US-Centric Assumption Debate

Commenters push back against US-specific generalizations, questioning if discussed issues occur globally or differ by country, and reminding that the world extends beyond the US.

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Sample Comments

eeZah7Ux Mar 2, 2018 View on HN

Not in every country. Please do not generalize.

mirimir Mar 17, 2020 View on HN

Maybe in some countries. But it's a big world.

SamReidHughes Nov 12, 2019 View on HN

Maybe in your country, but that is not the case in every country.

bawolff Jan 16, 2024 View on HN

Why are we assuming this is US specific? Does it not happen in other countries? (Not rhetorical, i have no idea what the answer is)

throw_await Nov 24, 2025 View on HN

It works in every other country.

cies Aug 24, 2024 View on HN

In some countries this is not uncommon.

erikb May 28, 2015 View on HN

"in some countries" might include countries outside the US, though! ;-)

aembleton Jul 17, 2024 View on HN

Maybe its different in other countries

ionised Apr 5, 2016 View on HN

Those things aren't exclusive to the US.

mxxc May 9, 2023 View on HN

plenty of countries in the world where this is a non-issue :)