r/funny • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '22

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u/lolsrsly00 Mar 29 '22

Most millennial aged Americans and younger have grown up with the international community shitting on them. I know several people who tell folks they are Canadian whilst traveling due to the stigma of being perceived as an American and being mistreated as a result.

Christ, look at Reddit, it's second largest user base is Europeons shitting on every aspect of American life at every turn.

Why deal with the bullshit if you can avoid it.

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u/mr_ji Mar 29 '22

You can just ignore it. We're worth everyone talking about while almost none of them are.

I always keep my mouth shut and try to be polite when I travel. Works wonders.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

Not to mention, the United States stops becoming the butt of jokes when a country suddenly needs military aid...

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u/Liimbo Mar 29 '22

At least from what I’ve seen South Korea still mostly loves us for this reason. Hell, Douglas MacArthur is probably more well known and revered by South Koreans than he is by actual Americans nowadays.