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Wielder-of-Sythes , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Disability access.

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Roan The Demon Kitty 5 months ago

Europe has much older buildings, and many of them are under protections and can't be greatly modified or demolished, (like in the UK we have "listed buildings") which is nice to preserve our much older architecture, but not so great because it means that not everywhere has as reliable access, but it is getting better as more modern businesses own these buildings and apply for permissions to add access ramps etc.

28points

thesk1geek , Chris Thornton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Put screens on the windows! Many apartments and houses don't have AC, so you have to open the windows. The bugs get EVERYWHERE!! Why is such a simple thing like window screens not a standard thing in Europe??

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Hans Georg 5 months ago

Bugs love ACs. No AC, no bugs. Just kidding. Sometimes a bug gets into the house. Just pick it up and throw it out. No bug in my house if it does not pay rent.

9points

NotHisRealName , Francesco Paggiaro / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From I'm too tired for serious answers so I'm going to go with: how to make BBQ. I don't mean grilling, I mean proper BBQ. Texas and KC and both Carolinas and whatever else. All the BBQ. With sides.
SheenPSU:
Add Tex-Mex to the list. They’d benefit immensely from some good ass Tex-Mex.

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Таня Димитрова 5 months ago

Come to the Balkans if you want a real proper BBQ

26points

Jmc_da_boss , Renan Almeida / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Just got back from the EU, they need more public toilets. It's impossible to find a place to go.

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gerard julien 5 months ago

what country is EU ???

20points

Sturmgeschut , Daniel Torobekov / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From European countries should actually call out their own racism instead of excusing it as part of their European culture. When I bring up racism in Norway (where I lived), I get a bunch of angry Norwegians yelling me because they don't think their racism counts as racism.

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Hans Georg 5 months ago

As a German I have to admit, that we have a new germination of racism here. But we are still better in reprocessing our past than most other countries.

13points

JMe-L , Tim Douglas / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Being friendly to strangers.

LilithXCX:
Brit here, now living in the US. I was just chatting to a lovely stranger on the train and discussing how much more friendly people are here.

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Jan Rosier 5 months ago

No thanks. I'll take the honest European 'unfriendliness' over the fake US ear-to-ear-colgate smile avery day.

37points

OhThrowed , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From I'd say they could learn to air their dirty laundry better. There always seems to be a simmering problem that they just don't talk about unless they get drunk. Maybe they need to get drunk more often.

FellafromPrague:
My man, if we were any more drunk, we'd all be dead.

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Avoidance_Panda 5 months ago

As a Brit, I heartedly support your theory and would love to test the drunk bit...

10points

StarksFTW , Marcus Aurelius / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From The Americans with Disabilities Act or the ADA. The United States is one of the most accessible nations for those with disabilities. When I went abroad I was shocked as to how impossible it would be to get around if you weren’t fully able. And weed legalization of course.

DeadSharkEyes:
Every time I go to Paris, I wonder how the hell people with disabilities get around. All the buildings are old as shit and have steep steps and sharp edges.

KazahanaPikachu:
They don’t get around. Especially in Paris, it’s rare for me to see someone in a wheelchair, on crutches, etc. I always wondered why, and it’s probably because they don’t go out much in the first place...because it’s too difficult!

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pep Ito 5 months ago

I think the OP has not traveled much in Europe.

25points

JadeDansk , Engin Akyurt / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#10

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Free water at restaurants and smoking less tobacco are the first things that come to mind.

MiketheTzar:
And free soda refills!

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Annik Perrot 5 months ago

In most European countries, water is free in the restaurants. In France, just ask for à "carafe d'eau". As for free soda refills...not so sure it's a good idea. So much sugar!

58points

Chimney-Imp , Vlada Karpovich / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#11

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Thinking outside of the box. I work for an American company that collabs with a European one every now and then. They are completely unwilling to even challenge conventional wisdom on a topic. For example, here is a scenario that has happened.

European Company: Conventional wisdom tells us that the best way to do this process is with method X. Compounding factors A, B, and C make this so difficult that it is almost unfeasible to do this. However to go against conventional wisdom would be ridiculous, so we will just charge more.

American Company: Conventional wisdom tells us that the best way to do this process is with method X. However compounding factors A, B, and C would make this unfeasible. This is a situation that conventional wisdom was not really meant to address. We are going to try something completely different, and we are going to test it thoroughly to make sure it works. As it turns out, this new method Y works better than method X, so now we have a more viable way of producing this product without having to deal with the complicating factors of A, B, and C.

And then when we inform the European company about this, they freak the hell out because we went against conventional wisdom.

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Squiffle Noses 5 months ago

I wonder - does X involve making more money by reducing workers rights and privileges? Are factors A B and C workers rights, work/home-life balance and Profitability? By 'try something completely different' do you mean 'ignore hard won labour and safety laws'? 'Hey Europe - if stop treating your animals so well you could make loads more money? What? You won't even try!!?' I suspect that this is exactly what you mean!

50points

Πίπη Λότα 5 months ago (edited)

I signed in for the first time just to upvote this comment. Right to the heart of what american 'novelty' actually implies

9points

Scott Rackley 5 months ago

Where did you get your assumer? I'm looking to buy one and the one you bought is like 5 stars.

0points

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Graham_Illegal 5 months ago

This post relies on anecdotal evidence because, statistically, the EU ranks higher in critical thinking than the US.

8points

pep Ito 5 months ago

You can't generalize from an anecdote the general behavior of the inhabitants of a continent or the employees of a company. although I can grant you that Sharknado would never have been made in Europe.

6points

Lauren Hilligas 5 months ago

Hey those washed up actors need to pay bills too! Shaq and Kevin Hart are swiping up all the commercials before the trickle down effect allows them to get to the has beens. And we have crazy weather in the US! Prolly was a sharknado at some point and THAT, my friend, means it's a documentary or loosely based on true events. It's important. You know.. for history.

-2points

Fran 5 months ago

I'm gonna get some haters here, but...... 2nd amendment,anyone???? A 300 years old "practice" that is no good on today's sociaty

4points

Fack Suckerberg 5 months ago (edited)

We ourselfes say about Germany that we're unflexible, slow, conservative, with bad internet and low digitalization and too much bureaucracy. But our economy is still #3 after USA and China. A country with the size of Montana and without natural ressources. Do you really want us to do much better ?

4points

Sunny Day 5 months ago

Ahhhh... the BS Wonder of "Best Practises". Boss: Best Practises says we should do "this". Me: That doesn't work for us. It'll break 4 other processes if we do it. Boss: But it's "Best Practise". Me: Not for us. Boss: We have to follow Best Practises. Me: OK.

1point

Patrick Linnen 5 months ago

*shrug* I've read plenty of 'Not Invented Here in America' comments on tech & science sites for articles about innovating tech and gadgets made in Europe and Asia. There is auto tech from last decade in Europe that get rave reviews from American drivers that mangers of the American branches of the same auto manufacturer say will never catch on here.

1point

Linnoff 5 months ago

If you're going to spend two full paragraphs on an example, it needs to actually explain something. This example is so generalized as to provide no additional information beyond his initial complaint.

0points

Susan 5 months ago

American are the descents of those who didn't want to continue the current way of life and ideals in their native countries so they left. They must have passed their ways of thinking down their lineage.

0points

John Ambrose 5 months ago

And then they all sat down with the Native Americans for a nice turkey dinner.

1point

HTakeover 5 months ago

This one really depends on how big the company is and its core income. Engineering/tech companies, and businesses strapped for cash, are usually great about this while heavily regulated ones that have been around awhile, like automotive and ones with a tall corporate ladder, not so much.

0points

BarriBlue , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#12

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Ice is life. Give me alllll the ice.

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Jeannette Treusch 5 months ago

Nope

24points

Bear_necessities96 , Max Vakhtbovycn / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#13

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From A A/C won’t kill you specially on summer.

TrillyMike:
I get that most of the time they don’t need AC, but one place that absolutely needs it is the Tube in London. It's hot as hell on those damn trains!

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René Sauer 5 months ago

It just isn´t worth it for the maybe six weeks (accumulated) where it gets hot enough to be worth it.

20points

#14

I am an American who has been to Europe for vacation a bunch of times. At this point I’ve been fortunate to visit most European countries. I have 3 major complaints:

1. Smoking - just why?

2. More free water please. Public water fountains would be be great and also, dear restaurants, the tap water IS safe to drink.

3. Everywhere in Europe (well at least most private residences and hotels, public bathrooms are getting better about touch less) has these knobby faucets that you have to put your whole a*s hand on to operate even if you just got done taking a s**t or chopping up raw chicken or whatever. Please embrace the type of faucets you can operate with the back of your hand or your wrist!

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Ace 5 months ago

How many times have you gone to Europe and never worked out that you simply need to ask for tap water in a restaurant?

30points

Slow_Joe , Jack Gittoes / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#15

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Right turn on red. I discovered it's not a thing in Europe while watching Top Gear.

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Julie S 5 months ago

Right on red in the UK would definitely end in disaster.

42points

Tori1987 , Davi Pimentel / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#16

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From I have a lot of family and friends in Europe and have been fortunate to have traveled to a majority of European countries. One of the biggest complaints I have is there seems to be more pressure to conform and not stand out as much. The USA accepts individualism so much more.

liberated-dremora:
I have recently befriended a French woman who moved to my city. Taking her out with my friends for Halloween was a real trip. She was SO STRESSED about being in a costume in public. She wouldn't take public transit by herself, wore a big coat to cover up what she was wearing while outside, and talked a bunch about not wanting her doorman to see her dressed up. The real kicker is that her costume was just a '60s hippie dress. Like, she could have worn it any day of the week, and nobody would have batted an eyelash.

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pep Ito 5 months ago (edited)

Basically, Op is surprised that in Europe people do not dress up in costumes on Halloween (a foreign celebration) but forgets that there are carnivals (not the American street festival). Nor have you heard of urban tribes and that the Punk , new romantics, among others, were born in Europe.

33points

austinrebel , Vecislavas Popa / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#17

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From The USA has generally better toilets and showers. Sorry, it's true.

sjogerst:
And charging money to use a public bathroom is an inhuman, undignified concept.

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6points

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TheAmericanAmerican 5 months ago

BP shows picture of obviously superior European bathroom! 🤣

20points

Tangled-Lights , Roméo / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#18

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Ditch the aristocracy. They are no different than anyone else. Bow to no one.

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago

Look to US politics, you have your own aristocracy.

89points

dekdekwho , Wendy Wei / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#19

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Free appetizers or side dish. Idk how many times I’ll find out the basket of bread or olives was extra charge in Europe.

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5points

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Robert van Deventer 5 months ago

There is a reason Europeans don't have the same weight issues as American's. Don't fill me up with free sh*t before a meal.

6points

anon , Gary Barnes / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#20

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From From a social perspective As a European id say learn how to be more free spirited, say what you want about Americans stupid or blah blah blah but they know how to live life to the fullest alot of us here in Europe have a giant stick up our asses we're trying to be so perfect like with everything we're to careful. When u go to the states you see so many different types of characters it's like a movie set, then you go back to Europe and everything and everyone is just the same...I know it depends what country in europe you're in is well but most are like that except for southern countries like Italy, Spain or Ireland and UK they're fun.

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4points

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Squiffle Noses 5 months ago

In much of America being openly LGBTQ or the wrong religion, or athiest or of the 'wrong' side of the political spectrum, or of the wrong ethnic ancestry... will get you brutally oppressed. unless OP is just referring to straight, white christians, ones who don't need access to abortion services or medicine... then i don't see where the free spiriting comes in.? Maybe just for folk with rich parents? My mum went there once and said some of the people just live wild, roaming free - well we have 'travellers' in Europe too - they just don't have much open territory to roam. Is that it? People who live in mobile homes? Is that what 'free spirited' means? Anyone know? I think most of the 'characters' might be people with no access to free mental health care?

12points

#21

Cannabis legalization.

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Boy-Ahn 5 months ago

Like the US did it first...

20points

BMXTKD , Martii Tolentino / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#22

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From To accept the fact that people in America do things differently, and be totally fine with it. Also accept the fact that we don't do things their way, because our country is different.

And to not try to act like experts about the country, because they don't understand the nuances of the country, because they have the mindset of person from a country with a much different history, culture, and dialect than one here.

I'm in a current flame war with someone, because Of that misunderstood nuance.

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Fack Suckerberg 5 months ago

We could say the same about US citizens talking about Europe.

35points

devilbunny , Andrew Neel / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#23

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Ice! When I return from northern Europe to the US, the first thing I get at the airport is a gigantic cup of ice water.

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pep Ito 5 months ago

What do you want ice for? To water down a drink that can be served completely cold?

20points

#24

Wood is a great material for houses. Put screens on the windows. Nacho cheese.

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Fack Suckerberg 5 months ago

"Wood is a great material for houses" said the second pig. And the wolf blew its house away.

46points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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#25

Not charging for water at restaurants.

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-8points

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Ace 5 months ago

Yet another old cliche with no basis in truth.

18points

#26

Small talk.

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Jan Rosier 5 months ago

thanks, but no need for mindless small talk

29points

MrLongWalk , Susanne Jutzeler, suju-foto / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#27

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From How to be ok with people doing things differently.

I’ve worked with Europeans for years and while they’re generally nice folks, they could use a better understanding that the way they know isn’t necessarily THE way. Stone house phenomenon is a great example of this.

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pep Ito 5 months ago

However, if you go to any area of Europe with traditional houses you will discover that the temperature management in the house is much better than in many modern houses that need aerothermal energy, air conditioning, etc.

30points

#28

Europeans don’t know how to make brownies.

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Avoidance_Panda 5 months ago

You should go Amsterdam... Check theirs out...

39points

#29

Economic independence from Russia and China. It's ok to utilize them, it's not ok to rely on them.

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John Mosley 5 months ago

Nobody tell OP that if China called in all their loans to the USA they would ruin our economy. Don't tell China that, either.

54points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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#30

> our grid system.

Grids are easy to navigate, but don't necessarily create the most pedestrian friendly spaces. Having cute alleyways and winding roads can give a city a lot of character. Plus Google Maps makes navigation pretty easy these days. I also say this as someone living in one of the few gridless-American cities.

Anyways, many European countries charge for public restrooms. I think that's quite cruel, especially since most of them requires coins in an age where everyone has CCs and ApplePay for everything else. Sure, our bathroom doors might not go all the way down to the floor - but they're always free.

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Fack Suckerberg 5 months ago (edited)

Grids are bad for drivers and bicyclists because they have a lot of intersections and therefore many potential conflict points. Grids can encourage people to use residential streets as shortcuts. Grids are a poor fit for cities with a lot of hills because they lead to unnecessarily steep streets. Grid leads to a lack of specialization.

24points

BrieAndStrawberries , Keira Burton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#31

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From How to interact with people who wear hijabs and other religious clothing without s******g the bed.

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Ace 5 months ago

Sorry, you're suggesting that the US is more tolerant of religious expression that Europe? You're 'aving a laarf mate.

45points

#32

Competition through innovation, not protectionism. I meet with dozens of business leaders in Europe every year, and the consistent feedback that I hear is “we’re not the US,” “we don’t know how to innovate like American firms,” and “we are at least two years behind the Us in X.”

It’s not a lack of smart people. I think it’s cultural. They expect others to do it, or they think they can put regulations in place to limit the success of companies from other countries. That may have worked when they had colonies around the world and we were in slower industrial ages, but knowledge is liquid. Unlike a manufacturing plant, I can replicate digital success immediately anywhere.

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Squiffle Noses 5 months ago

'they think they can put regulations in place to limit the success of companies from other countries' - yes this is actually their job - to look after the interests of the common folk! Not to prioritise businesses over people. Did you know that people in 'richer' countries self report as being unhappier than folk in so called 'poor' countries? I say 'so called' because if you are happier your are in a very real sense, richer. Who cares if America has more successful companies and more money... if it is all owned by like six old white dudes and nobody can afford insulin? I find that physically nauseating.

19points

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#33

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Not thinking anyone who cracks a small smile at them in public is a crazy person.

Making free tap water the default and not nearly impossible to get.

And multiculturalism, if that's the right word. It seems like too many people in Europe don't feel like a part of their country, even if they were born there and lived their whole life there. An immigrant can become an American and be embraced here easily, but not everyone will be considered, for example, Swedish, even if they're from there.

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Squiffle Noses 5 months ago

American democracy is like American religious freedom - available equally to everyone, as long as they are the right kind and integrate.

13points

#34

Freedom of speech: see JK Rowling silencing her critics with UK libel laws. Since the US doesn't recognize foreign defamations of judgement unless they meet US freedom of speech standards, any threat she gives to an American is an empty one.

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Ace 5 months ago

"Freedom of speech" does not mean what you seem to think it means. It's not the same as "freedom to say whatever you want without consequence".

44points

SageManeja , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#35

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From Im european and i think americans have a degree of economic awareness that europeans lack. Americans are ultra aware of economic policy problems, inflation, etc, but i barely seen any europeans talk about the rampant money creation by the Central European Bank (Even bigger than the US) thats making prices spike over here. I think the value of individual freedom and personal responsability is also a huge moral that americans have and few europeans support.

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TheAmericanAmerican 5 months ago

Is this a joke? The VAST majority of Americans think that democracy = capitalism meaning they have zero economic AND political knowledge! We only screech about inflation because Fox "News" screeches about it every night even though the US had LESS inflation than Europe did in the last 5 years!

22points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#36

American living in Europe. How to fry food. How to BBQ. How to make hot sauce and ranch dressing.

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Fack Suckerberg 5 months ago (edited)

And why we should cook like americans ? If you don't like our culture just go back. Or maybe try scotland, they deep fry everything.

17points

#37

Some Europeans could learn more about Americas role in their nations’ foreign policy decisions. I hate how bloated the US military is, and how much we spend on it- many Europeans share this belief.

The issue is that European leaders have seeded defense to the United States. That means they do not have to spend as much on their own defense, while also making their nations dependent on US for defense.

Essentially, if you want to see actual change in America’s foreign policy, then you have to change your nations’ relationship with the US.

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pep Ito 5 months ago

This is a Trumpist message that like everything else that comes out of his mind is false and populist....

24points

briibeezieee , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#38

“A/C Won’t Kill You”: 39 Things Americans Take For Granted That Europeans Should Learn From For the love of all things good, establish a paper version of a “one” Euro. The amount of coins I ended up carrying was obnoxious.

Y’all walk around with pockets jingling full of high value coins - NO WONDER there are hella pickpockets hanging about. 😤

OH AND TAMPONS. YALL DONT PRODUCE THEM WITH APPLICATORS SO I HAD TO FINGER MYSELF TO INSERT AND IT WAS COMING OUT HALF THE TIME.
I get maybe bc that’s for the environment but for f***s sake, you can make recycled cardboard applicators. That was so miserable for me studying abroad.

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-23points

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Jihana 5 months ago

The tampon one is dumb, sorry. It's a matter of what you are used to. I never had a tampon just fall out. Neither version is BETTER per se. But there definitely is less waste without an applicator.

31points

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#39

How to welcome immigrants from non-European countries. Y'all freaked out over a million Africans and we take in that many people every single year.

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Alex 5 months ago

You do realise that you're just trying to stop immigrants from Mexico. Like ... today

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Trev Fontaine 5 months ago

This is a really s**t article

35points

Zedrapazia 5 months ago

I stopped after 10, every single one of them was wrong. America and disability? We even had reddit reposts here where people complained how bad it is there regarding wheelchair accessibility. Mist countries here are very good at that unless you try to go into the wilderness

4points

Kazza 5 months ago (edited)

Half of these simply aren’t accurate or true- they seem to be written by Americans who have read about Europe, but never actually been there. The rest are just asinine: you want Europe to have better Texan BBQ? Lol. We get that you use reddit for content, BP, but please avoid the stupid stuff when culling.

26points

Chewie Baron 5 months ago

Dear BP, this article was an absolute shítshow. Half of the posts were incorrect and the rest were just plain insulting.

23points

not your average weirdo 5 months ago

can’t we just stop with the Europe vs US articles? Stop trying to drive people apart, all these are is a clear attempt to start arguments

12points

RamiRudolph 5 months ago (edited)

I'm just gonna say it... The USA is the most overrated country in the world.

6points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 5 months ago

Not bothering with yet another US. against Europe post. Tired, unfunny, and separates the only decent online community.

5points

Moltar 5 months ago

i don't get the water frustrations. they have water, likely ice too. bp on the cutting edge of social issues here.

5points

Tyranamar Seuss 5 months ago

No, the ice is a real issue. And when you ask for ice they'll give you like 2 ice cubes. So all it does is melt and now your soda is warm, flat, and watered down. Europeans do not understand how to properly ice drinks cold enough so the ice doesn't melt.

-2points

Brigitte 5 months ago

A lot of these things have to do with water, consumption and/or production. I really don't think this is something the US does better - considering their water footprint is one of the highest in the world.

4points

gerard julien 5 months ago

PATHETIC ! whiner-666...3349be.gif

4points

Fred L. 5 months ago

The double mentions are a bit out of hand this time, aren't they?

3points

Mimi M 5 months ago

Valid points, but really - there's no competition here. Every place has its plusses and minuses.

3points

DrBronxx 5 months ago

Too many problems with this list, but my favourite is the sprinkling of "Europeans should understand that their way isn't necessarily the right/only way" comments that are completely surrounded by comments like "EUROPEANS CAN'T BARBECUE RIGHT".

1point

Jack Burton 5 months ago

Genuinely i want some american people telling me where they have been refused tap water in an european restaurant ?

1point

Livingwithcfs 3 months ago

Yet another example of how Americans think they are the bees knees and forget the idea taking the splinter out of their own eye before taking the splinter out of others. No country/society is perfect, we all need to improve but your way is not necessarily the best way

0points

Lauren Hilligas 5 months ago

A lot of angry Europeans out there on this one huh?

0points

Noname 5 months ago

France needs to change its national anthem from "La Marseillaise" to "Petites Boîtes" as it represents their culture better.

0points

Stephanie A Mutti 5 months ago

What an angry bunch of readers on BP; both sides. Seems like this was done to incite conflict. And it succeeded.

0points

Allen Packard 5 months ago

Great article! Good to see a bunch of supposedly open-minded Europeans downvoting. The cringe is real.

-1point

chicken soup 5 months ago (edited)

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DrBronxx 5 months ago (edited)

The average European knows an awful lot more about the US than the other way round.

1point

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Trev Fontaine 5 months ago

This is a really s**t article

35points

Zedrapazia 5 months ago

4points

Kazza 5 months ago (edited)

26points

Chewie Baron 5 months ago

Dear BP, this article was an absolute shítshow. Half of the posts were incorrect and the rest were just plain insulting.

23points

not your average weirdo 5 months ago

can’t we just stop with the Europe vs US articles? Stop trying to drive people apart, all these are is a clear attempt to start arguments

12points

RamiRudolph 5 months ago (edited)

I'm just gonna say it... The USA is the most overrated country in the world.

6points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 5 months ago

Not bothering with yet another US. against Europe post. Tired, unfunny, and separates the only decent online community.

5points

Moltar 5 months ago

i don't get the water frustrations. they have water, likely ice too. bp on the cutting edge of social issues here.

5points

Tyranamar Seuss 5 months ago

-2points

Brigitte 5 months ago

4points

gerard julien 5 months ago

PATHETIC ! whiner-666...3349be.gif

4points

Fred L. 5 months ago

The double mentions are a bit out of hand this time, aren't they?

3points

Mimi M 5 months ago

Valid points, but really - there's no competition here. Every place has its plusses and minuses.

3points

DrBronxx 5 months ago

1point

Jack Burton 5 months ago

Genuinely i want some american people telling me where they have been refused tap water in an european restaurant ?

1point

Livingwithcfs 3 months ago

0points

Lauren Hilligas 5 months ago

A lot of angry Europeans out there on this one huh?

0points

Noname 5 months ago

France needs to change its national anthem from "La Marseillaise" to "Petites Boîtes" as it represents their culture better.

0points

Stephanie A Mutti 5 months ago

What an angry bunch of readers on BP; both sides. Seems like this was done to incite conflict. And it succeeded.

0points

Allen Packard 5 months ago

Great article! Good to see a bunch of supposedly open-minded Europeans downvoting. The cringe is real.

-1point

chicken soup 5 months ago (edited)

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DrBronxx 5 months ago (edited)

The average European knows an awful lot more about the US than the other way round.

1point