“A Normal Day In America”: Uncomfortably Funny Pics And Memes About Living In The United States
There's not a single country that doesn't have problems. But being the leader of the Western world, the United States of America is held to a high standard and its issues are often viewed through a magnifying glass, both internally and internationally. And the subreddit 'A Normal Day In America' is trying to bring some humor to these discussions.
Created in 2014, it now has 33.1k members, and according to the community's 'About' section, it focuses on things like toddlers in tiaras, guns in supermarkets, $100k hospital bills, obese babies, and other "everyday occurrences" in the US.
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“Today A Lady And Her Mother And Husband Came To A Home Depot Telling Us That The Insurance May Or May Not Pay For Their Little Boy’s Walker”
Cyanide And Happiness Tends To Get It Right
One Person, One Vote
Free Uni, If You Parent Scarifies Their Own Career For Yours
Us Healthcare Strikes Again
Cops Kill Innocent Man
Probably Not Everyones Definition Of Bada**, But I Think So
Can We All Agree?
A Normal Education In America
So Happy
Americans can be so kind and helpful.... I don't understand how they don't see the advantages of a european-style healthcare system
Felt Like It Belonged Here Too
Not Much To Say About This One
The Most American Of Tales
They Are Keeping It As A Trophy
Teachers Having To Pay For School Supplies Out Of Their Own Pocket
American Culture War
Capitalism And The Nuclear Family
We Should Save Our Planet, Not Fight Eachother
United States Of Convenience
This Is Like ‚you Shouldn‘T Put Your Cat In The Microwave‘
Cost Of Medicines So High That People Literally Risk Their Lives
I Kept Hoping It Was Fake, But No
But the font makes it so joyful and light hearted!
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Agreed. And good job of getting all the letters to print.
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I hope the person who wrote that gets a disorder that turns their skin bright green. Preferably Kermit.
It is probably a saturated orange color already.
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So, they're going on about how the 'black girl' should work in McDonalds, and she can't even spell 'mortgage?' Ironic, much?
I wonder who is teaching the kids to (supposedly) fear a person due to the colour of their skin. Shame the writer wasn't brave enough to sign their mindless rant.
The word bravery isn't usually associated with these types of "people".
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This should be called " Hate Crime!" I feel for the poor girl and hope she never saw that letter. I would have stood up to the f**k that wrote that letter or everyone that signed it and tell them that their money isn't welcome there! Of course this is trying to be professional but in my own way, I would have dealt it another way.
1= we the parents pay your (mortage) *smh* 2= I hope you make her aware (shes) not wanted *smh harder* 3= so work your magic and make (it) disappear*smh violently* My observation with Americans is that the more obnoxious they are the more unable they are able to use the English language
If I was the owner of this daycare centre I’d be telling the ‘concerned parents’ to find another daycare centre. Bigots can just f**k right off
I bet they were too cowardly to even sign their name to that vitriol
I bet they were. If I was OP and the letter was signed I'd put the author's name out there for everyone to see what piece of s**t they are.
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"most of the kids IS scared of her" Written by someone with fewer brain cells than teeth.
That was in 2017 in Pennsylvania. Not even the Deep South, but Pennsylvania. The police investigated but I don’t think they ever found out who sent this hate-filled letter.
So it is real? I thought for sure it was parody. Gross.
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The fact that she literally said "make IT disappear" says it all really!- what a disgusting excuse for a human being!
The only correct response to this is, "thank you for letting us know that your child will no longer be attending.", Or perhaps, "We support every one of our wonderful teachers. If you have an issue with who we choose to employ, then you are free to seek another daycare provider. P.S. our daycare is already great."
I'd bet that the kids don't care what color she is, but the parents do
Promote that teacher to assistant manager and have her greet the parents every morning.
Same person will swear to your face that they “don’t see color” so therefor racism has been solved.
All this c**p reminds me of a song from the musical South Pacific, it's called They've Got to Be Carefully Taught. It saddens me to think that people like this actually exist.
😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳 I didn’t realize showing one’s hood in public was OK?! 😔
F****n Republicans (I'm not usually political but this hurts me so I have to be)
@Wilder....this attitude has nothing to do with that political party, as a whole. It's this ONE person that put in writing how screwed up s/he is. I'm sure there are others that believe as this one does, but they are smart enough not to put it in writing and send to the daycare.
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You don't want the women working at a daycare to look like a "nanny"? Racist and stupid.
I hope this person always stands in puddles when wearing socks. Oh, and gets exactly the treatment they deserve. What. An. Arsehole
So let them pull their kids? At least then you know who the racist peiece of chit is.
There's so much to unpackage here not even counting the disgusting racism! You've got to love those entitled people, or "Karens", who spout their bile trying to make themselves sound better than everyone else and end up just making a pure c**t of themselves by showcasing their illiteracy to the world! On top of their ignorance and blatant racism! Urgh, what a disgusting person/people! I really hope that the owner of the daycare told them all where to go!
WHAT THE ACTUAL FÛCK??????????? THIS B***H DOESN’T WANT A BLACK LADY WORKING THERE BECAUSE SHE’S AN “EYESORE”??????????? WELL IDIOT HOW BOUT I MAKE IT SO THAT THER’S ONLY ONE WHITE PERSON WORKING THERE ARE YOU GONNA TELL THEM TO LEAVE HUH??? AND I DOUBT THE CHILDREN CARE VERY MUCH!!!!
calm down, fighting fire with fire only makes things worse
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What happened to equal opportunity employment and understanding that "white people" are the minority in the world! Most individuals have mixed ethnicity. Color is beautiful ❤️ I would find this parent and "friend" and cancel culture the sh** out of her.
It might have existed physically, but to be honest, it looks like an attempt to straw-man typical conservative arguments. It exists solely to mock a political belief.
Much as you seem to want to convince us of this theory, most of us have actually met too many "real" individuals who hold what you'd like us to believe is some mock "political belief". However, the rest of us who are currently in touch with reality know that this is a very real world philosophy that way too many Americans (some who have never acknowledged that the South LOST the Civil War, for starters) still cling to. But sure, there's always that possibility that some liberal had nothing better to do and decided to write this letter to this daycare simply to create drama for the local MAGA's. Completely logical...
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I am really horrified and extremely angry that someone can write and have this thoughts! And this is one person but there's probably more that agree with the writer, but one person is one to many. Everyone remember that Hitler where also only one person!
I think they passed a law in America making this a hate crime. Police visit to the racist bigot, perhaps?
Horrible bstrd. Can this not be construed as a hate crime?? Too black,,, fkn racist
Disgusting. I'd immediately get a boner if I saw a hot jet Black girl. The dark skin shines like diamonds. They'd never have anything to do with a fat white dude though.
Fear creates anger creates hate... tsk tsk for small minded person or communityyyyyyy
The sad thing is that if this caseworker was very rich the writer would do anything to get her and the kids close to her.
Bit of a tell that they put "make daycare great again" in quotes, though.
Is this for real? Please tell me this is a fake letter! I want to throw up.
The Make Your Daycare Great Again says a lot - and none of it good.
Literally saw people argue with a fast food manager because a black person made their food. Twice. Two different locations in different parts of the state... had a fast food district manager tell me he had to fire all the black employees at a restaurant in a wealthy suburb because the customers didn't want them there - of course, none of the kids living there would work for those wages. 'Murica
Humans just showing you that all capable of feeding us devil with negativity
I...JUST....CAN'T......with this one. There are no words I can write, other than these, that would accurately describe my distaste for this being without getting me banned from BP.
Unlikely as it was posted on Reddit five years ago and the link that the poster left as "proof" is dead.
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Health Care In The United States
Paul Ryan Touts $1.50/Wk Pay Rise But Gets Murdered By Words
For those who don't know ... Paul Ryan was a Republican politician (Fmr. Speaker of the House) who ran for US President and Charles Koch is one of many billionaires who contribute millions to elect Republican politicians.
The Fact That It Happens So Often That It Requires A Sign
Teenage Girl Beat Up For Enforcing Use Of Masks At A Private Business Which Can Technically Enforce Any Rule They Like And Refuse To Serve Anyone They Like
Christians in the US sure are bible-thumpers. They use the bible to thump people bloody.
Felt It Belonged Here
Bout To Be Surprising Everyone At School Tommorow
Why Are Americans So Fat?
America, My Heart Aches For Us
Almost every week, one city tries to outdo another in the 'Utterly Ridiculous' stakes
Kindergarden Shooter Drills Are Fun!
The Good Guys, Ladies And Gentlemen
Hey, Hey! One Mass Shooting At A Time, Please!
The other day, a teenager here in Perth (Western Australia) took his Dads rifle to the school and fired 3 rounds into the building (no one was hurt). Such a rare occasion that it was headline news across the whole country
Fresh Off The Boat
Another Day In Paradise
America In A Nutshell
Wear A Mask They Said
No You Are Rights
Charged $39.35 To Hold Your Own Baby
Very Normal Country
How Reasonable
My 11-Year-Old Has To Walk To The End Of The Road By Herself To Catch The Bus - That's Why I Bought Her A Cute Knuckle Duster
Kids here as young as 6 walk and bike to school alone. We don't have school busses either, we have normal public transport that they can use too if they live far away. It's so sad to see what's happening in USA
It's That Easy
Living In Texas Sure Is Strange. God + Guns + Big A*s Trucks!
...thought this was on onion article at first? no way this isn't satire
Something Makes Me Feel Like This Welcome Sign Is Not Meant For Everyone
Murica
well of course! a gun has a right to spend time with their partner. hopefully soon guns will have the right to marry another gun so that they can legally have their partners as their spouses.
Murica
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Most of these are “A Normal Day in the America Republicans want and MAGAts Vote For Against Their Own Best Interests”.
I think that would be a much better title for this article. Most of the Americans I have met have been fighting for change and are absolutely appalled and sickened by the harmful alt-right politics and hyper-conservatism that seeks to hurt minority groups and roll-back people's rights.
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As someone born and raised in the USA, this makes my heart hurt. We could be and do SO MUCH better if we'd just be willing to admit that: 1. Some of our systems are broken 2. Some of our systems were designed to elevate some and oppress others 3. Maybe a bunch of guys from 250 years ago who believed that it was ok to own people and would be mystified by a light switch MIGHT not have had all the answers for how things should be operating in 2023 4. Capitalism isn't the answer for everything 5. Any group's religious beliefs should NOT be the basis for laws and policies 6. Voters should be able to pick their elected officials. Elected officials should not be able to pick their voters. (End Gerrymandering) 7. Money isn't speech and corporations aren't people. 8. Loving your country means admitting its faults, working to correct them, and making it live up to its ideals; not just waving a flag or standing when a song is played.
I think this is the best comment on this thread and you could not have said it any better.
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I think we need this. This stuff is actually happening. Maybe it will open some eyes.
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lets hate america because- oh wait. hm idk why! It's not like there are millions of actual people who live there that BP could offend or hate on for no reason
And it's not like there are actually pandas that BP could offend or hate on for no reason. There are a lot of interesting articles on BP that I enjoy reading, but apparently, I'm a piece of shît because I'm American. So, until they stop the gratuitous xenophobia, my ad blocker will stay on.
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Thank you BP. We were waiting for another USA bashing /s. PLEASE STOP.
This is just a tiny selection of posts from Reddit. BP didn't originate these posts. Looking at the subreddit I'd say the majority of posts are from Americans.
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Seriously, do you have nothing else to do? Schadenfreude? That's it?
How horrific. When Americans say how great their country is I just shake my head. They're so anti socialist and yet any of these things could happen to anyone in the blink of an eye. Thank god we have a health and social service to fall back on, it's far from perfect but I don't regret any of my taxes going to where it's needed. Im a pagan too, not even one of those shouty Christians who seem worse capitalists than anyone. The gift is to strike a balance, America is for the rich only.
Excepting the health care ones, none of these apply to the US state where I live. I think a lot of non-Americans don't understand that MAGA idiots are the rank minority, only 18% of all Americans (and only 38% of registered Republicans). Yet this site (and a lot of pandas) think the entire country is like this. It's not. Please stop generalizing about it. If you were German, would you want to be constantly called a Nazi? You literally have neo-Nazis in Germany, but no one ever says that all Germans are Nazis. You can't consider yourself to be free from bigotry when you make an exception for one group to excuse your bigotry. All your countries have the same right wing idiots, so please stop mischaracterizing Americans.
Yay, got my daily dose of depression and more reason to hate the country in which I'm forced to live!
It's because we are an invalid species. What other species saves fat then burns lean muscles mass first during starvation? In what universe should food that will kill us tastes GREAT and make us feel full and fed? Why the HELL does childbirth equal torture? Only one other species on Earth experiences this (a kind of hyena and they have 20% infant and maternal mortality rate). Why do we need such an exorbitant amount of water yet using it is hurting the environment. The late comedian Bill Hicks nailed it - we are a virus with shoes.
I have no words for how much this breaks my heart. I thought America was supposed to be the land of the free? ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your dispossessed yearning to breathe free’.
I would LOVE to live in America, but reading about all the shootings is really concerning. Concerning for me. A South African! South Africa ranks third on list of countries with highest crime rate in 2023 and I feel afraid when thinking about enrolling my child in an American school. The world is depressing omg.
"this is a free country" uh do you know how much the hospital bills are? or everything else?
"Free country" doesn't mean "everyone gets everything without paying anything ever".
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For all those Americans whining that they're being victimised by these posts - these things are actually happening. Instead of moaning, tell the world more about your depressingly s**t country and raise awareness that you need to f*****g change, because it's f*****g delusional.l that you think any of this is okay.
Christian rednecks hypocrites of America!! The worst parasites
Hard to get through. Our failed education is further demonstrated by the comments defending these.
I’m just disgusted alone by the cost of a University education in the US. So many people have to put themselves in horrible debt just to go to Uni so they can get an entry level job. It’s terrifying.
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" THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE " "For thousands of US veterans who have been deported to Mexico, the strain of being separated from their home is compounded by threats from criminal groups that seek them out for their military training. The election of President Joe Biden has given some of those veterans renewed hope that there will be a chance to return, but for others who have already restarted their lives, that hope comes too late." veterans-6...3d39bc.jpg 
Someone please explain to me why the US has a government in the first place? Does anything ever get done to change this c**p? When something becomes a law especially around civil rights(roe vs wade) (voting, etc, ) another administration can just debunk it? Why do some of these lawmakers even get elected? capitalism? So a small group of ppl can stay richer? Talk about mafia ideology, my government isn't flawless at any means but s**t actually gets done and unless some law is actually hurting a major population, legislators don't try to change something that isn't necessarily broken, just because some don't agree with it. I'll take Canadian socialism any day, because I guarantee if you put me next to an American my exact age it would be very hard to tell the difference, we grew up with the same pop culture, era references, ideologies
Why is everyone sad about this - every should be bloody well absolutely furious! It's getting worse and worse, and people just shake their heads and carry on.
Omg you people that get upset when we bash America: if you stopped saying that you are the greatest country in the world we would stop.
If this was being done with other countries or it wasn't so frequent, I wouldn't have a problem with it but it's getting to the point where I really don't think it's fair anymore. And btw, I'm British with no connection to the US!
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Spread hate and mockery rather than help and sympathy? Ok then. I love how much you help us.
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Most of these are “A Normal Day in the America Republicans want and MAGAts Vote For Against Their Own Best Interests”.
I think that would be a much better title for this article. Most of the Americans I have met have been fighting for change and are absolutely appalled and sickened by the harmful alt-right politics and hyper-conservatism that seeks to hurt minority groups and roll-back people's rights.
Load More Replies... As someone born and raised in the USA, this makes my heart hurt. We could be and do SO MUCH better if we'd just be willing to admit that: 1. Some of our systems are broken 2. Some of our systems were designed to elevate some and oppress others 3. Maybe a bunch of guys from 250 years ago who believed that it was ok to own people and would be mystified by a light switch MIGHT not have had all the answers for how things should be operating in 2023 4. Capitalism isn't the answer for everything 5. Any group's religious beliefs should NOT be the basis for laws and policies 6. Voters should be able to pick their elected officials. Elected officials should not be able to pick their voters. (End Gerrymandering) 7. Money isn't speech and corporations aren't people. 8. Loving your country means admitting its faults, working to correct them, and making it live up to its ideals; not just waving a flag or standing when a song is played.
I think this is the best comment on this thread and you could not have said it any better.
Load More Replies... I think we need this. This stuff is actually happening. Maybe it will open some eyes.
Load More Replies... lets hate america because- oh wait. hm idk why! It's not like there are millions of actual people who live there that BP could offend or hate on for no reason
And it's not like there are actually pandas that BP could offend or hate on for no reason. There are a lot of interesting articles on BP that I enjoy reading, but apparently, I'm a piece of shît because I'm American. So, until they stop the gratuitous xenophobia, my ad blocker will stay on.
Load More Replies... Thank you BP. We were waiting for another USA bashing /s. PLEASE STOP.
This is just a tiny selection of posts from Reddit. BP didn't originate these posts. Looking at the subreddit I'd say the majority of posts are from Americans.
Load More Replies... Seriously, do you have nothing else to do? Schadenfreude? That's it?
How horrific. When Americans say how great their country is I just shake my head. They're so anti socialist and yet any of these things could happen to anyone in the blink of an eye. Thank god we have a health and social service to fall back on, it's far from perfect but I don't regret any of my taxes going to where it's needed. Im a pagan too, not even one of those shouty Christians who seem worse capitalists than anyone. The gift is to strike a balance, America is for the rich only.
Excepting the health care ones, none of these apply to the US state where I live. I think a lot of non-Americans don't understand that MAGA idiots are the rank minority, only 18% of all Americans (and only 38% of registered Republicans). Yet this site (and a lot of pandas) think the entire country is like this. It's not. Please stop generalizing about it. If you were German, would you want to be constantly called a Nazi? You literally have neo-Nazis in Germany, but no one ever says that all Germans are Nazis. You can't consider yourself to be free from bigotry when you make an exception for one group to excuse your bigotry. All your countries have the same right wing idiots, so please stop mischaracterizing Americans.
Yay, got my daily dose of depression and more reason to hate the country in which I'm forced to live!
It's because we are an invalid species. What other species saves fat then burns lean muscles mass first during starvation? In what universe should food that will kill us tastes GREAT and make us feel full and fed? Why the HELL does childbirth equal torture? Only one other species on Earth experiences this (a kind of hyena and they have 20% infant and maternal mortality rate). Why do we need such an exorbitant amount of water yet using it is hurting the environment. The late comedian Bill Hicks nailed it - we are a virus with shoes.
I have no words for how much this breaks my heart. I thought America was supposed to be the land of the free? ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your dispossessed yearning to breathe free’.
I would LOVE to live in America, but reading about all the shootings is really concerning. Concerning for me. A South African! South Africa ranks third on list of countries with highest crime rate in 2023 and I feel afraid when thinking about enrolling my child in an American school. The world is depressing omg.
"this is a free country" uh do you know how much the hospital bills are? or everything else?
"Free country" doesn't mean "everyone gets everything without paying anything ever".
Load More Replies... For all those Americans whining that they're being victimised by these posts - these things are actually happening. Instead of moaning, tell the world more about your depressingly s**t country and raise awareness that you need to f*****g change, because it's f*****g delusional.l that you think any of this is okay.
Christian rednecks hypocrites of America!! The worst parasites
Hard to get through. Our failed education is further demonstrated by the comments defending these.
I’m just disgusted alone by the cost of a University education in the US. So many people have to put themselves in horrible debt just to go to Uni so they can get an entry level job. It’s terrifying.
Load More Replies... " THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE " "For thousands of US veterans who have been deported to Mexico, the strain of being separated from their home is compounded by threats from criminal groups that seek them out for their military training. The election of President Joe Biden has given some of those veterans renewed hope that there will be a chance to return, but for others who have already restarted their lives, that hope comes too late." veterans-6...3d39bc.jpg
Someone please explain to me why the US has a government in the first place? Does anything ever get done to change this c**p? When something becomes a law especially around civil rights(roe vs wade) (voting, etc, ) another administration can just debunk it? Why do some of these lawmakers even get elected? capitalism? So a small group of ppl can stay richer? Talk about mafia ideology, my government isn't flawless at any means but s**t actually gets done and unless some law is actually hurting a major population, legislators don't try to change something that isn't necessarily broken, just because some don't agree with it. I'll take Canadian socialism any day, because I guarantee if you put me next to an American my exact age it would be very hard to tell the difference, we grew up with the same pop culture, era references, ideologies
Why is everyone sad about this - every should be bloody well absolutely furious! It's getting worse and worse, and people just shake their heads and carry on.
Omg you people that get upset when we bash America: if you stopped saying that you are the greatest country in the world we would stop.
If this was being done with other countries or it wasn't so frequent, I wouldn't have a problem with it but it's getting to the point where I really don't think it's fair anymore. And btw, I'm British with no connection to the US!
Load More Replies... Spread hate and mockery rather than help and sympathy? Ok then. I love how much you help us.
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