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Why are there so many Germans on Lemmy?
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this post was submitted on 16 Mar 2026
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How can we even, like, know that?
I don't have hard data, but it seems self-evident just from my personal experience. And going back to the original point, it's a nation of 400 million.
The amount of American politics and culture on here for a start
To be fair the amount of absolute insanity coming out of the US is what's driving it. Luckily the UK has been fairly stable recently.
They'll tell you before you can ask
Yeah, occasionally. Honestly that's fine, the annoying thing is when they assume everyone else is, too.