Studying in the United States is the dream of many international students, especially world-class universities such as Harvard and Yale, which are popular with international students around the world. So what do you need to know about the United States before you go to study in the United States?
The following small editor took stock of the top ten unpopular knowledge in the United States, some of which you may not have heard, quickly pick up the small book and write it down.
1. Americans don't speak English
As one of the six largest English-speaking countries in the world, the United States is also a country of immigrants, and it is a multicultural gathering here, so there are also people of different languages living here. According to a report published by the Center for Immigration Studies, a U.S. think tank, more than 20 percent of U.S. residents don't use English at home, a figure that doubled from 1990, and Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, arabic, among others, are also popular in the United States.
2. The University of Miami is not in Miami
Miami University isn't in Miami, not even florida, but thousands of miles away next to Cincinnati, Ohio, in the middle of the United States. Founded in 1809, the school is one of the 30 oldest universities in the United States, but there are no blue seas, blue skies, sunshine and sand, only large cornfields.
3. Americans are really foodies
Americans are actually very edible, according to relevant data, Americans consume 40,000 kilograms of pizza every day, and on the Sunday of the Super Bowl competition alone, Americans ate 1.23 billion chicken wings! It seems that the United States is also a hidden foodie kingdom!
4. The names of the roads in the United States are very arbitrary
What are the most common road names in the United States?
The answer is: second avenue, followed by third avenue, third place is first avenue...
5. Americans love to travel by car
Why are there so many road trip movies in Hollywood? This is because Americans generally like road travel, for them, self-driving travel is more free, than the plane direct or cruise is really much more fun, see a favorite place, you can drive directly, love to stay as long as you want. Americans also like to race on the road, and according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than 100,000 Americans receive tickets every day for speeding.
6. Crossing the street to play with your phone can be illegal
Now in the era of "mobile phone in hand, the world I have", many people are looking at mobile phones anytime and anywhere, and even when crossing the street, they are racing against the clock to watch, and many people have lost their lives because of this. If you play with your phone while crossing the street in Honolulu, the capital of the U.S. state of Hawaii, you may be fined!
7. Don't think about taking the high-speed train in the United States
Because there is no high-speed rail! Not only does the United States not have high-speed rail, but trains are not used in passenger transportation. American trains are generally used to pull goods and travel. Due to the development of highways, there are also very few trains to pull goods. The average American goes out to run errands, and if the destination is very close, they choose to drive; Those who are a little farther away are all by plane, and rarely by train.
Do you miss the domestic high-speed rail with a speed of 350 per hour, fast and comfortable!
8. Cultivate speech from an early age
Why does every American who pulls on stage make a good speech? This is because they start to develop their children's presentation skills from an early age, and there are special speech classes until the university. So basically most Americans can make a good speech on stage and don't get scared.
9. The United States opens airports as chain stores
The aviation industry in the United States is very developed, with more airports than Starbucks.
In fact, the number of airports in the United States has kept up with the number of McDonald's stores.
10. The list price is not equal to the selling price
In the United States, the list price is not equal to the selling price, because in the United States consumption needs to be separately taxed, and the tax point of different states is different, such as the tax point of a state is 8.75%, the list price of a razor is 100 US dollars, then the after-tax price = 100 * 1.0875 = 108.75 US dollars, which is equivalent to the customer has to pay more than 60 yuan of taxes.
If you eat at a restaurant, in addition to calculating taxes, don't forget to tip 10% to 20%.
How about students, have you refreshed your impression of the United States? Which of the above cold knowledge has cold to you, and what other cold knowledge do you know about the United States? Leave a message to discuss it!