savage European kids dissing America (reaction)

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[jecapeca]

"The greatest country ever" was just sarcasm. People in other countries laugh at that every time they hear it from Americans.

[melaniesharp]

There's no way American football would be first on the list. Literally nowhere outside the US plays it, and we don't think of it as football in any real sense. And if you think it's harsh that 'school shootings' is the first thing mentioned, well that's because you're the only country that has them. It's not harsh. Harsh is sending your children to school and knowing they might get shot.

[megasin]

the reason the kids laughed is because it's such an unimaginable thing for them. There's a dark humour and irony in it. guns are allowed in Iceland but the last shooting murder was 2007.

[amenhotepthethird]

I'm always surpised by how surprised Americans are when they hear things like this. It shows how ignorant many of them are.

[livb]

"Freedom" probably refers to the fact that that's s typical US talking point. No European would seriously think that US Americans are more free than other nationalities

[melissah]

The fact that dude said that they’re in “downtown Iceland” just further proves what many think about Americans being geographically challenged 🤦🏻‍♀️

[bwana-ma-coo-bah]

Freedom is not when you can own a gun, instead freedom is when you don’t need to own a gun...

[sarahwaterfield]

My sisters have lived in the US for over 40 years. I've visited endless times and genuinely like the country but would I live there. Never ever. Sorry. Iceland children weren't ruthless they were just being honest. It's how most the world feels nowadays which is actually sad.

[sweetcherry]

The kids were just honest, not ruthless, sadly.
Unless more people realize how bad it is and start demanding changes to make it better, it can only get worse. Like that quote from the Lorax, remember?

“Unless someone cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

[Vedangi_]

This dude getting offended by facts is the most American thing I have seen today.

[geordiegeorge]

I must admit when it comes to mass shootings the US always springs to mind. When I last visited my sister in law, who lives in a small town outside of LA, every single day at least one person was shot. And we spent four weeks there.

[Zych.Grzegorz]

I've recently seen an amazing summary on this subject: "Europe looks at the US the way the US looks at Florida".

[Geoskan]

Let's just focus for a second on how well-spoken these kids are in a language that is not their own; their English is a lot clearer and educated than a lot of native speakers of the same age group. Their honesty is only brutal if your eyes are closed.

[spielpfan]

I lived in Iceland for a while. They are nice people. "Greatest country ever" is obviously sarcastic.

[giovannisantostasi]

I'm Italian and if you asked this question 20 years ago in Italy people would have answered differently, like NASA, military power, Hollywood, rock, and so on, relatively positive things. But now you would get similar answers there too.

[krunoslavkovacec]

Let's appreciate the level of English spoken by Icelanders

[Sophie.S..]

The first thing I think of about the US is the horrendous cost of healthcare.

[Sharon-bose]

American football is not popular/known in most of the world. Basketball is an Olympic sport so is better known.
The flags plastered all over is very American and, frankly, kind of weird. The obesity is noticeable when we are in the States but the portion sizes are ridiculous.

[feemetsnor]

As a Dutch person I'm offended because weed is our thing

[EchelonIV]

"Basketball isn't popular outside of USA"

[screams in Lithuanian]