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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.

#1

Ratio In TikTok

Ridiculous American internet comment questioning European school security with a humorous reply about distance and safety.

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Miki
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19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly. That's enough.

Isa
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17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

we don't have to worry about our kids being m******d by a lunatic as guns are not available at the next door store.

CP
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14 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The "pro life" crowd in America doesn't care that guns are responsible for the most child deaths in America.

Jayjay
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8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is really flabbergasting for Europeans...... denying women abortions because of "pro life" and at the same time letting them be targets for any idiot with a gun. I don't think I'll ever be able to comprehend that.

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Alexia
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7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"You Europeans don't have guns? How do you protect yourselves?" - "Protect ourselves from who?"

B
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8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Until Punkinhead decides to invade >insert country here<

Rick Murray
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9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lily, hun, putting "MAGA" in brackets after your name isn't the flex you think it is, ESPECIALLY AS AN EXPAT. 🤦

Pernille
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8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People calling themselves expats have already identified themselves as bigoted racists, the MAGA part is superfluous.

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Brian Droste
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4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Guns are not as readily available as in Europe as they are in America. Am I right?

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    #2

    Hope Y’all Are Enjoying Those Gas Prices

    Screenshot of American internet comments roasting each other with humor about language and gas prices.

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    RomanceRadish
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah after the 16th loan it's simply bankruptcy.

    Rebecca Joan
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure, if you can afford a bankruptcy lawyer.

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    Jalunney
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Americans commenting on gas prices always makes me chuckle. Like for like car in europe vs America, ours go twice as far on the same amount of fuel. Guess what you're buying a sub standard product and they just says it cheaper. My God no wonder they get away with all the things they do to their citizens.

    Serial pacifist
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just a reminder: ENGLISH is also a European language.

    Unicorn
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    15 hours ago

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    I thought I was doing the right thing in switching to gas central heating. Not so sure now.

    Anne Roberts
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Florida, one of the few states that voted against increased Medicaid funding. I just heard that over 260,000 Floridians list their insurance through the ACA because of ridiculous price hikes. The US could definitely take some lessons from Europe.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is Unicorn's comment hidden, and why can't I reply to it?

    Bewitched One
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    10 hours ago

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    Because BP isss Wordpress and whoever manages their Wordpress has messed up the comment settings. 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️ and apparently has not noticed at all. For days

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    Alexia
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or I'll walk, it's just a 10 min. walk and we have large sidewalks. Shocking, I know 😄

    Lee Gilliland
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? So people in Africa, Asia, South America and Australia don't exist?

    Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FYI: because they didnt think of it 250 years ago, each STATE must resolve to have Universal Healthcare

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    #3

    Non US Flag In Username Yet Still Assumed To Be American

    Twitter exchange showing ridiculous American internet comments debating political leaders and votes, fitting internet comments roasted theme.

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    Ruth Harper
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately yes. Too many people decided a narcissistic, racist, incompetent white man was a better choice than a competent black woman.

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    Just another idiot
    Community Member
    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In reality, I think it'll turn out that Putin has been the real president of the US since 2024.

    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Legend has it that Buried in Vegas is still poring over a map to try to work out if "Estonia" is in one of those nasty blue states...

    Jessica Daus-Warner
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Americans will literally travel the world and get mad that everyone doesn't speak english. Honestly, if a tsunami took us out, it would do the world a favor.

    Chris the Bobcat
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The orange traitor does NOT reflect my views. trumpy people are NOT my friends. I am ashamed of so many of my countrymen now.

    Wheeskers
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You people are so delusional. You live for dictators, murderers, traffickers and basic slime. You pretend to be ponies and dragons or girly men. You have no grasp on any kind of reality. Your utter and complete hypocrisy is history making. And I appreciate your down votes as it's just more proof I'm right. Bonkers people.

    AC
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was elected by threats and corruption

    Tom Hardeveld
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but remember, america is 4% of the world so therefore it IS the world

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    #4

    Person Forgets Not Everyone Is American

    Screenshot of ridiculous American internet comments with a humorous reply roasting the original remark.

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    Chich the witch
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shouldn't squawk too much. Have you ever listened to some of those southern US types? I'm not sure they speak English.

    Nichole Harris
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    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My English is just fine thank you...... My accent on the other hand........ Now that's a different row of corn🤣

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    Jayjay
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    German is a beautiful historical language with lots of subtleties in meaning and construction. Just like French and English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Spanis, Italian, etc. American is just a low life form of British English.

    B
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most Europeans speak English better than some Americans I've met.

    Jayjay
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd rather that Americans learned how to speak English. US immature babbling utterances (see your "president" Trump) do not show any intelligence on language.

    Blma1025
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    12 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And yet the first comment still gets likes. Seriously…smh

    marianne eliza
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an exchange student to Germany in 1976 I learned that German students were required to take 7 years of English. Yep, 7. So when you hear a person whose English skills are not up to your standards, ask yourself how well you speak their language.

    Lee Gilliland
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amicans used to have a second language requirement, what happened to that?

    Norfolk and good
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It says a lot that the US had to form a simplified spelling board to make English easier, as they found it difficult to spell or prononuce a lot of British English words.

    nm
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The thread is NOT about English accents spoken around the world, but the stiupid demand of some rasist USans for everybody in US to speak English. No, you facking mooran. US has no official language. Nobody can force me to speak whatever language I like. Besides that never heard in any other country someone to demand all to speak the native language.

    pelemele
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    7 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @nm, Just about your last sentence : In Europe (and throughout the world for that matter) throughout history and quite frequently, regional languages ​​or dialects have been banned in order to impose an official language. Or perhaps I misunderstood what you meant.

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    #5

    America Is The Reason You Have Cars

    Screenshot of a ridiculous American internet comment claiming America invented cars, corrected with Germany mentioned.

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    14 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, America is the place where the workers who build them were/are exploited. 'Course it's our fault for assuming the owners have our best interests at heart.

    Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not
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    16 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm, sorry I got my facts messed up.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not entirely your fault friend. When I moved to the US as a kid I was surprised to be taught that Henry Ford "invented" the modern assembly line. While he did introduce it to the US auto industry, assembly lines existed long before the Industrial Revolution. The concept was even discussed in the Wealth of Nations, a book by the Scottish economist Adam Smith, published in the late 18th Century. Hell Xenophon describes the creation of highly specialized divisions of labor in his work Cyropaedia, written in the 4th century BCE. There he observes that as cities grow, labor becomes more specialized into narrower aspects of production. That he envisions that as the complexity of production grows, he could foresee these specializations continue to narrow in such a way that a single item would be produced by a group of highly specialized professionals, rather than a single person from start to finish. Of course, he was a politician and a military leader, not a factory owner.

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    Sam Day
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    have some pride. ford made making cars easy enough and cheap enough for everyone to own one. so it’s not exactly false.

    John Leavitt
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True, but, Duryea brothers were building automobiles in Massachusetts not long after (1895)

    BrunoVI
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    8 hours ago (edited)

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    Ford (1903) absolutely did NOT invent the auto, but neither this Daimler-Benz (1885). Ford simply developed the industrial processes allowing for auto's mass production. Years before Daimler-Benz, Americans were literally racing automobiles (winning inventor: Thomas Carhart, 1873). Daimler-Benz simply is the longest continually ICE-operating car company, if you forget about their N**i-era bankruptcy and their rescue by American cash and engineers. A century before Daimler-Benz, Scot William Murdoch invented a steam-powered automobile (1784) and in 1801, Richard Trevithick had one in production, but it succumbed to British regulation. In 1826, Samuel Brown used an gasoline-powered ICE automobile. The original German car company was by Siegfried Marcus (1883), but N**i propaganda focused the claim to be by Benz, because Marcus was Jewish and the American, French and UK autos weren't "economically practical."

    Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not
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    19 hours ago

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    I mean, the assembly line was invented in America to make cars affordable but toyota did it better.

    Pedantic Panda
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    17 hours ago

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    You may wish to research that fact, Wikipedia has a good article on it; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_line

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    #6

    Americans Are "Foreign" Now?

    Screenshot of American internet comments discussing the concept of Americans being foreign, highlighting ridiculous online exchanges.

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    Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Foreign body has entered. Preparing antibodies.

    WindySwede
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    18 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doctor: "How did this happen? Did you fell on it?"

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    Jayjay
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you grew up in a world that thinks it governs the universe? Yeah, you could think you shouldn't be foreign anywhere. However, reality check? USA is one of the many third world countries with a big mouth.

    emorinelli49
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This s**t just embarrasses me as an American.

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    #7

    Do Germans Even Need A Refrigerator? They Literally Live In Snow Most Of The Time Of The Year

    Ridiculous American internet comments roasting sarcasm on cultural stereotypes in online discussions screenshot.

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    Trillian
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We actually DID have a few days of snow last week and the whole country broke down. No long distance trains, no school. It was like 5-10 cm of snow, mind you.

    Rebecca Joan
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s not CM!!! It’s INCHES!! Libturd!!! (Lol jk, I’m an American. Slightly less ignorant than some, and probably slightly more than others depending on topic.) metric system!!!! Aaarrrrrrgggggghhhhh!!!!

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    Rali Meyer
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    actually it rains all year, that's why germans have rain-power plants an no solar power plants

    General Anaesthesia
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're (there? their?) called hydro-electric power plants, just to sound fancy.

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    Roland C.
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Believe it or not, even Canadians have refrigerators.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From what I remember working in Germany was that it was always wet. Not always raining, but yet somehow wet. I was only there for the month of March though.

    Billo66
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    9 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow I feel attacked. I've been so nice to you folks too. I just live here man, I don't run things. Trumps not my fault, they won't let me vote. I got in trouble in 2007 for umm, Bolivian Marching Powder. So, ironically, you can run a country as a convicted felon, just can't vote for one.

    TonjaLasagne
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    8 hours ago

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    You know why, don't you? We are such a backwards, racist country. But depending on which state you live in, you may be able to get your voting rights restored. https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/racist-roots-denying-incarcerated-people-their-right-vote

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    Doug Moyer
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've only been to Germany a total of maybe a couple months over the years, but I have never seen snow once. I was mostly in Hamburg.

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am American and like to say I have moments when I feel stupid but not ignorant. Ignorant to me means not fact checking, or assuming you are correct without knowledge when communicating with others.

    A Jones
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look I'm American and I get what blue's talking about. Our educational system & educational culture needs improvement.

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    #8

    Do Italians Drive To Malta To Fill Up Their Tanks?

    Screenshot of ridiculous American internet comments humorously discussing fuel prices in Malta and Italy, sparking roast-worthy reactions.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Isa
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in the Netherlands and some people that live nearby the German border goes over there for groceries and gas, and lots of Dutch goes to Belgium for cheaper gasoline as well...

    martin734
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before the Brexit disaster, people from the UK used to drive to France to get their booze and cigarettes.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In fairness, there is a ferry from Catania in Sicily. It connects to both mainland Italy and Malta, so you could sort of drive to Malta from Italy, it would just take a long time.

    London Paris
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Paul C.
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many years ago I was in Copenhagen and asked a Taxi driver why all the Taxis were top of the range Mercedes. He said, they would go, I assume to Germany and buy their cars there. Even with import duty they were many thousands of Krone cheaper.

    TonjaLasagne
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it's just like the Canadians who USED to come down to my state (I live in Washington) or any other border state to go our Costcos. With the Orange Menace in office, businesses along the border have been suffering but I wouldn't want to come down here either. Elbows Up!

    Chris the Bobcat
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, there was the Amphicar. (/stupidjoke)

    Rali Meyer
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes, many drive 100 miles/km to save 4 cents on a gallon. Even in my country.

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    #9

    Americans Really Do Have A Habit Of Assuming That Everyone Celebrates Thanksgiving

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    Miki
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "you wet wipe" noted. Good burn.

    Clown fish
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    14 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are English. We like calling people wet wipe 😂😂

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!)

    The Other Guest
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    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad used to time his visits to Canadian friends & relatives to coincide with Canadian Thanksgiving, then come home again in time for US Thanksgiving so that he'd get two turkey dinners.

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    Paul C.
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    10 hours ago

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    "you wet wipe", I just love a good old British put down. No sense to it at all....but it fits so well.

    Rali Meyer
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes, nobody doesn't celebrate 4 July either.

    Lotekguy
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But England bestowed more Independence Days around the world to celebrate than anyone else.

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    Jayjay
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "endless blessings"....??? Trump, Pro life, no sickness insurance, no holidays, working 3 jobs and not being able to afford a house...... need I go on? K**l that turkey! At least it had a life....

    Michael Largey
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People outside of America have excellent reasons for giving thanks. Their head of state, for example, in most cases.

    Jedi Panda
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "you wet wipe" I'm using this

    L H
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We British definitely celebrate American Independence now!

    Ellie Ahmed
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my country (Australia) we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving but we have, however, adopted your tradition of Black Friday - most major retailers have big Black Friday sales that run over the weekend. Normally we grumble when American culture creeps into our country, but nobody really complains about the sales because it means we get a chance to buy up all our big ticket Christmas presents

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    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.

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    #10

    "It's Color Not Colour"

    Screenshot of an internet comment arguing American vs British spelling in a ridiculous internet comment roast.

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    WindySwede
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Sweden its Cålår,,,

    Robert Larson, LPN, JD
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've started using the "u" where the King's English would place it. My personal protest in America against what is happening here.

    Mari
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kleur in Dutch (al-lūn) لون in Arabic

    Michael None
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not offensive to learn something new.

    Charl Marx
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Welsh it's Lliw, just to throw that one into the mix.

    Rebecca Joan
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got caught in a grammar snafu. I called someone out for saying “spelt” instead of “spelled…” apparently outside the Stars and Bars, “spelt” is a perfectly acceptable past tense of spell and not just a type of grain…

    Norfolk and good
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can blame the French and their Norman conquest for this one.

    Multa Nocte
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    14 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Couleur" en France.

    Rick Murray
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be sure to say it like "koo-leuuuuuuurrrrhhhhh". ;)

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    Rob Stevens
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And in this case it is "it's", not "its". I know, I know. That's a whole lot of punctuation for some of you to figure out.

    emorinelli49
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again embarrasses me, how can people not Know this? In fact all of these embarrass me

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    #11

    For The Local People $1 Is A Lot Of Money

    Tip jar with US dollars in Greece and a humorous American internet comment about currency mix-up.

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    WindySwede
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Fotta lova that exchange rate" - Eurotrip (2004)

    Zephyr343
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    10 hours ago

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    "You see this? (Holds up nickle) I start my OWN hotel!" -- Great movie...RIP Michelle Trachtenberg

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    Billo66
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not who we are, it's who we've become. Right now, we are that dru­nk Uncle that needs an intervention but everyone knows his basement is full of gu­ns and he's crazy.

    Jack
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even though we see confirmation that we're wrong all the time, too many americans think all the countries outside the USA are: More expensive, Less Free, and the dollar is stronger than local currency. It never makes sense.

    Nadine Debard
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    14 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We usually frame them (or we used to do it when the USA were cool)

    Ravenkbh
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    $1 USD is a lot of money to a 5 year old

    Ellie Ahmed
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I swear some Americans think every other country is part of the developing world. The saviour energy in that comment is unreal. Like, do you think giving somebody in Greece 1 US dollar is going to feed their whole f*****g village or something?

    Rebecca Joan
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some counties I was surprised used US currency. They took it in certain places when I went to 🇮🇱, 🇵🇸, and 🇯🇴…

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its because their own currency is so deflated and unusable outside their countries...

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    Brandi VanSteenwyk
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see the positive side: At least they tipped! Entitled people often don't. Perhaps the purveyor can start a collection of "idiot" money. Heck, if there are US pennies in there, save them! In another 50 years they might be worth their face value.

    Rali Meyer
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    17 hours ago

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    "a lot" is relative, and of course they can exchange it into their currency

    Marie
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, because going to exchange 3$ is going to be worth it...

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    #12

    Every Video On The Internet Must Be Recorded In The US

    Car driving through a flooded area with internet comments showcasing ridiculous American internet comments that deserved to get roasted.

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    Andrew Tranter
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    KatSaidThat
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    America is one country out of 195...

    Mavis
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Ford is American, d*****s!" 🙄

    Chris the Bobcat
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a second, I thought 'ford' referred to Ford Motor Company. Oh god, I am American.

    Wyrdwoman
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not a UK reg plate either, although we are aware that we get foreign drivers visiting.

    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    14 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The plate begins 'DE24', so it was issued by the DVLA through their Chester office in 2024.

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    Brian Droste
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would it matter where this vehicle was fillmed or from what country it was filmed in? A lot of comments, stories here on BP are from other countries.

    Crystalwitch60
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😂😂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 !

    Kali Chaos
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are truly awful at spelling and punctuation. I think less people would dislike you if you took an extra few moments before pointlessly rambling.

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    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.

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    #13

    In Europe You Can't Buy Utility Knifes

    Internet comment about removing a wall with a utility knife highlighting ridiculous American internet comments roasted online.

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    Verena
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *staring into the crate with dead cheap utility knives at the cashiers in any random European DIY-store*

    Rali Meyer
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For €1.00! And, our walls are brick. Imagine, even inside...

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    Trillian
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that just a box cutter? They cost under 2 euros at my DIY store

    L.V
    Community Member
    14 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think I'd want to live somewhere where you can remove a wall with a knife...

    KatSaidThat
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, so my Stanley knife doesn't exist now?

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently not , or mine , who’s gonna tell them 😂

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    Crystalwitch60
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    15 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 ,

    Debby Keir
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who TF wants to be able to remove their wall with just a knife???? Insulation, sound barrier, doesn't fall down when the pigs huff and puff????

    Bewitched One
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t think it was an American bragging about being able to, but rather a European criticizing American homes. Then the response about not being able to buy utility knives in Europe was an American. The last response was from someone else who I assume is also somewhere in Europe

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    Mike Rodrick
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    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many of our young people don't know where it is.

    nottheactualphoto
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm disorganized, but at least I know where my utility knife is.

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    Arthur05
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tbf they could have been commenting about their houses being flimsy and rarely being made of brick

    Oskar vanZandt
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I own several, including a heavy duty Stanley "FATMAX"...

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    #14

    "Is There A Setting To Change From Military To Standard" Time?

    Reddit screenshot showing a digital sundial with comments roasting ridiculous American internet remarks.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    Just another idiot
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know it's not the point but, I very much love that sundial.

    John Vandyke
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I was thinking the same thing. Isn't it ingenious?

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    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The switch to change settings is at the back of the Sun.

    pebs
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American nonsense aside, this sundial is fantastic!

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The military didn't invent, and does not own, 24-hour time.

    Binky Melnik
    Community Member
    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s used in coding, by hospitals, researchers, astronauts … Americans think it belongs to the military and are unable to subtract twelve when the hours are more than twelve. (banging head on desk)

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    14 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife when I prank her and switch the clock in her car to 24hr mode "It's 16 o'clock, that's not riiiiight!"

    Ellie Ahmed
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Leaving aside the 24 vs 12 hour debate, what on Earth do they mean “is there a setting”? What about this picture would suggest that’s even a remote possibility you could change it? It’s very obviously a stationary metal sculpture

    Annica
    Community Member
    3 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I googled it and I think it's tiny and 3D-printed.

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    Timbob
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously, as an American, I’ve always wondered why, if Europeans list times as 13:45 and 21:30, why don’t your clocks read 1 to 24 ?

    Charlotte
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember clocks in school with 1-12 on the outside and then 13-24 in red letters just to the inside. I'm Canadian

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    #15

    "England Doesn't Speak English They Speak British. America Speaks English"

    Young man reacting to American internet comments about English spellings with heated social media replies.

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    Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    England does not speak english is like saying spain does not speak spanish, which Americans do claim

    KatSaidThat
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    KatSaidThat
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where the f**k do you think you got your language from?

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a kid, a UK visitor kept correcting people who called her English - "I speak English. I am British!" She was Welsh, so understandable.

    Julie S
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    10 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only ever call myself British if I'm here on BP just because I know the Americans always call us British, but I always refer to myself as English any other time.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I usually refer to a UK citizen as British if I don't know which part of the country they're from. Being called English does not appeal to the Scots, the Welsh, and particularly my Belfast cousins.

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    Douglas Gold
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mancunians don't speak English either

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We speak Murican. If it was good enough for the Bible, it's good enough for us.

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    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wrong all of them. The only correct statement is people in England speaks Unitedkingdomish

    Billo66
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could't be more disappointed. At least he didn't say we speak American ffs.

    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This level of stupid isn't even worth arguing with.

    Timbob
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But let’s face it. The Brits are a bit silly with things like , “ the team are winning”, and “the government are passing laws”.l

    B
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This monkey has two braincells and they're both fighting for third place.

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    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.”

    #16

    "No One Counts Eastern Europe. We're Not Visiting That"

    Two men seated on a train discussing Europe with American internet comments providing ridiculous takes and getting roasted.

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    Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We're not visiting USA for the foreseeable future either

    Sian E
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If anybody has been even just a little bit mean to the orange toddler on social media, they're not visiting the US either.

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    NightOwlPanda
    Community Member
    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was that a sigh of relief I just heard from Eastern Europe?

    Alexia
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they did visit Eastern Europe, just not in large numbers 😄

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    Chich the witch
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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"

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and in Texas you have like 7 attractions to visit by traveling endless hours while in EU you have 7.000. Choose your pic

    Petra Peitsch
    Community Member
    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On behalf of eastern-european, we thank you for this.

    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As I understand it, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Romania have some bloody amazing castles?

    Multa Nocte
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Romania is an amazing place and yes it does have some incredible castles.

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    Just another idiot
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a person born and raised in Eastern Europe, that's fair.

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody visits the Midwest, not even other Americans. They are literally known as fly-over states because that's what people do. They fly over those places to get somewhere interesting. Preparing to get down-votes from midwesterners

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, there are people who come here to visit the Midwest. Places like Branson Missouri and the Indianapolis 500 attract a lot of a sort of people you'll be glad don't show up in your area. So if you can't give the Midwest respect, at least a little gratitude and sympathy are called for.

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    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The distance from Gibraltar to Nordkamp is significantly bigger than distance from Florida to St.John in Labrador.

    Charlotte
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please don't encourage people from Florida to cross the border...

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    Lotekguy
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    8 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Europe - Please find these people more amusing than offensive. In the southern US, they dismiss those folks with a "bless their hearts" that sounds sweet but is actually a put-down.

    Multa Nocte
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    When I lived in the US in the South (Oklahoma, Virginia, and Georgia) we used "Bless her heart" 3 ways - for sarcasm, as an expression of admiration, and as an expression of sincere sympathy. It's all in the context.

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    #17

    Don't Use A Spanish Word Because Of US Race Issues?

    Screenshot of an American internet comment thread with users debating the meaning of the word black, showing ridiculous comments.

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try to write the African country here and see it get censored..

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Spanish and Portuguese there are two words for Black. We both have "negro(a)", of course. But we have a second word that specifically refers to people of black skin. In spanish it is "prieto(a)" and in portuguese it's "preto(a)". These are considered offensive in our countries, though. However, at least in Brazil, it is common hear "preto" used to describe objects. Like that is a "carro preto" (black car). Race and racism are complicated topics in Brazil though, especially when so many people identify as "pardo" (brown) or mixed race, and we have such a deep and unsettling history with slavery.

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    Laszlo Larthlanc
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somehow, the American institution UNCF -- United Negro College Fund -- still exists, has not been forced to change its name, and still does more good for American Blacks that the entire Federal government.

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On that thinking ,how does one go n by black paint then ? Or own a black car or a black dog or cat 🤔

    Brick Rockstone
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In The Netherlands people from Afrika are/were called "Neger" and it is still said

    Burned Panda
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No it’s not. It’s completely unacceptable!

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    A Jones
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet they're afraid to say vinegar

    Jalunney
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They'd go mental if they saw the name of the DJ in our area. Then again it's not PC driven in Portugal.. He is black and his name is DJ Nig another g and then an a, not writing it in one word because of all the warriors on here. Google it, then come at me.

    Philenzortia
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also refering to someone as "negro" is an term of endearment and can be friendly too. I have a friend that we call "el negro" and it is not intendend as an insult.

    Kali Chaos
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like they see blue and red just fine.

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    #18

    "He Looks Very White For A Spanish Guy"

    Screenshot of American internet comments debating skin color stereotypes with high engagement on a social platform.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a Brazilian. Born in Brazil to parents born in Brazil. I have pale skin with dark brown hair (well, grey now) and dark brown eyes. I have a niece who's even more pale than I am. I have a sister-in-law from São Paulo who is of Japanese descent, and has VERY pale skin. And I have an aunt who is as dark as mahogany. When I lived in Mexico City I briefly dated a Mexican girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, and covered in freckles. I have a friend from Costa Rica with ginger hair and green eyes. We come in all shades in Latin America.

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    Billo66
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL Dennis Hopper explaining to Christopher Walken why Sicilians have dark hair. "True Romance" is the film.

    WhatEvenIsLife
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband's family has a lot of Spanish heritage. There's a mixture of dark skinned and light skinned Hispanic people in his family. I honestly thought he was white when I first met him; it's a lot more obvious to me now, with the high Aztec cheekbones and nose, but I didn't think about it too closely back in the day. He's got light skin with olive green eyes. Neither of our sons look the least bit Hispanic aside from bone structure, but funnily enough, their cousins are much more dark skinned. Genetics are interesting.

    TheForrestGreene (he/they/it)
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    half of my DNA is from mexico, but because my great grandfather was from spain, i am also part spanish, and its resulted in me having dark brown hair and pale skin. just in the past 3 years, ive been asked if im jewish, if im japanese, and if im albino

    Natalia
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Europeans and South Americans are white

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    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.

    #19

    American Thinks Everyone Should Be Using Fahrenheit

    Baked potato wrapped in foil with internet comments roasting cooking temperature in an American internet thread.

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    Heffalump
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    19 hours ago (edited)

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    Can we take a moment to observe that anything that has been kept at 25 degrees for 4 days has not been cooked at all, merely dehydrated. Cooking starts in the low 50's.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    JoNo
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    17 hours ago

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    A quick way to do the conversion is this, either add 30 or subtract 30, then half or double that number. It's not exact but very close. Your example would be 75F subtract 30 = 45F. Divide in half = 22.5C. My parents grew up with using Fahrenheit but by the time I came along Australia had converted to Celsius so we all knew this simple calculation. They soon learnt to use Celsius but we all would use this occasionally. I still do when I'm reading Bored Panda!

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    Rali Meyer
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Unicorn
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the range of oven temperatures, it's close enough just to halve the number of Fahrenheit degrees.

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    John Vandyke
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We tried it in 1975. Most of us were too stupid to grasp the concept of "10."

    Lotekguy
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to think it odd that in our democracy, founded upon rejection of a monarchy, we use a temperature system that's called imperial. I wonder if that's why Trump thought it was okay for him to be the king?

    Mike Rodrick
    Community Member
    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Half of Americans thought trump should be president, uh, king.

    Lotekguy
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only half of the ones who bothered to vote... or lived where their votes weren't obstructed.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    2 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually putting your oven on 25 deg is just room temp. So just leave potato out on the counter.

    Timbob
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our American system of weights and measures is so absolutely stupid ! But, we did get it from the Brits, so……..!

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer Degrees Celsius but can easily convert to/from Fahrenheit so no big deal.

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    #20

    Speaks With An Ireland Accent

    Screenshot of a ridiculous American internet comment about Ireland and Irish, highlighting a humorous internet misunderstanding.

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    Min
    Community Member
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    14 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *laughs in American (while crying inside, as usual)*

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    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the correct response to this would be: Go ndéana an diabhal dréimire de cnámh do dhroma ag piocadh úll i ngairdín Ifrinn.

    Bewitched One
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    May the devil make a ladder of your backbone while picking apples in the garden of Hell! ?

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    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 😂😂

    V
    Community Member
    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IIIIIIIiII dddooooooooooo. Wait, that's whales.

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    Dragons Exist
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ireland is country, Irish is the demonym. Which is the dumbest thing I've ever seen someone not understand

    Sarah
    Community Member
    8 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A American tourist told me he was amazed he could understand me because I was speaking Irish . In Ireland . Granted.. long before Wi-Fi and internet.. but guide books still existed

    NJ P
    Community Member
    1 minute ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought Ireland is the country?

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    #21

    It’s “I Could Care Less”

    Screenshot of ridiculous American internet comments about grammar and language use getting roasted in an online thread.

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    Francois
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't want to be an American Idiot.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you *could* care less, what's your lowest point?

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Bewitched One
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So “I had a great meal” is changed to “I had great” according to their example? Huh? What an idiot. Even “I had great meal” is not right? 🤦🏼‍♀️

    Billo66
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so ashamed. This is the kind of sh­it that's gonna bring this thing to a head.

    Andi Evans
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Things like this make me wonder why I became an English teacher (in America). Was anyone listening???

    A Jones
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just the one's that care about not talking like a 2 year old.

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    Debby Keir
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had meal means that I had porridge (or other grains) but I prefer a proper meal.

    Crystalwitch60
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    16 hours ago

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    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 !

    Cee Cee
    Community Member
    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    CK
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    18 hours ago

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    They're both wrong, because it's "I couldn't care less," but saying you had an Indian or a Chinese makes it sound like you're talking about s*x (or cannibalism).

    Verena
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An Indian meal. A Chinese meal. A Dutch meal. Where is there s*x or cannibalism involved?

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    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.

    #22

    They Didn’t Even Try

    Woman singing into a microphone with comments showing a ridiculous American internet comment and correction online

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    Man in the mirror
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair native american's closest relative in the old world are in Siberia.

    Verena
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somehow the fact that Russia borders the US seems not to be taught at school in the US.

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    Brandi VanSteenwyk
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is beautiful and I can only imagine the beauty of her creations. I'm about to jump down a rabbit hole unless someone saves me with some info.

    Ravenkbh
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is someone from Siberia singing Native American music?

    #23

    "Although My Ancestry DNA Gives Me Zero Italian DNA On My Dad's Side, I'll Stick With Being 1/4 Italian"

    Screenshot of ridiculous American internet comments about ancestry and identity with humorous emojis and replies.

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    Andy Frobig
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Kali Chaos
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You got me with that last one, I cackled out loud enough to startle the dogs.

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    Marie
    Community Member
    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically, we're all Africans, so why bother with origins that much...

    Earonn -
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't help it, this "I'm X% Italian / Swiss / Swedish (oh, wait, no, it's "Viking") / Irish (or "Celtic") is a compensation for some serious inferiority complex on the respective USian's side.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of us know, deep down, that our country has ZERO cultural history, and we're sad and angry and jealous about it, so we grab on to our genetic ethnicity in order to fill that sad empty cultural hole within ourselves XD (I actually hate the "HURR I'M TOTALLY IRISH" type of thing, but it's legit that a lot of Americans either embrace "HELL YEAH!! MURICA!!" culture for this reason, or cling to "I'm 1/8th Irish and that makes me Irish!!" - we have very little culture and history of our own.)

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    Rali Meyer
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so, good for you ¼ italian, but why the hate against immigrants?

    Lotekguy
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I've eaten enough pizza and pasta to be one quarter Italian, regardless of what's in my gene pool.

    Trillian
    Community Member
    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My great-grandfather is from Italy and it does show in my Ancestry DNA but not in my sister's (who is my full sister even according to them).

    Marie
    Community Member
    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ancestry DNA is just a bunch of statistics held together with duct tape. They break down your DNA in pieces and associate each with the area where it is most commonly found. But nothing in DNA is really exclusive from a region. It can be useful on a population and historical level to track the flow of people. And even nowadays it's not quite relevant anymore. But as a single person... It's a lottery.

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    emorinelli49
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plus the Moors occupied Sicily for a couple hundred years so there should be African genes as well.

    Sam Trudeau
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If that's all you need to be from a European country, I'm the living incarnation of Europe. Bear witness to me

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    Community Member
    10 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So if your dad is italian, but you aren't.. am I understanding that part right, too?

    KatWitch57
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But, if you are what you eat, I must be at least 25% cheese!

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    #24

    America Has 50 States. Europe Only 27

    Screenshot of American internet comments discussing geography with humorous roasts in viral social media thread.

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    Nota Robot
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Deborah Coalter
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please do not judge all Americans for the poor language skills of some Americans.

    Jessica Daus-Warner
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand why they felt the need to argue this in the first place?

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    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.

    #25

    It Might Be A Texas Thing

    Man in a store uniform discussing checking IDs with ridiculous American internet comments roasting age laws.

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    The Other Guest
    Community Member
    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps they have difficulty reading mirror images & thought the "Tesko" on the man's shirt was "Texas."

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those mirror images serve no purpose. I can't stand them.

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    Billo66
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Old enough to sign up to be sh­ot and kil­led but god forbid you sip a beer.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hearing a non-American accent does not mean that you're not in America. We have immigrants, as our president refers to from time to time.

    Kimberley McMillan
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't even have the same drinking age across Canada. It's 19 in some provinces and 18 in others.

    Ravenkbh
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you have to be 21 to buy alcohol in Texas. Good news is that you only have to be 18 to buy a gun!

    #26

    We Have Trees Older Than Europe Itself

    Family in a car meme with American internet comments about culture and history, illustrating ridiculous internet remarks.

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    Earonn -
    Community Member
    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Europe" is the continent. No, the USA don't have trees several hundred million years old (let's count from the splitting of Pangaea)

    Deborah Coalter
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We do have the redwoods in California that are fairly ancient

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Miki
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    19 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They do have old trees. Almost all oldest trees on earth are in usa and they sprouted one or two millenias bce.

    emorinelli49
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is the point of saying something like that? “ we have trees older than Europe”? As an American again this embarrasses me because don’t people understand that we’re only 250 years old? There are pubs in Europe that were established before Columbus came here and every now and then you find a structure that was established before even the Norsemen came here.

    Just another idiot
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How dare they use Phil for an example?! 🤣

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    #27

    "If America Is 250 Years Old How Is Denmark Sending Mail For 400"

    Screenshot of American internet comments roasting misconceptions about Denmark's postal history and age compared to the US.

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    KatSaidThat
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like that meme says, England has pubs older than America.

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our village pub is older than America lmao it’s over three hundred yrs old 😂

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    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Ravenkbh
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in a small town. It takes roughly three hundred years for a letter to get here

    MistBorn
    Community Member
    10 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s also true for most parts of Asia, our local fort is twice as old America and still sits on the newer end of the time spectrum

    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.

    #28

    If We (Americans) Stop Visiting, The UK Will Have An Economic Depression Tidal Wave

    Screenshot of ridiculous American internet comments about tourism and economics, highlighting internet comments worth roasting.

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    Andy Frobig
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Considering how few Americans even have passports, we aren't the main tourists to any country but Mexico and Canada, most likely

    Earonn -
    Community Member
    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In our pub I'd say it's 1 (American) to 5 (everyone else). But luckily, it's the nice Americans, who usually after 5 minutes start to apologise for Trump. And some check us out for moving themselves or their university-aged kids over to us, and I can't blame them.

    Doug Moyer
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trying to convince my son to go to grad school in London or Berlin (MA Directing), just to get a wider perspective of life. (He's travelled to UK, France, Spain, Mexico, Germany, Panama, but a visit isn't the same as living somewhere.)

    Multa Nocte
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    14 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The greatest number of estimated visits to Great Britain (GB) in 2024 were made by residents of the United States (5.6 million visits), followed by residents of France (3.6 million visits) and Germany (3.3 million visits)." ---> Office for National Statistics, Great Britain

    Norfolk and good
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Americans only ever visit London when they come to the UK anyway.

    Awenpotato
    Community Member
    9 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes please, don't visit, you're too loud and mostly too ignorant

    AC
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If Americans stopped visiting the UK we would be happier!

    Crystalwitch60
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    15 hours ago

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    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 !

    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're housebound, how do you know these things?

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    #29

    ‘Texas Is Like Twice The Size Of Europe Alone’

    Screenshot of an American internet comment wrongly comparing Texas size and a fact-check reply in a humorous roast style.

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    Tucker Cahooter
    Community Member
    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    L.V
    Community Member
    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought their standard size of units were bananas and football fields...

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    Verena
    Community Member
    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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?

    Stardust she/her
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you know that Texas is so big that you can fit Texas inside it?

    Douglas Gold
    Community Member
    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think he's talking about illiteracy figures

    Bartlet for world domination
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Charlotte
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Canadian province.of Ontario enters the chat...

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    Kimberley McMillan
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol, the province of BC is over 100k square miles bigger than the state of Texas and that's not even our biggest province.

    Michael P (Perthaussieguy)
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact: Western Australia is over 3 x the size of Texas

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because people in Texas love to brag about the size of everything there with zero intellectual intelligence. Tiny brains

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    #30

    The Size Of A State

    Screenshot of American internet comments confusing states in Germany, part of ridiculous internet comments that got roasted.

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    Dragons Exist
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    By that logic, states shouldn't be split into counties

    Trillian
    Community Member
    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should check out what Germany looked like before 1805

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    40 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait till he hears about counties

    Billo66
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    8 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    4 of our States are actually Commonwealths. Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

    Rali Meyer
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    17 hours ago

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    Germany has micro-states. Like Rhode Island, or Delaware...

    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.

    #31

    "We Rank Higher Than Most Countries In Food Health And Safety"

    Reddit comments debating food health and safety rankings, showcasing ridiculous American internet comments roasted online.

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    Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not
    Community Member
    19 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never has a falser statement been said.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Trillian
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same with lots of the Haribo stuff. I worked there in my school holidays (so a while ago *cough*) and the products for export to the US virtually glowed in the dark

    RomanceRadish
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's so hard to avoid sugar or corn syrup in USA. It's added to things it has no business being in.

    🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My (Finnish) son visited US for a month last year, he had diarrhea the whole trip. Corn syrup in EVERYTHING.

    AC
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's cancer causing dyes and additives put in the food in America

    MistBorn
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes they do rank higher in “low food safety and bad health “

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The standards in The UK are also not on par with Europe anymore... Have bought a number of products recently that clearly had "Not for EU Consumption" printed on the packet.

    Jack
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I swear people just assume all these things are true. It's not like there's some idiot teaching us these crazy things. These are people imagining how something works, and forgetting it was their imagination.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see that a Terrible No Good Very Bad Word has slipped though in the screenshot. The horra.

    KatSaidThat
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, Immerseddumblight, you should.

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    #32

    “North America Law Is Law Across The World”

    Ridiculous American internet comments arguing about North America law and the Vatican that deserved to get roasted.

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    Mavis
    Community Member
    19 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This could easily be by the orange slug.

    JoNo
    Community Member
    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially relating it to wanting to occupy Greenland.

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    Andy Frobig
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really, please show us who these people are

    Ripley
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah? Try bringing a gun into Australia . . .

    KatSaidThat
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    #thoughtsandprayers, blessed idiot.

    Cathleen Cummings
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a American, these are sooooo depressing!

    Geoffrey Scott
    Community Member
    14 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ironically enough, the Pope roots for 'da bearss' and STILL doesn't want the President there.

    Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not
    Community Member
    19 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trump sure acts like he rules the world. In fact he probably tops the list of comedians right now.

    Nota Robot
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    18 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing Greenland among others would beg to differ on that comedy part.

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    #33

    Celebrating A Foreign Holiday Is A Requirement

    Screenshot of a ridiculous American internet comment and a humorous reply, illustrating internet comments that deserved to get roasted.

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    Miki
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's old. And we do celebrate the 4th: May the 4th be with you. ;)

    Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I celebrate the 4th. May the fourth be with you

    #34

    "Can You Do This Report With Someone Who Doesn't Have That British Accent"

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We could do it in Welsh, I guess....?

    Norfolk and good
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When Americans say they love the British accent, what they really mean is they love the way Tom Hiddleston and Daniel Craig sound.

    Crystalwitch60
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 😂

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    #35

    He Speaks English And Says Euros

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    troufaki13
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    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So now "euros" is a forbidden word??

    marianne eliza
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only to those terribly undereducated red state folks.

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    Lara Verne
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what they speak in England.

    Awenpotato
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm England, where English originated, then the Americans dumbed it down

    Lotekguy
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We made it more efficient, eliminating things like the u in color, and the s in math.

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    #36

    "They May Have Created The Language But We Perfected It"

    Screenshot of ridiculous American internet comments with patriotic and corrective replies in a humorous online exchange.

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    Crystalwitch60
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lmao oh boy these get funnier ,

    Ravenkbh
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I watched Braveheart! All the Irish in the movie spoke perfect English

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    #37

    Assumes The Accents Of The American Newscasters Is The Default Global English

    Reddit poll humor on American internet comments about accents with users debating default English and accents.

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    JoNo
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    kikinlivi
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is actually weird to think of yourself as having an accent when surrounded by people who sound just like you. True, but weird.

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    nottheactualphoto
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone, speaking any language, has an accent. Saying you have no accent is like saying there is no weather.

    A Jones
    Community Member
    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    W*F is default??? Literally everyone has an accent.

    S. Mi
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many American newscasters and game show hosts have been Canadian....

    Charlotte
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, and they all learned to speak American before auditioning

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    Roberta Surprenant
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Californian once married to a Virginian. His mother thought I has "the cutest little accent"...

    Billo66
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They call it the Ohio accent, supposedly the most neutral.

    AC
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only things America is the home of are school shootin's and political corruption

    Ravenkbh
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No my car is not a Hyundai

    Doug Moyer
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was training a young engineer from deep Virginia. We were commissioning some cranes in Tacoma, Washington. One night at dinner, a waitress told him that she loved his accent. He was immediately confused. "Wait. I have an accent?". Of course, you do, buddy!

    Michael Largey
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fact that he pronounced "accent" as "ache-sent" may have been a clue.

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    #38

    American Wants To Move To Europe On An 'United States Of America' Visa

    Reddit comments showing a ridiculous American misunderstanding visa types while discussing moving to Belgium.

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    MoBeLa
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This whole thread reinforces my embarrassment of my birth country. So many dumba$$es here actually think they can move anywhere in the world without restrictions, but WE (the U.S.) mustn’t let people from any other country move here without going through literal hell.

    Lotekguy
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anybody who now wants to relocate to the US from any country that's even semi-stable should be required to take a mental health exam. We ain't what we used to be, folks.

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    Rick Murray
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many years ago, overheard some young female adults in a McDonald's in rural France talking quite loudly about how their visa was coming to an end, but "they won't kick us out because we're American". Sadly I never got to find out how it went, but I was mentally facepalming myself.

    Charlotte
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    1 hour ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly this is not just Americans., Canadians can be as bad. E.g. Coworker announced she was moving to Australia. I asked how she managed to get a work visa, she assured me "you don't need one". Couple of weeks later we heard she was asking for her job back because... Yeah, turns out she did need a work visa

    #39

    “Isn’t This A Violation Of FAA Regulations?”

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nor is it subject to TSA. An issue that astounds Americans. Some try to bring in weapons, too.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an American, I am constantly appalled and astounded (and not in a good way) by my fellow countrymen who visit other countries and pay zero attention and/or DGAF about the laws and rules of that country - so they try to waltz off the plane with a kilo of weed or other substances, or weapons, etc. - things that MIGHT be legal here in the States but are absolutely NOT legal in other countries. I vaguely recall some athlete traveling to a country where weed is very, VERY illegal (I think Indonesia?) and he brought weed with him and got caught. IIRC he WAS jailed for it and got all píssy about "his rights" and how weed wasn't illegal in America so it was totally acceptable for him to have it, because HE was American. Absolutely shameful.

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    Charlotte
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not unusual for Americans to try to drive into Canada with fire arms in their car. If they declare it, they have the option of leaving their guns locked at the border crossing and picking them up on the way back. Not declaring them though - is not good.

    #40

    I’m German... But I Never Spoke German (On A Danish Video)

    Two men at a table discussing while a humorous American internet comment about language mix-up is shown below.

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    Ace
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love them claiming to be German, then in the next sentence stating they're American. Which is it?

    Doug Moyer
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many Americans strongly identify with their heritage (although more than a few of them haven't looked at their entire genealogy and just go with the family folklore). I sometimes make jokes about my German ancestors being disappointed in me for not liking sauerkraut or mustard, but don't identify as "German-American". (My family were all Mennonites in Pennsylvania and until WW1/WW2, all spoke an old version of German.)

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    WindySwede
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anybody really understand Danish? 🤔

    Unicorn
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably more people than the number of Danes who understand Swedish!

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. I'm American. My ancestry is several Eastern European countries.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmm. A German person who never spoke German? Sounds like an American to me!

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    #41

    7 Days In Europe

    Screenshot of a humorous American internet comment about walking less and European vacation eating habits.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Earonn -
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

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    Doug Moyer
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One thing that I like about Long Beach, California (where I live), is that it is very walkable. It would only be about a 30-40 minute walk to work, but that isn't feasible because I'm not supposed to be walking through the container terminal...

    BarfyCat
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an American, I can defintely bike to work... if I have a death wish

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you live where the food isn't processed it is much heallther to eat combined with places where you don't need cars to travel

    Lacy
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm gonna object on this one. A lot of places in the US are unwalkable and even hostile to pedestrians.

    Alexia
    Community Member
    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So was our part of the city years ago, plus parked cars everywhere, holes in the sidewalk, no lanes for bikes. We organized and demanded the mayor to make it walkable and livable. We even had protests (and some of us were fined by the police) 😄 But now we have larger, new sidewalks with benches and trees and playgrounds for children. I'd say it's up to the residents to change things.

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    Alexia
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "taking the car to go to the toilet" 😄

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    #42

    Do Americans Not Use 24 Hour Format Or Get Taught About It Or What?

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    Miki
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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?

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Billo66
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm more concerned they don't teach analog clocks anymore, and cursive is on the way out.

    highwaycrossingfrog
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genuine question; why are people so obsessed with being able to write in cursive?

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    nottheactualphoto
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The military uses it, but that doesn't make it military. It would be like calling diesel "military fuel."

    Doug Moyer
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    10 hours ago (edited)

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    Because most people grew up using 12-hour time, and it is the default on an​alog clo​cks, I tend to use it in eve​ryday conv​ersation. But at work, I always use 24-hour time. Less ambi​guity. Edited to add some zero width spaces because the comment was hidd​en and I have no idea which word trig​gered the cen​sor​ship.

    Trillian
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least we never get confused about 12 am and 12 pm

    Unicorn
    Community Member
    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    O. Puntia
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We" all use "Mil Time" (i.e., 24-Hour) in flight test operation .. Boeing, Honeywell, Gulfstream, etc.

    Rali Meyer
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wait for 22:11. 22 divided by 11 = 2pm

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    #43

    "Your Little Countries Are Not Big Enough To Be Recognised Separately"

    Image of a car interior with a GPS, showing a ridiculous American internet comment about Europe to be roasted.

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    Andy Frobig
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sad that they let these people stay anonymous

    Nota Robot
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sad 'they' consider such people functional adults. That is not restricted to any nationality, by the way.

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    David Paterson
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got into a lot of argument over whether Wales is a country. Or whether the UK is a country.

    Philenzortia
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ughhh mercator projection has made so much damage.

    AC
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything's bigger in Texas, apart from brains and judging by the size of the trucks, the mens junk too

    Michael Largey
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, everything is bigger in Texas - the misogyny, the racism, the childhood mortality rate, the authoritarianism, the poverty, the incarceration rate, etc.

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    Trillian
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bigger in area but we are way more people. Cows don't count.

    Rali Meyer
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, yes, Tax-us is bigger. Got it. But there is nothing.

    John Leavitt
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait till he finds out you can fit 10 Rhode Islands in Belgium alone!

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    #44

    Global Default Measurements

    Screenshot of American internet comments debating measurement systems, illustrating ridiculous internet comments getting roasted.

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    Chich the witch
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saw a post wondering why the US does not use the metric system as they've been using 9mm in schools for years.

    Earonn -
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American culture as global default? PLEASE NO!

    Doug Moyer
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US, we proudly buy a 2-liter bottle of soda and a half gallon of milk on the same trip to the grocery...

    Troy Parr
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    22 minutes ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in the UK our pint is 20 fluid oz, yours is only 16 fluid oz. So when you buy what you call half a gallon you're just getting 64 fluid oz instead of the 80 fluid oz that we get. That's right, your gallon weighs just 8lbs but our (proper) gallon weighs 10lbs. Still proud?

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Cee Cee
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Awenpotato
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup international measurement of dumb equates to 1 american

    Lady Eowyn
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why don't we just stop using words like "normal" when describing things like measurements? Or the spelling of certain words. We are using what is normal in our country. Most Americans are intelligent enough to recognize that other countries use other systems. It may be different. It's not abnormal.

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    #45

    Where Do They Live? Norway

    Screenshot of ridiculous American internet comments with humorous replies about nationality and location.

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    Ravenkbh
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah but WHERE in America is Norway??

    Rali Meyer
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only know thick as two 4x4 planks

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    #46

    "Your Biggest Trail Is Still Smaller Than Our Smallest"

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    Daisydaisy
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

    Earonn -
    Community Member
    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is this weird American need to brag with "we have the biggest" about? Overcompensating for something or what?

    Verena
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Oskar vanZandt
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I enjoy Bill Bryson's travel writing- incuding "A Walk In The Woods"... he's got some unique ways of describing his experiences and I often found myself chuckling while reading.

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    KatSaidThat
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just casually dropping the John O Groats to Lands End in here...

    WindySwede
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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)

    KatSaidThat
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    12 seconds would have found you john o groats to lands end.

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    WindySwede
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    17 hours ago

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    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? 🤔

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blanket statement I made for anyone who lives outside the u.s. If someone has to point out they are American, you know they are stupid. But they represent a minority of us.

    MistBorn
    Community Member
    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey , ik this is bout America and Europe but can Asians join too ?

    Oskar vanZandt
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With the "public right of way" here in The UK, one can easliy ramble 10km or more... I regularly go for walks that are longer than that.

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    #47

    English Please, Reddit Is An American Website (German Subreddit)

    Reddit comments showing ridiculous American internet comments that got roasted in a humorous thread.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Geobugi🇰🇷🇰🇭
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    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is very american centered, though. So many things that are posted here are completely unknown to me and the most celebreties i have never heard about. As soon as the topic healthcare comes up, half of the people here go batshite while the other half does not care

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    Unicorn
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's spelled Rechtschreibung. I once chatted to a Greek living in Germany who mentioned "right writing". I couldn't resist replying "We have a word for that in English: orthography." He had to laugh.

    Sam Trudeau
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that it has -153 points

    Alexia
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Planet Earth is an American planet" 😄

    #48

    On A Post About Snow In Norway On 4.1.2024

    Screenshot of American internet comments debating date formats with humorous roasts and logical arguments in online discussion thread.

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    Rali Meyer
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    16 hours ago

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    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.

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    lenka
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lawyers enter the chat.... 2025.04.01

    Judes
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    China also uses this format, as do some other parts of Asia. It's the best format for ordering files by date.

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    Anony Mouse
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially for dates on computer file names - keeps everything in order by name.

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    Rick Murray
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Upvote, because why not? So today is 12/00/1626 - perfectly cromulent. 😂

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    Spannidandoolar
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always think of the American date as like stating the time as mm:hh:ss and then trying to justify it by saying "You say 15 minutes past 4"

    Julie S
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I applied for a job at TK Maxx (TJ Maxx) I had to put in the dates of my last job and was told that those dates don't exist! It was then that I realised it was an American company and I had to write the dates the wrong way round.

    KatSaidThat
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had to reconfigure our ECG machines because they had American date format....

    Doug Moyer
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For work, I always use yyyy/mm/dd because it is easier for sorting, etc.

    Lady Eowyn
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once and for all: different places use different systems. We find it easier to use what we grew up learning. Stop denigrating for different usages.

    Rick Murray
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    3 hours ago

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    I grew up with dd/mm/yyyy and now I use yyyy/mm/dd. Why the change? Back in the late 90s I was involved in something that needed American dates (in the UK) and there was far too much ambiguity when a date turned up as to whether it was an unconverted British or a converted American. I lobbied for them to be held as yyyy/mm/dd internally and just translated as necessary. Of course my manager thought that was a total waste of time. I left before things blew up, but decided that starting with the year makes sense and it helps to automatically numerically sort the dates. So I grew up with one system and changed to another. I'm not sure I'd be able to adapt to how Americans do it though, as it seems fundamentally broken to have the middle value first.

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    #49

    "Isn't America First?"

    Chat comments showcasing ridiculous American internet comments that deserved to get roasted about America and its name.

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    Jack
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    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not exactly. Plenty of places consider North and South America to be ONE continent, not two.

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    Lara Verne
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's funny because some people dislike when Europeans call USA "America"

    Ravenkbh
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My family immigrated here from Italy. That PROVES I'm an American

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    #50

    “Europe Is Hardly A Continent”

    Screenshot of ridiculous American internet comments debating whether Europe is a continent, illustrating internet comments roasted.

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    Jaya
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where do Americans get the idea that Europe is smaller than an American state, when in fact it's bigger than the whole US?

    Auntriarch
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So many of these boil down to "might is right" and "size matters"

    Anony Mouse
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, no no - stupid, arrogant or ignorant are big contenders too 😃

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    Rali Meyer
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and Europe is even slightly bigger than the US of A

    Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does Australia keep doing that. You know, just to not be confused, i consider Oceania the continent (not the one in 1984)

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    JoNo
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd like to see Europe fit into the pocket of Rhode Island lol.

    Dragons Exist
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it technically isn't a continent

    Tom Hardeveld
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Europe is slightly larger than the United States in total land area, with Europe covering about 10.5 million sq km (4 million sq mi) compared to the US's roughly 9.8-9.9 million sq km (3.8 million sq mi), making Europe a bit bigger

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