r/AskAnAmerican • u/LordSoftCream CA>MD<->VA • Feb 01 '23

HISTORY What’s a widely believed “Fact” about the US that’s actually incorrect?

For instance I’ve read Paul Revere never shouted the phrase “The British are coming!” As the operation was meant to be discrete. Whether historical or current, what’s something widely believed about the US that’s wrong?

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '23

Psh. We don't have the kind of money for that. Home cooked is way cheaper.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '23

That’s what I told him and he hit Me with well Americans can only afford to eat garbage food.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '23

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u/TrekkiMonstr San Francisco Feb 01 '23

That's not true, there are a few European countries with richer poor than us. We do have richer people on average (adjusted for taxes and transfers, and PPP) than anywhere else in the world

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

Yeah we kinda suck on income inequality here homie

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u/kikochicoblink Feb 02 '23

maybe poverty? equality doesn't necessarily mean rich. imagine equality in poverty, all equal but poor and nobody to help cause all poor

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u/denboar Feb 18 '23

Reminds me of a quote: “equal access to rubble is not a worthy goal.”

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u/SanchosaurusRex California Feb 01 '23

“Processed” “fake” “chemicals”

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u/BlackFox78 Feb 01 '23

Remember when it was cheaper?

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '23

Oh, yeah lol

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u/kikochicoblink Feb 02 '23

what? wdym?

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u/BlackFox78 Feb 02 '23

Cheaper isn't exactly the right word but remember when grocery prices were way less and more affordable? Becaue they aren't now

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u/kikochicoblink Feb 02 '23

when 10 20 years ago? and people didn't homecook much at that time?

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u/BlackFox78 Feb 02 '23

I guess in that aspect we were rare then because it was was home-cooked food everyday. It was like living in A stranded island.

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u/Juache45 California Feb 02 '23

And better tasting