Food·Posted on Aug 12, 201942 Facts About America That Really Freak Non-Americans Out"Just found out Americans call fish fingers 'fish sticks.'"by Stephen LaConteBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Chrissy 💉🌹 @lunachrissy Mate it absolutely blew my mind when I found out Americans call rockmelon “cantoulope” 09:56 AM - 16 Aug 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. 𝖇𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖙 @banditVEVO JUST LEARNT AMERICANS SAY COUNTER-CLOCKWISE INSTEAD OF ANTI-CLOCKWISE WHAT THE HELL 12:26 AM - 03 Jan 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 3. Elliot Kaufman @ElliotSKaufman Just found out that Americans call soccer-baseball “kickball”—I had though Recess made that up 😂 01:44 AM - 03 Aug 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 4. emma @ripavengers just found out that school mascots are real, americans you good? 06:52 PM - 28 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 5. 𝙞 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 @cryptodick im sorry i just found out americans still use PENNIES? IS THIS TRUE 10:18 PM - 31 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 6. [LIVE] harley 🔜 twitchcon @breadwitchery i just found out "hot cheetos" means spicy cheetos not microwaved cheetos. for near a decade i've been thinking americans were off their fucking rocker 11:08 PM - 15 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. sara @withlovepml i just found out from maddie that americans have plug sockets in their bathrooms ?? it’s almost as if they want to get electrocuted lmao whAT HAPPENS TO THE CONDENSATION AFTER YOUVE SHOWERED 04:57 PM - 17 Nov 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. jess // on holiday @takemywonder I’ve just found out Americans call roundabouts ‘traffic circles’ which makes me very uncomfortable 12:20 AM - 09 Aug 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. sarah @byunins omg i just remembered when my school had americans visiting and we talked about getting drunk and the dudes we were talking to asked if we ever pregamed. we were like ???? and when we found out what they meant they laughed at us for calling it "warming up" instead of "pregame" 02:13 AM - 30 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. 𝔫𝔢𝔠𝔯𝔬𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔯 𝔟𝔞𝔯𝔟𝔦𝔢 @kadylonglegs Just found out Americans have their burgers cooked MEDIUM RARE..... I am DISGUSTED 08:57 PM - 22 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 11. 𝖏𝖆𝖞𝖉𝖊𝖓 ४ @tesseracttaika just found out that americans’ lemonade isn’t fizzy..... i’m not happy! 12:42 AM - 21 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. Boshi Man🏳️🌈 @AArnafjall Hey just found out americans dont use mayonsaise as a dressing for fries and honestly? Scoff 07:28 PM - 19 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. Duncan Molloy @DuncanMolloy I just found out most Americans don't have electric kettles and my grasp on the world is falling apart. 06:08 PM - 19 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. Claire @cler__morton Just found out ~Americans~ call baguettes “french bread” and I’m angry 02:20 PM - 19 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 15. hev🍉 @HeatherMcNallyx I’ve just found out that Americans call cotton wool buds “q-tips” and I’m just so confused... 12:29 AM - 18 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. abbie || @chittabaebe just found out americans have to pay for ambulances.......is this allowed 09:12 AM - 12 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 17. Not Brandon @iamonlybrandon Just found out apparently most Americans say Fanny referring to a butt. But everyone I know says it to mean vagina like the British. Now I’m confused 01:47 PM - 05 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 18. Hannah @hannahvandepeer I found out today that Americans don’t have Christmas crackers and come to think of it I’m not sure why I automatically assumed everyone just *did* them??? 08:32 PM - 04 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 19. 𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 @tylervdpt just found out americans have an 11 week long summer break and ive only got SIX WEEKS 06:44 AM - 02 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 20. Morgs🌸 @morgoncampbell_ Literally just found out that when Americans say ‘period’ they mean ‘full stop’. The punctuation mark ‘.’ is called period in the US. How have I lived for 21 years without understanding why they always said ‘period’ after things?!?!?! 03:06 AM - 30 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 21. joshnvo @joshhnvo Just found out Americans don’t have sausage rolls. I’m actually so sad for them 01:56 PM - 25 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 22. Jordan @jordmarley Just found out Americans don’t have green or purple Starburst. Shocked and appalled tbh. 09:12 PM - 24 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 23. rach @dearevanhytes lmao i just found out most americans can’t drive cars with gears and just drive automatic ur all WEAK 06:47 PM - 24 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 24. t! @iliwystrin just found out Americans actually put melted butter in their popcorn MELTED BUTTER 02:54 PM - 24 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 25. Moami @Moamimoami Okay so I just found out that Americans write 1s and 7s really strangely and I'm about to go feral. Your 1 is just a vertical line and your 7 has no horizontal line in the middle and I'm finding out about this when I was today years old???? 12:55 PM - 22 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 26. Oli Woolley @olijwoolley I just found out that not only do Americans say "erbs" instead of "herbs" but THEY SAY "ERBAL" INSTEAD OF "HERBAL"?! please someone tell me it's not true 12:00 PM - 17 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 27. 🌼 Sabrina Granger 🌼 @Sabrina45X I just found out that Americans apparently BAKE their macaroni and cheese in the OVEN and I am VERY upset. 12:18 PM - 10 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 28. moll 1 @duhbillie i just found out that americans get some of their final grade from other things and not just the final exam and our grade is 100% based on one exam i wanna move countries 😤😤 01:30 PM - 03 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 29. Beth Paige🦓 🏳️🌈 @beth_paiige I just found out that people - Americans - put syrup on their French toast.... wtf?? 02:32 AM - 30 May 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 30. h @catgal_666 Just found out that americans have sweet potato and marshmallow at Thanksgiving?????? BOKE 03:53 PM - 28 May 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 31. Rhiannah ✨ @rhiannahhorne Just found out that Americans call coriander ‘cilantro’ instead and I’ve not felt this uncomfortable ever 05:15 PM - 26 May 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 32. Seth Macintyre @Mr_the_Zamboni I just learned that Americans call pencil crayons 'coloured pencils' and I'm honestly shook. 12:06 AM - 26 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 33. Ciara Smyth @CiaraNicG Just found out Americans have a school club called color guard where students dance with sabres and flags. Why I have a never read a YA with this in it? I want one. 07:12 AM - 16 Apr 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 34. Ian Reardon @rioghbhardain So I just found out Americans call cutlery 'silverware' and can't get over it 🤣 02:14 PM - 02 Apr 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 35. greta @theautumnstale just found out americans call fish fingers fish sticks, i am shooketh x 10:29 PM - 21 Mar 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 36. ree ♡ 21 @SLOWTOWNREE i just found out that americans spell pajamas instead of pyjamas wtf 06:36 PM - 16 Mar 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 37. ✨n e a v e✨ @starryfreckles I just found out Americans call mince ‘ground beef’ and I’m not okay 08:32 PM - 22 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 38. Chantel🇬🇭 @iamchantelxo I just found out Americans call common pins thumbtack and honestly I feel sick 02:38 PM - 29 Jan 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 39. T saw FFH︽✵︽ @GayTesseract I just found out Americans have to do a pledge everyday before school what the actual fuck 10:30 PM - 27 Jan 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 40. auds @clarysageauds I just found out Americans say weed whacking instead of whipper snipping wow 10:59 AM - 23 Jan 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 41. Joe🦌 @Hyddddeeeeee just found out americans pour gravy on biscuits, shocking, vile and utterly disgusted, shaking with rage atm 11:55 PM - 14 Jan 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 42. tash ◟̽◞̽ @defendlwt I JUST FOUND OUT THE AMERICANS HAVE PUMPKIN IN A FUCKING CAN 11:13 AM - 24 Jan 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite