A whole lot of countries cover this planet. Most have complicated histories and national identities that could fill many a textbook. But leave it to the internet to boil all that complexity down to one comment. The denizens of Reddit have cleverly managed to sum up their home country without using the name, though some might be more obvious to foreigners than others.
Sometimes it’s the famous national food, while in other instances it’s the unique geography, but these descriptions cut to the core of each country’s reputation. Vote up the most accurate descriptions of nations from around the world.
Anime, sushi, technology…
Ranked #1 by 1,765 voters with a 96% upvote rate
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Ireland
From Redditor u/GrandpaJack20:
Leprechauns; potatoes; and Americans love to claim that their great-great-great grandfather’s cousin was from here.
Ranked #2 by 1,821 voters with a 95% upvote rate
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Nigeria
From Redditor u/crzybrzy:
A prince want[s] to send you money but needs your card details.
Ranked #3 by 2,010 voters with a 95% upvote rate
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Egypt
From Redditor u/XxC0SMICxX:
Dead people wrapped in toilet paper.
Ranked #4 by 1,963 voters with a 94% upvote rate
1,963 votes
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Italy
From Redditor u/Nikkopavvi8:
We have pizza, we have mafia, and most of us hate France.
Ranked #5 by 1,719 voters with a 94% upvote rate
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Sweden
From Redditor u/Alopex22:
IKEA.
Ranked #6 by 1,769 voters with a 93% upvote rate
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England
From Redditor u/virginfatherof2:
We probably once owned your country.
Ranked #7 by 1,966 voters with a 91% upvote rate
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Romania
From Redditor u/MrKillakan:
People think we have Dracula, but he was exported a long time ago.
Ranked #8 by 1,596 voters with a 91% upvote rate
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France
From Redditor u/SneakyNinja102:
We’re the most pretentious people in Europe.
Ranked #9 by 1,721 voters with an 87% upvote rate
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India
From Redditor u/dodomast3r37:
We have a lot of tech support scammers.
Ranked #10 by 1,646 voters with an 87% upvote rate
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Germany
From Redditor u/skynikan:
Beer, potatoes, cabbage, football, and a whole lot of questionable history.
Ranked #11 by 1,710 voters with an 86% upvote rate
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Canada
From Redditor u/Amythist35:
Eh, sorry.
Ranked #12 by 1,751 voters with an 84% upvote rate
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Mexico
From Redditor u/Routine_Rip_3495:
Beans and tortilla.
Ranked #13 by 1,419 voters with an 84% upvote rate
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Brazil
From Redditor u/granninja:
Americans think we speak Spanish. We don’t.
Ranked #14 by 1,654 voters with an 82% upvote rate
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Netherlands
From Redditor u/tajmahalman:
50% weed, 50% water.
Ranked #15 by 1,423 voters with a 79% upvote rate
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Russia
From Redditor u/InadecvateButSober:
Alcoholic bears.
Ranked #16 by 1,528 voters with a 79% upvote rate
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United States of America
From Redditor u/young_fire:
“No, don’t call an ambulance, it’s fine, we can drive to the hospital… yes, I’m aware there’s two bullets in my chest, it’ll be fine, we don’t need an ambulance…”
Ranked #17 by 2,061 voters with a 74% upvote rate
2,061 votes
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Belgium
From Redditor u/yandirk:
Germany’s highway to France.
Ranked #18 by 1,166 voters with a 77% upvote rate
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