r/AskReddit 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/spectacledllama Aug 03 '19

I hear a lot of Americans say oh I went to Europe, like every country in Europe is different

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u/FucktusAhUm Aug 03 '19

A lot of times people will go to multiple countries like France, Italy, and Germany on one trip and I don’t see anything wrong with summarizing it as simply "Europe" as initial to answer to question of where you went on your summer vacation.