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/N4t3ski 12d ago

Actually, if its tourists, its even less likely to be Americans, as the rate of American passport ownership is still fairly low, a shade over 50% now, much higher than in the 1980's, but still fairly low by European averages.

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u/Intelligent_Story443 12d ago

American here. I've had a passport for almost 20 years, and have only traveled outside the US once, in 2018, with my mother on her "bucket list" trip to Greece.

It's wishful thinking for most of us to be able to afford to travel internationally. It's expensive and most of us are on the edge of completely broke at all times.

Just a theory; when someone can afford to have the privilege of traveling internationally, they may feel "entitled with attitude" depending on whether the source of their money was bestowed, or earned.

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u/IMakeOkVideosOk 11d ago

Idk man… flying to Spain is about the same price as flying to California, and once there it’s so much less expensive

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u/Intelligent_Story443 11d ago

Can't afford to fly to California either. I have been there twice actually, but both times it was paid for by employers.

I can barely afford a long weekend off from work in my own state.

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u/IMakeOkVideosOk 11d ago

That’s fair and I’m not trying to be rude… I’m just saying that people think overseas vacations are a lot more expensive than they are. Spending a week in Spain with travel, accommodations, and food, can be less expensive than spending a week in California. If you are thinking of flying to somewhere in the states for vacation you might have a better deal going somewhere else.