One main cultural difference I have noticed in Europe is within their appearance. In all 5 countries we have visited, I have seen some big differences compared to how Americans dress. While our style isn’t that different, Europeans dress up more often. They seem to put more effort into how they dress. I have rarely seen people in public wearing jeans or athletic wear. In The United States, you see people wearing jeans and athletic wear very often. Europeans rarely wear graphic tees either. In The United States, most bars sell t-shirts to advertise their bar. Since I’ve been here, I haven’t seen any bars selling shirts. 

While the way they dress is more elaborate than us, their beauty routines are more simple. I have seen a lot less people with their hair colored. It is also rare to see people with elaborate makeup; they seem to follow a more natural beauty appearance. 

For the most part, European women are also thinner than Americans. I noticed this in particular while shopping in Amsterdam. Many of their stores only sell small and medium sizes, and these sizes run smaller than in The United States. Another example of this was at a swimsuit store where their size range only ranged half of an American range. Overall, how Europeans chose to display their appearance seems to be fairly common throughout their culture.