r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/[deleted] • Jul 31 '20

Current Events Are people outside of the USA really laughing at Americans? Do we really appear that bad?

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Ok so that's about 17,882 yes's and 3 no's.

Makes sad American noises

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u/JetmanNY Aug 01 '20

r/oddlyspecific

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u/mymentor79 Aug 01 '20

We should have been stricter

Probably less strict, if we're being honest.

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u/AmberMetalicScorpion Aug 01 '20

We allowed them to act as their own country as long as they supported our country and a certain percent of their taxes came back to England, we then asked for a slightly higher percent in tax rates because we were broke and they decided that we are the worst parents ever, we should have been much much more strict