Our cultural differences are what make us unique, and they’re what bond us with others alike. What we see as ordinary always depends on people, place, and context and surely it will differ from one person to another.
That becomes super obvious when we leave the comfort of our home behind our back and go on vacation. Ask travelers how often they've been in uncomfortable social situations, had weird conversations, and found themselves strangers in a foreign land, and they will tell numerous stories.
Now this Ask Reddit thread has recently gained a lot of attention, amassing a whopping 28.3k comments and 27.8k upvotes. “What things do Americans like and the rest of the world not so much?” someone asked and people started sharing their own experiences, impressions and stories that show us once again just how relative things can be.
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Tipping culture.
It's crazy how much people defend an absolutely terrible system.
Tipping. A way to continue slavery and make it legal to pay staff below the minimum wage.
System is awful, as is not paying a livable wage but it is not slavery. That was something much, much more horrific.
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A lot of us would like to get rid of it, but how? You can't just turn around and raise minimum wage... Oh wait you can because that is EXACTLY what we did in Oregon. $12.50 for rural counties, $13.50 for urban areas, and $14.75 for Portland Metro. Nationwide it's $7.25. We are the only state with a variable minimum wage.
Is that reflective of the cost of living? There's no geographical difference in the national minimum wage here in the UK, but various salaried jobs are often advertised at a slightly higher rate in London to reflect the COL there (this is for teachers and nurses, and I'm not sure if it's changed recently)
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Yes, as an American, I believe this entire system should be scrapped. Fair wages for all.
I think it's terrible and should be done away with. Pay your employees a living wage. They shouldn't have to rely on grumpy people that take offense to everything to get paid.
As an American, I agree totally. I also believe that employment regulations should be set by law, not unions, not individual contracts... same for everyone.
I only tip here in NZ if the service is outstanding. We don't have a tipping culture, but possibly wages are better here. The labour laws certainly are.
Americans do NOT like tipping. It's getting excessive at this point. Everyone wants a tip for practically nothing.
Maybe it's become acceptable practice. Or maybe it's because they're desperate. How does one survive on a minimum wage that doesn't cover the cost of living? And yet it boggles my mind that nearly half of US citizens just voted for a party that works to keep it that way.
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I'll say it again: (most) SERVERS DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF TIPS. They make far more on a good day in tips than if they were being paid a "fair" wage. This won't change if they don't want it to.
No one is saying getting rid of tips. Just the culture of always tipping and the business owners expecting wages to be made up our of tips. Tip good service only, if you can afford it.
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Nobody ever mentions that tipped employees often make $20+ per hour. If they were paid a fair wage they'd probably take home less.
What a myopic and tone-deaf post. people don't defend tipping instead of hating the system. Tipping is defended because it's the only lifeline in a s****y situation. What has to be wrong with someone's brain to actually think people love slave wages and hoping they don't get too many stingy jerks so they can pay their bills? Like what the actual fug
I hate tipping culture. But I personally am not doing anything to change it (no activism, no protesting) so I tip because I'm not going to punish the people serving me because the system is broken.
Abolishing tipping and establishing a humane minimum wage are 2 different things.
I think the only reason I personally defend it in a way, is because how else are waiters supposed to get paid? I highly doubt they'll raise their minimum wage (which is already lower than the national minimum), it's sorta a vicious cycle
I hate tipping. I don't want to tip but I do it because it's the decent thing to do. I know what it's like to make $2.13 an hour and work so hard and have to try to read people's minds but not get tipped because you came to the table too many times, or didn't come enough times, or somebody just doesn't want to tip because they "paid for the meal so why should they have to tip?" Funnily enough, it's usually non-tippers who are the most obnoxious and demanding and stay at the table for hours and leave a huge mess and a server on the verge of tears because they just did all that work and put up with horrible people for basically nothing. It should change and servers should get a living and stable wage but that won't happen unless the law changes. But until that happens, people in America need to tip their servers because even though you paid for the meal, you definitely did not pay for the service.
Ok America. How do we fix this? I think we all agree we (the customers) do not LIKE this system. But that’s the system in place until something changes. If we just stop tipping that only hurts the already low paid wait staff. So what do we do? We have so many serious issues in this country. I feel like our government was an experiment that’s failing badly. How do we scrap it all and start over?
Server/bartender in the USA here. You would have no employees to serve u food if you got rid of tipping.
Worst thing is that it's spreading to other countries like Australia which is a country that actually pays its workers the proper wage, thank you very much...
It has good point to serve customers. In Europe you pay advance and serving is....or there isnt that at all after that. "Why to serve, you have paid already".
When I was 16 (1976), I delivered pizzas for a Greek sandwich shop. I got paid decently but loved tips. Now I try to tip delivery people well. Even Fedex/UPS/etc., even if it is just a cold drink on a hot day.
No, most of us are still screaming for a living wage, but our leaders don't think that's necessary.
Tripping culture without a living wage base is absolutely terrible
We still tip in Canada where there is a minimum wage ($13-15 depending where you live)
Tipping. Because why should your employer you when the customer can do it for them?
God I hate tipping. And a lot of countries, I go to, the tip and the tax are already included in the price.
I like tipping. Living in europe, where usually the people get a living from their wage, i like to give some gratitude for good service, or even friendliness. I love to see a culture of anti-karen. If someone is rude, or does't care - maybe they have had a bad day. If someone is very nice and put effort in helping me: show them!
But that's NOT how tipping works in America. They DEMAND a tip as it is a large part of their take home pay. On top of that, you get services where the tip is known up front and they can actively refuse to take orders that don't tip, which just compounds the issue. Like you, I tip for good service, which encourages better service.
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The system is like blackmail and bribes. I won’t give you good service unless you pay me or if I give you good service I expect something in return. People should be paid a reasonable salary to do their job to an expected standard without the need to have to do this to get a living wage. It’s demeaning!
the rest of the world pays living wages so tipping is a courtesy not a necessity
Agree, I hate tipping. Pay your employees a livable f*cking wage. And sales tax! Here in Oregon we don't have sales tax, so when you go to purchase an item for $4.99, it costs $4.99 (except for drinks in bottles or cans, that's an extra .10 per to encourage people to recycle).
It's not defending it. The fact is, until there are new laws, tipped workers need us so they can survive. Not tipping because it's wrong only hurts the worker, not the employer.
I agree, they should pay all the workers, a livable wage, rather than make them try to support themselves on the generosity of others.
We hate it too.... but please tell me how we can change it when people literally depend on tips? What are we supposed to do? Stop tipping? Screw over the ppl not the business? Do you actually think that we can impact a capitalist system by complaining? Ppl need jobs & money. We don't want to have to tip. But we also don't want to f**k over the employee when it doesn't hurt the employee in the least but.
I see nothing wrong with tipping so long as that’s not the primary way someone gets paid for their work.
This debate gets wildly oversimplified. For background I've waited tables in the US, Ireland, New Zealand, Denmark, and Cambodia. I also have a degree in Hospitality Administration. In the US I made MUCH more money than in any of the other countries (adjusted for COL), I had more fun at the jobs, and was able to give better service (because we weren't understaffed). In most US States if your earned tips do not meet general minimum wage, the restaurant owner is required to make up the difference but that law is rarely relevant because you usually earn WAY more via tips. I made 3 times more in the US than in Denmark (a country with exceptionally high wages). Those that say they want to keep the 15-20% tip AND get $15 minimum wage are admirably optimistic but in reality, after a few years of confusion, you'll get minimum wage + spare change. I think the real goal should be for those that rely on tips to get healthcare, paid leave, and higher minimum wage for those that are not in a tipping industry.
As an American I HATE tipping culture. The servers wages are like $2-$4 dollars an hour. Why cant we take every other countries lead and just pay people a living wage. Oh and taxes, sales tax at the register. Be like GB and Europe and probably everywhere else and just add it to the sticker so I know exactly how much its going to cost me at check out. Lets not forget our pennies. UGH. I hate pennies lol. It actually costs more to make a penny then what a penny is worth. I think it cost like 1.5 cents to make a penny. If you plan on visiting here, just know our money system is stupid and archaic af
I'm going to blame tipping (or lack there of) on the delivery apps. I know what the delivery people make and just giving them $4 makes them make $4 more than minimum wage that hour. Unfortunately this has slowly conditioned us to think about this tipping methodology when going to an establishment
It's where the customer is supposed to make up for the employer not paying the employees enough to live on. And that's why it's bad.
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No, that's not how it works in the US. See comment above. In Germany we have a legal minimum wage. Tipping is on top of that for good service.
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I think it’s safe to safe there are a lot of American systems that are terrible but are defended…tipping, healthcare, education system 🤷🏼♀️
Fake tips, in a culture that requires tipping, just make things worse. Movies use the trope "Here's a tip for you - Invest in Plastic! (or some other pithy phrase)" to denote here is the jerk, because we've all known someone like this. Wait staff have stories of the fake twenty dollar tip that has on the reverse a Bible saying. Often left on the table by the Christian group that just had a big Sunday brunch after church let out.
There are people who believe you don't deserve to eat if all you can afford is the meal you're actually charged for.
Nathaniel, tipping IS part of the "cost of the meal." Not legally, but ethically. (Because the server gets paid only a portion of his/her salary because the remainder is expected to be covered by tips.) So what you're saying is that you're an unethical person.
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Or you could have a liveable salary AND tips on top. My sister made a fortune, like you enjoying lavish amounts of tips, but she had a base pay she could live on without them.
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Commercials about pharmaceutical pills. "Ask your doctor about taking xyz... side affects can include (everything).
Wild!
This is not "liked by Americans"; the pharmaceutical companies pay to air the commercials.
Opinion signs outside their houses. Like "in this house we support...". I find it weird and unusual.
We have a “Love is Love” sign in our yard, but only because a few houses down from us has a sign that’s pretty much the opposite meaning.
College sports. Particularly football and basketball.
The rest of the world loves soccer, but nobody gives a hoot about it at the university level.
Threatening to press charges on people....
And being suspicious of everyone.
imperial units
(edit: fahrenheit aswell as celsius are good for certain scenarios so ill omit the former)
Cheerleaders
It's definitely a sport and takes a lot of athleticism. People train from an early age to be on cheer squads.
Driving everywhere. Anywhere you go, you go in a car.
But I suspect for many, other options are so rare they don't think about them even if they do exist.
Soooo accurate! I work 50 minutes away from where I live (41 miles). Public transit isn’t an option. Even for close shopping… it’s not an option. The nearest bus line is 4 miles away.
Peanut butter and jelly
A lot of us were fed this as kids, so it tends to be a comfort food now.
Root beer and ranch dressing. I brought some to Germany and had my friends try it and they said the root beer tasted like medicine. They politely tasted the dressing with a celery and said "hmmm, interesting" but the look on their faces was that it was terrible ha.
Garbage Disposals
Just shove that turkey carcass in the disposal and run some warm water behind it
God damn delis. At least out of all the places I’ve traveled to the US by far has the best delis. I don’t know if I can live somewhere without a great Jewish or Italian deli.
Corn syrup
There is a time and place for it like pecan pies and cheap pancake syrup. But not every where all the time.
This used to be much more prevalent in the US but food coloring. When I moved from Japan to the US, I was surprised at how colorful their foods were.
These days Americans are now more keen to organic natural stuff so I see it less but it took me a while to realize that blue raspberry is not a real thing.
They made them blue so they wouldn't be confused with the red ones (cherry or strawberry)
My mother [British] thought casseroles were weird and disgusting. Once her British friend came to visit, and asked that we not go to a restaurant "where all the food is mixed together in an awful jumble."
I love most casseroles.
Since casseroles were originally French, maybe she was just cherishing the ancient enmity
My sister is visiting the US from Europe and sent me a picture of a small coke and asked "why is it so big?" I could see old glory flapping in the wind, boys.
Biscuits and gravy
And you’ll get a bunch of different variations of somebody’s granny made it only a certain way…so that’s how you know it’s authentic! Bacon grease? Sausage? Strong black coffee? Just never say you made it from a powdered mix!
Free public restrooms. I know they're gross but they are nice to have.
Was gonna comment but changed my mind so I'll just say Have a great day pandas wherever you are!
Handicap accessiblity. Old buildings/towns in Europe are nice, if both your legs work.
24 hour stores. I was in Chicago working with a colleague from Switzerland who suddenly realized around midnight that he needed a network cable to configure a mobile router for a job the next morning.
I told him that I'd meet him in the hotel lobby to drive him out to Walmart.
He was happily surprised, as he had forgotten about the US's famous chain of Walmart stores.
Bankruptcy laws. It's a major reason why America has historically had some of the highest rates of small business growth and entrepreneurship. America is one of the most forgiving countries when it comes to personal and corporate bankruptcy (student loans notwithstanding).
Comparatively, European countries are much more pro-creditor which severely hampers any sort of investment that's even somewhat risky.
Americanized Chinese food. No one has us beat in that category.,
I might get downvoted, but... Kind of wish people would stop complaining about "Americanized" Chinese food. Lots of dishes were invented by Chinese-Americans way back in the early 1900s because of the war. It may not be authentic Chinese food, but it is authentic Chinese-American food.
I'd like to say optimism, even if it's blind sometimes. The CAN DO attitude is extremely strong. I would also put belligerence up there for better or worse. That "Get the f**k out of my face, I'm not paying for / doing that" attitude. Whether you actually can or not, the American culture makes you feel like you can really do anything. Again, it's a double edged sword but you'll seldom find an American who's just going to lay down and take someone's s**t or heed someone who says (to your aspirations) "You can't".
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Oh boy, I thought I missed it but it’s time for BoredPanda’s weekly America is a backwater cesspool and all Americans are slack jawed yokels post. Honestly though, BoredPanda staff, this is just getting incredibly nasty and sad now. I’m originally from Scotland and now live and work in the US, and am starting to find all the US bashing on this site tiring and disturbing. It isn’t funny or cute— it’s plain lazy and pure clickbait. You have good writers with fascinating backgrounds- use them and do better. You are starting to lose a lot of readers with articles like this. What is happening to this site anymore. From the constant censorship to banning people for different opinions…users don’t feel welcome here.
I could not agree more! It's not fair to us Americans! We are not nearly as bad as people think. It's just the bad ones you hear about!
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OMG 98% of these submissions are so stupid. Enough with the US bashing already. Totally giving me the impression Lithuania is a bitter bully country. Quit tarnishing your site with this type of dribble.
I agree. This isn't everyone in the U.S. And what's up with trying to rag on the food? Peanut butter and jelly? Biscuits and gravy? Yeah, they may not be your thing, but there's alot of food from other countries that they just love, but sounds just god awful.
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Contrary to the media narrative, we Americans generally love our country and are grateful to live here. It's a vast, beautiful diverse place with mostly warm, wonderful, caring people. We aren't Europe or Asia nor do we wish to be Europe or Asia. As I have stated repeatedly, I come to this website to be amazed and amused by the content, not to have my country or my politics bashed. I respect the cultures of other countries and would appreciate the same courtesy.
I agree with you that MANY Americans are warm and kind-hearted people. And of course we're not all the same. However, at the same time, MANY of us are disappointed in our government.
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Now post a thread like this about every other nation, please? I'm sure the Brits will love to learn that they all (allegedly) love beer, blood pudding and Manchester United, for example... Good grief.
French: Boudin sausage , frogs leggs and snails. I mean .... They eat everything. The Dutch and haring (herring) nice and raw is something that makes a few tourists gag too. LOL
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What is if with BP absolutely bashing the US. Like sure its got some problems but these are just petty. I feel like twice a week theres a new “why america sucks” article.
Some of these are ridiculous! People across the world really hate that you don't have to pay for refills and to use public restrooms?? You want us to start charging?? Like WTF?
Bored Panda please stop. Life right now is hard enough without seeing my country and myself bashed for the stupidest stereotypical things.
So, as an American, I can totally understand giving us shite for things like tipping culture, our lack of healthcare, and paying for college. Those are broken systems that don't do 99% of our population any justice. It just makes life harder and it NEEDS to change. By all means, PLEASE be vocal about these things. There needs to be a dialogue on stuff like this. However, can y'all stop with making fun of our food, the use of the imperial system, and waving flags everywhere? Sure, it's all flawed, but those little things are part of our culture. We are just as entitled to our own unique culture as the rest of the world. Rag on us for the things that actually matter and stop nitpicking. Stop looking for literally ANY reason to hate us. Hate us all you want, but make sure it's for a good reason and not something as trivial as our food or our flag being a constant presence within our own borders.
I think all the food and drink stuff does not belong on this list. Every inhabited region of the world have their own drinks and dishes, many of which seem strange to an outsider.
Many of these also apply to Canada, because we absorb so much of that culture through proximity.
And vice versa, as I can attest, having grown up on the border.
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So, why is Lithuania always bashing the United states? Well, could it be that the United States is ethnically diverse? Compared to lithuania, which is 85.6% white, the United States is currently sitting at 63.9% White identified members of the population. Is this why Lithuania or actually just this website, has such a hard-on for bashing the US? Being different is good. Y'all should try it sometime. Oh, you're welcome since our military is leaving 8500 troops in your country in case Russia decides to be a little more aggressive in it's land stealing.
I doubt it's racism, more like laziness with a good helping of trouble stirring
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Same b******t BP has posted over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over. Complete trash now.
I have no idea why you are getting downvoted. I agree-it’s lazy and cruel to bash a country over and over again.Furthermore, BoredPanda censors it’s users and bans them for their different opinions.
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I'm surprised nobody said languages. One of the things I love about living in the US is the number of people I interact with daily from other places. Maybe London, Paris and Berlin are the same, but I spet time working in different cities in Europe, and there's no comparison. NYC has people from the whole world, and yes there's authentic Chinese restaurants there. My university in Virginia has 180 languages spoken on campus. I had friends in uni from Russia, Jamaica, Tajikistan, Turkey, Japan, China, Nigeria, Estonia, Colombia the list goes on. It's why I can curse at you in 15 languages. Best part of the USA, imo
I usually skip this c**p because been there, heard that, over and over. However I'm announcing my boycott of Lithuania and all things Lithuanian. Including my expensive tour where I had planned to spend tons of money. It'll be a hardship of course but.......
You fuckwads at bored panda can shove your F*****G site up your goddam Lithuanian slavic pig a******s. F**k you and everyone that looks like you.
I’m an American, and I don’t really mind the anti-Americanism. If it comes from the traditional sources of anti-Americanism: British classism, French elitism or USSR (now Chinese CCP) deflection of their own injustices; then so what? I’m sure the dinosaurs were condescending of the early mammals too. If its based on valid criticisms of our economic system, our foreign policy arm-twisting and aggressions: bring the truth (with facts, not just sanctimony, please). It was input from the wider world that made us great in the first place (e plurabus unum, and all that), and there should never have been a cut-off point.
These aren't all things as like, most are things we hate but can't change
Can we just stop these America vs The rest of the world stuff?? No one cares except Americans and I don't think they're that into it either.
We're not. We're really not. there's a whole world, yet even the haters on America center their worldview on ... .America.... I remain baffled. Something about Uruguay for a nice change?
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Aren‘t the last ones positive? Someone was confused, but I like that there was something good in this one.
Self righteous hypocrites? I think you should read your comment and look in the mirror. When one only looks at the negative, and yes we have a lot, then that is all people see. Let's talk about the BILLIONS of dollars and aide the US has sent to Ukraine. the U.S. has transferred military and non-military aid worth $54.43 billion to the government of Ukraine. An estimated $54.43 billion plus the White House’s new request for $37 billion would bring the total cost of U.S. involvement in Ukraine to $91,430,000,000. Does that sound like a country that deserves to be bashed to you? That is just a current, single and relatable example that even a simple minded person can comprehend.
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Piggy, most Americans are aware of this, and do not expect, nor wish for the "world to revolve around us". Really. Honestly, I'd guess most Americans who are on BP would love to learn about other countries and stop seeing these US-centric posts all the time, but BP (a Lithuanian site) posts these all the time, because it generates clicks. Take your complaint up with Bored Panda.
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Oh boy, I thought I missed it but it’s time for BoredPanda’s weekly America is a backwater cesspool and all Americans are slack jawed yokels post. Honestly though, BoredPanda staff, this is just getting incredibly nasty and sad now. I’m originally from Scotland and now live and work in the US, and am starting to find all the US bashing on this site tiring and disturbing. It isn’t funny or cute— it’s plain lazy and pure clickbait. You have good writers with fascinating backgrounds- use them and do better. You are starting to lose a lot of readers with articles like this. What is happening to this site anymore. From the constant censorship to banning people for different opinions…users don’t feel welcome here.
I could not agree more! It's not fair to us Americans! We are not nearly as bad as people think. It's just the bad ones you hear about!
Load More Replies... OMG 98% of these submissions are so stupid. Enough with the US bashing already. Totally giving me the impression Lithuania is a bitter bully country. Quit tarnishing your site with this type of dribble.
I agree. This isn't everyone in the U.S. And what's up with trying to rag on the food? Peanut butter and jelly? Biscuits and gravy? Yeah, they may not be your thing, but there's alot of food from other countries that they just love, but sounds just god awful.
Load More Replies... Contrary to the media narrative, we Americans generally love our country and are grateful to live here. It's a vast, beautiful diverse place with mostly warm, wonderful, caring people. We aren't Europe or Asia nor do we wish to be Europe or Asia. As I have stated repeatedly, I come to this website to be amazed and amused by the content, not to have my country or my politics bashed. I respect the cultures of other countries and would appreciate the same courtesy.
I agree with you that MANY Americans are warm and kind-hearted people. And of course we're not all the same. However, at the same time, MANY of us are disappointed in our government.
Load More Replies... Now post a thread like this about every other nation, please? I'm sure the Brits will love to learn that they all (allegedly) love beer, blood pudding and Manchester United, for example... Good grief.
French: Boudin sausage , frogs leggs and snails. I mean .... They eat everything. The Dutch and haring (herring) nice and raw is something that makes a few tourists gag too. LOL
Load More Replies... What is if with BP absolutely bashing the US. Like sure its got some problems but these are just petty. I feel like twice a week theres a new “why america sucks” article.
Some of these are ridiculous! People across the world really hate that you don't have to pay for refills and to use public restrooms?? You want us to start charging?? Like WTF?
Bored Panda please stop. Life right now is hard enough without seeing my country and myself bashed for the stupidest stereotypical things.
So, as an American, I can totally understand giving us shite for things like tipping culture, our lack of healthcare, and paying for college. Those are broken systems that don't do 99% of our population any justice. It just makes life harder and it NEEDS to change. By all means, PLEASE be vocal about these things. There needs to be a dialogue on stuff like this. However, can y'all stop with making fun of our food, the use of the imperial system, and waving flags everywhere? Sure, it's all flawed, but those little things are part of our culture. We are just as entitled to our own unique culture as the rest of the world. Rag on us for the things that actually matter and stop nitpicking. Stop looking for literally ANY reason to hate us. Hate us all you want, but make sure it's for a good reason and not something as trivial as our food or our flag being a constant presence within our own borders.
I think all the food and drink stuff does not belong on this list. Every inhabited region of the world have their own drinks and dishes, many of which seem strange to an outsider.
Many of these also apply to Canada, because we absorb so much of that culture through proximity.
And vice versa, as I can attest, having grown up on the border.
Load More Replies... So, why is Lithuania always bashing the United states? Well, could it be that the United States is ethnically diverse? Compared to lithuania, which is 85.6% white, the United States is currently sitting at 63.9% White identified members of the population. Is this why Lithuania or actually just this website, has such a hard-on for bashing the US? Being different is good. Y'all should try it sometime. Oh, you're welcome since our military is leaving 8500 troops in your country in case Russia decides to be a little more aggressive in it's land stealing.
I doubt it's racism, more like laziness with a good helping of trouble stirring
Load More Replies... Same b******t BP has posted over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over. Complete trash now.
I have no idea why you are getting downvoted. I agree-it’s lazy and cruel to bash a country over and over again.Furthermore, BoredPanda censors it’s users and bans them for their different opinions.
Load More Replies... I'm surprised nobody said languages. One of the things I love about living in the US is the number of people I interact with daily from other places. Maybe London, Paris and Berlin are the same, but I spet time working in different cities in Europe, and there's no comparison. NYC has people from the whole world, and yes there's authentic Chinese restaurants there. My university in Virginia has 180 languages spoken on campus. I had friends in uni from Russia, Jamaica, Tajikistan, Turkey, Japan, China, Nigeria, Estonia, Colombia the list goes on. It's why I can curse at you in 15 languages. Best part of the USA, imo
I usually skip this c**p because been there, heard that, over and over. However I'm announcing my boycott of Lithuania and all things Lithuanian. Including my expensive tour where I had planned to spend tons of money. It'll be a hardship of course but.......
You fuckwads at bored panda can shove your F*****G site up your goddam Lithuanian slavic pig a******s. F**k you and everyone that looks like you.
I’m an American, and I don’t really mind the anti-Americanism. If it comes from the traditional sources of anti-Americanism: British classism, French elitism or USSR (now Chinese CCP) deflection of their own injustices; then so what? I’m sure the dinosaurs were condescending of the early mammals too. If its based on valid criticisms of our economic system, our foreign policy arm-twisting and aggressions: bring the truth (with facts, not just sanctimony, please). It was input from the wider world that made us great in the first place (e plurabus unum, and all that), and there should never have been a cut-off point.
These aren't all things as like, most are things we hate but can't change
Can we just stop these America vs The rest of the world stuff?? No one cares except Americans and I don't think they're that into it either.
We're not. We're really not. there's a whole world, yet even the haters on America center their worldview on ... .America.... I remain baffled. Something about Uruguay for a nice change?
Load More Replies... Aren‘t the last ones positive? Someone was confused, but I like that there was something good in this one.
Self righteous hypocrites? I think you should read your comment and look in the mirror. When one only looks at the negative, and yes we have a lot, then that is all people see. Let's talk about the BILLIONS of dollars and aide the US has sent to Ukraine. the U.S. has transferred military and non-military aid worth $54.43 billion to the government of Ukraine. An estimated $54.43 billion plus the White House’s new request for $37 billion would bring the total cost of U.S. involvement in Ukraine to $91,430,000,000. Does that sound like a country that deserves to be bashed to you? That is just a current, single and relatable example that even a simple minded person can comprehend.
Load More Replies... Piggy, most Americans are aware of this, and do not expect, nor wish for the "world to revolve around us". Really. Honestly, I'd guess most Americans who are on BP would love to learn about other countries and stop seeing these US-centric posts all the time, but BP (a Lithuanian site) posts these all the time, because it generates clicks. Take your complaint up with Bored Panda.
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