Nobody’s perfect, and everyone has knowledge blind spots. It’s healthy to recognize your shortcomings and be able to laugh at them. Sometimes, that means chuckling at yourself after you get called out online for saying something, well… less than smart.
Bored Panda has collected some of the funniest moments when Europeans gently roasted Americans for writing bizarre comments online, from all over the internet. Scroll down to see some of the most cringy insights and witty takedowns.
Just keep in mind that none of this is meant to promote meanness. It’s all for the sake of lighthearted humor. We all say dumb things from time to time, no matter where we’re from.
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Because unlike USA WE DONT NEED IT !oh n we banned guns , ! But also we ain’t anywhere near USA THANK GOD !
Non US Flag In Username Yet Still Assumed To Be American
He might be yours but he ain’t ours ! Oh n he’s actually called the president ELLECT n that’s f all do do with the idiots as voted for him , although they didn’t help keep him out ffs
Person Forgets Not Everyone Is American
Shouldn't squawk too much. Have you ever listened to some of those southern US types? I'm not sure they speak English.
next thing: this is the internet. Gotta speak english at least a little bit
I don't think so, with all the translator apps available.
Load More Replies...Learning to respect other cultures doesn’t happen overnight. It requires dedication, open-mindedness, and a willingness to acknowledge your own biases and knowledge blind spots. Traveling abroad, doing research about other countries’ histories, and talking to people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives can help broaden your mind. As a rule of thumb, if you can recognize that you’ve said some dumb things in the past, it shows that you’re maturing and that your self-awareness is growing
When traveling, it’s not enough to put on a silly tourist hat, grab your camera, and enjoy the sights. It’s best to go abroad with empathy and curiosity, instead of demanding the rest of the world conform to your expectations and assumptions.
Hope Y’all Are Enjoying Those Gas Prices
Americans Are "Foreign" Now?
Doctor: "How did this happen? Did you fell on it?"
Load More Replies...Every Video On The Internet Must Be Recorded In The US
A ford is a shallow section of a river or stream where it may be crossed by wading, on horseback, or inside a vehicle. A ford may occur naturally or be constructed Many towns in the UK have ford in their name for just this reason, they were built around river crossings, Oxford, Stratford, Wallingford, etc - it's a big list
I'm pretty sure Ford Prefect lived in the UK but was actually an extraterrestrial.
Load More Replies...😂😂that’s most defo in uk , believe it or not we have foreigners here to !! Lots off in fact , n they dont all come in on the boats , lots actually drive here , hence the plates !
That's not a UK reg plate either, although we are aware that we get foreign drivers visiting.
It is UK, and that picture is definitely in the UK.
Load More Replies...It’s very likely that you’ve personally witnessed some awful, disrespectful tourist behavior in your home country. Meanwhile, it’s probably also safe to say that you’ve also met foreigners who were kind, friendly, and respectful of both your culture and other travelers.
According to Go Abroad, you should strive to minimize the amount of bad tourist behaviors. In short, you have to be mindful of the local community, as well as the environment and wildlife.
For example, this can be as simple as not being noisy at night or respecting local religious traditions.
America Is The Reason You Have Cars
Do Italians Drive To Malta To Fill Up Their Tanks?
I have a friend who lives in Norway, and she apparently drives to Sweden every once in a while to do cheaper grocery shopping there! It was a bit of a mental adjustment to me to understand going to another COUNTRY for cheaper groceries. I live in California, which is one of America's larger states, so it was hard to wrap my head around it at first! XD
This is pretty normal if you live near the border. I go to the Netherlands every now and then and buy coffee and cheese. In Poland you get particularly good sausage, in France good wine and so on, no depending on where you live everything is at most a day trip away. 🙂
Load More Replies...We lived in Germany and often drove to the Netherlands to buy from their excellent Hypermarkets. We'd start the day off early and go visit a tourist spot for most of the day then head to our preferred store, grab a meal at a local restaurant then head back over the border to home, once or twice a month. Long but fun day.
yes, many drive 100 miles/km to save 4 cents on a gallon. Even in my country.
"It's Color Not Colour"
It should be common sense, but seeing as it’s in particularly short supply these days, it’s important to remember not to litter or damage landmarks. Not only is this immoral behavior, but depending on the country, you can get in some serious legal trouble, too.
Furthermore, during your travels, try to avoid taking part in activities that exploit other people or animals.
Americans Really Do Have A Habit Of Assuming That Everyone Celebrates Thanksgiving
Hey, now, Canada has Thanksgiving, so to speak, just in a completely different month than Murican Thanksgiving XD (I'm being an áss, don't take me seriously!)
Isn't Thanksgiving like a harvest festival? Scuse my pignorance.
Load More Replies..."No One Counts Eastern Europe. We're Not Visiting That"
We're not visiting USA for the foreseeable future either
If anybody has been even just a little bit mean to the orange toddler on social media, they're not visiting the US either.
Load More Replies...If a texan ever brags about how long it takes to drive across the state just nod and say " Yeah, I had a car like that once"
and in Texas you have like 7 attractions to visit by traveling endless hours while in EU you have 7.000. Choose your pic
For The Local People $1 Is A Lot Of Money
We usually frame them (or we used to do it when the USA were cool)
"a lot" is relative, and of course they can exchange it into their currency
Yes, because going to exchange 3$ is going to be worth it...
Load More Replies...Meanwhile, becoming a better tourist is definitely possible with a bit of effort. You might not change how others perceive you, but you can ensure that you’ve done everything that you can to be respectful.
The first thing you should do is focus on research about the place you’ll be visiting. Read up on the local culture, customs, traditions, laws, and religions. Go through other travelers’ accounts about the challenges they faced. The more time you spend on research, the better prepared you’ll be. Of course, we all make mistakes eventually, but at least you’ll have a solid foundation for your trip.
They Didn’t Even Try
To be fair native american's closest relative in the old world are in Siberia.
Somehow the fact that Russia borders the US seems not to be taught at school in the US.
Load More Replies...Do Germans Even Need A Refrigerator? They Literally Live In Snow Most Of The Time Of The Year
actually it rains all year, that's why germans have rain-power plants an no solar power plants
They're (there? their?) called hydro-electric power plants, just to sound fancy.
Load More Replies..."Although My Ancestry DNA Gives Me Zero Italian DNA On My Dad's Side, I'll Stick With Being 1/4 Italian"
My dad had a Sicilian grandmother. He was upset when his DNA came back 0% Italian. He didn't understand that there wasn't an Italy until about a generation before his grandmother was born, or that Sicily is the crossroads of the Mediterranean. He wasn't a dummy but he did have blind spots
Going to be downvoted, possibly deleted, but .... True Romance best dialogue scene includes the line "Sicilians were spawned by n*****s".
Go Abroad also suggests eating, shopping, and staying locally for a more authentic experience. On top of that, you’ll also end up supporting local businesses and, potentially, save money.
In the meantime, broaden your horizons and visit other places aside from must-see, super popular touristy destinations.
“When possible, try traveling more off-the-beaten path or visiting a destination in the off season. Slow travel also helps one discover a place and its culture more meaningfully.”
It’s “I Could Care Less”
Don't want a nation under the new media
Load More Replies...It is such a shame that those idiotic comments are over-present on the web, while there are so many (millions!) of lovey US Americans out there.
The one thing I hate more than bloody grammer cops lol is AMERICAN grammer cops 🤬they don’t even speak bloody English ,yet insist on telling us how to speak and spell it , deluded much !
But many of your own posts are a fine illustration that even the British aren't always able to write, spell and use grammAr correctly.
Load More Replies...An Indian meal. A Chinese meal. A Dutch meal. Where is there s*x or cannibalism involved?
Load More Replies...Speaks With An Ireland Accent
Where’s Irish mum when u need her lol , the one as made that post needs a slap ! I mean I’m half Welsh lol but I don’t speak wales 😂😂
"Is There A Setting To Change From Military To Standard" Time?
It do, but my dumb American brain has a lot of trouble parsing "military time" XD I have issues with math/numbers in general (dyscalculia) so I can't easily look at the clock and see it says 17:30 and be like "oh, it's 5:30pm!" I've honestly tried to get better at it, it's not a laziness thing XD But here in Murica we're taught 12-hr time and we're taught the Imperial measurements, not metric. I know a lot of non-Americans think we're stupid for using Imperial and/or 12-hr time, but it's taught to us in school and all of our systems are set up to be displayed in Imperial units and 12-hr time. I promise we're not all idiots, just scréwed over by our education system XD
Load More Replies...The Guardian also stresses that slow tourism can be a great idea.
“Slow tourism is about spending more time in a destination, engaging in the local culture and getting to know local people,” Dr. Peter Robinson, the head of the Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, told The Guardian. You could mix things up and go to the countryside instead of only visiting major cities.
It Might Be A Texas Thing
Don't Use A Spanish Word Because Of US Race Issues?
On that thinking ,how does one go n by black paint then ? Or own a black car or a black dog or cat 🤔
In The Netherlands people from Afrika are/were called "Neger" and it is still said
I was adopted at birth into a Hispanic/Mexican-American family, and when I was a little kid, my great-grandma (who immigrated to the US from Mexico) had a little black dog whose name was "Négro". My great-grandma didn't speak much English and had NO idea that the word was offensive in English/American. Similarly, I used to get a lot of Christmas and birthday gifts of Mexican marker and crayon sets from my Mexican relatives, and yep, the black markers/crayons were labeled "négro" XD It's not an offensive term in Spanish because it's LITERALLY the word for "black" the color, but one must be aware and careful speaking Spanish in America as it IS an offensive racial slur in English.
Why is negro offensive? If you can say “he was a black person”, and that’s OK, then why is “he was a negro person” offensive?
Load More Replies..."England Doesn't Speak English They Speak British. America Speaks English"
England does not speak english is like saying spain does not speak spanish, which Americans do claim
Yes, but then I was laughed at in Costa Rica for trying to speak European Spanish to a Latin Spanish person. Lol. She gave me points for trying though.
Load More Replies...This one infuriates me. You can use the word ‘British’ to encapsulate the whole of the UK but Britain is made up of 4 different countries, all of whom speak ENGLISH!!
Some of the screenshots that we’re featuring today have been shared by members of the popular ‘[Stuff] Americans Say’ subreddit. This is an online community that was founded all the way back in early 2013.
At the time of writing, this group boasts 391k members, or, as the moderators jokingly and ironically call them, ‘commie socialists.’ Meanwhile, currently online members are wittily referred to as ‘hating freedom.’
These are both sarcastic comments about how some Americans have incredibly biased, non-factual, bizarre perspectives about life in European countries.
American Thinks Everyone Should Be Using Fahrenheit
I admit I only "know" Fahrenheit (am American) but whenever I'm telling friends/people online a temperature (whether it's the temp outside where I live or something else) I do a quick Google of "What is 75F in C" and post the temperature as both measurements, like "It's 75F/24C outside and it's January! Friggin SoCal!" It's easy and takes approximately three seconds to do XD
While surely interesting, not really feasible I fear.
Load More Replies...How hard can it be: Water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C. Body temperature is 37°C. Room temperature is defined as 20°C. You don't need much more than that. Unless you bake. I live in both worlds, imperial and metric.
In the range of oven temperatures, it's close enough just to halve the number of Fahrenheit degrees.
Load More Replies...In Europe You Can't Buy Utility Knifes
*staring into the crate with dead cheap utility knives at the cashiers in any random European DIY-store*
For €1.00! And, our walls are brick. Imagine, even inside...
Load More Replies...Apparently not , or mine , who’s gonna tell them 😂
Load More Replies...Looks in my drawer to the packet of these knives we have for diy uks in Europe so erm mmm n there are 4 in it lol so yup we have them ,
"He Looks Very White For A Spanish Guy"
When I was a kid, we had an exchange student from Spain stay with us for a year. His name was Carlos, and he was as pale-skinned as I was (I'm adopted and white af) and he had blue eyes and blonde hair. My adoptive family is Mexican, and I grew up speaking Spanish, so I do admit that, as a child, I was initially shocked that Carlos looked "white". I honestly thought Spanish people looked similar to Mexican people because they both spoke versions of the Spanish language. My dad taught me about Spain and its cultural and ancestral history after that, so I learned a thing XD But I admit, when I was 9, it was a bit of a shock!
It still confuses me when I hear Americans use "Hispanic" as a racial descriptor for people with a certain set of characteristics including dark skin.
Load More Replies...As the ‘[Stuff] Americans Say’ moderators point out, the entire point of their community is to focus on satire and humor. There’s no room for hate. “This is not a place to bring your hatred of Americans or America – we like to keep things friendly and toxic attitudes are not welcome.”
Meanwhile, you shouldn’t post any online conversations that you’re a part of. Similarly, you shouldn’t bait or troll other internet users just to get fodder for screenshots.
"If America Is 250 Years Old How Is Denmark Sending Mail For 400"
Our village pub is older than America lmao it’s over three hundred yrs old 😂
Load More Replies...I walk past a wine cellar often which had been established in the year 330 (Trier). Alas, Germany as today didn't exist then. Yet, it's a German town.
The Size Of A State
“North America Law Is Law Across The World”
Trump sure acts like he rules the world. In fact he probably tops the list of comedians right now.
I'm guessing Greenland among others would beg to differ on that comedy part.
Load More Replies...On top of that, the mods stress that you shouldn’t automatically assume that someone is an American because they “said something silly or they messed up geography.”
They also encourage their members to avoid low-hanging fruit. Certain topics are only allowed to be discussed in a weekly thread. Furthermore, it’s best to focus on more lighthearted posts.
America Has 50 States. Europe Only 27
This cimment section has the potency to quickly evolve into a raging debate about the nuances between a state, a province and a county. I'll make some popcorn in anticipation.
We Have Trees Older Than Europe Itself
I'm adopted, and there's a reason why I embraced my Scottish and Irish ancestry as a teenager, when I found out my genetic heritage via one of those ancestry sites XD America is a very young country and we don't really have any "cultural heritage" of our own. I was adopted into a Hispanic family, and I do embrace a lot of the Hispanic/Mexican traditions (I had a Quinceañera even though I'm white af, lol.) My ex is Chinese and we used to have long talks about the thousands of years of culture and history of his parents' home country XD I do think a lot of Americans cling to the shallow "YEEHAW MURICA!!!" thing because we simply feel the lack of cultural history deep in our hearts and it makes us sad XD
‘Texas Is Like Twice The Size Of Europe Alone’
Is Texas the standard unit of area size for Americans? This is I think the third one of these I have seen in this thread so far. And just in case you still think Texas is the biggest bigly thing in the whole world, you could put Texas three times into Western Australia and there would still be space left over
Thinking about how many hours we spent on maps and globes at school, covering various topics from geography to climate, economics, politics - do US American kids ever get shown a world map or globe?
Fun fact: Western Australia is over 3 x the size of Texas
Texas is almost exactly twice the size of Germany. Blows my mind living in Germany's tiny neighbor, because in Europe, Germany is a very large country.
Which of these comments made you cringe and facepalm the hardest? Meanwhile, which of the roasts did you find to be the most satisfying?
From your perspective, what could be done to improve education, no matter what country we’re talking about? Meanwhile, what do you think your biggest knowledge blind spots have been in the past? Tell us all about it in the comment section at the very bottom of this list.
"They May Have Created The Language But We Perfected It"
Assumes The Accents Of The American Newscasters Is The Default Global English
When visiting USA from Australia, a common comment is "I love your accent". My standard reply is "Thanks, I like your accent too". I can see the "Wait, what?" look cross their face as they contemplate that they, too, have an accent.
It is actually weird to think of yourself as having an accent when surrounded by people who sound just like you. True, but weird.
Load More Replies...No USA is NOT the gym,e of the English language 🤦♀️Elsie was spoken long long long before USA even existed lol they just did what they always do , stole it ! N spelt it all wrong !
Where Do They Live? Norway
If We (Americans) Stop Visiting, The UK Will Have An Economic Depression Tidal Wave
Considering how few Americans even have passports, we aren't the main tourists to any country but Mexico and Canada, most likely
Is This a promise or a threat ? asking for a friend lmao , we get way more Chinese all year round than we do Americans thankfully ! so nope it will not destroy us nothing like delulu is there 😂 not only can u tell all these posts are American ,they are clearly all magas to !
"Your Little Countries Are Not Big Enough To Be Recognised Separately"
I'm sad 'they' consider such people functional adults. That is not restricted to any nationality, by the way.
Load More Replies...I got into a lot of argument over whether Wales is a country. Or whether the UK is a country.
Global Default Measurements
Saw a post wondering why the US does not use the metric system as they've been using 9mm in schools for years.
We're taught Imperial measurements, not metric, in school. I know a lot of non-Americans think Americans are stupid for using Imperial units, but it's taught to us in school and ALL of our systems are set up to be displayed in Imperial units (gasoline, tape measures, rulers, etc.) I promise we're not all idiots, just scréwed over by our education system XD And most sane Americans aren't like the ditz in the post above who thinks American culture is the "default". Most of us know we're the outcasts in terms of measurement units XD
UK schools taught imperial until we joined the EU. Decimal currency first then units of measurements. Most of us schooled in imperial managed the change quite easily.
Load More Replies...Celebrating A Foreign Holiday Is A Requirement
"Can You Do This Report With Someone Who Doesn't Have That British Accent"
Let’s make it really fun lol all of us over here , one from each wales Scotland Britain Ireland , n really mess with their heads , oh n make sure the drunk Scotsman is a Glaswegian too just for added effect 😂
He Speaks English And Says Euros
"We Rank Higher Than Most Countries In Food Health And Safety"
I'm American and - I am not being facetious - 99% of my family members are overweight/obese/morbidly obese. Fast food is everywhere and easy to get, and there is sugar added to EVERYTHING - our ketchup, our bread, etc. SO many of my relatives have Type II diabetes. One of my cousins died aged 24 due to massive kidney failure from his diabetes that he refused to deal with/treat. My aunt's mom had to have her arm amputated due to diabetes-caused gangrene. So many of my family members have died due to diabetes-related causes or complications from morbid obesity. My younger cousin was obese by the time she was 6. It's absolutely heartbreaking. (And it's 100% self-caused obesity in my family, not from PCOS or other health issues.) We used to have a huge family, and there are only about a dozen of my close relatives left alive at this point. It s***s. Not blaming Murica entirely as my family members had full control over what they ate (and we don't live in a food desert), but man.
Load More Replies...7 Days In Europe
To be fair, some cities in America are completely unwalkable/un-cycle-able. Things are just too spread out and too far apart. We're a car-centric country, sadly, and a lot of cities are laid out to make it impossible to easily walk to get groceries, go to the laundromat, etc. However, we all should be walking for EXERCISE XD
Honestly, that's what these threads are good for - I never knew that in the USA for many walking to work is basically impossible, even if it's just a few kilometres / miles away!
Load More Replies...“Isn’t This A Violation Of FAA Regulations?”
Nor is it subject to TSA. An issue that astounds Americans. Some try to bring in weapons, too.
I’m German... But I Never Spoke German (On A Danish Video)
I love them claiming to be German, then in the next sentence stating they're American. Which is it?
Probably more people than the number of Danes who understand Swedish!
Load More Replies...Hmmm. A German person who never spoke German? Sounds like an American to me!
You can't be German if you're American XD Sigh. I apologize on behalf of my countrymen who act like this. Sane Americans understand that you have genetic HERITAGE that is German, but it doesn't make you "German". You're American. XD
American Wants To Move To Europe On An 'United States Of America' Visa
Do Americans Not Use 24 Hour Format Or Get Taught About It Or What?
Serious question to americans here: you are so proud of your military and are constantly bragging about it. So what's the issue with the "military time"? Why you don't think it's cool or smh?
Here in Murica we're taught 12-hr time in school, NOT "military time". (Similarly, we're taught the Imperial measurements, not metric, in school.) I know a lot of non-Americans think we're stupid for using Imperial and/or 12-hr time, but it's taught to us in school and all of our systems are set up to be displayed in Imperial units and 12-hr time. I promise we're not all idiots, just scréwed over by our education system XD For the most part, ONLY the military uses "military time" - our clocks and everything else uses the 12-hr system, not the 24-hr system. It has nothing to do with being proud of the military or not - we're not taught 24-hr time in school, so most of us have a hard time parsing it easily.
Load More Replies...I get confused. a.m. = ante meridiem = before noon, p.m. = post meridiem = after noon. But 12 o'clock is noon, so it's neither before nor after. And midnight is equidistant from the previous and the next noon, so presumably it's both before and after.
Load More Replies..."Your Biggest Trail Is Still Smaller Than Our Smallest"
In Europe twelve official, marked, long distance international hiking routes can be enjoyed. The shortest is 1500km, the longest 12000km. Wikipedia has a very neat page about them. One of them, E9, runs alobg the village I live in. But unlike Bill Bryson with the Appalachian trail, I am not tempted to walk it.
You are kidding me right now, The longest here (that I could fins with 1 min of Googling) is 450 km, The "King's trail" direct translated,, other countries must have longer ones, 🤔 (exchanged every dot to not get hidden-censored by BP)
12 seconds would have found you john o groats to lands end.
Load More Replies...It seems odd to me that "biggest" is assumed by so many people to equal "superior. A little 3 km walk might be the most delightful walk you've ever had in your life. What is all this boasting about biggest states, countries etc? So meaningless!
and even if: walk it twice if you need longer one. Or 10-times a circular route. Really now?
“Europe Is Hardly A Continent”
Why does Australia keep doing that. You know, just to not be confused, i consider Oceania the continent (not the one in 1984)
Load More Replies...Size aside, Europe is indeed not a continent. It's just the western peninsula of Eurasia.
On A Post About Snow In Norway On 4.1.2024
actually, to a point. If I look up a date in my calendar I go to the year (which is my calendar), then the month and the day last. When is my birthday this year? Let's see March, 3rd.
Load More Replies...China also uses this format, as do some other parts of Asia. It's the best format for ordering files by date.
Load More Replies...We had to reconfigure our ECG machines because they had American date format....
English Please, Reddit Is An American Website (German Subreddit)
I love when Murican Pandas get all het up about BP and "laws" etc. - BP is a Lithuanian website, it's not bound by Murican internet rules! XD
"Isn't America First?"
Well, all countries have their share of fools. The US is easy to pick on, especially in the current situation...
Load More Replies...As an educated, well-read, well-spoken, and multilingual American, this is painfully embarrassing.
Well, all countries have their share of fools. The US is easy to pick on, especially in the current situation...
Load More Replies...As an educated, well-read, well-spoken, and multilingual American, this is painfully embarrassing.
