The stupid quirks are what make countries charming. AM/PM isn't unique to the US, but it's not like European countries don't have their own types of silliness.

The stupid quirks are what make countries charming. AM/PM isn't unique to the US, but it's not like European countries don't have their own types of silliness. Americans are similarly baffled by the lack of air-conditioning in buildings that clearly need it given 40C summers and the fact that restaurants in many countries serve bottled water by default when the tap is perfectly fine.