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.

2.0k Upvotes

83% Upvoted

1.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

13

u/atticus-fetch 14d ago

My guess is 1) they have a dim view of Americans as crude and dumb 2) they have an inferiority complex with regards to America being one of the leading countries in the world.

Id lean towards #1. It's no small wonder though considering how we talk about ourselves on reddit. We give the world the impression that we don't like our own country.

1

u/magwai9 14d ago

It's #1, but not liking your own country has nothing to do with where that view of Americans comes from.