I loved listening to your story but I hate that was your experience. Your experiences sound like you do not live in a predominantly African American community. I am African American and when you said church was QUIET and OVER within 1hr I was like "where they do that at?"😳 In a REAL BLACK church you better NOT bring NO food or drink in the sanctuary!!! and you BET NOT fall asleep in church. How can church be over in 1hr when the Praise Team is still up. We still gotta have announcements, the choir has to sing 2-3 songs, offering, Preaching & *alter call (*accepting Jesus as Lord & Savior). Church is no less than 3hrs. PERIODT! Within the last 12yrs or so, laid back church attire has become acceptable. BUT in a REAL BLACK CHURCH people still dress up for church. Now in America.... African Americans who are close but are not blood relatives call each other cousin, sis, bro and their parents become "mom" / "dad" or "aunt" / "uncle" especially if you you can go to their house and open their fridge without asking first😂 OR if you've spent the night at their house so many times that you now have assigned chores to do. Yeah at that point you're no longer a guest. Unfortunately, the smile thing is true. It is a form or being cordial. If I don't know you and there is nothing occurring at the time that draws me to strike up a conversation with you.... then I won't. However, I may say "Good morning" or "Hello" as I KEEP GOING wherever it is that I'm going because sometimes people mistake being friendly with "I like you" OR "I want to hook up with you". Now I can't even dispute the weather situation. I live in the Mid-West (smack dab in the middle of America) and according to the 4 season map... the map will say it's Spring but nobody told Winter that their time was up 😂😂 It'll still be snowing in March and sometimes early April. That's why you see so many Americans carry back packs.... it's for our change of clothes to accommodate the random weather changes. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm lying that's not the reason. It's been 2yrs since you made this video and I hope you're experiences in America have become better. I went to South Africa in 2019 for the 1st time & church was lit. Everybody was DANCING 💃during Praise & Worship including the Deacons & old church Mothers so I'm feeling you about the church service. In Africa I definitely felt at home. Every interaction with my people was like I'd known them for years. I was also pleasantly surprised to see/learn how much of the African culture is still prevalent in our families and how we (African Americans) live our lives today... even though it's been many decades since we were removed from the motherland. I guess it's imbedded in our DNA. 😉😊
Awww 🥰, I smiled 😃 while reading this detailed comment of yours lol. Thank you so much, I really do appreciate your comment. Everything was so on point! Wow! This made my night! 🤣🤣
Awwww!!! 🥰 I am not sure I even know my first culture shock. 😂 Wode Maya, thanks for checking out my video/channel. In the part 2 of this video, we made a shout out to you for promoting the good side of Africa and I hope I still get your attention to watch that part of the video when I finally upload it. Thank you so much for stopping by. ❤️❤️☺️ This means a lot to me. 🙏😭🙂
My best friend was from Nigeria,(he died a few months ago) I always had a fascination about how he would introduce his relatives as uncle or brother,never cousin,bother in law or annything else.,it gets a little confusing for non Africans, He used to pray really loud, sometimes in the middle of the night he would start praying in tongues and wake up the neighbors but nobody would complain because he was such a lovely person we would forgive everything he did that wasn't "politically correct".
I've seen this question pop up in a lot of culture shock videos about the U.S.: Is it a fake smile or is it genuine? I'm sure there are a lot of people who do give a fake smile. When I think about myself in my day-to-day, if I am in a good mood, I often smile at strangers and deep down I just want to share my positive feeling and I do think to myself, I hope this person feels happy and good about themselves today. If I don't feel positive and happy, I don't go around smiling at people. THAT would be fake. Otherwise, I do think the smiling is actually genuine... it's not necessarily a smile that says, "I'M YOUR FRIEND BUT IMMA JUST KEEP ON WALKING!" It's more so a "I feel good and I hope you feel good in your life" type of smile.
Lovely people. Sweet and kind and so funny like the majority of people from Africa. Your observations are so interesting and astute. I wish I could meet all of you in person. 🔆🔆🔆🔆
Regarding making friends: you have to realize that Americans can be very friendly without necessarily being your friend. We will strike up conversations all the time with people we've never met. To some cultures, this is strange and befuddling. Europeans, for example, don't understand why we would want to even talk to complete strangers and they don't understand this behavior at all. But one conversation doesn't always lead to an actual friendship; that usually takes longer to build.
In my experience calling someone aunt, uncle etc is somewhat regional. In my family we do use those titles, but we have family in the northern part of the country and also in the southern part of the country. I've noticed a lot more of those titles being used in the south... By the way, welcome to the US! I hope you enjoy your time here.
I think calling people auntie, uncle, mom, dad, brother...etc. is so wonderful and helps everyone to get along and help each other out. America has a lot to learn from the countries and villages in Africa. By the way people from Africa are beautiful
It's very right, no ones ur uncle or aunty. I wonder do they have good relations with their family. These white people need to learn how to respect elders from India and Africa.
I'm new to the channel. Curious if you've ever had Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner in America? "Hi" with a smile, a slight head nod, and keep walking is my preference 🤗
bill whipple Yes, I’ve had both! It was so nice. I enjoyed myself. So much food and good conversation. You’re welcome to my channel!Thanks for stopping by.
Just yesterday I was watching a vid from a French exchange who was shocked at how reserved Americans are in regard to public affection. It's all a matter of perspective.
Aladi, your sister probably realizes now that the public affection doesn't happen continuously here. I very rarely see it here in a good-sized city in Illinois.
Honestly , I am really happy I tumbled on your channel. I always don’t have a topic or inspiration for my channel but now... I would copy you😝. Except that mine is about Netherlands 🇳🇱
You guys are great! So positive! And you all have such beautiful smiles! Hope you get to continue to explore America - all who meet you will be lucky! God Bless you!
Black Americans follow the same etiquette as everyone else with strangers. People are nice, but it depends on the person, most people don't want to have a full conversation with a stranger. It's seen as suspicious. 😅 But don't be put off from making friends!
@@AladiAkoh - about that weather in Ohio: I'm not sure if this is exactly what the poster above meant, but I grew up in Ohio, and maybe this will help: Ohio sits just south of a handful of the world's biggest lakes: leftovers from a primordial glacier that covered most of the continent in prehistoric times. Those same glaciers scoured a great deal of the Northern part of the continent flat, leaving little to block the winds. So, in the winter, fierce, cold winds blow down from the north, through Canada, across those lakes, picking up moisture and dropping it again across Ohio as deep snow - the weather can turn cold, snowy, and dangerous in an instant wherever those lake-effect blizzards and snows fall! A little further south from Ohio is Kentucky, where I also lived a little while, and weather in Kentucky can change dramatically at certain times of year: it might be hot one day, only for the edge of those northern snow storms to push cold air down and drop the temperature to freezing in the night, bringing hail storms and snow the next day, which melt a few days later when warm air blows in from somewhere else, resulting in fierce thunderstorms. Not infrequently, you get tornado season, too, which is its own barrel of "fun" if you've never experienced it! I moved away from that part of the US a few years ago, and one of the more unsettling things about the part of the country I moved to, a little further north and east of Ohio, is that the weather is much more stable and predictable... you just don't get the sort of blizzards, stormy seasons, or tornadoes here that you would in Ohio, Michigan, or Kentucky... it happens, but not hardly so often!
@@AladiAkoh Ohio weather is not as harsh as Rapid City South Dakota weather. Also it depends what part of Ohio she is talking about. I'll just say the majority of Ohio weather is not as harsh as Rapid City. People like to say that their weather is worse.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 omg!!! I’m also starting to realize how similar us Africans are 💕 1) we get arrested for for PDA 🤣😅 2) ever elder is aunty/uncle 3) the basement restaurant just killed me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 chhhaaai you can’t do that here
In regards to that comment about the weather changing suddenly, here in central Illinois we actually have the phrase "Illinois weather, if you don't like it just wait 10 minutes, it'll change"
In South Africa its actually different from the rest of Africa, because there are lots of white people, so kissing in public isn't a big deal, we do it all da time
Me as a Black Native American from NYC the Bronx. Now you Native Africans see the truth about my country. Its not all roses and candies like you guys out they're in Africa see. We have a lot of rual areas as well. Especially in the South. I see a lot of you guys from Ghana, Gambia, Senegal, Nigeria and other areas coming over to the Black communities. Things use to be tough here as well and still is. And if you want to eat REAL North American food. Try our Black American Soul Food. You will enjoy it.
This video showed up in my feed, so glad I watched it. So interesting to see people's experience of our country from a totally different perspective. Come to California (to the SF Bay Area) I think you will like it here. We have a very diverse culture out here and many people move here from different countries. You would really enjoy it I think, plus I bet you would be able to find African food out here, or at least the ingredients you need. They have all kinds of food here, especially in San Francisco there are SOOO many restaurants out here that are from different cultures. Food is a big deal here! lol Loved your video, you guys are so funny I was cracking up!
@@AladiAkoh I hope you do come here someday. I actually have met a few people from Africa who are staying here. They were from Nigeria and 1 I only met briefly and I think was from Ghana. I know one guy works at my bank (but he moved to another city recently) and the other guy is a friend of my step mom and he is going to college out here and working on getting his citizenship. If I think of it I will ask her to ask him if he ever was able to find any food ingredients from home here. It would be hard for me to live somewhere where I could not find the food I was raised with. Unlike you guys, I am sensitive to spicy foods! haha Everyone laughs at what a wimp I am when I eat spicy foods! And I am part Mexican!!! Haha sad I know! :D
I don't believe in circles or Quicks as we call them in the US I've always been that way I've always gone against the grain done exactly opposite of what people expected you know because being normal is boring LOL so if they're not willing to be friends with you even after they talk to you they're not worth being friends with just a FYI you guys seem like a fun group I'd hang out with you
America has what I call "cultural politeness". They're very open, but it's mostly just for show. It takes a long time to work out when someone is being sincere. I'm from Australia, and even I find it weird.
I wanted to ask something seeing that You are very responsive to youre TH-cam. Why do African woman cut thier hair more often then American woman? Is it a culture thing? Its commom in adults but i noticed A LOT of African young girls cut their hair. Do you know why?
I dont know bit i think it came from colonization. Its a policy from government schools thats why we cut our hair. We do Not cut our hair when we go to private schools for the most part.
@@AladiAkoh just trying to help really I wasn't trying to be a smart a**. I promise. I liked the video. I enjoy these kinds of videos as to learn things I(we all) can improve ourselves in everyday life to become better human beings. Thank u have a nice day.
Yes, it is a shame how Americans dress in church. If you had walked in my church, I would have pointed you out to the congregation as an example to follow.
I didn't think a single thing they said was negative. The most negative was a 5 rank on the food, and since that's personal preference, I don't even think that's really a negative.
Did they say you should change your culture? They are jut talking about it. They are Not obliged to like it just becuase its shocking to them. You Western people have been making vidoes about our live for ages so you dont get to be rude .go sit somewhere already
I know this is old and you may not read my comment but with the smile thing I was told at a young age that 1. People like it when you smile 2. It makes you prettier 3. It makes YOU feel better when you smile
One of my wife's shock was no one was walking. In America we drive one block to the store. In her country the streets are always full of people walking, pushing carts, walking oxen.
You are so right about the smile. We substitute a smile for a greeting. It's so ingrained in American culture that I've never paid attention to it. Seeing it from y'all's side is eye-opening 😊
It also depends on context and location; if you live in a city, you're not going to interact with every person that you pass - you would never get anywhere or accomplish anything. But when you do interact with strangers, the friendliness of a smile can act as a sort of shorthand for a polite greeting.
@@badujabar9410 My point is we smile a lot and it's usually genuine. I was saying I wouldn't fake smile, but I smile at people all the time. Sorry I said it wrong.
I am afrian American and I live in Houston Texas in the last few years there has been a growing African community (mostly Nigerians). I really appreciate the video because as an American I sometimes don't understand the culture and I noticed Africans not really explain or may make it seem that you won't understand. I also noticed the "auntie" thing and they find it disrespectful to call people by their name. But I appreciate that you understand that it is a culture thing and if we want to show respect we will use mrs. Or Mr. Then your first name. Please continue video and so ones from the perspective of how Americans recieved the African culture here.
I am from the south lol, we would invite yall to dinner and we say hi to almost anyone in town. Get out of the cities, and remember that there are many cultures in the USA.
I've noticed it more since covid, I smile at someone and realize that no one can see I smiled at them because I have a mask on so it's intresting to not have that sort of way to greet or communicate with others
Lol, come to Kentucky. We wave at each other driving down the road. It’s almost a mini language. One finger for a stranger, two for a neighbor or casual friend. Full hand for family and close friends. It’s not taught, it just seems to be instinctual here.
Hahaha! Same in Oklahoma and Texas. We also sat on our front porch and waved at passersby. When we moved to Arizona, we were in for a culture shock. People looked at us like we were crazy if we gave them any of the common waves. And a howdy and or smile and head nod, would get you quite the glare. And don't dare hold the door for anyone! They'll take your head off. Don't start up conversations with strangers here while standing in line. Very odd world here. Different parts of the country are oh so different from others.
Paul Wallace in most cases, instinctive and instinctual are synonymous. The only place where a definitive difference is recognized is in psychology. Nice try at grammar policing though.
Regarding church in America, your mileage varies considerably depending on the church. But in general many of us are way more casual than we were years ago when I was a girl.
This is funny! 🤣🤣 Making out in public isn’t something that a lot of Americans are comfortable with either. It’s not widespread. Hand holding and a quick kiss, maybe, but making out, no. Sorry you found it difficult to make friends. You all sound like you would be great friends to have. If I lived near you, I’d find you and buy you a beer! 🍻
Americans smile because we’re a country made up of immigrants so many people could not speak the same language and had to rely on non verbal cues to show friendliness :) So it just became a part of our culture.
I love these 3 sweet people. A lot of what they note are actuality recent behaviors, especially on church. In the old days, we would spend all days, get dressed up etc. Sadly, no longer.
Thank you for your insight and sharing your experience in the US. I love that you are able to laugh at the differences you experienced. God Bless you all!
Now I realize that I have found my people ♥️ I, too have the same impressions about these “Americanisms”. You are sweet people with beautiful hearty laughs!! God Bless you all ♥️♥️♥️
Wow... Great videos! Wish I saw some of your tips before I left Nigeria. I can so relate with everything in this video😂😂😂😂, started studies in Poland in October. It has been an amazing experience, the major cultural shock is the language for us. The food and weather too.
Wow!!! As an African American, I can say there are strong similarities in African American communities and Ghanaian communities. We honk and shout at road crossers and call people "auntie and uncle" too 😂. Thank you Auntie Ladi!!
Interesting! Thanks for your contribution, at least I now know a little about the African American Culture. Honestly, I really wish to talk to an African American to know how they feel about Africans & their Culture as well.🙂 I’m not your Auntie oh lol. 😂🤣🏃🏾♀️ Nice to have you on my channel. ❤️❤️ Thank you for subscribing!!!
I’m just on the opening line.... *Yall mustn’t visited the southern states like Louisiana because everybody is the cousin, auntie, brother, et al* 🥰🥰 Please visit.
Not fair to compare food you get on a plane with food you can get when you’re actually here in the states. Also, American food is really a culmination of so many different foods from so many different cultures.
You guys have to realize that you are in a majority white area so they do not necessarily represent all Americans. For example, black American churches last longer and is by no means quiet. They are usually exciting and have praise dancers, testimonies, etc. As far as, the aunty thing, Black Americans have what we call "play cousins" and "play aunties". These are usually your parents friends and their children.
Yes, you’re right. This video is mostly limited to our experience here in Rapid City, South Dakota. I look forward to the day that I will go to a black American church for the first time. I have watched their way of worship in movies and it seem so lively! 😄 Thanks for your contribution! 😅
@@AladiAkoh There is a 200 old yr old african american dance usually done in the black church called ring shout. It's done by a subgroup of AAs called Gullah-Geechee who live on the coastal part of Georgia and the U.S. Sea Islands. They dance and clap and go counter clockwise in a circle. You can look on TH-cam for ring shout examples there is a good demonstration by the Weeksville Heritage Center (wearing white) and the Mcintosh County Shouters (wearing red). Since slaves were not allowed to drum AAs utilized clapping and using a rod to keep beat.
@@AladiAkoh I really want West Africans to know that there are different types of black Americans who have a legacy in the U.S. 200-400 yrs depending on their arrival. Gullah is also a English pigin it sounds caribbean. Geechee is a dialect of Gullah in coastal Georgia. Gullah have their own folklore like the Boohag witch and "Kumbayah My Lord" actually comes from them. It means "Come by Here My Lord". A lot of Gullah eat red rice similar to jollof rice many of them came from the senegambia region and Sierra Leone because they were wanted as slaves for their rice growing expertise and indigo dyeing techniques. There is a channel called the Geechee Experience where two Geechee siblings explain their culture and cuisine. The girl is named Akua. And I'm done with my history lesson. lol See also zydeco music in Louisiana created by black creoles. lol
In general, it's a big, big country with a great deal of variety across it, it's probably not news to a lot of people from other countries, but I think it is still a surprise for many people new to the US just how different one region can be from another, or how different two states side-by-side can be from each other, and how different a state can be from one side to the other. It's almost a cliche, but the continental United States really is like 48 individual countries united by a common language, currency, economy, and federal government, with each of those states being as diverse inside of it as, for example, any European country! (And, of course, Alaska, Hawaii, and especially the US protectorates, territories, etc. are still more different from the continental US!) So, a black community in, say, New York would be a very different thing again from one in Louisiana, for example, with cultures so different from each other that they might barely understand each other. I enjoy listening for the subtle differences in the accents of black Americans from different parts of the country, and to the differences in their use of American English language, differences in culture, differences in religion and politics, etc. Even the food in black and other American communities across the US can vary dramatically - different regional US foods are one of the things to look out for and try out when visiting different parts of the US! Certainly, there was very little in common between a white community even in northern Kentucky, compared to a white community in eastern Kentucky, where I grew up... people from different parts of the British Isles and elsewhere in the Old World settled one area versus another at different points in American history, for example. Even in Eastern Kentucky, there's a huge and distinct cultural difference between communities settled by Scots-Irish immigrants, and for example neighboring Amish communities settled by people from places in and around what would later become Germany. I guess that what I mean is that whenever you get a chance to visit a new part of your own state, or when you visit a different part of the US, part of the the fun of visiting is in looking at how Americans are similar to each other, yet ver different, in one place or another....
I loved listening to your story but I hate that was your experience. Your experiences sound like you do not live in a predominantly African American community. I am African American and when you said church was QUIET and OVER within 1hr I was like "where they do that at?"😳 In a REAL BLACK church you better NOT bring NO food or drink in the sanctuary!!! and you BET NOT fall asleep in church. How can church be over in 1hr when the Praise Team is still up. We still gotta have announcements, the choir has to sing 2-3 songs, offering, Preaching & *alter call (*accepting Jesus as Lord & Savior). Church is no less than 3hrs. PERIODT! Within the last 12yrs or so, laid back church attire has become acceptable. BUT in a REAL BLACK CHURCH people still dress up for church. Now in America.... African Americans who are close but are not blood relatives call each other cousin, sis, bro and their parents become "mom" / "dad" or "aunt" / "uncle" especially if you you can go to their house and open their fridge without asking first😂 OR if you've spent the night at their house so many times that you now have assigned chores to do. Yeah at that point you're no longer a guest. Unfortunately, the smile thing is true. It is a form or being cordial. If I don't know you and there is nothing occurring at the time that draws me to strike up a conversation with you.... then I won't. However, I may say "Good morning" or "Hello" as I KEEP GOING wherever it is that I'm going because sometimes people mistake being friendly with "I like you" OR "I want to hook up with you". Now I can't even dispute the weather situation. I live in the Mid-West (smack dab in the middle of America) and according to the 4 season map... the map will say it's Spring but nobody told Winter that their time was up 😂😂 It'll still be snowing in March and sometimes early April. That's why you see so many Americans carry back packs.... it's for our change of clothes to accommodate the random weather changes. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm lying that's not the reason. It's been 2yrs since you made this video and I hope you're experiences in America have become better. I went to South Africa in 2019 for the 1st time & church was lit. Everybody was DANCING 💃during Praise & Worship including the Deacons & old church Mothers so I'm feeling you about the church service. In Africa I definitely felt at home. Every interaction with my people was like I'd known them for years. I was also pleasantly surprised to see/learn how much of the African culture is still prevalent in our families and how we (African Americans) live our lives today... even though it's been many decades since we were removed from the motherland. I guess it's imbedded in our DNA. 😉😊
Awww 🥰, I smiled 😃 while reading this detailed comment of yours lol. Thank you so much, I really do appreciate your comment. Everything was so on point! Wow! This made my night! 🤣🤣
Your comment is everything 💯📌 it definitely made me smile.
This was nice to read
I can’t believe my first cultural experience is the same with the lady!
Awwww!!! 🥰
I am not sure I even know my first culture shock. 😂
Wode Maya, thanks for checking out my video/channel.
In the part 2 of this video, we made a shout out to you for promoting the good side of Africa and I hope I still get your attention to watch that part of the video when I finally upload it.
Thank you so much for stopping by. ❤️❤️☺️
This means a lot to me. 🙏😭🙂
Wow wode maya
My best friend was from Nigeria,(he died a few months ago) I always had a fascination about how he would introduce his relatives as uncle or brother,never cousin,bother in law or annything else.,it gets a little confusing for non Africans,
He used to pray really loud, sometimes in the middle of the night he would start praying in tongues and wake up the neighbors but nobody would complain because he was such a lovely person we would forgive everything he did that wasn't "politically correct".
Sorry for your loss. He was a typical Nigerian.
Politically correct for americans
I've seen this question pop up in a lot of culture shock videos about the U.S.: Is it a fake smile or is it genuine? I'm sure there are a lot of people who do give a fake smile. When I think about myself in my day-to-day, if I am in a good mood, I often smile at strangers and deep down I just want to share my positive feeling and I do think to myself, I hope this person feels happy and good about themselves today. If I don't feel positive and happy, I don't go around smiling at people. THAT would be fake. Otherwise, I do think the smiling is actually genuine... it's not necessarily a smile that says, "I'M YOUR FRIEND BUT IMMA JUST KEEP ON WALKING!" It's more so a "I feel good and I hope you feel good in your life" type of smile.
You three are fascinating!!! You make me even more curious about Ghana and Africa :o)
Thank you :o)
Mardan P.
Awww! Thank you so much!! 🙂
I felt all these things when I moved here too! The smiling is a language here for sure! 😂
Lovely people. Sweet and kind and so funny like the majority of people from Africa. Your observations are so interesting and astute. I wish I could meet all of you in person. 🔆🔆🔆🔆
Awww! Thank you.
Regarding making friends: you have to realize that Americans can be very friendly without necessarily being your friend. We will strike up conversations all the time with people we've never met. To some cultures, this is strange and befuddling. Europeans, for example, don't understand why we would want to even talk to complete strangers and they don't understand this behavior at all. But one conversation doesn't always lead to an actual friendship; that usually takes longer to build.
Thank you for your feedback! 😁
In my experience calling someone aunt, uncle etc is somewhat regional. In my family we do use those titles, but we have family in the northern part of the country and also in the southern part of the country. I've noticed a lot more of those titles being used in the south... By the way, welcome to the US! I hope you enjoy your time here.
Thank you!
😂😂😂nobody is your aunty!! This must be interesting..
They don’t have village people that’s why they pray like that🤣🤣
Yayyy! 😀Asy is on my channel!!!!
I know right! Do they even know what is Village people! lol 😂😂
I think calling people auntie, uncle, mom, dad, brother...etc. is so wonderful and helps everyone to get along and help each other out. America has a lot to learn from the countries and villages in Africa. By the way people from Africa are beautiful
Lvly ßttrfly
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!!
Yes, I agree with you.
Africans are beautiful yay! 😀 Thank you for the compliment.
It's very right, no ones ur uncle or aunty. I wonder do they have good relations with their family. These white people need to learn how to respect elders from India and Africa.
How is that something from the village
I'm new to the channel. Curious if you've ever had Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner in America?
"Hi" with a smile, a slight head nod, and keep walking is my preference 🤗
bill whipple
Yes, I’ve had both! It was so nice.
I enjoyed myself. So much food and good conversation. You’re welcome to my channel!Thanks for stopping by.
Just yesterday I was watching a vid from a French exchange who was shocked at how reserved Americans are in regard to public affection. It's all a matter of perspective.
Kilroy x
You’re right! 😀
Aladi, your sister probably realizes now that the public affection doesn't happen continuously here. I very rarely see it here in a good-sized city in Illinois.
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These three are the best!!! What a great and happy energy they have!!
Thank you so much!
Sooo funny i stumbled across
people actually greet more & speak to you in the southern states
If you go to Black churches they really dress their best, not like they are going to the grocery store.
Honestly , I am really happy I tumbled on your channel. I always don’t have a topic or inspiration for my channel but now... I would copy you😝. Except that mine is about Netherlands 🇳🇱
You guys are great! So positive! And you all have such beautiful smiles! Hope you get to continue to explore America - all who meet you will be lucky! God Bless you!
Thank you so much! 😊
God bless you too!
Black Americans follow the same etiquette as everyone else with strangers. People are nice, but it depends on the person, most people don't want to have a full conversation with a stranger. It's seen as suspicious. 😅 But don't be put off from making friends!
Love your videos...welcome to the states! It’s good that you see that each region, cities, and towns in American are different.
Thank you so much! 😄
Most of the Americans I have met so far are nice to me!!! 😊
I know that we have a lot to learn from Africa as well as other countries. The weather....wait until you come to Ohio. Lol
We also have a lot to learn from you people too.
What’s up with the weather in Ohio?
Now, I’m curious. :)
@@AladiAkoh - about that weather in Ohio: I'm not sure if this is exactly what the poster above meant, but I grew up in Ohio, and maybe this will help:
Ohio sits just south of a handful of the world's biggest lakes: leftovers from a primordial glacier that covered most of the continent in prehistoric times. Those same glaciers scoured a great deal of the Northern part of the continent flat, leaving little to block the winds. So, in the winter, fierce, cold winds blow down from the north, through Canada, across those lakes, picking up moisture and dropping it again across Ohio as deep snow - the weather can turn cold, snowy, and dangerous in an instant wherever those lake-effect blizzards and snows fall!
A little further south from Ohio is Kentucky, where I also lived a little while, and weather in Kentucky can change dramatically at certain times of year: it might be hot one day, only for the edge of those northern snow storms to push cold air down and drop the temperature to freezing in the night, bringing hail storms and snow the next day, which melt a few days later when warm air blows in from somewhere else, resulting in fierce thunderstorms.
Not infrequently, you get tornado season, too, which is its own barrel of "fun" if you've never experienced it!
I moved away from that part of the US a few years ago, and one of the more unsettling things about the part of the country I moved to, a little further north and east of Ohio, is that the weather is much more stable and predictable... you just don't get the sort of blizzards, stormy seasons, or tornadoes here that you would in Ohio, Michigan, or Kentucky... it happens, but not hardly so often!
Pietr Ayday
Thank you for the explanation!
@@AladiAkoh Ohio weather is not as harsh as Rapid City South Dakota weather. Also it depends what part of Ohio she is talking about. I'll just say the majority of Ohio weather is not as harsh as Rapid City. People like to say that their weather is worse.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 omg!!! I’m also starting to realize how similar us Africans are 💕
1) we get arrested for for PDA 🤣😅
2) ever elder is aunty/uncle
3) the basement restaurant just killed me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 chhhaaai you can’t do that here
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I am glad you can relate lol.
Where are you from?
In regards to that comment about the weather changing suddenly, here in central Illinois we actually have the phrase "Illinois weather, if you don't like it just wait 10 minutes, it'll change"
Good to know! Haha.
Sorry, but pretty much every state has the same saying.
@@kenfarris8069 Except California (well, southern CA) and Hawaii, where you may have to wait for the liquid sunshine to pass.
In South Africa its actually different from the rest of Africa, because there are lots of white people, so kissing in public isn't a big deal, we do it all da time
I have enjoyed this video 😂, especially the church part..
This is amazing to watch ❤️. Wish you guys all the best
Thank you so much. ❤️
Me as a Black Native American from NYC the Bronx. Now you Native Africans see the truth about my country. Its not all roses and candies like you guys out they're in Africa see. We have a lot of rual areas as well. Especially in the South. I see a lot of you guys from Ghana, Gambia, Senegal, Nigeria and other areas coming over to the Black communities. Things use to be tough here as well and still is. And if you want to eat REAL North American food. Try our Black American Soul Food. You will enjoy it.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this topic with us!!
I hope to try the food you recommended one day! 🙂
if you go to New Orleans try Gumbo.
Happy people ❤
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wow love to hear this perspective! great content
Thank you!
All the African people i know or work with are cool❤.
Yes softly or loud God is still listening. We don't have to scream n jump around. Sometimes they can be too quiet lol
Great video. Love u guys
This video showed up in my feed, so glad I watched it. So interesting to see people's experience of our country from a totally different perspective. Come to California (to the SF Bay Area) I think you will like it here. We have a very diverse culture out here and many people move here from different countries. You would really enjoy it I think, plus I bet you would be able to find African food out here, or at least the ingredients you need. They have all kinds of food here, especially in San Francisco there are SOOO many restaurants out here that are from different cultures. Food is a big deal here! lol
Loved your video, you guys are so funny I was cracking up!
Awww! Thank you. Your comment made me smile. I miss African food a lot!!! 😀
I hope to visit California someday!
@@AladiAkoh I hope you do come here someday. I actually have met a few people from Africa who are staying here. They were from Nigeria and 1 I only met briefly and I think was from Ghana. I know one guy works at my bank (but he moved to another city recently) and the other guy is a friend of my step mom and he is going to college out here and working on getting his citizenship.
If I think of it I will ask her to ask him if he ever was able to find any food ingredients from home here. It would be hard for me to live somewhere where I could not find the food I was raised with.
Unlike you guys, I am sensitive to spicy foods! haha Everyone laughs at what a wimp I am when I eat spicy foods! And I am part Mexican!!! Haha sad I know! :D
Wow! You made me smile again. 🤗🤗
You sound so friendly. I appreciate your comment.
@@AladiAkoh Aww thank you! :) God bless!
How you dress for church greatly depends on the church.
I think so too. 🤩
You are all so happy. I'm jealous. God bless you. ❤
Holy Ghost fire!!!! 😂😂😂
I wish I was friends with you lot. You're so much fun
I don't believe in circles or Quicks as we call them in the US I've always been that way I've always gone against the grain done exactly opposite of what people expected you know because being normal is boring LOL so if they're not willing to be friends with you even after they talk to you they're not worth being friends with just a FYI you guys seem like a fun group I'd hang out with you
Thank you!
@@AladiAkoh you're welcome 😉
Good video. But making friends must mean something different you. In USA we value friends as we do a bear and her cubs. Nothing comes between us.
Thank you.
Hi Aladi please do I stand a higher risk of visa rejection if my sponsor lives in the United states
PDAs bother EVERYBODY.
Damn! Get a room!
Public romance everywhere.. I don't like that spinach.. Nice video
Lol 😂 🙆🏾♀️
I don’t really like the spinach too, I just use it to cook my Egusi soup because I don’t have a choice.
Thanks for stopping by.
Sorry didn't catch names. Yellow dress your smile matches your personality.. #Radiant
Her name is Judith. Thank you. :)
America has what I call "cultural politeness". They're very open, but it's mostly just for show. It takes a long time to work out when someone is being sincere. I'm from Australia, and even I find it weird.
Yeah. Especially in the southwest
shenaigans:. So you have visited every part of the USA?
Auntie and Uncles in Hawaii :)
You guys are great. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thank you! 😁
This is so funny
what i observe in you are natural and jovia
Thanks!
What church you went too ??? 1hr??? I spent my whole weekend in church!! Yall must have been lost
I wanted to ask something seeing that You are very responsive to youre TH-cam. Why do African woman cut thier hair more often then American woman? Is it a culture thing? Its commom in adults but i noticed A LOT of African young girls cut their hair. Do you know why?
I am not sure if there is a particular reason for that. Personally, I cut mine because this is what is more convenient for me.
@@AladiAkoh im so surprised you understood what i wrote lol. I had many typos. But thanks for your response
Lool
I dont know bit i think it came from colonization. Its a policy from government schools thats why we cut our hair. We do Not cut our hair when we go to private schools for the most part.
Its al.pst like the hair history with AAs when they had to Cover their hair becuase it was deemed unatractive or unmanagable.
Click... We call all the little groups of people clicks... They are clicky people.
Okay! Thank you. 🙂
@@AladiAkoh just trying to help really I wasn't trying to be a smart a**. I promise. I liked the video. I enjoy these kinds of videos as to learn things I(we all) can improve ourselves in everyday life to become better human beings. Thank u have a nice day.
Oh! I was honestly appreciating your first comment. I wasn’t trying to be rude.
You’re right!
Thank you so much for watching my video. 💕
@@AladiAkoh cool. Cool. I was just making sure...
Y'all talk at the same time and it's hard to understand what you're saying anyway
Sorry about that. We were excited!
Hope to hear more in the future where I can actually listened to you thank you
that is a myth thinking black ppl are from africa
Yes, it is a shame how Americans dress in church. If you had walked in my church, I would have pointed you out to the congregation as an example to follow.
Oyine. Good job😊
BLESSING JOSEPH
Ahinya oh. 🙂😁
Had to be white churches
Too loud !!
What language is that? Calm down.
Twi from Ghana. It means welcome.
American culture is American! Like it or stick with Africa.
I don't think we said anything BAD about American Culture.
I didn't think a single thing they said was negative. The most negative was a 5 rank on the food, and since that's personal preference, I don't even think that's really a negative.
Did they say you should change your culture? They are jut talking about it. They are Not obliged to like it just becuase its shocking to them. You Western people have been making vidoes about our live for ages so you dont get to be rude .go sit somewhere already
I know this is old and you may not read my comment but with the smile thing I was told at a young age that 1. People like it when you smile
2. It makes you prettier
3. It makes YOU feel better when you smile
I have read it. 😊
Thanks for leaving a comment.
One of my wife's shock was no one was walking. In America we drive one block to the store. In her country the streets are always full of people walking, pushing carts, walking oxen.
Where is she from? Haha
@@AladiAkoh She is from the Philippines. Here 13 years. Just received RN degree.
Kricketts
Congratulations to her! 🎉
"Walking Oxen"🤣
A lot of cities, people mostly walk. It all depends on what city you’re in and how the city is built.
I love the Africans I have met in the US.
Thank you for loving them! ❤️
You are so right about the smile. We substitute a smile for a greeting. It's so ingrained in American culture that I've never paid attention to it. Seeing it from y'all's side is eye-opening 😊
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We don't generally smile at someone unless we mean it. There is no reason for me anyway to fake smile.
It also depends on context and location; if you live in a city, you're not going to interact with every person that you pass - you would never get anywhere or accomplish anything. But when you do interact with strangers, the friendliness of a smile can act as a sort of shorthand for a polite greeting.
william Greene Better than ignoring & staring at someone with a cold face.
@@badujabar9410 My point is we smile a lot and it's usually genuine. I was saying I wouldn't fake smile, but I smile at people all the time. Sorry I said it wrong.
I am afrian American and I live in Houston Texas in the last few years there has been a growing African community (mostly Nigerians). I really appreciate the video because as an American I sometimes don't understand the culture and I noticed Africans not really explain or may make it seem that you won't understand. I also noticed the "auntie" thing and they find it disrespectful to call people by their name. But I appreciate that you understand that it is a culture thing and if we want to show respect we will use mrs. Or Mr. Then your first name. Please continue video and so ones from the perspective of how Americans recieved the African culture here.
I am glad you like this video.
As humans, it is good to understand and respect other people’s culture.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
Thank you for your down to earth open comments. I do hope that overall you had a positive impression of the USA and felt welcome.
Yes, I am having a good time here. Thank you.
I am from the south lol, we would invite yall to dinner and we say hi to almost anyone in town. Get out of the cities, and remember that there are many cultures in the USA.
Wow! 🤩 Thank you!
Glad to see this comment as I just said.... they never made it to the south. I can tell.
@@justicejoycetvalso need to visit Baptist or Pentecostal Church in the south for that Holy Ghost power 🙌🏾
I've noticed it more since covid, I smile at someone and realize that no one can see I smiled at them because I have a mask on so it's intresting to not have that sort of way to greet or communicate with others
"This is not the America we see on TV" Story of my life
Haha! 🤣
I live in America and what's on TV especially in the News Media is nothing like life here.
Lol, come to Kentucky. We wave at each other driving down the road. It’s almost a mini language. One finger for a stranger, two for a neighbor or casual friend. Full hand for family and close friends. It’s not taught, it just seems to be instinctual here.
That sounds interesting!
Hahaha! Same in Oklahoma and Texas. We also sat on our front porch and waved at passersby. When we moved to Arizona, we were in for a culture shock. People looked at us like we were crazy if we gave them any of the common waves. And a howdy and or smile and head nod, would get you quite the glare. And don't dare hold the door for anyone! They'll take your head off. Don't start up conversations with strangers here while standing in line. Very odd world here. Different parts of the country are oh so different from others.
Here in Iowa we wave at people too!
Instinctive.
Paul Wallace in most cases, instinctive and instinctual are synonymous. The only place where a definitive difference is recognized is in psychology. Nice try at grammar policing though.
This was great! And hilarious! I'm American living in Ghana, it was cool to hear y'all take on USA. Wish you the best. 🇬🇭
Y'all must be living around white folks. It's very different in the African-American community. Especially in the American South.
Yes! Mostly white.
Regarding church in America, your mileage varies considerably depending on the church. But in general many of us are way more casual than we were years ago when I was a girl.
I love this because you see a lot of culture shock vids of people from Asia and Europe but hardly any from Africa.
Thanks. ❤️❤️
I absolutely loved this. This is exactly how I felt the first time in the US.
Sister Akoh
Wode Maya is on my channel!! 😮
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Akwaba!!
*FOR THE RECORD * I happen to LOVE the way your English sounds.
Jason Arnold
Thank you! 😀
New favorite content creator! I can never get enough of that beautiful accent!
All the best to you and yours!
This is so sweet of you! Thank you so much. 😊
You’re welcome to my channel!
This is funny! 🤣🤣 Making out in public isn’t something that a lot of Americans are comfortable with either. It’s not widespread. Hand holding and a quick kiss, maybe, but making out, no. Sorry you found it difficult to make friends. You all sound like you would be great friends to have. If I lived near you, I’d find you and buy you a beer! 🍻
Thanks for your comment! ☺️☺️☺️
Americans smile because we’re a country made up of immigrants so many people could not speak the same language and had to rely on non verbal cues to show friendliness :) So it just became a part of our culture.
Oh I see! 😃
Thank you for the clarification.
I love these 3 sweet people. A lot of what they note are actuality recent behaviors, especially on church. In the old days, we would spend all days, get dressed up etc. Sadly, no longer.
Awww! I love you right back. We like to dress up a lot to church.
Thank you. ❤️
Thank you for your insight and sharing your experience in the US. I love that you are able to laugh at the differences you experienced. God Bless you all!
Thank you so much! God bless you too :)
Now I realize that I have found my people ♥️ I, too have the same impressions about these “Americanisms”. You are sweet people with beautiful hearty laughs!! God Bless you all ♥️♥️♥️
Amen!
Thank you and God bless you too. ❤️❤️
Wow!! 😀😀This is all fun mehnn....
Your friends are so lively and eloquent,, feels like I've been to America already. 😁😁 👍👍👍👍
Lol. I had fun filming the video with them.
I am glad you felt the American culture through this video. 😂😂
Thanks for stopping by! ❤️
Im a black american, to be respectful we say ms or mrs or mr, some ppl we call aunty like or uncles like our parents close frends..
Good to know! Nigerians do that too! 😁
Wow! Two Ghanian women attending an engineering school. That's great! May you prosper for your intelligent decision!
No surprise. Probably similar to all the high level degrees in Nigeria.
You should have join a Black Church to meet people
Wow... Great videos! Wish I saw some of your tips before I left Nigeria.
I can so relate with everything in this video😂😂😂😂, started studies in Poland in October. It has been an amazing experience, the major cultural shock is the language for us. The food and weather too.
I am glad you can relate lol.
I hope you do have a great time in Poland. ❤️🤗
Wow!!! As an African American, I can say there are strong similarities in African American communities and Ghanaian communities. We honk and shout at road crossers and call people "auntie and uncle" too 😂. Thank you Auntie Ladi!!
Interesting!
Thanks for your contribution, at least I now know a little about the African American Culture.
Honestly, I really wish to talk to an African American to know how they feel about Africans & their Culture as well.🙂
I’m not your Auntie oh lol. 😂🤣🏃🏾♀️
Nice to have you on my channel. ❤️❤️
Thank you for subscribing!!!
Lmfaooooo that smile was on point!!! I never realized I did that till she pointed it out!!!
Haha. 😂😂
I’m just on the opening line.... *Yall mustn’t visited the southern states like Louisiana because everybody is the cousin, auntie, brother, et al* 🥰🥰 Please visit.
So true, we say hi passing by and keep walking 😅, that’s what we call a hi 👋 and bye ✌🏼 lol. Great video.
Thank you for posting this! I really enjoyed the video and I subscribed to your channel 😊 I was born in America and I’ve always wondered about this!
Awww! Thank you!
You’re welcome here. 😊
It's so much fun to see how different people see us as Americans. I'd invite you all you all over for dinner in a heartbeat!
Thank you so much!
One of my culture shock is the traffic rules and how pedestrians have the right of way in most cases.
I absolutely love this. 😁
Not fair to compare food you get on a plane with food you can get when you’re actually here in the states. Also, American food is really a culmination of so many different foods from so many different cultures.
Rapid city sD isnt your typical AMERICAN town ... lol
You guys have to realize that you are in a majority white area so they do not necessarily represent all Americans. For example, black American churches last longer and is by no means quiet. They are usually exciting and have praise dancers, testimonies, etc. As far as, the aunty thing, Black Americans have what we call "play cousins" and "play aunties". These are usually your parents friends and their children.
Yes, you’re right. This video is mostly limited to our experience here in Rapid City, South Dakota.
I look forward to the day that I will go to a black American church for the first time.
I have watched their way of worship in movies and it seem so lively! 😄
Thanks for your contribution! 😅
@@AladiAkoh There is a 200 old yr old african american dance usually done in the black church called ring shout. It's done by a subgroup of AAs called Gullah-Geechee who live on the coastal part of Georgia and the U.S. Sea Islands. They dance and clap and go counter clockwise in a circle. You can look on TH-cam for ring shout examples there is a good demonstration by the Weeksville Heritage Center (wearing white) and the Mcintosh County Shouters (wearing red). Since slaves were not allowed to drum AAs utilized clapping and using a rod to keep beat.
I will check it out.
Thank you. 🙂
@@AladiAkoh I really want West Africans to know that there are different types of black Americans who have a legacy in the U.S. 200-400 yrs depending on their arrival. Gullah is also a English pigin it sounds caribbean. Geechee is a dialect of Gullah in coastal Georgia. Gullah have their own folklore like the Boohag witch and "Kumbayah My Lord" actually comes from them. It means "Come by Here My Lord". A lot of Gullah eat red rice similar to jollof rice many of them came from the senegambia region and Sierra Leone because they were wanted as slaves for their rice growing expertise and indigo dyeing techniques. There is a channel called the Geechee Experience where two Geechee siblings explain their culture and cuisine. The girl is named Akua. And I'm done with my history lesson. lol See also zydeco music in Louisiana created by black creoles. lol
In general, it's a big, big country with a great deal of variety across it, it's probably not news to a lot of people from other countries, but I think it is still a surprise for many people new to the US just how different one region can be from another, or how different two states side-by-side can be from each other, and how different a state can be from one side to the other. It's almost a cliche, but the continental United States really is like 48 individual countries united by a common language, currency, economy, and federal government, with each of those states being as diverse inside of it as, for example, any European country! (And, of course, Alaska, Hawaii, and especially the US protectorates, territories, etc. are still more different from the continental US!)
So, a black community in, say, New York would be a very different thing again from one in Louisiana, for example, with cultures so different from each other that they might barely understand each other. I enjoy listening for the subtle differences in the accents of black Americans from different parts of the country, and to the differences in their use of American English language, differences in culture, differences in religion and politics, etc. Even the food in black and other American communities across the US can vary dramatically - different regional US foods are one of the things to look out for and try out when visiting different parts of the US!
Certainly, there was very little in common between a white community even in northern Kentucky, compared to a white community in eastern Kentucky, where I grew up... people from different parts of the British Isles and elsewhere in the Old World settled one area versus another at different points in American history, for example. Even in Eastern Kentucky, there's a huge and distinct cultural difference between communities settled by Scots-Irish immigrants, and for example neighboring Amish communities settled by people from places in and around what would later become Germany.
I guess that what I mean is that whenever you get a chance to visit a new part of your own state, or when you visit a different part of the US, part of the the fun of visiting is in looking at how Americans are similar to each other, yet ver different, in one place or another....
I like your energy!
Thank you! 😀
I love your content so much. So similar to what my content/channel is all about. You are doing great work.
Thank you so much for stopping by! ❤️❤️