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When you visit a new place or country, you naturally have certain expectations. Maybe it’s from movies, viral videos, or things you've heard from others. But sometimes, reality turns out to be completely different—and even a little bizarre.

Recently, someone online asked, "Non-Americans who have been to the US: What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don’t realize is weird?" The responses poured in, and let’s just say—outsiders notice some very peculiar things about life in the U.S. Keep scrolling to see what had them scratching their heads!

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#1

“Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. Allowing convicted felons who know nothing about politics, to be president not just once, but twice.

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ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" -George Carlin predicting the MAGAt cult...

mria alternativa
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm very sad that George is gone, but also in a way glad, because he would have spontaneously combusted over the current state of things...

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

I think the USA is also the only "democracy" where the president is immune from prosecution from crimes. This, more than anything else, is mind blowing to me. If the president is above the law, than what is the law? It is merely what he says it is. It's like, L'etat c'est moi. In most democracies, this is not the case. The head of state is subject to the rule of law. If they violate that law they are subject to prosecution. Presidents and Prime Ministers have been arrested and sentenced to prison for abuse of power. But the US president can literally murder a baby and claim it as an official act, and it's totally fine. Nutzo

General Anaesthesia
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Well you see, David, when the president does it that means that it is not illegal"- Ex-president Richard "I Am Not A Crook" Nixon, (Republican, naturally) 1977 in interview with David Frost.

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KDS
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah I still feel like Elon Musk messed with the voting machines but what can you do Trump can’t be impeached and removed especially when the votes are not there.

UnicornSnotRules
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, I just don't get this, either. And I live here.

Riley Quinn
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the reason that Europeans don't understand this is due to the fact that they are better educated than Americans. Statistics show that Americans fall below Europeans in multiple studies. We're rapidly becoming a nation of uneducated and willfully ignorant citizens, and this is the result when a government downgrades it's educational system.

veirdbuttrue
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They want you ignorant and brain washed.

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Lyoness
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10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are many reasons I'm happy to be Canadian but Trump is in the top 3 (the others are our laws around women's and LGBTQIA+ rights and our health care system). And I'm even more grateful since he came out with his bulls*t around making us the 51st state. Good luck with that d*ckface, it'll never happen. Edit for grammar.

WubiDubi
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10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's poor in the UK. But benefits, free healthcare and quite a few attempts to get homeless people off streets. US poor is several levels below, and there are just so many. Tent villages under underpasses. Groups in sewers and abandoned buildings.

Amanduh
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But eggs are 99 cents ………………. 🙄

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    #2

    Man in a café wearing an apron, appearing stressed while looking at a paper, reflecting the concept of "no free healthcare." Americans are gaslit to believe that they live in the "Land of the Free" and celebrate Independence Day whilst not realising that they are - in fact - NOT free and are slaves.
    No free healthcare.
    A weird, weird, WEIRD obsession with guns.
    Being underpaid in jobs because they have to rely on tips.
    School shootings are "normalised" with drills in school.
    Believing they are the centre of the universe.
    And calling a "bottom" a "fanny" - because fanny means something VERY different in the UK.

    leannejuliette , dmytro_sidelnikov / freepik Report

    Piano Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having an education system that included the study of other countries and cultures may raise awareness.

    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Soon to have no education system, just a series of privately and state managed schools that can teach whatever they want (or not teach).

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    Libstak
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mandatory health insurance costing upwards of $500 per month is just beyond bizarre. Medicare levy in Australia is somewhere around 1500 a year, i dont know anymore as im not working to be fair right now given im caring for mum.

    Warren Peece
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mandatory health insurance in the US ended in 2017.

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    veirdbuttrue
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This post is everything that those of us not from America have observed.

    Jaya
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are f***y packs called f***y packs? You wear them on your belly (or even higher), not on your bottom or vagina, so neither definition makes sense.

    Cin
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because they rest of top of your f***y (why is butt censored if it's the F word?)

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    Kim
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Land of the fee home of the slave

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Regarding the last item, the Brits have a valid point. The American slang for buttocks came about in the 1920's, whereas the UK slang for vulva has been in use since 1879. It's most like derived from John Cleland's scandalous novel "F***y Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" (1748).

    Joanne Earle
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven;t heard the word 'f***y' for a rearend since my grandmother and her siblings in the 70s....they were all born from 1905-1923.

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

    It appeared as such in the song "Earache my Eye" by Cheech and Chong in 1974.

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    Kristin Malliet
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who is calling a bottom a f***y? All I ever hear is butt or a**

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    #3

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. The fusion between Christianity and nationalism (or politics in general). American version of Christianity (some of them) seems like the complete opposite of what Jesus actually taught. Or if not opposite, it's just something else that's still absurd.

    tobiasarc , freepik Report

    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Religion and government should NEVER mix

    April Pickett
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what our Constitution says. Oh, well.

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    FlamingZombies
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, Republican Jesus is the complete opposite of the Biblical Jesus.

    General Anaesthesia
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nationalist Christians (NatCs) woud crucify Him if He returned today.

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    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Churches should be taxed. Take those ministries down, big time.

    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Baptist ayatollahs have worked for years to tear down the wall of separation between church and state.

    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Megachurches and their leaders being millionaires. That already says it all

    Laura Deckers
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

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    Pferdchen
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "America is the new Rome" plays out on so many levels, including the co-opting of Christianity for empire and tyranny.

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ITYF that most versions of Christianity (and Islam, come to think of it) throughout history bear little ressemblance to the actual teachings of Christ as depicted in the Bible. Somehow all the stuff about being nice to each other gets hidden by the righteous desire to kill anyone who doesn't want to believe in the same things that they do.

    Lara Verne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm no expert, but doesn't Christianity preach that people should be kind to others and forgive people who wronged them?

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless they don't believe exactly what you believe, then it's fine to smite them. The bible is just a prop and the preachings are just things to ignore for nationalist christian zealots.

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    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Christian Nationalism is a huge part of the white supremacy movement and always has been. Also, most MAGA identify as christians, even if they haven't stepped foot in a church in decades.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    CINOs Christian in Name Only. That's what we have in America, and what is driving the conservative agenda. I could almost accept it if there were valid reasoning, but CINOs cherry-pick their book for passages that suit their anti-christ agenda. And their interpretations are most definitely anti-Jesus.

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    We all have a certain vision of America—the land of opportunity, big dreams, and even bigger everything. Whether it’s social media or stories from friends, many of us form expectations about what life in the U.S. might be like before ever setting foot there. But reality often comes with a few surprises.

    Beyond the things we assume, there are certain everyday aspects of American life that are completely normal to locals but seem unusual to outsiders. These cultural quirks are so ingrained in daily life that Americans might not even realize they stand out to the rest of the world.

    #4

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. As someone from the US who has been living outside the US for about 2 years now, the sense of entitlement. No one owes you anything. Minor inconveniences are not a violation of your rights. The number of adults pitching toddler temper tantrums is absurd. I didn’t realize how big a part of my life that was until I moved and noticed nearly immediately that that’s not how people do things elsewhere.

    gringacolombiana8118 , kues1 Report

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is massive entitlement among those who are used to having everything they want. But those they have always taken from are demanding fair compensation. This makes the entitled feel threatened and attack the abused for "feeling entitled to fair treatment". Now the entitled want to "make America great again" for the entitled by doubling down on the abuse.

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Those who are accustomed to privilege often believe that equality is oppression." - Howard Brenneman

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in South Africa (yes, I'm white, no, nobody is trying to kill white people) and I've seen someone throw a temper tantrum *once* in a shop in my entire life. ONCE.

    Petra Peitsch
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Germany. And I also saw someone throw a temper tantrum. And I work in gastronomy. Also, the guy wasn't german. (It was rush hour, with me alone in the kitchen, and he had to wait 40 minutes, the waitress told him the wait time. And he chosed to behave like a toddler at exactly 39 minutes, when his food was already on the pass ready to be served. We were like, whatever-than-you-are-going-to-sleep-hungry. The waitress liked very much the penne with shrimps).

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    SlothyK8
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People can't tolerate inconvenience. A lot of these people are unwilling to do anything for themselves, either. How many times have I heard people expecting to be catered to, to be coddled....and get pissed when others aren't waiting on them hand and foot? It's stupid.

    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've yet to see a Karen irl. Doubt they even exist in my country

    Verfin22
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not every American is a self-absorbed arsehole. But most of the world does know who they are.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I highly doubt studies have been done, and this is probably my narrow view based on being an American, but I just don't think non-Americans whinge as much about how life's not fair. Exactly! Life's not fair, so stop whinging, and get on with it to the best of your ability. And stop blaming others for your failings, because you are NOT entitled despite what you may think.

    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been living outside the US for more than 30 years and it shocks me too. It was not so bad decades ago and has only gotten worse in the past 15 years.

    Laura Deckers
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The guy in the picture. That's NOT rock on. It's I love you.....

    Liz Butt
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's now called The Karen society. That's not to say that there nothing like that in other countries, but markedly less. There are some really moronic people in Australia too. Everyone is a lawyer because they all tell you "that's illegal" even though it's not.

    Seadog
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has been caused by society tolerating these "big babies" and placing the feelings of the individual above the common good. People do what they are allowed to do. Make the punishment bad enough and people will stop doing bad things. Bring back drawing and quartering for violent crimes and watch how fast those crimes drop. The death penalty should be neither painless or humane. Only in America does the perp have rights while the victim(s) have none.

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    #5

    Mother holding a sleeping baby in a cozy setting, highlighting family care in the context of USA healthcare discussions. That mothers can’t take up to a year off to be with their infants

    natclod , YUSUFKETTO / freepik Report

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This. As well as no paternity leave for most US fathers.

    Limey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No paternity leave, no maternity leave and unless you have VERY good insurance, not all the (exorbitant) costs covered either and kicked out of hospital next day.

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    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Right is surprisingly even handed on the question of birth. They punish those who don't want to have children by trying to restricting abortion and birth control. They punish those who do want to have children by denying parental leave for both mother and father and health care for mother and child.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Between poor health insurance, high mortality rates, and a lack of any real maternity leave, conservatives are insisting on Americans having more babies. It's like being forced to bake a cake without flour and sugar.

    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So much for all the right-wing American blabber about the importance of the family, eh?

    Laura Parker
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    F**k you, go home and f**k yourself.

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    A year off ?! You expect to leave a job for a year and return like nothing happened ?

    Brittania Kelli
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like nothing happened? Oh dear, the drama of it all. Most employers like here, in the UK have staged return from maternity leave whereby after my nine months of maternity leave I went back to the office first part time to allow to adjust and catch up to any changes. It's really not that big a deal, have you never heard of a sabbatical?

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    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. The level of homelessnes was like nothing I’ve seen in any other western country. Very obvious mental health problems among those homeless. It was so jarring to me to see a homeless person with a piece of cardboard which said that she had cancer and needed money for treatment. To think that ANYONE had cancer and couldn’t get treatment is inhuman. Some might say that she only told that story to get money, doesn’t matter - the fact that it’s a real possibility is the punch in the guts.

    wessexw , vadiar Report

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's all on the medical insurance companies and the US politicians they own outright.

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's on the people who voted for those politicians.

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    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because any social safety net is seen as communism. While it's proven that the countries that have them, have the happiest people

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Communism and socialism bad/s But apparently dictatorships are the way to go!

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    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. If you can't make someone a profit, your life has no value and you are sentenced to death. Literally.

    Limey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reagan started the mentally ill homeless problem when he emptied the hospitals onto the streets (care in the community…. Like that’s a thing)

    Virgil Blue
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't Reagan close down mental wards instead of fixing what was wrong with mental care? That was quite a disaster. Just like the stigma that needing some mental help meant you were weak, untrustworthy or just crazy. Instead the US allowed the population to be over medicated with antidepressants and similar. Not saying those can't help people, but they shouldn't be your first stop and only stop for healing.

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

    The Ronald did indeed do that. One of his many crimes.

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the US government can't even provide medical and housing for its veterans they sent into questionable wars that they designed, why would anyone expect them to care for any citizen without a substantial bank account.

    Lew k
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha I have a decent job and insurance and it would still be crazy expensive to get treatment for cancer. 10k deductible then they cover 80% after that.

    Sue User
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dont forget lifetime limits. The insurance says " i will pay up to 1 million dollars in treatment. That is the most I will ever pay for you. After that, no more insurance, ever"

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    Seadog
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Politicians too busy supporting illegals over citizens. Name one other country in the world where illegal entry is rewarded or even tolerated.

    Anner Girl
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People here in the US get divorced so that one of them can keep the house because of medical bills

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    For instance, portion sizes in the U.S. are famously large. Fast food meals, restaurant servings, and even soft drink sizes can be shockingly big compared to what you’d get in other countries.

    While a "large" drink in some places might be 500ml, in the U.S., it’s not uncommon to see people casually sipping from a full liter cup.

    #7

    Woman examining a product in a grocery store, illustrating common USA shopping habits that confuse foreigners. Tax system. Like, if something is advertised on the shelf as $6 it should be that… right? No. Not in the US.

    eponinesandkviist , freepik Report

    CertifiedCatServant (he/him)
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate this. And how it varies so much by state or even county sometimes.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amen. Try taking a road trip through several states, numerous counties...

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    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We’re the U.S. We have to do everything the complicated way.

    General Anaesthesia
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just walk 1.6 kilometers in an American's shoes.

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    Huddo's sister
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when the Goods & Services Tax (GST) was introduced in Australia there was a lot of worry about how it would work and how we would notice it every time we bought something, but we don't, because it's built in to the shelf price. The transition was easy.

    Sue User
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is exactly why US has the system it does. The shopkeepers didnt wsnt the blame for the higher prices, so you pay the tax separate do you know how much the stste is getting.

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    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even Europe, including non EU counties are even more alike with this. Yes, all different rates but at least we all have prices including them

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never had a problem paying taxes because I understand that spreading the wealth is necessary to improve infrastructure and people's lives. What I do object to is the sneaky way the US collects taxes (aforementioned sales tax) and how our government wastes so much of it due to inefficiency. What especially galls me is how the ultra-rich citizens and corporations don't pay their fair share.

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The real problem with sales taxes, GST, etc. is that they are all regressive taxes on the poor.

    Leigh
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thsnk goodness I live in oregon. No sales tax

    kay321
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I didn't realise this until I went to Las Vegas and the cashier was really rude when I said "it said don't was X on the shelf"

    Ron Man
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    It depends where in the US you are. My state doesn't have sales tax. The price I see on the shelf is the price I pay.

    Verfin22
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Taxes pay for different things here. That's why it varies even in counties. Federal government is hands off when it comes to states taxing for transit, roadways, police etc. We do vote when these are brought up. Florida has no state income tax, but we pay federal income tax. Yes it is confusing and dumb.

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    Burger with an American flag toothpick and waffle fries on a plate, highlighting a common USA thing. As an American that left.
    The sugar that’s in all the food

    natclod , aidaservi / freepik Report

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not real sugar most of the time, it's that High Fructose Corn Syrup garbage usually.

    Katharina Sei.
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fructose Corn Syrup is also called glucose–fructose syrup. Fructose and glucose are both sugars, so it is REAL sugar, youst pretty cheap one. Cane sugar btw is a a disaccharide, composed of glucose and fructose subunits. Z Fructose tastes sweeter and seems to be not very good for the body. Glucose seems to be the best stuff for energy!

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    CP
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got downvoted into oblivion for staying facts.

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    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything has a ton of sugar in it in the US. It's not needed

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not just the sugar and corn syrup, it's all the questionable chemicals that combine to make our foods a slow-form poison. And the FDA continues to allow it.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The corn used to produce the corn syrup is GMO and heavily sprayed with glyphosate.

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    Seadog
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sugar? HFCS? how about the fact that there are many things in foods here that are banned in most of the remained of the world. I read somewhere that people coming to America are advised to not eat any fast food and to be careful what they do eat and from where. Simply because of all the additives. It will make them sick.

    R Dennis
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We buy ingredients because there is too much salt and/or hfcs in stuff. It's gross.

    rv branham
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i became truly aware of this when i spent 6 wks in europe & could actually taste flavours in food other than sugar & could enjoy bread because it didn't taste like cookie dough. & when i came back i started really monitoring sugar content. & many manufacterers have gotten the memo & are making sure that the sugar is either greatly reduced or that no sugar is even added. i mean, why do you even have to add any sugar to an apple pie or a cherry pie?

    WubiDubi
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Majority globally banned additives, colours, GMO, multi messed with un-natural fats,

    CP
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not based on science unfortunately. Many of those bans are all because people fear things they don't understand.

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    Jane Hower
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe RFK can fix that. Give hime a chance He's starting with dyes and food colorings, etc

    Deep One
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sugar is there for two reasons: One it hides the poor quality of the food and Two it has been proven to make food more addictive.

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    #9

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. Flag worshipping. It's like an idolatrous cult

    the_real_moth , freepik Report

    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve never understood why we have to have the U.S. flag every—fvcking—where. At government facilities, yes. But at supermarkets? Churches? Sports stadiums? I know what country I’m in. I’m not under the delusion that I suddenly got teleported to Scotland or somewhere.

    Pandapoo
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could be teleported to Scotland!

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    michael Chock
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pledge of allegiance. It gets creepier when you find out the original didn't demand pledging to God. It's the slow takeover by the Christian Taliban.

    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven’t said the pledge or sung the anthem in years. I refuse.

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    Peeka_Mimi
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nationalism gets forced down our throats from a young age.

    Petra Peitsch
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know what countries do this? I tell you: dictatorships. North Korea is doing this in the present too. Eastern- european countries weres doing this till 1989, under communist dictatorships. Russia is doing this nowadays in a lower level.

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    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    History shows a lot of correlation between flag-worshipping and totalitarianism of one form or another...

    KDS
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get this I don’t like the idea of the flag being displayed constantly but I make exceptions for the Holidays 4th of July and Labor Day or Memorial Day and on Government Buildings but all the time it does come off as cultish.

    Piano Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe it's due to the average Americans inate insecurity. It's something for them to cling too, a bit like a favorite teddy bear.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago

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    Or it could just be as simple as patriotism. Could have nothing to do with any insecurity whatsoever. Sorry to rain on your parade.

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If we didn't have the millions of flags flapping in the breeze, adorning people and buildings, there is the very distinct possibility people would forget what country they're in. We are an incredibly stupid nation.

    meeeeeeeeeeee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where I live if there are loads of flags around an area it's a warning not to go in there as it's dodgy af and nationalist. Any flag is a red flag...went past an area like that recently and they had a Trump flag flying high, in Ireland, they must still be using lead paint in the houses in that estate.

    Vermonta
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Funny how its legal to burn a flag but not wear one.

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

    Burning is considered the correct and respectful way to dispose of a worn-out flag. Are you saying it shouldn't be? Is it that kind of "funny?"

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    Thomas51
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter (UK) worked as a camp councillor at a summer camp in Minnesota. There were a lot of international councillors there: Australians, Germans, Scandinavians . . They had the normal (for the US) flag raising and lowering events but one American woman screamed abuse at them for not pledging allegiance to the flag. She said it was "unpatriotic"!

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    #10

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. So many things but that the reaction to a bad situation, even minor, is to sue someone. That’s a horrible obsession with money.
    Crazy big portions. Having a gun being more important than the lives of children.
    The lack of interest in the rest of the world.
    Lack of protection for employees and lack of annual leave.

    financialuae , MockupD Report

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right now, I'd say the Americans are very interested in the rest of the world, for all the wrong reasons.

    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The orange menace wants to rule the world..............

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I noticed the horrible obsession with money years ago. A person will be telling a story about something unrelated to money but will throw in how much it cost to go somewhere or buy something. Like, who cares? No wonder capitalism has thrived there unchecked when all everyone does is obsess over money.

    Libstak
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The meglomania and talking as so superior to the world. Ive never understood why american voters blame one side or the other for the state of wars in the world....you have no say, its not your country or leadership starting and stopping wars in other parts of the world, it is the will of the countries in those regions, influence only goes so far but its not Bidens fault for instance that over 30 years of struggle post USSR has led to Ukraines troubles today, that on the power struggles of that region fgs.

    Kise Miarse
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While this is true, it's also true that our government has a long history of meddling in other countries' affairs, both blatantly and covertly. So, to be fair, it's hard to tell when we are to blame for other people's problems and when we're not.

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    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, America's obsession with lawsuits sucks. Too many lawyers...

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

    Not a lawyer here. But that's not the issue (or at least the fact that there are too many lawyers is not the cause, but a symptom). The issue is that because there is no other mechanism for redress, the courts are utilized to make people whole. If you are injured in a store, now you have a medical bill to pay. Even just getting stitches can cost thousands of dollars without insurance. And if you DO have insurance, often the insurance policy will file a lawsuit, or force you to file a law suit, in order to be reimbursed. Same goes for many other scenarios that in most developed countries would not require legal intervention. Think unions, government healthcare, disability programs, etc. There are always frivolous cases that get headlines, but most of those cases end up being dismissed, or thrown out on appeal.

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    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly, suing someone is the only chance many Americans have at any sort of financial security.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only is the US a litigious society, we elected the king of litigious suits running the government. It's not even a question of money in many instances, but pride in a legal justification the litigious party is right. How else can one become obese without out-sized portions and addictive junk food? Americans don't care about children. They're more concerned with eggs and aborted babies. Once they become children, the boredom sets in and it's time to play with guns. When you live in "the greatest country ever in history" there's little interest or concern about others. Employees is merely a fancy term for modern-day slaves. And who would give slaves a decent salary or annual leave? This is America. Don't catch you slippin' now.

    Betsy S
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think if they weren't being extorted daily and held hostage by their totally screwed up lack-of-health-care system, maybe they wouldn't be so money-grubbing in every other part of their lives. If they felt safe, they wouldn't have to find creative ways to redirect money to themselves at the slightest perceived reason to clutch their pearls.

    Seadog
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally, I've always been interested in learning about other countries. Some fascinate me more than others of course. I've wanted to visit Pripyat for many years now and was on the brink of buying plane tickets in 2020 when air travel went to hell. But I've recently been told by a Ukrainian that I dodged a bullet, that Americans weren't particularly welcome there since 2014.

    Marnie
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    10 months ago

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    People don't just decide to sue someone for every bad situation, for god's sakes. Shut up if you don't have a real-world observation to make. There is enough stuff to criticize without making things up.

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    #11

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. The pledge of allegiance. Very cultish for a country to do.

    girl_winterupted , DC Studio Report

    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Up there with North Korea and China in political jingoism

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Massachusetts is the only state that doesn't force students to recite this jingoistic cräp because it discriminates against non-believing students and violates the guarantee of equal rights contained in the Massachusetts Constitution. BTW, the whole "god" portion was inserted in 1954 under Eisenhower to prove Americans were a moral people, unlike the atheistic heathens in the Soviet Union. Americans still continue to hate and distrust atheists no matter what country they reside.

    Sarah Belt
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's voluntary in NH for students, too. But when did anyone from MA think of us heathens ;-)

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    Jaren Lloyd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as a proud american i can say that this is just f*****g stupid

    Jaren Lloyd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *confidently say, btw BP should add comment editing

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    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And what is so pronounced about those who demand adherence to pledging is the obvious tendency for them to be acting like fascists! In most countries, you are believed to be a citizen who supports the country unless you act otherwise. In the USA, they elect people who resemble autocratic fascists, be they WWII fascists or current Russian autocrats.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a weird thing to be sure, especially since there is a mention of god in it. I think Europeans don't really understand what a throw away thing it is, and that it's not something students really take seriously. It's just one more thing you have to do in school, where you're already doing a bunch of meaningless things.

    Disgruntled Panda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see what you mean but it certainly instills that this is normal. It's like an advertisement, every single day. Some of it will definitely stick, even if students think it won't

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    Andrew Keir
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    10 months ago

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    If you believe in nothing, you are studying vacuum technology

    Oma Dudley
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    10 months ago

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    Wow so now the hate has extended to saying that all Americans are living in a cult. I can't believe that Bored Panda supports this vile hatred being spewed. But of course the liberals that run Bored Panda and live in the US feel the same way. That is the way of liberalism, spread hatred for people that live in another country from you - or if you are an American liberal spread hate and encourage people to hate your own country. That is the cult, the cult that encourages people to hate their neighbors, to despise their co-workers, to loath everyone who happens to like where they live and love their neighbors. So typical of liberals and Europeans.

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    If you belive in nothing you will fall for anything.

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    #12

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. The fact that Americans can buy a gun at Walmart, but not a Kinder Surprise chocolate egg.

    mishkathleen , senivpetro Report

    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put a gun in a Kinder Egg. Problem solved!

    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Prime example of stupid double standards. Banning a chocolate egg because of safety but Pete from 1 block away can just buy a gun

    Science Nerd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or that fire department raffles might have a rifle as the top prize, especially when the FD is adjacent to the high school. As an additional problem, why do fire departments need to have raffles to buy their equipment?

    Adrian
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because guns are sacred to them.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In a truly twisted sense, this is hilarious. In 1938, the US prohibited the sale of confectionary items containing "non-nutritive objects" (the plastic toy). And here we are today, being allowed to consume great quantities of processed and ultra-processed foods linked to an increase risk for cancer. The plastic toy can be spat out, but not the hideous ingredients our government allows in our food.

    Manana Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are those the eggs with toys that kids choke on?

    Verfin22
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Walmart doesn't sell guns anymore, and very little choice in ammo. Air rifles and air pistols yes, but not actual firearms. We don't have background checks.

    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, not. Walmart, but 100% Bass pro-shop at the outlet mall. That's where I bought my shotgun, the outlet mall. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is the obsession with ME vs THEM. It is a fear for so many that they are insecure without a gun nearby. They have little else to be a foundation for their identity.

    Matthew Savestheworld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sigh...half rigt. This misunderstanding keeps happening. You CAN buy a kinder suprise chocalate egg. ITs just a different version that meets the regulations against non edible objects inside food. The gun thing though... yeah that is totally true

    e gads
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We've always had them

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    #13

    A woman voting in the USA, standing near a booth with the American flag and "VOTE" sign, highlighting a common practice. Weird political system (voting - how can you become President when the majority of voters doesn’t want you?, archaic pol party system, limited knowledge of party programs, limited ability to vote for policies).

    dotathomeabroad , rawpixel.com / Freepik Report

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, our political system sucks at the moment.

    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can’t argue against this one.

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    Deborah
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The electoral college should have been abolished a century agao. It should all be strictly popular vote.

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We would need 38 states to ratify such a constitutional amendment. There are more than 12 small states benfiting from the imbalance (not to mention red states) who would never vote for it.

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    David
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well about the President, you do need a majority, in each state. People forget we are Union of 50 semi-Independent States that are united in a Federal Republic. Each State has its own laws, own courts, own military (my state of NY is one of the few that has its own Navy, though it hasnt deployed to war since 1898). In fact, states can refuse to extradite criminals to other states and more. That is why we have a system where each state votes on their own for who they want to be president, and then each state is given a appropriation of delegates to the national level based on their population. People outside (and even inside) the US forget this, the US is 50 countries within 1 country, and you need to win states to get their delegates. A National Popular vote would not work in this system, and does not exist as a result. Also the 2 party system came around by accident, and other countries are defacto 2 party systems.

    Ruth Watry
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The number one choice that Americans make during every presidential election is to not vote. This ties in with the fact that 54% of American read below the 6th grade level.

    veirdbuttrue
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! you need to exercise your democratic right to vote, especially now that you have an oligarchy. Never take the right to vote for granted.

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called democracy. Don't you know anything. Heck, we've been invading countries for decades talking it up. You must live in a country we haven't invaded yet. Be patient because we'll bring you our home-grown American democracy as soon as we get rid of all these pesky immigrants and their kids.

    Robin
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Popular proportional representationalism is the way to go. It would add more politicians but thats ok there are more humans these days.

    Lew k
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah the electoral college is antiquated but it allows our vocal minority to stay in power and we can't get the massive majority required to change it because the Republicans would be voting against their own self interest. If we instituted a popular vote it would be extremely uncommon for this country to elect a conservative. Most Americans are not the conservative nuts we're painted as. Those people just happen to be very loud and unfortunately they are more consistent voters. We hate then too.

    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look up "gerrymandering"; it explains a lot about their electoral system.

    David
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is for congress seat district lines, that plays no role in a state-wide vote for president.

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    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The system was set up by wealthy landowners, so it has some potholes that need to be filled. The electoral college that officially decides who wins the presidency based on who wins the state electoral votes was set up to benefit southern wealthy landowners and it still does benefit the wealthy in southern states. It needs to be axed, but you will not see DOGE going after that!

    Oops
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    change it , please, change this.

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    #14

    A joyful man with headphones in an urban setting, symbolizing USA lifestyle elements that may confuse foreigners. They are proud to be uneducated. Not kidding. Actually proud to not know basic things.

    ulfwcom , SkelDry / freepik Report

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100% true in many areas of the US. They elected someone who committed 4 felonies and other crimes to overthrow our democracy, so can't really deny it.

    Bur*
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But when I say this I'm down voted! I think Trump and Musk are in cahoots to destabilize the United States government by eliminating Federal Jobs/the amount of people up to date and in the know, and further divide and crush the spirits of American citizens by causing us financial distress by slapping tariffs on everything!!

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    General Anaesthesia
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isaac Asimov -- American -- (1980): “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

    Apatheist Account2
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    George Bernard Shaw - the "100% American" is 99% idiot.

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...but Jesus! We can pray to Jesus in class!

    Foxglove🇮🇪
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also the Trumpian aim to ban the Dept of Education and defund skills is to increase the numbers of uneducated, who will continue to elect the wrong people

    veirdbuttrue
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is exactly what will happen!

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    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A fact is to a MAGA what a crucifix is to a vampire. (Unrelated - it just occured to me why vampires have to vote by mail.)

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hence the term "willfully ignorant" that's become popular thanks to the popularity of MAGAts.

    Matthew Savestheworld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah this makes many Americans crazy too. I face it in my own family. People embrace anti intellectualism because they have gotten the idea that education is something specifically of the elites who are out of touch with the common man. So they take pride in not being educated and claim some home grown country boy "common sense" But of course that meand that the misunderstand massive amounts of the world areound them and disregard expertise.

    Pacaka
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On the other hand I bet they are loyal churchgoers and have a vast knowledge of scriptures

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    Arlnee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to have a whole political party called the "Know Nothings"

    PunchinelloTX
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not everyone. Weird generalizations. Dangerous.

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US elected someone with 4 felony charges of attempting to overthrow an election (and many other charges). They refused to look at evidence because they were proud to follow opinion. So yes, dangerous, but here we are.

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    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who on Earth were they interacting with? Most Americans and would LOVE a good education but can’t afford it.

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    #15

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. Starbucks coffee is truly, truly awful

    lizzies_vintage_gems , Lisa Fotios Report

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This totally and completely. My coworker disagreed with me on this so I asked her to try any Starbucks order black, no sugar, no creams, no syrups, etc. Her reaction, "yuck, it tastes like burnt rubber!" Starbucks drinks are just coffee-ish desserts. If your coffee doesn't taste good black, all the flavorings and sweeteners are just covering up the bad flavor.

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

    Yeah, they burn the hell out of their beans. There are some really good coffee places in the US though. But Starbucks is like the McDonalds of coffee. You don't go their expecting quality. You go there to get a frappa-half-calf-caramel-dodad that costs $25 and has 4000 calories.

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because these liquid desserts are made in the vicinity of coffee beans, they are no more coffee than an espresso martini is a coffee. Americans are addicted to sugar, and they'll get it any way possible.

    Oops
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am old now, but in older times (hehehe, i always wanted to say this) a coffee was only a black coffee in a tiny cup with nothing else and really smelled wonderful in the whole house.

    Manana Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Luckily there's lot of good coffee available for those of us who actually like coffee.

    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Their strawberry and cream frappuccinos are delicious though.

    Petra Peitsch
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe, but has nothing to do with real coffee. It's just some dessert with coffee in it. If you buy like a dessert, okay, but Starbucks has no good coffee. Which is strange, because they are also selling beans (at least in Germany), and their light-medium rosted beans are quite enjoyable. Not the wow-I-never-tasted-something-so-good-like-this level, but also not so shít, what are they selling from the same beans in their shops.

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    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve yet to meet an American that likes Starbucks, & I live near-ish Seattle.

    Gracie Mae
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and so RIDICULOUSLY expensive! even if i was rich, i couldn't justify paying so much for so much sugar!

    Rebecca Taylor
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oily coffee and rip your gut up no mater how much sugar and cream and flavering to cover it up

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    Another thing that stood out to her was the healthcare system. “Coming from Europe, I was shocked at how expensive medical care is in the U.S. In Germany, almost everything is covered by insurance. Also, many medicines that require a prescription back home are easily available over the counter here.”

    #16

    Soldier in uniform kneeling in a field, representing unique USA cultural aspects. The culture around the military - thanking them for their service as soon as you find out they’re in the the military, the perks they get such as boarding planes first, all these random discounts…

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    Peeka_Mimi
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's because rather than provide us with medical care unless we fight them tooth and nail, letting so many of us become homeless while fighting the VA, etc., we get thanked for our service and discounts at some places. woot.

    Colleen Glim
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They don’t even provide veterans with much in the way of medical care

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    Jeff Hunt
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s the over reaction to blaming the soldiers and not the politicians for Vietnam. Anti military propaganda has learned to not blame soldiers.

    Vermonta
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    10 years in the Air Force I never met anyone that was there because they loved the USA. We were all there for a paycheck, benefits and college funding. I would have done less time but my daughter was sick and I needed the medical benefits for her.

    Kise Miarse
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, our government doesn't take care of veterans in the way it should, so I certainly don't mind people and businesses trying to make up some of the difference with perks. The reverence and almost religiosity is inappropriate though.

    Montanavanna
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have heard some soldiers saying they don't like being thanked for their service because it can take them back to a bad head space. Our veterans are treated like s**t in this country by our government after they return. They have to fight to get basic care, its disgusting. The government don't take care of them so the people do. That is a flaw in their veteran programs and healthcare and not with a business that chooses to help them. Ya dig?

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    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Thank you for your service" conveys exactly the same benefits as "thoughts and prayers".

    SlothyK8
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have NEVER thanked a veteran for their service. Military service isn't compulsory (yet) and enlistment was a choice. Lots of kids I went to school with enlisted, and none of them did it because they felt compelled by some moral, altruistic need. In most cases, kids enlist because college is expensive, entry level jobs pay nothing and getting started in the US as a young adult is brutal. But the military fandom thing has just gotten completely out of control.

    Alexandra
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is nothing inherently wrong with perks for the military: they are the ones who don't get to run when explosive hardware is coming their way. It doesn't mean though that you can't have good health care and a good benefits system as well for civilians aswell as veterans. There is a glaring difference between the USA and Europe and that is their history. Ours is riddles with revolutions, wars and atrocities, empires have come and gone and that has shaped the way we think. Our history is very different and that explains why we have an, admittely, elaborate system of checks and balances. No company here would get away with selling toxic candy the way they do in the US for example. For a country that advertises itself as the land of the free the people have surprisingly little to say about their own lives.

    Jerzy Janeczko
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The United States is in or behind the scenes in practically every war.

    Tobias Reaper
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they really fetishize the military I am not saying they don't deserve recognition if they do something. But thanking them for their service or getting special treatment for just existing is a bit much why not do this for doctors or firefighters or retails workers sanitation workers they all contribute daily than someone who is in the military that doesnt do anything all day unless they are deployed to a war zone

    Steve H
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and yet, veterans are treated like garbage when it comes to healthcare and housing

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    #17

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. The pharmaceutical advertisements. Very strange.

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    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US Big Pharma spends more on advertisements than research currently. Pure insanity.

    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They also spend huge amounts to buy politicians.................

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    Verfin22
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an American, I hate them too. Brainwashing people into thinking they're sick so companies can take their money.

    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Big Pharma needs to be dismantled.

    Deborah
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an American, I hate this.

    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They need to tell you what you can't afford.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, these are weird. They're also really indicative of other issues going on in the country. A few years back there was an ad for a laxative made for people who are addicted to opioids, and it was shown during the superbowl -- which has the biggest commercial audience and cost to the advertiser. How many people have to be addicted to opioids like heroin, oxy and fentanyl to make this cost effective? Millions.

    A girl
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Death and leakage are big red flags

    rv branham
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they try to make as much money as possible before they get hit with endless class action lawsuits. & even if they have to pay out millions & millions, they have still made a profit. & they get to deduct the court damages they pay.

    Anna Drever
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have pharmaceutical ads here in NZ too, but it’s not (I’m guessing) as bad as in the US???

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    #18

    Healthcare worker examining a test slide, wearing gloves, illustrating USA healthcare practices. People who take a fun DNA test and then identify as an Italian. Or Greek. Or German. Or African, whatever it means. Africa is a continent, not a country. While the only language they speak is English, the only nationality they've got is that of the US and they have never lived anywhere else but the US. You are American, deal with it.

    productiveprocrastinatrix , krakenimages.com / Freepik Report

    Jeff Hunt
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a Viking American. I feel the call of the longboat and the desire to pillage.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those who went viking spent most of their lives in subsistence farming - the raiding was just a way to get money so they could get a better farm, some fancy gear, and maybe some slaves to do the hard work for them (etc).

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    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I for one wish I wasn’t American. If only my ancestors had stayed in Europe.

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the Ukrainian side of my family wouldn't have made it past the Holodomor. Or the Irish side might not have made it through the Irish potato famine.

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    Amelia Jade
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is wrong with being curious about or proud of your ancestry? My great grandmother came to the states as a child. Her family was German and Russia. I grew up with a lot of German and Russian food, traditions, etc. I also lived in Germany for 3 years as a teen. I feel a strong connection with Germany and am proud of my heritage. I know I'm not German but my great grandmother was and that isn't so long ago.

    AsylumWalker
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Theyre not saying theres anything wrong with that. The complaint is americans saying theyre german despite having zero real connection to the culture

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    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Calling myself American seems unfair and disrespectful to native Americans though. I’m just an international bum, or squatter.

    KDS
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this has to do with the fact that the U.S. is a young nation compared to the rest of the world. But yeah I think it is a little weird but people want to know about their heritage even if they never visited the country.

    AsylumWalker
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Australia is considerably younger, and we dont do this

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    Bill Murphy
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    African American. After400 years your just American

    Rick Murray
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had this discussion several years back with an American absolutely not getting that a black person born in Basingstoke was just "British".

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    PunchinelloTX
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These seems unnecessarily angry. Why are we lumping together all Americans like this?

    Pernille
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they are angry because elected politicians from the US are going out of their way to p**s off the rest of the world. It can be really difficult to differentiate between the politics and the individual people of an aggressive country. I don't think the Germans in general was very popular in the 1930', and the Russians are not very popular at the moment.

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Going by my list of ancestors, I can't call myself one thing at all because at last count I had ancestors from 15 different European countries, one African country and one Asian country. I'm just a "white South African". I identify as African (yes, it's possible to be "African"), not because I was born in Africa, "but because Africa was born in me".

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I must be Martian-American. Because people keep asking me "What planet are you from, guy?"

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ads are weird, because they are depicting North Americans as being like this. People are generally curious about their ancestry. It may be different in other countries, where born citizens are welcomed and introduced in their nation's traditions and cultures stemming centuries, or millenniums. Whereas in North America, the long living Indigenous natives have been telling us to "f**k off", basically, and "go back to where you came from" to local, born non-status North Americans. Our countries are relatively young compared to many around the world, and the journey to get where our nations are now, and the identity associated with our histories is being carefully treaded and not something to revere enough. For ex. Canada is in the midst of rectifying and reconciliating with the Indigenous for the past injustices and cruelty. In the USA, they have their own messes to address if they want to move forward. Sure, there's some traditions but those were brought over from other nations.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    StrangeOne: 🤣 Oh boy - I can smell the white nationalist lies from thousands of miles away. The indigenous Americans long ago accepted that they were going to have to share the land with more recent immigrants. They're not telling anyone to "go back to where you came from". That's what US white nationalists are saying to recent non-white immigrants.

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    Public transportation was another surprise. “It’s not that great,” she admitted. “In Germany, trains and buses are reliable and widely used. In the U.S., people mostly rely on cars, and public transport options aren’t as extensive or convenient.”

    #19

    A confused man holds his head while a woman gestures outdoors, illustrating a common USA thing. Exceptionalism. You're not special. People don't want to be you, or like you. As much as it seems, this isn't the 1920's post world war.

    stellar.allie , wirestock_creators / freepik Report

    Kim Steffen
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're a very unique individual, just like everyone else.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I highly doubt Brass Pocket was intended to be an off-book American national anthem, but the lyrics fit: 'Cause I gonna make you see / There's nobody else here, no one like me / I'm special (special) / So special (special) / I gotta have some of your attention, give it to me...

    Cydney Golden
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sign from my classroom, "You are unique, just like everyone else."

    Vermonta
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wish it was. People partied hard after WWI and the flu epidemic. just sayin'

    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hate much? You do realize that snobs & elitists think just like this comment. We’re all people. Get over yourself.

    Pacaka
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maga is stupid as much as woke is stupid. They are the "antibodies" of each other. And meanwhile they are destroying the soul of a country like a cancer. You guys Should stop taking sides at the extremes and find all the little things that makes you unique and equal, and get back together more in the center far from those loonies!

    rv branham
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but my teacher gave me 5 gold stars even tho i got most of the answers wrongish!!!

    Manana Man
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    10 months ago

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    America bashing is always a big hit on BP. Come on, BP. Bash some other countries for a change.

    Panda McPandaface
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But we haven't bashed everything in the US yet! There's so much more to do, it's really quite exhausting but we'll do our best.

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    Oma Dudley
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    This thread has made it clear that hate for American people is the popular thing to do. Spread hate for people living in a country you don't like, is cool and a great thing to do. Hope you convince others to hate as many people as possible who live in the US. But I have to admit that American liberals do the same to their own people, spread hatred for the USA, spread and encourage hatred for their neighbors/families/co-workers etc.

    veirdbuttrue
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't hate you!!! When I visited Austin, the people there were the loveliest, sweetest people I have ever met!! We are just disgusted by your choice of president.

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    #20

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. Going to bankrupt because of medical bills. E.g. in Finland max annual for prescription d***s is ~600 €. Same goes to hospital fees. If you have no money social security pays even that.

    timoerola , Nicola Barts Report

    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hardly the fault of the poor. However voting for those who keep you like that IS their fault.

    Limey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Won’t matter soon enough when President Musk and his toady Trump do away with Medicare. Medicaid and social security.

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    Arlnee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have had to file bankruptcy three times in my life already, and two of them were medical bill related.

    Apatheist Account2
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We get free prescriptions over the age of 60 in the UK. Of course all those who work pay national insurance to cover it, but it's a nice bonus later in life.

    Boo
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In England, maybe. But in Scotland, we don't pay anything for them, no matter your age.

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    Big Chungus
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FYI for any Americans that unfortunately has to deal with the hospital, they do not advertise this but there are many programs to lower bills or have them taken care of by their charity systems. My husband got an 11k bill for a night in the hospital (partially collapsed lung) and I googled my butt off and found this program. Because he worked but didn't have insurance, they paid the whole bill. This isn't enough in our system, but it may help someone who doesn't know

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my younger days, I had several false IDs that I would use for specific instances. One being the local ER. Go ahead suckers, try and find me for that bill.

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    #21

    Huge pepperoni pizza slice held in front of a yellow pizzeria sign, showcasing common USA things. Portion sizes! My family could order one meal and share and be satisfied at the end. The average drink size is around 1l, we buy 1l bottles of soda to share among 3 or 4 people.

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    booknerd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so true. As an American, I will usually take my leftovers home from dining out because it feeds me for 2-3 more meals.

    Petra Peitsch
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a chef in Germany. I always know, when we have guests from USA. They are always complaining about portions. Mind you, we are a bistro-style restaurant, so not some degustation-menü wannabe fine dining.

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    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got into a huge argument with Americans about this on FB. I can't remember the exact topic, but I was relating a time I took my kid to Mongos Grill in Winnipeg, MB, a semi sit down restaurant, and you get a menu and drinks by a server, and go up to get your food dished at an open flame grill pit. A server told us how big the portions of these bowls are, and that we'd be likely to leave with leftovers. I said to my daughter we could share a bowl. The server said sharing was against their policy, and if they caught us sharing we would get charged double. Sharing a plate has rarely ever been a problem anywhere else at Canadian restaurants we've been to. But because in the USA it's practically forbidden, some Americans lost their s**t that anywhere else this would be unusual and weird, said we're "entitled", a word abusively over-used, and "cheap" because I refuse to haul around extra containers while shopping after and pay for more food than we would eat. ( Mongos Grill is a Canadian company, I just learned.) ( I had to reiterate so it wasn't so long-winded and fit in one comment box.)

    Andrew Keir
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Sharing is against their policy" - there's arrogance for you.

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    Hime
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently signed up for the food delivery service that sends meals to cook and wow, my eyes were opened at the tiny bits of food. It's correct serving sizes and I was blown away at how much easier it was to handle correct portions while cooking. I actually enjoyed cooking again. Now I sit down to each lunch or order food and I can see what the rest of the world was talking about. A single American food serving should feed about 2 or 3 people. It really is sooo much food.

    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You take the leftovers home and have additional meals…

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I often find left-overs are spoiled after one day, especially if it's fries or a salad. The food is prepped and cooked to be eaten right away. If you have other things to do, don't drive and take public transit, you don't want to be carrying extra bags and containers. Also, if restaurants are serving that much excess in food, if they cut down on the portions they could save themselves more money and lower the menu prices. Maybe even afford to pay their staff a living wage.

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    Maggie Fulton
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, I don’t know when double-patty hamburgers became standard. Way too much, at least for me. Crazy portions.

    Pandapoo
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never order double burgers or even 1/2 lb burgers. I just don’t need that much protein or fat.

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    Beachbum
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know but that slice of pizza looks amazing!

    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is gross, isn't it?

    Only Me
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG this! I went for breakfast in SanFran and ordered pancakes. At home I'd be served something I could eat. But I was served a portion that would have fed 8 and was then told off for not eating it all! (I ate about an 8th.) But this really pisssed me off and I said no wonder you are all so fucckingg fat. Rude of me, but then Americans are also so rude.

    Pam McDougall
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Servings are large to be able to charge more for them.

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    #22

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. How absolutely commercialised literally everything is, every single thing is about making money

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    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS. Business is the real ruler here; it owns the government.

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should make money to live, not live to make money. In the US we do not have an option.

    Beachbum
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good lord this is soooo true!

    Matthew Savestheworld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the Root of all the other issues. IT was not always this way in the US, but it has been so for decades and EVERYTHING that is wrong is either caused by it or perpetuated by it

    Silberwolf
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Predatory capitalism. A system completely out of balance. Capitalism itself can be a beneficial thing if it would focus on the needs and well-being of the people...

    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Capitalistic insanity

    Mary Sutherland
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Making money? You think the US is unique in this? Visit China.

    John Legere
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So in other countrys a business in not in business to make money??????????

    Panda McPandaface
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ever heard of a non-profit organisation? No? Thought not.

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    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. And the government backs the people trying to make the money. Europeans love to blame stupid stuff like this on Americans, but we're the ones being gamed with stuff like this.

    G A
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    10 months ago

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    Because communism is so much more altruistic? By which i mean USSR or Chin-errrrrr, not the US 'left'

    General Anaesthesia
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neither the USSR nor China has ever been communist. Authoritarian yes. "Corporations are people too", in fact they're the only people that count, definitely.

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    She also noticed a stark difference in food. “Drinks and desserts were way sweeter than I expected. I gained three kilos in just a few months,” she laughed.

    “But one thing I found really nice was that restaurants give you free water—that’s not common in Germany!”

    #23

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. open carry states where everyone has guns on them, visibly, it’s so weird. and the blatant racism, mostly in red states

    catherine.haupt , senivpetro Report

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone that disagrees, Google "sundown towns"

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most states allow open carry, I think I've seen 3 people openly carry in my life. I think the OP must've spent time in the south. The south is the cradle of racism and slavery, and it's not really gone away. People don't realize that businesses that use K's instead of C's (Like Kountry Kitchen) are being cutesy. No, the opposite. Those K's were there to identify it as a business that supports the KKK

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t live in an open carry state so I just assume everyone has a concealed weapon.

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    In Europe they will use knives or a car.

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    Heather Menard
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in a open carry state. It's very rare I see someone carrying. I think it's over generalized.

    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Carry like the person in the photo and it is a good way to blow off a b*tt cheek!

    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many states are open carry & outside of small towns I doubt you would ever see one.

    Liz Butt
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have said it before. They still think they're in the wild west. Absolutely ridiculous. It's time to grow up and act like responsible adults and not some spoilt child who shoots someone just because they looked at you the wrong way. I believe that America used to be a really great country. But now. Now it's toppling and crumbling like the proverbial deck of cards. Corruption from within. I'm not American but I can see from the outside what's happening and am very sad to see it. Just like the Roman Empire. How the mighty fall.

    Rebecca Taylor
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ajo AZ was one of these till the mine was closed down. spanish speakers Native americans had to be in by 10: And no blacks allowed at all durring late hours. I am so glad when I moved here that was not the case. I moved here in the 90's and it is generally a very nice town now. For everyone.

    Oops
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Walking around like this in germany, you would be arrested in an instance. Then they will drive you with 155 miles to prison, haha.

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    #24

    Public restroom stall with metallic door slightly ajar, showing typical USA architecture that confuses some foreigners. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR TOILET STALLS? Why is the bottom so high off the ground? Why are there gaps everywhere? I do not want to make eye contact in a toilet. I would rather use a squat toilet than US gap-stalls.

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    Kabuki Kitsune
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To answer the question, the bottom is that way because of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements. The requirement is 12 to 18 inches from floor to panel or door. This is put in place because if someone has a medical event inside the stall, first responders can quite easily simply slide under the door without having to try to break it down (and with some stall construction types, breaking it isn't an option), to render first aid. The side gaps are down to how the stalls are constructed, as there needs to be a clearance for them to operate properly.

    Libstak
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can simply put in hinges that can be lifted off and the door completely removed like most of the rest of the world?

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    Smeghead Tribble Down Under
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The majority of public loo locks in Australia can be opened from the outside in an emergency. Seems a lot simpler than someone having to slide under the door.

    Andrew Keir
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "first responders can quite easily simply slide under the door" - you have to be a limbo dancer to be a first responder? Or is it that the second responders are lying on the floor laughing ?

    Verfin22
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not all stalls are like the image. I've used floor to ceiling doors. They're usually in nicer bathrooms. Heavily used areas are built cheaper because of the need to replace them more often. More traffic creates having to make repairs and it's faster than having something fancy. Businesses here are cheap. That's the short answer.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, well, well. Sounds to me like OP is from a very unfriendly country, because who doesn't want to make eye contact with strangers while on the toilet. And if they'd prefer to squat, again American toilets are there for you since the seats are usually drenched with urine.

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK, you're told to "Mind the gap". In the US you're expected to look away.

    Andrew Keir
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think "Mind the gap" is in railway stations with curved platforms, but never mind ...

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    Uncle Schmickle
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not as bad as when I lived there for a few years in the early '70s .... some cubicles didn't even have doors !

    Manana Man
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    Why would you make eye contact? I think the real question here is why you keep peeking through the cracks.

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    #25

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. unhealthy obsession with “”celebrities””

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    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No argument here. The US obsession with "celebrities" is unhealthy to say the least. It directly feeds the "influencer" mindlessness...

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it is, but I don't think it's any more prevalent among Americans than anywhere else, is it?

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    Rick Murray
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So is the UK. Half the "news" in certain poor quality newspapers (I'm looking at you, Daily Mail) is about what some "celebrity" did or wore or...

    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not the US alone by any standard. Too many reality TV 'stars' get famous.

    Peeka_Mimi
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The UK has more paparazzi and tabloid than we do. Y'all obsessed with the Windsors.

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    North Americans are more obsessed with the Windsors than the Brits are.

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why can't we have an unhealthy obsession with scientists, doctors, and educators, people who actually improve our lives rather than people who merely entertaining us? But what is even worse, is how many people are obsessed with influencers!! These people are whack-o's.

    Vermonta
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and Royalty, Rock stars. No one says that scientist is hot

    Bill Evs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair I don't think this is uniquely American. If you want proof just go onto the website of any UK tabloid (The Mirror, The Sun, The Daily Mail etc) and have a look at the articles there.

    John Legere
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So in the soccer countrys they dont have riots if their team loses??????

    Panda McPandaface
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We certainly used to have a problem with football (soccer) violence here in the UK. It has pretty much gone away now - there will always be the odd drunken scuffle but the organised riots are thankfully a thing of the past and soccer is back to being a much more family event.

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    Beachbum
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally agree, I really just dont get it, and then the non-celebroties like the fkn Karahdians

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    #26

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. Food waste , actually just general waste and excess.

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    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a worldwide issue, but yes America is terrible at it too. Fresh water is plentiful where I am and I think about that as I run the tap waiting for the hot water. There are people in the world that would love that clean water going down the drain.

    Steve H
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, America is worse. They are aware it's an issue but choose to ignore it, like climate change.

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    Seadog
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In America it's mostly because of the likelihood of being sued blind because someone got sick from something but can't be thankful they had food at all. And so many people think the sell by date is an expiration date.

    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Waste and lack of recycling.

    Oops
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i experienced this in a hotel in the dominican republic, people at the buffet were taking as much food as they could, leaving it on the table to be thrown away, i really was ashamed.

    Pernille
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not hard to find the statistics that show that the US is the absolute world leader in waste and pollution.

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    Every country has its unique quirks, and the U.S. is no exception. Some things might be surprising, some amusing, and some even frustrating. But at the end of the day, these little differences make traveling and experiencing new cultures so fascinating. Which of these stood out to you the most? Let us know!

    #27

    A diverse group of people in profile view, illustrating the concept of USA healthcare confusion among foreigners. Racism:
    Everyone is described as white; black; Latino; of colour etc. etc. It’s endemic and pervasive.
    No other country does that.

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    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does it happen to the same extent? Literally every form I fill out asks my race. Like, why does my cell phone provider need to know that?

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One reason would be to gather statistics for marketing purposes. It's harder to exploit a minority if you don't know where to find them.

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    David
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lots of other countries do that.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know any other country except the US which requires you to put someone's race/ethnicity on their birth certificate. Here in the UK, you can always opt out of being classified by so-called "race", and in any case when ethnicity is used as a classifier, we get more fine-grained than "white" (to take one example). https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/style-guide/ethnic-groups/

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    285q6dgq6d
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmm… the only issue I take with this is that this makes it sound like no other country has racism. That’s not true at all. When I met people from Germany, they were convinced that people from Turkey were uneducated and less. When I went to Azerbaijan, the same sentiment existed. Humanity typically doesn’t like something that’s “other” or different. Every country deals with this type of injustice.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps no other country describes individuals by race, but that doesn't deter racism within their borders. It may not be specifically racism, but ethnic discrimination is pervasive globally.

    Trillian
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember having to check a box asking about my ethnicity back in the 90s when I was an au pair in the US andchecking into a hotel. I had never in my life been asked that before and although my English was pretty good I couldn't figure out which box to check (I'm white and the word 'caucasian' meant nothing to me, the Caucasus being a mountain region in russia and me definitely not russian)

    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We still do that in South Africa, but as more of a descriptor of a person than a category. (Though we do still have to fill in our 'race' for demographics purposes on some forms.) Trevor Noah does some good stand-up about the differences in culture between our various ethnic groups, and it's hilarious. At least we can laugh at ourselves.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol what? Lots of countries do that. Most do.

    veirdbuttrue
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. In NZ, that is optional. You don't have to disclose, ethnicity or gender.

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    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is why I am always tempted to write in "Alien".

    Manana Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well that's going away now. DEI is dead.

    whiterabbit
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yea who are the ones wanting hiring to be based on race and gender? Who are the ones wanting to have separate national anthem? The US liberals are the ones bending over backwards to divide us by race and gender, their entire platform is identity politics.

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    #28

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. That you’re dismantling your own democracy over the price of eggs

    goodnaturedrich , jcomp Report

    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A HUGE portion of people did not choose this and are disgusted/horrified.

    olivier charles
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You haven't chosen but not you live in a national capitalist fascism 2.0.

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true. Anyone who lived during the Reagan presidency knows that's when it began. His trickle-down economics, a concept that no bonafide economist supported, fed the rich and punished the poor. And never, ever forget how his War on D***s was a cover to supply Black and Brown communities with crack, which was a cover to populate private prisons with slave labor. This present dismantling of democracy doesn't have a damn thing to do with eggs. This has been the devious plan all along. Get rid of democracy, shrink the government to nothing, and privatize everything. And the Dems are still too afraid to call a spade a spade.

    Dame Cherry
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was never about the eggs, it was about hatred and bigotry

    rv branham
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if everyone had voted who was eligible to vote, things may have turned out differently. but the republicoño states did lots & lots of voter roll purges, & the trump-appointed judges & the trump-appointed supreme court justices who ensure a neocoño majority, they approved that. the putin picked urine soaked orange cockroach won by a pretty slim majority, not by a landslidw. & the republicoños in their mad power grab are claiming a mandate they do not have.

    Ruth Watry
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Number one choice people make during presidential elections is to not vote

    Geoffrey Scott
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course, if it weren't so serious, I am positively giddy over the disappointment that the "Orange God" has not helped this. now it's "It's gonna take a while".

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL I have to laugh at this because there’s not a d**n thing I can do about it.

    EJN
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The small people (ordinary folks) are worried about prices, but they do not have the intellect to understand fascism when it puts its orange face in front of them. Bottom line: They were told that Trump would bring prices down in order to get their vote. Reality: Trump's and Musk's actions have done nothing to bring down prices and, in fact, their actions have RAISED PRICES! MAGA is a con.

    Thomas51
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Roll forward three months and Trump and Musk are screaming abuse at each other! I love it when a plan to dominate the world falls flat on its face.

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    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A bit of an extreme comment. Drama sells- stop buying & start looking at things with unbiased eyes.

    Seadog
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While it's not the point of the post, America is NOT a democracy.

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    #29

    Two people in a restaurant, one eating a burger, representing common USA dining habits that confuse foreigners. Food deserts – Only fast food, no fresh groceries.

    leandroveterinario , artursafronovvvv / freepik Report

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those who don't know what a food desert is, it means an area, about the size of a mid to large district in a city, where there is a lack of grocery stores, particularly affordable grocery stores. For ex. Winnipeg has a food desert in it's city core, where there is a large demographic of low income earners and homeless. There is one Giant Tiger grocery store on Ellice, and there's a more expensive market at The Forks. The only other options are the pricey restaurants, bars, cafes and lounges that are not affordable to many of the residence in that area. This results in inaccessibility for basic necessities, high theft rates and other crime.

    Kit Black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mostly accurate... This results in inaccessibility for basic necessities DUE TO high theft rates and other crime.

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    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, usually in lower income areas.

    KDS
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well when you can’t really afford it you usually have no other options.

    Peeka_Mimi
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in a food desert while disabled with no car, it's a pain in the a*s.

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    Ruth Watry
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eating healthy is so expensive.

    Hugo
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I assume that's a joke. Fast food costs considerably more than the things I buy in the shops.

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the Boston neighborhood I live in, there is one, over-priced grocery store and numerous bodegas that have limited selections. But stand anywhere and swing your arms and you'll hit a fast food joint.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is an issue in inner city poor neighborhoods. You can't throw a rock in the suburbs without hitting a dozen grocery stores.

    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Producers understand what triggers feelings of happiness and well-being in humans since the days of Paleo-life: SUGAR, FATS, SALT. Since cane sugar was replaced with HF corn syrup, producers can make things CHEAP that contain 1-3 or those items and are, thus, addicting to people's taste buds.

    rv branham
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the food deserts only offer food desserts... as for produce, what is that?

    PunchinelloTX
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    Where? Not in my household.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These food "deserts" tend to be in the inner cities, often the poorest communities.

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    Obesity.

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    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hand in hand with sugary junk food, car culture and being paid poorly (yes I know that's 3 hands). All part of the same problem.

    Seadog
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    additives in general that are banned most of the world over.

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    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not just the food, it's reliance on driving and convenience. Also the lack of affordable accessibility to healthcare treatments and physiotherapy for the disabled. I see it in Canada, too, and people just laugh and stare, thinking that's all overeating and laziness.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sugar in everything, huge portions, of course this is an issue. But it can also be economics. The cheapest foods are often the worst. In many areas of the US, it can be expensive to eat healthy.

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American food is designed for shelf stability and maximized calories per pound. It started when food had to travel months across the continent. We just didn't change with the times.

    Oops
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cook from scratch it will help. Drink water. i like it now. (some little escapes with booze are not false)

    Anna Drever
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in NZ, although we are but a small country, , we could give the US a run for their money when it comes to obesity.

    Multa Nocte
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah. Ministry of Health, NZ: "The general practice data from HealthStat, the proportion of adults who are obese was unchanged between 2020/21 and 2021/22. Projecting this trend forward from the 2020/21 NZHS suggests that the prevalence of obesity in New Zealand adults has remained at around 34% in 2021/22." National Institute of Health, US: "Nearly 1 in 3 adults (30.7%) are overweight. More than 1 in 3 men (34.1%) and more than 1 in 4 women (27.5%) are overweight. More than 2 in 5 adults (42.4%) have obesity (including severe obesity)."

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    Ruth Watry
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The less money you have, the more c**p food (super high in unhealthy calories) is all that you can afford.

    EJN
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks to high-fructose corn syrup. It changes your metabolism. It is not metabolized like cane or beet sugars. That plus gluttony.

    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, this is global. Good grief.

    Peeka_Mimi
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    All the sugar in our food. Not our fault.

    Lou
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I go grocery shopping I see people filling their cart with unhealthy processed foods. You choose what to eat. You choose what to cook. Make your own meals and you control what you eat.

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    #31

    “Flags Everywhere”: Foreigners Share The Most Bizarre Things They Noticed While Visiting The U.S. tax not being included in the advertised price.

    rose.by.nature , pressfoto Report

    Piano Man
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    This is sooo wrong. Almost as bad as their tipping culture.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, but this is nowhere close to as bad as the insane American tipping culture.

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    Bill Murphy
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tax should be part of the advertised price. Servers make more than they would get paid hourly by getting tips.

    Bill Evs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was something that totally threw me on my first visit to the States as I had no idea it was a thing. I almost had an argument with a cashier in NY when they asked me for more money than the advertised price, thought they were trying to con me 😂 My bad, I should have probably did my research a bit better before visiting (but in my defence something like this existing never even occurred to me). It is strange though. I know different states have different taxes but surely it can't be that hard to just include it in the overall advertised price because you end up paying anyway regardless.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, like we need foreigners pointing this out every chance they get. It's a royal pain in the butt for us, trust me.

    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here’s a solution, if you hate America & Americans then don’t go to America. Get a hobby/ personality.

    Dee Rutherford
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Happens This way in Canada too; price doesn’t include taxes.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many times is this going to be on this list lol. As I posted in the other one, this isn't everywhere or on everything. My state has no sales tax.

    KDS
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    Different states have different taxes that is why it is not included in the advertised price.

    Libstak
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That can still be calculated by the businesses in the particular state and posted as the ticketed price, its no excuse.

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    #32

    astounding consumerism.

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    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obsessive, all-encompassing consumerism. Every part of life gets made into a transaction. It’s dehumanizing.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Astounding is correct. Disposable items designed to be thrown in the landfill. People are bored so they shop as if surrounding themselves with the latest styles/tech is going to make them happy.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another way we're gamed by the system.

    G A
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't just blame the US. Look at Japan. And most of the world, to be fair. China wouldn't have killed off their dolphins with pollutants in the water if we didn't buy all the plastic cr@p off Temu.

    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While true, the USA is on a whole different level. The rest of the world are noobs in it compared to the USA

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    #33

    The lack of news from abroad.

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    Peeka_Mimi
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can get news from abroad. We just have to search for it. I really like Al Jazeera and BBC.

    Geoffrey Scott
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was called a terrorist by a Fox obsessed coworker. I suggested he balance it out with NPR. PBS, Al Jazeera...."Al Jazeera! You're a terrorist!" No Charlie, I'm not, but what I AM is informed with all points of view. He did it in front of our payroll and AP/AR person. Every so often I send them an e-mail.."still not a terrorist".

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    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American exceptionalism at its worst. MAGA writ large.

    Deborah
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This depends on whether or not you want to look for it, it is available.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I subscribe to the AP, The Guardian, and Al Jazeera. It's long past the time when you could rely on American news outlets to report factual news.

    Huddo's sister
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, we have very little news from abroad (except for disasters and wars) on Australian commercial 'news'. To get more world news you have to go to the non-commercial stations. Like Australia, I imagine there is plenty of world news for those who wish to see it, just the common masses don't care to.

    veirdbuttrue
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I was mystified by the lack of news coverage from around the world.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We do get news from abroad. People just don't pay attention to news, whether it's local or international.

    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh FFS, guess what, we do have news from other countries. How do people not know this.. it’s like they’re biased or something.

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

    The Guardian, also, too, tambien

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    #34

    Very bad or non-existent public transport.

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    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not an accident. A century ago Los Angeles had an extensive public transportation system. It was was bought up and destroyed - by oil and auto companies.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but the main issue with mass public transport is how it curtails your individual freedoms. It's un-American. Better to go down in a personal vehicle, gagging in a toxic atmosphere, than being in a herd.

    Rick Murray
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not so different in rural France. It's such an issue that there's such a thing as a "voiture sans permis". It's a toy car that can only do 45kph top (that's about 28mph) and is legally counted as a quad bike. Because I was born before 1988, I am totally allowed to drive one with no licence and never having driven anything on the roads before. Well, it's been five years. Maybe I'll get around to taking driving lessons? But then I pretty much only go to work and back, about 6500km a year (it's 25km round trip).

    Michael P.
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is also a problem in Canada too, there are transit deserts in Canadian cities. People who live in those transit deserts have poor bus service and have to deal with long wait times and lengthy commutes. Areas that are undeserved by transit often get overlooked.

    Lyoness
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. We live in a city of 1M+ and our transit system is so bad it can take 2 hours to travel what would be 20 minutes in a car.

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    Brian Droste
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Indianapolis IN theybare putting a new bus line in and my understandig is that people are up in arms about it. Some people complain about no public transport and when a city does decide to put public transportation in, other people complain about it. Can't win.

    Ogn Dulk
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use Lyft to get to medical appointments. It's just great. We have a decent bus system, but I prefer Lyft. I got rid of my car 5 years ago and don't miss it at all.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago

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    Wrong. Many cities have excellent public transport. My city has buses, light rail and trolly cars. If you live out in the burbs, you likely won't have many options, which is why we own cars. I'm not sure why Europeans don't get this and make s****y blanket statements.

    Petra Peitsch
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because USA people were destroying actual cities to build highways? And in a 5.000-20.000 pop village/small town you have 0 chance for public transportation. Don't take New York, San Francisco or Chicago as an example for your whole country. Those are the exceptions not the average.

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    Jerzy Janeczko
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    10 months ago

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    Buy a car, it is a big country.

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    #35

    The obsession with 200 year old laws that are clearly outdated.

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    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The right to bear arms? Or the right to wear bare arms? Or the right to arm bears?

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stand by my right to warm beers.

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, I disagree. Had the Founders been aware of auto/semiauto weapons, the 2nd would look MUCH different. As for the section of the 1st that deals with religion, it was masterful. Every God is worthy, and completely unimportant in how we conduct our daily business. They weren't dopes, over the long period of history they KNEW tying religion up with governance does not go well.

    Tobias Reaper
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is the problem with the 2nd amendment it was made when guns fired once a minute they had no idea that guns would be able to fire hundreds of rounds a minute like you said it would have been much different.

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    Verfin22
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a reason amendments have been made to the Constitution, but none recently. Those in power are blind to the fact that not only are they outdated, but would cost money to corporations the amendments protect. Climate change isn't real either./s

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Outdated laws survive because they serve outdated people.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll bet this person doesn't know about the Blue laws (Sunday laws) that are currently on the books in 28 states. As for the US Constitution, the Founding Fathers designed it for updates as times changed via a formal amendment process. Judges, politicians, and others who insist on constitutional originalism are essentially giving the finger to the Founding Father's intentions (and still consider themselves true patriots!).

    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is just an excuse.

    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The obsession over 200 year old misconceptions wherein one thinks they’re better than someone from another country. - Not just an “American” thing…

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does slagging off the queen or king, publicly, still carry the death penalty in England? Or was John Lydon just exaggerating?

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was Johnny Rotten exaggerating? Oooh, that's a hard one, let me think... Anyway, no, the myth that treason still carries the death penalty is just that, a myth, because the law does not need to be revoked since the death penalty was abolished. For everything. Anyway, "slagging off" the monarch would never have been treasonous.

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    Manana Man
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    10 months ago

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    Europeans do think freedom of speech is outdated, I'll give you that.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago

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    So all 200 year old laws are outdated? Got it. Can you be specific, OP?

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    #36

    Cashier in a grocery store, representing common USA things that might confuse foreigners. When leaving a store, an employee said “God bless you.” Freaking weird.

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    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve never had that happen, but then again I live north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

    Learner Panda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would really annoy me. It's deeply offensive to assume their god is the same as mine.

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

    Some de-deify it by saying "Have a blessed day." Like that's up to me.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chances are I'd reply with a string of vulgarities. Keep your religious beliefs to yourself, and don't assume I agree with your delulu views.

    285q6dgq6d
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The intention is usually, “I hope good things for you.”

    Thomas51
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter encountered this many times in a cross US trip. Her response was "And may the goddess Anoia prevent your drawers from getting jammed!" Cue blank looks from employee (hint daughter is a Terry Pratchett fan).

    Jaren Lloyd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I f*****g hate living in utsh

    Jaren Lloyd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *utah. BP, let me edit my comments omfg

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    Gwen LeMay
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    just say no thanks (not from the USA )

    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will look them in the eye and say "Which god?". If you believe, good luck while you are waiting for the end of the world and salvation. True faith is admirable. Much of what is called belief is not true. All I have to do is see Trump selling Bibles to understand that.

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    #37

    Your bread tastes like cake, it's disgusting. Your food in general tastes awful.

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    PunchinelloTX
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weird, weird angry responses. Especially these generalizations about food. Damn!

    Limey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The point here is what most people can AFFORD. Obesity, in dietary terms, is malnutrition. Many Americans can only afford the cheap nasty food which is full of sugar.

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    Random User
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not the $10/loaf freshly baked bread from the bakery counter/aisle. But for most of us the plastic packaged stuff is more economical.

    ElfVibratorGlitter
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But if I go to a German bakery in Colorado... Best bread

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's disgusting because processed and ultra-processed foods are made up of chemicals in a lab.

    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tex- Mex though!! So good!!

    Manana Man
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get this. Even Walmart has 30 kinds of bread. We don't all eat Wonderbread.

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, because people who sell sugar convinced people who make and sell food they need more sugar.

    Deborah
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many Americans probably feel that your food tastes awful.

    Dan Holden
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok I'll give you the bread thing, and fast food, and all the junk food. But the US has some amazing cuisine! In particular (but not limited to) the southern states.

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Outside of BBQ and corn, most cuisine in the US didnt originate here. Even Cajun cooking comes from the Caribbean.

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    Thomas51
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And who thought putting a burger in a brioche bun was a good idea?

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    #38

    imperial system

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    Batwench
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, that Darth Vader is a nasty piece of work.

    Glix Drap
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a pint isn't even a pint.

    Thomas51
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before Canada caught up with the RoTW beer was served in 10 oz (or half pint) glasses as opposed to the US 8 oz ones. Americans venturing north of the border were surprised they'd get drunk quicker. Mind you it didn't help that Canadian beers actually had alcohol in them. Bud Lite FFS.

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    EJN
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They won't change because they did not invent the metric system.

    Karen Reeves
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm an avid foodie, and I love trying out recipes from other countries. I live in a country that uses Metric measurements, as is most of the world, and have no problem with the odd Imperial recipe, after all I was brought up with it! But I'm afraid American recipes absolutely bamboozle me. Because they're neither one thing nor the other. I still can't work out how much the standard American cup measures, and what on earth is a stick of butter's weight??

    Sailing Leprechaun
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone in a job where I often have to estimate measurements quickly, I find the imperial system is much easier to estimate with. An arm span is a fathom or 6 feet, hand to center of chest is 3 feet, forearm is roughly a foot. Much easier to estimate quickly in imperial.

    Thomas51
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter has an arm span of 64 inches . . she's 5' 4" tall. Besides who's foot are we talking about? A Mesopotamian foot was 11.0238 inches. A Greek foot was 12.1 inches; a Roman foot measured in at 11.7 inches and so on.

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    Seadog
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll take it over the metric system anyday.

    Only Me
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    haha yes, it's so silly

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been waiting for this to be mentioned.

    Random User
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    At least we stick to ONE system... unlike the UK with their stones for weight, miles for distance, feet/inches for height, but metric for everything else.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Random User, here in the UK we stick to SI - except... And the exceptions are hang-overs from the recent past. Don't criticise a culture unless you take the trouble to understand it. Medical records are kept in SI units, but because us middle aged folk grew up with parents who used only Imperial until metrication, plenty of us still think of height and weight of people in Imperial units. It's just how it goes. We still have beer and milk in pints, by the way, but petrol's been in litres for decades. It works well enough. Meanwhile, the US system is actually mad. Behind the scenes, everything in the US is done in SI units - all "customary" units are defined in terms of SI units. All US engineering is done in SI units. The FDA has re-defined the US fluid ounce to be exactly 30ml for food packaging, so you get metric sizes expressed in fluid ounces. US customary units are pretty much just for marketing purposes these days. Don't call us mad before taking a long, hard look at yourself.

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    #39

    Flags in the front yard.

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    Huddo's sister
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just assume, like with Australia and England etc, it helps identify racists, but maybe that's not the case there.

    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s how I use it. I consider U.S. flags on personal property to be a warning label.

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    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do not fly a flag in my front yard because I believe that all my neighbors can find their way home without being reminded which country they live in.

    Science Nerd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially the black American flag (color, not race), the "Don't Tread On Me", the Confederate battle flag (which was not the flag of the Confederacy), and others of their ilk.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I wish they were limited to the front yards, but unfortunately they are everywhere.

    veirdbuttrue
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah......what's with that??

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

    Trump flags in the front yard

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm assuming you mean political flags. Lots of people fly sports team banners and that kind of thing.

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    #40

    Man with a beard sitting on a motorcycle in the street, related to common USA things that confuse foreigners. Motorcycling with no mandatory helmets – Legal in many states.

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    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just hope that they are organ donors. My mom is a retired ER nurse and saw some horrific motorcycle accidents.

    Huddo's sister
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the people I knew who rode motorbikes when I was younger, have stopped completely because they lost so many mates.

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    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents used to ride and my dad cringes whenever he sees someone wearing shorts and no helmet riding a motorcycle on the expressway.

    Limey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Motorcyclist here… not just helmets, but gear in general. Boots, jackets etc. ATTGATT… All The Gear All The time. On a motorcycle you are extremely vulnerable. You need to do everything you can to mitigate that. Oh and in PA they rescinded the helmet law, which makes even less sense than never having one.

    Hugo
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even in Ireland, which does not exactly have a hot climate, I've seen people riding motorcycles in shorts and a T-shirt.

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    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s natural selection at work.

    tracy black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i have seen people on motorcycles pull over at the south carolina state line to take their helmets off ( south carolina is the closest state to me that doesnt have a helmet law) i persoanally think anyone who would ride a motorcycle without a helmet is an idiot

    Brian Hawley
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is good. We need more organ donors.

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But we also need those emergency room beds available for people who need them for reasons other than their own idiocy.

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    veirdbuttrue
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was so surprised by this! Considering that you have to pay into healthcare, and even then it sounds like your contributions aren't enough to actually cover the cost of healthcare, I could not believe how many people I saw not on a motorcycle without a helmet

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a FAFO choice. Many people pay the price.

    Jeffery B Jones
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Retired paramedic- We all pay for your stupidity if you are injured or brain dead. And those half A*S nazi helmets aren’t much better than no helmet

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    Adrian
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's that freedom or die mentality

    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s the first smart thing you’ve said.

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    #41

    I’m a Singaporean.
    Many people from 🇺🇸 assume people who are Sinitic-looking were born in China.
    By this logic, can I assume that every white person from 🇺🇸 was born in Europe? No. A person’s phenotype doesn’t equate to one’s nationality.

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    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting. In the US it's a racist trope in tv and movies to think that every asian is from China. On the west coast, we have people from all over Asia. I can't imagine assuming a nationality based on race here. I think the people the OP has dealt with may be very sheltered wherever they are from.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The west coast doesn't represent America. Don't you remember the news reports of Asian people of various nationalities being attacked, beaten, and killed because they were Chinese and gave us Covid? Same attitude when Indians were mistaken for Muslims and also attacked and beaten after 9/11. Most Americans are insular morons.

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    Huddo's sister
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing this is because that is what the majority of migrants are, or at least in the past. In Australia, we get people from all over Asia immigrating here and you get used to knowing which groups are common in each area, for example there are mostly Chinese in Box Hill. It doesn't excuse people from not learning about, or even being curious of, the different people they interact with, but I think that would be where it comes from.

    Manana Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Singaporean is probably not going to be anyone's first guess.

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Assuming the two groups resemble each other (as the OP seems to imply), the population ratio of China to Singapore makes the assumption of Chinese much more probabilistically reasonable than the ratio of European whites to non-European whites does for European. But numbers aside, why make assumptions you don't have to? Asking is always more reliable - and more interesting.

    G A
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More Chinese than anyone else. I'm in the UK, I would assume the same, it's where most oriental looking people in the UK come from. If you tell us different if we are talking, then we know. It's not racist at all nor a US issue.

    Wim Cossement
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But most Americans are 20% Italian, 70% Irish, 120% African, 54% Russian, and 200% full of s**t.

    EJN
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fact is, many Americans have heard of Singapore but do not have a clue about who lives there. Instead of working on their education, calling any Asian "Chinese" is easier. They are ethnocentric types.

    Gypsy Lee
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. They really don’t. It’s a huge country. I doubt you met everyone.

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    #42

    Yellow pages full of lawyers. Pharmaceutical adverts. Tipping. The fact you deny the average citizen healthcare, education, housing, pensions etc unless they pay through the nose, but you know people need it, which is why it's offered to the military for free. It's a way to keep people enlisting. You're all quite loud. Your food is sooooooo full of additives and preservatives. You drive everywhere. Gun culture.

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    A girl
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is this"Yellow Pages" you speak of?

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Step stool for getting the stuff way up on the shelves...

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    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The politician (my apologies, I don’t remember who) that was against student loan forgiveness for the specifically stated reason that then who will fight in our military was such an enlightening moment for a lot of people. Unfortunately, as you can tell by our politics, even the people it is designed to apply to didn’t get it. That’s America baby!

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yellow pages? Were you in the US back in 1994? What exactly do you think the military is offering you for free? Their VA benefits for medical are abysmal. The GI Bill no longer covers much of any college. And VA home loans are about the only benefit left.

    Brian Droste
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    America is very big. Some people live in rural areas but work in cities so they have to drive or live in a small town and to get to any major store you have to drive 20+ minutes. Yes, us US citizens drive a lot because we have to.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the call back to the antiquated Yellow Pages, but I get OP's drift and agree wholeheartedly.

    Heather Menard
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gun culture? Only people that watch the news believe in gun culture. We all don't go walking around waving guns. I own one yes. Does anybody know I own one no. Why do I own one. For when this country goes to hell in a hand basket

    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, if you can’t handle a culture different than your own, then don’t go there.

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

    "Yellow Pages", indeed! LMFAO!

    Mary Sutherland
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is lucky for Europe and Canada that the US has a good military that can protect us from Russia and China. We sure are not paying for that. (I'm Canadian)

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    #43

    People enjoying wine and snacks in a cozy living room setting, engaging in animated conversation. People are so loud. I don’t want to be forced to listen to your entire conversation in a restaurant. I’m just trying to understand my partner.

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    Trisec Tebeakesse
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're blasting a speaker phone in public, that should give me license to slap it out of your hand and throw it down a sewer.

    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Worldwide. Posh UK schoolkids are the worst. They want to bellow their rubbish across buses, cinemas, wherever. Horrible.

    Cee Cee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Properly posh UK school kids are in boarding schools so not out and about bellowing.

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    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is this a uniquely American thing in any way whatsoever?

    Michael Largey
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    Nothing in the title of this thread implies uniqueness.

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    Warren Peece
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, have you ever been to South Korea or Vietnam?

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My work lunchroom is deafening. When I make personal calls I have to apologize constantly lol.

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    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So most of these posts have seemed valid to me but I have to disagree with this one. I certainly wouldn’t say this is unique to the US or even that Americans are the main culprits.

    Lara Verne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Slovak aunt is apparently American then

    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100%! I hate the loudness here.

    Jaren Lloyd
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry, this pisses us off too.

    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooff, then don’t go to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Italy, or any country that hosts ⚽️ games.

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    #44

    Wearing outdoor shoes indoors and stepping on furniture (like sofas) whilst wearing them. Maybe it’s just me, but outside shoes don’t belong inside.

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    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who steps on a sofa?

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rick James on Eddie Murphy's brand new suede couches.

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    Deborah
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone I know wears "outdoor shoes" indoors. None of them has ever stepped on my furniture.

    Jerzy Janeczko
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who is standing on furniture ? Try making some civilized friends.

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No idea why anyone would think this of Americans, or any other nationality for that matter.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you saw it once and think that the entire country does that? Okay.

    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah this one is bs. It's just alot in movies but Ive yet to come across an American that confirms it

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your culture may differ from my culture. I know, it's mind-blowing, just deal with it.

    roddy
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your house, your rules. Just don't try it anywhere else.

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    Rick Murray
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wear my shoes inside. Do you have any idea how many nasty things afflict the feet? Keep your shoes on chez moi. It's easy enough to mop the floor every so often. And if I ever see anybody climbing on the furniture, they can expect the aforementioned mop to be used in an improvised proctology.

    Heather Menard
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always take my shoes off as soon as I walk in the door

    Hugo
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Germany it's fairly usual to take off one's shoes and put on slippers when entering the house or apartment. I've not come across it elsewhere.

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    #45

    The complete lack of environmental awareness: hotel rooms with air conditioning at minus ten degrees Celsius because Karen can't sleep with the room temperature, big cars running all day, ice in the drinks (and to produce all that ice will consume an absurd amount of energy), giant appliances that consume a lot of electricity...

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    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Minus 10 degrees Celsius" is 14 degrees Fahrenheit, not something anyone would choose. Not even something a hotel air conditioner could achieve, probably.

    rv branham
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i am sure it was meant sarcastlically, as was the name karen...

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    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is more of a regional thing. When I was younger, I was dumbfounded that the majority of the places I was looking to stay in the Pacific Northwest and even other areas of the country didn’t have ac. Then I realized they didn’t need it. Couldn’t survive in the gulf states without it.

    Tha Monkey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kid lives in PDX. They've found out recently that they did in fact need it. Absolutely *brutal* summers, for which the people of Portland were sorely unprepared.

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    Mary Sutherland
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who ever made this post should be forced to live in a hotel in Florida with no air conditioning.

    Sara Frazer
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait is ice in drinks not a thing in most of the world? I'm genuinely curious I'm just a dumb american who hasn't travelled much and is used to ice in drinks lol

    Peeka_Mimi
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I lived in Germany, climate change is happening and you're gonna want an AC. In fact you'll need one.

    Huddo's sister
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are recommended environmentally friendly limits though. In Australia we are advised to set it no lower than 23c in summer.

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    Gypsy Lee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now it’s just getting stupid. I’ll say it. Good thing NOBODY other than Americans named Karen has EVER appreciated AC.. but even then, those temps you claim.. wow. Guess again.

    Oops
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once refused ice in my drink, the whole restaurant froze in an instant, watching me,the servant froze with the icecube over my drink, fixated gaze, until i gave in, the whole room exhaled, why.

    Joanne Earle
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn right I want a meatlocker cold hotel room.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP doesn't seem to realize that when we're on the precipice of total annihilation, a group of scientists will save us. I think that's the plan. I could be wrong. It could be Musk saving us by sending us to Mars. I just don't know.

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    #46

    I feel like most americans, like even the leftwinged, are way too patriotic.

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    michael Chock
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just the ones gaming the system and those they have brainwashed with fear

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Progressive here, which is further left than liberals, and without a patriotic drop of blood in my veins. I love the country - literally the land, but I've always hated the government, the racist patriots, and the back-stabbing NIMBY liberals.

    Arlnee
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hey I really loved my country that only existed in my head before I found out how they lied like snakes about it all.

    Heather Menard
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because we were born here and can't afford to leave.

    chris Cannon
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Patriotism is a negative thing where you live? Yikes.

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Patriotism is not about what you like about your country. Patriotism is about what you're willing to do for it.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would really like the OP to extrapolate on that idea.

    Disgruntled Panda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just an attempt here, can't speak for OP. I think that generally people on the left of the political spectrum are more critical of their own country than on the right. In the US (once again in general) there's more of a national pride across the board than I've seen in other countries, regardless of political orientation. Yes there is criticism but also still a lot of "we are an example to the world, everyone looks up to us and wants to be like us".

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    Jerzy Janeczko
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    10 months ago

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    Gosh the United States is separated from the world by two oceans and only has a border with two other countries. So we are ourselves. Get over it or go home. duh

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    #47

    The food is purely poison. And everyone just normalizes it. It’s so weird to not be able to purchase fresh produce because of the inconsistencies and dyes all over the shelves 🤢 literally could smell and as before if purchased TASTE their chemical, additives, etc. 😭

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    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fresh food is a privilege in the US. Mostly because our infrastructure is designed to be as spread out as possible.

    justagirl
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i understand that it's got a lot of horrible additives but...man i love doritoes...

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where are you going that you can't buy fresh produce? What are "inconsistencies and dyes" that are all over the shelves? Maybe not shop at a gas station or convenience store? Fresh produce is one of the things in the US that is readily available in most actual grocery stores.

    greenideas
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What you call fresh produce is actually chock full of pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, and has no flavor. The apples and tomatoes look picture perfect but have no smell, at least not the ones in most grocery stores. When you hold up a good apple to your nose, it should have a sweet floral smell; in the US - nothing but wax. Small, organic food suppliers are the exception.

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    greenideas
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've lived in the US for 10 years and can confirm. The only good food I've had was organic stuff from Whole Foods or farmers markets, all of which was crazy expensive.

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone normalizes it because that’s all they’ve had all their lives so it’s…normal.

    Jerzy Janeczko
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    10 months ago

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    You need to shop around more. Ever hear of a farmers market ?

    #48

    Close-up of a globe showing the USA map, highlighting common things that confuse foreigners. Calling their country “America” when that is the name of a continent, not a country.

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    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't call South Americans Americans. Canadians are not referred to as solely Americans. North Americans and South Americans is acceptable for those in the North or South America. We don't call Mexicans Americans, either. Mexicans seem to always get ignored in that argument, too. But I guess they have a richer, unique cultural base to truly set themselves apart from the USA and Canada, and the USA is not looking to annex Mexico. Calling Canadians Americans, especially in these times, is an insult and may be considered a threat, depending on the context. It's like calling Ukrainians Russians or "Little Russians". Yes, some actually do that.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is beyond stupid. It's North America and South America. Those are the two continents. The United States of America is shortened to America, just like every single other country on the planet. The People's Republic of China is called China. The Portuguese Republic is called Portugal...and so on, and so on.

    David
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the 1700s the various European Powers starting calling it America, and us Americans and we ran with it. Blame the Royal Courts of UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Prussia, Poland, HRE, and others for that. Even the Ottomans adopted this by the 1800s. We did not invent this, Europe did.

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not going to be a problem for much longer, soon it will simply be Merica

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    whiterabbit
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop pretending it's just us that call ourselves American. When I traveled to South America I was asked if I was American. When I traveled to Europe I was asked if I was an American. Calling people from the US American is universal.

    Kise Miarse
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one gets my goat. Would *you* want to go around rattling off "the United States of America" all the time? "America" is just one of the many ways it's shortened, and plenty of other cultures and languages shorten it the same way.

    Agata Konador
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Poland we call your country Stany=States. So the rest of the world can do the same. You can be simply called Staters 😉

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    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reading the comments, this is stupid. Americans didn't name themselves Americans. EUROPEANS NAMED AMERICANS AMERICANS. That's what they called people from the US in the 18th century when it was the only actual country on the continent. So please keep crying Europeans, you did this, not us.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, the continent is called North America. The country is the United States of America. So Americans is easier to say than United Statesians.

    Hugo
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The French have an adjective états-unien, but I'm not sure how much it's used.

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    Lara Verne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is worldwide. When someone says America, I assume they mean United States of America, not the continent

    Manana Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well technically (and that's what this is about, being technical) there is no 'America' continent. There's only North America and South America.

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    #49

    Two women engaged in conversation at an outdoor café, discussing common USA things over coffee. States. And the need to always name them after their hood. Have you ever heard anyone saying: I am from Paris, France? From Naples, Italy? Exactly!

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    Janos Schumacher
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But what if I'm from Paris, Texas, or Naples, Florida?

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, geez. You would be confused if I said I was from London but never been to England.

    Arthur Waite
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have a nice London in Ontario. And a Paris. and several other European city-names. Berlin changed to Kitchener because of WW1.

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    Brittania Kelli
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are cities with the same name in multiple states, not to mention of you are from a smaller town that no one has heard of. I've lived in the UK for years and when people ask where I grew up I just say Indiana, because I've yet to meet anyone who would know Fort Wayne. I backpacked years ago and most people say they are from Germany or the Netherlands, they don't specify the city.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, not exactly at all as I have met many, many tourists who identified their city and/or region as well as their country on numerous occasions. It's called getting acquainted...

    Nelson Álvarez Sáez
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That must be due to the fact that they have many towns with the same name in different states. Just think of how many Springfields they have.

    Peeka_Mimi
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from Aurora CO prior to the Orange Putrescence claiming we are overrun by Venezuelan gangs, have you heard of it? Probably not so I say I'm from Denver CO so y'all have some idea where I live.

    Joanne Earle
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK I'm from Sandwich. England? Illinois? New Hampshire? Mass?

    Learner Panda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am saddened by the fact that Americans don't seem to realise there was a York, a Paris, a Naples, before they got their hands on the names.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly this makes no sense. You have a problem that there are states? Ok. And states are named after a hood? What? You have demonstrated that you don't know what states or hoods are.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to disagree with this based primarily on the fact that the US is a very large place, larger than Europe. Individual states have many political, cultural, and ethnic variances, so a specific town/city can define someone within a state. Example, Chicago is a blue city in a red state.

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    #50

    Not travelling. On a trip to the States a few years back we met people who had never been out of their state nevermind the country

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    Kabuki Kitsune
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, let's just talk distance and context here. A trip in the UK that lasts four hours, can potentially see a person entering two different countries. In my home state, a trip of four hours, will barely get me outside the city limits. The nation is MASSIVE when compared to Europe. Hell, some states are large enough to hold four or five entire European nations, if you average out their total area.

    Random User
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly, the U.S. is almost as large as the whole of Europe. Even then, up to 76% of Americans have traveled internationally at least once as compared to 2/3 (66%) of Europeans. And to stay true to scale, around 89% of Americans have traveled out of state (many of which are larger than European countries). And according to this study, only 11.7% of trips that Europeans take abroad are outside the continent, and 7.2% outside the EU. (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Tourism_statistics_-_top_destinations)

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    PunchinelloTX
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Furthermore, not everyone can afford to travel. So many of these are absolute snobbery. They’re criticizing Americans for being too poor to have good food or healthcare and also for being too poor to travel. It’s all ridiculous over-generalizing.

    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would the poster like to buy me a ticket to London and pay for my food and lodging while there? No?

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    iseefractals
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The 27 countries that make up the E.U account for about 60% the land area of the U.S. If you were to drive from NY to Los Angeles, maintaining a speed of 100 KPH, it would take 50 hours. Driving time across Texas' longest highway takes 11 hours. (picture shows texas overlayed across Europe) Comparatively, London to Moscow would take 30 hours, covering about 60% as much distance. Houston to Budapest, requires about 12 hours of flight time, $1500+ for a roundtrip ticket for ONE person in economy and that's with an itinerary that includes MULTIPLE layovers, which take the actual travel time up to 20 hours. Sound good? But as a fun aside, the US sees about 10 million tourists (out of 449 million) traveling from Europe each year, while Europe sees 20 million tourists (out of 335 million) traveling from the U.S each year. Screenshot...2e-png.jpg Screenshot-2025-02-16-045807-67b154519dd2e-png.jpg

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you familiar with poverty? Because it’s pervasive in the US.

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This can be said about Canadians, too. Unlike much smaller countries that don't have much diversity in culture and scenery, you could spend your life exploring either the USA or Canada, and still not have seen everything the country has to offer. It's expensive, and may take more than a weekend to take a trip somewhere to make it worthwhile for the cost and planning.

    Mgtow Smurf
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It took me 14 hours to drive through Texas on Interstate 10; about 900 miles.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is another thing Euros don't get. Our country is about the size of their continent. My state is about twice the size of the UK, with about 10% of the population, if not less; and it's not even a big state. Where do you want us to go to that's not a trans-oceanic pay through the nose trip? Our options are Canada, US and Mexico for the most part. If you looked at pure kilometers traveled, I would bet the average American has traveled more than the average European. It's not unusual for people to commute 100km one way, 200km roundtrip to go to work every day. When I lived in Nevada I had to 300km round trip 4 times a week for work. How far do you go? Do you think there's public transport for a 100km commute?

    A girl
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My state is bigger than Ireland. I got to see a lot more of your country once I realized that. You're blessed. I wish i had any immigration preference. We don't. We'll ride it out here. Thanks though. Best trip ever

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If an American wants to go to an exotic land, baffling and foreign to all his experiences, he can stay in the US and just visit Florida.

    Verfin22
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have travelled to every eastern US state and California. Would love to travel abroad, but unfortunately our currency in other places is too expensive. That's why others travel here and find it weird. By that same token though, every state has something to offer if you spend time in it. I don't wanna hit four countries in one day using a train and not remember being there.

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    #51

    I'm English. I've travelled extensively in Europe & a little bit globally. I spent two years in Japan. However, all my visits to the USA felt like bizarre out of body experiences compared to the rest of the world. Never before have I wondered, "How?", "What?, or "Why?" quite so often...

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    A girl
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why. That's the big American question. You nailed it

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wish living here was like an out of body experience! Unfortunately it’s a very visceral and physical experience that is becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then provide specific examples, not a vaguely worded criticism.

    rv branham
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i am an american & have lived in the us most of my life. but i grew up on the border, & we would enter mexico almost every day to do some shopping, & as a kid i vacationed in mexico, almost every year, spending two months. i also visited relatives in canada, & have spent a month in australia & traveled a lot in europe. & have have had foreign born friends most of my life. & i am bilingual, & through a weird family circumstance during the 1950s polio epidemic i was briefly raised by my grandparents who spoke spanish. from the age of abt two to four i mostly spoke spanish. but kids are sponges, & i went back to my family on the border where everyone was bilingual & i soaked up english quickly. it helped that my dad was an english teacher. so i have always had a bifurcated perspective, growing up on the border of california & baja california, & from the earliest age i learned to see the smart things & the absurd things & the dangerously stupid things in both cultures.

    Spittnimage
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go back to England and stay there.

    Jerzy Janeczko
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    Then stay out of The United States, simple.

    #52

    Two women standing back-to-back with "My Body" and "My Choice" written on their faces; concept of personal freedoms. Gender problem.

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    April Pickett
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's those damn old white men in power that do this to the rest of us.

    Limey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    VERY old. VERY white. VERY male. I forget who, but a British mp in their early 70s once said “I am too old to be a politician in the UK, but too young to be one in the US”.

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    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s hardly just a U.S. thing

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's sad. Those who invented gender are getting bent out of shape no one wants to use it. This identity crisis is literally something they forced on everyone.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's amazing how badly wrong some people can be. No-one "invented" gender. The concept was observed. There are people getting bent out of shape because they can't cope with old concepts that they'd been ignorant of until recently. That sort of person is now in charge in the US, and they're busy erasing the word "women", because apparently it's radical gender ideology. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/15/trump-banning-words-women

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    G A
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    What is the problem?

    A girl
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    10 months ago

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    What is the gender problem? If I didn't know/care you were a girl/boy in highschool, how would I out you later as trans. Non issue.

    Jerzy Janeczko
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    Two genders, is that a problem ? What did you mean by this weak observatio ?

    Hyacinth (Any pronouns)
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My guy, there aren't even only 2 sexes. Intersex people exist, and the clown in charge of the US is trying to deny reality because of hatred.

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    #53

    Walking feels weird. You cant walk to many places. If u dont have a car u r stuck or depending on buses. Everything is far. Sometimes theres not even sidewalks. Young people hardly ever look at you. Mind your business never felt more real. They dont really care much about people from other nations. Food portions are too big and they are spoiled(food waste here should be a crime). Energy seems free, so much stuff on, consuming energy needlessly. So the impact of their carbon foot print is huge.

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    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True. Even in gun states where everyone has a gun, people stand by and watch crime/shooting/assault/trafficking instead of being a "good guy with a gun". Sustainability is a dirty word here and no one realizes it simply means having more tomorrow than today.

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Energy seems free?? WHAT??? Do you mean that people use it AS IF it’s free?

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do you want young people to look at you? That seems odd. And why should anyone care more about you because you're from another nation? Yes, we're a large country. Much bigger than yours and we're all spread out due to that. Not sure why Euros feel they are entitled to public transportation everywhere here. Major metro areas have great public transportation for the most part. Small town and suburbs don't. Yes, our energy seems free. It's very cheap in most areas, much cheaper than yours anyway. In some places this is dirty and has a big footprint. Other places, not at all. My energy comes from a dam, like most places on the west coast. There really is no carbon footprint there and I'm paying for the infrastructure only. Yours is likely coal powered, and you have a huge footprint and are paying for the coal.

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live on a one-block street. The eastern half of the block has sidewalks. The western half does not. No one know why.

    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...food from other nations? I don't think this person has visited a large city...

    iseefractals
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I spent the better part of a decade living in Suburban Houston. A city that is essentially one giant strip mall with sub-divisions branching off of it (look up FM1960 in houston) I walked everywhere, and it was a conscious choice to do so....I haven't driven a car since i was 20 years old, nearly 22 years ago at this point. It's 100% doable, it's just not as "easy" and most people are lazy.

    Jerzy Janeczko
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    Gosh the United States is separated from the world by two oceans and only has a border with two other countries. So we are ourselves. Get over it or go home. duh

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    #54

    I was an exchange student back in '05 and what really confused me was how people were sooo freaking superficial.

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    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teenagers are ALL superficial. That's all they have. Worldwide.

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The US defines personal value as what you can offer others. It is why we let poor people die in the streets.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean fellow students? Yeah, that's what they call teenagers and I've never met one of any nationality who wasn't. I think maybe you just weren't used to the superficiality that was on display.

    #55

    Probably the rate of sugar consumption

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    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that there’s NO Americans here arguing this one lmao 😂 well…yet

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No argument necessary. Too much HFCS in all the processed food in the US.

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    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, they add it to everything and much more than is necessary. It fvcks up your pallette. You only notice it if you stop sugar entirely for a while and then it's difficult to eat a lot of things. I like Coke, but can maybe stand a can or 2 a month because it's so sweet now. Kool-Aid drink mix wants a cup of sugar added. I add a 1/4 cup and it's barely bearable. People don't realize how much sugar they're eating.

    #56

    Showerheads fixed in walls, ridiculous amount of water in toilet bowls

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    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I liked that in UK there wasn't as much water in the toilet. Deep bowl and no spray back.

    Dee Rutherford
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One can buy a fixture to make the shower head adjustable, water in toilet bowls can be adjusted by twisting the screw that holds the the bulb in the tank.

    Hugo
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, that may adjust the amount delivered in a flush, but the shape of the S bend determines the amount remaining in the bowl.

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    G A
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    Pathetic if that's the best the OP can come up with.

    General Anaesthesia
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if it isn't the best that OP can come up with? Just one of many, maybe?

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    Jerzy Janeczko
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    Land of plenty, enjoy it.

    Endcensorship
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell that to all the people who work three jobs and still live off tips

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    #57

    Chlorinated tap water. At home in Germany I drink only tap water and am horrified. about the sheer mass of plastic waste as you're forced to buy bottled water.
    And many other things others have mentioned here.

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    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in the US and refill 5 gallon jugs. My parents live in the countryside and have their own well.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We're a big country with many water sources, so you can't judge one locality against the entire country. In Las Vegas you have to buy bottled water if you want clean drinking water. The water in SoCal tastes absolutely terrible. Many places have to chlorinate the water to keep it clean, others don't. It all varies

    iseefractals
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EU tap water has chlorine too....at slightly lower levels. It's a purifying agent. 97.32% of the US has clean water at the tap (compared to 96.82% in the EU) with a few glaring exceptions due to crumbling infrastructure, no one is forced to drink bottled water....people are just entitled and lazy. And while the U.S does consume 50 billion single use plastic bottles each year.....the EU isn't that far behind, clocking in at 46 billion.

    Ace
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Allowable chlorine levels in the US are much higher than much of the world and yes, in most places (that I've been tom at least) the water does taste awful, such that I would always buy bottled water even to make coffee in a hotel room.

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    G A
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    Very entitled, OP.

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wha? You think that having a decent water supply makes him "entitled"? I think perhaps that word doesn't mean what you think it means.

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    #58

    Everything. Y’all need to travel to Europe and see how different things are

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    Kise Miarse
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, and are you offering to fund the trip, OP?

    G A
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beyond stupid. And i dont know that anyone outside the US that uses the term 'y'all' so I suspect this is self-baiting....

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you read about poverty and wealth distribution and vacation time in the US?

    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The distance from LA to NY is the same as London to Syria. Yall need to travel to Syria and see how different things are.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dumbest comment ever. Everything is going to be different in every country you visit, whether or not it is in Europe.

    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me rephrase it then. Different AND BETTER

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    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, and it's not really.

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    #59

    In huge traffic: waiting at a green light and NO ONE uses their car horn to force you to drive - it's awkwardly silent. I heard it's because people are afraid that the driver has a *pew pew* in his car.

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    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP has obviously not visiting any US city during traffic whatsoever.

    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uhh we definitely beep when someone isn’t moving, and I live in Chicago.

    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just dumb.

    Huddo's sister
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it illegal to use your horn in non-emergency situations like it is in Australia. I never honk in that situation because that is not the purpose for the horn (though of course there are millions of people who do, even though they know it's illegal).

    A girl
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Geez. I live in Minnesota nice. you think we don't honk? Yes, we're pussy about it but dang straight, we're honking.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to say you've never actually been in the US in traffic without actually saying you've never been in the US and in traffic. People honk all the time. I can believe someone may be scared to honk, but by far that's a minority and I bet those people are afraid of a lot of other things too. I bet they won't flash their headlights at a car with the lights off because they think they're going to be killed in a gang initiation too lol. Maybe where you live people are constantly honking, but people honk here too, maybe just not as much because it's seen as being rude a*s behavior.

    Trisec Tebeakesse
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Erm, you haven't driven in Boston? If you're not moving in the same nanosecond the light turns green...

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have no idea where this person actually was.

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    #60

    Sidewalks often are literally sidewalks and are not dedicated footways separate from the road and wide enough to comfortably fit two-three people.

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    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe only in some very rural areas, but not at all true in cities of any size.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Out in the burbs, sure. In the city, no.

    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you visited much of the rest of the world, OP? Anywhere historic and crucially, narrow? Not everywhere has massive plazas!

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

    Come visit the Netherlands and see how well sidewalks fit in narrow spaces.

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    Nikole
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Often? Maybe in some suburbs or rural areas…

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    #61

    That in a lot of the country there are two reactions, real friendly or threatening your life.

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    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some places are not unfriendly and they don't care if you die. Large parts of the US are just apathetic.

    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very obvious based on the results of the last election............

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    Poppy
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not just threatening your life. One group of people accidentally turned into someone's property, realised they were in the wrong place, turned around and were leaving only for the property owner to come out of his house shooting. He shot a poor girl in the passenger seat of a vehicle and she passed away.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My experience has been that in most places in the world it's either friendly, threatening, or indifferent. JUST LIKE THE US!

    Jerzy Janeczko
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    You need to get out more and know where not to go.

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    #62

    Person wearing a blue jacket in a car, engaging the handbrake. Theme: common USA things that confuse foreigners. Nobody putting the handbrakes on when they park their cars. The handbrake is there, almost none of them use it. They’re just not taught to do it.

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    Ange Marsden
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I take it that's a flat place thing? I can't imagine that working on the hills in places like San Francisco

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not a thing at all. The most basic driver's education for parking a car is to set the emergency (hand) brake . Especially if you're driving a manual transmission.

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    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because all cars are automatic so they use the parking mode

    Ace
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The default transmission is automatic where you can't remove the ignition key without it being in Park mode, which effectively locks the wheels to the engine. The "parking brake" has for years often not been hand-operated like in the picture anyway,, but by a foot pedal (nowhere near the gas and brake) in many cars. Yes, they are taught to use it, but they're lazy, so... (I often don't apply it either when driving an auto, so not judging).

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Parking brakes are almost all hand-operated - I've never seen one that's been worked by a foot pedal. At least, that's how it is in the UK - where are your observations from, Ace?

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    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are taught to do that, it's part of the driving test. I think the OP maybe met someone who puts their car in gear and calls it good, but I think I've met maybe 2 people my entire life that do that.

    Limey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of our cars are automatic. Automatics, in Park, don’t roll.

    Deborah
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone I know uses the handbrake - parking brake - when they park. There are far too many generalizations on this post.

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always thought it was an emergency break. I don't even notice or see them in cars anymore.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cars all have a secondary braking system separate to the normal driving braking system. It's been a legal requirement pretty much everywhere since before my parents were born. And that secondary braking system is almost always the parking brake - you can't rely on your automatic transmission's "park" setting to stop your car moving.

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    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd like to know how the OP knows this-from watching TV?

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    Did you do a survey to come up with this idiotic observation ?

    iseefractals
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    Um...b******t. In near 30 years of living in the U.S, i never encountered a single person who didn't reflexively engage the parking break when parking the car.....because it was absolutely covered in Drivers Ed when i was 15, it was covered in the Road instruction when getting licensed. Yes, some people are dumb, that doesn't mean it's a widespread issue indicative of an institutional failure.

    OWL ON A MISSION
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be a location thing because I have never known ANYONE to use the parking brake in my area of the US

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    #63

    Calling themselves Americans and ignoring everyone one else that is born in the same continent. Stateunidians

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    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This again. The people of South America are free to call themselves South Americans. The people of North America are free to call themselves North Americans. It is not our fault that the founders of our country named it after the American continents.

    StrangeOne
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. No other nation here is being ignored.

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    Warren Peece
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The official name of the United States is "United States of America". So, in fact, they are Americans.

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please give me an alternative. US citizen is so cumbersome.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, the continent is called North America, not America. And it wouldn't be Stateunidians, it would Unitedstatesians. The US was the first western nation in North America. Europe actually started calling us Americans before there was Mexicand or Canadians. So, don't blame us.

    Nelson Álvarez Sáez
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call them "US citizens" or "people from the US" and that's that.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So America is not North America. North America is not America. North America is the continent comprised of 23 countries. The three largest are the Dominion of Canada, the United Mexican States and the United States of America. The Dominion of Canada is commonly called Canada (and its citizens are called Canadians). The United Mexican States is commonly called Mexico (and its citizens are called Mexicans). The United States of America is commonly called America (and its citizens are called Americans). Basic enough for you?

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    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just use USians if I need to be specific. Or septics, although mostly only Brits will get that.

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    #64

    Separate bills at restaurant… how come you can’t ? If we are a group of 20 in Canada we can all have a single billing for the same table

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    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same in CH, it's really common to ay individually, but often that just means the waiter walking round the table taking payments from each one in turn and deducting it from the total rather than producing separate bills for each one. It works because nobody would dream of lying about what they ordered.

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can. It's just a pain in the a*s for servers to do that so they refuse to.

    Poppy
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that's more individual restaurants preference. In the UK I've been to places where they've said no to single billing and others have been more than happy to do it.

    iseefractals
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you having a stroke? Complete and utter nonsense.

    G A
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    Nonsense

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    How rude for the server. Just venmo each other. This is not hard.

    Colleen Glim
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You lot have barely even discovered the wireless payment machine. I don’t need to hand my credit card to the server to pay

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    #65

    Roads that are absolute death traps: 45 mph limit and drivers make unprotected left turns across 3 lanes to get into a driveway.

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    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are bad roads and death traps all around the world. Travel and you will find this out yourself.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US roads are really rather dangerous compared to many other countries - on a par with Mexico, and terribly dangerous compared to Sweden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate

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    michael Chock
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the state. I have been to over 30 states, Texas is the worst. They actively try to run you off the road if you do not have a Texas license plate.

    LooseSeal's $10 Banana
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me, An American, "do they think that 45mph is fast?"

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, death traps with 45 mph speed limits? Okay.

    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What you get when you can get a licence at 16yo after being taught by mommy and daddy. Wtf did you guys expect to be the outcome?

    Roland Nijveld
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The infrastructure in general is poor as well. Traffic lights on the other side of the crossing for example. Crossings with 4 stop signs.

    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has OP never been to Italy, India, et al?

    Peeka_Mimi
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pffffftttt I lived in Germany and drove all over the EU, I've seen how Europeans drive. Shush.

    Jerzy Janeczko
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    10 months ago

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    Bad drivers are universal.

    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US drivers are on average worse than those in most developed countries - look at the list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate. When the Italians are that much safer, you have to think a bit.

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    #66

    One of the biggest chains (Walmart) doesn’t take Apple Pay. I was ASTOUNDED. I hadn’t even seen my debit card for years. Had to check what my PIN was.

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    G A
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be a self own. Who outside the US would care?

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That and guess what, not everyone on this planet has an Apple! Or could care less about Apple Pay, or Walmart for that matter as well.

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    tracy black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i know very few places that take apple pay and know no one who uses it

    Ron Man
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why should anyone take Apple Pay? The only people that use Apple Pay in the US are housewives buying their latte.

    m6nbtfpx7q
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did not know this. In my defense, I do avoid Walmart.

    Ange Marsden
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Surely not? Even Farmers Markets and little pop up stalls take Apple Pay

    FlamingZombies
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is well known. Walmart has so far refused to allow Apple Pay because they want people to use Walmart Pay instead.

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