Don't listen to this person! You've got the right attitude when you say, be respectful and polite and don't be afraid to talk to people. Americans are generally happy to help and will NOT bite! You're going to have a great time. Welcome!
I agree. She sounds like someone who’s not that educated, even though she thinks she is because she lives in France. The word is especially not expecially and Americans don’t call San Francisco San Fran (or Frisco for that matter.) Boston is said to have the worst drivers, but I can guess Miami could be a hassle, too. Just smile, be friendly and enjoy your U.S. trip. Don’t be surprised if strangers comment how adorable your baby is, ask his age and try to make him smile. Americans aren’t weird, we just love babies and it shows.
@@theresabeck1029I don't like the fact people keep saying that people don't say Hotlanta either. People do say Hotlanta. I literally saw a audience member on the Kelly Clarkson show say Hotlanta.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld I lived in California for 13 years and never once heard anyone call it San Fran. People considered that very rude and silly. Same with Frisco, that was really frowned upon.
LMAO this woman is crazy. The waitress/waiter bringing you the check before you are done eating is a two way street. They bring you the check and you pay it AT YOUR CONVENIENCE or whenever you are ready to leave. They aren't hovering over you waiting for your money LOL. They do that in the event you want to leave quickly after you have finished or take your time. Yes, they might have more hungry customers waiting for a table so it's also a small incentive to prompt you to please don't stay all day kind of thing. But by no means are you going to be asked to leave if you've spent money in there already. Mostly it's just common courtesy to not hog the table when other people need it. We're a big and busy country...be courteous.
I am so happy to read the comments saying don't listen to her. This personal space garbage is something I hear constantly. Use common sense. Do not walk up to someone and stand 4 inches in front of them. I am a New Yorker and get the bad rap of being rude and arrogant. If you want to stop a NYer to ask a question don't be afraid, just don't put your nose up to theirs.
If a restaurant is not busy, they won't care how long you stay. They'll even come by a few times to ask if you'd like a refill. If there is a line waiting for a table, you won't be rushed out, but it's just common courtesy to leave when you're finished eating. Still, no one will rush you to leave. She mentioned something about a bell. There is no bell.
Personal space is simply relative. If it's a crowded subway no one expects to retain any personal space. And if there's lots of room but you're right next to one person but not equidistant to any others then it's simply weird and suspicious. I would think this person is wanting to pick my pocket. Americans don't have an issue with personal space. They have an issue with someone being weird and not spreading out to the available space. And I agree with others who say not to listen to her opinions. Especially about the dining nonsense.
I have known so many ex Americans like her. I've lived in West Germany and toured throughout Europe and spent 4 days playing on the coast of France near Paris. She should just stay in Europe. 🍻🌹❤️🤘
In high school many years ago (1960-64) I had 30 minutes to get my food in the cafeteria line, find a table to sit at and eat, bus my own dishes and get to my next class. Needless to say I developed quick eating habits. The late I joined the Air Force and during basic training had the same 30 minutes to go through the chow line, sit, eat, bus my dishes, get outside and get into formation outside. To this day, at 77, I can go into a restaurant, get seated, read the menu, order my food, eat the food, order dessert, eat it, pay my bill, rarely taking more than a half hour unless I ordered something that takes a long time to prepare.
Drove my mother up the wall. Both my dad and later me ate too quick for her. Both USAF, him 78 basic and me 92. Then had my tech school 1 hour lunch was 15 minute march to chow (and back) so lucky 20 minute to eat; 28 week school
There's just something about your guest presenter in this video....the Annoy-o-Meter is pegging in the red zone. Is it possible I'm picking up the malodorous stench of an american expat?
Rule of thumb when it comes to public display of affection, don't do anything in public that you would not be comfortable seeing your grandparents do. Holding hands, a quick peck like kiss is ok, maybe even cuddling under a blanket during a winter horse drawn carriage ride. On the topic of time spent in restaurants, as a general rule plan on leaving within 5 to 10 minutes of when you stop actively consuming food, by this I mean taking a sip of your drink every 2 minutes does not count as actively consuming food, the exception to this are situations like waiting for rain to slack off, etc.
Public transit can be great in some very large cities, but it's almost non-existent outside of those very large cities. Flights inside the US are expensive, traveling by bus isn't often a good experience, we do not have high-speed rail at all, and what passenger rail we do have only goes to limited cities. Most of the time, you're going to need a car to get around in most cities in the US, and you'll definitely need a car if traveling between cities.
To be safe, whoever is not driving might want to remind the driver to stay to the right, especially when making a turn. When I drove in England, my friend continually reminded me to stay left, since my default was to go right, particularly when turning onto a different street. Also, in the US, it's allowed - and expected - to turn right on a red light, unless a sign states it's not allowed. If you have your right blinker/turn signal/indicator on and you're sitting at a red light waiting for it to turn green, the folks behind you will get irritated and may beep their horns at you.
What makes her an expert on France? And comparing France with the US is like comparing apples and oranges. And what’s up with her reference to San Fran. Nobody in California calls it that. It’s „The City.“ Not San Fran and please, never call it „Frisco.“
"Never 'Frisco.'" Unless you're a Texan. We do it all the time to get on their nerves, but then, that kind of sibling rivalry is just to be expected. 🙂 It's probably not kosher for foreign visitors, though.
@@derpyeh9107 To draw attention to inaccurate and misused phrases, and to point out they are not used by people who live in the entire San Francisco Bay Area or by anyone who has spent any amount of time here.
Personally I think its more I like; "France better so I better warn you about the US instead kind of video." Most of the time she says, 'They don't it like they do it France.' This is how she's coming off to me.
This woman is so wrong it is offensive. Her description comes from a point of anger for some undisclosed incident. Maybe she didn’t get invited to prom, or her sister stole her boyfriend.
Well, I agree with the insulting America part. You can only insult a country if you're a citizen of that country. I feel like that's universal. Visitors don't get to insult.
Yeah, about the public transportation bit, she clearly has ZERO data to back that up about it being “rich white men” that benefit from poor public transportation. Truly spoken like some city dwelling cynic. If she ever travelled much in this country, she’d realize A. Just how massive it is, and B. How utterly prohibitively expensive and impractical it would be in most of places like the Midwest, the south, and mountain west.
That lady is full of crap about public transportation. It's not because a bunch of rich old white guys want us to not have it, it's because we make enough money to buy our own cars and don't have to ride in a smelly subway. Mr. and Mrs. Beesley I do enjoy your videos.
That’s not true all Western European countries have people that can afford cars. Their tax money goes to benefitting the citizens and not military contracts
@@TheRapnep they seem pretty safe in Europe knowing we pay for their protection if they need it. Why is it they don’t spent so much on military and are safer than the US?
Also, restaurants… we don’t customarily sit in restaurants for several hours because we know other people are waiting to be seated and we are there for a meal. Our restaurants usually have lots of customer traffic during the dinner service apparently unlike European restaurants. It would be extremely rude to just sit at a table and talk while others were waiting to have their dinner. At that point, just invite them to your house. In off peak hours or if a restaurant isn’t busy, it’s not ever a problem. No server is going to give you your bill and “politely” hurry you along. We as Americans are usually in a hurry for the bill at lunch time so we can get back to work on time. The bill at dinner is given as a convenience and is almost always followed with a sincere, “No hurry, take your time.” I often hear foreigners talk about American restaurant servers are extra nice because they want a good tip. Common sense would automatically agree with that but the reality is they are hired because of their people skills because nobody wants a rude or unpleasant or uninterested person serving them food. Americans in most service industries are as a rule, kind, helpful and often enthusiastic.
PDA is fine, I think, for the most part. Most places in the US are so focused on trying to get from point A to point B, we're not even focusing on what others are going on. Unless it's overly excessive, which is what she mentioned.
9:35 on this one, New York is definitely the exception that proves the rule. Being the biggest city in the US and having the most comprehensive public transit system in the country is what New York is about. Don't expect anything remotely as good in other cities. I still take the subway and buses in my own city that's well smaller, but outside the MAJOR cities you'll have little luck. (I do recommend taking a train ride if you can try it out, though.)
Meals are big in usa but sometimes you can split a meal between 2. You can ask. Worse you can get is no. Waiters get income taxed on the value they serve weather you tip or not. They make jokes about old CDN not tipping. Get coffee at the start of your meal, I drink a lot of coffee, when they quit giving you a refill it's time to go. Fights are low cost inUS book early and shop around. Rental cars are cheap but the insurance can cost more than the car 🚗 get a credit card that covers rental insurance or arrange it at home. Ya don't road rage as the other person could be carrying🙏. Enjoy😀🤗🇨🇦
The tourist numbers are international entries only. Domestic tourism in the US is climbing back up from the pandemic slump to about 1 billion person-trips annually.
This person is certainly not one of my favorites for a few reasons. Look if y'all come to Texas it will be pretty obvious to us once you speak that you are foreign visitors here. And we will almost all be very glad tgat you decided to come to Texas!! It's very likely in many cities and towns you could be invited for drinks and dinner, and you should go. If you want to discuss what you might think are sensative issues you are welcome to do it. We might disagree, and you might even get a 'Bless Your Heart' or two, but we will still welcome you. I can't speak for anywhere else except New Orleans which will welcome you the same as here, but in Texas and the Deep South it is certainly OK to engage locals in coversation about anythibg you would like to know.
AMEN !!! I was born in Texas, but was exiled for 57 years to the “tundra” of Illinois. Now that I’m back, I have childhood memories of a person like this being referred to as a “Damn Yankee”! Since they’re planning to come to Texas, I’m glad you set them straight about her warped views.
Everyone will talk to you, and I dare you try to avoid a hug. It is WAY more likely that you will be asked if you want to cut in front of the line than you would ever be berated for cutting. If I am at the grocery store with a bunch of stuff and people behind me only have a few items, I will totally tell people to take cuts. SAN FRANCISCANS DO NOT SAY “SAN FRAN”. This girl is nuts.
I'm from Texas and the only public transportation we have is the Greyhound bus. Of course in Dallas and fort Worth and in Houston and in Austin and San Antonio there are city buses. But I've always had my own transportation since I was 14 I started on a motorcycle
Definitely, definitely. Definitely. Watch what you say in South Virginia. North virginia can be hit or miss but south virginia is not to be messed with and yes there is a big Difference between West Virginia, North Virginia and South Virginia.
For the line cutting thing, she mentions that people in France do that because they're in a hurry etc. But the way I see it is that everyone in line needs to be somewhere and we're all likely in a hurry. One person who is in a hurry is no more special and deserving of cutting the line than any of the other people who are also in a hurry. I think it's less about following the rules and more about not being selfish and considering other people. I will say though, that while we don't like people who cut in line, you may find people here and there who will offer to let you go in front of them. Like if you're in the grocery store with a small handful of things a person in front of you who has more may tell you to go ahead of them. While it may run against the stereotype the rest of the world has of us I think in general Americans really do value politeness more than just following the rules. We really dislike entitlement and cutting in line when you don't have an emergency is a very entitled thing to do.
She sounds like a U.S. expat living in France because she doesn't like the U.S. Public transportation is usually pretty good and reliable in most cities, large and small. It's certainly not the same as big cities in Europe. People in the U.S. use highways as their primary means of getting around. Not so in Europe. No, people don't like it when you're six inches away and talking in their faces, so don't be a moron. No one anywhere likes that. You can certainly get into a fight if you want, but you have to go out of your way for that. Use your head and you will be fine. People in the U.S. are happy to meet and engage with tourists! (And is it my speakers, or is she incapable of pronouncing the word especially? It sounds like she's saying "eKspecially" to me.)
I thought the same thing you said, she is not from here or has not been here for a long time. She can't even pronounce some words correctly and it was more than just 1.
The public transportation here is a joke be real. You ever try to rely on public transport to get to work in LA? The second biggest city in the country
Do not feed the wild life! There will be plenty of people with signs, 10:1 they make more than a fair share of middle class wages; tax free. And it's posted in the parks too. Some parks require a fee to park. Some require a Discover pass. Federal is not State.
What she's getting at is don't go tongue searching for each other's tonsils. Our mass transit systems suck in comparison to the UK. San Francisco used to be clean and pleasant to ride, but not anymore. As far as the drivers in Miami go, I'd say it's a tie between them and New York drivers when it comes to aggressive driving. Yes, we like our personal space here, but we aren't antisocial. On the contrary, we are very engaging. You may pass someone on the street who will ask "How's it going?" or "Good morning." it's just one of casual greetings we have when we make eye contact with someone as we pass. I usually say SSDD Same Sh*t Different Day
The average time for lunch is around 45 minutes because people need to get back to work. Dinner is around an hour and a half max. It’s because people want to eat but not drink so once dinner is done usually bars and gastropubs get very busy. Also know the place you go to as certain restaurants are known for a certain clientele like a place that mostly serves cabbies or a place that is mostly lawyers or architects. It’s not that you’re not welcome just be aware of them. I know of places that serve only chefs as they are after hours and they do stuff that no other restaurant would because normal people just wouldn’t be interested in the food.
Don't worry about this. Everything will work out. Every state has it's own "rules". Just talk to people and get some feedback if you are not sure of something. Just be careful and DO NOT EAT THE SKUNKS. THEY DON'T TASTE LIKE CHICKEN. You can eat dinosaur meat. That tastes pretty good.
Hold on San Francisco has a lot of public transportation You can travel all over the Bay area on Bart Which stands for Bay area rapid transit It's like a Subway just above the ground
She's mostly right but you have to take her opinion like a grain of salt because it's just one opinion. And also, I don't like to bring age into a bias but... sometimes age can affect experience. And she's quite young.
Three opinions into her bit, it’s very obvious to me that she’s being more of an ars instead of being true to what it’s really like here. Ignore her completely and use your own judgement as it’s far better than hers. She’s angry about something and wants to diss on Merica for some reason.
Line jumping is something we find very rude, but it happens just the same. For example, at the place where I worked, there was a younger lady who would stop working half an hour early and hang out in the women's restroom until moments before time to clock out. She'd then come out, walk to the head of the line, and jump the queue to be the first at the time clock, then almost run to the parking lot to try to be the first person to leap into their car and peel out of the parking lot like a NASCAR driver. I've even seen her zoom her car out of a parking space with the door still open and one foot on the ground, LOL! But she got, and may still, get away with it because no one wants to get all confrontational over it. It's rude, everyone looks daggers at her, but her ego allows her to get away with it. Sad, but true.
As I understand it, it’s kind of a game for citizens in Germany to try to slip past you in a que, i’ve not experienced this in person however i’ve read several accounts from others, my theory is this may be a holdover from the war and the postwar years, when life’s necessities were severely rationed, they learned how to go toe to toe with their neighbors and countrymen whenever news spread of availability. like black Friday, it brought out a competitiveness in people.
The big cities mostly have good public transportation but remember how big the US is, most people outside of the cities have their own cars so we don't need public transportation. I work in a bigger city but still drive there because I live about 60 miles away from my job so I don't need public transportation and honestly would not use it if it was available.
I think this woman is giving her personal opinions, not for the rest of the US. The ID thing (but under 40) and public transportation are real, though. The real reason public transportation (especially trains) is so bad is because (1) the US was built on automobiles, (2) most railroads are owned by freight companies; passengers are a side hustle, and (3) states are more powerful than federal. That means that there are different rules for each state, regardless of what the federal government wants.
To be perfectly honest with you I'm fine in a crowd I don't mind strangers getting close to me. FYI if I ever see you on the street James or Millie I'm going to walk right up to you and ask if I can shake your hand Don't let it startle you it's just an American being friendly. I'm a big fan and I would get such a kick out of meeting you guys
San Francisco has changed, radically… Been there countless times… Loved Fisherman’s Wharf… Loved crossing over the Golden Gate Bridge and going in to San Rafael and Tiburon Loved eating at Ott’s and Grisson’s (both Grisson’s) Loved Phinoccio’s (sp) Loved walking in Chinatown… Loved the City of Paris Department Store…especially with the gorgeous Christmas tree rising up from the first floor Loved The Top of the Mark Loved Podesta’s Florists Loved the cable cars Loved Lombard Street LOVED EVERYTHING, ONCE UPON A TIME…❤️
I do agree with you all those places been there myself but San Francisco is not as safe as it used to Be Too much inappropriate stuff going on there And what I mean by that too many people do and drugs on the sidewalk
@@MA-jd4ui I agree… My grandparents were in hotel/motel management… The DeVille on Lombard and others, but the one I remember best was The Plantation Inn… Decades later, I saw a story on a nationally broadcast program ,disclosing the fact that the USA government had conducted experiments, putting LSD in the drinks of male customers, in the Inn’s bar, “The Surrey Room…” This occurred during the time my grandparents were managing the Plantation Inn. My brother and I were in our early teens, and we had gone to visit our grandparents DURING THIS SAME TIME FRAME… I do NOT trust the government…and it doesn’t matter which party is occupying the Oval Office of OUR White House… I love the United States of America…but NOT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS… GOD BLESS OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC AND ITS PATRIOTIC CITIZENS …🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸💝
San Francisco is a hellhole now, with the homeless camped upon the sidewalks, so you can't even walk on them. The downtown has so many empty buildings, and the crime is so bad that residents keep their cars unlocked, and opened to discourage the windows being broken. Yet the governor says that's it's "all right wing propaganda."
51yrs as an American from birth in the midwest.... this woman is odd & bizzare! She needs a training class in self awareness - the world does not revolve around her....
Ames, Iowa has great public transportation. Though for the life of me I can't imagine a reason that someone would want to visit here. It's a wonderful city don't get me wrong. There's just not a lot of tourist type stuff here.
I would visit for sure since I have been to Iowa 1 time for a wedding and I also live in that sorta state/community but mine just much much smaller in general. Great state though!
I would visit, but only the summer or early fall. I’m only familiar with the southeast part of Iowa. There it’s beautiful and friendly. The bike path/walkway that links all of the city of Davenport really lovely. I’ll bet Ames has some attractions.😊
She shouldn't generalize the entire country based on the area she's been. America is massive and a lot of things very based on the part of the country you're in.
Millie It's completely right we got married before we were 21 And they would see their wedding bands and they would just let us in the clubs It's true What she said about the other person needing ID even if they're not drinking that Establishment can get in trouble for having miners in it
I forgot to mention an example like small towns. They can’t provide transportation to the next town on a daily basis if that town is 300 miles away. It’s the reason we are a car culture. Some of these people just don’t think at all. We are not Europe.
I wouldn’t take much of her advise too seriously. She sounds like the stereotypical “artsy” or “hippie” girl who finds the US just so “uncultured” she has to go to some bohemian place to “fit in” and only remembers the bad parts of the country. The advice she gives that made sense (learn driving laws, don’t insult host country) would apply anywhere. If I went to a pub in London and insulted England, I would expect a soccer hooligan to fight me. If I drive like an American in Rome, I’d expect to upset other drivers. I wouldn’t bother with her second video if I were you -frankly the only reason I watched this entire thing was from the other comments and I wanted to see just how bad her advice was. And on the restaurant thing: in high school my senior year, we could exempt certain final exams if we already had an A in the class, so my friends and I spent the entire week hanging out at the Waffle House across the street. We didn’t order much and took great advantage of the free coffee refills, but we tipped generously and were never hassled or asked to leave by the staff. If anything, when it wasn’t busy, they’d come over and chat. As an adult, many days I would spend all morning at Chick-fil-A, letting my daughter play in the playground while I studied for my postgrad schooling. Again, no harassment from the employees; in fact, since I was getting an MA in theology, a couple of the managers who’d studied theology in college but weren’t able to go into ministry for various reasons, would come over and have discussions on what I was studying.
I'm living in Washington State born in Cali spent a bit of time in the South could tell you there truth about us there's like three simple rules and you'll live
I don't agree with the many things that she has said about the people here...but then again that's my opinion. You guys are going to be fine here in the States do you worry at all. 😊
1. Dont give a bum/beggar/panhandler ANY MONEY!!! 2. DONT EVEN LOOK AT THE BEGGAR/BUM/PANHANDLER...ghost them, pretend you dont see them or hear them. 3. Stay out of big big cities for the most part. Its not worth the chance of crime or safety. 4. Smaller towns and cities are where its at....safer, more friendly. 5. Go see some natural wonders here 6. Have fun!!
I have a Wendy's 2 blocks from my house but I won't go there because as you are waiting line at the drive thru you will be swarmed by homeless people begging for money!
Hello from Tulsa 👋 hello James and Millie. I hope you guys are having a wonderful day I'm enjoying watching your reaction videos. And don't worry James I click that like button for you buddy
If you're keeping to yourself I don't care who you're kissing or how much. Don't grab on people, even if they're interested. As far as in front of friends, one kiss is good, but don't make your friends watch. Hold hands, it's cute!
I traveled a lot to England. Americans are a friendly group, do the same things you’d expect in England and you’ll be fine. I don’t know about this woman, she seems kind of angry.
Her observation about being carded when buying alcohol is not true. When I was younger my friends and me would go to a store to buy beers. One person would pay and only they would have to show ID... Nobody else had to and the cashier never asked anyone but the one handing over the cash.
~1 meter/ 3ft is very excessive. While personal space is appreciated in the US (just because we're used to it and would wonder why someone is any closer) it's more like 18" or 1/2meter. ~Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but it would be like insulting your family member. We'd take offense even if we didn't say anything. I assume it's like that across the globe. But she is over playing it. ~PDA is fine. I live in a place that has many parks and a very large coastline. There's a lot of PDA. She's comparing France. Again, she's over playing it. ~As for lines, it's polite to ask where the line is or if someone is in line. Most ppl don't cut lines, there's no point to it. ~Carding is law and many places get fined or even closed if they don't. Your kids and pets don't get carded. LOL If someone is 21 and next to them is someone that looks like a high schooler, then yes they may get carded. ~Large cities have good public transit. Some smaller ones do as well. The issue comes if you want to travel city to city. Amtrak is the only train and is limited to certain cities. Buses, cabs/uber are all over except rural areas or the smallest towns. The US being so large there is no "public transit" to speak of. (I live in SoCal and public transit is just fine within the city and between the 2 largest cities) BTW, no one says 'san fran' ~Aggressive drivers vs lousy drivers vs rage drivers are all different. New York has aggressive drivers, Los Angeles has rage drivers, San Fransisco has lousy drivers for instance. However, those types of drivers can be found all over. The more rural or smaller the town the more friendly everyone is. A complete stranger will give you a ride to the next town if you like. ~I've only been in at one place that was 'pushy' when it came to getting you out of the eatery. Most places don't care. You ordered food, take your time and enjoy the meal. If you want drinks afterward, fine. If you just want coffee (most places offer bottomless cups of coffee) sit there for hours. Not a thing. In fact, there's a coffee shop where I meet with my mates on tuesday mornings. It's just a small cafe. We arrive early 6am, have coffee for an hour, then order breakfast and take our time eating it...have some more coffee and just before lunch we head out. Not an issue. She is over playing it again...or just comparing things to France. They'll ask if you're finished or if you want more (anything to go, pastries, etc.) before the bill is brought out. Or you can ask for it to let them know you're finished. Even if they bring your check, you can sit there and most places say such. "take your time" "no rush" I don't know where she eats in the US but she has limited understanding of what really goes on. Maybe it's just where she's from specifically.
I'll add that you can get a train from Paris to southern France and it takes about 7hrs. To get a train across the US like from NY to San Diego it would take 41hrs. Yes you can take Amtrak across the US but it takes 2 days. You can take a train but it's just a large country and very expensive to build those lines. DON"T take a bus. Fly, or rent a car/van/rv to get from city to city.
I've lived all over our Country - California, Tennessee, Texas, Missouri, Arizona, Arkansas, and a few other States I'm sure I'm forgetting, and this girl is no expert on the United States or the people who inhabit it. She's just wrong.
Not all of the US are prudes. Some of us work quite hard to get rid of all Puritan holdovers in our culture and live like adults. But apparently this content creator doesn't know those folks.
Yeah, this lady and I would not get along. Well, live and let live. But she's giving off major Karen vibes to me. Couldn't even make it through the whole thing. Catch y'all next vid.
Don't listen to this person! You've got the right attitude when you say, be respectful and polite and don't be afraid to talk to people. Americans are generally happy to help and will NOT bite! You're going to have a great time. Welcome!
This lady is full of herself. Also, she is just rehashing some over the top stereotypes and cliches. Most of it is BS
And it drove me crazy how she had to compare everything to France. I have nothing against France, but why?
@@mage1439French people are mean.
I'm guessing she maybe lives in France or has connections in France and this video is geared toward French people who are visiting the US.
I'm guessing she maybe lives in France or has connections in France and this video is geared toward French people who are visiting the US.
I'm guessing she maybe lives in France or has connections in France and this video is geared toward French people who are visiting the US.
I don't think this chick likes people...that's not at all how we are generally...
She's definitely hates America.
She doesn't like Americans. That's her problem. 😡
No one person knows everything about The USA. it's a large country and behavior may diferent from region to region
As soon as I hear "I'm an american so I'm an expert" I just shake my head and mutter "at looking like a stupid idiot"
Please don't listen to what she's saying, it's all her personal opinion. You guys will be fine. Enjoy your visit! ❤
I agree. She sounds like someone who’s not that educated, even though she thinks she is because she lives in France. The word is especially not expecially and Americans don’t call San Francisco San Fran (or Frisco for that matter.) Boston is said to have the worst drivers, but I can guess Miami could be a hassle, too. Just smile, be friendly and enjoy your U.S. trip. Don’t be surprised if strangers comment how adorable your baby is, ask his age and try to make him smile. Americans aren’t weird, we just love babies and it shows.
@@Dragonfly33 exactly
@@Dragonfly33actually not true people do call San Francisco San Fran but not Frisco. We already have Frisco Texas.
@@theresabeck1029I don't like the fact people keep saying that people don't say Hotlanta either. People do say Hotlanta. I literally saw a audience member on the Kelly Clarkson show say Hotlanta.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld I lived in California for 13 years and never once heard anyone call it San Fran. People considered that very rude and silly. Same with Frisco, that was really frowned upon.
As a military veteran, I have been to numerous countries, and I would never insult my host country.
LMAO this woman is crazy. The waitress/waiter bringing you the check before you are done eating is a two way street. They bring you the check and you pay it AT YOUR CONVENIENCE or whenever you are ready to leave. They aren't hovering over you waiting for your money LOL. They do that in the event you want to leave quickly after you have finished or take your time. Yes, they might have more hungry customers waiting for a table so it's also a small incentive to prompt you to please don't stay all day kind of thing. But by no means are you going to be asked to leave if you've spent money in there already. Mostly it's just common courtesy to not hog the table when other people need it. We're a big and busy country...be courteous.
I agree. This video was terrible and this woman a moron.
she's not fully wrong, as a american this does happen at some places; but not all expect it right away!!!
She was incredibly annoying to watch and listen to. I have a feeling a few of those are her personal pet peeves.
I am so happy to read the comments saying don't listen to her. This personal space garbage is something I hear constantly. Use common sense. Do not walk up to someone and stand 4 inches in front of them. I am a New Yorker and get the bad rap of being rude and arrogant. If you want to stop a NYer to ask a question don't be afraid, just don't put your nose up to theirs.
If a restaurant is not busy, they won't care how long you stay. They'll even come by a few times to ask if you'd like a refill. If there is a line waiting for a table, you won't be rushed out, but it's just common courtesy to leave when you're finished eating. Still, no one will rush you to leave. She mentioned something about a bell. There is no bell.
Personal space is simply relative. If it's a crowded subway no one expects to retain any personal space. And if there's lots of room but you're right next to one person but not equidistant to any others then it's simply weird and suspicious. I would think this person is wanting to pick my pocket. Americans don't have an issue with personal space. They have an issue with someone being weird and not spreading out to the available space.
And I agree with others who say not to listen to her opinions.
Especially about the dining nonsense.
I have known so many ex Americans like her. I've lived in West Germany and toured throughout Europe and spent 4 days playing on the coast of France near Paris. She should just stay in Europe. 🍻🌹❤️🤘
Right!!! Good riddance
In high school many years ago (1960-64) I had 30 minutes to get my food in the cafeteria line, find a table to sit at and eat, bus my own dishes and get to my next class. Needless to say I developed quick eating habits. The late I joined the Air Force and during basic training had the same 30 minutes to go through the chow line, sit, eat, bus my dishes, get outside and get into formation outside. To this day, at 77, I can go into a restaurant, get seated, read the menu, order my food, eat the food, order dessert, eat it, pay my bill, rarely taking more than a half hour unless I ordered something that takes a long time to prepare.
Drove my mother up the wall. Both my dad and later me ate too quick for her. Both USAF, him 78 basic and me 92. Then had my tech school 1 hour lunch was 15 minute march to chow (and back) so lucky 20 minute to eat; 28 week school
I have a feeling this person warns people about things that will cause fights because her personality causes fights. I'm glad she left.
Bull's eye.
There's just something about your guest presenter in this video....the Annoy-o-Meter is pegging in the red zone. Is it possible I'm picking up the malodorous stench of an american expat?
It's annoying me too!
Correct! She's become French.
I say good riddance!!!
Rule of thumb when it comes to public display of affection, don't do anything in public that you would not be comfortable seeing your grandparents do. Holding hands, a quick peck like kiss is ok, maybe even cuddling under a blanket during a winter horse drawn carriage ride. On the topic of time spent in restaurants, as a general rule plan on leaving within 5 to 10 minutes of when you stop actively consuming food, by this I mean taking a sip of your drink every 2 minutes does not count as actively consuming food, the exception to this are situations like waiting for rain to slack off, etc.
Public transit can be great in some very large cities, but it's almost non-existent outside of those very large cities. Flights inside the US are expensive, traveling by bus isn't often a good experience, we do not have high-speed rail at all, and what passenger rail we do have only goes to limited cities. Most of the time, you're going to need a car to get around in most cities in the US, and you'll definitely need a car if traveling between cities.
Totally agree on public transportation. Subways in NY are mostly dirty and smelly. I think those who say it's good is because there's nothing else.
I'd totally rent a vehicle, even when going to a neighboring state.
Who even is this Karen?
She's 95% wrong on everything
To be safe, whoever is not driving might want to remind the driver to stay to the right, especially when making a turn. When I drove in England, my friend continually reminded me to stay left, since my default was to go right, particularly when turning onto a different street.
Also, in the US, it's allowed - and expected - to turn right on a red light, unless a sign states it's not allowed. If you have your right blinker/turn signal/indicator on and you're sitting at a red light waiting for it to turn green, the folks behind you will get irritated and may beep their horns at you.
What makes her an expert on France? And comparing France with the US is like comparing apples and oranges. And what’s up with her reference to San Fran. Nobody in California calls it that. It’s „The City.“ Not San Fran and please, never call it „Frisco.“
"Never 'Frisco.'"
Unless you're a Texan. We do it all the time to get on their nerves, but then, that kind of sibling rivalry is just to be expected. 🙂
It's probably not kosher for foreign visitors, though.
@@jameswoodard4304 no one from the entire San Francisco Bay Area calls San Francisco „SanFran“ or that horrible „Frisco.“ Auto-tourist recognition.
What's with your use of quotation marks?
@@derpyeh9107 To draw attention to inaccurate and misused phrases, and to point out they are not used by people who live in the entire San Francisco Bay Area or by anyone who has spent any amount of time here.
@@torstenheling3830 I was referring to the ,,
Personally I think its more I like; "France better so I better warn you about the US instead kind of video."
Most of the time she says, 'They don't it like they do it France.'
This is how she's coming off to me.
This woman is so wrong it is offensive.
Her description comes from a point of anger for some undisclosed incident. Maybe she didn’t get invited to prom, or her sister stole her boyfriend.
😂😂😂😂😂
What was she wrong about?
France gets more people, but it earns far less from tourism, because many people just pop in for a weekend.
She sys "expecially", which makes me suspicious. Chicago has outstanding public transportation, incidentally.
nope
@@tecumseh4095 how articulate.
Well, I agree with the insulting America part. You can only insult a country if you're a citizen of that country. I feel like that's universal. Visitors don't get to insult.
Yeah, about the public transportation bit, she clearly has ZERO data to back that up about it being “rich white men” that benefit from poor public transportation. Truly spoken like some city dwelling cynic. If she ever travelled much in this country, she’d realize A. Just how massive it is, and B. How utterly prohibitively expensive and impractical it would be in most of places like the Midwest, the south, and mountain west.
The ‘especially’ comes out like nails on a chalkboard.
That lady is full of crap about public transportation. It's not because a bunch of rich old white guys want us to not have it, it's because we make enough money to buy our own cars and don't have to ride in a smelly subway. Mr. and Mrs. Beesley I do enjoy your videos.
Actually it is the airline lobbyist who push to promote air travel funding over trains and buses.
That’s not true all Western European countries have people that can afford cars. Their tax money goes to benefitting the citizens and not military contracts
@@mattwonder4657 Which keeps your arse safe. 😠
@@TheRapnep they seem pretty safe in Europe knowing we pay for their protection if they need it. Why is it they don’t spent so much on military and are safer than the US?
@@mattwonder4657 Your first sentence answers your question.
Also, restaurants… we don’t customarily sit in restaurants for several hours because we know other people are waiting to be seated and we are there for a meal. Our restaurants usually have lots of customer traffic during the dinner service apparently unlike European restaurants. It would be extremely rude to just sit at a table and talk while others were waiting to have their dinner. At that point, just invite them to your house. In off peak hours or if a restaurant isn’t busy, it’s not ever a problem. No server is going to give you your bill and “politely” hurry you along. We as Americans are usually in a hurry for the bill at lunch time so we can get back to work on time. The bill at dinner is given as a convenience and is almost always followed with a sincere, “No hurry, take your time.” I often hear foreigners talk about American restaurant servers are extra nice because they want a good tip. Common sense would automatically agree with that but the reality is they are hired because of their people skills because nobody wants a rude or unpleasant or uninterested person serving them food. Americans in most service industries are as a rule, kind, helpful and often enthusiastic.
PDA is fine, I think, for the most part. Most places in the US are so focused on trying to get from point A to point B, we're not even focusing on what others are going on. Unless it's overly excessive, which is what she mentioned.
9:35 on this one, New York is definitely the exception that proves the rule. Being the biggest city in the US and having the most comprehensive public transit system in the country is what New York is about.
Don't expect anything remotely as good in other cities. I still take the subway and buses in my own city that's well smaller, but outside the MAJOR cities you'll have little luck. (I do recommend taking a train ride if you can try it out, though.)
Meals are big in usa but sometimes you can split a meal between 2. You can ask. Worse you can get is no. Waiters get income taxed on the value they serve weather you tip or not. They make jokes about old CDN not tipping. Get coffee at the start of your meal, I drink a lot of coffee, when they quit giving you a refill it's time to go. Fights are low cost inUS book early and shop around. Rental cars are cheap but the insurance can cost more than the car 🚗 get a credit card that covers rental insurance or arrange it at home. Ya don't road rage as the other person could be carrying🙏. Enjoy😀🤗🇨🇦
The tourist numbers are international entries only. Domestic tourism in the US is climbing back up from the pandemic slump to about 1 billion person-trips annually.
As far as personal space, as long as I don’t use a urinal right next to another dude when there are more available, I have been just fine.
This person is certainly not one of my favorites for a few reasons.
Look if y'all come to Texas it will be pretty obvious to us once you speak that you are foreign visitors here.
And we will almost all be very glad tgat you decided to come to Texas!!
It's very likely in many cities and towns you could be invited for drinks and dinner, and you should go.
If you want to discuss what you might think are sensative issues you are welcome to do it.
We might disagree, and you might even get a 'Bless Your Heart' or two, but we will still welcome you.
I can't speak for anywhere else except New Orleans which will welcome you the same as here, but in Texas and the Deep South it is certainly OK to engage locals in coversation about anythibg you would like to know.
Well said! Agreed! Same here in Georgia! 🙂
AMEN !!! I was born in Texas, but was exiled for 57 years to the “tundra” of Illinois. Now that I’m back, I have childhood memories of a person like this being referred to as a “Damn Yankee”! Since they’re planning to come to Texas, I’m glad you set them straight about her warped views.
This chick seems a bit crazy on a few things...... No! a lot of things
Everyone will talk to you, and I dare you try to avoid a hug.
It is WAY more likely that you will be asked if you want to cut in front of the line than you would ever be berated for cutting. If I am at the grocery store with a bunch of stuff and people behind me only have a few items, I will totally tell people to take cuts.
SAN FRANCISCANS DO NOT SAY “SAN FRAN”.
This girl is nuts.
I'm from Texas and the only public transportation we have is the Greyhound bus. Of course in Dallas and fort Worth and in Houston and in Austin and San Antonio there are city buses. But I've always had my own transportation since I was 14 I started on a motorcycle
ignore her ! just be who you are, and you'll be fine
Definitely, definitely. Definitely. Watch what you say in South Virginia.
North virginia can be hit or miss but south virginia is not to be messed with and yes there is a big Difference between West Virginia, North Virginia and South Virginia.
For the line cutting thing, she mentions that people in France do that because they're in a hurry etc. But the way I see it is that everyone in line needs to be somewhere and we're all likely in a hurry. One person who is in a hurry is no more special and deserving of cutting the line than any of the other people who are also in a hurry. I think it's less about following the rules and more about not being selfish and considering other people.
I will say though, that while we don't like people who cut in line, you may find people here and there who will offer to let you go in front of them. Like if you're in the grocery store with a small handful of things a person in front of you who has more may tell you to go ahead of them.
While it may run against the stereotype the rest of the world has of us I think in general Americans really do value politeness more than just following the rules. We really dislike entitlement and cutting in line when you don't have an emergency is a very entitled thing to do.
She sounds like a U.S. expat living in France because she doesn't like the U.S.
Public transportation is usually pretty good and reliable in most cities, large and small. It's certainly not the same as big cities in Europe. People in the U.S. use highways as their primary means of getting around. Not so in Europe.
No, people don't like it when you're six inches away and talking in their faces, so don't be a moron. No one anywhere likes that. You can certainly get into a fight if you want, but you have to go out of your way for that.
Use your head and you will be fine. People in the U.S. are happy to meet and engage with tourists!
(And is it my speakers, or is she incapable of pronouncing the word especially? It sounds like she's saying "eKspecially" to me.)
I’m thinking she is not even American, as she said Merica instead of America.
I was surprised when she said Espresso correctly
I thought the same thing you said, she is not from here or has not been here for a long time. She can't even pronounce some words correctly and it was more than just 1.
The public transportation here is a joke be real. You ever try to rely on public transport to get to work in LA? The second biggest city in the country
@@mattwonder4657 Then move to France and stfu.
Do not feed the wild life! There will be plenty of people with signs, 10:1 they make more than a fair share of middle class wages; tax free. And it's posted in the parks too. Some parks require a fee to park. Some require a Discover pass. Federal is not State.
Beesleys - this woman is the dictionary definition of KAREN. Don't listen to her.
What she's getting at is don't go tongue searching for each other's tonsils. Our mass transit systems suck in comparison to the UK. San Francisco used to be clean and pleasant to ride, but not anymore.
As far as the drivers in Miami go, I'd say it's a tie between them and New York drivers when it comes to aggressive driving.
Yes, we like our personal space here, but we aren't antisocial. On the contrary, we are very engaging. You may pass someone on the street who will ask "How's it going?" or "Good morning." it's just one of casual greetings we have when we make eye contact with someone as we pass. I usually say SSDD
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The average time for lunch is around 45 minutes because people need to get back to work. Dinner is around an hour and a half max. It’s because people want to eat but not drink so once dinner is done usually bars and gastropubs get very busy. Also know the place you go to as certain restaurants are known for a certain clientele like a place that mostly serves cabbies or a place that is mostly lawyers or architects. It’s not that you’re not welcome just be aware of them. I know of places that serve only chefs as they are after hours and they do stuff that no other restaurant would because normal people just wouldn’t be interested in the food.
Don't worry about this. Everything will work out. Every state has it's own "rules". Just talk to people and get some feedback if you are not sure of something. Just be careful and DO NOT EAT THE SKUNKS. THEY DON'T TASTE LIKE CHICKEN. You can eat dinosaur meat. That tastes pretty good.
Hold on San Francisco has a lot of public transportation You can travel all over the Bay area on Bart Which stands for Bay area rapid transit It's like a Subway just above the ground
She's mostly right but you have to take her opinion like a grain of salt because it's just one opinion. And also, I don't like to bring age into a bias but... sometimes age can affect experience. And she's quite young.
Three opinions into her bit, it’s very obvious to me that she’s being more of an ars instead of being true to what it’s really like here. Ignore her completely and use your own judgement as it’s far better than hers. She’s angry about something and wants to diss on Merica for some reason.
Line jumping is something we find very rude, but it happens just the same. For example, at the place where I worked, there was a younger lady who would stop working half an hour early and hang out in the women's restroom until moments before time to clock out. She'd then come out, walk to the head of the line, and jump the queue to be the first at the time clock, then almost run to the parking lot to try to be the first person to leap into their car and peel out of the parking lot like a NASCAR driver. I've even seen her zoom her car out of a parking space with the door still open and one foot on the ground, LOL! But she got, and may still, get away with it because no one wants to get all confrontational over it. It's rude, everyone looks daggers at her, but her ego allows her to get away with it. Sad, but true.
One day satin👹 will call her in 😀😃😄
Shes nuts. I dont think she left America voluntarily! 😂
I think she's actually only talking about extreme PDA.
Some fast food restaurants here in Albuquerque New Mexico won't let you stay over fifteen minutes. Even if you're eating.
Been there never had that. And if I did it wouldn't happen twice🤗🇨🇦
@@ricgunn1439 it's only in the parts of the city that have extremely bad problems with the homeless and crime.
@@IslaSkye123 yuuuup they even have signs all over the inside that say "please limit stay to fifteen minutes"
90% of the US don't have that great transportation but some of the big cities have very good transportation
As I understand it, it’s kind of a game for citizens in Germany to try to slip past you in a que, i’ve not experienced this in person however i’ve read several accounts from others, my theory is this may be a holdover from the war and the postwar years, when life’s necessities were severely rationed, they learned how to go toe to toe with their neighbors and countrymen whenever news spread of availability. like black Friday, it brought out a competitiveness in people.
About transportation that is not all true it depends where you live Most big cities have transportation like they do in France
She's nuts, don't listen to her.
I've never heard anything against pda , unless they start undressing. She's never paid attention at an airport arrival gate I guess.
The big cities mostly have good public transportation but remember how big the US is, most people outside of the cities have their own cars so we don't need public transportation. I work in a bigger city but still drive there because I live about 60 miles away from my job so I don't need public transportation and honestly would not use it if it was available.
I think this woman is giving her personal opinions, not for the rest of the US. The ID thing (but under 40) and public transportation are real, though. The real reason public transportation (especially trains) is so bad is because (1) the US was built on automobiles, (2) most railroads are owned by freight companies; passengers are a side hustle, and (3) states are more powerful than federal. That means that there are different rules for each state, regardless of what the federal government wants.
Just be yourselves , people in America are going to really like you folks. 🤠
As an ex-New Yorker, I almost gave my aunt a coronary suggesting the subway...
To be perfectly honest with you I'm fine in a crowd I don't mind strangers getting close to me. FYI if I ever see you on the street James or Millie I'm going to walk right up to you and ask if I can shake your hand Don't let it startle you it's just an American being friendly. I'm a big fan and I would get such a kick out of meeting you guys
San Francisco has changed, radically…
Been there countless times…
Loved Fisherman’s Wharf…
Loved crossing over the Golden Gate Bridge and going in to San Rafael and Tiburon
Loved eating at Ott’s and Grisson’s (both Grisson’s)
Loved Phinoccio’s (sp)
Loved walking in Chinatown…
Loved the City of Paris Department Store…especially with the gorgeous Christmas tree rising up from the first floor
Loved The Top of the Mark
Loved Podesta’s Florists
Loved the cable cars
Loved Lombard Street
LOVED EVERYTHING, ONCE UPON A TIME…❤️
I do agree with you all those places been there myself but San Francisco is not as safe as it used to Be Too much inappropriate stuff going on there And what I mean by that too many people do and drugs on the sidewalk
@@MA-jd4ui
I agree…
My grandparents were in hotel/motel management… The DeVille on Lombard and others, but the one I remember best was The Plantation Inn…
Decades later, I saw a story on a nationally broadcast program ,disclosing the fact that the USA government had conducted experiments, putting LSD in the drinks of male customers, in the Inn’s bar, “The Surrey Room…” This occurred during the time my grandparents were managing the Plantation Inn. My brother and I were in our early teens, and we had gone to visit our grandparents DURING THIS SAME TIME FRAME…
I do NOT trust the government…and it doesn’t matter which party is occupying the Oval Office of OUR White House…
I love the United States of America…but NOT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS…
GOD BLESS OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC AND ITS PATRIOTIC CITIZENS …🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸💝
San Francisco is a hellhole now, with the homeless camped upon the sidewalks, so you can't even walk on them. The downtown has so many empty buildings, and the crime is so bad that residents keep their cars unlocked, and opened to discourage the windows being broken. Yet the governor says that's it's "all right wing propaganda."
51yrs as an American from birth in the midwest.... this woman is odd & bizzare! She needs a training class in self awareness - the world does not revolve around her....
Ames, Iowa has great public transportation. Though for the life of me I can't imagine a reason that someone would want to visit here. It's a wonderful city don't get me wrong. There's just not a lot of tourist type stuff here.
Because “Iowa nice”!😊
I would visit for sure since I have been to Iowa 1 time for a wedding and I also live in that sorta state/community but mine just much much smaller in general. Great state though!
I would visit, but only the summer or early fall. I’m only familiar with the southeast part of Iowa. There it’s beautiful and friendly. The bike path/walkway that links all of the city of Davenport really lovely. I’ll bet Ames has some attractions.😊
This person is giving her own opinions. where did she get her facts from?
"Essssssssssss-pecially".
She shouldn't generalize the entire country based on the area she's been. America is massive and a lot of things very based on the part of the country you're in.
Some fast food restaurants here where I live won't let you stay over fifteen minutes even if you're eating.
Millie It's completely right we got married before we were 21 And they would see their wedding bands and they would just let us in the clubs It's true What she said about the other person needing ID even if they're not drinking that Establishment can get in trouble for having miners in it
I am definitely patriotic to my state Texas and my country
Texas is shit
Don't say 'Merica. The word is America.
No, it doesn't. It doesn't make her an expert.
I forgot to mention an example like small towns. They can’t provide transportation to the next town on a daily basis if that town is 300 miles away. It’s the reason we are a car culture. Some of these people just don’t think at all. We are not Europe.
I wouldn’t take much of her advise too seriously. She sounds like the stereotypical “artsy” or “hippie” girl who finds the US just so “uncultured” she has to go to some bohemian place to “fit in” and only remembers the bad parts of the country. The advice she gives that made sense (learn driving laws, don’t insult host country) would apply anywhere. If I went to a pub in London and insulted England, I would expect a soccer hooligan to fight me. If I drive like an American in Rome, I’d expect to upset other drivers. I wouldn’t bother with her second video if I were you -frankly the only reason I watched this entire thing was from the other comments and I wanted to see just how bad her advice was.
And on the restaurant thing: in high school my senior year, we could exempt certain final exams if we already had an A in the class, so my friends and I spent the entire week hanging out at the Waffle House across the street. We didn’t order much and took great advantage of the free coffee refills, but we tipped generously and were never hassled or asked to leave by the staff. If anything, when it wasn’t busy, they’d come over and chat. As an adult, many days I would spend all morning at Chick-fil-A, letting my daughter play in the playground while I studied for my postgrad schooling. Again, no harassment from the employees; in fact, since I was getting an MA in theology, a couple of the managers who’d studied theology in college but weren’t able to go into ministry for various reasons, would come over and have discussions on what I was studying.
As an American I disagree with the PDA stuff. You two will be fine. Just come.here and enjoy yourselves.
10:01 she just had to throw the race in there 🙄
I'm living in Washington State born in Cali spent a bit of time in the South could tell you there truth about us there's like three simple rules and you'll live
I don't agree with the many things that she has said about the people here...but then again that's my opinion. You guys are going to be fine here in the States do you worry at all. 😊
1. Dont give a bum/beggar/panhandler ANY MONEY!!!
2. DONT EVEN LOOK AT THE BEGGAR/BUM/PANHANDLER...ghost them, pretend you dont see them or hear them.
3. Stay out of big big cities for the most part. Its not worth the chance of crime or safety.
4. Smaller towns and cities are where its at....safer, more friendly.
5. Go see some natural wonders here
6. Have fun!!
I have a Wendy's 2 blocks from my house but I won't go there because as you are waiting line at the drive thru you will be swarmed by homeless people begging for money!
what is she talking about? LOL
0:31 this video just began and I can tell you, there are no rules!!! Do what you want, as long as it’s illegal!
Just remember we all have guns and short tempers.
Hello from Tulsa 👋 hello James and Millie. I hope you guys are having a wonderful day I'm enjoying watching your reaction videos. And don't worry James I click that like button for you buddy
Just speak our English while your here. Learn it from tv. Sesame street.....
Gettin along in America ain't at all hard.
If you're keeping to yourself I don't care who you're kissing or how much. Don't grab on people, even if they're interested. As far as in front of friends, one kiss is good, but don't make your friends watch. Hold hands, it's cute!
The people in the U S will tell you to "Get a Room"
Just be yourself. This women is a covering ridiculous subjects.
There are definitely various levels of public displays of affection which you need to be mindful of.
I think maybe she's the prude
Don't listen to this lady she is nuts....she stating her opinion not facts and she is nuts
I traveled a lot to England. Americans are a friendly group, do the same things you’d expect in England and you’ll be fine. I don’t know about this woman, she seems kind of angry.
I was gonna say the same thing England and US are close enough in culture they would be fine. Except for the driving on the wrong side of the road 😉.
Her observation about being carded when buying alcohol is not true. When I was younger my friends and me would go to a store to buy beers. One person would pay and only they would have to show ID... Nobody else had to and the cashier never asked anyone but the one handing over the cash.
Each state handles IDing differently.
~1 meter/ 3ft is very excessive. While personal space is appreciated in the US (just because we're used to it and would wonder why someone is any closer) it's more like 18" or 1/2meter.
~Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but it would be like insulting your family member. We'd take offense even if we didn't say anything. I assume it's like that across the globe. But she is over playing it.
~PDA is fine. I live in a place that has many parks and a very large coastline. There's a lot of PDA. She's comparing France. Again, she's over playing it.
~As for lines, it's polite to ask where the line is or if someone is in line. Most ppl don't cut lines, there's no point to it.
~Carding is law and many places get fined or even closed if they don't. Your kids and pets don't get carded. LOL If someone is 21 and next to them is someone that looks like a high schooler, then yes they may get carded.
~Large cities have good public transit. Some smaller ones do as well. The issue comes if you want to travel city to city. Amtrak is the only train and is limited to certain cities. Buses, cabs/uber are all over except rural areas or the smallest towns. The US being so large there is no "public transit" to speak of. (I live in SoCal and public transit is just fine within the city and between the 2 largest cities) BTW, no one says 'san fran'
~Aggressive drivers vs lousy drivers vs rage drivers are all different. New York has aggressive drivers, Los Angeles has rage drivers, San Fransisco has lousy drivers for instance. However, those types of drivers can be found all over. The more rural or smaller the town the more friendly everyone is. A complete stranger will give you a ride to the next town if you like.
~I've only been in at one place that was 'pushy' when it came to getting you out of the eatery. Most places don't care. You ordered food, take your time and enjoy the meal. If you want drinks afterward, fine. If you just want coffee (most places offer bottomless cups of coffee) sit there for hours. Not a thing. In fact, there's a coffee shop where I meet with my mates on tuesday mornings. It's just a small cafe. We arrive early 6am, have coffee for an hour, then order breakfast and take our time eating it...have some more coffee and just before lunch we head out. Not an issue. She is over playing it again...or just comparing things to France. They'll ask if you're finished or if you want more (anything to go, pastries, etc.) before the bill is brought out. Or you can ask for it to let them know you're finished. Even if they bring your check, you can sit there and most places say such. "take your time" "no rush"
I don't know where she eats in the US but she has limited understanding of what really goes on. Maybe it's just where she's from specifically.
I'll add that you can get a train from Paris to southern France and it takes about 7hrs. To get a train across the US like from NY to San Diego it would take 41hrs. Yes you can take Amtrak across the US but it takes 2 days. You can take a train but it's just a large country and very expensive to build those lines. DON"T take a bus. Fly, or rent a car/van/rv to get from city to city.
I've lived all over our Country - California, Tennessee, Texas, Missouri, Arizona, Arkansas, and a few other States I'm sure I'm forgetting, and this girl is no expert on the United States or the people who inhabit it.
She's just wrong.
Not all of the US are prudes. Some of us work quite hard to get rid of all Puritan holdovers in our culture and live like adults. But apparently this content creator doesn't know those folks.
Yeah, this lady and I would not get along. Well, live and let live. But she's giving off major Karen vibes to me. Couldn't even make it through the whole thing. Catch y'all next vid.
"Puritan holdovers"? Do explain and also explain why your replying to your own comment, just curious?