‘Are you by chance an American?’ is a phrase often used online to refer to someone who lacks awareness or is oblivious to the obvious. It stems from the stereotype that people from the US aren’t as knowledgeable as those in other parts of the world. It’s hard to say how this generalization came to be, but it sure can sometimes make even Americans themselves chuckle.
The truth is that we all do silly things, so why not just laugh about them together? That’s exactly why our Bored Panda team put together a list of instances when common sense just slipped Americans' minds. Scroll down to find them below, and don’t forget that it's all in good fun!
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There was a news article about a school in Scotland banning mobile phones and one of the comments was how will hey call for help if there's a shooting? Well, they haven't had one for 30 years, so I doubt it's particularly concerning them.
Unlike the US, when Scotland had a school m******e, they changes the laws to RESTRICT gun ownership. And of course it worked.
Load More Replies...There are no security measures and no active shooter drills because there are no active shooters. Maybe not everything can be solved just by giving people more guns...
😂😂😂😂😂Thats the solution! Then we can be as unhappy as the Americans.
Load More Replies...Maybe because we Europeans are not triggerhappy and teach people to "defend theirselves" by supplying even more guns.
Sorry, what??? If you feel so unsafe in Amsterdam that you think schools need security against violent behaviour, maybe scoot back to your precious MAGA land where guns are everywhere and shootings a normal occurrence. When you moved to Europe, did you miss the message that it is NOT a part of the US and that things are quite different here. Much better, but that is just my humble opinion. Please go home where you belong with your proud MAGA announcement
So if someone is such a staunch supporter of the Cheeto-in-Chief that they feel the need to advertise it in their handle, why don't they take their own advice and f**k back off to the States instead of living the migrant life in the Netherlands?
Just hear me out, because Lily is on to something here. If their aim really is to make America great then she's done the right thing by leaving, because the more people like her leave America, the greater America will be. The downside, of course, is that it comes at a cost to the countries they move to...but at least they won't be armed over here.
Load More Replies...Yes! Because there are not many Americans in Europe to pose a threat.
Well, here in Denmark there are security at Jewish schools and other places related to Judaism. I feel so sorry for the kids having to go through all that fear, especially in a country where all other kids are worry-free when it comes to school shootings. It was started because some a-hole did a shooting in a synagogue (iirc).
I have a co-worker who overheard me talking about an upcoming trip to Europe, and he said "I'd never go to Europe because I can't bring my Desert Eagle." I was going to Belgium. Who the hell needs a hand cannon for a vacation in Europe?!? Gun hoarders in America are so cowardly it's hilarious. And ironically, they think owning 15 guns and packing heat to go buy a sandwich makes them look tough.
“There Has Never Been Another Nation That Has Existed Much Beyond 250 Years”
As an American, I wholeheartedly agree 👍🏻 But I’m also finding it very funny in a very, very dark way
Load More Replies...In 1988, our local Ukrainian church celebrated 1000 years of Christianity in the Ukraine. No nation indeed
I remember, back around 2000, a lot of Countries stepping up their celebrations, and Egypt quietly released a tourism ad., “Come help us celebrate our seventh millennium.”
2026, actually. 1776 was when they signed the Declaration of Independence. 1775 was Paul Revere's ride.
Native Americans Aren't Native?
Squatters should move into that guy's house to spare somebody who's not a moron the hassle.
So the native's ancestors migrated from Asia. So how did your ancestors get there?
As an American, I have one thing to say to this...DOLT! 🤦🏼♂️
It’s clear from this list that the lack of awareness among Americans is hard to miss online. But where they really shine is when they travel, and even Kim Davis, TV presenter and journalist at CNN, can’t deny it.
“It’s a hard pill to swallow, but sadly, we’ve gained a reputation around the world for being, well, ‘stupid Americans.’ Is it offensive? Yes. Could we get upset about it? Sure. But with tens of millions of Americans traveling abroad every year, the likelihood is that you’ll encounter us wherever you are in the world. Therefore, our reputation is completely understandable,” she admitted in one of her travel articles.
Non Us Flag In Username Yet Still Assumed To Be American
Thry probably assumed it was an LGBT+ flag, I mean we do have a lot of them 🌈🤣🤣
Tbh, if the Estonian flag was a pride flag then it'd be in my top-three for best-looking pride flags (behind only mlm and bi)
Load More Replies...The thing about those idiots is when the tables are turned they have zero respect for their leaders when the ones they want didn't get elected. Every single trump supporter is a hypocrite. It's like a requirement to join that plug. Trash Biden for four years, bash Obama for four years, then scream "have respect for your leaders he's your president". Then it's always "f**k your feelings" and "men don't cry and complain" followed by obsessively whining about how white men are picked on and no one likes me when I say stupid s**t" and also "eveytime I lie someone calls it out or "censors" me". All the f*****g idiots in America are trump followers. And it's not an opinion it's verifiable that they are stupid as f**k. You can literally measure it just by asking questions that have factual answers and have been proven. They are absolutely stupid that's just a fact. So if you are a trump supporter you are an idiot.
As A German. What Is Snow?
I'm American and I'm laughing at these idiots, please remember, not all of us are this ignorant
ik some very smart americans. but they all lived overseas for a reason
Load More Replies...Not synonymous. Plenty of dumb people in other countries. But they don't usually get elected president.
MAGA is the dumb side. The democratic USA is pretty intelligent as far as I've seen on my travels
All USA is democratic. Or did you mean Democrats?
Load More Replies...Well see, you've lost the Americans right there. They can't be bothered with Celsius. (And I'm American)
Load More Replies...No they're the exact same word, ur eyes must be playing tricks on u lmao
Celebrating A Foreign Holiday Is A Requirement
Actually that would be a valid reply :D "we are celebrating the 4th. May the 4th be with you" ;)
Load More Replies...When I worked for GE in the 90s, one of the secretaries asked a field engineer from another country how they celebrated Thanksgiving in his country. It was a difficult discussion as he tried to convince her that Thanksgiving is just a US holiday...
My boyfriend's birthday is flag day. June 14th. No one remembers the day unless it's a birthday! It's a holiday in the US everyone forgets. I just buy him new shoes, he likes it better than a flag!
Its not a holiday! It's just a day in the calendar that is remembered for something different. Holidays are Easter, Christmas, New Year etc. Why do Americans insist on calling what is essentially a red letter day, a holiday?!
Load More Replies...“The reality is, we ALL do ‘stupid’ things, especially when we are in foreign places and we don’t know the local customs, cultures or surroundings. No one is immune from this humiliation, not even genius scholars,’ she continued.
“However, smart travelers know that doing “stupid” things abroad can not only be disrespectful and embarrassing, but it can put you at risk of being arrested, hurt or the victim of crime,” Davis warned.
Online Was Invented In The U.s
Arpanet, the precursor to the Internet, was American. The HTML code is British. Both are needed for being online.
And the world's first working programmable, fully automatic digital computer came from Germany in the form of the Zuse Z3 (just a fun fact)
Load More Replies...Yes and no. The concept of the net started in the USA, but the protocols by which the internet works toady were started in CERN, by, as stated above, Tim Berners-Lee. Overall, it was the result of international collaboration. Nobody "invented" the internet. Also, even though the concept of the internet as it is did emerge in the USA, it didn't pop out of nowhere. I'm certain that we can find the idea popping up in Sci-Fi and other literature and poplar culture for a few decades earlier.
Wrong. Berners-Lee developed http/html, nothing more. The underlying data transport protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, ARP, DHCP, POP3, SMTP, SNMP, UDP etc were all developed in the US for use on the ARPANET.
Load More Replies...Not to be that guy but there is more to the internet than the world wide web, which was indeed created by Time Berners-Lee. There's email, IoT, FTP, NNTP etc. But my guess is that when she said "online" she did mean websites and apps that use the internet.
My sincere thanks to Mr. Tim Berners-Lee. Sorry humans are abusing social media. You probably figured as much.
Mike Has No Problems Paying Thousands A Year Just To Feel Superior. I'm Pretty Sure That's A Sign Of Mental Illness
It's a large freshwater lake. Clear as day and cold as my mother. It has the best fishing. It's clearly superior.
Load More Replies...I wish people who have to mention they are American would stop posting ignorant thoughts online to make the rest of us look bad. Some of us didn't vote for the cheeto pretending to be the president and overcompensating for having a self esteem issue by claiming we are superior to everyone else. We get enough grief for being fat and stupid without adding to that stereotype.
And this whole school shooting thing is b******t. Do people actually think every school in America is a shooting gallery? 99 percent of Americans will never be shot at. Yes there is gun violence but most people will never personally ever be a victim of or witness to anything on that level. Especially if your white.
This guy would listen to Randy Newman's "Political Science" and think its message is a great plan.
Ok Racist
I know it's not the point, but...*walking* into a hospital with a broken leg?
Incorrect, they have the 47th president on them as far as I heard - totally legit currency!
Load More Replies...Being afraid of or not liking another culture is called xenophobe. But, good grief, folks! This is an American commenting, so he probably cannot spell xenophobe!!!
The human race has evolved a new species. There used to be homo sapiens only. Now a new kind has erupted on the great continent of North America known as Americanos stupidos
That’s why, instead of finding the labels offensive or upsetting, she chooses to focus on how she can become a smart traveler. And after more than 20 years of exploring, she believes she has cracked it and decided to share her best tips on how to become a ‘smart American abroad.’ Her first recommendation is to read social cues.
We Have Trees Older Than Europe Itself
Not all Americans are stupid, we have the same bell curve of any population. A lot of us are intelligent beings quite interested in the world.
Load More Replies...Yo, people! Have you noticed in the last three months how many posters are slamming Americans, calling them stupid, etc? How respect for the US seems to be doing an increasingly fast slide into the toilet? Anybody care to venture a guess why? What significant event happened in January that has brought the US into an increasingly bad light? Yup, the Orange A****t with his MAGA bull excrement. MAGA---short for Make America Gag All the rest of the world--got up and demonstrating everything we should be embarrassed for.. And for the MAGGOTS out there--You live in the United States, which is only 1/3 of the North American continent. We have a North and a South America. So his stupid Made in China hat should read MUSGA anyway. Signed, Once a proud resident of the USA, now just someone standing in the corner, hoping nobody thinks I'm with the idiot circus..
To be honest Andie - it's not the last few months. I'm nearly 50 and I'm unaware of a time when it's been any different. However, it's not like all the other countries are respecting each other either. Check out posts slamming other countries, you will find most (well Europeans at least) join in and laugh, and don't try to be defensive so much. Leaders come and go.
Load More Replies...Considering the size of the Walmarts, I guarantee more than three trees will be cut down!
Local news station just had an item on Michigan guy cloning California trees for use here. Giant Sequoias.
They have seeds. Stick them in a pot, add water, et voila, you have sequoias!
Load More Replies...USA does have some huge trees over 3000 years old, however it was not Modern America's doing that they exist, nothing to do with USA at all...
"Hey look at these great big Redwood trees." "Yeah man, but you know what would make it look better, if we cut a hole in one and ran a road through it!" "Fùck yeah"..."USA, USA, USA" fade to sound of huge chainsaws
Load More Replies...Am I Missing Something?
To be generous, you know this guy ha s nearly had a stroke while ranting about birthright citizenship.
Trumps grandparents were Scottish and German. His wives aren't American and his former best buddy gone quiet at the mo, Elon Musk isn't American either...Everyone is originally from somewhere else...
And lately, even THAT doesn't matter. I am looking forward to deportation due to my recent op-ed. Deport me to Canada...pleeeeease?
Don't wait to be deported. Come on up to Canada anyway. We're nice up here. We don't tolerate traitors. We understand the paradox of tolerance.
Load More Replies...Stupid, fun facts: George Washington, the first American President, had two parents neither of whom were natural born American citizens. George Washington himself wasn't born an American citizen. None of the first seven US Presidents was born an American citizen. Also, every single American President is 100% descended from immigrants.
Similar to that guy who told IKEA the US flag had to be flown higher than all other flags and got burned by the reply! Don't you think a company like IKEA would do their homework rather than listen to someone who has more flags than braincells?!
Something Good Happens, Must Be Us
… then sued the kid (assuming the kid had any money left after paying medical bills)
Load More Replies...What a fantastic person in the original story ❤️ and what a fúckwit in the comments 🙄🤦🏻♀️🤣🤣🤣
If it was America, he would’ve screamed at the kid, sued him or threatened to sue him and taken his bike and never given it back after calling the cops, correct?
No. We have literally dozens of people like the person in this post. Course most of 'em are immigrants...
Load More Replies...In America, the old man would have given that kid a stolen bike, then accused him of taking it.
According to her, people in most countries are polite and won’t ever say to others what they’re doing is offensive or socially unacceptable, which makes it hard for tell-me-like-it-is Americans to catch on to social cues.
So she recommends trying to notice if people they come into contact with are genuinely interested, like asking a lot of follow-up questions, making eye contact, building on their stories, asking to join in, etc., or are they just being polite? “If your Spidey sense starts to tingle, it’s probably time to change the subject or move on to a new activity,” Davis advised.
I Bet Those People Keep Asking Themself "Why The Language Is Called "English" And Not "United Statesish"?"
I speak American English, and once in a while I say "pesos" or "rubles".
Now you've done it, expect a visit from ICE any time soon
Load More Replies...I always find it hilarious when it’s pointed out to some Americans that there are…oh, literally a dozen Countries that are NOT America.
While I am completely beside the point here: There really IS such a thing like "Europeish" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_English. Using English as a means of communications between non-native speakers instead of just regionally, the English commonly spoken in the EU outside of English-speaking countries has taken on a life of its own and is, by now, considered an autonomous dialect by some linguists.
Load More Replies...Young people in many European countries speak English better than the majority of Americans.
Canada, England, Ireland, Australia, and many countries would like a word
I speak American English, and sometimes throw in words from another language. Usually Yiddish. Like schmuck. I find it amusing that most people don't know the literal meaning of the word.
Some of us do, also putz, schlep, chutzpah, klutz, Kvetch, Mensch, nosh (a very commonly used word in Britain), schmooze… I’ve used most at some time or another. I’m British.
Load More Replies...Is This Serious?
Why is this hateful language even accepted? I can't imagine our senators saying something like "third world slâve-âss" without consequences. The disdain for others is practically dripping from these words.
What do you expect when we have a convicted felon for a president? So embarrassed to be American right now.
Load More Replies...She's a flat earther. That says a lot about her level of intelligence. Unsurprisingly she lost her bid for a senate seat.
US still prospers due to 3rd world slave imports. Well, until president orange had his tariff tiff.
I am excitedly waiting for the "Orange God" to see success in his "pure America" goals. He'll have to re-staff Mar-A-Lago. He just doesn't think that far ahead, does he?
What’s even more remarkable? To this day, only African sla ves have been acknowledged. Yet the US also kidnapped and imported thousands of people from China to build our transcontinental railways. These Chinese workers were tortured, overworked, and hundreds died while working. They were not free to leave. If this doesn’t meet the definition of sla very I don’t know what does.
and American deciding for the South of Italy to be left poor so the cheap labour for America would be born!!
Load More Replies...Compare CEO salaries to the absurdly low US minimum wage, and it's clear: The wealthy are still coasting on the work of slaves, immigrants, etc.
“North America Law Is Law Across The World”
The orange one is only the president in the US. He is NOT the president of North America and never will be
Nor anywhere else. The Human Cheeto is a one off to the US, thanl god!!!!
Load More Replies...Oh boy, wait until you hear that it's still Canada and the Gulf of Mexico.
That's a big believer in America (United States) is the best, biggest, brightest country in the world. They've never read a newspaper or gone to History class in high school. Guess what, people, we aren't.
Most Americans can’t even identify their home State on a map of the country. Which, to be fair, isn’t exactly easy, as all the big ones across the middle are just big rectangles!
Load More Replies...The whole "my country's laws apply everywhere" (especially if they're from the US) seems to be annoyingly common. I've seen this with gun laws, speeding, and a bunch of other stuff
I love that one guy is threatening to invade Vatican City…he has “learned” much, sitting at the knee of the orange moron.
Right...! Keep dreaming, Orange *ss-Kisser or OAK, because the rest of the world ain't having his BS. He can keep it in the States, though I fear for the sane ones under his lunacy... -_-
What the heck is "President of North America"? I can understand "Prime Minister of North America" a bit, but not "President of North America"
Her next tip is to keep the volume down. “It is very true that most Americans have a wonderful zest for life. We don’t think twice about gabbing away with friends (or strangers) on public transportation or laughing whole-heartedly at the dinner table. That’s just our way of being friendly. However, in many places around the world, speaking loudly is considered extremely rude and highly uncommon. [...] When I’m traveling abroad, I’m always careful to keep it to, what feels like, a quiet whisper.”
That's The Language 570 Million People Speak In Latin America
Latine non loquor. Fun fact, the modern Romance languages are far more similar to each other, than any of them are to Classical Latin.
Oh yes. I speak English, Spanish, French, but I can make my way around Italy without too much trouble. Just look for the root words and you'll usually get the gist.
Load More Replies...The only place where Latin is an official language is at the Vatican and I suspect the birth rate there is fairly low, resulting in few residents being raised as native speakers of Latin. It's not a definitive source, but Wikipedia's page on languages of South America has exactly one instance of the word "Latin" and it's in the phrase "Latin America". The languges there are largely descended from classical Latin, but I agree that it would be a significant challenge to find a job candidate that speaks Latin as their native language.
I would like to state for the record, that not every American is this stupid.
We know dear, don't worry. The only reason we know it wasn't a Brit making that response is because we don't call it Latin America unless we're talking about dance. But we have plenty of idiots, just that Bored Panda doesn't give them air time.
Load More Replies...Also, this is a very good example of HR and hiring managers literally having no idea about the positions for which they are hiring.
PeoThere are no native speakers of Latin. In Latin America the speak Spanish, Portuguese or one of the native languages.
Nobody is a "native speaker" of Latin, it's a dead language. We don't know how the Romans pronounced their words.
I'm guessing the response was the stupid one. Only place I think speaks Latin natively is Vatican city.
Americans Are Master Orators As We Know
Ha. I posted David Mitchells rant about "could care less" only a couple of weeks back. Well worth a revisit... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw&t=74s
Thanks! You've saved me the trouble of posting my own rant.
Load More Replies...Oh. My. Stars. I'm getting a headache from all the face palms I'm doing while reading these. OMG-681d94...479a7d.jpg
If you COULD care less, it means you DO care. That’s. It. It’s not that hard.
It puzzled me for a bit, too. It's as in, "I had an Indian last night" (or as the OP would prefer, "I had Indian").
Load More Replies...Oh My God, It Literally Says “Australia” On The Currency
In breaking news, other countries have differing currencies to the US dollar. Here's Martin with more...
The racists would lose it over South African money, all of which has Nelson Mandela on the notes!
The poster might be a cop or a store manager somewhere. untitled-6...0b2bf9.jpg
I have a whole bundle of these uncirculated. We don't even recognize our own money, much less another nation's.
Load More Replies...A good percentage of Americans forget that other countries exist and everyone should just cater to Americans because clearly the best most awesome country is the one f*****g over its citizens, sending citizens and immigrants and migrants to essentially death camps, AGAIN MIND YOU, stripping basic human rights while also isolating its allies and supporting actual dictatorship and genocide. They are this thick.
Another recommendation she has is trying to blend in— but not for the reasons you might think of! “Normally, I’m all for originality and standing out in a crowd. However, when you’re traveling abroad, even to a place you know well, standing out is like wearing a flashing sign that says, ‘I’m a tourist, come take advantage of me!’”
Pickpockets or someone else with malicious intent can spot someone who isn’t a local from a mile away, that’s why it’s better to blend in with the locals. “Not only will it make you a smart American, it’ll also make you a safer American,” she said.
American Education System Be Like
I’m starting to feel like my brain is melting. Goodnight folks. That’s enough internet for me
LoL, besides all the other errors in this post a shark is apparently a person now.
I'm ashamed again to be American but that statement explains how agent orange man got elected again. God help us all
I Am Confused Is There A Rome In Italy?
Wait until they find out that Athens is in Greece, and Memphis is in Egypt.
This has to be fake. I refuse to believe this is real!! Come on! My little Roman heart bleeds...
Black South Africans Are African American Now
Being white, I'm not offended to be called white, it's much less awkward than "European American".
When abroad, she additionally advises being curious and asking questions instead of telling how things are done back home. Davis also suggests doing homework beforehand to avoid getting ripped off or taken advantage of. “Know the local scams and know how to reject people who approach you with their games. Stranger danger is real.” For this, reading the local news can be very helpful.
On A Post About The Cleopatra Show
Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt, was descendant of Ptolemy, a Greek-Macedonian General of Alexander the Great. There are plenty of pictures and descriptions left of her. She definitely wasn't "African American" or even African by heritage.
I'm not a historian, but I feel highly confident in saying that absolutely nobody was Anything-American, American-Anything, or even just plain American when Cleopatra was alive.
Load More Replies...How can she have been African American when neither her or her ancestors had ever been within 2000 years or 5000 miles of America?
I can't even post a good comment on this. So, basically not doing anything different then
Turns Out She Was Spanish, Not White
If being Spanish makes me non white, with all the implications that has in America, I'll take it.
Just don't say that in the south. Too many sundown towns.
Load More Replies...Including Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife.
Load More Replies...oh my god Karen, you can't just ask people why they're white
like white people in Africa.... 'Muricans be .... special type of different
I know of one white African that I wish was back in Africa...
Load More Replies...For some odd reason you'll also find a lot of white skinned, blond haired, blue eyed people in South America that speak Spanish with a German accent.
I have a Cuban friend who is as fair complected as me. Which is pretty fair.
I Honestly Don't Know How To Respond To That Level Of Stupid
This was one of my dad's favourite wind ups. He'd go to his French colleague and say "Yves, how do you say rendezvous in French?".
Nous pouvons dire ce que nous voulons, les États-Unis ne comprennent pas ce qu'on dit
HA HA HA HA!!!! Oh man- I snorted pop out my nose again!!!! (American, here.)
Lastly, she recommends learning the basics of the language, which includes words like ‘Hello,’ ‘Goodbye,’ ‘Thank you,’ ‘Please,’ ‘I don’t speak …,’ and ‘Where is…?’
“Even if you butcher the words, most people deeply appreciate it when you at least try to speak the local language. It shows respect that you made the effort, and you’ll be surprised at how many doors it can unlock for you.”
Speaks With An Ireland Accent
Stupid is the people. Stupidity is the accent. Come on mate!😉
Load More Replies...As an Ireland person… no that just hurt my brain. I’m Irish. From Ireland and speak English & Irish. No one sounds like leprechauns so please America stop with the sh*te Irish accents in movies/tv shows
This is the first time I've ever seen somebody have such a poor understanding of demonyms
I Don′t Even Know Where To Start With This One
Trump tried to force that one on UK in exchange for some tariff relief, luckily UK held it’s ground, Trump can stick his chlorinated chicken and hormone beef up his…
Load More Replies...Yeah....that's why a lot of American "food" can't be imported. Our food standards and regulations are a lot stricter, you absolute mongrel.
Well, Trump and Elon will make that disappear. De-funding the FDA
Load More Replies...My parents visited New York from the south England and were convinced that the bottled water tasted much more salty in the US. And I bought American candy corn to try on Halloween and had a really bad headache for a few days (I usually only get severe migraines when I consume lots of sweeteners or fake sugars
And now, thanks to RFK Jr., we will have more additives (by way of bacteria) being added AND the American people won't know because the FDA isn't going to test it anymore (YAY cutting funding!) they'll just get sick and some will die and you can thank RFK Jr. and DJT for that. I hate this timeline.
yeah... just try to compare the length of the ingredient list of similar products that is sold in the US and the EU. Hint the American version contains a lot more E's.
That person doesn't know that in the U.S. there are additives put in our foods that other countries have banned.
American Women Don't Have Armpit Hair
LoL, wouldn't suprise me if these were grown ªss men.
Load More Replies...How to tell us you’re an incel virgin, living in your mommy’s basement. Oh, also, please ask her if she gets armpit hair.
I point out stuff like this to fellow US citizens frequently and they get upset because they think it's stating the obvious. They "know" most humans grow hair but that's not what they mean. They act like because something is trendy it represents a baseline of reality and they get very insecure when you point out this bias with facts. It's maddening living here sometimes and they do this with all kinds of stuff relating to personal expression.
Someone's mommy/daddy haven't been filling them in on all the wonders of nature.
Are these males – I’m not gonna say men because they’re obviously not or they’re either really young boys – are they raised in boys homes? Are they raised in villages that only have boys and men? Because how the hell would you not know this? but better yet you’re on the dàmn Internet. How can you not google this? School’s world is still failing kids over and over again with basic education on biology and anatomy and basic stuff.
Wait Until They Learn How British People Spell "Color"
Learnt and spelt; also we pronounce the h at the beginning of herb!
Load More Replies...We Would Just Take You Anyway
We can shut off your power and cut so many of your supplies if you pick on us too much. Careful when you poke the goose
I only know of one country that has even hinted at the possibility of invading Canada.
Someone doesn't know Canadian military history. Long story short, don't f**k with them. Polite yeah, in a war crimes kind of way. I do wish they'd do a rerun of the white house and 1814. One of the most badass US soldiers was trained by them, his name was Dan Daly. Dan Daly won the Congressional Medal of Honor twice, then the government changed the rule because he was up for a third one (deservedly). Now you can earn only one.
"We Rank Higher Than Most Countries In Food Health And Safety"
I watched a documentary on the "food health and safety" myth in the US. It was sad.
Now they're completely doing away with it. Defunding the Food and D**g Admin. Food safety inspectors, hygiene standards, working conditions. It's gonna take a while for me to see how this all shakes out. Protein is low on my list for a while.
Yup! I did more research. In 2022, the US was 13th in Global food security out of 113 countries studied. While it scored lower than many European countries, it is still some of the best places to get food. Coming from a 3rd world immigrant, Americans do have a lot of privilege that most people don't have, but it is often overlooked.
Food security primarily references the access to food, not health and safety. Yes, it is expected that the food is safe but it is not looking primarily at how healthy.
Load More Replies...It's "We can safely sell you poisonous s**t to eat and you will lap it up and ask for more like the brainwashed s**f you are" THAT "safety".
My daughter was in England in an exchange program .She asked us to send her American Froot Loops - she said the British ones tasted funny
10km Is Me Just Going For A Walk Around Town
The south west coast path in England is 630 (1014 km) miles long, and the longest in the UK is the Wales coast path at 870 miles (1400 km).
Really puts into perspective just how big Wales can get.
Load More Replies...Ooo! A big 10km trail! Sigh. That's just about the distance the wife (and pups) and I will walk to a brewery and back tonight. That's not a hike, that's a stroll.
just want to point out 'km'. Most Americans, if any at all, don't use that unit of measurement.
That's ok, Americans make up less than 5% of the world's population so 95% of people understand KM perfectly well.
Load More Replies...The regional name of your activity seems a silly subject to argue about.
But of course we’re Americans, so we have to argue about everything and try to prove that everything we have is bigger and better than what everyone else has. My apologies for my ignorant countrymen and women. I swear we aren’t all this stupid nor competitive.
Load More Replies...This is my pet peeve. I'm usually pretty lax with American names for things, but I can't stand simple walks in non-urban areas being called "hikes" 🤦♀️
We call them “hikes” because most of are frankly too lazy or too conditioned to actually walk anywhere and we’ll drive half a mile just to go to the local corner store. It’s also the competitive drive that’s been instilled in most of us. It’s sounds way more exciting to say that you went hiking than to just say that you went on a long walk. 🤷🏻♀️
Load More Replies...I knew European countries were small, but are they so small that their "biggest" trails are *that* "small"? untitled-6...nsored.jpg
Sez a man posting up a map showing ‘trails’ shorter than my walk into town to do shopping! That’s a mile each way.
Load More Replies...wait till you hear about australias bicentennial trail, its 5500ks, worlds longest
Again, not true. The Grand Italian Trail, at 3700 miles, goes both around and across Italy. This trail is longer than both the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. You also have the E1 trail at 4300 miles (6920 km), which runs from Norway, through Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and finishes in Italy. There is also the E3 trail which is 4320 miles (6950 km). Which runs from Portugal to Turkey, passing through Spain, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
Load More Replies...Most History Is American History Apparently
For context this was on a post about Yuri Gagarin and why he isn’t as well known as the Kardashians.
Ugh, Americans that belive that the whole internet is american and love to throw around the words communism and socialism while having no clue what they mean.
Again, not ALL Americans. We quiet, sane, intelligent folk tend to be overshadowed by the loud, crazy, ignorant ones.
Load More Replies...The US has Katy Perry, Russia has Valentina Tereshkova.
Wasn't Yuri the first human to orbit the earth? My history is appaling, but I'm old. I'll blame my mistakes on my age!
After reading these posts I embarrassed to be an American, from the US.
God forbid you get tought GAY history in the US
Load More Replies...When I lived in the USA I read a textbook that said the first American in space was Alan Shepard in May 1961 and the first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong in 1969. Completely omitted Yuri Gagarin's flight into space in April 1961.
What Kind Of Welcome Was He Expecting?
Yeah, I don't really understand this stuff at all. Why would they care? Almost everybody there has Polish heritage, you're literally in Poland, and a lot more even than you do. Plus, they speak Polish, and have Polish citizenship. If I walked around saying I was Ethiopian because 50 thousand generations ago my ancestors migrated out of the Omo Valley, people would call me crazy.
Americans have (always?) self identified by the group their ancestors came from. Though they often only seem to pick that heritage they're interested in. Almost no one in USA is of a single ethnic/national background. My ancestors were French, Irish and Native American. So where should I go? The truth is no one outside the US cares, it's just another way to create "us and them" scenarios
Load More Replies...Like a descendant of the tribe returning to the bison of his homeland.
Load More Replies...Americans pull this c**p all the time. You're American. You're not Polish. You're not Irish. You're not whatever. If you're 2nd+ generation American you're just American. If you weren't born in that other country, you're not from that country. End of story.
I'm so delighted to know that other countries have the same bollocks. It's the I'm Irish because nine generations ago their family dog came from Dublin mentality. Also it's so weird. So many claim to be American/whatever country But don't want Immigrants In their country 🙄
What did this dipshït expect? You're a tourist, like everyone else visiting. We don't care where you're from or how much money you spend. We might give you some thumbs up if you try speaking Polish, but that's about it. And we'd do the same whether you're American, Italian, Malaysian or of any other nation. Plus, yeah, you having Polish ancestors means literally nothing to us. We traveled and settled everywhere in the world - you're not special.
I grew up in Milwaukee in the 1960s. If you weren't German, Polish or Italian, you were a minority.
Americans Really Do Think That Everything Is About Them
Thx guys for your generosity. It's sad you gave us so much, nothing left for you.
Europeans, all of you, stop paying taxes! Go protest and demand an explanation from your governments on why they are stealing your money, since you guys now know the truth that America pays all your taxes all this time! And just remind your governments to personally thank the president and vice president of America.
How did you know? I thought my post was anonymous!
Load More Replies...Where do these crazy ideas come from? Did someone once make a joke about healthcare and another someone took it seriously?
Oh. Oh Wowwww
In his defense, thanks to the tariff wars destroying American farms, soon we will be importing a lot more food.
Aussie beef, veges, fruit, seafood, wine.....how long a list do they need
oh boy................all usa mcdonalds burgers are australian beef.............true,check it
I Guess Even 2l Is Bigger In America Than The 2l Of Everywhere Else
It takes about 30 seconds to just hop onto d**n google and ask it to convert ml to L. It’s really not that hard, just go and convert.
That someone would even need to google hurts my brain...
Load More Replies...They've already shown they can't do basic maths. They probably think they gave 2 stars.
Load More Replies...Please Tell Me This Is A Joke, Right?
This was obviously a joke. That said, all three of my kids were born in the US. My first language is Portuguese, and one day I was speaking with my mother, in my native tongue. My son (maybe 7 at the time) asked me why I can't just speak in a "human" language. I've never let him live that down.
it's quora, theres a pretty solid chance that its a legitimate question
Load More Replies...My kid was on a school trip and they stopped for a break. The toilet signs weren't in French and my kid explained they were in Flemish because they were in Belgium. To which someone said that Belgians speak French... My kid asks 'Where do they speak Flemish then?'. "Flemland". And that is how my brother now lives in Flemland... Not one teacher on that trip knew any Dutch so my 13 y/o had to translate 🤦♀️
This took place in a small Phlegmish village.
Load More Replies...If belligerent stupidity werent already RAMPANT, these would not be as funny....but.....
Didn't Europe speak English LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGG before we did??????????????? Also, English isn't an "American language" dumbo. Some of it comes from Latin and other European languages.
Was USA around in the middle ages and speaking English? Was a country literally called "ENGLand" speaking English in the middle ages?
Also Quora has been like this too much with the f*****t MAGA morons that the site continues to allow. Recently it's attacks on autism and ADHD, Canada, anyone not MAGA
Load More Replies...It's For People Like This, That The Rest Of The World Thinks Americans Are Stupid
The edit is hilarious 😂😂 l'm not going to click on, but l can imagine the epic burn
It was probably in French, which the OP doesn't understand.
Load More Replies...C'est d'accord. La majorité de cette site-web est en anglais, donc cette personne des États-Unis aura faire cette problème
"Military Time"
It's not military time, it's just a 24 hour clock. And for me it's much easier as I have to schedule meetings in multiple timezones from East Asia to North America.
I thought it was more common to use a 24h clock in 2025 than an analog 12h one
24hour clock prevents the use of am and pm, which most people do not get in any case.
The amount of people that think 12 pm is midnight....
Load More Replies...*sigh*. It’s just as easy, and it avoids confusion with exactly what time of day someone is referring to. Train timetables being a good example.
Easier. Calculating how many hours from 11 to 17 is easier than 11 to 5 .
Load More Replies...Growing up in a family of airline folks, we've always used the 24 hour clock. It drives my husband insane.
Military, hospitals, laboratories, lots of places use 24h time. Honestly its just easier.
Don't Use A Spanish Word Because Of Us Race Issues?
I'm going to start referring to negro as "absence of colour" so as not to offend our sensitive American friends 🤣
In Hungary there's a candy called Negro with a black character representing a chimney sweeper. The reason is that the candy is black and it's used to help with a sore throat. A couple of years ago a rapper from the US was touring in Budapest and having a bit of a sore throat, he asked for something to help with it. You can probably imagine the rest.
Load More Replies...Are Americans says things like: Oh, look at that African-american sky at night.
Black as opposed to…what? African American? Not everybody’s American, kid.
I have a fundamental opposition to being restricted to a niggardly vocabulary just because some people are offended by perfectly acceptable words.
Remember the fuss about the word negro on a crayon, which had all color names in English and Spanish?
"You Can Pay With Them Anywhere In Europe, Unlike Euro's"
S******r-Dollars? We have some table dance bars in Germany, where you exchange real money for fake dollars to pay with.
Load More Replies...Tell me you haven't traveled outside the US without telling me. 🙄🤦🏻♀️
I really hope that idiot takes a vacation to Europe with nothing but US currency. I imagine them getting angry and leaving every establishment that doesn’t take it until they just go back to the airport and fly home.
Why does Euro's have an apostrophe yet shops and Dollars dont?!
Some hookers will let you rain dollars, there's many handy Bureau De Change in Centrum
"Why All The Comunists City All Looks The Same ?"
Hahahhahahahahahhahahahhaha *inhales* hahahhahahahahhahah...*sobs* Dog's help us.
Load More Replies...Tell me you haven't been outside of the US without telling me you haven't been outside the US
Excuse me? It's getting to the point where I'm embarrassed to say I'm American.
Shakes head and quietly leaves the room............................
It's just out-and-out ignorance, a terrible education, or BOTH! Please, PLEASE America, GROW THE F UP! Not that I actually give a flying one about your country, but I know there are some decent, intelligent people there who, frankly, must feel they're in an episode of 'The Walking Dead' playing on loop as they go about their everyday lives!
Their Whole Account Is About "Cultural Shock For An American Living In Amsterdam"
I'm torn on this... I mean, she must be joking, right, but on the other hand she seems genuinely upset by the things she posts about 🤔
Load More Replies...Lol...that clock is actually upside down! (Looks at the confused American)
No Respect For Cars
Europeans respect cars a lot. What we don't do is exclusively design our cities and lives around them because our politicians aren't totally in the pockets of business interests.
....and it would be highly impractical as most of the cities are way older than the car, hence the streets are too narrow, and mowing the buildings around is rather costly.
Load More Replies...In Europe ( which isn't a country btw) People walk and bike and aren't having the obesity problems we have in the US. Also portions are not oversized in restaurants. Think this could catch on here ?
Europe Isn't Very Big
Thank you, BP, this thread is my favourite, I couldn't have wished for more for to read over my morning coffee!
Umm, the continent of Europe is 10.5 million square kilometres, which makes it slightly larger than the USA at 9.7 million square Kilometres.
You will need to provide scale in banana’s for an American to understand! 🤣🤣
Load More Replies...Two weeks? You could spend a lifetime in one country and not see all of it.
If you want to see an American have a complete meltdown tell them that Europe is bigger than the United States and has 100 million more people
First week I would spend in Vatican alone, second week in rest of Rome
They Were Walking Through London
D**n, Richie Rich! Spend some time outside the country club
Load More Replies...Yeah, a lot of European cities even have the same names as American cities even if they existed a millenia before the American ones.
I think the British Empire might have had something to do with the spread of English language.
If This Is The Case, Shouldn't We Call Portuguese Brazilian, Or Call Spanish Mexican Too?
It’s funny they didn’t use the American spelling of center
Load More Replies...I think there are more people speaking English in India that people living in the USA...
“So the fact that they did is not relevant anymore”? Excuse me? Can you just sit in that corner and have a nice long reflection over what you just said? That’s like saying Tim Lee’s invention of the web ain’t important anymore, because, idk, there are many Americans using it.
Don't give him ideas. That will be the next postulate from perhaps the orange terror himself.
Load More Replies...Did you ever consider how many English - speaking people there are in the world ? Probably more than the entire population of the USA.
I would really hate it if America was the cultural centre of the world.
“I Think All Of Europe Would Fit In The State Of Texas”
I really wish I could see their face if they ever find out that Europe is actually bigger than the US....
I think they were referencing the EU, not the continent. (Since they are referencing the US, not North America.) Still wrong, of course. US: 9.83 million km², EU: 4.23 million km², Texas: 0.7 million km², Alaska: 1.72 million km²
Load More Replies...Did you know a cook predicted the global warming in USA? He called it "baked Alaska". Give me a tinfoil hat explanation for that, MAGA supporters
Most Americans don't understand that Europe goes on to the Ural Mountains. The largest country in Europe, by a huge margin, is the Russian part of Europe. Russia covers almost 40% of Europe, and most Americans don't realize just how far Europe keeps on going after you cross the border with Russia. BTW, The area of Russia in Europe is some 5X the area of Texas.
There are around 450 million Europeans, which is around 1½times as many people as there are Americans.
There are almost 750 million Europeans (if we still count russians...). The EU has 450 million people.
Load More Replies...Oh, what about Russia and Ukraine ? I think they're part of Europe.
God Bless The Internet
Luxembourg, Peru, Czech Republic, Togo, Benin, Egypt, Chile, Puerto Rico (sort-of), Greece, Morocco, Belgium, Cyprus, Turkey, Belize, Fiji, Brunei, and now I'm bored of this.
Sweden... I have a horrible feeling this is going to keep me up tonight...
Load More Replies...Schweden, Norwegen, Belgien, Vereinigtes Königreich, Luxemburg, Slowenien, Tschechien, Togo, Benin, Ägypten, Chile, Türkiye, Mongolei, Kolumbien, Mexiko... (Language is German, if anyone's wondering)
"Kansis" and "truky"? JFC it's scary that these people are allowed to vote... although it does explain some things...
What Did Those Dinosaurs Ever Do To You?
I completely agree. They Should be Forced to remove this dinosaur 🦕. Then pop him in my garden, he's bloody awesome 🦕❤️🤣
Be lieve it or not, there are fundamental Christians who believe dinosaur bones are not real and that they were planted by Satan to trick people into believing in evolution and not the Church.
Fortunately, for the rest of us, science works whether you believe in it or not!
Load More Replies...For those fools who believe dinosaurs never existed since the world is only 6000 years old. Dinosaur bones were created by God to test the faith of believers, not by any other mechanism, no sir.
Load More Replies...Indeed! There's no hint of feathers ir down anywhere! What an egregious mistake.
“Thats Not How You Write A Date”
Maybe Sometimes Bullying Is The Answer
Europe Will Soon Be A Country Controlled By USA
Oh dear. I'm aware that not all US americans are this stupid, but recently I've seen a lot of YouTube comments that seems to indicate that it is worse than I initially thought,and this list is not helping.
I think the chief problem with global perception of Americans are that there are a LOT of us, so while we may not be dumber on a per-capita basis, the overall number of idiots is significantly larger than in most other countries.
Load More Replies..."Greenland Is Claimed By The USA"
Greenland already voted on this and over 80% did NOT want to belong to the USA. I don't think Denmark is too keen on this and the rest of us Nordic countries back them 100%.
Yup! Makes a lot of sense doesn't it? P**s off the entire world you trade with, as China stands there with a smile saying "ahem". Already filling the vacuum in S America and Africa. Nice long term vision.. DON!
Load More Replies...Deranged dictators are trying to take over both of them.
Load More Replies...No, it isn't. And there is no single "American continent". There are two of them.
Load More Replies...Can you please stop being an a**. If you're Canadian then you don't speak for us at all, kindly stop trolling and being so ignorant.
Load More Replies...Found My First One. Actually Laughed Out Loud
As a citizen of America, leaving said place STILL makes you an american...
But it doesn’t make you a ‘considering American’ 😂
Load More Replies...“Didn’t Realise Google Works Outside Of The Us”
When you think of what is leading that country.............................you gotta wonder just where the h*ll the world is going!
Load More Replies...Honestly, the funniest part is several of Google's Tr*mp-centric things, like for example, I understand that a presidential order means Google might have to label it as Tr*mp's nickname "The Gulf of America" in their version, but they label it as "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" in our Canadian one. Or the "Provincial park = state park" junk that happened
Exactly The Same As Between States In The Us
in South Africa, the road does this at our provinces borders sometimes.
Peppa Pig I recall had an episode where Peppa and family (who are British) go to Italy on holiday and get horns honked for them driving on the left side of the road. Didn't think much of it until I realized, years after I watched that show, that they were brits.
I always find it amusing when there's an enormous difference in road quality when crossing a border.
American... So Hard To Tell If They Are Just Trolling Or Really Are That Stupid
At least they say they're confused and asking a question instead of being arrogant. I have to look up conversions between C° and F°. But 60°C is below boiling, unless they're talking about air temperature. I've been in 50°C...
You can poach salmon in olive oil at 60c. Cook to internal temp of 48c, then crisp skin with a blowtorch. You need high quality produce for this.
Load More Replies...60 degrees in fahrenheit is naturally much colder than 60 degrees Celsius
This is ignorance rather than stupidity. They're used to using Farenheit and never used celsius.
It's typical for sous vide cooking - that could be the topic.
Load More Replies...On A Thread About The Us Being A Republic Or A Democracy
Isn't democracy and republic the same thing? One is from greek and the other from latin.
No. A Republic is any country without a monarchy. Russia is a republic, while Canada is not.
Load More Replies...the pledge of allegiance literally says "for the republic for which it stands"
American Thinks We Don’t Have Shower Curtains And Toilet Seats
☝️ Spanish here. Do l really need to state the obvious? There's literally not a single point that's true 🙄 well, maybe the wash cloths are actually missing. Because they're gross. No hotel is gonna give those 🤢
As a Greek I concur. Also, we don't need to drown our food in ketchup and/or mayo to be tasty. Fresh ingredients would do the trick.
Load More Replies...I don't know about the water in restaurants in other countries, but here in Finland I have never had to pay for the water in restaurant. Also depending on the city, we do have some free public restrooms.
I love fine dining, and have never had a restaurant refuse me tap water in the UK.
Load More Replies...Mount Everest Isn't In America?
Mt. Rushmore... the one with the presidents is Mount Rushmore.
And it's holy grounds stolen from the Natives, wouldn't suprise me if the Fanta Fuhrer wants to put his face there too and change it's name to Mt. Trump.
Load More Replies...Pennsylvania Isn’t In America
I did not know that! I don't know if I subliminally recognise UK names on a US map and instantly acknowledge and ignore in the same moment but I was not aware of a Pennsylvania this side of the pond. Edit: I was this close to saying "Sir, you are mistaken". It took five attempts to locate it - SN14 8LD
Load More Replies...Yeah, Pennsylvania the country known for the castle of flacula and Chad the impaler
"The American Georgia Was Founded In 1732, Like 200 Years Before Georgia The Country "
Fun fact, Georgia the country is the home of the oldest hominid remains discovered in Europe. They were 1.8 million years old.
At least they know that there is both a state and country called Georgia
You might argue that "American Georgia" was actually founded when it was granted statehood in 1788, but the only ignorance I see is including this on the page. The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic was part of (duh) the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and declared independence in 1991.
At least that isn`t that far off of an idea - Germany as nation is younger than the US for example
I Think It Just Might Be The Other Way Round, Perhaps?
Wait till you find out that Boston is in England. (I have climbed up the Boston Stump.)
American Thinks Italy Doesn't Have Churches
I’m pretty sure I saw something about a big church in Rome having something going on recently.
That got a yelp of surprise out of me. Italy doesn't have churches. My God.
Go Pope Bob! The very fact he speaks 5 languages well is going to blow some of their minds
Most will think the languages are American, English, Canadian...
Load More Replies...How Dare They Use French In France
Bernard Cerquiglini -- The English language doesn't exist, it's just badly pronounced French.
Pronunciation difference: In french, they say "Fehm Ka-lee-fee-cah-sion soob-dee-vee-sion duh" is roughly the way to think of it. You say it using my "bone jaw" way of writing the sound, and you can get pretty close.
Europe Just Feels Like An Overwhelmingly White Continent With Miniscule Diversity
they do, they ask what the whites are doing here, and where are our pet lions...
Load More Replies..."Anybody Wanna Talk Abt How The Month Is 13?"
It’s an unlucky month. It only fall every 30 trillion years. So in 2018, that was the 30 trillionth year
The Absolute Confidence Of The Ignorant
What is a "neutral" American accent anyways. There are many accents in the United States. Are they talking about a Mid-atlantic accent? A mid-western accent, a New England accent?
Genuine question. Which accent are they using on CNN News? Sorry, I've never been to the US and I'm not familiar with the accents at all.
Load More Replies...Ditto. 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Load More Replies...Everyone has an accent. Except that they grew up hearing this type of accent, so they consider it "normal."
Play Portal 2. Listen to the line "I'm speaking in an accent that is beyond her range of hearing". Just shows how a US accent sounds to non-US citizens
On A Video Titled "Two People From Georgia"
😅😅 truly Americans are the gift that keeps giving on dumb@rse things people say
Sadly, a minority in the US are actually intelligent. We don't make headlines though. "US citizen recognizes (whatever)" is not newsworthy at this time. News is clickbait at this point.
Load More Replies...Karen Wants American Accents Only
The ego of Americans to think the rest of the world WANTS to sound like us. I don’t even want to sound like us.
Other actors with "hidden" accents to sound like US: Benedict Cumberbatch (British, but plays Doctor Strange with a US accent), Hugh Jackman (Australian, plays Wolverine in the live-action movies and PT Barnum in The Greatest Showman)
Someone’s First Reaction On The News Report Of The Tx Shooting
"No matter how many children are lost in school shootings, my guns are mine! 'Murica!" *eagle screech*
This is my rifle. There are many rifles but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life
Load More Replies...In Canada we banned sidearms as I remember, but hunting rifles and bb guns are allowed (granted, US citizens might debate whether bb guns count)
"As An American, Whenever I Feel Bad, I Look At My Kitchen Knife Drawer And Remember That I Don't Have To Have A License To Have A Butter Knife."
In response to a report on the banning of swords in the UK.
I knew things were big in the US, but how big are the butter knives in America?
I didn't know that the UK banned swords. Dear UK pandas can I still bring my battle axe when I come to visit you? Kind regards, a Dane.
This ws referring a specific type of "Ninja" sword used in a mrder. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ninja-swords-banned-by-summer-as-manifesto-commitment-delivered
Load More Replies...How many children can you k**l in a minute with a butter knife? You can k**l around a thousand with an a*****t rifle.
They banned swords? In what context? To outright own or just carry around in public?
Ace explains up further: This ws referring a specific type of "Ninja" sword used in a mrder. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ninja-swords-banned-by-summer-as-manifesto-commitment-delivered
Load More Replies...Olive Garden Is An American Chain Of "Italian" Restaurants
Olive Garden is the American version of what Americans think Italian food tastes like and they're wrong.
I have seen that italians use bricks of cheese by comparison to North American Pizza hut shredded cheese. I'm Canadian
Load More Replies...You haven't been "all over Italy". They kicked you out the moment you started blaspheming
Olive garden isn't Italian, but you can't deny that it's F*****G delicious.
Kind Of The Reason No One Wants To Work In The Us
This is exactly true. Though being forced to work 80 hrs a week, have no sick leave, appalling health benefits and little to no Annual leave - not to mention almost zero job security - is not really the flex you think it is. I'd run in less than six months
Add to that list no paid pregnancy leave and an absolutely appalling minimum wage
Load More Replies...Texas Is A Country Apparently
I can only think of 2. Mexico and Luxembourg. This one is fun though, I'd love to hear others.
I'm all for a return to that blissful age. SO much of America's issues come from them being the largest school district in the country so they pretty much get to define what text books are being used.
Load More Replies...Dude, I Live Surrounded By Italians. Staten Island? Doesn't Ring A Bell?
Probably Skipped Education All Together Cause It'll Drag Him Down
Grocery Store Bread Is How We Know We’re Living In The Matrix (Apparently)
That must explain all these posts: they're bit errors in the simulator.
Omg, why would you put freshly baked bread in plastic bags? I can understand doing it at home to make it last longer but in the store!? Ugh.... no...
Due to the supply chain and the time it takes t to deliver. That's why in many places in the US you cannot find freshly baked bread. At least that's what I've read on the subject.
Load More Replies...I wonder if they'd think still it was a simulation If a baguette was stuffed up their arsé 🤣🤣🤣 Also I used to get a Gorgeous rosemary and cranberry loaf years ago, I didn't share because I too busy hiding it away so I could stuff my little face with it and not even share a crumb 🤣🤣🤣🤣
LOL. Until I learn how to make it myself, I'll be buying those fancy breads. So far all I've done is challah.
Dress up as an Elizabethan and go in and ask "Where is fancy bread?"
Load More Replies...Took Me A Few Seconds Of Googling, As I'm Not Familiar With American Cheeses, To Get The Joke
No way she ordered American cheese on her burger for an small additional fee 🙄
Scotland Is Not A Country
At least they did research and corrected themselves. There's hope yet.
My late wife was born and raised in Scotland (I'm an American) and when asked where she was from she would always tell them Scotland not from the United Kingdom or Great Britain. She was very proud that she was Scots.
It's a "constituent country of the UK", which I believe is similar to Wales
Ever Wondered Why The Us Isn't Mentioned In The Bible? (This Person Is An American)
Except for the last bit, they are destroying their own country.
Load More Replies...Am i right in thinking that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for their extreme wickedness, particularly their unrighteousness and lack of compassion for the poor. The story, detailed in Genesis, highlights their arrogant and cruel behavior, emphasizing that their sins were not only the sexual ones often associated with the story, but also a broader disregard for justice and kindness. So carry on USA, your going well .....
No, it's because the Bible is from Israel. Comparison: Almost all US TV shows take place in New York or Texas or whatever. In the bible, it's Jerusalem, Bethlehem, or others. (Btw, side note, Israel presumably gets its name from Jacob, a biblical figure who had 12 children, 10 with his first wife, who he was tricked into marrying because first wife was oldest, then remarried to the younger one Rachel and had two other kids, who were Joseph and then many years after Benjamin)
„ I Don’t Understand How We‘Re Not Supposed To Think People Are American When They Speak English“
When I was very small and someone told me we Americans mostly speak English, I decided that meant we actually lived in England.
Why The Hell Would Anyone Attempt To Spend Pounds In France?
If I remember correctly, Disney in USA has a bank on Main Street USA that can exchange currencies.
Which would be great if they were in Disneyland USA. They're not. They're in Disneyland France.
Load More Replies..."If You Live In Europe And Don't Have A Car How Often Do You Go To The Grocery Store?"
We have one of the reasons US has an issue with people being overweight.
I don't think this is ignorance. I think it's a fair question for somebody who hasn't had to go shopping without a car. A 30 minute round-trip walk in hilly terrain carry bags would be exhausting. I am lucky enough to live about 15 minutes walking to my grocery store. I tend to go shopping every other day or so, buying only what I need for the next two days. That all usually fits in two disposable bags, and that's not too heavy to carry home. If I have to buy more than that, or heavy items, I will take my bike, which has a little trailer on the back. I can load 8 bags into that thing without too much issue. But I live in the US, I just really hate driving.
We also have shopping bags on wheels. Usual capacity about one medium supermarket trolley. Perfect for all local shopping.
My nearest grocery store is about a 15 minute walk, it is a small village shop that sells everyday items and I go there 2-3 times a week. My nearest supermarket is in either Poole, Wareham or Swanage about 15 miles away and I shop there once a week. If I didn't have a car it would be no problem because there are buses to at least one of those towns roughly every 30 minutes and the bus stops 50 metres from my house.
20 minute drive to nearest grocery here. But I live in a decided rural area, so not too surprising
Load More Replies...While this is extremely lazy (15 minutes), my nearest grocery store is 12 miles away (so 3 to 4 hours, one way). I wish I could walk 15 minutes to the grocery store.
We used to walk three miles just to get the milk and bread every few days. It was Gorgeous. Across the fields, over a tiny beck, seeing the new lambs, scrumping apples from the orchard we went through, all the Birdsong and animals calling out, and bringing back from the village shop anything else required. Bloody marvellous. It still fun when it was pissing it down too. Catch the bus to town at the end of the lane once a week to stock up at the greengrocers, butchers and what else required. 15 minutes and hilly, Gods they move to a beautiful place and don't know how to appreciate it 😞
They Mean Simplified English
I’m thinking probably something involving slang English words like baps etc
Load More Replies...“Do Germans Know About Tomato Und Mayo Sandwich?”
American white bread. The only bread you can take fingerprints from.
It's even better when you add ham, turkey, roast beef, and Swiss cheese, plus a dash of pepper.
Blech. I’m American, I will eat some gross junk but that. That is an abomination.
I Have To Ask, How Bad Is Their Education System? Like Do They Not Study Any Culture Or International History Like At All?
He actually has a good point. Why do brits even need forks for? To get some fancy fish and chips? :) Just kidding, they get some frighted mars candy bars and obviously don't need forks... God bless the queen
And in Thailand they use their forks to push food on to their spoons to eat
April Fools Only In The States
In all fairness, our jokes day it's the 28th December. Someone not familiar with anglo customs might fall for it.
“Decided”
You mean all those starving irish peasants working for the english lords who owned those castles. The Irish who emigrated for a better life elsewhere.
Both countries had problems with England. That's why Ireland is two different countries (Ireland being independent and Northern Ireland being part of the UK)
You know, all the "not all Americans" aside, I'm really tired of the mismatch between what I hear here - and want to believe ("We're really not like that, we're okay"), and the people from US I work with every day. They treat us exactly like this - with contempt and a feeling of superiority so strong you could think they are literally hovering above us. So I have a huge problem that I don't know what to do with because my colleagues from the States are really insufferable. It's tiring to be treated like shît just because you're from a different country. ETA: yep, let the downvoting begin just because I have a problem with being treated like shît by US citizens at work. Yeah, I definitely deserve that 🤦♀️
I understand you, most Americans don't understand that they have become that weird and awkward kid in class that eats sand and worms to get acceptance and a laugh from the rest of the class. The Swedish part of me feels sorry for them but the Chilean part of me feels joy and satisfaction that they are finally getting struck by karma for all the shıt they caused in Chile and other South American countries. Downvote all you want, alot of people around the world feel like this about the USA.
Load More Replies...We believe you. No worry. it still funny to make fun of the muricacentric ones.
Load More Replies...Whilst it doesn’t drive clicks I do wonder if a lot of these are stupid people doing stupid people things in America rather than really an American issue. Just look at the fuckwhittery in the UK at the moment. America has a big population and a disproportionate influence and idiots have a wider reach than ever before thanks to the internet.
as an american, i can assure you.... most of the people in this country really are that dumb. just look at who got elected President.
Load More Replies...I've travelled extensively in Europe and have seen Americans acting like this. So cringeworthy. I've always been treated very well even though I'm obviously American - just a matter of being respectful...
As an American that lives in a red state around these people constantly, all do these check out. I had an argument with a friend the other day who believed that the government created cancer. They’re morons.
It's embarrassing when the only Americans speaking up are the stupid ones. So yeah, I'm not saying we have a sucky life, I am saying that everybody hates us and what we do to others is selfish :(
You know, all the "not all Americans" aside, I'm really tired of the mismatch between what I hear here - and want to believe ("We're really not like that, we're okay"), and the people from US I work with every day. They treat us exactly like this - with contempt and a feeling of superiority so strong you could think they are literally hovering above us. So I have a huge problem that I don't know what to do with because my colleagues from the States are really insufferable. It's tiring to be treated like shît just because you're from a different country. ETA: yep, let the downvoting begin just because I have a problem with being treated like shît by US citizens at work. Yeah, I definitely deserve that 🤦♀️
I understand you, most Americans don't understand that they have become that weird and awkward kid in class that eats sand and worms to get acceptance and a laugh from the rest of the class. The Swedish part of me feels sorry for them but the Chilean part of me feels joy and satisfaction that they are finally getting struck by karma for all the shıt they caused in Chile and other South American countries. Downvote all you want, alot of people around the world feel like this about the USA.
Load More Replies...We believe you. No worry. it still funny to make fun of the muricacentric ones.
Load More Replies...Whilst it doesn’t drive clicks I do wonder if a lot of these are stupid people doing stupid people things in America rather than really an American issue. Just look at the fuckwhittery in the UK at the moment. America has a big population and a disproportionate influence and idiots have a wider reach than ever before thanks to the internet.
as an american, i can assure you.... most of the people in this country really are that dumb. just look at who got elected President.
Load More Replies...I've travelled extensively in Europe and have seen Americans acting like this. So cringeworthy. I've always been treated very well even though I'm obviously American - just a matter of being respectful...
As an American that lives in a red state around these people constantly, all do these check out. I had an argument with a friend the other day who believed that the government created cancer. They’re morons.
It's embarrassing when the only Americans speaking up are the stupid ones. So yeah, I'm not saying we have a sucky life, I am saying that everybody hates us and what we do to others is selfish :(
