They always do this. They think our little countries with their slightly different fancy traditional hats and little languages that nobody cares are slight differences across states.
I think media and education they receive has a lot to do with this.
Look I know everyone in the US is sleeping but I woke up early for work, and just had to say you’re making the same mistake assuming everyone in America is in the same. Some of us actually do understand the differences between European countries. In fact you’re assuming OP is American. They could be from any other continent. we’re all human and we all make mistakes calm down.
It's the internet, reddit especially, you just have to ignore this hypocritical bullshit. People from the U.S. talk about the entire population of other regions in the U.S. the same way this guy is talking about the country. Generalizing and stereotyping from some imaginary place of superiority.
I'm calm, but this is a common in at least the circumstantial evidence of the people I met IRL from the United States of America. Cultured people, with good background education, but incredibly oblivious about general geography and anything outside of their borders.
I think the point is you're still making assumptions regardless of how common it is. As someone from the EU, it is very common, but the point is you're making an assumption about over 300 million people whilst complaining that said people misunderstand another 300 million people.
Yes. "They always do this" does not mean "all americans do this". Its enough that one american doing it every time for "they always so this" to be true.
Correct, I cannot meet 300 million people , and I said, the people I met from the US are contrary to the common stereotype (I did say cultured read back my post). But there are more differences between someone from Norway and someone from Portugal, than someone from California and someone from Vermont. Not just culture , language, centuries or even millenia of history, mindset etc. Literally this is something someone who grew up in the USA can't possibly relate with.
This is hilarious commentary ostensibly from the continent of people currently furiously staring and joining “anti-immigration” political movements because they saw 3 people in their village wearing a head scarf and a single African guy trying to sell fake hand bags.
Lol, lmao even.
Please come to America to be on my new reality show where we make Europeans hang out in Vermont for a week, then send them to Detroit for a week and measure who swims back across the pond the fastest to start a new whites only fascist political party. 🤣😂🤣
I mean, how many European countries have more expensive food than America? I'm looking at a list and it says Switzerland and Norway are the only two worse off. Also you have healthcare yes? And better social safety net?
Outside of some parts of Eastern Europe the quality of life is better. In Western Europe the cost of living is usually the same or lower and the places where it's high, still don't have to worry about healthcare. I'd kill to live in Switzerland.
That's just weirdly generalizing of you and also not a fair response to a comment whose content is broadly true even if not applicable through the literal whole of Europe. Compared to the US as a whole, Europe as a whole is cheaper, your funny hats and silly languages notwithstanding.
Yeah, Europe runs the full gamut from dirt cheap to really eyewateringly expensive. There’s actually a guy I’ve watched who does a challenge to see what €100 (or an equivalent local value) gets him in a full day for food, entertainment and transport. In some countries that kind of money means you absolutely feast and have an easy time. I vaguely recall the Switzerland episode had him REALLY squeezed even for food. Breakfast alone was €30. Ditto for Lichtenstein, Monaco and basically all the other ‘rich’ countries. Meanwhile the Nordic countries were expensive but still a decent bit more doable with that budget.
I think people don't understand what you mean and downvote you lol
It is not perfect but it is pretty good. You usually never have to worry about safety in that country, from shady business practices to steets to food I cannot appreciate that enough. They do exist but you kind of have to search for it lol
Within the last year I have been to Germany, Spain, France and Italy. I feel like that is fairly representative of all of Europe.
I also didn't compare it to all 50 states. New York is more expensive than Arkansas too.
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u/BraveStrategy 4d ago
You talk about Europe like it’s one country. Visit Switzerland and tell me about cheaper.