LeftyKitty
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LeftyKitty
@Lefty_Kitty
Revolutionary, Protector of my household staff of can-opening poop-scoopers, Champion of Champagne Communism and Luxury Beliefs. No crypto, no porn.
Joined Şubat 2025
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It's funny how many people mention the big things, but I'm starting to think it's the everyday things we'll notice most.
Reliable electricity, orderly traffic, and not having to constantly think about contingency plans for everything.
Those little things add up to a lot of peace of mind.
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We’ve done a lot of research on the big things, weather, schools, crime, natural disasters, red/blue states, but there are so many small everyday things we still don’t fully understand.
What’s one thing about daily American life that you think every newcomer should know?
Or… what’s something that surprised you about American culture, even if you grew up in the USA?
Things like:
- Grocery stores & food culture
- Friendships and community
- Church life and Sunday routines
- Healthcare, doctors, insurance
- Small talk, manners, or social norms
- Holidays, seasons, or family traditions
We’re still in South Africa waiting on our flight, but we want to arrive prepared and respectful of our new home.
Drop your honest answers below, the good, the surprising, and the practical. I'm reading every comment and taking notes! 📝
Who knows… we might become neighbours one day 😊❤️🇿🇦➡️🇺🇸
Zayin - Faith & Freedom@Zayin_7_119
Do you believe in signs from God? Have you ever experienced one yourself? This is how our journey truly began… On 6 February 2025 my husband was cleaning his bakkie when he found a US dime inside. The coin clearly said “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST”. We had never seen it before and had no idea how it got there. The very next day, 7 February, President Trump signed Executive Order 14204. My husband saw it on X and immediately felt the dime was a clear sign from God. We prayed deeply about it because his brother, who had a stroke the year before and needed full-time care wouldn't be able to leave. Then on 8 February, his brother suddenly passed away in hospital while the whole family was praying around him. It was heartbreaking… but we knew in that moment God had answered our prayers and opened the door. His brother was now safe with the Lord, free from all pain and suffering. We sent our email of interest to PRM as soon as it was released, and in February 2026 we had our first contact. We are still here in South Africa, waiting on our refugee flight in the next 2–4 weeks, standing in complete awe at how God has guided every single step. Thank you for walking through this miracle with us.
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@Zayin_7_119 @abwinkler999 The residents of Buffalo are maniacs on the subject. Bones or boneless, which wing place has the best, which are hottest, which dipping sauce, etc. They’re famous for it.
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@Zayin_7_119 @EGANSgrammie Most Americans are pretty terrible at recognizing foreign accents, i.e.: Can’t tell Scottish from Irish or Aussie from Cockney, so don’t be surprised if you actually get asked where you’re from constantly.
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🤣 Oh, there will be no hiding where I'm from.
My accent is VERY Afrikaans.
Our children, on the other hand, have spent years playing online games with American kids and chatting for hours, so they've picked up little bits of an American accent along the way.
It's the cutest thing when I hear it. ❤️🇺🇸
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@abwinkler999 @Zayin_7_119 If you move to Buffalo, specifically, the first opinions you’ll get, whether you want them or not, will be about wings.
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@Lefty_Kitty @Zayin_7_119 Plus, if you move to, say, Buffalo, New York, they may not have very strong opinions about tornadoes but you will want to listen to what they have to say on the subject of snow!
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@meowsternator I think we can, if we’re describing a British person, i.e. “Piers Morgan is a wanker”.
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Can I use “wanker” as an American or is that appropriation of British culture
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Yes, it’s hard to describe how much so. Some universal things you’ll notice everywhere: Infrastructure is much better, consistently, especially power grid. Outages are rare, usually weather-related, and brief. Traffic is busy, sometimes congested, but generally very orderly. It’ll take you a little bit to catch on to who expects a tip and how much, things like that.
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@Lefty_Kitty That's something I've been noticing more and more.
Americans keep talking about how completely different Texas, New York, California, the Midwest, and the South are from each other.
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@elsathora Get out on the water and enjoy Copper Canyon. Make sure you sunscreen EVERYWHERE.
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@EGANSgrammie @Zayin_7_119 Garage sales as well. The advantage to thrift stores is that they’re open whenever you want to go, you don’t have to wait for opportunity. The myriad things needful to run a “starter” residence: spoons, towels, basic furniture, etc. are all available there cheaply.
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@Zayin_7_119 @Lefty_Kitty Another source of cheap items, especially kitchen items is Estate Sales. I can give you a website when you get here. There are estate sales everywhere in the US. Just need to know the city location.
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This video came at exactly the right time… 😭🙏
The waiting has been really heavy today. It’s been over a week since our tentative travel email and we still haven’t heard anything about cultural orientation. We don’t know the exact date or even which city we’re going to.
Packing feels almost impossible right now, what do we keep and what do we get rid off when we have no idea when we’re leaving or what the weather will be like? Some moments we’re excited, other moments the uncertainty weighs heavy.
But this powerful reminder to take that first step of faith even when the path isn’t clear… it strengthened my heart again.
We will keep trusting God and walking forward when He opens the door.
God bless the USA. ❤️🇺🇸
VIKING BOER@viking_boer
This powerful video “The Walk” from UFC Freedom 250 hit hard tonight. A man must still stand ready — even when the path ahead isn’t fully clear. We’re still in South Africa waiting on God’s exact timing, but when the call comes we will walk forward with courage like the pioneers we are. Link to the video in the comments below 👇 God bless the USA. ❤️🇿🇦➡️🇺🇸
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How the British would react to the r*pe gang inquiry if they still had any guns
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@Lefty_Kitty They'd still vote Democrat, tho.
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You shouldn't be upset at the fact that so many people are imprisoned.
You should be upset that we've created a society that enables the basest, most vile people imaginable, leading them to commit crimes that gets them put in prison.
The increasing prison population is a direct indicator that our society is fundamentally broken.
The solution isn't trying to control the number of people in prison.
The solution is to return to a society that makes committing crimes much more unthinkable.
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@DAaronovitch @GoodwinMJ Run a single sheet of paper to the appeals court, bring it back marked: “lol, no.” And then take him out in front of the courthouse and hang him. Leave him hanging 24hrs.
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@GoodwinMJ What do you think, 20 years on death row and then lethal injection? Electric chair? Firing squad? Or given your trajectory, mob breaking into prison and lynching him? And why him in particular?
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@monsterhunter45 My first human found me living outside, in the freezing rain, with no food. He picked me up and brought me indoors, even though I bit and clawed and fought. It’s weird that humans doing this for other humans is seen as cruelty.
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This dipshit actually screen capped that as proof of my “hate”. 😀
Liberals are stupid.
Suicidal empathy for criminals is not kindness. It’s cruelty to their victims.
The real question is why do they hate the law abiding men, women, and children who have to live with that shit?
dopalicious@birdsonahotwire
@Manhattva @monsterhunter45 @TaylorWAnderson So the lefties are the ones driven by hate huh?
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@TRHLofficial The first thing you have to know is, dolphins are notorious liars. I’ve never even BEEN to Miami.
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I used to think: “Kill them with bullets and fire.” Now I think: “Kill them with AP rounds and thermite.” My politics are evolving.
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Rack ‘em up.
We didn’t designate them terrorists for the fun of it.
Nick Sortor@nicksortor
🚨 BREAKING: Leftist rioters attempted to ATTACK the federal courthouse in St. Paul, Minnesota after 15 Antifa members were indicted by DOJ Officers deployed BEAR SPRAY in the faces of rioters forcing courthouse doors open SHOW NO MERCY! More arrests!
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@No_BS01 @Zayin_7_119 @nelliep6583 FYI, nobody in America who isn’t in STEM knows WTF “Celsius” is. Learn to think and speak casually in Fahrenheit. Also nobody who wasn’t in the military knows what a kilometer is. 🤣
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@Zayin_7_119 @nelliep6583 I know. I’m going to South Carolina where it’s currently between 23-31 degrees celcius 😂. Can’t think warmth. Not feeling it here 🥶
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