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Someone Asks “What Wouldn’t Be Nearly As Popular If It Wasn’t For The US?” And 31 People Answer
From Hollywood to PBJ sandwiches, there are countless incredible things for which we can be thankful to no one else than the US.
In Europe, millennial kids grew up watching Powerpuff Girls, wearing Vans slip-ons, and listening to The Smashing Pumpkins in their teenage years. Fast forward to a more recent age and the music world would never be the same without Queen B or controversial Ye. It’s fair to say that the impact of American culture around the globe has been unequaled since the dawn of time, and it’s time to celebrate it!
So today, we looked at this Ask Reddit thread to find out what American staples have found their popularity abroad, according to people, and the responses are very interesting!
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#2
GPS The American military gave away one of the coolest technologies to the world. No service fees, no subscriptions. Imagine if Meta or Apple had invented it.
#3
National parks. It was started in America by future Republican president Theodore Roosevelt and quickly it became a world wide practice.
#8
Hamburgers, with pickles mustard etc. It’s a strange combo. Delicious but I doubt the entire world would have that as a common item
#10
Disneyland and Disney. It’s not surprising they’ve been able to expand out to other countries. There’s all the magic, happiness, and whatnot that comes with it. That, and they are using “It’s a Small World” to hypnotize us all.
#14
Spam in northeast-asia, especially South Korea American soldiers ate it during the Korea war and it gained popularity to the point that it's a common food for both Koreans, Japanese, and some Chinese cultures such as Shanghainese
#30
The Irish. Since we emigrated in the 1800s, all of the big American celebrities say “I’ve got Irish roots” and it’s attracted attention to that little Green island that isn’t part of England. Particularly the west coast of Ireland.
#31
The internet, preceided by the ARPANET, which was funded by the U.S. Department of Defenses.
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