Let's Talk About American Culture Shocks | An Irish Perspective
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In the lead up to St. Patrick's Day, I am joined by fellow TH-cam sensation @DianeJennings to discuss some of the culture shocks she has experienced as an Irish person visiting America.
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Can’t wait! 😜
yes!!!!!!!! i love you both!!! can't wait!!!!!!!
@@bossfan49 as if she's the only Scottish TH-camr
@@bossfan49 anyway what do you have against anime and why would that disqualify her from joining?
@@thBrilliantFool Tammy used to do a lot of content about American culture, and had travelled to the US a couple times. Also, she had collaborated with Dianne in the past. That's why I thought of her. Let me ask you a question... what exactly is up your ass?
Never knew this is a cross over I needed. Can't wait.
The answer to why Americans are so interested in genealogy should be obvious. A vast majority of us know for sure that our ancestors didn’t come from here, so we want to know where. As an 80% genetically verified Scots/Irish American, that only applied to my Dad’s side. My Mom’s parents were both born in Ireland! Anyway, we are an immigrant nation, and a lot of us have no idea where our ancestors come from.
I'm going with the earlier quote from Bill Murrey in the film, "Stripes". "Most of us were thrown out of every decent country in Europe".
My dad was born and raised in Argentina to an unwed Chilean woman working in Buenos Aires. She married a German merchant marine sailor and they all immigrated to Brooklyn New York. My mom was born in America to Irish immigrants. so I am mixed. that Is why I only identify as an american.
Im a Heinz 57
@@jpwoelflingso interesting!!!
@@Kim-427I have been asked that too, in Germany. I guess from your post that English are also curious about an American's ancestry as an American.
As an American, I have no stinking idea why the cubicle gaps are so big.
Agreed. I've always just assumed it was because it was just cheap and simple to put up.
I bet the bigger the gap, the cheaper the whole thing costs due to less materials. And companies just buy the cheapest one.
I thought it was to pull you off you pass out
Emergency checks and an easier time mopping I would say are the reasons, but I don't think they qualify as excuses.
While the cubicle gaps might encourage the naughty people outside of the cubicle, they are there because of the naughty things people get up to INSIDE the cubicle
Diane is correct. The Saint Patrick's day parade in Dublin is a parade with 90% American high school and college bands. My High school band played and marched in the St. Patrick's day parade in 1975. We spent a week in Ireland. As a 16 yr old, it was amazing. One of the best memories of my life. My Irish mom was so proud.
That's great. My highschool band won the world championship in Scotland I believe it was three years ago. They always could play the bagpipes.
Father always told us that the Irish invented the bagpipes and gave it to the Scottish as a joke,lol. The joke was on the Irish because they learned to play the dang thing 🙄 😂😂😂❤ We're Scottish/Irish 😂❤
Yes, but so is the New Year's Day parade in London. American high school marching bands and cheer squads with a smattering of amateur-looking floats from the locals.
How great for the children!!!
@@pattiellis1613 Fun fact: Scots and Irish are almost genetically identical. Way back in history the Scots settled Ireland, which is why they all speak Gaelic.
Fun fact: my American family has a three volume set of genealogy books about them going back to the 1750s, just lists of people and stories, short biographies, etc. Like, giant hardcovers, the size of Encyclopedias. Kind of neat.
Sounds like Harlans?
Oooooh Laurence, you met another TH-cam sensation
It’s Diane Jennings in Chicago, on a work vacation
She said she’s not a leprechaun, but there was hesitation
I await the full video with great anticipation
nice to see you Razz! well done, as always. Cheers 🍻
Ever comment must start with "Ooooooh Lawrence!" I approve.
Leprechauns are all male you may ask how do they reproduce they don't as they are immortal spirits
Non-sequitur question: Why is he dressed as a Canadian?
A closed door in a bathroom stall means it is occupied. Prople who check look for feet.
I look to see if they're on the cell phone hogging up the toilet when I need to go.
You can check emails literally anywhere. Get out of the stall.
If it was up to me I would build Faraday cages around bathrooms so cellphones wouldn't work.
@@protorhinocerator142 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Stalls aren't always occupied when the doors are closed. Some doors just close on their own, and kids often lock the doors closed and crawl out under the door. That's why we check for feet. We don't peer in through the gaps on the sides of the doors (unless we're spying on friends or something to joke with them, but only if we know the person). The gaps under the doors are bigger for safety issues. If someone has a heart attack, stroke, passes out, or something, the EMTs need to be able to get to them and can kinda crawl under to unlock the door to help the person in distress.
@@protorhinocerator142, Oh, yeah!
I lift myself over to look down or slide on the floor to look up at them when I ask if they are almost done.
LIved in Philadelphia for a while and saw their St. Patrick's Day parade a couple of times. Amazing. Blacks, Whites, Asians, Hispanics all marching with big smiles on their faces. Everyone's Irish for a day!
s it should be. do not diversify we are one. we are the USA. all ffor one and one for all. thanks Dumas
My late MIL, got constantly teased about be honarary Irish. Her b-day was March 17.
Because we see a lot of our immigrant struggles through the Irish concept of coming here through strife, being hated, working through it and being a citizen and still remembering where our family came from.
Lawrence, you're the only TH-cam sensation I can stand telling your audience to subscribe--because it's so funny how you do it. I love those "bossy" commands, and the "Do that now!" snarl always makes me laugh. 😆
Tongue firmly planted in his cheek! I love it, too!
MY WORLDS ARE COLLIDING!!!!
Same I use to love her on The Try Channel
💯%!
@@wholeagain5099 Me too!
@@wholeagain5099 I think I remember her from there, but she's had her own channel for years now. (2 channels, actually).
GEORGE IS GETTIN' UPSET
Such fun! Our ancestry is important to us Americans because to paraphrase what Bill Murray in Stripes said, "We were kicked out of some of the best countries in the world!" 😆
"We are the wretched refuse. We're the underdog. We're mutts." =)
No, that was Australians.
Americans love to tell other people to "go back where you came from" but are so proud of their ancestry they don't do it themselves... Like all colonizers, Americans like to be hypocrates.
Umm that's sounds a lot like america too.@@aclstudios
My brother did the deep dive ancestry thing on our family. Most of it only went back a few generations, but then I guess it hit a vein and it goes back to people like William the Conqueror and Catherine the Great.
Makes me think maybe most of Europe is in some way descended from these two people. They probably had lots of children.
No, there's nobody coming to my door holding a crown and asking me to get coronated. I'm sure there are over 10 million people ahead of me for line of succession.
Is "Get drunk and start fighting" the Irish equivalent to "Keep calm and carry on" ?
Yup… the Irish accent is awesome. ❤ For the record, most of us just check for feet at the loo, as opposed to peeking in a gap. That’s intrusive and creepy here too!
In the states sometimes the gap is so wide you accidentally meet each others eye as you walk by and it’s super awkward for everyone. If you wind up meeting at the sink you just pretend it never happened and go on your day 😹
Yes, the British would probably be more popular if they sounded more Irish.
That was fun. Loved the Editor Diane inserts.
I love Editor Diane!!
A very Irish looking woman I worked with in new York had two stories I liked. People would complain she didn't wear green on st. Patrick's day. "You need to wear green. I have this face"
When she was young people would say "you have the map of Ireland on your face". She thought it meant that if you connected her freckles you would get the map of Ireland.
People say that to me at times. I don't have freckles, and I can't help wondering if it's an insult of some sort.
@@nokomarie1963 I don't know, but she was very pretty. I think it was always said as a compliment to her
I've had a few people look at me and say "Your name is Czech, but you're Irish!"
"Americans have more guns and more people, but we are the Fighting Irish..."
Umm. I thought the Fighting Irish were from northern Indiana. That is what I have always been told.
Where do you think Notre Dame got the phrase from in the first place?
@@xheralt Well, they've had it since before naming consultants were a thing, so I'm guessing somebody in the school's early history just made it up. That's how it normally works.
Fascinating. Although I was in an Irish pub here in the USA and there was this Irish bloke sitting with some others. Apparently, they brought him over to the place. He said "This place is about as Irish as a pint of Guiness served with a hamburger and French fries."
So, not very?
@@Chaos89P Yep.
"Irish" pub
Well, yes. The US doesn't 'do' other cultures all that well. Except Southie. They get closest.
What was wrong with the place?
Sounds like the Irish guy was a typical euro. Anything to slam the United States. I'm willing to bet the place was established by Irish immigrants or their children.
Been rocking with Diane since the FACTS channel. Let's go!
Wow, not just my favorite Irish lass, but also my internet crush, Editor Diane!
Two Semi/Full introverts talking?
I hope people appreciate how incredible this is.
I almost couldn't believe it when I saw the thumbnail. I almost thought Lawrence was trolling us with click-bait.
Lawrence didn't want to give her enough room on the couch to sit down.
YOU'RE IN MY HOME THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH
As an Irish and British person I’m excited to hear what you both have to say. 🇮🇪🇬🇧
Ditto… and German. And Norman French. And Scandinavian. And a TOUCH of Iberian. And can’t forget that sub Saharan African lol
Now just get Shawn in for a Scottish perspective on Saint Andrew’s Day. You can head to Alexandria, VA for that.
Are you Arab or Turkic too?
@@Andy_Babb Three cheers for all of us mutts.
We make it work.
@@protorhinocerator142 Hip-Hip! 🍻 I can’t believe I forgot to add my 25% Italian lol But damn right, us muts gotta stick together!
Amazing! Lost in the Pond meets Diane Jennings!
My two favorite TH-cam sensations!!!! All in one neat, well wrapped package.
There are 31 million Irish Americans out there. Six times larger than the entire population of Ireland. My theory is that during the potato famine, all of the extroverts left for the United States leaving only the shy ones back home. It's already been 150 years and poor Ireland's population still hasn't reached pre-famine levels.
During the famine most of Ireland had to flee and is one of the reasons Irish ancestry is one of the most diverse in the world itself.
thanks for the intelligent response!
Americans are much more extroverted than Europeans in general
Don't forget the many immigrants that came from Ulster... Many, many years before the famine...
It’s because outward migration continued for more than a century afterwards. Since 1700 about 10 million Irish born people emigrated. Even today almost 1.5 million Irish people live outside of Ireland.
Two of my favorite TH-camrs getting together! So excited.
Favourite 😊
holy crossovers, batman 😄
They just like to pinch people 😂. Diane gets us Americans. My grandparents all came from Ireland about 100 years ago. I hoped this vid would happen.🇺🇸💚🇮🇪☘️
The Irish immigrants in Boston particularly stuck to their own. Half of my grandmother's grandparent's were recent immigrants from Ireland and the other half had been in North America for a couple of generations. We had her DNA tested and she was 97% Irish, and 3% Scottish. Before the updates it had said she was 100% Irish. Conan O'Brien had talked about his results being 100% Irish and had a very funny discussion about what his Doctor said about that.
My maternal grandmother’s family was from Belfast, I always considered myself 1/4 Irish, did my DNA and found out I’m 86% English and Scottish with a little bit of Irish, Welsh and Swedish…
She could be 100% Irish and she still wouldn't be Irish.
Also, there's no such as thing as someone being 100% of a single nation, that's genetically impossible (because you know, migration), so that's automatically false. Unless those people want to go on some r*cist and purist nonsense
@@sugakookie6303Not surprising, considering Belfast is in Ulster...
There’s a wild story on Reddit where a young Irish guy studying in the United States was invited by a fellow student to have dinner with her family.
The girl had said that her family was Irish etc.
upon arriving at the home the young guy saw a giant Irish flag in the front yard along with various leprechaun statues.
The girl’s father began asking where the young man’s “kin hailed from” in Ireland, and then the father proceeded to mispronounce Irish place names and also corrected the young man when he attempted to correctly pronounce the name/word.
The father then proceeded to ask why the young man was speaking “that way” and to “stop being offensive” and making fun of “His (the father’s) culture”.
The young man tried to explain that this WAS the way that he spoke normally and he wasn’t putting on any accent.
The father continued to complain and things became tense.
In the end, to keep the peace and because he was hungry and really wanted a nice home cooked meal, the young man decided to spend the entire evening putting on a pretend American accent. 😳
This seemed to settle the father down 🤣
Oh and I forgot to mention - None of these people had Ever been to Ireland 😳not once... ever.
But apparently the father was Irish and he was also an expert - after all, he had a flag and leprechauns ... oh, and he knew where his “kin hailed from”🤣🤣
I mean, obviously 🤣
For reference, I think the story is in the “entitled people” subreddit - if your interested. It’s quite a hoot.
8:48 “I wish I could say the same.” OMG Laughed Out Loud!!!
🤣😂🤣
I’ve never thought anything about the gaps. I’ve never encountered anyone putting their face up to the gap to peek in. It’s just kind of one of those accepted things where people give each other space and don’t peek!
I'm from England and when I went to university in Canada I was horrified by the gaps between to toilet doors. One time a child came and looked through at me, it gave me bad anxiety to use public toilets. I can't do no privacy.
@@sukamayoutube2323I'm an American in my 50s, and the gaps give me the heeby-jeebys too. It's a ridiculous and inexcusable design.
@@duckduckgoismuchbetter You're a sad excuse for an American, then! You are 50 something years old and havent gotten used to it by now?
Is this what "mind the gap" means?
I absolutely love her she's so charming and funny. I can see how you'd become acquainted
Per Americans wearing green on St. Patricks day, yrs ago a friend of mine who has 100% Anglo Saxon ancestry, decided to tease his co-worker who was Irish. When St. Patricks day rolled around he gleefully came into work that day wearing orange LOL. I'm talking orange pants, shirt and socks. His Irish co-worker glared at him and said "you lousy Prod" LOL
(i.e. Protestant)
Was subbed to Diane's channel a couple years before yours, Laurence, but don't feel dejected.
One of her videos that cracked me up was Diane losing her mind in a Walmart. So many foreigners can't seem to handle choice...Walmart, Target, even regular grocery stores. I've actually seen them complain about there being "too many choices."
But there ARE too many choices - & I grew up here!!!!
Thanks for having Diane on the channel. I've watched her on the Facts Channel, Try Channel and her solo endeavors. Never miss an upload.
If the real TH-cam sensations Arthur and Chewie meet, this could be one of the all time great You Tube videos.
Oh my, the thought...!😅
YES! 😊
Yes please!
The big gap in toilet stalls was an anti-labor surveillance measure from taken by early American factories/workplaces. They didn't want to encourage workers to be comfortable staying in bathrooms any longer than it had to take, and more importantly they could tell if you were still in there and what youre doing.
Ford had no doors on the stalls apparently
I don't know if that's true, but it sure sounds right.
thats just not true. they are constructed as cheaply as possible. they've always been constructed as cheaply as possible, and close enough measured cuts are much cheaper than exact measurements. thats the reason......
we also did land on the moon, vaccines dont give you autism, and 5g isnt going to give you cancer.
But why are gaps BETWEEN stalls?
@@SupremeGreatGrandmaster not sure what you mean. The gaps are around the doors to the stalls, top and bottom and sides. Such gaps are not typical in Europe, there is perhaps a 6" gap at the bottom of the door and maybe the top, for airflow maybe, but generally it would not be possible to easily see inside the stall.
My two favorite TH-camrs!!!!!! AND editor Diane!!
Diane's "keep calm, carry on" at the end has a lot of "bless your heart" energy 😂.
YES YES YESSSS!!!!!
I was really hoping that you'd meet Lawrence while you were in Chicago!
Two of my favorite TH-camrs in this video. And also, you know, Lawrence.
Wow! Two of my favorite people online together! So cooool! And just so y'all don't worry, my family on all levels goes back to the American colonial era. So I'm a real bag of mixed nuts.
It's a CROSSOVER! This is just like the first Avengers movie! 🤩🤩😍😍🥳🥳🙏🙏
Huh? I am an adult.
"Snapped" As an American with a deep southern accent, that had me rolling.
Two TH-cam stars for the price one. You can't beat that deal on either side of the Pond.
Love it ❤ I am what you call a Heinz 57., what that means is I am a . mixture of different cultures on my Dad's side my grandfather was Italian and Grandmother German. On my Mother's side my Grandfather was mostly Irish, Cherokee and Black Dutch. On my Grandmother's side mostly Scottish, Sioux and French
Have you actually done a DNA test? Only it seems most people who think have some native blood really don’t.
@@nicolad8822There is no such thing as "native blood". All legal Americans born of legal American citizens, are equally native American.
Why would Irish Americans and Actual Irish fight each other when England is right there? Both groups historically love fighting the British.
I've been enjoying Diane's show for a couple of years now. She's awesome. 😊
"I'm not a leprechaun."
That's what a leprechaun would say! Grab her, quick!
I find it charming when Europeans refer to our defense perimeters and flight distances as "personal space"😉
So true. And this is why a woman holding the door a bar, for the men, is not sexist. The guys go first to check for active or potential fights.
You can’t truly the “see” the person in the stall. You can just tell someone is there. Better than pushing on a door that doesn’t latch properly and it opens. That’s happened.
It’s like 60°…what’s with the coats? Lol
Newfoundland Canadians have an accent that sounds very very close to an Irish accent to American ears. 😁
Lots of Irish there. I know a Newfie with an Irish accent.
Omg so excited! I love her channel too
We also hate the gaps. 😖 On my roadtrips to see family I know which rest stops I'll stop at because they have more private restroom stalls.
Yes!! Two of my all time faves! Looking forward to this!
I love Diane Jennings!!!
I used to watch Diane all the time, but like a lot of TH-cam content creators from overseas she started just making fun of Americans (Like those Two Brits Joel and Lia, RIP)and relaying on old stereotypes. Then she got into reaction videos of stuff she was watching, and I was out.
I also unsubbed from her basically the same reason. I also noticed she would use her channel to grandstand her political opinions and criticize the US Constitution and so forth. Hopefully she's changed since then but I honestly don't even really care so much to find out. She seemed more polite and well behaved in this video at least. I like this channel much better and Laurence clearly has the good sense to keep his political opinions private while still saying what he likes and dislikes about America in a much more tasteful manner.
@@thBrilliantFool She still hates Irish-Americans.
RMS TITANIC played a large part in my family history, and yes, we are a nation of immigrants, and as such we all want to know our family history. In April 1912 my paternal grand parents and their infant daughter Clarice left Bolton, England and journeyed to Southampton with the intent to emigrate to America. They had their fully paid passages, but when they went to board Titanic, White Star Line denied boarding because their infant child was too sick to make the voyage. Titanic then sailed off into infamy, leaving my grand parents on the dock in Southampton. Four months later they made the voyage on the SS Cymric. Today I'm 80% British, but had my grand parents not been denied boarding, there is no telling what my pedigree would be today.
That was fun! Thanks! I always enjoy both your videos!
"The gap" - at least they don't have to rattle the door to see if it's free. That seems more invasive to me.
I don't care if they rattle the door as long as the lock holds. As an American, I want the gap outlawed!
I’m American and one time I was in a bar bathroom and for some reason, the gap in the door was GIANT. Like, you could fully see the person inside. 😂 The bathroom was packed too but every girl was drunk inside the bathroom and didn’t care or they just pretended like they didn’t notice. But for me, it was a nightmare. 😂
Sounds like a bad dream! 🤣
@@GrlRock Yessss 😂 It felt like it!
🤣@@park.jasmin333
Love the bonus guest. Thanks Editor Diane!
This is a mind blowing colab! It makes so much sense now, but I hadn't ever dreamed of it before!
Two of my favorite TH-camr together again for the first time ever. Loved it, and I'm eager to see the video that goes up on Diane's channel.
Great video! I'm glad Diane brought Editor Diane with her.
Loved this! So pleased to be able to see it previewed! Keep up the good work. Going to check out Diane.
We act bad because we died for wearing the green, and fought against the orange. Many in Ireland tried to make peace, but many in the US had to flee or our families would have died.
I've been waiting a long time for this collab. Thank you!
Big fan of both channels. It was fun seeing you two together.
I enjoyed the video very much, expectations exceeded
This was an awesome collab, one that we needed
Despite a few sassy remarks by Editor Diane
I liked the ending, the middle and the way it began
6:46 the marching band with the Middletown NJ banner is the high school my 2 kids went to. So my children's school is now a featured youtube sensation in an Irish youtube sensations video included in the one and only Lawrence Brown the premiere youtube sensation.
I couldn't be more proud.
I LOVE both of your channels! I've often wondered how a collaboration between you two would go. I'm totally needing out right now. Thanks for being a light in a really bad day.
For the record, we don't like the toilet cubicle-gap, either. Those are due to cheap construction. The door should swing open if not latched, so no need to check; if door is closed, it's occupied.
I'm so glad that Editor Diane came along.
You're a Legend Lawrence! Absolute LEGEND!!🤩🤩OOHH LAWRENCE!😂🤣
It's nice to see you both together!
I’m pre-liking this because I already know it will be great.
That was awesome!!! Loved it!
Why is it so hard to understand Irish heritage pride when so many were forced by economics or hunger to leave a land they loved?? In many cases, that pride and accompaning cultural expression got people through the lonely times, the tough times and the times that told them they were far from home.
Good to see the two of you together doing a video! Two of my favorite TH-cam people.
I've subscribed to you both for quite a while. Thanks for the meet-up.
Don't sweat the continuity issues. This was great!
I’m an American who moved to the UK, and it’s true that Brits are always curious as to why Americans identify as some other nationality. It’s also true that the English do exactly the same thing a fair amount. During Six Nations, tons of English people start rooting for Ireland, Wales and Scotland, even though they’re English, born and raised, and their Irish/Welsh/Scottish ancestry is more family lore than anything.
You should visit Western North Carolina the mountains are stunning! Ashville is a big Art district!
As a North Carolinian I approve this message! 😊
Both of you! Together! Love it!
My Granny was Irish and married an English man. Turn of the century mixed marriage. 😄
The crossover episode I never knew my day needed. Thanks Lawrence, Diane... And Editor Diane.
Two of my favorite cultural tubers in one video 😍. I want more.
Rarely have i been so excited for a vid. Love both of y'all
You two are two of my favorite TH-camrs! This is so awesome! 😊
As an American the gap in the bathroom stall has annoyed me for as long as I can remember. I also don't understand why they are made like that.
The were first installed in factories, to ensure workers didn’t stay in their longer than they needed. Not to mention, you can see if it’s occupied. It just stuck
Love this colab❣❣❣
Welcome to America! Enjoy your visit and safe travels Diane!
I am so excited for this.
This was fabulous! Thank you for the introduction.
I have just discovered your channel and i must say that I’m loving the content - your deadpan delivery just kills me! Jolly good show mate { you’re influencing me already…}.
I HATE the "where you're from" dynamic in America. I was born in Germany whilst my father was in the Army, then married a soldier. I'm currently at 43 living in my 5th year in Houston, the longest I've ever lived ANYWHERE in my life. People become positively livid when I tell them I'm from Earf. I didn't grow up anywhere in particular, I don't have a hometown, I met my cousins and extended family only a few times, I don't have lifelong friends, I don't have a home team and I find it extremely difficult to get along with people who do have all those things. It has always been
"where are you from?"
"Nowhere"
"Well, where were you born?"
"Germany. No, I'm not German."
"Aaaah you have to be from SOMEWHERE!!!"
"But I'm not and I don't"
🤷🏼♀️
Why do you hate it? It's just people wanting to make conversation. maybe get to know you a little.
I thought I explained it pretty thoroughly. People get mad and want to argue. It's usually so they can say something disparaging like "Oh you're from _____ so that's why you _____."
People don’t actually get mad and I highly doubt you’re being truthful. I’ve been to every US state and lived in over a dozen long term, no one gives a flying hoot.
Yes, I'm sure you've spoken to all 350 million people in America over the last 40 years
Absolutely lovely crossover of two of my favorite channels!
This is the second time this week that two of my favorite TH-camrs have collaborated in videos! So much fun to see them paired!
Lovely collaboration