Netizen Wonders “What Is An American Thing But Americans Think Everyone Outside Of America Does It?”, Gets 30 Responses

You have a constitutional right to bear arms, but it says nothing about bare breasts? 😜

As an american I promise you we're just as confused because it's so freaking stupid. There's a ridiculous set of rules. Like you can show a woman's entire breast, but god forbid you see her nipple. Or you can show simulated sex but there can only be a certain amount of grinding or 'pumps'. I used to watch the show 'Hannibal' and they did an interview about a certain episode where they talked about showing someone's buttcrack. They could show it, but it had to be covered in blood and couldn't be just the victim's bare buttocks. They also can't swear unless after a certain time of night and even then only a certain amount of times. However, feel free to have these gross toddlers style shows completely exploiting children and showing them dolled up like adults and it's fine. Show teenagers drinking, spending money or looking impossibly gorgeous to a standard no teen could meet because it's freaking 25 year old actress/actor playing 15 - which could ACTUALLY damage kids - and that's fine.

Puritanism. Puritans founded this country and it really just never changed. It's morphed into control of sexuality and women. It's one of the problems with religion. You can say what parts you want to follow and the others, you have rights. to be "absolved" for, for the asking.

Mom's were fighting all of this in the 80's. They lost to hollywood

Puritanical ancestors of the people in charge.

"becauze our freedumz" and if you don't like it you can move and live in some left wing librul commie socialist fascist hell-hole and see how you like it there (obligatory /s/, because some folks will take this response seriously)

There's positives, but I agree....one little illness and you have NOTHING. Public school is free though. The rest.... well, good luck.

I can't get over the contradiction of the US having the most expensive educational system in the world and yet being the country with the most un-educated people.

I need medical tests done, like an MRI, and I can't afford it, because even with insurance, my co-pay is $80 per test. I can't afford that. Also can't afford a needed c-pap machine

Guess I will move somewhere better, like Port au Prince.

I get what you're saying, but plenty of people do. We have a ton of illegal immigration and plenty of people looking to become citizens.

Thank you!

One word: FREEDOM. The kind of freedom that allows one to leave if they want to.

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T H E N A T I O N A L P A R K S xD

Your family ended up in Oz? I'm Canadian, and that would be just as good as being born here. IMHO.

Gee - I wonder why that is. I mean, I'm sure the greatest democracy on earth would have happy to help it's neighbours establish stable, democratic societies.

I feel that way as well; I actually got sent to the principals office once in high school for just checking my watch and getting something from my bag instead of stopping what I was doing, standing, and saying the pledge. My principal just laughed and sent me back to class

It does kinda hint at some 1984 themes. And by hint I mean scream it aloud.

It’s almost like we are a cult…we do it at the same time most days, and punishment ensues if you don’t do it

I haven’t actually heard the pledge, but it sounds like the new song that was introduce into schools to try and brainwash kids in Iran into being faithful to the clergy or some s**t. I mean, they have to stand every morning, and apparently kids can even be sent home for not doing it. Both systems are just creepy and ridiculous.

Yeah, and if you choose not to do it in school, everyone judges you for it. (This might just be my area though. I live in the Bible Belt)

as a non-Christian, i hate it. The whole "under G-d" part i dislike. I'm religious, but i want G-d and state to be kept separate, and I'm uncomfortable praying to a Christian idea of G-d.

Precisely. And I’m always the bad guy for refusing to say it!

Thought this since I'm 6 years old. Always seemed cultish

Cult mentality. It's depressing that some of them don't see it. But that's what cults do to people.

I simply refrain from saying it in school, most of my class stands up, while I remain seated. The teacher usually gives us a 'Please stand up for the pledge', but we aren't required to. So yeah, I also find it weird.

I've got to say, felt better as a kid when I realised we were pledging to the flag first, then the country. I think I was happy mostly because no one else seemed to get that. Then as a teen when it got reintroduced (it fell off for a while), that idea scared me even more.

Especially the having to do it thing or getting in trouble. I didn't choose where I was born. Why should I have to be proud or celebrate something I had no say in?

I'd like someone to explain to me how it is creepy

To fight three godless communists, of course.

No, in Australia we have GST (goods & services tax) it’s 10% there are no other taxes. GST is added to the price Before you get to the checkout so the price on the shelf is the price you pay.

At the moment it's just a strategy to make it harder to keep count on actual prices and confuse people to purchase more.

in Europa computer program does it - nobody calculate each product by itself

It's not just every state it's every county meaning in some places it could be a different price just up the road. Inevitably some Karen type will go crazy with the but it's this price over there!! Also While yes it would be possible most price tags r sent by the company and printing them for every county in the country would be insane

It's a trick to make more money. Same as making a product .99 because the brain sees the first number and associates that as the price. The real price of those nuts for instance is 15 dollars. While everywhere does this, the fact that tax is added after when you pay means you don't know what you actually need unless you do the math.

Here in PA, we have a very high gas tax, supposedly to pay for the upkeep of our roads. At the same time, we have some of the worse roads in the country. So, where is all the gas tax money going? In some greasy politicians' pocket?

It’s not laziness it’s greed. They think it looks good to have the price be “299” instead of “329” and they’re right. It does. They’ve done extensive research on this topic.

In Oregon, USA we don’t have added tax on food or grocery items or gas.

It's a trade off of labor... Some purchasers aren't required to pay taxes on some items (i.e. Food Stamp users, Business/Resell buyers et al). Thus, the retailer either adds it at the end in checkout to those that DO pay taxes or, if posting the exact cost with taxes factored in, deduct it for those who don't.

You just said it, yourself. The United States (it's in our name) is unique in that it allows subdivisions of gov't (states), to govern themselves. With the wide variety of people and environments, it helps this country function. Other countries are smaller and the larger ones...have a less diverse in population. It's annoying, but it allows the unique conditions, here to allow the US to flourish as an economy. Now whether that benefits, the average American is an entirely different situation.