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People Are Posting ‘Meanwhile In’ Memes That Hilariously Summarize Different Countries (40 Pics)
Country stereotypes can be harmful, but other times they can be downright hilarious. No matter where you are from, you've probably had someone spout of some ridiculous stereotype about your city, country, or continent. But this list of memes proves there may be some truth to those funny stereotypes.
'Meanwhile, in X' is a viral country meme series based on the participial phrase 'Meanwhile in…,' "a literary device that allows an easy segue between two concurrent events in different places. Scroll down below to check out some of the most hilariously funny memes from places around the world (including your own). Don't forget to upvote your favs!
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#1
Meanwhile In Australia
The first account of the "Meanwhile in" meme appeared sometime in February 2010. A flipped image of a Holden Commodore (a very common Australian-made sedan) with the caption "Meanwhile in Australia" appeared on 4chan via /b/ board. The image alluded to the age-old joke that everything in Australia is "upside-down" (due to its southern hemisphere location), and the new meme quickly went viral across imageboard sites, blog networks and aggregator services. Since then, multiple variations with other countries and their stereotypes have been posted.
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#2
Meanwhile In India
#3
Meanwhile In Canada
Before there was the internet and memes there were books. This meme originates from a much older expression "Meanwhile, back at the X," a plot transition technique that is as old as Homer. It rose to popularity in the nineteenth century, when most novels were serialized in popular magazines.
#4
Meanwhile In London
#5
Meanwhile In Japan
This literary strategy made its way to film and was used in silent movies when transitions were achieved through title cards interspersed between scenes. In the earliest days, studios didn’t make custom cards for each new movie, but instead used a set of stock cards: “One Year Later,” “Comes the Dawn,” and most famously “Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch” were the cards used when the action cutaway.
#6
Meanwhile In Montreal
#7
Meanwhile In Japan
Radio programs took on the phrase as well for their popular Western programs - such as The Lone Ranger. "During the course of a battle between settlers and Indians or cowboys and outlaws, there would be a flashback to the ranch preceded by the caption (or radio message), “Meanwhile, back at the ranch.” The phrase became part of the common lexicon and was used in casual conversation. During Lyndon Johnson’s presidency (1963–69), according to William Safire, the phrase was used to refer to activities at the LBJ Ranch in Texas.
#8
Meanwhile In Singapore
#9
Meanwhile In The United Kingdom
While not everyone knows the origin, this phrase has evolved to take on a meaning all its own. According to Robert Hendrickson, author of the "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" (Facts on Files, New York, 1997) says: "meanwhile, back at the ranch. An expression that originated as a movie caption in the silent film era at the beginning of the century, these words are used humorously today when someone wants to get back to a story after going off on a tangent."
#10
Meanwhile In Texas
Just moved to Texas. Fitting in perfectly
engineer_nope.avi 5 years ago
*in David Attenborough's voice* Here, we are able to witness a wild Honda trying to blend in with his bigger cousins. It seems that he is doing quite well.
#11
Meanwhile In Sweden
#12
Meanwhile In Japan
#13
Meanwhile In Iceland
#14
Meanwhile In Japan
#15
Meanwhile In Canada
Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
Reminds me of Florida. You're sitting at a traffic light dry as a bone with the sun beating down on you and right across the intersection the cars have their wipers on high as buckets of rain is unleashed on them.
#16
Meanwhile In Bosnia
#17
Meanwhile In Australia
#18
Meanwhile In Russia. Seems Legit
#19
Meanwhile In Texas
#20
Meanwhile In France
#21
Meanwhile In Canada
#22
Meanwhile In Springfield, Ohio
#23
Meanwhile In Japan
#24
Meanwhile In Alaska
#25
Meanwhile In Florida
#26
Meanwhile In Canada
#27
Meanwhile In Minnesota
#28
Meanwhile In Texas
#29
Meanwhile In Korea
#30
Meanwhile In Finland, We Really Do Love Our Personal Space
#31
Meanwhile In Canada
Koalamonster 5 years ago
No it's not on THAT Street it's on THE OTHER Street. Just go down This Street and turn right on The Other Street and you can't miss it.
#32
Meanwhile In USA, While Dogs Nationwide Are Hiding Under Beds
#33
Meanwhile In China (50 Lane Highway Merges Into 4)
Cassie 5 years ago
This is actually a rare occurrence and is the result of a nationwide holiday coupled with some other factors. It doesn't happen all the time.
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Ben Smith 5 years ago
Also, this is a toll booth. It’s 4 lanes that merge into 50 toll lanes and then back into 4 lanes for travel.
James Totally 5 years ago
The wording is not true. this is a 4 lane highway opening up into 25 tollbooth lanes, then merging back into 4 lanes. See for yourself: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5485894,116.0341314,714m/data=!3m1!1e3
Donna Mixon 4 years ago
Reminds me of the Hurricane Rita evacuation. Took us over 24 hours to evacuate to a place 2-1/2 hours away...because people who didn’t need to evacuate (inland over 50 miles) decided they neede to get ahead of those of us directly in the storm’s path and under mandatory evacuation.
Donna Mixon 4 years ago
Looks like I-45 from Galveston thru Houston. All. The. Time. Even during hurricane season.
Fabian Meresse 5 years ago (edited)
It's 25 lanes to 10 and not such a mess in comparison to what I witnessed on the Italian roads .Stop tryin' create stories where's no story
Dalton Andrade 5 years ago
To whoever did this, you have an special place in hell. How is it supposed to work? It gives me cramps by just looking at this.
Yves Moquin 5 years ago
It's 4 lanes splitting into 50. It's in china, they drive backward. (Or is it on the left?) ;)
Kimberley Thom 5 years ago
the math alone makes it sound like a disaster. Hope someone is on the hand for this road rage.
Linda Kirkland 5 years ago
That's not China. That's Atlanta, where 400 South merges onto I-85.
Rose the Cook 5 years ago
This is not a "50 lane highway" but rather a mass of people trying to exit some special event. Nowhere in China is there a highway that wide it would simply be impractical. I would like to hear the exact time and location from the person who submitted it.
Valerie Lessard 5 years ago
Anxiety increases merely looking at this. It increases further by thinking about it. Then sadness for the people actually living there to experience this
Katreise Ruffin 5 years ago
THEre is a engineer out there in charge of roads that is a COMPLETE A**hole!!
Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
The person that designed this probably has the local Xanax franchise.
Erika Jones 5 years ago
AAAAA! This makes me want to go find a nice empty field somewhere and just stay there.
Travis Sichel 5 years ago
What the rest of the world looks forward too. Car ownership seems unsustainable, or an uncontrolled population growth. We best we make a choice.
Gerard Collins 5 years ago
How lame are the architects of such a dimwitted system? These are the same geniuses that built the world's most massive dam on an earthquake fault--Murphy's Law will get them--just a matter of time.It won't be catastrophic--more like apocalyptic. No accounting for human stupidity.
Ben Smith 5 years ago
There is literally no connection between this toll booth and a dam built on a fault line. Also, please check your definition of apocalyptic....
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Vilkas 5 years ago
The Chinese have no idea what birth control is. Please, keep having more kids - maybe China will sink into the ocean under the sheer weight.
María Hermida 5 years ago
If there's one thing they know is what birth control is. There has been a very strict one-child policy for the last 30 or 40 years, I think, and the fines for having mire than one child are astronomical. They have stopped the population growth, but this policy has created other very serious social problems.
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Joyous Cat Birb 4 years ago
If you don't care about a comment one year later, don't downvote this and don't reply
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#34
Meanwhile In Japan
engineer_nope.avi 5 years ago
When you have to fight for honor at 6, but you have to attend bike gang at 5
#35
Meanwhile Park Benches In Finland
#36
Meanwhile In Florida
#37
Meanwhile Kearney, Nebraska
#38
Meanwhile In Poland
#39
Meanwhile In Sweden
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Magic567 5 years ago
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Memyselfand I 5 years ago
Meanwhile in Canada...Snapped while mailing a letter via "snail mail"! :-D mailbox-5d...8f3a78.jpg 
Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Seems like most countries are a lot more relaxed than the U.S. A lot of these would rate a "Ain't it awful" T. V. special in the U.S.
that one sushi 4 years ago
if anyone noticed my many posts in this article, I want to prove that I have a sense of humor pls don't judje me
Magic567 5 years ago
well this is one of the best posts I've seen in a long time, good to see bored panda!
Memyselfand I 5 years ago
Meanwhile in Canada...Snapped while mailing a letter via "snail mail"! :-D mailbox-5d...8f3a78.jpg
Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Seems like most countries are a lot more relaxed than the U.S. A lot of these would rate a "Ain't it awful" T. V. special in the U.S.
that one sushi 4 years ago
if anyone noticed my many posts in this article, I want to prove that I have a sense of humor pls don't judje me
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