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Every country has everyday habits that feel completely normal from the inside — and slightly puzzling from the outside.

Living in the United States as an Australian, I’ve come across a handful of customs that made me pause and think: would Americans actually choose to keep these if they stepped back and looked at them fresh?

In this episode, I explore ten American habits and cultural quirks that often spark debate, and reflect on why they exist in the first place.

We’ll look at:

• The assumptions behind certain everyday customs
 • How history and culture shape what feels “normal”
 • The difference between irritation and genuine value
 • And what happens when you view another country through an expat lens

This isn’t a serious call to ban anything.

It’s a conversation about perspective — and how quickly ordinary routines can look unusual when you’ve grown up somewhere else.

Sometimes the most interesting cultural insights come from the small things we rarely question.

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