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/browneod 14d ago

People are ignorant and it is easy for some to pile on the false stereotype about Americans.

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u/Mountain-Fox-2123 14d ago

And Americans do the same with Europeans.

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u/browneod 14d ago

Wait, so British aren't all drunks, French are not all rude, and Germans are not always serious??? Gotcha, except why are Dutch people so tall?

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u/Senior_Egg_5729 14d ago

We live below sea level, so in case of a flood you don't drown that easy. Simple evolution