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6 American household habits that made my life easier: personal experience

'05.09.2020'

Source: Kuzminatravel on Yandex Zen

Author of the channel Kuzminatravel on Yandex.Zen shares her own experience of how typical American habits have made her life easier and easier. Further - from the first person.

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Do not iron

This is probably my least favorite household responsibility! It's easier for me to wash the dishes or the floor for half a day than ironing one shirt. Imagine my surprise when I came to America and found out that almost no one ironed there.

No, you can buy an iron and ironing board, but most Americans don't. To see a "slightly crumpled" person on the street is quite a norm, and even in a bank you can meet an employee in a slightly crumpled shirt.

Americans simply don’t think about ironing bed linen. They sell sheets with an elastic band, and when you put it on a mattress, the sheet becomes even, as if it was being ironed.

Another feature of the Americans: they do not dry clothes, as we do, on dryers, but use a tumble dryer immediately after washing. Surprisingly, after drying in it, the laundry is not so wrinkled.

But there are things that, according to etiquette, still need to be ironed (office suits, shirts, dress “on the way”): Americans take all this to dry cleaning. It's relatively inexpensive and doesn't waste your precious time.

Also, some use special sprays: you can spray the crumpled place and send it to the dryer for a short time.

Was it possible? Don't iron the bed linen at all ?!

Their habit of not ironing came to me quickly and easily. I don’t iron bed linen and some clothes either. I dry-clean my shirts and suits (it's good that I rarely wear them). No, I, of course, do not walk down the street as a crumpled bum, but the number of things requiring ironing has greatly decreased due to my American experience.

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To get up early

Getting up at 5 am is the norm for Americans. The working day for most people starts at 8 am, and you still need to have time to do some work before work. Many go jogging or sports early in the morning.

By the way, a working meeting may well be scheduled for 7 am.

I began to feel much better when I began to wake up early and go to bed early. I don't set my alarm, but I always wake up before 6 o'clock. So I have free time for myself.

Compliment, acknowledge and smile

When I first arrived in the States, it bothered me a little that everyone I met smiled at me, it seemed to me fake. But after about a year I got used to it and began to behave the same way. The most interesting thing is that it began to happen naturally, from the heart.

I don't know why, but in our homeland everyone notices the shortcomings. During a meeting with a friend, if something is wrong with you or something doesn't suit you, she will definitely tell you about it. Probably, everyone has heard from a friend the following phrase “why did you wear these jeans / dress / skirt, they make you look fat”. This is not possible in the USA.

It seems that they do not notice the shortcomings at all, but the advantages are a must. Even if you are dressed like a garden scarecrow and from a decent one you only have a beautiful hairpin in your hair, you will surely hear: “God, what a beautiful hairpin! It suits you so! Where did you buy this? "

Moreover, if a stranger sees something on you that he likes, he will definitely compliment it. This is normal.

And you know, it really raises self-esteem. That is why American women are so confident. When I started using this method in Russia, I noticed how people began to reach out to me, and more friends appeared. Because we all, and especially women, lack compliments.

"Knock" on a neighbor

When I was in school, there was a neighbor who lived on top of him, who constantly walked with companies until late at night, we simply could not sleep. Mom and Dad went and fought with him, but they didn't call the police, and then how to look a neighbor in the eyes? I grew up with this conviction.

When at work I ran into a colleague who, by his actions, set me up and the company, and conversations did not help, it was inconvenient for me to go and complain. Who wants to be Pavlik Morozov?

Many accuse Americans of "knocking" on a neighbor with or without reason. This is both true and at the same time not so. For 3 years I have encountered only one inadequate "snitching". Basically, what I saw was the case.

Now I do not have the conscience to call the police if a neighbor turns on the music to the full at 2 am or if I see a drunk driver on the street. It is normal to defend their rights to a comfortable life, and this must be done by the authorities living on our taxes.

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Dressing is as simple as possible

In America it is not customary to put on “all the best at once” when going out for bread. And even a restaurant. The main principle in clothing is convenience and comfort.

Previously, it was important for me how I was dressed, even in the gym, any cafe is clothes for going out. I would never go to a cafe after training in leggings and a T-shirt. After living in America, I began to relate to clothes easier. I don't want to wear high heels all day just because it's beautiful.

Return purchased

As strange as it may sound, but before it was inconvenient for me to return what I bought to the store if I saw that the thing did not fit me.

In America, returning a product is a normal and natural process. Upon returning home, I considered that there was something wrong with the thing, went and returned it. Nobody will look askance at you.

Now I don't think in the store for a long time, if something doesn't suit me, I can easily return the product. The only thing I don’t do is don’t take some thing to go somewhere in it, and then return it, I didn’t begin to adopt this experience.

Original column published on the blog. Kuzminatravel on Yandex.Zen

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