TV and Movies·Posted on Jan 31, 202260 Stereotypical Things Americans Do In Movies And TV Shows That Make No Sense To Non-AmericansYes, the answer is "yes" to all of them.by Matt StoperaBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Everyone is talking about Euphoria high, so I thought I'd dust off a classic list of "weird things Americans do in TV shows and movies" that are confusing to non-Americans. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Here are 60 of my favorites: 1. △ @shcbangsthedrum do americans actually call their friends parents like “mrs ____” etc ?? or is that a thing only in movies because i just call my friends parents by their first names 03:45 PM - 07 May 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. spooky newt @gothxchewbacca wait do americans actually get fed lunches in schools?? i thought that was just a movie thing??? 03:06 PM - 12 Jun 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 3. Zephy @zeffles Do Americans really have the last 4 digits of their social memorized, or is this just one of those TV things just to save time? 01:59 AM - 12 Jul 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 4. ryan @ryangaur Do Americans really care about Halloween or is that a tv show/twitter thing 10:26 AM - 03 Sep 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 5. 🦇 | endgame x2 @kilIerquinn do americans actually heat up water in the microwave or is that just in tv shows 08:22 PM - 17 Dec 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 6. liya london @liyalondon Why do Americans chew pills like they’re sweets in films 😂 03:08 AM - 13 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. Corey Ramón @C_R_H_M Do Americans really not say goodbye when ending a phone call? All these tv shows they just hang up. 11:12 PM - 16 Mar 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. Tara #blacklivesmatter @TarasConfused Do Americans really not take there shoes off when they enter a house? Or is that just another weird thing from American movies 11:24 AM - 17 Dec 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. RawkyScot 🇪🇺 @rawktacular Do Americans really eat as much meatloaf as TV makes it seem? They must be like, 60% loaf by now. 03:34 PM - 07 Oct 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. Pete Carrier - CARRIER-media Ltd. @CARRIERmedia Do Americans really say "Just get some rest", to each other. It feels like something they only say in films. 04:14 PM - 13 Nov 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 11. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 @moderndaydelboy Why do Americans in films always wind down with "a nice, steaming mug of cocoa", and is this just, as I suspect, hot chocolate? 07:30 AM - 16 Dec 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. Ben @bd4sh Why do Americans in films just always down whisky? 08:53 PM - 18 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. mol @molgibbs Do Americans actually say words like jerk and douche or is it just in films 😂 12:01 AM - 29 Jul 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. FatherCrisis @lauraferg95 Mental that Americans in films always think being able to tie a tie is some quirky skill 10:13 PM - 04 Dec 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 15. Shaniqua @sausageandtash Why do Americans in films always seem to put plates with food on still in the sink? 09:13 PM - 04 Sep 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. Adam 🏴🇪🇺🏳️🌈 @redskarr Do Americans actually do that thing in movies and TV where they leave their kids bedroom completed untouched??? Cause that's weird. 11:35 PM - 03 Dec 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 17. Robdog @the_small_rob Do Americans really eat ice cream out the tub when they're sad or is that just on movies? 08:15 AM - 12 Jan 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 18. Potat-ho @wanjhere Do Americans actually walk out with a box when they get fired or is that a movie thing? 08:17 PM - 02 Nov 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 19. Megan Sharkey @MeganAilsa Why do Americans in films always 'go for dessert'? Why not just have dessert in the restaurant you were just in?! 12:40 PM - 30 Nov 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 20. 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 21. Riannam_x @RiannaM_x Do Americans actually do those projects/assignments like we see on TV Shows & Films like the fake babies, getting ‘married’ to each other and all that 🤔 11:23 PM - 09 Jun 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 22. Pain @thatkidshem90 Do Americans really be having kids play trees in the school play or is that just a tv thing 🤔 03:03 PM - 18 Dec 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 23. Eurica @tv_skapie 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 24. LaniOyawoyeSalami @LaniSays It amuses me when Americans in movies try to stop a natural disaster ending the world because they're Americans and they just have to try 06:58 PM - 06 Oct 2011 Reply Retweet Favorite 25. In Jenbows 1986 @hellscape1986 Do Americans really refer to their dogs as "pooch" or is it just a TV thing 10:32 AM - 04 Aug 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite 26. Rachel, LDN @rachel_london What are funions? Americans on TV shows talk about them constantly. Onion rings? Onion flavour corn-snacks? Yes, I could google. 04:53 PM - 23 Nov 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 27. JL Pagano @JL_Pagano Why do Americans on TV shows have to go "grab" a cup of coffee? Can't see how that could ever end well. Especially if the cup is styrofoam. 09:12 PM - 03 Jun 2011 Reply Retweet Favorite 28. Melissa @noodledoddlddoo Why do Americans in TV shows insist on owning guns they cannot aim 10:33 PM - 26 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @noodledoddlddoo 29. 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 30. Lans 🌻🌈 @LansKingdom93 Do Americans really call their sons “son” or is that just in tv? Is so weird to me 12:29 AM - 26 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @LansKingdom93 31. 🏳️🌈gom @Gompm7 why do americans use plastic water bottles so much. yall really be havin fridges with tvs but you still use plastic water bottles. why. 01:48 AM - 14 Dec 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Gompm7 32. Scally ️ 🏳️🌈 🐱🔥🇮🇪🇪🇺💙 @Scally__ Do Americans have bread rolls with every meal? Been noticing this on various TV shows. And are they called dinner rolls? 06:17 PM - 14 Nov 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Scally__ 33. ᴺouil🐺 @wolfears Wait do Americans actually have cheerleaders? Or was that just in tv 01:12 AM - 26 Jul 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @wolfears 34. Rachel Lees 🫖 @MsLPrimary Do Americans really pledge allegiance every day to a flag? Or is that just on tv? 06:47 PM - 13 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @MsLPrimary 35. klarhosie is so real @LOVE4HOSIE do americans actually call their dads my old man or is that just in tv shows 08:16 PM - 14 Jul 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @LOVE4HOSIE 36. Cherry 🍒 @killingcosima Do Americans actually eat pop tarts for breakfast or is that just in the TV shows because they’re SO SWEET 11:22 PM - 05 Jul 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @killingcosima 37. adam robert @Dead0nTheBeach why do Americans in TV shows always have to tell one another to "call 911" when something happens 02:18 PM - 03 Jun 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Dead0nTheBeach 38. Blair MacMillan @chandeblair Why do Americans on tv always flee to Mexico? I promise you no one will look for you in rural quebec 11:14 PM - 12 May 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @chandeblair 39. bryan !! ✌ @bryanang123 do Americans actually write stuff in their school bathrooms or is that fake TV stuff 01:39 AM - 26 May 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @bryanang123 40. 𝙱𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚢 🌙 @_thisisbethany Why do Americans on TV always just order “a beer” and always seem to get the one they want? There’s lots of beer! 08:55 PM - 12 Mar 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @_thisisbethany 41. Denise @playthedagger do americans really make volcanos in science class or is this a tv thing 08:09 PM - 27 Feb 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @playthedagger 42. Yousuf B @yousuf_09 Do Americans actually do high school reunions? Or is that just TV shows and movies? 03:18 PM - 26 Feb 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @yousuf_09 43. Vincent Dutat 😷😷 💉💉💉 @vdutat Do americans really watch golfing on tv? 08:05 PM - 07 Feb 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @vdutat 44. Manafilledmangoes @Juicedupmangoes Do americans actually have to dissect frogs for school or is that just a tv thing 10:18 PM - 25 Sep 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Juicedupmangoes 45. B☆ @moononatuesday Why do Americans on TV always use so many paper plates? 09:15 PM - 13 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @moononatuesday 46. sun @fluffyjeets do americans in real life make fun of canadians like i see in tv shows 03:01 PM - 11 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @fluffyjeets 47. Caitlin x @Caitlin_Bransby Do Americans actually say “how you holding up” or is that just in films and tv shows 11:40 AM - 05 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Caitlin_Bransby 48. erin @KATSVEINS wait do americans actually have social security numbers or was that just for tv shows etc 08:36 PM - 30 Dec 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @KATSVEINS 49. Laura Surynt @laurasurynt why do americans in tv and film eat bacon with their hands? like chips? wtf is this a real life thing? 11:45 AM - 21 Dec 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @laurasurynt 50. Maraya @maraya_ashworth Do Americans say peoples first and last names all the time in real life or is it just a film and tv thing?! 08:32 PM - 13 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @maraya_ashworth 51. aaliyah jane ⚢ @bleachellalore wait do americans actually have sweet sixteens or is that just in films 😭 12:26 PM - 21 Dec 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @bleachellalore 52. beth ✨ @stfubeth do americans actually sleep with the curtains open or is that just a film thing 08:14 PM - 01 Oct 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @stfubeth 53. Nick Wray @nicktweet Why do Americans in films drink booze out of red plastic cups at 'house' parties? 09:26 PM - 10 Apr 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @nicktweet 54. Erin J Lee @Erinjlee1 Why do Americans always climb through peoples windows in films etc? Does this happen in real life 😂 11:54 PM - 01 Mar 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Erinjlee1 55. ashleigh ♋️ @ashlomnom Do Americans actually just sit on the roof for a chat or is it just in films? 01:08 PM - 06 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @ashlomnom 56. John Hundeslit @JohnHundeslit Do Americans really keep square boxes of cold, uneaten Chinese food in their fridges or is this just a lie sold to us by television studios? 11:05 PM - 05 Oct 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @JohnHundeslit 57. Rowena Coxwell @MiggleM Do Americans eat devilled eggs as much as the television would lead us to believe? 11:31 PM - 22 Feb 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @MiggleM 58. (📌) honey 💌 ★ @sIeepyhyuck wait do americans actually bleep out swear words on television 06:00 PM - 07 Nov 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @sIeepyhyuck 59. irm 🗿 @wolstenhoIme why do americans cry so much in reality shows 03:47 PM - 18 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @wolstenhoIme 60. And last but not least, the age old question: Sophia🧣 @sophiaddaher Why the fuck do Americans have so many commercials for prescription drugs???? Is this normal???? 12:52 PM - 12 Nov 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @sophiaddaher