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[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

No you're being fair, we Americans need to remember that. :)

[–]TalerTest 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

No, it was not directed at you. u/ghostraider said : "it is difficult for US-centrists to understand this" Which I thought was a bit ironic because it seems like a very 'US-centrist' thing to say. Everyone gets mad when Americans act like the US is the only country in the world, but then they do the exact same thing and forget that there are other English-speaking countries, too. (I'm in UK btw)

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Ah, okay, thank you for clarifying. It is something I want to keep in mind anyway though, I definitely struggle with that sometimes, as someone in the U.S.

[–]TalerTest 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Nah you shouldn't even care. I think it's silly that people expect Americans to know everything about every country. I've noticed that it's only Americans who get reprimanded for this. People from other countries can speak from their experiences as though their location is the only one in the world and no one bats an eyelash.

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Lol, that's funny, I've seen that too but I guess I just sort of assumed Americans were the worst about it. It would probably be better if we all learned about other countries.

[–]ghostraider 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"My friend calling herself gay is not the same as someone in the US calling herself gay, for her "gay" is a foreign word that it is being used as umbrella term. And that is why she doesn't use lesbian (which is similar to the native word and therefore she assumes has the same meaning). But it is difficult for US-centrists to understand this."

I didn't really want to get into this but since I was tagged twice... No, it is not "the exact same thing" and nor I forgot that there are other English-speaking countries, I assumed that someone from the UK wouldn't make that mistake. ;) But maybe my assumption is wrong and you are the same as US.