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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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To add insult to injury, what they call it, Deutschland, sounds like what we should call Netherlands

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[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 74 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Americans are slowly learning about the rest of the world.

Better late than never.

[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

America was originally just the name of South America, then the English lazily coined the term "North America".

[–] Katrisia@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

Entire nations: You cannot keep "America" for yourself. There is history, maps, books, the independence of other countries in the region called for the liberation of "America" (e.g. Simón Bolívar "the liberator of America"; "America for the Americans"; Sentimientos de la Nación: "America is free and independent of Spain and all other nations, governments, or monarchies").

The U.S. of A.: Yeah... No. I'm America now. There's no other "America" because there's only North America and South America, 🤷🏼‍♂️ don't you know? And the land is The Americas because it's two in one. Duh. Erasure? I call it freedom! 🇺🇸🦅

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Mostly found out as we feverishly seek out escape routes.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The amazing thing is, people don’t refer to their home country by a two letter acronym.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In Denmark we refer to the UK as England. If it's more official we call them Storbritannien but no one calls them that in everyday speech. It's just England.

[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know it's not the point.

But spitting on Scotland and Northern Ireland like that is a bit harsh.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

But it's the appropriate amount of harsh when it comes to Wales?

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

(Sees car with CH sticker drive by...)