Americans of Reddit, what is something you didn't realise was typically American, until you went abroad?

You probably have to drive for an hour just to buy basic things like milk or toilet paper.

Yes.

You drive an 30 minutes to an hour or more and stock up on everything you need for a week/month. You have a huge American refrigerator and chest freezer, and probably a generator (or 2) for when the power fails because you have hundreds of dollars of frozen and refrigerated food. That and you might freeze to death if the heat goes out and you're trapped by snow -- so if you're smart you have alternate sources of heat like a wood stove or portable heaters. And probably a vehicle that can get you out like a big truck with a plow, or at least your neighbor does.

When you're going into town you ask your neighbors if they need anything, and they do the same for you.

Something critical breaks? That sucks -- hope you can fix it, have a back up, or can manage until your next trip into town. Otherwise you're driving for at least an hour, possibly more to find a place that both sells it and is open.

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