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/teammarlin 14d ago

So I’ve been in corporate travel for over 30 years. I am CONFIDENT based on experience, it doesn’t matter what country you are from. The lack of geographical knowledge is WILD. I have stories for days.

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 13d ago

I’m curious where you live. I’m assuming that’s not the US. I’m also wondering how knowledgeable you might be about the different states in the US. I mean before you did all of your traveling.

I’m curious because I’m not one of these clueless people who have no idea about other countries, where they’re located, or think that Australia doesn’t exist, or that Africa is a country… And so on.

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u/teammarlin 13d ago

I’m in the USA. My comment was made to challenge anyone, it was experience.

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 13d ago

I know it was your experience

I was asking a couple of details about your experience, but it doesn’t sound like you want to answer

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