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[–] 5 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

Population of U.S. ~340 million.

Population of Canada, UK and Australia combined: ~138 million.

Chances are, native English speakers on the internet are American.

I don't assume people who speak other languages on the internet are American, but English speakers probably are. Unless they're in country specific communities, like Canada, or UK. I do check the community before I butt in with my American take in country communities, usually, I don't comment at all. But, I do see my fellow Americans making fools of themselves in those places sometimes.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

    I don't care how high the chances are, you shouldn't assume someone's nationality, just like you shouldn't assume their race or sexual orientation. You shouldn't refer to a group (eg, the American people) as "you" without knowing whether the person you're replying to is part of that group

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