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16 June 2025

Stuff Americans say
Europe part 4

Stuff Americans say
The steep cobbled lane of Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, with thatched cottages and green countryside beyond
Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Facebook comment (username redacted, grey 1d - laughing and thumbs up). Text: "Europe isn't very big. What would you do for 2 weeks?"
X/Twitter post (mobile screenshot, 4:49, 5G). Michael A. Arouet (verified) @MichaelAArouet (Follow button). Text: "European mind won't comprehend this. Heated driveway to avoid snow?" Photo showing workers installing blue radiant heating pipes/panels across a large driveway in front of a white house. 8:49 AM, 1/19/25.
Quora question. Tags: "United States-United Kingdom Relations", "England", "London", "Great Britain", "Politics of the United Kingdom", +7. Question: "What can I do as an American to bring democracy to the United Kingdom?" Answer, Follow (5), Request
YouTube comment thread. First comment (username redacted, 2 mo ago): "Also "Paddy" is the N word for Irish. It's St Patrick's day or St Patty's. NOT paddy" Reply (username redacted, 9 days ago): "I'm gonna guess you're not Irish."
Reddit comment. chambertlo (red Reddit alien avatar, 6h, -2 votes): "British people need to calm the fuck down with this shit. You're a third world country for a reason. Ride the wave." Three-dot menu, star
Infographic/chart. Title: "Relations between the United States and Germany are". Horizontal bar chart showing: USA - Bad 25%, Good 70%. Germany - Bad 73%, Good 24%. Source: Pew Research Center; Korber-Stiftung | Study conducted in September 2018. DW copyright
Reddit post from r/German by u/johnrune9a (13m). Tagged "Question". Title: "Looking for examples of usage of 'Danke Shoen' before 1963, or was this a term coined by a songwriter?" Text: "The song 'Danke Shoen' was popular in the US in the early 1960's. The story is that in German there was no word for "Thank You" so the 'german sounding' word 'Danka Shoen' was coined by a songwriter. I wonder if the term 'Danka Shoen' was indeed created by Wayne Newton (or his songwriter)? Most importantly, is there any evidence of the term being used in the German language prior to Wayne Newton introduced this song? Thank You."
TikTok/Instagram comment thread. First comment (username redacted, 2h): "Europe is a terrible country don't even compare" Reply button. Second comment (username redacted, 14h): "Europe is a third world craphole and contributes absolutely nothing good to the world" with laughing emoji. Reply, thumbs down
X/Twitter thread. First tweet (Scarecrow/Wizard of Oz avatar, username redacted): "Firstly... please stop making this mistake... it is not "Patty's" Day. It's "Paddy's". Nobody in ireland calls anybody Patty, except for one of Marge Simpsons sisters. That's all I have, actually" Reply (username redacted, 10:56, 17 Mar 23): "Actually it is not a holiday celebrated in Ireland it is an American holiday. And since it is not St. Padricls Day but Saint Patrick's Day I think Patty is the correct nickname. But your point is taken."
X/Twitter thread with Portuguese-language interface ("Em resposta a", "Tweete sua resposta"). First tweet (magnifying glass avatar, username redacted, 6h): "Passenger rail transportation USA vs Europe. US needs to catch up, infrastructure is poor and expensive. Also if you want clean, this is a good start" with side-by-side maps showing US passenger rail network (sparse) vs European rail network (dense). Reply (man in polo/cap avatar, username redacted): "Please show these maps to the same scale. Europe is about the size of Texas"
YouTube comment thread with Swedish-language interface ("Svar" header). Video thumbnail showing two men at a table with subtitle "But we can do many other things." First comment (US flag avatar, username redacted): "Omg this is so funny.. I'm German and I feel I understand a little but I never spoke German. I'm American and I enjoy this channel is is fun and I learn another language. I'm sure it's gonna get better when we get to the" with chili pepper emojis. Reply (purple username redacted): "You understand they speak Danish right, and not German?"
TikTok/Instagram post. Video showing school pupils at phone locking stations with caption "Pupils use phone locking stations at Scotland's first 'phone-free' school". Likes, share buttons. Comment (woman with sunglasses avatar, username redacted, 18h): "If there's a shooting how do they call for help?"
Reddit post. Title truncated: "Doing my first international trip in September. Is...". Bananas_are_theworst (green alien avatar, 1h): "Bring meds!!! I cannot stress this enough. European countries do not have the access to stuff like ibuprofen, pepto, Imodium, etc that we do. I always throw a few Advil cold and sinus tablets in my bag as well because you never know what you'll catch when you're traveling. It sucks to feel icky when you're away from home, especially if you can't just pop into any store and get some quick relief." Narwhals4Lyf OP (1h): "Smart!! I'll bring a little pouch with some basic meds in it alongside basic first aid!"
Reddit comment thread (old Reddit style). 2ndBeastisNow (-23 points, 4 hours ago): "Shit hole country" [removed by moderators]. rocko130185 (4 hours ago): "You think Ireland is a "shit hole country" when it has a higher gdp per capita than your own country(America, I know because of your ignorance and arrogance)and a higher life expectancy, how embarrassing." PLS_PM_ME_THINGS (-8 points, 3 hours ago): "What's their military budget though? And do they have safe drinking water like the US?"
TikTok/YouTube shorts screenshot with Norwegian-language interface ("Kommentarer"). Infographic map titled "How many mass shootings has your country/state had in 2025?" (*As of May 31, 2025*). Map of Europe mostly in green (0) with some countries showing small numbers (2, 1, 2). Map of USA showing states with numbers totaling 117 (US flag, Total: 117) with mix of green and red states, Texas showing 16. PACIFICGEO watermark. 27 Kommentarer. Comment (username redacted): "I think this data is inaccurate, Europe is insanely dangerous. Probably more dangerous than the US."
Facebook comment (username redacted, 16h, 245 laughing reactions). Text: "It's appalling what the people in the UK deem fit to put into their bodies. Here in the states we have tight controls on harmful food additives. I feel fortunate to call this place home." Haha
X/Twitter thread with Hungarian-language interface ("Valasz", "felhasznalonak", "Tweet leforditasa"). First tweet from Eugene Katchalov (verified) @Eug... (23h): "Went out for breakfast in a nearby cafe in Budapest. Another customer overheard us speaking Ukrainian and on her way out paid for our whole meal even as we were telling her we didn't need it. She said she knew and it's not about the money, but simply a gesture. My wife cried..." Reply (username redacted): "Curious what state you are in? Those kind gestures usually don't happen in Ca." 17:05, 22 marc. 05
X/Twitter thread with French-language interface ("Suivre", "Traduire le post", "vues"). BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS (rising sun avatar, 1j): "Donald Trump has been told by Greenland and Denmark that his officials are not welcome in Greenland. But JD Vance is going to go anyway. Should Greenland do the funniest thing and arrest JD Vance?" Reply from Risk (verified) @riskoriented (Suivre button): "How would that go down? Vance isn't afraid to say "no," and you can't arrest somebody without their consent in Europe." 08:42, 27.03.25, 2.7k vues
Reddit comment thread. WringedSponge (+1, "Cork bai" flair, 11h): "West Cork is great! East Cork has the midleton distillery and nice beaches. The city's only OK. I would travel from Cork to Kerry, all the way up the west coast. Kinsale, Clonakilty, Dingle, the Burren, Galway city. Mayo up to Donegal is nice if you have time too." LoverOfChaos ("Probably at it again" flair, 11h, -4 votes): "I live in texas so im sure i can walk the entirety of Ireland. Itd be a joy"
Threads/Instagram post thread. First post (username redacted, 13h): "How do people pronounce La Croix?" Reply (username redacted, 9h): "La KROY. It's not French, it's from Wisconsin and named after St Croix river (pronounced kroy)"
YouTube comment with French-language interface ("REPONDRE"). username redacted, 3 jours ago (modifie). Text: "Denmark isn't really a country. It's a US colony. Their entire existence is dependent on the US. Sorry to inform you Danes out there.", thumbs down
Threads post. First post (username redacted, globe avatar, Follow button, 20h): "How do people in England feel about America celebrating today??? Is Wimbledon their way of snubbing their nose at our holiday???" Top comment (username redacted, 18h, red heart): "To put it in a particularly British way we are almost overcome with indifference"
X/Twitter reply (username partially visible, Follow button, "Replying to @... and 4 others"). Text: "People don't think of pizza when they think of Italy- they think of pasta. America colonized pizza from you guys and made it significantly better. Your bias as an italian can make you disagree but you are wrong" 8:55 PM, 14 Jun 25. 1 Quote
Reddit post from r/Unexpected (mobile app). Comment thread: PinkWarPig (4h): "Didn't expect that, but why is she using a spoon?" BGYeti (3h): "Some people need the assistance of a spoon..." Beagle2007 (1h, -10 votes): "That's the Italian way to eat spaghetti" Ciuff1 (1h): "We do not use the spoon, only the children sometimes" Beagle2007 (58m, -1): "We do in the US. They even serve it that way in nice italian restaurants." Ciuff1 (45m): "Ah ok :) so italian americans mayb..." Zimmerdude (12m): "Right, I forgot... America is the only country that matters. That's how they do it in italian restaurants in America, so it HAS to be how Italians actually in Italy do it."
X/Twitter thread. The Hill (verified) @thehill (20h): "Teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg endorses Biden" with link and photo of Greta Thunberg speaking at microphone. Reply (username redacted, "Replying to @thehill"): "Why should I care about her opinion when she is a) not an adult and b) her home country hasn't even invented free speech yet."
Reddit post from r/NoStupidQuestions (username redacted, 15m). Title: "Why don't Europeans know about the Super Bowl?" Text: "So I've been staying in Europe for about 9 months now. It's because my job asked me to. I'm staying in this city called "Birmingham" in England and I've made some friends and the guys are really into anything sports but mainly soccer. The other day I started talking to him about the Super Bowl and he just looked at me confused. I know football isn't as big here, but I would have expected a sports guy to at least understand some of what I was talking about but no nothing? I honestly thought everyone knew about the Super Bowl." Vote, Share, Award. mugenhunt (cake day badge, 13m): "Why would they? It's the championship for a sport they don't follow, which is pretty much only played in the US and Canada. How much do you know about the cricket championships?" OP (username redacted, 8m, -1 votes): "I mean cricket is no where near as popular as the Super Bowl"
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