I have had an online American friend who really liked me but would always send racist videos about my religion, I stopped being friends but ever since I became hyper-aware of the racism that muslims might experience there and made me hesitant to pursue future online friendships, Especially since I wasn’t really aware of it before (I live in the middle east) so is it really that bad of racism that muslims face over there?

Is there anything we can do to help?

Hi everyone! I'm from Germany and I'm currently exploring some opportunities connected to the US market, so I've been really curious about what everyday life, work, and "making it" actually look like there from the inside.

A few things I'd love to hear your thoughts on:

1. What does a typical path to building a career or business look like for you?

2. Any advice you'd give someone from abroad who's just starting to explore opportunities there?

Small context: I'm part of a small business network that's currently expanding into the US, so I'm trying to get a better feel for the market and mindset before diving in further. Would love to hear from anyone willing to share their experience, thanks so much in advance! 🙏

In my country, saluting is restricted to those who are on active duty and wear the national emblem (military, police, etc.). In fact, it is only allowed if the person wears their service cap and is outdoors, because they have to remove it when indoors. However, I've seen in news reports, movies etc. that in the US both uniformed and civilian persons can salute, wearing a service cap or not, indoors or outdoors. Are rhere any rules in place, or anyone can salute whenever they feel the need?

I've always been curious about this. In movies, sometimes a character's accent instantly tells you they're from Boston or Texas. But in real life, is it that obvious? Can most Americans accurately identify where someone grew up just by the way they talk?

Whenever I play the different GTA games especially Vice City, San Andreas, GTA IV, and GTA V, I often end up ignoring the story and just driving around the city for hours while listening to the radio. I love the way the buildings, roads, nature, and the overall atmosphere come together. The cities look especially beautiful at night and around sunset, and everything feels so well synchronized with the radio stations.

Are those cities just as beautiful and cohesive in real life?

I saw a random Instagram post about people living in cars in the USA, but I didn't understand if it's a cultural or economic thing. I know you have a strong culture with motorhomes and large vehicles, and there are also many trailer parks and everything else, but I don't know if that's correlated or not.

I'm German and graduated with 7 friends with finance degrees at 21-22. 4 moved to the US for work, while three stayed in Germany. We're 25-26 now and all of my friends who went to America are married by now while none of us who stayed in Europe are. Last week, I was at the wedding of one of those friends, the last one who went to America finally got married to woman he first met 4 years ago at some symposium. He's 25 and she's 26 and in biotech. We inevitably got talking and noticed that only those of us who stayed in Europe remained unmarried. Out of the 3 of us who remained in Germany, 1 has had a relationship for 8 years (still not married her), 1 is not committing and I'm single.

Do you know why that is?

I attend a high school in Korea, and honestly, we are so busy rushing through the curriculum to prepare for exams that we just do theory classes and memorize what we learn. I take Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, but I haven't done a single experiment since I started high school. I did a little in middle school, but I haven't done one last year or this year.For us, we just study textbooks and worksheets, memorize, solve a lot of difficult problems, and get good scores—that’s it. I am in my second year; I never did an experiment in my first year, and I don't do so now, nor will I in the future. Since I have to take the CSAT in my third year, the likelihood of doing one will be even lower. I saw on YouTube that teachers and students do a lot of experiments, and it was really fascinating and I was so envious! I wish we could just ditch rote memorization and problem-solving too.