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It amuses me what's been true in the rest of the world (Vancouver, Sydney, Aukland and London come to mind but I'm sure it's not just the Anglosphere) for decad
by ta1243 1y ago
It amuses me what's been true in the rest of the world (Vancouver, Sydney, Aukland and London come to mind but I'm sure it's not just the Anglosphere) for decades arrived in the US a couple of years ago and is suddenly a shocking new thing
- hrimfaxi 1y agoWhy is that amusing to you?
- ta1243 1y agoAmericentrism. America discovers that water is wet and suddenly out come the flags and eagles
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y agoThat makes sense. Those other places don't actually matter, but America does.
- Kerbiter 1y agoCan't even understand whether you're being ironic or not.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y agoThey matter, but not like in the sense that Americans should care about them.
- hrimfaxi 1y agoIf something hasn't happened in your area before, it is new to the experiencer regardless of it having occurred elsewhere. If an area experiences a flash flood are you likewise amused by their exasperation at the novelty of their situation, despite it having occurred to plenty of other people in other places?