I live outside the US, but was interested in American football and wanted to support a team. My family has a link to Kentucky, so I thought I would support the state football team, only to find out not all states have a NFL team, and in fact 28/50 states actually don't!

So how do Americans without a state team choose who to support? And for those of you who do have a state team, what made you pick them? Was it location, who your family supported, a logo you liked etc?

Videos of American celebrities speaking foreign languages fluently are always a big deal in Europe and get millions of views. I'm curious if there's an opposite phenomenon in America?

I live in Jamaica and we have free healthcare but with the high demand, hospitals resources are limited.

I was wondering if anyone in the states ended up going to the ER and had to wait all night for a bed or whats the procedure if you are to be admitted.

I've heard someone from the East Coast describe a trip like this, and I was wondering if it's universal.

Is it a "must" to have a big cornucopia in the middle of your table with food coming out of it? Or is it not that important?

I just got back from my friend's mother's funeral, and before that they had a wake with the body out. I was surprised by this, I don't know if it's just my family, but I'd never been to a wake before and no one in my family has never had one. I'm from Missouri and she's from New York if that matters. I was pretty freaked by seeing the body, it wasn't done that way for my Uncle, Grandpas, or Grandmas.

Edit: She was Protestant and so is the family.

In my country, Vietnam, soccer is the most popular sport and is probably the only sport that people care about or at least feel like so.

So I wonder the same thing for the USA, what would you say is the biggest sport, like football or hockey or something?

I don't know how much this varies across the states. To clarify, I'm asking for what languages you see on the back of pamphlets or instructions with multiple languages. What languages are considered prominent enough that even though you don't speak them, you get advertisements in that language just because of your area. Not counting English.

Personally I see Spanish, French, and sometimes some Russian or Japanese up here.

I want to start by saying I'm an American teenager from a truly middle class white family, and I could never imagine sneaking out. For one, our door is extremely loud and so are the stairs. For another, I don't like going out. I'm a homebody, I love reading and crocheting, and I don't really like people. So really tell me, did you sneak out in high school (I don't want to hear about why you snuck out if you did, I just want to know if you did)

I am Australian and have been watching a lot of body cam clips recently, most seem to be DUI related.

Curious to know if some cop suspected you of being under the influence. Would you prefer to do the sobriety test..then if they still think you are under the influence, get breathylsed?

Or jump straight to the breathalyser and skip the little routine?

I'd personally rather not be made to put on a show in the public.. would prefer to even be haulled in to be tested than look like a fool. Plus, im unco naturally, and I have a short attention span, which gets worse when im anxious.

How can they distinguish lack of coordination is impairment related or if you are just naturally like that?

I've just seen a small brass band playing music while marching down the street in London, and they had a sign saying "Go birds", which I understand is connected to the Eagles team.

When the music stopped, the people walking with the band cheered a bit, but no one joined in so it just sort of fizzled out. It seemed like they expected a bigger or more positive reaction, so I wanted to ask if that was normal in the USA?

The passing Londoners were either trying to push past them to get somewhere, or looking confused as to what was going on. I've only really seen that kind of thing here at protests or carnivals.

My fellow Americans! I am actually one of you guys, new england born and bred, however I just started my first year of university at a UK school. After every lecture, the hall erupts in applause. It suprised me, but I guess it made sense. However, for every class we also have a meeting with the TA weekly, with a smaller group of about 10-15 kids. It's a lot less formal, students chat and discuss with each other throughout the lesson, stuff like that. Yet once we are told we can leave, people start clapping again. Is this a weird British thing? It feels uncomfortable for everyone involved, especially for whoever is on the receiving end.

I know that US homes tend to be made of wood and that they usually have AC and a larder which we don’t have in the UK, but what other things do American homes have that you wouldn’t get in European homes?

Edit: A pantry* not a larder

Edit: The replies here are making me remember than when my home was renovated the architect was American, I have a laundry room, floor heating and a waste disposal which I didn’t know until now were more typical to the USA

The town I live in has an annual fall festival that features a chili cook-off where everyone can buy a ticket to be a judge and you get to sample all the chilis and vote. It's a fun tradition. I wonder how wide spread this is?

I am thinking about the reverse effect: as a kid in Europe I've always been fascinated with American cities, especially New York and Los Angeles cause they appeared in many shows and movies I watched. That's why I always wanted to visit them (New York is ✔️). I always imagined them as those dream cities where life is simply different. When I was a bit older I watched LA La Land which made me fascinated with the city of Los Angeles. So is there a place that you as Americans used to idolize in a similar way?

caramel sauce in the US ?

How did you guys perceive the culture, TV shows, and overall atmosphere back then?

If a news team in a helicopter can see a criminal from a top but the police can't what will they have to do? Let the police know or just film and wait till the end? Or interfere only if it's safe? Or a news team in a helicopter is a thing from a movies and in real life it's a police helicopter filming?

I'm listening to this song this morning, originally written I think in 1969 (though released by Gram Parsons in 1974). It's a great song.

Would a $1000 wedding back then have been a really expensive wedding,or a standard one?

On a broader note,if you are married! How much did you spend on your wedding? And if you are not married, how much would you spend?

I’m from Trinidad and Tobago, and I’ve always wondered how Americans manage to keep up with all their major sports.

You’ve got the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college football, college basketball, MLS, NASCAR, and so many more. Some of these even overlap with each other’s seasons.

How do you find the time to follow everything? Do you pick one or two sports to focus on, or are you genuinely keeping up with multiple leagues, teams, and players at the same time?

And for those of you who follow multiple sports, how do you decide which games to watch when they’re all happening at once?

I’m genuinely curious because American sports culture seems massive compared to what I’m used to. 😂

I don’t live in the US but in Asian where it’s more common for people to ride scooters than riding cars. And I know it’s the opposite for the US, everyone rides cars in the US, and I wonder how expensive for an average usable car in the US, like everyone rides cars so affordable enough?

If you're married or in a long term relationship (e.g., you live together and neither of you has another place to live), how do you manage your finances?

Do you still think of it as "my money and his/her money", with each person contributing a certain percentage toward rent, vacations, and other shared expenses? Or do you have a joint account where all the money is considered "ours"?

I am finnish, so hockey and the world championships are very important to us. How important is it for you?

Edit: based on these replies, not many. It’s a big thing here, we won our fifth this year. I suggest searching ”finnish hockey world cup championship celebrations” on youtube. We go crazy. Especially in 2011 or 1995. We go to kauppatori. People swim in the havis amanda fountain, sometimes naked. People are drunk and excited. It’s really fun to watch.