American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

"Old" Isn't Really That Old

People in the states consider things like houses build within the last 100 years as old, but in reality that actually isn't true. Houses in other countries could have been built within the last 200 years and are still liveable and updatable. Something built within the last century is actually viewed as somewhat modern.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.