Hannah Loewentheil

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Loewentheil

If you are from the United States, there are probably lots of aspects of everyday life and culture that feel so commonplace you'd never second-guess them. But for someone from elsewhere, these American customs might seem totally bizarre. Here are some of the American norms that people from other places around the world find strange. 1."The fact that there are so many things you can do in America before you can legally drink. It's like they’ve got it backwards.

1 week ago | buzzfeed.com | Hannah Loewentheil

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Loewentheil

Sometimes the best cullinary discoveries are entirely unplanned. Redditor Njdevils11 asked, "What cooking decision have you made in desperation only to find out it’s frickin' delicious?" Here's what people said. 1."I was out of sour cream when making funeral potatoes but I decided to use leftover French onion chip dip. It’s the only way I make them now." Justin Sherman / Getty Images/iStockphoto—FleetwoodSacks2."I was desperate for breakfast potatoes with a protein.

1 week ago | buzzfeed.com | Hannah Loewentheil

"...She said that whenever an interaction with someone else is ending, no matter what it was about, even if it was contentious, she always said something nice about that person. That way, she said, the last thought they had of her was a positive one. Now that I knew that was her trick, I started looking for it when we were in larger meetings/groups. Sure enough, she did it, and she did it sincerely.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Loewentheil

Let's be honest: life isn't a video game and there are no cheat codes that will let you live forever or win a million dollars. But there are some life hacks that will probably serve you well. Redditor SKAIVER244 asked, "What are the real-life cheat codes that work almost every time?" Here are the tried and true tactics that work wonders in real, everyday situations. 1."Being really nice to customer service reps.