One thing Americans can agree on is that America is an extremely diverse country. Each state has its own personality, traditions, and customs, so if you're traveling from one state to another, you're bound to come across a surprise or two. Recently, I asked the Americans of the BuzzFeed Community to share the " culture shock " moment they experienced while visiting another state, and some of them are wild.
Here are some of the culture shocks that, depending on where you live, you might consider totally normal or completely strange: 2. "I'm from Upstate New York and moved to Pennsylvania. In Pittsburgh, they do this thing called the 'Pittsburgh Left.
' It's when you're at a green stoplight with no left arrow and take the left despite not having the right of way. If someone from Upstate NY did that, it usually means you're aggressive and a jerk. I've been informed that the 'Pittsburgh Left' is common in Massachusetts, too.
" — creative-shark-17 4. "When I taught in high school in Kentucky, I bought a cookbook that the school band was selling as a fundraiser. Among the pages were recipes for BBQ raccoon and baked opossum.
Talk about culture shock." —Vic, 32, Ohio 6. "I moved from Philadelphia to Tennessee.
People burn their garbage here and/or just toss it in their yard." — glitterycaptain49 8. "I come from a town that is about 99% white.
When I went to LA, I was a minority, which was a very different feeling for me." — trismi928 10. "I lived in New York for the first 21 y.
