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Sad US citizen noise: Greece overweight tourist donkey ban

This meme displays an overweight tourist riding a donkey along the stone steps of a cliffside Greek town (likely Santorini), paired with the Greek flag in a circle on the left. The large text overlay at the bottom reports that Greece has implemented a ban on tourists weighing over 220 pounds (100kg) riding donkeys, to protect the animals from injury and cruelty. The meme's context 'Sad US citizen noise' makes a humorous implication that many overweight American tourists would be unable to enjoy this popular tourist activity, poking fun at the higher average body weight of US citizens.
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OUTRAGE GROWS AS GREECE ENFORCES BANS ON TOURISTS OVER 220 POUNDS (100 KG) FROM RIDING DONKEYS TO PROTECT THE ANIMALS FROM INJURY AND CRUELTY

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This meme displays an overweight tourist riding a donkey along the stone steps of a cliffside Greek town (likely Santorini), paired with the Greek flag in a circle on the left. The large text overlay at the bottom reports that Greece has implemented a ban on tourists weighing over 220 pounds (100kg) riding donkeys, to protect the animals from injury and cruelty. The meme's context 'Sad US citizen noise' makes a humorous implication that many overweight American tourists would be unable to enjoy this popular tourist activity, poking fun at the higher average body weight of US citizens.

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The image is a meme originally posted to 9Gag, with the original title 'Sad US citizen noise...'. It references a real-world news story where Greece introduced weight restrictions for donkey rides at popular tourist sites, to prevent animal cruelty caused by donkeys carrying overly heavy loads.

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This meme jokes about a real-world policy where Greece banned tourists weighing over 220 pounds (100kg) from riding donkeys, implemented to protect the animals from injury and abuse. The image edits national/regional flags over the people and donkey in a real tourist photo to create a political joke: the overweight tourist riding the donkey has the United States flag over their head, playing on the common stereotype of higher average obesity in the US; the donkey has the European Union flag over its body; the local handler leading the donkey has the Greek flag over their head; and a small Chinese flag is placed between the two people. The meme visually acts out the policy situation, with the US (as the overweight tourist) being the party that would be banned from riding under the new rule.

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