Let's be honest, things in America have been pretty messed up lately. Political turmoil, social rights protests, and an embarrassingly bad response to the pandemic by both authorities and the public are just a few reasons why the situation in the country hasn't been bearable.
However, is it really that bad? Maybe Americans are just blowing it out of proportion and being too hard on themselves? To find out, redditor IceCreamTacosPizza posted a question on the platform asking, "Non-Americans of Reddit, what is your genuine reaction to what's going on in America right now?"
The post went viral immediately, and already has over 58,000 upvotes and 29,000 comments, painting a pretty good picture of what foreigners think about the US.
#21
Honestly it's borderline beyond comprehension. It constantly feels a little more like a poorly written soap opera than real life.
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43points
#22
From mexico, i would say to all the ignorant people (and karens) with all love you are not a clown, you´re the entire circus
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#23
For me I feel like nothing can surprise me now, I'm just like of course that's happening now. I feel sorry for the sane people over there.
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#24
You're so busy flinging s**t at each other you can't see the mess you've made
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#25
There isn't a single thing that they can agree on, even basic human rights for people is a topic of discussion. There's way too many idiots for a country that is so far developed
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#26
I live in the ***hole of the world Bosnia, Balkan. And it seems to me America just hit puberty.
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#28
Sadness. As a Norwegian I've never felt like the US is somewhere I would particularly like to live and work, but I've loved visiting and I have some really good friends over there. It looked like things were getting a bit better under Obama, but really the cracks were starting to show with the yearly government lockdowns. Now it's at the point where I would be hesitant to visit even despite the pandemic. Last time (2014) there were guards with rifles in Dallas airport and it freaked me out. I can't even imagine what it would be like now and whether I would feel safe around authority figures. As a white European highly educated female I would most likely be fine, but still. Just the fact that I feel like I have to consider this is crazy to me.
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#30
I (german) am probably as angry as most US citicens about the whole politicle clusterf*** that is unfolding right now. The uncounted people dying of various causes like racism, ignorance, politicle games and natural disasters are a terrible loss that could be prevented. But the US is only the most covered clusterf**k in the media, what China is doing to it's minorities is as mindboggeling as all the other sh**. In short, I would like to watch some cartoons and forget about this whole mess but I learned in history class one must never do that!
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