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Tropez
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Things that are popular worldwide but not in the US
Inspired by the other thread, and it's pretty obvious the US lives in its own bubble.
Football (soccer)
Kylie Minogue
Universal Healthcare
Higher minimum wage
DILF $
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Rita Ora
Satan
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this should be fun
Baha
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1) Counter-Strike (video game)
2) Soccer
3) Monica Belucci (actress)
Guero
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WhatsApp or any of those variations.
Tropez
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Baha
1) Counter-Strike (video game)
2) Soccer
3) Monica Belucci (actress)
Counter Strike is popular in the US. It's just happens to have a ton of Russians.
Baha
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Tropez
Counter Strike is popular in the US. It's just happens to have a ton of Russians.
Americans prefer to play COD or Battlefield instead of CS. Kinda surprising considering it's american game.
Grumpy Gills
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Caring about what other ppl think about your country.
LoKoPaNdA
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Shakira is more popular outside the US than within it by a big margin
Baha
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Nationalism
Amerian prefer racism instead.
50thStateofMind
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Baha
Nationalism
Amerian prefer racism instead.
What kind of ignorant statement...
the US is a huge country and MOST are not racist.
Reza
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Grumpy Gills
Caring about what other ppl think about your country.
don't tug too hard sis. people outside of the US seem very sensitive about what everyone thinks of their country.
Tropez
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Baha
Americans prefer to play COD or Battlefield instead of CS. Kinda surprising considering it's american game.
It's massive in the US.
-brian
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Tropez
Football (soccer)
1994
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Originally posted by
Tropez
Universal Healthcare
Higher minimum wage
this doesn't make sense
alexanderao
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Kygo
Metric system
Soccer (to an extent)
Field hockey
DD/MM/YY date format
Usage of a comma in decimal numbers (ex. €1,69)
24-hour clock
Tropez
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2014
this doesn't make sense, what bubble are u living in
It was a joke chill. But come on soccer is not as popular in the US as it is worldwide. It's not on the same level as football or basketball.
Baha
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Electric Kettles.
StonedSoulPicnic
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Robbie Williams and Kate Bush aren't household names here.
50thStateofMind
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Metric system
Field hockey
DD/MM/YY date format
Usage of a comma in decimal numbers (ex. €1,69)
24-hour clock
Electric Kettles
Robbie Williams
Kate Bush
all of this is true....
LuLuDrops
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Add acts like Take That and other UK boybands besides One Direction
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the US is a huge country and MOST are not racist.
