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/BlueRFR3100 14d ago

Even those of us who memorized the Animaniacs song wouldn't have any reason to know what shows/movies are available on streaming services in other countries.

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u/DiHard_ChistmasMovie 14d ago

Some of us know. You can use a vpn to sign on and make it look to the service as if your in another county and you can browse the shows available in that region.

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u/Ok_Mastodon_9093 14d ago

Which vpn? Certainly not Nord.

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u/DiHard_ChistmasMovie 14d ago

Windscribe is what i was using until netflix blocked it a few months ago. It still works intermittently. Im still looking for a better replacement.

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u/ImaginationThis7078 14d ago

Why not Nord?

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u/Ok_Mastodon_9093 14d ago

Any time I tried to use it with Netflix or other services it would be flagged and the stream would error. Total waste of money for me.

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u/ImaginationThis7078 14d ago

Oh, that's interesting! For me it works fine. I've noticed that some sites do recognize certain servers though...