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[–] minnow@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Because we all know the Eastern countries would NEVER adopt Western concepts, ergo the idea MUST be universal!

Case closed! Good job! You should treat yourself.

Meanwhile, OP (who is clearly, obviously wrong) must live in shame. Because there's just NO WAY they might be correct, and have stated facts that are easily google-able and even has a whole Wikipedia page with all these details with cited sources in the opening paragraph, like this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking

THAT WOULD BE SILLY

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

If a thing is adopted everywhere, then...yes, it would be a universal concept. Sure, it would remain an American invention but that's not what was being said.

It's like saying cars are a German concept, because they were invented there. And electronic TVs are American concepts. The rest of the world may have adopted them nowadays but "they are still uniquely German and American concepts."

"Only the American mind would conceive of 'TVs', other cultures may adopt and ape it but it remains American."

"Nothing but the German psyche could generate the concept of 'cars'. Sure, other countries have adopted 'cars', and apply it by themselves, but it's primarily a German concept."

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, sure, let's see what the link says about Japan.

...

Oh. Japan doesn't appear in the link.

But you clearly wouldn't have posted a link without reading it first and checking whether it supports the "facts" you claim, wouldn't you? It would be really embarrassing to do something like that, so clearly you wouldn't do that, right? Right?


In fact, if you read through all the countries in your link, most countries only have laws against crossing red lights or crossing the road next to a pedestrian crossing.

In Japan, the only thing that's illegal in the context of jaywalking is crossing the road at a red light, and even that is only very rarely fined.

[–] minnow@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Everything you just mentioned supports my assertion.

Did you get me mixed up with the other guy?

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Ah, then I guess planes are American concepts.

I guess I'm starting to understand why eurotrash ends up so mad at America, your entire lives are simply full of Western concepts! Imagine that.

Life was so much better before the Western concept of flushable toilets.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The Wright Brothers were American so yeah, airplanes are in absolute fact American inventions.

And Flushable Toilets were a British invention. Look shit up before commenting and you won't seem like such a moron.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh I didn't realize Western and American were synonymous — you've really proven your point.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You should learn better reading comprehension. Unless you actually think Brittain is part of America? In which case you should learn geography.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah, yes, my reading comprehension is flawed.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world

You are fucking dumb, just so we're clear.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

LoL 😂

Every comment you make proves my point even more.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 month ago

The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in Western Europe,[a] Northern America, and Australasia

In case anyone else is watching — remember they commented about my reading comprehension first.