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14 June 2025

Stuff Americans say
US is Earth part 3

Stuff Americans say

Reddit post in r/cyprus titled 'Donald Trump is the new president' with a photo of Trump waving at a rally

Reddit comment thread. SpanishAvenger (11h) quoting someone: "Do you even live here?" Reply: "No, I live 9,200 km away from there." Reply from another user (10h, -4 downvotes): "So you're in space"

Twitter/X thread. First tweet (username redacted, 10h): "this is honestly sickening to see... how tf was the suicide bomber able to get through customs and TSA to get into the country" about a Somalian suicide bomber. Reply (username redacted, 10h): "Dude... it was in Somalia." Reply: "Yeah, Somalia. But what were the TSA doing letting him into the airport. Did nobody check this guy for weapons or??"

Reddit post. r/AskARussian, u/[deleted]. Title: "Would Germans be welcome as immigrants in your country?" Multiple comments. One reply (username redacted): "Look into San Antonio, Texas! Lots of German heritage in the hill country... Washington state also has a German feel, especially Leavenworth... And I have met a LOT of Germans in Pennsylvania." Reply: "This is r/AskARussian"

Instagram/TikTok comment thread. First comment (username redacted, 3d): long rant about black identity being exclusively American - "You can only call us African American. Not 'black.' Because that's OUR word. We coined that... Do NOT try to identify with us. You don't get to call yourself 'black' and try to relate to African American culture." Reply (Creator tag, 2d): "Bestie I'm Nigerian"

TikTok comment thread. Post about Indian women. Reply (username redacted, 1d): "Native american*" with nerd emoji. Creator reply (1d): "Indian people from the country of India"

Reddit comment thread. Post about a man who retired at 60. MoneyBadgerEx (12h): "Thank God for sensible men like this. This is a version of America I can believe in." Reply: Gizmoosis (12h): "He was born and lives in the UK..."

YouTube/social media comment thread (German interface - "vor" timestamps). Video about an English Civil War era matchlock musket. First comment (username redacted, vor 3 Stunden): "I love how you guys think the Civil War was muskets, honestly ridiculous education system" implying the American Civil War. Reply (vor 2 Stunden): "It's not THE civil war, it's the ENGLISH civil war. There's a world outside the US." Reply (vor 2 Stunden): "Bro this IS from the civil war era. Look up what weapons they used." Reply (vor 1 Stunde): "THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR"

Facebook comment thread (French interface - "J'aime" button). Post about Harry Potter. Comment (username redacted): "It's the Sourcerer's not philosophers stone. If you're going to try to be clever at least get the name right ffs." Reply: "It's the Philosopher's stone. It's British. It was only called the Sorcerer's Stone in the US."

Twitter/X thread. Lev (@L3v_B, verified): sharing COVID data with chart. Bill C (@MrBillC14, 10h): "According to the CDC..." asking about data. Reply: Lev (@L3v_B, 10h): "Sweden"

Snapchat conversation. Kaila says "im from london" with a selfie. Other person excited: "NO WAY" and "thats so cool". Kaila responds: "london ohio"

Reddit comment thread. Post linking to r/usdefaultism. Reply (username redacted, -12 downvotes): "We're in America. Reddit is an American site." Reply: "No, we're on the internet. The internet is not a country." Reply (-9 downvotes): "It was invented in America, and is hosted on American servers." Reply: "It was actually invented by Tim Berners-Lee, a Brit, while he worked at CERN, in Switzerland"

Reddit DM conversation. First message (redacted username): "Wow you must be fun at parties. r/usdefaultism is just for losers who want to complain about things that don't matter." Reply: "Well it matters when people make assumptions about where you're from." Reply: "I only used the US because I assumed you lived there, my bad"

Facebook mobile screenshot. Norfolk Library and Information Service post (Suggested for you, 20 Dec) with photo of a cardboard cutout of Wally (Where's Wally character in red and white striped outfit). Post: "You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now here's..." Three edits: "(EDIT: This post has found our friends across the pond and confused some people. So, in the UK (where this character was created), we call this elusive fellow 'Wally', not 'Waldo'. There's your clue.)" "(SECOND EDIT: in the UK we call a device for wheeling and transporting books about a 'trolley', not a 'cart'. It's almost as if we're located in England)" "(THIRD EDIT: Dear people not in the UK. It seems this post has gone beyond our little island. We are a library based in Norfolk, England. In the UK he is called Wally. In the UK he is on a trolley. Wally and Trolley rhyme, and the joke makes sense to almost 70 million people. Also the author is English, and he was called Wally first. Thank you for coming to our TED talk, thank you for all the comments)"

Reddit post screenshot. r/cyprus (6h) with photo of Donald Trump in a blue suit and red tie, raising his hand at a rally with supporters in red behind him. Title: "Donald Trump is the new president"

Reddit mobile screenshot (10:44, dark mode, German interface - Voten, Antworten, Teilen, Auszeich buttons). r/AskReddit post: "Non-Americans of Reddit, what is YOUR country doing to commemorate 9/11 and honor the Americans who lost their lives?". BESTE KOMMENTARE. First reply (username redacted, jetzt): "Nothing apart from showing doc..." Second (red): "Nothing. It was 21 years ago for a start. What does America do for the Victims of 7/7?" Reply (7 min): "Great answer". POSTER*IN (5 min): "Nothing happened to America on 7/7 as far as IK". Reply (176, 5 min): "It was a Terrorist attack in London where people died." POSTER*IN (2 min): "So why would I care"

Twitter/X thread. Multiple exchanges about Crayola crayons. Photo of Crayola crayons showing colour names in English, Spanish ("negro") and French ("noir"). People offended by the word "negro" on the crayon. Crayola (verified) @Crayola responds twice: "Sorry if you've taken offense, @ [redacted] The word negro-pronounced 'nay-gro' is the literal Spanish translation for the word black." and "We are grateful for the opportunity to respond. Crayola offers multiple languages on some products to help children learn. Negro (pronounced nay-gro) is the appropriate word a Spanish-speaking child would use for the color black. We hope this is helpful." Another user asks why the crayon can't just be called "Just Black!" Crayola responds again with the same explanation. Photos show close-ups of the black crayon labelled "black / negro / noir"

Google search results screenshot. Search query: "is magnet fishing illegal slovakia". Filter buttons showing "Images", "In the US", "News", "In north carolina", "In south carolina", "Videos", "Books". Featured snippet from treasuredetection.com: "Is Magnet Fishing Legal in the United States? Magnet fishing is legal in the United States" (highlighted) with information about South Carolina being the exception. Small image of a magnet fishing device next to a "NO FISHING" sign

Reddit comment thread. who-are-we-anyway (21 hours ago): "Thank you for this, I was southern raised and still couldn't figure out what OP meant until I read your comment". Reply: PaddiM8 (18 hours ago): "Southern where? UK?" Reply: derpderpdonkeypunch (-1 points, 8 hours ago): ""Southern" means the deep South of the US. Don't be a little shit."

Facebook post with photo of Rod Stewart performing in a sparkly white/silver jacket, holding a microphone on stage. Article link: ULTIMATECLASSICROCK.COM "Rod Stewart Fears 'We're Too Late' to Stop Global Warming". Comment below (username redacted): "What does he care? He's not a US citizen he's not effected."

Instagram/TikTok post. Video showing a tiger emerging from a transport cage in snowy forest next to a white vehicle, with a camera on a tripod nearby. Caption: "My dude stayed in the cage a little longer to let them know how angry he was." Comment: bobjoanbaudie (6h): "excuse me, what state is this in? you cannot be doing this". Reply: carolinebuhlman (5h, 21 red hearts): "What on earth made you believe this was in the US". Reply: bobjoanbaudie (5h): "is reason to think that its not?"

Twitter/X thread (Dutch interface - "Als antwoord op"). Spectator Index (verified) @spectatorindex (16m): "BREAKING: Sri Lanka defaults on all foreign debt". Reply (username redacted): "No one has heard of this country. Post USA or I unfollow."

4chan-style meme. Green text: ">Japanese man >Buy a Lego set >It's the Concorde >Post it on 9/11" followed by "what did he mean by this?" Below is a tweet from Hideo Kojima (verified) @Kojima_Hideo showing him holding a large LEGO Icons Concorde Airbus box set (18+, 10318, 2083 pcs) in an office with a small Stormtrooper figure visible

YouTube comment thread. Video titled "We Need To Talk About [redacted]'s Ridiculous 'Leaving The Left'..." First comment (username redacted, 1 hour ago): "We gone and made everything political lol. Nobody can leave that $hit out anymore. These are two people not even from America talking about left and right politics. I've been on an unsubscribe, don't recommend channel, and unfollow spree. I'm done w it all." Reply (username redacted, 1 second ago): "You realise there are politics in EVERY country, right? The UK has left and right leaning parties in politics which is what was being discussed in this video. What did you think I was talking about what I said 'labour party', 'green party' and 'tories / conservative party'? This US-defaultism in your comment is... bizarre."

Threads/Instagram post (Italian interface - Segui button, Piu popolari, Visualizza attivita). krazykaos (20 h, Segui): "Ask yourselves this, why Europeans do not celebrat Juneteenth, when they was slaves first?". Reply: sarahsewsandsews (11 h, 357 red heart likes): "Because Juneteenth celebrates the freeing of enslaved people in the USA. Why yould Europe celebrate an American holiday?"

Reddit mobile screenshot (22:30, dark mode). r/Scotland (blue banner). Post by scarlettvvitch: "I'm not a Scot, but thanks to this subreddit, my love, and admiration for the people of Scotland have grown." Casual flair. Body: "I live in the PNW, but oh good golly this subreddit has been one of my favorites to lurk, be it to understand Scottish politics, view pictures of train stations and sheep, or just learn in general about Scotland. I value all which I have learned and looking forward to learning more about this beautiful land called Scotland. I want to thank each and every one of you on this subreddit!". AutoModerator MOD (1h). Comment: edinbruhphotos (1h): "Pakistani North Waziristan?! Hiya pal, wonderful to have you here." Reply: scarlettvvitch OP (1h): "Pacific North West" with laughing emoji. Reply: edinbruhphotos (1h, italic): "Checks map.... ah right, so Japan like, or you more Korea / Vladivostok?" 6 people are here

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