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[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Hey now that's not fair.

We have a globally recognized national pastime that defines who we are as a people really well.

We lead the developed world in mass shootings.

No one lets their kids shoot their other kids as they gawk and do nothing (except make ad revenue off the coverage) like us Americans. pew pew pew Murica pew pew. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 26 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I am genuinely surprised Europe has so few, given how much I've seen Eurofurence mentioned on my social timelines whenever that one approaches. I suppose that's the only European one I really hear about, but still, the impression I got was that there were a fair few people in Europe that would go to one.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder if it would be higher if all of Europe were combined.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 hours ago

According to the map, 5

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Well, there are some big ones, but not so man (people mostly travel).

my country don't have furry cons but we made Skype.

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 21 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I feel like it's a pretty bold claim to call America the inventor of furries when ancient Egyptians were making fursonas.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 3 hours ago

Clearly the sole reason for the fall of the Egyptian dynasties: they went too far into their furdom

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 20 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

TIL that the "f" in NAFTA stands for "furry".

[–] folekaule@lemmy.world 16 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I see Norwegian furries tend to stay mostly inland.

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They don't want to get their fur wet.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Beaver-fursona* people in shambles.

(* I assume that's a thing)

If I were forced to choose ... yes, it would be the ones that build dams just to keep everyone else away from their homes.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

I don't think it's fair to color Greenland and French Guiana differently than Denmark and France, respectively.

[–] Toes@ani.social 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Who knew that was the American dream all along

[–] Fox@pawb.social 3 points 39 minutes ago

The pathowogen spreading just as planned

[–] nl4real@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

I'm disappointed in you, Chile.