A List of Really American Things

Lily Cichanowicz
Jul 20, 2017 · 1 min read

T-Pain

Adam Sandler movies

Blue raspberry

Gushers

Drive thru pharmacies

Orthodontia

Cops (also the show)

Cults

Nacho cheese

Putting French words on things

Chris Farley

Summer camp

Death Cab

Automatic transmissions

A tampon to suit every vagina

Granola

Pills

BFFs

Canada

8 1/2 x 11

Stuffed crust pizza

Reese’s pieces

Rick James, bitch

Time shares

Cinnabon

Girl Scouts

Drying machines

Foucault

Muffins?

Cool ranch

Motorcades

Bleach

Punxsutawney Phil

Beavers (probably)

Gumbo

Fluoride

Brian

Best in Show

IHOP

Bovine growth hormone

Hypertension

Cake pops

Stranger danger

Spaceships

Kale chips

J. Crew

Hermit crabs

Trucks

Taco salad

Small talk

Red Lobster

The Bachelor

Single-payer healthcare LOL JK

“Care packages”

Cream cheese bagels

Wilco

Corn syrup

Ounces

Superior UX and web design (we have you there)

Banjos

Becky

Funfetti

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Lily Cichanowicz

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Just a girl and her existential crises. Writing rooted in critical theory. lilycichanowicz.com // @liliaceaeflora

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