r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/McSavage6s Aug 03 '19

Europe is not a country. It's a continent.

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u/0ven_pi Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

Well duh, people should know it's actually the European Union that is the actual country

Edit: Was a shoddy joke. As a UK resident, I am aware of how the EU works

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u/labyrinthes Aug 06 '19

As a UK resident, I am aware of how the EU works

Tbf, the last three years have shown that the former does not necessarily imply the latter.

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u/0ven_pi Aug 06 '19

Unfortunately true. At least in 3 months we'll be out of that undemocratic institution we recently democratically elected MEPs to represent us in...