It's no secret that Americans do things a little differently from the rest of the world. But, as the first European colony to win independence, they've had lots of time to form the unique identity we associate with them today. So let's take a few moments to celebrate all the quirky and ridiculous little things that make the USA what it is, even if we still fail to understand them.
When the United States broke away from the rest of the European world in 1783 following the American Revolutionary War, a cultural shift began that is still developing today. Though the lands we now know as America mostly share a history of British occupation, tea and crumpets have long been replaced by coffee and donuts. America has given the world countless gifts, such as rock music, groundbreaking cinema, and New York City - in fact, it's probably the most culturally recognizable place on Earth. Still, for those of us on the outside looking in, the United States sometimes seems like a bit of a circus.
Scroll down to see some of America's funniest moments on Tumblr and how the rest of the world reacted. Don't take it personally, though - we've still got love for Yankee Land! (h/t)
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Well, was a culture, then the Europeans killed a bunch of them. Then the European culture was there then... I don't f*****g know what happened. I'm Canadian. I don't know if people say we don't have culture, but we dooooooo.
Uhmm aren't Canadian's also related to Europeans?
Load More Replies...They even made a hole and chipped one end of the biscuit if you look at the 16th and 35th ,that's brilliant !!
They are White Crackers. They would use biscuits for the UK.
Load More Replies...Is it bad of me to wish that a piece was missing off of that cheetoh?
missing edge= Kennedy, the one with the hole= Lincoln, the 2 last one are easy
Load More Replies...Then please identify which one is FDR because I can't find him?
Load More Replies...So...a buncha white guys, then a black guy, then a puffy, gets legit everywhere orange guy
Ha - just have a look at Nunavut. Also - even though it is on the same land mass as Canada, Alaska was taken by the native Inuit peoples and used for fur trade by Russia in 1733 until 1867 when The US bought it.
Load More Replies...This line made me fall of my chair from laughter xDDD
Load More Replies...I used a Papyrus voice. (Undertale fans will get it XD)
Load More Replies...Oh for crying out loud, the only place that is cooler than the rest is Antarctica.
That's Britain's only contribution to this conversation? Spitting out tea?
Oh yea? You throw in Justin Bieber, I say Rush! Game,Set and match,Canada
Yeah, as an american who is only used to the imperial system i totaly agree; not using the metric system is bonkers.
Load More Replies...Yeah, like I know the UN doesn't agree on much, but I'd just call them together to say "Can we just get rid of daylight savings? Nobody likes it."
Load More Replies...Rest of the world: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone America: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 🙄🙄🙄🙄
the UK does teach the metric system but does not use kilometres for their road/train network - that is still all in miles - and the speedometer in cars is in mph (miles per hour) not kph
That's the correct way to write it, in my opinion. Especially in digital format as it is the only way to correctly sort by date.
Load More Replies...Why change something that works fine? We will never change in the UK, other countries drive on the left. Why should America change its measurements
I’m American and I wish we would convert so I wouldn’t have to deal with conversions
At 18 you can be married, drive a car, go into huge debt, vote, and die for your country but you're not responsible enough to buy beer. *Face Palm*
You forgot buying instruments to murder people. Namely guns. You even get some if you open a bank account at certain banks I heard.
18: Can I get a deadly weapon that ends countless innocent lives? USA: Sure! 18: Can I get married? USA: Okay, just don't be gay. 18: Can I have a drink? USA: NO.
In Sweden you can drink alcohol when you're 18 but buy when you're 20 😂
I'm calling b******t on that downvote, that was f*****g genius
Load More Replies...Not really a burn. American English spelling was deliberately simplified, quite sensibly.
Actually, it was not. American English is a 500 year old version of English which used words like faucet and candy. However, this meant that as the English language continued adapting new terms and rules, Americans refused to adapt and so the result is thus.
Load More Replies...How can a country that can't say the "r" at the end of a word like "butter", but says "r" on words that don't end with an "r" complain 'cause we dropped a "u" to simplify a few words?
Canada uses mainly traditional English as well and we complain about your simplified version of the language. It's looks abhorrent.
Load More Replies...That's not true. I had to pay every time I've applied in Canada. It must vary from province to province.
Load More Replies...I had to pay in the uk but that was over 10 years ago. Man that makes me feel old
Yep, to apply through UCAS you still have to pay.
Load More Replies...Not just college. When I was in 6th grade, my parents had to pay $75 for every school I applied to
Hmm, never considered that. I always did silly things.....like hide them in my pocket. Imagine that. ;D
Whereas over here outside snacks aren't banned. You can bring anything in freely except alcohol, ice cream and burgers.
Load More Replies...Educate me here please, it is forbidden to bring your own snacks in movie theaters? Do they check your bag or pockets? Because in France, no one cares.
*facepalms* I can now see how stupid I was, hiding them in a purse....
Is it true that they make silencers for AR-15-style semi-automatic assault rifles, so they can be used in school libraries? xxx
The fact that chocolate are prohibited but guns aren't...America, WTH?
I guess these things give digestion problems and obesity just from looking at them.
I'm sure the toilette looks like the typical gore American horror film after eating even one of this. They still might be tasty, but I wouldn't be brave enough. You gotta have the guts for this.
Load More Replies...that's remember me of the kfc double down . i try it once... my god the 3-4 hours that follow was hard for me Capture-59...51c400.jpg
I'm from the New York area and I wouldn't eat these if I saw one. I can't imagine sweet and salty together. Yuck.
sweet and savoury are delicious together, but this is a diabetic abomination
Load More Replies...that one guy can't even handle heterosexual marriage, he doesn't even know where his wife is.
Maybe Canada doesn't want hate mongers and won't let you in. Baahaha
Canada doesn't have all the answers I'm sorry to break it to America. *holding back tears* but if you or a loved one has been diagnosed.....
See? Those idiots I was talking about that make the rest of us look bad?
I never knew why it was illegal in the first place! Something like that should NEVER be illegal...
A Swedish group released a version of the song, but the original is an American folk song from the early 1800s.
Load More Replies...BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY you were right
Load More Replies...This is the words from a country song, really poplular (I bet If you hear it you'll recognize it). So, Canada shouted the first line and America HAD to continue it. ;-)
Load More Replies...For those who are confused, yes, a Swedish band released a version of this in the 90s. But the original song is an American folk song that can be traced to before the US Civil War in the 1860s.
How does one fry coke or lemonade? Or a margarita? Or liquids in general?
Yes I'd like fried diet cola, with my deep fried french fries with a side of deep fried frustration towards mankind thank you.
HERE IS what deep fried coke recepie is: Fried Coke is a frozen Coca-Cola-flavored batter that is deep-fried and then topped with Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar, and a cherry.
trust me i live in the south and we dry fry everything. this picture isn't lying
I like bald eagles. Apparently we have more in Canada than there are in the U.S. You can shove nature into your country's horrible reputation, man. Eagles are great.
He didn't want turkeys, he was using them to point out that even silly birds are more noble than the one we picked.
Load More Replies...As if we are expected to instead use a Red-Footed Booby or Tufted Titmouse?
Germans: Duh, this Autobahn section has a 130 km/h speed limit. Americans: wow, this freeway allows 100 km/h!
balkans: well 130 km/h is more of a suggestion really
Load More Replies...As a Canadian...LOL. 9 hours? That's cute. That's a cute distance you have there.
Well that's just one state, but yes canada is vast and beautiful might I add.
Load More Replies...A couple of weeks ago I visited my parents in law in the south of The Netherlands, and we did some groceries in Belgium and Germany. All on the same day.
We went on a driving holiday a few years back.We went from from the middle of our state to the top of the next state and then back down again.Covering over 3000 km......Coming from Europe via plane we flew across a desert .Two hours later,still crossing same desert...Welcome to Australia.
TRUE!!!! I drove from kansas to florida and back with 7 people. in the same car. the youngest was 2.... kill me. im still in recovery
I believe the more accurate term is "redneckness" or even "white trashiness". I'm American.. but not this.
... and there is the "guy" you spoke of. Too bad he wasn't represented on the back window. -- Jeff never really fit into the family anyway.
I posted this before I saw the name of the other bored panda. My appology to "JEFF THE KILLER".
Load More Replies...I think more an more people are realising the foundling fathers were not as depicted.
Waiting for a terrorist attack in the US & a citizen to brandish a weapon & shoot them. Conceal carry licenses have tripled in last 18 mths
I'd say we have some brilliant people living in the US. This isn't true so burn is not a result
I love the way everyone downvoted Liberty. Have fun in your s**t socialist countries.
Load More Replies...Americans* are too dumb....'Too Dumb' isn't an object possessed by American. - An American
Load More Replies...America is all the people Europe didn’t want and Australia is all the people America AND Europe didn’t want
Oh my god, you guys should look up which countries rely overwhelmingly on nuclear power. The US is actually way behind many countries in Europe!
France does use nuclear energy mainly. That's why electricity is so cheap over there.
Load More Replies...Lol, this image is some kind of unrealistic antinuclear propaganda I guess :D In europe there is plenty of countries relying on nuclear, France is leading the pack with lowest emission from energy industry across big nations. And for some coutries (like mine), there is no green alternative really, as we don't have access to see, our climate is not sunny nor windy enough. Either nuclear or coal as core source.
Nuclear power isn't even that bad. Way better than fossil fuel
Thats what happens when all the old rich guys get their way due to capitalism. Freedom my a**e.
I'm not sure if I should laugh at the joke or cry because this guy is serious....
YEAH MERICA!!! WE MEASURE WITH FREEDOM UNITS! NERDS! *unintelligible screaming*
Wonder what they cost in Hogsmeade? http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Ice_Mice
i saw this thing on some reddit that was the M and then YASS, and it looked like it said MYASS
Unless they're saying that Americans have p**s for brains in a nice way...
There is only one science called mathematics. It may have many branches but it's still only one. Why the f**k would anyone think it's multiple? For f**k's sake.
I do not think any British person would think they way you do. At sometime in everyone's life they need either the doctor, dentist, hospital and finally pensions. You obviously have no idea what the you are talking about.
Why is everyone so mean to the us I'm mean we did win both world wars and the cold war. There are a lot of good people
I always call it maths. My mom kept some of her old american school books & it even said maths on those. It confuses me that it's not more commonly used here.
The plural of "American" is "Americans", not "American's". Not as smart as you'd like, are you?
The first line reads: TO HE LL WIT H THE ALIMO (Can't even spell Alamo right)
And look at how they're parked, they're taking up three spaces at least.
There is always a cheaper way, which includes buying a plane ticket. Works every time. ;D
If "best protected country" is the first thing that comes to your mind, you've been brainwashed into fear
Load More Replies...How about having a plan if your kids decide to have unprotected sex first?
Load More Replies...Our kids have accidental access to sex education online. It has ruined me, and I'm twelve. There's an eight year old on the loose on Pinterest. Everyone was trying to get her off. No telling how long she's been on the Internet's dark side.
If you find out about sex on your own you'll be fine. if you find out about zombies on your own you'll be eaten.
*MLG Music plays* *Puts on 8-Bit sunglasses* *Grabs doritos and Dr. Pepper (Mtn. Dew is for the weak)*
Same in any Country in Europe. But don't tell Americans, they like to think they are special....
Load More Replies...Oh humanity trans people! *gives kid a gun* there you go honey, go shoot some people you don't like :) (In case someone doesn't understand this is all sarcasm)
I love how people assume transgenders are pedophiles lurking in bathrooms to hunt children. So closed minded.
I agree. Being trans is accepting who you are, not hunting children. People are people. That's it.
Load More Replies...Most people aren’t going to rape your kids at gun point publicly in a grocery store morons
In Germany the private ownership of guns is highly regulated. And that's a good thing. Gun related violence is quasi non-existent. No drive by shootings, very very seldomly a killing spree, by a student at school. If I intensely dislike somebody, I have no means at my disposal to shoot anybody. I have to cope with my hate.
Load More Replies...I googled this, It took him 150 shots to hit a rope. Thats 150 times he could have shot the eagle. There were also 2 days to call animal control, or the local police.
What a stupid a*****e. The poor bird is probably traumatized!
Load More Replies...Shame that Americans are so dumn to work out how to rescue a bird without a bloody gun
Meanwhile.... pig has caused chaos by running amok at an Australian campsite and starting a fight with a cow.
Here's the article from daily mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3671801/Army-veteran-rescues-bald-eagle-dangling-upside-rope-75-foot-tree.html
should be buzzards!! c'mon eagles healthy diet- fish (raw, of course) buzzards fat dead protein.
So I think I got it right.... so in America if you yell MURICA! loud enough the eagles fly down on your shoulder and give you unlimited freedom and KFC?
KFC? That's fried chicken, not McDonalds hamburgers.
Load More Replies...We have all kinds of people from everywhere, the only places with a culture are small towns
I know we're driving in the right direction (to augusta) when I see these
I believe that our mix of cultures allows us the chance to take the best parts from each one, rather than being afraid of what's different. We could become a more learned and accepting people because of it. Knowledge is power.
I have Oakley Half Jackets and they fit my face perfectly and I'm not American, what's wrong with them and why the hell are you associating my perfectly good sunglasses with American rednecks????
I'm sorry to say this.. but you might be at risk for being a 'murican. The warning signs are as follows: wearing jerky sunglasses, get offended by stupid jokes on the internet, commenting with a least 3 question marks and violently singing the nationl anthem whilst eating a hamberger and shooting 15 guns into the sky with a bald eagle screeching in the backround.
Load More Replies...Seriously? The whole premise of the joke is that this is a description of a certain kind of American, who is indeed like this. It's the exact opposite of saying all Americans are like this. Seems like you're just looking for reasons to be offended, lol.
Load More Replies...Where's the Mtn. Dew and Doritos? And why aren't the glasses 8-Bit? loooooooool
What do they do when someone say push the pound key? Smash their phone?
Load More Replies...There isn't even here they had flag pants guy.
Load More Replies...Yeah, but the real problem here is some a$$hole took pictures of people just to make fun of them.
Especially as some of them may have a physical disability, such as the woman who fell. Don't judge until you know the reason why.
Load More Replies...This is offensive. You can't know every single person there. Some people have severe medical conditions that can cause weight gain or other circumstances. They at least have the courage to go out instead of giving up. The person who made this should be ashamed for making fun of those who are struggling.
Why do poverty stricken towns have no insanely obese people... you don't just get fat it happens because you eat.
Load More Replies...At first I felt bad for the lady who'd fallen over, but when I saw the Mariokart banana, I died laughing. Terrible. 😂
It's easy for security guards to get fat. It's an after retirement career for most, and a lot of places I've worked just have them ride golf carts to patrol all night.
Load More Replies...Except that a bunch of Americans hate Bill for being and atheist and because he tells them that science is correct instead of the BAHBLE.
Yeah, the same people who claim he's not experienced enough to teach science are the same people who thought Trump was experienced enough to run a freaking country.
Load More Replies...Not anymore. Did you see his new show on Netflix? It's unwatchable
Load More Replies...We never had Bill on tv, or Bob Ross or Mr. Rogers or any of those, so all those memes and jokes just go over my head.
This is totally me in my science class :'D you've stereotyped my country right
A bunch of my friends are American and another bunch are British so I constantly switch from "Back in Elementary School" to "Back in Primary School"
What if a Brit went to Elementary School?
Load More Replies...Why should you be? That team looks awesome. Hope they play as good as they look.
Load More Replies...No one ever did this in my school. We had a drawing of the school mascot which was a Ram.
Actually, we do in my school, for the seniors involved in sports. Out by the track, there are pics of the track team members; in the gym, pics of the basketball players and wrestlers, etc. It's really kind of a neat.
Everything non americans learned about american high schools comes from the news about school shootings and high school musical.
the hands of shame. Similar to the Visor of Shame (SU fans will get it)
majority explaining to the minority. This picture infuriates me.
Load More Replies...OMG. I love this. Also, my friends watched this anime about the country's as people and they said that I was America. I debunked them on this saying that I couldn't be America because 1)I wasn't a eagle 2) I say flavour 3) I know what salad is 4) I'm highly intelligent, too intelligent to be American . Also the anime is called hetalia.
I don’t think that the part About you saying Americans are dumb is funny
Load More Replies...no seriously because I go the a private school the dress code one applies
Cute story: In the south west of UK there is a Chicken chain called Miss Millies, it's named after Colonel Sanders daughter, Mildred. Google it...
just the fact that there are gun ads in the newspaper freaks me out!
Load More Replies...2 ads yes. But isn't target just a normal store-like you could buy toys there? And gun ads? Wtf??
This isn't a Target(tm) add, it's an add for "targets" (i.e., things you shoot at) and "carry" (i.e., things you shoot with).
Load More Replies...To those wondering who has gun ads... it is regional; not everywhere has them.
You can clearly see that those are two different ads... Not saying that this wouldn't be possible though :D
Load More Replies...Part of me finds this hilarious, but the other part wonders if we, as a collective entity, have taken the american stereotype too far
you definitely have, now everywhere I go on BP about Americans, it's just about us being fat, whining about freedom, and guns
Load More Replies...Meanwhile, here's the British equivalent. :-D York-59139...21-png.jpg
Hardly - I've been to the UK. Post a pict of your main roads; big cities and small towns with streets too narrow for tge amount of traffic.
Load More Replies...That looks so familiar. The "enhance" button on my computer isn't working and I can't read the signs. Anybody know where that is?
This is Breezewood, Pennsylvania, which sells itself as "The Town of Motels."
For the curious, that's Breezewood Pennsylvania. The locals don't allow I-70 to cleanly leave I-76, instead traffic headed east on I-70 must leave the turnpike, travel through town and then the interstate begins. Hence the high volume of traffic for such a small town.
this was taken at some state fair somewhere, which is normally where you find foods like this. you will more than likely never find it anywhere else. they use all these fried this and that to draw big crowds to the state fairs, because the ferris wheel loses its luster pretty fast. ;-)
Not sure how the deep frying affects it but some cookbooks actually recommend slathering a ham with peanut butter before cooking. It somehow actually works together.
And there's cotton candy hanging there. This isn't some restaurant.. this is a fairground somewhere. And they're usually only open about 3 weeks.
HEY!!! i was just telling people about the DEEP fried chocolate covered bacon!!! if you have not tried it come to the OKLAHOMA state fair in September.
I don't think so. My alter ego is a crazy rum drinking Pirate and I would never use the word "are" for "our". LOL! The irony in this photo actually hurts
Load More Replies...This is NOT from America, Purefoods is a Filipino company. KFC in the Philippines just out-America'd America with junk food. 😝
This is actually more American than you think. Chic fil a did it.
Load More Replies...Also America: The Affordable Care Act is s**t, let's make new healthcare that transfers a trillion $ to the 1%!
I definitely need to go to bed. I dont eat fried foods and 100% of the time this sort of thing disgusts me, yet when i saw this picture i thought "huh, that looks pretty good and i want to eat that." What is happening???
Get some good rest and eat well, hopefully it won't happen again. I would never eat this by choice, yuck.
Load More Replies...Yeah I live 5 minutes from Freedom high school. Conviently located 30 minutes south of Washington DC in Northern VA. My middle school was named after Mills E. Godwin, a man who lobbied to keep schools segregated. (They recently voted to rename the school)Not too surprising though.
I once saw a school named "Public school No. 1" on a road trip...it was under a bridge??? Weird and slightly ominous...
I wonder if this is in my hometown, where Independence High is located off Andrew Jackson Highway. ;)
Did you know Hungry Jacks is the same as Burger King? They had to change the name coz there was already a Burger King in Australia.
Load More Replies...No way, they seriously have that on water bottles? I need one for my daughter, that would be so funny! She's not American, but is slightly obsessed about zombies, heehee
I have lived in Texas my whole life and I am pretty upset that I've never seen these.
West Collins is so cute! He and his sister were running up and down the aisles at SeaCon.
No one asked for your future plans personally but its good that you have plans!. Aim higher get out see the world spend 2 years in Australia!
Load More Replies...Are Americans really shocked when they discover that loads of other countries have eagles?
This is from a different country, the tumblr person isn't American
Load More Replies...Someone artistic needs to make this into a comic where all Americans are secretly eagles in people suits.
I'm from America and I can confirm this 100% true. I had a friend that had it happened to him. At jail they could only wear red, white, and blue and whenever they spoke they spoke to the tune of the national anthem.
Yes but, Red, White and Blue are the British colours, they hate the British although they stole our language and claim we took it from them, now the damn flag, what next?
Load More Replies...Daz, please find someone who cares about your judgmental stereotypes. 13 year old American OUT
72 years??? There hasn't been a time in the last 75 years that America hasn't been involved in a war/ invasion!!!
A WORLD WAR. NOT ALL THE OTHER S**T AMERICA HAS BEEN UP TO
Load More Replies...I find it hilarious that there are some offended Americans in the comments. :D
You can always count on some Americans believing, still, that this is the best USA #1 country in the world and getting upset when someone dares to believe otherwise.
Load More Replies...Easily half of the U.S. agrees with you, Hayley. Unfortunately, the lower the IQ here, the more vocal they are, and the more convinced that they are always right, and everyone who disagrees is wrong.
Load More Replies...jeez. it is 2:15 in the morning and i am sitting in the dark loudly cackling to myself at these instead of going to bed
I'm sorry, maybe I missed something important, but how did the comments zone in a post about a website "roasting" Americans turn into a war zone? I mean, it's meant to be funny, and not a political thing. If you're offended, chances are you're pretty fired up about politics right now. So please, take your angry energy elsewhere. Thanks.
y'all. the best thing about America is that whenever you hear an "eagle scream" it's not an eagle. it's a red-tailed hawk. eagles sound like ridiculous clucking nonsense.
Your momma's a red-tailed hawk, after last night. ;P
Load More Replies...As an American id like to say that I find these all hilarious, the more “offensive” the funnier😂
I find it hilarious that there are some offended Americans in the comments. :D
You can always count on some Americans believing, still, that this is the best USA #1 country in the world and getting upset when someone dares to believe otherwise.
Load More Replies...Easily half of the U.S. agrees with you, Hayley. Unfortunately, the lower the IQ here, the more vocal they are, and the more convinced that they are always right, and everyone who disagrees is wrong.
Load More Replies...jeez. it is 2:15 in the morning and i am sitting in the dark loudly cackling to myself at these instead of going to bed
I'm sorry, maybe I missed something important, but how did the comments zone in a post about a website "roasting" Americans turn into a war zone? I mean, it's meant to be funny, and not a political thing. If you're offended, chances are you're pretty fired up about politics right now. So please, take your angry energy elsewhere. Thanks.
y'all. the best thing about America is that whenever you hear an "eagle scream" it's not an eagle. it's a red-tailed hawk. eagles sound like ridiculous clucking nonsense.
Your momma's a red-tailed hawk, after last night. ;P
Load More Replies...As an American id like to say that I find these all hilarious, the more “offensive” the funnier😂
