When Europeans think they understand the US
Comments about air conditioning betrays European ignorance
Maybe it’s just my interactions with Europeans, but a lot of them really like to look down their noses at Americans. They think they’re better than us and never feel the least bit shy about telling us all the ways we’re wrong.
Now, in fairness, this isn’t a one-way street. Plenty of Americans think they know all there is to know about Europe as well.
However, when it comes to lifesaving technology, a lot of Europeans think we should just get over it.
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