Mildly diverting things a clueless immigrant learnt this week V: the final frontier

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1. Penny:
   Why do a large number of Americans call the one-cent coin a penny? We’re dealing with dollars and cents, not pounds and pence, people! How about we call it a “cenny”, instead? Then we can all spend a cenny – perfect.
2. The five-second rule:
   This week I learnt about the five-second rule.  Really, America?! You mucky pups!
3. A hoedown:
   A hoedown in no way involves getting down with hoes – turned out my Pimp Daddy costume was terribly inappropriate. In fact, a hoedown is just a Céilidh with less skipping and fewer Gay Gordons.