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Yellowstone has over 2,000,000 acres. If she only saw a parking lot that’s because she never got out of the parking lot.
to truely enjoy yellowstone, u need a small crew of 3 to 4 pickup truck to really go to places u wouldn't go if ur alone. that go for a lot fo teh national parks in teh US.if u solo like her, ull be in teh largest parking lot like she describe cause a lot of the famous tourist spot is just a big parkin lot fo tourist.
@@yia01the fuck did you say?
F'in A bro F'in A
She didnt say all she saw was a parking lot, her comment was that it WAS a parking lot, which tupically is a reference to heavy traffic, long waits in traffic and those are very accurate descriptions of summer in Yellowstone.
@@yia01 Not sure where you get that idea. I used to live right next to yellowstone (now I'm 5 hours away) and I've never felt the need to have a "crew." There are much more remote places with worse roads in Wyoming and Montana than yellowstone.
She didn't drive "all across" America. She drove around the West. Driving in the east, south and northeast is way different from driving out west.
well she is a travel youtuber or w/e it is... of course she would stick around the west parts. which is a shame, east coast has so much to it thats wildly different than the west.
And she missed some incredible scenery, food and cities by not having visiting the rest of the country! Culture? All major cities across the country have amazing museums, art exhibits, and theaters.
As others have said, she drove through the western US, which has a southwest culture, not to be confused with the southern culture of the southeast, a Los Angeles / southern culture, a Pacific NW coastal culture extending from about Monterey Bay to the Canadian border, and cowboy wild country of Montana, Wyoming, and Nevada (except Las Vegas of course). She has not experienced New England, New York, Southern, Midwestern, Appalachian, southern Florida, or Creole cultures, which are considerably different! Can't forget Hawaiian culture, though normally considered western US.
Though we lack the rich history of Europe and the plethora of languages (thank god!), there is still a world of different geographies and climates -- everything Europe has to offer, and then some!
@@janfitzgerald3615 She's not dead, she can make another trip.
@@lkajiess I didn’t say she wouldn’t return, I simply pointed out she missed some beautiful scenery.
No way this girl just said counting 4 cars at a 4way stop is a mental workout
For her it is.
I'm not sure she got good instructions on that one. 😂
Europeans severely underestimate how big it is.
The reason for the "month, day, year" order in the USA comes from a wall calendar. When finding a date you flip first to the month, then the day, and it is perfectly logical to me.
Agree!
I heard that the English, many many years ago, used to write the date format as month-day-year, and then at some point in history the English adopted the European format. And I learned this fact from Laurence from Lost in the Pond.
Thank you for this! This makes sense to me though I wasn't sure why we do it in this order and everywhere else make sense to me as a US citizen.
It also makes sense when using excel. You can sort columns and keep items from each month together.
Also it’s in the way we speak instead of “January 15th” they may say “the 15th of January”
I'm kind of blown away by how little she learned in 6 months in the few states she visited.
Yeah, she visited it looks like about 10-12 states out of 49 on the continent. She missed the whole eastern and mid which is a lot different than the west coast and mountains.
Yeah I was just saying she didn’t visit the South really. Texas but there is a lot more to it. And what about New York and the middle of the country. She missed a lot!
Not touching the east coast or the Midwest, she missed out on places where she didn't have to drive
I didn't hear anything about California either.
Her channel documents her travel and experiences. Yes, if she lived here, she would experience more - but many of us in who LIVE in the US haven’t even traveled to all parts of the this country (me included). I think she does an excellent job - better than many who come and make conclusions after just one week or two (you can read see/read those opinions all over the place).
The one complaint I found a bit strange however was her confusion about what to do at 4 way stops. It’s not that hard to figure out - and she’s obviously not a dummy.
Americans used to talk about politics more openly amongst each other. However, things are so polarized now that we have learned to table that discussion because differences are so vast.
Fun fact: we use that phrase, to table the (thing,) exactly opposite depending on which side of the pond you're on. Over here in the US, we use it the way you did. In the UK that would mean to bring the discussion up for discussion.
She didn't travel all over the U.S., she drove up and down the west coast.
She sounded like some kind of “cave woman” when she complained about not being able to go inside places barefoot with her dog.😂👍
I think most of those rules and what not are to prevent lawsuits if something goes wrong.
@@dew02300it also has to do with health codes. Especially the dog thing; it was only just in the last few years dogs were allowed even on patios
Don’t be a left lane cruiser, get out of the way. We have things to do 👍🇺🇸🤘🤘
@@halah34exactly. People don't seem to care anymore that some people are allergic to animals.
Yes, and leave it to Americans to wreck the privilege. I was at a patio having beers a couple weeks back, someone brought their 160 lb Great Dane with them. It was spilling everyone's beer, bumping into people, stepping on them, trying to eat off people's table, they were there for several hours and just laughed it off like "oh, this is just how he is. Is that ok?"
I think the reason she thinks cost are higher for food is her vegan diet, also shopping at Whole Foods markets are very expensive for organic grown vegetables .
Ever watch her videos. She dies pay attention to other foods at stores and restaurants. America is ranked 41 highest. So compaiered to her travels and first world countries she lived in America food is higher.
Yes, if an area has a Whole Foods they probably have a Sprouts, Trader Joes or other Organic Food store cheaper than Whole Foods.
In Colorado (most of the West) big Supermarkets have larger Vegan selection’s (my town does) and options for various allergens (that’s my problem).
Yea but the thing is gmo and most harmful pesticides are illegal in Europe so their food is already at the organic standard so their food is better for you and cheaper
“The food is bad. I’m a vegan.”
LMFAO. That’s why the food tastes so horrible.. Not saying you can’t have good salads or vegetables.. but trying to pass plant compost off as meat.. 🥩
Vegan food is disgusting. 🤢🤮
Real quick… she said that she drove “across the country.” Unfortunately she did NOT. She only saw 1/3 of the country, and if we count in the other areas in the Caribbean and pacific, she only saw 1/4 of the country. Please keep this in mind if you are going to follow the people online. Always ask the locals and make friends locally before traveling!
she went to the west and soutwest. skipped the East coast, the south, the midwest, the Great Lakes. sorry, not liking this inaccurate description.
In America, you can pretty much find every climate and landscape as well as of ethnicities.
The no shoes, no shirt, no pants policy is mainly to protect the the customer from cuts and broken broken objects as well as public decency
And insurance policies usually require that.
Less decency and more liability. Those slip and fall people.
Ppl used to go barefoot when I was growing up, but some abused it either with lawsuits or just coming in looking crazy.
Not to mention germs and bacteria.
All the needles on Cali beaches and glass on the walkways, you better have shoes
What a lot of people from Europe forget is each state has its own laws and taxes.
County to County it’s different. They seem very lazy brained when they visit
Our states really are like their own individual countries. And just like European countries, the States all work together to keep a general order and peace.
not just that city to city can be different sales taxes
VAT tax is 20% yet Europeans complain about 6% sales tax.
Ga is 6% in state tax but then each city, county may have added a penny or two for some project. Grocery stores actually have different taxes within the store. Edibles are different than non edibles in Ga. I went to Australia and there they pre-add the taxes so whatever the price is that’s what you pay. You’re still paying taxes and many people don’t even know how much is taxes.
Only tip when your waited on . Not when buying a coffee. Or a fast food meal through a drive through.
Tip if you want!
And she was on the west coast... everywhere here gets minimum wage by law. Tipping isnt required.
In the US, garbage usually includes food scraps etc., where trash is just paper, plastic etc. The barefoot thing is a health department requirement.
To me trash and garbage are the same and I lived in America all my life
@@low2749 If you were going through old personal papers while cleaning out your desk and collected them to throw away would you call that garbage?
I assure you that she was in the presence of many, many, many more guns than she was aware of. I live in an open carry state, but I have my concealed weapons permit, so you’d never know I had one on me, and I ALWAYS DO.
Especially in Texas (even before permitless carry).
We have permitless carry here in my state too. If the gun isn’t carried, it’s in the car or truck. I don’t carry mine, but it’s in the car. On a police stop, it’s the first question they ask. It’s not, “Do you have any weapons.” It’s “where’s your gun.”
People from other parts of the world perceive that we’re walking into saloons fully holstered and looking for gunfights.
@@steved2656wait we are not. Let me holster.
As do alot of responsible Americans. She doesn't understand people don't carry to scare or intimidate people. I blame mainstream media and movies for that impression on people.🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
The U.S. is about 38 times larger than the U.K. She spent 6 months exploring America. That would be like spending 5 days exploring the U.K., and how much of the U.K. can you really see in 5 days? Her 6 months only gave her a slight taste, and a lot of what she thinks represents all of America doesn't really. You could spend 10 years exploring the U.S. and only just start to really get to know it!
I live in NJ, the culture from north to central to south is way different. The culture on the shore to the Water Gap is different as well. That's in one small state, having at least 6 very different ways of living life.
Which is why it's easier to find areas with no sidewalks. Inevitably there will be many regions of low population density that do not necessarily justify the placement of sidewalks.
Unfortunately, there's lots of Americans who never really leave their home town. We really should get to know our own neighbors.
@@FourFish47 That's like a news story I read years back, that said there's a small percentage of people that live their whole life in the city they are born in, never traveling outside it. I'm not a city person, so I can't imagine spending all your life in an urban environment, never experiencing forest, mountains, desert, etc.
I've lived in the USA my entire life and there are places that she's seen that I haven't. Unless you have the privilege of money and time, you are never going to see everything that the country has to offer.
Sorry, I'm just answering questions as they come. But, Yellowstone is absolutely breath taking. You have to go when it isn't peak season and get out of your car and go see things off of the main roads. Also, it's actually against health codes to not wear shoes in most public places and many don't allow animals, other than service animals, because of health codes.
You can turn at red lights, unless a sign says you can't, and you have to look to see if it's clear.
No shirt no shoes is a legal thing. It's old health code. Put on some shoes hippy.
100%
"Put on some shoes hippy" 😂🤣
She did NOT drive all across the US. She drove through the western US. It'd be like if I spent 5 days driving from Liverpool to Middlesbrough then to Hull looking at scenery and talking to people then came home and said I saw ALL of the UK.
Love it when she said worst drivers on Nevada and Montana, hon you have not seen enough of America if that's your take 😂😂😂
And basing the whole of UK on that experience
@@bishop51807 she should try driving in Boston, MA.
Completely agree. As someone who has been to east coast, west coast, and a lot in between, things can change a lot. A server in Washington state is not going to be as nice as the server in Georgia. California people are a lot different from Florida people. Lol
Yup, and in spite of everything that was shown, indicates she met a few people, but everybody she interacted wit along the way treated her Very Nicely, But, at the end, she took the Time to get in a few Parting Shots at Us and America in general. That's like going to a friend's house, having a Good Time, where Everybody treated you like a King, and As You leave, you make sure to take a Piss in their Potted Plants, and Aquarium
nevada driver here. if she was driving 60mph anywhere on our highways or freeways, she’s the dangerous one. 65mph-75mph minimum, and people tend to drive 10-15 over the speed limit, so, yeah…she’s gonna get the middle finger from most everyone
Funny she can afford whole foods, has traveled the world, yet she was driving an old Ford expedition lol
The areas without sidewalks, in America, are usually buiness zones. Businesses expect you to drive into the lot and park while you shop. Most places dont charge for parking. However, in suburbs, and places zoned for residential areas tend to have sidewalks. In larger cities they have sidewalks on every street.
We live in the city of Colorado Springs and have no sidewalks in our neighborhood...all residential...many neighborhoods have sidewalks, but our neighborhood is made up of 1 to 3.5 acre lots...we can also have horses.
Right... also more rural areas. I live on a suburban/rural fringe so while I'm in a small, older subdivision we don't have sidewalks or curbs. We also have well and septic.
She mentioned “Whole Foods” which is one of th e most expensive options for quality food, but nearly every grocery has an organic section and offers organic options alongside other produce for more than the normal-organic, but much less than “Whole Foods”
Its not even quality anymore its just expensive
Whole foods is just marketing.
@@nfurber2 near us is a store named “ Whole Foods” which is much more expensive. I thought it was a chain, but maybe not.
@@johnnamaravelis4093a chain owned by Amazon. If it's the same as all the others.
@@johnnamaravelis4093
It is a chain store an expensive one .
My wife and I went for a walk early this morning (6 am) on a path by our local river. We came across joggers, other walkers, people walking their dogs. Each and every one of them smiled and wished us a "good morning". I did not think it was anything unusual. I know if my wife and I had any problem (we are in our 70s) some one would have stopped to help us. Life in middle America is great.
When he said it would be weird to see people when you're out, and they smile and are friendly to you, I was thinking how sad that must be to live in a place where people being friendly to each other is odd!
Cheers!! 😊 I hear other countries keep to themselves when walking because they're suspicious of anyone being nice. That's just pathetic. Who's going to attack you when you're being nice to them? 😊
It may be weird to them, but when they get back to their country, they always talk about how nice it is.
I was crabbing off a pier in Oregon yesterday and struck up conversations with so many other people while I was there. Almost everyone that walked by stopped to talk....
The most valuable conversation I had was with a 90+ year old man that had never been to the pier. He was walking with a cane and walking really slow...I asked where he were he was heading “in such a rush”. He said he was trying to get to the other side of the bay so his family could pick him up. I had to tell him the pier didn’t go to the other side...it’s a dead end.
After a 15 min conversation I offered to drive him to the other side but he declined.
@@FourFish47I agree. But then I remembered about how Ted Bundy used to pretend he was injured so he could get someone to help him. . .Then he murdered them.
I don't get into strangers cars.
@@FourFish47 an armed society is a polite society.
I've been a nomad living in a Motorhome for 5 years I'm still discovering amazing places every year . No end in sight.
She's basing her opinions on the west coast mostly. We have plenty of cities that have sidewalks, bike lanes,, buses, cabs, lift drivers, and subways to get you around. Not everyone owns a car... plenty of people walk or bike where they want to go. Such as my town I can walk to the local convenience store, Mcdonald's, Popeyes, Bakery, Hair and nail salon, local library, and an array of small shops, and even to my Dentist's office. The Walmart is a bit farther so I have much of my groceries delivered. I live literally a 10-minute drive to Baltimore which is a pretty big city...there are sidewalks everywhere, bus stops, and yes people do drive as well. We don't all own pickup trucks but many people buy them to haul around larger items instead of paying for a delivery service. But it's not their only vehicle. And we still have plenty of manual transmission cars and trucks... in fact, most of our Sports cars use manual over automatic for better performance. I was taught to drive on a manual transmission. Many states still require that you learn before you can get a driver's permit. As restaurants and paying the bill... many places where you can pay with a credit card right at your table without having contact with the waiter to pay or they will bring the card machine to you. Some places still do it the old-fashioned way and take your card to the cashier for payment. As for store purchases we don't have VAT taxes included in our prices, we have state and local taxes on items we buy so you do pay more at the register. nobody in America gets around taxes... hahaha
Judging by her video clips she spent more time traveling around and seeing our State Parks and sites... she was in areas where many small towns don't have sidewalks on main roads or streets but they will have them in residential areas.
As for traveling outside of the country... many many people do and they do it frequently. I did for many years until my health declined. But I traveled to Europe on many occasions, many Caribbean islands, traveled to Spain, Portugal, Chile, Mexico, Guatemala, Taihiti, China, Japan, Canada, and of course England...and more. I am well-traveled as are my in-laws, I have a sister in law that travels numerous times a year. For me, it's the states I haven't traveled to that much so I want to buy an RV and travel all over and see as much as I can before I die.
Excellent response. Last year, we bought a 5th wheel to travel--I have a serious aversion to flying and hate hotel rooms, though I would love to go to Europe someday. The clock is ticking, though, and there are so many places I want to see in America first.
I feel like she barely scratched the surface of the US. I still find places and I was born there.
True..I was born and raised in Ohio and it's shocking how much is in this state off the main highways
if you're going 60 on a Montana highway and don't let people pass you deserve jail time
LOL - same in California!!! Some of our roadways are old and with so much congestion (even in rural areas) you’re causing a traffic jam
She is tripping thinking its about her not being able to go fast, when in reality it is blocking those who can. Get out the way lady lol!
As a former resident and frequent traveler....can confirm and agree. 80 - 100 is the standard for traveling across montanas long highways
Concur
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Manual transmissions are how we keep 20 somethings from driving
FYI, food sold in the grocery store that isn’t ordered by you or cooked specifically for you isn’t taxed. No sales tax on food in the grocery store, or even prepackaged snacks in the minimart.
The funny thing about the three places she named as her favorite places in America are literally the most empty places in the entire country
That’s the charm. Wilderness, wildlife, mountains, nature… just the right amount of people to have room to flex. lol
And probably the most she ever saw, if I listened correctly.
That's exactly what I said when I watched this video
@@brandenklarner4879 Well, she learned something about country folk in the West. That's about it.
Lol so true
Hasn’t she ever hear about “The Ugly American” and applied it to herself as “The Ugly European”? I had it hammered into my head that different cultures had different social expectations; and I was to adapt to them. Viva la’ difference!
She really enjoyed her trip to the US and was very respectful of the culture if you watch her videos.
I agree that there are some TH-camrs’ reactions to America that fit into that Ugly European category. But I don’t really put her into that category. Her videos are interesting on her channel. I think she’s a bit of a nature-girl looking for a place to fit in - and she certainly could find her niche to fit into if she ever moved here.
One thing with Europeans is that they don’t like our tipping system. She made the little dig about paying a livable wage… but at least she adapted and left nice tips. It’s shocking how many Europeans take an “ugly” stance on that, and think they don’t need to tip 15-20% when they come. It’s really simple… when you travel, you adjust to the norms of the country you are visiting. You don’t debate why you personally don’t like those norms and refuse to abide by them. That is incredibly disrespectful.
Ah, she is alright. I got a kick out of her. Enjoyed the video. And by the way. You had guns all around you, just about everywhere there are people there are guns, unfortunately. Americans are a bit insane regarding guns. 😢
@@Pb20441Stop. Just stop. You said it yourself. She was almost guaranteed to be surrounded by funs for most of her trip. Yet she made it home completely unscathed. Cry harder.
Tips for tipping: if you’re getting sit down service of good quality- 20%, excellent 25% Buying food at a counter- if someone has made your food in a kitchen- 15-20. For just a coffee (barista) $1. For buying prepared food , no tip
It's not about the condition of your feet, it's about your safety, and their fear of being sued if you're injured.
You have to remember that (1) she's vegan and (2) she doesn't like crowds -- hence why she skipped Vegas and didn't enjoy Yellowstone.
I skip all the big cities as they are nothing but dumpster fires and high prices for nothing. They are ALL the same EVERYWHERE in the world. Yellowstone is ONLY good if you go backpacking and she had a dog and dogs are NOT allowed in the National Parks... Of course she did not like Yellowstone with its endless traffic jams due to a Bison sighting... and yes, Old Faithful is frankly a MASSIVE disappointment after the LONG drive to get there and in High summer it is HORRIFIC, but go in late fall, oh my, it is heaven. As for the food, yes/no, depends what TYPE Of food you want. If restaurant food, then I would agree UNLESS you know the LOCAL places to go, NOT the chain restaurants. NEVER go in a chain corporate barf place. Always, ALWAYS go to the hole in the wall diner. They almost ALWAYS have good food(DO NOT order hamburgers!!! Order the Daily chef's special, it is ALWAYS good, ALWAYS!!! and it is cheap in near all cases because THEIR customers are all the locals who eat at their diner VERY often.)
vegas is the bomb. everyone should go there once. a total blast.
@@tekay44 Vegas was a blast in the 70s, now not so much. The drunks alone are off putting, so many people dressed in shorts, wife beaters, and sandals. Nobody dresses for dinner no matter how fancy the restaurant. Las Vegas has lost its sparkle. Oh yeah, and all the hawkers selling their wears is annoying as heck.
@@tekay44 one place I aim to avoid my whole life. 🙄
She's making a lot of generalizations based on what she THOUGHT was a large portion of the US. She's also a person who thought it was odd that she couldn't walk barefoot into a diner. You don't have to tip and when you do 15% is enough. The service is better anyway. Exaggerated the driving, she's just used to a different, not necessarily better or correct way of driving.
Yes. 15% is standard tip. Restaurants would like you to give more, but that is extra.
The insult tip is one penny. You spent the effort to leave something, but that something came with an unwritten note of "you sucked"
@@m2hmghb That's why I always have at least one penny in my pocket,just in case!
I am an American driver. I think she got it right. ☺
Has she ever been on the Autobahn? Those Germans may not be driving Ram trucks, but if you're tooling around at 60mph and clogging traffic, you're going to get some cross looks, flashing lights and horns.
4 way/All Way Stop - First person there goes first. If there is a tie, the person on the right goes first.
Garbage Vs. Trash - trash tends to refer to mixed material refuse, garbage tends to include wet material like food refuse.
No shirt, no shoes = no service - most US jurisdictions have health regulations that do not allow shirtless or shoeless attire around food service.
Most Americans dont talk about politics to each other in general. Its mainly social media. Most of us hate the subject and just want a break. Also, the American accent is original British accent
Exactly.It's expressly on the taboo list for "polite company", which includes strangers. We don't talk about religion or politics in that context. She wasn't special because she was foreign. People were just giving her the normal politeness. Remember those nice Americans she was talking about earlier?
If I lived in a tiny place like the UK, I'd definitely get a passport. In the U.S. Its so huge and diverse you can leave your "world" and find many different "worlds" all in the U.S.
I can't remember the last time I had political conversation with someone in person who I didn't know. We don't all just go around talking politics.
You are lucky. I can't escape stupid political opinions, and if I don't reply to them appropriately, it is assumed that I am an "enemy" from the other side. American narcissism shows up most in political discussions. So over it
True but we are in the most dramatic or important historic times and I'm in my later '60s. We are on the brink of either losing our country for slavery and massive depopulation or the most exciting ascension throwing off the controlling cabal, and into freedom and new technologies l I t e r a l ly
Yeah she didn't escape because she's a foreigner. She escaped because it's on the list of things not to talk about in polite company -- religion, politics and money. It makes you wonder about her perceptivity in traveling the country because there's some other things she said that shows she doesn't really understand what she encountered. And if you think a four-way stop is rocket science that might partly explain it.
Go to Yellowstone in the winter and do a snowmobile tour! The park is empty except for snowmobiles and snow busses. ALSO... go from Cody, Wyoming. There's much less traffic from that side.
Right of way at a 4way stop starts at the far right and goes clockwise. If there are already cars at the stop when you arrive, it continues going clockwise until it gets to you.
Even if you are on the opposite side and both are going straight?
If two cars arrive at the same time, yield to the car on the right.
She did not drive across America. She explored a small portion of the west coast out of 50 states and then based the entirety of the USA on that.
She drove across America, North to South. She drove from Texas to Alaska and back. Over 9000 miles. That counts.
@@kassper82 😆 No it doesn't, bro. She went primarily through the west coast. There's still 40 more states.
@@kassper82I've driven from Florida to New Mexico, and to New York State and to Tennessee. I've visited Alaska, Mexico, Bahamas, Canada. Each area had a different culture, flavor, beauty and vibe. If you drive from Texas to Alaska, if you're driving through, you're going to see some beautiful country, but you're primarily experiencing the West and you're probably going to see just as much Canada as U.S.A. territory. Just living in 3 different parts of Florida and visiting others, I can attest to each area feeling different. Culturally speaking, some areas are so far South you're North again. In parts of Florida, Miami, Venice, parts of Orlando, it's more like being in New York or Boston because you get so many Northerners moving to those places. And when you get so many tourists visiting and then moving here, it's no wonder it seems like nobody can drive- nobody learns the nuances of driving for the state they're in. Like in South Carolina, it almost seems like it's required to slow down to 5 miles per hour and rubberneck at every single stopped car along the highway. But I digress... Each state different culture. Sidewalks DO exist in cities and neighborhoods with high population density, but not big in areas that are much more spread out because if you can't walk to town, (as is the case with most western states where you have a lot of people that prefer to live further out, you're going to have your car or truck and there's usually plenty of parking close to where you're going.
I'm like drunk and half asleep right now so my memory might be a bit off but I believe at a 4 way stop sign intersection it is "first come first serve" but if multiple vehicles arrive at the same time you let the vehicle to your right go first.
This is why it's called "right of way" in some places driving teacher will tell you when another person come first to the intersection let them go first then it's the car to the right, though if you and the car across from you is going strait as are you both go at the same time.
My husband and I drove that exact route when we went to Yellowstone Park. There are so many things to see if you you just pull over and get out of your car.
Plenty of sidewalks in American towns and cities
It's in places where foot traffic isn't common or expected that you don't see them
Sales tax, depends on the state
General groceries aren't taxed, but in some states "luxury foods", like candy and alcohol, are taxed.
States that do have a sales tax are generally below 8%
They show you their price, then add the government imposed expense
In the UK and EU, you've got the 25% VAT built into the sticker
So the EU "sales tax" is higher, but generally out of sight, out of mind
32° is freezing 212° is The temp at which water boils. Fahrenheit are smaller units so temperatures are much more precise in Fahrenheit than in Celsius
I love how she’s suspicious of EVERYTHING. Stay in Europe where you don’t tip, the prices are triple, the portions are minuscule and the service sucks, but you don’t have to tip. The month first is best. When being told a date for something you get an idea of the place in the year. Rather than thinking of the first day of every month. If you’re confused it’s not because of us
It's funny how you can give your opinions and thoughts, but can't respect her opinions and thoughts. I guess I am an American who was raised in a different manner.
Tipping etiquette is you must tip for delivery, sit down service and manual service such as driving to carrying.
For Yellowstone, go in early October and it isn't busy at all. Stay in West Yellowstone. I grew up in Washington, and I have lived in San Francisco, Phoenix, Canada, and Utah. Washington state is my favorite state- the rivers, mountains, forests, and lakes are spectacular, also, the North Cascades, Olympic National Park, the Puget Sound= INCREDIBLE! Montana, Utah, Oregon, and California are all amazing. Come ski in Utah! The East Coast is great, but the West is the Best!! Love your videos!
Driving from Houston to LA, about half the trip is getting out of Texas.
Yess! Like 1500 miles just to get across Texas!
862 miles on I10. It's the worst drive ever. I'm from Texas and hate that drive.
I'm glad to meet others who have made that drive. I've done it more than I care to count. It was a 3-day drive - 1 ½ days to get across Texas and 1 ½ days to cross new Mexico, Arizona and arrive in LA! It's pretty darn desolate for most of the drive.
The no shirt no shoes issue is equal parts health code and safety issue. The US is a very litigious country. Having worked in many restaurants in the US, the amount of broken glass on the floors at any given time would terrify you. You can never find it all to clean it all up. And someone being allowed to come in barefoot and they cut their foot on a shard of glass will sue the crap out of the restaurant... after bleeding everywhere.
Totally agree 👍
In addition to that, not sure why anyone would want to walk barefoot in a public place where everyone else has walked with thier dirty shoes. Kind of gross
Just driving down the road in CA north to south along the coast is gorgeous. By the ocean, forests, mountains. Right on the edge of the continent.
In the US you aren't expected to tip 20% if they don't give full sit down service. Many Americans don't tip at all for takeaway and we tip a lesser percentage for buffets or service in which the waiter doesn't really serve you. They put it on there as an option because they HOPE you will tip more.
In the US the whole issue with not wearing shoes in those places are because it goes against most health codes and it's also an insurance liability for the store if you step on something or have some thing drop on your foot
Exactly
Jengle 1970, this is it EXACTLY! You stated clearly the reason. It violated the health code! It opens the business to liability.
You are exactly right! In the US all businesses that have indoor food service require shoes and shirts. Businesses who ONLY do business outside, such as a lemonaide stand on the beach, do not require shoes.
It's a new trend in America to put tip requests on the credit card machine for businesses where you wouldn't normally tip. Don't fall for it.
Anything where you're getting your food or drink to go or not getting table service, you don't tip. Starbucks, Subway sandwiches, etc, you'll be asked for a tip but it's not expected. Don't feel bad not giving a tip if you don't receive table service.
GOOD table service!!!!
A tip is not expected. You can tip.
Only servers get paid very low wages and rely on tips. The rest get paid a fair wage for their work. Not a living wage, because it's not a job that is meant to be a career.
No one in Europe would like living in US once they start working 40+ hours per week with only 2 weeks of paid vacation (holiday) and about 7-9 paid holidays.
@@CafeRacer1975 Waitressing used to be just about the only entry level job you could earn a liveable wage on.
--I started out serving in restaurants(as a teen) & only the cooks were picking up their checks. Every few months management got upset about it & began passing out stacks huffing & puffing at us about how we get paid weekly & it's our responsibility to pick it up, lol.
They were shameful for the amount of work & crap we put up with, so most would be too annoyed to see those weekly(some weeks that chk may be the deciding factor of whether you should just burn the place down).
I am a good tipper, but at Starbucks, they have to be great to get 1$ tip. Its not table service.
The gun review section. It’s almost guaranteed she was around way more guns than she realized since most people conceal carry firearms
The way she explained crossroads is pretty accurate today because no one has patience. Legally if two cars arrive at the crossroad at the same time, the driver to the right has the right of way.
Lots of restaurants only have one machine to scan credit cards, so the employee has to go there to scan the card and then bring it back to you to sign and add what you want to apply as a tip.
Two things you don't talk about with strangers, Religion and politics.
Wages too
Or, immigration or 2A
Or asking them dose this smell like shi.. to you. Or have you ever been bonded in the a.. by a rhino before
I'm an American I lived in Germany for 6 years traveled all over Europe absolutely love it
She really didn’t see much of the US, she just stayed out in the west. There are some beautiful places in the rest of the country. And most regular grocery stores have organic sections, she paid a premium going to Whole Foods! 😮
3 hour dive is like going for groceries in Texas.
Wait…what?! It appears she came to the US with a lot of erroneous preconceptions. Yellowstone is not all parking lots, yes there are large parking lots because so many people visit! She must not have moved any distance away from her vehicle, it’s beautiful there! That would be true of most of our national parks and monuments. I am very fortunate that I have visited 49 of the 50 states, Hawaii is the only one I haven’t visited. What a beautiful and diverse country we live in!
Living in Washington and having lived in other states, I think Washington drivers are mostly polite, in my town we have some signs reminding people to “Drive Friendly”. Yes there are many pick up trucks in the US , but I would say SUV (sport utility vehicles) are more prevalent. If you’re going to visit and drive in the US, it’s a good idea to know the bigger rules if the road, right turns on red when traffic is clear, slower drivers should stay in the right lanes on multiple lanes highway. Sidewalks? Most cities, towns and suburbs have them, when you get out in rural areas probably less so. Here in Washington pedestrians have the right of way, so if they enter the crosswalk as you’re approaching in your vehicle, you are required to stop and wait for them to cross.
There are open carry states where you’re more likely to see people with guns. It appears to me, and from the states that she visited, she was visiting through mostly rural areas, so you’re more likely to see both pick up trucks and guns.
“Trash food”, she probably was referring to fast food or junk food. When traveling there are plenty of small restaurants that serve really outstanding food. Being vegan she’s not experiencing the wide variety of foods grown in the US, and if she limited her shopping to Whole Foods, that’s a really upscale organic grocery store and expensive. I’ve heard that restaurants in the UK are more expensive than they are here, and if you don’t tip, you’re leaving your server wondering if they didn’t provide good service or there was something wrong with the food and you didn’t tell them so they could get you something else. Also, as she said, they are usually paid minimum wage because the restaurant owners presume customers will be tipping.
No shirt, no shoes, no service has been around for a long time, for health reasons and also so a customer doesn’t step on something that may have fell on the floor and injured their foot before the restaurant had time to clean it up. Restaurants allow service dogs, but not generally other dogs, again for health reasons and because other diners may be uncomfortable around them.
I hope on her next trip she visits other areas of the country such as the Midwest, New England, the east coast and the southern states…and not stick to just very rural areas. Her favorites, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada are not only rural, they have very low population levels and the population is spread out. Lastly many people don’t leave the US because of the cost, transatlantic and transpacific flights are very expensive, it’s not like you can take Amtrak or drive. And we have such a diversity of climates, two oceans which are very different from each other, states where it’s hot/tropical and states where you can enjoy snow sports, such as world class skiing. And yes, I have traveled out of the country.
Very well said and explained
It's funny you say that Washington drivers are mostly polite. I live in Washington too, and always joke they're some of the worst drivers. Though they are a little better in small towns, I'll give you that, there are still some crappy drivers.
Good explanation of most everything. The only error was the no shirt, no shoes part. That came about during the late 60s. It has no health safety ramifications for it. It was born out of the hippie. It was used to keep " dirty hippies" out of establishments because the hippies were barefooted and shirtless. If you think about the shoes what about flip flops. This is a false hood that is still perpetuated today to enforce a policy with no actual proof but rather an exclusion policy of a people. And think it is pushed by the people that it was originally used against.
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The problem with Yellowstone is that it’s too crowded! Hard to connect with nature with so many people around. Lesser known parks are way better
The reason we do monthly, day, year, is so you can quickly find what day you are looking for on a wall calendar.
When I was in Australia, I started speaking with an Australian accent. We say hi to everyone here. My motto is that everyone is a friend we just haven’t met yet. You never know what kind of day someone is having and maybe a smile or a compliment will help them in some way.
When you’re telling someone what day it is you would say it’s “April 17th, 2024” which would make sense to write it 4/17/2024
Well we would say it that way, Europeans often says 17 April.
I'm from UK and I would say 17th of April.
@@dib000 I’m from the US we would say April 17th
I don't get the "smallest to biggest, day month year". Months are actually the smallest part- 12 months versus 28,(29) 30 or 31 days.
It's the 17th, Tuesday.
Oh! We're in April.
You need to know the year too? *confused and suspicious look*
(is this a time traveler or are they checking expiration dates?)
Most of the time saying the year is unnecessary, so it's at the end. (consistent and reliable)
When filing things you'd have a drawer devoted to a whole year, so the next thing you need to know is what month folder it's in, then you can look for the day section.
You're already in "this year" that's not even part of your conscious thought process when looking for something's date; you're looking for the month first then the day and MAYBE double check the year to be sure.
Part lazy and part efficiency. How much of each is dependent on the individual. : ]
We have over 900 miles of back country trails(10,000 kilometers) in yellowstone. She basically did the big tourist attractions, like Old Faithful, which you have to expect to be busy and developed in order to accommodate millions and millions of people. Also, there are thousands of miles of hiking trails just outside of the park as well. I feel like a lot of these videos are done by people who have the dunning-kreuger effect. They think they are experts but clearly they are ignorant.
900 miles is almost 1500 kilometres. Where did the 10,000 kilometres come from?
Magic. Or I was looking at two separate stats and mixed them up :)@@limolnar
@@limolnar what's a kilometer? LOFL
Yeah but she only had a. Retain amount of time , so I’m sure she probably couldn’t do 909 miles of trails , I’m from Montana and she was obviously there during peak tourist season so when she says it was a parking lot she probably means the park was packed and yeah even the remote roads can be parking lots as people stop any and everywhere to view nature so she not all wrong
But how cool would it have been if she could have reported on the country as we know it :-)
Gawd what an amazing country we live in ,,,, sooo Blessed !
I live in the center of Massachusetts and it takes us close to 3 hours just to reach Boston. We also blocked guns from bring sold in Walmart in our state. We sell guns at gun or sporting goods stores
3:10 Depends where you are, I see sidewalks all the time until I get to spots where you have to use a car to go to the next stop because there's a road between every building (also some neighborhoods have sidewalks but some don't)
Numerically, America does the dates from smallest to largest. Months only go to 12, days ranges from 28-31, and year just keeps going. So that is from smallest to largest
I think we date as we would say it, July first 2020 for example. I am curious if other generally say, the first of July, 2020.
@@seaturtle979 as someone who was in the military and we dated everything 01Jul20. I would say 1 July, not 1st of July. Rarely would I say the year unless needed to but then it would be a mix between 20 and 2020. I find it funny that for one of the most celebrated holiday in America is said 4th of July way more than July 4th. I think we say the way we have always written it. It’s how things are dated legally (always some exceptions). Not sure when it started but I could see it happening just to distance ourselves from the way the world we were trying to escape wrote it. Or it’s something more random than that
as I have been told it was a hold out from formal European writing something like: July 4th in the year of our lord 2023 => July 4th, 2023 => 07/04/2023
@@plaid11 I say Independence Day usually, but I get your point and find it interesting that military uses 1 july 2020. They also use military time, which I admit takes me a hot second to convert in my brain. Out of curiosity, did you use Celsius? I am curious only besides I know in scientific fields, they adopt the universal measurements. Thanks for sharing tough!
@@seaturtle979in america July first would be most used. But I have heard others say the first of July. I have as well. But mainly when I'm repeating it to someone that didn't hear me the first time lol..
I talk to a lot of brits and most say the day first. 1st of July etc.
As far as Yellowstone, the overwhelming majority of people who visit Yellowstone ONLY hit the very easily accessible and roadside spots which creates the "parking lot" experience. As someone pointed out, Yellowstone is a very large park, if she didn't see anything interesting it is because she stayed in or near the car.
I have lived in Colorado most of my 67 year life. Absolutely spectacular scenery. Also traveled California, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Wyoming, etc. Yellowstone is by far the most majestic thing I have ever seen. Grand Canyon is a close second.😊
Dogs are usually not permitted in food establishments, again for health reasons.
Yellowstone is definitely among the 50 most amazing places in the world. There is a reason it was literally the first national park on earth. However, it does get over crowded from mid June thru early August. Most of the park is closed October thru April because it's under a deep blanket of snow. But if you can visit Yellowstone in late May or early June or between mid August and when it closes, it is glorious. Don't mind the bison, elk, grizzly bears, coyotes, and wolves who are also enjoying the park when it is snow free and before the human hordes appear and they retreat into the deep backwoods of the park
"I'm not bothering anyone by being barefoot." That depends on how bad your dogs smell. Why would you want to walk barefoot in a store anyway? The amount of people that walk in dog crap, blood, and any number of of things without realizing it, and then go tromping through the store and she wants to walk through it with some bare feet. We all make choices. That doesn't mean they're the best choices.
It’s a HEALTH issue!! Down here near the coast, tourists thought nothing of going into a restaurant wearing only their bathing suits. It was disgusting! Glad they made that rule. Some people just don’t have any class.
I like how you don't even address the quote you quoted... Technically no one is being bothered by her bare feet except for their own offense. The dog point could be fair.
Yeah, I agree. Now, I live in Florida and 98% of the time, I'm wearing flip flops, but they are still shoes.
@mrcroob8563 Dogs is slang for feet. If you have smelly feet, you're probably going to bother anyone who smells them
Yes SHE IS. That is a HEALTH CODE violation if she goes into any store, restaurant or bar here or in Canada. "No shoes, NO shirt, NO service". Businesses have the right to refuse service to anyone. It's private property
To be clear, she said in the beginning that she went California and up to Alaska. The western and northwest states do not reflect on the US as a whole. So, drivers there are not the same as drivers in the Midwest or on the East coast. Her statements would be inaccurate.
The shoes (and shirt) thing in a Starbucks or anywhere really is for health, hygiene and safety. Suppose you go into a convenient store for a soda and a bag of chips/crisps and there’s someone buying beer; they accidentally drop the beer bottles and there’s glass everywhere, and you have no shoes - if you got hurt in that incident the store would be liable. And it’s just nasty to go barefoot in a public place where everyone else tracks in all the gross dirt and germs from outside that they’ve walked in - people spit, drop chewed gum, stuff gets spilled. People are gross and you’re walking barefoot?
Now, the shirt thing is for hygiene. If you go into McDonald’s and (men) you’re without a shirt, if you have a hairy chest, you’re dropping hair from your body onto the counter when you’re ordering and the table when you’re eating.
Besides! No one wants to see your nasty feet or hairy, sweaty chest!!!
I went to Yellowstone last August and it was a dream come true for me. I didn’t realize until I got there that it was on my bucket list. I was so excited. I agree about the Ram trucks in Montana. I was in a wheelchair being pushed by my sister in law across a parking lot. A Ram truck came barreling into the parking lot and almost hit us. It was so close as it passed, I could reach out and touch it. I have a passport. I have been to Australia and Mexico with it. I have been to 33 states out of the 50. In the US, we say trash. I dislike the desert because it’s too hot during the summer and too cold during the winter. I live in the best state in the US, in the best part of that state. I’m 20 minutes from Knott’s Berry Farm, 40 minutes from Disneyland, 1 hour from Six Flags, 1 1/2 hours from the desert, 1 hour from the mountains, 15 minutes from the Pacific Ocean, and 2 hours from Mexico. I have the absolute best weather in all of the United States and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
If a 4 way stop really blows her mind THAT much - kinda feel sorry for her.
She way over-thought the four-way-stop etiquette, if you pull up to a four-way, and there are three cars already there, you're the fourth car to go, if two cars are there, when they go, you're next, you don't have to try and calculate when every car goes, and what order, you just have to know when it's your turn.
Also, if 43 cars pull up at the same time, the car on the right goes first...hmmmm, in that circumstance, EVERY car is on the right. Courtesy or egotism reign.
You take turns.
Her impressions are based on 2 very narrow north thru south slivers of the Continental U.S. I've traveled through all but North and South Dakota and Hawaii. Everything is so so so much more diverse scenically and culturally than anything she experienced.
She said Yellowstone sucks. No credibility, regardless of where she traveled.
As someone who lives in North Dakota I don’t blame you lol
@@Lovinurtears Not by choice I promise. I've always wanted to road trip every state including the Dakota's, just haven't had the opportunity or ability occur yet, but I'm still hopeful. 😊
I used to watch her videos when they were new, and it was refreshing to see a European explore so thoroughly our rural west.
I moved out west, and my parents talked about driving to visit for their granddaughter's birthday.
I said, "It's a three day drive."
They would have done it twenty years ago, but they're looking at plane tickets! 😆
Technically she didn't drive across the country. She drove from Texas to Alaska. I drove from SC to California, California to Washington back to South Carolina. We wanted our twins to see all of America. We made sure to go back a different way. Then the next year we did the entire east coast up to Maine to the Keys Fla back home to SC.
No, technically she did drive across the country, just short-wise vs long-wise.
@@sprikenshe drove up America. "across" implies latitude. She drove longitude.
RIGHT ✅️
Great job man!
She drove about as much in Canada as she did in America. As you know from another video, the government owns half of what she saw. When you come to the States, start east and go west. Or if I were you, I would start in the southeast and go northwest.
I’m new to your channel and I love it! I’m American, and I appreciate the respect you show America/Americans. If you have something negative to say, you word it in a polite way. This girl, not so much. Thank you. I’ll host you if you ever come over ❤
There were people in America that would go barefoot into a store and drop a pickle jar on their foot and then sue the store. Cut from the glass, no infection, free money. New law.
If it's not a sit down restaurant, not tipping is no big deal.
Weirdly, my friends from the UK say that Fahrenheit makes the most sense out of all the measurements we use here, mostly because it accurately describes how hot it feels to a human. If it's really hot out, it's gonna feel like a 100. If it's really cold, it's gonna be closer to zero, like in the 30s. Saying it's 35 degrees out doesn't really sound hot, even when compared to 0 being freezing.
Celsius is basicily water temp fahrenheit is air temp
Yes and the 212 gradations between 0 and boiling make for more precise measurements. What does 30.5 REALLY mean compared to 87F?
Never thought about it that way. Makes so much sense
It also makes sense because it's based on a circle. There are 360° in a circle so the opposite edge would be 180° away. 0°F is the freezing temperature of a saltwater brine. 32°F being the freezing point of pure water would have the boiling point of that pure water 180° opposite it. Hence why the boiling point is 212°F.
Since Celsius uses 0-100, I'm not sure why they say that it's degrees since it has nothing to do with a circle. Maybe just a carry-over from the Fahrenheit System?
It freezes at 32 degrees
3:15 Yes, we do have sidewalks in lots of the US. But there are some portions of towns or suburbs that do not. It’s just not expected that there will be walking traffic in those locations. Or so little that the few that are walking just walk on the curb or in the grass.
If you look at the wide street on thr video you will see NO sidewalk there on the right side. But if you look across the street on the left you will see a sidewalk there. It all comes down to the size of the community and the practical sense to know what is needed.
Ffs she just comparing to the rest of small towns in other countries. Many different react videos have said this about America in general.
Most of the stuff she said its common to hear. Best is the 4 way stop. Just shows most Americans know how to use them cortectly . 😂😂
In some areas if you see someone walking, you'll just assume that something bad happened to their car, or they're just too young to drive.
@@josephsoto9933 It also comes down to community finances. She mentioned how big the U.S. is yet doesn't relate that to how many miles of roads are in it. Trying to put a sidewalk on every street in every city would be extremely expensive and most communities couldn't afford it.
I don’t think a lot of people realize that sidewalks are paid for by taxes. If a community/municipality/county doesn’t have the tax infrastructure, then sidewalks won’t happen. 🤷🏼♀️
As an American, I myself have a Kimber 45. Which I carry regularly. Most of my friends and family own firearms as well. But guns are not something to flaunt, unless you're in an open carry state. Brandishing a firearm is against the law where I live and weapons must be concealed.
Crossroads: It’s not so hard! When it’s a 4-way stop, it’s very rare that 4 cars get there at the same time or close to the same time. So , yes, the first to get to a stop goes first. If you get there at basically the same then it’s the “Right of Way” rule. And then it’s not unusual for our happy people to wave you on before themselves. That happened to me today in fact.
She sounds like a judge mental gal. Just because something is different from what you are used too, doesn’t mean it’s wrong or bad. The shoes in private businesses is for their liabilities if that person cut their foot on something or something fell on them they can sue the business
It is a hygiene thing too. The Health department frowns upon bare feet and pets in restaurants. Pets are allowed on outdoor seating areas.
You again being judgmental
Did you listen to the introduction. Or again her other vidios covered your different not right or wrong. Yet you been one the most blindly judgmental person in the comments. 😂😂😂😂😂
@@sirnugs I have a right to my opinion, so why don’t you just back off me. Maybe I don’t agree with what she says. It’s a matter of opinions, it’s not “end of the world” type crap.
We DO go "smallest to biggest".
Month can only ever be 1 to 12, whereas day can range from 28 to 31. Then year (obviously) will always be 0-100.
1 to 12 - 1 to 28/31 - 01 to 100
Smallest - to - biggest
We just think of it in a different context.
We also don’t say “today is the 5th of April”, we say “today is April 5th” so 4/5 is read how we speak.
Thank you for articulating this 😂. When she said it I was thinking... we do go from smallest to biggest. Theres only 12 months!
When at a 4 way stop, the person there first, goes first. Then, the person to their right goes next. It continues to go to the person to the right.
In Houston, Texas metropolitan area, it can literally take you 2 hours to drive from one side to the other.
In the US, garbage usually contains food waste, trash does not. So there is an office trash can but a kitchen garbage can.
I live in Montana and you don’t need a permit to carry concealed except for some places so she was probably around a lot of guns but didn’t know it.
Key word: Concealed.
The barefoot thing is for safety number one. Broken glass, spilled hot drinks, those open up businesses to lawsuits. You can enter the green card lottery, or be sponsored by a business or another U.S. citizen for permanent residence in the U.S. After 5 years of residing in the U.S. you can apply for citizenship.
So true! I would be barefoot more often, but in San Diego, there are areas that are filthy and lots of broken glass.
Sorry, it's the health department that sets these rules. One of the biggest reasons is foot and mouth disease, but there are many other reasons you'd have to look up
Except it isn't. No shoes no shirt no service signs don't bar entry, they refuse to serve. The practice goes back to people trying to refuse hippies service in the 60's. You should look it up, its an interesting read.
@@Bellas_Poetry There is no law that says a person cannot be barefoot in any establishment, health department doesn't care.
@mizinoinovermyhead.7523 thanks! I've heard that my whole life. It's always good to stop bad info
I love all of your videos bro. I live in Florida but have traveled to South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. I love seeing other parts of the world but she was right in pointed out how diverse the United States is, both culturally and geographically. I don't think she was being overly critical, just pointing out differences. Everyone I know has a Passport so I am not sure where that assertion came from. We tend to get criticized by Europeans for not being "well traveled" but in reality it really is like having 50 different countries plus a few territorios at our disposal. Keep the great vids coming and have a great day.
In the US, whoever arrives first at a stop sign has priority but, if 2 arrive at a stop sign at the same time, the person on the right of the other person has priority.