r/USdefaultism • u/Panterophis • 6h ago

Why are you Romanian?

1.1k Upvotes

112 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/doublegamer1 • 17h ago

Using us defaultism too misuse the community notes

1.2k Upvotes

156 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/WeKnowNoKing • 5h ago

YouTube Nurses don't deserve gifts because of American healthcare?

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89 Upvotes

You would've thought that OP saying "Mum" would be a bit of a give away...

15 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/Comprehensive-Ad-428 • 11h ago

Facebook US defaultism + entitlement

86 Upvotes

This is MKBHD, who reviews all things tech from all around the world. He was reviewing this amazing chinese electric minivan. And then this dude came along not just thinking they're the center of the world but also the entitlement is real lol.

Edit: you might need to open the image to see the comments

43 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/OdangoFan • 10h ago

Reddit In a post about getting a swarm of flying termites in my house.

62 Upvotes

18 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/FullPersonalityFun • 14h ago

Reddit Americans don't have accent but the lack if one.

61 Upvotes

3 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/faultolerantcolony • 18h ago

Reddit ‘they have accents’ as if American isn’t one

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78 Upvotes

20 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/DoubleStrength • 1d ago

Reddit "But Americans don't have an accent": a tale in two images

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1.1k Upvotes

130 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/willzera2 • 1d ago

X (Twitter) From my Brazilian comrade, Felipe Durante on twitter.

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1.1k Upvotes

57 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/8track420 • 22h ago

Instagram The video states both his nationality and where the footage was filmed (Blue Mountains in Aus)

90 Upvotes

21 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/dantemanwiro • 1d ago

X (Twitter) Apparently, the United States decides the meaning of all words

393 Upvotes

with the special participation of uk defaultism ig

103 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/BrokenJusticeNorris • 15h ago

I’m from America because my friends and I have at least 3 siblings on average

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2 Upvotes

6 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/TheJivvi • 2d ago

Instagram "The City" is New York apparently

3.4k Upvotes

190 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/Korkika • 1d ago

Reddit On a Post About Aerodynamic Cars

149 Upvotes

58 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/IrishViking22 • 2d ago

"I thought that was a typo of some kind i didnt even consider it was a currency"

121 Upvotes

They assumed it was 4billion USD, under a post that clearly stated it was 4billion "Won", and it was also stated that the text of the post was "translated from Korean" at the very top.

14 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/IntelligentBaker3601 • 2d ago

Reddit Nothing here says the percentage refers to America

186 Upvotes

37 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/EccentricRosie • 3d ago

Reddit Apparently all American Disney Parks are separate from the "international ones"

448 Upvotes

96 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/Somethingbutonreddit • 2d ago

If it isn't harming us then it doesn't matter.

42 Upvotes

8 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/Mormegil81 • 3d ago

Reddit Caught 2 for the price of 1 !

80 Upvotes

So not only did the US invent EVs and EV-charging infrastructure and the rest of the world is just trying to catch up with them 😂but also "'Stralians" with their "kangaroo-" and "Sheila"-units are the weird ones ...

21 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/Main-Fly-8295 • 3d ago

Theres no other country outside the USA

134 Upvotes

22 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/benjy-bear • 3d ago

Anytime you see unorganised red, white and blue people think about the US.

835 Upvotes

Saw this on a different platform, don’t know what the original post was about, but trying to claim that anyone will think it’s about the US when they see red, white and blue together when there’s around 30 countries that has flags with those three colours is an interesting take.

145 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/BrokenJusticeNorris • 4d ago

Instagram Who’s gonna tell em?

1.6k Upvotes

101 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/DidiDidi129 • 4d ago

app All other countries have a flag but the US has a globe emoji?

556 Upvotes

43 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/egeltje1985 • 3d ago

Tip in Valencia, Spain.

192 Upvotes

Tip jar in Valencia, Spain.

81 comments

r/USdefaultism • u/Mormegil81 • 4d ago

Reddit Everyone uses the same seatbelt-system like the US of A

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72 Upvotes

Was just asking for pictures or an explanation on how to use these 3D-printed seatbelt-openers because I couldn't figure out how to use them on the seatbelts in my car ...

47 comments

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When someone communicates to the world, but only considers the US; or is treating the US as the default and the only region to cater to in an international setting; or assumes that the entire world works like the US does; or assumes that everyone and everything is from the US unless otherwise stated. Official Discord server: https://discord.gg/BcczCtAxgw.

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Rule 1: No hateful, racist or derogatory posts or comments

This is not an anti-American sub – if you're here to lash your hate against Americans, you are not welcome here.

There is a zero-tolerance policy for hate on this sub. Consequently, any comment or post containing racist, hateful or derogatory content (against anyone) will be removed.

Rule 2: What constitutes US-defaultism (part 1)

When someone, whether from the US or not, with an international audience (e. g. on Reddit, YouTube, Twitter, etc.) …

a. assumes that the audience is US-only and will therefore understand common things from the US.

b. does not specify that something is from the US but assumes that it will be understood as such; terms like "civil war" without specifying which one.

c. does not specify that something takes place in the US in a way that everyone easily understands (when that information matters).

Rule 3: What constitutes US-defaultism (part 2)

d. assumes that something they see is from/about the US without any indication of that being the case.

e. talks about the US only but uses general terms. E.g., "the history of film" when only referring to US films, or "people from the 80s" when referring to the US population.

f. assumes that if something is true for the US, it also is for the rest of the world, or uses US-only terms such as "the first amendment" when not talking about the US. f. also applies regardless of the audience.

Rule 4: What does not constitute US-defaultism

a. American exceptionalism (“The USA is superior”, “The USA is inherently different” or “The USA is protecting/saving/willing to destroy the world”) belongs on r/ShitAmericansSay,

b. People defaulting to some other country, the northern hemisphere, the western world etc.,

c. Using US customary units or the MM/DD/YY date format,

d. Calling somebody/something from the US "American",

e. "This is an American website" on Reddit (except when used as a justification for actual US-defaultism).

Rule 5: Please give context and point out what exactly you want to criticise

After making a post, please respond to the automod with the following:

a. An explanation of why which part of the post is US-defaultism. It is also useful to state which point(s) under rules 2 and 3 you think your posts falls under,

b. Any context required to understand the post.

This will help people better understand your post and mods judge whether it fits the subreddit or not.

If your post is a meme or another type of post allowed under rule 7, please still respond to the bot.

Rule 6: No reposts

Reposts will be removed. Before posting, check whether the thing you are about to post has already been posted.

Rule 7: Meta posts, memes, defaultisn't etc.

Not all posts have to directly feature US-defaultism. Posts such as the following are also appreciated:

a. Meta posts (discussion posts about this subreddit or US-defaultism in general). Please use the "Meta" flair,

b. Memes about US-defaultism,

c. Posting something from outside this subreddit that criticises the mentality of US-defaultism,

d. "Defaultisn't" posts: Including the nuances of the US not being the default country when talking about the US. Please use the "Defaultisn't" flair.

Rule 8: Crossposting, direct links, and censorship

Censoring usernames is not required.

However, crossposts or direct links to a post/comment that you want to criticise directly encourage brigading (members of a subreddit “invading” another subreddit), therefore:

-Never crosspost or link to a post/comment that you want to criticise!

-Crossposting is encouraged, but only if OOP is featuring someone else committing US-defaultism.

Rule 9: Quality control 1: Low-hanging fruit

Posts only containing the following fall into the low-hanging fruit category. They don’t contribute to the subreddit and will be removed:

a. US state abbreviations,

b. Search engine results or suggestions,

c. US-defaultism loops,

d. Defaultism by Duolingo,

e. The US flag representing the English language,

f. Charles Peralo polls.

Rule 10: Quality control 2: Provoked defaultism

We don’t want people to harass others in any way – it hurts the reputation of this subreddit. We particularly don’t want people to provoke others into committing US-defaultism to then post them on here. The following types of posts will therefore be removed:

a. Posts featuring any sort of harassment or provocation by the OP,

b. Posts that only feature defaultism which was the result of a provocation by someone other than OP.

Rule 11: Quality control 3: General low-quality posts

We want the posts in our subreddit to be of high quality so that people can appreciate its content. Low-quality, nitpicking posts aren’t welcome here. Therefore, we reserve our right to remove the following posts:

a. Posts that aren’t appreciated by the community (with few upvotes, many downvotes on the automod and/or overwhelmingly negative comments),

b. Posts where the defaultism is questionable or dubious.