European Reacts to The DON'Ts of Visiting The USA
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Great video and, as a self centered American, I always love when someone is doing something other than shitting on us, lol. Take care!
😂😂😂
Same!
You can talk about politics and gun control, which is good to talk about because we have too many damn guns here and as for politics, Trump has divided this country so badly and is making this country so dangerous and Biden is trying to fix that and Trump is only running because he wants to stay out of prison for all of the crimes and the 91 felony charges he has so forget it Trump you’re not winning in November! It’s always good to get peoples opinions and most people hate Trump, so insult away! you’re audience is probably 99% Trump HATERS.. which is a good thing
If that elevator buttons confused you lot of hotels and apartment buildings do not have 13th floors because it’s bad luck here in the United States! So number 7 is good luck number 13 is bad luck. Yes we’re weird!
As for the trip insurance it’s like $40 so yes absolutely get it because if you come here and catch Covid or hurt yourself your insurance covers that if not you’re looking at a possible $3000 bill! Now The United States has 48 states on the mainland, and then Alaska, Hawaii, and then Puerto Rico, the US, Virgin Islands, and Guam are territories of the United States so it’s our land but it’s not actual states because they’re islands! Hope that answered your question? Have a good night.
We don't ask ID because of how you look.
We ask because of law. It's called "covering your ass" in the legal world.
No one wants their liquor or tobacco sale license revoked from the government bureaucrats... Especially a liquor store where 99 percent of their sales is liquor and tobacco...
Yes.. There are cameras and undecoder cops trying to entrap.
Some places required ID to sell tobacco/nicotine products regardless of age!
Only for vapes or self-checkout. If you’re a regular for picking up alcohol or tobacco you don’t need to show your ID more than a few times
@@poopshoes7579 - You're twisting two issues,. The Law and known customers. The establishment, having checked the I.D. a time or a few, of a customer who becomes well known to the establishment and the LEGAL requirement the establishment has to I.D. every time, no matter who the customer is. The law is written with the caveat - unless they're a regular customer.
General rule of life, don't talk politics with people you dont know.
I've seen it work with people who already likeminded or people of opposite beliefs that like discussing stuff but it's pretty rare.
Reeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
You could get shot. It's not super likely, but it's also not completely outside the realm of possibility. Don't risk it.
OMG. I nearly threw a guy overboard while on vacation in the Bahamas for this reason. Well.......technically it was because he wouldn't shut up about his political views. I tried to get him to change the subject, but he continued going on & on about it. I was visibly trying to hold back my temper & everyone else on the boat could tell I was going to snap. Except for the woman sitting next to him, she was glued to her phone. While all this is going on, the captain is watching the whole situation with amusement & wishing he had some popcorn. The kicker? The boat captain was the one who STARTED that mess in the first place.
@@sakurakittynoir1400 Trump 2024
"I cannot afford a crazy bill in America" Don't worry bro. Neither can we lol
I personally paid around 1k for an ambulance ride here a year ago. That was all of my savings at the time. I do not recommend getting hurt here.
you can just ask for a free care and they wont charge you
@@zee-fr5kwwhat are you on about???
@@dayzidome._4068 Hospitals offer free or discounted health care to people who qualify for charity care, also known as financial assistance, and are unable to pay for all or part of the services.
@@zee-fr5kwnot how it works, you can choose not to pay your bill and the hospital will eventually sell it to debt collectors
Food tip: if you plan to buy groceries, don’t worry about buying name-brand food for an authentic American experience. We eat off-brand food all the time, and it’s essentially the same thing.
Most off brand food is fine but some like canned chili should NEVER be off brand, off brand chili usually tastes more like dog food than what you want on your chili dog
90% of the time, it's produced in the exact same facility and they just put a different label on it
@@SuperFizzahi’d say it’s kind of half n half the generic brands definitely have a decrease in quality which makes sense
@@proddef yeah generic products are usually just the lower quality products produced in name brand facilities, like the off brand cheerios are made in the same place as the normal ones, but with inferior ingredients
food tip: don't buy prepackaged food, it's garbage for you
I'm 48 and I get carded all the time!
Oh wow 🤯
You're fortunate. I'm an old looking 52 and no one has asked for my id in many years.
Same here. I'm 46.
It all depends in the person, I have personally only been carded when buying Alcohol at a Grocery Store where an I.D. Scan is required for purchase. I can only think of a handful of times outside of that, that I have been carded.
But yes, it is based on Appearance of Age, and I have always looked old due to having a big beautiful beard.
I'm younger than that and I never get carded. *shrug* I guess it just depends on where you are.
They would absolutely ID you still, we have 16-18 year olds who are 6'2 and have FULL beards that look the same age as you as well as Asian Americans who LOOK like they're 16 but are 38
I ended up carding an Asian kid at my casino I straight up told him “I bet you’re 21+ but you look 14 and like 5 people will lose their jobs” so he opens a bag full of rolls of cash and pulled out his ID lol
I used to to work a place that company policy was if you’ve got a group of males card everyone, but if you’ve got a group of females, only card the ones who look 21.
I’m 27 and look 18 when I shave 😂
@@CAP198462 I don't understand the logic behind that rule. Could you explain the reasoning?
@@2GoatsInATrenchCoat not really, I just followed orders and didn’t think about it.
I ran a register. The ATF conducts undercover operations to try to trick cashiers. If you are tricked OR if they find out you sold alcohol to a minor (
The ATF really sucks at everything don’t they
@@SmallMediumFatit's usually the local sheriff running the minorcassisted sting operations, not the ATF. At least it is in my town in Texas.
Its absolutely insane that the cashier was charged when he didn't know the person was underage. Why does that not fall on the guy who BOUGHT the alcohol? If they're over 18, they're an adult and should be the one charged, especially if they were driving while drunk on top of everything.
If they were like 13 then its understandable, the cashier was an adult and should know better than to sell to an obvious child. But if it was just some dumb 18 or 19 year old with a fake id, its screwed up that the cashier was the one found at fault.
@@marinacroy1338 Cause they sold it. Every cashier should know to ID essentially everyone, and in most places Ive worked, its policy (or law not sure) to ID anyone who looks under 50 years old. Soooo Ill even ID obvious 40 year olds. I do think though, that more liability should land on the company itself for not properly training cashiers on that.
Where the hell do you live? I actually participated in the sting operation when I was 16, in super strict NY. I have major regrets about it but it happened. The ATF wasn't involved; it was the local health department working with a little help from the police department.
I drove around with a health dept. employee, and if I came out with cigarettes or liquor, he'd go in and write them a citation. The worst that would happen is the store got cited and had to pay a fine, they could lose their license or get shut down if it's a repeat occurrence, or in most cases, the employee got fired on the spot.
Granted, this was 20+ years ago, so things have changed. No one is arrested or doing years in prison for selling to a minor unless, like that guy you knew, someone dies or is severely injured as a direct result. Kind of strange you say it's an automatic 10 years for simply selling when your guy only did 2 for being responsible for an accident.
I'm 50 and get carded. It's not because I look young, it's because the clerks literally have to scan my ID to complete the sale.
Hug your friends, not strangers. Most Americans will talk but will not touch another unless invited or they know the person.
I grew up in a huggy touchy family. I've hugged loads of strangers and been hugged back
I was shopping at Macy's and the Estee lauder clerk was an older German woman who was super sweet and helpful. At the end of the transaction, she gently grabbed my hands in hers and thanked me for stopping by. The ONLY reason I didn't go running and screaming from that experience was I understand cultural differences. But as a rule of thumb, do NOT touch other people. If you get all buddy buddy with someone and hit it off, a pat on the shoulder is fine but that's it.
@@trogdortheburninator3621Yea but it does not mean I am comfortable with it. Yea it is not the end of the world but defiantly not my preference.
Had a Cuban friend who was happy I got him some wine and weed for his birthday and he bent over grabbed my hand and kissed it, I can't remember what he said because inside I was like bro gross wtf was that why did you just kiss me but on the outside was like uhhh okay you're welcome, I didn't pull away because I didn't want to be rude but yeah never had any friend do that ever, washed my hand as soon as I could.
On the west coast we hug each other, even strangers if the mood strikes.
In Tennessee they card everyone. My Dad’s favorite thing was to go to the store to buy beer just so he could be carded. He was 98.
Thats hilarious hahaha
imagine getting carded when you're bald, with gray hair and liver spots, wrinkled like a prune and walking with a cane💀
did he cackle like a mad man at the salesman each time like a proper old trouble maker
i miss that generation so much.
@@Nick-ij5nt there were people in very convincing old person costumes buying alcohol when they were underaged
Memphis here
A couple he didn't mention: Don't drink alcohol in public if you're not at the bar or restaurant that served it to you. You cannot go to a store and pick up a beer and just open it and drink it. Except in Las Vegas, and maybe a couple other places, but even then you can't take your giant margarita into a 7-11 with you. Don't freak out if your cashier at a store, or someone waiting for the same bus as you strikes up a conversation with you. It's just what we do.
Savannah, GA is another open-drinking city. in general, if the town is not offering you to-go alcohol at the restaurants, you're not allowed to drink on the streets. (inside events like a festival is fine though!)
yea no california slag most places are so far up youre bum you need an enema to get them out.
thats only liberal states and cities.
you can drink a beer in public in most places but you cant get intoxicated.
unless youre in commiefornia
or the socialistb republic of new york.
* don’t come illegally
@@brandoncoins8246 braindead
@@brandoncoins8246You mean like Melania Trump did?
Native American here, Navajo/Hopi/Nuwuvi. He didn't really touch a lot in our topic but cultures are crazy out here with them, we have over 500 tribes in the US and they are all unique to each other, you'll run into reservations in a lot of states and see native stores selling cultural stuff. There's a big thing we call powwows that happen all the time! I notice a lot of foreigners think we don't exist anymore so if you d9nt mind react to some powwow singers!
But they can be hard to find.
Distance is measured by time, so if you ask how far away something is, the answer will be in minutes or hours, not miles (or kilometers).
I’d say it depends on where you are and where your heading. Where I grew up, the two closest large metropolitan areas were very far away and most travelers would ask about their distance. One was an hour- ish drive and the other about two and a half hour drive. Also the time of year makes a difference depending on the road conditions.
Where I live now most people talk about time to get somewhere instead of miles simply because of the traffic conditions at different times of day and also different days if the week. Sometimes you can travel 60 miles in a hour, other times that same exact route will take up to four or six hours- if your lucky.
never rlly thought abt it like that
I’d say time is the most common by far, and if it’s a smaller distance then it will likely be in blocks
That's back East, out West we tell people the distance to a place and usually only mention time if they ask. Most times we assume 50-60miles is one hour.
I do both, really depends on what’s more convenient
People who say there is no culture in USA have never been to USA.
Saying there's no culture in the US is like saying Citizen Kane is just a bunch of overused tropes. The culture in the US is so pervasive across the world that people forget it's American. Hence, they say we have no culture, all while watching our movies and enjoying the beneficial end of our military industrial complex.
I could not agree more. American culture is spread so thoroughly to the world via the internet that I think people don't even think of it as a culture because of how much it's seeped into their lives through the screen.
We invented every single modern music style. I feel that is culture.
Nah, they're living in the US but never been outside of the city and became too delusional and over-fantasized about their other significant country of choice that they're too obsessed looking from the inside out but failed to see from the outside in.
People say we dont have culture because a lot of times our culture is real prevalent so it's easy to take for overlook. Our movies, music and food is everywhere
Native Americans are very interesting. It's also amazing that they are still around to talk about their culture, and some of them have been able to hang onto their old ways.
one thing about not touching the Americans and personal space it more so applies to how much room there is somewhere. if you have to be up against someone in order to ride an elevator then there isn't enough room for you and you need to wait for the next one, we don't really cram into spaces like that
I'm 49 years old and I get carded every single time. Getting carded is no joke in the US.
I'm in my 60s and I have not been carded since the 1980s
Except voting. 🤣
I'll be 60 in July and I still get carded. I don't get offended... probably if they didn't card me I would...carding means you look young...the id proves you're old enough.
My dude, you would 100% need I.D. especially at bar liquor store or restaurant! 😂
it's funny that he is wathcing a video about what to do or not do in America, by an American, and he's like "naaaaahhhh , i don't think so"
bro does not look old enough to not get carded
The worst part for him is that when a clerk cards him, and he is shocked, he will hand them his passport, and the clerk will respond "what's a Portugal?".
In most states, wait staff is paid almost nothing, because it is assumed tips will bring their income up to minimum wage. If you forget to tip, your waitress served you for nothing. There are a few states where that is not so, but you won’t know, and the expectation is the same.
I appreciate the text on screen like “if you don’t tip, don’t go back to the same restaurant twice because they’ll remember you” and it’s so true XD
You can be 100 in Tennessee and you will still get asked for your ID.
First time I was asked for ID in Tennessee I replied, "If someone under 21 looks like me, they need to drink" then discovered everyone is asked for ID here.
Some stores even post that if you look under 40-45 be prepared to show your ID. You WILL be carded, losing thier business license is a serious thing to store owners.
Honestly, it's safer to just card everyone no matter how old they look. If you have a cutoff, somebody's going to get upset, because either "I don't look *that* young" or else "I don't look *that* old". It's not worth it, to save the 0.2 seconds per customer it takes to glance at their ID. (It takes longer when you first start doing it, because people want to *argue* about it. But if you're consistent, they learn fast.)
The stores I worked at would FIRE you if you got caught not carding someone who didn't look at least 40.
I think I saw one of those signs while visiting New Orleans.
I was carded regularly during my 40s.
I turned 56 in January and I'm still carded every so often, (I rarely drink alcohol) depending on where I am. I'm not bragging, but genetics have the women on both sides of my family looking 10-15 years younger than we are. When I was a teenager, I could get into events with a child's ticket, but only did it once because I didn't want to cheat anyone. The only reason I did it once was because the guy at the mini golf ticket booth had assumed that I was under 18 and had already gotten the ticket from the machine, then told me the price. I told him I was an adult and would pay, and he said "Could have fooled me... well, you did fool me, and don't worry about it. Go on in." 🙂
I do not drink alcohol myself, so am never carded, but I have worked in retail/food service and have carded lots of people in my life. Yeah DNA has been good to the women on my fathers side of the family as well (my brother and I resemble them), except for the short height, grrr, but my moms family, not so much, her family looked 10 or more years older than they were. @@LMmccallL57
I recently got carded at the movie theater!
It was the type that has a bar, but I wasn't buying any alcohol, so I was very confused about why I was being asked for ID to buy popcorn and a coke.
Turns out it was because the movie I was seeing was R-rated, and they went to a policy of checking ID on a purchases of R-rated movie tickets.
That did weird me out because I didn't get carded for R-rated movies even when I was under 17.
I am 70 years old and went to store to buy pressured air in a can to clean my computer key pad. I was carded and the cashier said they had to scan my ID so it doesn't matter how old you look.
Don't sell yourself short, honey. Maybe you still are getting looks. 😎😎
it is a store policy to check everyone...has nothing to do with how old you are or how old you look. I had a business and it was simply our policy to ask for ID that way employees had the habit and didnt accidentally sell to underage people
51 and get id' d. Everyone does.
The content creator mentioned the personal bubble thing, and I think that is very accurate. I notice that some people from cultures that are more touchy will stand about 3 feet (1 meter) away while conversing with me. To most Americans, 1 meter is too close. Try to eyeball it and stand far enough away that if both you and the person you're talking to were to reach out to one another with arms extended fully, you still wouldn't touch each other.
Yup
For Mustang vs. pickup, it would depend on where you plan to go! Mustangs might be better for big cities and places with lots of concrete roads, although they’re fine in other places too. If you plan to drive a lot between big cities by going through small towns and on dirt/gravel roads, trucks are usually better.
It also might depend on if you feel comfortable driving large vehicles or not, because Ford pickups can be REALLY big depending on the model!
An SUV is usually a good call, if you can maneuver one.
Tobacco is 21 plus now.
And idk about other parts of the country, but in new england distance is measured in time. "How far is that?" "Its about 40 minutes away"
Where I live in Pennsylvania, we use time to tell distance as well
We use time as a measure in Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi as well! At least where I’ve been in the 3 states we have lol
We do this in Colorado too
@@Ma.f7kxYup and we also use "towards the mountains" and "away from the mountains" to describe east and west🤣
I'm from New England and 100% confirm...CT to be exact. Anytime I'm talking distance I'm using time measurements. 30 mins away...an hour an 20 mins away...20 mins. lol Didn't know not everyone does that
We do use liters to measure soda 😂
And alcohol lol
"I want a liter of cola!" "Just order a large Farva"
@ShazbotDesign I JUST watched that movie. Fwiw, a 32oz Large is very very close to a liter.
Soda companies believe it or not didn't originate in America, So yeah the liter measurement makes sense, we sell milk in half gallon and gallons though
@@Jason0binladen honestly would rather everyone picked up liter lol
5:58 I live in southern New York and me and my family will drive 5 hours upstate for ice cream and then drive back in the same day
Cheers from Mississippi USA! Loved the video. As a man that has lived all over the US, I can assure you that it is vastly different depending on what part of the country you are in. My current home in central Mississippi is completely different than my last home in Salt Lake City Utah. My home prior to that in Phoenix Arizona just one state to the South was vastly different to Salt Lake. So far Mississippi has been my favorite by a landslide. The people here are so much more relaxed and friendly than what I experienced out West and just overall WAY more helpful. I LOVE IT HERE!!!
Just subscribed to your channel.
Where i live the barcode on the back of your ID has to be scanned regardless of age just so the cashier can sell you the item.
I think that it is a store policy. My Rite Aid requires it every time even though I have been going there for over 10 years,( it just started a couple of years ago).Oh yeah I'm in my 60's, the local owned store has never asked me for it.
We don’t have I’d cards in Uk, would they accept Uk driving licence?
@lindastaines8288 They should. Foreign IDs are accepted as long as it is a picture ID that shows date of birth, and expiration date and the ID is not past the expiration date. Some IDs are listed as "permanent" with no expiration, those are also acceptable.
@@lindastaines8288 ID/Driver's license is generally the same thing in the US. You can get a non driving ID card, but generally any photo ID from a government agency with your DOB is accepted.
I worked at a Target in WA state for a short while, and it was the same there. In order to be able to ring up the alcohol, I had to scan or enter the ID number.
I'm Native American (Not 100%, but I have Cherokee and Choctaw blood, a good bit of it too!) you should TOTALLY watch more about Native Americans! The US has like a million different types of history all in one!
The Potawatomi in me agrees.
Also part Cherokee here. Though my family moved out West where I grew up near the Siletz. I would be interested in seeing him watching Native American content if only to learn how diverse the tribes are. Not to mention this uglier side to US history.
Yeah, I have full blood ancestors, a Cherokee, he bought land sometime when it was very difficult. I'd be interested if he learned about the Trail of Tears. (I live in Oklahoma too so I think that's cool.)@@mixedbouquet1
Chikasha/"Chickasaw" here
Part Mohawk here and I totally agree
Abraham Lincoln is one of my ancestors. I just recently discovered this. So are many other American presidents surprisingly. Thanks to my great grandmother Elva. There are excellent civil war museums. The Lincoln museums are scattered across places he lived, Illinois, etc. You can make a really lovely driving trip out of exploring the south and Midwest by going from civil war site to site. You would see a lot of rural and metropolitan US at the same time.
Knowing Better made a PHENOMENAL video detailing the history of Native Americans that doesn't get the spotlight it deserves.
Gettysburg Pa is the deadliest battle of the civil war. It’s an amazing museum and battlefield.
Agreed. Best location if you can only see one spot. You can spend two days there looking at everything.
They even have a brand new museum called Beyond the Battle that opened in 2023.
I went for the 160th anniversary of the battle, it was the first time I had been in PA for a while, and my first time in Gettysburg. It was honestly so much fun, I visited the museum, did a self-tour of most of the field, looked at the hillside view beside the peace monument (beautiful view btw) and ate at Gettysburger (a fantastic restaurant btw) It was a great time overall and I would recommend a visit to anyone.
I completely agree, I've been to Gettysburg a few times and it's amazing there.
Antietam is nearby (in us terms) in Maryland. Tons of civil war sites and history around Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania
I worked at a convenience store for 6 years, and the company was very strict about ID checks. Towards the end of my time there we were told to just ID everyone, though that was partially because other stores in the area failed sting tests and our manager got strict
2:20 - exactly right my friend. Friends, family, events, waiting areas. That’s about it 😂
We recently went to a restaurant and my husband was asked for an ID to buy a beer. He's 73. He looked at our waitress and asked if she was serious. She told him that she was required by the law and the restaurant to ask for his ID.
Hi Europeans!
I'm a Texan. Everything is far apart. I drive 40 minutes to work every morning. We drive 12 hours to Florida. If I drive West, I am still in Texas after 12 hours of driving. We always rent a car when we visit Europe. It is instinct.
I've been to Paris a few times and was amazed by how quickly I could travel across the city. The same applies to London. It felt like I teleported. The traffic in London made me very anxious. Our lanes are wide, bicycles are rare in Texan cities, and motorcycles don't split lanes.... usually.
Sales tax varies by COUNTY (think of a general area surrounding a town or city). I would seriously argue a lot of Americans develop a "feel" for these things. I'm sure it confuses those unfamiliar with it.
If you're in a bar, tip well the very first order. They will remember you, and they will treat you well.
Cigarettes are a big no-no because "secondhand smoke" was a HUGE public concern at one point. It is seen as selfish. Assume you cannot smoke indoors. Cigarettes are 21+ now!
You will be carded. They will ask for identification. It is to avoid negative consequences for them. It isn't personal! Our laws and regulations are different! I cannot buy liquor in my county, only beer and wine! I also can't buy alcohol Sunday mornings.
Paris is a huge city. It takes like an hour to get across
An hour across is a small city in America
@sashagallaway1945 it can feel faster when on public transit kuz you're not the one driving. You can do what you want while you wait like read a book or smth
And Texans will ALWAYS find a way to brag about Texas
@@subsume7904 CORRECT
I never really thought about it but I guess relatively speaking a lot of people havent ever taken a truck and driven it out in the middle of nowhere across rocks and mud and rough terrain. Its a very unique feelings actually the way a truck made to drive off road handles and controls. The faster you go the more you bounce and as you bounce the traction changes so when you add power you get a weird skipping effecting sometimes which can add weird delaying effects to control inputs. Once you get used to it you can really read the ground in front and react in a way to make everything smoother and tighter.
There are stores that require ID for every alcohol sale, some because they just don't want trouble from mistakes, some it's because they already got in trouble and now they must "card" everyone to keep their alcohol license.
Native American culture is amazing and is multicultural in its own right. Different tribes, traditions, and language. Definitely explore it.
Some of it is, some of it is rooted in abuse.
Discussions of guns and politics involve our rights and freedoms. That's why it's not something you'd want to talk about casually.
I would add that Americans may like to share with a traveler their viewpoint, but we’ve usually decided how we feel about it, and it takes a lot to change our mind, so we probably aren’t interested in a European telling us why our opinion is right or wrong.
@@peachykeen7634 This comment is highly ironic. Simply because freedom of speech is also a cherished thing that also involves our rights and freedoms. lol I could even argue freedom of speech is the most important. All discourse should be welcomed. Ideas always challenged. The inability to hear an opinion that may differ from ours is eroding the way we have discourse and discussions in this country.
@@YerpDerp17Well, he did say "casually." It's a free country. Bring it up if you like. Just be aware that it might get intense; and be sure that's the kind of conversation you want to have.
@@YerpDerp17 That's good in theory but in practice a lot of the time it just ends up in arguments or shouting matches. I prefer to avoid that personally especially with people who don't know how to keep things civil.
@@YerpDerp17 Yeah every time I have entertained any discussion in US politics with someone from Europe it becomes an argument. They have a fundamental misunderstanding of US politics and culture. I will straight up refuse to state an opinion if you approach me.
I really loved watching this video with you! I have been to many of the National Park's. They are so beautiful.
Most companies have a no ID no sale policy where you have to scan or manually override it by entering a date of birth to complete the sale
Sales tax in the USA varies by state or county and sometimes even the city has various sales taxes for certain things.
And some states don't have sales tax at all!
@FlyingFalcon01 Delaware right?
@@tonialston1968 possibly, I was thinking of Oregon though!
As an American, I desperately wish that there was more open dialogue about Native American cultures. There is such a deep history to be uncovered when it comes to the various tribes, and it is such a shame that there is shockingly little in the way of well-researched, high-production value media to consume about those topics.
I think a lot of the problem is that a lot of the information is found in small museums that aren't widely known. We could teach more in school, but it really would help if there was a better way to find the info outside of school as well. Not the foggiest what that would be though.
most were savages tbh lol like most cultures in the world, was alot of killing and slavery. Some of the best warriors but inevitably lost due to their own divisions amongst each other and pioneers having guns.
That's another product of white arrogance and a failure in the educational system. There needs to be more integration in our history classes at school to include EVERYONE who built America, not just the rich white guys. And if you're gonna continue to give this group or that group or day, a month or, week to celebrate/highlight a particular culture or history, than it should be more than just a gimmick to sell furniture and beer. There needs to be a bigger effort to use that time to educate the rest of America on that culture, and highlight the similarities while celebrating the differences.
There's not as much known honestly. Europe is comparatively small so they're always digging up a Neolithic or bronze age settlement every time they put in a parking lot or housing development. The US is comparatively enormous and the vast majority of the land is still rural, without major development. The amount of history we just haven't found yet is probably significant. Although honestly I don't suspect it's drastically different from cultures that existed at a similar time in other places.
I also find Native American culture interesting! Just like in the U.S. today, different Native American tribes had different cultures, weapons, art styles, traditions, and even languages! I’ve got a little bit of Choktaw blood in me, but I’ve never really had a chance to learn more about it!
I worked off tips when I was young waiting tables. I'm glad I did it gave me a better appreciation for the service industry. Now I'm really nice and forgiving to people serving me, no matter what capacity that might be in. Even at fast food places I try to be nice and understanding. Always say thank you. It might be their job but they're still doing something for me that I could probably do myself if I weren't lazy outside of work hours.
Sales tax is usually under 10%. In Florida, ours is 7.5%
In Maine sales tax is 5.5% for shopping, 8% for restaurants and lodging, 0% for groceries.
Carding is usually taken seriously, because the sellers job is always at risk if they don't ask and there are plants that will test you to make sure you'll do so, hired by corporate workers.
I’ve heard that the police will even hire plants (not exactly sure how that works).
Pick ups are awesome. 😁
It's amazing to me that you know English well enough to know the phrase "complicated waters". You're very articulate.
My addition: be ready for the dialects. My accent and speaking style are very different from those of my aunts despite being in the same town and around each other my whole life. She has a southern drawl.
And your English is better than some people you'll encounter. They use poor grammar, can't string together a coherent sentence, and tend to use "slanguage" (slang+language) because they just don't have a decent vocabulary.
I work at a gas station and we are required to scan IDs regardless if you look 20 or 100. There's even a screen that pops up and you have to scan an ID in order to even add the alcohol/tobacco product to the transaction.
Things to see that you mentioned: Abraham Lincoln's home (and even his whole neighborhood) is perfectly preserved and maintained, and you can have a guided tour of it in Springfield, Illinois. Also his huge tomb is in Springfield and is worth a visit. There is also the Lincoln museum. You can also see his desk where he was in the Illinois legislature. Also, in Illinois is the Cahokia Mounds native settlement, which also has a large museum and guided tours. It is one of the top 8 world heritage sites. In the year 1000, the population was larger than London. Also in Illinois is Chicago, with some of the best museums and food (including Chicago barbeque, which is ribs instead of brisket, and is fantastic) in the world. If you go to Vicksburg, Mississippi or Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, you can have a guised tour of the great battlefields where the tour guide drives you in your own car and shows you around. Also in Chicago is the great Art Institute as well as the U-505captured German submarine, which you can go inside in a tour. (Also, Laurence Brown lives in Chicago!) Michigan has some of the best beaches in the world along the western Lake Michigan coast. Wisconsin produces the best cheese (and Bratwurst) in the western hemisphere.
As an Illinois resident, I love this message.
@@eviljoeblack greetings from Chicago, brother! 👍
There are also usually civil war reenactments in some Illinois towns during the summer if he's willing to do a day trip and stand in the sun all day. The ones I went to as a kid had other living-history type areas set up where people in period clothes would explain wound-dressing or weaving and stuff like that.
@@Dr.PicklePh.D. Good point! 👍
As a Chicagoan all our museums are really cool! If you’re visiting def go to the Art Museum, The Shedd Aquarium, The Field Museum, and The Museum of Science and Industry!!
When I worked at a bar for a couple years I would always make sure to card the older ladies, they were almost always flattered.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Largest battle of the civil war, was there a couple of years ago as its only a few hours away from me, but nearly the whole town embraces the history of it.
Healthcare is crazy here for sure I once went to the ER for some shortness of breath and got a bill for like $4000 only to find out there was nothing wrong except I was anxious
They will almost always ask for your ID when buying alcohol. Even if someone looks 50 years old they will be asked for their ID. It was interesting going to Europe because I was never asked for my ID a single time haha
I was feeling bad, was end of covid work from home in like end of 2022 and had stopped dying my hair and was in sweats and an old tee. The cashier was training someone and looked at me as I was buying some red wine for a beef stew and said to trainee she clearly looks over 50 so you are pretty safe not carding her. I was in my early 40’s lol!
Pretty little black girl was tending bar in the airport I was flying out of and making $20 tips from middle aged white guys by carding them. They would say something like, "Are you kidding me?" And she would say in a sweet voice, "You look young to me, how can I tell?" They loved it.
Just for info, there are still groups of people who do civil war reenactments. They dress up in the uniforms of the north and the south. Getting IDed for cigarettes or alcohol is a real thing that happens all the time. You would easily have your ID checked.
My favorite that we have visited is Grand Teton. We have been to all but 3 shown on this video plus a few more. They are all beautiful.
Hi!! From Atlanta Georgia. I absolutely love this video!
Ma'am! I'm up in the hills north of you :)
When I was growing up in the 80s, the government ran a campaign called The Great American Smokeout. It was an awareness campaign about the dangers of cigarettes. It encouraged people to quit. I think it ran every November for most of my childhood. I know they would give us stickers for it at school.
I remember that. I was way to young to smoke but I remember that lol.
Are you referring to dare, to keep kids off drugs?
@@senasaito2701 I believe DARE came afterwards. There's been quite a few programs to be honest. DARE I believe lasted the longest however.
@@senasaito2701 No. That came after the Just Say No, This Is Your Brain On Drugs, and I Learned It From You Dad! campaigns/commercials. DARE came out after I graduated, I think. The Great American Smokeout wanted people to understand that smoking was bad for everyone. Smoking used to be everywhere until more people started pushing for smoke free areas.
He didn't mention this but seriously, don't mess with the ghettos. If you're in a city and your hotel or guide says don't go somewhere LISTEN.
Kidnapping isn't very common but robberies can be and our criminals are carrying guns.
Don't let this turn you away from visiting, just know that violent interactions here can be sudden and deadly.
that's everywhere as well tbf
Here in the US, my Dad drove 3 hours today to have lunch with me, and has now driven 3 hours home. It was very nice to see my Dad. P.S. I regularly drive 3 hours to see him, we enjoy spending time together. Thank you for the video
23% sales tax???
That's nuts. Americans get pissed at anything over 5%. An no sales tax on food from grocery store.
Not all states have no sales tax on food.
That's how they get their free health insurance😂😂😂
@@VikingJack-il4hwright 😂
Also most countries in Europe are around 40% income tax........
@@BrandonPerry-gw7on With a 20 percent Value Added Tax on almost all of the goods sold. Your free or low cost health care isn't free, you are paying much more in taxes for that health care entitlement... Poor Americans pay less than 20 percent for income taxes, and six to eight percent in state sales taxes for goods purchased... However the filthy rich do pay a higher percentage for income taxes, maybe twice as much...
Mustang is a rough car if you plan to travel with more then 2 people, I reccomend getting a 4 door truck. (I have owned a mustang and a truck)
A good cheaper option for travel is to rent a Uhaul van. Its actually cheaper than most rental cars you can find if you arent traveling too far across the country.
The town of Gettysburg is basically one giant Civil War museum. Such an amazing place to see some cool history in one of the most desperate and impactful battles.
Bro, people don't smoke in the U.S., because for 100 years EVERYBODY smoked in the U.S.. Then cancer went through the roof, people started dying and they discovered that 2nd hand smoke, meaning the smoke you inhale by just being near a smoker, was just as bad if not more dangerous for you. So, yeah they just eliminated it from public spaces. People still smoke like crazy here, but it's not allowed in most public areas anymore. But it was up until the early 2000's.
I live in Frederick, Maryland and we are surrounded by Civil War battlefields and museums. Gettysburg is about 42 miles to the north of my house. Antietam battlefield is about 24 miles to the north-northwest. And Monacacy battlefield is 3 miles to the south. Each has a small visitor center/museum onsite.
I used to live in Baltimore! I do miss the history being right outside the door, or a 5 minute drive away. My husband and I would go to Elicott City, but rather than shop in the old buildings, we would walk through so I could geek out at the very old buildings and the architecture. And the mountains in fall... I miss that so much. Where I live now is extremely flat and the trees have all been cut down for farm land.
My uncle is from there. His dad Carlos Breckenridge owned a company.
@tricitymorte1 I've never been to Elicott City myself but I know where it is. They had some very severe flooding a few years ago. I agree about the mountains. I can look out my front windows and see the Catoctin Mountains. I love them in the spring when the trees are budding. My sister lives about 2 miles from me and she calls the mountains " fluffy " in spring. And they do look like it.
Used to live there wow has it changed! Lived above Pretzel and Pizza Creations, it was $750/month. The Civil War Museum of Medicine is a gem.
hey i live in fred too
41 and I was asked for my ID tonight while buying spray paint. I laughed at first because I actually thought she was joking. She wasn’t, lol
Gettysburg in the state of Pennsylvania was the site of a large battle and has many museums and battle fields to see.
The best Civil War museums are in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
I just turned 50... and I got carded for beer at the grocery store the other day. They will card you😄 Oregon is one of the only states that doesn't have sales tax...... and just know that when you ask distances between towns, you will more than likely get the distance in either minutes or hours.... not miles.
You can visit both Civil War museums and battlefields.
You can pretty much learn about the Civil War in any of the 34 states involved.
Springfield Illinois is the best place to learn about President Lincoln. There are museums, libraries, and even tour a few of the homes that Lincoln actually lived in. One of the museums follows the Civil War from the beginning to the end and everything Lincoln dealt with during the war.
the museum at market hall in south carolina is a great place to visit! theres a ton of historical places based around the civil war nearby too so it'd be great to visit
You'll get IDed. We had to ask everyone or we got fired.
6:06 we live in coastal Virginia and we’re planning a family day trip to the mountains of Virginia, which is about 3.5 hours away. We’re gonna get up at 6 AM, spend the day there, drive back around 7 PM and get home at 10 PM. We do these sorts of things regularly!
20:24 VA is massive civil war history. Richmond (now capital) was the capital of the confederacy. Lots of re-enactments and people in period clothes to tell you the story of the area.
21:30 - 2.5star hotels (hotel class, not review score lol) has the best blend of comfort and free amenities.
You would probably really enjoy coming to Maryland, we have a lot of Civil War History, Revolutionary War History, Native American History, Great Nature, you can see the Appalachian's, and you can drive to a lot of cities like DC(You would probably love the Smithsonian Museum's), Philly, and Baltimore. Plus Great Food
Gettysburg National battlefield in Pennsylvania has an amazing museum. Plus you get to go walk the actual battlefield and see all the outdoor monuments.
you can visit the battlefields of the Civil War. They are National Parks and all have museums, tours, artifacts, etc. Gettysburg is one of th
I would rather have sales tax. It's a lot cheaper than VAT. VAT for Eutopean countries range 19-25%The sales tax for US areas range 2.9-7.25%
Yes Europe has VAT and it’s high but they get a lot more for their money, like decent, affordable, or free healthcare!
Good, cheap, and quick - you can’t have all three.
I wonder why people come to America for healthcare 🤔
As for the Civil War, there were major battles fought along the Mississippi river and in the southern states (Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolina's and a lot in Virginia). There was a major battle in Maryland and another in southern Pennsylvania. Most of the major battlefields have been preserved in some fashion and can be visited with the history of the battle described (some are National Battlefields similar to a National Park). From Washington DC, there are a couple dozen battlefields that are within a 2 hour drive.
It depends on where you are staying for which car to pick, if you’re in a more major city with nice roads mustang but if you’re going to be in smaller city’s most roads will have major pothole
The store I work at requires us to card everyone, evertime, regardless of age for purchases of alcohol and tobacco products. We even have to card fellow employees, relatives, regular customers whose birthdays we have memorized, etc.
Excise will get you! Lol
The best Civil War museums tend to be at famous battlefield sites. If you have to pick 1, try Gettysburg, PA. If you can go during a reenactment, that's even better. Thousands of volunteers dress in reproduction uniforms, ride horses, and shoot muskets and cannons. You can explore their camp sites and talk with the reenactors about the history, as most are very knowledgeable. The Gettysburg reenactments always takes place close to the anniversary of the battle in early July.
A broken leg and an emergency room visit here can run as much as $25,000. An ambulance ride alone without insurance can run between $3,000 and $10,000. We have an entirely private medical system that ruins American lives on a regular basis. We have mortalities every year just due to impoverished people not having access to basic healthcare. I know of a UK couple who had a baby while here and the hospital charged them over $100,000 for the c-section surgery.
13:48 we do actually use millimeters But only our FREDOM BLASTERS’s ammo
We are federalist. We have multiple laws: federal, state, county, and city. Federal laws apply everywhere, state laws to the entire state, county kaws to the county, city laws to the city. And these laws (except the federal one) can vary. So what may apply in1 state may not apply in its neighbor. Just keep that in mind
You really should try watching a Thomas Sowell video. He’s written extensively on migration patterns, cultures and race. You can learn a lot about the various cultures in the U.S. That includes the Natives, European, and Black culture.
Too much propaganda.
@@Grizazzle how so?
Sowell is awesome
@@Grizazzlesays the person probably supporting the biggest propaganda racket in the country if that's your take.
@@erueka6 love how you didn't explain your reasoning at all lol
I am 69 yrs old and I am required to show my ID. It's totally ridiculous. The reason they do this is to stop / prevent any seller from being liable for selling alcohol to anyone under 21 yrs old .
Gettysburg is an awesome way to learn about the Civil War, they have reenactments as well.
Where I live, they have to scan your drivers license or actually enter your birth date, or they can't even ring up your purchase. You will be carted !
About 10 years it became outlawed to smoke near buildings to prevent second hand smoke.
That doesn't exist anywhere unless specifically stated by the property. Which is still extremely rare.
Anything less than 20% sends a signal that you did not appreciate your service.
As far as Civil War stuff, there are several battlefields that are national parks now and are kept open to the public to check out. They have museums and guided tours as well. Gettysburg in Pennsylvania is probably one of the most famous.
Re: Needing ID
I'm 70, look it, and I get asked for ID when buying alcohol, cigarettes, and fireworks. They do it so some 16 yr old kid doesn't say "Hey, you didn't card him!"
They're also worried that an adult would buy for a minor
Liability is a helluva thing. It's not personal, they just have to cover their asses.
Regarding ID for buying alcohol, especially in some stores, they will ask. Some stores the cashiers must actually scan the ID in order to proceed with the sale.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania very great place to see info and historic places of civil war
Civil War museums - Gettysburg, PA. The site of the northernmost battle. Take the tour of the battlefields, check out the visitors center, check out the town. There's a lot to do if you're interested in the Civil War.
Some stores card EVERYONE that buys alcohol. NO ID, NO SALE. It's to keep customers from begging the clerks. Personal space...if it's possible to leave a seat empty between yourself and someone you're sitting next to, thats perfect. But dont worry about talking to them. You got a question, ask anyone or just start a conversation.