Non-Americans sharing misconceptions they had about the USA

I ran across this article in Lifestyle tonight and was really amazed at some of the misconceptions foreigners have about our country. Some of them are hilarious…

For instance: One poster (#23) ~ “I was shocked that the American southern accent is real and not just made up for TV.” Somehow I doubt they are the only ones who are flabbergasted over different accents in our country, but to think the Southern accent was made up? oh my… :rofl: