They think they invented everything - well they didn't.
- gaymen2
- Aug 29
- 5 min read
Americans sometimes mistake inventions and concepts like baseball, hamburgers, the automobile, the lightbulb, the telephone, television, and the World Wide Web as American, but they were invented in other countries, such as England, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States' predecessor British colonies.
There seems to be a deluded belief by many in America that everything and anything belongs to America. that they are the oldest country on the planet ( not by over a thousand years ) that everything belongs to them, including other countries - that all modenn inventions are American made and that they rule the world and - why don't other countries bow down to America.....
It is TRULY shocking how kignorant ofthe rest of the world many MANY Americans truly are and is gobsmackingly uneducated, unenlightened and just plainly dumb.
Here are some examples:
While associated with American culture, baseball's roots are in earlier English games like rounders and cricket, with historical evidence of a game similar to baseball being played in England in 1755.
The creation of the hamburger sandwich, combining a ground beef patty between slices of bread, is American, but its components—bread and beef—were consumed separately for centuries in various cultures.
Karl Benz, a German inventor, registered the patent for the first automobile in 1886, making the first true automobile a German invention.
While Thomas Edison made the lightbulb a commercial product, British inventor Joseph Swan demonstrated the first working incandescent lightbulb in February 1879.
The core idea for the telephone came from Alexander Graham Bell, who was born in Scotland but conceived the idea in Canada before bringing it to the U.S.
Though the U.S. developed television technology significantly, the first mechanical television system was demonstrated in London by John Logie Baird in 1925, with earlier experiments in Russia.
The Internet, the physical network, is largely an American invention, but the World Wide Web, a key application of the internet, was invented by a British scientist, Tim Berners-Lee, and given freely to the world.
Foods
Hot dogs: The sausages originated in Germany (frankfurters) and Austria (wieners), though European immigrants later popularized them at American venues like baseball parks and Coney Island.
Hamburgers: A staple of American cuisine, the modern hamburger patty can be traced back to Hamburg, Germany.
Apple pie: The expression "as American as apple pie" is inaccurate, as recipes for apple pie were brought to the colonies by English and Dutch settlers. The tradition of pie-making itself is much older, with recipes found in ancient Greece and medieval England.
French fries: The name itself is misleading. French fries are believed to have originated in Belgium.
Peanut butter: Although American physician John Harvey Kellogg and others contributed to its modern development, the first patent for a peanut paste was awarded to Canadian chemist Marcellus Gilmore Edson in 1884. The Incas and Aztecs also had their own versions of a peanut paste.
Coffee: The beverage has a long history outside the U.S., originating in Arabia and Ethiopia before spreading through Europe. The first decaffeination process was developed by a German merchant in 1905.
Technology and everyday items
Telephone: While Alexander Graham Bell filed the U.S. patent, he developed the idea while living in Canada. Bell was also one of many inventors contributing to the device. He was a Scottish-born Canadian-American.
Lightbulb: Thomas Edison is famous for developing the first commercially viable lightbulb, but several inventors preceded him. Sir Humphry Davy created the first electric arc lamp in 1809, and British chemist Joseph Swan demonstrated a working incandescent lightbulb before Edison.
Automobile: German inventors Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler filed patents and developed the first gasoline-powered cars in 1886. Henry Ford's contribution was developing mass production via the assembly line, which made cars affordable for more Americans.
Blue jeans: The durable denim fabric was created in 18th-century France. Immigrant Levi Strauss brought the fabric to America in the 1850s and, with tailor Jacob Davis, patented the design with strengthening rivets.
Aerosol cans: The first modern aerosol can was invented and patented in Norway in 1927 by Erik Rotheim. An American company later bought his patent and brought the technology to the U.S..
Electric battery: The first electric battery, known as the "voltaic pile," was created in 1800 by Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.
When Americans say we envy - are jealous and resent everything American, it is uaually because in their head, they think - we think they have it all, when the truth is they are somewhat delusional and misguided as - especially under Trump - the USA is going down the toilet and may very well NEVER- EVER - RECOVER. The world sees the USA and how fragile it truly is and how as a ' so called' Global Leader - the Leader of the Free World - rims Putins ass and befriends those who are the USA's nemesis and cozies up against those who have a destiny to destroy the USA, much as Trump is doing from within. The answer is simply, under current conditions the T shirt should read - , THEY HATE US - AND ARE GLAD THEY ARE NOT US.
Television: Early television experiments and devices were developed by inventors in Russia and the UK before American Philo Farnsworth demonstrated an electronic television system.
Cultural items
The Star-Spangled Banner: America's national anthem uses the melody of "To Anacreon in Heaven," a British drinking song from the 18th century.
Cowboys: The traditions of cattle herding and ranching were brought to the Americas by Spanish colonists and passed on through Mexican vaqueros. The American cowboy tradition was heavily influenced by these origins.
Democracy: The United States was a key innovator of modern democratic government, but the idea originated with the Ancient Greeks.
So there you have it and there are many more things like Jet Engines - Radar - The Combustion Engine leading to trains etc... Penecillin and more - all UK inventions.
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The problem with Trump is he thinks he can bully the rest of the world the way he bullies Republicans. He didn't realize that we can tell him to fuck all the way off and he can't primary us. He has no control over our careers the way he does Republicans. That is why no country is trying to negotiate trade with him. Allies are not sharing intelligence with the US. The US is no longer a popular vacation destination.
The world is moving on and not taking Trump's calls. The longer we ignore him, the more vile and repulsive he gets. The more lies he tells about how we love him and are queuing to make a deal - and - er - What fucking deal ???
We are really not interested in the USA any more thanks. We have taken our business elsewhere and the USA can sink as low as it wants - and is its own fauly entirely. For the good people of America watching the destruction, it is tragic, but to the WOKE Trump followers, we laugh when we see your country collapse and you still follow this Orange God you assume is the answer to your dreams - when you now face a nightmare where everything you wanted, might come true, and see how it serves you as you loose absolutely everything and Trump gets richer and richer as you sink into nothing.
Fuck Trump and fuck his enablers.
Geoff ( Santa Fe )
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