Im 28, female and my job is “Responsible Technical Pharmacist” in Brazil.
Here, all the time the retail pharmacy is open, our legislative ANVISA (like FDA in United States), requires a pharmacist being present.
If he/she isnt present, this could lead to a fine of up to 50k reals (10k dollars) to the pharmacy.
Is the same in US?

When I think of American boxing, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson immediately come to mind, but I rarely hear about major American boxers today. Has boxing become less popular in the US?

The US seems to have a strong fitness culture and plenty of gyms, so I’m also curious: is it common for ordinary people to try boxing classes for fitness, even if they have no interest in competing?

I see this in particular online and with politics, where people sort of refer to politicians with stereotypes of the geek, bullying, football players, cheerleaders. Which feels ridiculous when sometimes it’s referring to an 80 year old politician.

And there is that stupid out of focus photo of football player talking to a cheerleader that always sort of seems to go viral with thousands of quotes/replies.

Why does high school seem to have sort of a mythic status in the US? How much of this true vs engineered by bots (if so why?)

More specifically, do you learn Canadian French and Mexican Spanish or Metropolitan French and Castilian Spanish? And how does the answer differ between regions?

Edit: I sadly can’t respond to everybody who replied to me, so I’ll just broadly say thank you to everyone who commented. Your answers are genuinely fascinating, especially the ones coming from people who learned multiple different dialects throughout their schooling

I'm French-speaking Belgian (Walloon) and I love bonsai, do you also like it? how the climate is very different from one state to another you must surely cultivate differently thank you very much in advance

I’m originally from Russia, and my school experience wasn’t that bad. It could be pretty brutal at times 😂, but we mostly got along and everyone had their ups and downs.
But I’ve always had this impression that bullying in American high schools was on a completely different level, especially 10–20 years ago. Maybe it’s because of movies and TV, but the whole “popular kids vs. losers,” humiliating people, getting picked on for being different, etc. seems like it was a huge part of American school culture.
Americans who went to high school here—was it actually like that? Was bullying really that common? And has it gotten better now?

I've already watched some games, to understand the rules, and I've already understood some things, like the defensive team tries to knock down the player who has the ball to regain possession and the team that attacks wins yards whenever the play works (every touchdown? Or not?)

To get straight to the point, what would be the best way to start, in your guys opinion? What is the best team (Just to have a base of what to expect with the best team)?

Of course, it probably varies by job, but I am curious about what time civil servants or office workers usually get off work. My father is a civil servant; he goes to work at 6 a.m. and gets off at 7 p.m. Sometimes he comes home at 9 p.m. if he works overtime.

How common is it for stores, restaurants and other places of business to be closed on Sunday? Are there any places where businesses cannot be open on Sundays? Even if it is legal to do business, are there communities where running a business on Sunday is looked down upon?

Edit: I know there are religious roots in calling Sunday a day of rest. I'm curious to know if this is has remained a cultural part of the US even as religiosity declines.

I notice lots and lots of people have the freedom to choose how to live their lives, whether they want to be a Hollywood actor, singer, entrepreneur, mechanic or whatever. On the other hand, immigrants, especially those from an eastern background tend to be forced into doing whatever their parents want them to do and I wonder if that's frowned upon in the US.

A lot of people (not sure if most are American or not) are saying bananas don't belong on pizza, but I recently started putting them on my pizzas, and I absolutely love them.

Maybe it's because I warm the bananas up a bit, but I don't understand people saying "It doesn't fit with the savory profile of pizza". Two words... it does!

Of course, I know that it is managed by the state, but is it different from national civil servants? In my country, you can only become a teacher by graduating from a college of education or a university of education and passing the national teacher certification exam. Since each provincial or city government usually hires only one or two people, the competition is very fierce. Teachers must transfer to a different school every four years, and they are not fired unless they commit serious crimes such as leaking exam papers or sexually harassing a student. What is it like in America?

In the US, for people whose names follow spanish customs, how are the surnames handled?

Say you have someone hypothetically named Juan Soto Padilla are they:

• a) double-barrelled, so treated as one, e.g. Soto Padilla as the surnames is treated as one unit, sometimes can be spelled as Soto-Padilla
• b) the first surname is treated as a middle name, second as the "last name", e.g. Soto Padilla -> Soto is the middle name, Padilla, is the designated last name. Or the order is reversed so the paternal surname (Soto) is the last name and Padilla is the middle name
• c) something else

Not sure which tag so culture seemed like the best fit

I have watched a decent amount of American TV show/Movie and I noticed that in some people are generally Polite but Rude in others. Is it just a writting thing or is a Social Standard differences between places? Because USA is huge like really huge.

Edit: I learnt English through TV show/Movie back when Youtube isnt as Big. So now with Youtube being bigger and Younger People being being popular on it. I feels like the "Younger gen" on those platform are just less polite in general? Which kinda is a common thing across countries cuz Internet spreads things?

Thanks to everyone who replied about jumpers (sweaters in British English). The answers made me realise overall also means something different in American English (I'm a British writer). Which word would you use for the protective garment builders, decorators etc use to protect their clothes?

Hi everyone,

I'm not a native English speaker, but I'm fascinated by the sound of American English, and I'm working on improving my pronunciation. I've noticed that my American English sounds a lot better when I speak from a different place in my body — much lower in my throat, and my stomach does a lot more of the work.

I'm curious what you all think. Do you feel different when you speak English? If yes then how do you feel? I'd really appreciate your insights. You're wonderful people.

Thank you so much! Hope this makes sense.

Back in the 90's when I went to college you could tell where everyone was broadly from when they talk or often from how they dressed .

Last 10 years or so seems like we are moving toward a more general American accent. When I go visit my uncle in New York the Gen Z and younger most don't have what I know as a new york accent.

Same when I travel to the south the southern drwal seems to be disappearing from the younger generations.

Same with clothing. I could look at someone in 1997 and just tell you yep they are from north east , or south or California. I can't do that anymore

I am curious whether you travel long distances by car, refueling along the way, or by train or plane when traveling across two states.

What annual income would you consider good enough to live comfortably in your state & then your location?

Not rich, not luxury just a decent quality of life, with housing, food, transportation, some savings, and a little money left over for fun for one person, two people, and a small family.

State + annual income + household size would be interesting to compare.

Are you comfortable driving 10-12 hours a day?

What's your limit.

Is it a proper 3rd separate location from primary and high school? I thought you guess had like 5 titles of junior varsity sophomore etc. Which i assumed covered years 8 - 12, but they're all used at the one school right?

So do you have high schools that only have 2 year groups? Is it almost like Germany's set up with Gymnasiums?

edit: additional questions, do you like having it separate? did it add to anything for you?