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Thankful not to live in US then remember you live in the UK

This is a reaction meme using a canonical screenshot from the slice-of-life anime *Nichijou*. The top text sets up a joke: a person first feels relieved that they do not live in the United States, then immediately remembers they reside in the UK, which the joke claims censors almost all content. The corresponding visual shows character Mio Naganohara performing an exaggerated frustrated facepalm, matching the disappointment and regret described in the text setup.
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When you're thankful not to live in The United States but then it dawns on you that you live in the UK where they censor everything:

Overview

This is a reaction meme using a canonical screenshot from the slice-of-life anime Nichijou. The top text sets up a joke: a person first feels relieved that they do not live in the United States, then immediately remembers they reside in the UK, which the joke claims censors almost all content. The corresponding visual shows character Mio Naganohara performing an exaggerated frustrated facepalm, matching the disappointment and regret described in the text setup.

Origin notes

This is entry #2940 in the popular "Daily Nichijou meme" series shared on the Reddit r/Meme community. It repurposes a widely recognized facepalm reaction scene from Nichijou to make a sarcastic commentary on UK internet and media censorship policies, contrasting them against common criticisms of United States policies.

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