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Charles Hancock 10 months ago

The international standard is YYYY-MM-DD

3points

Sponge Blob 10 months ago

Actually it's 3rd ;)

3points

Rinso the Red 10 months ago

January 2nd, 2024

2points

Ąåřţđęşịɠŋȿ 10 months ago (edited)

Unless you are using the date as part of a file name, then, in order to assist sorting techniques, the date should appear as YYMMDD...

1point

Kelly Scott 10 months ago

But who says it like that? If someone asks the date, we say it's January 2nd, 2024.

1point

Robert Beveridge 10 months ago

*2th of January

1point

kaycee14 10 months ago

Why does it matter so much to you? Different cultures do things differently, why get crazed about something so trivial?

1point

Petra Schaap 10 months ago

no, not in the States.

0points

MaximumKarmaSaint 10 months ago

Agreed.

0points

A dude who likes to drum 10 months ago

Cool I’m American and I’ve never used anything besides MM-DD-YYYY

0points

Johnnynatfan 10 months ago

Says who?

0points

MR 10 months ago

Nope. It should be Year-Month-Day. The last digit is the one that should be changing the most. Acting like anyone is doing it correctly out there is laughable.

-3points

D. Pitbull 10 months ago

I remember when I was young... my dad got really irritated with this... he was just all "Small to big, or big to small, what's this nonsense? Who goes medium, small, big??"

13points

Meilin Kai 10 months ago

I concede on this one.

12points

Frank Russell 10 months ago

Not if you've been in the military.

3points

Robert T 10 months ago

As far as I'm concerned, it's currently 1704289339. No formatting, no arguments over where the month goes. Slightly problematic to add months and years on, but we don't really need them, do we?

2points

J J 10 months ago

Just go with the Julian date. It's 003 today.

2points

Rahul Pawa 10 months ago

Interestingly the US military uses DD MMM YYYY format (e.g. 03 Jan 2023). This is my preferred format in general, though occasionally I slip back to the MM/DD/YYYY format I grew up using. Though file names make more sense in YYYY-MM-DD format to ensure sorting works correctly.

1point

R.A. Haley 10 months ago

Jeez, get a life, would you?

1point

Mushy “MushyWaffle” Waffles 10 months ago

Nope, I always use DDMMMYY(YY)

1point

Jon Steensen 10 months ago

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0points

Anna Chandler 10 months ago

It's January 3rd, 2024 or 01/03/2024. It's not hard, either way.

1point

Jeevesssssss 10 months ago

Only the rest of the world says 3rd (or 5th) January. We SAY the date before the month, too.

0points

Liz M 8 months ago

I do Day/Month/Year. It's easier.

0points

yellowphantom 10 months ago

Even in the US, a few businesses use Day-Month-Year and it can get really confusing on days like November 10 or July 5 that could go either way.

0points

Dainty72 10 months ago

Only country that does it this way. Someone is going to prove me wrong lol

0points

David Wallin 10 months ago

While this American likes the YYYYMMDD format, I always use DD MMM YYYY in correspondence and (the one or two each year of) checks, where MMM is a three-letter abbreviation (3 Jan 2024).

0points

Jon Steensen 10 months ago

It sort of eleminate the issue of ambiguity, but it makes machine sorting difficult. The nice thing about YYYY-MM-DD is that if you name your files like that, they will appear in the correct chronological order in operating systems like Windows File Explorer, and you can quickly get an idea about what is the newest version, and what is the outdated ones. It also lets you evaluate rather quickly how far two successive versions are in time. However it requires that everyone sticks to the standard and don't throw a spanner into the gearbox by mixing in the nearly identical American way, that has months and days swapped.

0points

Harry Hwt 10 months ago

11122024 vs 12112024 is easier to understand when the month is always first you can sort by months instantly

0points

Jon Steensen 10 months ago

however your files won't be placed in chonological order, and you get a harder job of figuring what was made before what, as the years will be mixed up. having all the files from january from all the years first, and then followed by all the files from february from all the years, just adds a lot of outdated information into the mix, and makes you spend more time looking for the files from the current year. Stick to YYYY-MM-DD and things will sort right.

-1point

Amy Pontious 10 months ago

This is how I do it!

0points

Pauly Donahue 10 months ago

"My car gets forty rods to the hogs head, and that's the way I likes it!" J/K I wish we went metric decades ago (tool of the devil) Bonus Panda Points if you get the reference.

0points

Jonny Wilson 10 months ago

In the US Marines we wrote it YYYYMMDD

0points

bigoldthor 10 months ago

When I save certain files that have different iterations, I generally use a leading YYYYMMDD format for sorting purposes. But otherwise, yeah unfortunately this is how it has evolved here.

0points

Steve Riddle 10 months ago

We've been using the same calendars for hundreds of years. How are we expected to change that? That's all they sell here. Can't you stop judging and accept us the way we are?

0points

Lotten Kalenius 10 months ago

Nah

1point

Terry Watts 10 months ago

Switch the year-mo-da (2024-01-03) and they order themselves chronologically on your PC.

0points

Mir Adwari 10 months ago

They do that if you do it day, month, year as well you know. They're that clever.

5points

Kevin Snyder 10 months ago

Nope. Today is 24003.

0points

WoodenLion 10 months ago

it certainly is....but.... if you go around most people and say that. they won't know. also - my birthday is in july, say the 4th. i do not believe you if you tell me it is 24186 without some pause.

0points

YetAnotherSarah 10 months ago

It's definitely a problematic method. I assume it stems from the fact that we say January 2nd instead of 2nd of January, I assume. I use year first to remove all doubt.

-1point

Jeevesssssss 10 months ago

Thank you for recognising that we actually say the date before the month too!

0points

LaserBrain 10 months ago

The best date format is 2023.12.31 or YYYY.MM.DD It's the most logical (bigger units to smaller), and allows chronological ordering, for example, files on a laptop. No need for any other system, they are just confusing. Why would you put the month or day first.

-1point

Joey Marlin 10 months ago

Files on a laptop can be sorted by any date combination though - the computers are smarter than needing us to input it in that specific way.

6points

Rizzo 10 months ago

Why not YYYY:MM:DD? We do the same order with the hours of the day f.e. 12:45:10.

-2points

Brandt Hambrick 10 months ago

Honestly, when using in a computer it should be YYYY-MM-DD for sorting.

-3points

xczechr 10 months ago (edited)

The best way is YYYYMMDD, for easy filing.

-3points

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Jeevesssssss 10 months ago

Only in America...

0points

DanteWrath , Ingo Joseph / Pexels Report

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Claiming to be of a certain nationality (e.g. Irish), but can't even locate the eponymous country on a map.

Final score:

114points

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Meilin Kai 10 months ago

Ok, I concede on this one, too. Our bad.

32points

CottageLife1 , Steve Johnson / Pexels Report

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back They'll use any form of measurement other than metric. Freedoms per eagle is a popular one.

Final score:

114points

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Red Panda 10 months ago

Freedoms per eagle?? 😂😂 As an American, I would be so confused yet intrigued if someone really used this like a form of measurement earnestly.

65points

gadzoots , Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels Report

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back They assume everyone knows about american geography, politics, news etc. but they know nothing about any other country.

Final score:

112points

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Nina 10 months ago

Ok, the US is a pretty large country, but there are other large countries that have citizens more aware of what's going on globally.

20points

orthostasisasis , Gus Ruballo / Unsplash Report

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Aggressively white teeth.

Final score:

108points

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Jan Srbený 10 months ago

I still can't decide whether I find it weird or disgusting

28points

sweetpapisanchez , Danielle Rice / Unsplash Report

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Referring to 'Europe' as if it were a country.

Final score:

99points

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 10 months ago

Well, in our defense, America isn't a country either.

83points

Current-Tree770 , Christina Morillo / Pexels Report

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back I'm Canadian and the biggest giveaway to me that someone is American is simply in their spelling. For example, we would spell it "the colour grey", and Americans would spell it "the color gray." We use paycheque instead of paycheck, and neighbour instead of neighbor. Our vernacular is very British.

Final score:

99points

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Random Jackass 10 months ago

The bald eagles told us the U's were superfluous, so we just ran with it.

80points

Creative_Recover , Pixabay / Pexels Report

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Talking about the extortionate cost of healthcare and the struggles of navigating the health insurance system.

Final score:

97points

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Cyber Returns 10 months ago

The tax alternative to pay for national health care is not only cheaper but also means you can't get ripped off by insurance companies for the same level of care. It also stops pharmaceutical companies from price gouging

9points

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back When asked where they’re from. They instantly say the state not the country.

Plutiduti , John Diez / Pexels Report

Final score:

90points

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 10 months ago

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67points

nightowl1135 , Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels Report

#10

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back When I lived in Estonia, a local once told me that if anybody smiled and said hello unsolicited on the street they knew “that person was either drunk, crazy or an American.”
I laughed and said, “In this case, it might be all three!”

Final score:

84points

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Kylie 10 months ago

Another thing Aussies do as well as Americans.

44points

radizorit , Towfiqu barbhuiya / Pexels Report

#11

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Not to be rude or offensive as I am American and this, but we are fat.

Final score:

82points

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Trillian 10 months ago

It's the food. I have been skinny all my life, except the one year I lived in the States I gained almost 10 kg. Lost them without any effort within weeks back home. There is sugar in effing everything, even in bread.

23points

grey-canary , Hassan OUAJBIR / Pexels Report

#12

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Anything under 4 hours is “close by”.

jayhitter:

Everything is Europe is around the corner if you're from the US. I can drive the whole day and not leave my state but in Europe I can pass through 4 countries in that same time frame.

Final score:

80points

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WindySwede 10 months ago

Me thinking in Swedish 🤔 maybe 4h across, but not lengthwise.. Then 23h by car

22points

Potomacan , Luke van Zyl / Unsplash Report

#13

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back As an American man, I’ve been told repeatedly by European and Asian friends that we simply take up space (not by being fat) as though we’re entitled to it. Men in other countries apparently don’t claim the same personal space we do.

Final score:

76points

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arthbach 10 months ago

"Men in other countries apparently don't claim the same personal space we do." Let me fix that for you, " We encroach on the personal space of others, claiming it for ourselves."

6points

#14

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back They talk loud. Very loud.

onowhid , Keira Burton / Pexels Report

Final score:

75points

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Kylie 10 months ago

Tbh I find certain other nationalities talk a LOT louder than Americans.

73points

#15

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Apparently the CIA trains American agents to not lean on things if they go undercover in foreign countries because Americans lean on anything they can while standing around.

clown1998 , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

73points

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Kylie 10 months ago

So do Aussies.

33points

thoda26 , MART PRODUCTION / Pexels Report

#16

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Shorts and running shoes.

Final score:

68points

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René Sauer 10 months ago

And where is the problem if they are comfortable with it?

20points

12ozFitz , Daniel Xavier / Pexels Report

#17

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back I was in Germany this past summer and I realized smiling at everyone you make eye contact with is very American. When I went to London on the same trip they seemed less weirded out by it but would awkwardly return the smile.

I was taught to always start with a disarming smile. Never realized it was American.

Final score:

67points

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TCW Sam Vimes 10 months ago

The casual openess and friendliness of US citizens is one of the positive traits we could learn something from

74points

#18

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Immediately asking someone what they do for a living when meeting them. Our jobs and work are our entire identity.

bealzu , Sora Shimazaki / pexels Report

Final score:

66points

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WindySwede 10 months ago

prob not to uncommon here to!?

7points

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#19

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back To me - it is the habit of choosing convenience over all else (note that my observations are mostly of people who consider themselves middle class). Small example - if you need to wipe down your kitchen counter, Americans always reach for a paper product while back in India, it would always be a cloth towel. Reason for Indians to use cloth - it is reusable and hence, economical. Americans using paper - it is more convenient. Transport - wait a half hour extra for train or drive... the Americans in my group always chose to drive and the Europeans and Asians chose public transit. Lunch at work - most Americans in my group but lunch every day, even if it is a simple deli sandwich. Most non- Americans bring homemade lunches. Now I don't make value judgement about how people spend their money but the way they gravitate towards convenience first and only then consider finances, environmental impact, etc.

gigibuffoon , Nick Clement / Unsplash Report

Final score:

66points

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Bernd Herbert 10 months ago (edited)

If you are from Europe and have spent some time in the US you will make that observation. Drive-through for everything, even for banks, was very weird to me. (To be fair, lots of American cities and places have s****y Public Transportation to begin with. Often enough the car is the only alternative)

57points

#20

At least in Finland, I find them as quite friendly, easy to get with and genuine. They aren't afraid to ask questions if it is not clear to them and say the things that matter. Of course shoes, laughter and the way they carry themselves without thinking much about what others would say.

Visible-Field2311 Report

Final score:

57points

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Shannon Hawks 10 months ago

That's cos Finland is one of the best places to live with great people also

26points

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#21

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back In the touristy cafe-restaurant I worked at:

1. If they asked me for the nicest spot we had
2. If they asked me my recommendation without seeing the menu first
3. I would walk to the table, and they would say right away "hey how are you doing?". This one threw me off a lot at first. Why is this person asking me how I'm doing?? I'm just there to take the order. I got used to it, and I think they found my awkwardness to it cute.
4. They would ask my name when I greeted them and took their order

NB I'm Northern European

Muc_99 , On Shot / Pexels Report

Final score:

53points

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Cynthia Wilson 10 months ago

Here in Portugal everyone is greeted with "Bom dia! Tudo bem," basically "Hello! How are things?" I find that Americans do not do it as often.

15points

#22

Americans outside America will often claim that people are Scottish-ing or Italian-ing wrong because their great great great grandfather came from Scotland/Italy.

I have been corrected on my Scottishness by an American who claimed direct descent from a famous Scot who had no children.

On the other hand I also find Americans to be incredibly open and friendly and kind and generous.

US tourists seems to be of two opposite types.

Magnus_40 Report

Final score:

52points

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The Doom Song 10 months ago

I was born in Scotland, and I grew up in Australia. I like to refer to myself as Australian coz I've been here my whole life.

24points

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#23

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back I was told, "Americans carry water bottles around like they're worried they'll never have access to clean water ever again."

kosher_dill_33 , Bluewater Sweden / Unsplash Report

Final score:

50points

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JJ 10 months ago

That's not American, just clever and environment friendly. I wish there were drinking fountains in Germany, too. You don't even get tap water in a restaurant, usually just an option for bottled water.

57points

growthepie , Alexander Suhorucov / Pexels Report

#24

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back They typically only speak 1 language.

Final score:

49points

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Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 10 months ago

So do most Brits.

79points

BandoTheBear , Paweł L. / pexels Report

#25

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back I’m half Italian and my biggest pet peeve with American culture is Americans are averse to walking

Inb4 “American cities aren’t walkable”. That’s true to a point, but Americans a big country. There are still walkable places and even in the instance where something is, people prefer to drive. I used to walk 30 minutes to class from home and people thought I was crazy.

I also used to be an Uber driver. Many people I picked up were college students that didn’t want to make the 10-15 minute walk from the off campus dorms. I’ve had friends ask to drive to places that are only 10 minute walks. It’s kind of pathetic.

Final score:

49points

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Lame Llama 10 months ago

Once again depends on Where's they are from. My friends from NYC are still not big on driving after living in Europe for years.

27points

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#26

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back They cut their food, then switch the fork to their right hand and put the left under the table while eating.

XL shirt on an average guy (6 ft 172 lbs / 1.82m 78 kg) also trousers with enough room for another person.

CrinchNflinch , Tim Mossholder / Unsplash Report

Final score:

40points

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Owen 10 months ago

When I was 7, my best friend was from the US (We were in the UK), and I never could get over the fork thingy. Like... use both hands?

21points

DeathSpiral321 , Andres Ayrton / Pexels Report

#27

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Making casual conversation with random strangers.

Final score:

38points

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Kylie 10 months ago

I don't think that's a national trait tbh, more of a personal one.

23points

#28

Good taste in music, intolerance of monarchy, and near cult-like worship of pizza.

t20six Report

Final score:

37points

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 10 months ago

Sure you aren't talking about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

80points

#29

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Expecting to drive to everything.

TerranceBaggz , Tobi / Pexels Report

Final score:

35points

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WindySwede 10 months ago

well, without sidewalks, bike lanes and the strange zoning laws this is just the common thing?

27points

SyntheticOne , Oleksandr P / Pexels Report

#30

Someone Asks “What’s An Obvious Sign That Someone Is American?” And 30 People Don’t Hold Back Baseball cap... even on an infant riding in a pram.

Final score:

33points

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The Doom Song 10 months ago

Here in Australia plenty of people wear baseball caps. It's not an American thing guys

56points

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What do you think ?

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Emma S 10 months ago (edited)

Stop attacking Americans. It's not funny anymore and has gone past a joke into blantant xenophobia. Yes, there are people there who act entitled and lack understanding of other cultures, but those people exist in every country in the world. I'm British and can confirm they certainly exist here as well. Some British people still act very entitled in Europe. I saw people getting upset at Schipol airport because they had to wait in the bigger queue when going through immigration like they didn't vote for it.

42points

Tams21 10 months ago

I totally agree, BP is starting to cross an ugly line with with these constant articles about the US.

24points

Lady Miss Pie Premium 10 months ago

Thank you—I’m American but almost none of these apply to me or my family. I hate these articles. There are many highly educated bilingual soft spoken Americans who don’t take ice in their drinks. *sigh*

8points

Sewanee Citizen 10 months ago

One way to balance things out a bit would be an article on "how to spot a colonial"...

5points

Sojourner 1 month ago

This is what I mean.

0points

Megan Johnson 10 months ago

I feel you 100% on that. But this didn't seem insulting to me. (Granted, I didn't make it to the end) All cultures are different. I thought the "leaning on things" one was funny! I had never realized I do that but it's true.

0points

Eliza Osenbaugh-Stewart 10 months ago

Most of these seem neutral or positive about Americans. There is nothing negative about noticing cultural differences. I did find a couple rather judgey but they were in the minority.

0points

DB 10 months ago

First anti-American post of 2024. Thanks BP. What took you so long?

34points

MaximumKarmaSaint 10 months ago

3 days? That's a new record for BP!

7points

sofacushionfort 10 months ago

Thank you, all non-USA pandas who respond to these articles with nuance, reason and actual empirical knowledge of the topic

24points

LokisLilButterknife 10 months ago

I'm originally from the United Kingdom and I find listicles like this just flat out cruel. I actually just wrote a note to BoredPanda letting them know that they are alienating their reader base and ruining the integrity of this site with cruel listicles like this. They'll probably never read it though because they couldn't care less about their readers.

20points

LokisLilButterknife 10 months ago (edited)

Jesus freaking Christ, BoredPanda. What the hell has happened to this site? It is nothing but AITA listcles and nasty stereotypes aimed at your readers. You have totally lost what this site used to be. Do you think it is funny to constantly stereotype and attack your readers from a specific country? Must be nice to get paid to insult people, Migle. Do you even listen to your readers anymore or care what they have to say? I have family in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Denmark and let me tell you there are entitled people all around the world. Stop alienating and insulting your readers--it's freaking petty and immature. I'm sorry, BoredPanda writers can't even call themselves writers when all they do is copy-and-paste c**p like this from Reddit.

22points

Rostit. . 10 months ago

wait, but they do write some little drivel in the middle that no one ever reads because why would you? (i fully agree, they are not writers, they are click bait posters). I wish I had the drive to submit a " 140 dumb things that "writers" on BP believe"

8points

Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 10 months ago

Couldn't be bothered reading to the end. Nothing new, and most aren't exclusively American.

19points

LuckyLouise 10 months ago

Pretty sick of the American bashing theme on BP. Not the first time (or tenth). Think I’m done with this site.

17points

Rostit. . 10 months ago

What a dumb fuckingass thread. Perpetuating xenophobia and stereotypes that are unfounded. I thought BP had learned that these threads are terrible. downfuckingvote.

14points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 10 months ago

I really wish BP would go back to cute animal pictures and wholesome threads. I'm tired of the xenophobia. I'm tired of recycled Reddit posts. I'm tired of the angst. I'm tired of the nonsense. The Bored Panda community is by far the best. If BP loses that, it's nothing. A shame BP seems to be trying to "unalive" itself.

14points

maswartz 10 months ago

This, I started coming here because of the cute stuff. I don't want to see nonstop AITA things about people being horrible. I don't want to see stuff torn off of reddit!

9points

idontusemygrandiq 10 months ago

this is pathetic

13points

Rocco MZ 10 months ago

What's a sign someone is truly an a*****e? They post s****y stereotypes on here with a sense of entitlement they accuse Americans of.

11points

digitalin 10 months ago

I was kind of hoping this list was going to be more like "Americans eat slices of pie starting with the corner, not the crust" or "When Americans count on their fingers, they use their thumb last, not first" or "Americans will ask for the salad before the main course, not after" or other quirky things (I don't know if these are actually true about Europe, I've just heard them) that would be interesting, and not the standard "Americans are loud, fat, and only speak English" stuff that's been beaten to death here.

10points

maswartz 10 months ago

The worst part of these is you just KNOW BP would be too terrified to run even half as many articles about other nationalities.

9points

MaximumKarmaSaint 10 months ago

The worst part is they'd actually probably defend those countries, and then go right back to America-Bashing.

5points

Mushy “MushyWaffle” Waffles 10 months ago

Wow 90% of these are completely untrue. Most of these take obscure stereotypes, add in a little vitriol, and regurgitate. This list is garbage.

9points

John Harrison 10 months ago

Read the first three. Someone please give Miglė Miliūtė and Mindaugas Balčiauskas a cookie.

8points

Dave In MD 10 months ago

How to know if someone is non-American, they are obsessed with how Americans measure things or what we call things. Yes we know you call a different sport Football, no we are not going to call our game "American Football" in our own country when talking to other Americans.

7points

Lucy 10 months ago

It’s like they’re obsessed with us, can’t leave us alone. “We’re all better and too cool for Americans, but let’s group together and tear them down like jealous high schoolers on the regular” I mean what else does this behavior say. I lived overseas for years and loved it! They can say whatever they want, our culture has permeated everywhere I travelled to. They tease our military presence, but who would your country call if someone bombed your country? I don’t think my country is the greatest, we’re actually in shambles…but the xenophobia towards us in BP is ridiculous and I’m over it. Get off our d***s.

6points

Scorched Goat Policy 10 months ago

How do we report these as being bigoted and inappropriate? BP censors some ridiculous stuff, but when it comes to writing bigoted and xenophobic articles, that's just fine, apparently. Maybe it's time to just ditch this site.

5points

LokisLilButterknife 10 months ago

Scorched Goat, I've tried countless times to report how nasty and cruel listicles like this are, but BoredPanda does nothing. If you want to try, you can click on the "contact" button. Once in the "contact" page, select "report post". You can provide the URL of this article and explain how you find it xenophobic and hurtful. Maube even enough people write something, they'll stop posting things like this.

3points

Rocco MZ 10 months ago

I live a New England East Coast City VERY popular with tourists from all over the world. It's not Boston either. We can spot tourists a mile away by the way they dress, act, talk, and how they observe things. For whatever reason, they seem to know I live here because people always stop and ask for directions or recommendations. And yes, some of them are annoying. But I also know that they aren't a true representation of everyone from their county. This site has gotten so anti- American that I'm about done with site.

5points

QUINN SANE 10 months ago

Seems more like a passive aggressive list of things Americans do that bother others.

5points

JayWantsACat 10 months ago

Ah, yes the "'Americans are so ignorant" they laugh, as they make ignorant generalizations." Look, I'm the first one to make fun of my nation and it's people but many of these are asinine, lack self-awareness, and/or just massive assumptions or projections. Thank you to those that offer thoughtful, useful criticisms. That understand that while we don't have nearly the largest population that we're a massive country that operates less like a country, like yours, and more like the EU or UN. That we're not homogenous and the differences between Americans are some of the most extreme. We can take criticism and friendly ribbing, but reading the same tired, lazy comments from the same type of people we're generalized as can be annoying. I'm sure you can understand, for which I thank you.

4points

Phoenix 10 months ago

Never noticed they were american because most of them AREN'T

4points

Jeremy Bundy 10 months ago

Just started posting. I love my country. There's a lot of s**t I don't agree with, but I was raised to respect everyone, until they give u a reason not to. Really easy to judge people. Keep that in mind.

4points

Petra Schaap 10 months ago

aaahhhhh this was so stupid, i guess i must be REALLY bored that i didnt just ignored it

3points

Erik Granqvist 10 months ago

I have never met anyone from USA here in Sweden that was not nice, friendly and open to our culture. Of course you can tell they are not from here - but that is part of the charm.

2points

Exotic Butters 10 months ago

I just skip these ones. Honestly I don't care if someone pegs me as American. I am American and glad to be American. I dont care what Europe thinks lol.

1point

David Paterson 10 months ago

It took me a long time to realise, but Americans speak English with correct grammar. Australians will um, ah, and finish a sentence in the middle, even politicians. Londoners abbreviate everything, so for instance the sentence "do you have a light?" Is simply pronounced "I". Indians run words in sentences together so a complete sentence becomes one word. But Americans speak complete sentences with perfect grammar.

1point

Mimi M 9 months ago

1) Charming things about Canada. 2) Stupid things about America. F- off, BP.

0points

Dirty Shirt 10 months ago

I'm American and welcome humorous or interesting critiques, even if they might hurt my feelings. This is just dumb.

0points

Candy Sheppard 10 months ago

Because the rest of the world is perfect

0points

Papa 10 months ago

In addition to anti-American, there also seems to be an anti-capitalism bias here. There have been several times when someone would post that capitalism is horrible, I would respond that yes, it's got its issues, but what alternative do you propose?, only to have my reply mysteriously disappear (as this one probably will).

0points

Papa 10 months ago

I have a question. Do that many Americans really act like asses when they travel? Much of the behavior described here would be unacceptable in any part of the US I've ever been in.

0points

james mclin 10 months ago

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Jeremy Bundy 10 months ago

Just ask

5points

Exotic Butters 10 months ago

Actually MI abbreviates Michigan.

0points

Rostit. . 10 months ago

you have just proven how ignorant you are with bells on.

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SheamusFanFrom1987 10 months ago

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Rostit. . 10 months ago

that is not a thing. No one I know has a loyalty to a burger brand. you either talked to the 3 people who do or are making things up. again this is not a thing.

7points

Willem Oosterhof 10 months ago

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Exotic Butters 10 months ago

You accept the premise that Americans are rude and horrible and we need to be more like some other people group. I disagree with that premise and so find your post to be absurd.

0points

Jill 10 months ago

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LokisLilButterknife 10 months ago (edited)

So you think that constantly bashing and stereotyping part of your reader base is alright? Hmm, I'm not even from the United States and I find the amount of listcles BoredPanda posts stereotyping readers from the U.S. pretty darn disturbing and I'm liberal as all hell. Also, telling people to calm down when they are fed up and annoyed isn't very nice.

6points

Lee 10 months ago

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MaximumKarmaSaint 10 months ago

The problem is that we accept criticism from ourselves. If I said your country was terrible, listed a bunch of fake reasons, without ever going there, generalizing your country's entirety, then would you be mad? The people who can criticize a country are the people from/in that country, the same reason why if I criticized china with generalizations, I would be called a racists.

6points

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42points

Tams21 10 months ago

I totally agree, BP is starting to cross an ugly line with with these constant articles about the US.

24points

Lady Miss Pie Premium 10 months ago

8points

Sewanee Citizen 10 months ago

One way to balance things out a bit would be an article on "how to spot a colonial"...

5points

Sojourner 1 month ago

This is what I mean.

0points

Megan Johnson 10 months ago

0points

Eliza Osenbaugh-Stewart 10 months ago

Most of these seem neutral or positive about Americans. There is nothing negative about noticing cultural differences. I did find a couple rather judgey but they were in the minority.

0points

DB 10 months ago

First anti-American post of 2024. Thanks BP. What took you so long?

34points

MaximumKarmaSaint 10 months ago

3 days? That's a new record for BP!

7points

sofacushionfort 10 months ago

Thank you, all non-USA pandas who respond to these articles with nuance, reason and actual empirical knowledge of the topic

24points

LokisLilButterknife 10 months ago

20points

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22points

Rostit. . 10 months ago

8points

Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 10 months ago

Couldn't be bothered reading to the end. Nothing new, and most aren't exclusively American.

19points

LuckyLouise 10 months ago

Pretty sick of the American bashing theme on BP. Not the first time (or tenth). Think I’m done with this site.

17points

Rostit. . 10 months ago

What a dumb fuckingass thread. Perpetuating xenophobia and stereotypes that are unfounded. I thought BP had learned that these threads are terrible. downfuckingvote.

14points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 10 months ago

14points

maswartz 10 months ago

This, I started coming here because of the cute stuff. I don't want to see nonstop AITA things about people being horrible. I don't want to see stuff torn off of reddit!

9points

idontusemygrandiq 10 months ago

this is pathetic

13points

Rocco MZ 10 months ago

What's a sign someone is truly an a*****e? They post s****y stereotypes on here with a sense of entitlement they accuse Americans of.

11points

digitalin 10 months ago

10points

maswartz 10 months ago

The worst part of these is you just KNOW BP would be too terrified to run even half as many articles about other nationalities.

9points

MaximumKarmaSaint 10 months ago

The worst part is they'd actually probably defend those countries, and then go right back to America-Bashing.

5points

Mushy “MushyWaffle” Waffles 10 months ago

Wow 90% of these are completely untrue. Most of these take obscure stereotypes, add in a little vitriol, and regurgitate. This list is garbage.

9points

John Harrison 10 months ago

Read the first three. Someone please give Miglė Miliūtė and Mindaugas Balčiauskas a cookie.

8points

Dave In MD 10 months ago

7points

Lucy 10 months ago

6points

Scorched Goat Policy 10 months ago

5points

LokisLilButterknife 10 months ago

3points

Rocco MZ 10 months ago

5points

QUINN SANE 10 months ago

Seems more like a passive aggressive list of things Americans do that bother others.

5points

JayWantsACat 10 months ago

4points

Phoenix 10 months ago

Never noticed they were american because most of them AREN'T

4points

Jeremy Bundy 10 months ago

4points

Petra Schaap 10 months ago

aaahhhhh this was so stupid, i guess i must be REALLY bored that i didnt just ignored it

3points

Erik Granqvist 10 months ago

I have never met anyone from USA here in Sweden that was not nice, friendly and open to our culture. Of course you can tell they are not from here - but that is part of the charm.

2points

Exotic Butters 10 months ago

I just skip these ones. Honestly I don't care if someone pegs me as American. I am American and glad to be American. I dont care what Europe thinks lol.

1point

David Paterson 10 months ago

1point

Mimi M 9 months ago

1) Charming things about Canada. 2) Stupid things about America. F- off, BP.

0points

Dirty Shirt 10 months ago

I'm American and welcome humorous or interesting critiques, even if they might hurt my feelings. This is just dumb.

0points

Candy Sheppard 10 months ago

Because the rest of the world is perfect

0points

Papa 10 months ago

0points

Papa 10 months ago

I have a question. Do that many Americans really act like asses when they travel? Much of the behavior described here would be unacceptable in any part of the US I've ever been in.

0points

james mclin 10 months ago

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Jeremy Bundy 10 months ago

Just ask

5points

Exotic Butters 10 months ago

Actually MI abbreviates Michigan.

0points

Rostit. . 10 months ago

you have just proven how ignorant you are with bells on.

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SheamusFanFrom1987 10 months ago

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Rostit. . 10 months ago

that is not a thing. No one I know has a loyalty to a burger brand. you either talked to the 3 people who do or are making things up. again this is not a thing.

7points

Willem Oosterhof 10 months ago

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Exotic Butters 10 months ago

You accept the premise that Americans are rude and horrible and we need to be more like some other people group. I disagree with that premise and so find your post to be absurd.

0points

Jill 10 months ago

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6points

Lee 10 months ago

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MaximumKarmaSaint 10 months ago

6points