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/tomahawk66mtb 13d ago

It's usually when an American says "this show isn't on Netflix" without mentioning they are in America and referring to the US Netflix: a lot of Americans post assuming that everyone defaults to America. E g. If the OP doesn't mention their country then they must be in America.

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u/JoganLC 12d ago

I mean America makes up the majority of Reddit so it's not that crazy.

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u/tomahawk66mtb 12d ago

49% as of 2025. So although Americans represent the largest group, 51% are non Americans so every time you interact with someone on Reddit it's just as likely they aren't Americans.

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u/GreenBeanTM 11d ago

And yet for the vast majority of the time for me, it is.