/r/ShitAmericansSay
Have you recently seen something amusing out of the states? Of course you have! Post it here.
Shit Americans Say: we can't make it up.
Have you recently seen something amusing out of the states?
Of course you have! Post it here.
This is a satire sub to have a laugh at amusing things, from Reddit and beyond, that are uniquely American in nature.
This is not a place to bring your hatred of Americans or America- we like to keep things friendly and toxic attitudes are not welcome. Please report anyone being toxic.
Keep in mind that we are here to have a laugh, not to get angry.
Rules
Above all: we only accept submissions about stuff that is lighthearted and uniquely American. Quality control is at the discretion of the mod team.
I. No off-reddit personal information; Reddit usernames must be visible. This includes non-verified twitter handles, unverified accounts across all other platforms, and license plates. It does not include reddit usernames. Posts with reddit usernames censored will be removed.
II. All text submissions must be in the form of screenshots or archive.is links. This obviously does not apply to articles, videos, and pictures - it is intended primarily for social media posts and public comments. When posting a screenshot, please include the context (i.e. preceding comments) if relevant. Please do not crosspost threads as they will be removed. See the Submission Guidelines for more detail.
III. Don't post screenshots or archive.is links of conversations you have participated in. Likewise, don't bait or troll for content in other subs. This includes comments on the same thread if it's below 300 comments, and the same chain if the thread is larger. This rule applies to participation, simply excluding your comments from the screenshot does not solve the problem. Rule 3 FAQ
IV. Submission titles must be a direct quote.
Use a direct quote as your title. If the quote doesn't make sense alone, you may include neutral, non-editorialized context in the title itself. Articles must be titled with either the headline or a direct quote from it. When posts do not contain text, titles must be a factual and neutral description of the content. NEVER include your opinion or bias in the title.
A direct quote is an exact verbatim match between the title and a portion of the post. Do not paraphrase or editorialize - this includes Spongebob font. For more details, see the FAQ.
V. Do not directly link (and hence page) the usernames of the users featured here. You can only ping moderators.
VI. Please double check whether the poster of the comment you're about to submit is actually American. Do this by scanning their post history etc.
VII. No low-hanging fruit. Some topics (such as Trump, Turning Point USA/Charlie Kirk, and WW2 bombing of Japan) and sources from certain subreddits (such as T_D, dankmemes, unpopularopinion, AskAnAmerican, and other far-right sources) are only allowed in the Weekly thread. These restricted topics and sources are not final and you should check the latest list in the Weekly.
VIII. Only archives/images to Americans saying funny shit is allowed - if you want to tell a tale you can do so in the stickied Weekly thread, which gets renewed every Friday. Rants and stories are only allowed in the Weekly Anything Goes thread.
IX. Under no circumstances search out the source of the SAS and comment/vote there. Brigading will result in a ban.
X. Don't be toxic. We will always be a satire subreddit. Toxicity such as hate speech and anti-American attitudes will get your comment removed and possibly get you banned. Please report toxic comments and users.
XI. Posts must be lighthearted. No depressing posts or things that aren't worth posting (eg something an American said that is perfectly reasonable in context). Yes, there are some topics covered that are more ironic than funny, but certain things just aren't lighthearted like shootings, sexual assault, any event where people are genuinely hurt, racists being racist, etc. Those types of posts are usually better suited for subs like r/gunsarecool, r/ABoringDystopia, or r/ANormalDayInAmerica.
XII. Posts must be uniquely American. The easiest way of testing this is to ask yourself whether it's likely someone who isn't American would have said it. Someone being religious or messing up geography is not uniquely American by a long shot, nor are racism or capitalism. What makes something uniquely American is if it's highly unlikely if not impossible to encounter outside the US or from non-Americans.
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“As an Irishman I am a Viking as well as my Grandfather”
I just don’t know where to begin with this one… Cherokee-Knights Templar-Irish-Viking badass over here wants to learn the ways of his forefathers from their ‘pure’ lineage 🤮
13:52 UTC
"who has a scale at home"
A lot of comments about people that had scales and why it's better to use it than cups, but OOP insists that their grandmas teacup with a broken handle is better than that. Americans will use every other measurement before bowing to metric
18:31 UTC
No wonder they don't mind the slop trough
18:30 UTC
"Do you call it sauce or Gravy?" (from a channel called "hardcore" (?) italians)
14:41 UTC
X/Twitter Ban Poll Results
There will not be a blanket ban on posts originating from X/Twitter.
09:03 UTC
The Weekly for 29 November 2024
This is a weekly anything goes thread to chat. Discussions about life, Reddit and anything else are all allowed here. You may also discuss, and link to, things you saw from the low-hanging fruit (LHF) list.
LHF subreddits: AmericaBad, MURICA, 2american4you, KotakuInAction, ActualPublicFreakouts, Le_Pen, memes, historymemes, PoliticalCompassMemes, pussypassdenied, pussypass, theredpill, theredpillright, justlegbeardthings, dankmemes, conspiracy, conservative, 4chan, murica, polandball, AskAnAmerican, NoStupidQuestions, UnpopularOpinion, ShitEuropeansSay. Offshoots of these subs (including all meme subs), meta posts from ShitAmericansSay, similar forums, and other LHF sources also fall under rule 7.
LHF subjects: WW2 nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, current events such as recent or ongoing tragedies (including shootings/stabbings), terrorist attacks, hate crimes, bombings, etc.
LHF sources: Trump and his entire administration (old and new), Elon Musk, Charlie Kirk/Turning Point USA, X (formerly known as Twitter), Truth Social, trolls. All social media handles of LHF sources, including Instagram and YouTube, fall under Rule 7.
This list may change at any time. Do you think a subreddit or subject should be banned from SAS? Send us a message!
00:00 UTC
Being a first gen American from Italian parents how many of you said...
18:30 UTC
"Every civilization was colonized, that's why there are different countries"
On a post about native Americans not celebrating July 4th.
16:08 UTC
"Don't tell me I'm not Italian"
12:45 UTC
The US literally owns Europe
10:45 UTC
Please vote in the poll for or against making all Twitter/X content low-hanging fruit
This is a reminder to boost visibility of the ongoing poll.
07:20 UTC
no it's in degrees
05:55 UTC
“the rest of the English world just often doesn't realize exists because you literally can get every single version in the USA while other areas are limited.”
On a post about breadsticks and how Americans call the bread restaurants give you breadsticks when the other 95.77% of the world says breadsticks for you know breadsticks idk if I can link the source or if it’s against the rules, if a mod could comment it’d be much appreciated
00:18 UTC
"Do they have it [Christmas] on December 25, aka June 25 in America?"
An American trying to work out when Australians celebrate Christmas. I'll give them half a mark for knowing we have different seasons ateast but boy are they confused about it
21:30 UTC
"This is not how an AA meeting works" it was a sketch about the British breakdown service, The AA.
16:58 UTC
I can't imagine driving it overseas
This is an American talking about their Sprinter van. A vehicle that originated overseas and is imported to America...
12:14 UTC
We dont redistribute wealth
11:02 UTC
“If you don’t celebrate thanksgiving how do you know when Christmas starts?”
It’s either here or in /usdefaultism
10:54 UTC
"Try voting in other counties with a tyrannical government that doesn't have free speech"
00:28 UTC
british ppl lol
22:46 UTC
You don't have to say American
19:22 UTC
"They were communists, not republicans. They're mutually exclusive" - American who cannot fathom that Spanish Republicans are not the same thing as the US's GOP
19:10 UTC
“The US is the whole reason europe can even have free healthcare”
18:36 UTC
"he said, while posting on and american website"
16:00 UTC
Got them Anglo Saxon genes
15:37 UTC
You won't see a Ford or Chevy in Germany
Repost because i didn't include the name. Sorry mods.
15:04 UTC