EternallyFascinated t1_j8w4qpo wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:12 AM

Reply to comment by MyDadsGlassesCase in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase

Dont worry - just location based Google search results. That wouldn’t come up here - In Italy - for example. It was a very American centric example, but no harm done dude. People can look it up or just ask for clarification. But sometimes these things serve to show us our biases! This is coming from an American who’s lived abroad for 10+ years. Every country sees the world through its own lens, but America being the big bad cultural coloniser makes us sometimes think the whole world will understand ours.

Very interesting fact though - Have a great day!

DaleGribble312 t1_j8w9pko wrote on February 17, 2023 at 12:09 PM

OP seems to be from the UK though. It's also appropriate contextual setting, given over half of reddit is from the US.

EternallyFascinated t1_j8wa0nr wrote on February 17, 2023 at 12:12 PM

Oops, didn’t see that. Just assumed - which you know what that does! And yes, generally Redditors tend to understand the US based stuff anyway - whether actually in the states, from the US, or just accustomed enough.