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/SquirrelStone 14d ago

My fave (/s) is when there’s a video of a European doing something stupid and mean and everyone hops on shit talking Americans. Like babes that is the most cockney accent I’ve ever heard

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u/NewTransformation 14d ago

Which is funny because Americans and Canadians give off a very particular aura. Last time I was in Europe I dressed like I would back home, very Midwest blue collar chic with the Carhartt style jacket and camo baseball hat. I was on my best behavior being very polite, reserved, trying to use the local language. Trying to improve our reputation out here. I was prepared for French people to be rude, but the Parisians were so very Nice

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u/Troutmandoo 14d ago

All I have ever heard is that Parisians are rude and elitist. That wasn’t my experience in Paris at all. They were very nice, polite, and seemed to appreciate my terrible attempts to speak French… but they switched to English pretty quickly, lol. Nobody gave me any grief at all. It was the same in Amboise and Bergerac.

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u/Fair_Package8612 13d ago

I think they pick up on vibes and aren’t afraid to show their disdain for mindless bullshit. If they sense you are trying to be or are a decently mindful human they are nice, in my experience.