By Anonymous - 25/12/2012 01:31 - United States - Danbury

Today, I had to slowly explain to my mother that Americans are not the only people who celebrate Christmas. FML
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swansongz 4

americans like to think they are the only ones that do alot of things.

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bettykooler 7

14 - You're being sarcastic right? America is the only country that celebrates 4th of July. Other countries have their own Independence Days.

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swansongz 4

americans like to think they are the only ones that do alot of things.

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MrSassypants 32

Some Americans keep thinking that there isn't a Fourth of July in other countries and I keep saying "Yes, there is... yes there is."

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bettykooler 7

14 - You're being sarcastic right? America is the only country that celebrates 4th of July. Other countries have their own Independence Days.

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sens3sfailing 24

Well they have the date, but it isn't a holiday everywhere else. Different countries have different holidays that are similar like France celebrates Bastille day but I am not positive of the date. Also I am really not sure what your comment is trying to say...

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CharresBarkrey 15

14 - I really hope you're being sarcastic. Otherwise you're not helping the whole "ignorant Americans" thing.

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MrSassypants 32

I wasn't saying they celebrated it but I was saying that there was the date in other places. It was told to me as a riddle once. Just like "how many months have 28 days?" All of them do.

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lysx84 24

Calm down people, 14's sarcasm is quite obvious. It's the rest if you that are backing the ignorance pony.

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sens3sfailing 24

Okay, you don't need to go acting like we are ignorant because his sarcasm wasn't obvious to us. His point wasn't even very clear. Nobody likes a know-it-all honey.

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MrSassypants 32

32, I'm guessing 27. She said "the rest if you..."

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sens3sfailing 24

Oh, I didn't even notice the typo, I thought grammar nazis usually left obvious typo stuff like that alone.

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CrissyyyS2 22

Oh man. They're probably going to celebrate Chinese New Year too! D:

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docscientist 9

To be fair, a lot of people seem to act like only Americans are fat and stupid.

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MrSassypants 32

Seeing as many people didn't see it as it was intended, it wasn't that obvious. It might have been to you but it wasn't to other people, but I thought it would be, which it turns out, it isn't. Oh well.

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ThatDemonChild 6

I know one thing Americans don't do.... Spell 'a lot' right.

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sens3sfailing 24

Really? After this thread you are still going to generalize Americans as not knowing that? I know it is 2 words and I am American. All this bigotry is really starting to piss me off.

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winkydog4056 16

#2_Awww, Winky's in a super sensitive mode today. *a lot.

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DanielleinDC 33

Not to mention "definitely" (I wonder when people started spelling it with an "a") and "ridiculous" (I wonder when people started spelling it with an "e"), plus the inability to discern possessive pronouns from contractions.

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winkydog4056 16

Was mom passed out with a bottle of booze next to unwrapped presents and a knocked over Christmas tree during this enlightening discussion?

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winkydog4056 16

#6_Winky doesn't get what you're commenting about. Can you explain it to Winky, s-l-o-w-l-y?

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winkydog4056 16

#4_Why you ask? It's always a tough moment in a kid's life to find out the parents who raised them are absolute morons.

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Krirn 21

When you live somewhere you're whole life, it's easy to forget how the rest of the world lives. But why slowly?

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winkydog4056 16

#5_your. Slowly y-o-u-r.

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Krirn 21

Oh wow, color me red, I don't know how that happened.

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sens3sfailing 24

Your yellow though. If we colored you red you would come out an ompalumpa!

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winkydog4056 16

#78_*You're. Slowly y-o-u-'-r-e. AND *oompaloompa. Slowly o-o-m-p-a-l-o-o-m-a. That concludes our spelling lesson for today.

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spikekutter 9

the states arent very cultural, enough said..

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LuckBeNimble 19

*certain people overgeneralizing puts you on the same level as the people you call ignorant. and it makes you look like an ass, that too.

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sens3sfailing 24

There is enough racial tension in the world as it is. Why must everyone act like every other country is full of idiots? There are lots of idiots every other country too, stop acting like its unique to the US.

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ajeppsen 25

#13 I live in America, it is true, we aren't very cultural.

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MrSassypants 32

I live in America and we are. New York, Miami, California, Texas. Pretty damn cultural cities and states. Again, with what #13 was saying. Only certain people are not cultural, and, to add on, certain areas.

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noncom 12

The states aren't very cultural? Where the hell do you get that idea?

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Ins0mau 20

The U.S is very cultural. they are hugely influential in modern pop culture. With many not understanding other cultures doesn't mean they're not cultural themselves... Maybe I'm just being pedantic. But it bugged me.

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HowieDoIt 21

I imagine the mother singing "A whole new world"...good old 'Merica

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JustLikeTheStars 10

There's Christmas in other places? I didn't know that!! o;

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GothickNihilist 15

I hope you're being sarcastic. If not then you're an imbecile.

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JustLikeTheStars 10

Yes I was being sarcastic. If your idiot enough to believe people from other countries don't celebrate Christmas then your OP's mom.

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winkydog4056 16

#57_*you're. Doggone it, Winky's already done this one today. Tail slap.

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ClassyJJZ 9

Some people don't even believe in "Jesus" and I'm pretty sure half the people in this world only celebrate it because it's a time for family, food, and gifts. And IF god create out world, why would his son only love America? No offense, but you're really not very smart...

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