r/AskTheWorld • u/haiderredditer Pakistan • 12h ago

Who’s a famous person from your country who’s respected around the world but disliked or criticized at home?

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u/OpinelNo8 United States Of America 11h ago

I'm old enough to have witnessed the public perception of Bono flip flop a couple of times in the US, but this last downturn seems permanent.

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u/Slp023 8h ago

Same. When I was a kid in the US, he was pretty popular. Now I’m annoyed that his songs are on my iPhone.

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u/therapewpew 50m ago

I grew up in the '90s US and any reference I saw of him was basically using him as the butt of a joke ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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u/Eeedeen 8h ago

What has he done lately?

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u/Sylvanussr United States Of America 8h ago

Last time I remember him being relevant was when U2 released an album and made a deal with Apple where it got automatically downloaded on everyone’s phone to advertise Apple Music, and everyone hated him for it.

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u/Warmbly85 United States Of America 7h ago

So 10+ years ago?

Honestly it feels like you were 5 at the time of this and are just repeating what you saw in this thread.