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A day barely goes by on the Internet without Europeans and Americans having some lighthearted debate about their differences. A meme format was even created specifically for this purpose, called ‘The American/European Mind Can’t Comprehend This,’ that frequently resurfaces, sparking discussions between both sides of the pond over and over again. The memes have been making the rounds again, particularly poking fun at Americans, and our team at Bored Panda gathered them in one list for your entertainment. Scroll down to find them below, and don’t forget to let us know your opinions on these debates in the comments!

#1

Grocery store shelf filled with various egg cartons showing diverse packaging styles confusing American shoppers.

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Rick Murray
Community Member
1 year ago

Ouch!

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    #2

    Asthma medication bottles and boxes displayed on a desk highlighting affordable asthma treatment price.

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    Tugg Ster
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I get mine free every month. All 3 prescriptions

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    #3

    Bakery shelves in a store showing cheap, high quality bread with price tags, confusing the American mind.

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    troufaki13
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    You should try one from a bakery where they bake all their bread at the back 😋🤤

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    #4

    Kerrygold butter priced at 2.49 euros in a supermarket fridge, showcasing confusing pricing for American shoppers.

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    Kyra Heiker
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I always wait till it goes on sale for €1,99

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    #5

    Nutri-Score food label showing grading scale from A to E with colors green to red confusing American viewers online.

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    Na Schi
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago

    If this is the German Nutri-Score it is almost useless, as the political process to determine how food will get rated was not science- but instead absolutely lobby-ridden. One example I remember was the justification for it being the way it is, that otherwise a banana would get an E rating due to its (natural!) sugar content - completely neglecting that fresh food don't get a rating. So it is possible to have a fatty/salt-loaded pizza was a score of B, as it compares this pizza only to other pizzas/comparable food types. And when it has less fat/salt than the others (which still can be too much for a healthy diet) it gets a good rating 😡

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    #6

    Small blue three-wheeled car with front door open on city street, capturing the American mind confusion concept.

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    Happy Horse Girl
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    no mind can comprehend this car

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    #7

    Lady Gaga performing at record-breaking Copacabana Beach concert with 2.5 million people, confusing the American mind.

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    Marianne
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I'm German and my mind also can't comprehend this. How did they organize evacuation routines and security? :D

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    #8

    Ornate European Gothic architecture with spires and a large dome under a clear blue sky, confusing American minds.

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    PataSata
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Yay! It' the Parlament from Budapest,Hungary.

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    #9

    Hand holding a European large cup with whipped cream and two wrapped straws on a city sidewalk, confusing Americans.

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    Fuket
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I need a banana 🍌 for scale.

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    #10

    Historic European town square with colorful buildings and cloudy sky, a scene to confuse the American mind.

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    Delineator
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    It’s so nice!

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    #11

    Tweet showing confusing business hours posted with caption about the American mind, highlighting photos meant to confuse Americans.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago

    The post office in my village in France has hours like this. It was a change (from the US), but then I just drive to the next village which is only about 8 km from here and they have different hours.

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    #12

    A complex multi-lane roundabout with unusual road markings confusing to the American mind.

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    Francois
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Well to be fair no-one can. I think it has been designed by someone working a a local car body shop.

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    #13

    Tweet by Kevin Gaughen stating American mind cannot comprehend Eurovision, shared to confuse Americans online.

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    ucp
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Don’t comprehend. Just go with the flow

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    #14

    Screenshot of Twitter post highlighting confusion with report option labeled report EU illegal content, reflecting American mind confusion.

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    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    The European mind can't comprehend going to a website, not being spammed by "we take your privacy seriously" pop-ups that involve finding where "Legitimate interest" is hidden to turn off a few dozen options to then manage to get to the site you wanted......only for it to then pop up something saying that you must either accept all of the invasive tracking or pay us. F'k that noise, the modern web is an absolute sh*tshow.

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    #15

    Unlocked public bikes parked with an umbrella stand in an urban area, highlighting the American mind confusion concept.

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    Fabulous chocolate cookie
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    These are rental bikes which you still have to pay for to use.

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    #16

    Three crumpets on a white plate with a mug of tea beside a keyboard, illustrating the American mind confusion.

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    ucp
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    A good tea; nice and strong. Crumpets roasted to just about crispy, loaded with butter. Dabbing the butter-crumpet condensation. Proper teatime treat.

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    #17

    Outdoor table with drinks and snacks overlooking a large crowd near a historic cathedral, highlighting American mind confusion.

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    Pernille
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Milano, and those two spritz was probably 50 €

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    #18

    Display of colorful Kinder chocolate eggs in a store setting that may confuse the American mind.

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    MalayDragon
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Aren't Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs banned/illegal in the USA?

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    #19

    Tweet discussing how the American mind can’t comprehend passport ownership, noting 60% of the country lacks one.

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    Fuket
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited)

    To be fair... we can drive more than 12 hours in one direction and still be in our own country. NOW if we needed one to go to Vegas or Disneyland our % would go up.

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    #20

    Hands laying bricks with uneven mortar on a brick wall, illustrating a confusing construction method baffling American minds.

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    Tiffany Sauter
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Bricklaying?

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    #21

    Transit route map showing multiple metro and train line icons with confusing times and connections for American mind.

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    Colleen Glim
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I don’t comprehend it either. Is this a bus/train schedule of some form?

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    #22

    Heinz Beanz pizza next to a sliced pizza with beans, illustrating unusual food confusing the American mind.

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    Sandra
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I spent 4 years living in Great Britain and I still don't want to comprehend that pizza.

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    #23

    Menu listing soft drinks with regional water fresh from the tap with ice and lemon highlighted to confuse Americans.

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    And i was like WTF!!
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I cant comprehend this, charging for tap water, and i am European. In my country we dont do that

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    #24

    Three large ancient bronze bells displayed indoors against a brick wall, baffling the American mind.

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    jamesmcwhirty
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    they have a 78-year-old one in the Whitehouse called Donald.

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    #25

    Plastic yogurt container pack with empty center, demonstrating a confusing product design for the American mind.

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    Pernille
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    For those that might be confused, this is UTH milk, and it doesn't have to be refrigerated.

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    #26

    Three slices of bread topped with raw minced meat and finely chopped onions, confusing American mind.

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    Damned_Cat
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    That's called Mettbrochen. It's fresh raw minced beef and onion on pumpernickel. My German mother and grandma used to eat it all the time.

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    #27

    Full English breakfast plate with sausages, eggs, bacon, baked beans, and black pudding confusing American mind.

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    Phantom Phoenix
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago

    I hope that's for 5 people - and 2 of them don't want mushrooms

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    #28

    Wikipedia page showing fortnight defined as 14 days, highlighting confusing time measurement for the American mind.

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    deejak
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    But we have four score so there.

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    #29

    Plate with white asparagus, potatoes, steak, and sauce, showcasing a dish that confuses the American mind.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I think I've had it before. It tastes like asparagus.

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    #30

    Unusual three-prong electrical plug and socket on a wooden floor, illustrating confusing American mind concept.

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    Pernille
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    What is that? I'm aware that it is a plug, but what country uses that?

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    #31

    Fries topped with an unusual combination of brown gravy and mashed green peas served in a cardboard box.

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    Pernille
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Only the British mind understand this.

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    #32

    Hand dipping toasted bread into a bowl of mixed eggs, illustrating a photo that confuses the American mind.

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    Little Bit
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I don't think my British mind can comprehend that either.

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    #33

    Breakfast tray with coffee, orange juice, cinnamon rolls, and toast topped with banana slices and jam to confuse Americans.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    That looks delicious.

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    #34

    Sandwich with thick block of butter and a pint of beer on wooden table, confusing American mind concept.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Is that a thick slab of butter?

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    #35

    Four cars parked at a four-corner intersection in Seville, illustrating a confusing scene for the American mind.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Is this actually safe, though?

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    #36

    Milk in a bag placed inside a blue pitcher on a kitchen counter, illustrating confusing American mind reactions.

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    MalayDragon
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Australian here... I comprehend the milk in a bag, my only question is why?

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    #37

    Large breaded schnitzel with lemon wedges on a plate, surrounded by sides, confusing American diners with its size.

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    Sandra
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I can. Wiener Schnitzel! Ja, bitte!

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    #38

    Young man with tattoos and sunglasses reading a book near rocky cliff, confusing American mind concept illustrated.

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    winterwidow87
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    For context the 1st of May is International Workers Day in many countries and you get a day off of work (if you have to work on that day you get paid more because it's considered a Holiday). I think in the USA it's celebrated in September so it's not that they can't comprehend it, they just celebrate it on a different day.

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    #39

    Close-up of a unique keyboard Enter key design shared to confuse Americans with unexpected American mind humor.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Is that not normal in the USA?

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    #40

    Bus stop ad with large beans and text that reads it has to be toast, confusing Americans with unusual visuals.

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    Josephine Blogs
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Not actual size

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    #41

    Public restroom toilet with blue seat and handrails, featuring a confusing no blue paper sign, baffling the American mind.

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    Matthew Savestheworld
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Well I guess this is a winner. MY American mind does not see anything unusual

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    #42

    Bathroom sink faucet with unusual k**b design, featured in photos confusing the American mind and challenging common expectations.

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    Colleen Glim
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Are those horrible push button taps? If they are, I don’t want to comprehend it. Especially in a shower

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    #43

    Nighttime photo of a Couche-Tard store exterior, illustrating a confusing sight for the American mind.

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    Steve Kadner
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I wish people would quit making fun of our beloved vice-president! /s

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    #44

    Basket of Canadian snack-size chocolates including Coffee Crisp, Smarties, Aero, and Kit Kat bars to confuse American viewers.

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    k1ddkanuck
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Halloween in Canada!!

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    #45

    Poached pear in red sauce on a white plate, a confusing image that challenges the American mind comprehension.

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    Annik Perrot
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Poire au vin. Whole pealed pear cooked in a mixture of red wine, sugar and spice (mostly cinnamon and clove).

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    #46

    Screenshot of a Twitter conversation highlighting confusion over British language phrases confusing Americans.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    ‘England and America are two countries separated by a common language’ - G. B. Shaw

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    #47

    Anime character in green suit with WhatsApp logo, shared to confuse Americans online with a cryptic message.

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    G A
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Neither do i

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    #48

    Crumpled tissue paper next to skewers with intricate knots, illustrating confusing objects for the American mind.

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    Kristin Nicole
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Napkin and toothpicks?

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    #49

    Two women on stage making unusual facial expressions, illustrating confusion to challenge the American mind comprehension.

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Even the Swedish commentor was wondering what they where doing here! 😅🤔

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    #50

    Car door panel with built-in bottle holder containing a green bottle, puzzling to the American mind in everyday life.

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    Colleen Glim
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Pretty sure America also has car doors full of random c**p

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