Posted on 06/23/2026 7:50:22 AM PDT by V_TWIN
The World Cup has brought real excitement to these American shores, and not just in the form of soccer, but in the innocent, wide-eyed discoveries of European tourists experiencing the United States for the first time.
Here are some of their most surprising discoveries:
1. Football is actually called "soccer": All this time, they were calling it by the wrong name.
2. Americans prefer a sport called "baseball" where no one kicks anything: How can you have a sport with no kicks?
3. It's surprisingly difficult to be stabbed by a Muslim: You can find it on any street corner in the UK.
4. The police won't raid your house if you share a meme: Go ahead and be funny, Europeans.
5. Currency is not multicolored and the size of a manila envelope: You can actually fit it in your pocket.
6. Americans are even fatter than expected: Given the abundance of delicious food, it's no surprise.
7. Trump is not actually out on the streets murdering minorities: The BBC has been lying this whole time.
8. No one has heard of many small European countries: Most Americans just assume Moldova is a prescription drug to fight plaque psoriasis.
9. Americans don't take six-hour lunch breaks or have a designated nap time: What are they, machines?
10. There are designated places where highly trained professionals will clean your teeth: What type of sorcery is this?
11. There's a strange concept here called "liberty": This is likely a reference to an old wooden ship from the Civil War.
12.Knight Rider isn't real: This is among the most disappointing revelations.
13. Everyone hates Meghan Markle here, too: Maybe America has more in common with the rest of the world than previously believed.
America is truly the greatest country on earth.
“I recently pushed the Onstar button by accident.
Freaked me right out.”
I hear you won’t have to worry about that much longer.
You're not wrong, but it's not only SNAP recipients who have weight issues; obesity cuts across the classes.
Having homes in Suburbia means an over-reliance on the automobile, which means our middle and upper classes aren't doing the walking that their counterparts in Europe are doing.
Is beer a processed food? Asking for a friend.
I saw a vid of a World Cup guest riding in a Waymo. I don't blame them for freaking out.
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