return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 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-square685fedilinkarrow-up1305arrow-down18
arrow-up1297arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square685fedilink
minus-squareMariemarion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoWhere I’m from, the hyperbole would go “You’ll get punched.”
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day 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-up3·2 days agoWell yeah… That’s America for you
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoAround me, the threat would be “That’s how you get fucked up,” leaving the level of violence ambiguous.
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.