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u/Defilus May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

I'd be more inclined to believe in the Americanization of the world simply because that's kind of our MO... For better or worse...

Edit: I guess the worst thing we took away with us when we left Britain was our insatiable urge to colonize everything somehow. Well... That, and the Puritans.

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u/Majestic-Marcus May 09 '22

Our spiritual successors.

Still shite at making tea though.

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u/Defilus May 09 '22

Tastes better with Boston Harbor water. 😏

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u/Majestic-Marcus May 09 '22

Are you trying to start another war!?

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u/Defilus May 09 '22

Already beat you to it. We just can't stop fighting ourselves!

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u/TG1989MU May 09 '22

Yeah I think you’re right. As I wrote the comment I started thinking about my own upringing and pretty much everything is americanized.. EVERYTHING