{"id":570,"date":"2017-04-19T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.254.11.177:8081\/?p=570"},"modified":"2025-07-21T19:28:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:28:50","slug":"curiosidades-estados-unidos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/curiosidades-estados-unidos","title":{"rendered":"Did you know\u2026."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"312\"><strong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"214\">Duration:<\/strong> 3 minutes<br data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"227\" \/><strong data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"237\">Level:<\/strong> int +<br data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"246\" \/><strong data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"265\">Language Focus:<\/strong> verb usage<br data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"279\" \/><strong data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"293\">Objective:<\/strong> Cultural Knowledge<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"317\" \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/curiosidades-estados-unidos\/#Did_you_know_that_in_the_United_States_people_eat_lunch_around_12_00\" >Did you know that in the United States people eat lunch around 12:00?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/curiosidades-estados-unidos\/#Language_Notes\" >Language Notes:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"391\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_you_know_that_in_the_United_States_people_eat_lunch_around_12_00\"><\/span>Did you know that in the United States people eat lunch around 12:00?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"476\">In general, Americans have an earlier eating schedule than most European countries.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"478\" data-end=\"794\">In some restaurants, there are special <em data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"531\">\u201cearly bird\u201d<\/em> dinner discounts for people who eat dinner early. These <em data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"611\">\u201cearly bird specials\u201d<\/em> can be for people who eat dinner at <strong data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"667\">4 o\u2019clock p.m.!<\/strong><br data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"670\" \/>Not everyone eats dinner this early, however, and <em data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"743\">\u201cearly bird specials\u201d<\/em> are generally more popular for <strong data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"793\">elderly people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"938\">Can you imagine eating dinner so early?<br data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"838\" \/>Do you think it would be difficult for Americans to get used to having dinner at <strong data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"938\">9 o\u2019clock p.m.?<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"943\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"966\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Language_Notes\"><\/span><em data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"966\">Language Notes:<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1272\">\n<li data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1078\">\n<p data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1025\">In the US, we use a <strong data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1007\">12-hour clock<\/strong>. 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