The “What The US Looks Like To Europeans” Maps
I know these maps are supposed to be funny, but I can’t help to notice the undercurrent of useless Anti-Americanism, bewildering European-Supremacy and bi-lateral hypocrisy.
These maps, and the commentary that goes with them have a few agreements, always taken on faith:
- Americans are stupid, uneducated and/or uncultured and it’s our own fault
- Europeans are uneducated about America and it’s also our fault because we are uncultured, stupid, fat, douchebags or because we elected George W Bush, and hence aren’t worth learning about
- America has very little diversity, primarily made up of California Culture, Southern & Middle State Redneck Culture and uppity New York City eastern culture
- Europe has a lot of diversity and culture and if Americans are not aware of it, refer to #1
While Americans (supposedly) not knowing much about Europe is a sign of their stupidity, Europeans being ignorant of America is a sign of enlightenment because America is not worth knowing about.
If Americans don’t know where other countries are on a map (we’ve all seen the videos) I don’t really see the huge problem with this since it’s not that important to their everyday life and truth be told, many European countries are comparable in size to US states, and most Europeans can’t identify the states on a map.
But I don’t feel it’s important for Europeans to know the location of every US state or the nuances and culture of that state if they are unlikely to visit there or keep their mouths shut about it.
And as far as Europeans each having a wholly distinct culture from each other, while some do more than others, on the whole this is not the case. Â It’s generally true that the worst people from a country tend to travel abroad often (probably out of necessity), but I can tell you without a doubt the biggest idiots i’ve met abroad have been, bar none, Europeans.
And if you think that Europe doesn’t have its share of douchebags, fatties, motards and rednecks, let me me let you down easy:
Two Douches From Italy, One Wearing a US Civil War Style Hat, How Cultured!
Sexy and svelte Parisians drink mimosas, do that cool new "thumbs up: thing and host a Podcast (not kidding)
A little bit of Sacramento in London
Those Russians are so bad ass...
Those Germans really have an eye for style and design
If all of this is because Europeans just can’t get over the fact that we elected George Bush twice, I will say that In fairness, the citizens of the United States don’t always elect the best leaders.
For comparison, let’s take a look at the European elected official hall of fame:
My name is Adolf and i'm the socialist worker's party candidate
I'm Lenin. I want equality for my countrymen. That or death.
I'm Franco. I worked with the Nazis and was promptly thrown out of office in Spain--- in 1975! When I died! Ha!
I'm Stalin. You will work your fingers to the bone so that one day Russia will be an oligarchy and some douchebag descendant of mine can drive a Lamborghini. How sweet is that?!
I was elected PM of Italy after stabbing two of my classmates. Lol, background checks.
Hi.
In retrospect, maybe we should be thankful that Europeans don’t vote in US elections.
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Lol, loved the sacramento of london picture, thats pretty much my ‘hood’ and yes I’d call it that without hesitation. 6ft, sunglasses, boots seem to keep them at bay.
That russian guy…I don’t even. Just laughing at those germans too, a friend of mine is with a german girl. He gets shit for it but shes a nice girl. Germans are okay they’ll freak out if you mention hitler/nazism though.
All over the world its all the same, every place has its douches. Honestly I think Bush made mistakes but the guy is only human and really what does it matter. People would have died no matter who got in.
I honestly don’t see what the problem is with merka.
Yeah you guys can be obnoxious but thats coming from the english who believe we’re better than everyone. Same thing really. Europe though, there you’ve got a point some europeans are okay but most are just annoying plus half of them live here in england anyways.
America does a lot of things right and a lot wrong but we shouldn’t discount them due to a few stereotypes, frankly I find that retarded. Then again I’m anti human not anti american. I’m so glad we’re separated from europe it makes me smile inside.
Europe being cultured is utter bullshit, it was cultured hundreds of years ago. Not anymore.
Also americans, why do they make an assumption we’re stuck in the victorian era. We don’t ride pennyfarthings and I don’t even like crumpets. Tea though spot on. An why in the hell don’t you put milk in your tea. Yes thats the only thing that bothers me about america. Milk goes in coffee and tea. That picture of london definitely sums it up. Try some burning cars, stabbings and drugs every 5 meters.
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Hey there, I put milk in my tea, as well as my coffee, it is the only way i can drink it. except on a few occasions i like my coffee black proud uncultured american
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I thought this was hilarious BUT, in all fairness, you are aware that Lenin, Franco, Stalin and Mussolini were never democratically elected? Likewise, Europe really is rather varied – contrast Spain with Germany. Presumably the differences are more apparent when you live close up; I couldn’t begin to tell you the difference between Texan and Arkansan culture.
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At least those leaders’ IQ was exponentially greater than that of G.W., just like in the case of comparison between the average European to the average American.
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I’m guessing you’re either a European language teacher in Japan or a Japanese guy with a sick interest in Fascism (hitler, etc). Either way, i’m not going to argue with you. I think there are a lot of dumb Americans but just as many dumb europeans. Not to mention that Americans have done quite a few smart things in the past, I’m not going to make a list but enjoy that computer and internet you’re using.
Actually it was the brittish who invented the first computer and also the brittish who created the protocol that created the world wide web. Americans just continued on thier base.
It is true that there are a lot of dumb people everywhere though!
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So many people take the “popular” line trying to fit in.Who gives a damn.That is what it is to be free.We have the “right ” to voice our own ideas and to live them.Try that in Europe.Or in America if we are not careful with who we put in control of our lives.
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The European map is hilarious. This is what we really think of each other. We have a long way to go. And that we have some work to do, that probably isn’t getting done anytime soon furthers my misanthropy.
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The thing is, Europeans hate on each other’s countries too, all the time. I’m Irish so everyone knows the crappy stereotypes about us. The English are effete, class-obsessed and condescending. French pretentious pseudo-philosophers. Germans smug closet fascists and faecal fetishists. Belgians all murderous paedophiles. Danes like screwing animals. Spaniards are lazy and never wash. Portuguese near extinction. Italians moped riding sleazy backstabbers. Swedes attractive but deathly dull. Icelanders all mentally ill. Russians are new money, vulgar and on the make.
I’d bet a sizeable chunk that if you go from state to state in the US people say the same things about their neighbours too.
I could go on for days.
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No we don’t bash every state, just vermonties, and their tree hugging bullcrap, New Hampshire the state that confused and thinks it is the south, Massachusetes aka Taxachewurseatoff, if it can be taxed ur gonna pay it. the rest of the states are fine, by the way i am from Massachusetes
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C’mon, if you were really from Massachusetts you would know how to spell it.
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America sucks dick and Europe also sucks dick. Stop minding Europeans. They been like that since God knows when.
Back when they only had other Europeans to kill, they are the most murderous of races. Killin’, rapin’, pillagin’, and accusin’ each other of fucking sheep. That’s all they ever fucking do.
It’s just in the blood. I come from a “Commonwealth Country” and sure, America is my enemy and is a big cocksucker, but I wouldn’t prefer Britain over ‘em ‘cos those fuckers are such a thief they fucked up Africa’s future even until now.
The only right those fuckers ever have is the right to fucking electrocute themselves with the same amount of electricity they waste by playing their asshat trance music.
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I agree that the Europeans have a pretty bad track record when it comes to voting tyrants in to office. Almost as bad as the Chinese. Not to mention the Iranians. If the worst the Americans have done is Nixon, I say not to bad.
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I bet the elitist, America-hating European is just as much of a bigoted stereotype as the overweight, racist, illiterate American. For someone who takes an issue with the stereotype of a homogeneous American culture, it is extremely hypocritical to refer to Europeans as a unified group. The whole dichotomy of Europe vs. America makes very little sense.
This is the same closed-minded, pseudo-argument crap that I find in reading and listening to (American) pundits.
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I apologize about the earlier post. Something is wrong with my computer
I really enjoyed this post I also enjoyed reading the comments. I am an american and I live in california. I don’t know many europeans nor have I met many europeans but from what I have read and seen, europeans seem very interesting. I would like to visit many places in europe 1 day when I finish college. I think that there many misconceptions about the U.S. mainly that we are all rednecks.
America Is a very diverse country with many interesting people.
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I have lived across the U.S. over my life.Always treated well my the majority of people I’ve met.Are there ignorant people who think they are the only one’s who know what is best for us? Yes,most of them are career political class members of our society.What a disturbing class distinction.Made of and by themselves-that is what is wrong with this country.No longer “of the people,by the people,and most importantly-”for the people.Just an incredible number of Socialist assholes who want to bring (U.S.) to the same place as the rest of the world.ON OUR KNEES!
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Well, the reason why many Europeans think Americans are a bunch of idiots, is because of the stereotypes we get to see in the media. Again and again.
You should realise the interesting and intelligent documentaries from the US are not viewed as much as the ‘entertaining’ real life smut-drama.
After being bombarded with television programmes like ‘the Hills’, the simple life, jerry springer etc etc, all programmes who do not show intelligent life forms, but a bunch of egocentrical and superficial weirdo’s… can you really blame some of these people here? That is all they get to see, hollywood smuck. Most of our shows are from the US (it’s very cheap for a network to buy series after they have been aired in the US)
Just like in the US, Europe has some nice bright individuals and some simple minded baboons.
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http://www.disinfo.com/2012/04/why-the-rest-of-the-world-should-tell-the-u-s-to-fck-off/
My dear moronic friend, I think the link above should be enlightening enough for you, kiddo.
And by the way, while George W. Bush was elected democratically, several leaders included in that list of yours took power over their countries through the usage of military power and the massacre of thousands. Franco, for example (not to mention if you think Lenin and Stalin were elected democratically you lack a substantial amount of historical knowledge).
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“Tea though spot on. An why in the hell don’t you put milk in your tea.”
Eh? In my case, because like most of the adults in the world, I’m quite incapable of consuming uncultured, uncooked milk without becoming violently ill, and yogurt in tea would just be wrong.
But that’s not the real question. The real question is why the English don’t put mint or cinnamon in their tea, as civilized people do.
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I used to travel Europe extensively back in the 90′s. In all I visited eleven countries. The most welcoming was the Czech Republic. The people I met seemed to think I was special because I was American. They seemed to love all things American. I wonder if they still feel that way.
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You mean superiority not supremacy,
Regards,
A European.
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