Brit Reacts to 7 more things I had NEVER SEEN before I came to the USA 🇺🇸 | Feli from Germany
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@@L3WGReacts Lewis Its a cream cheese that is sweet NOT LIKE REGULAR CHEESE. U KAN USE IT 2 MAKE CHEESECAKE , PUT IT ON BAGELS. IT IS GD VERY GD. DIFF.FLAVORS 4 DIFF. BAGELS. U NEED 2 STOP SAYIN ITS YUCKY KUZ ITS NOT.........
Cream cheese is the main ingredient in cheese cake, a dessert. Sweet cream cheese is a dessert. It is way better than what you are making it out to be. Americans know good food, trust us, sweet cream cheese is the bomb.
Not to mention it's used in icing for cinnamon rolls
Italian cheese cake uses Riccoto cheese.
WAIT L3WG thinks cream cheese with fruit is gross…BUT what is MARMITE? On toast…and do not get me started on how BLAND beans on toast is (a British co-worker said to get full British experience you have to get the Heinz VEGAN beans - bland AF)
@@johns7283It may be bland on it's own, but my normal breakfast always has rice, and beans. I scoop it all up on my buttered toast, and it's delicious. I'm American born and raised btw.
Flavored cream cheese is very good. It hits very differently than regular cream cheese. A toasted plain bagel with honey pecan cream cheese is absolutely to die for.
As a southern momma and granny I have a deep need to feed this kid real food 😂
😂Lolol!!
Lol I feel the same way. I just want to get him and bring him here and feed him lol. The north and the south eat differently also and this girl doesn’t know this
I totally agree. He needs a big bowl of my shrimp and grits with warm pecan pie for dessert.
Mmmmm hmm sure you do ,, yeah
Omg their fighting over you bro !
Stick with the fraline
She hasn’t been fully Americanized yet !
No way I'm filling my water bottle in a public restroom or even my own bathroom.
Something she probably didn't know is that the water fountains are refrigerated and filtered. Sometimes cold enough to give you a brain freeze if you find one of the old ones that someone overcharged with refrigerant.
It's not cheese like mozzarella or cheddar cheese. It's cream cheese that people will often put on bagels! I can't believe you've never heard of it before.
Right, it might sound weird, but holy crap is that stuff good.
It is closer to Brits clotted cream they eat with their scones.
Haven’t had a checkbook in 10 years.
He has clearly never had cheesecake before! How does he not understand the concept of what cheesecake is made of!
Not really using checks daily. But at grocery, no!
Many people in the US don't trust Big Pharma so you are not the only one who doesn't trust them. For all the ads you see for X medication, you see just as many ads for lawyers suing the drug companies. 😂 It is hilarious!
Ohhh, we are all about coffee here in the US! I adore the incredible coffee culture here!
So what’s wrong with knowing about adverse side effects ? That’s when you research medication that even your doctor prescribes. Do you just take whatever you are prescribed without looking up possible adverse effects? Does your doctor go over all possibilities with you?
I like that we have the ads because it causes Big Pharma to expose themselves in ways they never would otherwise. They would just make back room deals with hospitals to force doctors to promote their products. Now they have to share all the lovely side effects of their drugs. And hearing that list on a commercial is way more impactful than getting some pamphlet with tiny print from the pharmacy that you’re unlikely to even read.
@@cherylkruisheer3365 That's not the purpose of the ad though, it's simply a requirement that they include it and they do their best to downplay it with hopeful sounding music and warm family imagery. Their goal is to get you to ask your doctor, so as to influence their decision on what to prescribe... much like toy companies used to advertise to children on saturday morning TV. Doctors are just as much consumers as we are, with a variety of drug choices available on the market they can prescribe for the same condition.
Yep, I made the same face when she said, "fill up the water bottle in a restroom". Yeah, don't know about that.
Right, I've only seen them outside the bathroom, like at the airport. Never inside with the toilets.
USA better option is to use a water fountain. fill up water bottle in restroom is gross.
Same! I was like have you not watched Mythbusters where they tested your toothbrush that is in the bathroom to see if there is any fecal matter. Even though it's nowhere near the toilet and never touched the toilet, they found fecal matter. Needless to say, I'm not drinking the water from a public bathroom.
You can’t chew on bottled water though
18:31 His face when she said she fills her water bottle from the public bathroom tap 😂😂😂 I made it too😂😂😂
Okay, something she's completely wrong about is using a check because "you don't want others knowing your bank account number." That is exactly what the numbers on the bottom of a check are... a routing number (unique to each bank) and a checking account number.
I find her annoying. Half the stuff in her videos, she doesn't know what she is talking about.
But it's still way more private than digital
Checks are slow, digital is faster. It all depends on how much KYC you want to do.
@@olddogtricks1099it's literally not though
Will use a check at locations that will charge a credit card use fee. It's worth the 4.5 cents to me. Lol
I love that your an honorary American, now. “Should we ban her?” I really lol’d😂😂. Love your commentary!!
lmao don't mind me, just making myself american😂
@@L3WGReacts Yes but the sooner you get that internal thought seed firmly planted the sooner you will follow through and REALLY do it.
@@L3WGReacts we’re glad to have you!😆😃
Welcome the best food is in the South make yourself at home.....
I'm American and I hate coffee or anything that has a hint of coffee flavoring. I even hate coffee ice cream and tiramisu.
It tastes like burnt dirt. I don't know how else to describe it.
But nobody's going to be banning me!!! LOL!
Flavored cream cheese rules!!!! On toast or a bagel - YUM!!!
So good!!
You're missing out. Sweet flavors and cream cheese go together so well. Sweetened cream cheese is my favorite icing on cake.
honestly the sweet cream cheese is basically like you're eating a cheesecake for dessert & it's actually super good. The blueberry cream cheese & strawberry cream cheese is actually good I swear. It's like our equivalent to British Scones with cream and jam. Same deal. But it's not like a regular cheese because it's creamy and not like a strong "cheese-cheese". You have to try it!
The best brand of creamer cheese is Philadelphia cream cheese!
The cream cheese is really simple. People liked to spread cream cheese and jam on their toast, bagel, crackers, or whatever. So, Philadelphia simply decided to combine the two into a single spread.
I put regular cream cheese in my sausage gravy--makes it ooooh soo creamy! The magic of cream cheese is that you can go sweet or savory with it!
Sweet cream cheese is AMAZING on a bagel!!!!!!!!! You absolutely have to try it!!
but why anyone would EVER eat a bagel is beyond comprehension. That's like eating a half a loaf of bread!
try cream cheese on a chips ahoy cookie.
Just a little FYI, most fountain drink stations in convenience stores have a water nozzle that can be used to fill a cup or bottle with water. 😂😂😂😂
Screen doors serve 2 purposes. most of them have a separate lock so it gives you another layer of security, if someone is trying to get into your house they have to get past that first layer and it makes noise. Also, in the summer if you want outside air, you can open the inside door and have the window up on the screen door so air gets in but bugs and pests dont. It is also called a STORM DOOR because it creates a barrier between the entry door and very hard wind and rain.
And Europe is supposed to be so sophisticated, haven't figured out screens.
A screen door lock adds zero security 😂 it’s a way to let fresh air in without allowing bugs in the house
@@davidstephan5116 where im from people use the term screen door and storm door the same. mine have safety glass in them and a screen that can be installed.. we dont use the screen but leave the glass in and it has a dead bolt. so to get to the main door a person would have to break the glass and the cut through the lamination to unlock the dead bolt and then deal with the actual entry door. Time and noise before they get ot the entry door.
Have you never had toast with cream cheese and strawberry jam? Same idea. It’s great. The tartness of the cream cheese and the sweetness of the strawberries. Like cheesecake with strawberries. So next time you put cream cheese on your toast top it off with some strawberry jam. The drinking fountains are not in the bathrooms. I still write checks but I also use electronic bank transfers. Yes, we have screen/storm doors.
Sweet cream cheese is the bomb. Especially on bagels
Oh my Grandmother made cream cheese on toast with Strawberry jam
Now I'm craving it
So good
They have the strawberry flavored cream cheese at ASDA he could try it easily
I still can't imagine putting cream cheese on any variety on regular bread. 😂 That said, when you say "jam" do you mean real jam, or the jelly they call jam in the UK? 🤔
@@dethangelsshadow1722 Jam, like jam in the United States. Cream cheese on bagels, toast, “English” muffins, etc. with jam. Yum!
Checks are less common in the US now, but its generally a good idea to still have a checkbook stashed away in your home somewhere. You can generally pay utility bills online. If you want to mail money to your grandkids, or something like that, it's best to use a check. Mailing cash is not allowed (and a bad idea anyway). A lot of people still use checks to pay people who come work on your house as well.
Yup. Basically only used for renting from old timers, security deposits, buying a car at a dealership, or purchasing a house. Or when submitting a form for that needs payment.
I only use my checkbook for one thing, my long-term care life insurance demands payment by check since they haven't quite entered the 20th century yet.
I have a checkbook but literally haven't used it in years.
Wrong! People still use checks!
It's actually a pretty bad idea to mail checks too. They're a lot more easy to change up than you'd think
Yes, to me a water fountain is a water feature that is artistic in some way. What she showed is usually called a drinking fountain by most of us... meant only to quench your thirst. Although, it's hygiene & sanitation came into question many years ago. If you've ever watched little kids drinking from one, you'll understand the reasons why.
Yes, the all of those sweet cream cheese flavors are delicious! They’re very dessert like. I’ve included the strawberry cream cheese baked inside vanilla cupcakes and they’re addictive!
I worked in banking from 1997 to 2019. Only the last 4yrs as a teller supervisor, the rest of the time was in check processing in one department or another. The use of checks now mainly seems to be older people who are afraid of using autopay or online pymts. Saw departments downsize, outsource and close because of the decline in the use of checks. PS…I have had all my tax returns direct deposited to my account for at least the last 15 - 20yrs
In my opinion it really does not matter. What is so horrible if you want to use a check? In the US people want to have there options, and so we keep them.
I work as a bank teller and checks are still pretty common. I don't see "quite" as many with younger generations, but businesses tend to use them quite a bit, as do older generations. I'm in my 20s and use checks as well, but only for certain things. And there are still landlords who have their renters pay with checks as well. She's absolutely right - we still use them.
Some jobs still use paychecks. Some bills checks don't get fees credit cards do.
Thank you. I was about to say something similar. I work for a bank as an inbound customer service representative and, yes, there are a number of people who still use checks, ESPECIALLY, a good amount of people who do not use a computer or cell phone to access online banking. There is a good probability that the woman’s landlord was one of these people and that was the reason for the request. However, there is such a thing as preauthorized checks - done through online banking BILL PAY where, if a person or company does not have an account number, then one’s bank will print out a preauthorized check, place it into an envelope with a stamp, and postal mail that to the addressee.
A lot of small businesses or individuals don’t take electronic payments. One local restaurant is “cash only”.
Yep. If I send a check to my kids school for lunch money, it's $20 on his account and costs $20. If I use the app, it's $22.75($2.75 in fees, not on his account) and only $20 ends up on his account. Doesn't seem like much but do that often enough with enough bills and you're out a lot per year just for fees.
Yes in rural towns we use them very much as they will charge you to use the credit card machine at stores.
Thanks to those who have posted that Cheese Cake is sweetened cream cheese..also cheese danish is made with sweet cream cheese too...people need to keep an open mind.
Strawberry cream cheese on a crisp-toasted blueberry bagel is an American breakfast delicacy.
With honey and cinnamon
😂 Filling up your water bottle in the bathroom is wild!
Right? I was like "ewwww" when she said that. Nasty!
1.) What Europeans say about America: "It's crazy that you have ads for prescription medication on the television." What Europeans are saying about themselves: "We have to make everything illegal because we can't be trusted to think for ourselves."
You do realize that you can't just go to the local pharmacy and pick up these medications. You still have to get a prescription from your doctor. Feli, I am sorry honey, but we also believe in facts and doing what is best for ourselves here in the states. Ads don't change that.
Add in the fact that many people don't trust doctors, either, particularly after our recent virus "experience".
True but it does mean that basically the pharmaceutical industry owns all of our media. But at least they're forced to tell us the side effects even if they do go through them super fast.
I actually appreciate the prescription drug ads. By law, they have to list the possible side affects in those ads. Many seniors don't research medications their doctors give them. But often, learn of the side effects from those ads. They then can discuss those side effects with their doctor.
No doctor is going to prescribe a medication upon request.
Omg I lost it watching the side effects for drugs-the chipmunk-fast speed voice had me screaming with laughter ! I hate those ads too btw ! Eewwwwwe ! She fills up her water bottle with BATHROOM tap water ???? Lewis-now it's ME whose gonna hurl ! Lol and I never use checks-I only use my card.
I think most Americans also hate commercials for prescription medication. But just because they are advertised, doesn't mean that's the med we get when we ask. A doctor might say "I think this other medication would be better for you because..." etc. We trust our doctors more than the TV (well, most of us lol) but you can't just GET a medication unless your doctor prescribes it for you, so there's no way you are diagnosing yourself, then getting a medication for it. That's not legal here.
We also can bring up the side effects because we know them now and a lot of doctors (not all) are paid well by Big Pharma so their opinion isn't always in your best interest.
that's a great point@@spaceshiplewis
The only medications people just "try to see of it works for them", are typically allergy medications. But that only works for people unlike myself where the need for "prescription-only strength" runs in the family. 😅
Agreed. I hate them, primarily because there's so many of them! I also am flummoxed by the one's that are for , to my mind, conditions that are more uncomfortable or inconvenient than serious that have two dozen very serious possible side effects, lol . Still, information is good and knowing about medications that might be useful to treat your medical conditions gives a good place to start real dialog with your doctor, so...👍
Flavored coffee creamer. I don’t drink coffee, but my family does. During Covid, I did the shopping since I was still working, I remember going to the store and being on the phone with my sister and asking what flavor they wanted. There must have been 30+ flavors of coffee creamer in the refrigerator she ended up picking 8 flavors! It is amazing the types - from Hazlenut to Snickers. Even as a non-coffee drinker I can see the appeal.
Haha! He probably has no idea what "Snickers" means!
It's also great in tea.
Why? Flavored creamers suck. I drink coffee black.
@@garycamara9955 Some people probably think drinking just plain black coffee sucks, to each its own dude.
Full of chemicals
Awful.
I rarely see people use checks anymore. Many stores don't even accept them or have any way of cashing them these days. A gas station I worked at got rid of the machine that allowed us to cash them not too long after I started working there. To be honest, only one lady really used checks there. To say she wasn't happy when she learned we no longer took checks would be an understatement. 😂
Not every American likes coffee. My mom & dad didn't, although all my grandparents did. My wife used to call coffee "a waste of a perfectly good smell" until I introduced her to coffee sweetened with coconut sugar. Now it's a 6-day-a-week ritual for her.
Sweetened cream cheese is really, _really_ nice. It came about partially because of our love for fruit toppings on cheesecake(which is made from cream cheese), partially because people were already spreading cream cheese and jam on their toast & bagels & toasted English muffins(aka crumpets).
Personally, I love a cranberry bagel with strawberry cream cheese.
Drinking water fountains started in 1906, when bottles were expensive, made of fragile glass, and nobody thought to have a personal bottle just for your water. The angle at which the water comes out prevents backwash onto the spout, nearly eliminating water-borne diseases like cholera. And yeah, schools all have drinking fountains here, as do national parks, state parks, interstate rest stops, libraries, retail stores, and even some municipal parks.
It’s not about self diagnosis. It’s about people who have already been diagnosed given options to talk to your doc about. I have psoriasis and like the ads because I know what’s available. Love your channel.
Had they not have murdered 6 million jews she might be able to find a bagel in Germany
Having the ads also allows us to be aware of the negative side effects of the drug being advised.
@@Richiedagger87 But,That’s great but most times the side affects don’t affect you. You have to use common sense and not run off in hysteria about things. Be informed but not paranoid.
Prescription pharmaceutical ads are a way to become aware of new medicines and are meant to be a starting ground to open a discussion with your physician of what is new and if it would be useful for you. You do NOT self medicate these are prescription drugs only available with assistance from your doctor if they feel it is appropriate.
Exactly. I hate the pharmaceutical ads- but then again I hate most any kind of ad. But it's just information. It means you can ASK your doctor if that medicine would be good for you. Europeans seem to really have a hard time understanding some very simple things!
Drinking Water Fountains are very common in schools, restaurants, especially in like road stop/gas station centers, like Buc-ee's for example, but most of all, they're at Theme Parks a lot. Think about it, in most Theme Parks it gets really hot in those climates, so having water fountains around are a life saver sometimes. And there're usually near a Restroom. Sometimes even on the outside wall of the restroom.
It;s weird that she freaked out about drinking directly from a water fountain but has no issue with getting water from a sink in a bathroom. Nobody's carrying a water bottle with them literally at all times so having a way to get water in those situations is just being accessible. It's not that difficult to comprehend.
I carry a bottle with me at all times but no way in hell am I getting doodoo hand water in my drinking bottle.
Back when I was in elementary school (decades ago) you weren't allowed to have a water bottle. The concern was that you might accidentally (or "accidentally") spill the contents on your books, schoolwork, yourself, or a classmate. So getting water from the fountain between class was your only option.
I use heavy whipping cream in my coffee in the a.m. (3TBSP) W stevia. Its also my bkfst meal. Im old school - use plain cream cheese on a toasted bagel slice w lil jam on it. I havent use checks since 1995. Rural areas in the USA do use checks a lot.
Strawberry creamchease is really good on toasted bagels, as are other sweet cream cheeses.
You pay your rent by checking online OR by paper check because it's an automatic receipt once it's cashed. Paper checks are mailed because the envelope has the date stamped on it which must be dated before the 5th of the month or the landlord can add a late fee.
Plus you have proof you paid something.
@@leighmoorehead4856hence "you have an instant receipt."
Also, flavored cream cheese is delicious! It's a sweet treat you can put on bagels, toast, English muffins or whatever else. It's hard to describe, you need to try it and I think you would like it!
It’s not hard to describe… it’s literally cheesecake filling
It’s delicious! No matter what flavor.
As an American, I also put cream cheese on toast. It really does slap honestly lol. Also blueberry cream cheese is sooo good.
Seeet crème cheese is great on bagels. Especially honey walnut (yes we have nutty cream cheese too) on a sweet or savory bagel. We also have veggie/herb crème cheese too.
2.) Keep in mind that Every major city has there own TV stations and staff. They are affiliated with one of the corporate stations, like ABC, NBC, CBS or FOX, but they provide a lot of programing for their location and region, especially news. The ads are regional because the ads come from businesses within the region that that particular station broadcasts to.
We do not have a state-run stations like in Europe. Our "press" is free in theory.
Massive emphasis on "in theory" lol.
NPR and PBS are state funded
I pay about 80% of my bills electronically, but I prefer to write checks for certain bills such as for repairmen, contractors and miscellaneous vendors were I don't have a regular account. If I want to send a friend or relative money, I'll send them a check also. It may be an older form of payment, but it works for me.
I agree. Every now and the my mom writes me a check cause she has money to spare. I take out my phone, open up my bank app and take a snapshot of the check which then processed within three business days. I then shred the check after it's processed keeping it in a secured place until then.
Of course, there was one time when she did send me money via money app. That was more convenient haha.
Either route works.
Checks are still used by Americans for certain bills and used by the 35 and up crowd maybe 40 and up. Lots of us are weird out by cash app, PayPal, or other services we can share between banks but it takes a few days the same bank can be share in minutes. Also lots of us don’t like taping our phones on devices I’m 43 and live in the south. Some jobs require a voided check so they can pay you directly in to your account.
I worked for a bagel bakery once upon an age ago, and the strawberry cream cheese was very popular on breakfast bagels. I wasn't as enamored with blueberry, but yeah they aren't bad. Side note, make a cheesecake and use the strawberry flavor, and you can thank me later. 😎
I'm in California and yes we use checks. All of my landlords were pailed with mailed checks, I have utility bills that require checks, where I work 95% of our customers use checks to avoid credit card service fees, and I've seen people write checks at the supermarket.
Usually older people. I own my home, have bought multiple cars and have otherwise gone through life without ever owning a check book. Checks are generally unnecessary in todays age. I live in Texas for reference
I live in Ohio, and our grocery stores don't take checks.
I still use checks myself for the utility bills and my mortgage.
Just trying to do my part to keep the postal service afloat.
Wow. We may use one or two a year tops.
@@briansmith48Hey there, neighbor. A western Pennsylvanian here. I have not written checks for years - since around 2002. But that is only because if I have to write a check to someone, I use Bill Pay with online banking to send a preauthorized check. I did this in order to pay the man who mowed my mom’s lawn. Her residence is about 919 miles away. Also, when an Alaskan relative had passed away and I had needed to pay an Alaskan probate lawyer, I paid who with that preauthorized check. That way, I am not wondering how much stamps are. 👍🏽😉
I'm in Cali and I've rarely had to use a check. Maybe like 5 over two decades. The last time was several years ago when I couldn't get Venmo to work on my tablet outside my apartment to pay a vendor. Otherwise, I transfer my rent, I pay my utilities online, I have my tax refunds direct deposited into my bank account, etc. I rarely see anyone even use one at a grocery store. Not saying people don't use them but it depends on each person's situation.
I am nearly 40 and I haven't used a check or a checkbook since I was like 16. And the only reason I used it then was because my bank at the time would not issue a debt card to anyone under 16. Checks are not used a lot in the US. A few rental companies and government businesses require a check because the paper trail is how they track those transactions.
People still use checks. Seen it often.
I only use cream cheese in my cheesecake recipe. I got it from my mother in law. It’s better than any other cheesecake that I EVER had. Seriously. And I hear the same thing from anyone that has tried it. It’s culinary gold.
Preheat oven 300-350 degrees (depends on your particular oven. & how hot it runs).
Use graham crackers of choice. If it comes from a box I increase it it by1 1/2 the recipe. You can also crush the graham crackers and go by a scratch recipe but again Iincrease it up to 1.5 the recipe.
Butter the sides of a 9X11 pan.
Lay crumbs in bottom of pan and push down.
24 ounces of cream cheese softened. (I cut it into sections and microwave it for 90 seconds).
2 cups of sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon of REAL vanilla.
Blend with mixer until smoothe. Pour over graham crumbs. Bake approximately 40 minutes (depends on your particular oven does it run hotter than usual or cooler? I haved baked it anywhere from 300 degrees to 350 degrees depending on my oven so adjust your oven temperature accordingly.
Bake until the top looks like custard (little holes poking through). That’s the most important thing. At this point in time I can smell when it’s done.
When the cake is out put it on the counter to cool and turn up the oven to 400 degrees.
Blend by hand:
16 oz of sour cream
4 overflowing tablespoons of sugar.
Spoon out on top of cake, level it with spoon.
Cook 5 minutes (this will “set” the topping).
Remove and sprinkle graham crumbs on top for garnish.
I then take a knife and go around the perimeter of the pan so the cake doesn’t hang onto the sides. I wipe off any residue with a napkin as I go to make for a clean edge.
Place in refrigerator to cool.
:)
Think of the “sweet cream cheese” thing like a charcuterie board with fruit on it. It’s like a sweet savory thing. It’s basically just like crushed pieces of strawberry already mixed in to it. Also cream cheese on toast or bagels & you put fruit jelly on top of it. It’s great!!
Having a brother and sister in the pharmacy industry, they've noted frustrations that pharmaceutical companies prioritize drugs that are profitable over those that are effective. If there are two drugs they'll bury the one that will profit them less even if it works better.
As Tom MacDonald says (in his song "Brainwashed"), "Every patient cured is a customer lost".
Blueberry bagels with strawberry cream cheese is too awesome for words. 👍
You're singing my song. That's my favorite.
OMG I love cream cheese, I have both plain and strawberry in the fridge right now for my morning bagels! (You are over thinking the name LOL) I’m not a coffee drinking but people love their flavored creamers too!
It is VERY common to get marshmallow fluff and mix it with cream cheeses it’s the PERFECT dip for blueberries and strawberries!
Add 3/4 teaspoon of ginger. AMAZING fruit dip!
I recently started watching your vids and found that it's quite kewl how you're so interested in our country. I'm waiting for you to go from theoretical (vid reactions) to practical (being in the USA).
The really weird prescription drug ads are when they don't tell you what they treat. Just that you should ask your doctor about them. You can't buy prescription drugs without a doctor's referral. Lots of people use milk in coffee. You can do everything electronically - you don't need a checkbook. But many older people still have them.
I don’t think they understand how many different pharmaceutical companies we actually have here. Brand & off-brand that do the same thing(s). So there are ads & then we talk it over w/our Dr. before purchasing.
Just bc it’s prescribed doesn’t mean that’s what’s best. Sometimes a drug can have side-effects another one doesn’t. Or contain an allergen a different brand won’t.
Interesting they don’t have as many options overseas….
My favorite thing is when they say do not use this medicine if you are allergic to this medicine🤣
Do they think we can actually buy these medications without a prescription from a doctor!!??
@@jimoleebrewer6792 It seems as though that’s what they think. Lol
Regarding regional ads, please note that national TV networks in the US have local affiliate TV stations in most major cities. While these stations show advertisement relevant to anyone regardless of location, they also show advertisements relevant only to people in the region they serve (such as local events, local institutions, local products and businesses, etc.).
I often use blueberry and strawberry cream cheese on bagels. It is soooooo good.
bless her very naive little heart.
Maybe you never had a blueberry or cherry blintz…which uses cheese. Delicious.
Not a weird combination at all. As a kid, I even ate cream cheese and strawberry jelly sandwiches.
It must be an Eastern European thing.
Cream cheese with fruit is definitely sweet with no variation. One of my favorite fruit dips is made with Philadelphia strawberry cream cheese and marshmallow fluff. The cream cheese makes the fluff blend and it becomes not sticky. It is Devine and may be the first thing to empty at a party.
During covid, my school installed water bottle stations near the old-style water fountains.
I live in the US and I haven't seen anybody write a check in literally decades. Like, not since the 90s.
At least, not at a store. Paying rent, maybe, but not retail.
Once again she strikes with her stupidity. There's a world to see outside of Munich and Cincinnati and most times she hasn't been outside of it so she's absolutely clueless.
And usually for rent its a cashiers check so its verified the money will be there when the landlord cashes it, since you had to prepay for the check amount, vs hoping the tenant has the money in their account with a personal check. But even then, most people use some type of online payment now, even cashiers checks are rare these days.
@@AmberVivicideAnd it makes sense; this is the 21st century, after all. We may not have flying cars, but dammit, we can bank like friggin' _champions!_ 😋
Occasionally I'll see an older person - 60+ - write a check in a grocery store. I'm 64 myself, and only write a check about 4 times a year for the service that fertilizes my lawn. And only because they don't have an option to pay online. The book of checks I have has lasted for years. I do still keep a check register, writing in each purchase made by check or debit card, and balance it to my bank statement each month.
@@intheparlanceI might have a checkbook somewhere. I think.
I only ever use it to find my routing number for things like PayPal. I haven't written a check with it. Ever.
We also make cream cheese cake/cookie icing. Cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar. This icing is also often used as a fruit dip.
Cream cheese on Bagels taste good. Strawberry, blueberry, pineapple cream cheese tastes fantastic. Cream cheese on chocolate candy, and brownies are heaven sent.
Oh man sweet cream cheese is the bomb! It is soooo good! You have to try it! My favorite is the honey nut or the strawberry. It is like smearing cheesecake on your bagels. Speaking of cheesecake, research the cheesecake factory, it's a restaurant that has amazing cheesecakes with all kinds of toppings or flavored cheesecake.
She can’t find bagels in Germany? Huh, wonder why.
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Gee I wonder why🤦♀️😁
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Yep. I wrote the reason why on my post. Sorry, but I could hold it in.
No bagels or comedians in germany? I wonder where they all went? Lol
You should see the holiday times when we have coffee creamer out. We have favored like...
Pumpkin
Candy cane
Cookie
Gingerbread
We also eat sweet cream cheese on flavors on bagels 🥯. Regular plain cream cheese can be added to make dessert like cheese cake. Cheesecake can be made two ways. Baked or non baked. I always make a new york cheesecake that is baked. Taste better that way.
Strawberry cream cheese is AWESOME!!!! It's great on bagels!
Water fountains have been around for a long time. Way before water bottles were a thing. Back then the closest thing to a water bottle was an army canteen.
No dude, the cream cheese varieties are yummy!!! And the creamers are delicious. Girl doesn't know what she's talking about.
Bagels with flavored cream cheese is amazing, imo! My current favorite is a cinnamon sugar bagel sandwich with bacon, egg, cheese and honey pecan cream cheese. I didn't even know I liked cream cheese until years ago when, one time on an airplane, it was part of a breakfast meal. Just like many of the American food combinations you've seen in videos, flavored or sweet cream cheese is one of the best things. I have a checkbook, but haven't used it since 2016.
Toast a blueberry bagel, apply a soft layer of butter, then spread strawberry Philadelphia cream cheese. It's like dessert for breakfast. Highly recommend 😊
I got ‘hot cocoa’ cream cheese at Trader Joe’s. It sounded weird but it’s SO good!!
Think about eating cheese with sugar like this: pairing cheeses with fruit during a wine tasting, cheesecake or cheese danish… cheese and fruit go together very well.
I've had a checking account since I was 17 years old...which is 46 years. I still write at least one check every month for my rent. Occasionally I'll write a check if I purchase something directly from someone like a homemade quilt or craft. Other than that I do credit/debit card or online banking draft.
I love flavored coffee creamers. Right now I'm using Coffeemate Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie coffee creamer. It's delicious! It tastes like your coffee after you've dipped chocolate chip cookies in it.
Cream cheese is practically a staple ingredient in American kitchens. We use it sweet dishes, savory dishes, appetizers, on breads, etc. That's why our asses are so big.
There's also a lot of drinking fountains on schools because depending on the age of the kids, it's about 50/50 chance if the kids are allowed to bring a water bottle with them. It's more common after covid, but a lot of younger kids aren't allowed them at their desks because of how often they get spilled.
My son was allowed to have a spill proof water bottle( They still spill). They have water fountains that have a place that you can refill your water bottle back up. They still have the regular spout on them too.All of the schools in our school district have them.
Our school has always supplied school water bottles for kindergarten- 6th grade. They stay at school and they wash them at school. Each class has different colors. They have their names on bottles and lids and they get to bring them home at the end of the year. Jr high and high school they can bring their own or buy bottles water at school from the vending machines. Since COVID they don't use the water fountains as much had them shut off completely for COVID not sure if they have turned them back on now but probably and they have the bottle fill fountains.
Sweet cream cheese is delicious on toasted bagels. Can't go wrong with cheese and fruit. You'd like it!
Strawberry cream cheese on a toasted bagel is ELITE. 🤤
Mailing money is safer to do in a check instead of cash for birthdays or Christmas presents etc. We have cash app and PayPal and other apps that can send money in a few seconds we can pay at some stores that way as well or use a debit card or pay cash or by check. It's actually easier to pay in the U.S. it seems because we have so many different options to choose from. I don't know where she is getting her info but she isn't very well informed.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. But to act like we use checks a lot is weird. Most younger people probably have never wrote a check or even know how to write one.
Right this is America if you wanna buy something we'll take your payment in any form
It often seems that Europeans aren't used to having many choices, and they just assume if we do something, it must be the ONLY option. She seems to do that a lot with many things.
Cream cheese can be used for a lot of different things, both sweet and savory. Carrot cake is typically frosted with cream cheese frosting, Cinnabon uses cream cheese icing, but it is also spectacular with pastrami on a bagel! Don't knock it till you try it!
Red velvet with cream cheese frosting? OHHH BOY.
Checks are still pretty common from getting refunds or returns. A lot of apartment buildings also will accept checks. Here in Maryland almost all retail stores don’t accept checks anymore.
The worst thing about checks is getting behind an old granny in the 10 items or less line who waits until the cashier has rung her up before she even starts to fumble through her purse for her checkbook. Then she takes forever to fill it out because of unsteady hands. THEN…she stands in line to complete her register!!!!!!
Man! All I want to do is pay for my drink and get out of the store!!!
Lewis, the look on your face when she said she fills her water bottle in the bathroom was exactly my reaction ( I think I had the same look on my face as you). A room filled with toilets isn’t exactly sanitary.
Its from a tap, the same pipes that are in the kitchen. Don't you ever clean your bathroom.
Don't you use the tap in your bathroom to brush your teeth?
She's talking about public bathrooms. No way I'd fill my water bottle in a public bathroom
Regarding the water fountains… they’re not that hard to use 😂 but I usually use them for filling up my water bottle I bring with me everywhere. The bottle fill stations are more convenient, but the non-bottle ones work fine too (and like you mention, that’s the ones we had in school as well)
I don't know though. I don't see a lot of people filling water out of the public restrooms though. I wouldn't. Water fountain, or my house.
@@cincy.a.l.w3219 I said I fill it at a water fountain, not in a public restroom? Two different things
I was just saying the water fountains with bottle stations are more convenient/a tad easier to use for reusable bottles than normal water fountains
flavored cream cheeses
There is plain, jalapeno, salmon, and maybe some others. I use them on various plain and flavored crackers and bagels. When it comes to fruit-flavored cream cheeses, I can only tolerate them on plain crackers or bagels. I rarely buy fruit-flavored cream cheese. Have you ever put plain cream cheese on a blueberry or cinnamon bagel? Ever had strawberry cheesecake?
Many landlords prefer to be paid by check, but otherwise I would rarely write a check. But we still receive checks for certain jobs (generally temporary or seasonal ones) that don't use direct deposit. To deposit our checks we can just take a picture of it through our bank apps, we don't have to physically go the the bank to do so. But yeah overall checks are not a commonly used method of payment anymore, we all just still have them for very specific situations like paying utility bills or rent.
My husband and I paid a tree cutting service by check a few days ago because if we had paid by debit card we would have had to pay a 3% surcharge, because the card processing service he uses would have charged him that amount.
I use checks all the time. I love them and they work well. I don’t like online banking, although I use it for some of my bills. Just because a young person is not familiar with a particular system doesn’t mean it doesn’t work. In any case I love your videos and your reactions.
🤦♀️ FYI... I think she still has a lot to learn about the banking system. Because we don't have to go through PayPal or whatever to send money. WOW.
Another thing is that while McDonalds and Burger King are nationwide, out west is where you will find advertisements for Jack In The Box (similar to Mc Donald's. But there are none of those here in PA...so we very rarely see a commercial for that fast food restaurant. Like you already pointed out, the USA is a very large country and it is divided by North, East, South, West, and Mid-West. People who live near the coastal areas eat more seafood than people in the Mid-West. I know a woman who was from California who never ate chicken and waffles or biscuits and gravy. But she eats sushi and you wouldn't get me to eat it if you paid me to! There is so much diversity here in the USA of all kinds because we are a combination of many different cultures and backgrounds. Weather you are talking about food, entertainment, climate, landscape, or even accents, we have a little of EVERYTHING!
You had me laughing so hard about the cream cheese my eyes were watering. Lol
The check thing is probably very dependent on where you live....larger cities likely have no need for them. I live in the midwest in a village with no bank, no stores, nothing. So I have to pay my water bill by check or money order....checks are more convenient. And I write a check for a couple other bills that I don't pay online. At stores and stuff though it's definitely not common anymore.
Many businesses in our town (including the one I own) only takes cash and checks. Lots of places in our town in Missouri do not take cards. Contractors take checks and cash, for sure. Lots of reasons for checks.
Can't add pics here, but, YEAH! TWO tubs of Pineapple Cream Cheese in the fridge! It goes on bagels, sure, but I was raised with it between two slices of white bread! I love the Cinnamon Cream Cheese on plain bagels with a smear of Nutella! Yum!!!
Ok. Regarding checks.....it USED to be common practice to write a check to pay your bills. Cash, check, or money order. Then came credit cards like Visa and MasterCard. These were more convenient and safer than mailing a check or sending cash in the mail. I do have a checkbook, but I only use it on rare occasions. Most places today don't even accept a check. Some places now will only take cash or card....and some places are even doing away with cash. I'm 61, so I have seen a lot of things change drastically over the years. When I was a child, it was common to see beer and cigarette commercials on TV. Then they were banned from TV for a while. While cigarettes are still not advertised anymore, alcohol is making a comeback. I prefer to pay my bills with my bank card, but pay cash at my local stores. There used to be cashiers in the store where an employee would ring up and bag your things for you. Many stores are hiring fewer people and now we have to ring ourselves out. That is sad because so many people no longer have a job. Robots and automation are making people poorer, dumber, and less fit physically. Newer practices generally hit the west coast sooner than the east coast and what was a popular hair style on the west coast may take five years to catch on in the east. Again, the USA is over 3,000 miles from east to west, so some things do take time. However, most of these gaps are changing quicker due to the internet. When I was a child, social media was going to school or meeting friends at the roller skating rink. We had pen pals and would hand write a letter, put it in an envelope, put a stamp on it and mail it. I guess we call that snail 🐌 mail now. It's been ages since I sent a letter by mail to anyone! The world is fascinating and changing faster than I can keep up with!❤
A lot of these things are a surprise to her because of her age. Carrying around a water bottle wasn't a thing for half of MY life. Except for cash, checks were the only way to pay in most situations and in many places and situations in this big country they are still preferred by vendors. Once a week we pay our grain guy by check because it costs him money every time someone uses their card and so we don't do that to him. We don't use them a lot but we definitely still use them.
I feel like our cream cheeses may be very different from each other. Think: plain, unsweetened yogurt. It's tart and tangy. Add sugar or honey to sweeten, then you add all different kinds of fruit or even make it into a cheesecake, which is like a dense pie in a crust, that you can also top with fruit and whipped cream. Leave it plain and it works fantastic for savory dishes.
The drinking fountains? Once upon a time, thousands of years ago, water bottles were not ubiquitous. Not everyone had a bottle to carry with them, so these fountains were everywhere public.
Checks? We sometimes still need to use them, but it's far, far less common than it used to be. I use a bank that doesn't issue checks, but I just had to order checks on my husband's account because we needed one. One, in... 5 years? And in addition, checks being stolen out of the mail is a big concern. Usually a Cashier's Check, issued for you, from your account, by the bank, to another party. Someone will steal the mail, figure out a way to the payee name and put their own name on it. So... checks are very insecure.
Strawberry or blueberry sweet cream cheese is wonderful on bagels! ❤❤
Cream cheese is really good as a frosting for cakes and cup cakes. Flavored cream cheese is awesome to flavor the frosting
YEah, very diverse even regionaly. Each state can be divided into MANY viewing ares with each having its own local adverts along with the national ads for things like Coke or Pepsi and national food chains(but even those will have regional versions. McD's can have widely varied commercial ads from town to town within the same state...), but if a family owned busuiness needed to advert and thier only option was to advert nationally simply would not be feasible. Advertising is absolutely very different across the country
I don't think checks are used that prevalent here in the US! I think they're used more by older people.
Speaking as an "older" person, I haven't written a check in years.😊
And speaking for people of multiple age groups that I know, we all still write checks for some things, while others are paid through other means.
I pay my rent with a check, as well as anything that charges a fee to pay by card. Ain't paying a "convenience fee" for something that's used everywhere, everyday. Not sorry
Here in Los Angeles, a lot of drinking fountains have an attached lower dish for dogs. Maybe she was drinking from the wrong side. 🤣