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[–] boeman 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Like if everytime someone mentioned the usa people were like "Oh are you afraid of being shot? bet you have to constantly watch out for being shot huh? shot?"

As an American, I kinda am...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That sounds unpleasant, I'm sorry. Is it really that common outside of hotspots though?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not really, in my experience, but also during new years my neighbor shot off like 15 shots into the air. I wasn't worried at being shot at, I was worried some drunk idiots stray bullet might come through my window. Also your statements about that was sorta my point. Some of the mildest American jokes are us being fat, then racism/mistreatment of natives, then shootings, then all the shit America has pulled in other countries. UK is bad teeth, royalty, then all the shit they did to other countries. Germany is dry or non existent humor and then Nazi.

Ooh, our animals are scary is mild, sometimes they do island of criminals, but you could be known for mistreatment of Natives also. If you gotta take an L, I think scary animals is way down on the list.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's not an issue of national pride, Australia is a dog shit nation. It's about being funny and interesting.

Funny joke: "I was arriving at the airport and they asked if I had a criminal background, I didn't realise that was still a requirement".

Boring, played out, uncreative nonsense: "haha spiders upside down haha"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Gotcha. You want a better class of mockery. I respect that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah you got it. Make fun of our stupid accents, our ridiculous infighting politics, the horrible racism, how every Aussie thinks we're some rugged larrikin but we have fines and regulations for everything (welcome to Australia: fines apply on a sticker had me in stitches in an airport bathroom), the hilarious "this place was discovered in XXXX, by an expedition being guided by a local man to a sacred place" plaques, the sex pest tourism we inflict on our neighbours whatever.

I'm just so bored of people bagging on made up stuff about the wildlife. They're cool and interesting, and there's loads to crack jokes about.