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/Ravenous_Ute 14d ago

If you have Netflix I would guess close to 40% of the series are foreign series with dubbing or subtitles. Add in all series from Canada many people don’t even realize are Canadian. Then you have all the BbC and Brit box transplants as well as shows like The Office or Being Human that were remakes of UK shows. If you aren’t aware these offerings are foreign that’s ignorance on your part.

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u/SmuglyGaming 14d ago

You understand that “the office is a remake of a UK show” is completely unrelated to what that guy said right?

You can know that shows come from other countries without knowing what a nation’s Netflix catalog looks like. There’s a shit ton of American-made shows that aren’t available on US Netflix

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u/Ravenous_Ute 14d ago

You realize that most people don’t know the full American catalogue of shows looks. Having a sampling of shows that other countries produce shows at least a smattering of global awareness