48. Be careful: Meet new friends in a public place many times
before you get into a car or give out your address.
49. American parents speak to their children as adults and teach
them how to be responsible for their actions.
50. American parents encourage their children to question and
always ask “Why?”
51. It is normal for American children to have very messy rooms.
52. It is common for young Americans to carry security blankets or
a stuffed toy.
53. Americans do not hit their children but discipline them by
taking things away.
54. American men try to share equally with their wives in
parenting and housework.
55. Americans hire “babysitters” to take care of their children
when they go out or are at work.
56. Americans love their pets, sometimes more than they love
people.
57. Homosexuality is protected by law in the United States.
58. The majority of older Americans prefer to live in retirement
homes for independent living rather than to live with their
grown children.
59. Americans admire youth and often work past age 65 and/or
go back to school.
60. Domestic violence is against the law. It is illegal to hit anyone:
a spouse, a parent, a child, and even a pet.
61. There are special seats in the front of buses reserved for
disabled people or senior citizens.