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TranscriptA threads post saying "There has never been another nation ever that has existed much beyond 250 years. Not a single one. America's 250th year is 2025. The next 4 years are gonna be pretty interesting considering everything that's already been said." It has a reply saying "My local pub is older than your country".

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 88 points 3 months ago (3 children)

So, yeah, that first person is a dumb-ass, but that second comment doesn't really prove anything. I live in a 400 year-old town in this 250 year-old country,

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 43 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, we have bars in the USA that predate the founding of the country as well. White Horse Tavern in Newport, Rhode Island had been operating since 1673.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, I'm in Massachusetts, and you can drive to any town on the North Shore and find houses with plaques dating them to the late-sixteen or early-seventeen hundreds. They're not even landmarks, they're just someone's house.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago

Jean Lafitte in Exile. Oldest gay bar in the US, formed long before the US existed.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 21 points 3 months ago

The first statement is just so stupid, the second is just a dunk because it didn't need to be rebutted.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago

The Roman Empire lasted for 1000 years. Ancient Egypt lasted 3100 years. Sumer lasted 4000 years. 250 years is a piss in the ocean near those.