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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 116 points 10 months ago (5 children)

What makes them think they're American? I don't see any guns or medical bills piled up?

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 92 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago (4 children)
[–] LolaCat@lemmy.ca 130 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why would you have a framed picture of a mirror, that'd just be weird.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago

Americans are weird

[–] DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml 18 points 10 months ago

Why is the mirror non-reflective and shaped like a fan? Seems like an odd design choice.

[–] Ashiette@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

No, it's a framed picture of a fan

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Right, but why do they have a framed picture of a fan on the opposite wall from the mirror?

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Somehow I can tell it it's a room in a USian or canadian house, not sure why exactly though. Maybe it's the closets, door styles, the carpet, or how they paint their walls. Windows, outlets and door knobs are a dead giveaway.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's the unpainted walls because why bother if you can't afford it and your landlord will soft-evict you by doubling rent in a year?

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's definitely painted, otherwise you'd see the ~~cardboard~~ drywall, maybe it's the choice of colour.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

It looks original from the builders.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

US: pastel colours, gaudy ceiling furniture, furniture the colour of the walls, tacky metal frames sprayed with gold, needless 6-panelled doors, walk-in closet.

If this was UK: white walls + cheap spotlights that point nowhere, wood-coloured furniture, tacky metal frames but thinner and black, smaller doors with stupid handles, no closet.

If this was Germany: white walls + no ceiling fixtures, cheap but wooden furniture, tacky metal frames but strong for some reason, clearly framed doors, wide light switches for household pets, no closet.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

UK here. We use magnolia for every wall, thank you very much

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 6 points 10 months ago

White with a hint of slumlord

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 6 points 10 months ago

It's a particular shade of paint. It's widespread enough in the UK that multiple brands do their own version of Magnolia. It's often what's used when people don't want to have to decide what colour to paint, or in council housing, and it's increasingly common in private rentals.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you can't answer the question, then the criteria for citizenship is highly dubious

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not a Brit, so why would I know what magnolia is? All we're required to know is eggshell.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago
[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I don't think there are other countries with ceiling fans?

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fair, so either US or Liechtenstein. 😄

[–] heartbreaker@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Saw them in Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Iran. Prob any really hot country has them.

[–] dunz@feddit.nu 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I had one in my first apartment, in Sweden, but I had one of those really high beds you can keep a desk under, so I had to watch my head when climbing down.

And also watch my head when standing up from the desk. But hey, I had both a desk, an armchair and a bed!

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm in Aus and we have ceiling fans

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

No you fuckin don't mate.

[–] Thatuserguy@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Get a load of this guy pretending Australia is real

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 3 points 10 months ago

We have them in Japan, but they're mostly at businesses. That's slowly changing for homeowners, but not as much for renters (due to rules about modifying things).

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The ceiling fan makes it likely. They're far more common here.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are they? You'd think it'd be having an air conditioner

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Often it's both!

[–] Ludrol@szmer.info 1 points 10 months ago

There was r/scienceofdeduction@reddit.com that basically tries to find as much information about the person just from a photo. I once found an exact window location to the room where the picture was taken. You would be suprised how much information can be extracted from one picture.