Waddup Culture Shock?

European parents, European sister, European grandparents, European friends, moving from Kiev, Ukraine to The United States of America.. Can I say Culture Shock to the max? Up until the age of 10, growing up in Illinois was rather confusing to me. Because we followed the "European lifestyle" at home, I was never able to fully adapt to the American lifestyle, even today! Coming to America, I thought I was in a different world. The way people dressed, talked, lived was completely different then in Europe. I remember, when I was 7 years old my family and I went to some steak house, and my dad asked if they had pickled tomatoes.(In Russia, it was a Delicacy) The waiter looked at him in confusion, and said the only thing they had pickled was pickles themselves. My dad was shocked at the fact that they served pickles but not pickled tomatoes considering that every restaurant besides Mickey D's in Russia had pickled tomatoes on the menu. All Europeans seem to be confused when coming to America, as they attempt to adapt to the American lifestyle as quickly as possible.. However, I wonder.. When American's go to Europe do they try to adapt to the European lifestyle, or stick with their roots and break all the rules that apply?