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81 Dumb Americans That Are Both Hilarious And Infuriating But Most Of All Perplexing
Ubiquitous internet access has allowed us to see just how confidently incorrect thousands of people can be at any one time. And no country's citizens exemplifies this better than those from the home of the brave and land of the free.
So we’ve gathered some truly indefensible examples of Americans, if we’re being generous, showcasing their confusion online. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the most deeply misguided posts and if you have ever had to explain that Georgia is also a country in the Caucasus region, then share your story below.
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#1
“I’m Tired Of People Calling America The Dumbest Country In The World…”
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#2
“Make America Great Again, Everybody Make Your House Red White And Blue!”
#3
Europeans Have No Idea Just How Hot And How Cold Most Of The Us Gets
#4
Spain vs. USA
#5
“I’m Glad I Failed French Class In 6th Grade…lol”
#6
Native Americans Aren’t American Apparently
#7
No One In The EU Ever Heard Of Greenland Before
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago
MAGAHats had never heard of Greenland until President Shart said he wanted to invade. This is how geography is taught these days.
#9
Do You Know Breakfast?
#10
“Canadians Can’t Just Casually Come Here, Either. But Apparently Their Wildfire Smoke Is Like ‘No Passport? No Problem!’ 😒”
Elladine DesIsles 1 month ago (edited)
Dear USA, we were trying to smudge the evil and insanity out of your government. Unfortunately, there isn't enough white sage on Earth for that, so we had to improvise. But seriously, I promise, the smoke was miserable here in Canada, too. Not to mention the many Canadians losing their homes, businesses, and livelihoods. But sure, blame us for the basic scientific facts that your public schools aren't allowed to teach.
#11
Bad Review
#12
"Normal = American, Not Kilogay"
#14
"Is English Your First Language?" "No I'm An American."
#15
In America
#16
« My Italien Grandmother’s Secret Family Recipe »
#17
"There Is Only One National Anthem"
#18
I Thought No Kings Tho?
Science Nerd 1 month ago
That’s why there are so many protests here. The US is not supposed to have a king.
#19
We Do Nothing Today, Thanks For Asking
#20
Would Love To See Some Of These Countries Try To F With Us
Kristiina Männiste 1 month ago
Good thing- nobody hates Estonia. The bad thing: Yall forgot about us existing again, didnt you!?
#21
USD Is The Only Currency
#22
People Engaging Me In German Because I Look German
Alexa Saltz 1 month ago
Shoes usually give it away. Anyway, most Europeans speak several languages, English being common. Sadly a lot of Americans barely speak English.
#23
12 Is The Highest Number On The Clock,
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago (edited)
Before everyone comes at us stupid Americans, please remember that we are not taught 24hr time (what we call "military time".) It is not taught to us in school - we are taught 12hr AM/PM time. All of our clocks are 12hr clocks, not 24hr clocks. We are not used to 24hr time. It's not because we are "stupid", it's because we're ignorant XD Yes, we can learn it, and this person above IS an idiot because they didn't even know 24hr time exists, apparently, but we're not all just inherently turning away from 24hr time because we hate it XD We're unlearned. EDIT: Sigh. Guys, I'm just trying to explain WHY most Americans don't "understand" the 24hr-time thing and why Americans go "huh??" when a clock says 15:04. Thanks for the downvotes for me just trying to explain things. Go ahead and continue assuming all Americans are idiots.
#24
Where It Normal For A Biological Woman To Have Hairy Armpits? Not In America!
#26
Staten Island? Doesn't Ring A Bell?
#27
'idk As An American That Seems Pretty Cold Its Over 100 In Texas Every Year 40s Is Pretty Cold'
#29
Why Is Morocco Part Of Africa?
Roman Arendt 1 month ago
Where did he get the idea mostly Spanish is spoken in the northern half of Morocco? Am I missing something?
#30
”why Does European Architecture Seem Too Just Rot Away?“
#31
Kangaroo? Must Be USA
Alexa Saltz 1 month ago
I have a friend who lives in Sydney. She was online early and I asked if she had the day off. She said yes because a Joey was outside waiting to beat her up. I didn't understand who Joey was so she sent me a picture taken from inside looking out her living room windows and there stood an angry kangaroo looking ready to fight. I asked her if this was common and was told it is. She also said sometimes it is a crazy emu. LOL
#32
“United States Of America (USA) Is A State, America Is A Country”
Elladine DesIsles 1 month ago
Yes, the Untied State. It's just floating around somewhere, hovering above the dumpster fire that is the current country of America, completely untethered to the maddess. Actually, that doesn't sound like a half bad strategy, under present circumstances.
#33
What The Hell Is A 24 Hour Clock
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
How are feet "intuitive"? Signed, an American who learned feet/inches but does not think it's "intuitive" XD
#34
Spain Isn't In South America?
#35
Having Your Phone On Military Time Is Wild
#36
"Only Americans Are On This List, Americans Are Truly Number 1 🎉🎉🎉"
#37
Found On Twitter. Does This Count?
#38
For The Local People $1 Is A Lot Of Money
#39
"Do People In China Get American Letters Or Words Tattooed On Them?"
Justin Case 1 month ago
I can read Chinese and Japanese. I used to work with a guy who thought he had a Chinese tattoo that read "greatest surfer". It actually read "wet pants". I met another guy who thought he had a Chinese tattoo that read "cool guy". It actually read "frozen sausage".
#40
19th Month
#41
How The Hell U Wash Ur Hands?
#42
"What's Kg? Kindergarten??"
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
Whenever I post a comment/talk to my friends in Discord and I'm referencing a weight or a temperature, I google the conversion myself and post in both lbs/kg and F/C, respectively. It's not hard to do and it takes 10 seconds.
#43
No He’s Puerto Rican💔💔
Roman Arendt 1 month ago
Hear me out: Since a lot of US Americans don't know Puerto Rico is part of the US and even the President and his Cabinet don't know anything about this, can we just claim it for EU?
#44
American And English And Australian Are Different Lanuage Too They Still Understand Each Other
#45
"I Thought That Brazilians Spoke Mexican This Whole Time!"
#46
Us Military Guy Thinks A Foreign Country Will Accept His Local ID
Elladine DesIsles 1 month ago
How the h*ll did they think they were going to travel into Thailand at all without a passport? Or to most other parts of the planet, for that matter?
#47
How Does Europeans Prepare Food?
#48
But Your Dates Are Wrong It's 3/8/2026 Not 8/3/3026
#49
An Oldie But A Goodie
#50
"Not Americans!"
Alexa Saltz 1 month ago
The US has many different accents. i was raised in Northern California and when visiting Social Circle, Georgia I needed help understanding some of the locals
#51
"I Find It Unfair That A Country With 50 States Only Has One Team In The World Cup"
Roman Arendt 1 month ago
This cannot get to Trump! He'll call Infantino who'll then give his okay.
#52
"EU Should Use Something Looks Like A Dollar Cuz Its More Traditional"
#53
Bro Nobody Uses Euros
#54
Do Finnish Schools Speak American?
#55
“40 Degrees Is Barely Above Freezing What Are You Talking About😭”
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago (edited)
In the US a popular character from the Mortal Kombat franchise is called Sub-Thirty Two.
#56
"If America Is 250 Years Old How Is Denmark Sending Mail For 400"
#57
"Is There A Setting To Change From Military To Standard" Time?
David Morgan 1 month ago
I'd love to know how this works. Does it have to be set up in very specific orientations? How does it cope with seasonal changes?
#58
My Girlfriend Sent Me This Pic Convinced Amazon Screwed Up
#59
“America” Is Reserved For The United States Of America
#60
‘They Stole English From America’
#61
"Would They Use USD Or Aud?"
#62
I Wanna Know Why "Z" Is "Zed" In Canada.. I Thought Y'all Spoke English??
#63
“Europe Is Hardly A Continent”
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago
The rest of the world is made up of continents, the USA is made up of incontinents.
#64
How Do You Know English?
#65
They Don’t Have Ranch…
#66
What Is A Gram. I Have No Idea What You Are Talking About
#67
“You Don’t Hear Any Animals With A British Accent”
#68
Ain't No Way 90k British People Show Up Unless It's An American Artist
#69
Canada Military Is A Joke
Elladine DesIsles 1 month ago
Somebody has been paying to much attention to that drunken idiot, Hegseth.
#70
If The UK Was A Us State It Would Be The Poorest One
DrBronxx 1 month ago
If we take GDP per capita as the indicator, then using the 2025 numbers, it would actually be the second poorest, above Mississippi; closer than you might think. That said, it's an overly simplistic way of looking at it, and there are other things to consider. For example, the UK overall has lower incomes than the US, but also has different prices, taxes, housing costs, healthcare costs, public services, working hours, etc., so a definitive answer not reliably possible. That said, it is true that the UK would NOT be the poorest US state.
#71
In America We Do Things The Right Way!
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 month ago
Milk is considered dairy in America as well. This person is just a donkey sandwich XD
#72
Do You Mean Berlin, Ohio Or Berlin, Germany Or Berlin, Maryland?
#73
Pentagram
#74
We All Have Bad Days
Lady Gypsy Rain 1 month ago
I want to not laugh at this. Mostly because I’m personally someone that would possibly trip trying to step over because I’m unable to lift my feet very well (transitioning my life to using a wheelchair). But then I also would fall on my face if I tried to do what she did. So I’d have to really pause and pay close attention to where my foot is in relation to a tripping hazard (for me). But still. I can’t help but laugh.
#75
Found One Know The Wild
#76
I Just Found Out That Most European Kitchens Do Not Have Electricity In Them 😭
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago (edited)
Must be a large skylight to let the sun illuminate the kitchen from above.
#77
“28 Is Not A Month”😬😬😬
#78
New Guy At Work
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 month ago
I assume this is some poor schmuck whose mommy and daddy never taught him/her how to make coffee.
#79
“Using NHL Players From Us Teams”
Colleen Glim 1 month ago
Perhaps have a wee look at how many NHL players are Canadian. I’ll wait
#80
We Get It Bro You Drive A Jeep
David Morgan 1 month ago
Yeah, but this is very clearly someone having a bit of fun. It doesn't fit on the list.
#81
I Guess She’s Never Heard Of The Us Southwest
DrBronxx 1 month ago
Looks like whomever made the title for this seems to be the one lacking the brains here. In case it's too subtle - the question is not about simply surviving a heatwave, it's about surviving a heatwave *without A/C*. A/C is very common in the US southwest. It is not common at all in the UK.
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Shelli Aderman 1 month ago
The stupid ones are the loudest. Just look at the guy in the White House. Sigh.
Laszlo Larthlanc 1 month ago
Yeah, it's too bad that a closed mind is rarely accompanied by a closed mouth.
Load More Replies... Forrest Hobbs 1 month ago (edited)
Oi vey. Look, I'm all for giving the USA fair criticism, but this? You can find stupid people everywhere. How about giving us a list of Brits embarrassing themselves with their stupidity? P.S. I'm a Brit. We're fine with that sort of thing - well, unless we're called 'Nigel Farage' in which case we're inclined to complain that everyone keeps picking on us and just because a mate handed over £5 million apparently we're being unfair asking questions about it... Ahem. Sorry, sorry, got a bit carried away there. 😁
Amy Stout 1 month ago
I was dying laughing at the Reform guy on the news this morning, outraged that "far left agitators" had exposed the party's shady donation shenanigans. How dare people filming Reform being the scum they are actually show others that Reform are the scum they are?!
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Stephanie L Thesing 1 month ago
While I concede that America has its share of idjits (you can pick ‘em out in a crowd by their wee red hats), I’m pretty sure stupidity is world-wide. Some are just louder than others..
Shelli Aderman 1 month ago
The stupid ones are the loudest. Just look at the guy in the White House. Sigh.
Laszlo Larthlanc 1 month ago
Yeah, it's too bad that a closed mind is rarely accompanied by a closed mouth.
Load More Replies... Forrest Hobbs 1 month ago (edited)
Oi vey. Look, I'm all for giving the USA fair criticism, but this? You can find stupid people everywhere. How about giving us a list of Brits embarrassing themselves with their stupidity? P.S. I'm a Brit. We're fine with that sort of thing - well, unless we're called 'Nigel Farage' in which case we're inclined to complain that everyone keeps picking on us and just because a mate handed over £5 million apparently we're being unfair asking questions about it... Ahem. Sorry, sorry, got a bit carried away there. 😁
Amy Stout 1 month ago
I was dying laughing at the Reform guy on the news this morning, outraged that "far left agitators" had exposed the party's shady donation shenanigans. How dare people filming Reform being the scum they are actually show others that Reform are the scum they are?!
Load More Replies... Stephanie L Thesing 1 month ago
While I concede that America has its share of idjits (you can pick ‘em out in a crowd by their wee red hats), I’m pretty sure stupidity is world-wide. Some are just louder than others..
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