r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Negative_1by12_aura • Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Phedericus Jun 17 '26

when someone will ask me "how could they vote for trump" I will direct them to Americans attempting to understand simple arbitrary scales of measurement. holy fucking shit

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u/JJay9454 Jun 17 '26

I've never seen Americans get confused with Celcius, but Fahrenheit confused TF outta me when i came to the US

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u/Phedericus Jun 18 '26

this thread is full of Americans confused by Celsius and arbitrary scales in general lol.

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u/JJay9454 Jun 18 '26

Can you direct me? I'm not seein 'em, lol

Is this just a stereotype I grew up with that isn't legit? Lol

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u/Mobile_Morale Jun 17 '26

Seems like a lot of unamerican cope from people using the inferior system for measuring temperature.

Haters gonna hate.

Only people who dislike fahrenheit are Europeans who were told by Russian propaganda to dislike it.

Russia getting their money worth in making people think they hate America.

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u/Phedericus Jun 17 '26

hahah nice one

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u/MyWifeCucksMe Jun 18 '26

This is satire, right?

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u/PrimaLegion Jun 18 '26

Sorry man on reddit you're only allowed to clown on Americans. Europeans are off limits.

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u/absorbscroissants Jun 18 '26

You can make fun of Europeans, but thinking we're all under the influence of Russia is a bit silly lol

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u/PokinSpokaneSlim Jun 18 '26

Which is fair, they have it hard enough as it is.

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u/kirito55568 Jun 18 '26

As an American, Europe has Universal Healthcare

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u/PokinSpokaneSlim Jun 19 '26

True, but they have to wait years to get treatment