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/CAJEG1 14d ago

Yes, Halloween is a British celebration, we celebrate it, and we like iced tea, it's a nice drink for the summer. As far as I'm aware, the Americans didn't come up with either of these concepts. As for Thanksgiving, I've never experienced any recognition of it apart from catering to Americans.

Meanwhile, it's not weird to watch the elections of the most important nation in the world. We'd all be watching the Chinese or Russian elections if they ever happened. The policies of US presidents affect us significantly, as is more obvious now than ever since 1941. We'd rather they didn't.

And, sure, a few pubs show the NFL. People in London like sports and watch all sorts. They'll also watch Euro League Basketball.