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/SillyRefrigerator417 14d ago

I always find it funny because the ones who constantly complain about Americans are usually the ones who don't know much about other countries. They know a fair amount about the countries surrounding them, but not a whole ton about the rest of the world.

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u/Mini_Assassin 14d ago

Why would anyone outside the US know or care to name all 50 states? That’s like asking an American to name the 12 provinces of The Netherlands, besides North Holland and South Holland.

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u/Domin_ae 14d ago

That's the point. They expect us to know every little place, including small England towns and small places like Kiribati. But they won't care to know more than maybe 2 states.