"My friend said her grandma from Iowa saw a picture of us and told her to not be friends with me…yikes."

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"Not to mention the Confederate flag hanging in the garage. Which is hilarious since my in-laws are from Jersey. WTF do you know about the confederacy?"

"Stuff that you're not sure if it is some weird microaggression, an attempt at virtue signaling, or they're just genuinely glad race relations have improved since the 20th century. I kind of miss it."

"Her parents caught a ton of crap also for allowing me to date her. Her parents apologized; it wasn't their fault, but they were super hurt and embarrassed. We didn't break up because of that, but it did affect our relationship after."

"Just yesterday, I learned that in California, there's a mascot called Smokey Bear that taught kids about forest fires. In turn, I told her about Singa the Courtesy Lion, a mascot that teaches people courtesy/good manners. We had an entire discussion about mascots and teaching populations, and it was so fascinating. This happens so much that sometimes we can't stop talking to each other LOL." —kafetheresu

"Also, a bonus of money: I am of the mindset that if you give someone money, you really don’t ask for it back unless it was pre-agreed, as in, if I can afford to buy you something, I don’t expect something in return. It seems in English culture everyone must pay each other back to the penny and not allow anyone to pay for anything, that’s a real culture shock to me."

"It wasn't until he was rocking a slight fro and I asked where those pretty lines in his hair went that he glared at me and was like, 'You.' He wasn't mad at me; he genuinely thought I knew and had just wanted to rub his head that badly. I was so clueless I didn't even know they were called waves."

"So, for example, if she offered me a cookie and I said no, she would ask three times again before letting it go, which was cute but also annoying. Meanwhile, when I offer her a cookie, she says no. I just quit asking, and then she gets a little mad that I didn't ask her a couple more times. It's not, like, the biggest difference or anything, but it's a cute and, in the beginning, very confusing difference."

"They would ask questions like, 'You’ve gained weight. What are you eating?' and 'What does your psychiatrist say about how long you should be on antidepressants?' This is how they bond. His family felt I was secretive and hated them because I refused to answer these questions. This created a situation where my ex had to choose between his family and me. Guess what his choice was?"

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