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[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Agreed. We are "exotic" to them at best, a kind of "almost American" or "honorary American" but they just never quite bother to actually learn about us in any meaningful way. The sheer number of Americans I've had to teach basic facts about my country (like which city is the capital, or the size of the country) is mind boggling. They honestly don't seem to be interested in anything except in order to compare it to America.

I can't even imagine what it would be like for non-white people, Africans especially, trying to educate Americans on their nation.