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They both can be true. We may have vast cultural differences, but we all want to live in an affordable, safe place and be paid what we're worth while having the security of proper healthcare.
Unfortunately, at no point in either of our lives has your comment described The United States of America.
It does describe your average citizen, not politicians or capitalists.
That is indeed a shower thought.
I got my side arm, my cyanide pills, my classified dossier....
.....
Oh wait, sorry, I got the wrong song .... :(
Party in the CIA!
Same can be said of let the bodies hit the floor and it's raining men
While Weird Al's "Party in the CIA" tells you how it is.
Party in the USA
shout out to my ringtone for like 5 straight years in 2010
That's almost as long as 2020!
There are definitely cultural differences, but for its size, the US is really homogeneous. As an example, Tom Scott's video on "jingle bells, batman smells" shows way more regional variation in the UK compared to the US, despite being smaller than some states.
Well... Robin layed an egg and that is just too much for some folks
Same can be said of let the bodies hit the floor and it's raining men
Equally as shallow, just different in their flavour of shallowness? 🤔
Huh?
We are more the same than we are different, and there's a lot of value in where we do differ.
this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2025
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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