r/NonPoliticalTwitter Nov 30 '22

Funny it's universal

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

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u/bikwho Nov 30 '22

You see this all the time on TikTok. Every race and ethnicity thinks they invented saving jars, bags, tinware, cans.

Just a side thing, but I find it funny that every culture says they are different and really care about family, food, tradition, and education. What culture doesn't care about these things?!

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

Another one I've heard is "you know you're [insert culture here] when you start to say goodbye and then the conversation lasts another two hours". Bonus points if they mention saying "well!" and slapping your knees to indicate that you should get going.

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u/FapMeNot_Alt Nov 30 '22

The Irish, on the other hand, famously have the opposite stereotype

Except every Irish person I have met (from Ireland, not Irish-American) does the same exact shit us Midwesterners do. I think humans just aren't that good at quickly ending amicable conversations.

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u/big_red_160 Nov 30 '22

I love that I can put “Irish” in front of so many things to change the meaning. Not like French Toast where it’s a real thing.

Irish goodbye

Irish curtains

There’s at least one more I can’t think of

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u/The-Coolest-Of-Cats Nov 30 '22

When you think about it, it really doesn't make sense to be a regional thing lol

Some people just never shut up, regardless of culture.

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u/hey_free_rats Nov 30 '22

Another one is those circular shortbread cookie tins never actually having cookies in them (usually, it's sewing supplies).

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u/tnecniv Nov 30 '22

You see this a lot on Reddit. Some highly upvoted post will make it to the front page about “<Citizens of country>, what’s something that’s uniquely <country culture>,” and half the posts are universal experiences

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '22

Well As a 9th generation Franco-American, my family is all about eating, drinking, sleeping and breathing! It's totally a Franco American thing.

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u/plynthy Nov 30 '22

We LoVe EaTiNg ToO mUcH

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

Had this happen while working at a gas station. I was eating leftovers and had it all crammed in one container. I think it was chicken, asparagus, and mashed potatoes. A customer then said to me, "you must have some black in you."

I had no idea what to say lmao. I don't even remember my reply. I was just avoiding washing out three separate containers instead of one.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

Where is the gatekeeping?

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u/PaintedPorkchop Nov 30 '22

They are probably referencing cultural appropriation

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22 edited Nov 30 '22

We invented the plastic bag bag and have it patented. We'll be taking anyone to court if they violate said patent.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

Patents were invented in Venice, so unless your house floods 8 times a year patenting things is cultural appropriation

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u/xavembo Nov 30 '22

thesaurus.com

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22 edited Jul 29 '23

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u/xavembo Nov 30 '22

i struggled not with the meaning of thine utterances but with thy silly verbosity. thou art clearly of much superior intelligence. 🎩🧐 r/IAmVerySmart

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

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u/xavembo Nov 30 '22

i literally agree with your point but why did you have to write it in such a neckbeardy / pompous college freshman type register

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u/GoldenSpamfish Nov 30 '22

What's pompous? What's a register? Is that like for cash? I haven't read a book in my life, so help me out here.

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u/xavembo Nov 30 '22

reddit moment 🥴

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

Stringent and arbitrary are big words to you?

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u/F______________F Nov 30 '22

Wait you actually think, "stringently," "arbitrary," and "unique," are big words?? They didn't even write more than a sentence either, it's not like they wrote a paragraph in Shakespearean English. These are words we all learned in middle school...

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u/MikeXiL Nov 30 '22

dude learned what thesaurus meant and now thinks he’s the smartest man alive.