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Sounds like something a fat stupid American would say.
I see what you did there, but fyi I'm from middle Europe
Just a joke mate :) x
There's no such thing as Middle Europe. Oder river separates Western Europe from Eastern Europe. That's it.
I think we found the Wise Old Fat Man of the River
Eh...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Europe
Eh...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle-earth
Central Europe: a term invented by the less eastern eastern europe so they stop getting called eastern europe
As a less eastern eastern european, can confirm
True
What about latitude!
London would be in Central Europe.
AKA an American.
how many layers deep is this? the stereotypical european would say something like that. Or is that the joke and I'm just too simple to understand?
Haha it's absolutely the joke mate.
I, a European, objected to being stereotyped in any way so I proved the point by being oblivious to myself doing the exact same thing.
I don't think all Americans are fat and stupid. Some are actually pretty thin as it goes...
Absolutely! I actually met the thin one at a conference once
Hey, I also met the thin American once. Small world....
as a fat stupid american, thank you for explaining the joke, mate
No worries you adorably chubby simpleton you :) x
Now if you excuse me, I have to get back to not visiting the dentist and having a more advanced sense of humour than you.
Plus public healthcare
Just barely these days unfortunately...
At least it doesn't cost 1000 for a ride in the WooWoo van
True enough. I'm definitely not saying its worse than the US, it's just so badly understaffed at the moment that any "non emergency" surgery will likely be a year or more waiting.
Where is that?
UK
didn't expect that
Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful it exists at all, but there's a reason doctors have just announced the longest strike in NHS history unfortunately. My wife is a doctor and frequently treats dying patients in the corridor, it's just a mess and a lot of people seem to think it's being deliberately underfunded to eventually make privatisation the only option.
That's one downside of public infrastructure. The government can only allocate a certain budget. There's a similar situation where I live but it's about a school.