55 Things About Schools in the U.S. That Confuse Non-Americans

When you’re a school student, you’re just counting down the days until the next holiday. Holidays are really different depending on where you live in the world, and a lot of people in other countries think that ours are a bit weird, especially during our summer break.

A summer break that lasts 3 months is, quite rightly, the envy of the world. Most countries have 6 weeks at the most, and some even less. The downside of this long holiday? We’ve probably forgotten much of what we’d learned when we return in the autumn!