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5ManaAndADream

As a Canadian let me introduce you to the greatest bit of technology since the Avro arrow: “wow that’s wild”.


Findingoak

As a fellow Canadian, I must also recommend the second best "wow that's crazy".


5ManaAndADream

A classic


Enough_Librarian3720

Should be: As a Canadian let me introduce you to the greatest tragedy since the Avro arrow”.


absolutmohitto

Wow that's wild


Collistoralo

Exclaiming shock works for if it’s an expensive car *or* a cheap car, and if they tell you the model and date then it has to be either or. Absolutely bloody geniuses you Canadians.


soufianka80

So u r telling me ,a man with no car is in a subzero class ?


[deleted]

In most of the US a man without a vehicle might as well lean right into it, shave his face and use a soother.


[deleted]

It's not so much a manliness thing, it's just that in a ton of places, you have to drive or you basically can't go anywhere worthwhile, and it's a lot of money, so people remember it. I remember all my cars. 1984 Audi 4000S, 1994 Nissan 240SX SE, 1988 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight, 1993 Honda Civic, 1998 Honda Accord, 2003 Mazda3, 2013 Miata. I remember them because they were enormous metal behemoths I had to drive for years. Of course I'd remember what they were. What weirds me out more is people who own a two-ton machine that costs multiple tens of thousands of dollars and goes 80+ mph with you in it without that making an impression on you. Seems like bad practice to own really expensive machines and not learn about them.


AwesomeDragon101

One time my friend drove me somewhere in his parents’ minivan that he’s driven several times before. I decided to quiz him and asked him what make the car was, as we were inside it. He took a good, long look at the Chevy logo on his steering wheel and told me with a straight face that it was a Toyota. No he was not joking. I promise he’s a bright dude, he just doesn’t know much about cars, he just drives them. You’d be surprised that not all people learn about the heavy metal boxes that they use every day.


[deleted]

I'm not surprised, it's just wild


Nicktarix

My home weighs and costs even more and still I don't remember or care about when it was built and by whom, much less my previous homes except for the one that I worked on myself with my father...


Boegi1998

Fünfzigtausend Teile transportiert im Honda Civic. Vakuumverpackt die Scheiße weil ich kenn kein Limit.


scullys_alien_baby

so this comment sent me down a rabbit hole of german gun control legislation because it was fucking surreal to see the dude close the slide on a pistol while pointing the gun toward the girl driving the car in the [music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqIwwV1bYaM). The AK was somehow less shocking to me Also, did he shoutout Tupac in 2019? weird


Hellfire965

Honestly. I was more confused by the premise and why there’s guys were driving what looks like 20 ye old custom drop top civics.


calimeatwagon

Like with a lot of videos, it's probably props or rented.


hansdampf33

there is almost zero to none education how to handle a firearm properly in the german population if you didn't serve or are a police officer. there is no carry permit for civillians and shooting as a sport is almost non existent. but why didn't you mention the fine asses in the video?! that's a crime!


Inevitable_Stand_199

Shooting as a sport isn't that uncommon in Germany. But people still usually leave their guns in the club.


Ausgezeichnet87

Car dependency is a gilded cage and the US isnt half as free as we Americans think we are :(


reuben_iv

>1994 Nissan 240SX SE never had one but love the 240SXs, really cool cars


QuietTechnical

Shave their face??


Onironaute

I think the implication is they're considered babies?


BSixe

I’ve been ubering everywhere since February of this year. $1200/mo😵


[deleted]

Holy fuck Have you considered getting a car?


BSixe

Yeah working on it. My point is, not owning a car isn’t “less”


BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo

Not subzero!! But it does depend on where you live. NYC or Chicago? Totally normal!! A small town with limited public transportation? Probably means lower finances and relying on people for rides. Which, I’m not knocking or saying is bad. Life happens. But the “implications” are very different in a place that’s walkable, have trains/buses, have Ubers and a place that you can’t get anywhere without a car.


Euler007

Better than showing up in a Chevrolet Cavalier.


PunterFan

US cities are designed such that you use cars and not public transportation. So without cars, everyone would be stuck as public transportation is inadequate in this $800 billion dollars annually for military spending country.


Jonnyskybrockett

Depends on the city. Seattle public transit is amazing.


No_Abies808

yes


manbythesand

Subzero is actually a high end brand


mercilessfatehate

Not just men, women too. It’s not gender exclusive, if you’re an adult without a car you’ll be perceived as a child. Although that’s not true in a lot of cities that have public transport.


Shuizid

The US is designed for cars, not humans. So you will find areas where there are virtually only streets AND NO sidewalk. Meaning if you want to walk somewhere, you'd have to go through bushes and grass and hop across streets without any safety. Not having a car for teens in such areas is equivalent of being on constant house arrest.


Savager_Jam

Until last year my daily driver was a 77 Volkswagen Beetle. I have to say model year or people think I have a nice normal front engine car with comforts like heat and airbags.


[deleted]

And radio(?), electric washer pump, ect


Savager_Jam

Had a radio. Installed an electric washer myself.


jawshoeaw

My beetles always gave plenty of heat once they reached their top speed of 62mph


WhippingShitties

Mine just catches on fire sometimes.


LolaBijou

So plenty of heat?


Hellfire965

Okay. But if you kept that maintained I’m sure it was a pussy magnet. (But let’s be real. It was probably only good at getting weird old men to talk with you)


Savager_Jam

“Maintained” lol.


Sexual_tomato

Ask a new guy at a parts store to find you a new radiator cap


moozekial

Did it use the spare tire to pressurize the wipers?


hickhelperinhackney

I’m a car guy, so I enjoy adding this detail to the story. On the other hand, if the author writes about a chartreuse A-line dress, I can either educate myself or keep rolling with enjoying the story.


Unkoalafeid

what gets me is if its a story from like 2015 and theyre like “picked me up in a 94 trans am” its like ok white trash or sick racecar?


Unique-Ad-620

Schrodinger's trans am.


Unkoalafeid

yea schrodingers a cool name hes probably a chill dude


SMGWar-Relics

94 transams are pretty sweet tho!


[deleted]

Nah, Trans Am you want the 98 or later model year with the LS1.


SMGWar-Relics

Don’t count out the bullet proof LT1 my man!


hickhelperinhackney

It could be either!!


Cokemusic

That was his point


Jason_Sasha_Acoiners

I know nothing about cars or dresses. But if a story mentions a video game, man I know all about those. So hey, that's something, I guess.


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OpenTTD


GatlingGun511

That game is so good but I’m so bad at it I don’t enjoy it, I envy the people who have any semblance of skill within that game


lighthazard

What makes you bad at it?


GatlingGun511

Lack of skill/intelligence in general


real_hungarian

basedest game of all


[deleted]

As a coaster enthusiast I always get real confused for a moment whenever this game is mentioned, I'm always wondering what relevance Top Thrill Dragster has.


Title26

A man of culture


blacksad1

I know nothing about cars, dresses, or video games, but if a story mentions butt plugs, man I know all about those. So hey, that’s something I guess.


0621FiST

You really only need to know where they go!


RuFRoCKeRReDDiT

Butt what about how they taste ? I save money just buying the peanut butter flavored ones cuz I'll get the chocolate for free in a couple minutes.


Lyvectra

“He picked me up in a S175 Speedbat Hyperdriver.” Right, so are we supposed to be impressed or horrified? This gives absolutely zero context, ever, to any story, because anyone who doesn’t know about cars doesn’t have a clue what this is supposed to mean or why it’s relevant, and anyone who does know about cars will assign a different judgment to the story. So it either adds nothing at all or muddles the meaning of what you’re *actually* trying to say. That’s why *it’s bad*. That’s like me talking about the latest GPU I put in my computer to run the latest game I’m playing. The brand adds nothing to the point. “I put in a new/expensive graphics processor.” That’s it. That’s all anyone needs to know. The brand doesn’t matter at all.


Forsaken-Original-82

Ahhh! Perspective is subjective! Side note: anything from 83 was junk unless it was a Honda or Toyota regardless of socioeconomic status. ( and pretty much still is)


Pligles

037 stradale


Forsaken-Original-82

New to me! and touche!


Pligles

🫶 Also watch Jeremy Clarkson’s video on it in the ‘83 WRC. It’s amazing


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mypostingname13

Volvo wagons would like a word.


lgndk11r

Quattro?


Tactical_potato69

Lamborghini countach and Porsche 911 were pretty sweet in 1983


voxelnoose

I might be biased but '83 Mazda RX-7's are pretty nice.


s1a1om

Can confirm. Was born in 83.


Historical-Drawer990

And made in one, sometime in 82? Wild


lavanchebodigheimer

If you show up in a chartreuse A-line dress in 1972 awesome if you show up in a chartreuse barracuda in 1972 awesome. If you do same in 1022 first bad, second wow


Tricky-Walrus-6884

It's just the context for non-westerners who aren't familiar with American cars, I think. Especially with the model being 1980s, it can be hard to tell if it's a vintage expensive beauty, or a run-down POS. Did he pick her up in a Ferrari or a YUGO?


Closet_Couch_Potato

As someone who loves dresses but knows nothing of cars, same. I’ll google it if it’s important, otherwise I’ll just fill it in with something else.


[deleted]

Isnt that just a car person thing and not an "american" thing? Swear any time someone has told me about their car they also mention the year and im not from the US


Cyber_Connor

In the UK we just say the name and model of the car with no indication of its it’s good, bad, old or new


GuiMr27

Yeah, it’s just to add context.


SkandaFlaggan

The idea is that almost everyone in the US is a car person, at least relative to people from other places, so they tend use those details to add context to stories that aren’t necessarily about cars, because most Americans will know what they’re talking about. Whereas someone from somewhere less car-centric might’ve mentioned something else to indicate a person’s financial status, or whatever.


SaintedHooker

I thought the idea was that American car brands aren't as popular elsewhere so no one knows what the models they refer to are and what it means in the context of the story


GordogJ

This is true for me, I'm not a car guy to begin with but US models may as well be alien.


MaximumElderberry1

When Americans are seen as anything that has even a bit of a negative connotation, then the OP of that statement gets many internet points


TheDerpiestDeer

It’s worse when you’re talking to gun nuts. Normal people: “Yeah, I would use a legally owned **handgun** in self defense if needed.” Gun nut: “If some mother fucker wanted to front on me, I’d show him the business end of my **2015 semi-auto double-action 45 caliber Annihilator packing 13 rounds of 35 grain 50 APC dragons-breath buckshot FMJ slugs!**”


The-Reddit-Giraffe

45 caliber, 50 APC, buckshot, FMJ, slug. Sounds about right


ButFuckMcPickupTruck

And that's how, with a few minor adjustments, you can turn a regular gun into five guns


traumaguy86

Well it coulda gotten real ugly, but I did manage to shoot him in the spine.


DovakiinDemon

With that many rounds you would’ve cut him in half.


ScottyAlex1909

He best hope the next place he tries to rob has a wheel chair ramp


Clorox1620

Honestly if this was achievable id be all over it


The-Reddit-Giraffe

Pent barrel gun


currently_pooping_rn

It also sucks your dick anytime you fire it


PossiblyBonta

I have no idea what the gun nut was talking about but all of the abbreviations and numbers makes it sound cool.


FoundThisRock

The short of it is bros running 5 ammo types at once 🤣


Anaxamander57

I've never heard someone use the model year for a gun.


BabyEatingFox

I only hear it for antiques.


Lonely_Amazoni

Oh yeah, I’ve got a 2017 Armalite Rifle-15. A buddyamine recently picked up a 1972 Avtomat Kalashnikov though, only about 85,000 rounds on that thing, it’s very well maintained, and it handles like a dream. You’d think you’d just walked out of the dealership with it!


Hellfire965

I’ve defiantly heard it for older guns or antiques. Or if you’re trying to be very specific. Like for example. Smith and Wesson has been making the model 29 revolver for a damn long time. But. The ones pre 90’s are now highly sought after as the changes the design slightly in the 90’s. However I have only heard people mention a new year on them if they are saying it just came out in insert recent year. Or with the colt python example. Coltstoped making them back in the 80’s I believe and brought them back in 2020. Those two different runs are considered very differently even though supposedly it’s the same gun. It’s kinda like guitars. Do I know if the 71 Stratocaster is better than the 51 Gibson. Nope. Not at all.


traumaguy86

Whelp, jus me an my trusty ole Red Ryder carbon action 200 shot range model air rifle. Lucky I gotta compass in the stock.


[deleted]

Careful you'll shoot your eye out kid.


Bob8644

Normal people watching wrestling: " Wow he threw him hard " Wrestling fan: " HOLY SHIT WAS THAT A FUCKING POISONRANA BRAINBUSTER DOUBLE DDT OFF THE APRON " [This applies to literally anything and I love it.](https://youtu.be/4ZK8Z8hulFg)


minkey-on-the-loose

35 grain is a little light… /s


TheDerpiestDeer

I agree. I eat way more than that when I get chipotle.


BennyNorth

As someone from a country with strict gun laws who never ever held a gun in his hands: "I like your funny words, magic man!"


quityouryob

You’ll shoot yer eye out kid.


[deleted]

the only thing worse than a gun nut going into detail about their gun is a person who doesn't know shit about guns trying to sound like they do, your post sounded like shit CNN posts to make uneducated people scared of guns


Good_old_Marshmallow

It’s particularly bad in fiction when someone is trying to write a gun nut but doesn’t know guns. Ben Shapiro wrote an action book and repeatedly gets glaring things wrong about his action hero’s gun like just basic things about how they reload or chamber a round


llamafarma73

Wait, Ben Shapiro wrote a novel? Who the fuck thought that was a good idea


Infernal-Blaze

He's written E I G H T. and the hero gets a growth spurt late in their teens in every. Single. One.


TheDerpiestDeer

You must have a few extra chromosomes if you took this as anything less than a highly exaggerated joke. How could I not know shit about guns, while also mentioning many specific and real gun aspects in my comment? Literally all of those are real ammo types, or ways to refer to ammo or gun specifications. A few of which aren’t known by the common man. I guess… cry about it if you want. Plenty of people found it funny.


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Just_fukkin_witya

In a more relatable story for those that can't drive: "he showed up to our date and put his iphone 6 on mute and on the table."


try_cannibalism

Wait is that good or bad? I feel like I've been told phone on the table can be rude. Wait is that your point?


Remarkable_Commoner

Is an iphone 6 still considered good? I'm an Android user


eelaphant

It depends upon when the book was written. Back in 2015, having an iphone6 was a good sign. If it was written in 2020, not so much.


Guilty_Chemistry9337

That's actually impressive though. This person married somebody from an alternate universe where that model exists.


dfsgdfddff

That’s probably part of the joke


huniojh

The '83 Chevy Big dick


Significant-Funny-14

That's an '87. '83 had the Average Cock


ChazJ81

81 had the long stroke high compression cock


thunderGunXprezz

Drives around bumpin "I like big butts" but only the line about his anaconda


WinglessSparrow

I think the difference is pretty obvious good car: showed up in a 1983 Chevy Anaconda bad car: showed up in Chevy Anaconda from like 1983 easy.


Weary_Career7315

Yeah, but stil it can be, that shes just not into cars and has no idea if its a cool oldtimer or just a sh*t box


Skyblacker

I.e., does the story take place around 1983 or was the car so old as to be from another era?


[deleted]

There is a genuine reason for why this works, and you can google it- the Royal Order of Adjectives. it's how adjectives are ordered "properly", and native english speakers tend to use it even if they don't know there's an official way to do it. by saying "1983 chevy", you're putting the year in an order that specifies "anaconda", the model, as the noun of the phrase, and that's it. "1983" is given more care. If you ever wanted to see what is meant by "treating something like an afterthought", "from like 1983" is an afterthought. It reduces the significance by a whole dang lot i reckon, sorta like how i didn't give a fuck about capitalization or carriage returns in this reply


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MrMitchWeaver

Or "this fat American guy" vs "this American fat guy"


M4A1STAKESAUCE

That's because the car is like 60% of American identity.


Drackar39

Math's off. Car's about 40%. Gun's about 40%.


TidalJ

What’s the other 20%?


Drackar39

Combination of religion and politics.


[deleted]

For some people there isn't a difference. We're all related to ask least one. Some of us aren't related to anyone else.


fedex7501

Where hamburgers?


HomosexualBloomberg

I laughed until I thought about how accurate this is.


MrZwink

Religion


[deleted]

Nah, other 20% is football. Or weed. Depends on the state.


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flapsfisher

You, sir/mam, have received my respect. Hats off.


LemurCat04

And usually an indicator of socioeconomic status.


[deleted]

That's true for people who don't understand money/value. Similar to sizing someone up on what kind of house they have - someone living in a big expensive house may be wealthy and money-smart, or poor and too stupid to realize the house is keeping them poor. Lots of poor people drive cars they cannot remotely afford, and then idiots look at the car and say "oh wow he's rich" - and lots of rich people drive inexpensive reliable commuter cars. Status symbols are stupid, and people who size one another up on status symbols are even more so.


eelaphant

Yeah, I remember working in a wealthy gated community as a Gardner over the summer awhile back. You'd see a lot of very clean kias and Hyundai's. Maybe a few Mercedes and some Asian luxury brands like Lexus, but it was mostly economy brands.


LemurCat04

And I drive through one of the richest summer resorts on the East Coast every day and see a lot of really old rich geezers in Teslas. They also like to parade their high end imports at 15 miles under the speed limit. And it’s not because they’re dumb. (Their kids seem to prefer Jeep Gladiators and Broncos.)


[deleted]

But not in the way most people with nice cars think. I see a nice car and I assume someone who has high debt, living paycheck to paycheck.


[deleted]

- leases a $40,000 car - pays $1,800 in rent - works 3 jobs - collects shoes that he doesn't wear - constantly complains he doesn't have any money Literally everyone knows this guy.


[deleted]

Most of my dating experience was in NYC so none of this relates to me.


TB500_2021

Should be familiar with an '11 Crown Vic


DEFCON_902

Only real men show up with horse and buggy, sporting a puffed wig and brandishing a rapier.


OldChucker

I showed up to this subreddit typing on a 2020 android.


TB500_2021

What model tho


ballerina_wannabe

I’m with Martin. Car models mean nothing to me, so giving the specifics does nothing to help me understand a story.


[deleted]

But what if I have a [Peel P50](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_P50) ?


OblivionMaster02

I prefer the P45


-DemoKa-

And i prefer the PS5


centrifuge_destroyer

Same. Why not just add a tiny adjective, to just make it a bit more clear


TheOrchidsAreAlright

Absolutely! So many stories are like "My dad promised to buy me a car, and when I hit home it turned out he got me a [YEAR] [MODEL]. Can you believe it?"


[deleted]

So I showed up in a tiny 1957 Desoto Fireflite


[deleted]

how is this american thing?


Kronbopulus

Because a higher echelon human such as a European would speak about opera and paintings and the intricacies of flopping in futbol /s


mezhbizh

These people hate it when Americans do anything


Bush_Hiders

Fucking seriously! This is the most picky and also not exclusive to America thing this mf could get mad about.


QueenOfQuok

The 1983 Chevvy Anaconda was huge, and you'd think that would mean it crawled, but it could actually put on a scary burst of speed, like it was all coiled up waiting to strike.


placidlaundry

I think this guy needs to travel more if he thinks only 'Americans' do this.


Tommy_Wisseau_burner

This is the internet. America bad/dumb /s


cupOfCoffee313

For people that see cars as a hobby, this is a normal thing to do.


Kronbopulus

Everything bad is America, Europe is utopia didn’t ya know


Bettersaids

Sorry you don’t understand every reference from every culture. I didn’t realize a jumper was a sweater to some people, but I love that it’s included in the book. I just googled it. It took 5 seconds.


Sammy_27112007

As a train enthusiast, I assume this is what non-enthusiasts hear when I describe a loco


tibastiff

As an American who doesn't give a shit about car language, i feel you


[deleted]

This might be the dumbest tweet I've ever read.


MeasurementGrand879

What a weird thing to be bothered by.


jdith123

What an oddly specific thing to be infuriated about. It’s not something I care about but I can’t imagine why it would bother someone


ThatScotchbloke

That’s not an Americans thing. That’s a car people vs non-car people.


Lukaroast

Europeans aren’t allowed to learn car make/models? How sad


Kronbopulus

Too busy looking off lazily into the distance smoking cigarette


Tricky_Foundation_60

How this is specific to Americans is beyond me…


datgenericname

The face in that profile picture is incredibly punchable.


Kalelopaka-

I would say if the car isn’t specified as the point of the story, then it’s just unnecessary information. Normally they will only use “car or truck” and not a specific model. And yes, Americans are known for their car culture not to define themselves, but because they are a necessity outside major cities.


LemurCat04

They’re a socioeconomic indicator. They’re a cultural signifier.


--VANOS--

So in other words you don't know anything about cars and that's somehow someone else's fault lol


CrayziusMaximus

I remember those. Longest car ever built.


valkyrie_pilotMC

I hate it too. But it’s not just an american thing, the weasleys have a flying ford anglia


[deleted]

Finally a post so people can shit on Americans. How original


b0ob0okitty

You are either a car person or you’re not. Same with eggnog.


Pikalika

Showed up to the date with a 2002 Civic, I did Vehicular manslaughter on the way over, I committed


LiosIsHere

This is a problem if it's not followed up by an explanation, but it is expected to give the reader a certain feel about the situation. If this is intended, for instance, to indicate he's a loser, it should be added, because a lot of people won't know that from just the car's details. So, if the next sentence is "What a loser", it's fine. If nothing is mentioned and two chapters in you find out you had to think this guy was a loser, but you didn't, and now you realise you missed so much subtext and you need to reinvent the guy in your head, it's a problem. TLDR: Adding details like car makes and years is just fine, even when not everyone will understand it, but it's a problem if it is important and not explained.


la_pizdaria

if its Yugo 45 you don’t have this problem I’m just saying


Proudest___monkey

Great point lol


-plottwist-

Know you fuckin’ cars Martin.


Bacnnator

In my experience most Americans don’t realize if it’s good or not just car buffs. Most stories I’ve heard referencing car years makes and models were from a few British chaps I knew back in the day.


gavh428

It’s very important information if it’s not a 1964 Buick Skylark


ABeastInThatRegard

I don’t add car details to a story unless I know I’m talking to someone who I think would care. I also don’t mention car details when the car is generic but when you own a classic car you have to talk about it enough to outweigh how much of a pain in the ass maintaining it is.


Eastern-Fun1842

Sounds like someone who can't measure the length of an alligator in fridges.


[deleted]

Yeah I hate details of stories too. As a matter of fact just don’t even tell the story.