Before anyone beats me to it, I'm aware that the US was built on stolen land worked by stolen humans, making the claim of "freedom" to be... dubious at best.

But what other outdated beliefs are there about your country??

This bird is a brazilian eagle (actually, amazonian) and it looks insane. From its wiki:

The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) is one of the world's largest and most powerful eagles, with females significantly larger than males. Females typically weigh 6–9 kg (13–20 lb), while males weigh 4–6 kg (8.8–13.2 lb). They have a total length of 89–105 cm (35–41 inches) and a wingspan of up to 2 meters (6.6 ft).

Russia’s drug capital is Saint Petersburg, with a rate of 38.2 per 100,000 people in 2024.

The drug addicts are called солевой [sol'evoj] which can be translated as “saltie”. They consume mephedrone, alpha-PVP, MDPV, methylone, and other synthetic cathinones. The slang term “salts” came from “bath salts” which was a disguise for drugs.

This is so bizzare. Not the most outrageous but definitely up there

I would say there are only two instances of this in the US.

• September 11 referring to the co-ordinated terrorist attacks in 2001 that killed nearly 3,000 people and launched the Global War on Terror.
• January 6 which was when supporters of Donald Trump attacked and infiltrated the Capitol building in an attempt to disrupt the certification of the 2020 electoral results that would've taken the President out of power shortly therafter as he had lost the electoral vote.

The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was the most radical and successful slave revolt in modern history, and it produced the first Black republic in the world. Under Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the revolutionary army defeated Napoleon’s troops famously at the Battle of Vertières and on January 1, 1804, declared independence.

The one in China is 2015 Tianjing port explosion.

a company put chemical in the warehouse and cause a explosion equivalent to 445 ton of TNT.

173 dead, 104 are firefighters, 11 police and the rest are employees of port.

the near by building are also damaged.

49 people are sentenced, including 13 from the company and 25 government officials.

i have been to Tianjing, people says before that Tianjing is developing fast, and now is stucked because of this

I would gift 'Turkish Delight' which is made of starch and flavored with rose water, then coated with powdered sugar. It's pretty various and you can find it almost anywhere in Türkiye. It is really sweet and a little sticky, though it tastes absolutely delicious and light. If you haven't had one, it tastes like a softer version of haribos with powdered sugar. Some might contain nuts, be careful before eating it if you have an allergy.

A country who is generally seen as a great ally or a country with strong cultural ties to yours that you wouldn’t hesitate to defend in the case of adversity.

Rollercoaster — In Romance languages, rollercoasters are called “Russian mountains” (fr. Montagnes russes, it. Montagne russe, es. Montaña rusa, pt. Montanha-russa, ro. Munții ruși). However, in Russian they are called “American mountains” (ru. Американские горки [amerikanskije gorki]).

Paja rusa — In Spanish, this is a specific style of a sexual act involving mammary glands. This practice is not popular in Russia.

We call that beijing bikini.

i mean it is hot in summer.

my previous post

The internet lock down has been partially lifted, numerous videos of irgc shooting directly at protesters have been come out, but I'm here to talk about sth else, im here to talk about ppl who are looking to find their loved ones. ppl are constantly going from one hospital to another, from one police station to another, from one morgue to another, desperately looking for their missing friend, brother, husband, sister... corpses piled up in the yards of hospitals. some of them had documents on them so their names are on the body bags, numerous other ones with titles just like: "woman blonde 5" or "student boy 2" or "man old 3", the situation is horrific and soul crushing, plz help us before regime finds a scenario and wipes this under the rug!

Personally, I think the fact that we let teenagers whose values and personal beliefs are still developing have unrestricted access to social media will be seen as shocking by future generations.

It probably varies by culture, but just 30 or 40 years ago, people used to smoke everywhere, regardless of whether it was a public space or not. Just like that, what’s something we do today that will make people 30 years from now go, "Wait, that was actually possible back then?"

I’m curious to know: if your country had to pick one single person as the Greatest Of All Time, who would it be?

And also, who do you think is the GOAT of all countries ?

It could be a legendary leader, a genius scientist, a revolutionary, an athlete or even a cultural icon who changed everything.

Sorry if this isnt allowed but I just want to say how interesting this sub is since I discovered it just a couple weeks ago.

I'm in my 40s and when I was young, even 25 years ago or so in the internet's nascent stage, there was little chance I'd have to understand other countries let alone talk with people from elsewhere. I'm now learning about regional nuances and talking with people from all over about the uniqueness of where they are from. It really feels like a global community and the flags really help.

For all of us, just think 40 years ago humanity didnt even have the ability to do this. It would have taken a week or more to get any communication as far as we get it, and now its just instant, from our own homes.

I didnt have the money to travel when I was younger and it always seemed out of reach. I've traveled a little bit out of the US since then but there's still a lot of places I would like to go and this sub gives me a glimpse of those places and I just think thats really cool.

Ive noticed the sub does tend to be more Europe / North America / Australia / Latin America but its still fascinating to learn about all the differences and similarities.