A New Yorker said Europeans had no idea of the joys of the ‘American lake summer’ and it all kicked off – 14 Europeans who begged to differ

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Tell me you have never travelled (to) Europe without telling me.

— Pavel Sich (@sichy) April 21, 2026

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What’s a lake? https://t.co/gJ1RpKLJFF pic.twitter.com/Pv4WiLy73P

— Rimantas ‡ (@DarRamesnis) April 21, 2026

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My Finnish face when Americans have no idea about lakes per capita. pic.twitter.com/sGkACTVgVK

— The Cabinet of Dr Memes (@artaimemes) April 21, 2026

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American minds are going to be blown away when they discover Finland has 187,888 lakes and summer days with 20 hours of sunlight. https://t.co/Pmcif9otH3 pic.twitter.com/cFZJBppvTJ

— Joel Willans (@VFinnishProbs) April 21, 2026

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We have this thing called “allemansrätten” so we can actually enjoy all our lakes without the risk of being shot. The American mind cannot comprehend this. pic.twitter.com/PswufzGmeF

— Anton (@apk5k2) April 21, 2026

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There’s 188,000 lakes in Finland. Basically everybody owns a cabin by the lake, or knows somebody who does. We also have 5 week summer vacations, which many of us spend at cabins by the lake.

— Sebastian Aaltonen (@SebAaltonen) April 21, 2026

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Greetings from Finland🇫🇮 pic.twitter.com/HFrYu7DCml

— Janus Hanski (@JanusHanski) April 21, 2026

But because we are never less than fair and balanced, seems entirely appropriate to give the final word to the person who started it.

Why’s everyone mad at u 🥀

— urban cowboy 🌇🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@xurbanxcowboyx) April 21, 2026

I didn’t realize the Euros are this easy to ragebait

— Grace Ryan (@nycgraceryan) April 21, 2026

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