what type of customs now used in the U.S. came from other countries?
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Almost all of the customs here in the US (other than Native American) come from somewhere else. Most of our major holidays are based on traditions from other countries; we have st. patrick's day, valentines day, christmas, easter, cinco de mayo, and many others that were all brought here from elsewhere. We are a malting pot, and all the settlers brought their customs and traditions with them. Different parts of the country may place emphasis on different cultural traditions depending on the general base of their population or the population that settled that area.
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It's very illegal in the USA
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we have british parliamentary government and common law in the english provinces, quebec uses a civil code that's descended from that of france (long before the napoleonic code), and in most major cities you can buy an american style hamburger or hot dog.
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http://www.law.emory.edu/IFL/legal/palestine.htm OOPS I thought you meant custody law...doh! by customary law do you mean customs such as society habits http://www.palestine-net.com/tourism/ or customs as in bringing goods in and out of a country? http://www.tppalestine.com/imp&exp/customs.html
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its an age old custom which has mostly died out now.rem reading about it in history classes
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The best way to do so is to ensure that when a person comes to a new country, they leave their old identity and culture behind.\n\nIt's called a "melting pot" and it used to be how the USA worked..
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THEY ARE ALL EXPORTED TO THE USA
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Be sure that you do not violate any intellectual property rights. See the US Customs & Border Protection web site for further details
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at the moment only the good ol' USA is named United States.\nbesides the mexico example you mentioned, I don't know any others that were called United States in the past.
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Made a trip to the United States?
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It is called customs. It is the customs agent's job to do it.
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Overseas they are more common, but they show the country of the owner.  They've caught on in the US as a novelty and are used to show the city/state/country.  You may find examples at\nhttp://www.cafepress.com/ovalstickers/268386
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The Ho-Chunk Nation,ho-chunknation.com I believe could help with those items. As far as exports. When I am looking to deal with other countries I personnally contact there embassy here in the US to get direct information on what I am looking for. They have proven to be responsive and helpful whenever I email them.
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During the period of the 18th and 19th century many technical developments were made in the locking mechanisms that added to the security of common locking devices.  It was during this period that America changed form importing door hardware to manufacturing it and even exporting some.  New applications for cast iron, brass and clay completely changed the appearance of the locks that could be bought.  The development through the years of locking devices was carried out by hundreds of individuals all over the world.  To put America's locks at a reasonable price you must only realize that the Chinese had, in common use before the year 1000, a strong, small lock, operated by a relatively easy to carry key. In the years before dynamite was discovered in 1867, the key was everything. Without the key a thief had little hope of opening a locked strongbox or door.  For this reason the shape of a key as well as number of wards cut into it were varied to meet the needs of the material being protected.  Blacksmiths in the Colonies made many locks, as well as their other products. They could not keep up with the demand for locks as the country expanded even though some specialized in just lockmaking.  These men were known as Whitesmiths as they filed and polished their products, unlike the blacksmith who left the surface much as it came from forge.  Lockmaking required the skills common to the Blacksmith plus lathe turning, spring tempering, rivet and screw making, precise fitting and hole punching.  Sometimes in the same shop, brass casting was done for the knobs and escutcheons that were used.  The First American iron works was erected at Sagus, Mass in 1646.  Brass Foundries and Iron furnaces, as they were called, such as Hopewell, Isabella and Warwick Furnace all near our business in Chester County Pennsylvania produced a multitude of common and specialized products.  But like the Whitesmith, the demand was greater that they could meet.  It is for these reasons that is safe to assume that over 80% of the Iron locks and more that 90% of the Brass Locks used in this country before 1800 were imported. \n\nMolded Edge locks produced in England were popular with people of means for their main doors through the late 1700's both here in America and in England.  Just as the Dutch, German, Swedish, English and French carpenters built houses of a type that they knew in their homeland, so did the locksmith create locks that were familiar to him. \n\nThe plate latch is based on an English pattern. There are many different latches designed by different countries, each one unusual in it's own right.  The Dutch elbow latch, the Moravian latch, the French mortised locks with lever handles of brass and many more.  Iron locks, thumb latches, bar latches, key locks, stock locks, Carpenter patent locks and other devices were used in great quantity. \n\nOn Carpenter locks, they were widely used in the East and South and they were all made in England.  The latching bar that lifted through a brass rimmed keeper is the patented design and the patent was issued in 1820. \n\nIn all there were about 20 companies producing these locks, under license, from Carpenter.  To confuse the historians that like to have clear cut dates on everything, according to the noted Pa. restoration architect, G. Edwim Brumbaugh, the house at Pottstown, PA known as Pottsgrove Mansion was fitted with Carpenter Locks when it was built in the 1750's.  It is strange to note that this lock as common as it is in this country, is, as far as we know, completely absent in England.  Could it be that they were all made for export? \n\nIf a date were required to be set for the ending of handcraftsmanship in locks, I would use 1840. This corresponds to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in this country, and is followed closely by mass production.  In 1831, Frederick T. Stanley established the first factory for the manufacture of, not the making of, locks in New Britain Co
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check out this site for details on US and other countries + ILO etc..\nhttp://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm
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Laws from where? The US Congress, your state Congress? Britain? Australia? There are lots of places that pass lots of laws. We need more information.
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Yes, I am currently living in another country and it does get alienating sometimes. Despite the hype about "Americans don't have any culture", that is really not true. When you live in other places you are shocked by some of the cultural norms in other countries. Certain things that are legal in other countries are illegal in the US.