Americans react to US/UK differences

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2025

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  • @alisonrandall3039
    @alisonrandall3039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We do have tumble dryers. But often choose to hang our cloth out to dry as it’s cheaper and better for the environment. It does not rain everyday here. The plug in the bathroom has never bothered me. I just plug my hairdryer in next to a mirror and dry my hair there. It’s no big deal.

  • @jackcarter5101
    @jackcarter5101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Very good reactions, but please remember not to call the UK 'England'.

  • @grahamsmith9541
    @grahamsmith9541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TV licence pays for the BBC. So that is 10 national stations. 4 Regional TV stations and local news opt outs from a national channel. 10 national and 40 local radio stations. Web site and streaming service where any program from the previous 30 days can be streamed. WITHOUT any advertisements interrupting.

  • @danhodson7187
    @danhodson7187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Also we have freedom..." - wtf??

    • @carlhartwell7978
      @carlhartwell7978 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They certainly have a lot more than us mate, you can get sent to prison or fined for a mean or spicy tweet (or even one that is deemed 'offensive', regardless of intent). Over here there's no provision for freedom of speech.

    • @michael_177
      @michael_177 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carlhartwell7978 Oh dont be ridiculous.

    • @carlhartwell7978
      @carlhartwell7978 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michael_177 Ridiculous? So we have freedom of speech in the UK?
      wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Communications_Act_2003/Section_127
      The list is long, so I don't expect you to read more than a few, but if you're not totally incessant about the UK still having freedom of speech, you might notice that a fair number of people have been 'criminalized' for 'speech'.

  • @thefridge6558
    @thefridge6558 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    On traffic lights, the lights actually go; Red, Red and amber, Green then they go green, amber, red. Basically its; stop, get ready, go then go, get ready to stop, stop.
    As for why we drive on the left, its actually from the days of horse riding and sword fighting. Your sword fighting hand was always the right. So if you're riding on the left you can draw your sword if needed. This just ended up passing over into cars since we already rode that side.

  • @michael_177
    @michael_177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We've got tumble dryers, but we just dont use them. Rather hang the clothes out to dry. just makes sense

  • @simonpowell1762
    @simonpowell1762 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tumble driers. We have them, but I consider them expensive. I could have one if I felt flush (rich). Many people will use the pipes (aka radiators) else dry racks, or washing lines during summer 👍🏼

    • @rachelc3279
      @rachelc3279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I totally agree, Simon. My parents never owned one, and I do not have space for one in my own house. I think they would also be a waste of energy when I am perfectly happy to dry everything outside or on clothes horses indoors. It seems that in general, the UK population are more energy/environmentally conscious than the US.

    • @MillsyLM
      @MillsyLM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had a tumble dryer either in my parents house or my own for the last 36 years and I've spent all that time in and around London. They are a lot more common than you think. About 95% of the houses I visit have one.

  • @SNMG7664
    @SNMG7664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On the TV license, you can pay it annually or monthly, once per household (only if that household watches TV, listens to the radio, or uses BBC online services, if you do none of these you don't have to pay) it is what funds the BBC instead of ads or potentially politically motivated donations. That's why all of the BBC TV channels, radio stations, websites and online services are all ad free. It's also why a lot of BBC TV shows have weird episode lengths when they air in the USA, they inject ads where there were none originally and/or cut content to make the episode fit in to a timeslot with the added ads. Makes watching shows that you know over there really confusing sometimes haha.
    Both Electric toothbrushes and shavers use the "shaver plugs" you find in bathrooms. These days probably more toothbrushes than shavers. Most of the shaving equipment I run in to is the wireless kind that you charge up, the chargers normally have a normal-type plug. I've never run in to a hairdryer with a shaver plug though, I guess people here tend to dry their hair in their bedrooms.
    We have a dryer in our house but they're not too common here, you don't just expect that people own them. People tend to use drying racks or just hang their clothes to dry on the radiators, since we have those big ol' metal plates that heat up in every room for heating most of the time instead of the ventilation type heating that is common in a lot of the USA
    UK ready made meals are actually food you can trust lol. Whole ready made refrigerated meals can be picked up pretty much everywhere, even the tiniest little corner shop. They're always pretty high quality. I think food safety requirements are a lot stricter over here than over there and they get reduced in price pretty quickly and then thrown out if they're not bought shortly after that. If you see a ready meal without a reduced sticker on it you can be confident it is fresh and edible. Will never forget the gas station egg sandwich I poisoned myself with in the US some years ago lmao. Never again.

  • @glastonbury4304
    @glastonbury4304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You pass on the left so you can use your sword as you charge down the escalator 😂

  • @MillsyLM
    @MillsyLM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Statistically we have less rainfall per annum (in terms of the number of days) than a large part of the Eastern Seaboard.

    • @andrewfurey2999
      @andrewfurey2999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That probably more due to lots of light rain instead of heavy downpours than the amount of time that it rains

    • @MillsyLM
      @MillsyLM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewfurey2999 agreed. It's also slightly fewer days per year as an overall statistic. The south and east being the drier part of Britain.

  • @sailing_raptor
    @sailing_raptor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the UK, if the room contains a bath, it's called a bathroom. Technically, other rooms which contain the means of having a shit, are called water closets but they're usually known by one of many other names, such as 'loo'.

  • @grahamsmith9541
    @grahamsmith9541 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Standing on the Right on London escalators. Dates back to the early days or escalators. When the start and finish was at an angle causing accidents when people bumped into each other stepping off. It is written into the bylaws for using the underground. So is letting people off the train before attempting to board.

  • @MillsyLM
    @MillsyLM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Slipping in a comment about something being "backward" in the context of this video isn't going to ingratiate you to any future British subscribers lol. Especially when you haven't fully grasped the concept which you clearly stated that you hadn't.

  • @helenwood8482
    @helenwood8482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who blow dries their hair in a steamy bathroom? That's lame. Electric toothbrushes run on batteries, but most people don't have them because brushing your teeth with a non-electric toothbrush is really not too exhausting.
    The escalator thing is only for London. Everywhere else in the UK, we are less uptight about who stands where. London is like another country, filled with bad-tempered crazy people. Do Americans think they are cars? It seems so.
    I have a tumble dryer in my garage. They are less common here because of lack of space and because we know drying clothes outside is better for us, the clothes and the environment. Who told you it's always raining here? We can go weeks without rain in the summer and even in the winter, it doesn't rain every day.
    The TV licence allows you to watch TV and get all the BBC channels )you also get a load of other freeview channels, but those are not ad free). The fee pays for the running of the BBC and means that all BBC channels are free of ads. Because it is a non-commercial set-up, programmes are made that do not cater to the lowest common denominator. This means we get informative, useful and entertaining TV with no ad breaks. Most Brits feel that Sir David Attenborough justifies the licence fee on his own. If you have a TV, you have to have a licence, but it's one per household, not one per TV and it's worth every penny.
    Having the light go to amber before green is very useful for cyclists, as we get a moment to be ready to pedal. The differences between UK and US driving are what makes the death toll so high on your roads, while ours are some of the safest in the world.

    • @sueandstu6534
      @sueandstu6534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said

    • @carlhartwell7978
      @carlhartwell7978 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not entirely true regarding the TV licence, you can own a TV but you can't watch LIVE broadcasts on it, you can watch DVD's and VHS or TH-cam and stream netflix etc.

  • @galoglaich3281
    @galoglaich3281 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think most european countries have tv licence ,but in ireland our national broadcasters RTE gets tv licence revenue and advertising whereas in the UK the BBC only has the licence revenue.

  • @Robr1701
    @Robr1701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Also we have freedom..." I would love to know just what restrictions on the liberty of UK citizens you think there are . Please take a look and react to some videos on UK work vacation time, maternity/paternity leave and even the NHS, it may surprise you to see some of the constraints that the American people put up with.

  • @Neil0014
    @Neil0014 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It doesn't rain here all the time in winter yeah but we have very beautiful summers.

  • @glastonbury4304
    @glastonbury4304 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tumble dryers are expensive, we put them on clothes line, raining all the time is a bit of a myth, we do have combined washers and dryers, but Sunday roast are not common in the US at all

  • @stephwaite2700
    @stephwaite2700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know anyone who doesn't have a tumble dryer. Many people hang laundry on the line in good weather.

  • @zebj16
    @zebj16 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi from London, traffic lights🚦:
    1. Green 🟢 - Go
    2. Yellow 🟡 - get ready to Stop (if approaching)
    3. Red 🔴 - Stop.
    4. Red AND Yellow 🔴🟡 - Stop (but get ready to Go)
    ... 1. (Back to) Green 🟢.
    Red & yellow lets you get ready (gives you time to get in gear in a manual, which is more popular here).
    Bigger difference, MANY more roundabouts than in the USA (these are different to traffic circles, since a roundabout doesn't have any traffic lights, it's continuous flow, there's a video somewhere).
    TV license is for watching live broadcast TV, so a "Smart TV" watching TH-cam don't need a license. Watch live BBC via "iPlayer" on your phone/laptop then you need a license (household not each individual). The BBC has no advertising, so the license pays for there programs.
    Always interesting to hear about other cultures, what is "normal" to me can be strange to someone else. Keep up the content.

    • @thecheekyamericans
      @thecheekyamericans  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This was really helpful, especially the traffic light explanation. Thanks!

    • @aaranross952
      @aaranross952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But we call yellow "Amber"

    • @zebj16
      @zebj16 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aaranross952 Yes, but this would just add confusion - the colour is called "yellow" in the USA, but "amber" in the UK.

  • @sailing_raptor
    @sailing_raptor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Traffic lights in the UK are amber, not yellow.

  • @andrewfurey2999
    @andrewfurey2999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Traffic lights from red to green go red,red and amber then green. Then going from green to red it's green, amber then red.

  • @TheQuietWalker1990
    @TheQuietWalker1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I find the supposed fact we Don't have dryers ridiculous, you could easily buy a washer/dryer so you both wash and dry your clothes in the same machine
    With a TV licence if you own a TV you pay a fee, which basically pays for the BBC and means the BBC is advert free

  • @catherinewilkins2760
    @catherinewilkins2760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We drive on the left, yes manual transmission cars, most popular. Green for go on lights, red and Amber both stop. Our electricity is higher than your 240 watts. So if you visit advise not to bring hairdryer. We walk anywhere, we do have dryers and condenser, don't know where that comes from. TV licence is to watch live TV, bbc is the one that gets the money, we hate the BBC, its rubbish.

  • @bobpeake968
    @bobpeake968 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the UK you have to pay for a TV licence if you have a TV in your house 159 pounds ( 244 USD) per year whether you watch it or not, the licence is for the BBC only and the other independent channels are free but you still have to pay for the licence even if you don't watch the BBC...When you buy a TV from a shop (store) you have to give proof of your identity and your address so that the Government know that you have a TV.

  • @vickytaylor9155
    @vickytaylor9155 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Our tv license covers the bbc. This is because they don’t have adverts. All other channels are free. If you have a device such as a tv or a laptop that is attached to the internet and watch live tv then you pay for the license.

  • @simonpowell1762
    @simonpowell1762 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey! Love the vids. Totally valid questions, and I get why you asked (driving/escalators/sidewalks). So, driving you got that. Escalators, stand on the right, is really London only, but it’s the opposite to driving. I don’t know why? Sidewalks, we have no real system, it’s a free for all 🤣 Else, great questions. Please comment anyone if you can clarify or disagree 👍🏼

    • @thecheekyamericans
      @thecheekyamericans  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The free for all walking in London really confused me last time I was there. I could never decide the best place to walk without running into someone!

    • @simonpowell1762
      @simonpowell1762 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thecheekyamericans it’s not a thing, but I see why it should be. School hallways did have a system at my school, but I forget which side was correct now ✌🏼

  • @sailing_raptor
    @sailing_raptor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you have a TV or a means by which to watch TV (such as a computer) in the UK, you must have a licence regardless of whether it's free to air or subscription, terrestrial, cable or satellite. The licence money funds the BBC - both TV, radio and web content. We have hundreds of TV stations, all of which are generally shit and just show BBC TV repeats but even if you're not going to watch the BBC, you have to have a licence.

  • @vickytaylor9155
    @vickytaylor9155 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We hang our washing outside on a line or on airers on a line.

  • @1066jojo
    @1066jojo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Geeat vid. Lights, green amber red, then in reverse.
    Tv licence is paid for by each household who watch live tv. If you stream only, so netflix etc you can opt out.
    We drive on the left because of swords. Most are right handed and draw your weapon to protect, you need your enemy on your right side.
    We also do way more roundabouts, zebra crossings, lollipop person and of course the NHS.

  • @glastonbury4304
    @glastonbury4304 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You put your tooth brush in a charger

  • @sailing_raptor
    @sailing_raptor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Electric toothbrushes are all rechargeable battery powered.

  • @alancook
    @alancook 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You will not see any commercials / advertisements on any BBC Tv or Radio platforms, including the BBC World Service, unlike on commercial stations. So how does the BBC get income? The answer is through the Tv license, which is currently £159 per year (around US $222) per household. In law, you have to have a license to view or record programmes on ANY channel, to stream programmes live on an online Tv service or to watch BBC programmes on their iPlayer. There is a big debate going on in the UK about whether the BBC should scrap the license fee and replace this with advertising, like other channels, but a large proportion of the public is resistant to this. The Tv programme Star Trek, and its various spin-offs, were shown on the BBC in the UK. It intrigued me why episodes were typically only around 43 to 45 mins long. The answer was, of course, that the rest of the 1 hour show was taken up by adverts in the US. I once viewed a Star Trek Enterprise episode in the US and the frequency and length of the adverts made it unwatchable. There was even a break after the opening credits. No thanks!

  • @sailing_raptor
    @sailing_raptor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everyone in the UK has a tumble dryer and our houses are not smaller than in the USA. People look at terrace houses in the UK and assume they're all the same all over the Country but if you go outside town and city centre's there are much bigger houses.
    Also, most people in the UK do not go to church. THe majority of the UK population profess to be aetheist.

  • @michaelmccarthy6464
    @michaelmccarthy6464 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    we say herbs you say it without h

  • @SNMG7664
    @SNMG7664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oi the UK has 6 letters! UKGBNI!

  • @simonpowell1762
    @simonpowell1762 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tv license. If you don’t pay and don’t watch, you’re ok 👌🏼 I don’t know exactly, but the fee is for the BBC channel only.

  • @glastonbury4304
    @glastonbury4304 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have Freeview TV , but we pay a license to the BBC that's why they are the best channel in the world , however if we take the license fee away we will have channels like America, adverts all the time ....pffft

  • @djstona5284
    @djstona5284 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The USA has such terrible workers rights compared to the uk .. I guess we have better workers unions. We pay extra taxes for free healthcare, by Law your employer has to give u vacations ( unpaid) and at least 1 brake for every 4-5 hours of work Iv'e actually lived in the USA, Life in the UK is so much easier.

  • @petermizon4344
    @petermizon4344 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    BBC LICENSE IS FIR ALL TV INCLUDING SKY BUT ITS A RECIEVERS LICENSE REALY BUT MIST OF THE MONEY GOES TO MAKING PROGS OF ALL KINDS, FREEVIEW IS FREE WITH ABOUT 100 CHANNELS, TBE FEE IS ABOUT 150 POUNDS WHICH I THINK IS NOT BAD, SKY IS MORE EXPENSIVE WITH JUST THE SAME AMOUNT OF REPEATS,

  • @jamesguitar7384
    @jamesguitar7384 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry I'm a bit pissed right now. ( the real meaning of the word )

  • @michaelmccarthy6464
    @michaelmccarthy6464 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    we go on yellow