I can't think of a situation where I would ever say "I really wish there was [someone from ANY country specifically] here right now" except if I had a question about that country.
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I could think of maybe 50 where I would wish there was an Australian. Mostly related to crocodile hunting.
Edit: also, a lot of countries are bi-lingual where English is the second language. So they will always make my list.
I've lived in Canada all my life. Doesn't mean I know the first thing about making maple syrup. I'll wager 99.9% of the people in Australia have no idea about hunting crocs.
Even more fun!
when there is a door that is locked but it opens when someone fits the american-shaped hole next to it perfectly
Would that imaginary hole-shaped american come up and anxiously go "that's my hole ! it was made for me !" ?
When I can't find the oil I brought a few months ago.
Like, a Colombian, or an Argentinian or a Costa Rican?
Honestly, all the time. They're awesome folk!
WWII ? only thing I can think of.
WW1 too, I guess
A lot of Americans are fat so they would make good cover until the foxhole is dug.
Trying to figure out if the mesquite smoked brisket served anywhere that isn't Texas is worth it?
Urgently needing to get rid of a purloined crate of Ozempic while the po-po is beating down the door and some dickhead clogged up the toilet?
Dunno really.
American, willing to be your brisket judge. Tex-mex too.
Nice try buddy, but if I'm paying for brisket, you better believe I'm going to be the one eating it. On the other hand... I'm Danish and the Tex-Mex around these parts is - well - I would pay you for that. Acting as a food taster deserves fair remuneration. And hazard pay.
I'm somehow forced into a couple's hotdog eating contest.
I was gonna say pie eating contest.
This question has me bside myself. I haven't lived there in more than a decade, though, so not sure if I count anymore. I was trying a joke and realized that I am, at least technically, American and had to stop, heh.
None in particular, I want my US friends to be able to escape persecution and be here where they're safe
Needing to track a wild animal, picking medicinal plants, sending a smoke signal, building a wikiup, etc. the possibilities are numerous; although not sure all of these ancestral skills survived very well to this day.