Europe Reacts to Americans Naming Cities 'New [Existing City Name]'

The meme mocks the common US practice of naming cities by adding 'New' to existing European city names

This is a 2-panel reaction meme using the well-known Mr Bean exam cheating scene template. In the first panel, the student sitting on the left is labeled 'Europe', focused on writing on his exam paper, while Mr. Bean sitting to his right is labeled 'Americans naming cities' and is sneakily glancing at Europe's paper. In the second panel, Europe looks up with an annoyed, surprised expression at Mr. Bean, who is caught looking, with text next to Mr. Bean reading '"New [City name]"'. The joke satirizes the common naming convention used for many United States cities, where the prefix 'New' is added to the name of an existing European city for newly established settlements, such as New York, New Orleans, New Hampshire, and New London.

This meme is a remix of the classic Mr. Bean exam cheating meme template, sourced originally from the British 'Mr. Bean' sitcom series. Per the provided source information, this specific edited version was posted on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, with the original submission title 'New massachusetts-done', referencing the naming trend mocked in the content. This template is frequently repurposed for jokes about copying or unoriginal creation across different contexts.