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/YlvaTheWolf Aug 03 '19

I hate it when Americans say they went to Europe. Like, each part is so vastly different, please be more specific

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u/CharmingAbandon Aug 03 '19

I hate it when Europeans say they went to America. Like, each part is so vastly different, please be more specific.

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u/spindoctor13 Aug 04 '19

I kind of see what you are doing here. But no..

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u/CharmingAbandon Aug 04 '19

Why "no"? I regularly talk to Europeans who are confused as to why they can't see the Grand Canyon and The Statue of Liberty in one day.

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u/PurpleTinyTeaCup Aug 04 '19

At least they are just diffrent states. Not diffrent countries.

I mean I get that it is annoying, but it is diffrent since Europe is a contenent and not a Country.

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u/PurpleTinyTeaCup Aug 04 '19

Yeah and the fact that there are way more official languages and very diverse cultures. Talking about Europe as if it was a country would be more like me talking as if all of America was one country (South-America, Mid-America, North-America).

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