30 Giveaways That Someone Is American, As Described By Non-Americans

Yeah, Americans really don't seem to understand the difference between socialism and social democracy.

You’re so lucky. I’m just happy knowing my electricity comes from wind turbines off the coast of his golf course that he hates the look of and wanted to get taken down, to which Scotland said “The f**k? No.”

Want to adopt a very disgruntled 40-year-old American? I'll bring two adorable cats and an even cuter puppy with the deal. Will happily work in exchange for food.

"Land of the free" where people don't even have control over their own wombs!

He shouldn't even be allowed to come over for a flying visit! 😂 Same for all the countries he called "hellhole" or something like that. Persona Non Grata!

What he says means nothing and most of the time its a lie.

If only it would also keep his ideas out.

Where do you live, I want to move there! The U.K. is getting too much like the US!

Brainwashing

I don’t think most of us… judging by most people I encounter. (But conservative places believe in ‘merica more)

I completely disagree with your statement. I'm an American and I've met quite a few people who think we're the only "free" nation in the world. We're not taught anything good about any other country in the public school system and most people are so busy trying to survive that they have neither time nor money to learn about the lives and freedoms of people in other countries. For many, it would be too disconcerting to realize that we're not the greatest nation in the world, as we've been taught. They don't want to know. To acknowledge this is to acknowledge that they've been lied to for decades by their own government, victims of propaganda. That's a hard thing to accept.

It's not "claiming to be from another country", it's claiming ancestry. In a country made almost entirely from immigrants, ancestry is a very important part of our identities. Our entire culture is built on immigrants bringing their ancestral traditions to America. Just look at our food. What is America known for: pizza, hot dogs, apple pie, etc. Italian, German and Dutch recipes brought to America, adapted to our palates and native ingredients, turned into quintessentially American dishes, but still identified with their ancestral origins. That's what Americans are.

I'm guilty of that. The pet peeve part I mean. I've just written a lengthy paragraph about it. Basically: I was born in Poland, speak Polish and spent every summer there until I was around 17. But we moved to Germany when I was 3. I went to school here, learned a trade, think and dream in German. I call myself a German. I would never say I'm Polish. Only born in Poland or "I have Polish ancestry". That's why I'm miffed when someone says they are xyz when they just have some distant relatives from there.

If someone asks about my heritage I tell them my mother's family came from England to Rhode Island in the 1600's to escape religious persecution (they were Quakers). They purchased their land from the Native Americans, were pacifists and didn't believe in slavery. I'm very proud of my ancestors for their courage and principles!

"American" isn't an ethnicity. When someone from America says "I'm German", they're talking about about their heritage & ancestry. Nothing wrong with talking about your ancestry. I'm half Italian/half Ukrainian. That doesn't mean I'm from either of those countries. I'm from San Francisco. My father was from Los Angeles. His parents were both born in Iowa. But their parents, my father's maternal & paternal grandparents, were born in Kyiv. My mother's grandparents (maternal and paternal) were from Calabria, Italy. Therefore, my father was 100% Ukrainian, my mother was 100% Italian. Why do you think terms like Italian American & Mexican American exist.

I consider myself an American but also Indian because my parents were both born there and I was born and raised for 5 years there. Does this count as Indian? Since I lived in america for the rest of my life till now with annual visits

Those in their 70s and up place more importance on their ethnic background, I think, than those in younger generations because their parents or grandparents came from another country. They have relatives there, they grew up hearing the language and eating foods of that culture. They have strong connections to those countries yet. As a 50 year old, I don't put much focus on my heritage (although it is of interest) and I can only imagine younger generations will feel more removed.

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What a load of horse poop. Who caters to whites? Try to get a government job like Policeman, Fireman or any other decent job. If you are white and you will find out who the real racists are. Are you proud of that? Nobody that I know hates anyone. Sometimes we are confused by the FBI crime statistics that clearly point to non-whites as the predominant offenders of violent crimes and predominate population in prisons (According to the FBI, but you won't hear about that on CNN). Nobody's hating anyone that I know of unless you listen to the news. By all means, move away! Move to Berlin and take the kids to the subway. When you get kicked down the stairs in front of the kids by the kind and loving ethnic dudes, let us know how you feel. Hang on to your citizenship so you may return when you find that you have been lied to, and the USA isn't such a bad place after all. My Lord, the propaganda is amazingly strong and the minds are amazingly weak.

My Polish and Italian grandparents never wanted any of us kids to learn their native languages so they could talk freely about anything around us. I really wish they did!

My dad is first generation and he never taught us Spanish. Wanted us to integrate 100%.

Exactly!

You are correct.

We aren’t 😜

‚American on the internet’ until proven otherwise, NOW LET ME HAVE THE FULL AMERICAN NETFLIX CATALOGUE PLZ (and HBO access)! :p

Can confirm…

The best and worst was when an American jumped on me for using spelt rather than spelled (apparent in the US spelt is a grain?) and most of the people who corrected him were themselves Americans who understood that U.K. English is different

in my experience that only happens when they hate your argument but can't counter it.