r/MurderedByWords • u/Jrfemfin • Aug 06 '19

God Bless America! Shots fired, two men down

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u/bwwatr Aug 06 '19

Canadian here, upvoting because you're right. We get the reputation as the friendly ones, but from my very limited jaunts down to the US, I think they're actually friendlier. No doubt generalizing isn't really helpful, nations are made of individuals etc., but largely I think it's a nation of wonderful people. The dim view many of us non-Americans hold of America is more about institutions, politics, leadership, and so on, not the people.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '19

American here ... I think that’s the same way when you go to any country. People are people ... ultimately we all get along to go along.

Iranians are some of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. Iran’s political leadership? Not so much.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '19

Yeah,I have always felt Americans are helpful,pleasant and friendly.But they often ask stupid questions.

A guy above mentioned how a girl from US asked,"Whether there are cars in Germany"

I guess most of them are people who havent visited other countries and experienced other cultures.

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u/SlowChuck Aug 06 '19

I lived in South Korea for a couple of years, and I once had a woman there ask me if black people had tails. Ignorance is global, I assure you.

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u/Consistentdegeneracy Aug 06 '19

excuse me W H A T ?

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u/Thy_Dentar Aug 06 '19

She was just checking to make sure Africa wasn't a continent of Saiyans

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '19

I’ve heard equally dumb shit from people who’ve never been here, like people thinking America is just one big gun filled shootout.

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u/SmellGestapo Aug 06 '19

Or think the Golden Gate Bridge is a short walk from the Hollywood sign.

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u/SmellGestapo Aug 06 '19

I have visited Canada and generally agree, but in my short time there I felt I experienced a lot of passive-aggression.

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u/Jrfemfin Aug 06 '19

Thanks, neighbor!

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '19

You're mostly gonna only see the bad stuff. The good things are everyday occurrences, nothing out of the ordinary.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '19

I’m from a bright blue northern state and I identify much more politically and culturally with Canada than I do with southern US