage shows.

Why are Americans so obsessed with marriage? The number of all obscene these shows dedicated to love, relationships, marriages etc is alarming
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41.The national anthem.

Serious question, why are Americans so obsessed with the national anthem
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42.Pressing charges.

why are americans so obsessed with pressing charges
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43.ID'ing people.

Why are Americans so obsessed with IDing people, jesus christ it's beer not crystal meth
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44.Bagels.

Why are Americans so obsessed with bagels, it's literally a bread w a hole
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45.Pumpkin.

Why are Americans so obsessed with pumpkin? To me its just a side veggie
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46.Making celebrities out of stupid people.

Why are Americans so obsessed with making celebrities out of stupid people?
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47.UFOs and aliens.

Why are Americans so obsessed with UFOs and aliens
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48.And lastly, going to the gas station for snacks.

why are americans so obsessed with  going to the gas station? if i was starving to death and you said i could get any snack from an american gas station i would simply die
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