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dimacq , Tim Depickere / Unsplash Report

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA I’d say the whole system of National Parks is just amazing! Open 24/7 (unless some weather or gov’t shutdown), maps available, trails laid out, camping spots designated… It’s the most treasured and inderappreciated thing in the US, IMO.

Final score:

100points

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David Fox 5 months ago

But.....we do have 'national parks' in Europe. We have 15 in the UK. They may not be as grandeur but they're beautiful all the same. All of our National Parks are within spitting distance of most cities so most people can enjoy them. Also we have Areas Of Outstanding Natural Beauty too such as Nidderdale.....

103points

Firm-Boysenberry , RDNE Stock project / Pexels Report

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA A country that's like 99% unwalkable. Seriously, I've been around the globe and every time I came I became frustrated that I can't just walk to a corner grocery.

Final score:

98points

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 5 months ago

There are walkable cities. Generally the ones that were built before the invention of the car. So New York, Boston, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland. The old cities.

64points

BuhrackOsama , Pranidchakan Boonrom / Pexels Report

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA Expensive healthcare.

Final score:

88points

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David Fox 5 months ago

This I genuinely find sad.....I am so thankful for the NHS. Despite it's issues, everyone receives care equally. It doesn't matter if your wealthy or on the poverty line, everyone is treated the same.

58points

BeepBeepWhistle , David Peinado / Pexels Report

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA More firearms than citizens.

Final score:

87points

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ORSOrama 5 months ago

This is the saddest thing I know about the US

56points

Turtledonuts , Mike Esparza / Pexels Report

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA The endangered species act, one of the few laws in the entire world that actually enforces protections for endangered animals proactively and retroactively. You could go to prison for destroying some rare flowers. just because those flowers were rare. It’s not perfect, but the ESA is one of the most powerful environmental protection laws in the world, spanning some of the largest area, and very very few countries have something similar.

Final score:

63points

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Bruce Denney 5 months ago

We have the same laws in the UK

61points

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA Space. I can drive 400 miles and still be in Kansas, as it’s 410 miles in width.

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Final score:

58points

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David Fox 5 months ago

But yet the USA has the worst public transport scheme.

32points

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA That's alwys struck me as weird. We get adverts for over the counter meds, like painkillers or cold and flu medicine but the thought of seeing an advert for something you need to go to the doctors and get a prescription for like adhd meds / anti depresents / antibiotics / heart meds or blood thinners is absolitly mental to me.

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Final score:

57points

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LavenderHippoInAJar 5 months ago

As an American I really don't understand this either...

63points

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“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA I'm from the UK and it looks like the houses in the US are a million times bigger than they are here.

Final score:

55points

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Verena 5 months ago

Yes, but ours made from bricks, mortar and reinforced concrete, including the inside walls, survive multiple severe storms.

79points

#10

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA On the up side, amazing geographic diversity. In one country, we have mountains, deserts, tropics, sweeping plains, fertile farmland, tundra, huge beaches, and rugged coastlines.

On the down side, school shootings. Mall shootings. Grocery store shootings. Church shootings. Birthday party shootings. We know another one's coming soon - we just don't know where.

anon , Pixabay / Pexels Report

Final score:

51points

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 5 months ago

It's a stochastic effect. More guns leads to more gun violence. It's sort of like how back in the old days they used to sell strychnine in d**g stores for rat poison and as a result a lot more people were killed by strychnine poisoning, either by intention or accidental. We banned the sale of the poison and people stopped dying from the poison. Restrict access to guns and less people will be killed by guns. It's actually pretty simple.

66points

#11

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA So many extracurricular activities in schools. Playing a specific sport or being part of a team isn't something schools offer in Europe. I have cousins who live in Texas, and the fact that their school has tennis courts and a pool blows my mind. Some schools here have small clubs like theater or choir, but the options hardly compare to those offered at schools in the States. Your high school theater plays look like professional productions sometimes.

biancastolemyname , Pexels Report

Final score:

51points

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ElfVibratorGlitter 5 months ago

For schools with funding, yes.

47points

#12

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA Fast food restaurants at every intersection and an obesity epidemic.

road22 , Robi Pastores / Pexels Report

Final score:

50points

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Marcos Valencia 5 months ago

But we DO have fast food restaurants all over the place.

25points

dntExit , Shifaaz shamoon / Unsplash Report

#13

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA The Pacific AND the Atlantic.

Final score:

46points

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David Fox 5 months ago

The Atlantic, North Sea, English Channel, Irish Sea to name a few.

32points

#14

Florida Man stories. Europe just has 'the English tourist on holiday in Ibiza.'

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Final score:

46points

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Captain Kyra 5 months ago

Florida has interesting protection for alleged crime, that is why the Florida man stories are so entertaining.

22points

Strict-Promotion3250 , Chris Winters Report

#15

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA Garbage disposal units are installed beneath the kitchen sink.

Final score:

45points

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Trillian 5 months ago

So you can shred stuff and just flush it? We are very much encouraged to NOT do that but dispose of it properly.

10points

LeopardEmpress , Mike Mozart / Flickr Report

#16

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA Free refills on coffee and soda (in most restaurants).

Final score:

43points

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Verena 5 months ago

Water okay, coffee/tea maybe (if brewed well). Soda: Why encourage obesity?

24points

#17

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA Free public restrooms and toilet seat covers.

ec0114 , Minh Nguyen Report

Final score:

40points

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Gillbella 5 months ago

It's of places have free public toilets across the world- with doors on them that stop people looking at you,!

36points

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

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#18

Diners. Fast cheap American food available at all hours. One of the best meals you will ever eat is American diner food at 2 am.

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Final score:

40points

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JuJu 5 months ago

Here, a Döner saves your life at 2 am

5points

#19

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA Massive student loan.

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Final score:

38points

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 5 months ago

Debt. Massive student loan DEBT.

66points

#20

The Grand Canyon.

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Final score:

38points

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sofacushionfort 5 months ago

A Soviet traveler described it as a mold that could be used to make mountain ranges

32points

Learner Panda 5 months ago

Mold = fungus; mould = a negative shape to produce a positive item.

3points

July Buckridge 5 months ago

Wow! Love it!

0points

Ąåřţđęşịɠŋȿ 5 months ago

indeed

0points

Salty.Hag 5 months ago

I mean that came from a man from a land so cold it's dry and gross. We will keep our fungi.

0points

Glenn Cuneo 5 months ago

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Joanne Earle 5 months ago

Pics don't do it justice.

1point

Captain Kyra 5 months ago

It is incredibly beautiful but it was the size and distance that was so mind boggling. To easily see the river and learn that it is a mile straight down, the other rim can be 30 miles away but easily in view, the temperature changes, cool mountain environment up top and desert in the canyon. My husband and I went for our 20th wedding anniversary and it was unforgettable.

0points

Phil Green 5 months ago

The US doesn't have Edinburgh Castle. Every single country in the world has something no other has.

1point

Kees Visser 5 months ago

2000+ years of visible history. The Alpes. The Carpates. The Pyrenees.

1point

BoredPossum 5 months ago

Yeah, but the US doesn't have the rock out there in my neighbour's garden. Of freaking course we don't have the grand canyon. It can only physically exist in one place.

1point

Kare Deter 5 months ago

Seriously.

0points

Jeffrey Crawley 4 weeks ago

Copper Canyon, Mexico This canyon is FOUR times larger than the Grand Canyon and is deeper in some places. The canyon is made up of a maze of gorges carved into the volcanic rock of the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountain Range.

0points

Daniel Gómez 5 months ago

Copper Canyon y Mexico is even bigger and more impressive.

0points

Jp@nda 5 months ago

Only when you combine all six different canyons that make up copper canyon is it then bigger than the Grand canyon

0points

User# 6 5 months ago

Hey, we have Cheddar Gorge!

0points

PattyK 5 months ago

And Yosemite and Yellowstone and … and … and …

0points

Justin Tyme 5 months ago

I visited the Grand Canyon and was disappointed to find that it was just a huge hole in the ground.

-1point

aricely 5 months ago

It's a canyon what do you expect

0points

Acrobatic_Budget_367 , Caique Morais / Unsplash Report

#21

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA Giant superstores where you can buy groceries, furniture, a pet fish and a handgun

Final score:

36points

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Test Dummy 5 months ago

Not sure how this is a good thing.

38points

#22

THE F**KING BBQ!

Thank the cosmos I live there and travel alot. States seem to have their own twists and specialities and it's all so f**king good I can't decide what I like more.

The Texas BBQ Pit I went to once was an experience.

Before I came here, BBQ meant store bought frozen burgers and sausages on a grill in the garden during summer. One thing I don't miss about the UK lol.

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Final score:

34points

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3 Otters 🦦 5 months ago

Love American BBQ!

24points

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

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#23

The 4th of July. True fact, in Europe it goes straight from the 3rd to the 5th.

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Final score:

29points

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Brenda 5 months ago

England has Bonfire Night (Guy Falkes) [November 5th - my birthday]. The US has July 4th. Every country has a holiday other countries don't. BTW, Bonfire Night was the best birthday I ever had!

20points

#24

Good Mexican food. It doesn't exist in Europe. I ordered a burrito in Berlin, and it was worse than Taco Bell.

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Final score:

28points

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Queeqec 5 months ago

So that one place in Berlin is representing whole Europe?

65points

#25

American who lived in Europe for a time. (The Balkans)

Things I have here that I didn't have there:

Cheap gas (yes, it's still quite cheap in the US)

Larger appliances with words on them (my appliances there had graphics on them, the washer had a Half Mushroom Cloud setting)

A zillion kinds of breakfast cereal (when I came back, I routinely got overwhelmed in the grocery store)

Lol, diplomatic immunity

Things I had there, that I don't have here:

There was a produce/meat market that was open every day, that I could walk to, it ruled

Cafe culture

The newsstand sold lots of rowdy porn.

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Final score:

27points

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LavenderHippoInAJar 5 months ago

I feel like the price of gas really depends on where in America you are

23points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#26

Turning right on a red light. I think that's still illegal in Germany and most other European countries, isn't it?

PinocchioWasFramed Report

Final score:

23points

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Emma S 5 months ago

Well you'd be on the wrong side of the road in the UK, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus so don't do that. 😆

43points

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#27

Single country world series.

Final score:

23points

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PattyK 5 months ago

No; there’s a major league baseball team in Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays.

34points

#28

The mountains in the Mountain West and the Red Rocks. I’ve lived next to the Red Rocks in Utah and Colorado. I grew up and worked in the Tetons. We’ve lived on the Wasatch, and super close to the Rockies. Europe is so beautiful but the Mountain West is one of the most beautiful regions on earth.

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Final score:

23points

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ElfVibratorGlitter 5 months ago (edited)

No doubt it's absolutely gorgeous here, I live in Colorado. Europe is no joke either. Also has a variety of beautiful places to visit.

16points

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#29

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA Truck Nuts

At least I haven't really seen them over here in central Europe. Then again also Pickup Trucks are a pretty rare sight in Europe.

Final score:

18points

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Pandemonium 5 months ago

Discussion between my brother and me: Me: Truck nuts must only ever be bought as gag gifts for one's too-tough friend. I can't imagine that any dude would ever buy truck nuts for himself. Bro: And THAT is why you were surprised that Trump won in 2016.

43points

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

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#30

“Still Illegal In Most European Countries”: 30 Things That Are Only Normal In The USA Large meal portions.

MrXenocryst , Nadin Sh / Pexels Report

Final score:

18points

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Isabella 5 months ago

This is not necessarily a good thing.

30points

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What things about US do you find amazing?

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Queeqec 5 months ago

Comparing the USA with 47 individual countries with individual language, landscape, culture, cuisines, laws, politics etc is just useless. It doesn't work that way.

35points

Nitka Tsar 5 months ago

ZGutr, every European country has their own states. For example: Germany has 16 states, that are as different from each other as the US states are. But somehow most Americans only know of and about Bavaria, which would be like me saying the whole US is only Texas.

5points

DB 5 months ago

It does on BP.

2points

JustAnotherPanda (she/they/he) 5 months ago

It’s not comparing, they’re just saying

-1point

calvin and hobbes 5 months ago

ugh. i thought it said americans wrote it, not people coming on to make fun of america. dont get me wrong, i know america has countless faults, but some people are proud of their country nevertheless, as anybody would be, and shaming them for that is just not okay. we do have unique, good things, that other countries dont have, and i thought that is what i would be finding in this article. instead, i found more hatred and teasing.

14points

Nitka Tsar 5 months ago

I would love a list about positiv things the US has!

4points

BWC 5 months ago

Yep, the negativity and whataboutisms are running rampant in the comments.

0points

Megan Curl 5 months ago

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Corvus 5 months ago

Ugh, the list is so predictable. Free refills, fast food, and guns. This pretty much sums it up (and all other lists like it).

12points

Jrog 5 months ago

Also, the same weird obsessions, most likely by people that never traveled further than the next town over. National parks, ice in drinks, toilets, free refills... as if the rest of the world has never heard of nature, cold water and poo.

18points

LokisLilButterknife 5 months ago

Sigh, when will BoredPanda ever learn that Europe and the United States are not monoliths? I always feel like these lists just rehash the same old tired stereotypes.

11points

I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 5 months ago

This makes me think a lot of the people who made submissions haven't travelled much because so many things on this list are not just solely usa.

7points

K- THULU 5 months ago

And those of us who are neither European or from the USA are generally just bored with this two continent world view that BP has these days...

7points

ZGutr 5 months ago

The title says America, but why are all the posts focused on the USA? The usual confusion? America are the two landmasses from most southern point in Chile up until Canada's most northern point. USA is just a part of the landmass called north America

6points

Rocket Surgeon 5 months ago

Yes I'm sure the OP meant anywhere from the Southern tip of Argentina to the icy shores of Nunavut.

1point

Jayjay 5 months ago

I get the impression that not many Americans who post here have ever been outside of the USA. You should compare a state in the USA to a country elsewhere, or compare the USA to the whole of Europe for instance. And in that case: diversity in Europe is so much broader than in the USA.

4points

Julie S 5 months ago

USA vs Europe again

3points

Moosy Girl 5 months ago

Whatever anywhere has, America claims to have more of it. Same as whatever anywhere has, Japan claims to have invented it. ;p

3points

DB 5 months ago

Another not so thinly veiled anti-American post from Bolshevik Panda.

1point

michael faludi 5 months ago

I would add as #31 the exploitation of workers in the USA. Nowhere in Europe people has to work as the CEOs demanding in the USA. Examples of 90 hours of work per week, sleeping at work or 24/7 standby is plenty with minimum pay. Social assistance is lower then anywhere in the EU.

1point

Nina 5 months ago

Come on BP, we've had enough of these kinda posts now. Try to make some original comparisons or original posts..

1point

Anony Mouse 5 months ago

Really glad to read all these for the 30th time. You haven't posted one of these lists in almost 4 days.

1point

Ionescu Popa 5 months ago

only in the days with us troops transfers, to move the attention here.

-1point

Boy-Ahn 5 months ago

Again, Europe is not a single country, pretty much like Wyoming is different from Louisiana, for example.

1point

RSM 5 months ago

Choice.

0points

Kare Deter 5 months ago

I am kind of tired of the title of the article changing and STILL has little to do with the content.

0points

Captain Awesome 5 months ago

How about the Venus fly trap? It only natively grows in the wet lands of North and South Carolina.

0points

John Harrison 5 months ago

Didn't even read it. F**k off, BP.

-3points

Multa Nocte 5 months ago

Same here.

-2points

Mimi M 5 months ago

Lots of these are anti-American, not positive things at all. Even when trying, it comes with a large side order of bashing. With a lot of ignorance involved as well.

-3points

LokisLilButterknife 5 months ago (edited)

That's BoredPanda for you. Europe= Land of cultured intellectuals. United States: Land of slack-jawed yokels (yes, I stole that phrase from the Simpsons) wallowing in their own filth and ignorance. I have family in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and I have to agree that the United States has a considerable number of extremely serious problems. However, these listicles always seem to degenerate into hate-fueled stereotypes and people bashing each other. It's really pitiful that BoredPanda keeps on posting content like this.

-1point

Miryaa 5 months ago

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Eric Tapril 5 months ago

Nothing butthurt about your comment at all, is there?

8points

Michael None 5 months ago (edited)

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Shaquille Oatmeal 5 months ago

Speaking as a US Military Veteran: A lot. A whole lot. So freaking much. But yeah the whole “haha all Americans are fatty fat fats who like to eat fast food and drink soda” is just petty.

2points

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Queeqec 5 months ago

Comparing the USA with 47 individual countries with individual language, landscape, culture, cuisines, laws, politics etc is just useless. It doesn't work that way.

35points

Nitka Tsar 5 months ago

5points

DB 5 months ago

It does on BP.

2points

JustAnotherPanda (she/they/he) 5 months ago

It’s not comparing, they’re just saying

-1point

calvin and hobbes 5 months ago

14points

Nitka Tsar 5 months ago

I would love a list about positiv things the US has!

4points

BWC 5 months ago

Yep, the negativity and whataboutisms are running rampant in the comments.

0points

Megan Curl 5 months ago

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Corvus 5 months ago

Ugh, the list is so predictable. Free refills, fast food, and guns. This pretty much sums it up (and all other lists like it).

12points

Jrog 5 months ago

18points

LokisLilButterknife 5 months ago

Sigh, when will BoredPanda ever learn that Europe and the United States are not monoliths? I always feel like these lists just rehash the same old tired stereotypes.

11points

I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 5 months ago

This makes me think a lot of the people who made submissions haven't travelled much because so many things on this list are not just solely usa.

7points

K- THULU 5 months ago

And those of us who are neither European or from the USA are generally just bored with this two continent world view that BP has these days...

7points

ZGutr 5 months ago

6points

Rocket Surgeon 5 months ago

Yes I'm sure the OP meant anywhere from the Southern tip of Argentina to the icy shores of Nunavut.

1point

Jayjay 5 months ago

4points

Julie S 5 months ago

USA vs Europe again

3points

Moosy Girl 5 months ago

Whatever anywhere has, America claims to have more of it. Same as whatever anywhere has, Japan claims to have invented it. ;p

3points

DB 5 months ago

Another not so thinly veiled anti-American post from Bolshevik Panda.

1point

michael faludi 5 months ago

1point

Nina 5 months ago

Come on BP, we've had enough of these kinda posts now. Try to make some original comparisons or original posts..

1point

Anony Mouse 5 months ago

Really glad to read all these for the 30th time. You haven't posted one of these lists in almost 4 days.

1point

Ionescu Popa 5 months ago

only in the days with us troops transfers, to move the attention here.

-1point

Boy-Ahn 5 months ago

Again, Europe is not a single country, pretty much like Wyoming is different from Louisiana, for example.

1point

RSM 5 months ago

Choice.

0points

Kare Deter 5 months ago

I am kind of tired of the title of the article changing and STILL has little to do with the content.

0points

Captain Awesome 5 months ago

How about the Venus fly trap? It only natively grows in the wet lands of North and South Carolina.

0points

John Harrison 5 months ago

Didn't even read it. F**k off, BP.

-3points

Multa Nocte 5 months ago

Same here.

-2points

Mimi M 5 months ago

Lots of these are anti-American, not positive things at all. Even when trying, it comes with a large side order of bashing. With a lot of ignorance involved as well.

-3points

LokisLilButterknife 5 months ago (edited)

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Miryaa 5 months ago

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Eric Tapril 5 months ago

Nothing butthurt about your comment at all, is there?

8points

Michael None 5 months ago (edited)

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Shaquille Oatmeal 5 months ago

Speaking as a US Military Veteran: A lot. A whole lot. So freaking much. But yeah the whole “haha all Americans are fatty fat fats who like to eat fast food and drink soda” is just petty.

2points