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Got asked if we have electricity in Germany, I replied that in Germany we have to run in our giant hamster wheels to generate power.

Leavo Report

Final score:

256points

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BananaJo 3 years ago

dumb question, dumb answer

47points

My grandma went on a European cruise and came back complaining that there were too many foreigners. LIKE ??? YOURE THE FOREIGNER.

grace Report

Final score:

255points

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Clearly sunny 3 years ago

This makes me laugh, old people sometimes!

21points

Bored Panda reached out to social media influencer @Voidable from Brisbane whose TikTok video has gone viral. The creator now has 36.2K TikTok followers and 1.8M likes on the TikTok platform but his audience is ever-growing.

“At the time these kinds of videos (the asking people questions) were all over TikTok and I noticed that no one had asked about this topic which as someone who is not American I hear a lot,” he explained about the idea for the TikTok.

They asked if I lived in a pyramid. I’m from Egypt. It has happened multiple times.

Akrammakar Makar Report

Final score:

233points

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Puppy Lover 3 years ago

Well where else are they meant to live? In an igloo?

70points

"I didn't know Alabama had its own language." After I said I speak Albanian.

drocopio Report

Final score:

230points

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Vicky Zar 3 years ago

Uff

40points

I have a foreign ID card and my date of birth is written as 18/04/95 and I had someone ask me once “you guys have 18 months in your country?”

christina Report

Final score:

230points

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King Joffrey 3 years ago

That allowed me to drink a bit early in when I lived in the US as a 20-year old.

65points

“When I hear some of the ways they do stuff it just makes me feel uncomfortable,” TikToker told us and added: “like how they microwave water instead of using a kettle, that one hurts.”

When asked how in his opinion Americans differ from the rest of the world, @Voidable said: “I think they differ as they are brought up and taught blind patriotism. I like America but you can’t sit here and not acknowledge its flaws.”

"Why do YOU care who runs OUR country, it's not like it affects you"
Pretty sure WWIII affects the planet, bud.

Jen GM Report

Final score:

225points

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Full of Giggles 3 years ago

Sadly, this is a common thought amongst conservatives.

28points

"Netherlands? Isn’t that where Peter Pan lives?"

Sanne Report

Final score:

213points

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James016 3 years ago

Yes, he loves the coffee shops.

136points

“Your English is so good, how long have you been learning it?” Ummm as an Aussie, my whole life.

Klad Report

Final score:

211points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

Aussies speak Australian. Duh.

70points

And when it comes to the dumbest thing @Voidable has heard an American saying, it’s “when I had an argument with an American who told me that the US had 40 states. Still plays back in my mind,” he laughed.

#10

“I’m Spanish”
“Where in South America is Spain at?”
“I’m European”
“I thought u said u were Spanish”
“Spain is in Europe”
“What’s Europe?”

Alba Report

Final score:

210points

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Berry Budgie 3 years ago

... seriously

67points

#11

him: "you don't study US history?" me: "no, just like you don't study Chilean history". him: "but it's different, we're an actual original country"

Izha Report

Final score:

196points

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Monika Rhodes 3 years ago

*facepalm

77points

#12

German here - asked if we had nice cars in Germany.... like the BMW he was driving.

Dani Report

Final score:

194points

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Jos Poisquet 3 years ago

We all drive Lada

39points

#13

"Our sun is brighter than yours."

criminallives Report

Final score:

187points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

They must have been talking about the sun they think shines out of their arses. Lol

119points

#14

One said to me “wait it snows outside of America?” Like wait until you hear that it snows in Africa.

Ed Report

Final score:

180points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

It snows more in Africa than it does in Antarctica.

60points

#15

When they ask you if you have internet access - while chatting online.

CC Report

Final score:

178points

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aromantic avocado 3 years ago

I sometimes wonder where some people's brains have gone

20points

#16

Girl said I was insensitive for making jokes about the Pompeii volcano eruption. She said it happened 2008, and not 79 C.E

Amauman Report

Final score:

165points

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ThatOneCrazyFanGirl 3 years ago

What? Go back to School

50points

#17

"Australia is the Florida of Europe" I thought they were joking, but no, they were dead serious.

illtakryourknees Report

Final score:

157points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

I kinda view Australia as the Florida of Europe....except its not in Europe. I'd say its the Florida of the English colonial system...but that would go to America...namely because we have the actual Florida. And America is always stealing headlines for some kind of wacky news. And a lot of that is from Florida.

52points

#18

"Does gravity work opposite in Australia?" I was half amazed that he knew what gravity was and half dumbfounded.

khehra3300 Report

Final score:

155points

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dhiguthila 3 years ago

cause space is indeed filled with floating Australians

74points

#19

Me telling Americans I'm from Norway: "ohh the capital of Sweden?"

AnitaZenell Report

Final score:

155points

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dhiguthila 3 years ago

Once I got one asking me where I am from, I said Lake Como, right at the boarder with Switzerland, and the guy said "oh lucky you, you can visit Stockholm often, then"... and me "mmm na bro that's Sweden, 2k km away"

49points

#20

He told me that the USA is the best country in the world, they are the only country where you can vote freely and give your opinion

Kirsteeen Report

Final score:

154points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Did he say this on April fools day

81points

#21

“Wait, some other countries have presidents too? I thought it was just an American thing.”

cob Report

Final score:

144points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

No, American things are going shopping with an assault riffle strapped to your back and going bust on medical bills.

166points

#22

Someone corrected my spelling of Sydney, apparently it's sidny (I'm Australian)

Ahhthatshot Report

Final score:

144points

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Sue Simmons 3 years ago

Love this. I was told England is spelt Ingland. I'm English. Lived in USA 21 years and was shocked by the lack of common sense and knowledge about other countries.

79points

#23

My dads American co-worker was shocked that my dad had a drivers license, because he seriously thought that we only ride horse and buggy in Denmark.

Cecilli Report

Final score:

144points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

They will be shocked to hear we don't ride kangaroos in Australia.

95points

#24

“Do you speak Asian?” I am Asian but I don’t speak Asian.

naoko_tiktok Report

Final score:

138points

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Bobert Robertson 3 years ago

"I'm blackanese!" - Chris Tucker in Rush Hour

26points

#25

An American who thought Canada was a third world country. Because every country except the USA is a third world country. They really thought that.

Casibucci Report

Final score:

138points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

This checks out. Not Murica = Third World Country

41points

#26

“The closest I've ever been to Brazil was in Spain last year.” She lived in Florida.

pedrocostamace Report

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135points

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Vorknkx 3 years ago

She probably thinks the official language of Brazil is Spanish :D

56points

#27

“Do you speak European?”

ThatB Report

Final score:

127points

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Vorknkx 3 years ago

No, but I'm perfectly fluent in Asian.

128points

#28

"I have freedom of speech because I'm American... You don't" I'm from Britain by the way.

Kaceii Report

Final score:

125points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago (edited)

The American freedom of speech means you can promote fascism, racism, sexism, homophobia and xenophobia in public without consequences. In Europe not so. That's why we don't have free speech, according to some Americans.

36points

#29

How can you be from England if you’re not white?

Final score:

123points

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Scagsy 3 years ago

England is one of the most multicultural places on the planet.

58points

#30

I’m Italian: “is it true that you think in English and then translate it to Italian when you speak Italian?”

Ginevra Report

Final score:

119points

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Vicky Zar 3 years ago

How do people come up with stuff like this?

76points

#31

An American dude, about 25-30, laywer, mindblown that we had fields in the French countryside cause he "thought that France was only made of cities"

eroaldif Report

Final score:

119points

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Anna Banana 3 years ago

...and cheese.

71points

#32

“Do y’all have grass in Mexico?” GRASS, she thought we were a big dessert.

gisela Report

Final score:

115points

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Shea Linton 3 years ago

A big DESSERT? So, we aren't the only ones who are dumb!

9points

#33

"In Finland you have polar bears walking around the streets, right?"

Mila Report

Final score:

115points

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elStiJneriNO 3 years ago

they actually drive the coca cola trucks in finland

115points

Bobert Robertson 3 years ago

This was clever. I like it.

10points

Night Owl 3 years ago

while wearing a Santa Claus outfit

1point

Sarah Grape 3 years ago (edited)

not the ICEE trucks? I've been lied to! (not a typo, it's like a slushie or snow cone thing)

1point

Clearly sunny 3 years ago

🤣🤣🤣

0points

Aragorn II Elessar 3 years ago

And Santa Claus and his elves can often be found in a Helsinki pub.

4points

Doggo Froggo (account no. 2) 3 years ago

Lol. Hey sis my old email is locked so my new one is in my bio, just so you know.

2points

k1ddkanuck 3 years ago

I've heard this one as a Canadian too!

2points

lenka 3 years ago

yep, and in Australia we ride our Kangaroos to school

2points

Aunt Messy 3 years ago

When we were living in Toronto I ran into an American who was furious that there were no moose. In Toronto.

2points

k1ddkanuck 3 years ago

There are deer that wander down through the Don Valley though!

1point

Eliza Schuyler 3 years ago

Yes, and they build igloos

2points

Equine_Ravenclaw_Directioner 3 years ago

Right?

1point

Shoddy 3 years ago

That's only the wild ones though. Lots of them are kept as pets.

1point

Dark_flame 3 years ago

Heard this about northern Sweden as well

1point

Maurettis 3 years ago

Yes, they're public transportation

0points

Jill 3 years ago

No, that's Iceland. Look it up

0points

Freddy Gee 3 years ago

and left, everywhere.

0points

StormWolf 3 years ago

Upon moving to UK from South Africa I was asked if we had elephants and other wild animals roaming the streets and indoor plumbing...yeah bud I totally rode a cheetah to school and shat in an outhouse 🙄

0points

Suvrodeep Ghosh 3 years ago

Apt reply: If you don't stop using your gasoline moster trucks we very soon will

0points

Justin Seagull 3 years ago

At least the person asked for confirmation.

0points

??? 3 years ago

of course not. they use the sidewalks

0points

Shinomi Chan 3 years ago

Haven't seen one yet, but God would I want that to be true.

0points

Cybele Spanjaard 3 years ago

Yes and they knock on your door every night for a hand out...

0points

KAREN-LEIGH SCHMOCKER 3 years ago

No actually that is western Canada.

0points

May 3 years ago

Hey! Only Norway (and Greenland) has polar bears in Europe.

0points

J-A Laine 3 years ago

No, no. That's in Stockholm, Sweden. Finland has brown bears walking around the streets.

0points

Hollysmom 3 years ago

And in the shops

0points

𝕁𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕪𝔹𝕖𝕖 3 years ago

No they work in the stores xD

0points

Daniel Marsh 3 years ago

Not that stupid of a question. That happens in Canada and Alaska, even where they are quite a bit further from the Arctic.

-1point

noralin 3 years ago

It is still a stupid question.

1point

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

You can ask this of Alaska, too.

-1point

albernistuff 4sale 3 years ago (edited)

Except this would be correct for some places, like Barrow Alaska or Tuktoyuktuk in Canada

2points

#34

“When’s December for you?”

saint Report

Final score:

112points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

July

88points

#35

I had someone ask me what it’s like having Christmas in the middle of the year. I had to explain that we still have it in December, it’s just hot.

Janedoe Report

Final score:

111points

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Anna Banana 3 years ago

Haha I remember struggling with that concept myself, except I was about 5 at the time.

62points

#36

My dad was asked by a Harvard graduate how long it would take to drive from New York to Ireland.

Travelbugee Report

Final score:

107points

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Eliza Schuyler 3 years ago

A H-H-Harvard graduate...please tell me this is a joke

48points

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#37

“Do you watch TV in English or Australian?”

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Final score:

104points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)

We watch TV in any language the show comes in. We even get the news in foreign languages.

41points

#38

I got into an argument with American cousin about whether or not it's safe to play with the liquid inside a thermometer. BTW ITS MERCURY.

CameronFisher Report

Final score:

104points

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BananaJo 3 years ago

answer is no

40points

#39

"Yeah I am from Libya."
"Ohhhhh do you guys have a sun?"

thefedoraguy Report

Final score:

103points

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Caleb Hall 3 years ago

Ok what

34points

#40

While visiting LA, a girl asked where I lived and I said Australia (I was living there at the time) and she said “OMG, my dream is to go to Europe!”

ju_boas Report

Final score:

102points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

It's a looong way to Europe from Australia.

42points

#41

An American asked me how comes British people speak English and thought it was so we could understand Americans. He didn’t know England was a country.

JamesJenkins Report

Final score:

98points

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Vicky Zar 3 years ago

This one did not know their own history then

43points

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

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#42

“You don’t have dollars in France ?” Biggest laugh of my life.

Pauline Report

Final score:

97points

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Mag Marguerite 3 years ago

French dollars of course!

21points

justonebrokenheart Report

#43

"I'm from Serbia" "omg how did you learn english, don't you live in like" and I quote "PAPER HOUSES?"

Final score:

97points

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Tamsin Far 3 years ago

Actually, according to some other threads here, it seems to me like Americans live in paper houses.

67points

#44

"Where are you from?" "Sweden" "Omg, I love swiss cheese and chocolate!"

Lola Report

Final score:

97points

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Vorknkx 3 years ago

I suppose Lithuania and Latvia also get confused often.

28points

#45

I told someone I'm Hungarian and she responded with: "But why do you look European?"

uservk3m2dxdbi Report

Final score:

95points

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Mag Marguerite 3 years ago

can we look European?

20points

#46

I had an American ask me if we IN Canada are celebrating the 4th of July. ??? No... Because that is an American Holiday. ??? What?

jennifer.r.maclea Report

Final score:

94points

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Sasy 3 years ago

I get asked that as an Aussie every year by someone online.

23points

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#47

They genuinely thought that Canadians have to live underground in the winter because it’s below 0.

zacfulton Report

Final score:

90points

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Bobert Robertson 3 years ago

If you've ever been a student in Ottawa, you'll find that a lot of us actually do. Half the students are pale as a ghost come late February from sticking to the tunnels and avoiding going outside.

36points

#48

I've worked at the Viking Shop Museum in Denmark, and Americans often thought Vikings are a living race, that live in territories nearby our museum..

SaraElleskov Report

Final score:

90points

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ADHORTATOR 3 years ago

like american natives?

26points

#49

"Argentines are not from latin america because most of them are white" guess I'm european now and I didn't even notice lol

caim Report

Final score:

88points

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Marianne 3 years ago

Same thing is true for many many Americans ... and generally people from immigration countries.

9points

#50

"So you guys have politics? I thought you didnt get to chose the queen."

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Final score:

87points

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Eliška Hůlková 3 years ago

Some people seem to think that monarchy is when Queen runs rampant around London and screams "Off with his head!"

14points

#51

"ohmygod you're Dutch? Write my name in your alphabet!!" -Rebekah

SaffinJulia Report

Final score:

87points

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Jos Poisquet 3 years ago

Rebekah

19points

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

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#52

“Do you have oceans in Australia?”

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Final score:

85points

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Eliza Schuyler 3 years ago

Well, not in, but around

73points

#53

Once one person asked me if there are beaches in Brazil...

VictoriaCosta Report

Final score:

85points

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Anna Banana 3 years ago

Famously not.

41points

#54

I was asked whether I‘m from West or East Germany and if the Berlinwall is still standing. That was in 2008

jin Report

Final score:

85points

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James016 3 years ago

Did they not see David Hasselhoff bring the wall down? Maybe they were born after the event

26points

#55

I'm from Indonesia. They said, "Is that in India?"

sukiyuu Report

Final score:

83points

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Joseph Georgiadis 3 years ago

yep, it's the island of India (from Greek: Indo=Indian, Nesia=Islands)

20points

#56

A girl asked me where I’m from... I said Spain... and then she told me she drove there last summer ( we were in Texas)

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Final score:

77points

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SykesDaMan 3 years ago

Even though you were in Texas, you WERE near Spain but the S is silent...

37points

#57

Someone asked if it’s true the UK doesn’t celebrate Christmas.

Final score:

77points

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BananaJo 3 years ago

No. We have Christmas. In fact, we're probably one of the countries that celebrates it the most.

27points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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#58

Me: I just got my new iPhone! American: I didn’t know they had iPhones in Germany!

helenahand Report

Final score:

74points

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Vicky Zar 3 years ago

Germans prefer Samsung and other brands (or no brands) because iPhones are overpriced, but we do have them.

40points

#59

one person believed the capital of Paris was Italy. You know, a separate country

Final score:

73points

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Joseph Georgiadis 3 years ago

Much needed clarification...

12points

#60

"Do you guys have any supermarkets?" or "Which US state is Serbia?"

Happyadriana Report

Final score:

72points

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grafxgal60073 3 years ago

Being an Alaskan and having worked for the tourism industry, we got "what bench should I sit on to see wildlife walk by; What kind of money do you use in Alaska; and, who's your president?" Double face palm.

32points

#61

"Do you guys also celebrate New Years???" like eh.

maroline24 Report

Final score:

64points

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Eliza Schuyler 3 years ago

Yep! 5 hours before you

41points

#62

“Is there toilet paper in Portugal?”

MatildeGon Report

Final score:

63points

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Vorknkx 3 years ago

No, they use three seashells ;)

81points

#63

Do you speak moozlim? WHAT IS MOOZLIm? iTS MuSLIm AND ItS A RELIGION

Multi Report

Final score:

62points

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Victor Botha 3 years ago

Incorrect, Islam is the religion and the followers or adherents of that religion are called Muslims. Also all my muslim friends pronounce it Mozlim here in SA, how do you pronounce it?

23points

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#64

"Oh you're from Poland. Have you seen any polar bears?"
Hun, I'm from Central Europe, not Antarctica...

Zuz Report

Final score:

58points

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Daria Z 3 years ago

There're no polar bears in Antarctica either.

120points

#65

“Canada? Isn’t that a US state?”

theDreamSMP Report

Final score:

56points

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Jos Poisquet 3 years ago

No, but Alaska is an island. You can see it on every map of the US. It lies under California.

41points

#66

My us host mom thought human blood is blue until it‘s out of the skin..

Final score:

56points

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James Thompson 3 years ago

That was actually taught, or at least widely believed to be true for a long time. The "fact" was that un- oxygenated blood is blue, and only turns red after being enriched with O2. It's not unusual to see this myth debunked on listicles entitled something like "6 myths about your body that we were taught ".

32points

#67

“Do you have swimming pool in Indonesia?”

Nessie Report

Final score:

49points

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M O'Connell 3 years ago

Perhaps they were acquainted with Eric "The Eel" Moussambani Malonga who swam for Equatorial Guinea at the 2000 Olympics, and won his heat of the 100M freestyle in spite of the largest swimming pool in the country being only 12 meters long (at the time).

9points

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What do you think ?

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H G 3 years ago

I promise you, not all of us are this dumb. Americans are embarrassed by dumb Americans too.

83points

chi-wei shen 3 years ago

I've worked for 6 months in the US and met a few dozen people. Also at my job in Austria, I have to communicate with Americans and over the past 20 years, there were maybe more than a hundred people. At the end of the day, I didn't have to deal with a single dumb American, so I guess the percentage of dumb Americans is not higher than anywhere else, but somehow it seems to be very entertaining to non-Americans to point out stupid Americans. That's something I don't like and don't fully understand.

45points

Cosmetica Solist 3 years ago

We know - I have encountered way more brilliant and clever Americans than dumb or entitled ones. And these people exist in all cultures. But for some reason, presumptuous (or dumb) Americans just tend to have the confidence to sign-post it much more than others. Also, because the US is so dominant in the world, it's experienced much more strongly and seems more insulting, than if a person from Italy or Burma (just two random countries) did the same.

25points

Rissie 3 years ago

I will also promise you about the same percentage of any country is about as stupid as the people quoted here. Ignorance is everywhere.

14points

Vicky Zar 3 years ago

We (Europeans) know that.

13points

Random Anon 3 years ago

I've worked with Americans over the decades and have only encountered a handful that are clueless. My take is most Americans are normal. It's just that the dumb ones advertise their stupidity with such intense fervor they are tainting the rest of the population with their stupidity.

6points

Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

Agree. I'm always appalled when I read articles like this one. Yet, in my recent memory, I attempted to explain the concept of miles per hour to a fellow American, and failed. She was unable to understand that speed was measured in units of distance and time.

3points

Max L. 3 years ago

We take you by your words...

1point

Slune 3 years ago

wwfacts!

1point

JessG 3 years ago

These "America bad/stupid" posts are getting to be as bad as "Artist reimagined Disney princess'" posts. We get it already, stop! Also, some context for these would be helpful, as I'm sure a lot of these were kids, or people that didn't finish school or ever left the country. Once again: There. Are. Stupid. People. EVERYWHERE

39points

Slune 3 years ago

Yes, and they will never become extinct

8points

Vicky Zar 3 years ago

Ok now it's getting ridiculous

34points

Fred L. 3 years ago

That`s the point, isn´t it?

2points

Brivid 3 years ago

Yes, Bored Panda, why don't we drum up some more hate and resentment today?

25points

Jonathan 3 years ago

It's a light hearted article, quit getting so defensive. Plenty websites post european 'bashing' articles but we don't whine about it.

7points

Cats 3 years ago (edited)

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22points

Among Us 3 years ago

TL; DR: BP hates Americans

6points

Snake of Eden 3 years ago

Holy s**t, who runs this website?

5points

Cats 3 years ago

...Panic Buying Things That Got Others Confused About What They Were Thinking--- Americans Were Asked To Find Iran On The Map, And Some Of Them Pointed At USA--- ETC

3points

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SykesDaMan 3 years ago

When I've been to the U.S, I've met people that never heard of my country (in north Africa), but they were smart enough to ask questions (even the simplest ones were welcome), have no assumptions and actually listen to the answers.

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Thank you for answering. :-)

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giovanna 3 years ago

Ok, I'm Italian (which means I'm also European), and I am starting to be pissed off by these posts! BP I'm getting bored!

18points

NoodleBear 3 years ago

Do y’all on BP just hate Americans/America? It seems like you’ve rarely got a good thing to say about it

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Aliquid A 3 years ago

To point out faults in something does not equate to hating it. There are people posting here saying "yeah as an American, I know it it bad, I want it to get better too"... that's a positive response. But people saying "stop being so mean to us" are the people that create or enable the problems in the fist place.

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Idiots are everywhere. Anti-vax, just plain culturally isolated/parochial, etc. It's everywhere. I freely confess to enjoying a bit of schadenfreude now and then, but I think we've all gotten the point. Everyone hates the US, the US is all evil and stupid, we are a blight on the planet, etc etc etc.... It's like listening to Russian Cold War speeches, only from everyone *else*.

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jonnotheGOAT 3 years ago

the U.S isn't one person

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HooowlAtTheMoon 3 years ago

Thanks boredpanda, another post that makes me wish I weren't an American. I'm sorry about all of these people's ignorance, but most of us aren't like that, I promise.

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Snake of Eden 3 years ago

As another "dumb" American... I'm with you

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Cosmetica Solist 3 years ago (edited)

I have a lot of brilliant and wonderful friends and colleagues from the US. These are, however, two of many real conversations I had while studying at a high ranking university in California: In a group of people we saw Babettes Gæstebud, a movie from 1870s Norway. One person asked if this is how we lived in Denmark. I thought it was a joke and said "yes absolutely, we basically haven't developed in 150 years", and they all just nodded and started asking questions about living that way. They were not joking. On another occasion, a woman told me I shouldn't be wearing my handknit traditional Scandinavian sweater because it was cultural appropriation. I explained that this is from MY culture, and my family pattern, and not that it matters, but my family is of indigenous decent (my family on my mothers side is Sámí). She looked so confused and betrayed by the thought of a 'white' person being indigenous, and not being able to colour-code indigeneity 'american-style'.

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

For what it's worth, I was once asked if everyone in the western US rides horses to work instead of driving cars, and was once asked if everyone drove trucks, when cars are smaller and more fuel-efficient, and my fave remains being asked how I could tell if I was "appropriating culture" b/c my "background is mixed". ..... Really strange world, isn't it? Most people are great. And then come the loud ones.

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Manon Snowdrop 3 years ago

This whole thing just seems mean

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Sean Harrison 3 years ago

We need to have an article about the stupid things foreigners say to Americans to balance out the anti-American hate on Sad Panda. To be fair, I lived in England for 4 years and there are just as many stupid f*****s there as there are here.

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

You met my in-laws! :-p

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CatWoman312 3 years ago

Why does the world have to continually make the US a laughingstock? Surely people don’t actually believe because they met one dumb American equates to all of them being dumb. It’s not fair to paint us all with the same brush. Most of us voted for Biden.

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Just saying 3 years ago

Never thought I'd say this as a Brit, but in defence of Americans, who are getting an awful lot of bashing on Bored Panda at the moment.... 1) Every American I've ever met has been polite, respectful, warm and friendly. 2) America is huge - there is no need to travel abroad or even know much about other countries when there is so much to know, and just so much interest and variety in your own country. Many American states are larger than many European countries. 3) Contentious point, but many Americans do seem to be indoctrinated from a very early age with a very strong form of patriotism. It can be hard to break conditioning.

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Petra Christovová 3 years ago

Endless BP cycle: Antitrump, pro-vax, disabled animals, evil businessmen and stupid americans. And all over again. And again and again.

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

You forgot the artists that tell you what is wrong with our society...

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LivingTheDream 3 years ago

More American bashing because we are all the same! Amazing how the people who promote love and tolerance are the least loving and tolerant

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Among Us 3 years ago

Heya BP, I reaaaaally enjoy these posts that make a whole nation seem like sh*t because of a few idiots. It's sooo interesting to see the same types of posts over and over again, I'm totally not bored. But then again, the actual good posts come every once a decade.

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Rens 3 years ago

I was born and raised in South Africa, left in 1998; after I'd lived in the Netherlands for 5 years, I had to pass a test to become naturalised. I was sitting at a table with 2 (black) ladies, one was from Burkina Faso, the other from the Ivory Coast. When I said I was from South Africa, they both looked at me, "But you're white!" I looked at my hands and arms, and replied "Really?? I had no idea!" My sense of humour was not really appreciated....

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Mimi M 3 years ago

For goodness' sake, BP, cut it out already.

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Big 3 years ago

How about we make an "Americans, what's the dumbest thing a Non-American has said to you" thread next?

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Just saying 3 years ago

I can start - I'd never realised America was so big until I flew across it - and I thought one of the great lakes was the sea! I also used to think California and Florida were the same place because of Disney Land and Disney world (I maybe still be a bit confused on what is where on that one).

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Snake of Eden 3 years ago

I can promise you, we are not dumber than any other country. Stop bashing us.

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Aliquid A 3 years ago

Not true. A good portion of this is a result of the education system... and America's education system is really poor when it comes to teaching people about the world outside of America's borders. So, this is not a statement that "Americans are less intelligent", because you are right Americans aren't dumber than any other country.

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Aliquid A 3 years ago

A lot of this is ignorance, not stupidity, and that is because America has a horrible education system. So don't play the "stupid people are everywhere" card... Americans are MORE ignorant, but you can't blame the average person on the street for being ignorant when their education system and culture brought them up that way. A study showed that 69% of Americans couldn't point out the United Kingdom on a map... 83% couldn't find Afghanistan, and 11% couldn't even point out the US. So, the response to this isn't "stupid people are everywhere", the response is "wow, American culture creates people extremely ignorant about the world, we should fix that"

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Danieletc 3 years ago

Ah, just this week I pointed out that BP is doing Bash Murca articles at lest once a week, and now it's twice a week. By the end of the year, safe money says three or four times a week.

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s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago

By the end of summer, BP will change its name to 'Death To America' and that will be that!

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OCDRobot 3 years ago

BP has a hate boner for people from the US

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Legen ( wait for it ) dary 3 years ago

The few American people I've meet were very friendly and intelligent. Stereotypes are only funny until certain point.

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

How can a site promote diversity, love and an open mind and have such a unnecessary hate for the USA. Isn't that the worst hypocrisy?

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Logic and Reason 3 years ago

Seriously starting to wonder if the people who run BP are just straight-up xenophobes. All this bashing of a specific country seems quite hypocritical coming from a site that often runs material calling attention to social issues.

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MARIE Hon 3 years ago

How about some new content, guys? This is incredibly demeaning. Do you understand that you have a lot of non-stupid, intelligent Americans who enjoy this website and your constant bashing is over the top? Come on... enough.

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Rannveig Ess 3 years ago

Will this article be followed by "“What Is The Dumbest Thing A German/Italian/Finn/Somoan/Asian/Russian Has Ever Said To You?" This is like polls where reporters go out and ask questions of people and then they only broadcast the utter idiots who were clueless to "show" how people don't know something. I've said it before - I'm not American born but live here for the time being and I'm really sick of the America bashing on BP. Shouldn't be bashing anyone, period. Making America/ns the target of mocking as much as is done is bullying

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Jods 3 years ago

Going dizzy again from all the eye rolling.

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Mimi M 3 years ago

Seriously? Are you not getting the message that we are sick of anti-American posts?

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Daniel Marsh 3 years ago

I don't know why this has to be presented as a hate-America-fest. These ARE pretty damned funny.

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Linda Cowley 3 years ago

I think the American bashing should stop. It's not even funny any more. And we've all got home grown eejits....

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AndersM 3 years ago

Enough with the USA-Bashing. First 20 was fun, now I start to feel annoyed. Stupid people everywhere, also in the great country of Europe.

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

Especially in the capital of Europe

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Róża Wróbel 3 years ago

Stupid people are everywhere, that being said american education system is a joke and it shows. You need more general knowlage from all over the world (which is being taught in other countries), you know almost nothing about other countries, their history, culture etc. and than try to claim "UsA iS tHe BeSt CoUnTrY iN tHe WoRlD". Fix your system people will stop laughing and as an extra bonus you might finally get this basic human right like normal healthcare system.

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Christine Henkel 3 years ago

I find it interesting that bp continues to engage in America bashing. At first it was cute, after all who doesn't like a harmless roast. However, after endless rounds of this game, I am beginning to think that promoting and growing Bored Panda's biased view that the typical American is stupid, ignorant, selfish, obnoxious, etc, is actually the point. Does the world really need another platform to promote tribalism and hate!?!? Enough!

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Cats 3 years ago

Wikipedia: Bored Panda is a Lithuanian website that publishes articles about "lightweight and inoffensive topics"...In November 2017, Wired reported that the site had flourished despite Facebook cracking down on attention-grabbing clickbait headlines, a change that had made controversial political news much more successful on the platform.[2] Banišauskas attributes the success of his site to his decision to publish a small number of higher-quality articles, and to avoid using clickbait headlines.

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Cats 3 years ago

Aaaaaand there you have it, folks. Clickbait headlines to attract traffic to the site.

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Aliquid A 3 years ago

One more comment about ignorant Americans... I spoke to someone working in a tourist town in Canada. They said to me "don't get me wrong, most Americans I serve are nice people, but the loud arrogant ones are so annoying that they are the ones I remember when I go home at the end of the day. The quiet polite Americans just blend into the crowd and I forget about them. Tourists from other countries aren't like that. I've never had a French tourist annoyed that I don't give them change in Euros, I've never had a Japanese tourist assume everyone is here to wait on them". Although, after talking a bit they did admit that an increasing number of tourists from Mainland China were more even arrogant than the problematic Americans.

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Jialing Zhang 3 years ago

They would say that's for 2 reasons . Didn't under other countries' culture and americans tip well .

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lil ninja 3 years ago

I’m American and don’t think I’ve met this many dumb Americans in my life

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

Your site is the definition of xenophobia

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Eslamala 3 years ago (edited)

These people aren't dumb, just really fkcn ignorant. I have a few gems myslef "you live in south america? But you don't look mexican!" definitely one of my favorites

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Bella10 3 years ago

“oh you’re from Australia? How is it living after apartheid?” Showing a picture of our colourful banknotes in Australia. “What are those? Play money?” Seeing my adaptors for charging phone, hair dryer etc “What do you need those funny plugs for” Sending dates through for meetings. “ I have no idea what those numbers mean”

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Petra Christovová 3 years ago

Btw I love colorful australian banknotes - bought some lately since czech crown is probably going to s**t :)

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Luna 3 years ago

I have enjoyed the roast y’all

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Sasy 3 years ago

This was from a Canadian...I was asked how we were going to hold the Olympics in 2000. I didn't understand the question, eventually it came to the person thinking the whole of Oz was outback, she was shocked we had cities.

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Cathy Illig 3 years ago

#64 There are no polar bears in Antarctica.

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Violet Smith 3 years ago

Working in a gift-shop in Canada, I can't tell you how many Americans would ask "are these prices in American?" Why would they be!?? No Germans, Brazilians, Japanese, Finns, Scots, Brits, Cameroonians, Dutch, Chinese EVER asked this. They knew they were in a foreign country and had made sure they had the local money so that they could, you know, buy stuff. One American lady complained about the sales taxes; I said yeah, it sucks I guess but that is how we pay for roads, schools, and UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE. Bam.

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LunaThePotat 3 years ago

I’m so sorry that my fellow Americans are so dumb and I don’t claim them as my own

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

To be fair the majority of the US won't ever have the money or time to leave the US. And so didn't pay attention or didn't really bother with geography. They thoroughly believe the outside world doesn't matter because our military is so very large. All of it is flawed thinking of course, but it is an insular world built on christian nationalist propaganda, they feel secure in not questioning the thinking. I would've fallen prey to this as well, had I not left the country a few times.

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IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago

An American, who once worked with my Dad here in Ireland, once asked my Mother who is Scottish if all the Scottish men walk around the Highlands playing the bagpipes. He also thought that the Haggis was an animal you could hunt. There were a few other Americans there as well. My dad and his friend got them absolutely convinced that leprechauns really existed and not to mock them as they were doing so that particular day.

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Donny Cromwell 3 years ago

Me and my friends like to say dumb stuff all the time, and it feels like a competition to see who can say the dumbest thing and just laugh at each other about it. I also do this to random people just out of habit and just have a chuckle to myself over it. Asking someone from Egypt if they live in a pyramid. I would of totally said that.

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Carolina Fernández González 3 years ago

I haven't met many Americans in my life, but the few I know are very nice and educated people.

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J. Ryan 3 years ago

I've said for years that social media is going to be the downfall of society. And here we are. So much stupid now has a voice...it's embarrassing.

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Peter Korsten 3 years ago

Once I was on the phone with a shop in Brooklyn, NYC, because they required the first oversees purchase by credit card to be done over the phone. I was going to explain where I lived, which is Malta, and the guy said: "I know where Malta is." Come again? Plenty of Europeans don't have a clue where it is, or think it's part of Italy (or even Spain.) So there is hope yet.

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Karolina Rogowska 3 years ago

Im from Poland and most dumb thing ever is when Muricans say they are "100 % Polish" and try to educate me on Polish culture... Honey you know like 3 heavily butchered words in "Pol-English" and your last ancestor from Poland emigrated in 1890... so no you are not Polish

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Bruno Goodman 3 years ago

My brother in-law(American)who runs an online training(IT) told my wife that I can't get an IT job in Nigeria when my wife told him that I wanted to enrol for his class. Then my wife told me about it and I laughed and ask if her brother also thinks we are savages that lives on trees? My shock came when my wife(American)asked if we ain't savages and if we don't live on trees🙄🙄. She has been to Nigeria a dozen times.

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jager700 3 years ago

I am straight up horrified that I share an entire country with these people...

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CLB 3 years ago

This goes both ways sometimes. I remember moving from Texas to New York and my Indian co-worker telling me he was scared for his first job in Texas because he thought someone would ride up on a horse and shoot him. He thought there weren't any real modern cities there. This was in the infancy of the masses starting to get on the internet mind you. Pre-google - so, you couldn't just Google it ;)

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Ji 3 years ago

I’ve had some of these happen to me, (ex. You speak Asian?, how come you know English) but it’s not always just “Americans”. I’ve visited the US a few times, and yes, there is definitely some,,, questionable people, but that happens in everywhere. America has pros and cons like anywhere else and yes I like my home place better than the US, but not every American is a insane idiot. Some, sure. All, no.

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Stephanie IV 3 years ago

Dumb people are a universal fact of life. I teach in a city with a castle and literally half of my students have never been - because they’re completely unaware of it.

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Smitten Kitten 3 years ago

I'm showing my age now, but I was once asked (by a police detective) in Florida if I knew Princess Diana. She thought Britain was like some small town where everyone knew each other.

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Sarah da Costa 3 years ago

I'm Mexican and I'm super white (which is not weird in Mexico but to foreigners it is) so I've been asked if my parents are from Scotland, from Norway, France and Finland because no way I can be Mexican, but the best one is: I thought you guys in Mexico all dressed in white linen with sandals and a big hat and rode donkeys and horses...RLY!? We're not Speedy Gonzalez!

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??? 3 years ago

I have had issues both internal and external with time zones. Foreign users on a site wanting to know what time it was in the US. I asked which of 6 time zones, she thought we were crammed into one. Some of our states are larger than countries. Then on this side of the pond, I live at the Eastern/Central crack in NW Georgia. People asked when I traveled to Illinois if they were on Georgia or Alabama time.

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??? 3 years ago

It has been a while, so I don't remember what country of origin, but a foreign user on a US site was having issues and wanted the support email. I told her I get better results calling. She said international calls are expensive. I said it is a toll free number. I honestly thought it worked for everyone. What is the point of a free call if it costs some people?

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Thalia Lovering 3 years ago

It wasn't a conversation, but while climbing the Acropolis (Athens, Greece) an American woman told her husband that "you would think that the Ancient Greeks knew better and put a lift up here".

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sylvantic 3 years ago

i'm american, but my sister was told by another american that Jews have darker skin than christians. My sister is jewish. She's paler than the girl she was talking too.

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pebs 3 years ago

1. Is it safe to drink tap water in Italy? 2. Italian pizza is so bad compared with US pizza.

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Tabby_Sohee 3 years ago (edited)

One of my classmates keeps insisting that I actually DON’T know Korean, that I’m NOT bilingual, that I’m just using GOOGLE TRANSLATE all the time. It annoys the heck out of me. Dude, I literally learned Korean before I learned English. Whenever I’m teaching someone else who wants to learn how Korean letters work, he keeps jumping in and correcting me since he’s apparently been learning Japanese for two years and he knows alllll about the half-letters. Hon, I’ve learned Korean my entire life, and I think I know my own language apart from Japanese, thank you.

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AnnaBanana 3 years ago

Don't blame Americans. It's their education system that sucks.

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Jackson Gohn 3 years ago

Bored panda doesn't have what it takes to run a site or app. They've proven that time and again. The term "recycled material" doesn't even begin to describe their stuff.

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Marc Dennler 3 years ago

How is it that US Sports finals are known as the World Series when there are only US and a few Canadian teams participating?

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NATHAN ENGLANDER 3 years ago

I think I f****g hate this website. Stop bashing us. It's not funny.You guys should really reconsider this website. And most of the time the smartest people come from America. They go to colleges like Yale, UCLA, Harvard, USC, etc.

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Hollysmom 3 years ago

Once again, so embarrassed to be an american

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Hexenfox 3 years ago

Please find another country to make fun of, bp. This is really getting old. Smh.

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PjandBolt 3 years ago

Oh trust me, the dumb Americans are dumb with American geography too. I'm in high school and I know kids my age who don't even know where Ohio is

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Islandchild 3 years ago

Mid-July, half an hour after crossing the border into Nova Scotia, American couple stopped to ask where the snow and polar bears were. They had skis with them. I know most Americans are not this dumb but the dumb ones do stick in your brain.

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blugeagua 3 years ago

Most of us are not dumb at all.

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flimsynormalcy 3 years ago

"...wow, you have wedding ceremoniesl as well in your country??" - from a well educated multi-degree individual. Another good one is, "but your English is so good! And you only arrived here a few years ago??"

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JayWantsACat 3 years ago

Yes, there are some dumb Americans.

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Carrot Stick 3 years ago

Why

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denzoren 3 years ago

I really hope this was all said by the same American person.

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Skulduggery Pheasant 3 years ago

It scares me that this country is one of the most powerful in the world.

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Big 3 years ago

People like this are a minority. Most of us aren't this clueless.

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Kate Kyffin 3 years ago

I am from the UK. Whilst in New York one time I managed to convince a number of people that every time a Brit leaves the UK for any reason, that we were obliged to visit the Queen for tea prior to departure.

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Cathy Pierce 3 years ago

Maybe that's not because we're dumb, but because you are a citizen of another country, so when you tell us that's how things work there, we're going to be polite and not argue.

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Dani Ra 3 years ago

Public schools in the United States are funded (mostly) by local property taxes, which is just one of the many reasons why so many of our population are undereducated

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Debbie 3 years ago

Poor poor Americans. Lousy education system!

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jonnotheGOAT 3 years ago

well nobody asked you to read this

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Éva Nemes 3 years ago

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jonnotheGOAT 3 years ago (edited)

not all americans are donald trump

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H G 3 years ago

I promise you, not all of us are this dumb. Americans are embarrassed by dumb Americans too.

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chi-wei shen 3 years ago

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Cosmetica Solist 3 years ago

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Rissie 3 years ago

I will also promise you about the same percentage of any country is about as stupid as the people quoted here. Ignorance is everywhere.

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Vicky Zar 3 years ago

We (Europeans) know that.

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Random Anon 3 years ago

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Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

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Max L. 3 years ago

We take you by your words...

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Slune 3 years ago

wwfacts!

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JessG 3 years ago

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Slune 3 years ago

Yes, and they will never become extinct

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Vicky Zar 3 years ago

Ok now it's getting ridiculous

34points

Fred L. 3 years ago

That`s the point, isn´t it?

2points

Brivid 3 years ago

Yes, Bored Panda, why don't we drum up some more hate and resentment today?

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Jonathan 3 years ago

It's a light hearted article, quit getting so defensive. Plenty websites post european 'bashing' articles but we don't whine about it.

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Cats 3 years ago (edited)

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Among Us 3 years ago

TL; DR: BP hates Americans

6points

Snake of Eden 3 years ago

Holy s**t, who runs this website?

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Cats 3 years ago

...Panic Buying Things That Got Others Confused About What They Were Thinking--- Americans Were Asked To Find Iran On The Map, And Some Of Them Pointed At USA--- ETC

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Paul Mitchell 3 years ago

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SykesDaMan 3 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Thank you for answering. :-)

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giovanna 3 years ago

Ok, I'm Italian (which means I'm also European), and I am starting to be pissed off by these posts! BP I'm getting bored!

18points

NoodleBear 3 years ago

Do y’all on BP just hate Americans/America? It seems like you’ve rarely got a good thing to say about it

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Aliquid A 3 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

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jonnotheGOAT 3 years ago

the U.S isn't one person

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HooowlAtTheMoon 3 years ago

Thanks boredpanda, another post that makes me wish I weren't an American. I'm sorry about all of these people's ignorance, but most of us aren't like that, I promise.

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Snake of Eden 3 years ago

As another "dumb" American... I'm with you

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Cosmetica Solist 3 years ago (edited)

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

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Manon Snowdrop 3 years ago

This whole thing just seems mean

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Sean Harrison 3 years ago

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

You met my in-laws! :-p

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CatWoman312 3 years ago

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Just saying 3 years ago

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Petra Christovová 3 years ago

Endless BP cycle: Antitrump, pro-vax, disabled animals, evil businessmen and stupid americans. And all over again. And again and again.

5points

ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

You forgot the artists that tell you what is wrong with our society...

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LivingTheDream 3 years ago

More American bashing because we are all the same! Amazing how the people who promote love and tolerance are the least loving and tolerant

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Among Us 3 years ago

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Rens 3 years ago

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Mimi M 3 years ago

For goodness' sake, BP, cut it out already.

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Big 3 years ago

How about we make an "Americans, what's the dumbest thing a Non-American has said to you" thread next?

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Just saying 3 years ago

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Snake of Eden 3 years ago

I can promise you, we are not dumber than any other country. Stop bashing us.

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Aliquid A 3 years ago

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Danieletc 3 years ago

Ah, just this week I pointed out that BP is doing Bash Murca articles at lest once a week, and now it's twice a week. By the end of the year, safe money says three or four times a week.

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s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago

By the end of summer, BP will change its name to 'Death To America' and that will be that!

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OCDRobot 3 years ago

BP has a hate boner for people from the US

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Legen ( wait for it ) dary 3 years ago

The few American people I've meet were very friendly and intelligent. Stereotypes are only funny until certain point.

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

How can a site promote diversity, love and an open mind and have such a unnecessary hate for the USA. Isn't that the worst hypocrisy?

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Logic and Reason 3 years ago

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MARIE Hon 3 years ago

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Rannveig Ess 3 years ago

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Jods 3 years ago

Going dizzy again from all the eye rolling.

3points

Mimi M 3 years ago

Seriously? Are you not getting the message that we are sick of anti-American posts?

3points

Daniel Marsh 3 years ago

I don't know why this has to be presented as a hate-America-fest. These ARE pretty damned funny.

3points

Linda Cowley 3 years ago

I think the American bashing should stop. It's not even funny any more. And we've all got home grown eejits....

3points

AndersM 3 years ago

Enough with the USA-Bashing. First 20 was fun, now I start to feel annoyed. Stupid people everywhere, also in the great country of Europe.

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

Especially in the capital of Europe

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Róża Wróbel 3 years ago

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Cats 3 years ago

Aaaaaand there you have it, folks. Clickbait headlines to attract traffic to the site.

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Aliquid A 3 years ago

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Jialing Zhang 3 years ago

They would say that's for 2 reasons . Didn't under other countries' culture and americans tip well .

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lil ninja 3 years ago

I’m American and don’t think I’ve met this many dumb Americans in my life

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ivan bolitekurac 3 years ago

Your site is the definition of xenophobia

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Eslamala 3 years ago (edited)

These people aren't dumb, just really fkcn ignorant. I have a few gems myslef "you live in south america? But you don't look mexican!" definitely one of my favorites

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Bella10 3 years ago

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Petra Christovová 3 years ago

Btw I love colorful australian banknotes - bought some lately since czech crown is probably going to s**t :)

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Luna 3 years ago

I have enjoyed the roast y’all

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Sasy 3 years ago

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Cathy Illig 3 years ago

#64 There are no polar bears in Antarctica.

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Violet Smith 3 years ago

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LunaThePotat 3 years ago

I’m so sorry that my fellow Americans are so dumb and I don’t claim them as my own

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

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Donny Cromwell 3 years ago

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Carolina Fernández González 3 years ago

I haven't met many Americans in my life, but the few I know are very nice and educated people.

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J. Ryan 3 years ago

I've said for years that social media is going to be the downfall of society. And here we are. So much stupid now has a voice...it's embarrassing.

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Peter Korsten 3 years ago

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Bruno Goodman 3 years ago

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jager700 3 years ago

I am straight up horrified that I share an entire country with these people...

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CLB 3 years ago

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Stephanie IV 3 years ago

Dumb people are a universal fact of life. I teach in a city with a castle and literally half of my students have never been - because they’re completely unaware of it.

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Smitten Kitten 3 years ago

I'm showing my age now, but I was once asked (by a police detective) in Florida if I knew Princess Diana. She thought Britain was like some small town where everyone knew each other.

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Thalia Lovering 3 years ago

It wasn't a conversation, but while climbing the Acropolis (Athens, Greece) an American woman told her husband that "you would think that the Ancient Greeks knew better and put a lift up here".

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sylvantic 3 years ago

i'm american, but my sister was told by another american that Jews have darker skin than christians. My sister is jewish. She's paler than the girl she was talking too.

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pebs 3 years ago

1. Is it safe to drink tap water in Italy? 2. Italian pizza is so bad compared with US pizza.

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AnnaBanana 3 years ago

Don't blame Americans. It's their education system that sucks.

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Jackson Gohn 3 years ago

Bored panda doesn't have what it takes to run a site or app. They've proven that time and again. The term "recycled material" doesn't even begin to describe their stuff.

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Marc Dennler 3 years ago

How is it that US Sports finals are known as the World Series when there are only US and a few Canadian teams participating?

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NATHAN ENGLANDER 3 years ago

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Hollysmom 3 years ago

Once again, so embarrassed to be an american

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Hexenfox 3 years ago

Please find another country to make fun of, bp. This is really getting old. Smh.

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PjandBolt 3 years ago

Oh trust me, the dumb Americans are dumb with American geography too. I'm in high school and I know kids my age who don't even know where Ohio is

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Islandchild 3 years ago

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blugeagua 3 years ago

Most of us are not dumb at all.

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flimsynormalcy 3 years ago

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JayWantsACat 3 years ago

Yes, there are some dumb Americans.

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Carrot Stick 3 years ago

Why

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denzoren 3 years ago

I really hope this was all said by the same American person.

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Skulduggery Pheasant 3 years ago

It scares me that this country is one of the most powerful in the world.

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Big 3 years ago

People like this are a minority. Most of us aren't this clueless.

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Kate Kyffin 3 years ago

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Cathy Pierce 3 years ago

Maybe that's not because we're dumb, but because you are a citizen of another country, so when you tell us that's how things work there, we're going to be polite and not argue.

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Dani Ra 3 years ago

Public schools in the United States are funded (mostly) by local property taxes, which is just one of the many reasons why so many of our population are undereducated

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Debbie 3 years ago

Poor poor Americans. Lousy education system!

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jonnotheGOAT 3 years ago

well nobody asked you to read this

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jonnotheGOAT 3 years ago (edited)

not all americans are donald trump

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