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Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Go fuck yourself. /s

Just kidding, but yeah, we suck as a people. But I'll be friendly to ya when you land in my neighborhood.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It should be pointed out that MOST Americans I met were not like that. But it’s a large enough amount that it’s always been a noticeable difference from home.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    As an American I think it’s largely that we generally suck at dealing with negative emotions. For many that means bottling it up and being kind anyways, but we have the assholes and you learn to walk away, or clap back, or whatever works for you and they just get angrier at being dismissed. They aren’t mad at you, they just suck and we’re bad at helping people not suck, especially since they tend to love guns

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Fuck clapping back in a country with that high a level of access to guns and that little mental health access. Anyone could have a gun and I'm not playing that game. I'm not usually too confrontation adverse but I'd change my name to Mat (First name Floor) before arguing with a weirdly aggressive American.

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