What Guide Books Tell Foreign Visitors to the U.S.
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What Guide Books Tell Foreign Visitors to the U.S.
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#2This article reminds me of when I landed a job in the US (at the time I was living in Canada).
As a part of the relocation package I was sent a book "Culture Shock: USA".
Quite an entertaining read. The most memorable quote was "In the US, it is usually typical for a husband to accompany his wife to the hospital when she gives birth".
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#3This article reminds me of when I landed a job in the US (at the time I was living in Canada). As a part of the relocation package I was sent a book "Culture Shock: USA". Quite an entertaining read. The most memorable quote was "In the US, it is usually typical for a husband to accompany his wife to the hospital when she gives birth".
I take it that's not the case in Canada?
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#4This article reminds me of when I landed a job in the US (at the time I was living in Canada). As a part of the relocation package I was sent a book "Culture Shock: USA". Quite an entertaining read. The most memorable quote was "In the US, it is usually typical for a husband to accompany his wife to the hospital when she gives birth".
I take it that's not the case in Canada?
It is normal here in Canada for a husband to accompany his wife to the hospital, and has been at least since I was born in the 80s. I think refurb's point is that it's strange to include that in something you give a Canadian moving to the US.
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#5"Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air."
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#6No mention of our odd restaurant tipping practices? I thought they are unusual compared to the rest of the world...
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#7"Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air."
And if you must put on sunglasses you found on the street, do not stare at the skull headed people, point at the signs saying 'breed', or shut down the big weird radio transmitter thingy.
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#8Before coming to the USA for the first time I read the following in a guide: "Americans often communicate via inflected grunts and groans, such as "uh-huh" for yes and "uh-uh" for no.
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#9"Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air."
In case anyone missed it, this is a reference to the oft-brilliant Tom Lehrer :
"Pollution" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mvYec6AnCU
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#10The article mentions fact.check.org, however, it looks like the correct site is factcheck.org.