Stuff Americans believe about the UK that is wrong || Americans in England
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- Matthew goes through a list of stereotypes that an American might believe about the UK - things that are just wrong.
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Well done to you buddy it's great to see an adopted American in the UK telling other Americans that we dont eat fish and chips and we dont have dirty teeth and it doesnt piss down all the time.
Hope you like it over her and welcome to UK you should give the north west of england a go liverpool great city 😁👍👍👍👍👍
Justin Paffvett - Justin, the American’s love England! We don’t bash! You can’t say the same for your fellow countrymen!
@@stephenflynn7600 hey I've been to the USA and I love it.
I love American people they are so kind and helpful and I would also live there it feels like home uk and usa have a very strong bond and that is the way we hope it will stay after all most of the USA did come from the UK.
God bless America and stay safe are American cousins🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧😁👍
Justin Paffvett - Justin the feeling is mutual! I’ve been there 5 times. My father lived there. He was born in the Republic of Ireland and his family moved there during WWII. I wonder if I would be eligible to get U.K. citizenship?
Come see the fella with the plazzy mic n ukulele eheheh
Hi I dont think you would be eligible for uk citizenship as uk is northern ireland and England scotland and wales unless your father has full uk citizenship then you could challenge for a british passport as it would make you half irish british citizen but you would have to put it to the uk goverment.
I speak to a guy at my local gun shop and he was a US soldier based here great guy and he married a british girl and he said it was a bit of a pain in the arse and the same when he lived with his british wife in the USA trying to get her USA Visa sorted out.
He fell in love with UK and wanted to move back here which he did he said he missed the pubs and you could walk places you didnt have to drive all the time.
All I can say is give it a try or see if your trade what your skills are you could get to live in the UK that way.😁👍
We have healthy teeth, yes, we just don't straighten or whiten them to the nth degree
And we don't expect our businesses to provide us with a dental plan either!
I am a Japanese girl living in Scotland.
Back home we favour crooked yellow teeth.
Young teens get cosmetic surgery to make them crooked.
yup.. they're crooked but they're real...lol. Honestly it's rather unnerving and spooky sometimes when someone has perfect, super straight, super bright white teeth.. it just doesn't look natural.. and a lot of times... thats because they aren't.
@Jason Wong Leave the sarcasm to Trump.... pleeease!
Veneers and implants are just pr for false teeth and Hollywood must have the highest % of false teeth in the world
The bland food thing comes from American GIs based over here during the war. We were heavily rationed at the time, so very bland, austere foods were quite the norm during that period. They then took back that stereotype to the USA ... and hey presto! British food is all bland and ‘grey’.
Andrew Fairbrother
To be fair, a lot of the country kind of “forgot” how to cook good food after rationing. And we did bad versions of french food until maybe late 90s early 2000s.
Thankfully now we’ve remembered how to do our dishes incredibly well.
nick260682 I wouldn’t really argue with that. It was that, mixed with an colonial “foreign muck” attitude to anything slightly spiced, or, god forbid ... garlic! I never knew you could cook with olive oil until my late teens! 😂
Germans say the same ! But it is true about English sausages ,(Compared to German and American) English sausages are bland and tasteless .
Robert Albert
A good English sausage wipes the floor with a German sausage, and American sausages are pitiful.
I’m talking about proper butchers sausages with excellent meat. You’re talking about covering bad sausages up with spices like the Germans and Americans do.
Can’t believe you just bought up American sausages. That’s hilarious. Plenty of countries like France, Spain, Portugal do decent sausages, and you can get good German sausages , but American sausage? It’s a laughing stock.
That’s a lot of sausage.
That and warm beer!
So refreshing to finally see an adopted American telling it like it is. Great video.
Wow.....you mean, there is another American on this site?
@@stephenflynn7600 no the fact that most americans believe utter shite
Alexandra Charlton - have you been to the US?
John - the only Americans that comment on this post are the ones who have a connection to England, via family or they have lived in England! Americans a very complimentary toward England, but that is not the case with Brits liking Americans!
@@stephenflynn7600 my boyfriend is from yorkshire. I love his family over there. I'm just saying the videos I saw I did not like the stereotype.
This is probably the first time I’ve seen a video of an American living in England that acc knows what he’s talking about
I lived in the US for 3 years, and one of the most common things I used to hear from people was “don’t you wish you were from a country with total freedom like the US?”. They seemed a little confused when I had to explain to them that the US actually only classifies as a “flawed democracy” (democracy index rating less than 8).. its only the 25th most democratic country in the world.
I am always completely baffled with this "Freedom" statement. I have no idea what America thinks the freedom they have that the rest of the world, generally does not have?
Democracy? I have Americans regularly tell me that the USA is NOT a democracy, despite all the claims to the contrary. Its a REPUBLIC they say. TBH I'm not sure I fully understand the difference. But i do know that the USA is considerably less democratic now than it was in 2015.
@@afpwebworks it so good to hear a rational reply. I love the yanks....but honestly. "FREEDOM" what are they on about. " we are the best " says who? Just the idea of calling "the best " makes you look. Foolish.
Guys you just make yourself look......
I think it's about time the naughty child grew up.
So, you arm civilians to fight tyranny?
In the civilised country's we have Democratically
Don't you think fighting the government is a bit 17th century
@@simonpowell2559 American : We got guns
US Government : We got drones and nukes , bring it on sucker
The UK welcomes kind and good people like yourselves.
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As a person who lived in the U.S. for 15 years, and now been living in the UK for 15 years, I must say that the food is much better in the UK then the U.S. The food in the U.S. just seems fake and over sweet with fake sugars and chemicals. The quality of food in the UK super markets is on par with what you would see at a fine dining restaurants, at a fraction of the cost. Plus overall there is more choice of high quality foods that I never saw in the U.S.
I'm from the UK and travel to the USA often as I have family there. Yes food in USA is yurk...!
Omar Sharif I have family in England and have been to England many times. You are not being objective! All the Brits on this site are totally biased! I think British food is ok, but to say it’s better than the US - come on! Curry, everyone in England eats Curry! Let’s hear more retarded bullshit! Are the houses bigger and better in the U.K? What about cars, are they bigger and better in the U.K.?
Stephen Flynn no, objectively without bias Britain has higher food standards, corn syrup is banned, GM foods are moderated and unless certified are not allowed into the food chain. Food or specifically Milk cannot contain puss, blood, livestock and rodent feces or insect matter to an “acceptable percentage” prior to pasteurisation and filtration as is allowed by the FDA in the US, the sale of contaminated milk from cows with mastitis and other infections is also permitted, meaning you are consuming contaminated milk products every time you buy them. Artificial colourings are heavily regulated in the U.K. , more and more are banned from sale and use as are many pesticides. The amount of sugar and fat permitted in food produce is regulated and the more unhealthy those levels the higher the levy placed on them is. Our definition of free range means free movement for animals by law evidence before certification must be provided and inspections are an expected part of this process. Free range in the US as defined by the FDA only requires that an animal had unlimited access outside of their barn for a few hours a day this could be a 2 foot square opening fenced off on the side of that barn and the producer has no need to prove that this is the case, make a phone call to the FDA and approval after discussing the requirements is almost *always* granted so when you go to a store and buy an FDA approved and certified free range chicken you could be buying a battery hen. On that subject no steroids, or growth hormones are allowed to be injected into livestock for sale in the UK. They are allowed in the US and by connection they are in the foods you eat. Drugs unless for the animals well being are not permitted and no drugs unfit for human consumption are permitted. When Brexit was being discussed this was one subject those apposed to the idea were against aligning U.K. and US food regulations for trade in produce because the requirements for a good standard of food coming into the U.K. would be dangerously diminished. Seriously do your research.
TheRg191 your insane and totally bias! What is one of the many negative stereotypes associated with England - bland food!
@@stephenflynn7600 he's actually correct that Britain (and Europe in general) have higher quality food standards, and literally cites the laws proving so. Your response is to just call him insane and biased with no facts to back yourself up? Your entire argument is that it's a negative stereotype of Britain therefore has to be true. Wow. Sorry I forgot how the McMuffin was the pinnacle of quality food.
The 'poor food' reputation was carried back to the US by returning servicemen after WW2. What those men and women probably didn't explain was the fact that the UK had just survived six years years of total war. Food was strictly rationed from the King down, and we were encouraged to grow as much basic food as we could. My two sisters and me grew (iron rich) water cress on blotting paper in shallow bowls on south-facing window sills, we also planted parsnips, carrots and cabbages in our back garden. Dad* kept chickens and he shared the eggs with our grandparents *, the aunt's and uncle's families and some neighbours. The chickens were fed on the boiled potato peelings mixed with a sort of meal. Our total family meat ration went to dad. If the meat contained a bone, mum would boil it with potatoes and whatever vegetables she had, to make a sort of broth, the bone then went to the dog. Nothing was wasted, but anything 'uneatable' went into a "pig bin" *
It's often been said that the British population was, on average, healthier in 1945 than we had been in 1939.
*My dad was in a 'reserved occupation' - he was an engineer working in war production. In his case aircraft (Spitfires) at Castle Bromwich.
* At Christmas, we had one chicken for dinner and another was sent to our granny. I helped mum to pluck the feathers, but she removed 'the innards.'
* The contents of the bins were collected and sent to neighbouring farms to feed pigs - as simple as that.
We collected brown paper, cardboard, elastic bands, old clothes and shoes, metal, tin foil - just about anything, and we walked to and from school, very few cars but a
lot of horses. There was a railway freight depot near home where we used to stop to 'talk' to the horses in the stable - great shire horses with names like Trajan and Hercules,
Ruth and Alice.
An orange on Christmas Day was a prize because we were told that someone's father, brother or son had risked his life bringing it to us.
Happily, no one told us we were 'deprived' or 'under privileged' - our mums and dads, uncles and aunts just got on with life and things slowly improved.
In the 50's I and my two brother got a Apple Orange and mixed nuts in the bottom of our stocking at Christmas. Most years we got a Torch as well, these had buttons on the head to slide up to change the colour of the light. Red, Green and Yellow.
Gordon Smith It carried on for a long while after the war, as the generation that had grown up on rationing stuck with what they knew. It wasn't really until cheap air travel in the 1970s woke us up to what we were missing that things changed - but they very definitely *have* changed!
@@digitig It was more to do with the rise of container ships and container ports that opened up the market to food imports.
Capt A Bumbler RN , yes I remember getting those torches!!
@@digitig Earlier, I think. I and my cousin used to regularly eat out with our girlfriends at a Chinese restaurant called the Great Wall, in the very early 1960s. We were low paid working class, so the attraction was that it was very cheap and of course, we loved the food. Each dish was served in a separate bowl from which you would take them to put on your plate, so with up to 4 different orders, it was easy to share. There was also an Italian restaurant nearby which served a variety of pasta dishes, but we preferred the Chinese food. BTW, we lived over 100 miles from London, in case you thought that was why we had these choices.
The thing that shocked me when I rode Route 66 was American's teeth, like most Brits I had the idea that America was a nation of cosmetic straight white teeth, and in central Chicago and the other Cities we passed through that was broadly true, but the moment we got in to the parts you don't see on the telly, or in the movies I saw more gappy mouths and rotten teeth than I've seen in the UK since I was a kid.
‘Summer teeth’....summer black...summer missing...summer squint’....
Tony BMW it’s because you were in the bad parts of Chicago that no sane person would ever go to! The teeth are bad doe to meth heads and crack whores!
Stephen Flynn you’re on another comment section attacking British oral and general hygiene, yet here defending American hygiene. Wow.
Being able to afford braces and dental procedures is ridiculous
It's almost always never covered by your health insurance IF you have that
I came off the freeway at the wrong junction somewhere around New Orleans; most people didn’t have teeth. Not everyone in the US has newsreader teeth.
People outside the US tend to travel a lot more so experience a lot more cultures first hand .
The USA is very large and is self-sufficient in most things.
The UK cannot produce enough food to feed the current population, so we rely on food imports.
During the 2 World Wars, Germany tried to starve Britain into submission, using U-boats to sink shipping.
They came close…
A majority of Americans dont even have passports. Their education system teaches virtually nothing about the rest of the world either, they are the
most insular, and ignorant of the world outside their borders, of any
nation. Shocking !
@@harrybarrow6222 In fact rationing was extended after the war, into the 1950s, We sent food to The German people, who were starving.
When it comes to American misconceptions of the UK I am reminded of 2 stories told to me by acquaintances. 1st, an American pen friend came over to the UK to visit, arrived at Heathrow and was taken into London, she went into a bank and when she came out said incredulously to her friend "You have computers here". 2nd. Geordie guy and partner on holiday in Texas, having breakfast in a diner, Waitress asked him where he was from because his accent was unusual. He told her Newcastle but had to explain it was in the north near Scotland, She asked if we had TV, because she had seen Braveheart and didn't see any aerials on the top of the mud huts. So we live in mud huts and our army is armed with pikes and swords.
A Pike is a fairly sharp fish.
If that's true (and I'm fairly sceptical) it would be pretty damning of educational standards in US schools...
JohnD640. It is also a pole weapon
@@gordoncampbell3514 Did they show us how to use them?
JohnD640. You tie a fresh wet pike to the end of a pike then slap them accross the cheeks . Or stick em' with the pointy end.
Chris Pratt does an amazing Essex accent, he totally nailed it 👍
British guy here, i never take my hoodie off
Chish and Fips sane but I take it off in summer because I hate being to hot and I wear thin cardigans in summer instead
Your username gave me cancer.
Twins
What's the state of your hair like, please? 👍
I've been told take take my hood down because they think I'm here to rob the shop and won't be on cameras when the coroners search for who killed everyone
As a Brit, I really enjoy your videos and the comparisons between USA and UK - especially finding out what Americans think of the UK!
Claire - we love England!
Everyone wears hoodies over here when the weather is miserable, people have been wearing hoodies since the at least the 80s!
Hoodies may be even older. To quote from a drinking song set to music by Vaughan Williams but whose words date from the 16th century: "I cannot eat but little meat, my stomach is not good. But sure I think that I can drink with him that wears a hood"
Robnin hood wore a hoodie! lol....
I've never worn a hoodie.
Ah for the good old days when they were called Anoraks and you stayed away from people wearing them because they would bore you to death with tales of trainspotting.
I like your comments about the U.K. you have given a very fair presentation and representation of life here, it is uncommon to meet an unbiased American like you. Thank you.
Big shout out from the UK. Happy to have you here buddy 🤜👍😄
@Ginger yes they do
Thank you for showing a map with the Shetland Islands in its correct geographical position and not in a box off the coast of Aberdeenshire. We hate that.
How do you think Hawaii and Alaska feel?
You should ask them to move the box, somewhere near the Canary Islands would be about right.
I used to have friends in the Shetlands. They always used to say "If you visit, mind you don't trip over as you enter the box!"
I have lived in Florida for 15 years since leaving England. Quite frankly, I'm looking forward to going back when my visa expires in two years.
The Best Cheeses in the world come from England' of which Cheddar is truly English, its made in and around Cheddar in Somerset. This is the one true Cheddar
Cheddar may have been invented in Somerset but it's been a national/international cheese for generations and it's only relatively recently that quality Somerset cheddar have been introduced
I used to listen to a food facts podcast, then one episode they said they didn't think the British liked cheese and failied to think of any British cheeses. They then listed cheddar as an american classic at which point I realised maybe 'food facts' weren't as factual as I'd thought and never listened again.
Re Cheeses) I'm told there are now more types of cheese in the UK than in France.
@@corrigenda70 There are in fact over 750 different British cheeses to choose from
Wensleydale creamy, tangy, crumbley with stem ginger.
You’ve jinxed it, it’s pissing down today.🌧🌧🤣🤣
Pissing? I assume that means it is raining. I love it, so much more appropriate!
Are you American
@@reggierussell6804 he's british
@@patseemore5019 yes it means raining 🙂
The most loved thing in the UK right now is our NHS
I hear American go out and clap for their medical insurance companies 8--)
@Bilbo Baggins who says it's mindless? I have a close family member on the front line and some days it's all I can do to hold it together, my neighbour is a nurse, when she leaves for work we play the Northumbrian pipes - she's told us it makes her day. As for who we clap for, it's not just them - it's everyone who is making a difference - how else can we tell them? Don't project your own indifference onto others.
I've paid in to NHS all my working life, along with millions of others via our NHS stamp, their doing the job that their paid for, when their not performing them silly dance routines , that is, they are not heroes they are doing their job
The weather over the last 10 years during winter in the UK have been strangely mild and seem to be getting wetter, with the winter just gone being abnormally rainy. Winters used to be far colder, even just a decade ago. Saying that, spring seems to be much warmer and dryer over the last 5 to 10 years also and we've had some great summers, last year being exceptional.
David Holgate Regrettably, last summer wasn't great in Manchester - Summer 2018 was much sunnier and warmer for us!
Climate change
Almost like the world is getting warmer or something, isn't it? =P
You think? 2010 and 2013 the entire country was under snow and frozen over for weeks. The last 3 yrs i'd say have been mild winters. I'm in the hottest part of England in the east of england and we get snow pretty much every winter. Sometimes its just a day or two and sometimes it lasts 2 weeks or more.
@@bad_robot4842 Cool. I live in London and we haven't seen snow since 2011.
Finally an Americans HONEST opinion
Kamren Whyte - Americans don’t bash Brits, the Brits bash Americans!
I’m the only American commenting on this site. I guess I’m the only American who thinks about Britain? Hey, can you hear crickets 🦗
@@stephenflynn7600 what are you on about mate? Hey can you hear soccer?
Stephen Flynn well that’s bullshit. Im English and I know several Americans and they aren’t too polite about us. Constantly reminding us how much better they think they are and how shit we are as a country because we don’t have guns is rude yanno.
I like Americans but they do think they are above everyone. That’s why the entire world bashes them. They need to show a little humility.
@@stephenflynn7600 Not meaning to having a go hear but I have heard a lot of American's saying they saved us from WW2
Regarding the Queen, what people from other countries sometimes forget is that she is our head of state, not the Prime Minister. All British laws passed by parliament must be signed by The Queen to become law (it's called royal assent). However, in reality she would be extremely unlikely to refuse a law passed by parliament.
There are significant advantages to having a politically neutral head of state, unlike in America. One example is that she is able to show leadership during times of crisis, and it is almost universally welcomed in the country, regardless of who you vote for (the recent speech she made on Covid19 being such an occasion). That's important if you need to bring a country together.
Keith Williams ....well put thanks
Keith Williams she is a figure head that brings in billions annually to the British government!
The last monarch to refuse Royal assent (signing a new Act of Parliament into law) was Queen Anne in 1707- so the monarch doesn’t have any real power. She “has the right to be consulted & informed”. The elected government of the day makes all the decisions.
half-pint punk Thank God we don’t elect our head of state! Try saying “His Excellency President Blair” out loud! No thanks!
Keith,queen own a 2 square miles garden for her dogs,but british people siting in a 3 square meters garden.It's fair this one?Like ideea
The sun came out when lockdown happened - when it's over the rain will be back
@TheRenaissanceman65 ....strangely I once read an article that related air pollution to cloud formation and rain....basically it said because there was less pollution at weekends, and I suppose Bank Holidays, it tended to rain more. I live in Central Spain and since lockdown it's rained much more than normal for this time of year.....then again, it could all be a coincidence...
Tom I love the theory but I think it must be a coincidence as we've literally had a month of sun (with maybe two days of SOME rain) since lockdown.
The sun never sets on the british empire
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Did not want to like this comment because it was on 69 likes but I did
The food is bland; from the country that thought up Fast Food. London isn't the UK, it's 690 miles from London to Wick, where the weather is always different to the south of England.
I love the sound of the wind in those trees.
Roberto Moi you are right. Its beautiful
k hanna it really is.
It’s one of my favourite sounds.
In my travels to the US I found one of the main cultural differences is in the attitude towards those who have fallen on hard times...the Brits seem to be more generous whereas the American attitude tends to be 'tough'...the resistance to 'socialised' health care and the 'why should I pay for someone else to get medical treatment' is a fine example...also, Americans appear to worship the almighty dollar far more than most cultures...just my opinion and, of course, a generalisation.
when someone says "why should I pay for someone else's medical treatment"...just tell them, because that would be the Christian thing to do. Your deeds come round in time. So you're paying for your future self, by helping someone in need now. Life goes in circles.
@Nicholas Ennos and the church is a business
You are absolutely right about Americans and money. My sister moved to the USA many years ago.She has caught the bug about money, most Americans are dollar mad.
Companies and individuals pay their insurance premiums and co-pays which in a sense pays its for everyone's treatment when they need it.(U.S.A.) if they can afford the cost.Why the resistance to Universal care is baffling..especially when needed and be assured you will not go bankrupt doing so......
Unfortunately medicine is big ,big business and profit margins.I feel ALL and everyone deserves care no matter what and that it is a human right because why should your pocketbook reflect whether you live or die.It is shameful,how these companies make so much as well as no cap on pharmaceuticals.........It's all about money and nothing else........
@@charlieyerrell9146 yes, not for nothing do Americans say "I feel like a million dollars". Feeling like a million pounds just doesn't have the same impact.
I'm English and I watch many of your videos. They're generally pretty good but of course, from time to time I spot a mistake or misconception. In this video you nailed it! I've lived in Great Britain all my life and I can safely say that your facts and delivery in this video were honest and accurate.
Best regards.
There is also Cornish, another language spoken in Cornwall.
It isn't spoken that much anymore here though as only a few people speak cornish fluently
And Manx on the Isle of Man
Nick Nack I do and Manx too
By about 30 people
Haha lol
Coming to you live and direct from the rough streets of Shropshire where everybody wears hoodies and I haven’t been stabbed once!
@Ill saliva.
Come to the east end of London..... But don't think you can treat hoodie the same.
They're intimidating..... Because they want to be. Walk among them if you dare.
I'm from South Wales and you're absolutely spot on. Especially the accents and food staples. Newport and Cardiff are next to each other but the accents are so distinctive. My favourite food is curry and I have it at least once a week. I do love beef and vegetables on a Sunday though 🤣
I'm from Victoria, Australia and grew up hearing the same stereotypes about British weather. I live in Birmingham and have for nearly 2 years, and I'd go so far as to say it hardly ever rains! Most of the time the weather is pretty mild, with the coldest months probably being December and January. It's honestly not dissimilar to weather back home. The summers here have been really warm, and felt just as hot as some summer days in Australia. I'd say though that there is a distinct 'greyness' in the UK when the weather is cooler and during the winter months.
Autumn is nice wouldn't you say with the different tints on the trees ?
I love the British and their weather and their teeth!! Live and let live!
I lived in texas for a while and i went to a ren faire at waxahacie.. and they spoke "british", i am from the UK, and i kid you not, in one sentence every other word was a different accent.. not just local but geordie, scouse, west country..it actually hurt me..
@Willy Ekerslike I used to have a friend in South Carolina that I played online games with like Call of Duty but I had to give up because I honestly could not understand half the words he said. I also still can't get my head round how often I hear Americans say they don't have an accent. How can you not hear your own accent?
@Willy Ekerslike lots of rough speaking Cajun accents hey?.lol
Thanks for your videos Matthew! I love how You’re so respectful the way you speak about the UK, (we’re used to people stereotyping us and laughing over the topics you covered🤪) I hope you both enjoy being here, we love having you! 😃
P.s. I found the hoodie thing quite funny and random I’ve never heard that one 😆
The 'bad teeth' issue always puzzles me because I haven't really seen much difference on my travels in the U.S. I wonder, is it something that only 'well off' (rich) U.S. kids believe because their families can afford good dental care and their peers are also in a similar position?
There must be tons of people in the U.S. that have horrendous teeth due to taking crystal meth or drinking tons of fizzy drinks/sodas.
DH
British people have healthier teeth than Americans. You can google it.
I also read a stat that said 7/10 brits go to the dentist once a year, and only 4/10 Americans do.
I think it may be because of pop culture, music and television. A little bit tongue in cheek here, but from what we see of US imports on UK television, an actor going for a part on an American show needs to have good (shiny, straight, bright) teeth and also be able to act a bit, whereas an actor going for a part on a British show needs to be able to act. A lot of UK television exports that the US see probably have "normal" teeth and not the Hollywood smile. But the teeth in UK shows is probably a lot more representative of the population of the UK (and probably of both countries), than those seen in the US shows.
I wonder if our ‘The Jeremy Kyle show’ was aired in the US? If so, that didn’t help the British cause because they all only had 1 tooth left hanging out at the front.
I think it is because (im guessing here, and im a brit so dont flip out if im wrong), Americans adopted braces at the "norm" in their society, aswel as teeth whitening at the dentists a bit earlier than we did. Of course when i was in my teens I had braces as theyr free before you turn 16 etc but I think americans began doing that a bit earlier than us and would see our crooked and off white teeth and assume "brits have bad teeth". When in reality, yes but so did you... you altered them artificially. Now we all do it so the stereotypes gone. at least thats what i had assumed was the cause of that one
It is worth remembering that the UK is basically at the same latitude as Hudson's Bay in Canada - where there are Polar Bears and frozen seas in the winter. In the UK we don't have a "climate" that is regular and fixed - hot season, rainy season, dry season etc. We can have wind, rain boiling sunshine - all in one day. I remember snow in June. It is why we talk about the weather - it is a variable that applies to everyone and a good topic to start a conversation with a stranger - unlike politics or religion!
"Four seasons in one day" 😊
The reason it's so cold in Canada but at the same latitude here it's warmer is down to the Gulf stream bringing warm water from the Gulf of Mexico which warms the air up.
The reason we have a temperate climate in spite of our latitude (and regardless of what people are saying about the weather varying from region to region, we DO have an overall temperate climate) is because of our position in the Atlantic Ocean where we are subject to the Gulf Stream coming up from the Gulf of Mexico, which affects both the ocean and air currents. EDIT: Sorry Peter! Just saw your comment 😃
Most people in Scotland speak English and only 1% of them speak Gaelic mostly in the isolated islands called the Hebrides
Lots speak scottish a variation of english ,my mate lived in inverness it usually took a day or two to get use to the accent an phrases he also used diffrent words for things . But thats not usuall when people say english they mean like the queen speaks. Im from yorkshire and i have the same problem in some countries
New York gets twice as much rain as London
Miami gets triple the rain of London!
Miami gets triple the heat of London too!
Tsu 800
True. But statistically it only has 0.00189% of London’s culture, history, beauty and interest. And more rain.
@@tsu8003 Londons triple the size 🤣
A friend worked in a big American firm in London ( Meryl Lynch) and over time she got to meet many Americans .
.It seems that on their way up the promotion ladder, top employees were expected to spend some time in all the big international cities where there were branches of the firm .Whereas they knew that a posting to Tokyo, Paris or (say) Buenos Aries would mean research into that countries culture ,to make it easier for the family to settle, many of them thought that they need not bother with the UK
So many confessed that the London posting was the most difficult because of their preconceived ideas that it would be just like home!
From memory, the hoodie thing probably grew from slang for young people. David Cameron famously said “hug a hoodie” or something. But hoodies are fairly ubiquitous to be honest - they’re comfy!
There is a bit of a thing about having your hood up if it isn’t cold or raining or whatever: maybe it’s that?
Let's not forget, children in the UK get absolutely free dental care. This includes braces to fix crooked teeth. Adults get subsidised dental care via the NHS so visit the dentist way more and have better teeth than the average American.
I really don’t like perfect teeth tbf. Just looks fake
Braces aren’t free unless hey are causing a severe medical impediment- cosmetic braces must be paid for privately.
It’s not always easy to get registered as an NHS patient because dentists are full. Even then you will only get basic work at the subsidised price.
Crooked teeth are not fixed for all children for free. Only if the dentist believes it will cause problems later in life. My daughter is a dental nurse and often says that people expect things to be free, white fillings, braces, crowns etc. When they realise that there is a substantial cost they often just get them taken out instead.
A lot of dentists don’t like having many NHS patients because they get paid peanuts for the work carried out, sometimes working at a loss.
I had AGONIZING tooth ache earlier in the year and couldn't get a dental appointment for 4 weeks, so I went to local hospital with dental department, it was all fixed for........ £20, AWESOME 👍
Honda Hooligan then why are the Brits teeth crooked? I’m being serious here! I remember the first time I went to Englandover there, my family will say, “You can tell your all American’s,
THANK YOU Matthew for setting the record straight on so many things - also, there are actually quite a few more native languages spoken here than even the ones you mentioned! Love your channel.
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It's not that we think curry was made here, it's that the most famous 'Indian' meal here is tikka masala which is actually a British curry not from India. So the misconception is actually that we think it's Indian when it isn't lol
Any country who’s culinary gift to the world is McDonalds and burger king and puts plastic cheese on everything has absolutely no credibility when it comes to criticising food in other country’s.
Not quite right, old chap. The best thing Americans did for the bacon butty was to add lettuce and tomato, instantly turning it into a world class dish.
Roger Jenkinson Adding lettuce and tomato to a sandwich hardly counts as a culinary contribution. I like lettuce but I can't personally stand tomatoes in sandwiches (though I like them separately).
Exactly what I was going to post 👍😂
@@rogerjenkinson7979 A sandwich is hardly a world class dish! Damn, that Trump sarcasm virus is spreading fast!
@@rogerjenkinson7979 And utterly and instantly ruin it by cremating the bacon into criso
Matthew, to pick up on the "rain" thing..The UK doesn't have one climate - especially when it comes to rain The west is MUCH wetter than the east - there's valleys in Cornwall, Wales and the lake district that classify as temperate rain forests! But there's places in the east that are drier than Tel Aviv! People have actually looked into ways of getting water from the west to the east for times of drought, and London has a desalination plant to use seawater when the city runs out of water.
True ,Kent , Sussex, and parts of Essex are officially designated as 'semi-arid'.
A lot of rivers that drain the midlands actually end up in East Anglia, so there is a lot of water here.
EASYTIGER10
New York gets double London’s rainfall, and Miami gets triple!
Dungeness in Kent is the UK's only "Desert" however the UK Met Office wont agree with you because in 2015 they officially came out to say that they think its not a desert despite so many websites saying that it is.
Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man are all what is known as Self Governing Crown Dependencies and are not part of the United Kingdom although obviously closely linked with the UK in many ways.
Trevor Dance don’t citizens of these places hold British passports though?
@@Metr0Wolf they do hold British passports but dont need one to travel to the UK as the channel islands are part of the common travel area but Jersey, Guernsey is not part of the UK
they are self-governing British Crown dependencies with there own parliament, there own government and there own laws
though i do believe UK parliament does have the power to legislate for the Crown Dependencies in the areas of defence, nationality, citizenship, Succession to the Throne, extradition and broadcasting, by implication limiting the competence of the Island jurisdictions in these areas
@@Metr0Wolf yes they have British passport's and are British citizens. The exception is that on Isle of man and the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey their passports say "British Islands" (not British Isles.. British Islands is a political term meaning the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Crown dependancies of Jersey and Guernsey and the Isle of man taken together) then the name of the Crown dependancies "bailiwick of Jersey" bailiwick of Guernsey or "Isle of man" instead of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on UK issued passports however the nationality of the holder is described as the UK passports with "British Citizen" under nationality
People know about us! And accurately too! Yeah all of the above. We’re a weird in but out which is great for us. Only part of the U.K. the Nazis ever occupied. People ask where I’m from and I just say the U.K. because no one has a clue where or what the Channel Islands are. At least people have heard of the Isle of Mann 😂
Cheers from the Isle of Man 🇮🇲
We have a strange weather system in the UK. Due to the fact we are island and in the path of multiple weather systems, we tend to have unpredictable weather. A few years ago we had a week or relatively hot weather for the time of year and the following week, the temperature dropped drastically and we had a large amount of snow. It also tends to change 3 or 4 times a day. You can wake up to a sunny and warm morning and by mid afternoon, the temperature has dropped 7 or 8 degrees Celsius and it is hammering down with rain
What an intelligent and well presented video. It's always interesting to hear a "non native" give us a insight into things that we probably take for granted. Refreshing to hear some of the old myths and stereotypes challenged too. Loving the channel keep up the good work.
Food is a lot of beef and potatoes?! This made me laugh, but I wholeheartedly disagree!
I have never seen anyone here in the UK just eat beef and patatoes.
I'd say chicken is more common than beef. We probably use it in 50%of our evening meals. Beef is probably only 10% with pork making up most of the rest.
Some American perceptions may be based on experiences decades ago. In the 1950s and 1960s and earlier the average British family might have a dinner of meat or fish with potatoes, usually boiled or mashed and a plainly boiled vegetable 6 or 7 days a week, with nothing to add interest except tomato ketchup or HP Sauce. Many people were suspicious of 'foreign food'. Gradually things changed due to cookery writers and television that created celebrity chefs, an increasing tendency to take holidays abroad, immigration and a general loosening up and jazzing up of the culture. Even in the mid-1980s I made the mistake of booking a package holiday in Morocco with our then largest holiday company Thomsons. Dinner in the hotel tended to be things like roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding, roast lamb with mint sauce or roast pork (in a Muslim country!) with Apple Sauce, all of which they could easily have got at home, except in Morocco they were cooked by local kitchen staff who had probably never eaten such dishes themselves and did not know what they were meant to be like. Nevertheless, many people in the party looked forward to their lamb with mint sauce and roast potatoes and had little curiosity to experience Moroccan cuisine. We have changed now.
Lots to be said for beef and spuds, it's got us through a lot of shit in the past!
You guys go crazy for Indian food! You love curry!
I never got the whole teeth thing. We generally have really healthy teeth. Feel like it was made up to make you lot feel better about your waistlines
I visit my dentist four times a year, usually to the hygienist. I haven't had a filling for around twenty years but my teeth aren't at all white, probably from my consumption of tea and red wine. I brush twice daily and am happy my teeth do the job they are designed to do.
@Mustafa_Leek International health statistics > mustafa leek. Sorry brother
@Mustafa_Leek the DMFT scale. Run by the world health organisation. Tied 4th with Sweden. Denmark are the best apparently 👍🏼 just relaying factual information my friend, I think its you who seems to be upset with us. If you don't like us I promise you we don't care.
@Mustafa_Leek well my teeth are beautiful. I hope yours are too Mr Leek. Have a good weekend 🤝
Great vid... you pointed out a lot of stuff that isn't touched on in similar videos. Straight to the point. Nice 1
The various UK languages are traditional and historic, but on a daily basis everyone
speaks English!
Matthew if we ever met I would get my wife to cook you a Sunday roast dinner. Very very delicious and not at all bland. You got most of it right but Gaelic is spoken by a tiny number of Scotts. Welsh is much more commonly spoken but still by a minority in Wales although I believe it’s compulsory (taught) in Welsh schools now. The weather in this country comes from the Atlantic Ocean which is why the climate is very temperate. The winters used to be cold and icy when I was growing up in the 70’s. Climate change seems to be making them warmer and wetter.
The Brits too have misconceptions about our American cousins probably obtained from watching too much tv. Keep up the good work and best wishes to you and your lovely family.
gave you a thumbs up, just a little quibble why is the Galic only spoken by a tiny number of Scotts, a lowland borders clan?
Duck andcover. There are three million people in wales. One million speak Welsh as their first language, one million are partially fluent in it, and all schools in Wales teach the language. They all speak English and they have the best flag. They also have more castles than anywhere in Europe 🏴
There is some truth in that 'curry' was made in the UK and it boils down to the fact that some now-popular curry dishes were created in the UK and are not really present, or at least not nationally, in India (Tikka Masala and Balti are two prime examples).
The first curry house in England opened in the early 1800s.
The Vonya Both were invented by pakistani and bangladeshi chefs. But lets not mention that.
This video was not only informative but so relaxing, the beautiful sounds of nature and then his smooth voice, I feel so calm! Lol thanks for the info 😊
I worked in London for 6 months. Every day I would cross the Thames twice between work and the station. I never got rained on once.
You sir, just smashed it! New sub and I will definitely be browsing your channel for more great content like this!
What an interesting video comparing some of the many things that are misunderstood about Great Britain and the four nations that make up our country. Its interesting to hear your take on 'merry olde England'. One thing I think you should look at next is our History. There are some of the most amazing Castles in Wales, fantastic Gothic Churches in Northern England and historic cities such as York to see and Edinburgh. Thanks.
I live in Aberdeen. There are 9 castles in a 50 mile radius all open to visitors in the summer. Even Balmoral.
Thankyou so much Matthew, you are spot on. Hope you and the family had a great time travelling the UK. It might look like a pin prick on the map but there is so much to see and do, even we don't have enough time to visit everywhere we'd like to 🐝
Good content, Matthew. Enjoying the channel. Good to see you're enjoying it here in the UK. I think your experiences may attract a few more Americans to emigrate to the UK especially from certain areas of the U.S.
Gangs also wear trainers (i.e. sneakers) a lot of the time, but that doesn't mean that trainers are considered to be a gang item of clothing.
I think the online articles that you read were confusing the item of clothing with how it's worn. If you were in your late teens / early 20s living in a rough area (i.e. bad neighbourhood) and you and your friends all walked around as a group with hoodies on with *the hoods up* and *your face covered* with a mask, scarf, or balaclava, then that would certainly make people think you are probably part of 'drill' culture or a street gang, and that you may be dangerous.
True, but there was a period of time when there was a real backlash against 'hoody culture' - that campaign 'hoods down to shop in this town' or something.
There was actually a bit of a moral panic over hoodies in the 90s. Lead of course by the tabloide rags that just brazingly make shit up to sell papers to the gullable. There was even talk of banning hoodies completely.
For a potential new topic on the UK, I Recommend that you do a video on UK Police, as there is also a lot of Missrepresentation in that line of Work to foreigners.
Spent two weeks in England. Rained every day. Fish and chips were everywhere, and I did taste the most amazing curry in the universe.
@Cerne Never going back.
Good video Mathew, hope you and your family are well
In London, i once heard an experienced American businessman inform his 'new to the UK' travelling companion that we didn't have Dollars in the UK, and that we have both the Pound and the Quid (for Americans it's like saying the US uses both the dollar and the buck as separate things)
🤣🤣🤣 this is kind of sweet 🤭
Another great video, well done
A refreshingly sensible and accurate video, well done. Enjoy your time in our country.
A work mate married to an American girl and lived in the UK and had 2 kids. When they went to the US, he said all of his wife’s relatives and friends were sitting with dropped jaws as she explained about the NHS treatment on the birth of their kids.
She praised her employer for her statutory maternity pay and leave plus the follow up of midwives and health professionals who visited her at home and that the government paid direct to her £40(£20 per child) a week or $52 until the kids are 18. He said her best friend asked what was the hospital bill she replied you don't get billed.
Yep same language but different cultures
Great, myth-busting vid! Growing up with cousins in America, we'd constantly have these kind conversations...especially if we we're being annoying and trying to wind each other up. On the plus side I got to visit America in 1990...played American-style pool, learnt to pitch a baseball and catch with a mitt, and throw an American football too!
Whenever I hear a yank attempting an English accent I say they are really doing a murican accent because you won't hear anyone in England talk like that only Americans.
Like something out if Mary Poppins 🤣🤣🤣
2019/20 had the wettest Winter for a century in some parts of the UK, so it was exceptionally wet this year. Rainfall varies a lot with how far west you are, or with elevation - most of our rain comes from the Atlantic weather systems from the west. Some parts of the UK enjoy a 'rain shadow' effect, being drier (and warmer) to the east of hills and mountains.
Because no part of the UK is more than 70-odd miles from the sea, temperatures are quite equable here, without such extremes as in countries in large continents. Even so, it's quite changeable. Winter days are either mild, windy and wet, or cold and dry. Summer days are either dry and hot, or wet, windy and warm.
But as the UK lies between 50 and 60 degrees north, we don't do badly compared with other parts of the world at similar latitudes. This also means long days in the Summer and shorter Winter days where the sun is quite low.
The UK actually has the best dental health in Europe along with Sweden and Germany.
A good English summer is like nowhere else
Thanks matthew, a very interesting run through of these misconceptions.I think we also have as many misconceptions about the USA as vice versa.
With regard to the weather, although what you say here is true it is not uniformly true about the entirety of the UK. Just as dialects and accents vary widely so does the weather. One reason for this is the effect of the Pennines range of hills down the spine of England that has a similar though less marked effect on the weather as that of the Rockies in the western USA and Canada. Considerably more rain on the western side than to the east. Also, as a broad generalisation it tends to be warmer and drier in the south of England, especially the south east than in northern England and Scotland, especially northern Scotland.
Yes and Cornwall in the southwest officially gets more days of sun than any other part of the UK - you can even find palm trees happily growing outside (obviously they've been brought over) both in Cornwall and in South Devon on the "English Riviera".
@@penname5766 Palm trees also grow on the western isles of Scotland (Outer Hebrides) due to the warm gulf stream waters flowing northwards.
London has less average rainfall in a year than Rome, Lisbon, Sydney or New York City. However there is also no clear 'dry season' with rainfall being 1.5-2 inches every month - although dry periods lasting up to 3 months are not unusual, just can't be predicted.
A great video and look forward to seeing more on the channel.
A side note about the U.K. being where curry started. It was an invention of the British empire when conquering India. To hide the taste of rotting meat that was fed to the troops the spices were added to make it edible. We invented curried just not in the U.K.
USA a place that calls McDonald's a restaurant
Keep well from England
yeah and they pronounce it MacDonalds when it's McDonalds it should be a Big Mc not a Big Mac.
Also a country that calls a burger a sandwich, and dares to call french fries chips.
I'm sure the Brits believe as many inaccurate stereotypes of the Yanks, too :-)
Unfortunately one stereotype is that in the USA people are armed to the teeth and are willing to spread a pandemic so they can get their hair cut.
Brits know a lot more about America than Americans know about the UK. We get a hell of a lot more US TV, movies and news here than the US gets from Britain.
@@jonlinin9682 not a stereotype if it's true
not really tbh, because we consume so much american media that generally we’re quite aware of how things are in the US, not entirely of course but more than americans are of the brits you know?
@Ginger I can tell you are making an insult, but I'm not sure what it is or what it's directed at.
While it's true most of us don't whiten our teeth, we do have greater access to healthcare including dentistry, so the average Brit probably has healthier teeth than the average American. As for bad food, that myth comes mainly from returning US soldiers after WWII, when we had strict food rationing. Also, what most Americans think of as "traditional" British food is not what we eat on a daily basis, it's mostly what we call "pub grub", and was traditionally eaten by working class people with physically demanding jobs. Cheap, cheerful and calorific! The idea that a whole nation subsists entirely on fish 'n' chips, meat pies and pasties is kind of stupid, when you think about it. Incidentally, the French don't eat frogs legs or snails much either. They're mainly sold in Paris to tourists.
So glad you make the point about teeth. I love the Variety of smiles in the UK rather than a generic perfectly straight set.
Please do a video on how you're coping with Lockdown in the UK and things you're missing from the US and things you're missing in UK due to lockdown
‘Hoodie’ became adopted in the 2000’s as a word for youths from deprived areas with criminal tendencies. No one uses it anymore and there was never a stigma associated with the clothing beyond it being a bit scruffy.
Thank you Mr. Schaefer for bursting the bubbles of some myths 👍
A breath of fresh air, a septic not talking about electric plugs and traffic systems! I think we are culturally very different with a different attitude to life and the people around us. I lived in US for a few years in a Southern state and longed for the seasons... it was always hot, never got stuff done it was so hot! Although some foreign peeps say it always rains... we have defined seasons with hardly any drama and an ideal climate to grow and prosper, the weather isn't trying to kill you like some places... USA included. I don't think we are obsessed by the Weather but we do keep an eye on it and tend to use it as an ice breaker when making conversation, far better than ignoring someone?
I live in the UK there's alot of Americans come and go because I live near a raf base most American love the uk there don't have a bad word about the UK most I spoke to say there prefer to live here then back at home in the USA.
Really why?
@Darren Gregg you American?
@Darren Gregg well loys of English ppl move to the states too
Some curry dishes were created in the UK. I believe tikka masala is one of them from Indian/U.K. residents in Birmingham...
Supposedly it was invented in Glasgow by a Pakistani chef.
It’s the Balti that came from Birmingham
Chicken Tikka Masala was invented when a drunken Glaswegian insisted on having tomato ketchup with his curry, it was knocked up in the kitchen and was an instant hit.
Lewi Lewis ah ok thanks. Was that the fried mars bar tikka masala? 😂
@@joetee9135 no it's just Scotland again, if you live in the north of Britain, as it is colder than the south, frying things seems a lot more enticing, very traditional English food from before the 1800s was a little bit fried but boiled as well that was because the water was bad, that is why the British drank beer.
The only difference between British teeth and American teeth is that British teeth are real whereas American teeth are bleached, capped, veneered, false etc. There is nothing so ridiculous as seeing an ageing American actor with teeth so white that they blind you to look at them (unless it's an ageing actor with hair blacker than Vantablack).
In Wales, the road signs are bi-lingual - Welsh and English.
Nice video as always!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the difference in religiosity between the States and the UK. How strong is the contrast to you? Not just between the general population & culture but also is there much difference between your church communities?
I love your channel so keep up the great work!
We actually have this exact video coming out in a few weeks!
That probably would be an interesting topic, but a bit of a tricky thing to handle without running the risk of alienating one side or the other, or possibly even some who are notionally on your side. Having said that they both come across as being very genuine and nice people, so they might be able to pull it off. And I speak as an atheist.
Matthew Schaefer Look forward to it!!
Matthew Schaefer Look forward to it as well.
I think the teeth myth might also have it roots (!) back in Second World War experiences as well as the food. In the pre-NHS days it was not unusual to see mouths denuded of teeth or people 'investing' early in their lives in a full set of dentures, just taking everything out, and of course these people lived on long after NHS dentistry. Orthodontics is free for children who need twisted teeth etc to be straightened out.
Maybe even before then..My mum and dad, had all their teeth removed to save them decaying in later life!..It was common in the 1920's....
Yeah, lots of returning American soldiers with stories of the rationing and pre-NHS dental 'care' is almost certainly to blame.
In my younger days, I'm talking 1950s/1960s, I used to come across many people with rotten teeth but nowadays it's not so common. Conversely at that time there weren't so many obese people whereas nowadays it's an epidemic.
when i was in the states ,i was repeatedly asked about the nhs,is it free,do we have tea at 4 o clock,do we wear bowler hats ,do we know the queen ,i replied do you know the president, why dont you wear a cowboy hat, do you only drink coffee? do they drive herds of cattle up the main street ? when they replied to my questions ,i replied its stereotyping,when i said everybody in britain is rushing to work, trying to earn and have a good standard of life
We've had little rain in the southwest for two months! I just checked out local weather station - we had some rain on eight days in April and 9 in May
A good jacket spud with loads of butter.. Enough said. ;)
You know when it's Summer here in the UK
The Rains warmer
Boom Boom
We may have rain that people complain about but at the same time we don't have hurricanes, tornadoes, huge earthquakes, huge floods, monsoons, tsunami's, active volcanos. We also don't get extreme summers or winters. Plus a benefit of rain is that we have lots of green country side and fruit and veg grows well here.
point of note - whilst the queen technically DOES have the power to veto laws, in practice for her to attempt to do so would trigger a political crisis that would almost certainly result in the dissolution of the monarchy so, in effect, whilst she does have the power to veto laws on paper in reality she would not ever attempt to do so. The last time a monarch vetoed a parliamentary law was in 1708