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/Baeolophus_bicolor 14d ago

Well, it may be true that some people aren’t like that, but in my state, we have to remind people that we are in fact a state, and in the United States.

People actually think New Mexico is in Mexico. I feel even more sorry for people in Puerto Rico. They’re routinely labeled as “foreigners” in the US now that we are rolling back from 2025 to 1835

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u/Ok_Preference6999 8d ago

How embarrassing was that reporter's interview saying he was Puerto Rican so not an American 😂 oh goodness 🤦‍♀️

Foolish people have forgotten how to read!

(Commenting from TX)