In the world of social media, you'll occasionally stumble upon a gem that makes you laugh and facepalm simultaneously at the situation. Today’s topic also revolves around that but from an American’s perspective on certain things. What sort of things you might be thinking? Well, think of something along the lines of English spelling that twists the American mind into a flurry of confusion at times. The British "realise" with an 's' might just as well be a whole new language for some.
Oh, and clocks, those ticking conundrums, which, apparently, in Europe, have evolved beyond the need for numbers... Some Americans might gaze in bafflement at that, wondering if the Europeans have a special temporal sixth sense. And well, well, well, who could forget the heated debates over Celsius and Fahrenheit? "Boiling water at 100 degrees? Surely not!" Only to be gently nudged towards the revelation that temperature, like tea preferences, varies greatly from one side of the Atlantic to the other.
The said cultural differences have clearly turned into a form of amusing content, spawning memes that travel faster than the speed of light—or should we say the speed of 'misunderstandings going viral'?
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As we mentioned previously, social media is full of moments where we just have to shake our heads and laugh at certain situations. Americans sometimes give everyone a good laugh without meaning to, just by being themselves. Like when someone asks why all screenshots are in a "European language" and gets the reply that, yep, there's a whole world out there beyond the U.S. borders. It’s a bit like realizing your neighborhood is way bigger than you thought!
It’s Well Known That 5/4 People Have Problems With Fractions
Do they not teach about signs for comparison? The crocodile always goes to the bigger number
Two Types Of Nations: Those Who Use Metric, And Those Who Went To The Moon
Oh, and when talking about more examples (specifically talking about content in this post) there are some times when someone's showing off their American pride, but oops, they've actually tweeted the Liberian flag—talk about a geography oopsie! Or when people are arguing about politics and someone points out the mess right now, and all you can do is laugh (or cry a little). It’s all in good fun, though.
Because The English Language Comes From America
'MURICA. THE LAND OF THE FREE, HOME OF JESUS AND THE BIRTHPLACE OF ENGLISH/s
"Our Music Is By Far Superior"
Celsius, Pennsylvania. Duh
Unfortunately for some Americans though, the internet is a place that doesn’t let anyone forget these slip-ups. They turn into memes and jokes that zip around the globe. We all get a kick out of it, whether we're from the U.S. or somewhere else. Honestly, these little situations seem to show up every day, and they remind us that perhaps... America's got its own way of seeing things.
I’m At A Loss For Words With This One
*Sad native but not native to the place where their native to noises*/s
American Jesus
There are actually plenty of people out there wearing T-shirts that say ‘Jesus was an American’, and a portrait of him with guns in his hands.. The brown skinned, Middle Eastern, non English speaking pacifist guy.. 🫨
The Greatest You Say?
So the greatest fighting force the world has ever known fought in exactly one war, which it lost?
And to add to this whole debate, let's not forget that Americans talk about their weight in pounds, so folks from other places might scratch their heads, because they're all about those kilograms, you know? Then there’s the temperature talk that sends everyone into a tizzy. Say "It's thirty degrees outside" to someone from the States, and they might just think you're in the middle of a snowstorm, not a nice spring day.
Person Forgets That Not Everyone Is American
Middle Hemisphere
An American In London
Idk. I live in the US desert. I’ve had other Americans ask me how often I have to fight the Indians and Mexicans off my land. These people genuinely believe that us desert dwellers live like it’s still 1850.
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...Americans are familiar with Roman numerals, buddy. Rambo I....Rambo III....Rocky VI....
...but could you not read a clock if it didn't have numbers? The hand positions are usually enough
I remember when Movado's most popular watch model had a diamond at 12 and nothing else. Good looking watch
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Dude my clock has cats on it instead of numbers and I can still tell the time.
I'll take a martini...it's Persian past tabby somewhere!
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I learned how to read analog clocks with roman numerals when i was like 7. Not ALL americans are stupid. (a lot nowadays are though)
Look at the comments. Hardly anyone thinks they are THAT stupid ;)
Load More Replies... I've seen Roman-numeral clocks in the US all my life. I own at least one watch with strange lines
My friends 13 year old could not read an analog clock. She was not even kind of interested. She said they don't teach it in schools anymore, in Billings, MT anyway.
My youngest, in Germany, was supposed to learn how to read analog clocks during Covid school closure. He still avoids it and is terrible at it, while we find it hard to remove all the digital clocks.
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For those that wonder why 4 is IIII, not IV: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://newgateworld.com/blogs/style/should-it-be-iiii-or-iv-on-a-clock-dial%23:~:text%3DWhen%2520Roman%2520numerals%2520were%2520in,so%2520IIII%2520was%2520introduced%2520instead.&ved=2ahUKEwjTt7Lc-tiFAxV2QUEAHXw2D04QFnoECBAQBQ&usg=AOvVaw16_YjNBwBUkp8BbZ4zHMw_
I am confused by 4 written as IIII instead of IV. I only saw that on clocks.
Even if you don't know Roman numbers, it is not that hard to understand that the one on top in 12. This was in M*A*S*H, episode Korean surgeon. "The one on top is twelve, the bottom one is 6" if I recall correctly.
Anybody else who always thinks of Bart Simpson deducing the Roman numerals from the Rocky movies?
The hands read the same regardless of the numbers. Some clocks have only 3, 6, 9 and 12, others have a line marking the numbers, or only have a dot at 12, others have nothing. The hands still read the same no matter what is on the face.
We have plenty of clocks with Roman numerals in the US. This person is simply an idiot and that is not a US-specific trait. ;)
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What, like only British clocks have Roman numerals on them? I, too, don't think this is real.
Off topic, but the architecture is SO pretty, one reason I’d like to visit Europe
Americans don't do 24h clocks either. I find this astonishing that they don't know Roman numerals. Americans are taught about America as the rest of the world doesn't exist. That's why they have an overrated ego about how their country is the greatest country ever! I'm going to get haters slating me.
Reading analog clocks is definitely a Generation Z problem. If you don't understand Roman numerals, though, that's purely having a poor education.
This is purely touristy decoration, obviously time wasn't imported yet, it exist only in the Americanest states of unidity.
This has to be fake bc really young children can read clocks without numbers. They understand it.
Wish you were right. With the ubiquity of digital clocks (the stove, the microwave...), kids can avoid learning and thoroughly training how to read real clocks.
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Not Everybody Is American
They Are Never Foreign, Because The Whole World Is 'Murica
It Should Have 52 Stars Not 1
Yes they do, my school library had a flag in front of it.
The Entitlement Of Some Of These Tourists
I think that depending on their position, an airport employee should be able to speak some amount of English if they’re dealing with foreign travellers
American Flag
Spain In Pain
It will blow his mind probably to hear that Dutch is spoken in The Netherlands, also incorrectly known worldwide as Holland. And that it has tropical beaches.
In America, 42% Is The Majority
I Would Have Answered Him In Light-Years Since It's A Unit Recognised By Everyone
Queen Is America's Answer To The UK Beatles
Some Responses By Americans On A Reel, Where Comedian Michael McIntyre Was Joking About The Differences Between US English And UK English During An Interview
Do Italians Drive To Malta To Fill Up Their Tanks?
Don't You Just Love It When Someone Tries To Correct Your Already Correct Spelling
Look world! It turns out that our own spelling was wrong the entire time!
Travels To A Country In Another Continent, But Expects To Find The Same Brands That Are In The US
This is why I know all the proper non-brand names of the d***s I might need. Tylenol = Acetaminophen. Claritin = Loratadine. Advil = Ibuprofen. And about a dozen others.
For Reference, Longitude Is A Music Festival In Ireland And The Drinking Age Here Is 18
What country would allow the U.S. to dictate their drinking rules? We have different ages here in Canada, depends what province you're in.
I'm From Ireland And Hearing Someone Call Munster A County Just Makes Me Cringe
The Good Old Universal "British Accent"
Just Wait Until They Realise That GPU And CPU Temperatures Are Measured In C And Not F
Spain Doesn't Exist, It Is A State Of Mind
I Posted A Picture About A River In The Country Georgia, And This Person Had A Lot To Say
The fact that the flag he posts isn't an American flag is the icing on the cake. That's the flag of Malaysia BTW.
America Is Old
Comment Section Of A Sunscreen Ad
Mount Everest Has Relocated To South Dakota
OK I was thinking, maybe there's another Mt Everest that happens to be in South Dakota, bu t no. I found a list of the highest peaks in SD and NONE of them are named Everest. Had to check because Everest is not an uncommon name so it was possible but NOPE.
Gotta Love It When You Back Them Into A Corner So They End Up Just Straight Lying
On One Side - Single Digit. On The Other Side - Wacky Numbers, All With Lots Of Extra Numbers At The End
It's interesting that people can still be so dumb, despite having more access to knowledge than any other point in history.
America Is Really Obsessed With People's Race, Why Even Comment On The Person's Skin At All
Texas Is Bigger Than Everything
Americans Thinking Ethnicities Have Different Stats Like This Is A Video Game
Clearly my genetic has been messed up. I am born and raised by a german family in Germany but still can get drunk and have a hangover.
This Comment On A Video Explaining Why European Road System Is Better
The "This Is The Internet, Not America" Moment
On A Post Comparing US And UK Fanta
Yup! Here in MURICA we only speak in MURICANNNNNNN!!!!111!!11!!!11!!11! *Eagle sounds in background while guns go off and tanks fire*
I Guess Aztecs Are Not Native To The Americas
Clean Hands For Sure Will Heal Broken Bones
Well, of course! Just use soap and plenty of warm water when you have a heart attack.. Problem solved, easy peasy.
Big Brain
He Is Right. We Have Parking Meters And Water Meters, But We Also Have Meters As In The Length
UK uses metres for measuring length and meters for parking, water, etc.
Wait Until They Hear About Canada
Europe Is My Favorite Country
In The Comments Of A Video About Americans Being Bad At Geography
Those Must Be Some Pretty Sketchy Sources
Doesn't Make Sense For Smaller Countries To Be Divided Into States, Since They Are Already The Size Of A State
Americans Love To Flip-Flop Between Claiming That Their Country Is The Greatest On Earth, And Claiming That They Actually Come From Somewhere Else
Just Love How US Is The Center Of Everything
Cursed Flag
An Interesting One
Wow, This Is A Whole New Level
They Are In The Confused State
Ah, yes, the American state of Budapest, which is totally not in Hungary anymore.
Just Wait Until He Tries To Charge His Phone And Realizes Plugs Are Different There Too
If There's That Many "Misspellings" You'd Think You'd Start To Wonder If Just, Perhaps, A Different Version Of English Is Being Used
Comments On A Video About An American Living In Australia And Telling Other Americans To Educate Themselves
On A Post About Someone Selling Something For 1000 Francs / 1035 US Dollars On Facebook. French Francs Were Gone Years Before Facebook Was Invented
The Worst Possible Outcome Of This Situation Is The Population Becoming More Highly Educated
He Even Says It Right And Still Gets It Wrong. We Live In The "Americas", Plural, These Two Continents Are Not Just "America", And "North America" Is Also Not Just "America"
Lucky For Me, I Live In The United States Of America
Oxford. Worse Than A Community College
Community College sounds like a great thing in the US, particularly due to the costs of higher education. But thinking that CC is better than the second best university in the world is delusional.
Ah Yes, Boredom. The Resolving Factor In All Wars
Whala
Tbf, ‘wallah’ is the sound a voila makes. I’ve played it since I was six 😬
Everyone Has An Accent
He Made That Argument Yet He Can't Even Speak His Own Language Properly
As someone who's a German native speaker, I see this as an absolute win!
Would Love To Hear Their Reason For This
C**p, I’m going there in a month. I guess I should give US immigration a ring.
Just Because I'm Italian And French, I'm Supposed To Know The Language?
A Woman (Red) Commented This On A Post About A 2-Year-Old Girl Currently Dying Of A Super Rare Cancer
I Found This Dude Saying That Native Americans Are Illegal Immigrants. This Is A New Level
Look! The people that have been living here for more the thousands of years are now illegal immigraents!
Country Has Existed For Just Under 250 Years, And They Think They’re Responsible For 90% Of The World’s Advancements?
And their habit of claiming what was invented/created/developed by others. In other countries.
They Have A Way Of Simplifying Things By Reducing Everything To America. It's Hard To Not Respect
This Smart American Guy's Opinion On Ireland's Free Healthcare. Invoking Slave Labor As An Explanation Is Ridiculous
No, the goverment just uses tax payer money more efficentily instead of just throwing it into a firepit
Only The US Has Any Claim To The Word "America"
"I'm Not Actually From France, But I’m Sure I Understand The Language Better Than You!" (For The Record, Yellow Is French While Red And Green Are From The US)
Only English Comments, Please
Ha… nē, paldies. Tas ir ļoti stulbi bet ļoti smieklīgi. (Possibly very poor Latvian from a Latvian who grew up in the UK for: ‘No, thanks. That is very stupid but very funny’)
What Are They Cooking That They Have To Use Micrograms?
In Scotland, There Are No Rights Or Personal Freedom Like In America
I Always Enjoy Seeing Americans Display Their Prowess In The Field Of Geography
They Always Compare Canadian Money To Monopoly Money
Superior Intellect Separates Me From The Rest
Guy Can't Immediately Find American Flag Emoji And Gets Mad Thinking Apple Ditched It, Only To Be Told He Didn't Scroll Far Enough
Comment On Yorkshire Pudding vs. American Popover Reel. Love How British English Is The Hillbilly Dialect
A pudding is not a muffin. A muffin tends to be a sweet treat. Pudding can have meat in it and be a good meal.
America Is #1 In Population Per Capita
Oh my god. Sometimes I just want to go and grab people and give them the longest geography lesson ever
This Idea That People Don't Round Up When Talking Casually Just Doesn't Make Sense. Nobody Would Say "I Walked 4.8 Km" Unless That Information Is Somehow Relevant
Found In The Wild On A Documentary About Ancient Celts On YouTube
The original poster posted that they are descended from Irish celts, somebody replied that they must be American. This person replied with this gem. I suppose we Europeans, who are still here, are the weaklings.
Sadly, for a lot of Celts it was the very real choice of 'remain here, and die of starvation, or get on the boat to America'. Perhaps the person should read up on things like the Highland Clearances in Scotland and the Great Famine in Ireland. The government in London could have solved these problems but decided to get rid of the poor and destitute.
Actually, Everywhere But America Drinks Beer Warm
On A Post About Italian-Americans Using The Figure Of Columbus To Integrate In The US
Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. The Spanish were the ones who gave him the money to explore.
Clearly Well Travelled Patriot Comments On The Discussion Of Ice In Water
Apparently Writing Your Name In Capital Letters Turns You Into A Different Person
Each word by itself makes perfect sense, but when all those words are jammed together, the sense vanishes. What incoherent witchery is this??
"Real English Is The American English And British English Is Just A Dialect"
Wouldn't Be Surprised If US Had Corn Syrup In Their Tap Water
I feel like she's being facetious. ie this doesn't belong here
Just A Reminder Not To Take Your American Freedom For Granted
Yes. It’s the free hate speech that makes America great. Absolutely.
"Europeans Will Never Get To Experience Having Grown Men Yell At The Screen Like They’re Coaching The Team Watching Football"
USA Is The Only Country In The Americas
Thinking Is Critical
Florida And Oregon Still Speak The Same Language, Good Luck Understanding Finns If You Are Italian
The confidence these people have when they make clueless, false claims never ceases to amaze me.
Can It Be Measured By Euro?
If you are, then why are you calling the military you dolt? You should be solving world hunger and climate change
Thinking That The Metric System Is Just For Scientist And That The US Customary System Is Purpose-Driven
Not only is the majority of our fellow Pandas bored...no, even annoyed by these articles (and btw: He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone...), a good number of the entries are recycled....several times...from previous articles. How about Wholesome, Humanity content? Or dogs? Or delicous food? Things that bring us together...not the other way around.
I just like funny things, and sometimes insults are funny, but when you have an entire list of them dedicated to insulting you, it starts feeling wrong!
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I do appreciate that most people understand this isn't representative of all of us in the US. It gets really irritating from those who don't understand that comment on Every.Single.Stupid with "Murica". Especially when there is no indication of it being a US stupid person or obvious that it isn't. Just calling us all that feels very bigoted.
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Well, I guess it was time for another US-bashing article. After all, we haven't seen one since yesterday.
Have you ever considered that y'all have it coming? The US causes a lot of problems for a lot of countries.
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What gets me is not so much that there ARE idiots - every country has them - but that there's such a theme to their idiocy. I've seen British and German idiots, but they wouldn't say things like "Germany is the best of everything". It sound as if huge parts of the population have an inferiority complex they desperately try to compensate for. Hang in there, rest of the USA, we know you're decent people.
I thought this is going to be so funny, but half way through I was so tired with stupidity I could not finish :(
I am very ashamed of the US a disturbing amount of the time. Our schooling system is ultimate trash. Though they're funny, it does seem unnecessary to ONLY post roasts on the US. Other countries have their issues too!
Dear Bored Panda, Can you just save us all a lot of time by putting up a post saying "F**K AMERICA!" And then we can all move on...
Im proud of this BP author for being clear about their bigotry, stating it boldly in the headline. Usually, they try to disguise it.
Well, i was sceptical of those Muricans are dumb steriotypes but then i went and lived in USA for 4 months and oh boy... So much self centered people with 0 knowledge of the outside world...
Imagine thinking you understand the width and breadth of a culture after living in it for four months.
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Well, that got my blood pressure up for the morning. Thanks BP. Remember kids, the ratio of morons is a constant at any time or place. We just can't read the moronic European posts because they're all in some or other loser European language /jk
It's times like this that I am ashamed of my country's education system. However, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink.
Only on weekends and special occasions. 😄
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Lol I think these articles are funny, the US needs reminders that they aren't the only country in the world
Don't act like you know me, Kristal. You don't know me.
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Ahhh yes, wouldn't be bored panda if they didn't post an American bashing article. How about one with Europeans or Asians being idiots huh? Stupidity is global.
BP loves bashing Americans for some reason, there's an article like that every other week
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Just because there are a few idiots doesn't mean that is everyone in the US. All of these people are probably from Florida.
Please give the American Pandas a break; it's not nice guys. We keep doing this.
Do not feel bad please. There are just as much dumb people over the pond as you could imagine. I know not all of you are stupid. Here in hungary we even have illiterate people living segregated. Tell me something worse than that. :(
I couldn't read through all of these. I'm too embarrassed as a US citizen. Yikes. Just yikes.
Why does boredpanda hate Americans so much. What did regular people do to you to make you hate them on a weekly basis?
Try reading the entries in this list and see how our fellow citizens represent us.
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Downvoted for another in the constant line of America/Americans bashing.
What? There are ignorant people in the United States? That you for your insight.
I think posting this on Bored Panda site has become a tradition. When it comes to traditions I celebrate with food and drink 🍕🎉🎂🍰🍫🥂🍾. Any excuse for me to eat and drink! Hehe 😄 Help yourself to some food and drink. 🙂 🍕🎉🎂🍰🍫🥂🍾
Oh the hate for the U.S., but the love of it's stuff. People who publish things like this are more guilty than the country they are trying to bash; they are like the false "friend" of a rich, influential person: they hate the person, but want the benefits of having them in their life.
My absolute favourite American-bating past-time is to tell them that the USA won the moon race, and the Soviets won the space race.
India, South Korea, The UK, Japan and Pakistan: Are we a joke to you?
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Not only is the majority of our fellow Pandas bored...no, even annoyed by these articles (and btw: He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone...), a good number of the entries are recycled....several times...from previous articles. How about Wholesome, Humanity content? Or dogs? Or delicous food? Things that bring us together...not the other way around.
I just like funny things, and sometimes insults are funny, but when you have an entire list of them dedicated to insulting you, it starts feeling wrong!
Load More Replies... I do appreciate that most people understand this isn't representative of all of us in the US. It gets really irritating from those who don't understand that comment on Every.Single.Stupid with "Murica". Especially when there is no indication of it being a US stupid person or obvious that it isn't. Just calling us all that feels very bigoted.
Load More Replies... Well, I guess it was time for another US-bashing article. After all, we haven't seen one since yesterday.
Have you ever considered that y'all have it coming? The US causes a lot of problems for a lot of countries.
Load More Replies... What gets me is not so much that there ARE idiots - every country has them - but that there's such a theme to their idiocy. I've seen British and German idiots, but they wouldn't say things like "Germany is the best of everything". It sound as if huge parts of the population have an inferiority complex they desperately try to compensate for. Hang in there, rest of the USA, we know you're decent people.
I thought this is going to be so funny, but half way through I was so tired with stupidity I could not finish :(
I am very ashamed of the US a disturbing amount of the time. Our schooling system is ultimate trash. Though they're funny, it does seem unnecessary to ONLY post roasts on the US. Other countries have their issues too!
Dear Bored Panda, Can you just save us all a lot of time by putting up a post saying "F**K AMERICA!" And then we can all move on...
Im proud of this BP author for being clear about their bigotry, stating it boldly in the headline. Usually, they try to disguise it.
Well, i was sceptical of those Muricans are dumb steriotypes but then i went and lived in USA for 4 months and oh boy... So much self centered people with 0 knowledge of the outside world...
Imagine thinking you understand the width and breadth of a culture after living in it for four months.
Load More Replies... Well, that got my blood pressure up for the morning. Thanks BP. Remember kids, the ratio of morons is a constant at any time or place. We just can't read the moronic European posts because they're all in some or other loser European language /jk
It's times like this that I am ashamed of my country's education system. However, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink.
Only on weekends and special occasions. 😄
Load More Replies... Lol I think these articles are funny, the US needs reminders that they aren't the only country in the world
Don't act like you know me, Kristal. You don't know me.
Load More Replies... Ahhh yes, wouldn't be bored panda if they didn't post an American bashing article. How about one with Europeans or Asians being idiots huh? Stupidity is global.
BP loves bashing Americans for some reason, there's an article like that every other week
Load More Replies... Just because there are a few idiots doesn't mean that is everyone in the US. All of these people are probably from Florida.
Please give the American Pandas a break; it's not nice guys. We keep doing this.
Do not feel bad please. There are just as much dumb people over the pond as you could imagine. I know not all of you are stupid. Here in hungary we even have illiterate people living segregated. Tell me something worse than that. :(
I couldn't read through all of these. I'm too embarrassed as a US citizen. Yikes. Just yikes.
Why does boredpanda hate Americans so much. What did regular people do to you to make you hate them on a weekly basis?
Try reading the entries in this list and see how our fellow citizens represent us.
Load More Replies... Downvoted for another in the constant line of America/Americans bashing.
What? There are ignorant people in the United States? That you for your insight.
I think posting this on Bored Panda site has become a tradition. When it comes to traditions I celebrate with food and drink 🍕🎉🎂🍰🍫🥂🍾. Any excuse for me to eat and drink! Hehe 😄 Help yourself to some food and drink. 🙂 🍕🎉🎂🍰🍫🥂🍾
Oh the hate for the U.S., but the love of it's stuff. People who publish things like this are more guilty than the country they are trying to bash; they are like the false "friend" of a rich, influential person: they hate the person, but want the benefits of having them in their life.
My absolute favourite American-bating past-time is to tell them that the USA won the moon race, and the Soviets won the space race.
India, South Korea, The UK, Japan and Pakistan: Are we a joke to you?
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