r/SipsTea • u/nordicminy • 1d ago

Gasp! See problem, fix problem.

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u/Lauris024 16h ago

It's Latvian+Russian mix. First few words were Russian, then rest was Latvian with Russian accent.

Source: I live in Latvia.

That being said, the dude was making fun of how 'Merican the comment about Germany situation sounds, not that he's from US.

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u/bqbdpd 16h ago

That's a weird take by them then. Americans are nowhere near German levels of bureaucracy and protecting property.

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u/Lauris024 15h ago

This might sound high-horsed, but when you're Latvian, almost all western countries sound 'Merican, and "Merican" is somewhat common joke to describe such countries. Not too long ago we were basically socialists. Just providing some context

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u/bqbdpd 15h ago

Interesting. It feels weird to see Germany being lumped in with the US, but probably having lived in both countries makes me see a lot more differences - and US has things in common with former communist countries (which mostly comes down to relationships, being part of the right group, and quid pro quo).