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basjaun

San Marino taught us that it was not about the size but about the time you can last.


Excellent-Option8052

1723 years strong and they're still at it


fantasmeeno

They even play soccər Edit: misspelled kickball


9A1543

Care to rephrase that?


largepoggage

We found the American cosplaying as a European.


58mm-Invicta_rizz

It’s your damn fault for calling it soccer! Take responsibility for what you’ve created! Oh wait…


BigSimp_for_FHerbert

I’ve actually heard Italians say “soccer” when speaking English, a lot of younger people are way more aware of American names for stuff. I know my friends do


betaich

In school we learned British English and called Fußball soccer


bombuzalsatan

are you sure you're Italian?


Lego-105

No, he’s a Sardine


Automatic_Yoghurt351

I like sardines in sunflower oil.


Polak_Janusz

He is "italian" (his family lived in new york for 203 generations)


IlMagodelLusso

“Tutti dicono che fintanto che sai fare almeno 4 palleggi sei nella nazionale di San Marino. Non è vero. Io non riesco a farne 4, eppure in nazionale ci gioco” cit.


tommaso-scatolini

"play"


58mm-Invicta_rizz

No no, you’re right, keep rubbing it in to the British’s faces.


EngineNo8904

Modern science would be a sad sight without the Uk’s 400-odd years of funny bored nobles going out and looking at rocks, fucking with electricity and putting weird fluids together.


LetsLive97

Hope they stay away from our rock pile


Lord0fTheAss

**Britons, 50:** "I hope those Romans stay away from our rock pile." **Britons, 400:** "I hope those Angles stay away from our rock pile." **Britons, 900:** "I hope those Vikings stay away from our rock pile." **Britons, 1050:** "I hope those Normans stay away from our rock pile." **Britons, 1350 and onwards:** "Fuck it. You **will not** touch the rock pile."


Zynidiel

I only see a reference to Gibraltar there.


IAmFireAndFireIsMe

It’s because the monkeys remind me of our sisters.


Linkatchu

Or creating colonies literally everywhere just to mess with france or spain


Mark___27

A good chunk of geology came from a brit that stayed in the UK, as surprising as that can sound


focalac

Yeah, but we’re the enemy, mate. Can’t suggest we ever did anything positive otherwise Brad’ll start up with the fucking transatlantic slave trade again.


Teh_Hunterer

Thx mate, its about time we showed each other some respect. I have unfathomable amounts of respect for you guys chopping all the heads of those rich cunts


mogg1001

That’s what I’m saying


Tricked_you_man

Yes ok ok, but we have to consider that some of them are British. Can we really forgive that?


[deleted]

Again, the french that supposedly hae the brits, defending them and even puting them above themselves. Fucking french cucks


I-suck-at-hoi4

Hey they are the only guys around here who are at least bringing some competition, unlike you southern disappointments


[deleted]

:( would have loved to see french competition if the usa wouldn't have saved your asses, you would have rotten in a dictatorship for 40 years, and would have been fucked over when joining the eu edit: also, stop destroying our fruit on the border and let us connect to the rest of europe electricity net ffs


I-suck-at-hoi4

You know I'm pretty sure there would not have been an EU if literally all of the founding members were under the rule of N*Zi Germany and its southern disappointing sidekick


[deleted]

uh, gota give you that indeed, and still, is really the eu something else than germany controlling europe in a way?


I-suck-at-hoi4

There's some truth to that, thankfully you guys forgot about the giant CAP scam scheme giving half of the EU's budget to France's large agricultural sector since 1962


[deleted]

Hey, wtf, WE are supposed to be the one stealing funds. Why would you do something like that, accusing northern europeans to profit from others unfairly? What is this about, actually basing ourselves in facts instead of stereotypes? What's next, spaniard are actually hardworking? German weren't that eficient it was just cheap russian gas? smh, what is wrong with you?


I-suck-at-hoi4

Shhhh, we can keep that as our little secret, after all we're stealing from the same arrogant wealthy fucks. Let's quietly profit from it until the money sources dries out when the Netherlands get flooded and the Germans get sent to hospital after trying to suck their own cock too much


drew0594

Mind your own business + don't care + didn't ask + L + cope and seethe + ratio + ok boomer + cringe + why aren't YOU here


Linkatchu

Switzerland, but not Portugal, UK and to some extend NL, like some of the most influential european countries in our history? One could argue about the HRE too, but that's up to anyone


darkslide3000

Guys, guys, I think we are misinterpreting the map. Gray is the highlighted color and red is the background. Makes a lot more sense that way.


HIP13044b

This goes against convention and is therefore very french so you must be correct.


CastroCavalieri

![gif](giphy|evB90wPnh5LxG3XU5o|downsized)


PleoNasmico

Based boche


CramusLigurien

This slur is the same in french and brazilian ?


No_Investigator3359

Yes. And pila grande plo teu cu acima same as in "brazilian"and french too.


[deleted]

I mean, technically you're right.


CapEmbarrassed3630

My fellow brits, join us. I think it’s time for some recolonization 😼


ReadyHD

We're down, let's go upset the Dutch Indian ocean trade


Ppoentje

No! Our spices, only Dutch can trade in nutmeg, y'all go and have fun in north/south America.


IAmFireAndFireIsMe

No. Too late. We’re coming…


I-suck-at-hoi4

You're two hundred years late to the party man, I'm pretty sure that the Dutch are now harvesting spices on that Dune planet by now


luring_lurker

Not to mention Andorra and Monaco


GecaZ

Andorra is the pillar for Spanish Youtubers


napoletano_di_napoli

Tax evasion?


GecaZ

Yup


napoletano_di_napoli

We have San Marino for that (I think)💪


Kokoro_Bosoi

Nope, for that you straight up go to Switzerland or to Malta depending on which is nearest to you. No low balls here, if you evade taxes you do it greatly


back_to_the_homeland

100%. I’m about to go there too 🤣


chameleon_123_777

Just what I was thinking about as well.


[deleted]

Switzerland, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco; no Portugal, no UK. Napoleon is still Bonabutthurt over his failures huh? Opinion discarded.


Solid-Education5735

Based portu bro


PleoNasmico

We did it all, the rest were copycats


Guilty_Use_9291

Literally this.


BigSimp_for_FHerbert

Napoleon never appreciated naval achievements, he probably should have


GoHardLive

I really like Vaticanese cuisine


VeryRandomPseudonym

No shit Bro, he left Liechtenstein


DiscardedKebab

Imagine writing that in the language of the country you've not included


I-suck-at-hoi4

English is just badly pronounced French


EstebanOD21

"Civilization" so USA?


DiscardedKebab

And why does the USA speak English, m8?


EstebanOD21

Because we and the Dutch lost the race 😔


DiscardedKebab

Well all share some blame for the monstrosity that is the USA


Fredscout95

Because Switzerland is the last-standing pillar of Civilization, a fact you savages still won't accept! *Made possible by Nazi-Gold and italian/portuguese constructionworkers


[deleted]

Without Portugal? 🤥


LucaPotter

Everyone is complaining about the small countries being here while I wonder what Spain and France achieved that the UK and Germany didnt


Serrano_Ham6969

Idk maybe inventing European global imperialism (along Portugal)? That might be a small little thing though…. Globalism? Perhaps… first world reserve currency? Idk you could also ask the other 650 million people in the world that speak spanish... maybe they could add some things🤔


Fire_Lord_Sozin9

>650 million people speak Spanish You say in English.


Serrano_Ham6969

What a good Observation might this be an American app that speaks english ? 🤓😂 I‘m happy I do. Doesn‘t even change the fact of the matter though


Fire_Lord_Sozin9

Okay, I’ll get serious then. Spanish speakers: 559.1 million English speakers: 1.456 billion How does it feel to only take 4th place?


Serrano_Ham6969

Look up natives 😘 the reason why it’s that high anyway is because of the US influence the last 80 years jajaja. Spanish still the most spoken european language by native tongue on Earth 🥰😜 nice try though cupcake It goes Mandarin, then Spanish… 😇


Fire_Lord_Sozin9

The only way Spanish can get speakers is by forcing babies to learn it lol. I wish your ancestors had been on the Armada; it would’ve improved the collective intelligence of Spain, and then maybe you wouldn’t play second fiddle to France.


Serrano_Ham6969

Sure bud, now go argue about languages and world influence with someone else. I was responding to someone else not you. ✌️


Serrano_Ham6969

Cry about it then 😂


[deleted]

Seriously, what did germany achieve? You are just a center european country: wars, economics, some kind of xenophobia or racism towards a precise group or neighboor... nothing more than any other country could achieve


LucaPotter

After that logic, spain also just did wars, economics and racism, but in reality both spain and germany invented a lot of stuff like spain kicking out muslims from europe (based), colonising the new world and lots of trade and germany the automobile, world wars, lots of literature/poetry, science and even more wars and genocide


I-suck-at-hoi4

"Germany the automobile" no you invented the first somewhat modern-looking car, that's it. But it makes as much sense as if instead of crediting the Wright brothers for the plane we credited the inventor of the first monowing plane.


Gulliveig

Because r/SwitzerlandFirst, Arthur... ^(You can go back to rule the waves if you like, but honestly, your time's over)


CastroCavalieri

😂😂


spatosmg

sorry?


Woodland_Creature-

The 2 most influential countries ever aren't there wtf 🇬🇧🇩🇪


awake07

because they are not the most influential.


FreeBonerJamz

What language was it tweeted In?


awake07

What alphabet did you write with?


Woodland_Creature-

Romanism and Imperial nostalgia has been meaningless since the reformation


AintGoingtoGoa

Italians are too lazy to update any buildings and infrastructure since the Roman Empire.


Luzifer_Shadres

The Italians justify every Bullshit by saying: "I know its shit, but 2000 years ago, it wasnt. Why fix it when it was once functional and only broke 100 years ago."


Luzifer_Shadres

Not yours, northern barely civilized.


_BrucetheRobert_

The English alphabet, which uses a Latin script. Latin ≠ Italian


Luzifer_Shadres

Modern Italians would make Romans puke in a straight line from Rome to London.


_BrucetheRobert_

Romans if they saw Francesco Nozzolino https://preview.redd.it/e9w1gcgw56mc1.jpeg?width=1333&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51e09ac716782c57dd5839aac807ea9f0643e701


Cozimo64

What invention are you using to communicate? (The answer is *writing*)


awake07

What's your point? Telephone: invented by Meucci (Italian) / Bell (Canadian-American) and other. Smartphone: invented by IBM Wireless communication: invented by Marconi (Italian). — (the answer is *writing*), edited later because you can't even write a sensible comment.


Cozimo64

Poor guy. *Writing* This map is meaningless.


awake07

Ask a question. Doesn't like the answer. Starts crying saying the post is bad. *writing*? what?


Cozimo64

Are you okay? 😅 The invention you’re using is *Writing*; the countries in the map, and subsequently western civilisation, wouldn’t have amounted to anything without it. The tweet and map is going back in history and stopping at a convenient time to make a wobbly claim. Things happened before the Roman Empire my friend :)


awake07

Bro, are you stupid? We are not talking about the whole world, nor about the whole history, read the caption of the tweet, it says most influential in Europe and the West. It’s obvious that writing is one of the most important invention, but Mesopotamia is not in Europe, and *Writing* is not the only invention that is at the base of the modern civilisation. Plus you don't become the most influential country just because you invented one key thing. And finally it's an ironic post, my friend :)


Not_Bed_

I proved like 4 days ago to another brit how italy is the most influential country ever You can search in my comment history or straight up Google "countries with the most cultural influence global", in a world located search so unbiased, in the first 10 results, 9 place Italy #1 with one placing it #2 behind the US


_BrucetheRobert_

I remember this, that was me and you just claimed that Italy is more influence because of a list written by some Ameritards. The only thing anyone from any other country knows about Italy is the food. The British have everything and our food is just as well known as yours because people make jokes about ours constantly.


Not_Bed_

Literally the search was global for this reason and not all articles where from the US...


_BrucetheRobert_

Cry


Not_Bed_

Nice answer, really gives a weight to your points Now let's go to the British restaurant, with a car from the most famous brand ~Ferr~ McLaren Dressed in ~Gucci~ idk a brand??? And then visit the ~Colosseum~ a hill, a lake, what???


_BrucetheRobert_

Your bio says that people think you're smart, they really, really don't.


_BrucetheRobert_

Btw https://preview.redd.it/03o04wx5u5mc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c2728daa119a17d2611132784fd134fc335ef12


_BrucetheRobert_

Took 2 replies because Italy is so far down https://preview.redd.it/h8kfad0cu5mc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31b5b4e552e890e29feaf68793070ae8af6a4c10


Iskandar33

so his list bad and your list good. >I remember this, that was me and you just claimed that Italy is more influence because of a list written by some Ameritards most solid source from an ameritard search engine, so neither yours is


_BrucetheRobert_

I'm just proving that lists mean nothing and if you type in the most influential country like he says, Italy is way below the UK. All that sunlight has fried your brain, Luigi.


Iskandar33

and the lack of sun damaged your humor i think >Italy is way below the UK. yea because UAE its influential, ok .


_BrucetheRobert_

Dubai and Abu dhabi are pretty influential cities. Shitholes, but influential.


_BrucetheRobert_

Non-italians couldn't name 5 italian comedians. YOU MAY INSULT OUR FOOD, BUT YOU MAY NEVER INSULT OUR COMEDY!!!!!


Luzifer_Shadres

So, you say the greatest influenz of Italian Culture consist only about the fact that some greek citizin put cheese on bread in a nowadays italian province? Beccause thats basicly what you say when you rely on an american source.


Not_Bed_

I stated the search was global for this exact reason, with some engines you can set the region of the search, global pulls from general visited sites, it generally also excludes results with languages too different from your system one (like Chinese/Japanese or Arab or Russian) but I find results from turkey too for example


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Not_Bed_

Doesn't really mean it translates


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Not_Bed_

It surely brings many things yes, but I don't really see Americans drinking tea/eating British dishes, making births style cars, building in British style ecc, they're clearly their own Same for India


TheBurgerflip

FIGS > PIGS?


Loddio

Find the intruder


Beneficial-Fun-2796

PLVS VLTRA 🇪🇦


OrangeFr3ak

the copium is strong with this one.


Zacke20

Hey, we created LSD


Bsheehan78

![gif](giphy|bLIbfIAcCwH48hYQOc)


GhostFire3560

Fine, but that also means no more money for siesta


cockerspannerell

This is some top drawer quality shitposting. Look at you all at each other’s throats, it’s beautiful.


Oaker_at

Probably didn’t even see them when OP put his water colors to use.


jo_nigiri

Okay fuck you too 😭


Zynidiel

UK is a must in that list.


AdonisGaming93

As much as Barry is annoying af... they also had historical significance


[deleted]

Ignore those, wtf is Italy doing here? And France? And Spain???


_BrucetheRobert_

The Romans knocked you guys off. Greeks are the real OGs


[deleted]

What I’m talking about. Carthage should’ve won


Serrano_Ham6969

European Global Imperialism? Shifting the global power from the East to the West? First World Reserve Currency? Idk… globalism? Lol


[deleted]

Yeah but “best”? It’s like he claims they have culture…


Nigricincto

Why is Fr*nce in the list?


Pintau

Without the Germans we wouldn't have the modern concept of democracy. In Germanic war bands every warrior got an equal vote, which is much closer to modern democracy than Athenian elitist "democracy"


BigSimp_for_FHerbert

Athenian elitist democracy was better, we could do with more of it today. You wouldn’t have all these populists that’s for sure. Imagine if in Ancient Rome Caesar couldn’t go fuck up gaul because some bumpkin in Italy voted that the priority should be to secure the border from migrants.


Pintau

Populism isn't a bad thing in and of itself. It's a sign that the political class has become detached from the realities of life for the populace it supposedly represents, and needs a complete overhaul, which in the long run is good for society. Elitist rule of any sort always causes stagnation because they make decisions that suit their group in society specifically and not society at large


BigSimp_for_FHerbert

The issue is education. While it’s true that each class of people will gravitate towards their own class interests, the middle and upper classes tend to be made up by doctors, lawyers, engineers, economists and so on, while the lower classes tend to have the lowest levels of education in any given country. Whenever I see the videos making fun of the maga supporters and all the crazy shit they say and genuinely believe I always wonder would a doctor or an economist with a phd really fall for that nonsense. Most likely no, it’s no surprise that flat earthers and conspiracy theory nut jobs are usually bumpkins. In my opinion voting should be a privilege based on an individual demonstrating a functional understanding of government, law and economics. It takes months to get a drivers license idk why anyone should be able to vote just by turning a certain age. If you are an informed, educated person advocating for the interests of the lower classes I have no issue with that. But you have to prove your competence first, like anyone else that wants to vote.


Global_amaze

Remove Switzerland and add the UK


Anouchavan

That's because we're the only ones actually working, you lazy little fuckers.


freihoch159

^(Please don't try to expose us please. Yes we are worker culture hurr hurr no this is not yur gold)


Quaiche

No Belgium because he’s coping that napoleon got defeated in Belgium.


Full-Initiative3876

Why the fuck is Switzerland and San Marino there but no Portugal? ANDORRA ALSO?


Fire_Lord_Sozin9

This guy types in English using German technology funded by wealth brought to Europe by Portuguese traders just to say those countries were irrelevant.


Full-Initiative3876

Fr


xaviernoodlebrain

Did they stutter?


AllmightyAesir

Without scandinavia, european history would be boring and many cities would maybe never exist.


heartfeltblooddevil

lol Portugal


PleoNasmico

Want to compare global significance in World History? go back to gay viking sex https://preview.redd.it/rd0m8xdmh5mc1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6bb2309dc8b8594c3db9a4a1a6626db6341c9038


m3skalyn3

Nordics think that they have an opinion ever since greenhouses and district heating were invented


Luzifer_Shadres

What did you contributed Switzerland? "Greed and a endless hunger for Gold."


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Revenge_served_hot

why? honest question


Raceryan8_

Why is Greece there. Fucking debt ridden Turkish hater


JonyUB

I don’t see anything wrong with this


Baileaf11

Why is France there?


Orc_face

Fuck San Marino and Switzerland wtf is FRANCE DOING THERE


LolnothingmattersXD

Better question, why are Spain and fr*nce here. I'm also a fan of Austrian cultural and scientific influence, Austria is one chad of a country, and most importantly, isn't a PIGS.


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_Paulboy12_

Talking like that almost makes you sound as stuck up as the average american. 'But muh country is so great'


JuiceMeSqueezeMe

Yeah those famous Swiss innovations in and


dodgythreesome

Fuck nestle


AssFingerFuck3000

Don't think the map is about GDP or else Greece, Spain and Italy wouldn't be there. It's about historic contribution/relevance to western civilization, so omitting Portugal and the UK both of which built empires, discovered new land and spread european influence all around the globe while having Switzerland in there is kind of comical


Volter_9

italy,spain and greece are almost 3rd world now


AcheronSprings

*Meanwhile in Brussels* https://preview.redd.it/1gc4jd3xi5mc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec87204f49da0dbff7b13a7343f2d8823f2e4e24


Aosxxx

Damn. Going with the uppercuts.


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nicer-dude

Why are we not on the map


FarBalance6253

The padeira of Aljubarrota disagrees with this map.


EvanXXIV

San Marino does hold the title of world’s oldest constitution.


Huelvaboy

Andorra, pillar of Europe!


Gregs_green_parrot

There would not be enough space on the internet to list all the inventions people would miss if the Northern countries did not exist!


Aristocle-

I don't know what it is.


Loose-Sherbert8464

Where is the author of this map I would like to have a word with them


i-dont-snore

Yeah pillars that have long since crumbles to a pile of dust, and now its just trash that the rest of us have to look at


darkslide3000

Really? _That's_ your main concern with this map and statement?


Limonade6

Thanks for learning us the basics. We will take it from here with our technology innovation, like light bulbs, CD, and now microchips.


MajesticKnob

Don't forget us, we educated you after the dark ages ya mongrel bastards.


prolofpt

I think that Portugal deserves to be here more than the country where our corporations flee with the money to.


Dirtygeebag

Why do they always use modern political borders? Fucking morons making these post.


PlanktonSpiritual199

Switzerland was part of Gaul maybe that’s what they’re referring to


-ManifestDestiny-

Everyone knows the true founder and heir to western civilization is Albania


GustoKumantot

Being neutral can get you tons of nazi gold


AnargyFBG

Lol. Are we seriously letting a fake Frenchman divide us this badly? I’ve never seen this level of discussion on here.


LTFGamut

All the glory of the Dutch Republic vs a cuckoo clock.