There are a multitude of reasons. Cold floors, short or official visits, ect. Generally, in my experience, we only remove our shoes in friends and families houses and only when we intend on staying for more than a short visit.
I've seen people open carry, but it's rare (I live in rural Oregon).
Always say goodbye on the phone.
High school tends to be cliquey, but there is overlap and it's not like open war going on.
Why do you call jam jelly and jelly jello
Better question to ask is why your country only has one term for a wide array of product. :p
We call jam jam. Jam in NA contains both the juice and flesh of a fruit or vegetable (typically, it's not clear or translucent).
We call jelly jelly. The term comes from the French
gelée and refers exclusively to a clear or translucent fruit spread made from sweetened fruit (or vegetable) juice—thus differing from jam by excluding the fruit's flesh and sometimes including added sweeteners like sugar (but nowhere as sweet as gelatin dessert, mind).
Jello (specifically spelled Jell-O) is a brand name of gelatin desserts, puddings, and no-bake cream pies. Regionally, gelatin desserts might be referred to as jello, Jell-O, or jelly (See: regional names for soda pop or water fountains).
We also have Fruit butters (whole fruit is forced through a sieve after a heating process), preserves (cooked and gelled whole fruit or vegetable), and Marmalades (preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits boiled with sugar and water).
Walking into a bar and just asking for "a beer."
Pretty common in rural bars where the vast majority of the clientele are regulars. My corner market knows I'm usually in there for smokes and the brand I smoke, for example, and will have a pack on the counter by the time I've stepped up to it.
