Oh say can you seeee, by the dawn’s early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming…
Are you feeling that freedom pulsing through your veins?
Ah, the United States of America. Land of the free, home of the brave and inspiration for some hilarious memes. We love the good ole USA here at Bored Panda, as many of our favorite readers are from there. (As am I! Shoutout to you, Texas!) But as pandas, we're also great at poking fun at ourselves and making light of our quirks, so if you’re in the mood for some down home American jokes, buckle up and enjoy this list!
Below, we’ve gathered some of our favorite posts from the American Memes Facebook page, which is dedicated to sharing hilarious and painfully true jokes about the land of stars and stripes. Keep reading to also find an interview with travel blogger Victoria B, or Pommie Travels, to hear her thoughts on the United States. Be sure to upvote the pics you can relate to, and let us know in the comments below what you love most about that glorious country. Then if you’re looking for even more funny posts that might help you channer your inner bald eagle, you can find our last article featuring memes about ‘Merica right here!
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I have never seen a better summary of that way of thinking.
Load More Replies...Why we don't do the holidays with my mom's side of the family any more.
Harry S Truman: Socialism is a scare word they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years. Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called farm price supports. Socialism is what they called bank deposit insurance. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. When the Republican candidate inscribes the slogan "Down With Socialism" on the banner of his "great crusade," that is really not what he means at all. What he really means is "Down with Progress--down with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal," and "down with Harry Truman's fair Deal." That's all he means.
And it's always old white people... Yes Karen, your ancestors came here and wiped everyone out and shitted up the place and now you're scared someone might do that to you? The irony of it all
Being white doesn't mean that person's ancestors "wiped everyone out and shitted up the place." Most of my family came over here at the end of the 19th century and settled into being farmers. Just kept to themselves and didn't bother anyone who didn't bother them. Even missed the Civil War.
Load More Replies...And to tax rich people at the same rate you tax the Middle Class.
Load More Replies...One can (and must) disagree, but this reasoning is difficult to fight against.
You mean the "I'm right, you're wrong, USA #1 love it or leave it"? Think? I wouldn't call that reasoning, it's conditioning.
Load More Replies...While remembering that when Jesus says stranger he means foreigner. You know, immigrants and refugees. But they don't like to talk about that, do they?
Load More Replies...Just saying the money being spent on all that shipping container wall in AZ could provide care for a bunch of homeless veterans the conservatives seem to care about but don’t actually help 🤷🏼♀️
As the fourth largest country in the world in terms of landmass and the third largest country in the world by population, the United States is a pretty well known place. But we haven't all had the chance to spend some time there ourselves, so to gain more insight on this fascinating place, we reached out to someone who does have experience in the land of red, white and blue. We spoke with Victoria B, or Pommie Travels, a blogger and experienced traveler originally from Manchester, England. First, we wanted to know how she eventually ended up in the United States.
"I had always dreamed of moving to the United States ever since I was a kid," Victoria told Bored Panda. "I'd watch Hollywood movies and dream of visiting places like New York and LA... It seemed so glamorous compared to my life back home in the Manchester suburbs. Eventually, in my 20s, I finally traveled to the US and fell in love with the country. One day some travel blogger friends posted that they were approved for the O1 visa so I contacted them and they put me in touch with their immigration lawyer. He conducted a Skype interview with me to discuss my options and helped me to get both my O1 visa and eventually the EB-1 green card."
They told us not to believe everything on tv, now we have to tell them not to believe everything online and on tv
Bad thing is that the 'believing everything online' aspect isn't limited to only the older generations. It's the prevalent mentality across generations.
Load More Replies...My Grandfather and his wife brainwashed themselves with Fox News toward the end of their lives. The rest of the family had to cut them off. It was very sad.
This is the comment/answer I have been looking for! It sums it up in just a few words and so on point!!
Fake Faux news, for all the lies, hate and conspiracies anyone needs in their lives.
All corporate owned media has a target audience. Strangely, every target audience thinks their news source is the more accurate one.
The one bragging about the US going to the moon probably hasn't even been to another country
Honestly, some people are ignorant and proud of that. I’ve heard them brag about how they’ll never visit a foreign country, as if it is something to be proud of.
Load More Replies...Also, it was German rocket scientists who helped us get there. NASA would not have been the same without them.
The moon flag has been bleached white by solar radiation. The USA spent twenty billion dollars back when that was a fucklot of money just to surrender to the moon.
Conservatives make me embarrassed to be an American. I apologize for them.
There are embarrassing conservatives in every country. (I'm looking at you, France.) Ours get so much undeserved attention because America gets so much undeserved attention.
Load More Replies...We went to the moon because, for a time, we had the political will to do so. That's all.
Wait... The moon will pay my hospital bills??? America probably turned the moon down though because it would be too proactive and helpful. /s
We also asked Victoria about some of the cultural differences she observed after moving from England to the United States. "There are a lot of words I'd say back home that people don't use here, so I've had to adapt my language," she shared. "For example 'bin' is 'trash', 'flat' is 'apartment', 'holiday' is 'vacation'. Another obvious cultural difference is football - in the UK, we have soccer whereas in the US the main sport is American football."
"One of the biggest cultural differences I've noticed is portion sizes - the food portions are just so much bigger over here and people often take the leftovers to go," Victoria told Bored Panda. "Back home, people don't usually take food home they'll just leave it on their plate. You also have to tip all the time in the US, whereas tipping isn't expected in the UK. In London, some restaurants will add a gratuity charge to the bill, but it's just not as common. In the UK, tipping is only reserved for restaurants, whereas in the US you have to tip at the hairdressers and for all manner of services."
Most Americans (such as myself) have this epiphany as well upon reaching maturity, but for us the emotions are the opposite: wanting to move out of the USA and being sad that we were born here XD
Load More Replies...When I was young our perception of USA was based on their movies and TV shows. First time I heard they just let you die if you can’t afford heathcare I thought it’s some sort of urban legend and did not believe it. Access to information we did not have 20 years ago makes me grateful not to be born there.
Well yes and no. They won't let you die in the hospital, they legally have to provide care, however you may get bills in the thousands of dollars and go from middle class to homeless and then wish you were dead. So they save you just to put you in a horrid position where prison is better, so crime goes up to get food and shelter
Load More Replies...We've become the laughing stock of the world. A third world country run by rich corporations and evangelical kristians, and more catholic judges on the supreme court since the Inquisition. And bullied by trump and his minions, who are uneducated and brainwashed by the likes of Fox News.
problems appear when, with all this, you still want to turn your country and the world into a big usa.
I imagine many people would disagree. The US has many problems but the average American is in a much better position than the average person in the majority of countries in the world.
I was offered a schollarship to university in the US to play basketball when I was 17 years old. It was so amazing.. But I didn't want to go because I "knew" I would have been too much of a black sheep there. (The scout also told me that if I was going there, I would have to get proper haircut.. I used to be pretty punk.) No regrets now when I'm older.
As a mature, proud American , I am so glad that I was born and raised here. Except for the Kardashian thing
Jeff that Kardashian thing is a national embarrassment. The rest of the world are glad they're not here.
Load More Replies...This is Manchester! Beautiful in it's way. Lots of people compared this picture to fine art, I think because of the composition rather than the subject matter. Who am I to disagree? So proud of my home town. Come for the football - stay for the drunken fight.
Load More Replies...Always impressed by drunks who always manage to keep their drinks safe, even though they are horizontal.
All your balance and equilibrium go to your beverage hand lending it gyroscopic abilities
Load More Replies...By the rest of Europe. The UK is still part of the continent known as Europe. Therefore, European.
Who's to say the Brits don' see themselves like hat?
Load More Replies...I am always puzzled by this turn of phrase. So the British are not Europeans? Not politically, obviously, but geographically?
Yes. The word 'other' should really be in there, 'other Europeans'.
Load More Replies...hahaha X-D but in all fairness, when i worked in Amsterdam my favorite customers in the shop were by far (sober) British. Also, I visit the UK quite a lot and i really like them in general.
Fun fact: Cyclone/Hurricane is not a language thing. Cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons are named differently to distinguish their forming location (N Atlantic + NE Pacific / Indian + S Pacific/ NW Pacific respectively)
Therefore no Cyclones in the US at any point, no Hurricanes in Australia at any point?
Load More Replies...One school shooting. Australia: let's enact sensible legislation to stop this happening again. USA: NOBODY WILL BE FREE UNTIL THE LAST KINDERGARTEN TEACHER IS ARMED
Load More Replies...we don't really use bloke much, we use mate a bit more. but bloke is usually for referring to just males, whereas mate can be for everyone (kinda like dude/bro)
Nations with universal healthcare are no communist or socialist. They have governments that work their tails off with their corporations, scientists, ethicists, social support systems, healthcare industry & so forth to do what is best for their people. In America, our govt fights hard to get reelected by appeasing corporations & special interest groups. Their vacations are more important than the good of the nation. Even Bernie Sanders trying to say universal healthcare was part of socialism was idiotic. It is his way of selling his politics, nothing more.
Nice dig! Now let's compare "Things in nature that are likely to make us need that healthcare (or a cemetery)"
Australia: snakes, spiders, sea creatures. America: also snakes, spiders, and sea creatures. Plus bears, mountain lions, moose, wolves, other humans.
Load More Replies...It's embarrassing that a former penal colony got their s**t together before the US.
We were also curious what Victoria's favorite things about the United States are. "I love how friendly the people are in the US, and if you go to restaurants or stores, people usually greet you with a smile. In the UK, people can be quite reserved and love to complain about things, especially the weather!" Victoria shared. "I found it quite difficult to make friends in London, whereas I made friends very quickly in New York. People over here just seem to be more outgoing and down for an adventure."
"I also love that it's so easy to rack up air miles in the US," she added. "Credit cards usually come with big sign up bonuses, and you can easily earn points through eating out or shopping. There are air miles credit cards in the UK, but there are fewer options and the bonuses aren't great."
personally i like the banana for scale system better but i see where they're coming from lol
Banana for scale for normal size ze things, whale for scale for really big things, where say, 700 bananas would not be practical, or a single banana at the foot of Kilimanjaro would not be visible, but you might spot a whale.
Load More Replies...It’s like Ray-eee-aaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiin on your wedding day! 🎵
Load More Replies...There used to be a Japanese exchange student at our college that walked around town with a t-shirt that said "I speak good Engrish!" on it. He spoke perfect English...he said he wore it to get the stereo-type out of the way upfront since many of the local Yokels assumed he didn't speak English and would talk to him slowly and loudly, like volume makes a difference in understanding someone in a foreign language.
It's like when people hear I'm deaf and before I have a chance to explain I can lip read just fine, they start shouting at me. I'm like "no volume is going to allow me to hear!" Then I explain I lip read and just talk normal and it's fine and they start this weird talking really oddly thing and I don't understand any of it, so I tell them please just talk normally and they're shocked I understand them. Then they start to move around/ put their hands in front of their mouth and I lose the will to live!
Load More Replies...hmmm... this European had to inform a few Americans through the years that the US doesnt have an official language....
Coming from someone who can't even write in their own language...
And the irony to me is that is probably on a car that, when purchased, the profits went overseas. There is a Toyota Tundra running around our town with the Preamble to the Constitution painted on the tailgate....irony
So do we each of us get our very own "in America"? or do we have to share?
Both pictures have grammatical errors. Bottom one should be : it's moronic.
Ma'm would you like the pizza cut in six or eight slices? Six, if course! I could never eat EIGHT SLICES of pizza!
I don't understand how people can think it's cool and no embarrassing to not know basic education? Like if I didn't know/ remember I would google before commenting like that. Like when people make a joke out of not knowing basic geography/ maths/ science etc why aren't you embarrassed and wanting to learn now? It's almost like it's cool to be thick/ considered thick!
In several American sub-cultures, it's considered cool to have only street smarts. Others don't know they're wrong.
Load More Replies...Facepalming so hard my fingerprints are on the back of my skull
Load More Replies...And when it comes to things Victoria doesn't love about the United States, she says, "Groceries here are SO expensive compared to the UK and Europe. Paying $8 for a block of cheese seems ludicrous to me. Things like car insurance and cell phone plans are also crazy expensive in the US compared to back home. I used to pay around £30 per month for car insurance. Here I pay around $110 per month."
I think that was for The Gray Man. Having a pornstache was part of the role.
Load More Replies...Woop! Woop! That's the sound of da police. Hoot! Hoot! That's the sound of da beast.
The police officer had wronged the owl in the past. Now the owl has revenge!
Not before parents pay for taking him out first.
Load More Replies...https://www.mississippifreepress.org/25273/12-year-old-incest-victims-should-birth-dads-child-house-speaker-gunn-says If you look for it you will find more real incidents where 12 year old couldn't get abortion without traveling to another state and at the fear of being prosecuted for having an abortion at home state.
Load More Replies...But despite the high prices for food and interesting vocabulary, Victoria has no plans of leaving the US any time soon. "I like the fact that the summers are usually pretty hot and sunny here, and it's so easy to make friends. I also just love how there's always stuff going on in New York, and the city has an energy like no other place on earth. Maybe eventually I'll move to a different city within the US, but I don't plan on moving to a different country."
If you'd like to keep up with Victoria's adventures in the US and all over the world, be sure to visit her site Pommie Travels right here!
America is the reason you NEED cars not the reason you have cars. We never met a public transit system we couldn't gut for parts.
You actually had huge transport systems with streetcars and interurbans - afaik in LA a net of about 700 miles. All have been destroyed by tire and bus manufacturers from the 1940ies on.
Load More Replies...As an American I deeply, deeply ashamed at our ignorance. I don't think most people paid any attention in school. Or in life. I'm sorry!
Uhhh Hamburgers then! Wait no, that was Germany too. Hotdogs! Nope. That was also Germany.
We were the first with potato chips and ice cream cones!
Load More Replies...Well technically they are both right, yes Germany ( Carl Benz ) invented the " internal combustion vehicle " ( i think ), but it was Ford ( with the assembly line ) that made it affordable.
Funny thing is, the US doesn't even have an official language. If you have to deal with government in some form or another, they're required to bring in a translator if you don't understand English.
TRUE! When I was in high school I took Spanish because I KNEW it would be useful later. Out here on the West Coast, we have a lot of Spanish speaking immigrants. I use my Spanish every day. The only only other language offered in my school was French. Who speaks French?
Load More Replies...To be fair,as a Brit, I've seen a fair few British do the same over here and abroad. And it's usually people of my age (mid 50's) and my mom's age (early 70's) who come out with this c**p. Just learn a few phrases, it won't kill you to learn how to ask for something or say please/thank you in a foreign language. You'll be surprised how appreciated that is, and if you get it slightly wrong, the locals will help you with pronunciation. Although one time in Italy, an American lady did say she couldn't understand me, so I told her that they weren't making anymore Downton Abbey, she was devastated. Made my day , ruined hers. Don't be an ignoramus.
I just wish it were more common to actually teach a second language to children when they are young and are developing language. I started Spanish in high school and stuck with it through college but I have to think way too hard when I’m speaking and probably look constipated when I’m conjugating.
THIS. The US educational system has largely failed us in this regard. I will never forget when I first met my Lithuanian coworker he told me a joke, in perfect English, "what do you call someone who speaks multiple languages? A polyglot. What do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual. What do you call someone who speaks one language? American." Turns out the dude speaks FIVE languages!
Load More Replies...It isn’t just American people who think English is spoken everywhere. I am from England and have never been to a country where English wasn’t spoken. I have tried to learn a few phrases or sentences for each trip but apparently calling someone a wanker in Greek isn’t ok and telling someone in German that you have a 12 inch penis when you are a very small female just makes them laugh at you or look at you with mild disgust. I can order beer in 6 languages though.
My uncle served in Germany when I was in highschool. He got married, and his wife emigrated after his tour of duty was over. Her mom and brother came over a couple of times to meet us. The mom spoke no English. I was studying German at the time. I proudly went up to her, and asked her in German, WHERE is your name. She looked at me like I was a lunatic.
Load More Replies...Totally b*tched out a Karen at the grocery store when she told 2 Hispanic ladies to "speak English". I asked her if she and her husband were in France would they carry out a private conversation in French or their native language. This moron tells me "I don't speak French". One of the Hispanic ladies pipes up in English, "Well, I do". So I look at Karen and ask, "Okay, so she obviously speaks at least 3 languages. How many do you speak?" I so wanted to throat punch her.
I saw that when I was in Vietnam and the level of disrespect in the war museum was cringe worthy
Load More Replies...Grew up in Germany. Used to climb the walls of my hallway by pushing my feet/hands up against it. Tried that sh*t when I moved to US and immediately put both my feet through the wall. Dad chased me out of the house cuz he was so angry.
I live in Puerto Rico where construction is solid concrete, inside and out. We call mainland American houses "casas de carton" - cardboard houses.
R u talking about the Berlin Wall? Bc that wall was built by the USSR (Russians)
Load More Replies...Really? I always wondered why they show people in US-Movies and Series who use a fist to crash a wall when angry. Cause here in germany I can not imagine anyone could do that. Most times I can not even get good whole for picture hanging in them.
Unfortunately with the vast forests America has, it was logical to use wood. You would think we would have figured out by now...not the best building material....
Wood is excellent building material and does not mean broken walls. Most Swedish houses are made out of wood and people don't break walls.
Load More Replies...I really do NOT and will never and totally not interested in knowing or understanding the logic behind this. Why build cardboard houses????? I literally cannot, ugh🤦🏽♀️
As an American who has lived abroad for a couple of years now, in a few different places, I feel thankful that I’ve been able to put my Americanism into perspective. For example, I love the fact that I have been able to get around perfectly fine without a car since I moved out of the United States, as I drove one almost every single day between the ages of 16 and 23. I also am so grateful to have a job with excellent healthcare. After spending a week in a European hospital last summer, my total bill was less than 2,000 euros, and I was immediately reimbursed for all of it from my insurance company. If I decide to have a child, I’ll be provided 2 years of maternity leave and be able to return to my job after that. There are plenty of luxuries that I now have access to living in another country, but that does not mean there’s nothing I miss about the United States.
Why? 5 oldest companies in the world currently operating are based in Japan.
Load More Replies...What is the oldest soy sauce in the world you ask? According to Google it is Shibanuma Soy Sauce established 1688. For those who may be unaware, the United States of America was founded in 1776 (also according to Google. I am not an American).
According to American ex-pats living here a 60 or 70 year old building is old for them lol, my old house was almost 200 years old.
Load More Replies...The top ten oldest companies still operating in the U.K. are The Shore Porters Society, established in 1498, Brooke’s Mill, founded in 1541, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, where Big Ben was cast, established 1570, R Durtnell & Sons, established in 1591, the first house they built in 1593 is still standing. Tissimans, tailors, established 1601, Robert Noble, weaver, Scotland, 1666, Spink goldsmiths, London, 1666, C Hoare, bank, founded 1672, Mornflake Oats Limited, 1675, and James Lock & Co Ltd, hatters, founded in 1676
Fun fact the Liberty Bell was originally cast by the Whitechapel Foundry.
Load More Replies...I had a traditional Chinese doctor tell me that I should start smoking to counteract my Yin tendencies. I told him that no doctor in America would recommend that you start smoking (yeah, I know they did back in the Teddy Roosevelt days), and he said, "Why should my culture listen to a baby a culture?" I didn't remind him that tobacco is a New World crop.
Plus so much of Chinese medicine is pseudoscience with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action. Sticking to the ancient and ignoring centuries of learning isn't something to be proud of.
Load More Replies...While on the "Jack the Ripper" tour in London, Dad and I stopped in a pub. The business establishment (not the physical building, just the business that was in it) served drinks to redcoats about to ship out to the colonies to fight in the Revolutionary War. The building hosted sailors who would ship out on the Mayflower.
We have breweries in Germany that were already 400 years old when Columbus first set his foot into the Americas.
I somehow at first read hot dogs instead of hogs... was very confused as to how/why someone collected that data
I live in one of the those really covered states and If each dot is 5 that's how many I've seen in my life
AndIowa congressMEN have ought tooth and nail to keep gestation crates, in which breed sows are imprisoned in amedievil-like body fitting cages, where they cannot turn around or move. Ban them now!
Bonus points for calling it the same name as a globally-popular sport you're bad at
I don't want to be that guy, but the US Women's team has been doing great.
Load More Replies...I'm so ready for the world cup to be over.... wow. I'm glad other people like it, but wow is that boring. To each their own I guess but I do not see why this is so popular.
Everyone is reading this as football. My first thought was cricket, my second thought was rugby. Now I'm wondering if the Brits should start looking for something else to play.
When it comes to the things I miss most about the United States, I have to admit that a lot of them revolve around food. First of all, the grocery stores are massive, and I miss being overwhelmed with choice. There are some “big” stores where I live, but not super close to me, and they still pail in comparison to an American HEB, Walmart, Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. After my last trip back to the states, I left with a suitcase full of 8 cartons of coffee creamer (If you’re American, no it’s not a thing in Europe. And if you’re not American, it’s the best thing ever.), 2 jars of the world’s best peanut butter (Trader Joe’s creamy salted, if you know you know), and various bags of snacks, including some Costco sized bags because it’s just not as easy to find huge packages here. These may seem like silly things to miss, but they just make me feel like home. (And don’t even get me started on how it’s impossible to find corn tortillas or authentic Tex-Mex where I live!)
the settlers were honoring their homeland by naming places as they did.
But is it really necessary to have towns named London and Paris in EVERY SINGLE STATE?
Load More Replies...I live in York, we're next to Lancaster. We even stole the White and Red roses as our city emblems...yoink!
Hey! I live just 20 min. outside of York! Hello neighbor!
Load More Replies...We go one step further in this country - if we have Upper [name], then we'd also have Lower [name]. Also, if there's Big [name], you'd bet there would be a town or village named Little [name] somewhere.
My favourites are the Sodburys, Little, Chipping, Market.
Load More Replies...Haha, but they were actually Europeans on extended vay-kay naming s**t after places in their homeland. I get the funny, but it's important to remember that when you go back to the beginning of mucking about in the New World, those were all Europeans speaking their mother tongue.
Nobody could answer this question, they can only ask the exact question you just did. How could this possibly happen? It’s just wrong.
Load More Replies...Worse if you live somewhere in the UK a US president is named for. Then some Americans ask why your town is named after the president.
Washington Co Durham. Says the Geordie from Newcastle. (Upon Tyne, not under Lyme)
Load More Replies...I live in Massachusetts. The Puritans must've thought imagination came from the devil, they didn't even bother with the "New" part. From Plymouth on one side of the state, to Berkshire county on the other and everything in between, they just named it after some place in England. Lol.
If the name would stay the same it would be great. But no ... it adds another layer to the bad geography lesson
Asia is also a country. So is Africa. But we all know that Australia doesn't exist /s
Load More Replies...I love telling people that Stalin wasn't a Russian. He was from Georgia.
Being unaware of a fact is nothing to be ashamed of. Not checking something you didn't know (in a world where every fact is only a few keystrokes away) is cultivated ignorance. (I know, two difficult words.)
To be fair, the response is from an account clearly designated as parody. I know it still stands that there are many Anericans who are poor at geography. (Edited to fix misspelling.)
Load More Replies...This bothers me so much. Sigh. I don’t have a post secondary education (due to cost) and I live in the US….but for crying out loud please get a book and educate yourself at the library or at the very least google something about something other than celebrities! Can we do that please ? So much if I ever have the financial opportunity to travel abroad, I’m gonna lie and say I’m Canadian!
could some of you look at a map before answering. Georgia=state in us. also county in eastern Europe and lastly. always on my mind
You know that is a parody account, as stated right in the name, and it’s location is Tibilisi, Georgia right?
When I was in high school bagging groceries I over heard two men talking about Russia invading Georgia. one guys said to the other "how did they even get the tanks over here"
What's hilarious is that for my world history and government class we had to do projects on countries. The one group that got Georgia had to get the teacher to differentiate the country from the state, but in the end one kid still did his part as the state!
Can we all just start using the endonym for Georgia to stop confusing the americans?
Now I have the theme song from Team America World Police stuck in my head.
Muricaaaaa, f**k yea. C**p now its iny head too......
Load More Replies...Sounds like our former president. You know, the one who was better for the US than Washington and Lincoln.
And the world in movies somehow always happens to be within a few cities in the US...
to be fair, that one depends on the country of origin of the movie. Harry Potter took place in the UK, and many anime take place in Japan for similar reasons
Load More Replies...Yea.... But who took the blunt of it? Yes it where the frikking Russians, not to mention that the allies where not just American, there where Canadians, Australians, British, Polish and many more, the thing is that the allied forces had an American comander.
Load More Replies...On my last trip to Texas, I was also taken aback by how friendly everyone was. I know that’s a stereotype Texans have, but it really takes living in a different place to fully appreciate that Southern hospitality. Servers at restaurants tell you their name and ask how your day is going. The person ringing up your groceries will strike up a conversation, and customers passing by will say, “Excuse me” when they weren’t actually in your way at all. People passing by at the park will say hello and compliment your dog on how cute she is, and nobody is afraid to start a conversation. I can see how this friendliness would be exhausting for someone coming from a country where you don’t acknowledge strangers, but I actually really enjoyed it. It’s nice to engage with the people around you.
He's glorious. *Tear of melted butter falls from eye* muricaaaa
Load More Replies...Where in America can I find a burger like that. I lived here all my life and still haven't seen one.
I would try a food cart or a hole-in-the-wall place
Load More Replies...As a Bulgarian I can confirm :D https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-57351158
Wow! I must have missed that story when it happen. That's hilarious. Glad no-one was hurt though.
Load More Replies...I'm bilingual but here's my take as to why most Americans don't speak more than one language... for the most part anyhow. When you live in a non-English speaking country the logical second language choice that you can use virtually anywhere is easy. It's English. When you learn English you get a chance to practice it, to consume it (TV, etc). When I learned French and then Spanish in school as a kid... where did I get a chance to practice it? I'm truly curious if this applies to the English speaking provinces of Canada, the UK, NZ, Australia etc. Unrelated story- I was doing business in Montreal years ago and my Canadian French was not great. I started out the meeting by saying, "I just want everybody to know that I'm bilingual". "Ah, bon..." they nodded in unison approvingly. "So we can have our meeting in either English... or Greek". They laughed. I got some credibility... and then they defaulted into French pretty quickly thereafter of which my host helped me interpret.
I learned Mandarin in 2000 as an English speaker. Finding study materials was almost impossible. I learned Spanish last year, study materials are everywhere. Most streaming services have multiple language dub/captions options, kindle has book translations, etc. It was so easy I'm now tackling German and Japanese. Never would even have wanted to consider it tech hadn't come so far.
Load More Replies...I speak 5 languages....I'm wondering where I stand as I work as a production worker in a distribution center in Europe....* 😕
I don't get this... most europeans speaks more than 1 language... we learn from 1st grade...
I think it's trying to joke about that knowing 'only' two languages in Europe isn't very special, whereas in the US you're considered a genius.
Load More Replies...I love how many American hear someone speaking another language they get all paranoid that "those" people are plotting something evil. But if you ask them if they had any non-English speakers in their family, they did, but somehow they were different.
Sure, ignore the millions of Americans that are English/Spanish speakers. Or the millions of immigrants that migrate to the US and bring their own languages with them.
It seems like being bilingual in the US is only impressive if you're white. Any other nationality, and you're expected to be bilingual--one of them better be English and you're not allowed to use the other one ever again.
Load More Replies...around 25% of Americans are bilingual, just not the white people from Kansas
but that´s not only for ´murica it´s for Australia and a lot of GB too
Reminds me of the news story earlier this year where a police vehicle was seen driving erratically and law enforcement from a neighboring county pulled them over. The officer driving erratically was ridiculously drunk with open containers in the vehicle ....while in uniform, on duty, driving around "doing his job." I can't remember if he got in any trouble but with it being 'murica and all, I doubt anything came of it.
Probably just got a paid one year leave. I wish I could get this kind of reprimand at my job when I eff up.
Load More Replies...If we had decent public transit, people would be less inclined to drink and drive.
No they wouldn’t . Countries with better public transport have problema with drunk driver
Load More Replies...No nation is perfect, and believe me, I can recognize the flaws that the United States has. It still has a very long way to go in terms of equality, access to healthcare, infrastructure like public transportation and making healthy lifestyles more accessible to its citizens. I find these memes just as funny as the next person, but I’m not here to bash on the good ole USA. It’s still a very young country, and I’m sure it will do lots of growing up as time goes on. (Well, I’m hopeful it will. All of those friendly people deserve healthcare and an excellent quality of life!)
Just checking, you know it's the one due north of (and similar in size to) Turkey, right? Because the bigger one with a similar shape that also borders China and Mongolia is Kazakhstan.
Load More Replies...The Doctor and his/her aliens enemies is a good point but not just for alien attacks on London. The cities of Sheffield and Liverpool have both made repeat appearances in recent years. But the Doctor's earth based travels have also included visits to France, India, Australia and USA.
Load More Replies...Until recently I hadn't given Greenland much thought. Big country (BIG) and more ice than Iceland. However, now I find it's not a country and isn't part of Europe. Off to check the basics??
We are America. We are annoying. The American President, Jimmy Carter, sent them a hand written message. We pump the most anti-alien propaganda out into space thanks to Hollywood. We deserve it.
That's a little unfair, the most intriguing stories come from Brazil, Chile, Australia and Zimbabwe.
The Doctor (Doctor Who) is an alien and is very rarely in the USA. Just sayin'
Billions of our taxes go to something like the James Webb Space Telescope to enrich the entirety of humanity. But sure, turn on red is all.
I’m a fan too. I’m English but don’t hold that against me. I love that he makes ridiculous comments like this as a joke and people get their knickers in a twist (panties in a bunch?) and start listing all the achievements of the USA as if he has personally slighted them. He thrives on winding people up and it works! I think that makes him the winner.
Load More Replies...AM/FM radio, motion pictures, Television, the internet, atomic bombs, airplanes, Rock and Roll, sitcoms. We done our part. The rest of the world wouldn't be so pissed at us if we hadn't. Now its a new century and we keep coming up with whole new reasons to p**s off everyone else.
In most places, if you are in the far right lane you can turn right after you first stop and check to the left to make sure no one is coming. It's more like a stop sign where the other cars have no stop sign.
Load More Replies...That's a Great Northern Beer bottle, an Australian beer, that's not in America.
No sh*t, a real Merican would have shot it down.
Load More Replies...Apparently not everyone realizes this is a joke. Amazon would know better than to start with Starke Florida
It’s an idiot flying a drone repeatedly into a yard in Australia. Nothing to do with Amazon or Florida.
We don't want drone deliveries. Also according to the internet, Great Northern doesn't export their product.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha this made me laugh waaaaaaayyyyyyy too hard. Like way too hard.
Whatever your opinions on the United States may be, I understand. I’m sure you have a right to feel that way. But as we all know, bad publicity tends to gain much more traction than good news these days. So if the first things that come to your mind when you think of the US are Donald Trump and guns, I urge you to try to think of something positive. Do you enjoy films and music from American artists? Have you ever seen the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone National Park? Do you love chowing down on Tex-Mex or American BBQ? Or perhaps it’s the friendly people that you love the most. Whatever it is, feel free to share your favorite thing about ‘Merica in the comments down below. Then if you’re looking for our last article featuring American Memes, you can find that right here!
American late night talk shows joke about Biden being old literally every time they air. I don't think Charles' age is on anyone's mind, because no-one even talks about Charles, period.
You're correct. No one cares about British Monarchy.
Load More Replies...Biden is now 80. I'm so sick of living in a country run by old white men.
And I hate that one of the big arguments against Bernie Sanders was that he's "too old." This was years ago, and he's only now 81
Load More Replies...Americans couldn't care les about Charles. Most Americans don't even pay attention to the royal family.
Sorry, but Charles is not remotely on the radar of the American zeitgeist. He and Camilla are a non-story.
Which is exactly why this meme exists, and why you know his wife's name. Oh wait
Load More Replies...Well since most rich people live to late 90's. I do not thank we have much to worry about.
Does anyone think there is any comparison, regardless of age, between a King and a president?
Imagining the faces in the hospital when you carry a bag with dirt and try to explain to the Italian doctors.
This isn't that uncommon for emigrants. I've heard of Irish people doing this too
Although it's generally not born over the soil, it's that his/her feet will touch Irish soil first.
Load More Replies...Trust me, this is a Texas or heavy republican state thing. The far right has fetishized patriotism.
This immediately makes me think of Jack Sparrow saying "I've got a jar of dirt, I've got a jar of dirt!"
Was about to ask if it arrived in a jar. Another money making scheme from Captain Jack Sparrow!
Load More Replies...At least the headline said over and not on... you could make a very dirty joke about that.
In the Sun (a newspaper of sorts) someone, having noted that 10C was 50F, wrote that temperatures were going up 10C (50F)...which implied that 20C was 100F. Not everyone in Europe has got the hang of it yet.
Load More Replies...To be fair.... A 3.5l ( +/- ) hat doesn't seem that apealing lol.
Load More Replies...not really. Previously you'd say "you need to lose 22 pounds". Now you say "10kg".
Load More Replies...We tried it once. Didn't go well. Ancient artifact of that small era is our liter bottles of soda. We sell soda by the liters but milk by gallons.
Do any of you non-Americans actually think Americans are capable of converting to metric? Have you seen our dismal test scores?
If it's a solar farm, can't they just plant some seeds and grow a crop of new suns?
I mean, I'm pretty sure he'd harvest all the sun's energy and sell it if he could...
I think in reality Elon would be "Do not worry. I will develop solar panels that can phase in and out of our reality and give 1000% more energy back to the sun than they use and still give you 1000% energy while producing pictures of cute kittens, and I will have them on the market within a year."
You’ll pay for them like you own them, but you won’t actually own them.
Load More Replies...We already watched as right-wing geniuses died for not getting vaccinated, why does this surprise anyone?
"Soccer" comes from its actual name, Association Football, to differentiate it from Rugby Football, Gaelic Football, and other sports that fall under the football category (such as Eton Wall Game).
Please let us not forget Shrovetide football, and all the subsequent lost teeth...
Load More Replies...Yeah. It's short for "association", as in "association football", which is separate to rugby football.
Load More Replies...The word "Soccer" originated England and was used to differentiate between other games that involved kicking balls. (Not the weird Dominatrix thing)
Soccer is short for association football, its full name in English. The Brit’s called it soccer when they introduced it to the USA in the 19th century but have since abandoned the name. The sport Americans call football is gridiron football if you want to get fancy about it, just like rugby is rugby football. They’re all football. They’re all related to each other, developed out of earlier games. Americans aren’t wrong, they’re just adherents to a different tradition of the sport.
Soccer. Nickname of AsSOCiation football, to differentiate from Rugger, or RUGby football. That's the origin of these names, from Britain although we call them football and rugby now. I'm going to stick up for America, Canada, Australia, S.Africa here because neither is wrong.
I recently learned that adding "-er" as a suffix was a fad in England in the 19th century.
Load More Replies...Soccer and football are both British English words. Soccer derives from "association football", whose first rules were written down in 1863 by England’s newly formed Football Association. However, there were several types of football, including rugby football. The game played under the Football Association’s rules thus became known as association football. Inevitably, the names were shortened by students at the University of Oxford in the 1880s, who distinguished between the sports of “rugger” (rugby football) and “assoccer” (association football). The latter term was further shortened to “soccer”. In the U.S., the sport later known as American football (or gridiron football) emerged in the late 19th century that borrowed elements of both rugby and association football. As it became more popular than either of its origin sports, most people never bothered with the first word. As a result, American association-football players increasingly adopted soccer to refer to their sport.
According to the linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer, “soccer” began as a British term. In 1863, England’s Football Association codified the rules of “Association football” (distinguishing it from Rugby football), often called “Association” or “Assoc.” An English slang variant that adds “-er” to words turned Assoc into soccer (or socker) just as it made Rugby into rugger and football into footer (and champagne in champers). Americans, Canadians and Australians derived home-grown games from Rugby and called them football, using the slang term “soccer” for Association football.
The most insulting thing on this page is equating all American pizza with Domino's
Agreed. There is good American Pizza. It doesn't have to be Italian style to be good pizza. American pizza is it's own thing. BTW Pepperoni, invented in New York. Look it up.
Load More Replies...We really don't even want Dominos here in the States. Give me a hole-in-the-wall mom & pop pizza place any day.
McDonalds have been trying to open up where I live in Italy, they tried for many years, the proposal is thrown out every time. If you want to eat it you will have to travel on the highway for an hr towards Naples
Yeah. Not a fan of Italian pizza. Give me Domino's any day.
Load More Replies...In truth...those Italian Domino's pizzas were horrible. Worse than stateside Domino's.
They had to pull out of Denmark too, because we wouldn't let them run it like they do in the states; relabeling food so its still in date, using moldy or rotten ingredients, and falsifying docyments. Apparently its "impossible to run a profitable business" if you aren't allowed to poison your costumers...
I have 5 feet, one got chopped a little over half and is still growing back
Load More Replies...I have six feet? No one would refer to their height this way. Its I am six feet tall
ugh, here in Oz, all my friends know their height in feet. We don't use any part of the imperial system except it
And I heard the voice in the deepest redneck accent ever.
Load More Replies...Look, I suffered through enlarging that picture and I STILL can't work out what on the left side of his chest- I get that it's meant to be the American flag- but WTF is it!?
Portrait of eagle head in the middle of the flag. Eagle is facing his right arm.
Load More Replies...I don’t see an eagle, it looks like two otters getting it on with each other
what is wrong with you, you risked your sanity to challenge their hockey supremacy, and if it went on into the winter, you would be toast. just imagine an entire army skating towards you, swinging axes, with the children riding moose, and swinging hockey sticks. that is enough to make a russian drink even more than they normally do. The charge of the ice brigade is one that few will survive, and few of those will forget.
In 1812 we were just sittin' around, mindin' our own business, puttin' crops into the ground. We heard the soldiers coming and we didnt like that sound. So we took a boat to Washington and burned it to the ground.
They ran through the snow, And they ran through the forest, They ran through the bushes where the beavers wouldn't go, They ran so fast they forgot to take their culture.
Load More Replies...Let me guess - the plan was just in case canada was invaded by the soviets?
That wouldn't have been much of a concern in the 1920's. The US military is well known for having an excessive stockpile of contingency plans, not all of them well thought-out or complete.
Load More Replies...Canada marched straight through the US and burned down the white house. Don't underestimate or mess with Canada.
During the War of 1812, Canada kicked our butts. We won only b/c the British command sucked so bad & they stopped the Canadians.
Only Americans think the US won the War of 1812...
Load More Replies...I mean I would assume most modern militaries have an invasion plan or two laying around for their neighbors. Better to have and never need than need and not have. Plus outside of wars these guys have a lot of free time on their hands.
I see 'Labrador' on the map. Inclined to think that this a a dog's map.
But how can one go west, hit some islands , think they are Islands belonging to India and call them the West Indies? Wouldn’t that be the EAST Indies?
The islands were the first discoveries and people believed they had landed in India by traveling West so they were named, and still are named, West India or the West Indies.
Load More Replies...Do they come in the shape of a donut??..
Load More Replies...How will you eat it without a head? Or will you just be using it as a bed?
Load More Replies...Thank, was wondering why I have never seen it before. Whoever made this post…maybe pick an American food item next time
Load More Replies...Chicken parm with a bunch of noodles? Same thing really. Well less fat in the chicken
Sorry, but there are places here in the SE USA that are so fricken hot and humid that AC is desperately needed. I lived in Washington State most of my life with 96 degree temps and no AC...but just about when you hit Kansas, there is a wall of humidity that just makes you sweat constantly. So grateful for AC.
There are certainly places where AC is necessary for people not to die. However, everywhere else where commercial AC means you need a sweater just to go shopping, suggests the country needs to be more cohesive in its energy use (and the corresponding contribution to climate change from such energy production)
Load More Replies...It's not the 'use' of AC that's the complaint - it's the ridiculously low temp at which it is set. It's cold here. I could put on my heating and set it to 80 deg and walk around without clothes. Should I do this (nah, I'm 70) It's sensible to wear appropriate clothes and turn the heating down and the cooling up.
I know perfectly well that weather is more than just how far north or south your country is compared to the equator, but take the continental USA and slide it directly east until it covers Europe. Florida lands solidly within the borders of Saudi Arabia. Same reason we have that top sheet on the bed that other cultures think is so strange. In the southern half of the USA, that top sheet is the functional part you actually sleep under at night. The comforter or duvet is purely decorative and comes completely off the bed before sleep.
The southern US wouldn't exist without AC. It was so hot in New Orleans that France sold it to us.
Seminoles, Timucuans, Cherokees, and others lived in the area just fine. But they often wore little or nothing, lived in the shade of old growth forest instead of baking themselves in pits of concrete and asphalt, and of course, they weren't living through a world that was already 1 C warmer and rising fast.
Load More Replies...A few years back, I spent a summer in North Carolina (which I'm aware has neither the hottest nor the most humid climate in the US). People claimed that the high rate of sinus infections would be caused by the humidity. I asked whether they thought it possible that switching between 18 and 38 degree (Celsius) temperatures and dry /humid air several times a day might also contribute. Blank stares. However, the family who was hosting me and who was quite sensible and mindful of money spending decided that it might just be possible to cool the house down to a temperature where a sweater is not necessary.
People claiming the humidity could be a factor in infections are correct. The increased moisture can directly irritate the airways, and humidity can increase the levels of other substances in the air that irritate the bronchial tubes, such as pollen and pollution. High humidity can trigger asthma symptoms, including: coughing. wheezing. High humidity can increase the amount of mucus in your nose and throat.
Load More Replies...Try telling that to people in California or in the American South. We can and will use our air conditioners within reason.
I’m in the Midwest where summer is just a wall of humidity, where you feel wrapped in a hot wet blanket when you step outside. And that’s when it’s in the 80s (29C). Even my mom from Florida can’t stand it here. But I’m with Hank Hill on climate change when Dale says “we can grow oranges in Alaska”. “Dale, it’s already 110 degrees in Texas, if it gets one degree hotter I’m gonna kick your a*s! “
Phx az. I have seen the temp at ground level in my driveway hit 134. The concrete was over 160.
Looking back I had wondered why there were no large cities in the south. Then it hit me - not until AC did they get large.
Dude, here in america we still learn how to use cm and meters in school, just not how to transfer it into feet (As far as I know)
30cm = +- 1ft. 3ft = +- 1yd/1m. 1000m / 1000yds = +- 1km. 1Floz = +- 30mL. 33.3 Floz = +- 1L.
Load More Replies...When they taxing the rich and started the “trickle down economy”
Load More Replies...The correct version is "Make Britain Great Again". It was Margaret Thatcher's successful election slogan. And we all know how right wing awful she was. Totally plagiarized by Mr Rump, I'm continually amazed that USans voted for it.
if you ever watch one of those videos where they ask americans geography questions, you won't be amazed anymore.
Load More Replies...The whole "MAGA" thing was brilliantly predicted by Stephen Colbert in the title of his book America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't
These posts always remind me of The Simpsons episode King Size Homer. Homer is truly so obese he can only wear a mumu. But Ralph thinks himself so clever teasing Lisa with “I heard your dad went into a restaurant and ate everything in the restaurant and they had to close the restaurant.”
1) when we made our own stuff 2) when we shipped it overseas to be mfg and sent back here to consume
when you made your own stuff you still had jim crow, so no. you were not great.
Load More Replies...Random trivia for the day: French fries were not originally in France nor the United States...they were made in grease (I'll show myself out)
Legend has it, if you say oil three times while doing whatever, US army will bring you freedom and democracy.
Anything relating to oil, usually gets the US government's attention. so in this case, they heard "oil" and came running.
Load More Replies...um so basically the guy's eagle costume to show his pride for america was so bad that the eagle itself cringed :)
Load More Replies...Why did US invaded and Indian (Asian country) dish? Because it was too oily.
No, actually most of the plot of civil war was about the s**t they had done on Sacovia ( made up country ) and South África, and Avengers 2 is set in Korea or Taiwan ( don't recall now )
Exactly! Also Scarlet Witch is from Sokovia (Eastern Europe), Black Panther is from Wakanda (East-Central Africa), Black Widow is from Russia. Not to mention the Hong Kong, and London Sanctums being key plot points in the Doctor Strange movies.
Load More Replies...New Asgard’s not on Earth. You need to use the bifrost to get there.
Load More Replies...the person is probably as good with looking up the history as with spelling
Load More Replies...So a Mexican is the greatest American that ever lived ... Good to know 😃
I went to the NE of America for a holiday. Yes, the food is either very sweet or very blande. But also yes, Americans were super nice. I was pushing my 1 year old in a pram and everyone was helping me with doors. If I looked lost people would help me to get where I needed to be. Great place to be a tourist anyway
Glad that you enjoyed your visit. Next time, reach out to me, seriously. We have amazing food in New England because we are a true melting pot. Sure you can find stuff that is too sweet or bland but that could be anywhere. If you went to any chain restaurants, I would agree 100%. We don't go to any chains ourselves. I've had terrible food in France and an amazing dinner in North Carolina... it all depends on where you go and who is taking you there even. But please come back!
Load More Replies...I laughed and I cringed alternately. Aren't we roasting the US a bit too much? Just sayin'
Much of these seem like it's America roasting themselves how they see other countries roasting them. Which may explain the extremities of some of the "jokes".
Load More Replies...Oh marvellous, so this is your fault??? You jinxed us by praising BP about the US Shaming posts and now we're bound to have the 'horrible to be a parent post tomorrow' now that you've mentioned them!! 😜 I hope not though...
Load More Replies...When there's a "Let's All Bash America" post, a high % of Americans in the comments reply "ikr! We are so lame!" When there's a "Let's All Bash Europe" post, a high % of Europeans in comments reply "yes, but you Americans do/are ______" If you're gonna dish it out you gotta take it too.
True. But I bet half of these memes were created by American's themselves.
Load More Replies...Downvotes? Did I hit a nerve? Doesn't feel good huh? I hope the content creators do see this, and if I'm still around for the next bash the US, I'll post them again.
Thanks to all of you people who keep upvoting me out of the negatives. My posts are factual and easily verifiable. And I hope they get my point across. Not one to go to this extreme, however I think that someone needs to.
Load More Replies...And the America bash begins! It is only Monday. BTW, the drywall only does that in movies and in reallllly shoddy construction (which is true anywhere in the world, btw). Do it with decent drywall. I'll help splint your hand. Now, the FOX news one is totally on point... Alas.
This I have to argue with. My husband bumped his head on the drywall and left a skull print. Didn't even hurt himself. Just the drywall.😎
Load More Replies...I went to the NE of America for a holiday. Yes, the food is either very sweet or very blande. But also yes, Americans were super nice. I was pushing my 1 year old in a pram and everyone was helping me with doors. If I looked lost people would help me to get where I needed to be. Great place to be a tourist anyway
Glad that you enjoyed your visit. Next time, reach out to me, seriously. We have amazing food in New England because we are a true melting pot. Sure you can find stuff that is too sweet or bland but that could be anywhere. If you went to any chain restaurants, I would agree 100%. We don't go to any chains ourselves. I've had terrible food in France and an amazing dinner in North Carolina... it all depends on where you go and who is taking you there even. But please come back!
Load More Replies...I laughed and I cringed alternately. Aren't we roasting the US a bit too much? Just sayin'
Much of these seem like it's America roasting themselves how they see other countries roasting them. Which may explain the extremities of some of the "jokes".
Load More Replies...Oh marvellous, so this is your fault??? You jinxed us by praising BP about the US Shaming posts and now we're bound to have the 'horrible to be a parent post tomorrow' now that you've mentioned them!! 😜 I hope not though...
Load More Replies...When there's a "Let's All Bash America" post, a high % of Americans in the comments reply "ikr! We are so lame!" When there's a "Let's All Bash Europe" post, a high % of Europeans in comments reply "yes, but you Americans do/are ______" If you're gonna dish it out you gotta take it too.
True. But I bet half of these memes were created by American's themselves.
Load More Replies...Downvotes? Did I hit a nerve? Doesn't feel good huh? I hope the content creators do see this, and if I'm still around for the next bash the US, I'll post them again.
Thanks to all of you people who keep upvoting me out of the negatives. My posts are factual and easily verifiable. And I hope they get my point across. Not one to go to this extreme, however I think that someone needs to.
Load More Replies...And the America bash begins! It is only Monday. BTW, the drywall only does that in movies and in reallllly shoddy construction (which is true anywhere in the world, btw). Do it with decent drywall. I'll help splint your hand. Now, the FOX news one is totally on point... Alas.
This I have to argue with. My husband bumped his head on the drywall and left a skull print. Didn't even hurt himself. Just the drywall.😎
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