There’s nothing wrong with being weird.
Originally, weird used to mean ‘having the power to control destiny’ and later ‘unearthly’. In a sense, the term has a positive meaning and should be treated as such. After all, folks tend to gravitate towards unique things more than the same ol-same ol; being weird makes folks seem more authentic and empowering; above all else, it fuels creativity and leads to a more unorthodox approach to problem-solving.
But, somewhere along the way, the idea of being weird got skewed by humanity’s ignorance and so here we are—burning bridges and building walls when it should actually be the other way around. And so here we are, seeing yet another thread discussing the weird aspects of American culture.
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How they pretend to be Christian while doing the exact opposite of what Jesus would do in every situation.
Religiosity is dropping in every developed country except the USA. Jesus and guns baby!
Also we are so focused on women (people) getting pregnant and having babies that we take away their bodily autonomy and try to restrict birth control but then we don't provide maternity leave/pay (in some situations) or childcare benefits so mom has to go to work to pay for food and childcare but then when she can't afford the childcare and has to stay home we also don't want to give her snap benefits or free lunches for the kid because then she's leaching off the system , you guys I just can't with this backward a*s country and their hatred for women and mothers in particular. Sorry for the run on sentence but it irks the p**s out of me.
Republicans are not pro-life, they are anti-woman. All the laws to protect a fetus, but once it's born, no assistance for health care, education, childcare etc. The great George Carlin once said, "Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers".
Guilt is put on the consumer, not the corporations.
The customer has to tip because servers don’t make a livable wage. The customer has to recycle and watch their carbon footprint because the environment is deteriorating. The customer has to eat better because cows are being slaughtered and chickens are trapped in cages.
100% of the world’s problems are caused by giant corporations, not the average person.
Recently, the r/AskReddit community brought up (again) the question of the weirdest things about American culture. The post garnered 1,800 upvotes and generated a discussion consisting of 3,200 comments before being taken down by the moderators.
These days, it’s become quite a common question to discuss online. In fact, it’s so common that Bored Panda has covered it on a number of occasions, mostly from the perspective of what folks from outside the US find weird about the global superpower.
And that last term is key here—global superpower. Some speculate it to be the key as to why there are so many discussions revolving around America out there. And it doesn’t seem to matter what aspect of it is: culture, psychology, sociology, political or religious climate. Anything goes.
We're fine with whatever level of violence and gore you want to put on TV, as long as there aren't any female nipples showing!!
As an outsider (UK) I think all the right wing Christians are weird as f**k.
I’m from America but I think our pharmaceutical ads are really f*****g weird and annoying
USA and NZ are the only western countries that allow direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing.
General curiosity and human flaws aside, the idea behind America being a point of discussion in a lot of places can be traced back to just how influential its culture is on the rest of the world. Following World War II, the US promised “to build a new world,” one that functions as a huge global village of organizations that would unite nations and thus push back any ideas of conflict. This in turn meant that any idea of kicking your neighbor in the shins would essentially mean you’re shooting yourself in the foot. And nobody likes that.
A lot of the world thus agreed to it—who would be against things like freedom and free flow of information and culture? Soon after everything from news agencies to Hollywood studios to the rock and roll scene started seeping to the rest of the world. Some call it coca-colonization or Americanization.
Celebrating a holiday to give thanks for the things in life you already have, and then the next day fighting people over a new appliance for a 25% discount.
The number of people who are willing to blindly vote for a candidate that obviously does not have their best interests in mind.
To be fair, the whole US electoral system with it's heavy emphasis on the President rather than the party is weird.
But it came with a drawback of sorts. The US has led the world into creating a kind of Western culture on an economic, cultural, and even political level. However, while it exported so much, it imported very little, creating a one-way street without reciprocity. Think visa regulations, educational exchanges and the like. Becoming the center of the world naturally started drawing discussions about the elephant in the room.
The weirdness factor is another point of attraction. As mentioned previously, being weird ain’t a bad thing—being weird makes you unique, helps you stand out and, in the words of Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall, “sameness is not worth following”. Weirdness brings out creativity and authenticity in humans, and it also triggers something in others that makes them come closer.
Gun culture and the Second Amendment
We already have restrictions on arms. You can't walk into a Walmart and buy an M60 machine gun because they are classified as a "weapon of mass destruction". All most of us want is for assault rifles to be classed the same way. It's not a huge thing to ask and it was done before in 1994 with the assault weapons ban.
For a country built off the backs of slaves and immigrants, there is so much hatred toward immigrants.
Funny thing though! Those who hate immigrants are, like it or not, known as 'anchor-children' of immigrants who fleed whatever country they left behind. Now, the only people who can express their discomfort are the Native American-Indians. Don't believe me? Look for the YT video: 'Native American confronts anti illegal protesters' Just look an listen
Health Insurance yet we still have crappy healthcare. 591$ a month WTF! That’s more then my car payment and insurance.
With stupid high deductibles that a healthy person will never reach so basically Americans are being forced to pay outrageously high rates for nothing more than major medical and if you're lucky, one wellness visit each year.
Bad health insurance was a major motivator for me to exercise every day and eat a good diet. Taking care of one's health increases one's odds in an expensive healthcare industry.
Load More Replies... America - kids can go hungry at school because we don't want tax dollars paying for that. Veterans can't get the care they need because Republicans spend that money on tax breaks for billionaires. We gladly give billions in corporate bailouts but nothing to feed/cloth/shelter/heal our most vulnerable. We pump all the food with ultra-processed and high amounts of sugar to ensure maximum obesity and illness. We don't care about PEOPLE or what is moral or ethical in America. We care about making rich people richer. If we keep you sick you spend more on healthcare (which they of course insurance companies keep trying to give less and less and charge more and more), you spend more on medications, you spend spend spend. That feeds Wallstreet and corporations & fails all of humanity because capitalism is designed solely to benefit the rich by exploiting and raping the other 99% of the country. Oh and of course it keeps people in s****y jobs to get the healthcare.
What is the weirdest thing about this to me is that it's mostly poor or lower middle class white people from certain parts of the country voting against their own interests. I don't get it at all. Do they not think they need healthcare? Do they all think they're going to win the lottery? Why? Can someone explain why?
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We pay 860 a month for my husband and I and our daughter. No prescription coverage and never meet our deductible. Also pay a ton out of pocket on top of our premium. Blue Cross Blue Shield isn't the best either! Our health care/insurance in America disgusts me.
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What I don't understand is that everybody complains about health care costs in the USA. So why not just vote out candidates who oppose Medicare? And protest for the sacking of anti-medicare professionals.
They want better health care but they do not want to pay for it.
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The UK is slowly heading this way. The NHS is being torn apart & sold by successive Govts, mainly to the USA private healthcare companies. Bad pay too, with nurses and Doctors striking due to frozen below inflation pay and mass loss of staff.
I thought my €138 per month with €385 own risk per year was already alot
Kind of depends on how much you make, wouldn't it.
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They make it overly complicated because the majority of us won't bother to file the extra paperwork. Our healthcare system is infested with parasitic costs and that is the best metaphor I have for it.
My husband's and mine is 2500/mo with a $6000 deductible and a 20% co-pay. The only hospital that is covered is 45 minutes away. I went to a urgent care a few months ago because I had a really bad sore throat for a few days and my husband just finished CAR-T cancer treatment and it's extremely important that I get tested for anything that could jeopardize his health. Insurance rejected it, and I had to pay $572. I can't tell you how infuriated I am.
And meanwhile SOME preeminent Americans call Canada a pinky evil commie because we have universal health care... OK so the system is far from perfect, but at l;east we don't have people go bankrupt and libing in their car because they fell ill.
I sold my home and retired early. They want me to pay 800/mo with stupidly high deductibles. So I have no health insurance. I recently either had a mini stroke or Bell's palsy. (the right side of my mouth droops when I am tired.) I am just living with it. I figure there's nothing doctors can do for either one so why bother to see one.
I supposedly have "good" insurance. I never go to a GP or specialist if can avoid it, because there is always a $50 - $100+ co-pay, and then more often than not I get a bill for several hundred dollars for any tests (blood work, urine sample, x-rays, etc). Instead I go to the nearest urgent care - $70 flat fee for the appointment and it covers any and all tests they do that day. When it comes to monitoring my cholesterol, I do the bloodwork myself.
Insurance companies do not want to pay for your healthcare, but they want to make money off of people seeking healthcare coverage. They would rather have people with serious, chronic illnesses and disabilities die before the company has to pay out too much money. And, when it is possible, those companies will even countermand a legitimate doctor's orders for a patient by refusing to pay for a procedure or medication.
I don't even make that much, I would not survive in the US
Since the 50's. Housing, and medical up 300%. Worker productivity and jobs needing degrees up 300% along with cost of college. Worker income up 10%. Ceo income up 1200%. Thanks Reagan and the conservative cult.
In short, if inflation included housing and medical we are all working 3 times as hard but making a third less.
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If not even Mary Lou Retton cannot afford health insurance... makes you wonder what's the story behind that.
And the insurance will still deny covered tests and procedures because it wasn't coded right.
Don't forget that only perfectly healthy people are allowed to buy healthcare.
To add, when your doctor prescribes you a medication the insurance company can deny paying for it, then require you to try other medications instead (medications your doctor says you don't need) then, on top of that, the insurance company can then deny payment for the very medication they required you to try in the first place, because they didn't want to pay for the medication your doctor prescribed. That's some f****d up s**t.
It’s akin to the allure of scary and disgusting things: disgusting things capture and retain people’s attention more effectively. It’s one of many of evolution’s tricks to help us stay away from harmful stuff. But it’s one that folks can enjoy, despite the very obvious deterrent that is ew, that’s disgusting, kill it with fire. But you’d watch that fire with awe. Humans are weird.
And so it all perpetuates itself: we talk about the elephant in the room and we talk about weird things because we can’t but talk about it. If anything, it provides insight into the other. And from an educational standpoint, understanding the other only increases our chances of understand the world. Oh, and surviving. Can’t forget about that.
Tipping. For everything. For the smallest things. For people simply doing their jobs.
Being puritanical about sexual themes but glorifying violence in media
Well, the Puritans were quite a sexually-repressed, violent group of people. They did not hesitate to use violence to "carry out God's plan", whatever they happened to think that was: assaulting and tormenting old women they thought were witches, burning Native Americans alive, persecuting Quakers, etc. They'd fit right in with today's GOP.
Being able to fight and die for your country before being allowed to purchase and drink a beer. I hate alcohol, and I didn't serve, but still, this is pretty silly, and I think it actually contributes to alcoholism by making it taboo (and therefore cool) in your teen years.
Yep! U can legally murder people for ur "country" and (supposedly) vote who will run it, but not capable of deciding if u should smoke or drink
From a foreign perspective - guns. Every country has them but it like seems like a religion in the US.
In other countries guns serve a purpose, from sport to guerrilla warfare, but it seems in the US they are owned to feed the fantasy of the owner one day getting into a shoot out like in the films.
Absurd costs for medications and even routine doctor visits.
Everyone just shrugs, like paying $600 for a 30 day supply of pills is normal.
Big pharma calls the shots and the government has never had the courage to stop them.
All the celebraty worship that we engage in by far.
You haven't seen kpop, cpop and jpop stans ( or stans of pretty much any asian celebs). Before anyone calls me out for 'racism', I'm asian.
People b***h about roads being bad, schools being bad, etc but then vote down levies to fund them.
Also wanting everyone to have decent healthcare coverage that doesn't cost a fortune somehow makes you an evil communist.
A 2% charge on our taxable income gives us 'Universal Healthcare' here... I didn't realise we were an 'Evil Communist Country' Doesn't feel like it, feels more like the freedom country Americans shout about but don't have.
The poor are obese. In most other countries when you see abject poverty you can see people starving with their ribs poking out
Poor folk in the US have to buy shelf-stable high calorie food. Lots of pasta, bread, canned food. Often theylive in food deserts where they have to travel long distances (not easy if you’re poor and there’s no public transport) to get to any kind of decent grocery store. Plus added sugar in everything. Please don’t judge too harshly. The stupids are drowning everyone who want to make things better.
Giant truck culture.
that showing blood and gore to children is simply entertainment but a women’s breast is taboo
Of course, because all children are exposed to death and bloody violence from the moment of birth and never, ever see a woman's breast. Obviously, I mean how could they? It's not like women's breasts feed babies, is it? (who, me, sarcastic? Never!)
The size of food portion given in restaurants.
I usually have to get to-go boxes, once at a restaurant I got a burger and a salad and I was already almost full by the time I finished my salad since it was so big and I had to take the burger home
They think the world revolves around what's going on in America
We shoot ourselves in the foot with who we elect, acting like were free when it's really just a corporate tyranny and not democracy.
"But I've never thought they would eat MY face!" cried the woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces party.
We banned most cigarette advertising decades ago. But I cannot watch a football game with out seeing every alcohol ad a million times.
Bragging about working ourselves to death
This isn't just endemic to the US. Doesn't Japan have the same issue?
Misunderstanding their own history.
Not necessarily just 'misunderstanding ' it, also being taught only certain aspects and having some parts being left out.
Making 14 year olds famous “actors” and “singers” and, if they’re girls, immediately sexualising them.
How we have such a stigma around sex and can't show nudity on TV, yet there's this total acceptance of brutal violence. My fiancé is Dutch and the relationship with sex in the Netherlands seems *so* much more open and healthy, whereas they aren't as desensitized to violence. Makes much more sense to me.
Countries where there is age appropriate sex and relationship education in schools and easy access to birth control have lower rates of sexually transmitted disease, lower rates of teen pregnancy, and older age at first intercourse. There's also data showing that in those countries, young people are more likely to report that they felt emotionally happier and content about their first sexual experience.
The fascination with college sports.
I feel like people care a little bit too much about sports anyway
Simultaneously over sensitive and violent.
I think we're talking news media here, not people. The news American media reacts violently to the smallest provocation.
Infant male circumcision. Only 30% of males are circumcised on the planet. The vast majority of that percentage is religious circumcision. Most of the rest is tribal practices. America is this sole weird country that on a large scale just randomly does it and no one can really say why.
I remember when I was a kid and learned that the penis naturally comes with a foreskin and all the penises I’ve seen in my life were operated on. It felt like my own country was this weird foreign place I no longer understood.
Let's just call it what it actually is: Infant Male Genital Mutilation.
Glorifying politicians. Apparently, we believe their lies every time.
Several years ago I watched a movie about a man who had the same name as a politician who was the incumbent but had died. The man ran for the same office and won because, in my opinion, people just vote for the names they recognize instead of taking the time to actually research the candidates. This is why, again, my opinion, we have politicians that are over 80 running this country with the majority of them completely out of touch with the struggles and hardships their constituents are constantly dealing with.
The commercialism of everything. Everything is an ad. Everything is to get you to buy something.
That's a picture of London - Piccadilly Circus to be precise. The red double decker bus is a bit of a hint that it's probably not the US. The aluminium statue (behind the camera) is of Anteros, not his more famous brother Eros.
Tipping. America is one of the only countries where tipping a large percentage of a bill at a restaurant is not only accepted but, if you don’t tip the waiter around 20% or whatever, you’ll get shamed for it. And even beyond that, tipping is now starting to creep into, for example, tip jars at pick-up counters where there’s no wait staff and tip jars at some retail outlets and such.
It’s a weird, uniquely American custom that as I recall started around the Great Depression with rich patrons tipping wait staff to get seats or food more quickly. Then the restaurant owners realized they could get away with paying the waiters next to nothing and letting them live primarily on tips, and ever since then there’s been a constant assumption in the US that whatever you get charged on the menu you just add the 20% or so to what you pay. It started as a total scam to underpay employees and employees to avoid paying taxes on cash tips and it just continues mainly due to social inertia to this day.
Cash tips ARE taxed. In fact the IRS (US tax authority) assumes a minimum amount of tips and servers have to pay it EVEN IF THEY DON'T RECEIVE THAT MUCH.
The "temporarily down on your luck millionaire" mindset that allows people to politically support millionaire and billionaire politicians who do not represent their interests. More like -we're all one hospital visit away by cause of a serious accident to being millions in debt.
Fry from Futurama said something like "One day, I may become rich - and then people like me better watch out."
14-16 to get a job, drive, and take college courses
18 to vote, buy certain legal drugs, and join the military
19 to buy tobacco and be exempt from most curfews
21 to buy alcohol
23 to rent a car and book a hotel room
What!? I didn’t even know that you had to be 23 to rent car or get a hotel room, that’s ridiculous
The fact Americans forget how freaking huge and populated America is. Which means living in different areas and states can mean a completely different lifestyle, cultures, priorities, and issues but no one wants to think about that when they can’t figure out why they have different viewpoints.
Also how they exaggerate opposing viewpoints instead of just being realistic. But I think that’s human nature, not USA.
The dichotomy between the love and hate for the rich/elite.
What you do as profession being a personality or making it a big deal. Our pride of self-independence (or faux self-independence, really - other cultures create “meaning” together, are more willing to help others. US Americans are highly competitive and believe in making your own meaning (probably, hence, acting like your job is a way bigger deal than it is or getting “lost in work” to not have to examine your life.) Our views on masculinity. There is a lot of research that guilt is largely US American. And finger pointing - probably both going back to our “independence.” Something either has to be our fault and burden or squarely aimed at someone else…vs accepting the totality of life and relationships and circumstances.
I feel like the classes don’t mix much in USA. I have very small sample to judge, but a few relatives who live there only make friends from the same middle class neighbourhood who all live in identical houses all doing similar jobs. It’s not exclusive to USA, I noticed this in many countries with huge disparity between the richest and the poorest and it’s sad. In my country people from all classes and backgrounds would be in same friends group, actually asking someone what they do for a living is way down the line when forming friendships.
We love getting our free refills and love the drive throughs for food and drink.
American here: Americans who despise everything about america.. Somehow we are the most racist, misogynist, terrible poverty hating nation in the world whose human rights have not improved since "bad thing example from 100 years ago". This opinion being largely held by middle class white people.
Being anti-American.
I'm not saying you need to tattoo the flag on your calf, or ride a bald eagle to work or anything. But a lot of Americans lately are so anti-American, they're basically foaming at the mouth for their own country to fail. I can't understand that viewpoint, I want the country to improve and I think it can. But I also acknowledge that currently, it's still a pretty damn good place to live despite its flaws.
Idk, I just dont understand that pessimistic view, it doesn't help anything or anyone to wish failure on a nation you're part of. Millions are trying to get here right now to make their lives better. Check your privilege.
I'm an American that moved abroad. Seeing how other countries live, especially work-life balance, more simple lifestyle, health insurance that doesn't cost an arm and a leg...I'm never moving back. I served in the military so I've been around and seen both sides. My humble opinion is that it's not the greatest place to live. People love what they know and most will never leave mainly because of friends/family and comfort. People that are clamouring to get to America are desperate and are sold the American dream. They still believe it's there....
The most American thing seems to be hating America.
That's a ridiculous comment. Disagreeing with issues or not liking certain aspects of life, your national culture, or your country's sociopolitical character does not equate to hating it. Debate, criticism and disagreements are part of life-blind worship without thought is cultish and ignorant.
They're just a bit boring to me. Literally nothing to to learn with these articles. Everyone knows about the 'weird parts' of American culture. I guess these are just made for US vs. the world debates in the comments. Too bad it's not about other parts of the USA culture (like Cajun tradition / American Creoles in Louisiana / Native Americans / what the f people do in Montana / Jewish orthodox in NY etc) For such a big and diverse country it's a bit boring that we are only talking about very well known facts like guns, healthcare, tips, christians extremists etc
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I’ve lost track of how many times BP has done a post like this
I'm downvoting these from now on. I encourage anyone else who agrees to do the same.
I'm a Brit, and the title alone was enough for me to downvote, and I've no intention of reading the post.
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Come on bp. LEAVE US ALONE DAMNIT. WE GET IT AMERICA AND AMERICANS SUCK LEAVE US TF ALONE. ITS LIKE YOU DECIDED ITS OK TO BULLY US. WE ARE NOT THAT BAD AND THEY ARE ALL SWEEPING Generalization ABOUT EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONTRIES ON EARTH. F**K THE FUCKITY F**K OFF. We get it you think we suck but this only fosters a sense of resentment on both sides. We know our issues 10000x better that you do and you making us feel bad don’t fix a damned thing. For cultural things if you want it I be just like ur home stay home, for structural serious issues help fix them or shut the hell up. Ur just being mean a*s bitches at this point.
We hate Americans for being Americans, we hate men for doing anything, we hate women that do math, what is it recently with those weird a*s articles? They're nothing but mean!
51) The US is the only country that BP is able to find with any faults that need to be pointed out on almost a daily basis. Weird, huh?
So freaking repetitive BP. Should call you “Blatant Pandering” by now. Even if you enjoy these kind of posts, this is getting so far past deja vu and SO boring. Maybe Boring Panderer
Wow, getting downvoted for staying an opinion about stereotypes. This site is so hate filled.
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I’m waiting for the “57 Shocking Facts About Lithuania Which Will Surprise and Arouse You” list.
Ooh, we almost made it a week. WE WERE SO CLOSE TO GREATNESS!
The thinly veiled 'europeans watched a movie about the USA' thread. Boo bored panda. These threads make me hate your website.
I got downvoted for saying how harmful threads like these are. God, this site is so hate filled.
Load More Replies... For a guy who was educated LCC International University, (formerly Lithuania Christian College, is a liberal arts institution in the city of Klaipėda, Lithuania, established in 1991 by a joint venture of Lithuanian, Canadian and American foundations) by a college funded by christian Americans, he's exercising his right to give the finger to the very people who funded his education. And that's a very American attribute.
Sadly, he's now been listed as a possible terrorist for his activities on this site, and won't be leaving Lithuania for any country in the west for a long time. Sorry, Robertas-- that's karma for you.
Load More Replies... Lol. "Engagement is down a bit this week guys..... Well you know what to do!"
Haven't read the post and don't intend to. I'm assuming that it's the usual bs we get at least once a week. Smug, arrogant, superior, and generally nasty anti-American comments. In no particular order, lack of universal health care, gun ownership, tipping, hoa's, need a car to get anywhere, scared whenever the kids go to school. Please let me know if I've left any out. And last, but not least, I reckon most of these will apply to most countries.
I read some. It's literally copy/paste from all the other articles.
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Stop with the "America sucks" articles, please. A lot of us come on here to see happy non-depressing stuff, and not to see how much humanity's gone down hill.
This list isn't weird in the slightest. More so of a condescending viewpoint from those who are ignorant to the American struggle. Not every American is the same as the next.
SoMeOnE AsKeD FoLkS To sHaRe tHe wEiRdEsT AsPeCtS Of aMeRiCaN CuLtUrE, aNd 50 PeOpLe dElIvErEd lol @ this clown-a*s website
Not only is list's appearance repetitive, the contents themselves are repetitive. The dichotomy of violence vs. boobs on TV is represented here in four separate line items!
Uhm the title and intro said: weird things about... and then explained how weird could be a good thing. I was hoping to see some positive weird things (like cheese spray maybe). But it wasn't and I am disappointed (but not surprised) and scrolled all the way down to say this
Yet another "let's bash the USA" article, BP? Do better and stop posting these.....PERMANENTLY. Yes, the country has issues, but don't ALL countries on this planet?
Hey Robertas, slow day in the BoredPanda “newsroom?” How would you like it if we constantly bashed your home country on a weekly basis?
Ah yes, can it be that time again boys and girls!? Sit down and gather round while your favourite ANGRY panda, Robertas, spreads stereotypes against readers from the US. Marvel at those slack-jawed, uncultured swine that wallow in their filthy and feast on cheeseburgers an out ice in their water 🍔. Point fingers and laugh at those silly Americans who all drive in pick-up trucks, scream about freedom, and claim that they are always the best in the world Spread hatred and divides between readers because these are all generalisations and stereotypes. BoredPanda, you have become a truly cruel and nasty site.
Let’s be fair now. We ALSO all spy through the gaps in bathroom stall doors whilst eating spray cheese.
Load More Replies... Another weird thing about America is it's anti-communist stance. It only occurred to me this week that there haven't been any communists in the world since Mao died. There are socialists, yes, but no communists. China has been capitalist since Mao. And Russia since Yeltsin.
Lol, yes. Cambodia confirms nothing happened after 1976.
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What I find appalling is the arrant ignorance so many Americans display. In one of the most advanced countries of the planet, its people don't know their history, can't place their own country on a map, and understand nothing of the world around them because a) they lack the necessary references, and b) they only get a fraction of the facts because their media are nothing but propaganda.
Literally not a single original post. Most are repeated 2-3 times. This is just click bait/rate bait at this point. Do more cute animals, funny pictures, and original art.
I’m baffled by the politicians who promote hatred of their opposition and push the binary aspect of U.S. politics. They see division as a positive and they see it as a victory when they publicly shame another politician. Isn’t one of the greatest strengths of the U.S. its strength through standing together? Working through differences and finding common ground. A divided country is a weak country.
this will explain it for you. theyre-cut...nsored.gif 
How come murdering the indigenous population didn't make the list..I mean..you could actually argue that in a lot of cases it was genocide..which would place many Americans alongside the likes of Hitler,Pol Pot et al....no?
Translation: "50 reasons why the USA sucks and how BP is repetitive and contentious" This is my last time here. Farewell, my friends, Unpickled pickle, OUT forever.
NO really, Im never going on this site again.
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So many people spending so much time on what they don't like. Not realizing that the more engagement on a post the more of the same type of posts will be made. If you don't like it don't read it and definitely don't engage with it. If you don't like it move just skip it. It will go away if enough people don't engage with it.
I'm a huge fan of such posts about USAnians, but this one is quite bollocks actually
To be fair and honest that's not really true. A Lot of Americans very well acknowledge what's wrong with their country.
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They're just a bit boring to me. Literally nothing to to learn with these articles. Everyone knows about the 'weird parts' of American culture. I guess these are just made for US vs. the world debates in the comments. Too bad it's not about other parts of the USA culture (like Cajun tradition / American Creoles in Louisiana / Native Americans / what the f people do in Montana / Jewish orthodox in NY etc) For such a big and diverse country it's a bit boring that we are only talking about very well known facts like guns, healthcare, tips, christians extremists etc
Load More Replies... I’ve lost track of how many times BP has done a post like this
I'm downvoting these from now on. I encourage anyone else who agrees to do the same.
I'm a Brit, and the title alone was enough for me to downvote, and I've no intention of reading the post.
Load More Replies... Come on bp. LEAVE US ALONE DAMNIT. WE GET IT AMERICA AND AMERICANS SUCK LEAVE US TF ALONE. ITS LIKE YOU DECIDED ITS OK TO BULLY US. WE ARE NOT THAT BAD AND THEY ARE ALL SWEEPING Generalization ABOUT EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONTRIES ON EARTH. F**K THE FUCKITY F**K OFF. We get it you think we suck but this only fosters a sense of resentment on both sides. We know our issues 10000x better that you do and you making us feel bad don’t fix a damned thing. For cultural things if you want it I be just like ur home stay home, for structural serious issues help fix them or shut the hell up. Ur just being mean a*s bitches at this point.
We hate Americans for being Americans, we hate men for doing anything, we hate women that do math, what is it recently with those weird a*s articles? They're nothing but mean!
51) The US is the only country that BP is able to find with any faults that need to be pointed out on almost a daily basis. Weird, huh?
So freaking repetitive BP. Should call you “Blatant Pandering” by now. Even if you enjoy these kind of posts, this is getting so far past deja vu and SO boring. Maybe Boring Panderer
Wow, getting downvoted for staying an opinion about stereotypes. This site is so hate filled.
Load More Replies... I’m waiting for the “57 Shocking Facts About Lithuania Which Will Surprise and Arouse You” list.
Ooh, we almost made it a week. WE WERE SO CLOSE TO GREATNESS!
The thinly veiled 'europeans watched a movie about the USA' thread. Boo bored panda. These threads make me hate your website.
I got downvoted for saying how harmful threads like these are. God, this site is so hate filled.
Load More Replies... For a guy who was educated LCC International University, (formerly Lithuania Christian College, is a liberal arts institution in the city of Klaipėda, Lithuania, established in 1991 by a joint venture of Lithuanian, Canadian and American foundations) by a college funded by christian Americans, he's exercising his right to give the finger to the very people who funded his education. And that's a very American attribute.
Sadly, he's now been listed as a possible terrorist for his activities on this site, and won't be leaving Lithuania for any country in the west for a long time. Sorry, Robertas-- that's karma for you.
Load More Replies... Lol. "Engagement is down a bit this week guys..... Well you know what to do!"
Haven't read the post and don't intend to. I'm assuming that it's the usual bs we get at least once a week. Smug, arrogant, superior, and generally nasty anti-American comments. In no particular order, lack of universal health care, gun ownership, tipping, hoa's, need a car to get anywhere, scared whenever the kids go to school. Please let me know if I've left any out. And last, but not least, I reckon most of these will apply to most countries.
I read some. It's literally copy/paste from all the other articles.
Load More Replies... Stop with the "America sucks" articles, please. A lot of us come on here to see happy non-depressing stuff, and not to see how much humanity's gone down hill.
This list isn't weird in the slightest. More so of a condescending viewpoint from those who are ignorant to the American struggle. Not every American is the same as the next.
SoMeOnE AsKeD FoLkS To sHaRe tHe wEiRdEsT AsPeCtS Of aMeRiCaN CuLtUrE, aNd 50 PeOpLe dElIvErEd lol @ this clown-a*s website
Not only is list's appearance repetitive, the contents themselves are repetitive. The dichotomy of violence vs. boobs on TV is represented here in four separate line items!
Uhm the title and intro said: weird things about... and then explained how weird could be a good thing. I was hoping to see some positive weird things (like cheese spray maybe). But it wasn't and I am disappointed (but not surprised) and scrolled all the way down to say this
Yet another "let's bash the USA" article, BP? Do better and stop posting these.....PERMANENTLY. Yes, the country has issues, but don't ALL countries on this planet?
Hey Robertas, slow day in the BoredPanda “newsroom?” How would you like it if we constantly bashed your home country on a weekly basis?
Ah yes, can it be that time again boys and girls!? Sit down and gather round while your favourite ANGRY panda, Robertas, spreads stereotypes against readers from the US. Marvel at those slack-jawed, uncultured swine that wallow in their filthy and feast on cheeseburgers an out ice in their water 🍔. Point fingers and laugh at those silly Americans who all drive in pick-up trucks, scream about freedom, and claim that they are always the best in the world Spread hatred and divides between readers because these are all generalisations and stereotypes. BoredPanda, you have become a truly cruel and nasty site.
Let’s be fair now. We ALSO all spy through the gaps in bathroom stall doors whilst eating spray cheese.
Load More Replies... Another weird thing about America is it's anti-communist stance. It only occurred to me this week that there haven't been any communists in the world since Mao died. There are socialists, yes, but no communists. China has been capitalist since Mao. And Russia since Yeltsin.
Lol, yes. Cambodia confirms nothing happened after 1976.
Load More Replies... What I find appalling is the arrant ignorance so many Americans display. In one of the most advanced countries of the planet, its people don't know their history, can't place their own country on a map, and understand nothing of the world around them because a) they lack the necessary references, and b) they only get a fraction of the facts because their media are nothing but propaganda.
Literally not a single original post. Most are repeated 2-3 times. This is just click bait/rate bait at this point. Do more cute animals, funny pictures, and original art.
I’m baffled by the politicians who promote hatred of their opposition and push the binary aspect of U.S. politics. They see division as a positive and they see it as a victory when they publicly shame another politician. Isn’t one of the greatest strengths of the U.S. its strength through standing together? Working through differences and finding common ground. A divided country is a weak country.
this will explain it for you. theyre-cut...nsored.gif
How come murdering the indigenous population didn't make the list..I mean..you could actually argue that in a lot of cases it was genocide..which would place many Americans alongside the likes of Hitler,Pol Pot et al....no?
Translation: "50 reasons why the USA sucks and how BP is repetitive and contentious" This is my last time here. Farewell, my friends, Unpickled pickle, OUT forever.
NO really, Im never going on this site again.
Load More Replies... So many people spending so much time on what they don't like. Not realizing that the more engagement on a post the more of the same type of posts will be made. If you don't like it don't read it and definitely don't engage with it. If you don't like it move just skip it. It will go away if enough people don't engage with it.
I'm a huge fan of such posts about USAnians, but this one is quite bollocks actually
To be fair and honest that's not really true. A Lot of Americans very well acknowledge what's wrong with their country.
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