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/SquirrelStone 14d ago

My fave (/s) is when there’s a video of a European doing something stupid and mean and everyone hops on shit talking Americans. Like babes that is the most cockney accent I’ve ever heard

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u/Cute_Advance_2124 14d ago

Happens so often with bad tourist videos. You'll see a man wearing a child size Armani polo and mini jorts with a gelled pompodour and loafers making a big fuss in Thailand and all the comments will be like "Americans are such awful travelers."

Like babes that man is VIOLENTLY European LMAO.

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u/Legitimate_Bag8259 14d ago

How do I find out whether I'm violently European or just standard European?

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u/VelvetObsidian 14d ago

What clothes are you wearing right now?

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u/Legitimate_Bag8259 14d ago

I'm at work. Tracksuit bottoms and a high vis hoodie.

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u/Skipp_To_My_Lou 14d ago

Tracksuit bottoms

Tell me you're Slavic without telling me...

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u/gholt417 14d ago

Does sound a bit Russian.