[ SECRET POST #6070 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6070 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I was trying to make a point with the image choice. I found that pic by googling "Americentrism".

The vibe I was going for was that US folks are not really encouraged to see themselves as part of a global community, but as the main characters. The people I've interacted with online from Europe, Asia, etc are generally really considerate about timezones and currencies and differences in situations - they are often interested to hear about what life is like for me here in Aus, without making assumptions or value judgements about it. Americans are pretty different. I think just subconsciously they are used to being privileged/centred, globally speaking - it is noticeable, and it is annoying. And bear in mind that I'm an Australian - a country generally thought of as white, "first world", and English-speaking. I've had to check myself and humble myself regarding English-language centrism, and making assumptions about what life is like in countries seen as non-white. It's embarrassing, but super worth it.

Obviously it'd be silly and pointless to conclude All Americans Bad - it's not so much an individual problem as a cultural thing. But it is incredibly frustrating to vent my irritation about it and be met with a bunch of Americans trying to correct me and laugh at me for not knowing Everything about their country while they do not seem to know or care to hear about other countries. To take hearing about the situation of someone in another country as an opportunity to demand that everyone instead talk about how hard things are for Americans. Annoying!