Here in the US, uniforms are mostly only for private schools (though some public schools occasionally require them; it's rare, though). But even then, we don't do the whole skirts and neckties thing for our uniforms, it's usually just polo shirts and slacks. So seeing all that still looks incredibly formal to us.
Hi all, you know what would be really nice is, if Chantelle from South Africa does South African slangs that are not so easy to pronounce/complicated like,(haibo, awe etc). That would be really hilarious!!🇿🇦🇿🇦
South Africans are mostly stereotyped for *we don't have water *we ride our animals to school, work *we don't have clothes We casually have zebras, leopards, elephants and lions in our back yard Like if you are watching in 2020 lockdown 👇
I think this isn’t so much a stereotype as just a misconception, but people assume South Africans all speak like white afrikaners. This is one of our many accents, and probably i minority, seeing as majority of our population is black or coloured. We have a whole variety of accents depending on your home language, and ethnicity. I think it’s sums up why we’re called the rainbow nation
I know right. I notice it a lot with actors that portray the South African accent in movies, TV shows or even in videogames, and it always sounds (more like tries to sound) how a native Afrikaans speaker sounds like speaking English, even though that character has never spoken Afrikaans in their lives. For goodness sake people, we have 11 Official Languages, thus we have 11 different accents, maybe even more!
I get the animal thing a lot in University but in boarding school we did have zebra on the school’s property so we low-key lived up to the “South African”/ “African “ stereotype but it’s not common 🤷🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🇿🇦
I Have International Friends And I Get This All The Time. I'm Coloured And Alot Of The Questions Are "Are You Indian Because You Sound Indian?" And It's Difficult To Explain To People (Mostly Because They Wouldn't Understand) That You Can't Have A Specific South African Accent Because We Have So Many Different Culture's And Backgrounds And Languages. Personally In My Opinion People Around The World Should Educate Themselves On African Culture Because It's Really Beautiful And Worth The While.
Yeah when I was in England I found it funny because the weather was better than expected, but then I realized I was being a stereotypical overly cheerful American where every type of weather is the "perfect day / weather for ____" and to fit in I needed to just enjoy complaining about it.
South Africa's list would never end 🤣🤣🤣 its like a world in one country and everyone has a different ideal holiday destination. Big 5 game reserves, Sun City (the Vegas of SA), tropical coastal holiday (Durban), Mountains and Scenery, waterparks, theme parks, Cape Town and surrounding areas for scenery and an awesome vibe, waterfalls, holiday towns in the deserts, gorges and canyons... Every South African has a different ideal holiday idea. The list never ends....
Orlando, Florida has the biggest Disney World. The US is raked as the 3rd largest country by area. Nauru is currently the country with the highest obesity rate. ... I don't know if it's just me, but everyone thinks I have a overinflated ego or is very patriotic because I'm from the US. I honestly don't know the full lyrics of the National anthem. Also, apparently is not common for families to have many cars, or get cars for their children in other parts of the world. Most people I know have 3+ cars in their homes and also have boats in the summer. Edit: Sorry. I'm really late, but I am aware that the typical American family does not have 3+ cars and a boat. I was thinking about people in other countries who are considered to be in the same, or every similar class as my family(maybe upper middle-class?). It can be easily explained by geological reasons or different infrastructure but the fewer number of cars per household was just something I found interesting when I visited a different country.
One thing that stood out to me when I visited the US (at Disney World in fact) was that when they played the national anthem everybody would stand up and did seem to care a lot more than I had ever seen at home in Australia. It's something of a joke here that a lot of people will just kind of awkwardly mumble most of the lines for Advance Australia Fair under their breath until the chorus.
yeah I was gonna say op uhh I've met very few families with 3 or more cars and I'd say I'm solid middle class. most people I know have one or two cars. also re: the national anthem, it's not that every american cares about it or has so much respect for it they want to stand up, it's just that that's literally what's expected. were taught to stand for the anthem and place our hand on our heart from a young age. I realize it's not normal and tbh it is a way of indoctrination. but I just want to clarify that most of us are not thinking "wow I have so much respect for my country I feel compelled to stand during the anthem", it's more just like "oh this is just a thing we do" and tbh in my case I'm thinking "wow can't wait to sit back down" DJGKGJGK
I’ve lived in Utah and Texas and taking public transportation is so bad!! I tried to go a year without a car and ended up calling people to come get me for everything. Using public transportation, I would spend hours trying to get somewhere, including work, that was only 20 minutes by car. At that time we didn’t have uber or Lyft but even now, that can get expensive. I think another stereotype is that we don’t know enough of our own history. Search Fourth of July on the street questions and there are so many videos of people celebrating the fourth but not knowing why. I find myself saying “I used to be smart”. 🤦🏻♀️
I love rain, the wind not so much but when I was younger I loved a rainy windy day. I grew up in the countryside in Eastern Cape. Walking backwards to avoid wind and cold rain in the face was one of my favorites.
As a South African, one of my weirdest questions I've received was, Do you wear shoes in africa, I thought all african are black (mixed), do you speak Zulu, which language have the click sound, have you been on a safari and do you have lions walking around? That was all I can remember from just america
When I went to Welkom, South Africa, I was definitely expecting to see a lot more wildlife, and I guess in my naivety I was expect more huts or something 🤦 I didn't realize how modern and well-off South Africa is, especially in comparison to the rest of the continent. I think this was due to the fact that I think many Canadians that don't know any South Africans only have something like World Vision to get a portrayal of modern-day Africa. I think the West needs to become more educated on other places - not just Africa, but also much of the rest of the world.
😅😂 Huts at Welkom.... Actually there are huts in Welkom but developed ones, not many people who stay at Welkom know about them... Polokong Village/ Steyn 2, i grew up there
Most people in the west have no idea of the cities and modern lifestyle the middle and upper class South Africans enjoy. We have most, if not better, amenities enjoyed by western countries.
@@민준-g5k lol yeah, a place called Simon's town situated on the coastline. Since people were quarintined, traffic was reduced tremendously and the new quiet atmosphere allowed the penguins to stroll on the pavements
He's right about Australia. Having said that, I've had three personal encounters with tiger snakes in Melbourne (major city). Quite often they can be found near train lines and creeks. More context, I'm 36 and a landscaper and play sports, so I'm outside all day, everyday. The worst thing we have that's dangerous and everywhere are white tailed spiders.
re: large portion sizes in america. as john said it can be true, but that doesn't mean we all eat those portions in our daily lives, it mostly applies to restaurants, which of course visitors would encounter more than home cooking and get that impression. but also leftover/take home boxes are a big part of it too! I'm not sure if it's a thing or not in other countries but it's very common for restaurants to provide boxes to take home what you can't finish (or you can just leave what you don't eat too). honestly I wouldn't complain if our restaurants cut our portions but please understand it doesn't mean we all eat huge amounts djgkgj. also I'd urge people to take poverty into consideration when talking about obesity in America. eating healthy doesn't just cost money, it also costs time and energy to prepare healthy food. which a lot of impoverished people don't have, because they often have to work long hours or multiple jobs to make a living. fast food is often cheaper and more convenient, though it tends to be less healthy. access to resources and education about health, as well as healthcare itself can also have barriers for impoverished people. didn't intend to make this a serious comment but it is something I care a lot about djfkgj
The ZA stereotype is so true!!! When I just moved to Europe my peers truly believed that I went to school on my pet giraffe.... But my teacher knew better and made me talk about what ZA really is like. At that time I was kinda annoyed but know I'm extremely thankful.
@@michellev5106 my dad is one of those people 😂 we almost emigrated to England in 2001 but my dad said the weather was too depressing after a year of living there
2:10 agree regarding the drink at fast food restaurants, I went to Hawaii and bought a small combo at Burger King, very surprised when I saw the drink cup. US small cup is Indonesian Large!
Getting state-specific, when I tell people from other countries (or even other states 💀) that I’m from Texas, they sometimes think I’m a cowgirl who owns horses and goes to rodeos and stuff like that :’)
I get that a bit, too and it doesn't help that I actually wear cowboy boots, but I'm from El Paso and people are kinda shocked when I tell them I'm from Texas and I don't have a southern accent
It's far more likely to rain in Rome say, than it is London. But I think that a large part of the rain stereotype in England is because we don't get extreme weather or other natural disasters, like hurricane, earthquakes, monsoon, blizzards. So we have made a particularly big deal about the sorta bad weather we do get. Rain particularly. But it's the same with two centimetres of snow, or a mini heatwave
As an American who lives in Northern Nevada in a city with a metro area of over 500k, all I can say is that it really depends where you live, but for the most part, it's true that almost everything is just a bit bigger in the US. We tend to have bigger cars here because it's just very spacious and spread out and SUVs and pickups are such a common occurrence. But looking at the roads, there's a lot of mid-sized cars and electric and hybrid cars around as well. I feel like the more rural you go, the more pick up and suvs you'll see, the more urban, you'll see smaller cars and electric and hybrids. Here in my city, it's very mixed because many people are moving from both the Bay Area, CA and rural Nevada so you see pretty much big Ford trucks and Teslas, and everything in between, on the roads. Almost every household has multiple cars, and seeing boats, kayaks, jet-skis is quite common. When my brothers and I used to live at home, we had 5 cars in total. Outside of population clusters and high-density cities, public transportation isn't that good and having a car is a necessity. I can only think of New York, Chicago and San Francisco as cities that tend to depend more on public transportation, rather than private vehicles. You also have the population clusters of the Bay Area and the Northeast and I know trains and subways are more common. So in my city, you NEED a car to get around. Some districts are walkable like downtown and midtown areas but for the most part, having a car is the best way to get around town, or travel outside of the city. And speaking of being spread out, Nevada is one of the least dense states. For example, geographically, we're a lot close to San Francisco than Las Vegas. Las Vegas is 439 miles away(707 km) and usually takes 7.5 - 9 hr drive depending on the conditions and driver(I usually drive 100 mi/hr and can do 7.5 hrs). SF is 218 mi/351 km and usually takes me 3.5 hrs to get there. Sacramento is like a 1.5 - 2 hr drive, very close by. Food is big. When you go out to restaurants, the portion sizes are big enough that you get it for to-go or take out. Drinks are larger but I do love it that they are larger cause I'm always thirsty haha. You also have the option to get a "skinny" menu and order food that have less calories and are smaller portions. In my city, I don't get to see that many obese people, definitely more over-weight but nothing too out of the ordinary. There's also a lot of fit people because outdoorsy activities are very common like hiking, skiing and snowboarding, jogging, etc. A big stereotype here in the US when it comes to obese/overweight people is the South. It's a big stereotype that people from the South are just more overweight as opposed to other areas in the US. I think they just have delicious food down there lol. They have southern comfort, cajun, creole, bbq and sweet tea 😋 The US is ranked 12 based on current data on obesity rate, having 36.2% of the population(we need to get healthier tbh). Here's a link of the full list: obesity.procon.org/global-obesity-levels/ The US is just diverse and massive and region to region is different, heck, even going to a different state might be a bit different. Like any country, urban vs rural, rich vs poor, differing views and opinions, you get to experience a wide spectrum when you travel across the US. You'll have to see it for yourself!
Compared to other western countries the price of gas in the USA is very low. If you had to pay 3 to 5 times more I assume there would be more small cars.
I love the fact that foreigners have a certain stereotype in mind when thinking about Americans, but most don't know about the stereotypes we assign to eachother depending on what region/state you're from.
Am South African but i want to know whether in America the sunsets around 20:00, because at that time, it will be fucking dark here in S.A no matter what season we are in
Food portions may be bigger in the US, but we also have a massive culture of sharing food and taking food home. Like, we know it's a lot of food, but we often order 1 meal for two people or expect to not finish most of it and instead take half or so of it home and eat it for another meal.
In Cambridge we (apparently..) get less yearly rainfall than Madrid so visit East Anglia if you don't like rain ahah... also I use an umbrella a lot in Cambs but not in Liverpool bc the wind is the devil like you said lol RIP to my best brollies.
Hi guys!! It seems to be pretty similar again (here in Japan) too!! I’ve been asked so many times about big sizes, etc. etc... But it’s true (mostly because of the geography of the place) that everything is smaller over here!! I vividly remember when my parents came to visit me, for the first time after I moved to Japan, and my dad mentioned the japanese cars and even trucks looked like cute little toy cars to him!! lol Have a good one!!
The South African stereo type is a classic. I was born in South Africa and moved to Australia when I was in my teens. I heard the whole thing about lions wandering the streets of Joburg. Funny thing is I've seen wild kangaroos hopping down the one of the main highways in the western suburbs of Sydney. We also had a wallaby somehow get in our backyard a few years ago.
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I have to say, I visited the UK in October 2019 and in 9 days, we had one rainstorm and intermittent rain (same day) while in London over 4 days, and one drizzly day in Scotland, but just enough occasionally misty (wouldn’t really call it raining, here in the US we call it spitting) times in Scotland that we keep seeing rainbows, so the wet was worth it! Loved our time there and want to go back!
On Portion size Americas number one export is food. There are government programs that actual pay farmers not to grow food. So with a plentiful supply we tend to over do it on sizes.
I am from South Africa. Bloemfontein But I was originally born in Welkom So I know you Chantelle 😎😎😆 I love the video and please do another Like American , England, Australia and South Africa slang And ask Chantelle what this means: Ek hou Baie van julle videos asb gee my n skreeuit baai 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Regarding the weather in the UK, it also depends on where you are! I live in the driest part of England which is in the south-east, and the east more generally is drier than the west, and the south drier than the north. I'm pretty sure that Ireland is actually wetter than the UK in terms of rainfall per year too.
When I was living in Russia, as a Brit I heard a lot of stereotypes that we're all football hooligans and that we've all met the Queen at one stage in our lives. But the weirdest one I've had is that we're still mourning the loss of our Empire and that's why we voted for Brexit... not sure what to make of that one 😅
In the early 90's I was visiting London from South Africa. For 2 weeks, we had the hottest summer. No rain at all. The temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius.
Here in Michigan we’ve had a couple of rain storms so bad my old playscape that is like three stories tall (in kids measurements) got flipped onto our fence and multiple people have lost trampolines and some even landed on other people’s houses roofs
When I went to London in the summer of 2012, I went in so many shops looking for a pair of cheap sunglasses (sunnies for my Aussie friends) to buy. There were zero! In America, $10-25 sunglasses are sold in every tourist shop, pharmacy, clothing store, and often in grocery stores. I could only find expensive, high-end sunglasses in London. In London, Umbrellas were sold on every street corner shop though. It only rained once the week I was there though
Weather in the US is funny because we're such a latge country that we have many different biomes. For instance I live in the Pacific Northwest and we are known to have weather like the UK because we're technically a rainforest but the US also has mountains, plains, desert, coastline, etc. You name it we probably have it.
In my area in the U.S. we drive bigger vehicles because we need it to get up our own, unpaved driveway in all 4 seasons of weather and to tow your farming equipment ect... or just to pack around your kids(with mandatory carseats) and grandma because of the looong distance between it's crazy to take more than one vehicle. I agree the food and especially drink sizes are often times too big!🙄 Genetics and how tall you are does correlate with body size and weight. They say, once you're over 5' you automatically add 10 lbs per inch. And that's just bone structure not excess fat.👍🙂
Britain has a very temperate climate. It benefits from the gulf stream coming from the South West and suffers from the Siberian climate from the East. Generally the North and West of Britain is wetter and cooler then the South and East. However according to statistics Britain has fewer days of rain than places like New York and others. During the summer months (July, August) particularly in the South it stays light until around 10pm and the daylight can start around 4am. Of course the further north you go it closes in exponentially. So on the flip side during December and January it is light later in the morning (around 8/9 am in places) and dark around 4pm.
I am really happy that they have Chantelle on this channel~~~ Coz people get to know more about the beauty of SA!!! SA is SOooooOOOoo underrated!!! To add to the topic~ Mandarin speaking asians from SA will be asked another stereotype: Why do I have a fair complexion? Or say I'm lying because I am not black~
When I went to western usa (which was the first time and last time I visited usa), I went to many restaurants and I realized that the basic size of the restaurant is not same compared to basic size of korean restaurant. Becuase of that, I've had stereotype that everything in usa is very big. However, it might be misunderstanding regarding usa
Guys if you would've done this channel more like a podcast for people to listen to you more clear and professionally, would've been perfect just in my personal opinion. I loved this idea btw. Definetly a new suscriber here, hugs from Vzla🥰👏👏
I totally agree with the US stereotype. The size of burgers there are huge. And cloth sizes are also huge. Small sizes there may be medium or large in my country. As for the UK, I thought the weather there is always gloomy or something. One of my British friends was so amaze that we have a lot of sunlight in our country. He asked if we usually receive so much sunlight. So I thought the weather there is always cloudy or rainy. For Australia, this is my first time hearing such stereotype or I just dismissed it as an exaggeration. I thought Australian wildlife are cute and harmless (as long as you don't bother them) haha. I'm not too familiar with South Africa but I believe they have great wildlife reserve. Kruger national park always pop up in my mind when someone say South Africa. About the Land Area of the US, it's a controversial one because the US data typically include territorial waters and inland waters so they're number three. But others contend that if you remove the inland waters and territorial waters China would be 3rd and US would be 4th.
@@lifeofjohn3993 i just found that out recently too. The documentary state that the CIA data (which is the basis of others) include waters in the land area.
A South African living in the UK for 2 years now I don’t think it rains that much it rains randomly for a few minutes but not much maybe more in winter but I actually think SA rains more because it continues for a few days which is rare I think in UK
Unfortunately the portion size is true. I remember I once got into an argument with a fast food employee. I ordered the smallest size meal and than they go to give me a huge fountain drink. I reminded them I ordered the small one and she was annoyed. She gave me the right size but wasn't happy about it.
It’s big but not that big but if you want to put all the theme parks together then yes. To get to Disney you will either have to take a ferry boat or the train there
My German friends always enjoy the free drink refills in the US and not getting charged extra for ketchup. Admittedly the drink sizes are crazy big, bring on the diabetes.
Lifelong born & bred Aussie here. Sure we have many poisonous or "deadly" species, but deaths from snakebite are pretty uncommon (averaging about 2 per year according to the Royal Flying Doctor Service), and deaths from spider bites are exceedingly rare (there has only been one single death from a spider bite in Australia in 40 years, and that was due to infection complications while recovering in hospital from a redback bite). These creatures are not hunting humans and will only bite if they feel directly threatened. Leave them alone, and they leave the humans alone. Also we have effective and widely taught first aid treatments, and anti-venom at hospitals. People are way more scared of Aussie snakes and spiders than they need to be!
Lolz im from south africa and two people online have asked me "how did u get wifi in your hut👀" and the other "do u have a pet lion" and I was like "👀I'm sorry,what?😂" I CRY LIKE HOW 😂😭😂😭
9:30 okay but in Johannesburg , a city of 4 million people, we had 2 hiyenas and leapoard or cheetas who roamed and ended up smack bang in the suburban city recently. .so thats a stereotype that became true haha.
So I live in America and we DONT have Trenti size drinks lol. I’ve been to many states and I have never seen it. I might have just passed over the ones that do. I guess
The Trenta (31 fl oz) is only available for cold drinks on the secret menu, it is not advertised or posted on the menu boards inside the stores or outside at the drive-thru,
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My Lion died yesterday so now i walk to school.
I'll miss you SIMBA
U have a lion
He had a lion
😂😂
@@justfarmit9705 you're epic 😅
😂😂
Haibo Chantelle,but I went to school with a giraffe yesterday cz my elephant had period pains.😪💔🇿🇦
Brahh , you have a giraffe AND an elephant that take you to school? I'm sitting here with a lion taking me to school.
Cocoa_Lumps ,same bruh, i have a white lion though
@@theblonde_at_table8 😂it be like that tho
@@oliviahunter7139 fancy😳
😂😂😂I'm so dead
“How did we get to this topic?” That's the funniest part. 😂😂😂
true XD
People seem weirded out that we wear uniforms in South African schools. Some family friends went to the US occasionally and that's what they told us.
Here in the US, uniforms are mostly only for private schools (though some public schools occasionally require them; it's rare, though). But even then, we don't do the whole skirts and neckties thing for our uniforms, it's usually just polo shirts and slacks. So seeing all that still looks incredibly formal to us.
In the UK, our schools have uniforms
Most African schools in general wear uniforms
Almost all the schools I have gone too, have uniforms! I live in America. I dont go to private school tho
@@jessidiary4884 left over from British colonial days
Is it just me or are most of these comments from south Africas😂 I think its because we rarely get positive media coverage
Exactly I’m the only American
With the ANC u wont get positive media coverage!!
@@John-pl8fe 😭😭
Hi all, you know what would be really nice is, if Chantelle from South Africa does South African slangs that are not so easy to pronounce/complicated like,(haibo, awe etc). That would be really hilarious!!🇿🇦🇿🇦
yeah they should all do tht , but i heard some uk slang recently and its pretty difficult to make out
My Buffalo laughed when he heard that animals walking on street's is a stereotype 😂
"03:53 tight sofas -> tanned surfers
"07:27 huntsman spider"
Sorry guys :)
10:01 kou duu 》Kudu
Thanks for the warning. For some reason, I don't like spider images 😬😂
Lmao what the hell is a tight sofa?😂😂😂😂
Why did huntsman spider get blurred out though?
8:23 Steve Irwin
South Africans are mostly stereotyped for
*we don't have water
*we ride our animals to school, work
*we don't have clothes
We casually have zebras, leopards, elephants and lions in our back yard
Like if you are watching in 2020 lockdown 👇
Australia is more stereotyped we ride our animals to school. Specifically kangaroos
@@lukeroberts1630 those are just stupid people. Do they even know what kangaroos look like?😔
I live in Phalaborwa, woke up to a leapard chilling outside the fence
No one knows about SA generally!!
bruh 😭I'm watching this in 2022 !! and I'm just like. ..what ? 😭😂
I think this isn’t so much a stereotype as just a misconception, but people assume South Africans all speak like white afrikaners. This is one of our many accents, and probably i minority, seeing as majority of our population is black or coloured. We have a whole variety of accents depending on your home language, and ethnicity. I think it’s sums up why we’re called the rainbow nation
Rainbow nation, so beautiful 😍
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I know right. I notice it a lot with actors that portray the South African accent in movies, TV shows or even in videogames, and it always sounds (more like tries to sound) how a native Afrikaans speaker sounds like speaking English, even though that character has never spoken Afrikaans in their lives. For goodness sake people, we have 11 Official Languages, thus we have 11 different accents, maybe even more!
So true, a true rainbow 🌈 nation. Proud South African.
It's not stereotypes but then you go on and mention stereotypes?🤣🤣
I get the animal thing a lot in University but in boarding school we did have zebra on the school’s property so we low-key lived up to the “South African”/ “African “ stereotype but it’s not common 🤷🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🇿🇦
"ahh you from South Africa, why don't you have an accent"
Are you Zulu ? 😒
@@sihlem444 😭😭😭💀They think every black person from S.A is Zulu... or that they are Shaka's descendants....
I Have International Friends And I Get This All The Time.
I'm Coloured And Alot Of The Questions Are "Are You Indian Because You Sound Indian?"
And It's Difficult To Explain To People (Mostly Because They Wouldn't Understand) That You Can't Have A Specific South African Accent Because We Have So Many Different Culture's And Backgrounds And Languages.
Personally In My Opinion People Around The World Should Educate Themselves On African Culture Because It's Really Beautiful And Worth The While.
Brits don't help the rainy stereotype, since 80% of British conversation is complaining about the weather :P
Our fault
What would you do? Blimey, give us the pleasure of moaning about it!
Yeah when I was in England I found it funny because the weather was better than expected, but then I realized I was being a stereotypical overly cheerful American where every type of weather is the "perfect day / weather for ____" and to fit in I needed to just enjoy complaining about it.
Why though? Shouldn't they be used to it by now?
You guys should do popular holidays in your country
Oooo I like this idea!
Like other country’s we like too visit or in your own country ?
South Africa's list would never end 🤣🤣🤣 its like a world in one country and everyone has a different ideal holiday destination.
Big 5 game reserves, Sun City (the Vegas of SA), tropical coastal holiday (Durban), Mountains and Scenery, waterparks, theme parks, Cape Town and surrounding areas for scenery and an awesome vibe, waterfalls, holiday towns in the deserts, gorges and canyons...
Every South African has a different ideal holiday idea.
The list never ends....
3:55 "In Tight Sofas" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Tanned Surfers!
the similarity in the Aussie and SA stereotypes was hilarious...
Orlando, Florida has the biggest Disney World.
The US is raked as the 3rd largest country by area.
Nauru is currently the country with the highest obesity rate.
...
I don't know if it's just me, but everyone thinks I have a overinflated ego or is very patriotic because I'm from the US. I honestly don't know the full lyrics of the National anthem.
Also, apparently is not common for families to have many cars, or get cars for their children in other parts of the world.
Most people I know have 3+ cars in their homes and also have boats in the summer.
Edit: Sorry. I'm really late, but I am aware that the typical American family does not have 3+ cars and a boat. I was thinking about people in other countries who are considered to be in the same, or every similar class as my family(maybe upper middle-class?). It can be easily explained by geological reasons or different infrastructure but the fewer number of cars per household was just something I found interesting when I visited a different country.
One thing that stood out to me when I visited the US (at Disney World in fact) was that when they played the national anthem everybody would stand up and did seem to care a lot more than I had ever seen at home in Australia. It's something of a joke here that a lot of people will just kind of awkwardly mumble most of the lines for Advance Australia Fair under their breath until the chorus.
The class divide in the US is quite high. I doubt most Americans have a boat or three cars.
yeah I was gonna say op uhh I've met very few families with 3 or more cars and I'd say I'm solid middle class. most people I know have one or two cars.
also re: the national anthem, it's not that every american cares about it or has so much respect for it they want to stand up, it's just that that's literally what's expected. were taught to stand for the anthem and place our hand on our heart from a young age. I realize it's not normal and tbh it is a way of indoctrination. but I just want to clarify that most of us are not thinking "wow I have so much respect for my country I feel compelled to stand during the anthem", it's more just like "oh this is just a thing we do" and tbh in my case I'm thinking "wow can't wait to sit back down" DJGKGJGK
I haven't really seen anyone with more than two cars where I live, other than those who collect luxury/sports cars.
I’ve lived in Utah and Texas and taking public transportation is so bad!! I tried to go a year without a car and ended up calling people to come get me for everything. Using public transportation, I would spend hours trying to get somewhere, including work, that was only 20 minutes by car. At that time we didn’t have uber or Lyft but even now, that can get expensive.
I think another stereotype is that we don’t know enough of our own history. Search Fourth of July on the street questions and there are so many videos of people celebrating the fourth but not knowing why. I find myself saying “I used to be smart”. 🤦🏻♀️
I love rain, the wind not so much but when I was younger I loved a rainy windy day. I grew up in the countryside in Eastern Cape. Walking backwards to avoid wind and cold rain in the face was one of my favorites.
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As a South African, one of my weirdest questions I've received was, Do you wear shoes in africa, I thought all african are black (mixed), do you speak Zulu, which language have the click sound, have you been on a safari and do you have lions walking around? That was all I can remember from just america
When I went to Welkom, South Africa, I was definitely expecting to see a lot more wildlife, and I guess in my naivety I was expect more huts or something 🤦 I didn't realize how modern and well-off South Africa is, especially in comparison to the rest of the continent. I think this was due to the fact that I think many Canadians that don't know any South Africans only have something like World Vision to get a portrayal of modern-day Africa. I think the West needs to become more educated on other places - not just Africa, but also much of the rest of the world.
I lived there
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😅😂 Huts at Welkom.... Actually there are huts in Welkom but developed ones, not many people who stay at Welkom know about them... Polokong Village/ Steyn 2, i grew up there
Well im guessing you're more referring to the lowveild area. It has a sustainabke amount of wildlife
Most people in the west have no idea of the cities and modern lifestyle the middle and upper class South Africans enjoy.
We have most, if not better, amenities enjoyed by western countries.
Do British people drink a lot of tea every day like they do in the movies?
welcome to Johnny's fashion evaluation Some people do but it’s not that common. It’s really exaggerated in films
I have friends who do, i know people who have like 5 or 6 a day easy, and carry round travel mugs of tea...
There are people that do, but coffee culture has really taken off over here so people are beginning to lean towards coffee more.
I am south african but definitely wouldn't mind a cup per hour. Tea or coffee as long as its black I will take it.
@Brad Sanchez we do. My dad drinks one come of coffee but 5 cups of tea. I drink like 3
I am literally watching this while it waiting for a rain delay for the cricket in England to end (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ENGLISH SUMMER!)
I saw photos of penguins walking through Cape Town
@@민준-g5k lol yeah, a place called Simon's town situated on the coastline. Since people were quarintined, traffic was reduced tremendously and the new quiet atmosphere allowed the penguins to stroll on the pavements
@@skyepeterson5389 i was just about to explain to him with that exact same words🤣
@@janasteyn313 the best part is how they used the pedestrian crossing 😂😭
That was just the cutest thing I have seen in my life, those little penguins crossing the street!
Modimo😂😂😂😂🇿🇦 but at least we don't pay a cent to see them in their wild life
They're our friends
He's right about Australia. Having said that, I've had three personal encounters with tiger snakes in Melbourne (major city). Quite often they can be found near train lines and creeks.
More context, I'm 36 and a landscaper and play sports, so I'm outside all day, everyday.
The worst thing we have that's dangerous and everywhere are white tailed spiders.
Greetings from South Africa
Greetings from Cape Town
Awe! From Jozi
from Pretoria👋
👋🏽 From Kirkwood🍊 ( small town in the Eastern Cape) 😊
@@yakeenwilliams2419 greeting from Gauteng
re: large portion sizes in america. as john said it can be true, but that doesn't mean we all eat those portions in our daily lives, it mostly applies to restaurants, which of course visitors would encounter more than home cooking and get that impression. but also leftover/take home boxes are a big part of it too! I'm not sure if it's a thing or not in other countries but it's very common for restaurants to provide boxes to take home what you can't finish (or you can just leave what you don't eat too). honestly I wouldn't complain if our restaurants cut our portions but please understand it doesn't mean we all eat huge amounts djgkgj.
also I'd urge people to take poverty into consideration when talking about obesity in America. eating healthy doesn't just cost money, it also costs time and energy to prepare healthy food. which a lot of impoverished people don't have, because they often have to work long hours or multiple jobs to make a living. fast food is often cheaper and more convenient, though it tends to be less healthy. access to resources and education about health, as well as healthcare itself can also have barriers for impoverished people. didn't intend to make this a serious comment but it is something I care a lot about djfkgj
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ahhh this one's so fun to watch!! would be nice if there's a part 2 tho👀👀👀
The ZA stereotype is so true!!! When I just moved to Europe my peers truly believed that I went to school on my pet giraffe.... But my teacher knew better and made me talk about what ZA really is like. At that time I was kinda annoyed but know I'm extremely thankful.
I'm South African I went to England in Jan it was just gray, dark, cold and rainy I'm sorry I prefer South African weather 😂😂
You should visit the northern parts of the Nordic countries in Nov - Feb if you want to see a real winter. ;)
I've heard of a few South Africans who immigrated to England but then came back because they missed the sun
When I was in England the sun went down at like 3pm I was shocked
That is literally England. And then every summer there's this weird heatwave for 3 days and we die out.
@@michellev5106 my dad is one of those people 😂 we almost emigrated to England in 2001 but my dad said the weather was too depressing after a year of living there
2:10 agree regarding the drink at fast food restaurants, I went to Hawaii and bought a small combo at Burger King, very surprised when I saw the drink cup. US small cup is Indonesian Large!
hahaha good comparison!
I really love and enjoy your videos!
Grettings from Colombia, South America!
Thank you, Santi!
Getting state-specific, when I tell people from other countries (or even other states 💀) that I’m from Texas, they sometimes think I’m a cowgirl who owns horses and goes to rodeos and stuff like that :’)
Okay, but... are you? And do you? :D
IceMetalPunk No :’)
I get that a bit, too and it doesn't help that I actually wear cowboy boots, but I'm from El Paso and people are kinda shocked when I tell them I'm from Texas and I don't have a southern accent
It's far more likely to rain in Rome say, than it is London. But I think that a large part of the rain stereotype in England is because we don't get extreme weather or other natural disasters, like hurricane, earthquakes, monsoon, blizzards. So we have made a particularly big deal about the sorta bad weather we do get. Rain particularly. But it's the same with two centimetres of snow, or a mini heatwave
Howzit Chantelle, I'm a fellow South African. Have you ever heard the stereotype "But why aren't you black?" and "Do you speak african?"
As an American who lives in Northern Nevada in a city with a metro area of over 500k, all I can say is that it really depends where you live, but for the most part, it's true that almost everything is just a bit bigger in the US. We tend to have bigger cars here because it's just very spacious and spread out and SUVs and pickups are such a common occurrence. But looking at the roads, there's a lot of mid-sized cars and electric and hybrid cars around as well. I feel like the more rural you go, the more pick up and suvs you'll see, the more urban, you'll see smaller cars and electric and hybrids. Here in my city, it's very mixed because many people are moving from both the Bay Area, CA and rural Nevada so you see pretty much big Ford trucks and Teslas, and everything in between, on the roads.
Almost every household has multiple cars, and seeing boats, kayaks, jet-skis is quite common. When my brothers and I used to live at home, we had 5 cars in total. Outside of population clusters and high-density cities, public transportation isn't that good and having a car is a necessity. I can only think of New York, Chicago and San Francisco as cities that tend to depend more on public transportation, rather than private vehicles. You also have the population clusters of the Bay Area and the Northeast and I know trains and subways are more common. So in my city, you NEED a car to get around. Some districts are walkable like downtown and midtown areas but for the most part, having a car is the best way to get around town, or travel outside of the city. And speaking of being spread out, Nevada is one of the least dense states. For example, geographically, we're a lot close to San Francisco than Las Vegas. Las Vegas is 439 miles away(707 km) and usually takes 7.5 - 9 hr drive depending on the conditions and driver(I usually drive 100 mi/hr and can do 7.5 hrs). SF is 218 mi/351 km and usually takes me 3.5 hrs to get there. Sacramento is like a 1.5 - 2 hr drive, very close by.
Food is big. When you go out to restaurants, the portion sizes are big enough that you get it for to-go or take out. Drinks are larger but I do love it that they are larger cause I'm always thirsty haha. You also have the option to get a "skinny" menu and order food that have less calories and are smaller portions.
In my city, I don't get to see that many obese people, definitely more over-weight but nothing too out of the ordinary. There's also a lot of fit people because outdoorsy activities are very common like hiking, skiing and snowboarding, jogging, etc. A big stereotype here in the US when it comes to obese/overweight people is the South. It's a big stereotype that people from the South are just more overweight as opposed to other areas in the US. I think they just have delicious food down there lol. They have southern comfort, cajun, creole, bbq and sweet tea 😋
The US is ranked 12 based on current data on obesity rate, having 36.2% of the population(we need to get healthier tbh). Here's a link of the full list: obesity.procon.org/global-obesity-levels/
The US is just diverse and massive and region to region is different, heck, even going to a different state might be a bit different. Like any country, urban vs rural, rich vs poor, differing views and opinions, you get to experience a wide spectrum when you travel across the US. You'll have to see it for yourself!
Compared to other western countries the price of gas in the USA is very low. If you had to pay 3 to 5 times more I assume there would be more small cars.
Chantelle saying “ and tanned surfers!” My close-caption said “in tight sofas” 😂😂😂
I love the fact that foreigners have a certain stereotype in mind when thinking about Americans, but most don't know about the stereotypes we assign to eachother depending on what region/state you're from.
You should do a whole video of just South African stereotypes. There are so many!
And maybe include a black South African
I love Walter's accent and the sound when he speaks
I'd love to see even more stereotypes from the different countries Keep up the great work
Stereotype: expected that all Africans know how to speak swahili. That's what people have been to other countries say
Am South African but i want to know whether in America the sunsets around 20:00, because at that time, it will be fucking dark here in S.A no matter what season we are in
Food portions may be bigger in the US, but we also have a massive culture of sharing food and taking food home. Like, we know it's a lot of food, but we often order 1 meal for two people or expect to not finish most of it and instead take half or so of it home and eat it for another meal.
In Cambridge we (apparently..) get less yearly rainfall than Madrid so visit East Anglia if you don't like rain ahah... also I use an umbrella a lot in Cambs but not in Liverpool bc the wind is the devil like you said lol RIP to my best brollies.
Hi guys!! It seems to be pretty similar again (here in Japan) too!! I’ve been asked so many times about big sizes, etc. etc... But it’s true (mostly because of the geography of the place) that everything is smaller over here!! I vividly remember when my parents came to visit me, for the first time after I moved to Japan, and my dad mentioned the japanese cars and even trucks looked like cute little toy cars to him!! lol
Have a good one!!
If it rains outside all the time in England then how do you dry your clothes?
we dry them inside either using a Dryer or putting them on a Maiden (drying Rack) sometimes my family just puts them on the radiator..
A dryer perhaps? Not sure if they're used commonly in England or if people do more of the hang to dry method.
@@eli-nz8oe oh I see, it feels nice getting warm clothes from the dryer.
Great video love from Johannesburg
Love this channel
"South African" is not a language!
😂😂😂like wtf
Engelish is one of 11 languages in SA.
@@ansievisagie9830 random fact... But yes
The South African stereo type is a classic. I was born in South Africa and moved to Australia when I was in my teens. I heard the whole thing about lions wandering the streets of Joburg. Funny thing is I've seen wild kangaroos hopping down the one of the main highways in the western suburbs of Sydney. We also had a wallaby somehow get in our backyard a few years ago.
Oh my Gosh.. I love y'all... Y'all added the Eng subtittle Finally... Thank you for listening to our comments and suggestion... Big Hug and Love from Indonesia
I have to say, I visited the UK in October 2019 and in 9 days, we had one rainstorm and intermittent rain (same day) while in London over 4 days, and one drizzly day in Scotland, but just enough occasionally misty (wouldn’t really call it raining, here in the US we call it spitting) times in Scotland that we keep seeing rainbows, so the wet was worth it! Loved our time there and want to go back!
On Portion size Americas number one export is food. There are government programs that actual pay farmers not to grow food. So with a plentiful supply we tend to over do it on sizes.
The USA is 13th in obesity Australia is 27th South Africa is the 30th but number 1 is Naura with a 61% of the adult population is obese
We had a Chetah loose about a month ago and this week we had a lion loose. Here in Pretoria, South Africa.
America is 12th in obesity, though to be fair most of the other 11 are Pacific islands where obesity is part of the culture, like in Samoa.
I am from South Africa.
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But I was originally born in Welkom
So I know you Chantelle
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I love the video and please do another Like American , England, Australia and South Africa slang
And ask Chantelle what this means:
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Regarding the weather in the UK, it also depends on where you are! I live in the driest part of England which is in the south-east, and the east more generally is drier than the west, and the south drier than the north. I'm pretty sure that Ireland is actually wetter than the UK in terms of rainfall per year too.
When I was living in Russia, as a Brit I heard a lot of stereotypes that we're all football hooligans and that we've all met the Queen at one stage in our lives. But the weirdest one I've had is that we're still mourning the loss of our Empire and that's why we voted for Brexit... not sure what to make of that one 😅
In the early 90's I was visiting London from South Africa. For 2 weeks, we had the hottest summer. No rain at all. The temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius.
Here in Michigan we’ve had a couple of rain storms so bad my old playscape that is like three stories tall (in kids measurements) got flipped onto our fence and multiple people have lost trampolines and some even landed on other people’s houses roofs
When I went to London in the summer of 2012, I went in so many shops looking for a pair of cheap sunglasses (sunnies for my Aussie friends) to buy. There were zero! In America, $10-25 sunglasses are sold in every tourist shop, pharmacy, clothing store, and often in grocery stores. I could only find expensive, high-end sunglasses in London.
In London, Umbrellas were sold on every street corner shop though. It only rained once the week I was there though
Funny video, much love from Durban 🇿🇦
I’m American and visited Great Britain in November and it didn’t rain once while in England. Scotland on the other hand rained for most of the trip.
I am a South African now in the UK and I have been sun burnt twice in a week here. It has been very sunny.
Weather in the US is funny because we're such a latge country that we have many different biomes. For instance I live in the Pacific Northwest and we are known to have weather like the UK because we're technically a rainforest but the US also has mountains, plains, desert, coastline, etc. You name it we probably have it.
Another great video guys 😁 I love your films! 💕♥️
In my area in the U.S. we drive bigger vehicles because we need it to get up our own, unpaved driveway in all 4 seasons of weather and to tow your farming equipment ect... or just to pack around your kids(with mandatory carseats) and grandma because of the looong distance between it's crazy to take more than one vehicle.
I agree the food and especially drink sizes are often times too big!🙄
Genetics and how tall you are does correlate with body size and weight. They say, once you're over 5' you automatically add 10 lbs per inch. And that's just bone structure not excess fat.👍🙂
Great info 👍
Thanks!!!
Britain has a very temperate climate. It benefits from the gulf stream coming from the South West and suffers from the Siberian climate from the East. Generally the North and West of Britain is wetter and cooler then the South and East. However according to statistics Britain has fewer days of rain than places like New York and others. During the summer months (July, August) particularly in the South it stays light until around 10pm and the daylight can start around 4am. Of course the further north you go it closes in exponentially. So on the flip side during December and January it is light later in the morning (around 8/9 am in places) and dark around 4pm.
you guys are so funny! keep up! :)))
I am really happy that they have Chantelle on this channel~~~ Coz people get to know more about the beauty of SA!!! SA is SOooooOOOoo underrated!!! To add to the topic~ Mandarin speaking asians from SA will be asked another stereotype: Why do I have a fair complexion? Or say I'm lying because I am not black~
England is like Seattle, it rains a lot here too. Most people wear hoodie jackets & there are very few umbrellas here.
When I went to western usa (which was the first time and last time I visited usa), I went to many restaurants and I realized that the basic size of the restaurant is not same compared to basic size of korean restaurant. Becuase of that, I've had stereotype that everything in usa is very big. However, it might be misunderstanding regarding usa
Very funny and helpful~like your talk show with Billy~~
10:14 I'm going to england right now 😻🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️
As someone from a city (Chicago) in America I can definitely say we like our big portion sizes especially since it’s a form of enticement for tourist.
I am 35 years old and the only time I have actually spotted the Big 5 is on our money.
Lol, true 😂
Guys if you would've done this channel more like a podcast for people to listen to you more clear and professionally, would've been perfect just in my personal opinion. I loved this idea btw. Definetly a new suscriber here, hugs from Vzla🥰👏👏
Great they did add the subtitles. I learn English from American movies so sometimes I cant hear the other guys clearly. Look forward for other videos
I wonder why Sam has a similar hair style to Walter this time and he's got a suit jacket on?😂 wats the special occasion hmmm😂😂😂
I think it's a huntsman spider not hand Smith....lol 7:27
Hi 솔~ Sorry for the typo :)
Oh my God London weather is just😓the clouds get dark at 3 and this goes for winter, autumn and spring. And we go all out for summer🤗
Straight away the English guy saying “stoodents” - Americanised from teaching in Korea 😄
I totally agree with the US stereotype. The size of burgers there are huge. And cloth sizes are also huge. Small sizes there may be medium or large in my country.
As for the UK, I thought the weather there is always gloomy or something. One of my British friends was so amaze that we have a lot of sunlight in our country. He asked if we usually receive so much sunlight. So I thought the weather there is always cloudy or rainy.
For Australia, this is my first time hearing such stereotype or I just dismissed it as an exaggeration. I thought Australian wildlife are cute and harmless (as long as you don't bother them) haha.
I'm not too familiar with South Africa but I believe they have great wildlife reserve. Kruger national park always pop up in my mind when someone say South Africa.
About the Land Area of the US, it's a controversial one because the US data typically include territorial waters and inland waters so they're number three. But others contend that if you remove the inland waters and territorial waters China would be 3rd and US would be 4th.
Oh that's interesting about the land area of the US, I didn't know waters were included!
@@lifeofjohn3993 i just found that out recently too. The documentary state that the CIA data (which is the basis of others) include waters in the land area.
A South African living in the UK for 2 years now I don’t think it rains that much it rains randomly for a few minutes but not much maybe more in winter but I actually think SA rains more because it continues for a few days which is rare I think in UK
Huntsman Spiders are cool and useful. They eat bugs for you. I never kill them. I let them do their thing.
I love the videos!!
tbh in the uk we have in the summer really hot rainy days
Unfortunately the portion size is true. I remember I once got into an argument with a fast food employee. I ordered the smallest size meal and than they go to give me a huge fountain drink. I reminded them I ordered the small one and she was annoyed. She gave me the right size but wasn't happy about it.
So funny 🤣
It’s big but not that big but if you want to put all the theme parks together then yes. To get to Disney you will either have to take a ferry boat or the train there
Missed u guys 😳...
My German friends always enjoy the free drink refills in the US and not getting charged extra for ketchup. Admittedly the drink sizes are crazy big, bring on the diabetes.
Lifelong born & bred Aussie here. Sure we have many poisonous or "deadly" species, but deaths from snakebite are pretty uncommon (averaging about 2 per year according to the Royal Flying Doctor Service), and deaths from spider bites are exceedingly rare (there has only been one single death from a spider bite in Australia in 40 years, and that was due to infection complications while recovering in hospital from a redback bite). These creatures are not hunting humans and will only bite if they feel directly threatened. Leave them alone, and they leave the humans alone. Also we have effective and widely taught first aid treatments, and anti-venom at hospitals. People are way more scared of Aussie snakes and spiders than they need to be!
Lolz im from south africa and two people online have asked me "how did u get wifi in your hut👀" and the other "do u have a pet lion" and I was like "👀I'm sorry,what?😂" I CRY LIKE HOW 😂😭😂😭
I love this video. It's entertaining and informative 🤗❤👍
9:30 okay but in Johannesburg , a city of 4 million people, we had 2 hiyenas and leapoard or cheetas who roamed and ended up smack bang in the suburban city recently. .so thats a stereotype that became true haha.
So I live in America and we DONT have Trenti size drinks lol. I’ve been to many states and I have never seen it. I might have just passed over the ones that do. I guess
I heard that and was like “wtf is trenti?”
The Trenta (31 fl oz) is only available for cold drinks on the secret menu, it is not advertised or posted on the menu boards inside the stores or outside at the drive-thru,
Oh is that right?sorry about that 😅
@@pagodaone_5697 Don't be sorry, it's still a thing in the US haha just maybe not as popular in some states or some Starbucks stores
For England you forget to mention 'Tea'
I love Chantelle💓
I wonder which movies and dramas are good to study English!
i think portion sizes are bigger when you go out to eat. you get what you pay for. but at home, most people use appropriate portions