r/SipsTea • • 13h ago

Gasp! Just American things

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u/RabidSkwerl 12h ago

Ever hear the term “it’s funny cause it’s true?” That’s why this isn’t funny. There are so many jokes you can make about American English vs UK English (Americans get rid of the U because everything is about ME). Squash vs Racketball? Glad he made a joke for the 2 squash players watching this.

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u/OswaldAnderson 12h ago

You're kinda just proving his point about American intelligence.

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u/RabidSkwerl 11h ago

He should use terms we actually use then. No American says “eyeglasses” we call them glasses. I’ve never heard an American refer to racketball, the two I’ve heard called it squash. If you have to make up things for the sake of a comparison joke, then it’s not a good joke.

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u/RabidSkwerl 11h ago

Also we don’t say “waste paper bin”. We call it the trash or garbage and are smart enough not to confuse the receptacle with this dude’s comedy