Why US=World argument might actually be legitimate

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Insidb said:

captain carot said:

And Europes GDP is afaik slightly higher, so which region is more important?
That actually depends on how much you sell where.

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@Insidb:
How much europeans do you think know more of Murica than what you see in Movies and Serials?

Actually worked on a NATO Airbase when we still had our military duty, though just for eight month. There where pretty much and pretty different US- soldiers as well as civillians. And most of em wheren't really like that stuff you see in TV.

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking, but Europeans tend to be better-informed of us than we of them. Working heavily in their favor is the ability to travel easily from nation to nation, whereas the US is basically made up of state nations. I have noticed that Europeans view us as a peculiar duality: the progressive, liberal, American Dream, NYC America vs. the dirty south, warmongering, backwards, bible-thumping Muricuh. Regardless, almost all Eurpoeans I know or work with are very present to what goes on in the US, while many of my compatriots back home know far little beyond the Eiffel Tower and the Colosseum.

I agree with Insidb. Even the whole "Europeans" categorization shows a lack of information. Dozens of languages and cultures. In some eastern European countries the minimum wage might be as little as 2 euros per hour where as in the likes of Ireland it is Euro8.65 which currentlu equates to $10.75.

Then there is the fact that most "europeans" know about all of your landmarks and have a great awareness of the realistic standard of living in the US from state to state. I am yet to meet one American who actually knows how it is in Ireland without having visited there. They arrive expecting horses and karts. I'll never forget once a lady dropped the F bomb sitting beside me, on landing in Dublin. The same lady had earlier told her kids that "There won't be no pizie sticks or candies here so you kids shoulda stocked up while you was at Walmart". So no, US citizens, in general, are not as aware of cultures across the European continent, as we are of their culture and standard of living.