Non-Americans. What misconception did you have about America before visiting or moving there?

Well, I recently learned that New York is a state as well as a city, and Washington isn't in Washington.

A while back I was dating this girl from India who was shocked to discover that Seattle was nowhere near D.C.

The best part about the naming of Washington State is

that it was going to be called Columbia, but people at the time thought it would be too confusing,

given that the nation's capital was the district of Columbia. This was before D.C. was mostly known as

Washington. So they picked Washington for the state name instead of Columbia, to avoid confusion.

My German friends wanted to go into my arsenal and start shooting with all my pieces.

When I told them that I didn't have any, they looked at me like I was lying.

I've taken several Germans to the range. It's pretty awesome experience for them.

I don't think they really grasp how bloody expensive the ammo is, though.

I don't know if it's a misconception, but I expected Grand Canyon National Park to be less well

maintained. Frankly, it's amazing for the amount of visitors. Visited last year, 10 out of 10.

You people have an amazing National Park Service. This year, we decided to come back and tackle

Yellowstone. Next weekend, actually. Hats off to the National Parks. That This year we decided to come back and tackle Yellowstone,

next weekend, actually. Hats off to the National Parks. That is some public sector crap I hope you people decide to keep investing in. For me, more than cities, they are the crown jewels of the

US. The amount of public land in the US is unique and incredible. Thank Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir.

They were both amazing men that pioneered the vast national parks of North America. It's true, despite the efforts of certain

monetarily motivated entities seemingly working as hard as they can to gut the EPA and park services,

America still has some incredibly well-maintained hiking trails and natural

wonders. Long may they last. This one's a bit off topic, but hear me out. I grew up watching

American movies, American media, American everything, and it became this very familiar place that

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