There’s a group in Poland that gets together on the 4th of July for the last few years to roleplay or LARP (live-action roleplay) as Americans. They describe it as a “social drama focusing on the death of the American Dream.” But it’s not all about poking fun at American stereotypes. “It’s a story about hope, looking and finding your place in both your country and the society,” they say on their mission.
Those who sign up and participate are provided with “fully functional, realistic cabins or trailers for the duration.” The event includes a “best American Pie competition, boxing match, fireworks, firearm training session, and more.”
It’s also just a really funny and humbling moment to see how a group of Polish people see American culture.
Learn more about the 4th of July Larp group on their Facebook page or their website.
1. The sign really ties the whole shot together
2. Love the Hard Rock shirt
3. Unmistakably American scene
4. Hard to even tell if this is a larp or just a photo from Instagram
5. Incredible work here
6. She nailed it
7. One thing that’s so fun about the 4th of July larp is that it’s not just dressing up, they act out “American” scenes
8. It’s incredible that most people in the U.S. wouldn’t bat an eye at this scene, but for the Polish it’s very far-fetched
9. The attention to detail here is impressive
10. Of course, no roleplaying of the U.S. would be complete without an arrest
11. The sign is perfection
12. I’m sure you can guess what we had to blur here
13. You can just hear him saying “This is private property” in a bad American accent
14. Everyone nailed their American looks here
15. Just sitting with the Mrs.
16. Funny to see how fixated the Polish are on American police
17. This might be my favorite photo of the whole bunch. So American.
18. We’ve all had these neighbors
19. I can just hear the guy in the blue hat saying “you lost, son?”
20. Nailing that ’50s revival
21. “Come back with a warrant”
22. “It was empty when I found it, Officer”
23. Nice to see Jersey get some representation too
24. A little church singing in the street
25. We are all related to a guy that looks like this
26. The KFC bucket is a really nice touch
27. There seems to be a real fascination/appreciation for American trailer parks
28. This literally could be from almost any town in the U.S.
29. Also a real love for rockabilly/50s culture
30. Just perfection
31. One thing I’ve noticed is how many American flags they use, and how that’s eerily accurate
32. The second, third, fourth chance guy
33. So good
34. Rowdy group
35. I’m suddenly back in west Texas
36. We all know this guy, too
37. Appreciate it, but in the U.S. our cops are usually jacked and wearing kevlar
38. A moment of silence is observed
39. Everyone’s nailing their role
40. Nailing the “shh, he’s coming this way” look
41. I’m imaging she’s delivering a jury duty summons or a letter from the IRS
42. Perfect execution
43. Loving that what they imagine American’s standing for is “Keep out”
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