US Culture

1. US CULTURE

2. Time Zones

3. Day Light Saving
 Starts Generally on 2nd Sunday of March @ 2 A.M.
 Clock will go one hr ahead at this time
 Ends on 2nd Sunday of November @ 2 A.M.
 Clock comes back to Normal
 Arizona (AZ) Does not observe Day Light Saving along
with some part of Indiana
 The phrase "Spring forward, fall back" helps us
understands how Daylight Saving affects their
clocks.

4. Units Used in USA
 Weight: Pound/ Ounce
 Volume: Galleon
 Length: Miles/ Yards
 Date will always be written in MM/DD/YY Format
 Even verbally Its in MM/DD/YY Format for eg:
08/23/2012 will always be said as August 23rd 2012.

5. Street Abbreviation
 AVE = Avenue
 BLVD= Boulevard
 CIR = Circle
 CT = Court
 EXPY = Expressway
 FWY = Freeway
 LN = Lane
 PKY = Parkway
 RD = Road
 SQ = Square
 ST = Street
 TPKE = Turnpike
 N = North
 E = East
 S = South
 W = West
 NE = Northeast
 SE = Southeast
 SW = Southwest
 NW = Northwest

6. State Abbreviation
 AK = Alaska
 AL = Alabama
 AZ = Arizona
 AR = Arkansas
 CA = California
 CO = Colorado
 CT = Connecticut
 DE = Delaware
 DC = District of Columbia
 FL = Florida
 GA = Georgia
 HI = Hawaii
 ID = Idaho
 IL = Illinois
 IN = Indiana
 IA = Iowa
 KS = Kansas
 KY = Kentucky
 LA = Louisiana
 ME = Maine

7. State Abbreviation Continues….
 MD = Maryland
 MA = Massachusetts
 MI = Michigan
 MN = Minnesota
 MS = Mississippi
 MO = Missouri
 MT = Montana
 NE = Nebraska
 NV = Nevada
 NH = New Hampshire
 NJ = New Jersey
 NM = New Mexico
 NY = New York
 NC = North Carolina
 ND = North Dakota
 OH = Ohio
 OK = Oklahoma
 OR = Oregon
 PA = Pennsylvania
 PR = Puerto Rico

8. State Abbreviation Continues….
 RI = Rhode Island
 SC = South Carolina
 SD = South Dakota
 TN = Tennessee
 TX = Texas
 UT = Utah
 VA = Virginia
 VT = Vermont
 WA = Washington
 WV = West Virginia
 WI = Wisconsin
 WY = Wyoming

9. Common Coins
 One Cent (Penny)
 Five Cent (Nickel)

10. Common Coins Continues ……
 Ten Cents (Dime)
 Twenty Five Cent (Quarter)

11. Not So Common Coins
 Fifty Cents (Half Dollar)
 Golden Dollar ($1)

12. Currency Notes
 One Dollar ($1)
 Two Dollar
 Five Dollar
 Ten Dollar
 Twenty Dollar
 Fifty Dollar
 One Hundred Dollar

13. Money
 $250 would be said as 'two hundred & fifty dollars’ in
full.
 $250 would Not be said 'two fifty dollars' this would be
regarded as '2 dollars and 50 cents'!
 $369.37 Three hundred and sixty nine dollars, thirty
seven cents
 100k = 100 thousand NOT 1 lac

14. CULTURE
 Values
 Equality
 Freedom
 Trust
 Law and Order
 Times and its Control
 Directness/Openness/
 Honesty
 Informality
 Materialism
 Achievement & Success
 Pursuit of Happiness

15. Important US Cities
Cities Importance
Detroit Automobile Industry
New York City Largest City in USA
Chicago Largest City in Midwest
Boston Heart of American
revolution, Universities
Las Vegas Casinos
Las Angeles Home of Hollywood
Houston Oil Industry
Dallas Big Commercial City
Atlanta One of the Busiest Airport
Washington DC National Capital
San Francisco Heart of Silicon Valley

16. Phonetic Alphabet
A: ALPHA
B: BRAVO
C: CHARLE
D: DELTA
E: ECHO
F: FRANK
G: GOLF
H: HOTEL
I: INDIANA
J: JULIET
K: KILO
L: LIMA
M: MIKE
N: NOVEMBER
O: OSCAR
P: PARA
Q: QUEBEC
R: ROMEO
S: SIERRA
T: TANGO
U: UNIFORM
V: VICTOR
W: WHISKY
X: XRAY
Y: YANKEE
Z: ZULU

17. Thank You