> USA (weird culture, guns) I was at a book reading in a cafe in Berlin once and there was some sort of loud noise outside, firecrackers I believe. Some people

> USA (weird culture, guns) I was at a book reading in a cafe in Berlin once and there was some sort of loud noise outside, firecrackers I believe. Some people flinched, some didn't. The reader said something to the effect of "watch the Americans in the room, when they duck, you duck too".