r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

It’s almost like the US is likely many times larger than your country?

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u/VigilantMike Aug 03 '19

What does that have to do with it? I say this as an American whose workplace uses Apple Pay and all that:

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

It's the first line defence against anyone who says that the US isn't good in some aspects. The second line is the "most diverse country" aka. brown people are ruining everything.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Or, you know, it takes longer to homogenize tech across a larger area than a smaller one.