LOL. It’s been a cool experience for us too. We went out to eat last night. She doesn’t want to eat German foods because she can get that at home. She wants to try all American type foods, but sure isn’t afraid to let it be know if something doesn’t appeal to her. She’s never had turkey before, so she ordered a Thanksgiving type meal with turkey, filling, rice, salad and vegetables that she’s never tried before. Some she liked, some she didn’t. But the cranberry sauce had her completely stumped by its jelly look. She wondered if she should put in on top of some other part of the meal. I said "no, you eat it by itself." She didn’t care for it, and thought it was odd served cold. And wondered who would have though up the idea to have it with Turkey and filling in the first place, because it didn’t make any sense to her... and why in the world would we Americans make it a "tradition." "That's Crazy!"
I wrote a story with a lot of European readers a few years back. The story had a sequence where characters were discussing traditional American Thanksgiving foods. European readers were mystified by sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top--lol. Thought it sounded disgusting (I actually think they are disgusting, but they're traditional!).
They were shocked by an intoxicated driving sequence, too. Though the main character was thoroughly shamed by peers and nothing came of it, the thought of anyone driving under the influence caused an uproar. Legal and social consequences are much more severe there than here, apparently.