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coolboy11
05/21/20 10:22:54 AM
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than again many of my fellow countrymen and women don't know shit about our own beautiful land so....
even worst when you point out the complexity and try to (politely) correct people you get labeled an "elitist"

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I Like Toast
05/21/20 10:23:39 AM
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Non American knowledge of american things is always good for a laugh

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deupd_u
05/21/20 10:23:42 AM
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You literally said nothing in this topic.

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coolboy11
05/21/20 10:25:06 AM
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deupd_u posted...
You literally said nothing in this topic.
you ain't have to click it my man.

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Pythagorass
05/21/20 10:26:04 AM
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Wow instant mad posters
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The Trent
05/21/20 10:26:21 AM
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coolboy11 posted...
you ain't have to click it my man.

I hope it made you feel superior

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coolboy11
05/21/20 10:26:21 AM
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I Like Toast posted...
Non American knowledge of american things is always good for a laugh
to be fair when you claim to be the "leader of the free world" and your populace is laughably goofy about anything geopolitical you open yourself up for mocking.

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Choco
05/21/20 10:26:25 AM
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I Like Toast posted...
Non American knowledge of american things is always good for a laugh
examples?

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pepper2012
05/21/20 10:27:02 AM
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Americans ... right
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The Trent
05/21/20 10:27:06 AM
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Choco posted...
examples?

I mean op didn't offer any?

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archedsoul
05/21/20 10:27:58 AM
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Non-Americans obsessed with US politics is pretty funny as well.

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IShall_Run_Amok
05/21/20 10:29:35 AM
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American knowledge of American things is also pretty funny.

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HylianFox
05/21/20 10:29:51 AM
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Pythagorass posted...
Wow instant mad posters

that's our policy!

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onedarksoul
05/21/20 10:29:52 AM
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archedsoul posted...
Non-Americans obsessed with US politics is pretty funny as well.
I kind of like that. Shows they are fascinated with us.

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HylianFox
05/21/20 10:30:26 AM
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archedsoul posted...
Non-Americans obsessed with US politics is pretty funny as well.

to be fair, the US has a ridiculous amount of clout

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DevsBro
05/21/20 10:30:28 AM
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Choco posted...
examples?
Ask somebody to describe Alabama and watch them miss by at least 40 years.

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gunplagirl
05/21/20 10:31:08 AM
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I heard that non Americans are freaked out that we eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. @_@ So non Americans, is it true?

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Pythagorass
05/21/20 10:31:46 AM
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you guys don't have to get mad when someone criticizes where you're from
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KiwiTerraRizing
05/21/20 10:32:22 AM
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DevsBro posted...
Ask somebody to describe Alabama and watch them miss by at least 40 years.

How is anyone expected to describe an entire state?

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coolboy11
05/21/20 10:37:30 AM
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The Trent posted...
I mean op didn't offer any?
in real life
know a dude who thought Haiti was in Africa
a dude who thought coronavirus didn't exist in Canada because no one had died from it
the legions of people who assign "Jamaica" to any Afro-Caribbean accent or "Chinese" (don't forget Japanese as a close second ) to anybody who looks even remotely East Asian
the many who don't know most Muslims aren't Arab
many still don't know the difference between the variants of Socialist styled political systems in other countries
the many who still think of Africa as one nation
the many who don't realize not all South Asians are Indian
the many who struggle to name any other world leader
I could do this for a while but I think you get the point, we all know there are many dumb people on this planet but our society takes a near joyful bliss in this, what good is being the planet's foremost economic and military power if your populace is too pridefully to take advantage of it.
anyone who is Pro American should be concerned by the genuine malaise American society currently finds itself in, people who have pride in their countries are often some of the most forcefully critical of it and if that offends y'all so be it.

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Hexenherz
05/21/20 10:38:42 AM
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My friend would constantly sing the praises of how great America is because of things like fresh water available from the tap, in contrast to countries like Nigeria that don't have such things.

I thought it was a really weak comparison. She was kind of racist actually it was kind of awkward.

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Choco
05/21/20 10:39:39 AM
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The Trent posted...
I mean op didn't offer any?
so ask him if it bothers you. i know tc is right so i don't need examples for that

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DevsBro
05/21/20 10:41:06 AM
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...
How is anyone expected to describe an entire state?
Well breaking it into parts is one option but I'd settle for anything better than a broad brush that describes some bayou in the 1800s.

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Southernfatman
05/21/20 10:41:56 AM
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America and Americans deserve a lot of the ridicule they get, but it's not like other countries don't have their idiots as well. I feel others can get a little too snooty about us. Plus we aren't all bad.

America is sort of the dominate culture so is it really that surprising that more non-Americans know more about it than Americans knowing about other countries?

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Romes187
05/21/20 10:42:13 AM
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Yeah but some people are just busy with other shit to study something as complex as geopolitics
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Choco
05/21/20 10:43:32 AM
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coolboy11 posted...
or "Chinese" (don't forget Japanese as a close second ) to anybody who looks even remotely East Asian
this happens in germany too, it's rly pathetic

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I Like Toast
05/21/20 10:44:34 AM
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Choco posted...
examples?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/78707447

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teepan95
05/21/20 10:45:42 AM
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I feel like the average German knows more about the US than the average American knows about Germany
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Choco
05/21/20 10:46:01 AM
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Hexenherz posted...
My friend would constantly sing the praises of how great America is because of things like fresh water available from the tap, in contrast to countries like Nigeria that don't have such things.
i mean this literally happens on ce regularly.

"america is great because it's better than china!!!"

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E32005
05/21/20 10:46:18 AM
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deupd_u posted...
You literally said nothing in this topic.
calm down

crybaby

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The Trent
05/21/20 10:46:41 AM
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teepan95 posted...
I feel like the average German knows more about the US than the average American knows about Germany

this likely applies to every country
americans have the luxury of not having to care about other countries unless they want to

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The_Bitcoin
05/21/20 10:47:00 AM
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How do you guys define American? Just wondering
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Choco
05/21/20 10:47:05 AM
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teepan95 posted...
I feel like the average German knows more about the US than the average American knows about Germany
this is such an unfair comparison

like when 30 countries know stuff about america, are americans supposed ot know just as many details about each of those 30 countries?

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teepan95
05/21/20 10:48:11 AM
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The Trent posted...
teepan95 posted...
I feel like the average German knows more about the US than the average American knows about Germany

this likely applies to every country
americans have the luxury of not having to care about other countries unless they want to

Choco posted...
teepan95 posted...
I feel like the average German knows more about the US than the average American knows about Germany
this is such an unfair comparison

like when 30 countries know stuff about america, are americans supposed ot know just as many details about each of those 30 countries?

You both are assuming that the average German needs knowledge about America in their day-to-day life
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I Like Toast
05/21/20 10:48:30 AM
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teepan95 posted...
I feel like the average German knows more about the US than the average American knows about Germany

Probably, but i'd say the average american knows as much about Europe as a whole as the average European knows as much about america.

Asia and Africa I'd be confident in saying we know less. We just aren't taught as much about them, especially in a modern sense.

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Choco
05/21/20 10:50:00 AM
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teepan95 posted...
You both are assuming that the average German needs knowledge about America in their day-to-day life
no i'm not >_>

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Choco
05/21/20 10:50:28 AM
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i've seen americans on ce claim that merkel is some far-left socialist

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The Trent
05/21/20 10:52:06 AM
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teepan95 posted...
You both are assuming that the average German needs knowledge about America in their day-to-day life

sorry
i guess germans are just better people than americans then

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teepan95
05/21/20 10:53:59 AM
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The Trent posted...
teepan95 posted...
You both are assuming that the average German needs knowledge about America in their day-to-day life

sorry
i guess germans are just better people than americans then

Better-educated, yeah
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I Like Toast
05/21/20 10:55:01 AM
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teepan95 posted...


Better-educated, yeah

Can't be, or you'd be rioting over a life without taco bell.

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Jerry_Hellyeah
05/21/20 10:55:16 AM
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Imagine complaining about the most culturally diverse country on earth.

I guess if you just gotta hate, hating America covers a lot of bases and races.

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teepan95
05/21/20 10:56:22 AM
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I Like Toast posted...
teepan95 posted...


Better-educated, yeah

Can't be, or you'd be rioting over a life without taco bell.

Touch
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E32005
05/21/20 10:59:07 AM
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The Trent posted...
this likely applies to every country
americans have the luxury of not having to care about other countries unless they want to
other countries need to care about us? what idiot told you that?

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The Trent
05/21/20 10:59:59 AM
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i made it up bro i'm sorry you hate it

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E32005
05/21/20 11:01:50 AM
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The Trent posted...
i made it up bro i'm sorry you hate it
its not art class.


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The Trent
05/21/20 11:02:27 AM
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omg i said sorry

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IShall_Run_Amok
05/21/20 11:08:28 AM
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Jerry_Hellyeah posted...
Imagine complaining about the most culturally diverse country on earth.
I don't think anybody mentioned Papua New Guinea here.

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GeneralKenobi85
05/21/20 11:09:04 AM
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Ignorance is universal. We're just exposed to American ignorance more since I assume most people on this site are American.

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The Trent
05/21/20 11:09:26 AM
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why is papau new guinea the most culturally diverse country on earth

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teepan95
05/21/20 11:09:44 AM
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GeneralKenobi85 posted...
Ignorance is universal. We're just exposed to American ignorance more since I assume most people on this site are American.

Also a fair point, especially for the internet at large
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