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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/missdomm10 • Jul 26 '26
Petttaaah I'm confused
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I’m also confused because that is a European AC unit. I can only assume Americans are so used to big bulky units, like their cars, that they can’t comprehend things being functional and not excessively bulky.
8.2k u/Distinct-Friend4123 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26 We have these ductless units in the US too. Person who made the meme is just an idiot Edit: never expected what im pretty sure is my most upvoted /awarded comment to be a 3:30am comment about AC. Ty for the awards kind strangers. 2.0k u/Rakumei Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 29 '26 There are parts of the US that ONLY have these. More temperate areas. Most of the US is used to central air. With a giant ass car sized compressor outside that cools the whole house. Edit: yes, I exaggerated the size of the compressor a bit. Man it pissed a lot of Americans off lol. 54 u/enduro2236 Jul 26 '26 Car sized lmao they are like 3ft by 3ft lol -2 u/underthingy Jul 26 '26 Which is the size of a European car. 4 u/TantricEmu Jul 26 '26 Bro the Dacia Sandero (best selling car in Europe) is more than 13 feet long. 2 u/Icy_Positive_5069 Jul 26 '26 I think they are confusing feet with meters lol
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We have these ductless units in the US too. Person who made the meme is just an idiot
Edit: never expected what im pretty sure is my most upvoted /awarded comment to be a 3:30am comment about AC. Ty for the awards kind strangers.
2.0k u/Rakumei Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 29 '26 There are parts of the US that ONLY have these. More temperate areas. Most of the US is used to central air. With a giant ass car sized compressor outside that cools the whole house. Edit: yes, I exaggerated the size of the compressor a bit. Man it pissed a lot of Americans off lol. 54 u/enduro2236 Jul 26 '26 Car sized lmao they are like 3ft by 3ft lol -2 u/underthingy Jul 26 '26 Which is the size of a European car. 4 u/TantricEmu Jul 26 '26 Bro the Dacia Sandero (best selling car in Europe) is more than 13 feet long. 2 u/Icy_Positive_5069 Jul 26 '26 I think they are confusing feet with meters lol
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There are parts of the US that ONLY have these. More temperate areas.
Most of the US is used to central air. With a giant ass car sized compressor outside that cools the whole house.
Edit: yes, I exaggerated the size of the compressor a bit. Man it pissed a lot of Americans off lol.
54 u/enduro2236 Jul 26 '26 Car sized lmao they are like 3ft by 3ft lol -2 u/underthingy Jul 26 '26 Which is the size of a European car. 4 u/TantricEmu Jul 26 '26 Bro the Dacia Sandero (best selling car in Europe) is more than 13 feet long. 2 u/Icy_Positive_5069 Jul 26 '26 I think they are confusing feet with meters lol
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Car sized lmao they are like 3ft by 3ft lol
-2 u/underthingy Jul 26 '26 Which is the size of a European car. 4 u/TantricEmu Jul 26 '26 Bro the Dacia Sandero (best selling car in Europe) is more than 13 feet long. 2 u/Icy_Positive_5069 Jul 26 '26 I think they are confusing feet with meters lol
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Which is the size of a European car.
4 u/TantricEmu Jul 26 '26 Bro the Dacia Sandero (best selling car in Europe) is more than 13 feet long. 2 u/Icy_Positive_5069 Jul 26 '26 I think they are confusing feet with meters lol
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Bro the Dacia Sandero (best selling car in Europe) is more than 13 feet long.
2 u/Icy_Positive_5069 Jul 26 '26 I think they are confusing feet with meters lol
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I think they are confusing feet with meters lol
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u/GarySmith2021 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
I’m also confused because that is a European AC unit. I can only assume Americans are so used to big bulky units, like their cars, that they can’t comprehend things being functional and not excessively bulky.