Well, seems like just yesterday I got off the plane to come to the US...almost. Its been 10 years and haven't stopped learning. Here's my top 10 tips on why US is so different from India (at least the India I knew 10 years ago):

Top 10 tips:

10. Trust

Unlike India, most transactions are based on trust. It seems weird, I know but get used to it. You can actually trust most people and their claims to a lot greater degree than in India. Don't confuse trust and "trustworthy" which is a specific people judgement, but overall for newbies here its a good rule of thumb.