It’s no secret that Americans aren’t always the best at being knowledgeable, accepting, and just generally normal about other people’s cultures. We’re usually so caught up in our own self-conception that we expect everyone around us to bend to the same rules. We want them to fit into our boxes. Of course, this is a …
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‘They all decided that my name, Ciarán, is too hard to pronounce’: Irish teenager moves to the USA, classmates try to call him ‘Connor’ as his American name against his will
Most nicknames are bequeathed onto the nicknamed by others. They are not the ones who typically come up with their nicknames, nor are said nicknames natural and fitting from the word go. When I was in middle school, I bequeathed one of my best friends with the nickname «Beef.» Why she still talks to me …
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‘I just got called a “Maple Licker»…’: Americans hilariously roast Canadians like a sibling rivalry after ban gets halted in the U.S.
Listen, we all have our issues around the world. Right now, it feels like the U.S. has more issues than most, but I digress. As an American, it is our right to be able to complain and make fun of ourselves. So, we self-deprecate left and right. I would be so bold as to say …
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25+ Fourth of July 2024 Memes That Go With Hot Dogs and Fireworks
Like most good holidays, the Fourth of July is more about eating, drinking, and hanging out than it is about the actual reason behind the holiday. Sure, we’ll remember the Founding Fathers and whatever the heck they did, and wonder if there’s anything truly worth celebrating, but we’ll actually be too busy eating hamburgers and …
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35+ Hot Dog Memes Served With Ketchup and Mustard
The hotdog is perhaps the most quintessentially American food we have. Yes, it’s just a weird approximation of a Western Europe sausage situation, but its over-processed and readily-available nature renders it as American as the stars and stripes. There’s nothing quite like a good glizzy in the summertime. They’re a staple of Fourth of July barbecues, pool …
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25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (April 19, 2024)
Cheese curds are a singular delicacy so delicious I’ll forgive them for being a product of Wisconsin. Hey, I can’t help it I had a really annoying art teacher in middle school who was a huge Packers fan so now I have a negative association with all things Cheese Head. Except for the cheese itself, …
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‘They don’t serve you enough water in Europe’: Americans develop strange belief that Europe ‘makes you dehydrated’
Americans are obsessed with water. Between Stanley cups, and bottle filling stations, to that bottle that holds scent cartridges that make your water smell good… we’re always getting nifty with our H20. And for good reason! Water is essential to not only survive but thrive. But does that apply when we’re abroad? Apparently not, according …
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20+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Call It Pop
One thing I love about the Midwest is how obsessed we all are with cheese. Give us cheddar, give us pepper jack, heck, give us emmental. We will slice it, put it on a Ritz cracker, or grate it over tater tots and call it a casserole. And we will enjoy every gosh dang minute …
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25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (March 1, 2024)
Nobody understands the Midwest quite like Sufjan Stevens. Not only was he born in Detroit, but he created two incredible concept albums about two gems of the Midwest, Illinois and Michigan. His original intention was to make an album for each of the 50 states, but after hitting two of the most important ones, he …
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Non-Americans Share the American Customs They Find Absurd
As Americans, we love to think that we’re the center of the universe– that everything revolves around us, and that all of our traditions are normal. Of course, we’re not, and we can often be quickly humbled when we travel. Like in Italy when I tried to order an espresso to have with my meal …
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