19 things that are always bigger in the United States

In many parts of the world, you aren't given size options when you order a coffee. In Italy, a cappuccino is just a cappuccino (occasionally, if you go to a cafe catered to foreigners, there might be a small and large option). Additionally, the sizes are usually a lot smaller than in the U.S.; expect 12 ounces to be considered large.

This may shock you, but many people around the world don't cut espresso with hot water. I mean, Americanos are called "America-nos" for a reason. 

Similar to coffee, pizza is often one-size-fits-all in other parts of the world. This is true whether or not you plan to share your pie. There's no 16-inch Domino’s pepperoni abroad.

We've covered food and drink up to this point because meal portions are generally much bigger in the U.S. Many international visitors often exclaim confusion over the large plates here.

I've been told on numerous occasions by international friends that one of the first things they noticed on a trip to the U.S. is the road sizes. You don't notice this until you drive abroad, but our highways and inner-city roads are much wider than elsewhere.

That's to say, we don't really have these. At least not in the same way cities are built in many other countries, with a central part as the main place to go shopping and socializing. American cities tend to sprawl and not have a decisive center. Usually, a few neighborhoods make up the urban core.

Of course, we have American-sized cars to match our American-sized roads! Did you know you can't find similar models outside the U.S.? Companies have to build specifically large vehicles to sell in the U.S.

Since the country and the cities that inhabit it are so vast, Americans also tend to have a lot more space at home. On average, our apartments and homes are much bigger. Hence the term “McMansion.”

Again, food and drink in America are on a different scale than in the rest of the world. And we love to be hydrated with our uniquely massive American reusable water bottles, such as the Stanley Cup.

This might seem a bit bizarre, but due to the expansiveness of the country, a lot of which is flat, there is more visible sky. It’s no wonder places like Big Sky, Montana, and Texas, “big sky country,” are named as such.

Again, to match our massive roads, we need all accessories to be similar in scale. And since the streets are so wide, the signs also need to be large to be visible.

Our cities and land area are expansive, so of course, the buildings that inhabit both those things would be, too. Thus, movie theaters like AMC and IMAX are specifically American.

Thanks to our large-scale farms and not-always-organic practices, fruit from the U.S. is bizarrely large.

Americans have a reputation for being loud and obvious outside the country. And there isn't a documented reason, but we tend to have bigger personalities than others.

If you haven’t figured it out, the U.S. is very large. In fact, the state of Texas is bigger than the entire country of France. Europeans are often shocked that flying from Paris to New York can take almost as long as flying from New York to Seattle.

If you ever visit another country, you might be surprised and even disappointed that some of your favorite products aren't available there. Ditto for certain types of cuisine. That's because the diversity available in the U.S. shouldn't be taken for granted!

This depends on what you compare our cougars, bears, and wolves to. Most Europeans can't comprehend hiking in "bear country," but our furry trail companions pale compared to elephants in Thailand or lions in Kenya.

First of all, ice isn't standard in drinks in a lot of the world. And when you do receive some cubes in your cup, expect them to be much smaller than back home.

Again, thanks to our different agricultural practices, our livestock often grows differently. This phenomenon is particularly documented in poultry, where American chickens can often be double the size of those outside the U.S.