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We all make fools out of ourselves every now and then. Nobody is safe from that unwelcome sense of anxiety once you realized the thing you just said makes zero sense. But things that leave your mouth, whether IRL or online, do stay there, oftentimes forever.
And there’s a whole corner of Reddit, r/S***AmericansSay, dedicated entirely to the mission of collecting the stupidest, funniest, and sometimes embarrassing cases of people being so convinced they know better when they couldn’t be further away from the truth.
So let’s ready ourselves for the ensued hilarity, ‘cause we are about to have a fair share of it, trust me.
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#1
“I Get That Native Americans Are Upset, I Get It”
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#2
“Who Was The First Country On Planet Earth To Ban Slavery? That’s Right, America”
There’s an abundance of scientific evidence that shows humans are poor judges of their own abilities, whether it’s their sense of humor or grammar. In fact, psychologists believe that we are more blind to our own failings than we realize. This idea comes from the 1999 study in which David Dunning and Justin Kruger from Cornell University, New York, tested if people who lack skills and abilities are also more likely to lack awareness of their lack of ability.
#3
You're On The Internet, Which Is American
#4
America Is The Reason You Have Cars
The results of the tests led the authors to the interpretation that accurately assessing one's skill level relies on some of the same core abilities as actually performing that skill. It led them to the conclusion that the least competent maybe suffering a double deficit.
#5
Should Ask Them If Jews Matter Too
#6
Well Allocated Funds
“Not only are they incompetent, but they lack the mental tools to judge their own incompetence,” Kruger and Dunning thought. During the course of four individual tests run on participants, the scientists discovered that “People who scored in the lowest percentiles on tests of grammar, humor, and logic also tended to dramatically overestimate how well they had performed (their actual test scores placed them in the 12th percentile, but they estimated that their performance placed them in the 62nd percentile).”
#7
Pridemonth
Cath Homer 4 years ago
Homosexuality is illegal in Liberia. Maybe it was deliberate? *reaching*
#8
'People Who Leave Their Phones Set To Military Time Are War Criminals'
Dunning shared his impressions in an article for Pacific Standard: "In many cases, incompetence does not leave people disoriented, perplexed, or cautious. Instead, the incompetent are often blessed with an inappropriate confidence, buoyed by something that feels to them like knowledge." The phenomenon is known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect and most of us have surely encountered numerous cases of it in real life.
#9
Go To Panama, This Is America
#10
How Do You Prevent People From Jumping Off Like Idiots?
#11
“More People Use Imperial Than Metric”
#12
“He Is (Your President)”
#13
People Engaging Me In German Because I Look German
#14
The Ambulance Is Not Your Taxi To The Hospital
#15
Where Does It Say In The Constitution Or Any Of The Amendments That Eating Is A Human Right?
#16
"More People Know About Our Smallest State Vermont Then The Amsterdam"
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
"SHUT UP ! DON'T PROVE ME WRONG YOU FILTHY INFERIOR FOREIGNER!!!!!"
#17
“We Will Never Rewrite The Constitution”
#18
Your Haircuts Are Un-American
#19
Wishing "Evil" On A Country Is Pretty Mean
#20
Hmmmmmmm
#21
Why Is Munich Spelled "München" On Signs In Germany?
#22
“...your Hip Would Break Because Their Medical Staff Is Garage...”
Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago
I know people who have travelled to other countries to get medical/dental care because the air fair and other expenses plus cost of treatment were cheaper than in US. It is literally true.
#23
Do You Guys Have Refrigerators?
#24
"Offended By Our Patriotism, Wattpad Girl?"
#25
The Titanic Is Just A Movie, Right?
#26
Can’t Compare Those Other Cities To The Us
#27
“I Am In Rhode Island”. “Nice, Ever Been To The USA Before”?
#28
Biden's America
#29
"At Least American Toilets Aren't Just Holes In The Ground"
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Doesn't Angel Merkel just pee in the Spree ? Doesn't the queen's butler empty her chamber pot in the Thames every morning ?
#30
What Does He Care? He's Not A Us Citizen, He's Not Effected
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago (edited)
I didn’t realise that the US was global, oh wait, they do have the World Series which only the US plays in. so I guess it makes sense lol.
#31
Would Love To See Some Of These Countries Try To F With Us
#32
“The White House Is Bigger Than All The Countries You Named”
#33
"I'd Rather Receive False Information..."
#34
Being Broke In American Is 100% On You
#35
Commie Divas
#36
(Sad) Mistake A North Korean Flag For A Texan Flag
#37
But We Can Pock Whatever Doctor Or Healthcare Insurer We Want! We Win
Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago
We can pick whatever doctor or hospital we want to be in debt to for the rest of our lives!
#38
“They Started Faking An Accent”
troufaki13 4 years ago
Some people believe that the Earth is 2000 years old. This one thinks it's 200 yo apparently
#39
"[...]although My Ancestry Dna Gives Me Zero Italian Dna On My Dad's Side, I'll Stick With Being 1/4 Italian!"
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#40
"It's Amazing To See How Few Countries Know That "Soccer" Is The Correct Term"
#41
“We Savez Nations Not Destroy Them”
#42
Is Mediterranean A Slur To Italians?
#43
Are We Acting Like That's Not Possible?
#44
"American Deaths Are Worth More"
#45
European Countries Don't Have Elections As They Are Too Poor To Pay For The Patent Rights
#46
Wait Other Countries Didn't Have To Sing Their National Anthem Everyday At School For 12 Years???
Monday 4 years ago
We sang it at ours...and said prayers. Now half of us are atheists and nobody has pride in our country. Wonder if there's a correlation.
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Hans_not_the_real_Hans 4 years ago
In Germany we also do not sing it in school. Only once to learn it. The most common place to sing it in a group is during sport events when the anthem is played from both teams before a game. I would be very annoyed to sing it everyday.
J. F. 4 years ago (edited)
Given the last time it was common to sing the anthem here in schools for 12 years... should be understandable why we don't do that
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Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
No, hardly ever. But when we sang it (New Zealand) we sung both versions consecutively, in both english and te reo maori
Nikki Owens 4 years ago
Yeah, I think we mostly sang it when there was a school assembly. But we sang lots of other stuff in assembly, too. :)
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cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
The closest thing we had to a government enforced cult ritual was saying good morning to the teacher when entering the room at the start of the school day
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Um not sure where this person went to school , but I spent 12 years in a MD public school system and we did NOT sing the national anthem. Pledge of Allegiance yes ( you could opt out, I did) anthem, no.
Jazzy Mc. Jaz 4 years ago (edited)
First of all we don't sing the national anthem. Second of all its the pledge of allegiance, and we chant it. Third of all we don't have to but when you don't you get weird looks. If you went for 12 years than you have said it at least 2100 days, and that would be almost 6 years worth. Almost six years worth wasted on someone like you.
Random Person 4 years ago
im an american and we just said the pledge of allegiance in grade school.
Gemma 4 years ago
I don't see how this post fits. They just assumed that having to sing your own country's national anthem might be a thing schools did.
Hehehehehehehehe (ve/ver) 4 years ago
It's pointing out the ridiculousness (in my opinion) that we have to say the pledge of allegiance every day and sing the national anthem every year for school in America.
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Analyn Lahr 4 years ago
When I was in school, we said the Pledge of Allegiance. The Anthem was for sporting events.
A panda-gineer 4 years ago
In Canada we sang it. We also recited the Lord's Prayer (Canada has public catholic schools.)
Satirical Duchess 4 years ago
We had to learn it in singing assembly to sing it on the playground at the end of lunch on Harry and Meghan's wedding day? It was weird especially since for the rest of lunch that day we were on the field. America is weird but sometimes Britain is just something else.
Tee Witt 4 years ago
Harry and Megan's wedding? British kids did not have to do that, America is desperate for a royal, well now you have them and we do not want them back thank you.
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Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
We had the crest of the country (Slovakia) on the wall and that was that. No anthem, no allegiance pledge, no prayers.
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
In Canadian public school (late 80s/early 90s) we did sing the national anthem followed by the Lord‘s Prayer. Every other day we sang the anthem in French.
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
Nope, when I was at school we sang the national anthem maybe once or twice a year. And we never did a pledge of allegiance either, the only time that is really done is when people apply for Australian citizenship.
Jack Holt 4 years ago
...And no one really knows the second verse of the national anthem either hehe
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alwaysMispelled 4 years ago
The national anthem is The Star-Spangled Banner. No one sings this everyday at school. We just have to say The Pledge of Allegiance to become indoctrinated to give our undying loyalty to our country, as children who have no f*****g understanding of the words we are saying.
BlockDog02 4 years ago
Well, it's the opposite in Ireland. Most people don't know the national anthem, and I'm pretty sure some people wouldn't even recognise it xD. (At least where I live)
Cath Homer 4 years ago
In Wales it's every Friday (or at least in the school I work in)
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Yuri Jairus Ruales 2 years ago
We only do it on Monday here in the Philippines but do prayers everyday which lasts 30 - 35 seconds
Carrie Roettger 4 years ago
I'm American and the only times I've ever had to sing the national anthem in school was before football games and such. There also came a point that we didn't say the pledge everyday.
Yes, I’m a Bookworm (she/her) 4 years ago
We did this every assembly and chapel when I was in primary school
Glen Stanley 4 years ago
They don’t, maybe pledge at some schools but that’s about it nowadays
Derek Clark 4 years ago (edited)
God no, not here in the Netherlands, and no praying either. We just said good morning to our teacher.
Asti Littla 4 years ago
I would really want to ask this person to recite the "National Anthem" and see what they come back with.
Julie 4 years ago
I attended 6 different U.S. school systems, from NY to TX during my career k-12. Not once were we made to sing the National Anthem. I think who ever made that comment, meant to say "The Pledge of Allegiance", now that, I do remember having to say. Only in elementary school (grade school) were we made to sing after the pledge and that was either "My Country 'Tis of Thee" or "America the Beautiful". Prayers were not allowed in any school I attended. I started kindergarten in 1974 and graduated in 1986...even way back then prayers were not allowed in U.S. public schools, so I don't know were some of you attended that say you did...of course if you are older than me and began school prior to 1962, then you may have.
Blakkur Sverrir 4 years ago
Some people would get very nervous, if we started to do that in Germany
Stephanie Schuer 4 years ago
In Germany we only sing it at sport events... and there are Germans who don't even know the text. We don't do patriotism. Last time we did it ended badly.
Tim Haight 4 years ago
Did not sing the national anthem but we said the pledge of allegiance. In elementary school in Alabama someone would read a bible verse.
Kendra Miller 4 years ago
At my elementary school we would sing O'Canada but in high school they just played it over the PA system. It was great, they had a huge stash of different versions so each day started with something new. :)
CatWoman312 4 years ago
What school did they go to? We didn’t sing or do the pledge of allegiance everyday. I have to admit that’s just propaganda to make us look bad
Naomi Cline 4 years ago
We had to say the pledge of allegiance every morning and a moment of silence before home room started. Went to the school in the US in the 80s. We never sang anything.
Lutz Herting 4 years ago
Well... We did for a few years in the past. And then we realized which kinds of people think s**t like this is important and got rid of it for good... Greetings from Germany
Rainy Day Wolf 4 years ago
In Mexico we sing our anthem on Monday's morning at school and normally it was the national and the local anthem as well XD
Vladimíra Matejová 4 years ago
we only listen to it the first day of the schoolyear in Slovakia
Silvana Rezmerita 4 years ago
They mostly just did that in the communist period in Romania xD Only ever heard the anthem on the first and probably last school day during a year in my school time xD
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Noooooo, we think it's very weird and authoritarian. Something we expect to see in North Korea, for example.
Nikki Owens 4 years ago
Everyone's indoctrinated into something; it just depends what.
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Sergio Bicerra 4 years ago
In my school in Peru, we sang it once a weel at the weekly assembly.
LesAnimaux 4 years ago
I'm glad we didn't have to - the Wilhelmus has fifteen verses. We'd be singing all day!
LesAnimaux 4 years ago
(I'm in the Netherlands. We only know the first verse. MAYBE the second - nope, I just Googled the lyrics and we literally only know the first verse)
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Donkey boi 4 years ago
I don't even know the words to National Anthem of my home country or the country I've been living in for 25 years!
#47
The Real Heros Are The Ones Who Served The Us Military
#48
"Uniquely American"
#49
Countries
#50
"USA Is Less Racist Than Those Scandinavian Ethnostates''
#51
My Ancestors Are American And They Came From America
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Maybe they are a 100% pure native american with a French surname and the Quebec province is a myth ? No. Definitely not. They are just an ignorant idiot.
#52
Europe Is A Country
#53
"Has Monumentally Contributed More To Mankind Than All Those Noted Combined"
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
China : banknotes and gunpowder. England : steam machines and modern plumbing. France : cameras and vaccines. Arabs : mathematics and astronomy. Germany : cars and printers... And don't get me started about culture, architecture, and arts.
#54
Rank: Military Spouse
#55
“We Invented The Car”
#56
Nates Of Americans
#57
Bidets Are Confusing
#58
"Europeans Have Pretty Much The Exact Same Culture And Genetics"
#59
“Everyone Should Be Put In The Marines. Now”
Indra Servo 4 years ago
Reminder : kneeling during anthem is legal, while using US flag as clothing is illegal
#60
"Healthcare Isn't A Human Right"
#61
"Good Luck Trying To Be A Billionaire Over There."
#63
Well They Don’t Have Rights In England
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
I'm sure they think the queen wears a black armor and rides her horse in the streets of London, beheading whatever filthy illiterate peasant does not bow down enough.
#64
"I Will Not Comply"
#65
"You Shoud Put The U.S. For English"
#66
Futuristic Technology
#67
"Europeans Don't Have Culture"
#68
You're A Third World Country For A Reason
#69
Forks Are Uniquely American
Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago (edited)
They use Britsticks, which are sticks made of metal that have three or four pointies at one end. For soup, they use souptools, which were invented by Oxford don, Reverend William Archibald Spooner. Every male in England is legally required to have "Archibald" in their name at least once.
#70
"I Would Like To See You Devote A Tweet To Memorializing The Victims Of 9/11. Thanks"
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Yeah, remember a tragedy which happened 20 years ago in another continent.
#71
"Come To America Where Our Dialects Are So Different Some Count As Completely Different Languages"
#72
”Why Does Italian Pizza Look So Bad?”
Allan Miller 4 years ago
The recipe is in English and some Italians don't read English that well.
#73
Reading Is Hard
#74
If Churchill Was A "Racist"
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
I would, because it is true. Obviously, it does not mean we should tear their statues down, rename their towns and erase them from history, it does not make their contribution to the american history any less important, but they are not perfect gods and we should be able to mention those facts.
#75
"If Your Leg Is Broken In Europe - You're Done "
Allan Miller 4 years ago
And they make the legs different lengths in Europe because the sidewalks are so uneven.
#76
"My Expensive, Frequent Health Care Is Subsidized At The Expense Of Healthy People. I Think It's Great!" Thief
#77
"You Rarely See Iphones Outside Switzerland"
Allan Miller 4 years ago
In Canada we carve phones out of wood and pretend to use them to impress our friends.
#78
Only Americans Can Comprehend American Football
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Who is the king of Europe ? Who is the president of South America ?
#79
Please Don't Bring This European Style Socialism To America
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Socialism ? In Austria ? Lol, don't come to France, you will get a heart attack... and it will be cured for free, so you will have another one again... It will be an endless loop.
#80
My Son Died From Covid-19 And I'm Still Voting For Trump
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Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago (edited)
I know it is popular to take the mickey out of the US coz there is just a lot of fair game but I would like to see some posts like this of other countries, including Australia. Every country has their issues and idiots, so let’s share it around. Can’t have the US always hogging the spotlight lol.
nanashi 4 years ago
same. it's always the same hot take of what Americans fought about or found interesting.
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J. Ryan 4 years ago
American here. I apologize for all of these and I promise you, we aren't all this stupid. Unfortunately the dumb ones tend to be the loudest.
Cupcake168 4 years ago
Like everywhere in the world. Here in Germany as well
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Data1001 4 years ago
The ignorant idiots in America tend to be the loudest, because they want to correct everyone else who is obviously "wrong"... and of course one of them was our President for four years, so now they've come out of the woodwork even more. :-/
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Brits are the same, if my in-laws are an indication. Nobody is correct unless British, preferably English, and preferably "their sort"....
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AnnaBanana 4 years ago
I'm an Aussie and I happen to love America and its people. I lived over there for a couple of years and I visit frequently (well, I did until COVID). All I wanted to say is that there are idiots and ignorant people in every country and America is no different. In a way, they've been a bit sheltered in terms of education and travel, and that's not entirely their fault. They're also brought up to be blindly patriotic and to not speak ill of their country. Sure, there are some who question, some who travel and experience the world. But Americans are pretty unique and they're lovely people.
kim morris 4 years ago
Thank you. Even those of us who haven't been lucky enough to travel the world know there are really good things and people out there. And the US is pretty f****d up. But some of us do our best to keep it moving into the 20th century.
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Hexenfox 4 years ago
Please stop talking crap about Americans. Not all of us are idiots. There are a suits everywhere.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Well 99% of post here are usa centric. So it makes sense that the negative posts are about usa too.
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Sue Simmons 4 years ago
British. Lived in USA 21 years. This is exactly what I found out about some people.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
My UK in-laws are Brexiting racist a--hats who love BoJo and Trump. So..... it's everywhere.
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Shmoopaloop 4 years ago
Yes, please! I am tired of 'being an idiot because I'm American.
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Emperor Kitten 4 years ago
Now now, there are plenty of Trump hating morons and plenty of Trump loving smart people. A difference in politics is the end-all sign of intellect.
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Cathy Roberts 4 years ago
OH, hey, I'm feeling really frustrated with my country right now. I'll go to BP to escape a bit and feel better and.......nope. Thanks for lumping us all in together, yet again. It's not like there are 300 million of us or anything. We must all be represented by the worst of us. Look, it's a big place. There are a lot of people. Some of us are idiots, and frankly, that terrifies the rest of us as much as it bothers you. Our country is going down the toilet. Can we move on?
Jace 4 years ago
We can’t move on, because our country is going down the toilet. I agree, it’s not all of us. The problem is, however, extreme. These people vote.
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Random Anon 4 years ago
In any society, there will always be a scale ranging from the village idiots to the rocket scientists. The reason these imbeciles in the US becaming the brunt of jokes on the internet, is how proud they tend to display that ignorance like a medal of honor.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I'd say it's more like we now have nowhere to hide our idiots. Cursed internet! (That's only half-sarcastic, btw.)
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Katchen 4 years ago
For the same reason some people act like Americans in Berkeley, California think the same as Americans in Chickamauga, Georgia?
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AndersM 4 years ago
I don't want to mock all Americans for being stupid an ignorant. But it's clear what happens when an educational system only teaches about its country's own history. I don't know everything about other countries but they do give us some.basic knowledge in Denmark..
YoChicken 4 years ago
It does not...in my soc studies unit, we learn about ancient civilizations, including Ancient Egypt, the Maya Civilizations, Cavemen, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome among many others...I will not say I know a lot about other countries, but I know more than the American whose only history schooling is their social studies class.
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Sean Harrison 4 years ago
To be fair, there are clueless people like this all over the world, it's not just the USA.
Baby Panda 4 years ago
being an American, same. i just want to sink into a hole of embarrassment
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Raine Soo 4 years ago (edited)
You are showing the worst of America, but this could be the worst of any country. And this is not all of America. As a Canadian, I have had nothing but good experiences when I head down south. Even my favourite boyfriends were American. They were just very kind and sweet.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
thank you. I've met racist Canadians, amazing Canadians, etc. ----- and it's true in any country I've been. Admitting we are ALL flawed might be the best way to finding unity, instead of fighting over who is *most* flawed, y'know?
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Eslamala 4 years ago
This is so sad and painful to read. Glad I left that place. Beautiful, filled with kind people, but so many fûckn morons... Too many, most of them beyond help.
Baby Panda 4 years ago
hopefully i'll be leaving soon too. the only reason that i haven't is the many wonderful people i met there that i can't bear to leave, at least not yet.
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Why does BP act tolerant and open but hates USA so much?I don't get it,this isn't mocking anymore,this is pure hate.Every week we see 1-2 posts like this.Why don't you go after countries that force women to wear certain kind of clothes or countries with basically no human rights?
Paul Mitchell 4 years ago
Just be glad that the world is seeking revenge by poking fun at you rather than killing you by the million, as the USA has been doing over the years. I would say you are getting away lightly by having a few comments by your citizens publicized on Bored Panda!
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Mojones 4 years ago
It's like one on those TV shows where the moderator asks people on the street quite easy questions and their answers are just dumb, hurtful and wrong in every aspect. I know it's the opposite of cherry-picking done here - choosing the worst of the worst for entertaining purposes - but it still hurts reading this shite. For every genius being born, there has to be someone that just does/gets everything wrong.
Moisturized Elbows 4 years ago
Of course this is everywhere duh just that these type of americans are the loudest on social media
la rana 4 years ago
Can i just say something? The use of the term "American" enfuriates me, big time. I'm from Argentina...so I'm just as American. So is someone from Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua...how about calling the U.S citizens? I'd be a good start...
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Right? I always try to say USA or people from usa. It feels so egocentric to refer to one country as if they are the whole continent.
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Al Jones 4 years ago (edited)
It feels like it's becoming a sport to make fun of Americans. There are problems in the US for sure, more so, in many ways, than other western countries. But there are ignorant people in all countries - see the comment section of the Daily Mail. In any case, I just don't think having an entire post about things people of one country posted, so that other people can make fun of them, is a good thing.
Lærke Littlebird 4 years ago
“It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.” – Bill Murray
Corinna S. 4 years ago
Reminds me of the time my cousin had an American exchange student over and she asked if we didn't have any electricity in Germany because she couldn't see the power lines over the houses. I wish I was kidding!
Asrul Sani 4 years ago
I think this is a great example of what my mom (and other parents in my whole country) told us about "If you know nothing, please just shut up". Or the rest of the world laughing at you.
Tacos Are Tasty 4 years ago
Only 50 times? I wish I could screenshot the window lickers I see daily, but I'd run out of memory too fast.
Isaac7lego 4 years ago
Am I the only one who is a bit tired of these posts: "Americans are ______", "some people made tweets about times Americans were _______". I know the U.S. has a lot of problems, every country has its fair share of morons.....
Sinkvenice 4 years ago
These people are worryingly thick, people like that shouldn't breed, without passing some kind of exam first :-D
Susan Stead 4 years ago
I'm reasonably certain that other countries have idiots, too, but snarking on Americans is like catnip for the internet.
El Dee 4 years ago
The United States is one of the most populace English speaking countries and it has good access to the internet. So it's difficult to tell if it actually has MORE idiots per capita or whether it's just because there's more of them overall. Having had several conversations online I think it's the case that the DEPTH of stupidity is different..
All's Gravy 4 years ago
It is wrong to generalise, but sometimes you're faced with such unrefutable evidence... My personal experience of such Americans has been punctuated by foreigners living and working there, but on the whole, those US citizens who have been educated in the state system and not travelled are really very insular and ill/uniformed about the rotw, yet there is an arrogance accompanying that ignorance and an unwillingness to be corrected or learn, as typified in these posts.
Lis Daglish 4 years ago
Perfect observation. Agree wholeheartedly. The arrogance, the unwillingness to acknowledge failure.
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Leslie Burleson 4 years ago
I'm honestly getting sick of these 'let's make fun of America' posts. Yeah, our country has been a hot mess. That is not a true representation of our citizens . Most people here are good people. Our government is a corrupt mess, that has nothing to do with American citizens. We do not agree with the behavior and attitude of our government . We aren't all racist ego maniac rednecks. I've loved Bored Panda for years , but honestly if this is going to turn into 'look at the ugly Americans' I've got better things to do with my time and there are plenty of other apps I can spend time on .
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
The United States is not full of 300 million idiots. It is, however, currently suffering the inevitable effects of de-funding EDUCATION and letting people use frigging internet sites as source material for TEXTBOOKS. If you must mock America, mock the fact people don't seem to realize they've been made ignorant for someone else's profit -------- you can fix ignorance with information and educaiton, after all. Meanness and stupidity, however, are universal and found in any given country. (Yes, even Canada!)
Al Christensen 4 years ago
Ignorance like this is one reason I've become increasingly unsocial.
Hexenfox 4 years ago
Why does BP always choose the US to make fun of?? I agree there are fools there. But why not just drop the "idiot" American rhetoric and find something else to make fun of?? Or just move on. You do realize that there are fools in every country..? Yes?
Eslamala 4 years ago
Because you give great material every second of every day
Load More Replies... Logic and Reason 4 years ago
Enough. Enough of the ‘haha America bad funny pls upvote!1!!1!’. It’s so played out. Making “Americans” synonymous with “A few clueless idiots” is an egregiously inaccurate act; you could do this with literally any country. I’m not sure why people only look at the bad stuff/people about/in the US, we’re 4th in the world for percent of population vaccinated, and doing much better in terms of vaccine rollout than almost all of Europe.
Asrul Sani 4 years ago
Yes, of course, 4th in the world for vaccinated. And the 1st (30 Million) victims means the highest ignorance for social distancing/health protocol.
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Jeweled Dragon 4 years ago
God, as an American, this makes me sick. Please know that not all of us are complete idiots.
xvslnx 4 years ago
This was supposed to be a fun post, I guess, but it actually made me angry. All other countries are supposed to know about Americans, the US, their states, presidents, national tragedies and what not, while many idiots there think that the rest of the world is one big (but not bigger than the US) third world country that sh!ts in the yard and has no running water or electricity. I am happy that the few Americans I know are not brainless idiots like the ones above.
Ramona Rhein 4 years ago
Based on these posts and responses, I am embarrassed to be an American.
Dingo Person 4 years ago
I did not think it was possible to be this stupid. These people proved me wrong
Celeste Grant 4 years ago
This is just a snap shot of the idiotic comments that we all see regularly where overly patriotic Americans make fools out of themselves in front of the rest of the world. Unfortunately it gives the USA a bad reputation for stupidity. I know people complain that America is given a hard time by those from other countries and that all countries have their issues; the problem is that America shouts loudly and endlessly about how wonderful it is, and denounced the rest of the world whilst also struggling with basic issues that don't affect the rest of the first world.
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
Related to this I've noticed that some articles about (in my opinion) US problems tend to be described as being problems of "this world". These are mostly things about crimes, racism and woman being treated poorly or unfairly. While I do not say that these are problems only in the US, the things that are mentioned are either very extreme (in my opinion) or ... mind blowing (for me). These are things like women being always afraid and having to carry some kind of weapon because something might happen to them and guys who don't understand no or don't believe a woman might be in charge anywhere. I am a woman. I have NEVER felt this kind of afraid anytime in my life and I NEVER met men who treated me like that. And I lived in several places across Germany, including Hamburg. I WALKED and took the Metro AT NIGHT! ALONE!!!! I went to bars and Discos, took Taxis and drove a bysicle in the dark, alone. I worked in a "mens field", I worked in stores, I worked with elderly.
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
What I want to say: some articles that are in my opinion just about the situation in the US tend to generalise. It's like they think their situation is the norm all over the world, while it isn't. Women do not feel threatened left right and center all over the world. They don't have to. And men do not treat women like this everywhere either. And it doesn't have to be like this in the US as well. I feel like they do not know that this isn't normal. My guess is, it is US culture in some way. And probably the upbringing of their children. Male AND female!
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kurisutofu 4 years ago
Hey, sane, logical and human Americans, how do you manage not to pull out your hair living in your country? Or at least how do you resist leaving? I'm outside of it and I find it so crazy!
Julie 4 years ago
I can only speak for myself. I am from the First Nations, meaning I am Indigenous to the United States. My tribe and culture is my home. My tribe is classified to be a sovereign nation inside the U.S. Like any where, there is not just bad but much love and beauty. I some times do pull out my hair when I look around (please no scalp jokes, which origins are not from where you think). I manage to still live a happy life because of my family and freedoms. I just want to stay on my homeland and perpetuate my tribe, through tribal ceremony and belief as well as continuing education. I do not want to become so jaded and cynical that I miss the reason for life, and love of homeland.
Load More Replies... Laugh or not 4 years ago
A lot of that is ignorance coupled with propaganda. There is no reason to believe US citizens have lower intelligence than the rest of the world. The sabotage of the US education system and the resulting dumbing down of the population is a crime against humanity. Defund the army and private prison system. Build schools and free universities.
Kittygirl 4 years ago
Ok so first of all you guys gotta know I’m practicing my British accent (gosh I do sound weird) and I’m very sorry for my country. Our country is a mess right now (t) (r) (u) (m) (p) (supporters) and I will be trying my hardest. Oh my gosh would I be better off in Australia? ... no I love the UK. (Btw I’m American for the crazy Americans who think I’m not)
Shelly Carmichael 4 years ago
I needed this laugh this evening. But - boy do we have some uneducated people in this country. No wonder....
CatWoman312 4 years ago (edited)
Dear rest of the world, pllllllease don’t paint all Americans with the same stereotypical brush. Some of us love our country without the need to wear the flag as underwear or get online to rage at anyone else for using Celsius.
Sam rice 4 years ago
American here speaking for myself and many I know, we are incredibly embarrassed for most of our population and their ridiculousness as seen by everyone else. Understandably it's easier to lump everyone in the same category but please know not everyone here is a complete arrogant dumbass and I'm ashamed to live in the same country as these kind of people. #imnotwithstupid
Frisinator 4 years ago
Yeah I hate it when my whole country is lumped together with dipshits. I dare any other country to all be geniuses.
Sasha Kuleshov 4 years ago
After years in the underfunded American Education System we produce this :I
Daphne Williams 4 years ago
A couple of these are sarcasm, or obvious trolling. Sarcasm is very common in the U.S., and I've noticed that my European relatives often don't recognize it.
Vanta Black 4 years ago
Hi, European here (geographically, at least). Sarcasm is something we're great at. In fact, if I could earn a living from just being sarcastic, I'd be a billionaire by now. And I've yet to meet anyone from mainland Europe who doesn't understand sarcasm, either. I recommend watching some clips of German comedian Henning Wehn. You'll see he understands sarcasm as much as anyone.
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Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
This is so profoundly embarrassing. A lot of us paid attention in school.
Bean flavored Fujioshi 4 years ago
i mean..technically we're shaming idiots that think the sun and the rest of the planet revolves around America...
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Seabeast 4 years ago
You must really like that comment, since you posted it twice.
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Lis Daglish 4 years ago
LOL. your comment should be an example in the original post. Irony anyone?
Load More Replies... Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago (edited)
I know it is popular to take the mickey out of the US coz there is just a lot of fair game but I would like to see some posts like this of other countries, including Australia. Every country has their issues and idiots, so let’s share it around. Can’t have the US always hogging the spotlight lol.
nanashi 4 years ago
same. it's always the same hot take of what Americans fought about or found interesting.
Load More Replies... J. Ryan 4 years ago
American here. I apologize for all of these and I promise you, we aren't all this stupid. Unfortunately the dumb ones tend to be the loudest.
Cupcake168 4 years ago
Like everywhere in the world. Here in Germany as well
Load More Replies... Data1001 4 years ago
The ignorant idiots in America tend to be the loudest, because they want to correct everyone else who is obviously "wrong"... and of course one of them was our President for four years, so now they've come out of the woodwork even more. :-/
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Brits are the same, if my in-laws are an indication. Nobody is correct unless British, preferably English, and preferably "their sort"....
Load More Replies... AnnaBanana 4 years ago
I'm an Aussie and I happen to love America and its people. I lived over there for a couple of years and I visit frequently (well, I did until COVID). All I wanted to say is that there are idiots and ignorant people in every country and America is no different. In a way, they've been a bit sheltered in terms of education and travel, and that's not entirely their fault. They're also brought up to be blindly patriotic and to not speak ill of their country. Sure, there are some who question, some who travel and experience the world. But Americans are pretty unique and they're lovely people.
kim morris 4 years ago
Thank you. Even those of us who haven't been lucky enough to travel the world know there are really good things and people out there. And the US is pretty f****d up. But some of us do our best to keep it moving into the 20th century.
Load More Replies... Hexenfox 4 years ago
Please stop talking crap about Americans. Not all of us are idiots. There are a suits everywhere.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Well 99% of post here are usa centric. So it makes sense that the negative posts are about usa too.
Load More Replies... Sue Simmons 4 years ago
British. Lived in USA 21 years. This is exactly what I found out about some people.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
My UK in-laws are Brexiting racist a--hats who love BoJo and Trump. So..... it's everywhere.
Load More Replies... Shmoopaloop 4 years ago
Yes, please! I am tired of 'being an idiot because I'm American.
Load More Replies... Emperor Kitten 4 years ago
Now now, there are plenty of Trump hating morons and plenty of Trump loving smart people. A difference in politics is the end-all sign of intellect.
Load More Replies... Cathy Roberts 4 years ago
OH, hey, I'm feeling really frustrated with my country right now. I'll go to BP to escape a bit and feel better and.......nope. Thanks for lumping us all in together, yet again. It's not like there are 300 million of us or anything. We must all be represented by the worst of us. Look, it's a big place. There are a lot of people. Some of us are idiots, and frankly, that terrifies the rest of us as much as it bothers you. Our country is going down the toilet. Can we move on?
Jace 4 years ago
We can’t move on, because our country is going down the toilet. I agree, it’s not all of us. The problem is, however, extreme. These people vote.
Load More Replies... Random Anon 4 years ago
In any society, there will always be a scale ranging from the village idiots to the rocket scientists. The reason these imbeciles in the US becaming the brunt of jokes on the internet, is how proud they tend to display that ignorance like a medal of honor.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I'd say it's more like we now have nowhere to hide our idiots. Cursed internet! (That's only half-sarcastic, btw.)
Load More Replies... Katchen 4 years ago
For the same reason some people act like Americans in Berkeley, California think the same as Americans in Chickamauga, Georgia?
Load More Replies... AndersM 4 years ago
I don't want to mock all Americans for being stupid an ignorant. But it's clear what happens when an educational system only teaches about its country's own history. I don't know everything about other countries but they do give us some.basic knowledge in Denmark..
YoChicken 4 years ago
It does not...in my soc studies unit, we learn about ancient civilizations, including Ancient Egypt, the Maya Civilizations, Cavemen, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome among many others...I will not say I know a lot about other countries, but I know more than the American whose only history schooling is their social studies class.
Load More Replies... Sean Harrison 4 years ago
To be fair, there are clueless people like this all over the world, it's not just the USA.
Baby Panda 4 years ago
being an American, same. i just want to sink into a hole of embarrassment
Load More Replies... Raine Soo 4 years ago (edited)
You are showing the worst of America, but this could be the worst of any country. And this is not all of America. As a Canadian, I have had nothing but good experiences when I head down south. Even my favourite boyfriends were American. They were just very kind and sweet.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
thank you. I've met racist Canadians, amazing Canadians, etc. ----- and it's true in any country I've been. Admitting we are ALL flawed might be the best way to finding unity, instead of fighting over who is *most* flawed, y'know?
Load More Replies... Eslamala 4 years ago
This is so sad and painful to read. Glad I left that place. Beautiful, filled with kind people, but so many fûckn morons... Too many, most of them beyond help.
Baby Panda 4 years ago
hopefully i'll be leaving soon too. the only reason that i haven't is the many wonderful people i met there that i can't bear to leave, at least not yet.
Load More Replies... ivan bolitekurac 4 years ago (edited)
Why does BP act tolerant and open but hates USA so much?I don't get it,this isn't mocking anymore,this is pure hate.Every week we see 1-2 posts like this.Why don't you go after countries that force women to wear certain kind of clothes or countries with basically no human rights?
Paul Mitchell 4 years ago
Just be glad that the world is seeking revenge by poking fun at you rather than killing you by the million, as the USA has been doing over the years. I would say you are getting away lightly by having a few comments by your citizens publicized on Bored Panda!
Load More Replies... Mojones 4 years ago
It's like one on those TV shows where the moderator asks people on the street quite easy questions and their answers are just dumb, hurtful and wrong in every aspect. I know it's the opposite of cherry-picking done here - choosing the worst of the worst for entertaining purposes - but it still hurts reading this shite. For every genius being born, there has to be someone that just does/gets everything wrong.
Moisturized Elbows 4 years ago
Of course this is everywhere duh just that these type of americans are the loudest on social media
la rana 4 years ago
Can i just say something? The use of the term "American" enfuriates me, big time. I'm from Argentina...so I'm just as American. So is someone from Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua...how about calling the U.S citizens? I'd be a good start...
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Right? I always try to say USA or people from usa. It feels so egocentric to refer to one country as if they are the whole continent.
Load More Replies... Al Jones 4 years ago (edited)
It feels like it's becoming a sport to make fun of Americans. There are problems in the US for sure, more so, in many ways, than other western countries. But there are ignorant people in all countries - see the comment section of the Daily Mail. In any case, I just don't think having an entire post about things people of one country posted, so that other people can make fun of them, is a good thing.
Lærke Littlebird 4 years ago
“It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.” – Bill Murray
Corinna S. 4 years ago
Reminds me of the time my cousin had an American exchange student over and she asked if we didn't have any electricity in Germany because she couldn't see the power lines over the houses. I wish I was kidding!
Asrul Sani 4 years ago
I think this is a great example of what my mom (and other parents in my whole country) told us about "If you know nothing, please just shut up". Or the rest of the world laughing at you.
Tacos Are Tasty 4 years ago
Only 50 times? I wish I could screenshot the window lickers I see daily, but I'd run out of memory too fast.
Isaac7lego 4 years ago
Am I the only one who is a bit tired of these posts: "Americans are ______", "some people made tweets about times Americans were _______". I know the U.S. has a lot of problems, every country has its fair share of morons.....
Sinkvenice 4 years ago
These people are worryingly thick, people like that shouldn't breed, without passing some kind of exam first :-D
Susan Stead 4 years ago
I'm reasonably certain that other countries have idiots, too, but snarking on Americans is like catnip for the internet.
El Dee 4 years ago
The United States is one of the most populace English speaking countries and it has good access to the internet. So it's difficult to tell if it actually has MORE idiots per capita or whether it's just because there's more of them overall. Having had several conversations online I think it's the case that the DEPTH of stupidity is different..
All's Gravy 4 years ago
It is wrong to generalise, but sometimes you're faced with such unrefutable evidence... My personal experience of such Americans has been punctuated by foreigners living and working there, but on the whole, those US citizens who have been educated in the state system and not travelled are really very insular and ill/uniformed about the rotw, yet there is an arrogance accompanying that ignorance and an unwillingness to be corrected or learn, as typified in these posts.
Lis Daglish 4 years ago
Perfect observation. Agree wholeheartedly. The arrogance, the unwillingness to acknowledge failure.
Load More Replies... Leslie Burleson 4 years ago
I'm honestly getting sick of these 'let's make fun of America' posts. Yeah, our country has been a hot mess. That is not a true representation of our citizens . Most people here are good people. Our government is a corrupt mess, that has nothing to do with American citizens. We do not agree with the behavior and attitude of our government . We aren't all racist ego maniac rednecks. I've loved Bored Panda for years , but honestly if this is going to turn into 'look at the ugly Americans' I've got better things to do with my time and there are plenty of other apps I can spend time on .
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
The United States is not full of 300 million idiots. It is, however, currently suffering the inevitable effects of de-funding EDUCATION and letting people use frigging internet sites as source material for TEXTBOOKS. If you must mock America, mock the fact people don't seem to realize they've been made ignorant for someone else's profit -------- you can fix ignorance with information and educaiton, after all. Meanness and stupidity, however, are universal and found in any given country. (Yes, even Canada!)
Al Christensen 4 years ago
Ignorance like this is one reason I've become increasingly unsocial.
Hexenfox 4 years ago
Why does BP always choose the US to make fun of?? I agree there are fools there. But why not just drop the "idiot" American rhetoric and find something else to make fun of?? Or just move on. You do realize that there are fools in every country..? Yes?
Eslamala 4 years ago
Because you give great material every second of every day
Load More Replies... Logic and Reason 4 years ago
Enough. Enough of the ‘haha America bad funny pls upvote!1!!1!’. It’s so played out. Making “Americans” synonymous with “A few clueless idiots” is an egregiously inaccurate act; you could do this with literally any country. I’m not sure why people only look at the bad stuff/people about/in the US, we’re 4th in the world for percent of population vaccinated, and doing much better in terms of vaccine rollout than almost all of Europe.
Asrul Sani 4 years ago
Yes, of course, 4th in the world for vaccinated. And the 1st (30 Million) victims means the highest ignorance for social distancing/health protocol.
Load More Replies... Jeweled Dragon 4 years ago
God, as an American, this makes me sick. Please know that not all of us are complete idiots.
xvslnx 4 years ago
This was supposed to be a fun post, I guess, but it actually made me angry. All other countries are supposed to know about Americans, the US, their states, presidents, national tragedies and what not, while many idiots there think that the rest of the world is one big (but not bigger than the US) third world country that sh!ts in the yard and has no running water or electricity. I am happy that the few Americans I know are not brainless idiots like the ones above.
Ramona Rhein 4 years ago
Based on these posts and responses, I am embarrassed to be an American.
Dingo Person 4 years ago
I did not think it was possible to be this stupid. These people proved me wrong
Celeste Grant 4 years ago
This is just a snap shot of the idiotic comments that we all see regularly where overly patriotic Americans make fools out of themselves in front of the rest of the world. Unfortunately it gives the USA a bad reputation for stupidity. I know people complain that America is given a hard time by those from other countries and that all countries have their issues; the problem is that America shouts loudly and endlessly about how wonderful it is, and denounced the rest of the world whilst also struggling with basic issues that don't affect the rest of the first world.
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
Related to this I've noticed that some articles about (in my opinion) US problems tend to be described as being problems of "this world". These are mostly things about crimes, racism and woman being treated poorly or unfairly. While I do not say that these are problems only in the US, the things that are mentioned are either very extreme (in my opinion) or ... mind blowing (for me). These are things like women being always afraid and having to carry some kind of weapon because something might happen to them and guys who don't understand no or don't believe a woman might be in charge anywhere. I am a woman. I have NEVER felt this kind of afraid anytime in my life and I NEVER met men who treated me like that. And I lived in several places across Germany, including Hamburg. I WALKED and took the Metro AT NIGHT! ALONE!!!! I went to bars and Discos, took Taxis and drove a bysicle in the dark, alone. I worked in a "mens field", I worked in stores, I worked with elderly.
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
What I want to say: some articles that are in my opinion just about the situation in the US tend to generalise. It's like they think their situation is the norm all over the world, while it isn't. Women do not feel threatened left right and center all over the world. They don't have to. And men do not treat women like this everywhere either. And it doesn't have to be like this in the US as well. I feel like they do not know that this isn't normal. My guess is, it is US culture in some way. And probably the upbringing of their children. Male AND female!
Load More Replies... kurisutofu 4 years ago
Hey, sane, logical and human Americans, how do you manage not to pull out your hair living in your country? Or at least how do you resist leaving? I'm outside of it and I find it so crazy!
Julie 4 years ago
I can only speak for myself. I am from the First Nations, meaning I am Indigenous to the United States. My tribe and culture is my home. My tribe is classified to be a sovereign nation inside the U.S. Like any where, there is not just bad but much love and beauty. I some times do pull out my hair when I look around (please no scalp jokes, which origins are not from where you think). I manage to still live a happy life because of my family and freedoms. I just want to stay on my homeland and perpetuate my tribe, through tribal ceremony and belief as well as continuing education. I do not want to become so jaded and cynical that I miss the reason for life, and love of homeland.
Load More Replies... Laugh or not 4 years ago
A lot of that is ignorance coupled with propaganda. There is no reason to believe US citizens have lower intelligence than the rest of the world. The sabotage of the US education system and the resulting dumbing down of the population is a crime against humanity. Defund the army and private prison system. Build schools and free universities.
Kittygirl 4 years ago
Ok so first of all you guys gotta know I’m practicing my British accent (gosh I do sound weird) and I’m very sorry for my country. Our country is a mess right now (t) (r) (u) (m) (p) (supporters) and I will be trying my hardest. Oh my gosh would I be better off in Australia? ... no I love the UK. (Btw I’m American for the crazy Americans who think I’m not)
Shelly Carmichael 4 years ago
I needed this laugh this evening. But - boy do we have some uneducated people in this country. No wonder....
CatWoman312 4 years ago (edited)
Dear rest of the world, pllllllease don’t paint all Americans with the same stereotypical brush. Some of us love our country without the need to wear the flag as underwear or get online to rage at anyone else for using Celsius.
Sam rice 4 years ago
American here speaking for myself and many I know, we are incredibly embarrassed for most of our population and their ridiculousness as seen by everyone else. Understandably it's easier to lump everyone in the same category but please know not everyone here is a complete arrogant dumbass and I'm ashamed to live in the same country as these kind of people. #imnotwithstupid
Frisinator 4 years ago
Yeah I hate it when my whole country is lumped together with dipshits. I dare any other country to all be geniuses.
Sasha Kuleshov 4 years ago
After years in the underfunded American Education System we produce this :I
Daphne Williams 4 years ago
A couple of these are sarcasm, or obvious trolling. Sarcasm is very common in the U.S., and I've noticed that my European relatives often don't recognize it.
Vanta Black 4 years ago
Hi, European here (geographically, at least). Sarcasm is something we're great at. In fact, if I could earn a living from just being sarcastic, I'd be a billionaire by now. And I've yet to meet anyone from mainland Europe who doesn't understand sarcasm, either. I recommend watching some clips of German comedian Henning Wehn. You'll see he understands sarcasm as much as anyone.
Load More Replies... Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
This is so profoundly embarrassing. A lot of us paid attention in school.
Bean flavored Fujioshi 4 years ago
i mean..technically we're shaming idiots that think the sun and the rest of the planet revolves around America...
Load More Replies... Seabeast 4 years ago
You must really like that comment, since you posted it twice.
Load More Replies... Lis Daglish 4 years ago
LOL. your comment should be an example in the original post. Irony anyone?
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