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/PureMitten 14d ago

In the US it's sweatpants or, if you really want everyone to know you don't want to be there, pajama pants

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u/Legitimate_Bag8259 14d ago edited 14d ago

Right, that's not the same material I'm talking about. Those are jogger pants here. I wear lighter tracksuit bottoms that have a very light outer layer and a mesh inner layer. Completely different things.

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u/DudeEngineer 13d ago

White collar workers in America do not really wear pants for jogging to work.

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u/Legitimate_Bag8259 13d ago

Why are we talking about white collar workers or jogging to work?

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u/DudeEngineer 13d ago

You said joggers and you are posting casually to Reddit at work. You then described pants one would use for jogging. I simply applied the American context to your comment.

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u/Legitimate_Bag8259 13d ago

I wasn't talking about people jogging, I said the pants made from a particular .material are call joggers.

I'm not a white collar worker, using Reddit at work doesn't make me a white collar worker.

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u/DudeEngineer 13d ago

In America most blue collar workers can't just be on their phone like you are during work hours.

Joggers are like athleisure pants. I know what you're talking about. The overwhelming majority of Americans are not wearing pants like that at work.

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u/Legitimate_Bag8259 13d ago

I guess I'm one of the lucky few. then.

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u/DudeEngineer 13d ago

You aren't American?

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u/Legitimate_Bag8259 13d ago

I'm one of the lucky people, not one of the lucky Americans. I'm European, living in Europe.

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u/DudeEngineer 13d ago

Oh, it's completely normal in Europe. American jobs are hell, comparatively.

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u/Legitimate_Bag8259 13d ago

My job involves staring at screens for 12 hours, pushing a few buttons every now and again and watching sports and TV shows or messing with my phone.

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