Being British: Joel & Lia hi you have the greatest accent ever I wish I could meet you one day. Do you ever speak American around the house?sorry for the weird question! Ily
Being British: Joel & Lia u guys are so funny and cool I love having a little sit down with some food and watch ur videos btw I’m from the uk Wales 🏴 actually love u keep making fun and cool videos
The next time you want to end the conversation with an American the key phrase is, "Well, it was good talking to you." Many people understand what that means without being offended.
Juan Reyes I grew up in Connecticut and spent lots of time in New York City. People there are friendly just like they are in Louisiana where I live now. The thing is that people in New York City have more reasons to be in a rush than we do down here in the south. There are good people everywhere. You just have to look past their rushing and trying to get through daily life. There were plenty of times when I was waiting in line somewhere and always had conversations with the people around me. Most of the time humorous conversations there in New York City.
I know there are good people everywhere, including New York. We are speaking here in general terms; they were tourists in NYC, visiting touristic places and they, admittedly, do not strike conversations with strangers, so taking all of this in consideration, I made my comment above. But I do agree with you: I've lived in several states and overseas and there are good people everywhere.
I'm live and grew up in the South and let me tell you southern people are very nice to other southern people but if you aren't just like them what I mean is a bible thumper that is all about their guns and so on then they can be pretty rude and obviously I'm not talking about everybody but there are a lot of religious nut jobs that will definitely be two-faced and they don't mind if you see it.
The 11 seasons of the Midwest; Winter Fool’s spring Second winter Spring of deception Third winter Spring Tornado season Summer Road construction Fall for 4 days Christmas
I'm feeling ya on that 'Fall for 4 days'. It's my favorite season and every year I think 'Hope I get to see it this year'. Midwest weather is a moody bitch. Not even the local meteorologists know what's happening on a day to day basis.
The one thing I LOVE about my country is that we're an extremely open, kind, and hospitable people. It's just something that's part of our culture. I love it.
Try visiting northeast Ohio in the Spring or Autumn. You'll often experience three different seasons in a day, every day. It gets a little more uniform in the Winter and Summer, but only a little.
@@kestrelraptorial689 speaking of broken weather, California- oh BOY. It just can't seem to decide whether it wants to be come or hot. Like in the morning its freezing enough to put on a hoodie but give it an hour and your melting with the sun. Like make up your mind California do you want us burning to death or freezing to death
Georgia is the worst at perdition of weather we were told that we were getting snow only one county got it and they are on the opposite side of Georgia 😒
I have a good friend originally from the southern end of Jersey (we're in Atlanta) and she will hold her nose if you think she's from the north part of the state. LOL
Heidi Lynn M I would say it’s the same for every country. I’m Latin American and every country in South America has different accents according to region. It depends if you are from the north or the south, from the city or the suburbs, etc
DOG Productions I know I actually can tell if someone if from either Toledo or Cincinnati lol ps I'm also from Ohio and they're whining about the weather they should spend a year in ohio lawl
Whenever I go overseas and they find out I'm American, they ALWAYS ask if I'm from New York. It's annoying. New York is not the only state in the United States. Just ASK where we are from, don't just assume someone is from New York.
I live in Wisconsin and originate from England. I get asked all the time ,"are you from London?", Yes it is a very big city, but no I'm from the Coast, Sussex to be exact!
Kelly Anderson that’s like when I say I’m from California everyone assumes So CA: um no, I’m from Northern California. You know where the mountains, lakes and rivers are not the concrete jungle lol. Even people in the states assume that. Um no.....
you know, this is a nicer video than "What Americans do that drive Brits crazy" because, as a french person, I can only understand how nice it feels when a foreigner say positive things about your country 😊👍 kiss from France 🇫🇷 💕
I am an American who has always loved France and the French language. I spent a summer in Paris in the late eighties to study French at the Sorbonne. French people did not have a good reputation when it came to interacting with foreigners (especially Americans), so I arrived with low expectations, but was surprised at how friendly the French people were and how much I enjoyed my time there. I am so glad I did not let the stereotypes of the French keep me from experiencing one of the best summers of my life.
It's ok. Americans know we are doing something wrong if Brits aren't driven crazy. Also we fought two wars against Britain so whatever. We really don't agree with a lot of things about the way Britain is.
I'm one of those Americans who doesn't really have any distinct accent - not usually anyway. Unless I get mad... then a bit of my southern comes out. But generally I don't have one. It's completely unremarkable - nobody can tell what part of the country I'm actually from. So, when I was over in France and Italy, it was weird to stand out so much because of my "accent".
Way back in the 80's I did a European tour. After 3 days in England the accent had rubbed off on me enough that in France I unintentionally had several people thinking I was British.
In response to your "friendliness" story - I feel like we might also be so used to talking to strangers that we are more adept at ending the conversation. That has happened to my family, but my mom usually just says "Well thank you, enjoy your meal." and that ends it
I love America too! I can shout it from the top of my lungs with infinite love! I've lived and worked there as part of Work & Travel and I miss it every day of my life... Much love from E Europe 😍 don't forget you are loved and highly and deeply appreciated for what you stand for, America! (I feel like crying o.m.g. 😊 ... ) ...
Thanks! Many Americans admire the beauty of Eastern Europe and the strength of the Eastern European people. It seems like a truly wonderful but also mysterious place I’d love to visit sometime!
The couple next to you who wouldn't shut up--most Americans would find that annoying, too. There IS a limit for us, too. When you speak to a stranger, it's about the situation that you're both in at the time. You don't just pick a topic at random and start rambling on. And it's rarely more than one exchange (you say something and they answer, then you both laugh). Loudness of speech is, as others have commented on, a regional thing. New Yorkers tend to communicate in a Mediterranean sort of way: everyone talks at once and loudly. Most other Americans are quieter and wait for the other person to finish before speaking.
Dr. Livingstone I. Presume With strangers, a quick smile will do, or sometimes if we're waiting for something, my mom will spark a small conversation with the people behind or in front of us. Other than that... It can be seen as annoying.
Yes but the fact they are British was probably the reason for the people’s continued interest in wanting to talk to them. On the very rare occasions when I’ve encountered a person in a bar or somewhere in my hometown with a British or Australian accent, I always get excited and want to know their entire life.
Dr. Livingstone I. Presume My Italian buddy is very loud and my fam is loud, but my hubby’s is quiet. They’re more well to do. But I worked for very well to do Indians and they were loud, I think some people are just loud.
I live in Phoenix, Arizona, and yes our weather is guaranteed. Two seasons: Burning hot June to September; lovely October to May. Brilliant blue sky that goes on forever. Monsoons in July & August. Like Clockwork.
Obviously, they've never been to Georgia a hot summer day can easily turn into a thunderstorm! I'm not joking either! It's been on and off storms every day for over a week where I live!
Go visit Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the Smokey Mountains! Everyone from other countries associates America with NYC. I as a American would not choose that as a vacation, (holiday). We have every landscape and every different landscape and all different types of people!!
chocoyoobi Lol I thought it did seem a bit rude to just get so annoyed. However as a Texan myself there are A LOT of people who do talk WAAAAYYY TOO MUCH!!! So it’s understandable since they just aren’t accustomed to it. It’s so funny though!!!
It is generally considered rude to talk too much. We are friendly, but we understand that our conversations should only last for no more than a minute, unless you just really hit it off. Most sane people would never talk through a meal to people at another table. It's rude.
Yes, I work in a restaurant and people very rarely engage those at other tables. To be fair, it's a larger restaurant so the tables are pretty spaced out from each other.
Monique Bell It´s all about reading cues from the person you´re talking to. I´ve noticed that completely self absorbed people have a hard time noticing when people have lost interest in what they´re saying. If you´re actually engaged in the conversation, you´ll know when to stop. Good rules of thumb would be If people stop making eye contact or keep turning their head or start backing away slowly, that usually means it´s time to stop.
There are several different types of Southern Accents depending on areas of the South. It is the most coveted accent in U.S. We are loud as hell. That's U.S. slang for extreme. It's not just how we enunciate Add excitement of any emotions we go above board. Different regions different volume.
The McDonald's in Europe and Burger Kings in South Korea are better than ours, especially the BKs in Korea, and here's why: there's no prepared food under heat lamps waiting to be served. When you go to a Korean BK, they put the patty in the broiler and the fries in the grease AFTER you order. Also, the lettuce, tomato and pickle are slightly different, and the cheese is a little sharper. Everything there is fresh.
Glad you all enjoy the U.S.. From how the lying lamestream media here spins everything you'd think the world hates us. With how often they lie by omission, cherry pick data, or twist the truth you'd think they were old USSR propaganda rags.
john hendrix Texan here. Small-ish town. I spend like $30 every 2ish weeks for transportation. I drive a standard car. I drive every day. My boyfriend though, he used $50 a week when he had a truck.
It depends on what kind of car you drive though. And how much the gas cost. We drive a Toyota Corolla and our gas prices is about 3.45 or more and we only put 20 to 30 dollars to fill it up.
It's so ironic that you find various American accents calming, because British accents are very soothing to my ear. You guys are cute together. Great video!
When I lived in London as an American ex-pat, every Brit coworker thought I spoke too much, because I was very friendly. After about 6 months, I became introverted. I had to get back my American personality when I returned back home.
I love these guys and the culture exchange. Good people. Travelers are usually great people. They travel to learn and experience other cultures. They see beauty in people different than they are.
I’m from Texas and I just visited my dad in New Jersey and I thought people were SO rude (my dad informed me they were actually being polite😂) Even if it’s fake... we are polite as HELL in the south 😉
Northeasterner here. I’ve traveled all over the States, my experience is that people in the South are outwardly very friendly but difficult to become close to. In the North, we’re cold and distant, but once you break though, friends for life.
The reason we are hard to get close to, is because we just dont hand that out freely. Friendship is earned. Trust is earned. Not saying people in the north are'nt the same way, we just go about it differently. Also we get alot of shitty stereotypes. Like if you're southern you're an uneducated hillbilly who sleeps with their cousin. :|
Mad Pas you are so right! Love the Texas southern hospitality and sweet tea! I haven't traveled much but I have family in Texas and I love the country side, how you can see for miles, but I can't tell north south east nor west...I'm from Northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe, so I'm surrounded by mountains, I know where I'm at at all times, unless I'm inside a building without windows! lol
Ben Lucas this might sound ignorant but they all sound the same to me. I can tell the difference between Irish and British but as far as a British accent they all sound the same to my ears. I’m sure there are subtle differences but I haven’t stayed in the UK long enough to notice the difference
@@alexnunez4574 where did you stay when you were in the uk? London? There are thousands of different accents in the uk ...& all dramatically different!
Jack Saunders yeah, some people just aren’t that much of the traveling type. Like, sorry it hurts so much that someone else doesn’t carry the same interests as you, mate 🙄😒😂
@Danny M It's true Americans have a bad reputation. As part of my round the world trip I travelled, by Greyhound bus cost to cost from San Francisco to New York. And met some of the kindest most generous open and friendly people in the world. I think English people can't start to understand the vast size of the place. I remember being in Kentucky and saw nothing but forests, no houses or people, for 3 days. Mind blowing. So maybe just "visiting" the States would take a lifetime.
I've lived in the US most of my life, and travelling in Europe with all those languages was stressing me out. When I got to the airport to return home, I heard some American voices and it was also very soothing!
Laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes in FL. This week, it was 42 F one day, and 85 F the next. There’s a picture going around that someone took in their car, where the sky in front is perfectly sunny, but the sky in the side mirror is nearly black with storm clouds. Welcome to Florida, where one minute it’s sunny, the next it’s storming, then a few minutes later, it’s beautifully sunny again. Coats in the morning, tank tops by mid-day, coats again at night. Maybe. Who really knows?
Jerbear Gaming oh god fun fact once in spring it was a beautiful day and it started freaking hailing and this was on the last day of may!!! (I’m from Michigan FYI)
American voices carry because whether we start out loud or soft, we tend to maintain the volume. Brits tend to start out loud enough but your volume quickly drops off, so that by the end of a sentence you are almost whispering, Or mumbling. Your voice coach's comment about Americans having a bigger mouth cavity is bollocks.
So, I'm sorry but I just would like to give Joel the benefit of the doubt and explain what I think he actually meant. I don't think he was referring to the actual physical size of mouths. I think the 'voice coach' was referring to pronunciation, and more specifically how Americans open their mouths more to pronounce vowels compared to Brits.
@@assassinhit6684 oh i know, ive played rugby with english, scots, and welsh...the accents will always be funny to me but i can usually tell the difference
Here in America, our portion, automobile, and house sizes are big because we Americans believe that if we're going to spend our money on something, then we're going to get the best that our money can buy. Also, we Americans have multiple accents northern, southern, midwestern, uppermidwestern , and western. American English is THE hardest language to learn because 1 word can have up to 7 different meanings in different parts of the country. I love it. Y'all come back now, ya hear.
@@cxlxmbvs4535 it actually is one of the hardest languages to learn because of spelling, meaning, pronouncing the word right, your accent can also change everything on learning the language.
@@sydneiharrington5050 Meh, french and german were waaaaay harder for me; I guess we all have our individual struggles, but the language is EVERYWHERE, we learn it since we're 5-7 years old, everything we consume is in english, expressions in many languages are in english, how can you not learn it? I guess pronunciation and meaning and those kind of things are difficult depending on what your mother tongue is. 🤷♂️
I was in the states in 2016, really enjoyed it. I can concur with the portions sizes, you certainly get value for money there. NY in winter was divine, loved it.
Glad you enjoyed the stay, it’s nice to finally see something positive about America since I’ve been binging these UK and American vids and lemme tell ya most of the comments are not too great and it’s very depressing to see that most hate us
If you have NEVER traveled to the United Kingdom, then I suggest you stay away from London altogether. It isn't the same place it was when I used to live there. These days, there are many places in London where it's unsafe (even if you are a man) to travel there alone. London is no longer an English city; the majority of its current population is comprised of those from Islamic countries. If you want to experience safer travel, and meet people who are actually ENGLISH, then I suggest you visit the Coastal communities .(such as Dorset). Do by all means visit Wales, since their people hail from that country's ORIGINAL founding peoples, and more accurately reflect the traditional values and customs than do most of the current population in England. Furthermore, the Welsh accent, UNLIKE most British accents, is utterly DELIGHTFUL!
I love this channel. It seems like every time a foreigner is talking about America it’s always negative and most of the time I laugh along but it does get a bit tedious over time. For someone to be nice for once is really pleasant.
The homes here in the USA might be spacious and big but we don't have the historical architecture you have. All of our buildings are disposed of / torn down.
You forgot that there 50 states in the USA. I see you say all of our buildings. In New Orleans, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and many other cities there are many buildings over 100 years old. I live in San Francisco and we have plenty of Victorian homes built in the 1800s.
Catherine B the only thing that drives me crazy about stores is right when you walk in the door to ask you do you need help? Then when you do need help you can't find anyone.
I'm over 6'4" and 255lbs, so when I visited Wales I literally ordered two plates of food at every dinner just to be sure I'd have enough to eat....the folks at the tables near us looked at me like I was crazy, cuz I'm not at all fat or overweight, in fact I workout hard 5-6 days a week, weight training and cross-fit.....and may I suggest you both take the Inland Passage cruise from Seattle up thru southwest Alaska in the spring to summer months, you'll never eat as good nor see as beautiful surroundings as you will in Alaska....
@Captain Autism ....okay, whatever, your point is....? Idgaf about any other country aside from the one my family has called home since 1759, as far as I'm concerned every other country on the planet is inferior, they only exist because we, as in the U.S., allows them to exist, and all of you need to shut the fvck up already, cuz we don't give two fuzzy shits about any of whatever it is you're whining about....you copy that? Good....
As an American that grew up in England I found the "family meal" comment hilarious. Here in the states we'd say, "If you want to enjoy a family meal stay at home." It seems obvious that if you go in public you MIGHT have to deal with the... ahem, public. ;-p
Holy shit that is so true!!! I swear I have been told so many times that people thought I was an asshole before they got to know me. It's like no I'm not an asshole I am just quiet. Kinda makes you think tho. Like if you thought I was an asshole simply bc I am quiet what does that say about you, you judgemental fuck. Anyway from one introvert to another I feel your pain. Oh and not to shit on your parade or anything but if you are still young buckle up buttercup. It doesn't get any easier with age. I have had some seriously shitty things happen to me in my life just bc I am not considered a "social" person. Sucks for sure.
"It's too cold in the UK to heat an open floor-plan house there?" There are many places in the U.S. that get FAR colder than the UK and still have "open" floor-plans. Maine, Minnesota and Wisconsin to name a few. Just saying. . .
We were in a restaurant in Disneyland and I complemented a woman at the next table on her T-Shirt. Turns out she was British and was so excited to talk to us she continued to chat beyond telling me where she bought her shirt😊
"Y'all want grits?"--gotta love those Southern accents. : ))) At the risk of sounding somehow wrong, may I suggest that you go beyond the city limits of NYC, rent a car and do a road trip, even if it's just into northern New York, say around Lake Placid? You'll soon find out that far less than 100% of the USA is city, and the rural areas are quite nice, and in many places, downright beautiful. Go for it!
I have a strong Brooklyn NY accent and I'm proud. Most people in upstate NY speak with a more generic american accent is consider accentless by many. Ain't nothing with having a strong accent.
I love this video! I love British people and the culture as well but I also love my America lol. It’s really really so refreshing to see British people saying good things about us and being just all around nice. I run into so much negative things when I see British people talk about America and it really makes me sad because I think we have a lot more in common than not. Anyway you just gained a new sub! Love from Washington State America. (Also our weather here is a lot like yours so I totally understand what you mean haha)
I think it’s almost weirder in the U.S. when you say hello to someone and they disregard you, it’s usually a story later on to your friends “this dude was so rude to me at work he didn’t even say hi back!”
Evan Ross I’m not even lying. Specifically I live in Auburn, Alabama. We had a holiday out of school for Martin Luther King Day. And everybody here says “Martin Luther King Day turned into Martin Luther King Week”. And what does you living In Michigan have to do with anything? Alabama and Michigan are completely different. So don’t comment on something you don’t even know about. I am many things. But a liar is not one of them. So don’t try me. It was actually 90 degrees outside and the next day it snowed. Which is why I am commenting about it because it never snows here. Thank you and have a blessed day.
People in America (who don't have a clear accent like a New York Accent or a Southern Accent) typically don't consider themselves as having an accent because it just sounds so regular and accent less. Obviously, people from other countries probably don't think the same way but to most Americans you hear British, or Australian accents and you think of those as accents and the American accent as not really being an accent and more of the default way English is supposed to sound if that makes sense. So basically if you went up to an most Americans and asked them what accent they had they would probably say something like "Oh, I don't have an accent."
That's funny, how blind! Next you'll be telling us that the English language is an American invention... haha What if you met someone from Oxford, England that had a neutral accent. What kind accent would you think they had? Please dont say that you'd think they had a British accent, because Oxford is not in Scotland or Wales. Confused? I'll bet you are!
Literally the same in England, the only acknowledged accent is the London one. Northern's just the shadow..:') I like alot of American accents though so I would probably be a fan of the northern American one aswell.
On the point of friendliness, with the US being culturally different depending on which part of the country you're in, many places have the same WTF reaction to friendliness that you do. I'm from an urban part of New Jersey and starting a conversation with someone you don't know is usually seen as a little strange
True. It depends on where you are. I live in a city in the US and some people here won't even make eye contact with you. I'm the kind to strike up a lil small talk while sharing an elevator. I'm not looking for new friends, just trying to ease any tension between strangers in close confines. But it depends on the other person, if you have your eyes glued to your cellphone or you're staring at the elevator doors with interest ( i've seen it) I take it as either you're just an unfriendly person or you're just not into small talk and I'll leave you be. It doesn't matter to me either way, as I said earlier I'm not looking for new friends but we can acknowledge and be polite to one another if only for a few seconds, can't we? On another point, I used to be a long haul truck driver a few years ago and I've been to a lot of small towns and rural farming communities in my travels and as a kind of social experiment for self amusement mostly I would casually wave to people while driving by on the streets, sitting on their porches, even one old guy outside mowing his lawn in North Carolina and almost unanimously they would wave back! As a city guy i always found that refreshing and reassuring that there are still folks out there with basic common courtesy towards others, even strangers.
It is the same in England, i get the impression that these 2 haven't lived far from london before and the closer you get to london the less friendly people are. I grew up about half hour outside the city limits and would get strange looks if i asked someone in the street for the time or something. i now live 180 miles south west from there and can have full blown convos with almost anyone about and it is completely normal.
I live upstate N.Y. We are very friendly, I talk to anyone. Stand next to me on a line for 3 minutes, and we'll have divulged family secrets, swapped recipes, and I'll know the names of all your pets, past and present! BTW, we have real summer, fall, winter, and spring, and beautiful mountains and lakes.
When I moved from NY to Florida as a young adult, it was a culture shock with the people being so friendly. In NY, if a stranger starts talking to you, you almost assume they've escaped from a mental facility. Because of this, I was sometimes scared when people would talk to me in Florida. Now, after 20+ years, I'm plenty used to it!
I'm from Northeastern Ohio. Think on lake Erie. People are very reserved. I moved to Pennsylvania and people asked such direct questions... I thought they were being rude! T_T They were just being friendly tho.
"Absolutely Fabulous" "Monty Python's Flying Circus" "The Benny Hill Show" "Whose Line Is It, Anyway?" Don't know a lot of British drama. Only British sci-fi I can think of is "Doctor Who" & "Tomorrow People". Know way more British films than TV.
HERE'S A FUN FACT: Did you know that American English is spoken truer to the original english language than the english spoken in England? It is true. After the migration of English people across the Atlantic and settled into American colonies, the English people remaining in England started speaking a modified new 'fashionable' way of speaking, and it remained. In particular, the east coast Americans' current pronunciation of the english language is more like true english than the version of english spoken by the people of England.
Nantucketer exactly. The standard American accent is much closer to the OP that was spoken on both sides of the Atlantic in 1776. Received Pronunciation (RP) was an affectation started by the British upper class to distinguish themselves from the regional commoners. It took hold throughout Britain in the latter part of the 18th century whereas we more rural Americans retained the original pronunciation to a greater degree. Canadians largely sound the same as they retained the OP as well.
Question: what part of the east coast are you saying speaks more the original English because just about every state from Maine to Florida has a different accent and have different uses of words. Which makes it very confusing when someone says American accent (which one? ) I live in Maryland and depending which side of the Chesapeake bay a person comes from you can tell by their accent.
Now at the beginning of the 20th century there was a 'consciously acquired ' (affected) American accent meant to combine English RP and American Standard. It was called Mid-Atlantic or Transatlantic. It was taught in mostly eastern private schools and drama schools and was created much like RP to try to create an upper class affectation. There coexisted (well preexisted as well) a Canadian affected accent called 'Canadian Dainty' that was more 'delicate' and bordered on being a 'sociolect' with deliberate effeminate hand gestures and posturing. Both Mid-Atlantic and Canadian Dainty died out after WWII. In the US probably the most famous users of Mid-Atlantic were Franklin Roosevelt, Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, Jacqueline Kennedy and William Buckley. They were all taught the accent in elocution lesson in private schools. There were never any areas in the US where Mid-Atlantic was natural or native. Now similar to Mid-Atlantic but arising from much earlier British upper class affectation is the Boston Brahamin accent. There is also a semi native Southern non-rhotic accent in parts of lowland South Carolina (around Charleston) and Savannah Georgia.
I always find videos like this to be pretty interesting. I love finding out what people from other countries like, dislike or find just plain weird about America. Keep it up, love these videos and you guys are so funny with each other. You two just work so well together and have a chemistry that makes you two perfect to host videos. But yeah, keep up the awesome videos. Love them.
I like this video. I'm used to hearing a bunch of hate about the USA, it's a nice change. Especially about the southern accents like moi😂 No idea how you found a flight from NY to FL so cheap though lmao
There's a very good reason why it's required. If an employee makes eye contact with customers and greets them on entry, that person is less likely to shoplift because they subconsciously think you're watching them and will remember them.
So just to clarify...there are ‘southern’ accents (eg Carolinas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia) and ‘western’ accents (eg Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah)
Indeed. The educated guess is that British people in the Tudor era (for example) sounded more like Americans today with a southern drawl to it. The biggest evidence is how British actors can easily do a perfect American accents (Christian Bale, Jude Law, etc) as opposed to Americans doing a British accent, which many can do perfect but it takes more effort.
I read a great article about that. Seems the original British accent was more like the American accent today, but to sound more "posh" and "royal" they upped their game and came up with what they have now. Found that quite interesting. Also, it is thought the reason the Irish and Scottish accents are different is because of wanting to be individuals and different from other parts of the UK. Fascinating.
@@Retroearthling That's true. As far as America goes, New York and Boston (New England) accents are the only ones that are non-rhotic like the UK. The rest of America has rhoticity
In Houston, we don't have an underground or subway system. We do have Metro buses and a light rail system which is $1.25, or about 90p to ride. We don't have zones, so in theory you could ride across the entire Metro area of Houston for a $1.25. It's $.50 for a transfer. We do have what we call Park & Rides, which are parking areas who can drive to from the suburbs and then take a bus into downtown and the most you will pay on that is $4.50, or a little more than 3 quid.
America being so large has regions with great weather, and regions with horribly unpredictable weather. Here in New England it's quite unpredictable you could have snow, rain and sunny sky's on the same day depending on the time of year.
Right? It's annoying that so many foreigners see our portion sizes and say things like "No wonder their country is fat" I've never eating with someone who's taken less than half their meal home for the next day. I really hope people don't come here and think they need to eat all that food in one sitting haha.
@@7kadenza762 You must only dine with toddlers and super-models. I can't remember any time in the past 10 years that I or someone I was with took anything home.
@@tynova4672 Really?! Wtf my friends and family always get the takeout boxes first to put half away. I thought this was a pretty normal thing. I don't have a toddler in my life and no models. Maybe we have different experiences based on where we live or where we dine.
“The reason why we cant have big houses is because of the cold weather.” Temperatures in the US get reallly cold. Not necessarily in California or Florida, but in Tennessee temperatures are on average 15-20 degrees during the mid day and for about a couple weeks it can be 1-5 degrees during the day. Summers 90- 100 degrees as well
Here in Houston we throw guaranteed weather out the door. One minute it’s outing the next sunshine. One day forecast says snows, next thing ya know no snow. One day it’s cold as shit, the next it’s airy and humid. Honesty I have a love/hate relationship in terms of weather here.
For all the Americans who are saying that they only hear negativity about Americans, I think America is fab!!! I love it when I meet friendly English people,but Iv had experiences where I have been friendly in return and before I knew it I had a weirdo on my case. That's why Brit's are more vary because of the dangers surrounding being friendly to the wrong person
Zabrina Bi yes a lot of people do like us!!!! And I do agree but they were not trying to be weird they were just trying to be nice. Maybe they heard their accents and wanted to comfort them in America! U just never know.😊
I know this is an old video but the few times I ate in England the portions I got were quite large. I remember getting Fish and Chips in a restaurant and of the sizes on the menu I got a medium. When it came out the fish was so big it laid across the entire plate with both ends hanging over both edges.
“You look well...” What kind of passive aggressive bullshit 😂 I love it The weather here (American south) can be crazy unpredictable. One minute it’s sunny, humid, and very hot, then the next it’s pouring rain, the temperature has dropped 15 degrees, lightening is striking everywhere, there are 60 mph winds and a tornado came through and flew off with your dog. Then it’s sunny again. Currently I’m waiting to see if I’m about to get a direct hit from a category 4 hurricane or if it’s going to avoid me all together. Fun. Thanks so much for the video. I’m constantly hearing about how horrible my country is and that people don’t like Americans. It gets very stressful and has this way of making you feel guilty even when you’ve done nothing wrong. It’s so relieving to hear a few nice things for once.
i remember last christmas i went outside to help my grandparents get their bags out of their car and i was wearing shorts and a t shirt... IN CHRISTMAS. then it snowed in like march or february xD
Meh you need thicker skin. I am nice to everyone I meet including people from other countries. I have also been lucky enough to travel to several countries other than my own. But when I hear people from other countries bashing us I just think oh well fuck em. Obviously you are gonna do what you want and probably won't even read this but I just can't even fathom getting stressed over what people on the other side of the planet think about us. When they can conquer our country I may have a different thought process but until then, fuck em, fuck em all.
The weather here in Cache Valley Utah is insane, we're right by Idaho so we get all sorts of weather. 5-6 feet of snow on your doorstep in the winter and like 50+ feet in the mountains, the dry desert heat of like 115 degrees in the summer, 3 feet of rain a day on a bad day in the Spring and some of the coldest temperatures in all of America👌
I think the accents all depend - there are American accents that really grate on other American's nerves, too! British accents, also - some are truly beautiful to hear and some - not so much. I'm from Atlanta, Georgia, so my accent is beautiful. LOL. And BTW, not all Americans are loud - that can get on our nerves, too. I love British shows (and almost exclusively watch them) because the actors look like real people! In America, you have to be thin and gorgeous. Not all of us are - hard to believe, but really! British actors actually look like someone I may know. When strangers begin conversations, it gets old to us, too. A hello or comment, fine, but then back off! Let me eat, shop, etc. in peace. Our restaurant portion sizes are ridiculously huge! Always plan for meals out to be at least 2 meals. Won't give up the free refills willingly, though! Love your videos!
Please don't throw all Southerners under the bus! I was born here and I DO NOT do that and hate it when someone does it to me. If you don't want to talk, just say 'Bless your heart' and walk/turn away. LOL. They'll know what you mean.
I have a heavy Brooklyn NY accent. The New York accent is historically non rhotic with R dropping at the end of words. Boston accent is non rhotic historically too. Many southern dialects are non rhotic. You have the Minnesota Accent, Boston accent, Louisiana Cajun accent, Southern drawl(Southern accent),Virginia Tide accent, Appalachian accent (Southern accent dialect), Texan accent (southern dialect), Pittsburgh accent, Northern inner cities accent(Midwest), North Carolina outer banks(very distinctive dialect), New England accent, and the general american accent(Accentless). There's such a variety in the US. There's different accents within NYC.
Ni999 lol, but seriously, with the rules of etiquette varying so wildly from person to person it can be difficult to just wrap up a conversation and part ways without coming across as rude. It's a big part of why a lot of conversations can drag on long after the people involved have run out of substantial things to say.
Joel says he loves snow. Try going to Syracuse, New York during the winter. They average 90" of snow each year. If you want "four seasons" , try Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, or Iowa. These states (and most of the "interior") have the misfortune of being really hot in the summer and really cold in the winter. I live near Seattle, one of the very few places in the United States with a maritime climate similar to Britain (and most of northwest Europe). We get a few hot days in the summer, and a few really cold days in the winter, but in general, the winter is eight months of overcast skies, with a dollop of light rain or snow, and a couple of months of a really nice, sunny summer, with warm (but not sweltering) temperatures, and maybe a month or two of spring and autumn, which can be either nice or nasty, depending on the year. The people who live on the other side of the Cascade Range (mountains) have much colder winters and hotter summers, and far less rain than the 40" or so we get each year. There's a reason that 70% of the population of Washington state and Oregon live in the western third of each state. :)
I live in the southern part of the metro Atlanta area, and we have gotten some crazy weather, like hail in June, and heat in November, particularly on Thanksgiving. Y'all need to come down here to experience some southern hospitality.
Americans get a kick out of our different regional accents. Whenever I've visited Texas, they ask me to say "coffee" and "water" in my NJ/NY accent...and I love your British accents 🇺🇸🇬🇧💙
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Being British: Joel & Lia another amazing video guys. Loved every second x
Being British: Joel & Lia hi you have the greatest accent ever I wish I could meet you one day. Do you ever speak American around the house?sorry for the weird question! Ily
Being British: Joel & Lia u guys are so funny and cool I love having a little sit down with some food and watch ur videos btw I’m from the uk Wales 🏴 actually love u keep making fun and cool videos
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Lucy o connell um... I thought they were british, you do know that the britosh speak English
The next time you want to end the conversation with an American the key phrase is, "Well, it was good talking to you." Many people understand what that means without being offended.
Wow! Yes! I never thought about it, but that's so true.
Good comment
"Well, enjoy your meal" might be a good back up, in case they don't get it
Yes!! That might be where that cultural disconnect comes in. Americans keep talking b/c brits don’t give the signal that the convo is over :P
Carl Jr Yep, or "Well it was good to see you!"
If "friendliness" in NYC got you guys feeling a little uncomfortable, then I suggest you bring your shrink with you if you come to the South.
Juan Reyes I grew up in Connecticut and spent lots of time in New York City. People there are friendly just like they are in Louisiana where I live now. The thing is that people in New York City have more reasons to be in a rush than we do down here in the south. There are good people everywhere. You just have to look past their rushing and trying to get through daily life. There were plenty of times when I was waiting in line somewhere and always had conversations with the people around me. Most of the time humorous conversations there in New York City.
I know there are good people everywhere, including New York. We are speaking here in general terms; they were tourists in NYC, visiting touristic places and they, admittedly, do not strike conversations with strangers, so taking all of this in consideration, I made my comment above. But I do agree with you: I've lived in several states and overseas and there are good people everywhere.
Go to Kansas.
We will talk until you to tell us to shut up.
Then we'll apologize until you walk away.
TehJenn LOL
I'm live and grew up in the South and let me tell you southern people are very nice to other southern people but if you aren't just like them what I mean is a bible thumper that is all about their guns and so on then they can be pretty rude and obviously I'm not talking about everybody but there are a lot of religious nut jobs that will definitely be two-faced and they don't mind if you see it.
The 11 seasons of the Midwest;
Winter
Fool’s spring
Second winter
Spring of deception
Third winter
Spring
Tornado season
Summer
Road construction
Fall for 4 days
Christmas
Alolan_Sylveon Las Angeles seasons: Summer, ha you thought it was going to rain for more than a day, Halloween (one cold day)
lol!
1 day of summer lol
I literally bust out laughing at this 😂 currently experiencing fall for 4 days
I'm feeling ya on that 'Fall for 4 days'. It's my favorite season and every year I think 'Hope I get to see it this year'. Midwest weather is a moody bitch. Not even the local meteorologists know what's happening on a day to day basis.
The one thing I LOVE about my country is that we're an extremely open, kind, and hospitable people. It's just something that's part of our culture. I love it.
Your right to be proud of that I wish Britain was more like that I do struggle over here.
Thank you for saying positive things about USA. Don’t hear that often.
Tracy Boyer right? I think a lot of Americans suffer from the whole "grass is greener on the other side" thing.
You should see their bash on America tho
Anna Dossey I get enough of that else where.
Tracy Boyer: Seriously. I could honestly bash/praise pretty much any country, though.
Tracy Boyer same reason everyone hates the patriots
Joel and lia: "we love the predictable weather of America"
Texans: " wtf u mean?"
Try visiting northeast Ohio in the Spring or Autumn. You'll often experience three different seasons in a day, every day. It gets a little more uniform in the Winter and Summer, but only a little.
@@kestrelraptorial689 damn
@@icravetheforbiddenlamp ikr. the joke is "you just know that the weather is going to be the opposite of what you prepare for."
@@kestrelraptorial689 speaking of broken weather, California- oh BOY. It just can't seem to decide whether it wants to be come or hot. Like in the morning its freezing enough to put on a hoodie but give it an hour and your melting with the sun. Like make up your mind California do you want us burning to death or freezing to death
Georgia is the worst at perdition of weather we were told that we were getting snow only one county got it and they are on the opposite side of Georgia 😒
We have hundreds of accents in the US... even in a single state you can find multiple accents depending on what part of the state they are from.
I think they probably understand that very well- they are from the UK which has a ton of accents.
I have a good friend originally from the southern end of Jersey (we're in Atlanta) and she will hold her nose if you think she's from the north part of the state. LOL
Heidi Lynn M I would say it’s the same for every country. I’m Latin American and every country in South America has different accents according to region. It depends if you are from the north or the south, from the city or the suburbs, etc
Yeah, I can't stand it when non-Americans think that the only American accent there is is Southern.
DOG Productions I know I actually can tell if someone if from either Toledo or Cincinnati lol ps I'm also from Ohio and they're whining about the weather they should spend a year in ohio lawl
Whenever I go overseas and they find out I'm American, they ALWAYS ask if I'm from New York. It's annoying. New York is not the only state in the United States. Just ASK where we are from, don't just assume someone is from New York.
I live in Wisconsin and originate from England. I get asked all the time ,"are you from London?", Yes it is a very big city, but no I'm from the Coast, Sussex to be exact!
Dont assume my pronouns.....or city
I'm from New York lol but i see why that would be annoying af. Texas and NY are not the only states, so i agree
When I was in the US. Every one thought I was Australian because they hadn't heard an accent like mine, Im from Stoke in the middle of England.
Kelly Anderson that’s like when I say I’m from California everyone assumes So CA: um no, I’m from Northern California. You know where the mountains, lakes and rivers are not the concrete jungle lol. Even people in the states assume that. Um no.....
The weather is different throughout the USA. It's a big country with different regions. From deserts to freezing.
Missouri makes fun of its self for having a different weather almost every day. It can be 90º F, then 6 inches of snow overnight.
Casey Maddux this was Minnesota this spring. Lol
And sometimes its freezing in the desert :)
Some states have vastly different climates in the same state. Look at Western Washington vs. Eastern Washington for example.
Pittsburgh has the craziest weather we can have all four seasons in a week
you know, this is a nicer video than "What Americans do that drive Brits crazy" because, as a french person, I can only understand how nice it feels when a foreigner say positive things about your country 😊👍
kiss from France 🇫🇷 💕
I am an American who has always loved France and the French language. I spent a summer in Paris in the late eighties to study French at the Sorbonne. French people did not have a good reputation when it came to interacting with foreigners (especially Americans), so I arrived with low expectations, but was surprised at how friendly the French people were and how much I enjoyed my time there. I am so glad I did not let the stereotypes of the French keep me from experiencing one of the best summers of my life.
It's ok. Americans know we are doing something wrong if Brits aren't driven crazy. Also we fought two wars against Britain so whatever. We really don't agree with a lot of things about the way Britain is.
My first love was a guy from France...that boy could kiss! Love to France!
French is absolutely the most beautiful language in world in my opinion.
You French people are so wholesome i love all of you
Whenever someone asks me about my American accent I look at them like their crazy, I always forget I have an accent to foreigners. 😂
Most of us dont travel often but when we do. It reminds us that we are Americans!
I'm one of those Americans who doesn't really have any distinct accent - not usually anyway. Unless I get mad... then a bit of my southern comes out. But generally I don't have one. It's completely unremarkable - nobody can tell what part of the country I'm actually from. So, when I was over in France and Italy, it was weird to stand out so much because of my "accent".
Lucky you
Fairly certain every European country hates us British due to brexit
Way back in the 80's I did a European tour. After 3 days in England the accent had rubbed off on me enough that in France I unintentionally had several people thinking I was British.
@@assassinhit6684 A lot more Americans than you think are pulling for you.
In response to your "friendliness" story - I feel like we might also be so used to talking to strangers that we are more adept at ending the conversation. That has happened to my family, but my mom usually just says "Well thank you, enjoy your meal." and that ends it
I love America too! I can shout it from the top of my lungs with infinite love! I've lived and worked there as part of Work & Travel and I miss it every day of my life...
Much love from E Europe 😍 don't forget you are loved and highly and deeply appreciated for what you stand for, America! (I feel like crying o.m.g. 😊 ... ) ...
Just marry an American
Wow this is so sweet! I feel that way about my country too!❤️❤️ Come visit!!
Thanks! Many Americans admire the beauty of Eastern Europe and the strength of the Eastern European people. It seems like a truly wonderful but also mysterious place I’d love to visit sometime!
I'm single lady .. Im American
liv ics Awww thank you! You rarely find any citizens of other country that have flattering things to say about the Americans and the US in general.
The couple next to you who wouldn't shut up--most Americans would find that annoying, too. There IS a limit for us, too. When you speak to a stranger, it's about the situation that you're both in at the time. You don't just pick a topic at random and start rambling on. And it's rarely more than one exchange (you say something and they answer, then you both laugh).
Loudness of speech is, as others have commented on, a regional thing. New Yorkers tend to communicate in a Mediterranean sort of way: everyone talks at once and loudly. Most other Americans are quieter and wait for the other person to finish before speaking.
Dr. Livingstone I. Presume With strangers, a quick smile will do, or sometimes if we're waiting for something, my mom will spark a small conversation with the people behind or in front of us.
Other than that... It can be seen as annoying.
Dr. Livingstone I. Presume well said👍 it’s not a free for all to talk to anyone about anything there are definitely rules
Yes but the fact they are British was probably the reason for the people’s continued interest in wanting to talk to them. On the very rare occasions when I’ve encountered a person in a bar or somewhere in my hometown with a British or Australian accent, I always get excited and want to know their entire life.
Dr. Livingstone I. Presume My Italian buddy is very loud and my fam is loud, but my hubby’s is quiet. They’re more well to do. But I worked for very well to do Indians and they were loud, I think some people are just loud.
Don't generalize Americans, we're a diverse people. Also most of the time people Ik will just say "Well, it was nice talking to you" etc.
As an American, looking at other cultures and viewpoints, I enjoy the level of honesty. Keep it up!
“Guaranteed weather”
GUARANTEED WEATHER. Oh you sweet summer children
meet me in colorado and see how GUARANTEED it is
I live in Phoenix, Arizona, and yes our weather is guaranteed. Two seasons: Burning hot June to September; lovely October to May. Brilliant blue sky that goes on forever. Monsoons in July & August. Like Clockwork.
Obviously, they've never been to Georgia a hot summer day can easily turn into a thunderstorm! I'm not joking either! It's been on and off storms every day for over a week where I live!
Go visit Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the Smokey Mountains! Everyone from other countries associates America with NYC. I as a American would not choose that as a vacation, (holiday). We have every landscape and every different landscape and all different types of people!!
Y’all: things we love about Americans
Also y’all: STOP TALKING TO US
😂😂😂😂
You must be from the south
Joel: “There’s a line”
chocoyoobi Lol I thought it did seem a bit rude to just get so annoyed. However as a Texan myself there are A LOT of people who do talk WAAAAYYY TOO MUCH!!! So it’s understandable since they just aren’t accustomed to it. It’s so funny though!!!
Them: *talking about the prices of things in POUNDS*
Us Americans: Am I supposed to know how much a pound is?
It's16 OZ. 🤣
@@trigger8152 I know what a POUND is. But like, in England. Htf does that work?
You have to convert it in to Freedom Units.
@@cdressel53191 freedom unit = every ISIS member killed/barrel of oil harvested
@@dill57 it's a joke. I'm American and have 0 respect for my country. No matter who has occupied the office of the presidency for the past 100+ years.
It is generally considered rude to talk too much. We are friendly, but we understand that our conversations should only last for no more than a minute, unless you just really hit it off. Most sane people would never talk through a meal to people at another table. It's rude.
This is very true
Yes, I work in a restaurant and people very rarely engage those at other tables. To be fair, it's a larger restaurant so the tables are pretty spaced out from each other.
I like the quick little conversations, but the phrase "it's considered rude to talk too much" intimidates me... WHAT DOES TALK TOO MUCH EVEN MEAN?!
Monique Bell It´s all about reading cues from the person you´re talking to. I´ve noticed that completely self absorbed people have a hard time noticing when people have lost interest in what they´re saying. If you´re actually engaged in the conversation, you´ll know when to stop. Good rules of thumb would be If people stop making eye contact or keep turning their head or start backing away slowly, that usually means it´s time to stop.
Joshua LeonardoASMR oh, well that makes it sound less intimidating :D
There are several different types of Southern Accents depending on areas of the South. It is the most coveted accent in U.S. We are loud as hell. That's U.S. slang for extreme. It's not just how we enunciate Add excitement of any emotions we go above board. Different regions different volume.
Most coveted? You sure about that?
I must agree with above comment. Where did you hear that a Southern accent is “the most coveted”?
Your portions are about 10% less than what is required to sustain life.
Hahahahaha
😂😂😂😂
Lol I want to visit Britain now
I don't know, a full English breakfast looks like a plateful. Leave the beans off the plate and it looks very appetizing!😋
Marc Goldberg 😂😂omg
I love how excited they get about McDonald’s 😂
Sugar Diamond why do so many country’s like McDonald’s USA peeps don’t even like it that much 😂
I get excited about McDonald's
Why do other people like our McDonalds 😆
The McDonald's in Europe and Burger Kings in South Korea are better than ours, especially the BKs in Korea, and here's why: there's no prepared food under heat lamps waiting to be served. When you go to a Korean BK, they put the patty in the broiler and the fries in the grease AFTER you order. Also, the lettuce, tomato and pickle are slightly different, and the cheese is a little sharper. Everything there is fresh.
I know, and there are so many better burger places! But the fries are the most tasty
hi, I'm from the UK and visiting the U.S. again this summer. Most people in the UK love America.
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Glad you all enjoy the U.S.. From how the lying lamestream media here spins everything you'd think the world hates us. With how often they lie by omission, cherry pick data, or twist the truth you'd think they were old USSR propaganda rags.
where about you visiting?
Cool
Which state you visiting?
I’m from South Carolina, so thanks for the compliment, y’all! 🇺🇸🥰🌴
I'm from the North. We don't have palm trees. We have. . . tobacco.
public transport is nonexistent in rural u.s. we drive everywhere. we spend 20 to 40 usd on gas a week
john hendrix yeah we have no public transportation here and everything is out of the way. I live in Tennessee so it really is uphill both ways. 😂
john hendrix Texan here. Small-ish town. I spend like $30 every 2ish weeks for transportation. I drive a standard car. I drive every day.
My boyfriend though, he used $50 a week when he had a truck.
It depends on what kind of car you drive though. And how much the gas cost. We drive a Toyota Corolla and our gas prices is about 3.45 or more and we only put 20 to 30 dollars to fill it up.
Virginia here. I drive a long way to work and spend $5-$10 a day easy.
Your gas must be cheap. I have to spend 20$ a day on gas. I do drive a truck though.
It's so ironic that you find various American accents calming, because British accents are very soothing to my ear. You guys are cute together. Great video!
When I lived in London as an American ex-pat, every Brit coworker thought I spoke too much, because I was very friendly. After about 6 months, I became introverted. I had to get back my American personality when I returned back home.
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Had the same experience. Even now I'm a little more introverted that I used to be. Still trying to shake it off and it's been 5yrs lol.
I love these guys and the culture exchange. Good people. Travelers are usually great people. They travel to learn and experience other cultures. They see beauty in people different than they are.
I’m from Texas and I just visited my dad in New Jersey and I thought people were SO rude (my dad informed me they were actually being polite😂) Even if it’s fake... we are polite as HELL in the south 😉
Mad Pas Well, In NJ we’re naturally distant. Take no offense though.
Northeasterner here. I’ve traveled all over the States, my experience is that people in the South are outwardly very friendly but difficult to become close to. In the North, we’re cold and distant, but once you break though, friends for life.
The reason we are hard to get close to, is because we just dont hand that out freely. Friendship is earned. Trust is earned. Not saying people in the north are'nt the same way, we just go about it differently. Also we get alot of shitty stereotypes. Like if you're southern you're an uneducated hillbilly who sleeps with their cousin. :|
Mad Pas you are so right! Love the Texas southern hospitality and sweet tea! I haven't traveled much but I have family in Texas and I love the country side, how you can see for miles, but I can't tell north south east nor west...I'm from Northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe, so I'm surrounded by mountains, I know where I'm at at all times, unless I'm inside a building without windows! lol
Mady P in the Midwest, too, we are soooo polite, people always hold the door and ask how your day is.
These are the seasons in Houston, Texas:
6 am Winter
10 am Spring
2 pm Summer
5 pm Fall
Same in South Texas(Houston isn't South) I'm talking about the Brownsville to McAllen area
Sounds like New Jersey, particularly the northern section
Lol, you mean 65 at 6am then by 4 its 100... it will be this way for 3 days and then 35 in the am and 40 at 4.. the very next day its 75 and 95
Yup
Same as Ohio.
From American perspective British accents sound luxurious, very propper, very posh and high class
Califaztlan Chuey yes so fancy !
Ben Lucas this might sound ignorant but they all sound the same to me. I can tell the difference between Irish and British but as far as a British accent they all sound the same to my ears. I’m sure there are subtle differences but I haven’t stayed in the UK long enough to notice the difference
Califaztlan Chuey oh I assure you they DEFINITELY do not sound the same ahahah.
@@alexnunez4574 where did you stay when you were in the uk? London? There are thousands of different accents in the uk ...& all dramatically different!
@@benlucas3625, they definitely do have multiple regional accents. I can't help but think some posh accents are quite snobby though.
The United States is amazing. Never want to leave, not even for vacation.
That is unusual for a stranger to talk to you for a whole meal.
J Damp yeah, if they’re talking it up for a whole meal, theyre not exactly considered “friendly” here in America... more like creepy. 😂
Never want to leave, not even for a vacation? What a sad statement.
Jack Saunders yeah, some people just aren’t that much of the traveling type. Like, sorry it hurts so much that someone else doesn’t carry the same interests as you, mate 🙄😒😂
They say travel broadens the mind. Enough said.
Wouldn't it be interesting to experience other cultures?
@Danny M It's true Americans have a bad reputation. As part of my round the world trip I travelled, by Greyhound bus cost to cost from San Francisco to New York. And met some of the kindest most generous open and friendly people in the world. I think English people can't start to understand the vast size of the place. I remember being in Kentucky and saw nothing but forests, no houses or people, for 3 days. Mind blowing. So maybe just "visiting" the States would take a lifetime.
It's ironic you like the American accent cause all my friends love British accents and find them soothing
I could listen to a deep British accent talk about anything all day
I'm American but The brittish don't have the accents we do. English--->England...
@@sebsterfromwebster9026 well spotted, I'd never noticed that before.
I've lived in the US most of my life, and travelling in Europe with all those languages was stressing me out. When I got to the airport to return home, I heard some American voices and it was also very soothing!
I will say...I think people forget how big the US is 😂😂 weather is different everywhere, in Michigan we have different seasons daily lmao
Missouri as well.
We have it all here and it's unpredictable.
Grew up in Michigan, top comments about Texas and California weather have me laughing. They have no clue about lake effect weather.
Same in Massachusetts. Can go from 90 to mid 60s in a day during the summer
For real during the winter New York was covered in snow and down south we were sweating in the air conditioning
East coast weather is pretty messed up
"Predictable weather"
*Laughs in Tennessean*
Catattack957 *laughs even harder in southeast Missourian*
**wheezes in Texas**
*dying of laughter in michiganian*
Please. There's a saying here in Central Illinois: "If you don't like the weather - wait several hours. It'll change."
Laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes in FL. This week, it was 42 F one day, and 85 F the next. There’s a picture going around that someone took in their car, where the sky in front is perfectly sunny, but the sky in the side mirror is nearly black with storm clouds. Welcome to Florida, where one minute it’s sunny, the next it’s storming, then a few minutes later, it’s beautifully sunny again. Coats in the morning, tank tops by mid-day, coats again at night. Maybe. Who really knows?
Here in the state of Idaho it started to snowing in the middle of July 😂 😂
Jerbear Gaming oh god fun fact once in spring it was a beautiful day and it started freaking hailing and this was on the last day of may!!! (I’m from Michigan FYI)
Must be the panhandle. . .
Can confirm. I grew up in Sandpoint. So much snow!
Southern American Accent here! That is the first time I have ever heard someone who likes our accents lol
I love southern accents
If you're from Mississippi or 'bama, hardly anyone can understand ya.
From Alaska and your accents are better then most of other American accents
I do. am from the west coast.. we pretty much have no accents. at least that is how I hear it :)
I'm up north in Jersey, and the southern accent is my favorite!
you have to initiate the ending of the conversation by saying " well ..enjoy your meal."
American voices carry because whether we start out loud or soft, we tend to maintain the volume. Brits tend to start out loud enough but your volume quickly drops off, so that by the end of a sentence you are almost whispering, Or mumbling. Your voice coach's comment about Americans having a bigger mouth cavity is bollocks.
That's so true. Ahahahah
American Made That comment made for a good laugh IMHO.
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So, I'm sorry but I just would like to give Joel the benefit of the doubt and explain what I think he actually meant. I don't think he was referring to the actual physical size of mouths. I think the 'voice coach' was referring to pronunciation, and more specifically how Americans open their mouths more to pronounce vowels compared to Brits.
Speaking as an American Southern who has lived in the American North, I love the music of southern speech.
Americans feel the same about your British accents...
i think they are loud since they punctuate everything lol. Granted i agree with most brits with one accent...New England accents are atrocious
Philly accents sound like shit
Kana D. In Britain there are many different accents
@@assassinhit6684 oh i know, ive played rugby with english, scots, and welsh...the accents will always be funny to me but i can usually tell the difference
Kana D. Why are the accents funny
Here in America, our portion, automobile, and house sizes are big because we Americans believe that if we're going to spend our money on something, then we're going to get the best that our money can buy. Also, we Americans have multiple accents northern, southern, midwestern, uppermidwestern , and western. American English is THE hardest language to learn because 1 word can have up to 7 different meanings in different parts of the country. I love it. Y'all come back now, ya hear.
You musn't know many languages if you think american english is the hardest language to learn...
I love that ethic
@@cxlxmbvs4535 it actually is one of the hardest languages to learn because of spelling, meaning, pronouncing the word right, your accent can also change everything on learning the language.
@@sydneiharrington5050 Meh, french and german were waaaaay harder for me; I guess we all have our individual struggles, but the language is EVERYWHERE, we learn it since we're 5-7 years old, everything we consume is in english, expressions in many languages are in english, how can you not learn it? I guess pronunciation and meaning and those kind of things are difficult depending on what your mother tongue is. 🤷♂️
I believe Mandarin Chinese is the hardest, but American English is one of them.
I was in the states in 2016, really enjoyed it. I can concur with the portions sizes, you certainly get value for money there. NY in winter was divine, loved it.
Winter is my fav time of year here in NYC
Glad you enjoyed the stay, it’s nice to finally see something positive about America since I’ve been binging these UK and American vids and lemme tell ya most of the comments are not too great and it’s very depressing to see that most hate us
@@thek1ngm0nkey99 I’m pretty sure most of it is just internet banter
“Friendliness” depends on the state you go to.
Or how densely populated a given area is.
Yeah, the popular states are obviously lively, California, New York, Texas, Florida, etc. In the mid west people keep to themselves.
Loved this! I'm an American (from Georgia) and I really want to come to the UK one day (would like to visit England and Wales)
If you have NEVER traveled to the United Kingdom, then I suggest you stay away from London altogether. It isn't the same place it was when I used to live there. These days, there are many places in London where it's unsafe (even if you are a man) to travel there alone. London is no longer an English city; the majority of its current population is comprised of those from Islamic countries. If you want to experience safer travel, and meet people who are actually ENGLISH, then I suggest you visit the Coastal communities .(such as Dorset). Do by all means visit Wales, since their people hail from that country's ORIGINAL founding peoples, and more accurately reflect the traditional values and customs than do most of the current population in England. Furthermore, the Welsh accent, UNLIKE most British accents, is utterly DELIGHTFUL!
Dont. Snobs.
I WANT THAT McDonald’s VIDEO-VLOG. 😍😍😍
cannot wait to film that one!
Me too!!
I have a suspicion that McD's food in the UK is better quality than our McD's food here in the US. I can't wait to see what you think.
Our Small Hours that's correct Btw: I'm a Trucker and work in the supply chain of McDonalds in Germany. I eat by McD three times a week.
Yes!! McD vlog !!
Oh come to GA!, no guarantee with the weather here. 😂 we can have summer and winter all in the same week.
Omg yes girl I am from the north and just moved to GA four years ago I never seen weather so bipolar
Other states say "you cant have all 4 seasons in one day" Colorado is like "hold my beer"
In the same day. Rn it’s been cold asf in the morning and hot and sunny in the afternoon
yessssss one week it was below freezing the next day it was 70!
Bri O SAME im from VA to GA
I love this channel. It seems like every time a foreigner is talking about America it’s always negative and most of the time I laugh along but it does get a bit tedious over time. For someone to be nice for once is really pleasant.
Good to see Brits are not complaining about everything
The homes here in the USA might be spacious and big but we don't have the historical architecture you have. All of our buildings are disposed of / torn down.
You forgot that there 50 states in the USA. I see you say all of our buildings. In New Orleans, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and many other cities there are many buildings over 100 years old. I live in San Francisco and we have plenty of Victorian homes built in the 1800s.
AD C Yaa but in the uk old is considered 800+ years so we have nothing on that
We had a blank canvas and wood is cheap, and the UK is old and already built up
What I love about Britain is.
The best rock bands of all time
True
Queen.
We do have great rock bands
That’s so true!
Uh, queen????
I work in retail. Greeting customers when they come into the store increases sales by 20% on average
Catherine B the only thing that drives me crazy about stores is right when you walk in the door to ask you do you need help? Then when you do need help you can't find anyone.
I'm over 6'4" and 255lbs, so when I visited Wales I literally ordered two plates of food at every dinner just to be sure I'd have enough to eat....the folks at the tables near us looked at me like I was crazy, cuz I'm not at all fat or overweight, in fact I workout hard 5-6 days a week, weight training and cross-fit.....and may I suggest you both take the Inland Passage cruise from Seattle up thru southwest Alaska in the spring to summer months, you'll never eat as good nor see as beautiful surroundings as you will in Alaska....
@Captain Autism ....okay, whatever, your point is....? Idgaf about any other country aside from the one my family has called home since 1759, as far as I'm concerned every other country on the planet is inferior, they only exist because we, as in the U.S., allows them to exist, and all of you need to shut the fvck up already, cuz we don't give two fuzzy shits about any of whatever it is you're whining about....you copy that? Good....
Captain Autism that wasn’t even what he was talking about 😂
Haha yeah I’m 6’5” 230 and same, low body fat. Walking around London some yelled “ look there’s Andre the giant!” Lol
Captain Autism Let me guess. Your British
As an American that grew up in England I found the "family meal" comment hilarious. Here in the states we'd say, "If you want to enjoy a family meal stay at home." It seems obvious that if you go in public you MIGHT have to deal with the... ahem, public. ;-p
Ive had to deal with people trying to talk to me the whole meal before. introverts honestly suffer in the us
You'll love this facebook.com/itisasouthernthing/videos/1953708471625831/UzpfSTUwMjkxNTIwOToxMDE1NjA4MDg1NTU4NTIxMA/?q=introvert%20in%20the%20south
Holy shit that is so true!!! I swear I have been told so many times that people thought I was an asshole before they got to know me. It's like no I'm not an asshole I am just quiet. Kinda makes you think tho. Like if you thought I was an asshole simply bc I am quiet what does that say about you, you judgemental fuck. Anyway from one introvert to another I feel your pain. Oh and not to shit on your parade or anything but if you are still young buckle up buttercup. It doesn't get any easier with age. I have had some seriously shitty things happen to me in my life just bc I am not considered a "social" person. Sucks for sure.
"It's too cold in the UK to heat an open floor-plan house there?" There are many places in the U.S. that get FAR colder than the UK and still have "open" floor-plans. Maine, Minnesota and Wisconsin to name a few. Just saying. . .
Brian D. The utility rates are outrageous in the UK. I lived there for 6 years when my husband was in the military.
We were in a restaurant in Disneyland and I complemented a woman at the next table on her T-Shirt. Turns out she was British and was so excited to talk to us she continued to chat beyond telling me where she bought her shirt😊
I live in America and I can never finish a meal because of how big the portions sizes are 😂😂
"Y'all want grits?"--gotta love those Southern accents. : )))
At the risk of sounding somehow wrong, may I suggest that you go beyond the city limits of NYC, rent a car and do a road trip, even if it's just into northern New York, say around Lake Placid? You'll soon find out that far less than 100% of the USA is city, and the rural areas are quite nice, and in many places, downright beautiful. Go for it!
I like upstate New York much better than NYC too. Lake George is just beautiful.
I have a strong Brooklyn NY accent and I'm proud. Most people in upstate NY speak with a more generic american accent is consider accentless by many. Ain't nothing with having a strong accent.
A Rt 66 road trip might be the most interesting.
Jim Green GRITS...Girls Raised In The South🤗
So true, Jim! I'm from Saratoga and Westchester Counties. The further North you go it sounds more Canadian.
Okay so im like SUPER excited about the McDonald’s vlog. Did that make me sound really American? Probably lmao
HAHAHA we can't wait either don't worry!
I love this video! I love British people and the culture as well but I also love my America lol. It’s really really so refreshing to see British people saying good things about us and being just all around nice. I run into so much negative things when I see British people talk about America and it really makes me sad because I think we have a lot more in common than not. Anyway you just gained a new sub! Love from Washington State America. (Also our weather here is a lot like yours so I totally understand what you mean haha)
I think it’s almost weirder in the U.S. when you say hello to someone and they disregard you, it’s usually a story later on to your friends “this dude was so rude to me at work he didn’t even say hi back!”
I live in Alabama in the U.S. Our weather is so bipolar. One day is was 90 degrees outside. The next day it snowed and we did not have school.
That's a lie lol
I live in Michigan and that doesn't happen
Evan Ross I’m not even lying. Specifically I live in Auburn, Alabama. We had a holiday out of school for Martin Luther King Day. And everybody here says “Martin Luther King Day turned into Martin Luther King Week”. And what does you living In Michigan have to do with anything? Alabama and Michigan are completely different. So don’t comment on something you don’t even know about. I am many things. But a liar is not one of them. So don’t try me. It was actually 90 degrees outside and the next day it snowed. Which is why I am commenting about it because it never snows here. Thank you and have a blessed day.
Yes but in the south, they close schools for an inch of snow. We get 18 inches and schools are open. (In upstate Ny) 😁
Arogent life Alabama gets very little snow
If merchants didn't say hey how are you we would think they were rude and may not shop there.
There's a British series I LOVE, but it's an old show. It's called Keeping Up Appearances. It's hilarious. Lmao. I wanna visit!
Oh crap! It's that Bucket woman.
I like that Doc Martin Series.....funny as hell.
Are You Being Served?, The Last of the Summer Wine, Good Neighbors, As Time Goes By, Are You Being Served Again.
Why don't you try watching little britain as well I fully recommend it ❤
Absolutely Fabulous is still one of my favorites 😍
People in America (who don't have a clear accent like a New York Accent or a Southern Accent) typically don't consider themselves as having an accent because it just sounds so regular and accent less. Obviously, people from other countries probably don't think the same way but to most Americans you hear British, or Australian accents and you think of those as accents and the American accent as not really being an accent and more of the default way English is supposed to sound if that makes sense. So basically if you went up to an most Americans and asked them what accent they had they would probably say something like "Oh, I don't have an accent."
RazorSharp10 This is what I think about all the time.
When I was little I used to think we didnt have an accent that all accents was just "based of ours like u said a "default"😂
I always think about this
We Philadelphians have a pretty think Accent and it's definitely different than any other
That's funny, how blind! Next you'll be telling us that the English language is an American invention... haha
What if you met someone from Oxford, England that had a neutral accent. What kind accent would you think they had? Please dont say that you'd think they had a British accent, because Oxford is not in Scotland or Wales. Confused? I'll bet you are!
Why do British people always go for the southern accents when doing a impression of us americans
why not a northern american accents
Literally the same in England, the only acknowledged accent is the London one. Northern's just the shadow..:') I like alot of American accents though so I would probably be a fan of the northern American one aswell.
or they do valley girl voice 💀😭
New England accent
Because Northern accents are hard - anybody can do a Southern accent!
@Thot Waffle not true
On the point of friendliness, with the US being culturally different depending on which part of the country you're in, many places have the same WTF reaction to friendliness that you do. I'm from an urban part of New Jersey and starting a conversation with someone you don't know is usually seen as a little strange
True. It depends on where you are. I live in a city in the US and some people here won't even make eye contact with you. I'm the kind to strike up a lil small talk while sharing an elevator. I'm not looking for new friends, just trying to ease any tension between strangers in close confines. But it depends on the other person, if you have your eyes glued to your cellphone or you're staring at the elevator doors with interest ( i've seen it) I take it as either you're just an unfriendly person or you're just not into small talk and I'll leave you be. It doesn't matter to me either way, as I said earlier I'm not looking for new friends but we can acknowledge and be polite to one another if only for a few seconds, can't we?
On another point, I used to be a long haul truck driver a few years ago and I've been to a lot of small towns and rural farming communities in my travels and as a kind of social experiment for self amusement mostly I would casually wave to people while driving by on the streets, sitting on their porches, even one old guy outside mowing his lawn in North Carolina and almost unanimously they would wave back! As a city guy i always found that refreshing and reassuring that there are still folks out there with basic common courtesy towards others, even strangers.
It is the same in England, i get the impression that these 2 haven't lived far from london before and the closer you get to london the less friendly people are. I grew up about half hour outside the city limits and would get strange looks if i asked someone in the street for the time or something. i now live 180 miles south west from there and can have full blown convos with almost anyone about and it is completely normal.
I live upstate N.Y. We are very friendly, I talk to anyone. Stand next to me on a line for 3 minutes, and we'll have divulged family secrets, swapped recipes, and I'll know the names of all your pets, past and present! BTW, we have real summer, fall, winter, and spring, and beautiful mountains and lakes.
When I moved from NY to Florida as a young adult, it was a culture shock with the people being so friendly. In NY, if a stranger starts talking to you, you almost assume they've escaped from a mental facility. Because of this, I was sometimes scared when people would talk to me in Florida. Now, after 20+ years, I'm plenty used to it!
I'm from Northeastern Ohio. Think on lake Erie. People are very reserved. I moved to Pennsylvania and people asked such direct questions... I thought they were being rude! T_T They were just being friendly tho.
I LOVE older British Comedies.... “Are You Being Served”, “Keeping Up Appearances”, “As Time Goes By”❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That's the only ones I know other than IT Crowd
"Absolutely Fabulous"
"Monty Python's Flying Circus"
"The Benny Hill Show"
"Whose Line Is It, Anyway?"
Don't know a lot of British drama.
Only British sci-fi I can think of is
"Doctor Who"
& "Tomorrow People".
Know way more British films than TV.
Gotta watch Little Britain as well
My favorites also.
@@laustcawz2089 👍
HERE'S A FUN FACT: Did you know that American English is spoken truer to the original english language than the english spoken in England? It is true. After the migration of English people across the Atlantic and settled into American colonies, the English people remaining in England started speaking a modified new 'fashionable' way of speaking, and it remained. In particular, the east coast Americans' current pronunciation of the english language is more like true english than the version of english spoken by the people of England.
Nantucketer exactly. The standard American accent is much closer to the OP that was spoken on both sides of the Atlantic in 1776. Received Pronunciation (RP) was an affectation started by the British upper class to distinguish themselves from the regional commoners. It took hold throughout Britain in the latter part of the 18th century whereas we more rural Americans retained the original pronunciation to a greater degree. Canadians largely sound the same as they retained the OP as well.
Question: what part of the east coast are you saying speaks more the original English because just about every state from Maine to Florida has a different accent and have different uses of words. Which makes it very confusing when someone says American accent (which one? ) I live in Maryland and depending which side of the Chesapeake bay a person comes from you can tell by their accent.
Now at the beginning of the 20th century there was a 'consciously acquired ' (affected) American accent meant to combine English RP and American Standard. It was called Mid-Atlantic or Transatlantic. It was taught in mostly eastern private schools and drama schools and was created much like RP to try to create an upper class affectation. There coexisted (well preexisted as well) a Canadian affected accent called 'Canadian Dainty' that was more 'delicate' and bordered on being a 'sociolect' with deliberate effeminate hand gestures and posturing. Both Mid-Atlantic and Canadian Dainty died out after WWII. In the US probably the most famous users of Mid-Atlantic were Franklin Roosevelt, Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, Jacqueline Kennedy and William Buckley. They were all taught the accent in elocution lesson in private schools. There were never any areas in the US where Mid-Atlantic was natural or native.
Now similar to Mid-Atlantic but arising from much earlier British upper class affectation is the Boston Brahamin accent. There is also a semi native Southern non-rhotic accent in parts of lowland South Carolina (around Charleston) and Savannah Georgia.
Ben Vanderwoude very interesting! I've never heard of this before. I need to research this topic. Brilliant!
Seriuosly fascinating!
I always find videos like this to be pretty interesting. I love finding out what people from other countries like, dislike or find just plain weird about America. Keep it up, love these videos and you guys are so funny with each other. You two just work so well together and have a chemistry that makes you two perfect to host videos. But yeah, keep up the awesome videos. Love them.
I like this video. I'm used to hearing a bunch of hate about the USA, it's a nice change. Especially about the southern accents like moi😂
No idea how you found a flight from NY to FL so cheap though lmao
Elena Wellington they hate us because they ain’t us
"Keeping Up Appearances"! Totally the best!
Most Americans love english accents
yup I do from Texas
But there are so MANY different British accents. A few are almost completely unintelligible to the rest of the world.
I love British accents, but I especially love Australian accents
Truly, Americans are suckers for a Brit accent.
I do!
Most jobs in America you’re required to greet the customer
There's a very good reason why it's required. If an employee makes eye contact with customers and greets them on entry, that person is less likely to shoplift because they subconsciously think you're watching them and will remember them.
Agreed. Which is fake as you are saying.
Very true! Bath and Body Works is REALLY big on it and customer service.
That is normal
So just to clarify...there are ‘southern’ accents (eg Carolinas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia) and ‘western’ accents (eg Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah)
In GA it can be freezing in the morning and then in the afternoon you're sweating and then in the evening it's thunderstorming lol
I HEARD that!
Can confirm!
Opposite of "Howdy" would be "Y'all come back now ya hear"
totally wrong: "Have a good un now!"
I feel like your from Alabama lmao
I'm from Alabama, have never heard anyone say, "y'all come back now you hear."
They say that in Tennessee!!!
Branden McCutchen everyone in my family says it lol
Joel's laugh can make anyone's day brighter.
hahaha aw thanks Krystal!
Being British: Joel & Lia you're welcome
Refreshing to see a video of brits actually talking positive about Americans.
ya
Im brotish overall prefer the states.
You should come to New Jersey. We get all 4 seasons sometimes in a day
Fun fact: Southern drawl is actually a holdover from the accents of the British colonists of the time.
Indeed. The educated guess is that British people in the Tudor era (for example) sounded more like Americans today with a southern drawl to it. The biggest evidence is how British actors can easily do a perfect American accents (Christian Bale, Jude Law, etc) as opposed to Americans doing a British accent, which many can do perfect but it takes more effort.
I read a great article about that. Seems the original British accent was more like the American accent today, but to sound more "posh" and "royal" they upped their game and came up with what they have now. Found that quite interesting. Also, it is thought the reason the Irish and Scottish accents are different is because of wanting to be individuals and different from other parts of the UK. Fascinating.
So is the Boston and New York accents. The dropping of the "r"s for example.
@@Retroearthling That's true. As far as America goes, New York and Boston (New England) accents are the only ones that are non-rhotic like the UK. The rest of America has rhoticity
@@captainbryce1 I love rhoticity chicken!
I'm English, live in the US. I love...
The opportunities
The food
The American accent
The weather
The beaches
My wife
And Arnold Schwarzenegger
PJ Dexter
You had me right up till the end... 😏
haha, my hero.
PJ Dexter + notices his wife comes in at number 6 🤔hmm has she seen this ?
Paula Tristan Absolutely, my first draft she was number 7 😜
PJ Dexter + lol poor wife has 😊👍
In Houston, we don't have an underground or subway system. We do have Metro buses and a light rail system which is $1.25, or about 90p to ride. We don't have zones, so in theory you could ride across the entire Metro area of Houston for a $1.25. It's $.50 for a transfer. We do have what we call Park & Rides, which are parking areas who can drive to from the suburbs and then take a bus into downtown and the most you will pay on that is $4.50, or a little more than 3 quid.
America being so large has regions with great weather, and regions with horribly unpredictable weather. Here in New England it's quite unpredictable you could have snow, rain and sunny sky's on the same day depending on the time of year.
You can hate our government. But the people are fantastic.
Lol you really don't eat all the food on your plate hence the reason they always offer a to-go box
Right? It's annoying that so many foreigners see our portion sizes and say things like "No wonder their country is fat" I've never eating with someone who's taken less than half their meal home for the next day. I really hope people don't come here and think they need to eat all that food in one sitting haha.
@@7kadenza762 You must only dine with toddlers and super-models. I can't remember any time in the past 10 years that I or someone I was with took anything home.
@@tynova4672 Really?! Wtf my friends and family always get the takeout boxes first to put half away. I thought this was a pretty normal thing. I don't have a toddler in my life and no models. Maybe we have different experiences based on where we live or where we dine.
@@tynova4672 I assume you're fat then?
@@TheJarOfJam Haha no I'm healthy.
“The reason why we cant have big houses is because of the cold weather.” Temperatures in the US get reallly cold. Not necessarily in California or Florida, but in Tennessee temperatures are on average 15-20 degrees during the mid day and for about a couple weeks it can be 1-5 degrees during the day. Summers 90- 100 degrees as well
c5 Gramsey Americans don’t pay nearly as much for fuel as Europeans. It translates into cheaper electricity and more waste.
Ha! Y’all should visit a restaurant in the US where strangers share the same table! You all would freak out! Lol 🤣🤣🤣
Ohio/Michigan has no weather certainty... 😂😂 haha
Madison Cochenour I live in Michigan and I totally agree 😂
Damn right. Ohio here. Dont like weather today? Just wait... 2mrw will be different. I hate it.
Minnesota has no weather certainty either XD
Y’all haven’t seen Florida 😂
Missouri here, know the feeling 😂
Here in Houston we throw guaranteed weather out the door. One minute it’s outing the next sunshine. One day forecast says snows, next thing ya know no snow. One day it’s cold as shit, the next it’s airy and humid.
Honesty I have a love/hate relationship in terms of weather here.
For all the Americans who are saying that they only hear negativity about Americans, I think America is fab!!! I love it when I meet friendly English people,but Iv had experiences where I have been friendly in return and before I knew it I had a weirdo on my case. That's why Brit's are more vary because of the dangers surrounding being friendly to the wrong person
Zabrina Bi yes a lot of people do like us!!!! And I do agree but they were not trying to be weird they were just trying to be nice. Maybe they heard their accents and wanted to comfort them in America! U just never know.😊
Thank you! 😊
=DDDD
I know this is an old video but the few times I ate in England the portions I got were quite large. I remember getting Fish and Chips in a restaurant and of the sizes on the menu I got a medium. When it came out the fish was so big it laid across the entire plate with both ends hanging over both edges.
“You look well...”
What kind of passive aggressive bullshit 😂
I love it
The weather here (American south) can be crazy unpredictable. One minute it’s sunny, humid, and very hot, then the next it’s pouring rain, the temperature has dropped 15 degrees, lightening is striking everywhere, there are 60 mph winds and a tornado came through and flew off with your dog. Then it’s sunny again.
Currently I’m waiting to see if I’m about to get a direct hit from a category 4 hurricane or if it’s going to avoid me all together. Fun.
Thanks so much for the video. I’m constantly hearing about how horrible my country is and that people don’t like Americans. It gets very stressful and has this way of making you feel guilty even when you’ve done nothing wrong. It’s so relieving to hear a few nice things for once.
Right!!! I want someone to say that I look well instead of fat. Lol
i remember last christmas i went outside to help my grandparents get their bags out of their car and i was wearing shorts and a t shirt... IN CHRISTMAS. then it snowed in like march or february xD
Meh you need thicker skin. I am nice to everyone I meet including people from other countries. I have also been lucky enough to travel to several countries other than my own. But when I hear people from other countries bashing us I just think oh well fuck em. Obviously you are gonna do what you want and probably won't even read this but I just can't even fathom getting stressed over what people on the other side of the planet think about us. When they can conquer our country I may have a different thought process but until then, fuck em, fuck em all.
Wuddah the Northerners dress like that in the winter anyway.
The weather here in Cache Valley Utah is insane, we're right by Idaho so we get all sorts of weather. 5-6 feet of snow on your doorstep in the winter and like 50+ feet in the mountains, the dry desert heat of like 115 degrees in the summer, 3 feet of rain a day on a bad day in the Spring and some of the coldest temperatures in all of America👌
I think the accents all depend - there are American accents that really grate on other American's nerves, too! British accents, also - some are truly beautiful to hear and some - not so much. I'm from Atlanta, Georgia, so my accent is beautiful. LOL. And BTW, not all Americans are loud - that can get on our nerves, too.
I love British shows (and almost exclusively watch them) because the actors look like real people! In America, you have to be thin and gorgeous. Not all of us are - hard to believe, but really! British actors actually look like someone I may know.
When strangers begin conversations, it gets old to us, too. A hello or comment, fine, but then back off! Let me eat, shop, etc. in peace.
Our restaurant portion sizes are ridiculously huge! Always plan for meals out to be at least 2 meals. Won't give up the free refills willingly, though!
Love your videos!
Jane Walton-Williams Oh yeah, I’m from southern Ohio, and the northern Ohio accents annoy me soooo much!
Yayy Atlanta
Jane Walton-Williams Yankee accents are the worst. Like nails on a chalk board to me.
Please don't throw all Southerners under the bus! I was born here and I DO NOT do that and hate it when someone does it to me. If you don't want to talk, just say 'Bless your heart' and walk/turn away. LOL. They'll know what you mean.
I have a heavy Brooklyn NY accent. The New York accent is historically non rhotic with R dropping at the end of words. Boston accent is non rhotic historically too. Many southern dialects are non rhotic. You have the Minnesota Accent, Boston accent, Louisiana Cajun accent, Southern drawl(Southern accent),Virginia Tide accent, Appalachian accent (Southern accent dialect), Texan accent (southern dialect), Pittsburgh accent, Northern inner cities accent(Midwest), North Carolina outer banks(very distinctive dialect), New England accent, and the general american accent(Accentless). There's such a variety in the US. There's different accents within NYC.
We are often good at starting conversations, but a great many of us have trouble finishing them.
Did you have anything more to say about that?
Ni999 lol, but seriously, with the rules of etiquette varying so wildly from person to person it can be difficult to just wrap up a conversation and part ways without coming across as rude. It's a big part of why a lot of conversations can drag on long after the people involved have run out of substantial things to say.
Excellent demonstration. Thanks!
Enjoying your guys’s videos - thanks! It’s refreshing to hear genuine appreciation for the US. I love it here :)
Joel says he loves snow. Try going to Syracuse, New York during the winter. They average 90" of snow each year. If you want "four seasons" , try Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, or Iowa. These states (and most of the "interior") have the misfortune of being really hot in the summer and really cold in the winter.
I live near Seattle, one of the very few places in the United States with a maritime climate similar to Britain (and most of northwest Europe). We get a few hot days in the summer, and a few really cold days in the winter, but in general, the winter is eight months of overcast skies, with a dollop of light rain or snow, and a couple of months of a really nice, sunny summer, with warm (but not sweltering) temperatures, and maybe a month or two of spring and autumn, which can be either nice or nasty, depending on the year. The people who live on the other side of the Cascade Range (mountains) have much colder winters and hotter summers, and far less rain than the 40" or so we get each year. There's a reason that 70% of the population of Washington state and Oregon live in the western third of each state. :)
Makes me miss Buffalo!!
I live in Syracuse, and you definitely want to avoid it in the winter. Snow snow snow snow snow as far as the eye can see.
I live in the southern part of the metro Atlanta area, and we have gotten some crazy weather, like hail in June, and heat in November, particularly on Thanksgiving. Y'all need to come down here to experience some southern hospitality.
Up in Wisconsin we got 2 feet of snow in late April
DON’T GO! IT’S A TRAP!
South is the best also I live in Georgia.
Americans get a kick out of our different regional accents. Whenever I've visited Texas, they ask me to say "coffee" and "water" in my NJ/NY accent...and I love your British accents 🇺🇸🇬🇧💙
xeniah4800 I have relatives in North Carolina. I'm from Northern Jersey, Hudson County. They get a sick out of me saying 'watuh''.(water)