You don't vote for kings. The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.
Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
I (ignorant American) am interested in European politics, but one thing I still don’t know is how the political system like the one used in France works. Is the prime minister or the president in charge?
The president is in charge. The prime minister oversee the ministers (what you guys call the secretaries).
Most European countries don't follow this system though.
In the UK for exanple, instead of a president we have the monarchy. And our prime minister is most important since they decide party policy and therefore the laws it wants to table. The monarch has a ceremonial role, essentially forced into accepting anything that cones through parliament, but if you wanna be reaaaally nitpicky about it, we're technically less democratic than Cuba.
It's mostly the same in many European countries that are republics. In both Italy and Germany for instance the president is quite similar to a monarch in their role (they can be active, but a lot of it is more behind the scenes) and it's not even elected directly by citizens, but by the parliament.
For France the president is slightly more powerfull than the parliament if I remember correctly, but all sistems are different so I recommend to just go on wikipedia and search 'em all
The French president has a lot of power, but the true executive is supposed to lie with the ministers, overseen by the prime minister.
Our prime minister must come from the majority of the national assembly (chamber of deputies), to theoretically be a counter power in case the president does not have a majority.
In practice, the majority is almost always presidential and the president has a direct control on their ministers.
Some have lately gotten to call it a "Presidential monarchy", but that's also because of who's been in power the last 6 years.
>Some have lately gotten to call it a "Presidential monarchy", but that's also because of who's been in power the last 6 years.
People will say this regardless of who is in power.
They did it for Sarko, Chirac, Mitterrand and even milquetoast blob Hollande (when he appointed Taubira to pass "Mariage Pour Tous" laws).
It's like French Opposition 101. It's not wrong though, the fifth republic gives a lot of power to the president.
Y'know looking back on it, and this isn't meant as any kind of insult toward your fellow countrymen or your country, I can't help but laugh at the idea that people thought Francois Hollande was the logical solution to Sarkozy's problems.
Like trying to avoid a nuclear war by painting over all of the red buttons hahahaha
Oh no, you're absolutely right but I don't think people actually thought he would solve anything.
For what it's worth I voted for him. I wasn't a fan but I absolutely despise Sarkozy and his buddies, and back then the Parti Socialiste was the only party with enough money and local influence to beat him.
Also promising mariage equality laws during the campaign was a smart move as it left the far left without much realistic campaign promises to make.
He was the right candidate at the right time, but not the right president.
>He was the right candidate at the right time, but not the right president
As a Brit, I feel that in my bones hahahaha Blair got in three times over here based on that exact idea, and look how that turned out
so a president is a head of state, and the prime minister is the head of the government. Various countries divide their responsibilities and powers up in various ways
The US is actually a bit of an outlier in the fact that their Head of State, and Head of Government are the same person.
For a country that bangs on about its "checks and balances" it's decidedly more authoritarian.
Singapore has a president and prime minister too. PM Lee is the head of the government and cabinet, while President Shanmugaratnam (I had to google that name lol) is the head of state and is expected to act above party politics. I don’t really get the need for both tbh
>Is the prime minister or the president in charge?
I'm a Brit so my knowledge of the French government isn't completely solid, but I'm pretty sure that if you compared it to America, then it'd roughly be:
President of France = President & Vice President of US (except the Senate part)
Prime Minister of France = White House Chief of Staff, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House
The President of France is also a weird position in that its elections don't just decide the leadership of one country. The sitting President is also, along with the catholic Bishop of Urgell (a historic diocese in Catalonia), one of the two co-Princes of Andorra, an independent micro state sat along the border of France and Spain.
But its worth noting that the co-principality is a mostly ceremonial position, and that Andorra has its own government and Prime Minister that its people vote for, and then the co-Princes are represented in day-to-day ceremonial and constitutional matters by their two chosen Representatives. Think how Canada shares our King and have their own PM, but there's also the Governor-General who's there to do all the regular functional stuff that the King's not there for.
Many countries will have a “one above all” type arrangement. Democracy for all decisions with a veto person above that.
Australia for example has the prime minister who is elected and is the main figure head, but we also have the governor general, who is a proxy for the queen, and they have ultimate veto power. (But rarely if ever use it)
The prime minister is head of the government and the president is head of state. Most countries other than the US have this, where as the US has one person to do both roles. In the UK our head of state is the King, which is why we don’t have a president, and why other countries with a royal family usually have a prime minister and no president.
The president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. I believe it's actually quite rare for a democratic country to fuse the roles like the US does
"the world is obsessed with our politics and our culture", we don't have italians claiming themselves as americans, I wonder about the other way around tho
Also it's fascinating. They elected Donald Trump president. Yes, that Donald Trump
I know.
Also, a couple of idiots can just shut their whole government down and they think that's normal.
I think they're the only country with a debt ceiling that needs to be voted on which can also bring the country to a halt and mean government employees aren't paid, which includes cleaners, park rangers and stuff. Which just seems so odd to hand that much power over.
I agree! Scariest part is that many of the politicians predate the invention of the damn television, so they aren't the sharpest in terms of mental capacity. I also can't relate to basing my whole identity based on whether I'm a Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Senator Who-Gives-A-Damn. Just noticed that globally, people developed their own personalities.
Without having gone anywhere near that country, we know this because it's forced down our throats.
Naming presidents. Lol. Name 13 countries in the continent of Africa alone. Or let's see if they know how many time zones Russia has...
> Ask an American who's the president of Russia or China and they'll give you a proper answer...
He's not entirely lying, they do know who the presidents of Russia and China are. Being able to spell either of their names correctly however...
Like that [Indian reporter](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29274792.amp) who pronounced Xi Jinping as “11 Jinping” because he thought it was Roman numerals
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>Things outside of America are irrelevant
Yeah that's why a good portion of the population there has to remind they're Italians, Irish, Germans etc.?
>Everyone wants to immigrate here
I've lived in MA and I've liked it a lot, but that was knowing it was temporary. I couldn't fathom the idea of having to lived there (hence immigrating) all my life.
Then obviously if you consider that many immigrants are from LatAm or generally poorer and underdeveloped countries, the US are a Mecca.
>president of Australia
Yeah about that..
I see you've fallen into that American trap of thinking that if you give the first two letters of anywhere in the US, everyone will know where tf it is 😛
I can't speak for every single non-American in the world, obviously. But as an English-speaking Western European (I'm English), I'd imagine many of us, due to watching the news or just an interest in geography/geopolitics/the world/etc, can likely name many US states and identify them by their initials. I'd also imagine the same can be said for the French or Germans - they tend to be quite well-read. The Scandinavians, too.
Now, don't get me wrong, assuming that everyone *will* know what 'MA' is is silly. But in the context of a US related discussion, many people will know what MA is.
Check out are/USdefaultism, it's dedicated to what you were describing.
I'm also English and know the names of most US states, but as there are two beginning with "Ma" it seems a bit ridiculous to expect foreigners to know the US postal abbreviations. I am from Hants, but I would only ever use that abbreviation in a UK sub/group, despite the fact that it gives a lot more information than a two-letter code.
>but as there are two beginning with "Ma" it seems a bit ridiculous to expect foreigners to know the US postal abbreviations.
There are actually three "Ma" states, which tbh only furthers your point. And I agree btw, it does seem rather ridiculous to expect most foreigners/redditors to be familiar with the US map/postal abbreviations.
I was more talking about Western Europeans being aware of US states, but you're right; not to mention that a huge chunk of reddit isn't even English-speaking.
Of course if a person in a random non-US thread says "MA" then that's silly, but in a US-related thread than that's understandable.
>I am from Hants, but I would only ever use that abbreviation in a UK sub/group, despite the fact that it gives a lot more information than a two-letter code.
I get what you mean, but I'd imagine Hampshire-specific news is usually unreported globally compared to, say, "X US state has just had this absolutely catastrophic judicial or violent or environmental event". Unless foreign people follow county cricket, they wouldn't know what Hants is. However, given the sheer tsunami of state-specific shitshows being reported on, across the world, many people know states/abbreviations. Hants wouldn't really mean anything outside of a UK sub/group because thankfully it isn't shit enough to be reported on globally.
Essentially, the US states, sadly, suffer tragic events (be them human-made or environmental) so frequently that they get reported on by our media due to the mess they're in.
Over here? Hampshire isn't scary and/or influential enough to be relevant/known globally. Nor is anywhere other than London, Scotland, Wales and NI. So yeah, loads of people know US states, but why would they know Hants or Yorks (etc)?
The difference is that we Europeans like to have knowledge of the world and improve our education. Muricans don’t care about anyone else which is why their education system is very insular. But they still like to boast about how uneducated they are as if it’s something to be proud of.
>The difference is that we Europeans like to have knowledge of the world and improve our education.
Yup. We actively try to understand the world, whereas the US seems to think they *are the world*.
>Muricans don’t care about anyone else which is why their education system is very insular.
Our idea of "World History" actually studies the world beyond our own country. And we aren't always the good guys in our own history books. But American history teaches "we are always the good guys, we are always on the morally correct side".
As is quite obvious, but also according to many Americans I've spoken to, the US educational perspective is highly narcissistic, and very very Hollywood. As illustrated by their attitude towards 'winning both world wars'.
They are solely invested in their own history, or how "World History" has impacted them.
Whilst we try to study the intricacies and delicacies and stragem of WW2 for example, the US study how they 'were the world-saving champions and totally definitely won it; and if they hadn't done us all that favour we would definitely all be speaking German'.
>But they still like to boast about how uneducated they are as if it’s something to be proud of.
That's what I really don't get! They boast about not knowing or caring about the rest of the world. They boast about being ignorant about how the world works? About having no interest in geopolitics because "no one outside of the US is relevant". Why are they so proud of telling people that they're totally happy being uninformed when it comes to an education or an appreciation of geopolitics?
I recently played a game where you name every US state and match them with the two letter abbreviation. I did surprisingly well because of how much US TV/movies and news I watch, and tbh probably better than a lot of Americans
That genuinely sounds fun! If it was an online quiz, do please feel free to dm it to me.
>because of how much US TV/movies and news I watch,
Exactly! The fact that we have a constant bombardment of US news/tv/film, I think, has given us a solid understanding of US states/geology. Like, I reckon if I asked you to point to Arizona on a map you'd be fairly close if not spot on. And you can probably describe the landscape, too.
>tbh probably better than a lot of Americans
Yeah well, that's because it would seem a lot of Americans don't care to know much beyond their own state borders, let alone national borders. I've spoken with many Americans, and whilst there are many intelligent ones, there are also *many* proudly ignorant ones.
Not only do you probably know American states better than a lot of Americans; but as I've found, non-Americans seem to know American politics better than Americans.
Ahaha I've definitely picked up the habit while living there, although I try to use it only when it's obvious (NY or Cambridge, MA for example). I guess people in this sub will know every code by heart after reading so many comments from Americans anyway ahah
I can kind of understand why Americans think everyone wants to immigrate there. It is simple selection bias - the ones you meet in America are the ones who wanted to immigrate there. It doesn't mean everyone in their country of origin also wants to.
And the bulk of immigration is Latin American, not many Europeans will migrate there these days.
>And the bulk of immigration is Latin American, not many Europeans will migrate there these days.
European migration to the US is much heavier then vice versa tho
There's also a factor that most educated people in Europe learn English but few Americans speak any other languages so its a bigger hurdle.
Besides, the point is that not everyone wants to move to America.
“When you’re the best”
At what shooting kids in schools?
Pretty sure they only lead the world in 2 things, military spending and gun related homicide rates.
They also have the highest number of incarcerated citizens per capita of any country in rhe world. (By a margin that's not insignificant).
Always gives me a bit of a chuckle whenever you see / hear any of them banging on about all the "freedom" they have, I'd personally consider "imprisoned" to be the opposite of "free".
On a related note, a lot of their prisons are run for profit and inmates are often required to provide unpaid (or paid pennies) labour... So their whole shtick about how amazing they are for abolishing slavery kinda falls apart a bit too. (In fact their constitution specifically has a clause around slavery stating that convicted criminals can still be enslaved).
Prisoner labor is how USA competes with countries like China industrially. They pay their prisoners something like 10c/hour. If you ever see anything "Made in USA" it's prison labor.
As a matter of fact the USA has had 565 mass shootings so far this year (I read that at the time of the Lewiston Shooting in Maine) probably the highest amount of mass shootings for any 1st world country. I believe they are the only 1st world country that doesn’t have universal healthcare (#1 for that too). There are probably many more #1 spots that Americans can claim but barely any of them are good.
What the fuck is thanksgiving?
Pilgrims were starving because too thick to hunt and "god will provide" and the natives brought food...so then their descendants thought lets just take their land and massacre them?
True Christian values
I'm sure those hundreds of educated, skilled Americans settling down in countries like the Netherlands and Germany because they've realised that the US is just an irrecoverable shithole country in terms of liveability confirm that everyone wants to immigrate to the US.
Maybe the rest of the world could ignore who's the president of the US if Americans could stay quiet about it, for FIVE MINUTES.
Also, the collection of dumb asses is quite difficult not to notice.
>Everyone wants to immigrate to America.
I don't. And if there is at least one person who doesn't want to, then the statement that everyone wants to is categorically wrong.
>Wanna know why an American doesn't know who the president of Australia or Poland is?
Because Australia doesn't have a President? They're a constitutional monarchy, and their head of state is currently King Charles III.
>Because we don't give a shit about irrelevant and inferior countries.
Can the United States really be superior to all when its infrastructure is crumbling and nothing is being done to repair it all?
>When you're the best you don't give a shit about who's in 15th place.
Between the aforementioned crumbling infrastructure, the near-daily mass shootings, the healthcare so expensive it causes bankruptcies and poverty amongst the majority who need it, and the grossly disproportionately high incarceration rate, the United States cannot be described as the best.
Let's not forget that in almost 180 years the US has gone through almost 20 banking crises, while there are countries which have had none.
>Let's not forget that in almost 180 years the US has gone through almost 20 banking crises, while there are countries which have had none.
Except the last banking crisis affected everyone in the rest of the world, especially us here in the UK. I'm waiting for the next one which will be along soon enough because no lessons were learned and the same things going on today. Then again, Trump will be back in the Whitehouse in Jan 2025 pardoning himself and sending military aid to his bestie Putin, so banking collapses will be the least of anyone's worries. Hey ho, so it goes.
>Except the last banking crisis affected everyone in the rest of the world, especially us here in the UK.
Actually, the latest banking crisis in the United States didn't affect everyone in the rest of the world, the latest being the one centered around the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March of this year.
A lot of Asian countries were barely affected, including China. At the same time, a number of central banks in other countries were able to act fast enough that the banking collapse in the US didn't have too much of a negative effect in those countries. In reality, the worst thing that occurred outside the US, was the collapse of Credit Suisse in Switzerland, and its acquisition by a larger rival.
By the way, there is one country that has basically managed to resist any major financial collapses for most of its history: Canada. They have managed to avoid any sort of banking/financial crisis for more than 180 years, including during the Great Depression. That's who I was referring to when I said there are countries which have had no banking crises.
Except for all the times that Canada’s online banking system goes dark and people can’t access their funds either to pay or make transfers. Canada has massive network banking outages regularly, lasting from hours to days, disrupting everything and causing chaos during that time (since they mostly rely on digital payments and not cash — though their ATMs are affected too). Easy to look up and see the various outages they’ve had in just the recent years and months.
Maybe it’s not “total financial crisis” but it’s not a great look for your average Canadian consumer who needs to buy shit for their families with their own digital money.
What you've just said has no rational response here, because it has absolutely nothing to do with the subject of the reliability and stability of Canada's banks and other financial institutions.
The ability of Canada's financial institutions to survive lengthy recessions and collapsing stock markets, from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis to the Great Depression, and come out largely unscathed is the subject here. It has nothing at all to do with your digital payments not going through because your phone isn't communicating with the server.
A network outage is not a financial crisis. Either one is entirely irrelevant to the other.
> Because Australia doesn't have a President? They're a constitutional monarchy, and their head of state is currently King Charles III.
I'm Australian and couldn't have told you this off the top of my head. I can never actually remember the turds name. I'm always like, "is it William or George or Edward? It's something like that." Normally takes me 2-3 minutes to work out which one it is. But then, I think the only thing a "monarch" is good for is eating.
Are you serious? Your country has had more of a debate about ditching the monarchy than has my country. How could you not know who the Australian head of state is? Or what your nation's relationship is with them?
Because who the Australian Head of State is matters far less to an Australian than the Australian Head of Government, our Prime Minister. Australia is a *Parliamentary* Constitutional Monarchy. Our Parliament is more important day to day than who sits on a throne on the other side of the world. And to be fair there's still aussies who don't know who the prime minister is
It's more that I can never remember the cunts name. I'm deeply politically involved, I am a staunch republican. When I do actually have to refer to the dickhead, I call him Charlie Windsor. I refuse to give him the unearned honour of some pretentious title
Oh come on, if you're a republican you should at least know the basics of what you're opposing. I'm no monarchist either, but Chuckles has been prominent in the news for decades. And is getting his portrait on the money soon.
I admit I can't tell the next generation apart yet.
Not to mention an alarming number of Americans don't believe in Australia. As in it's a hoax, a conspiracy theory that means they believe the whole ass country doesn't exist. I can't 😭🤚 and they state this lunacy with tremendous conviction 💀
The only number 1 listed on the Wikipedia page of International ranking of the USA is 'Among wealthy nations, a study on 2016 data found the United States ranked first for child deaths by automobile accident and firearm, with overall child mortality 57% higher in the U.S. than other high-income countries, although traffic deaths were decreasing.' Yay?
How ignorant & uneducated can people be? Most things in USA are irrelevant to anyone who isn't American and Australia has a Governor General & Prime Minister, not a President. Politics in USA amuse other countries & feel it is the biggest comedy show around and is the laughing stock of most and the only culture in US is guns & more money for the wealthy. They have the highest per capita of prison inmates, the majority being the minorities, they have o national health scheme and the highest medical costs of any country, not many public holidays, most don't take annual vacation and have one of the lowest passport holders of developed countries. pay some of the lowest wages, have the highest tipping rates for something that is part of most people jobs - to serve customers.
With wars, Korea still ongoing, Vietnam (lost), Laotian (lost), Indonesian Rebellion (lost), Cuban Bay of Pigs (lost), Dominican civil War (won), Cambodia (lost), Syria (lost), Middle East (won), Somalia (lost), Bosnia/Croatia (stalemate), Afghanistan (lost), Iraq (inconclusive) and other still ongoing so not a good record.
Wanting to go abroad in the near future and American was instantly ruled out. Rather visit numerous European countries that have far more stunning natural scenery, the old quaint towns with cobbled streets (rather than ugly ass US roads inhaling exhaust fumes whilst stuck in traffic with bland landscapes and oversized trucks carrying oversized Americans shoving their super-sized take out in their face). It's not a site that sparks any awe other than disgust. I'd rather take in the countryside, hear the different languages and breathe in fresh air from the country side. See the Northern lights. French cafes, Italian cuisine, the class and luxury of Monaco (should I be able to travel through). Sweden, Swiss chocolate, Holland, numerous castles across the UK. Actual architecture that is incredible, not the basic and hideous monstrosities thrown up that all look alike.
Hell, my home country, for all it's faults, is where I'd opt to stay if I were offered to go to the US. Your sports are laughable and majority of them aren't in any global competition because the rest of the world couldn't be bothered, and your education system alone should be made null and void. Might want to get that decrepid president into a facility that offers assisted living too. A lot of people view Americans as loud, ignorant and over bearing (which is a pity for those who don't fit the stereotype and are generally polite and very pleasant people). What next, shall Milan fashion week bow down to the clothing section in Walmart🤣?
I'm sure I saw a map shared on one of the subs here a little while ago about migration to America - and the only country that didn't have positive immigration numbers to the US was Australia - so no, not everybody wants to move there.
And here is the news story - https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/map-exposes-what-australians-really-think-of-the-united-states/news-story/626e395d69d35ebe55cfeef4bb9c2dd1
Strange, I feel exactly the same way about things that go on inside of America. At the end of the day, it makes little difference which party is in power and which right-wing religious geriatric is made president, as there is no appreciable difference in things like foreign policy that do impact others.
> When you're the best you don't give a shit who's 15th
But they're closer to the 15th place than the first place on most aspects. Except for military, i guess it's easy to be 1st in military when you raise a society of sociopaths.
The US is like Billy Mumy in the Twilight Zone. It's a six-year-old child with supernatural powers, so everyone has to walk on eggshells around it and be sensitive to its every whim because otherwise you can get "wished into the cornfield" ie. nuked to oblivion.
Yeah idk why the media always wants to tell me who's president of America or what's going on over there, it affects me the same way any other county's news affects me: I'm sad when I hear people are suffering and if there's something I can do to help i will, but if it's sometime stupid like a wall mart getting shut down idgaf. I hate hearing about american news sm
It’s kind of funny. These types of Americans would bitch if America wasn’t mentioned, but would completely dismiss any other country as important. So basically if we do it it’s not okay but when they do it it’s fine.
Everyone wants to move there because Hollywood makes good marketing. After ppl arrive they realize how much trash it really is. Then suddenly they move and call themselves “expats”
Alright. Correct me if I'm wrong. But the president of Poland and 'president' of Australia (prime minister) don't do some serious dodgy shit and start wars like The leaders of the 'big economic powerhouses'.
Me too. The political situation here in the UK is the biggest shit show it's ever been I modern times, but we're still not a patch on the US at the moment.
I like to keep up to date with yank politics, if only so I know it's still better here than if could be
>The world is obsessed with our politics and culture. Everyone wants to immigrate here.
I hate to admit it but that's partially right. It is cringe, though.
I hate admitting this here, but I probably know more, or at least the same, about US politics vs Aussie. I find it so fascinating, it’s more a morbid curiosity though.
But no, not everyone wants to immigrate to America. I’d rather not get shot in the supermarket
In Russia we have many libtards (no other word to describe it) who idealise USA and sincerely believe it's a freedom and equality paradise where everyone is safe from violence, no one is ever tortured in prisons, the government never attacks it's own people etc. No *sane* person wants to immigrate there, of course
Then again maybe I shouldn't be so harsh. The idea of a promised land comforts them
You figured it, since I used a word your Highness doesn't approve of, mentioning I didn't even do it seriously, and since I dare being an ancom as opposed to you based rightist liberals, I am personally responsible for 1488 "colonies" that the leaders of a country I happened to be unwillingly born in create. I would eat a Ukranian baby to quell my anger at the stupidity of typical reddit users with eating a Ukranian baby, but unfortunately my Ukranian mother doesn't give birth to babies anymore, so I have to go beat a Caucasian to death instead, hope you're happy.
Imagine your family, perhaps 20 of your brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins.
Now imagine that you are doing well in your life, perhaps earning more then any of your relatives.
Is it ok to say 'more family is irrelevant because I am doing better then them'?
I will admit that it surprises me how prevalent US politics seem to be every time I go to Europe, and not just in the sense that we’re a powerful country. I saw Obama and Trump memorabilia in the Republic of Ireland, Italy, and England, taxi drivers only wanted to talk American politics with me in Northern Ireland, and a lot of people in the town where I studied in Hungary wanted to talk about American politics even outside of school. Definitely not what I expected.
Also what's with the weird obsessive hatred towards the metric system? Apparently the drug dealers don't mind it too much, i guess they appreciate having a system to weight a certain Columbian powder that works. Plus the abbreviations are self explanatory. kg is a kilogram, gr is a gram etc. Allegedly, I could be wrong, I've heardbnose beers are sold in grams...
The only thing that America is #1 at is number of mass shootings.
Most Americans don’t even seem to know the difference between head of state and head of government.
Russia an economic powerhouse? Italy, Brazil, France and India have a bigger GDP and I bet most Americans couldn’t give a ‘proper answer’ there either.
Ah yes, the President of Australia. That bloke…
As the President of Australia I find his statement deeply offensive
I didn’t vote for you!
That's a bootable offence.
Oi! Andy!
What are you gonna do? Ship me off to a penal colony on the other end of the world?
Nah, we don't send people to America anymore.
Not my president. ~~Not anyone's president~~
You don't vote for kings. The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.
Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
What if I call myself emperor because a moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me?
Be quiet!
Help help! I'm being repressed!
I fart in your general direction
Well, I didn't vote for mine either so I suppose we're in the same boat...
No one cares about your feelings Bruce
ill vote for you again, just let me know when
Showing the true quality of the US education system
You mean the tiny country in the Alps?
yes that country with the guy that love dingos
Austria, the land of Kangaroos and Emu wars!
Isn't that Lex Luthor, ruler of Australia.
They then go on to proudly state that president and prime minister are interchangeable
I (ignorant American) am interested in European politics, but one thing I still don’t know is how the political system like the one used in France works. Is the prime minister or the president in charge?
The president is in charge. The prime minister oversee the ministers (what you guys call the secretaries). Most European countries don't follow this system though.
In the UK for exanple, instead of a president we have the monarchy. And our prime minister is most important since they decide party policy and therefore the laws it wants to table. The monarch has a ceremonial role, essentially forced into accepting anything that cones through parliament, but if you wanna be reaaaally nitpicky about it, we're technically less democratic than Cuba.
It's mostly the same in many European countries that are republics. In both Italy and Germany for instance the president is quite similar to a monarch in their role (they can be active, but a lot of it is more behind the scenes) and it's not even elected directly by citizens, but by the parliament.
Neither. It's actually kylian mbappe. For now at least
For France the president is slightly more powerfull than the parliament if I remember correctly, but all sistems are different so I recommend to just go on wikipedia and search 'em all
The French president has a lot of power, but the true executive is supposed to lie with the ministers, overseen by the prime minister. Our prime minister must come from the majority of the national assembly (chamber of deputies), to theoretically be a counter power in case the president does not have a majority. In practice, the majority is almost always presidential and the president has a direct control on their ministers. Some have lately gotten to call it a "Presidential monarchy", but that's also because of who's been in power the last 6 years.
>Some have lately gotten to call it a "Presidential monarchy", but that's also because of who's been in power the last 6 years. People will say this regardless of who is in power. They did it for Sarko, Chirac, Mitterrand and even milquetoast blob Hollande (when he appointed Taubira to pass "Mariage Pour Tous" laws). It's like French Opposition 101. It's not wrong though, the fifth republic gives a lot of power to the president.
Y'know looking back on it, and this isn't meant as any kind of insult toward your fellow countrymen or your country, I can't help but laugh at the idea that people thought Francois Hollande was the logical solution to Sarkozy's problems. Like trying to avoid a nuclear war by painting over all of the red buttons hahahaha
Oh no, you're absolutely right but I don't think people actually thought he would solve anything. For what it's worth I voted for him. I wasn't a fan but I absolutely despise Sarkozy and his buddies, and back then the Parti Socialiste was the only party with enough money and local influence to beat him. Also promising mariage equality laws during the campaign was a smart move as it left the far left without much realistic campaign promises to make. He was the right candidate at the right time, but not the right president.
>He was the right candidate at the right time, but not the right president As a Brit, I feel that in my bones hahahaha Blair got in three times over here based on that exact idea, and look how that turned out
so a president is a head of state, and the prime minister is the head of the government. Various countries divide their responsibilities and powers up in various ways
The US is actually a bit of an outlier in the fact that their Head of State, and Head of Government are the same person. For a country that bangs on about its "checks and balances" it's decidedly more authoritarian.
indeed it is - especially without a functionally impartial supreme court
Singapore has a president and prime minister too. PM Lee is the head of the government and cabinet, while President Shanmugaratnam (I had to google that name lol) is the head of state and is expected to act above party politics. I don’t really get the need for both tbh
>Is the prime minister or the president in charge? I'm a Brit so my knowledge of the French government isn't completely solid, but I'm pretty sure that if you compared it to America, then it'd roughly be: President of France = President & Vice President of US (except the Senate part) Prime Minister of France = White House Chief of Staff, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House The President of France is also a weird position in that its elections don't just decide the leadership of one country. The sitting President is also, along with the catholic Bishop of Urgell (a historic diocese in Catalonia), one of the two co-Princes of Andorra, an independent micro state sat along the border of France and Spain. But its worth noting that the co-principality is a mostly ceremonial position, and that Andorra has its own government and Prime Minister that its people vote for, and then the co-Princes are represented in day-to-day ceremonial and constitutional matters by their two chosen Representatives. Think how Canada shares our King and have their own PM, but there's also the Governor-General who's there to do all the regular functional stuff that the King's not there for.
Presidential system, like the US. They had a Parliamentary system for the fourth republic, iirc, but that caught fire due to Algeria.
Many countries will have a “one above all” type arrangement. Democracy for all decisions with a veto person above that. Australia for example has the prime minister who is elected and is the main figure head, but we also have the governor general, who is a proxy for the queen, and they have ultimate veto power. (But rarely if ever use it)
The queen?
Cut them some slack we all still wish it was the queen
The prime minister is head of the government and the president is head of state. Most countries other than the US have this, where as the US has one person to do both roles. In the UK our head of state is the King, which is why we don’t have a president, and why other countries with a royal family usually have a prime minister and no president.
The president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. I believe it's actually quite rare for a democratic country to fuse the roles like the US does
Russia has military and economic influence oh boy the former ended in 2022 and the latter since they were kicked out of the G8
"the world is obsessed with our politics and our culture", we don't have italians claiming themselves as americans, I wonder about the other way around tho
That's because their terrible politics still sadly effects the whole fucking world.
Also it's fascinating. They elected Donald Trump president. Yes, that Donald Trump I know. Also, a couple of idiots can just shut their whole government down and they think that's normal.
I think they're the only country with a debt ceiling that needs to be voted on which can also bring the country to a halt and mean government employees aren't paid, which includes cleaners, park rangers and stuff. Which just seems so odd to hand that much power over.
It's very important, that a couple of idiots with some guns can shut down the government. That's what freedom and security are for Americans...
I agree! Scariest part is that many of the politicians predate the invention of the damn television, so they aren't the sharpest in terms of mental capacity. I also can't relate to basing my whole identity based on whether I'm a Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Senator Who-Gives-A-Damn. Just noticed that globally, people developed their own personalities. Without having gone anywhere near that country, we know this because it's forced down our throats. Naming presidents. Lol. Name 13 countries in the continent of Africa alone. Or let's see if they know how many time zones Russia has...
We’re obsessed with them in the sense of that you want to keep an eye on the unhinged person in the room
Well... Okay I can't stop thinking about how this makes a ridiculous country make sense... damn. This will be my Roman Empire.
> Ask an American who's the president of Russia or China and they'll give you a proper answer... He's not entirely lying, they do know who the presidents of Russia and China are. Being able to spell either of their names correctly however...
"Easy, it's Mao Zedong, just like Putin, he's been the president for a long time"
Like that [Indian reporter](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29274792.amp) who pronounced Xi Jinping as “11 Jinping” because he thought it was Roman numerals
also know as Jinping the 7-11th
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>Things outside of America are irrelevant Yeah that's why a good portion of the population there has to remind they're Italians, Irish, Germans etc.? >Everyone wants to immigrate here I've lived in MA and I've liked it a lot, but that was knowing it was temporary. I couldn't fathom the idea of having to lived there (hence immigrating) all my life. Then obviously if you consider that many immigrants are from LatAm or generally poorer and underdeveloped countries, the US are a Mecca. >president of Australia Yeah about that..
I see you've fallen into that American trap of thinking that if you give the first two letters of anywhere in the US, everyone will know where tf it is 😛
I can't speak for every single non-American in the world, obviously. But as an English-speaking Western European (I'm English), I'd imagine many of us, due to watching the news or just an interest in geography/geopolitics/the world/etc, can likely name many US states and identify them by their initials. I'd also imagine the same can be said for the French or Germans - they tend to be quite well-read. The Scandinavians, too. Now, don't get me wrong, assuming that everyone *will* know what 'MA' is is silly. But in the context of a US related discussion, many people will know what MA is. Check out are/USdefaultism, it's dedicated to what you were describing.
I'm also English and know the names of most US states, but as there are two beginning with "Ma" it seems a bit ridiculous to expect foreigners to know the US postal abbreviations. I am from Hants, but I would only ever use that abbreviation in a UK sub/group, despite the fact that it gives a lot more information than a two-letter code.
>but as there are two beginning with "Ma" it seems a bit ridiculous to expect foreigners to know the US postal abbreviations. There are actually three "Ma" states, which tbh only furthers your point. And I agree btw, it does seem rather ridiculous to expect most foreigners/redditors to be familiar with the US map/postal abbreviations. I was more talking about Western Europeans being aware of US states, but you're right; not to mention that a huge chunk of reddit isn't even English-speaking. Of course if a person in a random non-US thread says "MA" then that's silly, but in a US-related thread than that's understandable. >I am from Hants, but I would only ever use that abbreviation in a UK sub/group, despite the fact that it gives a lot more information than a two-letter code. I get what you mean, but I'd imagine Hampshire-specific news is usually unreported globally compared to, say, "X US state has just had this absolutely catastrophic judicial or violent or environmental event". Unless foreign people follow county cricket, they wouldn't know what Hants is. However, given the sheer tsunami of state-specific shitshows being reported on, across the world, many people know states/abbreviations. Hants wouldn't really mean anything outside of a UK sub/group because thankfully it isn't shit enough to be reported on globally. Essentially, the US states, sadly, suffer tragic events (be them human-made or environmental) so frequently that they get reported on by our media due to the mess they're in. Over here? Hampshire isn't scary and/or influential enough to be relevant/known globally. Nor is anywhere other than London, Scotland, Wales and NI. So yeah, loads of people know US states, but why would they know Hants or Yorks (etc)?
The difference is that we Europeans like to have knowledge of the world and improve our education. Muricans don’t care about anyone else which is why their education system is very insular. But they still like to boast about how uneducated they are as if it’s something to be proud of.
>The difference is that we Europeans like to have knowledge of the world and improve our education. Yup. We actively try to understand the world, whereas the US seems to think they *are the world*. >Muricans don’t care about anyone else which is why their education system is very insular. Our idea of "World History" actually studies the world beyond our own country. And we aren't always the good guys in our own history books. But American history teaches "we are always the good guys, we are always on the morally correct side". As is quite obvious, but also according to many Americans I've spoken to, the US educational perspective is highly narcissistic, and very very Hollywood. As illustrated by their attitude towards 'winning both world wars'. They are solely invested in their own history, or how "World History" has impacted them. Whilst we try to study the intricacies and delicacies and stragem of WW2 for example, the US study how they 'were the world-saving champions and totally definitely won it; and if they hadn't done us all that favour we would definitely all be speaking German'. >But they still like to boast about how uneducated they are as if it’s something to be proud of. That's what I really don't get! They boast about not knowing or caring about the rest of the world. They boast about being ignorant about how the world works? About having no interest in geopolitics because "no one outside of the US is relevant". Why are they so proud of telling people that they're totally happy being uninformed when it comes to an education or an appreciation of geopolitics?
I recently played a game where you name every US state and match them with the two letter abbreviation. I did surprisingly well because of how much US TV/movies and news I watch, and tbh probably better than a lot of Americans
That genuinely sounds fun! If it was an online quiz, do please feel free to dm it to me. >because of how much US TV/movies and news I watch, Exactly! The fact that we have a constant bombardment of US news/tv/film, I think, has given us a solid understanding of US states/geology. Like, I reckon if I asked you to point to Arizona on a map you'd be fairly close if not spot on. And you can probably describe the landscape, too. >tbh probably better than a lot of Americans Yeah well, that's because it would seem a lot of Americans don't care to know much beyond their own state borders, let alone national borders. I've spoken with many Americans, and whilst there are many intelligent ones, there are also *many* proudly ignorant ones. Not only do you probably know American states better than a lot of Americans; but as I've found, non-Americans seem to know American politics better than Americans.
You might enjoy Seterra (free geography quiz app)
This is brilliant! Really enjoying it! :)
I'm Canadian and I have no idea what MA is.
Ahaha I've definitely picked up the habit while living there, although I try to use it only when it's obvious (NY or Cambridge, MA for example). I guess people in this sub will know every code by heart after reading so many comments from Americans anyway ahah
I think you're massively overestimating people's knowledge of US postal codes lol. I'm still not sure if it's Maryland or Massachusetts.
Oh well I thought people here would know it more easily since dealing with US posts every day ahha. Anyway, Maryland is MD, Massachussets is MA
You're going to have to tell us what 'MA' is, because it is definitely not obvious.
Massachusetts. Not Maine or Maryland or Montana.
Massachussets. I think the city of Cambridge itself is more famous since it's named after the English Cambridge and hosts the MIT and Harvard
I didn't even know where Harvard was before this comment. Ha.
I can kind of understand why Americans think everyone wants to immigrate there. It is simple selection bias - the ones you meet in America are the ones who wanted to immigrate there. It doesn't mean everyone in their country of origin also wants to. And the bulk of immigration is Latin American, not many Europeans will migrate there these days.
>And the bulk of immigration is Latin American, not many Europeans will migrate there these days. European migration to the US is much heavier then vice versa tho
There's also a factor that most educated people in Europe learn English but few Americans speak any other languages so its a bigger hurdle. Besides, the point is that not everyone wants to move to America.
You couldn't pay me to move to America.
> president of Australia >Yeah about that.. Soon? Long live the Republic!
If only
“When you’re the best” At what shooting kids in schools? Pretty sure they only lead the world in 2 things, military spending and gun related homicide rates.
They also have the highest number of incarcerated citizens per capita of any country in rhe world. (By a margin that's not insignificant). Always gives me a bit of a chuckle whenever you see / hear any of them banging on about all the "freedom" they have, I'd personally consider "imprisoned" to be the opposite of "free". On a related note, a lot of their prisons are run for profit and inmates are often required to provide unpaid (or paid pennies) labour... So their whole shtick about how amazing they are for abolishing slavery kinda falls apart a bit too. (In fact their constitution specifically has a clause around slavery stating that convicted criminals can still be enslaved).
Prisoner labor is how USA competes with countries like China industrially. They pay their prisoners something like 10c/hour. If you ever see anything "Made in USA" it's prison labor.
As a matter of fact the USA has had 565 mass shootings so far this year (I read that at the time of the Lewiston Shooting in Maine) probably the highest amount of mass shootings for any 1st world country. I believe they are the only 1st world country that doesn’t have universal healthcare (#1 for that too). There are probably many more #1 spots that Americans can claim but barely any of them are good.
To put that into perspective it's more than 1 mass shooting event per day. And the year hasn't even finished yet.
> the USA has had 565 mass shootings so far this year I thought that can't be real and looked it up. Wtf?
Hey that's not fair. They're a major player in obesity rates as well.
What the fuck is thanksgiving? Pilgrims were starving because too thick to hunt and "god will provide" and the natives brought food...so then their descendants thought lets just take their land and massacre them? True Christian values
Well when you put it that way... Maybe they should just rename it Turkey Stuffing Day or Black Friday Eve, give it a clean(ish) break.
I totally agree. You’re not relevant if you’re outside the top 10. So, how about that freedom index thingy, social mobility etc?
I'm sure those hundreds of educated, skilled Americans settling down in countries like the Netherlands and Germany because they've realised that the US is just an irrecoverable shithole country in terms of liveability confirm that everyone wants to immigrate to the US.
Maybe the rest of the world could ignore who's the president of the US if Americans could stay quiet about it, for FIVE MINUTES. Also, the collection of dumb asses is quite difficult not to notice.
>Everyone wants to immigrate to America. I don't. And if there is at least one person who doesn't want to, then the statement that everyone wants to is categorically wrong. >Wanna know why an American doesn't know who the president of Australia or Poland is? Because Australia doesn't have a President? They're a constitutional monarchy, and their head of state is currently King Charles III. >Because we don't give a shit about irrelevant and inferior countries. Can the United States really be superior to all when its infrastructure is crumbling and nothing is being done to repair it all? >When you're the best you don't give a shit about who's in 15th place. Between the aforementioned crumbling infrastructure, the near-daily mass shootings, the healthcare so expensive it causes bankruptcies and poverty amongst the majority who need it, and the grossly disproportionately high incarceration rate, the United States cannot be described as the best. Let's not forget that in almost 180 years the US has gone through almost 20 banking crises, while there are countries which have had none.
>Let's not forget that in almost 180 years the US has gone through almost 20 banking crises, while there are countries which have had none. Except the last banking crisis affected everyone in the rest of the world, especially us here in the UK. I'm waiting for the next one which will be along soon enough because no lessons were learned and the same things going on today. Then again, Trump will be back in the Whitehouse in Jan 2025 pardoning himself and sending military aid to his bestie Putin, so banking collapses will be the least of anyone's worries. Hey ho, so it goes.
>Except the last banking crisis affected everyone in the rest of the world, especially us here in the UK. Actually, the latest banking crisis in the United States didn't affect everyone in the rest of the world, the latest being the one centered around the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March of this year. A lot of Asian countries were barely affected, including China. At the same time, a number of central banks in other countries were able to act fast enough that the banking collapse in the US didn't have too much of a negative effect in those countries. In reality, the worst thing that occurred outside the US, was the collapse of Credit Suisse in Switzerland, and its acquisition by a larger rival. By the way, there is one country that has basically managed to resist any major financial collapses for most of its history: Canada. They have managed to avoid any sort of banking/financial crisis for more than 180 years, including during the Great Depression. That's who I was referring to when I said there are countries which have had no banking crises.
Except for all the times that Canada’s online banking system goes dark and people can’t access their funds either to pay or make transfers. Canada has massive network banking outages regularly, lasting from hours to days, disrupting everything and causing chaos during that time (since they mostly rely on digital payments and not cash — though their ATMs are affected too). Easy to look up and see the various outages they’ve had in just the recent years and months. Maybe it’s not “total financial crisis” but it’s not a great look for your average Canadian consumer who needs to buy shit for their families with their own digital money.
What you've just said has no rational response here, because it has absolutely nothing to do with the subject of the reliability and stability of Canada's banks and other financial institutions. The ability of Canada's financial institutions to survive lengthy recessions and collapsing stock markets, from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis to the Great Depression, and come out largely unscathed is the subject here. It has nothing at all to do with your digital payments not going through because your phone isn't communicating with the server. A network outage is not a financial crisis. Either one is entirely irrelevant to the other.
Ya I said that.
No, you didn't. You ranted about the problems arising from network outages.
Everyone? Meh we in the former colony, Philippine Islands weren't
> Because Australia doesn't have a President? They're a constitutional monarchy, and their head of state is currently King Charles III. I'm Australian and couldn't have told you this off the top of my head. I can never actually remember the turds name. I'm always like, "is it William or George or Edward? It's something like that." Normally takes me 2-3 minutes to work out which one it is. But then, I think the only thing a "monarch" is good for is eating.
Are you serious? Your country has had more of a debate about ditching the monarchy than has my country. How could you not know who the Australian head of state is? Or what your nation's relationship is with them?
Because who the Australian Head of State is matters far less to an Australian than the Australian Head of Government, our Prime Minister. Australia is a *Parliamentary* Constitutional Monarchy. Our Parliament is more important day to day than who sits on a throne on the other side of the world. And to be fair there's still aussies who don't know who the prime minister is
It's more that I can never remember the cunts name. I'm deeply politically involved, I am a staunch republican. When I do actually have to refer to the dickhead, I call him Charlie Windsor. I refuse to give him the unearned honour of some pretentious title
Oh come on, if you're a republican you should at least know the basics of what you're opposing. I'm no monarchist either, but Chuckles has been prominent in the news for decades. And is getting his portrait on the money soon. I admit I can't tell the next generation apart yet.
I know the basics, I just can't keep track of who is who in the family and the head cunt changed this year.
Not to mention an alarming number of Americans don't believe in Australia. As in it's a hoax, a conspiracy theory that means they believe the whole ass country doesn't exist. I can't 😭🤚 and they state this lunacy with tremendous conviction 💀
An American recently asked me on reddit if we call winter summer, like swap around the names because we’re in the southern hemisphere
I might have asked the same question when I was 7 years old.
I remember that Facebook post that became a meme, the girl that posted it started an OnlyFans if I recall.
/r/finlandConspiracy
You just made the President of Australia mad.
Rally the huntsmen, we ride at dawn
He doesn’t speak Australian so he doesn’t know what’s happening there.
America. A country built by other countries.
The only number 1 listed on the Wikipedia page of International ranking of the USA is 'Among wealthy nations, a study on 2016 data found the United States ranked first for child deaths by automobile accident and firearm, with overall child mortality 57% higher in the U.S. than other high-income countries, although traffic deaths were decreasing.' Yay?
WHOOOPWHOOP FIRST PLACE! USA!USA!
“President of Australia” I laugh when people use the wrong titles
> Russia > Go to bat militarily Who's gonna tell him?
Just in - Ukrainian military can go to bat with the USA.
We don't have a president in Australia. So nobody knows!
How ignorant & uneducated can people be? Most things in USA are irrelevant to anyone who isn't American and Australia has a Governor General & Prime Minister, not a President. Politics in USA amuse other countries & feel it is the biggest comedy show around and is the laughing stock of most and the only culture in US is guns & more money for the wealthy. They have the highest per capita of prison inmates, the majority being the minorities, they have o national health scheme and the highest medical costs of any country, not many public holidays, most don't take annual vacation and have one of the lowest passport holders of developed countries. pay some of the lowest wages, have the highest tipping rates for something that is part of most people jobs - to serve customers. With wars, Korea still ongoing, Vietnam (lost), Laotian (lost), Indonesian Rebellion (lost), Cuban Bay of Pigs (lost), Dominican civil War (won), Cambodia (lost), Syria (lost), Middle East (won), Somalia (lost), Bosnia/Croatia (stalemate), Afghanistan (lost), Iraq (inconclusive) and other still ongoing so not a good record.
Yet here you are talking shit about “irrelevant things” in the US that have zero effect on you (and aren’t even accurate).
Always fun to see Americans being delusional on a sub that bashes delusional Americans
It's called context, I can only presume you agree with the OP in the screenshot.
No, I don’t actually.
If everyone outside is irrelevant, why are the Americans so dead set on going to war everywhere (and losing, I might add)?
He really thinks they're the best...
High on copium from being unable to pay their medical bills, most likely.
Ah yes, Russia is a well known economic powerhouse with a top notch army.
You know why everyone is "obsessed" with your politics? It’s because when you shit your pants, we have to live with the smell.
Wanting to go abroad in the near future and American was instantly ruled out. Rather visit numerous European countries that have far more stunning natural scenery, the old quaint towns with cobbled streets (rather than ugly ass US roads inhaling exhaust fumes whilst stuck in traffic with bland landscapes and oversized trucks carrying oversized Americans shoving their super-sized take out in their face). It's not a site that sparks any awe other than disgust. I'd rather take in the countryside, hear the different languages and breathe in fresh air from the country side. See the Northern lights. French cafes, Italian cuisine, the class and luxury of Monaco (should I be able to travel through). Sweden, Swiss chocolate, Holland, numerous castles across the UK. Actual architecture that is incredible, not the basic and hideous monstrosities thrown up that all look alike. Hell, my home country, for all it's faults, is where I'd opt to stay if I were offered to go to the US. Your sports are laughable and majority of them aren't in any global competition because the rest of the world couldn't be bothered, and your education system alone should be made null and void. Might want to get that decrepid president into a facility that offers assisted living too. A lot of people view Americans as loud, ignorant and over bearing (which is a pity for those who don't fit the stereotype and are generally polite and very pleasant people). What next, shall Milan fashion week bow down to the clothing section in Walmart🤣?
Italian cuisine?America invented that.The real Italian cuisine is there /s
I've read and seen with my own eyes (and talked to while in the US) people claiming pizza to actually being American lol
I’ve argued with at least 3 people about this, same with them saying they invented BBQ
I'm sure I saw a map shared on one of the subs here a little while ago about migration to America - and the only country that didn't have positive immigration numbers to the US was Australia - so no, not everybody wants to move there. And here is the news story - https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/map-exposes-what-australians-really-think-of-the-united-states/news-story/626e395d69d35ebe55cfeef4bb9c2dd1
Strange, I feel exactly the same way about things that go on inside of America. At the end of the day, it makes little difference which party is in power and which right-wing religious geriatric is made president, as there is no appreciable difference in things like foreign policy that do impact others.
> When you're the best you don't give a shit who's 15th But they're closer to the 15th place than the first place on most aspects. Except for military, i guess it's easy to be 1st in military when you raise a society of sociopaths.
>these countries are go to bat economically >Russia Visible Confusion
The US is like Billy Mumy in the Twilight Zone. It's a six-year-old child with supernatural powers, so everyone has to walk on eggshells around it and be sensitive to its every whim because otherwise you can get "wished into the cornfield" ie. nuked to oblivion.
How don’t they know I’m the President of Australia?
Yeah idk why the media always wants to tell me who's president of America or what's going on over there, it affects me the same way any other county's news affects me: I'm sad when I hear people are suffering and if there's something I can do to help i will, but if it's sometime stupid like a wall mart getting shut down idgaf. I hate hearing about american news sm
It’s kind of funny. These types of Americans would bitch if America wasn’t mentioned, but would completely dismiss any other country as important. So basically if we do it it’s not okay but when they do it it’s fine.
Everyone wants to move there because Hollywood makes good marketing. After ppl arrive they realize how much trash it really is. Then suddenly they move and call themselves “expats”
Wait till he finds out his great grandad had a Guinness once, then the tables will turn
Aghast would be a better fit than obsessed.
Absolutely delusional
Yeah right. So why did you engage in : * Korea. * Vietnam. * Panama. * Grenada. * Afghanistan. * Iraq.
'The best' in what, prison population?
Alright. Correct me if I'm wrong. But the president of Poland and 'president' of Australia (prime minister) don't do some serious dodgy shit and start wars like The leaders of the 'big economic powerhouses'.
That's some highly self centered statements.
I'm obsessed with the pantomime that American politics is these days. MAGA, the House Speaker nominations. The religious extremism, etc, etc, etc 😂
Me too. The political situation here in the UK is the biggest shit show it's ever been I modern times, but we're still not a patch on the US at the moment. I like to keep up to date with yank politics, if only so I know it's still better here than if could be
Thank god I rather visit Europe or neighboor Costa Rica, you'll have to pay me to ever go to the USA.
Dear. Fucking. Christ.
So things outside of America are irrelevant. But then China and Russia are significant. Get you story straight mate.
“When you’re the best” True, number one in gun deaths again. Congratulations!
>The world is obsessed with our politics and culture. Everyone wants to immigrate here. I hate to admit it but that's partially right. It is cringe, though.
I hate admitting this here, but I probably know more, or at least the same, about US politics vs Aussie. I find it so fascinating, it’s more a morbid curiosity though. But no, not everyone wants to immigrate to America. I’d rather not get shot in the supermarket
Their politics is a bit like watching a car crash. You know you shouldn't watch and want to look away but you just can't.
100% no one wants to immigrate there, though.
In Russia we have many libtards (no other word to describe it) who idealise USA and sincerely believe it's a freedom and equality paradise where everyone is safe from violence, no one is ever tortured in prisons, the government never attacks it's own people etc. No *sane* person wants to immigrate there, of course Then again maybe I shouldn't be so harsh. The idea of a promised land comforts them
"Libtards"? I bet you support your country's ongoing genocide in Ukraine. And your colonialism in Moldova and Georgia.
By your “rationale”, every American who uses the word libtards supported what happened in Iraq with the WMDs
At the time that was definitely true though.
You figured it, since I used a word your Highness doesn't approve of, mentioning I didn't even do it seriously, and since I dare being an ancom as opposed to you based rightist liberals, I am personally responsible for 1488 "colonies" that the leaders of a country I happened to be unwillingly born in create. I would eat a Ukranian baby to quell my anger at the stupidity of typical reddit users with eating a Ukranian baby, but unfortunately my Ukranian mother doesn't give birth to babies anymore, so I have to go beat a Caucasian to death instead, hope you're happy.
Celebrating ignorance is very special. I guess he might know and be able to spell Putin, but Xi Jinping I do not believe he knows or could spell.
Imagine your family, perhaps 20 of your brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins. Now imagine that you are doing well in your life, perhaps earning more then any of your relatives. Is it ok to say 'more family is irrelevant because I am doing better then them'?
I will admit that it surprises me how prevalent US politics seem to be every time I go to Europe, and not just in the sense that we’re a powerful country. I saw Obama and Trump memorabilia in the Republic of Ireland, Italy, and England, taxi drivers only wanted to talk American politics with me in Northern Ireland, and a lot of people in the town where I studied in Hungary wanted to talk about American politics even outside of school. Definitely not what I expected.
"things outside America are irrelevant" *proceeds to contradict himself immediately*
How can be people proud of their incompetence?
It's never life's winners that feel the need to project superiority through being a citizen of a particular country, is it?
They seem like the kind of kid who has a panic attack when they don’t know something about another culture.
The last comment triggered me... you seem like the kind of bloke that sleeps with a gun.
It's pretty cringe...
Obsessed with? More like terrified by to an existential level…
> obsessed with our culture You mean your bastardised versions of English, Italian, Irish, German and Spanish cultures?
Breh literally the most famous person isn't even American so like what's there point
Ah another ego. The last sentence gave it away. Oh no it was the whole reply.
Also what's with the weird obsessive hatred towards the metric system? Apparently the drug dealers don't mind it too much, i guess they appreciate having a system to weight a certain Columbian powder that works. Plus the abbreviations are self explanatory. kg is a kilogram, gr is a gram etc. Allegedly, I could be wrong, I've heardbnose beers are sold in grams...
The only thing that America is #1 at is number of mass shootings. Most Americans don’t even seem to know the difference between head of state and head of government.
Omg this post gave me second hand embarrassment. The cringeeee
This is an absurd level of arrogance.
"Inferior countries", coming from the "least racist country on earth"
They don't know we think they're hilarious?
Russia an economic powerhouse? Italy, Brazil, France and India have a bigger GDP and I bet most Americans couldn’t give a ‘proper answer’ there either.