Non-Americans Are Sharing What They Think The "Average American Home" Is Actually Like, And Wow

The classic American home has a well-known aesthetic, for better or for worse. So much so that, on Reddit, non-Americans are sharing the household essentials they've been led to believe that nearly all Americans almost certainly have in their homes . The answers are specific and, yes, pretty darn true.

Here are 17 that stood out: Responses have been edited for length and clarity. 2. "A coffee machine with a large glass jug full of black coffee being kept warm.



The UK mostly has electric kettles for making hot drinks individually." — None "Most of my family is like this. A large coffee maker that usually makes at least 8 cups in a thermally insulated carafe to stay warm for a long time.

It's often run twice per day." — bdfortin 4. "Apparently, Americans are rather fond of pickles and peanut butter.

Is that a fair assumption to make?" — tree_of_lies "Yes. I have three kinds of peanut butter and five kinds of pickles. I went and looked.

" — judgymcjudgypants "Guilty. I love making gherkins, and I always have a jar of PB in the pantry." — kingofthecairn "As an American, I would say this is one the most accurate comments here so far.

" — ItsNadaTooma 6. "Oh, the washing machines where you put everything in on the top! This fascinated me when we visited the States. They're huge!" — Tired3520 "Yes, and a matching dryer.

They make those as well." — Cakey-Baby 8. "A plastic bag filled with plastic bags.

" — bird-137 "Perfect for the bathroom garbage can." — wifespissed "The Bag of Bags is what makes a house a home." — Accidental-Genius "Yes, I just started a new one yesterday after recycling the other ones.

" — yourshowermonster 10. "Large quantities of over-the-counter drugs in huge bottles." — Wombattalion ".

..like Tylenol and ibuprofen? Yes, actually" — None "Plus, we all have our home ibuprofen and our work ibuprofen and our purse ibuprofen and our.

..am I missing any?" — None 12.

"Multiple different types of weird sauces." — c_byum "They take up 1/4 of my fridge. I didn't realize this is weird.

.." — saintErnest "So many sauces.

An entire refrigerator door with sauces." — Buster_Bluth__ "When your country's food is made up of parts of every other country's cuisine, remixed, and combined, you end up with all the sauces." — RoboNinjaPirate 14.

"Just a literal block of cheese, just chilling in the fridge. I'm certain Americans wake up randomly at 3 a.m.

and go, 'OMG, cheese sounds good right now.'" — AntarctMaid "I didn't think I was going to be attacked on Reddit this early." — Shwangdoodler "So, I live in Wisconsin.

My dad is actually a cheesemaker. I joke about the cheese fairy visiting me. Because whenever I get low on cheese, more just appears in my fridge.

I love cheese, but my husband loves it more. He will actually just hack off a big two-inch thick hunk of cheese and eat it." — duckieleo "I love block cheese, lol.

It's so much cheaper than buying sliced or shredded. You get so much more. Also, sitting down with a few cut-off cubes and crackers for a snack is comforting.

" — Cosmic_miscreant 16. "One of those giant containers of orange ball food." — acid-nz "Honestly, I wish I had a container of cheese balls rn.

" — __Axe__Man__ "Orange ball food? You mean Cheese Balls? lmao" — ApplesBestSlave "Haha. I don't have one. But my grandparents did when I was growing up, and we LOVED it.

" — hepatica_radica Are you a non-American with other examples? Let us know in the comments below!.