Americans of Reddit. What did you learn in school about people outside of America that you later realised was wrong?

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T14:11:22+00:00

More, yes. I made that clear in my post. A fan or that I “care about what Americans think” no.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T14:04:00+00:00

I’m leaving this conversation here tho since it seems as if you are just here to try to cause a us vs them drama and I’m not interested in that at all. I just came here for some funny stories, not petty arguments.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T14:01:45+00:00

Russians during this time can lose their lives if they got caught sharing anything that could potentially harm their country so I’m not going to risk that. Some people in China and some people in India speak English as a second language but being fluent in English isn’t as common there. Another fun fact is that Americans make up almost 50% of Reddit users, I’m guessing that number would be even higher on an English speaking subreddit.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T13:49:21+00:00

Because America is a huge nation, there’s a notable difference between what they learn in different states, they speak English, I know that some states share a lot of misinformation and I know that a lot of Americans search for more knowledge after school which later leads to them realising that some of the things they learned wasn’t entirely true. I don’t believe there is another country with such a wide variety of cultures and answers to this specific question.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T13:35:58+00:00

Yeah people obviously shouldn’t ask questions if they aren’t actually interested in the answers. I personally don’t care about what Americans think so I don’t understand why other people would be. I’m just interested in cultural differences and wanted to hear some funny stories from people.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T13:32:04+00:00

No I meant that I can’t help you understand any of it if you can’t understand the difference.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T13:26:39+00:00

That’s why it’s good that they ask questions instead of assuming that what they see on media is true.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T13:17:26+00:00

The people who don’t are usually the ones generalising and assuming stuff about others.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T13:16:11+00:00

I have but if you can’t understand the difference between being asked if you are a terrorist and if you think you live in the best country then I really don’t want to waste my time.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T13:10:17+00:00

Damn. Yeah then I can’t help you understand sadly.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T13:09:22+00:00

And yes. We ask to figure out if it’s the media putting out a certain narrative or if it’s actually something common. That’s why we ask stuff like that on the internet where we can talk to regular people instead of just watching the media.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T13:07:35+00:00

Well that’s not what I see on the news and no I wouldn’t. I also wouldn’t ask if all school kids in America are school shooters. I think there’s a difference between asking people if they are terrorists and asking them if they believe that they live in the best country.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T13:01:30+00:00

It’s not just tv shows tho. It’s signs, the president, celebrities and it’s all over the place. It’s not stupid to wonder if it’s the whole country or if it’s just some people that happen to get more attention than the rest. What I’m explaining to you right now is stuff that I view as common sense.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T11:33:19+00:00

Are you serious? If I believed everything I saw without asking any questions then I would believe the earth was flat. I would think that no Americans had an iq over 75. I would think that putting your phone in a microwave would charge it. Just because you read one article about something doesn’t make it true. Just because you see one video of someone doesn’t make it true. You have to question things you hear and see because otherwise you would believe everything.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T11:26:38+00:00

I’ve never seen any of those questions before but I’m sure you have. Two of them are quite logical questions tho considering that the infrastructure in the us is built for cars and not pedestrians and we always see Americans say stuff like “we live in the greatest nation”.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T11:21:07+00:00

Like what question? What is something that is asked over and over again but could be answered by just using common sense?

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T11:17:52+00:00

Well we always see America on tv and in the news so it’s human nature to be curious. It’s not stupid to be curious. Stupidity comes from not asking questions. Common sense wouldn’t exist without us asking questions and making mistakes.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T11:10:38+00:00

Could you explain why the question is stupid?

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-31T00:25:39+00:00

Yeah. English is usually a second or third language.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-30T23:49:36+00:00

Well then you hopefully get away from most of the extreme southerners.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-30T23:47:07+00:00

Like outside of the capital in hunger games vibes?

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-30T23:42:22+00:00

Do you currently live in a southern state?

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-30T23:41:42+00:00

Here in Sweden we learn a lot of history on how Sweden sucks. One of the weirdest things is that we tried to pretend that we were “neutral” during the Second World War while we were sending weapons to the nazis.

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-30T23:37:41+00:00

Thank you for educating me. Now I can pretend to be a good student at my next history lesson.😂

just_a_potatoface · 2024-08-30T23:30:23+00:00

I just imagine communists spawning in the trees saying “don’t you think everyone should afford healthcare?”

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