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If you go somewhere where the main language isn't English, you should make an effort to learn the local language. Yes, there are places like the Netherlands where virtually everybody speaks English well, but not putting in the effort means you'll always be an outsider.
Things are smaller outside the US: vehicles, apartments, kitchens, refrigerators, etc. It can take a while to get used to not having the same space you're used to. Also, some devices like clothes driers are rare.
Europeans take recycling seriously. In some places you have to pay to throw away garbage, while recycling is free. But, recycling is sometimes a real effort, like there's not a "glass and plastics" box, you have to take the clear glass to one place, the brown glass to another, etc.
Tipping mostly doesn't exist. That means that if you go to a restaurant you don't normally have one assigned waiter. Whoever is free will help you, which tends to speed things up a lot. OTOH, since they're not working for tips, the waitstaff don't feel the need to fake a smile, pretend to be your friend, etc. Some Americans think that comes off as unfriendly.
Electricity is more expensive (part of the reason for the smaller appliances) so sometimes will completely unplug things that an American would just turn off (like a TV).
Businesses don't have the same convenient hours as in the US. In some places, like Switzerland, they almost completely shut down on Sunday. 24 hour places are much more rare.
The European take on freedom of speech is different. You are simply not allowed to say certain things. Some things, like libel laws, are much more friendly to the person who is the target, rather than the "free speaker".
Oh, and smoking is still much more common in Europe, and it can be pretty disgusting. In the US it has been largely eliminated from public spaces, and smokers are confined to small smoking areas. Even in private homes people will often smoke outdoors either to be considerate or because their landlord doesn't allow smoking indoors. In Europe, smoking is still common indoors in many places, and... ugh.