Every year, the stories that come out of the American shopping sporting event that is Black Friday are horrifying and confusing for non-Americans. We asked international offices of BuzzFeed to pose some of their questions:
1. "Are the deals really that good?"
2. "Are you REALLY willing to sacrifice your own safety for a cheap TV?"
—Mexico
3. "How do you get the strength to get out of the house AND INTO A MALL after a day of eating and drinking?"
4. "Why?"
5. "Do people ever cut short Thanksgiving to go set up a tent outside Best Buy? Doesn't the stress of Black Friday just absolutely ruin Thanksgiving?"
6. "Have they not heard of online shopping?"
7. "How much of the stuff bought in the madness gets returned shortly after?"
8. "You couldn't pay me to put up with crowds like that. How do you do it?"
9. "Why is it called Black Friday?"
10. "Why?"
11. "Are you doing it for the vine?"
12. "How can any bargain be worth dealing with the crowds?"
13. "What about the people who have to work Black Friday?"
14. "Do they not get the hot deals...?"
15. "Just why."
