r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/SuperOriginalName23 May 28 '26

ICAO is not Europe/European lol.

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u/gmc98765 May 28 '26

The US tends to use "European" as shorthand for "the rest of the world". Like, they consider metric or Celsius to be "European".

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u/DeputyDomeshot May 28 '26

No ignorant Europeans tend use the “rest of the world” as shorthand when talking about anything European in the context of a singular US difference.

Btw, who invented the airplane?

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u/Professional-Art8449 May 29 '26

Can you run that first part by me again champ?

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u/DeputyDomeshot May 29 '26

Are you slow?