American Baked Beans are different from British baked beans. For one Americans are accustomed to having baked beans as part 9f the side dishes provided @ BBQs , what's served when we go out to have bbq at a restaurant, like the baked beans you had in Austin, Tx when you went to that bbq restaurant and the taste of the mass produced beans that are sweetest with molasses that can be bought at the supermarket. One popular brand of baked beans is Bushe's baked beans and those of us who grew up in the 1990s remember having Can De Kamp' s pork and beans with hot dogs cut up in them this turning them into pork and beans and wennies which made for a quick and easy 10 minute to cook dinner for moms. Baked beans in America can also be sweetened with a cousin of molasses called sorghum which is used typically in the south. Canadian drivers drive on the right side of the road, I do think to here are a few islands in the Caribbean that drive on the left that are members of the commonwealth. . The stereotype of the UK having bad food is a holdover from American GIs (soldiers) after returning from WWII and saying British food was not appetitizing which was a consequence of rationing. Most Americans will admit to having a passing interest in the Royals, we love Diana and by extension William and Harry etc I for one watched both royal weddings over and over again, but my love for all things concerning European royalty and specifically for the RF is just a passing interest. I think feelings are mixed to some extent over here about the treatment the Duchess of Sussex received both from the RF and the media. There are a camp of tanks that like some Brits believe that the ascension to the throne should pass over the Prince of Wales to Prince William which I know won't happen. So much so , when friends and family want to know anything about the Royals, they call me. My great aunt brought my mom w book of the Crown Jewels when she went to London in 1953, around the same time as the coronation when my mom was a little girl, but unfortunately the book burned when my grandmother's apartment burned down. My mom watched Charles and Diana's wedding while pregnant with me. I was in high school, shaving just started my sophomore year (10th grade) and remember with vivid detail what both my mom and I were doing the fateful night of crash in Paris. We actually we're driven over the tunnel when we were on vacation in Paris in 2008 .
@Sean Beckerer Actually Nosh is used to refer to food 8n the US , sometimes it's used ironically by hipsters and it's used by Jewish people sometimes since it's a Yiddish word brought over by Jewish immigrants from central and Eastern Europe in late 19th and early 20th centuries.
@Sean Beckerer Saying Nosh isn;t an American word just because it's a word that came with immigrants on the contrary makes it just that. We have hundreds of thousands of worlds that we say on daily basis, whether we know are words from different languages or not consciously or not. School for instance comes from the German word schule , ,Guru comes from Hindi , Entrepeneur is from French, the phrase Chop Chop is Chinese, Status quo and Per Capita , Klutz is another word we use in English that's a Yiddish word, are from Latin and so forth and so on. So while on the surface, these and other words aren't "American words" but they have made an impact and on the American and in general English language lexicon
American here, we don't call blankets and sheets "tops." It honestly took me a minute to figure out what you were talking about. We call them "covers."
I am British and have also never heard bed covers called "tops". Almost everyone has a duvet, possibly a light one for the summer and a warmer one for the rest of the year, so the number of sheets and blankets is irrelevant. The bad old days, when making the bed was a chore.
TOGS - I had to look it up - It's a standardized rating of the level of warmth a duvet (comforter) in UK. Higher TOG # ==> warmer. Lia says she likes 13 Togs in winter which from what she says must be rather high.
I’ve literally never heard anyone say they hate that you drive on the left. I think what it is, is stressful. We feel Like we’re driving full speed in to on coming traffic.
More nations drive on the right than the left. These two know nothing tbh. They're just reading reddit posts. They don't even bother to pay attention not to repeat their same questions that have been answered thousands of times over the years.
No but New Zealand and Australia do plus there is a few other countries but not to sure who they are? And who can claim that us or them are driving on the wrong side, we are both driving on the right side for our respected countries, we’re use to driving on the side we do and Americans are use to driving on the side they do, so we both drive on the proper side for our respected countries. And when I’ve been to Spain it was easy to drive on the opposite side of the road, I think it’s when your not a confident driver that’s where the problems lay .
Theres a guy on here thats going around spreading hate. I wrote a positive comment about how i like British people and apparently it triggered him and he went in for personal attacks😂 i don't get whats wrong with people
Laurie that is quite and utter rubbish, have you been to the uk???. Obviously you haven’t as you would know there is nothing bland about our baked beans they are very tasty we have them in a sweet tomato sauce in barbecue sauce, so please don’t comment on things you don’t know, as you said you HEARD we like them bland WRONG, British food is good tasting hartie foods TRY COMING AND TRYING IT YOURSELF INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO OTHER PEOPLE CRAP TALK.
I'm an American who spent 2 weeks in England last year, in London, Manchester and Liverpool. I was warned ahead of time by a British friend who lives in London to not talk to Londoners as they don't want to be bothered. But I said I came 5000 miles to meet some real English people so I actually did go up to strangers in train stations, Tube stations, in shops and pubs, everywhere, and I almost always asked them for directions how to get somewhere. Out of all of the busy, aloof Londoners I spoke to, every single one was polite and nice and some even friendly. No Londoner was rude to me. In Manchester the people were very friendly and more open than Londoners. Easy to talk to. However, in Liverpool I did have the unfortunate experience of being panhandled by a very, very drunk man in front of Lime Street train station and when I didn't give him the amount he wanted he started yelling at the top of his lungs that he was going to kill me! I quickly walked away as he was so drunk he couldn't do anything. Liverpool seemed a very violent city with a lot of drunks everywhere. That was my one and only bad experience in England. I also met many, many foreign immigrants in England and they were all friendly. I love the UK and it's food.
_Decades ago_ I was in London and all the Londoners I met were friendly and, in many cases, pretty funny. A friend’s spouse made his way onto a crowded double-decker bus. The conductress barred my friend from getting on, as there was no more room for passengers. My friend protested, saying “But that’s my husband up there!” which was met with the reply “Well, you’ll just have to get a divorce, lovey!” (Inarguable, really.)
As a born and bred Aloof Londoner why on earth did you visit Manchester and Liverpool, For the life of me I cannot think of any tourist attraction that’s there. 😁
The reason the NHS works in Britain is because of its smaller size. Since the States is so mich larger, many people fear the government having too much power.
@@girlfromoz712 Your are entitled to your opinion but in the States we just have little trust in the government. Many people would see it worst to have a centralized government health care system than to struggle to find insurance.
@@girlfromoz712 I'm 100% with you, these comments are so frustratingly cringey, but the video's right, Americans are brainwashed about "ooh scary socialism" to the point where they've literally convinced themselves it's better to let people die in medical bankruptcy than to follow suit with the rest of the developed world. Americans would be so much better off, but health companies charging 1500x markups have a vested interest in making sure people are frightened about Canada and the UK. I hope they're correct and the US gets its act together in the next 10 years, but I'm too cynical to think anything will ever get through to these people.
The NHS works because all employed people contribute something the amount depending on how much they earn.Its not perfect but still does some amazing work and the UK is lucky to have it.
You’re right. As an American, I neither hate nor love your royal family. I AM glad America doesn’t have one, but I don’t begrudge you yours. When someone has asked me why I thought the UK still has a monarch, here’s what I said: “First, keep in mind, it’s not just the UK in the West. Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are just a few of the other constitutional monarchies. And I imagine it comes down to national identity and pride. Those countries have a long history and they love their tradition. Having a monarch is part of their national identity. And as long as they’re willing to give tax dollars to a royal family, that’s up to them.”
I've also had the British breakfast while in London and honestly the beans are bland. No offense they just seem almost tasteless, but I'm from Texas and our beans are HIGHLY seasoned so that may have something to do with it.
I have heard that American food is so over-seasoned and artificially flavoured, that a lot of food from other countries tastes bland to them even when it’s actually not.
@@alliebenson4653 That's silly, especially with regard to beans. When we make our beans we use natural ingredients. Also, I've been told by folks who came from southeast Asia that American food is bland to them. Not nearly enough heat for their taste buds. African Americans make fun of white Americans (me) because we don't put enough salt and pepper in our fried foods. Louisianans make fun of Texans because Texans don't use enough cayenne pepper. It's never ending.
@@kevinmckinney9436 we just dont tend to season our food as much as other countries, i still find pork pies a little too seasoned compared to other foods (they still banging tho), but i guess i just wasnt brought up on highly seasoned food
Oh and "Are you being served" I love that show. Don't know what there talking about ......not liking English shows....pfft. That show is old and it's still funny.
I love British comedy! When I was 11 years old, 1969, I caught Monty Pythons Flying Circus on PBS.. Been a fan of British comedy since. I have no beans for breakfast, never have. I’ve been to London, May 2001. Stayed in Hammersmith. Quaint looking place.. It reminds me, sorta, of Boston.. As for healthcare? Hey the INSURANCE companies ARE HEALTHY.. Didn’t mean to shout...
My grandmother was English and insisted on us watching a British show "Keeping Up Appearances" because she wanted us to get a taste of the culture. My grandmother actually acted alot like Hyacinth on that show and I still catch it on from time to time and think of her.
Here in America Universal Healthcare would be awful. The care would be horrible waiting forever crappy doctors. We will keep our Healthcare as it is just work hard and get it. We don't want the government controlling ANYTHING!!!!
I do think Brits are unfriendly at times. Actually, my experience is that about half of the Brits I have encountered were unfriendly, anti-social and generally repelling. The other half seemed open and friendly -- so this is a qualified dislike. The other thing is the amazing superiority complex Brits seem to have. We get this a lot from Europeans in general, but Brits seem to take the cake. It's like arrogance squared.
lol in the US NHS means National Honor Society, it's pretty much a club that good students are in where they get harder work than the others. I was so confused when you said NHS at first
Most of those were rather silly. As for baked beans, it doesn’t bother me in the slightest when, where, how, or even whether one eats baked beans. My ONLY issue is when someone claims that their favorite brand is better than someone else’s.
It's not a “tiny little club,” actually-about 75 countries, with 35% of the world’s population, have left-hand traffic, including the US Virgin Islands.
That leaves 120 countries in the entire world, and 65% of the world's population that drives on the right side of the road. I've lived in countries where they drive on the left, and in ones, like my home country, the U.S.A., where we drive on the right - and I don't mind either, just so long as EVERYONE drives on one side or the other - and not BOTH! lol! I think the word "hate" is it's nasty! But, I am NOT a fan of beans, at ANY meal, any time!) - dis-like would probably be a better way to put it!
One good thing about the American health system is that profit drives innovation. Many advances in health care come from companies looking to profit from those advances.
@Graham, King of the Britons! I agree. It sure seems that way from my average person perspective. It's really sad. It's also complicated. How to decide which money goes to helping people feel better now and which to something more permanent. That would be a tough choice even without the greed.
This reminds me of one of the things that I, as an American, hate … ahem … “dislike” about British people. They’re do pedantic and insist on correcting your grammar, verbiage, and choice of words every time you talk, even if they know exactly what you actually mean. For instance, “Hate” and “Dislike” may have different meanings and connotations but they can still be used interchangeably. It’s perfectly fine to say that you hate something, (like a movie, a song, a celebrity, a person who pissed you off, an everyday inconvenience, etc.) when you really mean you dislike it. There’s usually no need to correct someone if you know what they mean, especially over something as trivial as that. Brits do this cuz they wanna make themselves look sophisticated and well-read but they really only come across as annoying and petty.
I'm shocked that no one said the huge amount of CCTV. It's crazy how much people are watched compared to here in America. I'm sure a few of our states have mass surveillance like New York, but in Wisconsin there aren't alot. Oh, and we do have Heinz Baked Beans here, the can looks identical (at least to me lol)!
I went to Ireland last year and driving on the left took some getting used to. At first I couldn’t even back out of the parking spot. By the end of the week it was normal. Also, there are so many round-abouts.
Some years back I was standing at a bus stop near a roundabout when a car pulled up beside me with two young American girls that were stressed out trying to navigate the roundabout ahead as the approaching road sign at the roundabout said KEEP LEFT meaning if you go Right you will go into oncoming traffic they clearly wanted to go straight ahead but kept on taken the first road on the left, I soon pointed them in “Right” (no pun intended) Direction. 😂🇬🇧
@@billcoleman4258 I did! Some of the roads were VERY narrow and only one car would fit through. Also, once you on the in the highway it was much easier. Sitting in the passenger seat was weird because I felt like I was on the drivers side without a wheel lol.
I've never found Monty Python funny. God knows I've tried, but I've maybe chuckled a handful of times watching some of their movies like Life of Brian (I do like the limbless knight scene in the Holy Grail, though). Mr. Bean I love, though, and Harry Potter. It's much like with the Three Stooges (which I love), the humor just doesn't appeal to some people. And of course there's Doctor Who. ^_^
When I was growing up though, I distinctly remember it was all about Heinz beans... but they were bought often for whatever "recipe" was going to be at the family picnic... doctored with bacon, brown sugar, BBQ sauce, onions, etc. It was also in the house to have with hot dogs. Bush I don't really remember until adulthood.
Heinz is very much a American company. Generations of Americans associate Heinz as mush as Levi's Jeans and Converse sneakers. Love this video by the way. Good job.
This was a fun video to watch too! I don’t hate anything about Brits. I do however think your food is a bit meh 😑 but I’d love to have a NHS here. What in the world were the two of you talking about with the duvets? What’s a 3, 4 or 3.75? I couldn’t understand the word you’d say after the number. Please help me to understand.
Most Americans don’t even know why “socialist healthcare” is bad. We just think it’s bad because we’re told that it is by our government which is comprised of of rich white men. I hope we can soon realize that socialized healthcare, and even socialism in general isn’t bad for us. It’s bad for the rich people who profit from our struggle.
@Paul M Great! You recognize that those expensive procedure patients died because their procedures were too expensive, which is exactly the problem in the United States. Nobody should lose their life because they can’t ‘afford’ to live.
Other countries where they drive on the left-hand side of the road: Japan Kenya and multiple other countries in Africa New Zealand Cyprus British Virgin Islands (even though the cars are all set up for lefthand drive)
Also the US Virgin Islands! Which is really weird, seeing as it is a US territory. Same as the British Virgin Islands-the cars have the steering wheel on the left side, same as the US mainland.
South African here, we drive on the left, yes. All the countries in southern Africa do, RSA, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, eSwatini, Mozambique. Not sure where it "switches" to the right-hand side.
@@AnalediAfrika from what I'd noticed in Kenya they appear to drive on the left-hand side of the road They definitely drive on the right-hand side of the car there
Us Americans are the "do it nice for the camera" Americans will find something nice to say abouy any country. Even if its about a country that is horrible. . . . What helps me is when I see like a German talking bad about Americans, just know that some Americans don't like Germans. But they won't show it because Americans actually know how to be polite. Unlike Europeans. 😂
Brits (or at least the English) are not unfriendly, they are reserved. As a Canadian, I can relate to that, but I do find that Brits can be very direct, something that North Americans can misread as unfriendliness or rudeness.
American baked beans are different than the ones outside the US. Non-American baked beans are like what we call the beans and sauce in "pork and beans" without the pork.
That was King George the third. He was mentally unstable. Watch the film The Madness of King George as it summed up perfectly what we had to deal with at the time. If Queen Elisabeth had been on the throne she'd have granted independence easily.
I’m American, a lover not a hater of British. Especially since my ancestry is 71% British! I adore British comedy. I don’t care what side of the road you drive on. Why would I? You can eat all of the beans you want as far as I’m concerned...eat them all day! They are good for you! 🇺🇸 ♥️ 🇬🇧
When we visited London several years ago, we found them to be extremely kind and very helpful when we needed directions and travel advice. We think Brits are extremely polite and well-mannered!!
Re: Socialized Medicine. 66% of American favor a National Healthcare plan according to a CBS poll in October 15, 2019. Note: Specifically most Americans do not want to abolish private healthcare or take it away but rather want a National Healthcare plan for every American that is an option to compete with private health care. That is they want the option to have medicare for all.
I am an anglophile. My late mother, who was born in 1930, admired Brits for their grit and determination during World World II. I love Her Majesty the Queen. I also love British movies. And British dry humor is brilliant. Some day, I hope to visit England.
You guys inspired me to try Heinz baked beans which is kinda pricy in my area, but I love it now! Definitely spot on in add it to my breakfast, lunch, or dinner 🍽
I'm the daughter of an African-American Anglophile. I was raised on British shows seen on our public broadcasting. Cooking shows, as well. I do love full English Breakfast, too.
Not sure you Joe & LIa understand the whole set of what Americans find to be unfriendly brits. Few brits engage in small talk such as a customer and a clerk at the grocery store. Even the Royal family is seen as breaking protocol if they do such things.
Your kidding me Eric, There is so much small talk between customer and clerk where I live that I now know there life stories just waiting to be served.😆🇬🇧
I love watching silly gameshows like "Pointless" and "The Chase" whenever I'm in England. There also seem to be no end to panel shows, my fav being "Qi"
I agree that I don't HATE driving on the left (HATE is too strong a word), but when I'm over there and I come upon a roundabout (we call them traffic circles) it takes me a full minute to figure out how to enter. I'm always looking in the wrong direction. It does frustrate the cars behind me; they are probably saying to themselves "We must have a f4!6ing American in front of us". After I finally get on, I do at least 4 complete circles before I figure out how to get to my exit. That isn't an issue for Brits driving here because we do not have a tenth of the roundabouts you have in a country that is significantly larger than yours. You don't have as many opportunities here to feel that disorientation.
The west coast of the US has similar weather to the west coast of europe. Seattle is a lot like Ireland, parts of California are kinda like Spain or Portugal.
@@ronphillips3339 Do come visit California! Just be aware that our weather does vary significantly depending on what part of the state you're in. A general rule is that the further you are from the coast, the hotter and drier it is, and there can be a big difference on either side of the hills. San Francisco is known for being chilly and windy, and for its frequent heavy fog. Santa Cruz is much more of a destination for beach-type stuff but the ocean is *very* cold compared to further south (and even colder compared to the east coast). Coastal Southern California is the weather everyone seems to like, but it is quite dry (you can tell by the plant life that grows there) and the sun is VERY intense compared to anywhere in Europe. Be sure to wear sunscreen regardless of the weather. The Mojave Desert is very close to Los Angeles and though it is a desert and therefore dry, it's not as intensely hot as the bigger Sonoran Desert, and it's a very beautiful place, full of interesting plants and animals. Just be sure to bring water and don't get lost--although it's fairly flat so if you have an off-road vehicle you can just point yourself in a direction until you hit a highway. Inland California--especially the central valley--can be absolutely oppressively dry and hot. Sacramento in particular breaks 40 Celsius regularly in the summer, despite being much further north than LA. But then even further inland as you go up into the Sierra Nevada mountains, you'll likely encounter snow during a big portion of the year--there are tons of ski resorts and the like near Yosemite and Lake Tahoe. Be sure to visit Reno if you're in the area! It's just on the other side of the border in Nevada, but it's a very underrated little town and if you like gambling you can partake there for much lower cost than in Las Vegas.
Me too Rhiannon. I was like " What are you talking about?" LOL. I am probably actually more British than American. I am of course an American citizen as I said above.
@@robinbrl J & L are being provocative, they have to be in order to get people to post! I have family in the midlands and I have been an Anglophile all my life!
I'm triggered by so many ugly comments written by some Americans who seem to think they know it all! They appear to me to honestly just not like things that are different from what they are used to/ things that they don't even have any or much experience with firsthand. This is where the term "Ugly Americans" comes from. (I, by the way, am American and British and have lived in both places, so I'm not anti-American nor anti-British.)
I love British television programs! Especially the detective/mystery shows. I always feel like the actors on British shows are more "normal" looking than American actors who tend to be handsome and beautiful "Ken and Barbie dolls." They come across to me as plastic and superficial characters. If I could afford it I would watch "BritBox", a cable station with all British shows. Luckily our PBS(public television stations) carry quite a few British shows. 😊❤🇬🇧
I was introduced to British tv on PBS years ago. I loved Keeping up with appearances, the Vicar of Dibley and more. My all time favorites are Are You Being Served and To the Manor Born. British tv is highly entertaining.
I love the very old shows. Rumpole of the Old Bailey ( with the invisible She Who Must Be Obeyed), Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett (refuse to watch any other version), Fawlty Towers, As Time Goes By - or anything with Dame Judy Dench in it. Took time for me to understand British humor, but then I became hooked on Brit sitcoms!
@@risingphoenix8072 Fawlty Towers and As Time Goes By, yes. Waiting for those to be mentioned. If you can find Man of the House that's what the US based Three's Company from, Coupling is just sexy fun, and Chef is fantastic.
@@yvonnepalmquist8676 yes I’d heard the American show (like many) was based on a British show. I will look for it, thanks! I also liked The Paradise, which a friend from Manchester recommended
I think that the big holdup on a National Healthcare System in the US is the sheer magnitude of the country and the politics that always get dragged into every little detail. Then you have such a drastic difference in the quality and availability of heath care and other public services from state-to-state. For example, Montana has excellent healthcare, no sales tax (it means that when you go up to the register to pay, you pay what the price tag says) and the best welfare benefits of any state I have lived in. (Also casinos and gambling, which ARE taxed) On the other hand, North Carolina has very expensive healthcare that may or may not be of good quality, the taxes are insane, the school system is one of the worst in the nation, and the welfare benefits are abysmal. Oh, but at least they are casino free SMH Disclaimer: I love every state I have lived in. Geographically speaking, NC has been my favorite. Friendly people, lots of culture, nice climate and GORGEOUS scenery
1. Heinz baked beans are essential to a good cook-out. We just sweeten them up a bit. 2. Canada drives on the right side of the road. But when I drive up there, I have to look at the km/h speedometer as opposed to my usual mph in the U.S.
I spent 4 days in London one September and found the people extremely friendly. I don't recall any rudeness or bad encounters. Also, we had 4 straight days of amazing sunshine and all the Londoners were telling us what a rarety it was. Maybe we were just lucky all around. :)
If you want a good British TV show, then watch doctor who, downtown abbey, call the midwife, the inbetweeners, etc. I personally find American sitcoms so boring/uninteresting but my friends love them, so it's all about personal taste
I spent two years in England and after I spent 4 hours in a musty room waiting to see a doctor for a bad rash on my shin, I am a very happy paying insurance for my private doctor here in the US where the lobby is nice and I never wait more than half an hour to see my physician.
In Miami I have waited hours to see my doctors, whereas while living in London I never waited more than 10 or 20 minutes, even without an appointment. I don't think it's fair or correct to generalize just based on certain experiences in certain offices.
@@angelahill1673 - I call BS on you. Unless you were only going to the emergency room multiple times, you're full of crap, and I'm from Miami too, so you definitely cannot BS me when you should know there's plenty of urgent care sites you can go to, and the wait times are no more than 30 minutes. Get out of here with the BS! And you know you're full of it, so don't even try.
@@chrisrivas289 My sister lives in Miami and earlier this week she had over a 3 hour wait to see her doctor even though she had an appointment and the doctor did not have any emergency at that time so I agree with Angela Hill. You know that it is neither fair nor reasonable to base an assessment of a system on one or even a couple of experiences.
@@margaretking4217 - Either she has the worst doctor in Miami, or your full of 💩. Unless you are in the emergency room on a Friday or Saturday night unannounced, there is no way you are waiting 3 hours. That is a bunch of hogwash, and you know it. Stop with the lies. You want government healthcare so much, go to it. Go to England. You have my full blessing. I’ll keep my wonderful private healthcare where I’ve never waited more than 30 minutes, ever.
The wrong lane thing... I mean we can do it. But it's crazy that you just let us get right off a sleepless overnight flight and then straight into a wrong-side drive stick-shift car and let us go on our merry ass way out into morning rush hour traffic. Tiny little stone walled country roads (often passing huge farm equipment), houses built literally against the street in the apex of curves, rivers that you actually drive through, and having to signal while changing gears through all the multi-exit multi-lane roundabouts... My goodness guys, it's a little much to just let us do honestly! ;)
@@MillsyLM We love your gorgeous country! With the experience of driving there on many trips, I consider myself to be one of the most elite American drivers now. ;)
The best comparison of annoyance based on driving on the wrong side of the road is the fact that America uses a different measuring system. Both of these thing cause confusion and minor headaches.
A joke I used to tell my french associates was: After Billy the conquer took over England, the English got together to come with a defense so France would never invade again. I was your nosh. No Frenchman would stay for more than one meal. It worked. France never invaded again.
Nooooo😵🤯😟😫😭😭😭 I'm in California USA ⛱🌊 And I love yu all... I love your humor 💐 you are absolutely very Sweet an very polite full" I adore your soaps and show's Adore your act since 👌💝 I very much like British food" Hate is such a strong word! 😟 I'm sorry you think we feel that way" we dont I'm telling you!!!honestly... we are dealing with so much over here its Honestly terable the Corona virus😷 has taken many of very dear friends found in there home's that passed away" 😪💔 its been very difficult Please dont feel American citizens Dislike Britain we dont at all... Stay safe please 😷💝
I have always LOVED all things British and I recently did a DNA test and it came back that I am 51% English!!! I knew it!! I could feel it in my soul...lol
I absolutely LOVE the British people! I visited for 3 weeks (a 2-week conference and then a week down in Kent) over a decade ago, and I found the people wonderful. I had been told that London would be very stand-off (busy and all that), but all through Oxford, Cambridge, and Kent, I found the British polite and delightful. I am fairly introverted so I am not looking for typical American friendliness. And every friend who has been to the UK loved it, too. PS - I loved the TV and I watch Corrie every single day and love it because the characters look and act like real people in the sense of looking like normal humans (not supermodels!) and have regular jobs. Love your food. Haven't driven in the UK but you all drive your way, we drive ours. (sorry, we tend to think we are the Center of the Universe. My least favorite quality of my nation...) and I live in the Midwest; our weather changes all over the place. The UK and its people are wonderful as far as I am concerned.
My personal, private thing that I dislike about England after making two sightseeing trips from America is Brits have primitive small appliances. Because there is no universal system of electricity delivery to homes and hotels, it's hard to buy a replacement small appliance. It's hard for manufacturers to adapt to the fact that there are ten different ways to deliver electricity to homes and hotels. It's so hard to buy a new electric leg shaver.
What do you mean? Electricity is electricity. It’s 240v everywhere in the UK. Plugs & sockets are the same everywhere. What comes through the wall doesn’t change whoever your supplier is. You can just chop & change your ‘supplier’ to get the cheapest deal. We have the same electrical appliances as everywhere else in Europe......???
I wonder if the beans being different between US & UK has to do with natural sugar being added to the beans in the UK and maybe the US uses high fructose syrup instead. I bet that would drastically change the taste of them.
Was just watching Joel's channel when this popped up :) We Canadians love you (I say that being half British)! PS - Canadians drive on the right but in Japan they drive on the left.
Japan , and New Zealand other prominent countries that drive on left. Heard someone on TV explain that one advantage of driving on left is that the driver's right eye ( dominant eye for most people) is towards oncoming traffic.
The food issues in England were a real issue, albeit exaggerated. There's an old George Orwell essay discussing the state of cuisine. In Defence of English Cooking.
I have a friend who works as a nurse in Basildon and she gave me a tour of her hospital. Needless to say, I'd rather pay a premium for my private insurance than to wait a long time in the ER, or worse, wait for surgery. Besides, she told me people abuse the system anyway.
I was hooked on the British show Shameless when I lived in London. Years later we got a US version of Shameless and it was horrible compared to the original UK version. Truly a great show in the UK, is it still in production or just re-runs?
@Mel Bauer That's only b/c you are American and couldn't really understand the British version. I'm not trying to be rude but it's true, you just didn't get all of it. I'm American but I lived in London so after a while I understood their culture enough to enjoy their tv shows, etc
@Mel Bauer The UK version was so bad apparently that the US copied it. Just like you take ideas from our other shows. Steptoe & Son became Sanford & Son, Blake's 7 became Firefly, Our Cybermen became Borg. The Matrix taken from Doctor Who The Deadly Assassin, The Office was also remade over there and don't mention the terrible remake of Red Dwarf. Ho and even the Addams Family owes its dept to the UK.
@Mel Bauer The British Shameless is more gritty and humorous. To compare the two is silly because you wouldn't get all the British references or our different humour. We wouldn't make a version like the American version of our show because it wouldn't be relatable. The American version was good but suited to the American audience. Besides who invented TV? A certain Scottish inventor! America is better at visuals concerning television because your industry is cinematic whereas ours is television ( John Logie Baird )and theatrical based which of course goes back to Shakespeare. I do like some American TV shows especially the ones from the 1960's such as The Twilight Zone which was inspired by the British film Dead of Night 1945. I like looking at the differences and comparing and as they say variety is the spice of life. Maybe you should check out our shows like The Avengers and The Prisoner from the 1960's as I regard these to be unbeatable. No remake could ever do them justice. Same as our Sherlock Holmes the Jeremy Brett version. If you look at the American version of the sitcom Sanford and Son and compare it to the original British version Steptoe and Son its fascinating to see the huge differences. The British version is very bleak and Gothic whereas the American version is more upbeat. The old man in the American version isn't repulsive enough for the audience to really sympathise with the son. Maybe our sense of humour is just more cruel and gritty and full of pathos. This can certainly be said for Shameless which does owe some of its comedy elements to Steptoe and Son. There are certain comedies or dramas that are unique to Britain as I'm sure there are to the states.
Baked Beans are most often used in the U.S. for cookouts to accompany hamburgers, or as part of supper. Generally speaking, we are not a huge fan of them outside those instances. If we were served them with breakfast, we would assume it was a leftover, and that it was served because, you didn't have anything else.
I’ve always thought the British Soaps were more realistic than American Soaps. The actors don’t always dress to the nines and they actually show them pay for pints! Lol!
In my experience Americans love British TV. When I worked in a video store our BBC shows were checked out constantly. They were especially popular with older folks
Like you said, love the royal family from afar. However, I’m totally jealous of your NHS. Maybe it’s bc I’m a nurse and I see how our system is so horrible. But, yes, we’ve been told high taxes, we will lose our private insurance (this is nonsense), and the word socialism turns people off, too. 🙄
I am just above the poverty line, but could afford my health insurance. Until the year Obamacare kicked in. My premiums jumped 40%. Deductible skyrocketed to $7000. I lost my private insurance, had to go on assistance for the first time in my life. Brilliant, instead of helping people get off assistance, let’s raise the rates so MORE people need to take money from the government to pay for it. And again,...I DID lose my plan, had to take what they would give me. But still couldn’t afford to actually see a doctor (like my oncologist, for my annual check in), because of the deductible. But, yeah, that’s all nonsense. 🙄🤦♀️. And yet, even without socialised medicine, if I were brought in from a car crash, I wouldn’t be denied treatment. Because THAT’S the biggest myth other countries seem to have: that if we can’t afford it, we won’t be treated. All Obamacare did for me and hundreds of others I know was make preventative care unaffordable.
@@heatherqualy9143 This is a great point. I tend to be in favor of healthcare reform in America and I would be willing to consider a national health system, but Obamacare is a massive failure. It is a corporatist approach to nationalized healthcare and it is pretty awful. The only thing good that came out of it were some of the patient protections (e.g. can't deny coverage, etc.). The reason why it was so easily approved by those crooks in Congress was because all the health insurance companies loved the plan. The insurance companies were backing them to pass it, as it's a boon for their industry. I think the strategy by Obama and Democrats was indeed to get more people reliant on government assistance - since that's the Democrat way of staying in power. They also probably viewed it as a first step towards nationalized healthcare. The problem is that the insurance companies will never allow a truly nationalized system, so we end up with this corporatist horseshit. It would be much better if we just went back to before the ACA with a few human rights protections instead.
Canada drives on the right and South Africa drives on the left. I don't get having beans for breakfast. I love Heintz beans, but they are bland. I use them for baked beans and add brown sugar, onion, ketchup, and a small amount of Worcestershire sauce. Sometimes I put 3 or 4 strips of bacon on the top. This is a must have with ham!
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American Baked Beans are different from British baked beans. For one Americans are accustomed to having baked beans as part 9f the side dishes provided @ BBQs , what's served when we go out to have bbq at a restaurant, like the baked beans you had in Austin, Tx when you went to that bbq restaurant and the taste of the mass produced beans that are sweetest with molasses that can be bought at the supermarket. One popular brand of baked beans is Bushe's baked beans and those of us who grew up in the 1990s remember having Can De Kamp' s pork and beans with hot dogs cut up in them this turning them into pork and beans and wennies which made for a quick and easy 10 minute to cook dinner for moms.
Baked beans in America can also be sweetened with a cousin of molasses called sorghum which is used typically in the south. Canadian drivers drive on the right side of the road, I do think to here are a few islands in the Caribbean that drive on the left that are members of the commonwealth. . The stereotype of the UK having bad food is a holdover from American GIs (soldiers) after returning from WWII and saying British food was not appetitizing which was a consequence of rationing. Most Americans will admit to having a passing interest in the Royals, we love Diana and by extension William and Harry etc I for one watched both royal weddings over and over again, but my love for all things concerning European royalty and specifically for the RF is just a passing interest. I think feelings are mixed to some extent over here about the treatment the Duchess of Sussex received both from the RF and the media. There are a camp of tanks that like some Brits believe that the ascension to the throne should pass over the Prince of Wales to Prince William which I know won't happen.
So much so , when friends and family want to know anything about the Royals, they call me. My great aunt brought my mom w book of the Crown Jewels when she went to London in 1953, around the same time as the coronation when my mom was a little girl, but unfortunately the book burned when my grandmother's apartment burned down. My mom watched Charles and Diana's wedding while pregnant with me. I was in high school, shaving just started my sophomore year (10th grade) and remember with vivid detail what both my mom and I were doing the fateful night of crash in Paris. We actually we're driven over the tunnel when we were on vacation in Paris in 2008 .
@Sean Beckerer Actually Nosh is used to refer to food 8n the US , sometimes it's used ironically by hipsters and it's used by Jewish people sometimes since it's a Yiddish word brought over by Jewish immigrants from central and Eastern Europe in late 19th and early 20th centuries.
@Sean Beckerer This list is hilarious, especially #7. Similarly, I think that it's quirky that Brits say "move house" (they do, don't they?)
@Sean Beckerer Saying Nosh isn;t an American word just because it's a word that came with immigrants on the contrary makes it just that. We have hundreds of thousands of worlds that we say on daily basis, whether we know are words from different languages or not consciously or not. School for instance comes from the German word schule , ,Guru comes from Hindi , Entrepeneur is from French, the phrase Chop Chop is Chinese, Status quo and Per Capita , Klutz is another word we use in English that's a Yiddish word, are from Latin and so forth and so on. So while on the surface, these and other words aren't "American words" but they have made an impact and on the American and in general English language lexicon
You have 4 what when you sleep?
American here, we don't call blankets and sheets "tops." It honestly took me a minute to figure out what you were talking about. We call them "covers."
I am British and have also never heard bed covers called "tops". Almost everyone has a duvet, possibly a light one for the summer and a warmer one for the rest of the year, so the number of sheets and blankets is irrelevant. The bad old days, when making the bed was a chore.
I've heard many people refer to bedding as something called a comforter is that another word for duvet or blanket?
@@skeletonkitty Yes, a comforter is a heavy blanket that goes on top like a duvet.
@@skeletonkitty It is not a term I am familiar with, other than in Dickens (I think Bob Cratchitt wore one - a long scarf).
TOGS - I had to look it up - It's a standardized rating of the level of warmth a duvet (comforter) in UK. Higher TOG # ==> warmer. Lia says she likes 13 Togs in winter which from what she says must be rather high.
I’ve literally never heard anyone say they hate that you drive on the left. I think what it is, is stressful. We feel
Like we’re driving full speed in to on coming traffic.
No, Canada doesn’t drive on the left.
Nor do the nations to the south of the US.
More nations drive on the right than the left. These two know nothing tbh. They're just reading reddit posts. They don't even bother to pay attention not to repeat their same questions that have been answered thousands of times over the years.
No but New Zealand and Australia do plus there is a few other countries but not to sure who they are? And who can claim that us or them are driving on the wrong side, we are both driving on the right side for our respected countries, we’re use to driving on the side we do and Americans are use to driving on the side they do, so we both drive on the proper side for our respected countries. And when I’ve been to Spain it was easy to drive on the opposite side of the road, I think it’s when your not a confident driver that’s where the problems lay .
@@lavenderoh they just being funny 🙂 and Leah is very beautiful 🙂
I’ve never heard anyone say “..they hate or dislike UK”.💁🏼♂️
I've never heard anyone express hatred for UK, plenty of dislike but no hatred.
Only the cool cloudy weather
Most of my ancestors were from Saxony. I've always loved the way people from England speak.
Theres a guy on here thats going around spreading hate. I wrote a positive comment about how i like British people and apparently it triggered him and he went in for personal attacks😂 i don't get whats wrong with people
@Funny For Fun i could say the same...why call someone a cry baby by being one?😂 also i really like snow. Its bracing 🌬❄
Give me the Royal Family over the Kardashians ANY DAY
I agree
Americans love baked beans, just not for breakfast. We like them with BBQ especially.
I lived in Britian as a kid in the 80s...and beans on toast was a big thing there...definitely on the blander side
As an American of Salvadoran parents, I beg to differ lol
Laurie that is quite and utter rubbish, have you been to the uk???. Obviously you haven’t as you would know there is nothing bland about our baked beans they are very tasty we have them in a sweet tomato sauce in barbecue sauce, so please don’t comment on things you don’t know, as you said you HEARD we like them bland WRONG, British food is good tasting hartie foods TRY COMING AND TRYING IT YOURSELF INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO OTHER PEOPLE CRAP TALK.
@@raywilliams5876 Triggered, much?
I'm an American who spent 2 weeks in England last year, in London, Manchester and Liverpool. I was warned ahead of time by a British friend who lives in London to not talk to Londoners as they don't want to be bothered. But I said I came 5000 miles to meet some real English people so I actually did go up to strangers in train stations, Tube stations, in shops and pubs, everywhere, and I almost always asked them for directions how to get somewhere. Out of all of the busy, aloof Londoners I spoke to, every single one was polite and nice and some even friendly. No Londoner was rude to me. In Manchester the people were very friendly and more open than Londoners. Easy to talk to. However, in Liverpool I did have the unfortunate experience of being panhandled by a very, very drunk man in front of Lime Street train station and when I didn't give him the amount he wanted he started yelling at the top of his lungs that he was going to kill me! I quickly walked away as he was so drunk he couldn't do anything. Liverpool seemed a very violent city with a lot of drunks everywhere. That was my one and only bad experience in England. I also met many, many foreign immigrants in England and they were all friendly. I love the UK and it's food.
@Zainab Arif it wasn't an insult...it's a in awe of..
@Zainab Arif good deal I for one really love Brits...the way they talk.. Their humour..the way they can tear in to someone n still say Sir ...
@Zainab Arif “Real” as opposed to the imaginary ones one might meet elsewhere, I guess. XDD
_Decades ago_ I was in London and all the Londoners I met were friendly and, in many cases, pretty funny. A friend’s spouse made his way onto a crowded double-decker bus. The conductress barred my friend from getting on, as there was no more room for passengers. My friend protested, saying “But that’s my husband up there!” which was met with the reply “Well, you’ll just have to get a divorce, lovey!” (Inarguable, really.)
As a born and bred Aloof Londoner why on earth did you visit Manchester and Liverpool, For the life of me I cannot think of any tourist attraction that’s there. 😁
The reason the NHS works in Britain is because of its smaller size. Since the States is so mich larger, many people fear the government having too much power.
Much better to let people suffer just in case the government gets too much power. Collateral damage.
@@girlfromoz712 Your are entitled to your opinion but in the States we just have little trust in the government. Many people would see it worst to have a centralized government health care system than to struggle to find insurance.
@@girlfromoz712 Governments have killed more people than all diseases combined, so, take your pick.
@@girlfromoz712 I'm 100% with you, these comments are so frustratingly cringey, but the video's right, Americans are brainwashed about "ooh scary socialism" to the point where they've literally convinced themselves it's better to let people die in medical bankruptcy than to follow suit with the rest of the developed world. Americans would be so much better off, but health companies charging 1500x markups have a vested interest in making sure people are frightened about Canada and the UK. I hope they're correct and the US gets its act together in the next 10 years, but I'm too cynical to think anything will ever get through to these people.
The NHS works because all employed people contribute something the amount depending on how much they earn.Its not perfect
but still does some amazing work and the UK is lucky to have it.
"Absolutely Fabulous" - I just had to return and give a shout-out to "Absolutely Fabulous". It's among the funniest TV shows ever.
That show is brilliant.
Saphie: YOU’RE A BIG FAT UGLY ARMLESS STATUE!!
Edwina: I’ve got arms...
@@perdidoatlantic Ha ha - that's one of my favorite lines from the show.
It's the greatest comedic series of all time, Sweetie Darling.
I'm just having a Bolli Stoli, sweetie darling.
You’re right. As an American, I neither hate nor love your royal family. I AM glad America doesn’t have one, but I don’t begrudge you yours. When someone has asked me why I thought the UK still has a monarch, here’s what I said: “First, keep in mind, it’s not just the UK in the West. Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are just a few of the other constitutional monarchies. And I imagine it comes down to national identity and pride. Those countries have a long history and they love their tradition. Having a monarch is part of their national identity. And as long as they’re willing to give tax dollars to a royal family, that’s up to them.”
I've also had the British breakfast while in London and honestly the beans are bland. No offense they just seem almost tasteless, but I'm from Texas and our beans are HIGHLY seasoned so that may have something to do with it.
That is funny! I really like them. A full English breakfast with a strong pot of tea really gets you charged for the day!
I have heard that American food is so over-seasoned and artificially flavoured, that a lot of food from other countries tastes bland to them even when it’s actually not.
@@alliebenson4653 That's silly, especially with regard to beans. When we make our beans we use natural ingredients. Also, I've been told by folks who came from southeast Asia that American food is bland to them. Not nearly enough heat for their taste buds. African Americans make fun of white Americans (me) because we don't put enough salt and pepper in our fried foods. Louisianans make fun of Texans because Texans don't use enough cayenne pepper. It's never ending.
@@kevinmckinney9436 we just dont tend to season our food as much as other countries, i still find pork pies a little too seasoned compared to other foods (they still banging tho), but i guess i just wasnt brought up on highly seasoned food
The stars at night are big and bright!
My mom introduced me to "Keeping Up Appearances" and "Mr. Bean" when I was younger lol. I liked both of them
Two of my faves 😄
Oh and "Are you being served" I love that show. Don't know what there talking about ......not liking English shows....pfft. That show is old and it's still funny.
Benny Hill became a major hit in America.
I love keeping up appearances!
I love British comedy! When I was 11 years old, 1969, I caught Monty Pythons Flying Circus on PBS.. Been a fan of British comedy since. I have no beans for breakfast, never have. I’ve been to London, May 2001. Stayed in Hammersmith. Quaint looking place.. It reminds me, sorta, of Boston.. As for healthcare? Hey the INSURANCE companies ARE HEALTHY.. Didn’t mean to shout...
My grandmother was English and insisted on us watching a British show "Keeping Up Appearances" because she wanted us to get a taste of the culture. My grandmother actually acted alot like Hyacinth on that show and I still catch it on from time to time and think of her.
Here in America Universal Healthcare would be awful. The care would be horrible waiting forever crappy doctors. We will keep our Healthcare as it is just work hard and get it. We don't want the government controlling ANYTHING!!!!
I do think Brits are unfriendly at times. Actually, my experience is that about half of the Brits I have encountered were unfriendly, anti-social and generally repelling. The other half seemed open and friendly -- so this is a qualified dislike. The other thing is the amazing superiority complex Brits seem to have. We get this a lot from Europeans in general, but Brits seem to take the cake. It's like arrogance squared.
@SHIVA RAANDI 😆 "Bollocks"! I'm lovely 😁
Yup, 100% true. Disgusting people.
Im British, i think its because were just abit ummm posher? Like were not posh but sometimes we like minding our own business i guess ?
British people are generally very introverted and stick to themselves. Similar to Japan.
lol in the US NHS means National Honor Society, it's pretty much a club that good students are in where they get harder work than the others. I was so confused when you said NHS at first
The NHS is such a cornerstone of British society I am amazed yanks don't know about it.
@@simonpowell2559 well I live in a country that would rather me die if I’m poor so it’s not all that surprising
@@summeraneal4119 maybe they keep it a secret x
@@simonpowell2559 more than likely unfortunately
Most of those were rather silly. As for baked beans, it doesn’t bother me in the slightest when, where, how, or even whether one eats baked beans. My ONLY issue is when someone claims that their favorite brand is better than someone else’s.
Bush’s beans are clearly superior to all others.
@@jerrybrown1446 They’re superior if you prefer them. They aren’t if you don’t.
It's not a “tiny little club,” actually-about 75 countries, with 35% of the world’s population, have left-hand traffic, including the US Virgin Islands.
That leaves 120 countries in the entire world, and 65% of the world's population that drives on the right side of the road. I've lived in countries where they drive on the left, and in ones, like my home country, the U.S.A., where we drive on the right - and I don't mind either, just so long as EVERYONE drives on one side or the other - and not BOTH! lol!
I think the word "hate" is it's nasty! But, I am NOT a fan of beans, at ANY meal, any time!) - dis-like would probably be a better way to put it!
@@Quarton Yeah, it works best if _everyone_ in a place picks one side of the road or the other. 😊
One good thing about the American health system is that profit drives innovation. Many advances in health care come from companies looking to profit from those advances.
@Graham, King of the Britons! I agree. It sure seems that way from my average person perspective. It's really sad. It's also complicated. How to decide which money goes to helping people feel better now and which to something more permanent. That would be a tough choice even without the greed.
I am an American and I love you guys.
Right back at yer.
Same with the metric system not being used in the states .we never think we r doing anything wrong but many tell us we r wrong
Except when we want to get high, we use the metric system for that.
I love British TV. I actually pay for it and watch it more than I do American shows.
"Hate" is too strong a word to describe what we feel about these things. "Dislike" is appropriate. 😉
Yes, much too strong.
Agree
Agreed
Hate is appropriate
This reminds me of one of the things that I, as an American, hate … ahem … “dislike” about British people. They’re do pedantic and insist on correcting your grammar, verbiage, and choice of words every time you talk, even if they know exactly what you actually mean.
For instance, “Hate” and “Dislike” may have different meanings and connotations but they can still be used interchangeably. It’s perfectly fine to say that you hate something, (like a movie, a song, a celebrity, a person who pissed you off, an everyday inconvenience, etc.) when you really mean you dislike it.
There’s usually no need to correct someone if you know what they mean, especially over something as trivial as that. Brits do this cuz they wanna make themselves look sophisticated and well-read but they really only come across as annoying and petty.
I'm shocked that no one said the huge amount of CCTV. It's crazy how much people are watched compared to here in America. I'm sure a few of our states have mass surveillance like New York, but in Wisconsin there aren't alot. Oh, and we do have Heinz Baked Beans here, the can looks identical (at least to me lol)!
I went to Ireland last year and driving on the left took some getting used to. At first I couldn’t even back out of the parking spot. By the end of the week it was normal. Also, there are so many round-abouts.
Some years back I was standing at a bus stop near a roundabout when a car pulled up beside me with two young American girls that were stressed out trying to navigate the roundabout ahead as the approaching road sign at the roundabout said KEEP LEFT meaning if you go Right you will go into oncoming traffic they clearly wanted to go straight ahead but kept on taken the first road on the left, I soon pointed them in “Right” (no pun intended) Direction. 😂🇬🇧
But could you stay in lane?
@@billcoleman4258 I did! Some of the roads were VERY narrow and only one car would fit through. Also, once you on the in the highway it was much easier. Sitting in the passenger seat was weird because I felt like I was on the drivers side without a wheel lol.
Who can find fault with Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Mr. Bean, Harry Potter, etc. Sheesh.
Those are great British classics. Many of us American love those. Don't forget Dr. Who.
I've never found Monty Python funny. God knows I've tried, but I've maybe chuckled a handful of times watching some of their movies like Life of Brian (I do like the limbless knight scene in the Holy Grail, though). Mr. Bean I love, though, and Harry Potter. It's much like with the Three Stooges (which I love), the humor just doesn't appeal to some people. And of course there's Doctor Who. ^_^
Only recently discovered that Fawlty was inspired by a real hotel man they had met.
I agree with all, but not Monty Python. Not my cup of tea.
In America its all about Bush's Beans. Especially their grillin beans.
When I was growing up though, I distinctly remember it was all about Heinz beans... but they were bought often for whatever "recipe" was going to be at the family picnic... doctored with bacon, brown sugar, BBQ sauce, onions, etc. It was also in the house to have with hot dogs. Bush I don't really remember until adulthood.
@@yvonnepalmquist8676 well im 32.
@@jonathonfrazier6622 yeah, I'm a little bit older than that. lol
@Sean Beckerer exactly. I'm old. lol
@Sean Beckerer 🤣 Thank you
This was such a fun video to make!
I think we have fun watching them.
Heinz is very much a American company. Generations of Americans associate Heinz as mush as Levi's Jeans and Converse sneakers. Love this video by the way. Good job.
This was a fun video to watch too! I don’t hate anything about Brits. I do however think your food is a bit meh 😑 but I’d love to have a NHS here.
What in the world were the two of you talking about with the duvets? What’s a 3, 4 or 3.75? I couldn’t understand the word you’d say after the number. Please help me to understand.
@@melisa8256 I couldn't understand the duvet thing either..lol
Most Americans don’t even know why “socialist healthcare” is bad. We just think it’s bad because we’re told that it is by our government which is comprised of of rich white men. I hope we can soon realize that socialized healthcare, and even socialism in general isn’t bad for us. It’s bad for the rich people who profit from our struggle.
@Paul M Great! You recognize that those expensive procedure patients died because their procedures were too expensive, which is exactly the problem in the United States. Nobody should lose their life because they can’t ‘afford’ to live.
I’m American but I love love love love Brits they’re lovely😍😍
Aww ty
I’ve travelled extensively in England, Scotland and Wales and I found all the natives charming and friendly! Love you all❣️
Travelled has 2 Ls.
Other countries where they drive on the left-hand side of the road:
Japan
Kenya and multiple other countries in Africa
New Zealand
Cyprus
British Virgin Islands (even though the cars are all set up for lefthand drive)
Also the US Virgin Islands! Which is really weird, seeing as it is a US territory. Same as the British Virgin Islands-the cars have the steering wheel on the left side, same as the US mainland.
@@maryannebrown2385 yeah the only place on U.S. soil where it's legal to drive on the left-hand side of the road
South African here, we drive on the left, yes. All the countries in southern Africa do, RSA, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, eSwatini, Mozambique. Not sure where it "switches" to the right-hand side.
@@AnalediAfrika from what I'd noticed in Kenya they appear to drive on the left-hand side of the road
They definitely drive on the right-hand side of the car there
Karl Smith, you forgot Ireland and I imagine Scotland as well!
there are many things you can have for breakfast like: pizza, ice cream, cookies, brownies, etc.
Now THIS, I can get behind
I’m American when I saw the one where brits say stuff they don’t like about Americans it hurt
Us Americans are the "do it nice for the camera" Americans will find something nice to say abouy any country. Even if its about a country that is horrible.
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What helps me is when I see like a German talking bad about Americans, just know that some Americans don't like Germans. But they won't show it because Americans actually know how to be polite. Unlike Europeans. 😂
Brits (or at least the English) are not unfriendly, they are reserved. As a Canadian, I can relate to that, but I do find that Brits can be very direct, something that North Americans can misread as unfriendliness or rudeness.
"Baked beans are out!"
Baked beans are a BBQ staple here in Kansas City.
American baked beans are different than the ones outside the US. Non-American baked beans are like what we call the beans and sauce in "pork and beans" without the pork.
@@jwb52z9 and they aren't sweet.
KC barbecue without baked beans is blasphemy!
I'm from the northern part of the metro :-)
Sure, they’re a staple all over the US, but not for breakfast! Also, they put them on toast and melt cheese on top for lunch/dinner. It’s revolting. 😝
@@hathi444 In New England they eat baked bean sandwiches?????
My concerns with anything having to do with the royal family ended in 1776.
Wow you must be old 😂
@@aaranross952 Yep, old as dirt.
That was King George the third. He was mentally unstable. Watch the film The Madness of King George as it summed up perfectly what we had to deal with at the time. If Queen Elisabeth had been on the throne she'd have granted independence easily.
I’m American, a lover not a hater of British. Especially since my ancestry is 71% British! I adore British comedy. I don’t care what side of the road you drive on. Why would I? You can eat all of the beans you want as far as I’m concerned...eat them all day! They are good for you! 🇺🇸 ♥️ 🇬🇧
When we visited London several years ago, we found them to be extremely kind and very helpful when we needed directions and travel advice. We think Brits are extremely polite and well-mannered!!
I love old British rock and metal groups like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Rolling Stones, and Queen.
I like the Queen! /sarc
Def Leppard and Queen! Also Judas Priest.
The Kinks
Don't overlook the first Super Group: Cream!
Motörhead
Baked beans are camping, outdoor cooking foods, picnics.. Not for breakfast!
All just depends on the culture :)
I had never tried beans and toast but did when you guys told us to try it. Love it now thanks you two brits
matt Coplin , image Hot and Smoky baked beans. It's a recipe on Epicurious.
Re: Socialized Medicine. 66% of American favor a National Healthcare plan according to a CBS poll in October 15, 2019. Note: Specifically most Americans do not want to abolish private healthcare or take it away but rather want a National Healthcare plan for every American that is an option to compete with private health care. That is they want the option to have medicare for all.
In the UK we have private healthcare in addition to the NHS.
I am an anglophile. My late mother, who was born in 1930, admired Brits for their grit and determination during World World II. I love Her Majesty the Queen. I also love British movies. And British dry humor is brilliant. Some day, I hope to visit England.
Heck no, we LOVE our British "cousins"
UK weathers like ours in Michigan this time year. Wake up moring its winter by afternoon its summer and by night its fall.
Like today in Toronto
I know what you mean about the weather, it's the same in Pennsylvania.
Feel the same way in Ohio!
*coughclimatechangecough*
Autumn
Yorkshire pudding is DELICIOUS!
You guys inspired me to try Heinz baked beans which is kinda pricy in my area, but I love it now! Definitely spot on in add it to my breakfast, lunch, or dinner 🍽
i live in illinois and yesterday it was 27° C and tomorrow it will be 8° C while it frosted a week ago
I'm the daughter of an African-American Anglophile. I was raised on British shows seen on our public broadcasting. Cooking shows, as well. I do love full English Breakfast, too.
Are you old enough to have watched The Galloping Gourmet? It was on in the late 60s, and starred Graham Kerr.
@@mayloo2137 Yes! I definitely do remember. I'm 47!
Not sure you Joe & LIa understand the whole set of what Americans find to be unfriendly brits. Few brits engage in small talk such as a customer and a clerk at the grocery store. Even the Royal family is seen as breaking protocol if they do such things.
Your kidding me Eric, There is so much small talk between customer and clerk where I live that I now know there life stories just waiting to be served.😆🇬🇧
I love British tv! Downton Abbey, Doc Martin, Keeping Up Appearances, As Time Goes By, Dr. Who!
Oh,I fell so in love with Doc Martin.Have your ever watched Midsummer Murders? I believe that's it.lol
Bbc makes the best science documentaries. U.S. docs are dumbed down so much they seem aimed at preschoolers.
I love watching silly gameshows like "Pointless" and "The Chase" whenever I'm in England. There also seem to be no end to panel shows, my fav being "Qi"
@@Kim-427 I like Midsomer Murders, Inspector Morse and Inspector Lewis. I love seeing the church spires in Oxford.
@@mayloo2137 A really great show.
The majority of Americans don't want socialized medicine because we like private insurance.
I agree that I don't HATE driving on the left (HATE is too strong a word), but when I'm over there and I come upon a roundabout (we call them traffic circles) it takes me a full minute to figure out how to enter. I'm always looking in the wrong direction. It does frustrate the cars behind me; they are probably saying to themselves "We must have a f4!6ing American in front of us". After I finally get on, I do at least 4 complete circles before I figure out how to get to my exit. That isn't an issue for Brits driving here because we do not have a tenth of the roundabouts you have in a country that is significantly larger than yours. You don't have as many opportunities here to feel that disorientation.
There are plenty of British drivers who don't know how to negotiate roundabouts either!! 😂 It's a miracle there aren't many more collisions.
The west coast of the US has similar weather to the west coast of europe. Seattle is a lot like Ireland, parts of California are kinda like Spain or Portugal.
Like Spain and Portugal.........CALIFORNIA.....Here I Come. 😍🇬🇧
@@ronphillips3339 Do come visit California! Just be aware that our weather does vary significantly depending on what part of the state you're in. A general rule is that the further you are from the coast, the hotter and drier it is, and there can be a big difference on either side of the hills.
San Francisco is known for being chilly and windy, and for its frequent heavy fog. Santa Cruz is much more of a destination for beach-type stuff but the ocean is *very* cold compared to further south (and even colder compared to the east coast).
Coastal Southern California is the weather everyone seems to like, but it is quite dry (you can tell by the plant life that grows there) and the sun is VERY intense compared to anywhere in Europe. Be sure to wear sunscreen regardless of the weather.
The Mojave Desert is very close to Los Angeles and though it is a desert and therefore dry, it's not as intensely hot as the bigger Sonoran Desert, and it's a very beautiful place, full of interesting plants and animals. Just be sure to bring water and don't get lost--although it's fairly flat so if you have an off-road vehicle you can just point yourself in a direction until you hit a highway.
Inland California--especially the central valley--can be absolutely oppressively dry and hot. Sacramento in particular breaks 40 Celsius regularly in the summer, despite being much further north than LA.
But then even further inland as you go up into the Sierra Nevada mountains, you'll likely encounter snow during a big portion of the year--there are tons of ski resorts and the like near Yosemite and Lake Tahoe. Be sure to visit Reno if you're in the area! It's just on the other side of the border in Nevada, but it's a very underrated little town and if you like gambling you can partake there for much lower cost than in Las Vegas.
I guess I was triggered about this. I do not hate British people at all!!! I love ALL things British!!❤❤❤❤❤ Much love to the both of you...
Me too Rhiannon. I was like " What are you talking about?" LOL. I am probably actually more British than American. I am of course an American citizen as I said above.
@@robinbrl J & L are being provocative, they have to be in order to get people to post! I have family in the midlands and I have been an Anglophile all my life!
I'm triggered by so many ugly comments written by some Americans who seem to think they know it all! They appear to me to honestly just not like things that are different from what they are used to/ things that they don't even have any or much experience with firsthand. This is where the term "Ugly Americans" comes from. (I, by the way, am American and British and have lived in both places, so I'm not anti-American nor anti-British.)
@@angelahill1673 - I have never heard an American say they hate a Brit!
@@angelahill1673 Agreed!!!
i've only been to England twice but i can honestly say i can't think of anything i might hate , thats a strong word lol
The smugness, and, arrogance are about it, really.
Japan and Singapore drive on the left side of the road also, plus the United States Virgin Islands drive on the left.
Love the UK. If I can be allowed a small complaint, it would be the meager food portions and no ice in the drinks.
I love British television programs! Especially the detective/mystery shows. I always feel like the actors on British shows are more "normal" looking than American actors who tend to be handsome and beautiful "Ken and Barbie dolls." They come across to me as plastic and superficial characters. If I could afford it I would watch "BritBox", a cable station with all British shows. Luckily our PBS(public television stations) carry quite a few British shows. 😊❤🇬🇧
I'm so addicted to the detective/mystery shows. 😀
I was introduced to British tv on PBS years ago. I loved Keeping up with appearances, the Vicar of Dibley and more. My all time favorites are Are You Being Served and To the Manor Born. British tv is highly entertaining.
I love the very old shows. Rumpole of the Old Bailey ( with the invisible She Who Must Be Obeyed), Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett (refuse to watch any other version), Fawlty Towers, As Time Goes By - or anything with Dame Judy Dench in it. Took time for me to understand British humor, but then I became hooked on Brit sitcoms!
@@risingphoenix8072 Fawlty Towers and As Time Goes By, yes. Waiting for those to be mentioned. If you can find Man of the House that's what the US based Three's Company from, Coupling is just sexy fun, and Chef is fantastic.
@@yvonnepalmquist8676 yes I’d heard the American show (like many) was based on a British show. I will look for it, thanks! I also liked The Paradise, which a friend from Manchester recommended
Calgary Canada here. I bought the silver anniversary episode of To the Manor Born. I love Penelope Keith ❤
Japan,Ireland,U.K.,Australia,New Zealand, all drive on left side of road.
I think that the big holdup on a National Healthcare System in the US is the sheer magnitude of the country and the politics that always get dragged into every little detail. Then you have such a drastic difference in the quality and availability of heath care and other public services from state-to-state.
For example, Montana has excellent healthcare, no sales tax (it means that when you go up to the register to pay, you pay what the price tag says) and the best welfare benefits of any state I have lived in. (Also casinos and gambling, which ARE taxed)
On the other hand, North Carolina has very expensive healthcare that may or may not be of good quality, the taxes are insane, the school system is one of the worst in the nation, and the welfare benefits are abysmal. Oh, but at least they are casino free SMH
Disclaimer: I love every state I have lived in. Geographically speaking, NC has been my favorite. Friendly people, lots of culture, nice climate and GORGEOUS scenery
These people have been told lies about socialized healthcare, do they not realize you pay way more taxes for less benefits.
As an American I loooove Brits! I have family over there that I hope to visit in the next few years.
You will love Britain. I hope your family aren’t from london lol
@@ahickin nope from the liverpool area. :)
Canadians love British people🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
1. Heinz baked beans are essential to a good cook-out. We just sweeten them up a bit.
2. Canada drives on the right side of the road. But when I drive up there, I have to look at the km/h speedometer as opposed to my usual mph in the U.S.
I spent 4 days in London one September and found the people extremely friendly. I don't recall any rudeness or bad encounters. Also, we had 4 straight days of amazing sunshine and all the Londoners were telling us what a rarety it was. Maybe we were just lucky all around. :)
If you want a good British TV show, then watch doctor who, downtown abbey, call the midwife, the inbetweeners, etc. I personally find American sitcoms so boring/uninteresting but my friends love them, so it's all about personal taste
Yes! Downton Abbey is a great series!
I spent two years in England and after I spent 4 hours in a musty room waiting to see a doctor for a bad rash on my shin, I am a very happy paying insurance for my private doctor here in the US where the lobby is nice and I never wait more than half an hour to see my physician.
In Miami I have waited hours to see my doctors, whereas while living in London I never waited more than 10 or 20 minutes, even without an appointment. I don't think it's fair or correct to generalize just based on certain experiences in certain offices.
@@angelahill1673 - I call BS on you. Unless you were only going to the emergency room multiple times, you're full of crap, and I'm from Miami too, so you definitely cannot BS me when you should know there's plenty of urgent care sites you can go to, and the wait times are no more than 30 minutes. Get out of here with the BS! And you know you're full of it, so don't even try.
@@chrisrivas289 My sister lives in Miami and earlier this week she had over a 3 hour wait to see her doctor even though she had an appointment and the doctor did not have any emergency at that time so I agree with Angela Hill. You know that it is neither fair nor reasonable to base an assessment of a system on one or even a couple of experiences.
@@margaretking4217 - Either she has the worst doctor in Miami, or your full of 💩. Unless you are in the emergency room on a Friday or Saturday night unannounced, there is no way you are waiting 3 hours. That is a bunch of hogwash, and you know it. Stop with the lies.
You want government healthcare so much, go to it. Go to England. You have my full blessing. I’ll keep my wonderful private healthcare where I’ve never waited more than 30 minutes, ever.
The wrong lane thing... I mean we can do it. But it's crazy that you just let us get right off a sleepless overnight flight and then straight into a wrong-side drive stick-shift car and let us go on our merry ass way out into morning rush hour traffic. Tiny little stone walled country roads (often passing huge farm equipment), houses built literally against the street in the apex of curves, rivers that you actually drive through, and having to signal while changing gears through all the multi-exit multi-lane roundabouts... My goodness guys, it's a little much to just let us do honestly! ;)
I think that's what we call "character building" 😂😂. Hope it wasn't too scary in all seriousness and that you enjoyed your time here. 👍🏻
@@MillsyLM We love your gorgeous country! With the experience of driving there on many trips, I consider myself to be one of the most elite American drivers now. ;)
@@joelcrow You're welcome anytime. Hopefully once all this drama is over you can come and practice again ☺️
The best comparison of annoyance based on driving on the wrong side of the road is the fact that America uses a different measuring system. Both of these thing cause confusion and minor headaches.
A joke I used to tell my french associates was: After Billy the conquer took over England, the English got together to come with a defense so France would never invade again. I was your nosh. No Frenchman would stay for more than one meal. It worked. France never invaded again.
Nooooo😵🤯😟😫😭😭😭
I'm in California USA ⛱🌊
And I love yu all...
I love your humor 💐
you are absolutely very
Sweet an very polite full"
I adore your soaps and show's
Adore your act since 👌💝
I very much like British food"
Hate is such a strong word! 😟
I'm sorry you think we feel that way" we dont I'm telling you!!!honestly... we are dealing with so much over here its Honestly terable the Corona virus😷 has taken many of very dear friends found in there home's that passed away" 😪💔 its been very difficult
Please dont feel American citizens
Dislike Britain we dont at all...
Stay safe please 😷💝
@Zainab Arif lol aw but there interesting 🥰💞👍
I have always LOVED all things British and I recently did a DNA test and it came back that I am 51% English!!! I knew it!! I could feel it in my soul...lol
All together now: "We are not amused." (A mythical Victoria mis-quote).
Good for you, take care.
I was 90% Irish lol but i love British things too
What ever nationality you are be proud of who you are and where you come from but I’m English + British and I’m 100% proud.
I would love the weather there. It’s been 100 degrees here.
I absolutely LOVE the British people! I visited for 3 weeks (a 2-week conference and then a week down in Kent) over a decade ago, and I found the people wonderful. I had been told that London would be very stand-off (busy and all that), but all through Oxford, Cambridge, and Kent, I found the British polite and delightful. I am fairly introverted so I am not looking for typical American friendliness. And every friend who has been to the UK loved it, too. PS - I loved the TV and I watch Corrie every single day and love it because the characters look and act like real people in the sense of looking like normal humans (not supermodels!) and have regular jobs. Love your food. Haven't driven in the UK but you all drive your way, we drive ours. (sorry, we tend to think we are the Center of the Universe. My least favorite quality of my nation...) and I live in the Midwest; our weather changes all over the place. The UK and its people are wonderful as far as I am concerned.
ADORE the royal family. Love the Queen, the Cambridges, and the Wales. And envy your NHS. Like REALLY envy the NHS. Want our own version.
My personal, private thing that I dislike about England after making two sightseeing trips from America is Brits have primitive small appliances. Because there is no universal system of electricity delivery to homes and hotels, it's hard to buy a replacement small appliance. It's hard for manufacturers to adapt to the fact that there are ten different ways to deliver electricity to homes and hotels. It's so hard to buy a new electric leg shaver.
What do you mean? Electricity is electricity. It’s 240v everywhere in the UK. Plugs & sockets are the same everywhere. What comes through the wall doesn’t change whoever your supplier is. You can just chop & change your ‘supplier’ to get the cheapest deal. We have the same electrical appliances as everywhere else in Europe......???
Heinz beans came from America, but it’s spelled “beans” on the can instead of “beanz” in the UK. YES, I get the play on Heinz.
Originally imported by Fortnum and Mason, my favourite shop in London. 😊
I wonder if the beans being different between US & UK has to do with natural sugar being added to the beans in the UK and maybe the US uses high fructose syrup instead. I bet that would drastically change the taste of them.
beans make me toot!...
Was just watching Joel's channel when this popped up :) We Canadians love you (I say that being half British)!
PS - Canadians drive on the right but in Japan they drive on the left.
We used to eat those nasty Heinz beans before we discovered Bush's Baked beans. There's better varieties out there.
Japan , and New Zealand other prominent countries that drive on left. Heard someone on TV explain that one advantage of driving on left is that the driver's right eye ( dominant eye for most people) is towards oncoming traffic.
The food issues in England were a real issue, albeit exaggerated. There's an old George Orwell essay discussing the state of cuisine. In Defence of English Cooking.
Britain has the "most" unpredictable weather? Have you ever been to Ohio? It's late October and I'm having to run my AC.
Heater on in the morning, AC on in the afternoon = Ohio
Try coming to Texas. It doesn’t know what it wants
Really? I am Texan and I never heard that. I love British, their accents, sense of humor, ooooh and movies.
I remember watch The British TV Series Coupling, it was so funny
Based on the "sort of" true story about the romance between Steve Moffat (Steve) and Sue Vertue (Susan).
YES YES YES. I still watch it. Over and over again.
Japan drives on the left, Korea on the right.
I have a friend who works as a nurse in Basildon and she gave me a tour of her hospital. Needless to say, I'd rather pay a premium for my private insurance than to wait a long time in the ER, or worse, wait for surgery. Besides, she told me people abuse the system anyway.
I was hooked on the British show Shameless when I lived in London. Years later we got a US version of Shameless and it was horrible compared to the original UK version. Truly a great show in the UK, is it still in production or just re-runs?
There were 11 seasons made by channel 4 and the show finished in 2013.
@Mel Bauer That's only b/c you are American and couldn't really understand the British version. I'm not trying to be rude but it's true, you just didn't get all of it. I'm American but I lived in London so after a while I understood their culture enough to enjoy their tv shows, etc
@Mel Bauer The UK version was so bad apparently that the US copied it. Just like you take ideas from our other shows. Steptoe & Son became Sanford & Son, Blake's 7 became Firefly, Our Cybermen became Borg. The Matrix taken from Doctor Who The Deadly Assassin, The Office was also remade over there and don't mention the terrible remake of Red Dwarf. Ho and even the Addams Family owes its dept to the UK.
@Mel Bauer The British Shameless is more gritty and humorous. To compare the two is silly because you wouldn't get all the British references or our different humour. We wouldn't make a version like the American version of our show because it wouldn't be relatable. The American version was good but suited to the American audience. Besides who invented TV? A certain Scottish inventor! America is better at visuals concerning television because your industry is cinematic whereas ours is television ( John Logie Baird )and theatrical based which of course goes back to Shakespeare. I do like some American TV shows especially the ones from the 1960's such as The Twilight Zone which was inspired by the British film Dead of Night 1945. I like looking at the differences and comparing and as they say variety is the spice of life. Maybe you should check out our shows like The Avengers and The Prisoner from the 1960's as I regard these to be unbeatable. No remake could ever do them justice. Same as our Sherlock Holmes the Jeremy Brett version. If you look at the American version of the sitcom Sanford and Son and compare it to the original British version Steptoe and Son its fascinating to see the huge differences. The British version is very bleak and Gothic whereas the American version is more upbeat. The old man in the American version isn't repulsive enough for the audience to really sympathise with the son. Maybe our sense of humour is just more cruel and gritty and full of pathos. This can certainly be said for Shameless which does owe some of its comedy elements to Steptoe and Son. There are certain comedies or dramas that are unique to Britain as I'm sure there are to the states.
@Mel Bauer I'm picking up some dislike for UK shameless from you Mel. Would it be fair to say you don't like it?
Us South African's drive on the left too
We drive on the “right” side of the road.
Baked Beans are most often used in the U.S. for cookouts to accompany hamburgers, or as part of supper. Generally speaking, we are not a huge fan of them outside those instances. If we were served them with breakfast, we would assume it was a leftover, and that it was served because, you didn't have anything else.
I’ve always thought the British Soaps were more realistic than American Soaps. The actors don’t always dress to the nines and they actually show them pay for pints! Lol!
I was stationed in your country in the 80's.
Loved your country, people, ""Rollen Rat" and "Spitting Image"
Roland Rat
@@markg6860 That's the one😆
Spitting image is back, tune in....
@@7474lad Er, don't bother!
In my experience Americans love British TV. When I worked in a video store our BBC shows were checked out constantly. They were especially popular with older folks
Like you said, love the royal family from afar. However, I’m totally jealous of your NHS. Maybe it’s bc I’m a nurse and I see how our system is so horrible. But, yes, we’ve been told high taxes, we will lose our private insurance (this is nonsense), and the word socialism turns people off, too. 🙄
I am just above the poverty line, but could afford my health insurance. Until the year Obamacare kicked in. My premiums jumped 40%. Deductible skyrocketed to $7000. I lost my private insurance, had to go on assistance for the first time in my life. Brilliant, instead of helping people get off assistance, let’s raise the rates so MORE people need to take money from the government to pay for it. And again,...I DID lose my plan, had to take what they would give me. But still couldn’t afford to actually see a doctor (like my oncologist, for my annual check in), because of the deductible. But, yeah, that’s all nonsense. 🙄🤦♀️. And yet, even without socialised medicine, if I were brought in from a car crash, I wouldn’t be denied treatment. Because THAT’S the biggest myth other countries seem to have: that if we can’t afford it, we won’t be treated. All Obamacare did for me and hundreds of others I know was make preventative care unaffordable.
@@heatherqualy9143 This is a great point. I tend to be in favor of healthcare reform in America and I would be willing to consider a national health system, but Obamacare is a massive failure. It is a corporatist approach to nationalized healthcare and it is pretty awful. The only thing good that came out of it were some of the patient protections (e.g. can't deny coverage, etc.). The reason why it was so easily approved by those crooks in Congress was because all the health insurance companies loved the plan. The insurance companies were backing them to pass it, as it's a boon for their industry. I think the strategy by Obama and Democrats was indeed to get more people reliant on government assistance - since that's the Democrat way of staying in power. They also probably viewed it as a first step towards nationalized healthcare. The problem is that the insurance companies will never allow a truly nationalized system, so we end up with this corporatist horseshit. It would be much better if we just went back to before the ACA with a few human rights protections instead.
UK Heinz baked beans have a sauce that is much more tomato based. The US equivalent is a sweeter, brown sugar based sauce.
Thank you for pointing that out. UK baked beans taste different because the US equivalent does tend to be sweeter.
Canada drives on the right and South Africa drives on the left. I don't get having beans for breakfast. I love Heintz beans, but they are bland. I use them for baked beans and add brown sugar, onion, ketchup, and a small amount of Worcestershire sauce. Sometimes I put 3 or 4 strips of bacon on the top. This is a must have with ham!