When I travel to Europe I just say I'm Canadian. Then I get sympathy for having to live next to the US.

Swede here, I worked at an American/Global company's internal IT helpdesk for 4,5 years, and I can't say that I have ever met an american I have actually disliked, at worst I felt ambivalent, but for the most part I just felt generally positive towards them.

Worst users I have worked with based on nationallity tend to be people from UK, it was not unusual for them to act slightly superior to us lowly IT servants, don't get me wrong, most Brits I have met are great guys, but when working with some of them, they seem to be stuck in a strict classist society and be very much aware of that we were below them, which does not work in Sweden.

German here.

I dislike the US government and their imperialist politics. The focus on being a "superpower" just makes you look like super-assholes.

I like the people from the US. They are generally honest and friendly, albeit a bit loud. Your concept of private space and mine differ greatly.

So, you're essentially saying that Europeans have the ability to distinguish reality from fantasy?

If I don't get to use a baby alligator as a weapon I'll be deeply disappointed with rockstar, I want to relive my favourite Florida man story.

Honestly, it almost feels like the main characters are more normal than the common Floridian.

That's the thing I hate about the trailer. It feels more like saints row, but one actually based on reality.

What made GTA great was it's parody of Hollywood tropes of the eighties/nineties. A parody that was a hyper statement of normality.

This GTA is taking actual Florida men/women notheonion stories and aggrandizing them in fiction.

Saints row used to be the over the top 'Murica Fuck yeah', trashy culture glorifying spin off.

I hate how the parody is slipping and saints row and real life are more and more indistinguishable. That's not fun to me, it's deeply disconcerting and I will not partake.

because it's hilarious, letting go of social rules for once in your life in a space where you can hurt no one but some bits in your RAM. haha handheld minigun go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

How is this a political meme?

Reading the comments on this meme reminds me why I love Lemmy so much. People from all over the world having an interesting and reasonable discussion about cultural misconceptions.

As someone who lives in Europe, this is accurate.

We smugly lambast Americans for having lower standards; but it's because they're not Florida Man and we Europeans yearn to be Florida Man.