return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoNon-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird?message-squaremessage-square582fedilinkarrow-up1272arrow-down16
arrow-up1266arrow-down1message-squareNon-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square582fedilink
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 day agoSounds like someone was just being hyperbolic?
minus-squareMariemarion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoWhere I’m from, the hyperbole would go “You’ll get punched.”
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoyeah that’s equivalent to getting shot here in the US lol. I would probably argue if someone said “i’m going to punch you” would be more of a threat than “you’ll get shot for that”
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoWell yeah… That’s America for you
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 hours agoAround me, the threat would be “That’s how you get fucked up,” leaving the level of violence ambiguous.
Sounds like someone was just being hyperbolic?
Where I’m from, the hyperbole would go “You’ll get punched.”
yeah that’s equivalent to getting shot here in the US lol.
I would probably argue if someone said “i’m going to punch you” would be more of a threat than “you’ll get shot for that”
Well yeah… That’s America for you
Around me, the threat would be “That’s how you get fucked up,” leaving the level of violence ambiguous.