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10 June 2025

Stuff Americans say
Europe part 3

Stuff Americans say
The white-washed buildings and windmills of Oia, Santorini lit up at dusk against the Aegean Sea
Oia, Santorini, Greece
TikTok/Instagram comment with Dutch-language interface ("Beantwoorden", "Vertaling weergeven"). username redacted, 17u. Text: "European chocolate is so low quality it cannot be sold as chocolate in America"
TikTok/Instagram comment thread. First comment (username redacted, 4d): "Euros barely know Europe - let alone anywhere outside of it. They also think the US is about the size of France." Reply button. Second comment (username redacted, 2d): "i don't think you've ever met a European"
X/Twitter thread. First tweet (pixelated avatar, username redacted/pixelated): "Using "O" is a white supremacist give away. We get it, sir, you think you're descended from uber-white Vikings." with concerned emoji. Reply from Oyvind (username partially visible, pixelated avatar): "O is a letter in the Norwegian alphabet and the first letter in my name."
TikTok/Instagram comment thread. First comment (username redacted, 6w): "An American critiquing food is hilarious" Reply button. Second comment (kevincarbonara, 8w): "y we got the best food in the world. No one goes to Europe for food"
X/Twitter post by Jesse Kelly (verified) @JesseKellyDC (Follow button). Text: "People love to sound sophisticated and brag about European art and architecture. I've seen America's and I've seen what they've got. Theirs can't touch ours." with US flag emoji. Photo of the Statue of Liberty against blue sky
X/Twitter quote tweet (username redacted, Trump avatar partially visible, 11 sept). Comment: "Finland is poorer than Louisiana and also those other countries are very poor. Actually, our poorest people are wealthier than even the middle class in those countries." Quoting Robert Reich (verified) @RBReich (9 sept): "In Finland, they have an average of 161 weeks of paid family leave for mothers. In Hungary, it's 160 weeks. In Norway, it's 91 weeks. In Korea, it's 64 weeks. In Germany, it's 58 weeks. In Sweden, it's 55 weeks. In Canada, it's 51 weeks. In the United States, it's 0. 0 weeks."
Instagram/TikTok comment thread. First comment (username redacted, 5d): "At least American toilets aren't just holes in the ground" with toilet emoji. Hide Replies. Reply (username redacted, 5d, red heart): "you realize .... america isn't the only developed country right? basically all of europe has a much better educational system and normal plumbing???"
YouTube comment thread with Hebrew-language interface. First comment (username redacted, 16 hours ago): "US always getting all the good bands for itself". Highlighted reply (username redacted, 9 hours ago, purple): "A lot of bands like the US tours more than anywhere else. Simply because America is great. We have showers, running water, etc. while in other countries bands talk about they can't shower for like a week because in Europe they don't have water sometimes. Those things"
X/Twitter reply (username and avatar redacted, "Replying to" visible). Text: "Finland is notorious for raising men to be pussies... you'd be speaking russian if it wasn't for real men from America."
X/Twitter thread (mobile screenshot). The Washington Post (verified) @wash... (19h): Link preview showing Tour de France crash photo with cyclists piled up. washingtonpost.com headline: "Tour de France official says woman who caused huge crash will be sued". Reply (replying to @washingtonpost, 6:59 PM, 6/27/21): "She brought attention to a sport that not many watch. Before this not too many people knew that this was event was happening. They should be thanking her"
Tumblr post thread. First: Anonymous said: "Germany has states????" vampmilf (verified, ghost avatar, Follow, 12 Jul 2022): "hey before i answer this can you let me know if youre american real quick". Second: vampmilf (verified, ghost avatar, Follow, 12 Jul 2022) sharing anonymous ask: "Yes im American? I just figured it doesn't make sense for smaller countries to be divided by states?? since they are already the size of a state??" vampmilf's response: "yeah that checks out"
Reddit post from r/AmItheAsshole by u/Inner-Luck (2h). Title: "AITA For arguing with my friend after he tried to set me up on a date with an Italian-American girl?" Text: "So I am of Irish descent (27M), both my grandparents from each side of my family came from Ireland during the early 20th century. Personally I wanted to continue this heritage trend. One of my friends had told me a mutual female friend of his was single, and he wanted to hook us up on a date. Fine, I meet her at a bar and I find out she's Italian, which is fine, but not my preference. After the date ended, I called my friend up and cursed him out for not giving me specifics (He knew I only wanted to date Irish girls well before this). He said I was ungrateful but I have a hard time believing that???"
Reddit post from r/AskEurope by u/Gringoboi17 (2h, -1 votes). Tagged "Language". Title: "How far do you have to travel before you come to an area that does not speak your language?" Text: "In the United States you can go from one end of the continent to the other and experience almost no change in language or even accent. This is incredibly Unique to America and I want to know how far you need to travel before your native language isn't understood by most people anymore."
Facebook/X post. Profile text reads "Americans will use anything but the metric system for measurement" (username redacted). Comment: "The European mind could not conceive a car this cool." Photo of a black 1987 Buick Grand National parked in front of a building with American flag and palm trees
Reddit post from r/PokemonTCG on mobile (07:53, 5G) with German-language interface. Title: "What's the deal with this card?" (156 kommentare). infamous_scarecrow (11h, -15 votes): "Without being condescending or rude, you do know Germans speak Dutch right?" neppeBoss (11h): "I am German and we dont speak dutch Bro thats bullshit" with skull emoji. infamous_scarecrow (11h, -10 votes): "Based off my American German girlfriend and her entire family still in Germany, that's what they say" MechGundam (11h): "In Germany we speak deutsch, not dutch, maybe that's were the confusion comes from." neppeBoss (10h): "Yeah I think so too" with skull emoji
Reddit post from r/GoogleMaps by u/Ethanmcguire16 (7h). Title: "Why is there no street view in Iraq and barley any in Germany?" Best Comments. [deleted] (7h). jamescridland (2h). jopy666 (6h, -24 votes): "There are no computers in Germany or Iraq because socialism."
Reddit post from r/rareinsults by u/Same-Armadillo1260 (10h). Title: "useless and fucking their sister". Screenshot of social media comment: "Its amazing when people who dont live here care about American politics. Nobody gives a fuck about european politics. We ARE your heroes and gods." with laughing emoji. Best comment (username redacted, 2d, 4 Awards): "If they are gods then they're Greek gods. Utterly useless and fucking their sister."
Facebook post in "EUROPE Travel Community" group (EU flag emoji). username redacted. Text: "Hi all! American here. Here is my 2 week itinerary for my Europe trip. Nov 11 Ireland. Nov 12 Scotland. Nov 13-14 London. From here I'm not sure where to go next. Thinking? Nov 15 Paris. Nov 16 Brussels. Nov 17 Amsterdam. Nov 18-25 Italy. Edit: I onlt have travel and accommodations booked for Ireland, Scotland, and London. I have nothing else booked."
X/Twitter thread with Chinese-language interface. First tweet (username redacted): "Everyone should know that if you come across a twitter user who writes in cyrillic, there's a good chance that user is a Russian bot. Be advised." Reply (username redacted, 1 hour ago): "The fact is, the Balkans are a very poor region, and I don't believe most people in Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia have access to technology like computers or cellphones, so I don't think many Slavs would be on twitter and writing in Cyrillic. So, chances are they're indeed Russian bots" Nested reply (Z avatar, 20 hours ago): "slavs don't exist they were manufactured by the russian government as a way to infiltrate american social media platform and influence the election be warned"
Reddit comment thread. Actual_Raspberry_309 (Animal Crossing-style avatar, 4h, -2 votes): "The only white lady I can think of on the show is Danielle lol" megpipe72 (Animal Crossing-style avatar, 3h, Vote): "Stefania is literally a white lady." Actual_Raspberry_309 (3h, -3 votes): "But she's not though? She's Italian. Not white" with smiling emoji. megpipe72 (3h): "Italian is a nationality, not an ethnic group. Her ethnicity is white."
Instagram/TikTok comment thread. First comment (username redacted): "Yeah I remember in Holland asking for some tylenol and they didn't even have it? Like what do you y'all take if y'all got a headache?" Reply. Second comment (username redacted, red heart): "oh it's a common misunderstanding, tylenol = paracetamol here, it's the same thing, just a different brand name" with content emoji. Third comment (username redacted): "I'm sorry but I don't think I'd trust myself buying a non-American brand, I know it sound selfish I'm sorry, I'm just worried about the foreign chemicals that I'm maybe not used to?"
X/Twitter thread. James May (verified) @MrJamesMay (9h): "Did the POTUS really say that paper straws 'explode'?" Reply (username/avatar redacted, 3:08 pm, 14/02/2025): "No one expects you to understand you're from England that place is a failed state that's constantly in war with itself. You're not used to having rights or freedom of speech or freedom in any sort so we wouldn't expect you to understand any of this" James May (verified) @MrJamesMay (8h): "Right-ho."
Social media post. Text: "Best selling car in Italy vs USA. With such a small car, i have no idea how Italians do their weekly Costo/Walmart grocery run" with upside-down face emoji. Image from carsized.com showing side-by-side comparison of Fiat Panda 3 312 (5-door Hatchback, 2011-2020, 1.551m height, 3.653m length) next to a Ford F-150 (Pick-up SuperCrew 5.5, 2014-present, 1.961m height, 5.89m length), with the Fiat being dramatically smaller
YouTube comment thread. First comment (3d ago, 2 dislikes): "I find it amusing how states in EU 27 call themselves "countries", when some of them are mot much larger than a shopping mall in Texas. That is what happens when you learn to speak English from the British who never did learn to speak proper English language from us Americans. /S. For economic purposes, EU 27 is a "country" comparable to the US, and Germany has about the same GDP as California (though California has half of Germany's population). So maybe try to compare renewable generation in California with Germany?" Reply (green username redacted, 3d ago): "I find it amusing how Americans find it amusing how other countries call themselves countries. Its a very endearing quality and not at all arrogant. /s" Reply (Jim, 3d ago): "Well if you want to be really picky about it, the US is just a colony I guess. Except that we had that colony-oscopy thing in 1776, so call us what you will"
TikTok/Instagram post with Dutch-language interface ("reacties", "Antwoorden"). Video showing person hunched over in bathroom with caption "POV: you both drank the water in Egypt and there is only one toilet in the room" with sick face emojis. Location tag: Hurghada, Egypt. 1394 reacties. First comment (username redacted, 13u): "Who even drinks tap water anywhere in the world!!!!" Reply (username redacted, 8u, red heart): "everyone in europe (civilized countries)" Reply (username redacted, 6u): "Y'all have low hygiene anyways" with laughing emoji
Facebook post in "a group where you can ask any qu..." (Anonymous member, 1h). Text: "How do I get Scottish citizenship from my DNA? I recently did a DNA test (I live in America) because I wanted to use it to move to Ireland. I was always told I was Irish, but was disappointed to learn that I'm not. I was even learning Gaelic online so I could know the language my people speak before I moved there. Based on the results, I'd like to use this to gain Scottish citizenship instead. English citizenship would be my second choice. I'd like to avoid immigrating to Germany bc I do not like or support their history, and I don't care at all about the other places as they look too boring for me. Thank you!" Map of Scotland partially visible at bottom
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