return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-squaremessage-square689linkfedilinkarrow-up1342arrow-down146
arrow-up1296arrow-down1message-squareThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square689linkfedilink
minus-square7uWqKj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down2·3 months agoAmericans invented neither the car not the computer.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoBut we did invent Steve Jobs and Henry Ford. So we’ll take the credit.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoFrench and English, respectively. But the Americans popularized them.
minus-squarenett_hier@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoI would credit Carl Benz (a German) with inventing the car, unless you consider the steam-powered vehicles built by the French to be cars.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoI do consider the French steam engine as the first automobile, yes. Though, if I remember correctly, the French name translates to automatic cart (since he modified a horse cart).
minus-squarenett_hier@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThanks for the clarification :)
minus-squareLuckyPierre@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoNor the television (Scottish). Nor the radio (Canadian and Italian).
Americans invented neither the car not the computer.
But we did invent Steve Jobs and Henry Ford. So we’ll take the credit.
French and English, respectively. But the Americans popularized them.
I would credit Carl Benz (a German) with inventing the car, unless you consider the steam-powered vehicles built by the French to be cars.
I do consider the French steam engine as the first automobile, yes. Though, if I remember correctly, the French name translates to automatic cart (since he modified a horse cart).
Thanks for the clarification :)
Nor the television (Scottish). Nor the radio (Canadian and Italian).