Can’t comprehend what? Proceeds to focus on a single element of the photo and contextualize it within American culture
That people are still smoking in 2025 given the verified risks involved?
You’re right, that is incomprehensible
France moment
France somehow went from everyone smokes everywhere to no one smokes anywhere bavk to most people smoke some places.
Even with my vape, I move away from other people.
It’s addictive that’s why.
Less time in the shit-show, a win in my book.
Yeah that’s a big no for me. I sometimes meet people i haven’t seen in 10 years or so and they all pull out cigarettes and i’m always a bit shocked and like: oh, we’re still doing that? Gross.
I don’t get what I’m not supposed to comprehend. I suppose you can say I’m not comprehending.
Drinking in public…i guess? Or just having enough disposable income to go to a restaurant?
Probably the socialized healthcare
Having public spaces where lots of people hang out instead of TGI Fridays
Plenty of those here do can’t be that
A pair of douchebags spending their parents money?
They’re in their 20s in a cafe, they’re probably spending own money.
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Americans can’t comprehend not living your 20s with medical and student loan debt up to your neck that forces one to borrow from relatives or work multiple shitty jobs. Financial independence is not “freedom” enough, I guess.
What, all the cigarettes? I dot get it lol
Nah, we know about drugs in public. Silly Billy
What am I not comprehending?
People actually socilazing without fucking phones.
Do you think we don’t do that in the US? The only thing that stands as different in this pic from the downtown area near me is all the cigarettes and stucco.
The open button-up cardigan is something I wouldn’t expect to see in the US, but I could be wrong.
“Is he gay or just European?”
It’s daylight and these folks might hang out for four hours… we have a lovely downtown… but this kind of convivial relaxed atmosphere?? Nah. We might understand it but it’s not part of our lifestyle.
I’m pretty sure that no one at any of these tables has used the phrase “social anxiety” ever.
I guess this image was captured with a palantir then?
Let me tell you about this ancient artifact called a camera…
IDK, it reminds me of my college days in the US.
How we are all the same, the American mind cannot comprehend that
Yes, please lump all of us into the same category of ignorant hicks. I mean we are all so alike.
Couldn’t the same be said about Americans calling them Europeans? Heck, even within Italy alone there is a lot of variation.
It is natural that you stereotype, ESPECIALLY in a sarcastic instance like yurop
You mean how you just called people from the United States Americans? Maybe you forgot about Central and South America? There are 35 countries on this side of the pond. Also, there is a LOT of variety in the US. We have over fifty dialects and arguably more. We have people that are native German speakers (with several unique dialects and daughter languages, Latinos that are native Spanish speakers (along with many dialects and daughter languages from many countries as well), Native Americans with MANY cultural and linguistic differences from Alaska to South America.
I promise you no one from outside of the USA refers to themselves as American, without any other qualifiers. Referring to indigenous groups is also a disingenuous argument- in my experience if you ask one they are likely to self identify as the name of their specific tribe.
Are you stupid? How am I supposed to call people from the US?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans
Are there some other magic definitions?
Yep, I see name calling instead of intellectual discourse is your go to retort. Thanks for the enlightened conversation.
The fact that you attacked my argument because I used the (correct) word Americans already indicates you are not interested at all in any conversation. So yeah, I don’t want to have one either with someone in such bad faith
Okay but what do you call a person from the US?
The vast majority of the world refers to the United States when they say “American”. Not even talking about "Americas/“America”
Is it….sarcasm?
It’s dirty lungs and the stench of smoke ruining a beautiful moment is what it is
Americans thinking the bad part of this is the smoking when it’s really the Marbella French restaurant charging you eight bucks for a side of mashed potatoes.
In their defense, there are few minds who can comprehend that one. Nuking this place from orbit could very well be the rekindling of US/Europe military collaboration.
A woman not wearing a bra?
Drinking under 21?
Smoking?
No fat people?
No flags?
Odd sunglasses wearing style?
I think it’s about mixed use zoning, medium density, walkable car free streets. And perhaps drinking under the age of 21 but not so sure on the last one.
Too funny Reading the comments from Americans insisting they comprehend but then saying it’s just about drinking and smoking lol
Comprehend what? Smoking in public? Drinking in public? Maybe eating in public? Have you not heard of Las Vegas or New Orleans that shit is everywhere. It is also prevalent in many small towns where the local populace has decided fuck it. I worked in a small town bar after they banned smoking indoors in public places but you would never have known because no one gave a fuck and did it anyway.
Maybe it’s the walkable historical street, like a lot of American towns have these days?
It could be, I have one in my town.
I comprehend cleavage
I’d say this shitpost hit its mark
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Personally, I’d say it’s long overdue that Europe reduces its reliance on the US. I am curious if it bothers you though, how much time you seem to spend thinking about America when I can assure you, the bulk of the population in the United States gives almost no thought to Europe at all?
There’s a reason the expression “Americans think 100 years is old, Europeans think 100 miles is far.” exists. The US is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, while Europe is approximately 10,180,000 sq km. Americans are too busy worrying about their own country. Why you even care about them at all is baffling. I would think you’d want them to go back to being isolationist.
Yes it bothers us. Unfortunately it’s fucking inescapable because americans on the internet will constantly assume everyone cares about their shitty country, hollywood movies are almost always US-centric, and unfortunately political shifts in a major world power are relevant for all their allies so it’s in the news as well.
I wish it wasn’t because outside of anything directly affecting us here and having some friends over there I don’t give two shits about murica.
We care about America out of necessity. America has pushed its tentacles into Europe for the last 90 years. That reliance was carefully crafted by the US.
Some of us have been arguing against reliance on and acceptance of the “American way” all this time, but the idea of a champion of freedom and democracy leading the world was a comforting lie for many (including Americans themselves) and while it lasted it did bring some form of stability.
And just to be clear; Americans may not think about Europe but they barely think about their own country either. I’m not saying European citizens are as informed as they should be but at least 50% of Americans are just so proudly pigignorant of their own history and government that it’s hard for an outsider to understand.
it’s hard for an outsider to understand.
That’s probably the only truly accurate part about America in your whole statement.
Prior to the current neo-imperialist period that began in 1945, the US was largely isolationist and non-interventionist.
Many current Americans don’t want to be a “champion of freedom and democracy” as you put it. Have you ever seen what happens if you kick a leg out from under a chair someone’s sitting on? You can’t just take it away all of a sudden.
The decisions and actions made by all parties since WWII have created these co-dependent environments and now it’s becoming apparent why they weren’t such a good idea.
As for thinking about their country, that’s pure speculation on your part as that “at least 50%” you call “proudly pig ignorant” would be about 160 million people.
I’d wager Americans think about their country every single day but they do so from a most impactful to least perspective. They think about it in terms of their local town or city, then state, then country.
Our government has pushed its tentacles. Most US Americans would rather we mind our own business and focus on improving the climate and our health and well being. There are exceptions and some real crappy US Americans. Just like the AfD or the Nationalists in France or Swiss Peoples Party or Finns or various Freedom Parties of Europe. We are not unique over here, but there are many disenfranchised voters (targeted by republican dubious laws) that were not able to exercise their right to vote and that made it seem like we are all ignorant over here. We are not. There are millions of people protesting and organizing. State news and corporate owned news outlets aren’t letting the world know.
