Why Are Americans Like That?

About this episode

This episode explores the cultural aspects of living in the U.S. and the values behind American behavior.

If you’ve ever lived in the United States as an expat — or even just visited — you’ve probably had the same thought: Why are Americans like that? In this episode, we step away from technical expat topics and explore the cultural side of living in the U.S. From enthusiastic greetings to oversized everything, American behavior can feel confusing, amusing, or even overwhelming when you first arrive. But once you understand the values behind these habits, things start to make a lot more sense. We...

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Miller

Topics covered

• American culture
• expat experiences
• cultural differences
• American behavior
• values in America

Keywords

• expat
• American culture
• cultural differences
• behavior
• values

Mentioned in this episode

Places: United States

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