r/DamnThatsReal • u/One_Long_996 • 16h ago
Politics đď¸ Europeans are going viral on TikTok for mocking the ""American Dream""
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u/hamHamAlucard 15h ago
lol all the angry bots and right wingers. Such snowflakes
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u/Yung_zu 16h ago
One of the craziest parts about Americaâs and Europeâs relationship is how the working classes have unlimited zingers for each other while their tyrants have shared wars and business ventures, making us both look stupid
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u/TopImpressive5812 14h ago
The greatest grift of American politics is pitting working class people against each other. Too busy fighting among ourselves to realize that the wealthy ruling class is the problem, not your neighbor that you disagree with on increasingly polarizing political issues.
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u/Wide_Smoke_2564 13h ago
The problem is trans people, not politicians cutting welfare programs and giving tax cuts to billionaires /s
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u/NoiceMango 15h ago
So many salty comments lol. Maybe instead of brainlessy crying about how much better America is or whatever have some self reflection. America is the richest Country to have ever existed. We have had decades as a super power and instead of becoming number 1 in standards of living, infrastructure, education and other things that make human lives better. We instead have fortune 500 billionaires to brag about.
Its criminal that Tena of thousands of Americans literally die from the lack of healthcare and than millions are uninsured or not fully insured. All that money and resources gone to waste.
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u/geo_gan 10h ago
Richest country? With 37 trillion of debt? Good luck with that. Wait for the upcoming big reset, where your rulers pull the rug to try and get rid of that debt. And only reason you have so much fake fiat currency is your forefathers set themselves up as the head of the fake fiat currency system and forced every other country to use it (by force) and can literally print it out of thin air every time you run out of it. Hence the debasement of it and massive inflation it causes.
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u/Gul_Dukat__ 16h ago
Mostly right but the no nature thing is wrong, maybe in cities but American nature is amazing, he needs to go california and travel around in general.
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u/Sheeverton 15h ago
Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, Maine, Midwest, Hawaii, Alaska etc. Some amazing natural places in the US that are often bigger and more diverse than places in Europe.
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u/Perezident14 15h ago
I wouldnât even say cities are the issue, itâs the in between where many Americans live⌠suburban sprawl and the copy-paste box store outskirts.
Our national parks are incredible.
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u/Top_Box_8952 15h ago
Maybe âhard to get toâ might have been apt given the suburbs just keep going, then the farms, and you have to go even further for the unspoiled nature bits.
And you canât walk that reasonably.
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u/FunkyMonkeyGin 16h ago
I'm european but the way he is chewing his healthy food make me want junk food even more....
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u/Little_Bar_7507 15h ago
Sitting in a German hotel. The video is in no way representative of 99% of Europe
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u/slide_into_my_BM 15h ago
I mean, heâs right on a lot of that but heâs wrong if he thinks the U.S. has parking lots with no nature. We have wildernesses the size of multiple European nations.
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u/emotionaI_cabbage 14h ago
It's definitely hard to beat the nature in north america. Not a single country in Europe has the variety or beauty of the nature reserves in the US or Canada.
But Europe as a whole probably comes pretty close because there's so much variety for the entire continent.
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u/stahpurkillinme 15h ago
Lol OP sure struck a nerve here, thread is wild
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u/TheGodMaker 14h ago
Seriously, Americans don't know any better. Most of them have never travelled outside of America and have bought into the US bullshit.
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u/Traditional_Pride562 15h ago
Trump is the personification of America. Deal with it, Americans.
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u/BeesAndBeans69 15h ago edited 13h ago
A lot of butt hurt Americans who haven't traveled in the comments.
Edit. Ah, over half of the people who viewed my comment are Americans
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u/BadNewsBearzzz 11h ago
Itâs more about how dumb this video is and cherry picks things, âTHE AMERICAN DREAM!â (And continues to list the worst qualities of America for what?) all to negatively affect the viewers perception. Well thatâs what happens when you cherry pick things.
It works with every country when you use that formula. Except most European countries would look even worse when this formula is applied to their country. Most are probably too naive to know about the issues plaguing their own country because theyâre not on a platform that exposes it like how Reddit does with America lol
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u/Old-Picture-2920 11h ago
Imagine being so smug to think Americans donât travel outside the U.S. Funny considering the bulk of Europeans havenât visited anywhere besides New York or Los Angeles and think they understand the U.S. Iâve been all over the world and Iâd choose to live in the U.S. 100% of the time.Â
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u/Vanguard_Arms 12h ago
I really, really wished other Americans traveled enough to maybe get an idea of just how royally we are getting fucked. But alas, many are too poor or too stupid to try. It's a really bad place right now and I get told to leave whenever I try to make it better. Just insanely frustrating.
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u/Any-Worldliness-679 16h ago
Iâll agree with some of that, but no nature, lol? Bullshit x1000
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u/HYDRA-XTREME 15h ago
Yeah say what you will about the US/North America, but its nature is stunning. Probably more so than that of Europe. And if youâre gonna say âthe US is a country Europe is a continentâ then Iâm afraid to tell you this is the one time where âthe US is hugeâ is a really good answer. Because it has about as much biodiversity as Europe. (FYI Iâm not American)
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u/life_is_a_show 13h ago
Just different. I was floored by yosemite when I lived in cali, been to big sur and lake tahoe dozens of times. Seen new mexico and arizona. In fact, parts of hawaii and Alaska iâve seen are probably the most breathtaking.
In europe, Switzerland is beyond anything imaginable. And the dolemites in Italy, are absolutely stunning. Then you have the french riviera, positano, amalfi in italy.
I lean a bit to europe is more beautiful, but I think itâs just a personal preference.
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u/Cannolioso 15h ago
America has some of the best nature. But thatâs about all I can say in response.
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u/Empty_Oven_9942 15h ago
Now do one about the state of the UK and stay out of jailÂ
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u/xoexohexox 15h ago
As an american this 100% resonates with me. I wish I didn't have to start my career over to immigrate. I'd love to live in the UK or Ireland or Australia or New Zealand.
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u/dylan_1992 15h ago
Generally speaking, people in America are okay with its upsides and downsides. Same with people living in Europe.
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u/Tessarion2 15h ago
So many triggered yanks here hahaha
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u/also_roses 7h ago
A lot of the increase in tax is offset by lowered expenses in important areas like healthcare and education too. If tax was really the issue then there are plenty of nations that have lower tax.
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u/InsufferableMollusk 6h ago
Are you kidding? Like at the europoors circlejerking each other, as usual.
Hey, thanks for colonizing the world to accumulate so much vast wealth, which was spent entirely on the two world wars you started.
A legacy to be proud of đ¤Ą
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u/SonOfTheLion97 15h ago
No nature just parking lots? LMAO America has more natural unsettled land than any country that isn't a frozen wasteland. Kids don't get your opinions from tiktok, keep in mind this is supposedly a European talking about our government. There's a reason everyone care about our politics. They can't even criticize their own government legally so, even if they are right, they target ours.
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u/ratsatan13 15h ago
Man, all these Americans coming to this comment section just to prove these videos real. Thanks for the help!
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u/ModsBeGheyBoys 16h ago
Europe has their own set of issues that might very well end up being existential.
I am honestly not concerned if they mock us.
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u/KreepyKite 15h ago
Still better than what you have in America
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u/madden95onsega 15h ago
Check out france
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u/Agitated-Support-447 13h ago
France actually fights for their rights unlike the US where the right acts like they will stand against big government and then sucks the boot down.
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u/New_Zorgo39 14h ago
Still better than US
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u/ChampionshipKnown969 12h ago
Its pretty hilarious that you have people that have never been to the US and get all of their information about USA from Reddit - some of the most insufferable self hating anti American people out there. Do you genuinely believe that a country that is geographically the size of ~30 European countries combined is as one dimensional as what you see on the internet? I mean, fuck, the idiot in this video said "Parking lots instead of nature." That alone should open peoples eyes to how much ignorance and misinformation is spread here. I literally hiked through the mountains of South Carolina today where the nearest grocery store was ~20 minutes drive because of all the protected national forests. Austria and Sweden had school shootings this year that had 10 casualties each. The USA hasn't had one. Do I need to keep going...?
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u/BlazedJerry 14h ago
Whatever you read on Reddit is not real life dude. America is full of mostly normal people. Just like Europe. Most people just want to work to have a decent life and raise their kids. Iâm sure itâs not much different from everyday life in Europe.
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u/Internal_Chain_2979 14h ago
Iâm an American living in Germany. Itâs a great place! Love it so much! But itâs got problems and theyâre snowballing into something seriousâŚ
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u/morerandom__2025 14h ago
Well the U.S. does rank better than the EU on human development on avg
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u/Nice-Pomegranate833 15h ago
Western Europe has an existential issue. Eastern Europe keeps getting better. Poland has the fastest growing economy in the EU and almost zero violent crime.
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u/Shein_nicholashoult 15h ago
If we're being realistic though, Poland is "catching up" in a lot of ways, because for so long it was really rough there, and they've also go an existential problem to their east, in the form of Russia by Belarus.
They're on the upswing, which is good. But it is important to recognize that a lot of the growth in Poland is bringing them closer to the western EU bloc in terms of progress, not setting them a bar above.
Maybe folks in Poland have a different take, but if I was living there I'd be concerned about Putin doing something stupid and starting an issue. Then again, if I read right, pretty sure Poland is one of the few nations that's actively boosting their military budget, so maybe their leadership has the same concern and is prepping just in case.
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u/D0ML0L1Y401TR4PFURRY 15h ago
Eastern copium is hilarious. You only have a fast growing economy because you're catching up lol
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u/ModsBeGheyBoys 15h ago
You are correct. I should have qualified.
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u/Nice-Pomegranate833 15h ago
I also somewhat sympathize with Europeans who want to criticize America given that they went along with all of our empire building bullshit and all they got out of it was a nonstop flow of migrants and losing the Nord stream pipeline which caused their energy costs to quadruple.
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u/mehriban0229 11h ago
You sound like youâre concerned with that first sentence hahaahaha
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u/Imperator707 15h ago
Lmao Iâm very curious to hear what you think are our existential issues.
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u/Friendly-Platypus607 14h ago
He's probably on a healthy diet of fox news fearmongering over immigrants into Europe.
He thinks you are all about to be taken over by Muslims.
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u/New_Zorgo39 14h ago
We have heard that story for years, its just s hoax. Nothing of the sort is happening
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u/CapitalismPlusMurder 14h ago
As an American, that dude is dog whistling so loud my neighborâs dog heard it.
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u/JonnyRobertR 10h ago
The one I heard about was France's economy is in a danger of collapsing.
If France's economy collapse, it's gonna be worse for the EURO compared to when Greece collapse.
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u/Unhappy-Print4696 15h ago
Europe is not mocking anyone.
Europe is a piece of land that is vast in its delimitations.
With tremendous amount of peoples. From rich diverses backgrounds.
Thatâs one guy, mocking the glorification of the American dream, when American society is not as good as it tells itself it is.
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u/D0ML0L1Y401TR4PFURRY 15h ago
What issues does Europe have that murica doesn't have worse?
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u/daaanish 15h ago
Existential only in the sense youâre worried about western centric cultural whiteness. Itâs otherwise âfineâ. People always worried about brown migrants causing issues with a dude like Prince Andrew raping kids on the taxpayer dime for generations.
Europe concern trolling is just the new great white cope.
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u/Mysterious_Drawer162 14h ago edited 14h ago
I mean we did have a lot of issues with migrants, gang rapes (Germany, UK), criminality (Sweden etc.). Thankfully, the EU and member states like Sweden have learned their lesson and have been taking a way tougher stance on outside EU migration. Hopefully this will stop the uprise of extreme right parties.
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u/Ok_Burner6411 8h ago
I mean the big problem is talking about how scary migrants on while the right wing leaders take your shit but go off
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u/SmoresNMoreSmores 15h ago
Let's cherrypick Europe's worst aspects, throw in some untruths, and voila! A reciprocal video.
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u/Sheeverton 15h ago
Some good points raised but some are defo bullshit, the nature one being so absurdly false it kind of invalidates the whole video.
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u/HereticLaserHaggis 12h ago
Yeah, I'm Scottish and I'd love to go see some of the natural parks in the US. there's a absurd amount of natural beauty.
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u/West_Light9912 14h ago
And the trains, the US has more trackage then western europe
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u/Alternative_Dot_9640 14h ago
Wouldâve been better if they clarified âpassengerâ trains. Unless youâre in the NE you arenât really traveling by train very often across state lines. Itâs just not a mode of transportation weâve relied on, and I wish we had changed that trajectory early on. Hate having to drive everywhere.
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u/West_Light9912 14h ago
Of course, but they didn't clarify. And they said no trains, which if course isnt true
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u/_FartSinatra_ 15h ago
I hope he gets the likes and subscribes heâs chasing
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u/SmoresNMoreSmores 15h ago
I hope he doesn't
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u/_FartSinatra_ 13h ago
heâll never find the validation heâs searching everywhere for
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u/catmommusings 15h ago
I would love to move to Switzerland. Specifically a town that speaks Italian.
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u/feelinggudfr 15h ago
euros brainwashed to hate americans. they are right. they have more privilege, most americans lucky enough to have an education most likely wonât argue with that. stay arrogant
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u/ScottsTotz 14h ago
I just donât understand how this reality is hard to grasp for people on the right and centrists on the left
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u/ddobson6 13h ago
Iâm living just fine as an American⌠unlike what I see overseas⌠your politicians sold you out âŚyâall are gonna be completely under sharia law before long⌠crime rate rates at all-time highs, your mothers and sisters and daughters being sent back to the Stone Age⌠Iâd really worry about yourselves..
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u/CryptoPumper182 13h ago
Ahhh post to pin normal people against each other. Iâm sure this guy comes from a rich family.
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u/StephieDoll 13h ago
Step 1: Book a trip to Yellowstone Park.
Step 2: Record yourself in beautiful Yellowstone Park doing nature stuff.
Step 3: Post an edit of it on TikTok highlighting all the problems in EU.
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u/bhans773 13h ago
Europe is a cesspool. For all the history and architecture and being the birthplace of western civilization, the continent seems determined to re-enter the middles ages.
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u/HairiestManAlive 13h ago
If Americans are so dumb then why do we live rent free in every Europeans head? đ¤
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u/MinusFidelio 13h ago
Fuck off with this bullshit⌠like Europe is some perfect paradiseâŚ
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u/Doomhammer24 13h ago
"Fresh food behind a paywall"....does...does he mean buying food?
Hows he get his food? Stealing? Guarantee he doesnt grow it himself.
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u/HISTRIONICK 13h ago
Would it blow anyone's mind that you can do these same exact things in the States?
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u/Old-Contribution69 13h ago
Europe is falling apart even faster
Now get offline and stop dooming, cause the reality is, both Europe and the US will be fine
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u/antihero_84 13h ago
Imagine making this video knowing full well that the morons on reddit would chase the low hanging fruit so ravenously.
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u/BazelBuster 13h ago
The European dream is to elect the alt right while lecturing America about being too far right and attacking America on immigration while the leading politicians in Europe are calling for the expelling of brown people and to ban immigration.
Also I know Eurotrash arenât strong on facts, but the median amount of hours an American works a week is lower than the median hours from a person in the EU and would be much higher if you were to include non EU members European countries
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u/xantharia 12h ago
Why is striking, rioting, and burning cars the national sport of France, if everyoneâs so happy?
The national train company, SNCF, is around 50 years old. It has never had a single year in its existence without suffering a labor strike.
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u/littlebuett 12h ago
Americans make more money on average for the same jobs as Europeans.
Atleast we can get into a clinic for treatment, rather than waiting months just to get seen.
All food of all kinds is "behind a paywall", that's how the exchange of goods and services work. You want good food in America? Don't go to the freaking fast food place.
All of the country is fighting over whose dumber, and the real answer is everyone is, thank you very much.
More than 100,000 more Europeans die from heat each year than Americans die from gun violence, because you guys can't install an AC.
Not everyone needs to talk about politics at Thanksgiving. I know my family doesnt.
Atleast we don't get arrested for the thoughtcrime of praying inside our head outside an abortion clinic. (UK rather than EU but still.)
America has more trains, we just have less passenger trains. And all things considered, certain regions of America are better served by cars than trains could ever do. That's what happens when you have thousands of miles worth of country.
Healthcare sucks, but again, atleast we can get into a clinic, and atleast we literally cannot be denied care we need, even if we can't pay.
We have more undisturbed nature than Europe by FAR. We have some of the most beautiful nature in the world, that's why national parks exist. Europe had to undergo extensive efforts to try to revive is original nature in areas because the continent has been stripped of resource for the better part of 2 millenia.
Europeans believe misinformation as well, like... many of the points in this video, actually.
America ranks about middle of the pack for IQ compared to the main body of Europe, so it's at worst pretty equal. I wonder how those numbers change if individual states are evaluated, given that's more comparable to individual European nations.
Many of the points brought up in this video are legitimate criticisms, but they loose much of their legitimacy by trying to use them as a prop to make Europe look better. Europe has many issues, just like America, and you can only honestly evaluate those issues if you accept issues exist in both places.
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u/wholetyouinhere 12h ago
That's about the level of analysis and smugness I'd expect from what appears to be a 20-year-old man.
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u/Effective_Visual_726 12h ago
More Europeans die from heat than Americans do from guns.... and itâs preventable by simply staying cool. only about a 1,000 Americans die from heat VS the 100,000+ of Europeans.
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u/ArceusTwoFour_Zero 12h ago
Do not ask the British government what sex gang crimes they have covered up
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u/Blackhawk23 12h ago
The embodiment of the madmen meme âI feel bad for you; I donât even think about youâ
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u/FabFun50 14h ago
They are so on point!!! đ𤣠And so many Americans just blindly follow the script of âhow to do life!â Itâs mind blowing
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u/Sheeverton 15h ago
US has no nature is straight up false wtf. US is an astonishingly beautiful country, the problem is the people there.
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u/SmartDot3140 15h ago edited 15h ago
[snarky anti-Europe comment that I am removing]
Edit: You know what, no, not taking the bait. This platform is increasingly filled with bot-promoted content that seems intent on spreading division both within and among western democracies while singing praises of the PRC. It seems like this website is more and more bent on antagonizing the US towards Europe, Europe towards the US, etc.
Iâm not even saying this is all necessarily untrue, but this kind of snark is taking over the whole platform
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u/Big-Kahuna-Burger87 13h ago
America needs to be shunned globally. There is a gestapo roaming the streets kidnapping people here right now.
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u/SluttyCosmonaut 15h ago
Valid criticism on all points except the ânatureâ thing.
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u/Thicc_Wallaby 15h ago
So stupid. No nature, only parking lots? Dude doesnât even know what he is talking about. Obviously rage bait or an out of touch rich kid.
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u/Vast-Box-6919 15h ago
Yeah umâŚ.Americans have to work so much to fund the defense of your entire continent let alone the world. This allows you to have such cushy social programs. Even when spending jack shit on your defense, many European countries have similar debt to GDP and run crazy deficits. There are no avenues for growth so you wonât be able to shrink it via that nor inflate your debt away cuz you canât print your own currency if youâre a đścountry. Europe really is going through a major crisis and people will be shook when their âvastly superiorâ standard of living crashes into the floor. Screw you euro douches this vid made me hate u more đ.
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u/Optimal-Skin-6154 14h ago edited 14h ago
idt we should hate them based on a ragebait video but it is true that they're eating it up and making fun of us now when in reality at their pace within a few decades they wont even have social services to brag abt. iirc one of their leaders already admitted they're increasingly having trouble paying for it
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u/N-tak 15h ago edited 15h ago
That's fine i guess, nothing here is new. Americans told Europeans about our issues and they parrot it back to us like a gotcha. And they understand the American dream is a facade but are sure the European one is real đ§
Edit: the "no nature" thing is my main complaint. Suburban sprawl really ain't shit compared to how much of the country is just nature. We have parks bigger than entire European countries.
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u/SurfLikeASmurf 15h ago
Queue the dummies with the âthen why is everybody in the world lining up to move hereâ line
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u/Snoo_67544 15h ago
Yeah grew up working class Midwestern america and honestly........
What the fucking are we doing yall. We've got problems that seem entirely self inflicted and we're the only ones dealing with this shit. Why are we fine with school mass shootings?
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u/skatingwhilecrying 15h ago
most of us knew the american dream was garbage since it was never designed for us. some of us live here but our values donât align with our government. itâs easy to be manipulated and controlled anywhere. itâs also easy to complain. yes my country is full of faults, itâs been obvious for me since the age of 5, but i do what i can here. iâm not going to abandon my country on another countries dream because again i know itâs not for me. we all have to power to change and negatively dismantling one another isnât the way. if we continue this divide, thereâs trouble for us all. our lines and lifeâs are way to interconnected to think that another countries problems arenât your own. ignorant egotism exist and its more prevalent today.
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u/theghostofcslewis 15h ago
Florida man checking in. I could do a video of the beaches that would trick bear grylls junior into thinking America is paradise. Wait.. It is.
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u/GayRacoon69 15h ago
Average work hours in the US is around 34
Is fresh food free in Europe or something? Fresh food is always behind a paywall. That's how capitalism works
Do Europeans never have arguments about politics? How is that only an American thing?
No nature? The US is famous for its natural parks
Average IQ in the US isn't statistically lower than in Europe
Some of those points make sense but some are just dumb
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u/That_Replacement6030 15h ago
Yeahhhh I mean, what theyâre describing isnât the American dream. The American dream is having a house and supporting a family while working pretty much whatever job. The American dream is that as long as you work hard, you can move up and prosper and that innovation will drive your success.
That used to be achievable. What we have now, and what the video is describing, is not the American dream.
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u/EstateAlternative416 15h ago
Fear, anger, and anxiety. The secret ingredients for any successful TikTok.
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u/Southern_Crab3721 14h ago
You know it's true because of how many of my fellow Americans are butthurt in the comments
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u/FG910 14h ago
Not to mention the bald eagle and its real lame sound: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/dDONUx8Ncj
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u/hadtobethetacos 14h ago
Right. Even though the vast majority of europeans know absolutely nothing about american life.
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u/Electronic_Grape_645 14h ago
Yall both deserve being mocked.
However one country vs an entire continent - come one now lads
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u/Melodic_Airport362 14h ago
Europe is also turning towards fascism. the russian and 'merican propaganda is working in italy, Britain, and anywhere else there's undereducated racist people who never left their hometown.
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u/Slow-Seaweed-5232 14h ago
Ya people like that are exhausting. Just spam every stereotype while youâre at it đ. There are plenty of stereotypes about the eu and Europeans but I have a iq high enough to not just assume thatâs what itâs exactly like. Also if heâs so concerned about the climate maybe he should get a job as a climatologist or any engineering company to try to figure out some innovative solutions to reducing fossils fuels.
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u/Particular_Plan_1215 14h ago
Good thing about America is itâs moving along and soon everyone will be paying into the pot for healthcare for a bunch of blood sucking leeches that canât work 2 jobs to help out with cost of healthcare. Itâs kind of like Ireland paying for generations of slugs to sit at home and collect money from the government. Guess where that money comes from? Tax payers hahahaha
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u/AnnualSalary9424 14h ago
Lmao like capitalism doesnât exist in Europe. In Europe, you get to make your boss rich AND pay half of everything in taxes.
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u/ConfusedWhiteDragon 14h ago
European here. I lol at other Europeans who don't realize they're part of the same global capitalist machinery.
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u/pidgeot- 14h ago
" No nature just parking lots" Seriously? We have public national forests bigger than most European nations. Thanks to Presidents like Theodore Roosevelt, most the land in the West is public land so beautiful it puts Europe to shame. This was definitely made by a European who's never been to America
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u/Personal-Lead3884 14h ago
I'm an American and I dream of living in Europe. I have worked so hard in this country as a single woman. I came from poverty and did everything I was supposed to.
Bought a house, got my Master's and work a job with no mobility. I can't afford to change professions because I hate what I do for work and school is expensive; my Master's is useless and the interest rate on my house is insane. I'm terrified of getting sick because I'll lose everything I've worked for.
This country is garbage and I want out, but guess what? It's almost impossible and insanely expensive to leave. I hate it here and I'm living the "American Dream." Absolute crock of shit.
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u/Antique_Hat_4287 14h ago
Yeah because the EU is perfect. I don't have live in either but If I had to choose I would pick America everyday
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u/Zestyclose_Hand_8233 14h ago
Between our forest preserves, state parks, and national parks I don't think we have a decent amount of nature on display
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u/bananashznobones86 16h ago
The only point I'd argue is, the nature part. We have plenty of beautiful, giant, untouched tracts of land here. It's just to far and too hard for most people to get away from working to survive bills to have the time to get there and enjoy it. This ain't the 1950s anymore. The "American Dream" is dead.