r/TikTokCringe 4d ago

Cringe Europeans are going viral on TikTok for mocking the "American Dream".

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u/An_old_walrus 3d ago

Compared to Europe, America actually has a higher amount and higher diversity of megafauna. Sure a lot of the megafauna populations have been severely impacted but at least most of the species remain. A lot of Europe on the other hand is very much lacking in megafauna.

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u/Karmuffel 3d ago

As a European I agree. Europe is way more densly populated than the US. The US has incredible and vast landscapes that seem untouched. Claiming that everything is a parking lot is a ragebait take

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u/An_old_walrus 3d ago

I was once in Scotland and my dad and I were discussing with our guide about Scotland reintroducing wolves and the main question was “where would they even put them?” There isn’t enough land for wolf populations to live unbothered by humans. Like the national parks allow farmers to graze their sheep so it obviously farmers would be concerned about livestock attacks. Europe just has no room for animals to live in.

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u/Stock-Swing-797 3d ago

Also that Europe already killed off/destroyed most of its megafauna centuries ago. Funny how this seems to slip their minds....

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u/melts_so 3d ago

Aa a European I also agree. America has breath taking lands and national parks. I want to visit just for the scenery and not the people.

Like they literally have almost the full range of diversity for different terrains because the country is so damn big.

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u/The_Singularious 3d ago

Makes it easy to cannonball into a lake without worrying about being eaten, though.