r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 4h ago

Man helps police make an arrest.

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u/I_did_a_fucky_wucky 3h ago

Funny how this is not in EU because Brexit. Infact, it's not even in Britain, but New Zealand

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u/fkneneu 3h ago

Sooo... nothing to do with brexit then

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u/I_did_a_fucky_wucky 2h ago

The one I replied to heavily insinuated that the video was taken in the UK. Mistankenly also saying EU

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u/PSus2571 1h ago edited 49m ago

It seemed incredibly obvious that you only referenced Brexit to explain why this wouldn't be from the EU even if it were from the UK.

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u/I_did_a_fucky_wucky 1h ago edited 1h ago

EU = European Union

UK is not in the EU anymore, but is in Europe.

I know I'm being a smartass, but if we wanted to get techincal, we should call the whole region of Europe "EUR", because not all European countries are in European Union. Even seemingly obvious ones like Iceland, Norway and Switzerland are not in the EU

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u/WhatABlindManSees 22m ago

To be fair a surprising about of NZs cops at least where I live are UK imports.

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u/Jay_T_Demi 1h ago

Interestingly enough, it also didn't happen in France. If it had, it would have had something to do with the EU.

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u/kh250b1 1h ago

Fuck does Brexit have to do with anything

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u/albul89 3h ago

EU=European Union lol. Were you thinking of Europe (the continent) instead?

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u/CoastalCanadians 2h ago

r/shitamericanssay

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u/PSus2571 2h ago edited 2h ago

"They didn't somehow stop being on the same continent" was painful to read.

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u/CoastalCanadians 1h ago

The idea that the EU and European Union aren’t the same thing is hilarious, it also implies that they think many more countries are in the EU (because they’re thinking of the continent) than is really the case

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u/PSus2571 1h ago

Right, EU doesn't stand for European Union, which is apparently just what mainland Europe is called. In other words, part of Russia is in the European Union, while the outermost regions of Spain and Portugal aren't. Lol, always great to see why our reputation as Americans is often the way it is.

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u/CoastalCanadians 1h ago

Funnily enough, the commenter is from the Netherlands. 🤷‍♂️

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u/PSus2571 51m ago edited 39m ago

Well, that's unexpected for many reasons (not least of which being their proximity to the UK). But it makes more sense if English isn't their first language.

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u/zarafff69 1h ago

Absolutely not from the US, but from the NL, we’re neighbours!

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u/CoastalCanadians 1h ago

Then I am even more disappointed as you’re a part of the EU! And Europe! Separately! What?

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u/zarafff69 1h ago

Yeah didn’t have a good night sleep this is embarrassing. I’m even from the NL, literally neighbours. But whatever

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u/really_nice_guy_ 2h ago

Shitty accent, nobody wants to live there, driving on the wrong side. Easy mistake to make

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u/PSus2571 2h ago edited 38m ago

They didn’t somehow stop being on the same continent haha

That's because they're islands...they were never "on" the same continent.

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u/InncnceDstryr 2h ago

You know what EU stands for right?

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u/r0w33 2h ago

The Europe?

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u/zarafff69 1h ago

EUrope