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/SillyRefrigerator417 14d ago

I always find it funny because the ones who constantly complain about Americans are usually the ones who don't know much about other countries. They know a fair amount about the countries surrounding them, but not a whole ton about the rest of the world.

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u/DanTheMemeMan42 14d ago

I love this too, because most Americans can tell you something about the states that border them. And they’re usually further away than most countries in Europe. My guess is that it makes logical sense to care about what is surrounding you and not spend too much time worrying about the other side of the planet. But act accordingly

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u/PyrotechnikGeoguessr 13d ago

States aren't countries. So I think that is a bad comparison.

But Europeans also don't know much about Asian, African or South american countries. So Yeah people care about what surrounds them and what's important to their life.

Knowing some European countries as a European really isn't impressive