[rectangletangle]

Kind of curious what the counterpart to this would be. What things are typically ascribed to Americans, that Americans are often unaware of?

American Sauce in the Netherlands comes to mind.

[bhaak]

When I was a kid, I was terribly confused about how a country could fly to the moon when it was depicted as quite rural in "The Waltons".

[9nGQluzmnq3M]

An "Americana" pizza in Finland is ham, pineapple and blue cheese: https://www.kotipizza.fi/dist/pdf/KP_menu_A4_laaja_EN.pdf

[nwallin]

I feel like dressing up like an Indian and throwing whatever Finland's primary export is into a harbor.

[fooblat]

Filet Americain or "American Filet" is a popular dish in the Netherlands and Belgium that I'm pretty sure not many in the USA have heard of.

[rejschaap]

Filet Americain is based on steak tartare. And American sauce is based on Thousand-Island dressing. They are adapted to local taste and customs, but they would be somewhat familiar to Americans.

[AlEinstein]

Most people here in Australia have never heard of the Australian Shepherd breed of dogs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Shepherd

[aidenn0]

If it's this[1] you're referring to, it's called "thousand island dressing" in the US, except at McDonalds where it's called "Special Sauce." Also, sandwhiches that traditionally call for Russian dressing, such as a Reuben now typically use it as well (it's more sweet and less spicy than Russian dressing).

1: https://imgur.com/Fh8pSjk

[rectangletangle]

Not quite, I'm referring to american fritessaus, which is more like mayonaise, and distinct from thousand island dressing (which is popular in the US, In-N-Out calls it "spread").

Digging a little deeper it appears like McDonalds may have actually invented the sauce to appeal to the Dutch market, where fritessaus is popular (instead of tomato ketchup). Because McDonalds is American, their take on fritessaus grew into it's own thing called "American Fritessaus," or simply "American Saus."

https://www.hollandsupermarket.eu/remia-fritessaus-american-...

[lordnacho]

In Denmark when they want to make fun of American self-importance, they call it "guds eget land" or "God's own country". I've never heard the expression in English.

[CamouflagedKiwi]

I've heard it used referring to New Zealand (by NZers, although often now abbreviated to just "Godzone"). The equivalent term we'd use to make fun of the US is "land of the free".

[mFixman]

That phrase is usually used to refer to Yorkshire, a large county in northeastern England.

[rayiner]

This is a popular country song in the radio right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEWGyyLiqY4

Though the difference in phrasing (“god’s own country versus god’s country”) is meaningful.

[trianglem]

That's literally Kerala's tag line (a state in India)

[RcouF1uZ4gsC]

I have heard North Carolina described as "God's country". I think this is a reference to its natural beauty, as well as being in the Bible Belt.

[cabaalis]

I'm from the American south, we refer to any rural area where people are more self-reliant and the land is not developed as "God's country." It doesn't have much to do with how religious the area is or how many churches are there.

[cafard]

The expression "God's country" is not that uncommon, and maybe used ironically or just without any particular expression of religiosity. Usually I've heard it used to refer to an area pleasant to live in or visit.

[dragonwriter]

I've heard both “God’s Country” and, though somewhat less frequently, “God’s Own Country” used to refer to parts of America, particularly the rural Midwest and/or Bible Belt.

[rectangletangle]

On the west coast of the US people sometimes jokingly refer to Oregon as "God's Country," because it has lots of churches.

[cafard]

There was once a German expression for felicity, "Living like God in France."

[irrational]

Probably nearly everything portrayed in American movies and TV shows. Um, no, there is not choreographed singing and dancing in the cafeteria of American high schools.

[Swizec]

Nope the terrible door knobs instead of handles are evreywhere. I was so surprised when I moved to the USA and learned that those aren’t just a comedy trope. People actually in fact use them.

That’s what confirmed for me that everything physically possible that I see in American TV is in fact true.

[imgabe]

Do you mean to tell me that in India the passengers on a train don't routinely perform dance numbers on the roof?

[jhbadger]

the "American Favorite" Toast Hawaii (an open faced ham and pineapple sandwich) in Germany.

[rectangletangle]

Lol reminds me of Hawaiian pizza (pizza topped with pineapples and thinly sliced ham). Hawaiian pizza is actually a Canadian dish, though it's now popular in most of the US, including Hawaii.

[Ididntdothis]

Germany has a pastry called “Amerikaner “. At least in the Stuttgart area.

[rectangletangle]

These exist in the US, but they're called black and white cookies. According to Wikipedia they may have been created in New York by Bavarian immigrants. But it's unclear if the confection's origin is German or American.

[code_code]

"Ich bin ein Amerikaner."

[bkyan]

Oh, interesting! As an American, I had to google that one.

[rectangletangle]

For those who are curious it's basically mayonnaise, but not quite. There is no direct equivalent in US cuisine to my knowledge.

[kochikame]

In Japan, corndogs are called "American dogs"

[smhenderson]

I was a bit surprised to see Americano as a coffee choice. Turns out it’s basically the plain coffee Americans make in regular coffee makers every morning.

[riskneutral]

Well I think Americano is an effort to dilute Espresso in with hot water in order to make it more like the regular plain coffee that Americans are used to.