Where on earth did you get “jealousy” from? It was clearly a poke at the implication of the original image where a poster was implying that mentioning highways was something that only Americans would do. As if no one else has them. Reads like sarcasm to me.
Nobody implied that “no one else has them” because that would be dumb. You added that all by yourself. The implication is that Americans are consumed by car culture. It’s very common. Do they not have Americans where you’re from?
Answer the question, and try not to be snippy about it. Where did “jealous” come from? Bringing up highways is useful even in a non-American context, because it’s one of the more common experiences where people are crammed together in close proximity, and the split-second safety of everyone depends on things like depth perception.
Tachyon-log implied that was something only an American would do, which leads us to the next part:
“As if no one else has them,” is not literal. I apologize if English isn’t your first language.
Why else would you misunderstand what you read so badly? If you really do feel sorry about English not being my first language, read the original post again
I can tell you’re American by the way you completely misunderstood what you read because of your assumption that someone was jealous of highways
Dutch, actually, but do enlighten me to the deeper philosophical implications of this Tumblr thread, o wise non-American.
Why are you getting offended for Americans? Americans can get plenty offended on their own. Actually, a whole lot more than plenty.
I’m offended now, too? I’m learning all sorts of new things about myself today.
You saw the word highway and assumed someone was jealous of highways. That’s it. It’s not that deep. Maybe it is if you’re American 🤷
Where on earth did you get “jealousy” from? It was clearly a poke at the implication of the original image where a poster was implying that mentioning highways was something that only Americans would do. As if no one else has them. Reads like sarcasm to me.
Nobody implied that “no one else has them” because that would be dumb. You added that all by yourself. The implication is that Americans are consumed by car culture. It’s very common. Do they not have Americans where you’re from?
Answer the question, and try not to be snippy about it. Where did “jealous” come from? Bringing up highways is useful even in a non-American context, because it’s one of the more common experiences where people are crammed together in close proximity, and the split-second safety of everyone depends on things like depth perception.
Tachyon-log implied that was something only an American would do, which leads us to the next part:
“As if no one else has them,” is not literal. I apologize if English isn’t your first language.
Why else would you misunderstand what you read so badly? If you really do feel sorry about English not being my first language, read the original post again
You wanna point out what you’re talking about? Walk me through it.
I am not able to tell you why you misunderstood the post. All I can do (and have done) is explain it to you. Good luck!
Their point was that other countries do in fact have highways, and so assuming someone is American because they brought up a highway is dumb
What on earth makes you think they’re implying that anyone is jealous of highways?