'The most American Americana ever to America before': Polish LARPers Pretend to Be Americans and Their 'Ohio' Impression is Disturbingly Accurate

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Apr 2, 2023 12:30 PM EDT

To Europeans, American stereotypes are fascinating. We're loud, we're enormous, and most of all, we're completely untamed and unhinged as a nation. The 'Wild West' mantra is still alive and well to the Euros and they see most Americans as frontiersmen, galloping head long into the sunset with the wind at our backs, Miller High Life in our hands, and a the police hot on our trail. Although we have proven to be the renegade younger sibling of the United Nations, Americanisms never cease to surprise. 

One role play troupe in Poland, a LARPing crew to be precise, recently did a showcase on what they think it's like to be truly the most American Americans ever to America before and took on the added challenge of turning themselves into Ohioans. Yes, they did their best impression of our most dystopian state: Ohio. 

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    Font - +ben+ @PenBercifield In Poland, there is a LARP group that roleplays as contemporary Americans. Here they are doing "Ohio."
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    Trousers
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    Plant - PAN S 世
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    Shoulder - PRE JULY REROGRAFIA SAYT
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    Tire - 260 WYPOZYCZ-USA.COM.PL 601 66 2200 CD4440C OD TOTTE 2000
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    Microphone - KONGRAFIA HEINE Hei
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    Plant - POLICE
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    Hair - SA
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    Jeans - PONT TREAD ON HE
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    Smile - xx
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    Clothing
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    Tartan - swangelia OR
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    Food - 100
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    Shorts
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    Rectangle - Megan Raphael I've never been so simultaneously embarrassed and proud to be an Ohio resident. Next year, add more camo. Like Reply 44w 21
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    Font - Eli Bowman Follow I've lived in Columbus, Ohio my entire life. How were you able to recreate this with such total exactness? Whomever directed this masterpiece...I know for a FACT that they've had a Donatos Pizza, and have been to COSI - Center of Science and Industry. How firm thy friendship, Dear Polish Larpers. ...how firm thy friendship. 0 Like Reply 44w 146
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    Rectangle - Johan DeNoteboom You missed the most important part-nobody seems to have the fear that they're one medical bill away from losing everything Like Reply 45w 38
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    Font - Jessiah Silsby You're telling me this isn't Far Cry 5? Like Reply 43w
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    Rectangle - Mallory Lpage I'm from Appalachia and I would be hard pressed to know this wasn't it. I feel like I have seen every single one of these people before. Well played, Poles. Like Reply 44w (6 88
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    Font - Replying to @PenBercifield This is the most American Americana ever to America
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    Font - What's going on? It's annoying or not interesting I'm in this photo and I don't like it I think it shouldn't be on Facebook It's spam
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