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25 June 2025

Stuff Americans say
US is Earth part 6

Stuff Americans say

The Earth from space with an American flag pattern overlaid on it

Discord chat. Bullet (41/51) posts "me in my room with my pc on a humid summer's evening in australia with no aircon" with a meme of a cartoon man wiping sweat. My Hand (with cat and bull emojis) replies "its winter". Bullet (41/51) responds "americans trying to comprehend hemispheres:"

YouTube video screenshot showing "EAST AFRICAN FEDERATION" title with a striped flag, and a red catamaran ferry with "KILIMANJARO" written on it in a harbour. A comment (2 weeks ago) reads "Why does this channel not make videos about what's happening to African Americans in the US? There's a lot of racial hatred and violence against blacks in the US, particularly from law enforcement and white nationalists throughout this year but I haven't seen one video from this channel speaking out against it. Why is that?"

X/Twitter thread in Spanish interface ("Cuenta parodia", "Traducir post"). @PopBase tweets "Bad Bunny announces new world tour, which skips the U.S." with a promotional image of Bad Bunny in a green t-shirt alongside "DeBi TiRAR MAs FOToS World Tour" poster listing tour dates. Reply (username redacted): "i'm sorry but if usa isn't in the tour then it's not a 'world tour'" with a crying emoji.

Facebook comment (username redacted, 15 hours agoincluding likes, laughs and hearts). Text: "Fuck yes, brother! #TeamMcGregor GK Not only is Conor McGregor the best pound for pound fighter in the world, he's an awesome Irish-American who has class and dignity and is an example and role model for millions of kids. This is how a man behaves. Floyd Mayweather doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell against the fury of McGregor Nation."

Reddit r/AskReddit dark mode screenshot (username scribbled out, 5m ago). Title: "Whoever reads this why are you still awake? Is it insomnia, your at work, just not ready to go to bed, what are the reasons?" Reply (username scribbled out, 4m): "on my lunch break at work". Reply (username scribbled out, 2m, -1 votes): "how?? it's only 4:38 am"

Article screenshot with photo of Deontay Wilder (shirtless, wearing boxing gloves and WBC heavyweight championship belt) at the MGM Grand. Text reads: "Deontay Wilder has said that boxing will be finished without there being an American (heavyweight) champion.. Wilder told Blue Blood Sports TV: 'One thing about boxing that I've proved is, boxing thrives off of excitement but the excitement of an American champion. Once that dies, so does boxing.'"

Instagram comment thread in German interface ("Antworten", "Ubersetzung anzeigen"). First comment (7h): "Isn't Instagram a US website? Then SPEAK ENGLISH!! or use your own social medias, geeezz". Two replies below both just say "meow" (5h,; 4h).

TikTok/Instagram comment thread with username redacted. First comment (3w): "r stop being dense and hating on Americans because you're jealous of us because thanksgiving is a global holiday families come together to eat so let's not act like you don't know what thanksgiving is why else would someone need shredded cheese unless it's for macaroni and cheese which is a dish made around the world". Reply (3w): "thanksgiving isn't a global holiday, it's an exclusively American thing." Reply (3w): "yes df it is it's just not called thanksgiving but all families definitely get together and eat!!!!!!!! Ive traveled around the world the issue is yall think all Americans stay in America my passport has plenty of stamps and Iknow about other cultures it's just different names with all the same meaning!!!!!!!! Canada does it along with America and the UK don't celebrate thanks giving exactly but they have days identical to it"

X/Twitter screenshot. @sean posts "THEY RELEASED WMYB ON 9/11??!?!??" Quote-tweeting @PopCrave (1d): "14 years ago today, One Direction released 'What Makes You Beautiful'" with two promo photos of One Direction. Reply from @smee (@smeesmeesmee223, 6h): "y'all in america are genuinely convinced the world revolves around you.. like actually... fascinating".

Reddit comment thread. First comment (username redacted, 15h): "Well im in a rural area in lebanon so my best option is a free app." Reply (username redacted, 10h, -109 votes): "Lebanon TN or PA? Or some other Lebanon? If TN, you are close to the fisheries folks at Tennessee Tech or the field biology program at Middle Tennessee State. Also check out the Hutton fellowships at the American Fisheries Society. They connect high school students with fisheries and aquatic programs." Reply (username redacted, 10h): "Pretty sure it's Lebanon as the country in Middle East" with a Lebanese flag emoji.

TikTok/Instagram Reels screenshot with red-lit background. Video title: "POV: The Hiphop set at all SA clubs". Comments section: first comment (username redacted): "STOP USING DUMB ACRONYMS! No one thinks SA is South Africa." Reply (username starting with k_): "what do you want to her to abbreviate it as?" Reply: "@k_ she should not abbreviate at all bc SA means San Antonio. She could just say 'South Africa' if that's what she meant"

Twitter/X thread posted in r/insanepeoplefacebook by u/thelorddestroyer. First tweet: "I think leftists should move to Canada and patriotic Canadians should moved to the US". Reply: "Do you... not know what patriotism means?"

TikTok/Instagram post with palm trees background. Video caption: "me: thinking US fashion was the same as the UK's". Comments section. First comment (username redacted, 6d): "the whole world is just American fashion trends but 3-10 years late". Reply (username redacted blue, 6d): "you are so right". Reply (username redacted, 6d): "this"

Instagram/TikTok comment (username redacted red): "my Greek friends have always tried to consider themselves more like middle eastern than white so maybe I guess it just depends on the person. For me, I feel white means you're American, so I wouldn't consider someone from Greece to be white"

Reddit r/AskReddit post by u/xboxbelike (45 minutes ago). Title: "What is the craziest state?" Comment from Illustrious_Rule_591 (29 min. ago): "Denial". OP xboxbelike replies (27 min. ago, downvoted): "i mean like in America"

Reddit r/PublicFreakout mobile screenshot with yellow header. Post titled "Punks take down Far Right sup..." with video thumbnail showing people on a street. Question_Few (44m, -32 votes): "Wait, Is this even the US?" Macfarlin (30m): "Why do you think it has to be in the US?" Question_Few (29m, -24 votes): "Because he said far right supporters. I must confess I know fuck all about UK politics. Do you guys even have a left and right?" hkfuckyea (27m): "No it's only up and down outside the US. Fucking moron" Question_Few (25m, -8 votes): "How does that even make sense to you? You know that other locations don't have a two party system right? Additionally they aren't referred to as far right or far left so it's a valid question."

Facebook video post (mobile screenshot, 13:08). Video shows cars at what appears to be a river ford or flooded road in the UK. Sorted by "Most relevant". Comment (1w): "This car has a foreign license plate on it!!!!! It isn't a USA car." (likes). Reply (1w): "not sure if you know this but the majority of the world isn't America. hard to understand for Americans I know, but true none the less." Reply (1w): "because the ford is not in the USA either." Reply (1w): "This page is UK based about rivers and fords in the UK."

Reddit comment thread. nigborg (3h, 1 Award, -459 votes): "americans are 'foreign' now...? lol". Reply from carlosmeasuringtape (3h): "Yeah foreign when they are in another country? Lmao do you think as an American you are not foreign when in another country?"

Comment thread with username redacted paint. First comment (username in black, 2023-12-05): "My father, thought he'd had a heart attack, decided to sit in front of his house so if he passed out, someone would find him. Instead of calling 112." Reply (username in yellow, 2023-12-05): "112" with skull emoji. Reply (username in blue replying to yellow, 2023-12-05): "What about it?" Reply (username in yellow replying to blue, 2023-12-05): "isnt it 911?"

Reddit comment thread. Fiya666 (4d ago, -8 votes): "I don't trust anybody that actually uses what's app lol". mgejer123 (4d ago): "So... Anyone outside USA?" Fiya666 (4d ago, -12 votes): "Yeap hahaha....i mean it's kinda wrong though to make that assumption but it's true most people who use what's app are usually foreigners who don't wanna pay for a Verizon or T mobile or Sprint phone plan :/ Which I don't understand lol like I'm not getting what's app to talk to you...just pay for your phone service like a normal person". H0WARD_TH3_AL13N (4d ago): "And why would someone pay for a phone service just to talk to you while whatsapp is free? You know that whatsapp (among other apps) is the norm in the rest of the world right?" Fiya666 (4d ago, -12 votes): "Well not in America baby XD"

X/Twitter thread with username redacted paint. First tweet (username in red, 20h): "I'm talking about the places he named. You can't be black and just move to a place like Australia. And think it's going to be better for you". Reply (username in green, 15h): "You're acting like Black people only exist in the US". Reply (username in red, 14h): "No but all the black people that have impacted the world sure as hell do" with two laughing-crying emojis. Reply (username in blue, 12h): "They're the only ones you learned about because the US thinks they're the centre of the universe."

Reddit comment thread. First commenter (username whited out, Top 1% Commenter badge, 2h ago): "Idk but I really loved the new Wicked movie, easily one of my favorite foreign films. It was the right mixture of atmosphere, plot, and music." OP reply (1h ago): "Wicked isn't a foreign film, it was made by Universal Studios, which is based in southern California." Reply (username whited out, Top 1% Commenter badge, 1h ago): "Given that I'm Mexican, that would make it foreign :)"

TikTok video screenshot in Danish interface ("kommentarer", "Svar"). Video titled "How many beers can we drink in IKEA (Swedish flag) before we get kicked out (Part 2)" showing people sitting at an IKEA showroom. Search: "ikea heights". bizonator (16t): "thats a crime yk?" Krissa (13t): "where is this a crime" with crying emoji. bizonator replying to Krissa (12t): "alcohol in a public place". Krissa replying to bizonator: "is not a crime in most countries. I hate to inform you, but most people don't live in the US & this video, also, wasn't taken in the US."

Reddit r/polls post by u/deezsandwitches (1d). Title: "have you ever seen snow in person?" tagged Travel and Geography. 2,944 votes: Yes (2.7k), No (221, selected with checkmark), Results (13). 7 hours 32 minutes left. Single comment thread: Village-Physical (1d, -25 votes): "The 14 people who voted no either live in nevada or florida". Koquillon (1d): "Or, you know, somewhere not in the USA"

Reddit r/homeless post by u/CreamyLemoncake (17h). Title: "Anyone got a room for me in Seoul south Korea? It would really help me out". AutoModerator pinned reply. Grand_Pomegranate671 (16h, downvoted): "Have you thought about contacting the American embassy in South Korea?" ImetBlackPink (16h): "I don't believe he is an American citizen."

Reddit comment thread. SokarPoker96 (7m): "Its like 20 fucking dollars. What hope do you need, lmao?" Sensitive_Eagle_5534 OP (5m): "Like I said, I live in a third world country where 20 usdollars is a lot for the average person in my country even if I tried part time it would take a week to finally get the money and by then the sale would probably be gone"

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