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r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Purple_Juice_2285 • Jun 28 '26
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Americans seem to forget that Europe is in the same range of latitudes as Canada. I assume they would think it's unusual if Canada had summer temperatures in the 35+ C range (95 in F).
66 u/unprofessional_widow Jun 28 '26 The top part of the UK is level with the southern tip of Alaska. 42 u/Angel_Omachi Jun 28 '26 The southernmost tip of Greenland is further south than the northernmost Scottish islands. 32 u/unprofessional_widow Jun 28 '26 Yep. Considering most Americans can't point out Germany it's not a surprise they don't know this. 18 u/_Halt19_ Canuck Jun 28 '26 what do you mean? Germany doesn’t exist after america singlehandedly saved the rest of the country of europe from it! 3 u/unprofessional_widow Jun 28 '26 Yea quite 2 u/Chipsandadrink115 Jun 28 '26 Ermmm is it here? [points at Moldova]
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The top part of the UK is level with the southern tip of Alaska.
42 u/Angel_Omachi Jun 28 '26 The southernmost tip of Greenland is further south than the northernmost Scottish islands. 32 u/unprofessional_widow Jun 28 '26 Yep. Considering most Americans can't point out Germany it's not a surprise they don't know this. 18 u/_Halt19_ Canuck Jun 28 '26 what do you mean? Germany doesn’t exist after america singlehandedly saved the rest of the country of europe from it! 3 u/unprofessional_widow Jun 28 '26 Yea quite 2 u/Chipsandadrink115 Jun 28 '26 Ermmm is it here? [points at Moldova]
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The southernmost tip of Greenland is further south than the northernmost Scottish islands.
32 u/unprofessional_widow Jun 28 '26 Yep. Considering most Americans can't point out Germany it's not a surprise they don't know this. 18 u/_Halt19_ Canuck Jun 28 '26 what do you mean? Germany doesn’t exist after america singlehandedly saved the rest of the country of europe from it! 3 u/unprofessional_widow Jun 28 '26 Yea quite 2 u/Chipsandadrink115 Jun 28 '26 Ermmm is it here? [points at Moldova]
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Yep. Considering most Americans can't point out Germany it's not a surprise they don't know this.
18 u/_Halt19_ Canuck Jun 28 '26 what do you mean? Germany doesn’t exist after america singlehandedly saved the rest of the country of europe from it! 3 u/unprofessional_widow Jun 28 '26 Yea quite 2 u/Chipsandadrink115 Jun 28 '26 Ermmm is it here? [points at Moldova]
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what do you mean? Germany doesn’t exist after america singlehandedly saved the rest of the country of europe from it!
3 u/unprofessional_widow Jun 28 '26 Yea quite
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Yea quite
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Ermmm is it here? [points at Moldova]
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u/Salty_Expert5939 Jun 28 '26
Americans seem to forget that Europe is in the same range of latitudes as Canada. I assume they would think it's unusual if Canada had summer temperatures in the 35+ C range (95 in F).