16 Observations About America During My First Visit

From the perspective of a British citizen

1 min readAug 18, 2025

Everyone has snacks on the train.
No wonder you guys are overweight; the portion sizes are insane.
They never indicate on the roads.
Everyone has an iced drink in their hands.
No way, you guys drink Gatorade?
Everyone owns at least one Coach item.
Every girl in Manhattan wears athleisure and flip-flops.
The customer service is crap.
If you do not live in the city and do not own a car, you are screwed.
There is a Dunkin’ Doughnuts on every single corner of a street.
The crackheads are insane.
Target sells everything but a good range of food.
Chik-fil-A is amazing.
Why do CVS promote health and then sell huge bags of sugary snacks? This is not allowed in UK pharmacy stores…
Tipping culture is strange.
I’ll be coming back here, for sure.