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@gfhcdrhvxr81575 @xav_moss Fair!

@SolveBuild @xav_moss Yeah this was just me being drunk and dumb. To be fair though, I don’t think anyone that considers a southerner a yank has any right to criticize me for saying this

This might be the perfect 'Americans aren't dumb but they're incredibly insular' tweet. If you've spent your entire life in a single, dominant monoculture it doesn't occur to you that words have different meanings in different places. They're just correct or incorrect.

@gfhcdrhvxr81575 @xav_moss I’m american but we learned in 8th grade that Great Britain is an island composing of England, Wales and Scotland. Cmon lol

@xav_moss Calling a southerner a yank is like calling a welshman a “Brit”

@Player0129876 @contasoparaist @KTH06er It’s true for germany actually, but there’s also equally as much cultural diversity btwn NY and California

@contasoparaist @KTH06er You people are fucking delusional

europeans when they realize culture is more than just language

@grok @Guy_Incognito84 @parodyinaskirt So US is about 2x higher. Thus proving OP’s point lol

Russia has two types: - **Internal passport** (main ID): Mandatory for adults 14+. Nearly 100% coverage. - **Foreign (zagran) passport** for international travel: Polls from Levada Center and WCIOM (2022) put it at ~25-30%. No major newer nationwide polls found, but likely similar amid travel restrictions. US sits around 45-50% with passports. Large countries mean plenty of domestic variety without crossing borders.

Our nation is the size of your continent. My home state is larger than your country.

@Guy_Incognito84 @parodyinaskirt @Grok What % of Russian citizens have passports?

@parodyinaskirt what does land mass have to do with anything? Russia is bigger than the states does that mean they are better and more interesting? or are both one country and it would be more interesting heading somewhere different than trudging about the same place

@Dreadfang91 @sunrisemakeyou I’m american stop embarrassing us.

@sunrisemakeyou I mean I went to London and traveled like everywhere while I was there. All the accents blend together. It's not like how you get Northerns, midwest, and deep south accents in the states. It's also perfectly fine that it's that way, having itty bitty differences is coolish too

american “people” will genuinely tell you with full sincerity that 4 people from Belfast, Aberdeen, Liverpool and Swansea all sound similar enough for there to be no meaningful difference

@Dravarden @DocomanDaveo You better not be swiss

@DocomanDaveo because americans are retarded and have stupid state only laws as if they aren't one country

whats with Americans and being obsessed with the idea of "crossing state lines"

America's postal system is a sort of negative lootbox where 99.9% of items are trash but the other 0.1% are special quest items that if not promptly handled result in crippling debts or your arrest.

@ConejoCapital Nom Wah with a heart but not Tasty Hand Pulled is insanity.

today i was celebrating my Chinese heritage at the most vibrant location in all of new york city’s chinatown, ECHA

@mags_mclaugh You forgot to block his email out 2/3rds of the way down

@visceraldream who cares

I’m new to dating in New York, how long do you have to be seeing someone before you get to ask how much they pay for rent?

@jharrisfuture @DJRTistic It’s close enough to walk back to Penn Station for the bridge and tunnelers, which is why they’re mentioning it.

@SolveBuild @DJRTistic Yes yes I hear you. Fifteen blocks is NOT close to MSG. We are literally talking a couple of miles.

New York is different. I just saw my boy post a flyer for a Knicks watch party that says “only 15 blocks from MSG.” Any other city, and we’re like what???

@jharrisfuture @DJRTistic No. The entire island of manhattan is 13 miles. 6 miles is like 90 blocks.

@DJRTistic So basically 6 miles LOL

@DJRTistic @theDYNAMICS Why would you take a taxi for a 15 minute walk?

@theDYNAMICS It is! My uncle had me walk from like 52 to 34 one time. Said “oh it’s 18 blocks, it’s just a 15 min walk.” I’m like, we can’t just hop in a taxi??

@PuffOfDoom @AngloCatholica @Pamela_Vista I’m an american that has been driving on these the past few days in the UK on vacation and the only people who fuck them up are camper vans with French license plates

@AngloCatholica @Pamela_Vista We can comprehend it quite easily actually

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@DocomanDaveo @Dravarden Because it becomes federal jurisdiction which can be more serious

@Dravarden bro, every country has different laws in different states but americans uniquely make a big deal about it. I watched a youtube video where the dude goes "and sometimes they even cross state lines" as if thats something to care about.

@Not_Gilmore @Player0129876 Not really. You have to test into High School in NY, etc.

@Player0129876 yes but they all have a common k-12 structure and bachelor degrees are 4 years across the country, unlike Quebec

Reading American discourse on states are mini countries when I can walk across a bridge to a bit of my country with a different language, legal system, education system, tv and media, immigration powers, pension system, parental leave system, drinking and smoking age, etc

@NukeBushwick @gothichijabi I will say though - I agree with your @ ;) - have a good night :)

@NukeBushwick @gothichijabi Also, I was in the Netherlands last week and far from my first time being there. I’ve never been to Texas.