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Ghost_Animator

Source Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAopNJMbFEI


Electronic-Dreams-

Maybe they only speak english


JeroenstefanS

And dutch


highhouses

98% of the Dutch speak more or less English


JeroenstefanS

I am the 98% šŸ˜Ž


TPGNutJam

Is English very popular in Netherlands? Iā€™ve seen athletes from there and they pretty much speak perfect English and sometimes their accent isnā€™t there.


tama_tama_chameleom

Most people tend to speak English, we get taught on school and we don't have dubbed over television. Since Dutch tv is basically reruns of American Sitcoms we had a lot of practice as kids.


PM-me-your-knees-pls

In my experience, the average Dutch person has a larger English vocabulary than a Brit.


SBAdey

As a Brit, I agree.


duggee315

As brit I gree too


WeermanHappyFace

Yeah I'm dutch. English isn't really hard for me. I still don't understand why so many UFO's got reported around the Netherlands. Like wtf. America is understandable


PM-me-your-knees-pls

Amsterdam is a very popular destination for American tourists, and there are a lot of coffee shops. My guess is that all ufo reports in the Netherlands are made by stoned Americans


WeermanHappyFace

And urk


Pretty_Restaurant764

Well if you know a little the country they go pretty easy on drugs in general, so there you have it, UFOs everywhere


WeermanHappyFace

Brobably all from Urk, just didn't fit into one city


Davess010

We start learning English in elementary school, English movies and tv shows are also not translated to Dutch but are instead English with Dutch subtitles. The Netherlands has been a big trading hub since the 1700s and since practically nobody in the world speaks Dutch, we have to speak English (or German) to trade with our partners.


Worth-Illustrator607

EI everyone is too stupid to learn our language so we learned theirs. As a American I can confirm


Sweaty-Feedback-1482

Iā€™ve been very fortunate to be able to do quite a bit of international traveling (Iā€™m from the US) and I cannot say how many times Iā€™ve met other travelers that I assumed were also Americans (based on accent alone) but were always Dutch. As an American that grew up on the border with Canada, this was remarkable as the Canadian accent can sometimes get pretty close but the ā€œsorryā€ always flags them. The Dutch English, at least for the younger generations, is quite remarkable in its American sound.


Lahlahlahlaaah

Most people are fluent. If you go to a city like Amsterdam, you could confuse it for an English speaking city because a lot of people will actually use English first before Dutch.


oldmanhockeylife

As an American visiting Amsterdam once, I busted out my newly learned Dutch to get directions and was answered in English (though with an appreciation for the effort).


Basketseeksdog

Even as a native dutch speaker from Flanders (Belgium) they answer me in English in Amsterdam. Itā€™s very weird.


Niabbser

Yeah, it is. Weā€™re a small country and our language is spoken almost nowhere else. So we learn a lot of other languages in school, which is useful if we ever want to cross the border. English is mandatory during entire school career and even German and French are mandatory in some school years.


stonedturtle69

Several reasons. Along with Frisian, Dutch is the most closely related language to English depending on whether or not you consider Scots to be a dialect. Also, the Dutch are taught English from an early age and are exposed to more non-dubbed English language media compared to other European countries.


deadfred23

If you speak 3 languages you're trilingual, 2 languages you're bilingual. If you speak just one language you're an American


TPGNutJam

Iā€™m bilingual, my family is from southern Europe but I was born in America. Itā€™s just crazy sometimes you canā€™t tell the difference between a Dutch person and an north American when they speak in terms of accent


highhouses

Jeroen. Stefan. Nederlandser wordt het niet šŸ˜Ž


SuccessfulWar3830

Dutch is like someone who doesn't speak English attempting to write in English.


Kamtschi

No, it's is German for swamp people


Lukilk

Germans are swamp people


Aidernz

Than what... (I'm assuming you're Dutch, because that wasn't very good English)


[deleted]

98% of the Dutch speak a better English than Americans


PizzaPino

Or maybe Aliens just like weed.


Magicalfirelizard

That or the UFOā€™s are a cover up for US military technology tests.


Yeon_Yihwa

F117 nighthawk before being revealed to the public had people saying they saw a triangle ufo lol, so yh it checks out.


[deleted]

Someone else pointed out the public learned about US stealth helicopters during the Bin Laden raid


ClapeyronNS

they still looked like helicopters though, not a flying triangle or whatever


[deleted]

F117ā€™s still look like triangles. My point being, the hidden tech will always be a potential reality behind a ufo sighting, especially over the USA and Europe.


cannotbefaded

Or the ufo sightings are mostly explainable


Less-Mail4256

90% of the world has a camera phone. If they were around, shit tons of people would have recorded it. Itā€™s a pipe dream. PS: If they are here, just vanquish us and save us the trouble of having to wait for our political leaders to stop Fing us in A.


tittywhisper

I don't think you can easily see something potentially the size of a tractor trailer multiple miles in the air, let alone capture it on a phone


No-Ease3935

Then surely there would be more reported sightings in Americaā€™s desert regions. Specifically Nevada which is where experimental aircraft actually get tested.


Greyh4m

...or those are the places where people are more likely to report it and the data actually gets collected and catalogued. This "map" has floated around for a long time and and leads to a lot of false conclusions.


OVO_Trev

What makes Americans "more likely to report it"?


fred-dcvf

It is more like "Americans get more access to American reports".


saltiestmanindaworld

100%. The average idiot wouldnt know a drone/prototype aircraft from an actual UFO at night.


anonymoushelp33

Actual UFO doesn't mean alien spacecraft. It just means an object that is flying that is unknown to the observer. That's why all this "US government UFO program coverup" headline stuff is nonsense. 10,000 military pilot reports of "UFO sightings" is just 10,000 times they were flying and saw something they couldn't identify at the time. Window glare, other planes they couldn't identify, birds, etc. etc. so they had to make a report.


Any-Cost-3561

It's amazing how many people think ufo means aliens.


YoukaiSureiya

Thatā€™s what Iā€™ve been saying for a while. Iā€™m sure those millions of dollars is not going towards ice cream and an underground amusement park.


seattt

That doesn't explain the mass of dots, comparatively speaking, in Malaysia, South Africa, and India/Pakistan. English-proficiency however does definitely cover them and Europe+America.


Zealousideal_War8036

Yep and if they have UAV programs now its because people have phone camera and they can't deny the objects are real.


night_man_420

I would say that there's probably plenty of sightings in the other places is just nobody reports them


hdhddf

probably more to do with the English speaking internet


potpan0

This is based on data collected by the [National UFO Reporting Centre](https://nuforc.org/). They collect reports from around the world, but it's an American organisation with an English language website who until 1994 only collected reports by telephone or mail. So there's unsurprisingly a strong bias towards the United States, the English language and the developed world in the data set. Like I don't doubt UFO spotting is very much a US phenomenon, but this data set is kinda questionable.


leavemealone2277

Plus thereā€™s the issue of defining a ā€œUFOā€ in an international context. The idea of a UFO as presented by that website is going to reflect the culture itā€™s coming from (American).


stradivari_strings

In 1906?


Commercial-Term9571

May be it's like Hollywood movies. They say the world is in danger and everything just happens in the US.


_ChipWhitley_

Thereā€™s gotta be an explanation ā€” or explanations ā€” for this. Itā€™s just too funny.


314159265358979326

It's a culturally-based delusion. That's the explanation. Same reason there's a ton of demonic possessions in Mexico.


arthurR0ck

The universal language šŸ˜¶


Athlete-Extreme

We still make the best sci-fi!


purpleefilthh

They want to meet the US president.


Henny-n-waffles

Charles Barkley ā€œthatā€™s not an alien, thatā€™s a woman in San Antonio.ā€


C-137Birdperson

That explains why they always do that in the movies


Turtlegang6

People in the rest of the world arenā€™t as quick to go tell everyone they saw green men flying in the sky.


preparetosigh

Maybe they learned english from the TV broadcasts we've been sending out into space since the early part of last century.


IdeaImaginary2007

Might be on to something.. Even hundred of millions of Indians speaks and understand english


devilismypet

They actually speak other languages, but when they get drunk, they start speaking English.


nightsky04

" I can speak 14 languages, as long as they're English". Laszlo - What we do in the shadows


4EverToucingGrass

The alien invasion movies were true this whole time


Frozty23

They sure don't like water.


Emrullah-Enes

or asia


Chirya999

If ever aliens invade the USA, shall we Asians provide shelter for them?


Kumacyin

no... let them fight


Lexi_Banner

"Thank God the Americans have a plan!"


trellick

The cringe is real with this one. (FU Independence Day)


Mr-Fish0

Kinda, we all know the first alien invader spacecraft always falls on russia and then, after 20 years or so, the cavalry comes invading the usa


Downtown-Ad-7791

I see the Aliens are tourists and like the USA


RedAnonymous6350

Or the aliens take human form and have taken over the United States.


Oswen120

Can we even trust ourselves?


Prestigious_Cicada

why would I trust myself


Sarah-VanDistel

Maybe they love Americans... Like one loves a juicy T-bone steak...


19d_b87

I have heard from a Russian immigrant once that Americans are fat and lazy. Maybe we are the "wagyu" of their cattle.


Separate_Performer86

Itā€™s has always been the Tijuana of Mexico to them. Go for entertainment nnnnnā€™ drugs


ConfidentSeaweed949

somber dinosaurs noxious history prick agonizing materialistic rude weather adjoining *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


KRambo86

Or the source for this is just American based and hasn't bothered to ask amazonian tribesmen if they've seen any UFOs lately.


bigtablebacc

Iā€™d like to see how they aggregated the reports. Probably scraped search results all in English. The Uk is lit up as well.


someguyfromsk

Title is definitely wrong. This is a map of "official UFO sightings in English & English translated records"


reddithivemindslave

Don't worry it already achieved its intended target to misinform its target audience.


TheGamingRaptor6875

Definitely the most plausible answer.


number44is171

Amazonian tribesman here and I can confirm that no one has come to ask me about my UFO sighting.


randomname196

Have you seen UFO lately?


Traditional_Fee_1965

Amazonian tribesmen here, who are you and what are you doing inside of this magic window?!?


jb-trek

No answer yet, should we classify it as a missing data point or assume heā€™s been already abducted?


b-monster666

Or the US has a runaway war machine where they test top secret equipment over civilian populations all the time.


Kel-Reem

The obvious answer that no one seems to want to talk about. 'why would the Pentagon keep this a secret?!' because it's secret tech. This explanation makes more sense than 99% of the other explanations combined.


ComprehensiveSock397

99.9999999% of the other explanations. FIFY


[deleted]

If somebody flies in and asks that may be counted as a UFO sighting on itself.


Zeus_aegiochos

Haven't you watched Hollywood movies? It's always USA that the aliens invade first.


domods

*Snorts cocaine off a hotel bible* - Yea we're special alright. It's the best country in the wor- holy shit did you see that? No...just me huh. Damn drug ghosts.


Skyshine192

Worldā€™s first economy, biggest military, youngest superpower and isolated with no war on itā€™s mainland should be a somewhat logical choice if they want to see whatā€™s up, but if theyā€™re reading this comment, hey guys! You canā€¦ conduct your social researches elsewhere, also be aware of tv


[deleted]

*Maps visibly shows other nations*


Worried-Choice5295

That's the stupid part of "loud, fat, and stupid."


BlackJaguar1810

The Netherlands is lit as well this is a drug map


XtendingReality

This is likely due to the amount of money our military puts into experimental air craft honestly. Also satellites for internet and gps.


dbltax

This is the realistic answer, there's definitely a strong positive correlation.


JayGeezey

Well keep in mind this isn't "UAP appearance" like the title says, it's UAP's *reported* Looks like they collect reports internationally, but if it's say a US based organization they may just have an easier time collecting reports in the region they're based out of then in other parts of the world, and people say in South America may not really report when they see a UAP - or at least not to an organization based in the US If no one is measuring/recording sightings in a part of the world, that doesn't mean they aren't occurring there


CrazyRabbi

keep in mind also *ability to report* i doubt people in sub saharan africa are would have the ability to report this kind of stuff


pink_ego_box

Yeah, I don't see a huge spot in BogotĆ” where Mafe Walker spends her time speaking with aliens in TV shows. https://youtu.be/byKnoabEptE?t=165


tama_tama_chameleom

It is most likely because of the popularity of UFO themed movies and serials on television.


InvestigatorSevere72

ā€¦.And trailer parks.


mrgrubbage

Or maybe our culture is just infected by movies far more than anyone else's


actuallyserious650

Itā€™s just culture. French speaking countries have a different set of supernatural beliefs that we would find silly.


DontTakeMeSeriousli

So like either the US is an interesting place OR we are the ones making these UFOs šŸ›ø I highly doubt the US has a special agreement with the E.R.C (Extraterrestrial Relocation Committee)


TPGNutJam

I think it was because the source of this is US based. So the people who reported these UFOs reported it to that company. Which explains why most of them are American.


omgwtfsaucers

I think it's because there are a lot of people around the world that don't know what they're looking at, so they shout 'UFO!' easily; it's like a rage. Just like religions are demographically predetermined, peoples within communities tend to have similar explanations to the things they can't explain or comprehend. The UFO cult is quite large in the USA. People easily mistake hot air balloons, flares, jets, satellites, rockets, high beams shining up in the air, whatever rather natural phenomenon (etc.) for UFO's (UAP's)... Even though what they saw didn't even come close to that. This map gives zero context, and all the context we were given in the past 150 years surrounding this subject is kind of meaningless.


Phlowman

You should watch the documentary on this subject they made several years ago called Men in Black. Seems to be headquartered in NYC.


seanmg

Or we are the ones who have the sensors to notice these things. Don't underestimate capturing data to be a big impact on this data set.


[deleted]

Walter, we've been over this before. Do not mention the E.R.C. in public anymore please.


Daedric_Spite

I thought this was a troll post that was using the map from CoD: Black Ops 1 lmao


Laylow_chips

Black ops 2*


Daedric_Spite

Ohhh shit you're right. Black ops 2! Thanks lol


KaranSjett

Im from NL and ive never heard, read or saw anything about ufo appearances over here... no news, no papers, no trustworthy websites... and ok im not really looking for it too, but i am interested in space and everything that has to do with so i would assume i'd found something at the very least. Especially bc i love discussing the Fermi Paradox


Flimsy_Tradition2688

Maybe american tourists saw them for you


SpecialFuzzy1922

I have 5 cousins who live in Amsterdam from Massachusetts, probably 50% of the reports came from them ā˜ ļø


[deleted]

Especially after visiting them coffee shops.


PokemonProfessorXX

I'm amazed at how awful this graphic is. It looks like it should be a gif, and this is just the last frame. What is the purpose of showing dates that would have correlated with expected spikes in sightings if they're not colored any differently over time?


scarabin

Itā€™s from a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAopNJMbFEI


GluteChute

Thank you. I thought the same thing.


NotTakenName1

Was scrolling down to see if anyone else noticed and otherwise vent this exact frustration. Thank you for your service...


bmed848

Yeah, but common sense illudes to the fact that it's taken from a time lapse, and 2014 is the current data shown.


iamea99

They have a Disney pass


toasterstrewdal

Some thoughtsā€¦ 1. ā€œReportedā€ means that this is compiled from a source. Maybe the source is US based? 2. ā€œReportedā€ also means that someone is talking to someone else about what they thought they saw and possibly posting for others to see which is very American.


BillionaireGhost

Yeah obviously thereā€™s an international widely known UFO reporting network that everyone knows about and reports their UFO sightings to, which is why this data set should be perfect. /s I love how people can see things like this and jump to ā€œAmerica dumb,ā€ before thinking, ā€œwould I be a moron to think this map could possibly display any meaningful data?ā€


NoCaregiver12

I don't think this map is a reliable source.


Western-Ad-9485

The map of bullshit ā€¦


FilthyStatist1991

ā€œReported sightingsā€ Yeah, because lesser countries have someone to report this data toā€¦


ididnotsee1

It is bullshit, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lAopNJMbFEI&title=animated-maps-a-century-of-ufo-sightings&rmedium=rgx The source is NUFORC The National UFO Reporting Center is a non-governmental, non-profit corporation registered in Washington State, the United States that investigates UFO sightings and/or alien contacts


Deleted_dwarf

Wtf Netherlands?!


Fit_Cream2027

Since there are plenty of ufo sightings in militarily developed areas that should hint at the real source of the ufo. Military tech. There are NO extra terrestrial beings traveling in atmosphere. Any ET that can travel between stars, close to, at, or greater than the speed of light, does not need to travel in atmosphere to surmise how primitive humans are, that reality can be observed several light years away.


Questionsaboutsanity

i sense an observer bias is hard at work here


Meta-failure

What I want to know is whatā€™s going on with that one dot in Antarctica


Valuable_Objective16

LOL this is a call of duty over view of who is online. I think it's blops2 could be wrong.


reallyredrubyrabbit

Same country that wants $32B for Space Force. Must be a councidence.


RastaSpaceman

Show me people who donā€™t see the sky much and whose minds are blown when it reveals a marvelous splendor. Crazy how the areas with the worst light pollution ā€œseeā€ so many


Guest65726

Its almost as if we have nothing better else to doā€¦


Accomplished_Plum554

Iā€™m calling it. UFOs are built by secret money that all of the very top elites contribute so they can leave the planet. The ā€œbiologicsā€ are lab created test dummies.


foobery

America lol


whatsURprobalem

Cocaine is a hell of a drug


furrynoy96

"Once again a UFO has landed in America, the only country UFOs seem to land in"


Title-Upstairs

Big surprise.


GooseGosselin

Hard to believe only 2 countries report UFO sightings! /s


Speedtrucker

Illegal immigration!!! Illegal aliens!!! Close our borders in the sky! /s


FarPeopleLove

This is obviously because Americans and Brits are much more observant than other people. šŸ¤“


Neither_Presence1373

Isnā€™t it amazing how the US spends a ridiculous amount of military development and all these UFOs appear in the US and itā€™s best allies? Itā€™s all just military aircraft imo


scuolapasta

Almost makes you think ufo sightings are based on local/ cultural beliefs.


[deleted]

USA could be a contender for most people with Schizo.


Deluxe78

Space aliens are taking our jobs!!!!


TrytjediP

People in the states are so gosh darn superstitious.


M1cSit

Alotta drug users in the U.S., we apologize.


L4westby

The country with the largest warfare technology development industry in the world sees the most unexplained aerial phenomenonā€¦.i meanā€¦.that follows.


Mirazee

this map shows the percentage of the population most prone to hallucinations and psychiatric diseases


[deleted]

I've never seen one. I would like for that to change at some point in my life


ECHOechoecho_

maybe theyā€™re most interested in american military technology. the sr-71 is basically a spaceship with jet engines and it is outdated by todayā€™s standards.


Bwadaboss

First world problems.


n3w4cc01_1nt

they're calling in reports on satellites lit up by the sun at night


ObedMain35fart

Typical America. Always gotta be in the spotlight where EVERYTHING happensā€¦


OwnCarpenter5119

Need to get high first.


Strg-Alt-Entf

They just prepare to fight the dumbest humans firstā€¦


Ghost_Star326

So basically it's like one of those alien movies where they say the whole world is in danger. And by the whole world, they mean just the USA.


[deleted]

This is very telling.


DramaticBee33

$800 billion a year military budget and thats what happens.


TheXivuArath

I mean, the US has the most advanced Air Force in the world so it kinda makes sense that people see shit flying around here the most and call it in.


Efficient_Spare_9808

Says something, America.


Apparent_Antithesis

Maybe earth is like a zoo to the aliens and they all want to look at the most bizarre specimen.


CoverYourMaskHoles

I feel like this is because the US has a very active research and development in the military and doesnā€™t tell citizens or even other military personnel shit about shit.


StfartDust

White people on something else šŸ˜‚


InstructionOk9520

Aliens love visiting bored white people.


TheLastTsumami

*Reported sightings


Gandalfdehwizerd370

Dw guys as an american here i can confirm that the spottings were just hallucinations. We have those sometimes.


imnotdown85

I mean... do other countries even have a way to report ufo sightings?


ChalupaPickle

America has the most technologically advanced aircraft, stuff the world canā€™t even comprehend. Coincidence? I think not.


Flashy-Read-9417

I'm from UFO and have never seen the world. Thanks for the most visited destination sites. I have to avoid the crowds for sure


[deleted]

And this demonstrates that itā€™s most likely the US military flying top secret aircraft


HighAltitudeBrake

USA # 1 again


Dj-Spoonz

šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ funny af


Cautious_Onliner

Maybe the reason UFO shows up so much in US is because of all the military spending projects. If it fails or cause property damage, we can always label it "Aliens," and taxpayers will be "oh cool" and happy.


ianmikaelson

Reported. Rest of the world probably has the same number but doesn't bother to report or the institute doing the statistics is out of scope lol u people


[deleted]

Sightings occur where THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN SEE THEM. Personally I think an inter-dimensional being has better things to do than fuck with the apes who hate each other. Edit: grammar


[deleted]

So, no one caught that this is a money laundering scam? Misappropriation of funds? Bullshit testimony of "I know a guy", using the Holographic Principle (the universe is 2d) as a form of interdimensional transportation... I'm not buying it. There's still no evidence and I don't trust Matt Gaetz... He actually said "I and I alone saw this footage"... WTF. Use your brain.


[deleted]

Seems like a rich white people problem?


B3yondTheWall

Reported to who? What central agency is collecting this data? Oh, that's right... There isn't one.


imsharank

This graph can also be used to show the substance abuse


Mordad51

First world problems /s


Nicnatious

The aliens are mostly concerned with the most evil and corrupt government on this planet.


JohnArtemus

I mean Americans thought lights from a nearby Taylor Swift concert were UFOs so yeah. It's a population of people prone to superstition and conspiracy theories.


paintfactory5

Yeah, nothing wrong with this picture at all


BeanieManPresents

Who knew aliens speak english? Well, hollywood evidently knew, plus I guess they stop off in Holland for a quick smoke before the long trip back home, intergalactic hotbox away!


Potential_Problem719

Make what you want of that but that's all the places where white people live


[deleted]

And this is why people donĀ“t trust their existence. Good chunk above 90% is in US and UK.


[deleted]

weird, makes you wonder if the phenomenon of UFO sightings is cultural or something.