The funniest thing we’ve seen this year is when Listenbourg, a fictitious European nation, fools people on Twitter with the memes viral
People all around the country are attempting to convince people, particularly Americans that the movement, which originated in France, is real.
One of the most popular online trends in November, the meme has since made its way to Britain where Ryanair has joined in.
Listenbourg Memes Viral On Twitter After French Create Fake Country To Mock Americans
On instruit les américains 🧠 pic.twitter.com/dFuDLaATwS
— Zë4kx 🇲🇦 ✪ (@ZeraDeter) October 31, 2022
Je suis sûr que les américains ne connaissent même pas le nom de ce pays ptdrrr pic.twitter.com/aecSupQdyU
— Gas🅿️ardo (@gaspardooo) October 30, 2022
On Twitter, Fake Country ‘Listenburg’ Goes Viral
On October 31, 2022, a French Twitter user posted a picture of a modified map of Europe with a red arrow on it. He stated in the caption that he is sure Americans don’t even know the name of that country. “Je suis sûr que les Américains ne connaissent même pas le nom de ce país.”
The arrow was designed to deceive Americans, who are stereotypically weak at understanding European geography, by pointing to a fictitious nation that had been added to the side of Portugal. It has received an astounding 111,000 likes, and others in France swiftly picked up the meme and started deceiving internet users by using a fictitious country that doesn’t exist.
As the tweet gained popularity, the made-up nation’s name, Listenbourg, came to sound very much like a real place in Europe.
Je suis sûr que les américains ne connaissent même pas le nom de ce pays ptdrrr pic.twitter.com/aecSupQdyU
— Gas🅿️ardo (@gaspardooo) October 30, 2022
French Listenbourg Meme Extends
There are many tweets in French when you search for “Listenbourg” on Twitter because the city has taken over the language on the platform. As part of the meme, the official page for the France 2024 Olympics announced that Listenbourg has joined Paris 2024, bringing the total number of participating nations up to 207.
Le nombre de délégations olympiques pour #Paris2024 passe de 206 à 207 avec l’arrivée du Listenbourg.
Bienvenue l’ekip ✨— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) October 31, 2022
The political party Europe L’Ensemble stated that they are in favour of Listenbourg joining the EU in View Tweet Plus.
Nous soutenons l’adhésion du Listenbourg à l’🇪🇺. pic.twitter.com/yWkl23xT4J
— L’Europe Ensemble (@Ensemble_UE) November 1, 2022
Le reportage sur le Listenbourg, bientôt disponible. https://t.co/gvqhbVTQzd
— Prime Video France (@PrimeVideoFR) October 31, 2022
The airline Ryanair joins in
The airline Ryanair, which is known for posting humorous content on its social media platforms, tweeted about Listenbourg as the fad now spreads to the UK. They posted the popular map image on social media and made an attempt to fool people by stating, “Proud to be unveiling our new base in Listenbourg!”
Proud to be announcing our new base in Listenbourg! pic.twitter.com/fzN0mVHBsL
— Ryanair (@Ryanair) November 3, 2022
The corporation then elaborated on the meme by inventing a fictitious leader for Listenbourg and declaring: “The present King Listen XLVIII to welcome our maiden flight into Lurenberg (Nachtland) airport on 05/11/2022.”
The current King Listen XLVIII to welcome our first flight into Lurenberg (Nachtland) airport on 05/11/2022 pic.twitter.com/cQqKRQa5Hn
— Ryanair (@Ryanair) November 3, 2022