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It's no secret that Americans do things a little differently from the rest of the world. But, as the first European colony to win independence, they've had lots of time to form the unique identity we associate with them today. So let's take a few moments to celebrate all the quirky and ridiculous little things that make the USA what it is, even if we still fail to understand them.

When the United States broke away from the rest of the European world in 1783 following the American Revolutionary War, a cultural shift began that is still developing today. Though the lands we now know as America mostly share a history of British occupation, tea and crumpets have long been replaced by coffee and donuts. America has given the world countless gifts, such as rock music, groundbreaking cinema, and New York City - in fact, it's probably the most culturally recognizable place on Earth. Still, for those of us on the outside looking in, the United States sometimes seems like a bit of a circus.

Scroll down to see some of America's funniest moments on Tumblr and how the rest of the world reacted. Don't take it personally, though - we've still got love for Yankee Land! (h/t)

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xpurinx
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9 years ago

Apply ice water...

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    Tyrone
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    9 years ago

    They even made a hole and chipped one end of the biscuit if you look at the 16th and 35th ,that's brilliant !!

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    Daria B
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    9 years ago

    Canada is literally cooler. Well, maybe not cooler than Alaska....

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    Hans
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    9 years ago

    Not using SI units indeed is hard to understand.

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    DhampireHEK
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    At 18 you can be married, drive a car, go into huge debt, vote, and die for your country but you're not responsible enough to buy beer. *Face Palm*

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    xpurinx
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    9 years ago

    Flippin' genius :D

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    trututu
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    9 years ago

    In Ireland there's a fee

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    John L
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Hmm, never considered that. I always did silly things.....like hide them in my pocket. Imagine that. ;D

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    Hans
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I guess these things give digestion problems and obesity just from looking at them.

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    Hans
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Hatred and nescience are friends!

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    ConfusedPanda
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!

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    Galeanthropy2017
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    How does one fry coke or lemonade? Or a margarita? Or liquids in general?

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    DhampireHEK
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I choked on my morning coffee as I read this. Too funny.

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    Hans
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Germans: Duh, this Autobahn section has a 130 km/h speed limit. Americans: wow, this freeway allows 100 km/h!

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    JEFF THE KILLER
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    SHOTS FIRED (pun intended)

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    Prussia
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    True

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    Anna Brandigi
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    "the guy with only some blood" 😂

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    John L
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Perhaps you are mixing us up with Australia?

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    Helping Panda
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Oh my god, you guys should look up which countries rely overwhelmingly on nuclear power. The US is actually way behind many countries in Europe!

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    DhampireHEK
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    9 years ago

    I'm not sure if I should laugh at the joke or cry because this guy is serious....

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    Heather FitzGeorge
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Pea. Not pee. It's pea. *drops mic*

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    Kori K. Warriner
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Holy c**p, that hurts the eyes!!!

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    John L
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    There is always a cheaper way, which includes buying a plane ticket. Works every time. ;D

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    DhampireHEK
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I'm actually sad that this is true.

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    Ellie Aviva
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    9 years ago

    hehehhehehhehe (laughs painfully)

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    Sa Pa
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    9 years ago

    Aww that eagle is adorable 😍😊

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    Kori K. Warriner
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Oh the irony.

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    Hans
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    9 years ago

    Even the pickup in the background...

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    Amanda Nelson
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Mc f*****g Eagles mother flaggers

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    Galeanthropy2017
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Accurate

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    Daniel Blackmon
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    9 years ago

    Lmao I can't even. Ctfu 'Murica

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    Amanda Nelson
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Ahhh the 'hashtag' button. That 'new' invention 🤔

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I can't believe taaht there is a place without a flag in the US...

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    Sarah Collas
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Were is wall-e?

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    Master Markus
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    9 years ago

    Except that a bunch of Americans hate Bill for being and atheist and because he tells them that science is correct instead of the BAHBLE.

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    Anna Brandigi
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    9 years ago

    I love polite yelling

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    Bway_Gonnabe11
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    9 years ago

    we actually do in my school.... im ashamed

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    Peta Hurley-Hill
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Dear god!

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    just a thought
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    9 years ago

    Isn't aluminium spelled as aluminum somewhere ?

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    Ile De France
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    9 years ago

    La France est mieux

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    Anna Brandigi
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Calm down guys it's two different pages

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    That Fat Mouse
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Part of me finds this hilarious, but the other part wonders if we, as a collective entity, have taken the american stereotype too far

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    Amanda Nelson
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    9 years ago

    Just the general area of Murica

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    Amanda
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Ewww

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Perhaps he is a pirate and wanted to write"Respect ARRR!"

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    Sierra Hall
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Ew.

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    Brittney Chaloupka
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    9 years ago

    Yeah I live 5 minutes from Freedom high school. Conviently located 30 minutes south of Washington DC in Northern VA. My middle school was named after Mills E. Godwin, a man who lobbied to keep schools segregated. (They recently voted to rename the school)Not too surprising though.

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    Alex Newell
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    9 years ago

    Wow, McDonald's finally invents... the Whopper and Whopper Jr.

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    JillVille Child Care
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    No way, they seriously have that on water bottles? I need one for my daughter, that would be so funny! She's not American, but is slightly obsessed about zombies, heehee

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    Dixon's Mama
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Aww, it's Misha Collins' son, West!

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    Amanda
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Um

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    Star-Light Star-Bright
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    C**p, they found out.

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    Guanchen Liu
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Right. Um. So, er, yeah. Agreed.

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    Amanda Nelson
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Awwww Kori. I feel bad for your friends

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    Tiny Dynamine
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    72 years??? There hasn't been a time in the last 75 years that America hasn't been involved in a war/ invasion!!!

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