TV and Movies·Posted on Apr 10, 202041 Things Americans Do In Movies And TV Shows That Confuse The Hell Out Of Non-Americans"Do Americans really eat chips on sandwiches like on TV?"by Matt StoperaBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Most of these are funny because they're true. See you in the comments! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 1. What Shall I Eat Next 🐺 🐾 @mrsmop68 Why do Americans on TV always swallow pills without a drink?🤔 09:50 PM - 04 Mar 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. 𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎 ♡ ⁷ MOTS7 is coming @angelvnte do americans really decorate their lockers w/ posters and mirrors and pictures of their crush (bit noncy) or is that just in the movies ? 08:02 PM - 31 Jan 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 3. Vince Diesel @XXXX_G0LD Do Americans really eat chips on sandwiches like on tv? 10:08 PM - 16 Jul 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 4. 𝔏𝔞𝔲𝔯𝔢𝔫 ℭ𝔬𝔪𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔢 but actually Aoife @infinityonhi Americans in movies always have a big bowl of mixed lettuce in the middle of the table with their dinner 04:54 PM - 03 Oct 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 5. jasmin @jazzyyyxx do americans really have red cups all the time at parties or is that just in movies? someone let me know thanks 07:30 AM - 19 Jan 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 6. Thandeka Msane @ThandekaMsane Do Americans really carry groceries in paper bags or is that just in movies only? 12:09 PM - 26 Mar 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. Celine Chami @talktoceline According to movies, all Americans have a bag of frozen peas in their fridge, but they never use it while cooking. 11:05 AM - 28 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. Paige the Procrastinatrix @PaigeImogenxx Why do Americans on tv shows / films rarely say goodbye when they hang up the phone? They just hang up. It’s just... rude. 06:24 PM - 11 Aug 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. J @AvoxFire Why do Americans on tv hand someone a gift and tell them what it is before they open it. Surprise ruined 😫 10:59 AM - 08 Apr 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. emma @emmapattz Why do Americans on tv name their dogs Buster?? Like... what’s he busting??? 😭 07:06 PM - 11 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 11. vera @sIeepfordays do americans actually have an obscene amount throw pillows on their beds or is that just another lie told to us by movies/tv shows 05:47 PM - 09 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. Ulysse Exotic @RiverrunStately Do Americans really hang out in parking lots or is that a TV trope 09:05 PM - 26 Mar 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. m @disposablefilms Do Americans actually have a school assignment where they have to take care of a bag of flour like it’s a kid with another student or is that just something in movies and tv shows? 10:41 AM - 15 Mar 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. Ross Miller @rosstmiller Do Americans eat as many of those bear claws at work as TV and movies would have us believe? 07:49 PM - 03 Jan 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 15. Ben Allen @benallenwf Do Americans actually have their funerals in graveyards with wooden chairs set up beside the grave? Or is that just a movie thing. Genuine question 09:04 PM - 09 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. Brit @brithew0 In the movies: why do Americans always crumple their money... is this actually a thing in real life because I don't get it... 04:59 PM - 06 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 17. mac @mynameisnotmac Do Americans actually eat pb and j or is that like a fake movie thing 09:35 PM - 03 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 18. urbanomed🏳️🌈 @udhan_khatola Do Americans sleep in shoes like in movies ?! 05:36 PM - 26 Mar 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 19. Zamo @ZeeDOTmo Do Americans always leave their keys in the car or is just only in the movies? 09:49 AM - 31 Jan 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 20. nosipho @deityshawty do americans really wake up and drink milk from the carton like that or is it just a movie aesthetic thing 02:53 PM - 08 Mar 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 21. em is ia cuz school ♡ @alwaysyouemma wait do americans actually call older people ma’am and sir? or is that just a movie thing 03:53 AM - 06 Mar 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 22. Kaitlyn Severin @kaitlynsev do americans go to the batting cages as much as movies think they do? 03:14 AM - 25 Feb 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 23. Be gay do crime @3dith_anne Do Americans actually like purchase fake IDs or is that just a movie thing???? Confused 11:49 PM - 19 Feb 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 24. rach @tobesostyles do americans ACTUALLY have photoshoots for homecoming, birthdays etc??? or is that made up for movies 12:54 PM - 18 Feb 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 25. Redirected @NeedsDirection Do Americans really eat potato chips on a plate with their lunches like they do in the movies? It's just weird. 05:21 PM - 21 Jan 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 26. tahlia @tahliap02 Do Americans actually take high school football games really seriously or is that just something in the movies? 10:56 AM - 21 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 27. Zaniotti @Zanioloeist Do Americans really have 5 min conversations at the door or is it just in the movies? 09:56 PM - 09 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 28. abb (fan acc) @foreverqal wait so do americans actually call hot chocolate hot cocoa or is that just a cheesy christmas movie type thing 03:31 PM - 24 Oct 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 29. 𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖 87 89 @cleekies wait do. americans have a whole class dedicated to trig? or like? why in movies do people be saying they are going to trig class? 09:27 PM - 23 Oct 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 30. eggy⁷ ◡̈ @OUTROYOONIE so do americans actually leave a spare key under their doormat or is it just a movie/book/au type of thing bc if they do that's rlly mf dumb tbh 💀 07:06 PM - 19 Oct 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 31. sweetpea 植 @sam_pIant do Americans actually care as much about homecoming as the movies make out 08:54 PM - 15 Sep 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 32. libby @libbybrwnlw do Americans actually have lab partners or is it just something from movies 07:04 PM - 30 Aug 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 33. erin @seaveyxrueI do americans actually have yellow school busses or is that a movie thing 09:32 PM - 28 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 34. caroline (aries) @amongsthieves americans i have a question: is it common for parents to put away money specifically for their child’s future wedding that may or may not even happen like they seem to do in the movies bc im confused 10:38 PM - 31 Mar 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 35. emily ☀️ @lightwoodmalec5 quarantine got me having after midnight thoughts at 11pm but do americans actually have white eggs like they do on tv? 11:16 PM - 23 Mar 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 36. amy 🍒 @amyyob0 Why do americans in films always sit on their counters to read newspapers or drink coffee its so ?? 02:06 PM - 04 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 37. amy :) @ultraIifes do americans actually have mailboxes or is that just in films 01:40 AM - 07 Jan 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 38. lucy @looroll_ why in shows/films do americans always go to the fridge and get a bottle of water and dramatically drink it in an argument 12:21 AM - 18 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 39. jaz 🐉🌻 @ReesJaz Do Americans have fish fingers? I've never seen them in any American media / films etc 06:45 PM - 13 Mar 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 40. Katie Fleming @Fkatiee Why do Americans always eat meatloaf in films and tv? What is meatloaf? 10:09 PM - 28 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 41. OLDEST ARMY in 🇿🇦 ⁷ @euricawithhope I wish Americans in movies would just top comparing the length of things to that of a football field. I have no idea how long that is. 11:05 AM - 17 Jun 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite