50 Things Americans Have Said That People In This Online Community Thought Were Weird
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BoredPanda staff Publish Not your original work? Add source Different places in the world have different cultures and general outlooks on life. But we try to learn more about others and try to understand them so we can get along better. It just so happens that in some places, there is more interest about different people and in some places, there's less of it. Often the ones that are ridiculed for not knowing what's happening in other places in the world are Americans. Bored Panda has a couple of articles in which we gathered lists of people poking fun at Americans. In this article you can see people joining a TikTok trend of sharing the dumbest things Americans have ever said to them and in this one you will find an assortment of screenshots of Americans being completely clueless. But the people from the United States keep on surprising us and the stories of non-Americans meeting peculiar Americans are never-ending. Reddit user u/esq__ asked "Non-Americans of Reddit, what's the weirdest thing an American has said to you?" Nearly 12k people joined the discussion and they were sharing not only weird encounters but quite absurd questions you wouldn't expect an adult to ask. More info: Reddit This post may include affiliate links. #1 "Why do you brits (I'm not British) call an elevator a lift when it goes both up and down?"
I responded that Americans didn't call an elevator a descendevator when it moves down. MonkeyMode Report Final score: 501points POST Tess the ferret Tess the ferret Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Laughing my head off over here 109 109points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 At customs in LAX:
Customs Agent: “Where are you from?”
Me: “Denmark”
CA:“Sir, please don’t lie about your nationality”
Me: “Excuse me?”
CA: “Denmark isn’t a real country, now please tell me your country of origin.”
Me: “Sir, you are literally holding my passport, which is from Denmark, in your hand. How can you sit there and tell me that my country doesn’t exist?!”
CA: “Sir, Denmark is a region of Sweden, and not a recognised independent nation”
The swedes would be fond of this encounter. Vertebrae_Viking , Bjørn Bulthuis Report Final score: 497points POST Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago As a swede I am highly amused. Of course we dont really want those smorrebröd eating lazy bastards, but anyway... We pay for your postal service, you know (terrible deal made by crazy politicians...) 149 149points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 I once had an american tell me I need to try the “real” Gouda cheese they have in the US because everything else was fake Gouda… I’m Dutch and actually lived near Gouda urafakebetch , manuel MC Report Final score: 445points POST Rench Rench Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Also, it's pronounced like How-duh, with a rough sounding H 13 13points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Talking about my SIL
“Do you look alike?” “no, she’s black” “You can’t say that!!!” “What should I call her then?” “African American” “But…. She’s British/Guyanese….” sioigin55 , Ruben Diaz Jr. Report Final score: 390points POST Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "African American" is insultingly reductionist, if you ask me. It homogenizes the myriad African cultures. If someone called a white American "European American," he'd be likely to deny the homogenization and tell you his ancestry. We need to do better. (Yes, I'm aware that most black Americans don't know their roots, absent a DNA test, because there was certainly more than one slave route. We still need to do better. People should know their ancestral roots. I can't imagine not knowing mine, how lost I'd feel.) 187 187points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 I’m British, was travelling in the states. Got talking to a guy at a bar while we’re waiting for service, and he recommended I try a pint of Guinness while in the US. He informed me they don’t sell Guinness in the UK.
I politely explained that they do indeed have Guinness in just about every pub in the UK. He disagreed, adding that he’s never been himself but his son in law went to London on business and told him so. I explained I’d lived in the UK including London my whole life. He looked at me lost in thought for a few moments, and said: “They don’t have Guinness there,” and walked away. promunbound , Connor Turner Report Final score: 389points POST Thorfin Wolfsbane Thorfin Wolfsbane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago it seems an unfortunate trend in America now is to live in an alternate reality where facts are dismissed if you don't agree with them. 418 418points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 I swear on my mothers life that this happened:
I was on a student exchange between my German school and a school in San Francisco in the late 90s.
When the Americans came to visit us, we had a welcome party for them at a friends place. That friend had a dog, and at some point he gave the dog a command in German. The dog obeyed, and one of the American kids asks how we managed to teach German to the dog.
He wasn’t joking either, he seemed convinced that all pets are somehow born with knowledge of the English language, but all other languages need to be taught to them. Heiminator , Daniela Magallón Report Final score: 373points POST H.L.Lewis H.L.Lewis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Lol, American here. My first dog was abandoned by some people who were from Puerto Rico. He chose me after my neighbor saw him tied up, the house empty. And him on a 2ft chain. Very smart doggo. He ended up bi-lingual. My only problem with him was that he was trained in Spanish. Lol. I just taught him the same commands in English. He caught on quick! Good boy. 171 171points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 When an American asked me what it's like to have an accent. They thought that they had no accent and their voice was 'default' basically MetalObsessed , Chip Griffin Report Final score: 357points POST Robert T Robert T Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I was once in Dallas and the girl serving me in the cafeteria on hearing me speak, "Gee, you got a funny accent". My immediate thought to myself was, look who's talking! 131 131points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 “I don’t need affordable healthcare. I need freedom.”
This is an actual quote.
Anyway, the full cost of my kid’s birth including all scans, midwife, obstetrics appointment, labour, innoculations, heel stick and follow-up antenatal was $180. HolIerer , kristin klein Report Final score: 356points POST Wayne Dorman Wayne Dorman Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago There's a reason why there's so many cases of bankruptcy and suicides due to crippling debt caused by medical bills. Healthcare should not be a luxury reserved for the rich. 227 227points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 I live in the southern hemisphere. Talking to an American online in December, and I mentioned it was summer for me. She kept asking which month I was in (kept insisting it must be June) and couldn't seem to wrap her head around the idea that it was simultaneously December and summer in the southern hemisphere. sad_choochoo_train , Samuel S Report Final score: 352points POST third molar third molar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Not related to this post, but how do flat earthers explain this?? 25 25points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 “Wait, y’all have IKEA?”
Im Swedish Nice_Swordfish_69420 , Seth Werkheiser Report Final score: 350points POST Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Well, we in Sweden generally dont own our personal IKEA place , but there are plenty of them to visit. But in the north you can have a couple if hours ride to get to one. 60 60points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 An Austrian friend and I were told about about this magical thing they have in America called Fireworks and how we should go see it at least once in our lives. Alarmed_Scientist_15 , bayasaa Report Final score: 339points POST FrancesCat FrancesCat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Try telling that to the Chinese! 39 39points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 Canadian here. I was 7 and in Florida telling my new also 7 year old friend about our money system. I told her we don't have dollar or two dollar bills they are coins and called a loonie and a toonie. She goes and asks her parents and they told her I was lying. honeywrites , KMR Photography Report Final score: 321points POST Ladyandthetramp Ladyandthetramp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Oh god? 97 97points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 "Ya'll are part of the USA, you just have a different flag 'sall."
Umm... no. I assure you Canada us not part of the US. betelgeux Report Final score: 311points POST Bacony Cakes Bacony Cakes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago USA is just South Canada. 218 218points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 I was asked if France is part of the United Kingdom. When I tried explaining him what the United Kingdom is, he told me England is no longer part of the UK because of Brexit. IAmDouda97 , Pedro Szekely Report Final score: 304points POST Wayne Dorman Wayne Dorman Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago To be fair, that seems to be about the level of understanding most people who voted to leave the EU had about Brexit too. 253 253points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 "Speak english this is america!" It was online, but yeah. The sheer stupidity struck me hard. thefloatingpoint Report Final score: 297points POST Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The idea that the internet is America somehow seems to spread, have seen that several times. 159 159points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 Met a cool group in Belgrade, they were very surprised they could have beer at 21. That was so sincere, I kinda felt sorry for them in a good way. Decided to be a good host and show them the REAL good time. Took them parties, river clubs, cave clubs, found them drugs (they asked) ...all in all we had a pretty epic week, the kind of young people of 21 can make for themselves in capital city.
Somehow the conversation went to God, I mention I don't really believe in that, and they were so f*****g pissed. Literally, instant change. Whole group started explaining me Jesus stuff, angrily, they were disappointed and angry they spent a week with me.
I was so f*****g surprised, I mean we drinked, drugged, and did a lot of s**t Bible I presume doesn't approve. Couldn't held a conversation that evening, couldn't change subject, they kept pushing. Aggressively.
Went to the bathroom, went home. lolomgwtfqq Report Final score: 296points POST Piet Puk Piet Puk Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Future Trump voters. 184 184points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 "How can Canadians offer free healthcare? Why would any doctors want to work for free? This is slavery!" 0bsolescencee Report Final score: 292points POST Chich Chich Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I was in the states a few years back and when people found out I had free healthcare it became a topic of conversation. The attitude that surprised me most was that many of the people who were opposed to it were against it because they did not want to pay to help other people. Others got sick? it was their problem. 185 185points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 Had a black american assume that I was "african-american also" because I'm black. I had to explain to him that the ethnically specified title "african-american" is only used to describe black people from america, not black people from other countries, and that black people from other countries are not specifically labeled by heritage, race or ethnicity. Afterward I revealed to him that I am actually bahamian.
Despite all that explaining, he still proceeded to ask "Oh! so you're an african-bahamian then?" I felt the vein on the side of my head twinge a little lol.
Edit: The term is not "african-bahamian" because I am not inherently attached to african citizenship or heritage. This term would be used for someone who is actually from africa, but is also a bahamian/ vice versa, OR someone who is closely attached to that heritage (say, a bahamian whose parent/s were african.) Over here we would just say that we are Bahamians of african decent, but only if the topic came up. CLHiddenInPlainSight , William Murphy Report Final score: 290points POST Ladyandthetramp Ladyandthetramp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yes, it gets me mad ally the time. 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 "How long did you take you learn to use metric instead of normal measurements?"
He genuinely didn't understand that metric was a system we actually used every day, we weren't constantly having to mentally convert meausrements to feet or pounds to understand how big they really were. InscrutableAudacity , We Like Sharing Report Final score: 286points POST J. F. J. F. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Quite funny given that the US is the only country that doesn't use metric on a daily basis (it's used in scientific fields at least) 123 123points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 'I didn't know it was this cold in Cuba' we are in Spain. Spain, Europe. Stupid f****r came to university here on a scholarship for six months and didn't even know which country was coming into nor thought it was strange how long the flight was, he also didn't think about googling the place to see where it was, the weather... dunno, INFORMATION about the place he was going to live for six months. Only packed flip flops, tshirts and shorts. We're in the North of Spain, we have UK weather. He had to spend quite a bit for winter clothes in October because he had nothing to wear. He was also bummed because he couldn't find tacos here (you can) Eira_Karanir , Pierre Phaneuf Report Final score: 284points POST Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Also Americans still really can't go to Cuba. Stupid embargo 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 As a Brit, I had to bite my tongue when asked 'Do you celebrate Independence Day?' TAFKAPepeSilvia , Jim Rose Report Final score: 283points POST Wayne Dorman Wayne Dorman Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You mean celebrating the day America officially severed from the England? We don't, but upon reading some of the entries on this list makes me think we should start doing so. 406 406points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 “I love the African-American culture here!”
— said in Cape Town, South Africa oftenGetsItWrong , flowcomm Report Final score: 271points POST Luna Luna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I’m assuming the beach in the picture is in Cape Town, but I would like to say that I it is a very lovely beach indeed 38 38points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 I live in NZ and worked in retail, so there's been a few.
Funniest was "You have to serve me!" after they made a racial remark (wasn't too bad, but still f****n rude), threw a tantrum in the store because they didn't look at the prices before they used one of our products, then started trashing the place.
When my manager told them no I certainly did not have to serve them (by law) and she was calling the cops for destruction of property the lady made an O face then took off without paying. Cops got her like an hour later. I just wish I was still at work when they brought her in to pay for all the stuff she broke/stole/used. Taneatua Report Final score: 254points POST Chich Chich Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I would pay to watch them use "the customer is always right" in someplace like France. 161 161points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 I’d say it’s a toss up between:
“Is England in London?”
“Do you still like, drive horses to get around in Europe?”
And a guy trying to smack talk on Xbox who after I told him nobody cares said “Who cares what you think?! You’re foreign!” I said “So are you?” And he laughed and said “No r****d, I’m American” Dr_McKay , Andrew Russell Report Final score: 239points POST Nicola Dimigen Nicola Dimigen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ah yes, because the world wide web is the US 116 116points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 I met an American tourist who was adamant that my country [Iceland] was a home ruled territory under the US government.
He said this during our nations independence day.
He assumed we shared a similar status with Puerto Rico.
He was convinced of the error of his ways after confronting two other natives and a Google search. AlleywayGum , Daniel Enchev Report Final score: 233points POST Thorfin Wolfsbane Thorfin Wolfsbane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Oooooh, an American that changed their mind after some research. A rare find indeed! 275 275points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 "Are your parents Democrats or Republicans?"
eh, have different political parties here luv UpstairsHope5 , Michael Stokes Report Final score: 232points POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago The colours are swapped as well - blue is the right, red is left, yellow is somewhere central 44 44points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #27 The typical stuff. Do you have cars /trees/dogs/in Germany. Another favourite : Is Hitler still alive? UnhappyCryptographer , moochida Report Final score: 231points POST denzoren denzoren Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "Oh yeah, he lives in Poland on a farm tending for his cattle and painting the landscape" 126 126points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Asking how much I copay for insurance. I don't even know what copay means. Fun_Wonder_4114 Report Final score: 230points POST H.L.Lewis H.L.Lewis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You're lucky. 68 68points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 A middle aged American was surprised to find out Venice was so old (and an actual city for centuries), and not built in the 20th century for tourist purposes gingerPB , brando Report Final score: 228points POST Sarah James Sarah James Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Probably thought it was built by the same people that created the Vegas attraction ! 107 107points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 Englishman, living in the US for 15 years now. I’ve been asked a lot of bizarre things but one of the best was someone who asked what language we speak in England, and how long it took me to learn English when I moved here. zabraxuss , renatabud Report Final score: 228points POST JennyLaRue JennyLaRue Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I just don't understand how they don't recognise the connection between "England" and "English" 154 154points reply View More Replies... View more comments #31 Poking fun at me with France stereotypes. I'm not from France, my parents are not from France, and I've never been to France. My first language is French, that's enough for Americans to treat me like I'm from France. marie-llama , Mike van Dalen Report Final score: 216points POST Karin Jansen Karin Jansen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ha! I once travelled with a friend from Belgium to NY. She was flemish and therefore spoke Dutch. She spoke some French, sure, as Belgium is a bi-lingual country and she was taught in school, but she wasn't really good at it to be honest. The receptionist at the hotel we stayed insisted on speaking French to her the entire time and after she explained she'd rather speak English as it was better than her French, he genuinely accused her of lying as "Belgium is a part of France, so French is your first language." 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #32 "Ah, you're from Denmark. Where in Canada is that again?" Al_Capwned13 , Jorge Franganillo Report Final score: 210points POST Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Nonono, Denmark is a region of Sweden, ask LAX airport staff 285 285points reply View More Replies... View more comments #33 you can't be from country that doesn't speak English, you are white!! rdmxcn Report Final score: 209points POST J. F. J. F. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago [Laughs in german] 202 202points reply View More Replies... View more comments #34 "I can't believe you would live in a country where you're living under the dictatorship of the queen."
I am Canadian. fugaziozbourne , Joel Rouse/ Ministry of Defence Report Final score: 200points POST JennyLaRue JennyLaRue Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Dictatorship? The only power she has is luring tourists in to pay to tour her castles ? 132 132points reply View More Replies... View more comments #35 "You speak real good English for a foreigner" - I'm British and she knew that.
Edit, because a lot of people seem to think that no American could ever say this and mean it: it was a lovely, sweet, older woman who thought she was paying me a genuine compliment. We sat and chatted in her garden for about an hour as she plied me with her homemade lemonade and asked me about my life and what brought me to Washington State. I thanked her, because she was saying something lovely (albeit weird), and we continued chatting. UnicornCackle , Larry Koester Report Final score: 199points POST Robert T Robert T Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My colleague was marked down on a feedback form after giving a presentation in the US. It said "Broken English, non-American". He's British, and as far as I am aware the only language he speaks is English. He was however slightly nervous. Considering how varied American accents are, I was surprised at the lack of tollerance. 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #36 Had a taxi driver in New York ask how we got there (from Ireland). When we said by plane, he was like „you have airports?!“.
Also thought we were still getting round on horses. vokuhilaisainmdom , Rene Schwietzke Report Final score: 199points POST Chich Chich Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Well they did capture their airports from the redcoats in 1776 so maybe he thought yours were still occupied by the British. 67 67points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #37 I’m Australian and in 2015 I was doing a cruise around New Zealand with my family. Might add that I have an Autistic daughter who was 14 at the time and despite being Autistic is incredibly sociable, but has a tendency to strike up unusual conversations with strangers. We needed to get to one of the restaurants a few floors above us and decided to use the lift instead of the stairs. The lift arrived on our floor and we entered with an elderly couple already inside. My wife and I greeted them and they duly greeted us back and we soon ascertained they were American. Seconds later, my Autistic daughter stated the obvious that we were all travelling in a “lift”. A random throw-away comment, but that’s just who she is. The female literally barked at my daughter and told her the correct word was in fact an “elevator”. At this point I interjected and politely mentioned that where we are from it’s called a “lift”, but this couple were adamant that it was an “elevator”. Their attitude was we were wrong and they were right. Fortunately we never did get to see them the remainder of the cruise. We share a common language being English and there are going to be differences how we say things depending where we’ve been brought up - it’s about being open minded and accepting. Unfortunately it appeared that the world revolved around this couple. Kavjon Report Final score: 182points POST jleitner jleitner Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Truthfully, their attitude is ignorant and offensive to me as an American. Regional differences in language are everywhere, including within the USA. In NY, the little sugary pellets you put on ice cream are called "sprinkles", but not far away at all in most of the New England states they're called "jimmies".. A hoagie and a wedge and a sub are all basically the same kind of sandwich, but it can differ within 50 miles depending if you're from northern New Jersey or southern New Jersey, etc. Anyone insisting that "the correct word in English is..." is not a very good observer of English, and people in general. 157 157points reply View More Replies... View more comments #38 “Wow you speak American very well for a foreigner”
Thanks lady, I’m Canadian and “American” is the only language I know stoopio-oh , Nicholas Doumani Report Final score: 179points POST Thorfin Wolfsbane Thorfin Wolfsbane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You could really blow her mind by telling her that Canada, Mexico, etc. are all in America since America is actually two continents constituting an entire hemisphere 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #39 "why didn't they walk around the berlin wall?" Upbeat-Designer6668 Report Final score: 158points POST J. F. J. F. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yeah just a walk through the park... and mine fields, bullet storm, guard dogs and a lot more 105 105points reply View more comments #40 I once spoke to an American that was surprised that black Australian individuals had an Australian accent.
It's so weird but you can also see it coming somehow in how they often think about race: the same thing that one was surprised that black Dutch individuals of course had Dutch names. Shirley_Schmidthoe Report Final score: 157points POST jleitner jleitner Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I remember seeing a stand-up comedian who happened to be Asian starting his act by saying "nope, there's nothing wrong with your TV - this is the way I talk. I'm from Nashville", in a good ol' southern drawl... 101 101points reply View More Replies... View more comments #41 A friend was dating an American, and a bunch of us went out for a pub meal (UK).
Now, there's a stereotype that Americans can be a little loud. And, unfortunately, this was the case with this girl. Literally everyone in the pub was giving her side-eye, but noone says anything because that would be rude.
My friend very subtly tries to make her aware of the noise level, and she talk-yells, "oh no, honey. I'm not loud. All y'all are just too quiet! Such a quaint little country, y'all need to use your outdoor voices!"
We were quite clearly inside... CrazySnekGirl Report Final score: 156points POST Memere Memere Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago There could be two other reasons for her being so loud: 1) she has hearing loss & doesn't realize how loud she's talking, or 2) most American bars/nightclubs play music so loud that it's impossible to have a conversation without shouting. But neither of those are obviously not her problem since she said what she did about it. 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments #42 "Europe is communist" Tagmeister Report Final score: 136points POST Wayne Dorman Wayne Dorman Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago They voted for Trump, didn't they? 71 71points reply View More Replies... View more comments #43 "Do you have color television in Germany?" nickles72 , William Hook Report Final score: 133points POST ProfessionalTimeWaster ProfessionalTimeWaster Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Should have replied "What's television?" 146 146points reply View More Replies... View more comments #44 One American guy I met instantly told me where he lives, why he left America, why he married his foreign wife, when he shot his first gun and how his father made him do it (7 years old IIRC), and why he thought that was a good thing and built character, and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember.
I genuinely couldn't get a word in edgeways to get away. My wife had to come pull me away saying we needed to leave. This was in a supermarket in southeast Asia. He just came over and said "Are you American". I said no. He launched into his life story and wouldn't stop.
Wife said I'm way too polite but how do you deal with that, just walk away while he's still talking? HauntingOutcome Report Final score: 132points POST meta dillard meta dillard Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago USA is like everyplace else. We have educated people and uneducated people, smart people and not-so-smart people. 117 117points reply View More Replies... View more comments #45 That I must be a socialist because I'm from the UK where we have the NHS. Armoured_Teddy Report Final score: 129points POST J. F. J. F. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And again, people in the US rarely seem to not know / understand the difference between a social market system and socialism. 90 90points reply View More Replies... View more comments #46 They asked me if I spoke African.... notbellamy1 , Qudsiya Report Final score: 128points POST Ryan Deschanel Ryan Deschanel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I guess I speak European, then. Who speaks Asian here? 8 8points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out #47 I lived for a while in an old house in Somerset. It was once owned by Rev Thomas Budd who travelled to America on The Mayflower. Had quite a few Americans turn up on the doorstep (there's a blue plaque) expecting me to drop everything and provide a house tour and have expert knowledge of Thomas Budd. zelda4444 Report Final score: 127points POST Aunt Messy Aunt Messy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I hope you told them to piss off. 96 96points reply View More Replies... View more comments #48 My wife was staying at a hostel in Athens a few years ago. She shared a room with an American in her 20s. They got talking about where they’ve stayed in the past, and my wife told her that she used to live in Sweden for a few years. The American didn’t know where or what Sweden was. My wife said “It’s a country, next to Norway”. “Oh Norway!”, the American burst out, “Ole is from there! Do you know Ole?!” kielrene Report Final score: 122points POST Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Well, we can just inform LAX staff that Norway is now a region in Sweden, ask Ole for more info, all the 10 million swedes know him ( actually if she meant movie star Olr, Ole Bramserud, he is known by a lot of us as he is in an old, very popular, series of films, Sällskapsresan) 111 111points reply View More Replies... View more comments #49 Canadian here, worked for AT&T. Where I worked in Windsor, I could SEE America. The number of questions about snow and igloos whenever anyone found out was too high. I swear I spent 15 mins trying to convince a woman FROM Detriot that the criss crossing lights in the sky came from Ceasars Windsor and that there is no snow here right now, it's July Deminla , Meredith P. Report Final score: 111points POST H.L.Lewis H.L.Lewis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Willful ignorance 29 29points reply View more comments #50 “Spaghetti with eggs kinda weird”. “That’s a Carbonara”!!! lu_fu Report Final score: 100points POST Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This American LOVES spaghetti carbonara! [Now I’m hungry...] 35 35points reply View More Replies... View more comments Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Woman Takes DNA Test For Fun Only To Discover Her Long-Term Boyfriend Is Her Full Sibling "I Just Said Thank You And Left": Man’s Nice Gesture Is Praised After Pizza Hut Driver Got A $20 Tip On A $938 Order Join the conversation POST Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If you think the US has the monopoly on native stupidity, I suggest you travel more. Stupidity and willful ignorance are worldwide. 112 112points reply ThePracticalSarcastic ThePracticalSarcastic Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago 100% accurate. 38 38points reply Load More Replies... FrancesCat FrancesCat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The reason non-Americans pick on Americans is because (many) are so sure of their superiority, so defiant to new ways of thinking, and so unwilling to broaden their horizons. It's tiresome. Of course, other nationalities do the same, but nobody does it as loudly as we do! 11 11points reply ivan bolitekurac ivan bolitekurac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) So pointing fingers at a whole nation and saying "you are dumb af" isn't about being superior and acting snobbish?Lol 8 8points reply Buzz Anderson Buzz Anderson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago THERE IS a difference though. In my travels in both Europe and Japan they have MISCONCEPTIONS about America but do NOT argue I am wrong when I correct them. Listening to other stories like the ones above Americans WILL argue you are wrong in your own country. In Germany I heard a lot of misconceptions and explained why they were incorrect. No problem In Japan even more misconceptions and I explained why they were also incorrect. They THANKED me for giving them the straight story. NEVER ONCE ARGUES SAYING I WAS WRONG. 5 5points reply Ozacoter Ozacoter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Nobody thinks that only people from USA can be stupid. It is just that all posts in BP (positive or negative) are american centric 4 4points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Me in Canada, having grown up on the border: "This is great food!" (in a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario, a few decades back) Canadian reply: "It's not Canadian, though." .... me in Europe visiting a popular site in Italy, only to hear an Italian say, "This was built by Caesar, the great Augustus". It was the leaning tower of Pisa. 1 1point reply backatya backatya Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Very true one celebrity rom the UK still thinks the world is flat... 0 0points reply Falcon Falcon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Agree. I feel it's also really amplified by stupid people having access to the internet. Before it they were just around their community, but now the whole world. -3 -3points reply 3ke 3ke Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Americans just prove to be louder idiots. -5 -5points reply Auntriarch Auntriarch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Never met anyone from the Black Country? -2 -2points reply TheReader19 TheReader19 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I work there, the people are scary -1 -1point reply All's Gravy All's Gravy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Don't be blaming the native American people for this willfully ignorant, often white supremacist, saviour complex. -9 -9points reply Aahzmandus Pervect Aahzmandus Pervect Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The word "native" doesn't only mean "indigenous people in the US". 5 5points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago wut 0 0points reply All's Gravy All's Gravy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. @Ms.M. Read Nikki Sevven's post.at top of thread. -6 -6points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I did already. Perhaps she shouldn't have used the word "native" to describe people born in the U.S., but her point is valid nonetheless. 1 1point reply ThePracticalSarcastic ThePracticalSarcastic Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Stupidity and stereotypes are everywhere. I lived abroad for 10 years and met people who asked me the many of the same questions listed here about America... "You can't be Native American...you're white" 34 34points reply A.Armos A.Armos Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is hilarious. Explain that to a 'Native American'. 0 0points reply Load More Replies... Maggie Dinzler Shaw Maggie Dinzler Shaw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You can't be Native American if you are white. There are rules about that. 0 0points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago You know, posting articles that are socially conscious and then posting something xenophobic like this makes all your credibility go straight down the tubes. Rightfully standing up against most forms of bigotry but harboring and trying to spread your own biases is insanely hypocritical. 33 33points reply ivan bolitekurac ivan bolitekurac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I can't belive you got so many upvotes for calling bp xenophobic and hypocritical while bp is supposed to stand for the opposite.Thank you for your comment,have an upvote 16 16points reply Load More Replies... Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Don't come here then. -7 -7points reply Ozacoter Ozacoter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Its not true at all. All posts in BP are about USA. Both the negative and positive ones. I never hear people from there complaining about all the other posts about their country... -11 -11points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago ALL posts on BP are about the U.S.??? 4 4points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I have yet to see a positive article about the US or even a negative article about another country. 8 8points reply Burs Burs Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago All the content here is about American food, schools, celebrities. You are just so arrogant that don’t realise 0 0points reply Anita Pickle Anita Pickle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I know! They even put a positive spin on Afghanistan, the country that stones women to death for being raped, gets glowing reviews from BP. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And what does that tell you? :D -2 -2points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago It tells me that there is clear bias. The US took humans to the moon 6 times and remains the only country to do so, but the only part of our history that’s discussed on the site is slavery from the days of colonization. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago God damn, who cares if they went to the moon? What has that done for the good of society? Jesus Christ, you need to learn basic debating skills. -2 -2points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago What have the technological advancements resulting from the space race done for the good of society? I think you can figure that out without me holding your hand. Seeing as your “debating skills” consist of poorly thought out jabs and emoticons, I’ll be taking your criticism with a grain of salt. 1 1point reply Load More Comments POST Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If you think the US has the monopoly on native stupidity, I suggest you travel more. Stupidity and willful ignorance are worldwide. 112 112points reply ThePracticalSarcastic ThePracticalSarcastic Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago 100% accurate. 38 38points reply Load More Replies... FrancesCat FrancesCat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The reason non-Americans pick on Americans is because (many) are so sure of their superiority, so defiant to new ways of thinking, and so unwilling to broaden their horizons. It's tiresome. Of course, other nationalities do the same, but nobody does it as loudly as we do! 11 11points reply ivan bolitekurac ivan bolitekurac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) So pointing fingers at a whole nation and saying "you are dumb af" isn't about being superior and acting snobbish?Lol 8 8points reply Buzz Anderson Buzz Anderson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago THERE IS a difference though. In my travels in both Europe and Japan they have MISCONCEPTIONS about America but do NOT argue I am wrong when I correct them. Listening to other stories like the ones above Americans WILL argue you are wrong in your own country. In Germany I heard a lot of misconceptions and explained why they were incorrect. No problem In Japan even more misconceptions and I explained why they were also incorrect. They THANKED me for giving them the straight story. NEVER ONCE ARGUES SAYING I WAS WRONG. 5 5points reply Ozacoter Ozacoter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Nobody thinks that only people from USA can be stupid. It is just that all posts in BP (positive or negative) are american centric 4 4points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Me in Canada, having grown up on the border: "This is great food!" (in a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario, a few decades back) Canadian reply: "It's not Canadian, though." .... me in Europe visiting a popular site in Italy, only to hear an Italian say, "This was built by Caesar, the great Augustus". It was the leaning tower of Pisa. 1 1point reply backatya backatya Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Very true one celebrity rom the UK still thinks the world is flat... 0 0points reply Falcon Falcon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Agree. I feel it's also really amplified by stupid people having access to the internet. Before it they were just around their community, but now the whole world. -3 -3points reply 3ke 3ke Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Americans just prove to be louder idiots. -5 -5points reply Auntriarch Auntriarch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Never met anyone from the Black Country? -2 -2points reply TheReader19 TheReader19 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I work there, the people are scary -1 -1point reply All's Gravy All's Gravy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Don't be blaming the native American people for this willfully ignorant, often white supremacist, saviour complex. -9 -9points reply Aahzmandus Pervect Aahzmandus Pervect Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The word "native" doesn't only mean "indigenous people in the US". 5 5points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago wut 0 0points reply All's Gravy All's Gravy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. @Ms.M. Read Nikki Sevven's post.at top of thread. -6 -6points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I did already. Perhaps she shouldn't have used the word "native" to describe people born in the U.S., but her point is valid nonetheless. 1 1point reply ThePracticalSarcastic ThePracticalSarcastic Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Stupidity and stereotypes are everywhere. I lived abroad for 10 years and met people who asked me the many of the same questions listed here about America... "You can't be Native American...you're white" 34 34points reply A.Armos A.Armos Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is hilarious. Explain that to a 'Native American'. 0 0points reply Load More Replies... Maggie Dinzler Shaw Maggie Dinzler Shaw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You can't be Native American if you are white. There are rules about that. 0 0points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago You know, posting articles that are socially conscious and then posting something xenophobic like this makes all your credibility go straight down the tubes. Rightfully standing up against most forms of bigotry but harboring and trying to spread your own biases is insanely hypocritical. 33 33points reply ivan bolitekurac ivan bolitekurac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I can't belive you got so many upvotes for calling bp xenophobic and hypocritical while bp is supposed to stand for the opposite.Thank you for your comment,have an upvote 16 16points reply Load More Replies... Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Don't come here then. -7 -7points reply Ozacoter Ozacoter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Its not true at all. All posts in BP are about USA. Both the negative and positive ones. I never hear people from there complaining about all the other posts about their country... -11 -11points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago ALL posts on BP are about the U.S.??? 4 4points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I have yet to see a positive article about the US or even a negative article about another country. 8 8points reply Burs Burs Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago All the content here is about American food, schools, celebrities. You are just so arrogant that don’t realise 0 0points reply Anita Pickle Anita Pickle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I know! They even put a positive spin on Afghanistan, the country that stones women to death for being raped, gets glowing reviews from BP. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And what does that tell you? :D -2 -2points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago It tells me that there is clear bias. The US took humans to the moon 6 times and remains the only country to do so, but the only part of our history that’s discussed on the site is slavery from the days of colonization. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago God damn, who cares if they went to the moon? What has that done for the good of society? Jesus Christ, you need to learn basic debating skills. -2 -2points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago What have the technological advancements resulting from the space race done for the good of society? I think you can figure that out without me holding your hand. Seeing as your “debating skills” consist of poorly thought out jabs and emoticons, I’ll be taking your criticism with a grain of salt. 1 1point reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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50 Things Americans Have Said That People In This Online Community Thought Were Weird
Jurgita DominauskaitėBoredPanda staff Publish Not your original work? Add source Different places in the world have different cultures and general outlooks on life. But we try to learn more about others and try to understand them so we can get along better. It just so happens that in some places, there is more interest about different people and in some places, there's less of it. Often the ones that are ridiculed for not knowing what's happening in other places in the world are Americans. Bored Panda has a couple of articles in which we gathered lists of people poking fun at Americans. In this article you can see people joining a TikTok trend of sharing the dumbest things Americans have ever said to them and in this one you will find an assortment of screenshots of Americans being completely clueless. But the people from the United States keep on surprising us and the stories of non-Americans meeting peculiar Americans are never-ending. Reddit user u/esq__ asked "Non-Americans of Reddit, what's the weirdest thing an American has said to you?" Nearly 12k people joined the discussion and they were sharing not only weird encounters but quite absurd questions you wouldn't expect an adult to ask. More info: Reddit This post may include affiliate links. #1 "Why do you brits (I'm not British) call an elevator a lift when it goes both up and down?"
I responded that Americans didn't call an elevator a descendevator when it moves down. MonkeyMode Report Final score: 501points POST Tess the ferret Tess the ferret Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Laughing my head off over here 109 109points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 At customs in LAX:
Customs Agent: “Where are you from?”
Me: “Denmark”
CA:“Sir, please don’t lie about your nationality”
Me: “Excuse me?”
CA: “Denmark isn’t a real country, now please tell me your country of origin.”
Me: “Sir, you are literally holding my passport, which is from Denmark, in your hand. How can you sit there and tell me that my country doesn’t exist?!”
CA: “Sir, Denmark is a region of Sweden, and not a recognised independent nation”
The swedes would be fond of this encounter. Vertebrae_Viking , Bjørn Bulthuis Report Final score: 497points POST Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago As a swede I am highly amused. Of course we dont really want those smorrebröd eating lazy bastards, but anyway... We pay for your postal service, you know (terrible deal made by crazy politicians...) 149 149points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 I once had an american tell me I need to try the “real” Gouda cheese they have in the US because everything else was fake Gouda… I’m Dutch and actually lived near Gouda urafakebetch , manuel MC Report Final score: 445points POST Rench Rench Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Also, it's pronounced like How-duh, with a rough sounding H 13 13points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Talking about my SIL
“Do you look alike?” “no, she’s black” “You can’t say that!!!” “What should I call her then?” “African American” “But…. She’s British/Guyanese….” sioigin55 , Ruben Diaz Jr. Report Final score: 390points POST Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "African American" is insultingly reductionist, if you ask me. It homogenizes the myriad African cultures. If someone called a white American "European American," he'd be likely to deny the homogenization and tell you his ancestry. We need to do better. (Yes, I'm aware that most black Americans don't know their roots, absent a DNA test, because there was certainly more than one slave route. We still need to do better. People should know their ancestral roots. I can't imagine not knowing mine, how lost I'd feel.) 187 187points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 I’m British, was travelling in the states. Got talking to a guy at a bar while we’re waiting for service, and he recommended I try a pint of Guinness while in the US. He informed me they don’t sell Guinness in the UK.
I politely explained that they do indeed have Guinness in just about every pub in the UK. He disagreed, adding that he’s never been himself but his son in law went to London on business and told him so. I explained I’d lived in the UK including London my whole life. He looked at me lost in thought for a few moments, and said: “They don’t have Guinness there,” and walked away. promunbound , Connor Turner Report Final score: 389points POST Thorfin Wolfsbane Thorfin Wolfsbane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago it seems an unfortunate trend in America now is to live in an alternate reality where facts are dismissed if you don't agree with them. 418 418points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 I swear on my mothers life that this happened:
I was on a student exchange between my German school and a school in San Francisco in the late 90s.
When the Americans came to visit us, we had a welcome party for them at a friends place. That friend had a dog, and at some point he gave the dog a command in German. The dog obeyed, and one of the American kids asks how we managed to teach German to the dog.
He wasn’t joking either, he seemed convinced that all pets are somehow born with knowledge of the English language, but all other languages need to be taught to them. Heiminator , Daniela Magallón Report Final score: 373points POST H.L.Lewis H.L.Lewis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Lol, American here. My first dog was abandoned by some people who were from Puerto Rico. He chose me after my neighbor saw him tied up, the house empty. And him on a 2ft chain. Very smart doggo. He ended up bi-lingual. My only problem with him was that he was trained in Spanish. Lol. I just taught him the same commands in English. He caught on quick! Good boy. 171 171points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 When an American asked me what it's like to have an accent. They thought that they had no accent and their voice was 'default' basically MetalObsessed , Chip Griffin Report Final score: 357points POST Robert T Robert T Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I was once in Dallas and the girl serving me in the cafeteria on hearing me speak, "Gee, you got a funny accent". My immediate thought to myself was, look who's talking! 131 131points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 “I don’t need affordable healthcare. I need freedom.”
This is an actual quote.
Anyway, the full cost of my kid’s birth including all scans, midwife, obstetrics appointment, labour, innoculations, heel stick and follow-up antenatal was $180. HolIerer , kristin klein Report Final score: 356points POST Wayne Dorman Wayne Dorman Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago There's a reason why there's so many cases of bankruptcy and suicides due to crippling debt caused by medical bills. Healthcare should not be a luxury reserved for the rich. 227 227points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 I live in the southern hemisphere. Talking to an American online in December, and I mentioned it was summer for me. She kept asking which month I was in (kept insisting it must be June) and couldn't seem to wrap her head around the idea that it was simultaneously December and summer in the southern hemisphere. sad_choochoo_train , Samuel S Report Final score: 352points POST third molar third molar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Not related to this post, but how do flat earthers explain this?? 25 25points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 “Wait, y’all have IKEA?”
Im Swedish Nice_Swordfish_69420 , Seth Werkheiser Report Final score: 350points POST Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Well, we in Sweden generally dont own our personal IKEA place , but there are plenty of them to visit. But in the north you can have a couple if hours ride to get to one. 60 60points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 An Austrian friend and I were told about about this magical thing they have in America called Fireworks and how we should go see it at least once in our lives. Alarmed_Scientist_15 , bayasaa Report Final score: 339points POST FrancesCat FrancesCat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Try telling that to the Chinese! 39 39points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 Canadian here. I was 7 and in Florida telling my new also 7 year old friend about our money system. I told her we don't have dollar or two dollar bills they are coins and called a loonie and a toonie. She goes and asks her parents and they told her I was lying. honeywrites , KMR Photography Report Final score: 321points POST Ladyandthetramp Ladyandthetramp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Oh god? 97 97points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 "Ya'll are part of the USA, you just have a different flag 'sall."
Umm... no. I assure you Canada us not part of the US. betelgeux Report Final score: 311points POST Bacony Cakes Bacony Cakes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago USA is just South Canada. 218 218points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 I was asked if France is part of the United Kingdom. When I tried explaining him what the United Kingdom is, he told me England is no longer part of the UK because of Brexit. IAmDouda97 , Pedro Szekely Report Final score: 304points POST Wayne Dorman Wayne Dorman Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago To be fair, that seems to be about the level of understanding most people who voted to leave the EU had about Brexit too. 253 253points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 "Speak english this is america!" It was online, but yeah. The sheer stupidity struck me hard. thefloatingpoint Report Final score: 297points POST Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The idea that the internet is America somehow seems to spread, have seen that several times. 159 159points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 Met a cool group in Belgrade, they were very surprised they could have beer at 21. That was so sincere, I kinda felt sorry for them in a good way. Decided to be a good host and show them the REAL good time. Took them parties, river clubs, cave clubs, found them drugs (they asked) ...all in all we had a pretty epic week, the kind of young people of 21 can make for themselves in capital city.
Somehow the conversation went to God, I mention I don't really believe in that, and they were so f*****g pissed. Literally, instant change. Whole group started explaining me Jesus stuff, angrily, they were disappointed and angry they spent a week with me.
I was so f*****g surprised, I mean we drinked, drugged, and did a lot of s**t Bible I presume doesn't approve. Couldn't held a conversation that evening, couldn't change subject, they kept pushing. Aggressively.
Went to the bathroom, went home. lolomgwtfqq Report Final score: 296points POST Piet Puk Piet Puk Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Future Trump voters. 184 184points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 "How can Canadians offer free healthcare? Why would any doctors want to work for free? This is slavery!" 0bsolescencee Report Final score: 292points POST Chich Chich Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I was in the states a few years back and when people found out I had free healthcare it became a topic of conversation. The attitude that surprised me most was that many of the people who were opposed to it were against it because they did not want to pay to help other people. Others got sick? it was their problem. 185 185points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 Had a black american assume that I was "african-american also" because I'm black. I had to explain to him that the ethnically specified title "african-american" is only used to describe black people from america, not black people from other countries, and that black people from other countries are not specifically labeled by heritage, race or ethnicity. Afterward I revealed to him that I am actually bahamian.
Despite all that explaining, he still proceeded to ask "Oh! so you're an african-bahamian then?" I felt the vein on the side of my head twinge a little lol.
Edit: The term is not "african-bahamian" because I am not inherently attached to african citizenship or heritage. This term would be used for someone who is actually from africa, but is also a bahamian/ vice versa, OR someone who is closely attached to that heritage (say, a bahamian whose parent/s were african.) Over here we would just say that we are Bahamians of african decent, but only if the topic came up. CLHiddenInPlainSight , William Murphy Report Final score: 290points POST Ladyandthetramp Ladyandthetramp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yes, it gets me mad ally the time. 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 "How long did you take you learn to use metric instead of normal measurements?"
He genuinely didn't understand that metric was a system we actually used every day, we weren't constantly having to mentally convert meausrements to feet or pounds to understand how big they really were. InscrutableAudacity , We Like Sharing Report Final score: 286points POST J. F. J. F. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Quite funny given that the US is the only country that doesn't use metric on a daily basis (it's used in scientific fields at least) 123 123points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 'I didn't know it was this cold in Cuba' we are in Spain. Spain, Europe. Stupid f****r came to university here on a scholarship for six months and didn't even know which country was coming into nor thought it was strange how long the flight was, he also didn't think about googling the place to see where it was, the weather... dunno, INFORMATION about the place he was going to live for six months. Only packed flip flops, tshirts and shorts. We're in the North of Spain, we have UK weather. He had to spend quite a bit for winter clothes in October because he had nothing to wear. He was also bummed because he couldn't find tacos here (you can) Eira_Karanir , Pierre Phaneuf Report Final score: 284points POST Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Also Americans still really can't go to Cuba. Stupid embargo 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 As a Brit, I had to bite my tongue when asked 'Do you celebrate Independence Day?' TAFKAPepeSilvia , Jim Rose Report Final score: 283points POST Wayne Dorman Wayne Dorman Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You mean celebrating the day America officially severed from the England? We don't, but upon reading some of the entries on this list makes me think we should start doing so. 406 406points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 “I love the African-American culture here!”
— said in Cape Town, South Africa oftenGetsItWrong , flowcomm Report Final score: 271points POST Luna Luna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I’m assuming the beach in the picture is in Cape Town, but I would like to say that I it is a very lovely beach indeed 38 38points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 I live in NZ and worked in retail, so there's been a few.
Funniest was "You have to serve me!" after they made a racial remark (wasn't too bad, but still f****n rude), threw a tantrum in the store because they didn't look at the prices before they used one of our products, then started trashing the place.
When my manager told them no I certainly did not have to serve them (by law) and she was calling the cops for destruction of property the lady made an O face then took off without paying. Cops got her like an hour later. I just wish I was still at work when they brought her in to pay for all the stuff she broke/stole/used. Taneatua Report Final score: 254points POST Chich Chich Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I would pay to watch them use "the customer is always right" in someplace like France. 161 161points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 I’d say it’s a toss up between:
“Is England in London?”
“Do you still like, drive horses to get around in Europe?”
And a guy trying to smack talk on Xbox who after I told him nobody cares said “Who cares what you think?! You’re foreign!” I said “So are you?” And he laughed and said “No r****d, I’m American” Dr_McKay , Andrew Russell Report Final score: 239points POST Nicola Dimigen Nicola Dimigen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ah yes, because the world wide web is the US 116 116points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 I met an American tourist who was adamant that my country [Iceland] was a home ruled territory under the US government.
He said this during our nations independence day.
He assumed we shared a similar status with Puerto Rico.
He was convinced of the error of his ways after confronting two other natives and a Google search. AlleywayGum , Daniel Enchev Report Final score: 233points POST Thorfin Wolfsbane Thorfin Wolfsbane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Oooooh, an American that changed their mind after some research. A rare find indeed! 275 275points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 "Are your parents Democrats or Republicans?"
eh, have different political parties here luv UpstairsHope5 , Michael Stokes Report Final score: 232points POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago The colours are swapped as well - blue is the right, red is left, yellow is somewhere central 44 44points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #27 The typical stuff. Do you have cars /trees/dogs/in Germany. Another favourite : Is Hitler still alive? UnhappyCryptographer , moochida Report Final score: 231points POST denzoren denzoren Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "Oh yeah, he lives in Poland on a farm tending for his cattle and painting the landscape" 126 126points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Asking how much I copay for insurance. I don't even know what copay means. Fun_Wonder_4114 Report Final score: 230points POST H.L.Lewis H.L.Lewis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You're lucky. 68 68points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 A middle aged American was surprised to find out Venice was so old (and an actual city for centuries), and not built in the 20th century for tourist purposes gingerPB , brando Report Final score: 228points POST Sarah James Sarah James Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Probably thought it was built by the same people that created the Vegas attraction ! 107 107points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 Englishman, living in the US for 15 years now. I’ve been asked a lot of bizarre things but one of the best was someone who asked what language we speak in England, and how long it took me to learn English when I moved here. zabraxuss , renatabud Report Final score: 228points POST JennyLaRue JennyLaRue Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I just don't understand how they don't recognise the connection between "England" and "English" 154 154points reply View More Replies... View more comments #31 Poking fun at me with France stereotypes. I'm not from France, my parents are not from France, and I've never been to France. My first language is French, that's enough for Americans to treat me like I'm from France. marie-llama , Mike van Dalen Report Final score: 216points POST Karin Jansen Karin Jansen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Ha! I once travelled with a friend from Belgium to NY. She was flemish and therefore spoke Dutch. She spoke some French, sure, as Belgium is a bi-lingual country and she was taught in school, but she wasn't really good at it to be honest. The receptionist at the hotel we stayed insisted on speaking French to her the entire time and after she explained she'd rather speak English as it was better than her French, he genuinely accused her of lying as "Belgium is a part of France, so French is your first language." 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #32 "Ah, you're from Denmark. Where in Canada is that again?" Al_Capwned13 , Jorge Franganillo Report Final score: 210points POST Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Nonono, Denmark is a region of Sweden, ask LAX airport staff 285 285points reply View More Replies... View more comments #33 you can't be from country that doesn't speak English, you are white!! rdmxcn Report Final score: 209points POST J. F. J. F. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago [Laughs in german] 202 202points reply View More Replies... View more comments #34 "I can't believe you would live in a country where you're living under the dictatorship of the queen."
I am Canadian. fugaziozbourne , Joel Rouse/ Ministry of Defence Report Final score: 200points POST JennyLaRue JennyLaRue Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Dictatorship? The only power she has is luring tourists in to pay to tour her castles ? 132 132points reply View More Replies... View more comments #35 "You speak real good English for a foreigner" - I'm British and she knew that.
Edit, because a lot of people seem to think that no American could ever say this and mean it: it was a lovely, sweet, older woman who thought she was paying me a genuine compliment. We sat and chatted in her garden for about an hour as she plied me with her homemade lemonade and asked me about my life and what brought me to Washington State. I thanked her, because she was saying something lovely (albeit weird), and we continued chatting. UnicornCackle , Larry Koester Report Final score: 199points POST Robert T Robert T Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My colleague was marked down on a feedback form after giving a presentation in the US. It said "Broken English, non-American". He's British, and as far as I am aware the only language he speaks is English. He was however slightly nervous. Considering how varied American accents are, I was surprised at the lack of tollerance. 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #36 Had a taxi driver in New York ask how we got there (from Ireland). When we said by plane, he was like „you have airports?!“.
Also thought we were still getting round on horses. vokuhilaisainmdom , Rene Schwietzke Report Final score: 199points POST Chich Chich Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Well they did capture their airports from the redcoats in 1776 so maybe he thought yours were still occupied by the British. 67 67points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #37 I’m Australian and in 2015 I was doing a cruise around New Zealand with my family. Might add that I have an Autistic daughter who was 14 at the time and despite being Autistic is incredibly sociable, but has a tendency to strike up unusual conversations with strangers. We needed to get to one of the restaurants a few floors above us and decided to use the lift instead of the stairs. The lift arrived on our floor and we entered with an elderly couple already inside. My wife and I greeted them and they duly greeted us back and we soon ascertained they were American. Seconds later, my Autistic daughter stated the obvious that we were all travelling in a “lift”. A random throw-away comment, but that’s just who she is. The female literally barked at my daughter and told her the correct word was in fact an “elevator”. At this point I interjected and politely mentioned that where we are from it’s called a “lift”, but this couple were adamant that it was an “elevator”. Their attitude was we were wrong and they were right. Fortunately we never did get to see them the remainder of the cruise. We share a common language being English and there are going to be differences how we say things depending where we’ve been brought up - it’s about being open minded and accepting. Unfortunately it appeared that the world revolved around this couple. Kavjon Report Final score: 182points POST jleitner jleitner Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Truthfully, their attitude is ignorant and offensive to me as an American. Regional differences in language are everywhere, including within the USA. In NY, the little sugary pellets you put on ice cream are called "sprinkles", but not far away at all in most of the New England states they're called "jimmies".. A hoagie and a wedge and a sub are all basically the same kind of sandwich, but it can differ within 50 miles depending if you're from northern New Jersey or southern New Jersey, etc. Anyone insisting that "the correct word in English is..." is not a very good observer of English, and people in general. 157 157points reply View More Replies... View more comments #38 “Wow you speak American very well for a foreigner”
Thanks lady, I’m Canadian and “American” is the only language I know stoopio-oh , Nicholas Doumani Report Final score: 179points POST Thorfin Wolfsbane Thorfin Wolfsbane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You could really blow her mind by telling her that Canada, Mexico, etc. are all in America since America is actually two continents constituting an entire hemisphere 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #39 "why didn't they walk around the berlin wall?" Upbeat-Designer6668 Report Final score: 158points POST J. F. J. F. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yeah just a walk through the park... and mine fields, bullet storm, guard dogs and a lot more 105 105points reply View more comments #40 I once spoke to an American that was surprised that black Australian individuals had an Australian accent.
It's so weird but you can also see it coming somehow in how they often think about race: the same thing that one was surprised that black Dutch individuals of course had Dutch names. Shirley_Schmidthoe Report Final score: 157points POST jleitner jleitner Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I remember seeing a stand-up comedian who happened to be Asian starting his act by saying "nope, there's nothing wrong with your TV - this is the way I talk. I'm from Nashville", in a good ol' southern drawl... 101 101points reply View More Replies... View more comments #41 A friend was dating an American, and a bunch of us went out for a pub meal (UK).
Now, there's a stereotype that Americans can be a little loud. And, unfortunately, this was the case with this girl. Literally everyone in the pub was giving her side-eye, but noone says anything because that would be rude.
My friend very subtly tries to make her aware of the noise level, and she talk-yells, "oh no, honey. I'm not loud. All y'all are just too quiet! Such a quaint little country, y'all need to use your outdoor voices!"
We were quite clearly inside... CrazySnekGirl Report Final score: 156points POST Memere Memere Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago There could be two other reasons for her being so loud: 1) she has hearing loss & doesn't realize how loud she's talking, or 2) most American bars/nightclubs play music so loud that it's impossible to have a conversation without shouting. But neither of those are obviously not her problem since she said what she did about it. 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments #42 "Europe is communist" Tagmeister Report Final score: 136points POST Wayne Dorman Wayne Dorman Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago They voted for Trump, didn't they? 71 71points reply View More Replies... View more comments #43 "Do you have color television in Germany?" nickles72 , William Hook Report Final score: 133points POST ProfessionalTimeWaster ProfessionalTimeWaster Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Should have replied "What's television?" 146 146points reply View More Replies... View more comments #44 One American guy I met instantly told me where he lives, why he left America, why he married his foreign wife, when he shot his first gun and how his father made him do it (7 years old IIRC), and why he thought that was a good thing and built character, and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember.
I genuinely couldn't get a word in edgeways to get away. My wife had to come pull me away saying we needed to leave. This was in a supermarket in southeast Asia. He just came over and said "Are you American". I said no. He launched into his life story and wouldn't stop.
Wife said I'm way too polite but how do you deal with that, just walk away while he's still talking? HauntingOutcome Report Final score: 132points POST meta dillard meta dillard Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago USA is like everyplace else. We have educated people and uneducated people, smart people and not-so-smart people. 117 117points reply View More Replies... View more comments #45 That I must be a socialist because I'm from the UK where we have the NHS. Armoured_Teddy Report Final score: 129points POST J. F. J. F. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And again, people in the US rarely seem to not know / understand the difference between a social market system and socialism. 90 90points reply View More Replies... View more comments #46 They asked me if I spoke African.... notbellamy1 , Qudsiya Report Final score: 128points POST Ryan Deschanel Ryan Deschanel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I guess I speak European, then. Who speaks Asian here? 8 8points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out #47 I lived for a while in an old house in Somerset. It was once owned by Rev Thomas Budd who travelled to America on The Mayflower. Had quite a few Americans turn up on the doorstep (there's a blue plaque) expecting me to drop everything and provide a house tour and have expert knowledge of Thomas Budd. zelda4444 Report Final score: 127points POST Aunt Messy Aunt Messy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I hope you told them to piss off. 96 96points reply View More Replies... View more comments #48 My wife was staying at a hostel in Athens a few years ago. She shared a room with an American in her 20s. They got talking about where they’ve stayed in the past, and my wife told her that she used to live in Sweden for a few years. The American didn’t know where or what Sweden was. My wife said “It’s a country, next to Norway”. “Oh Norway!”, the American burst out, “Ole is from there! Do you know Ole?!” kielrene Report Final score: 122points POST Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Well, we can just inform LAX staff that Norway is now a region in Sweden, ask Ole for more info, all the 10 million swedes know him ( actually if she meant movie star Olr, Ole Bramserud, he is known by a lot of us as he is in an old, very popular, series of films, Sällskapsresan) 111 111points reply View More Replies... View more comments #49 Canadian here, worked for AT&T. Where I worked in Windsor, I could SEE America. The number of questions about snow and igloos whenever anyone found out was too high. I swear I spent 15 mins trying to convince a woman FROM Detriot that the criss crossing lights in the sky came from Ceasars Windsor and that there is no snow here right now, it's July Deminla , Meredith P. Report Final score: 111points POST H.L.Lewis H.L.Lewis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Willful ignorance 29 29points reply View more comments #50 “Spaghetti with eggs kinda weird”. “That’s a Carbonara”!!! lu_fu Report Final score: 100points POST Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This American LOVES spaghetti carbonara! [Now I’m hungry...] 35 35points reply View More Replies... View more comments Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Woman Takes DNA Test For Fun Only To Discover Her Long-Term Boyfriend Is Her Full Sibling "I Just Said Thank You And Left": Man’s Nice Gesture Is Praised After Pizza Hut Driver Got A $20 Tip On A $938 Order Join the conversation POST Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If you think the US has the monopoly on native stupidity, I suggest you travel more. Stupidity and willful ignorance are worldwide. 112 112points reply ThePracticalSarcastic ThePracticalSarcastic Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago 100% accurate. 38 38points reply Load More Replies... FrancesCat FrancesCat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The reason non-Americans pick on Americans is because (many) are so sure of their superiority, so defiant to new ways of thinking, and so unwilling to broaden their horizons. It's tiresome. Of course, other nationalities do the same, but nobody does it as loudly as we do! 11 11points reply ivan bolitekurac ivan bolitekurac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) So pointing fingers at a whole nation and saying "you are dumb af" isn't about being superior and acting snobbish?Lol 8 8points reply Buzz Anderson Buzz Anderson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago THERE IS a difference though. In my travels in both Europe and Japan they have MISCONCEPTIONS about America but do NOT argue I am wrong when I correct them. Listening to other stories like the ones above Americans WILL argue you are wrong in your own country. In Germany I heard a lot of misconceptions and explained why they were incorrect. No problem In Japan even more misconceptions and I explained why they were also incorrect. They THANKED me for giving them the straight story. NEVER ONCE ARGUES SAYING I WAS WRONG. 5 5points reply Ozacoter Ozacoter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Nobody thinks that only people from USA can be stupid. It is just that all posts in BP (positive or negative) are american centric 4 4points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Me in Canada, having grown up on the border: "This is great food!" (in a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario, a few decades back) Canadian reply: "It's not Canadian, though." .... me in Europe visiting a popular site in Italy, only to hear an Italian say, "This was built by Caesar, the great Augustus". It was the leaning tower of Pisa. 1 1point reply backatya backatya Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Very true one celebrity rom the UK still thinks the world is flat... 0 0points reply Falcon Falcon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Agree. I feel it's also really amplified by stupid people having access to the internet. Before it they were just around their community, but now the whole world. -3 -3points reply 3ke 3ke Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Americans just prove to be louder idiots. -5 -5points reply Auntriarch Auntriarch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Never met anyone from the Black Country? -2 -2points reply TheReader19 TheReader19 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I work there, the people are scary -1 -1point reply All's Gravy All's Gravy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Don't be blaming the native American people for this willfully ignorant, often white supremacist, saviour complex. -9 -9points reply Aahzmandus Pervect Aahzmandus Pervect Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The word "native" doesn't only mean "indigenous people in the US". 5 5points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago wut 0 0points reply All's Gravy All's Gravy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. @Ms.M. Read Nikki Sevven's post.at top of thread. -6 -6points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I did already. Perhaps she shouldn't have used the word "native" to describe people born in the U.S., but her point is valid nonetheless. 1 1point reply ThePracticalSarcastic ThePracticalSarcastic Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Stupidity and stereotypes are everywhere. I lived abroad for 10 years and met people who asked me the many of the same questions listed here about America... "You can't be Native American...you're white" 34 34points reply A.Armos A.Armos Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is hilarious. Explain that to a 'Native American'. 0 0points reply Load More Replies... Maggie Dinzler Shaw Maggie Dinzler Shaw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You can't be Native American if you are white. There are rules about that. 0 0points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago You know, posting articles that are socially conscious and then posting something xenophobic like this makes all your credibility go straight down the tubes. Rightfully standing up against most forms of bigotry but harboring and trying to spread your own biases is insanely hypocritical. 33 33points reply ivan bolitekurac ivan bolitekurac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I can't belive you got so many upvotes for calling bp xenophobic and hypocritical while bp is supposed to stand for the opposite.Thank you for your comment,have an upvote 16 16points reply Load More Replies... Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Don't come here then. -7 -7points reply Ozacoter Ozacoter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Its not true at all. All posts in BP are about USA. Both the negative and positive ones. I never hear people from there complaining about all the other posts about their country... -11 -11points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago ALL posts on BP are about the U.S.??? 4 4points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I have yet to see a positive article about the US or even a negative article about another country. 8 8points reply Burs Burs Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago All the content here is about American food, schools, celebrities. You are just so arrogant that don’t realise 0 0points reply Anita Pickle Anita Pickle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I know! They even put a positive spin on Afghanistan, the country that stones women to death for being raped, gets glowing reviews from BP. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And what does that tell you? :D -2 -2points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago It tells me that there is clear bias. The US took humans to the moon 6 times and remains the only country to do so, but the only part of our history that’s discussed on the site is slavery from the days of colonization. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago God damn, who cares if they went to the moon? What has that done for the good of society? Jesus Christ, you need to learn basic debating skills. -2 -2points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago What have the technological advancements resulting from the space race done for the good of society? I think you can figure that out without me holding your hand. Seeing as your “debating skills” consist of poorly thought out jabs and emoticons, I’ll be taking your criticism with a grain of salt. 1 1point reply Load More Comments POST Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If you think the US has the monopoly on native stupidity, I suggest you travel more. Stupidity and willful ignorance are worldwide. 112 112points reply ThePracticalSarcastic ThePracticalSarcastic Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago 100% accurate. 38 38points reply Load More Replies... FrancesCat FrancesCat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The reason non-Americans pick on Americans is because (many) are so sure of their superiority, so defiant to new ways of thinking, and so unwilling to broaden their horizons. It's tiresome. Of course, other nationalities do the same, but nobody does it as loudly as we do! 11 11points reply ivan bolitekurac ivan bolitekurac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) So pointing fingers at a whole nation and saying "you are dumb af" isn't about being superior and acting snobbish?Lol 8 8points reply Buzz Anderson Buzz Anderson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago THERE IS a difference though. In my travels in both Europe and Japan they have MISCONCEPTIONS about America but do NOT argue I am wrong when I correct them. Listening to other stories like the ones above Americans WILL argue you are wrong in your own country. In Germany I heard a lot of misconceptions and explained why they were incorrect. No problem In Japan even more misconceptions and I explained why they were also incorrect. They THANKED me for giving them the straight story. NEVER ONCE ARGUES SAYING I WAS WRONG. 5 5points reply Ozacoter Ozacoter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Nobody thinks that only people from USA can be stupid. It is just that all posts in BP (positive or negative) are american centric 4 4points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Me in Canada, having grown up on the border: "This is great food!" (in a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario, a few decades back) Canadian reply: "It's not Canadian, though." .... me in Europe visiting a popular site in Italy, only to hear an Italian say, "This was built by Caesar, the great Augustus". It was the leaning tower of Pisa. 1 1point reply backatya backatya Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Very true one celebrity rom the UK still thinks the world is flat... 0 0points reply Falcon Falcon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Agree. I feel it's also really amplified by stupid people having access to the internet. Before it they were just around their community, but now the whole world. -3 -3points reply 3ke 3ke Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Americans just prove to be louder idiots. -5 -5points reply Auntriarch Auntriarch Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Never met anyone from the Black Country? -2 -2points reply TheReader19 TheReader19 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I work there, the people are scary -1 -1point reply All's Gravy All's Gravy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Don't be blaming the native American people for this willfully ignorant, often white supremacist, saviour complex. -9 -9points reply Aahzmandus Pervect Aahzmandus Pervect Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The word "native" doesn't only mean "indigenous people in the US". 5 5points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago wut 0 0points reply All's Gravy All's Gravy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. @Ms.M. Read Nikki Sevven's post.at top of thread. -6 -6points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I did already. Perhaps she shouldn't have used the word "native" to describe people born in the U.S., but her point is valid nonetheless. 1 1point reply ThePracticalSarcastic ThePracticalSarcastic Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Stupidity and stereotypes are everywhere. I lived abroad for 10 years and met people who asked me the many of the same questions listed here about America... "You can't be Native American...you're white" 34 34points reply A.Armos A.Armos Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is hilarious. Explain that to a 'Native American'. 0 0points reply Load More Replies... Maggie Dinzler Shaw Maggie Dinzler Shaw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago You can't be Native American if you are white. There are rules about that. 0 0points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago You know, posting articles that are socially conscious and then posting something xenophobic like this makes all your credibility go straight down the tubes. Rightfully standing up against most forms of bigotry but harboring and trying to spread your own biases is insanely hypocritical. 33 33points reply ivan bolitekurac ivan bolitekurac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I can't belive you got so many upvotes for calling bp xenophobic and hypocritical while bp is supposed to stand for the opposite.Thank you for your comment,have an upvote 16 16points reply Load More Replies... Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Don't come here then. -7 -7points reply Ozacoter Ozacoter Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Its not true at all. All posts in BP are about USA. Both the negative and positive ones. I never hear people from there complaining about all the other posts about their country... -11 -11points reply Ms.M. Ms.M. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago ALL posts on BP are about the U.S.??? 4 4points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago I have yet to see a positive article about the US or even a negative article about another country. 8 8points reply Burs Burs Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago All the content here is about American food, schools, celebrities. You are just so arrogant that don’t realise 0 0points reply Anita Pickle Anita Pickle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I know! They even put a positive spin on Afghanistan, the country that stones women to death for being raped, gets glowing reviews from BP. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And what does that tell you? :D -2 -2points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago It tells me that there is clear bias. The US took humans to the moon 6 times and remains the only country to do so, but the only part of our history that’s discussed on the site is slavery from the days of colonization. 0 0points reply Tiny Dynamine Tiny Dynamine Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago God damn, who cares if they went to the moon? What has that done for the good of society? Jesus Christ, you need to learn basic debating skills. -2 -2points reply Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago What have the technological advancements resulting from the space race done for the good of society? I think you can figure that out without me holding your hand. Seeing as your “debating skills” consist of poorly thought out jabs and emoticons, I’ll be taking your criticism with a grain of salt. 1 1point reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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