In the world of social media, you'll occasionally stumble upon a gem that makes you laugh and facepalm simultaneously at the situation. Today’s topic also revolves around that but from an American’s perspective on certain things. What sort of things you might be thinking? Well, think of something along the lines of English spelling that twists the American mind into a flurry of confusion at times. The British "realise" with an 's' might just as well be a whole new language for some.
Oh, and clocks, those ticking conundrums, which, apparently, in Europe, have evolved beyond the need for numbers... Some Americans might gaze in bafflement at that, wondering if the Europeans have a special temporal sixth sense. And well, well, well, who could forget the heated debates over Celsius and Fahrenheit? "Boiling water at 100 degrees? Surely not!" Only to be gently nudged towards the revelation that temperature, like tea preferences, varies greatly from one side of the Atlantic to the other.
The said cultural differences have clearly turned into a form of amusing content, spawning memes that travel faster than the speed of light—or should we say the speed of 'misunderstandings going viral'?
#1 European vs. US Party System
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#2 A True Patriot
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#3 Hope Y’all Are Enjoying Those Gas Prices
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As we mentioned previously, social media is full of moments where we just have to shake our heads and laugh at certain situations. Americans sometimes give everyone a good laugh without meaning to, just by being themselves. Like when someone asks why all screenshots are in a "European language" and gets the reply that, yep, there's a whole world out there beyond the U.S. borders. It’s a bit like realizing your neighborhood is way bigger than you thought!
#4 It’s Well Known That 5/4 People Have Problems With Fractions
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#5 Two Types Of Nations: Those Who Use Metric, And Those Who Went To The Moon
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Oh, and when talking about more examples (specifically talking about content in this post) there are some times when someone's showing off their American pride, but oops, they've actually tweeted the Liberian flag—talk about a geography oopsie! Or when people are arguing about politics and someone points out the mess right now, and all you can do is laugh (or cry a little). It’s all in good fun, though.
#6 Because The English Language Comes From America
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#7 Celsius, Pennsylvania. Duh
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#8 "Our Music Is By Far Superior"
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Unfortunately for some Americans though, the internet is a place that doesn’t let anyone forget these slip-ups. They turn into memes and jokes that zip around the globe. We all get a kick out of it, whether we're from the U.S. or somewhere else. Honestly, these little situations seem to show up every day, and they remind us that perhaps... America's got its own way of seeing things.
#9 Middle Hemisphere
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#10 I’m At A Loss For Words With This One
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#11 The Greatest You Say?
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And to add to this whole debate, let's not forget that Americans talk about their weight in pounds, so folks from other places might scratch their heads, because they're all about those kilograms, you know? Then there’s the temperature talk that sends everyone into a tizzy. Say "It's thirty degrees outside" to someone from the States, and they might just think you're in the middle of a snowstorm, not a nice spring day.
#12 Person Forgets That Not Everyone Is American
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#13 American Jesus
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#14 It Should Have 52 Stars Not 1
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#15 An American In London
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#16 Not Everybody Is American
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#17 They Are Never Foreign, Because The Whole World Is 'Murica
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#18 The Entitlement Of Some Of These Tourists
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#19 I Would Have Answered Him In Light-Years Since It's A Unit Recognised By Everyone
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#20 American Flag
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#21 Spain In Pain
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#22 Some Responses By Americans On A Reel, Where Comedian Michael McIntyre Was Joking About The Differences Between US English And UK English During An Interview
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#23 Travels To A Country In Another Continent, But Expects To Find The Same Brands That Are In The US
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#24 Queen Is America's Answer To The UK Beatles
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#25 The Good Old Universal "British Accent"
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#26 Do Italians Drive To Malta To Fill Up Their Tanks?
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#27 In America, 42% Is The Majority
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#28 Just Wait Until They Realise That GPU And CPU Temperatures Are Measured In C And Not F
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#29 Spain Doesn't Exist, It Is A State Of Mind
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#30 For Reference, Longitude Is A Music Festival In Ireland And The Drinking Age Here Is 18
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#31 I Posted A Picture About A River In The Country Georgia, And This Person Had A Lot To Say
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#32 America Is Old
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#33 Don't You Just Love It When Someone Tries To Correct Your Already Correct Spelling
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#34 I'm From Ireland And Hearing Someone Call Munster A County Just Makes Me Cringe
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#35 On One Side - Single Digit. On The Other Side - Wacky Numbers, All With Lots Of Extra Numbers At The End
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#36 Mount Everest Has Relocated To South Dakota
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#37 Gotta Love It When You Back Them Into A Corner So They End Up Just Straight Lying
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#38 Comment Section Of A Sunscreen Ad
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#39 Americans Thinking Ethnicities Have Different Stats Like This Is A Video Game
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#40 America Is Really Obsessed With People's Race, Why Even Comment On The Person's Skin At All
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#41 Clean Hands For Sure Will Heal Broken Bones
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#42 Texas Is Bigger Than Everything
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#43 I Guess Aztecs Are Not Native To The Americas
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#44 On A Post Comparing US And UK Fanta
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#45 The "This Is The Internet, Not America" Moment
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#46 This Comment On A Video Explaining Why European Road System Is Better
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#47 Big Brain
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#48 He Is Right. We Have Parking Meters And Water Meters, But We Also Have Meters As In The Length
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#49 Wait Until They Hear About Canada
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#50 Europe Is My Favorite Country
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