US-Specific Phenomena

Commenters emphasize that a discussed claim, situation, or issue applies only in the United States and not universally or in other countries.

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sandworm101 Sep 3, 2019 View on HN

Maybe in the US. There are other countries on this planet.

mateuszf May 22, 2022 View on HN

Maybe in US, but not in all countries.

iamkonstantin Feb 26, 2025 View on HN

More like “only in the US it isn’t” :)

phaemon May 13, 2016 View on HN

Note that this is in the USA, not the world.

birksherty Nov 8, 2022 View on HN

This is only in US; in most other countries situation will be different.

contingencies Nov 6, 2022 View on HN

Maybe in the US. Not elsewhere.

eeZah7Ux Sep 27, 2019 View on HN

Maybe in the US. Certainly not in many other countries.

dflock Mar 30, 2022 View on HN

This is US only - you should say that somewhere.

jbverschoor Mar 30, 2020 View on HN

In the US yes, other places, that's not the case

stumm May 4, 2011 View on HN

Unless you live outside the USA...