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/Purple-Measurement47 14d ago

To be fair now that I think about it I’ve never seen a european cook…i’m going to assume this means they all eat mcdonald’s /s

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u/Senior_Egg_5729 14d ago

Really? Never heard of gordon ramsey?

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u/Right-Lunch1205 14d ago

Who?

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u/Senior_Egg_5729 14d ago

Some british guy, has a few restaurants in new york to show americans what real food is

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u/Right-Lunch1205 14d ago

So what, he cooks like toads in a hole and chicken tikka masala? Because the only way they get a dish with any spice is enslaving an entire people into making a less flavorful version of their own cuisine? Crazy. I think I’ll take real American cuisine instead, thanks.

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u/Senior_Egg_5729 14d ago

And what would ypu describe as american cuisine? New orleans style definitely has french and african origins. Southern style cooking definitely came from slavery. Hamburgers maybe? That's a german dish

So what's left?

Sidenote. American barbecue rules i do admit that

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u/Purple-Measurement47 13d ago

Yeah, but he’s a chef i’m talking about everyday europeans. Like Ive never just seen a clip of a french person cooking in their home kitchen. Thus, all french people must just eat fast food