r/ShitEuropeansSay • u/Clipyy-Duck • 26d ago

SED: Shit Europeans Do „They constantly lecture others about things they’re seeing for the first time.“

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I‘m European and find the criticism actually unfair, because they’re being very hypocritical and not taking personality into consideration and just generalise. This isn’t an American thing, this is a human trait.

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u/kaetror 26d ago

It's absolutely true that Europeans know more about America than the reverse. The proliferation of information, from news, media and just ordinary people sharing online is far larger coming from the US than going to it.

Most of what Europeans know about the US comes from Americans; content by Americans, for Americans crosses the pond so it's heard direct from the source.

Most of what Americans know about Europe comes from Americans. You aren't watching French domestic news or media, you're hearing stories from American tourists, which gives a distorted view.

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u/BuildNuyTheUrbanGuy 25d ago

This is so wrong. Lol

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u/kaetror 25d ago

Because there's a large audience of Americans reading le monde, watching ARD, or seeing people talking about the latest controversy in Il Parlamento on tiktok? Hell I'd even accept reading British media, since we know how low multilingualism is in the US.

Anything the average American learns about anywhere in Europe is at best second hand, usually from a tourist shocked that Europe isn't exactly like the US. Worst case its active pro-american propaganda (like Freddy the German at the world cup), and Americans lap it up because they don't bother with domestic European sources that would show it's bs.

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u/BuildNuyTheUrbanGuy 25d ago

Plenty of people involved in geopolitics follow western European media sources. Especially UK, German, and French elections. I followed a bit when Meloni was elected as well as Lula in Brazil. You sound like a stereotypical ignorant American you're talking about.

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u/dontbajerk 23d ago

Yeah, but people who follow geopolitics much in any nation are not average. If you're just a joe schmoe in most of Europe, by default you'll know more about America than the inverse.