return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoNon-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird?message-squaremessage-square689fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down18
arrow-up1306arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square689fedilink
minus-squareMariemarion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoWhere I’m from, the hyperbole would go “You’ll get punched.”
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWell yeah… That’s America for you
minus-squareKillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month 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.”
Well yeah… That’s America for you
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”
Around me, the threat would be “That’s how you get fucked up,” leaving the level of violence ambiguous.