About
The
Main Difference Between Europe and the USA is an
image macro series that depicts the stereotypical cultural differences between
Europeans and Americans. The series later evolved to juxtapose cultural
stereotypes from a variety of different countries.
Origin
In
2004, Norwegian humor website Prikk.com shared a
photo titled “The main difference between Europe and USA,” showing two seated women photographed from behind. Both
women are shown wearing low-rise pants with thong underwear. The woman
representing Europe is slender with good posture while the woman representing
America is overweight and hunched over. In the bottom corner of each image,
stereotypical food is presented, to show where the differences come from. Europe
is represented by a basket full of wine while America is represented with a
McDonald’s burger, fries and soft drink.
Spread
Between
2004 and 2005, this image was seen on many forums including Steroid.com, car enthusiast forum
Roadfly and Team Xbox. An instance of The Main Difference Between
Europe and USA was created
on YTMNDin 2005, followed by another was created in 2007. In May 2007, an exploitable template (below
right) of the image made its way to 4chan where users began making their own versions
of the original photo. Additional templates were also created juxtaposing
American against other countries including Japan (below left).
Notable Examples
Updated 4 months ago by Brad.
Added 4 years ago by Tomberry.
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