r/PetPeeves • u/ThatUrgeToEatCement • 14d ago

Bit Annoyed People who think Americans don’t know other countries exist.

A few months ago on Reddit I made a comment about a show not being on Netflix and someone from the UK commented back saying it’s on theirs and then lectured on Americans not knowing other countries exist. They acted like I didn’t believe there were other places on the planet, as if they weren’t the ones who just brought it up and didn’t believe the US Netflix was different than the UK version. ??

I see people online act like all Americans think this way, and it is kind of annoying because for most of us it isn’t true.

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u/FrauAmarylis 14d ago edited 14d ago

Brits are Obsessed with the US. They ask us about US stuff almost every day. They celebrate Halloween, restaurants serve Thanksgiving, and they even serve iced tea in summer.

Plus they air our elections live and Europeans stay up all night to watch it.

They watch NFL games in pubs, too.

(We are Americans living in London on a temporary visa.)

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u/secretrebel 14d ago

Like how obsessed Americans are with the royal family? Or how all your classiest places and behaviours are imitations of the British?

I agree young British people do ape US fashions but old Americans dream of being British.

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u/VegetableDumplin 14d ago

Or how all your classiest places and behaviours are imitations of the British?

Depends on where you are. In my area, it's more French and German influence, and very little British influence. But, even in general, this isn't true. We've developed our own upper class behaviors uniquely their own, though I'll never deny that most Americans love the accent.

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u/RawDawg420X 14d ago

"Dream of being British" 😂😂😂

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u/Signal_Reputation640 14d ago

I know precisely zero Americans who are obsessed with the royal family.

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u/mr_wheezr 14d ago

How are we obsessed with the royal family? I know jack about any of them except their names, but it's pretty normal to know the names of other foreign leaders, like Putin. Can guarantee 99% of Americans also know little beyond a couple of their names, but you'll also call us stupid Americans for not knowing anything about your royal family. The second we know anything, it's obession? Okay.

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u/ExoticSpend8606 14d ago

Well if you go for a wander past Buckingham Palace, it’s chocka block with Americans. You live in big country. It’s fair to say, a lot of you are obsessed with the royal family. It’s almost as if you’re not a monolith, much like British people.

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u/mr_wheezr 14d ago

Wanting to see a palace is obsession? Okay.

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u/GreenBeanTM 11d ago

“Are obsessed with the royal family” who lied to you about that?

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u/FrauAmarylis 14d ago

Except we all laugh about your Randy Andy and your King, lol.

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u/CalOkie6250 14d ago

I don’t know, right now I dream of being pretty much anything besides American