35 Things About "American Schools" That Are Completely Normal To Americans And Incredibly Weird To Non-Americans
1.The time school starts:
why do americans go to school at 7 am ??? that should be illegal
2. And the lunchtimes:
Why do American students eat lunch at 10:30? Whose idea was that?
— Ben Gillespie (@SaysBen) September 21, 2021
3.Cafeterias as a concept:
do american schools actually have most students sit in the cafeteria during lunch
4.And lunch tables:
actually u know what baffles me. that american schools have like. places to sit at lunch. like lunch tables
5.Lockers for stuff:
wait do american schools actually have these weird-ass lockers where you put your stuff in??? like it's not just in the movies??
6.Saying the Pledge of Allegiance:
is it true that in American schools students stare at the flag and recite the pledge of allegiance?? That is sooooo wild to me
7.And just all the flags in general:
Do American schools really have the flag hung in like every class
8. The grading scale:
WHY DO AMERICAN SCHOOLS SKIP "E" AS A LETTER GRADE
— sophie 🍉 (@cargoshorty) November 10, 2021
9. Morning announcements:
Do American schools genuinely have morning announcements?? Like their own fucking news looking shit
— Isa / Cheerio ✈️🦔 (@Cheeriiisa) August 12, 2023
10.The entire concept of school buses:
do American schools actually have those yellow buses or is that just made up shit for the movies and tv shows
11. And bus stops:
Do American schools actually have a bus that drives to every kids house and picks them up/drops them off or is it just a movie thing
— ᴍᴀɴ (@DeviIMan84) October 20, 2022
12. Nurses on the premises:
Do american schools really have nurses? If I hurt myself or was sick we just get delt with by the receptionists
— alex (@ItsNotNotAlex) October 6, 2022
13.Using hall passes:
Do schools in America actually use hall passes? Like you can’t go to the bathroom without a pass?? What?!? I though that was just in movies
14. School dances:
why do american schools do dances. like genuinely what is all that about i couldnt think of anything worse
— ollie (@fanofthefens) April 17, 2022
15. The concept of extra credit:
Do schools in america really have extra credit or is that just in movies?
— Sleelin 🦥 (@Sleelin_) May 27, 2022
16.Vending machines:
17. The abundance of milk:
AMERICAN SCHOOLS GIVE FHEIR KIDS MILK IN A BAG? pic.twitter.com/9K6ebpxuwX
— ncanezzi 🪼 (@__ladies_man217) December 14, 2022
18.Snow days:
why tf do american schools get cancelled when theres snow. every january in sweden there is a meter of snow and NOT ONCE have our school cancelled the day. DO IT THE AMERICAN WAY SCHOOL
19.Desks???:
20.School starting in September:
what the fuck? American schools start in September? what kinda logic is that, just in the middle of the mf year
Or in August:
Ok but why do American schools start in August anyway. It's still summer, this is madness
21.The slop:
22.Cheerleaders existing:
do american schools actually have cheerleaders? And are those cheerleaders stuck up? I NEED TO KNOW
23.Water fountains:
do american schools really have water fountains, that is absolutely disgusting
24.Detention:
Is detention actually a real thing in american schools or Hollywood just invented it for subplots in teen comedies?
25.The way they look:
Why do American schools look like prison blocks? And what's with the lack of windows?
26.Mascots:
american schools really have mascots??? i thought it was a big inside joke https://t.co/aTFgokohxE
27.Wrestling as a sport:
It amazes me that American schools do wrestling. Like can you imagine the absolute carnage if that happened in England?!
28.Drama club:
do american schools really have drama clubs that put on shows all the time ?
29.And clubs in general:
why do american schools have clubs for like everything though?? imagine your school having a fishing club aye no thanks x
30. Pools:
I still don’t fully believe that American high schools actually have pools and it’s not just a prank they’re playing on us
— 🐝🐝🐝🇵🇸 (@Many_Bees) June 13, 2021
31. Perfect attendance:
Do American students really get certificates for perfect attendance and other seemingly "useless" accomplishments 🧍
— ria 🍉 (@ria_arts_) February 4, 2024
32.Pep rallies:
Wtf is a pep rallyDo they actually happen in American schools? I genuinely want to know
33. Carrying around a baby doll:
do american schools actually make students carry around baby dolls that cry or does that just happen in kids tv shows
— fecko stinko (@ladwife) February 6, 2022
34. Moving throughout the hallways:
is it true that in american schools the students are the ones going from one class to another. cause here we just stay and the diff teachers come to us
— tsunami (@evilmoneysniper) November 14, 2023
35.And just, like, lacrosse:
Do American schools really have lacrosse teams?
