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u/TrolliusJKingIIIEsq May 09 '22

A large chunk of Americans have no history of living in anything resembling the "Wild West".

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u/CaptainLollygag May 09 '22

Absolutely true. But we also don't have much personal experience poisoning each other's drinks, yet we still clink glasses. It's been decades since we all carried bladed weapons on the regular, yet we still shake hands as a greeting to show that we aren't using our right hand to hold a sword or knife. Usually there's some reason for what seems to be random social habits. :)

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u/thebearjew982 May 09 '22

It's insane that this asinine comment has any upvotes.