I have never heard anyone have an issue with not being able not get fresh fruits and vegetables. I have lived all over the country and it's never been an issue. I'm in Minnesota and can get any vegetable or fruit year round without an issue .
The only time it is an issue and you being from The Minnesota area will know this as well as I do a couple of states away. Big Honken Storm stops delivery trucks for more than a week. First goes the Bread cereal and TP then the meat n fresh Veg till you are left looking at that sad little "health" section with Vegan frozen dishes. And you think to yourself... Do I buy this stuff or starve.
I think it is because I think its a cultural thing in terms of living life in downtown. I think you have to know how the area well to find that stuff. Obviously most of us are going to a walmart, kroger, aldi, piggly wiggly, save-a-lot, etc to get fruit and vegetables.
Our fruit and veg in the US is so available that sometimes some grocery stores will throw some things in there from other places that other Americans have never even heard of.
I have said it before on other videos. The gap in the restrooms is overblown. At no time is your privacy jeopardized. Actually, I like it because I can tell if a stall is occupied and therefore avoid any embarrassing encounters. I also like it for safety reasons I know immediately when walking into a restroom or while I am in a restroom if there might be a problem.
Yeah, gaps are always there. I've never had an adult peer through the cracks, but a child did once. The gap under the doors isn't a big deal unless you are shy about seeing feet. Seeing feet is the easiest way to know if a stall is occupied lol
A road trip from Miami Florida to Seattle Washington, following the fastest route with low traffic and no stopping, will take about 48 hours to complete-two consecutive days of driving non-stop.
One thing few people realize is that the driving distance from Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida is almost exactly the same driving distance as London, England to Baghdad, Iraq
Texas has so much culture. Remember, several European countries could easily fit inside Texas. I live in the middle of the state, between Dallas and Austin. To get from my house to El Paso, it takes 10 hours.
I came here to say that, but I realize to outsiders the "American" season lasts from Memorial Day (end of May to Labor Day (start of September). And stores change over the sections to USA right after Easter.
And just to clarify for Andre, we fly our flags in our front yard, not the back yard. Unless we're having a party for one of the patriotic holidays. In that case, you'll see red, white and blue decorations from the front to the back and inside the house. LOL
Even Americans don’t know others (states) culture. It’s quite different, in the north(Philly )you can’t use the restroom in business, but in Florida you can always use the restroom in every business
Yeah… not even the width of a thumb, if you ask me. More like the width of a small lady’s pinkie. And… no big deal. They’re actually there for safety reasons and you don’t really notice them. Nobody’s peering in while you’re taking care of business anyhow.
California has some of the most beautiful country in the states. Amazing beaches, the Sierra Nevada mountains, home to Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the continental US, and stuff like the Sequoia national park, home to largest trees in the world. Plus the weather in the coastal valley is incredible most the year. People talk a lot about the attractions in the cities, which are pretty cool too, but its natural beauty often gets glossed over.
Outside of the cities, there are some very beautiful places in California. Whether you’re in the San Bernardino mountains or driving along the coast, there is some beautiful scenery. There is the sequoia national Forest, the Golden Gate Park, Muir woods, Redwood Forest, Avenue the giants. The list goes on and on.
As an American in my experience it depends on the types of places you go about the restroom door gaps. Usually the cheaper a place is, the more space you have. But most places are actually quite slim and much more private. Usually those wide gaps are what you'll run into in gas stations or cheap stores/restaurants.
Exactly! So tired of this one. Most often only “gap” at the bottom to see feet. Except for as you said, gas stations, cheap stores/restaurants and I will add dive bars!
Austin is the state capitol of the state AND it’s a huge liberal college town. San Antonio is a smaller city unto their own traditions. Yes, the two cities are different and Texas is a huge state.
If you want some more authentic cultural experiences in Texas you might try to hit up a Cowboy's football game, go to a rodeo, or visit the Texas State fair. You can do all of these in October, which is a great time to come here. Usually it's not still super hot by then (summer is often 100+ degrees, 37C). Fall is the best season weather wise, closer to what you're used to there, without all the natural disasters of spring. Definitely check out the top rated BBQ places and get some authentic TexMex. Texas has some of the best and most diverse food in the country, along with California. You could also trek over to New Orleans, Louisiana and partake in its unique Cajun culture and "soul food".
We live in Michigan and we have 3 distinct accents here. In our upper peninsula we have our Yooper accent and it’s Swedish/ Serbian/ Italian immigrants mixed with Canadian and American accents and we call them Yoopers lol then we have the northern lower peninsula and the southern part of our gorgeous state. I think our state gets ignored a lot and we have multiple islands one that has a fort and beautiful hotels and we also have our breathtaking Great Lakes and sleeping bear dunes. The white sandy beaches here in the northern part of our state are mostly free to visit and the Porcupine mountains in our upper peninsula are stunning.
There was a video a lot of people played a long time ago where a ding dong went into a 7-11 type grocery stop in the middle of houses expecting it to have everything a regular super market would have. She claimed the US did not sell fresh fruits/vegetables. We are one of the biggest suppliers of tomatoes, rice, almonds, apples, oranges, pears, etc. We export these items.
Andre, California is a HUGE state. There is more to it than LA. If you want to stay away from big cities, you can definitely do that in California. Huge parts of the state are basically wilderness or very sparsely populated with beautiful nature.
I live in California and you be surprised how different one part of the state is compared to the other even within the same county. I live in Southern California, but I grew up in Northern California. The people up there are clueless about what goes on down here and vice versa. I have the privilege of living in both northern and southern California so I know the differences. I noticed that European visitors never seem to go to San Diego. It is a very beautiful place. There’s SeaWorld and the San Diego zoo as well as other places to see that are Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Europeans tend to think we have no culture because we haven't been around as long as Italy, France, etc. FACT is, we are a nation of immigrants... who brought their OWN Culture... German Spanish, English, Irish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian.... Our CULTURE is a melding of the world's... regional culture tends to depend on the mix of the people
They live, eat, drive, smoke, and watch our culture 24/7. The phone they use, the youtube they watch, the cigarettes they smoke, and the music they listen to is all American. They just hate to admit it.
They taught me in Californa as a kid that the U.S. is a melting pot of cultures, so true! 10 minute drive from my house in California is Little Italy, an Italian neighborhood. Not even 10 minutes in the other direction is Little Saigon, a Vietnamese and other Aisan cultures neighborhood. And don't forget the many Native American cultures that were here thousands of years before all the immigrants got here.
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My friend, #1 thing to do in America is tailgate and go to a college football game, watch the college football tradition videos. They usually give you 125k views
If I was going to vacation in Texas, I would fly into Austin, drive to San Antonio, maybe take in the Hill Country. Ft. Worth is a fun city too. I would avoid Dallas and Houston. I can say that because I'm a Texan. 😅 Actually, San Antonio has an international airport, as does Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston, but that doesn't matter if he flies into NYC.
As far as the toilet stalls are concerned, there may be larger gaps in the stalls that are either old and/or in bad repair, or are poorly installed. The typical gaps can be quite small, and you really don't notice it all that much. Lastly, there isn't a single uniform toilet cubicle standard across the country. Many are the budget type that often get mentioned, but others might be more private with taller walls and doors, while yet other places may actually put a trim kit on the stall to close the gap. It's all over the place frankly.
In American movies they may exaggerate the Gap in a public bathroom stall for comedic effect. But when you actually use a public bathroom in America the Gap doesn't affect you, you don't feel exposed
California and New York both loss alot of people the last 8 years. That's why they want the illegals so bad to keep up their population so they can keep the same amount of seats in the house
@RPGassassin11 l didn't want to take up too much space...but l actually drove from Anchorage to LA then to Amarillo TX and stayed with my grandfather a bit...then to Florida to see an Air Force buddy we went down to Key West...then l finally headed for home and drove from Florida up to Buffalo NY.....man that was a trip...it's nice to be young!!!
@johndcornell6341 you sir, are a madman, and I say this with respect. From Alaska, to Cali, to Texas, to the keys, to Jersey. I'm not even gonna map this. Stay young as long as you can!
This just happened two days ago. I'm am a cashier at a gas station...two pretty athletic men were in my line wearing Soccer (football) apparel. One bought a soda the next wanted tobacco (actually chew). I ask for his ID and he handed it to me and it was in German. I had lived in Germany for three and a half years so I asked what part of Germany are you from? He replied "we're from Austria". Ok, l have been there too so l started saying where I been, a conversation. They just picked up their stuff and left. They're afraid of something.
I wanted to point out that the gaps in the stalls are there for safety. It makes it easier for people to get out if something happens and they get trapped or for people outside the stall to pop the joints to get in to help people.
yeah there are gaps in the stall doors... some worse than others. you can see peoples shoes through the bottom of the door. Unless it is a child or a pervert, nobody is going to see you through the gaps in the side of the door. You have to go out of your way to do that. It would be nice if the gaps were smaller though
The time it would take to drive North to South would be about 30 hours with very little stopping. Probably more realistically 35 hours. And the most southerly would be in Hawaii. But you meant South Florida or South Texas directly north. California has many rural areas. Just don't spend long in the large cities. But do spare some time for them too.
For your first time in the US I would suggest the east coast. Depending on how long you're staying you could take the family to Disney in Orlando and up to Savannah Georgia for peaches, D.C. and there's so many cool places that are full of great American history.
If you have 2 weeks in USA, you can visit lots of small towns and countryside IF you fly between Texas and California. Why? It takes roughly 26 hours of driving (with no stops) to drive between Austin, TX and Yosemite National Park in California.
In California you could see the redwoods or lake Tahoe or more. Plenty of nice beaches and hiking locations. Point is, Yes you can visit a lot outside of cities in California. Vegetables are abundant almost anywhere. Sometimes veggies can be slightly more expensive than alternative unhealthier options but is affordable. Plus in many places in the US you can go to local farmers market for cheaper locally grown produce. Also, the Red Solo cup has a song dedicated to it and the blue solo cup does not to my knowledge.
For Texas go to San Antonio, and Austin, but also see some of the smaller cities between and around them such as San Marcos, New Braunsfels, Gruene, Bandera, Fredericksburg, etc. It is easy to spend 2 weeks touring about just this part of central Texas, and still have diverse and different things to see and do every day. Go to the Dance Hall at Gruene and listen to some live music (oldest operating dance hall in Texas), if you are in the area on the weekend check out the live music at Luckenbach (only 10 miles from Fredericksburg), if there in the summer float down one of the popular tubing rivers in the area (Comal, Frio ,Guadalupe, San Marcos or Cocan rivers), check out the bat cave, ... Skip Houston, and Dallas sure they each have a few tourist sites, but for the most part they are big sprawling cities. When you are done with doing the major tourist things, consider taking a road trip through nowhere off the major highways. From Austin or San Antonio consider heading west, maybe to Fort Davis, and Marfa then head north to to see the West of the Pecos museum in Pecos, and Carlsbad Caverns just across into New Mexico.
As an American the gap in the restroom is uncomfortable. Even though it’s everywhere. It’s about 1/2 inch gap and people are waiting , oh well you gotta go when you Gotta go. American food.
You can go to California for the variety of cuisines. You don't have to go to L.A. You can go to the outskirts, Orange county. Truly a melting pot which includes South East Asian cuisines etc.
Not only do we have accents but we can also use different words: drinking fountain vs bubbler; toboggan vs sock cap; bucket vs pail etc. and there are variations of these. In my area toboggan is a type of sled.
Can we admit the toilet gap thing is just wasted breath? You don't notice and noone is crawling under your stall. When I hear people talk about this so often all I think is this is petty. When I travel USA or anywhere else I expect small variations, and I don't really even care unless it's something big. This is an afterthought. I kind of think if these things are a big deal to someone, then maybe that individual isn't suitable to travel. Wait until they actually go to a place with real culture shock lo
I think the best way to plan a first time trip to America is to stay around a region. I wouldn’t want to spend so much time traveling from location to location. If you wanna see Texas then do Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and maybe do Grand Canyon, Las Vegas something like that. Again. Decide what time of year you’ll be traveling to decide where to go and the weather you want to move around. Hurricane season vs snow & ice.
Veggies. I'm mostly buy mine at a farmers markets. Red solo cups. they're just basically like paper plates. They also come in several different colors. They're just disposable cups. William s
What is the fascination with toilets? Public restrooms may have multiple toilets. Normally they will be separated in stalls. Not a room for each toilet but a stall. Understand the difference. It is hard to find a texan in Austin. It is like trying to find a indigenous Englishman in Londonstan.
in regards to the friendly/fake friendly i think that most people are genuinely friendly here in america but even those that arent really friendly or in a bad mood they tend to still act friendly and respectable though it also varys alot where you go in the south everyone is extremley friendly and respectful but theres been a few times ive gone to places in the west where people will compliment me on stuff that in the south people would think your rude for not doing lol
California has 9 National Parks, including Yosemite, Joshua Tree, Sequoia, Redwood and Kings Canyon. You can do California and never set foot in any big cities.
Austin is a Texas anomaly, it's more modern California style than the other cities or towns. I will say San Antonio is more old Mexican style, so maybe the largest contrast. Some even say Austin isn't real Texas. It's just the strange relative of the Texas family.
Born and raised in Florida so I’ve got a bit of a southern accent. But my mother was from Cornwall and my father was from French Quebec in Canada so I’ve got a really unusual combination of speech. That’s America for you. Most of us are a bunch of muts
I’m from northern Delaware (below Philadelphia, PA), and Texas was a culture shock. Not a fan of any of the cities I visited. I’ve never been to California, but my parents took us on a road trip to Yellowstone park when I was a teen. We’d done trips all along the east coast, and trips to visit my father’s parents in Chicago, Illinois every year. I love riding my bike in Oak Park there in summers, and the big trees on those lawns. Mulberries. I wish I could have rode my bike all around where I grew up. We don’t have sidewalks in the suburbs where my parents raised me. Housing developments are along back roads by them, so we have to drive everywhere. It’s a nice area though. Longwood Gardens just north of there in PA is one of the loveliest areas I’ve been anywhere 💚 I grew up playing in the woods behind our house. My parents even put a bell in the porch to ring and call us home 😄
8:00- Bathroom cubicle gaps The size of the gaps depends on where you go. Also, the gaps in men's bathroom stalls/cubicles are on average noticably larger then in women's bathrooms.
I've never seen these gaps and I've been to public restrooms in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. That's 1/5th of the U.S. right there.
They are somewhat common. The ones that are designed to have gaps is so people can check and see without directly have to leave you exposed. Mexico has no gap, no door sometimes lol, it has low doors so you literally see someone sitting,just a little blocked. But I'm sure that's only some places there.
Andre you are correct there are about 50 or more accents at least one per state sometimes more than one per state. I was born in Michigan and at age 17 I joined the NAVY and have been in most states and several Countries. I retired from the NAVY at age 48 and retired in the state of Georgia (GA). I now have a southern accent I am 78 now and love Georgia. I would be so proud and honored if you came to the US and visited the south. I believe you would enjoy it very much. From where I live I can visit Tennessee (TN), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (NC), Alabama (AL) and Florida (FL). The farthest away is Florida and it is only about 4 or 5 hours away. The other states I mentioned are within one to two hours only.
Seattle, WA to Miami, FL is about 48 hours drive time and nearly 4,000mi/6400km according to google maps. And that’s just drive time excluding refueling, resting, and potty breaks. And driving conditions vary radically across the US. It can be dead flat and wide open roads for hours on end, to mountains, to narrow urban streets with heavy traffic.
From where I'm from, the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, to get to Winnipeg is about 30 hours. It's also about 35 hours to go from My home town in Texas to NYC, also about 30 hours to get to Los Angeles from my area 😂
Having a big gap sometimes is a construction issue. Standardized toilet partitions might not fit the room properly. Sometimes a room might grow. The gaps are there to spread it out so one doesn’t have 1 big gap.
I remember red solo cups were used for keggers. That's a party where a keg of beer is served, saving on cost. Now we use them for the grandkids which save on cleanup and broken glasses.
In some bathroom the gap is larger than other the gap in the side it not suppose to be not to large it's suppose to be large enough to see if their is someone in side
Red solo cup debate is very silly! In America you can really get any color you want for whatever holiday you want or any occasion you want! Red is popular because of movies and college. Realisticly we just buy whatever color matches our occasion
From central Ohio to Orlando Florida is about a 20 hour drive. Although, last time I drove this, the speed limit was 55 and we followed it. Now, it's 70, so i''m sure that has shortened. The furthest west I've been is Colorado Springs, Colorado. I was kind of young and didn't pay much attention, but I do remember it taking 2 days and a small bit of day 3 to drive. We stopped for the night in Illinois on day 1 and somewhere in Western Kansas on day 2 then finished early on day 3.
From Key West, Florida to Seattle, Washington is over 50 hours without stopping, you have to include time for food and gas. It's very close to 3500 miles
Most U.K. government housing had the toilets in the back yard. The hot water heater also heat the living room and there were vents above the door so the heat could go up stairs.
During the summer, we have farmers' markets or even local stands. People have gardens and sell their excess veggies. Many people have gardens and grow their own.
With the US, because there's so much to see, it is best to plan around a region. If you are able to rent a car from a place that is in every major city and take a road trip, then you can drop it off when you fly out of the final city (flights within the US can be pricey and driving lets you see the Country more. You can stop in small towns and truck stops along your route). If you are already heading to Texas, I would recommend doing a tour of the Southwest so you can see TX, NM, AZ (my home state), and end in CA to see the beach and national parks, such as the Redwoods. I live in OR now, and will probably move to Seattle WA in the next 6-10 months, and the Pacific Northwest (PNW) is my favorite place in the whole country that I have visited, and I've been around much of it, so if you could make it up there, you would see some of the most amazing nature and the unique culture of places like Portland, but it might make more sense to do that on another trip. Arizona, as the place I lived until I was 30, still holds SO MUCH of my love... the Grand Canyon, of course, is worth seeing, but there are so many other amazing locations there, such as the Petrified Forrest, Antelope Canyon, Havasupai Falls, and the list goes on. Also, to comment on the video itself, Austin TX is considered way different than the rest of the state. Yes, there are some differences between somewhere like El Paso and Houston, but for the most part, Texas is Texas, and Austin is like a little bubble that is different from the rest of the state, partly in terms of politics, but it's more than that, and hard to describe. They pride themselves on being different, though.
Since you have limited time jusy concentrate on one state per visit since places are spread so far apart. San Antonio is a big city with a small town feel. The guitar players she referenced in the video are called Mariachis (mar-re-ach-ees). If they come to your table it's a polite gesture to give them a tip. Regarding the "no vegetable " comment i know in some inner cities vegetables are hard to come by. But they are trying to get around it by growing gardens in empty open plots or on the roofs of buildings.
In areas of the US, where normal shops are available, you can buy all the veggies you want, in fact coming from EU, many produce areas are overwhelming in size and variety, and the produce looks perfect (which means that a lot of slightly bruised produce is very quickly removed). The thing that most tourists do not get to see, is that there are many areas in the US, where the next Walmart is 50 miles away, and locally, your only grocery store is maybe the Dollar store. Those areas are so-called food deserts inside the US. Canned food is all you get, especially in the winter/early spring, when you cannot grow anything yourself. The other areas, where food deserts exist, are rough inner city neighborhoods. Normal stores flee such areas, as they cannot keep even their own employees safe, and then such areas are all of a sudden without food supply. People come to welfare centers with food pantries (free food), where they will mostly get canned and boxed food, but fresh food is of course patchy to non-existent. One Saturday, you arrive at your food pantry and find peppers (because some grocery store donated a load that is slightly bruised or aged), and then peppers is what you get, but you may not be able to get onions that week. So preparing a recipe for your family becomes impossible, if you cannot buy the right ingredients. Some inner-city areas have been this way since generations, resulting in a sub-culture that does not even have a concept of what a otherwise normal grocery store looks like or how to cook, especially how to prepare fresh vegetable. Both the rural and the inner-city setting, are of course poverty stricken areas, which most other Americans never tend to visit. But the reality is that about 20 percent of US citizens do live with such a reality, the rest of the country definitely does not. In other topics: I would not do Texas, New York, and CA, all in one trip. Both Texas and CA have enough to see and take in, that paying for flight and hotels, to then just see a few things in that state, that is nor worth it. That is like the American who goes on a two week EU vacation, and tries to see London, Rome, Paris, Berlin, the Alps and the Mediterranean. They see a whole lot of nothing. If you are set on visiting NYC and Texas in your first trip, then my recommendation would be, to either just stick to these two, and see some of upstate NY or Long Island, and not just NY City, to get the more rural and calm perspective also, not only the Manhattan buzz. And then you have more time for your beloved Texas also. Or, if upstate NY is too quiet and laid back for your young heart, then skip that, and add New Orleans in Lousiana to your NY & TX experience instead. Totally different from anything in Texas, but you can reach New Orleans in 3 hours from Houston, and that is absolutely worth a trip, for the tropical landscape, the food, and the history, music, culture. California is as much as 25 hours driving from Texas, with some stretches so boring you cannot stay awake, and other stretches, so interesting and varied in landscape, that you should definitely stop, and spend some time (i.e. national parks close by), but you cannot do that, if you want to ever arrive in CA. TX to CA is a separate vacation, where you take the time to stop in New Mexico and Arizona to take in many sites along the way, imo.
LOL The Red Solo cups were in the "American" section. All of Walmart was in the American section. He didn't realize the section was specifically for events & parties. They hust happened to see flags for maybe something like the left overs from the 4th of July. But that wasn't the only place the cups were. There would have been an entire aisle dedicated to paper plates, plastic table cloths, Spoons, Knives & Forks, Styrofoam cups paper cups and Solo cups of all colors. Oh and texas alone has 50 accents, just like New York does. The only difference is New York has all those accents within a twenty mile radius.
There is some wonderful German heritage in the Texas hills between San Antonio and Austin. They even have traditional Octoberfest celebrations each year.
The distance from Brownsville, Texas to International Falls, Minnesota is 2941 kilometers, and requires about 33 hours of driving time. You should absolutely go to Chicago in late summer or early fall. It is unique in a lot of ways, including food and culture.
We have a nearby farmers/ flea market only open on Fridays. You can get a case/flat of fruits or vegetables for the price of a walmart individual container or 2.
I live in Yucca Valley which is the doorstep to the Joshua Tree National Park. It takes about 2 hours to get to Los Angeles. This summer I am going to Calgary Canada. (Just over the border from Idaho.). I am planning on taking at least a week to get there in my motorhome because there are places I want to see along the way. When my parents were alive and I worked in La Grande, Oregon it took about 21 hours driving time to get to my parents home in Westminister, CA in Orange County. 17:34
To get from Orlando to New York City it takes two and a half days of driving more like three days if you factor in weather and traffic. You have to stop in the Carolinas and Virginia before entering Astoria, Queens taking the bridge to manhattan. It’s a heck of journey.
I’ve spent 5+ days backpacking in California, completely in the wilderness, only seeing a few many 20-30 people. California has multiple national parks. Half of California is north of San Fran, and it’s all pretty empty, up until like Portland in Oregon.
If you enjoy country and nature then do include some national parks. Spend your time in these parks and enjoy! Don't try to cram too many places in on one visit. Do plan to return for more adventures. If you are really interested in Texas then plan a barbecue and maybe the Alamo. Arizona and the Grand Canyon should also be on your list. Of course the Giant Sequoias and Tall Redwoods in California will blow you away. Listen to the folks from these states for the best advice. I am from New England which is gorgeous in the Autumn. New England and upstate New York ( the state, not the city) is popular in the Autumn so make reservations early. The colors may be peaking within the first two weeks of October. So do plan an October visit to New England and upstate New York.
If you plan to come anytime between August 13-23, the Iowa State fair will be going on. This is the largest fair in the world. Since you are a country boy, the fair will hold a lot of interesting things for you, from technology to farming to animal husbandry to baking contests, it thoroughly covers life in the Midwest and on the farm. You will have just about every type of food that can be deep fried at your whim. If you do come to the Iowa State Fair, be sure to bring comfortable walking shoes as it can take several days of walking just to acquaint yourself. There are maps of the fairgrounds to help you so get one right away so you can find your way around without getting lost. Enjoy!
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Here in Pennsylvania, you can be in a modern city in Pittsburgh then take a drive about an hour or so away and be in the back woods and alone or where people drive horse drawn carriages like people drive cars back in the city. It's very interersting.
To go from california to texas is like 900 miles its like going from elvas portugal to lyon france. There's a variety of things that can be different less than an hour away. Go to whatever state you want and yes Calfornia defintely has places that arent major cites its a matter of planning out going through it.
Cedar Park really only has the HEB Center that draws any kind of "tourism" so that checks out. Cedar Park is north west of Austin and does but up to Austin but is about 30 minutes to an hour from downtown Austin, depending on traffic. I live on Lake Travis and often shop in Cedar Park. 3:21
it took me 33 hrs. from Norfolk VA to San Diego ca & 37 hrs. from Bremerton WA to Orlando Fl non stop except for gas when I was transferring from station to new station
The Graham Family just did a reaction video of a video of a tour of the Fort Worth Stockyards. Someone else did a reaction to the Mesquite Rodeo. If you come in February or March, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is going on. San Antonio has lots to do year-round.
Great places to visit … New Orleans off season (Jazz, art, and great food) Nashville (country music!) Utah (beautiful national parks and skiing) Northern California (Redwoods) San Diego (beaches, near a bunch of amusement parks, and cool history) Texas (Alamo and great food!) New York and not just the city (great food and beautiful countryside) There are lots of other places that are just amazing. Basically pick a state and look up what it has to offer.
If you can make it to Northern California, you should see the Redwoods and Sequoia. They will be quite a distance from Texas, though. If you can only reach Southern California, you can drive the Pacific Coast Highway (101). You will drive through several beach towns and can see the ocean. Someone in the comments mentioned Arizona too, which is a good suggestion. The Grand Canyon and Sedona are beautiful. In Texas, I would definitely see San Antonio. I would look ahead and plan driving times if you drive. This is quite a bit of driving. Texas is huge.
Looking for places in California to visit if you are not into big cities? Honestly I would recommend starting in unique San Francisco because of the enormous number of state and regional parks, (and close by 3 mountains over 1100 meters high) In fact, most of its northern shore of the city is parkland, which has a more than 180° view of all the open space around the northern half of scenic San Francisco Bay, the largest natural harbor on the West Coast, including views of the Golden Gate, the bridge across it, and outward to the Pacific Ocean (and can often see islands 30 miles off shore.) Drive across the bridge and you're in a National Recreation Area and National Seashore park that stretches another 30 miles north and the nearby large grove of ancient redwoods in Muir Woods (named after the naturalist John Muir whose home is nearby.) In SF proper there is also a city park larger than New York's Central Park (with 2 Dutch windmills, 10 lakes and ponds, a herd of buffaloes, and various playgrounds and picnic areas) plus dozens of smaller parks, some hilltop ones with fantastic views of the whole bay or the Pacific Ocean and 6-mile long Ocean Beach. If you'd rather spend your time in mountains only, about 3.5 hour drive north are the tallest redwoods in the world. Or 3.5 hours east is Yosemite National Park, and about the same drive to gloriously beautiful Lake Tahoe amid the snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountains. On either of those road trips you might pass through the state capitol Sacramento in the heart of the farmland of California's huge Central Valley. Talk about variety of scenic places, Northern California is the best part of the state. (There are also two active volcanoes a little further north.) LA is a 6-8 hour drive south - that's how far apart the two cities are, about 400 miles, 640 kilometers.
I have never heard anyone have an issue with not being able not get fresh fruits and vegetables. I have lived all over the country and it's never been an issue. I'm in Minnesota and can get any vegetable or fruit year round without an issue .
Same here in NH. Shipped in from warm clinates
The only time it is an issue and you being from The Minnesota area will know this as well as I do a couple of states away. Big Honken Storm stops delivery trucks for more than a week. First goes the Bread cereal and TP then the meat n fresh Veg till you are left looking at that sad little "health" section with Vegan frozen dishes. And you think to yourself... Do I buy this stuff or starve.
I think it is because I think its a cultural thing in terms of living life in downtown. I think you have to know how the area well to find that stuff. Obviously most of us are going to a walmart, kroger, aldi, piggly wiggly, save-a-lot, etc to get fruit and vegetables.
Our fruit and veg in the US is so available that sometimes some grocery stores will throw some things in there from other places that other Americans have never even heard of.
I have heard it is a problem on Reservations.
I have said it before on other videos. The gap in the restrooms is overblown. At no time is your privacy jeopardized. Actually, I like it because I can tell if a stall is occupied and therefore avoid any embarrassing encounters. I also like it for safety reasons I know immediately when walking into a restroom or while I am in a restroom if there might be a problem.
The gaps at bathroom stalls are there, but I never recall anyone peering through one of those cracks at me. Not a big deal.
Yeah, gaps are always there. I've never had an adult peer through the cracks, but a child did once. The gap under the doors isn't a big deal unless you are shy about seeing feet. Seeing feet is the easiest way to know if a stall is occupied lol
@@mixedbouquet1 i don't think anyone wants to see people take a dumb unless your a creep
@@mixedbouquet1 You beat me to it! Never had an adult do it, but children seem to have curiosity beat prudence every time.
Thats because I am one sneaky peeper
Usually it's the kids who peek in the cracks. I've seen women look under to see if it's occupied.
16:30 Visit Arizona instead of California IMO. Better yet visit both. See the Grand Canyon on the way from Texas.
I went to the Grand Canyon about 20 years ago. I want to go again. First National Park I ever visited was Zion. Utah is another gorgeous state.
There are gaps but foreigners exaggerate the size of the very narrow gap. It’s more of a crack. lol
A road trip from Miami Florida to Seattle Washington, following the fastest route with low traffic and no stopping, will take about 48 hours to complete-two consecutive days of driving non-stop.
Realistically it’s a four to five day drive
One thing few people realize is that the driving distance from Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida is almost exactly the same driving distance as London, England to Baghdad, Iraq
Texas has so much culture. Remember, several European countries could easily fit inside Texas. I live in the middle of the state, between Dallas and Austin. To get from my house to El Paso, it takes 10 hours.
I went to Western Tech in El Paso TX. I really enjoyed that city. Coming from a small PA town it was definitely a culture shock
There’s no American section in Walmart unless it’s the 4th of July, Walmart has a seasonal section
I came here to say that, but I realize to outsiders the "American" season lasts from Memorial Day (end of May to Labor Day (start of September). And stores change over the sections to USA right after Easter.
It never occurred to me that foreign Walmarts do that. On behalf of all literate Americans, we are truly sorry about Walmart
@@jessewhittemore784 we're talking about Walmarts in the usa
And just to clarify for Andre, we fly our flags in our front yard, not the back yard. Unless we're having a party for one of the patriotic holidays. In that case, you'll see red, white and blue decorations from the front to the back and inside the house. LOL
Even Americans don’t know others (states) culture. It’s quite different, in the north(Philly )you can’t use the restroom in business, but in Florida you can always use the restroom in every business
The “huge gap” is about a half an inch. About the width of your thumb, or less.
The last time I was in a public restroom I measured it with my fingers. About 1/2 inch is correct.
And about an arm length from you when you’re inside and further for anyone standing outside.
I agree. I've been in some newer buildings that have full floor to ceiling doors on their restroom stalls. They're like rooms of their own.
The width of your thumb is approximately an Inch or more for many men. 😊
Yeah… not even the width of a thumb, if you ask me. More like the width of a small lady’s pinkie. And… no big deal. They’re actually there for safety reasons and you don’t really notice them. Nobody’s peering in while you’re taking care of business anyhow.
Go to California... Drive up the coastal highway and up toward Big Sur... you dont have to stay in the cities at all... It's all so pretty.
oh agree
California has some of the most beautiful country in the states. Amazing beaches, the Sierra Nevada mountains, home to Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the continental US, and stuff like the Sequoia national park, home to largest trees in the world. Plus the weather in the coastal valley is incredible most the year. People talk a lot about the attractions in the cities, which are pretty cool too, but its natural beauty often gets glossed over.
PCH is spectacular. Yosemite is breathtaking. I’ve been to Sequoia twice. California has the most National Parks.
Outside of the cities, there are some very beautiful places in California. Whether you’re in the San Bernardino mountains or driving along the coast, there is some beautiful scenery. There is the sequoia national Forest, the Golden Gate Park, Muir woods, Redwood Forest, Avenue the giants. The list goes on and on.
Never been to anywhere in America without fresh fruit and vegetables. I also have never heard anyone say "Get some Veg" before. That sounds dirty.
Andre, I recommend that you watch Marie from Frenchtastic and her recent adventures in the USA.
Yes definitely.
As an American in my experience it depends on the types of places you go about the restroom door gaps. Usually the cheaper a place is, the more space you have. But most places are actually quite slim and much more private. Usually those wide gaps are what you'll run into in gas stations or cheap stores/restaurants.
i was going to say this exact thing.
Exactly! So tired of this one. Most often only “gap” at the bottom to see feet. Except for as you said, gas stations, cheap stores/restaurants and I will add dive bars!
Fresh fruit and vegetables are readily available year round! I don’t understand the comment that they’re not!
It's crazy! I live in a very small city, and never a problem.
Fresh produce is shipped in from all over the world so everything is in season from somewhere, not just from a local farm
Austin is the state capitol of the state AND it’s a huge liberal college town. San Antonio is a smaller city unto their own traditions. Yes, the two cities are different and Texas is a huge state.
San Antonio is much bigger than Austin. Everything else you said is correct.
Where you go depends on the time of year and what your expectations are.
100%
If you want some more authentic cultural experiences in Texas you might try to hit up a Cowboy's football game, go to a rodeo, or visit the Texas State fair. You can do all of these in October, which is a great time to come here. Usually it's not still super hot by then (summer is often 100+ degrees, 37C). Fall is the best season weather wise, closer to what you're used to there, without all the natural disasters of spring. Definitely check out the top rated BBQ places and get some authentic TexMex. Texas has some of the best and most diverse food in the country, along with California. You could also trek over to New Orleans, Louisiana and partake in its unique Cajun culture and "soul food".
We live in Michigan and we have 3 distinct accents here. In our upper peninsula we have our Yooper accent and it’s Swedish/ Serbian/ Italian immigrants mixed with Canadian and American accents and we call them Yoopers lol then we have the northern lower peninsula and the southern part of our gorgeous state. I think our state gets ignored a lot and we have multiple islands one that has a fort and beautiful hotels and we also have our breathtaking Great Lakes and sleeping bear dunes. The white sandy beaches here in the northern part of our state are mostly free to visit and the Porcupine mountains in our upper peninsula are stunning.
Colorado is less than a days drive from Dallas, with New Mexico in between. It's a beautiful drive.
There was a video a lot of people played a long time ago where a ding dong went into a 7-11 type grocery stop in the middle of houses expecting it to have everything a regular super market would have. She claimed the US did not sell fresh fruits/vegetables. We are one of the biggest suppliers of tomatoes, rice, almonds, apples, oranges, pears, etc. We export these items.
Andre, California is a HUGE state. There is more to it than LA. If you want to stay away from big cities, you can definitely do that in California. Huge parts of the state are basically wilderness or very sparsely populated with beautiful nature.
I live in California and you be surprised how different one part of the state is compared to the other even within the same county. I live in Southern California, but I grew up in Northern California. The people up there are clueless about what goes on down here and vice versa. I have the privilege of living in both northern and southern California so I know the differences.
I noticed that European visitors never seem to go to San Diego. It is a very beautiful place. There’s SeaWorld and the San Diego zoo as well as other places to see that are Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Europeans tend to think we have no culture because we haven't been around as long as Italy, France, etc. FACT is, we are a nation of immigrants... who brought their OWN Culture... German Spanish, English, Irish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian.... Our CULTURE is a melding of the world's... regional culture tends to depend on the mix of the people
They live, eat, drive, smoke, and watch our culture 24/7. The phone they use, the youtube they watch, the cigarettes they smoke, and the music they listen to is all American. They just hate to admit it.
They taught me in Californa as a kid that the U.S. is a melting pot of cultures, so true! 10 minute drive from my house in California is Little Italy, an Italian neighborhood. Not even 10 minutes in the other direction is Little Saigon, a Vietnamese and other Aisan cultures neighborhood. And don't forget the many Native American cultures that were here thousands of years before all the immigrants got here.
Congratulations on the success on your channel. I've been subscribed since you were at 3k subscribers. Keep up the good content! Love from Pennsylvania! ❤
My friend, #1 thing to do in America is tailgate and go to a college football game, watch the college football tradition videos. They usually give you 125k views
I am really enjoying your video! Yes: Austin and San Antonio are very different places. There are 11 different (English-speaking) accents in Texas.
If I was going to vacation in Texas, I would fly into Austin, drive to San Antonio, maybe take in the Hill Country. Ft. Worth is a fun city too. I would avoid Dallas and Houston. I can say that because I'm a Texan. 😅
Actually, San Antonio has an international airport, as does Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston, but that doesn't matter if he flies into NYC.
As far as the toilet stalls are concerned, there may be larger gaps in the stalls that are either old and/or in bad repair, or are poorly installed. The typical gaps can be quite small, and you really don't notice it all that much. Lastly, there isn't a single uniform toilet cubicle standard across the country. Many are the budget type that often get mentioned, but others might be more private with taller walls and doors, while yet other places may actually put a trim kit on the stall to close the gap. It's all over the place frankly.
I live in between LA and San Diego and haven't been to LA in years and we go to lunch in San Diego once a month.
In American movies they may exaggerate the Gap in a public bathroom stall for comedic effect. But when you actually use a public bathroom in America the Gap doesn't affect you, you don't feel exposed
It's funny to me that most the places tourists visit are the places Americans are fleeing from!
Orlando and Las Vegas?
@@josephivan5094 Los Angeles, San Francisco
@WendyLobello we can just say california in general.
Yep I always tell people to pull up an election map at a precinct level and avoid all the blue areas when touring the US
California and New York both loss alot of people the last 8 years. That's why they want the illegals so bad to keep up their population so they can keep the same amount of seats in the house
When l got out of the Air Force in 1991...l drove from Anchorage Alaska to Key West Florida on a road trip...Google that!!!
I just did. Over 5k miles! 3.5 days driving non stop. So at a realistic 500-600 miles/ day, atleast 10ish days. I'd love to make that drive.
@RPGassassin11 l didn't want to take up too much space...but l actually drove from Anchorage to LA then to Amarillo TX and stayed with my grandfather a bit...then to Florida to see an Air Force buddy we went down to Key West...then l finally headed for home and drove from Florida up to Buffalo NY.....man that was a trip...it's nice to be young!!!
@@johndcornell6341 Reading about that trip made my behind hurt! Ouch, that had to have been painful!
WOW! How did you like Key West and the Tropics? 😊
@johndcornell6341 you sir, are a madman, and I say this with respect. From Alaska, to Cali, to Texas, to the keys, to Jersey. I'm not even gonna map this. Stay young as long as you can!
Smoked bbq is a must in life
False 😂😂😂
This just happened two days ago. I'm am a cashier at a gas station...two pretty athletic men were in my line wearing Soccer (football) apparel. One bought a soda the next wanted tobacco (actually chew). I ask for his ID and he handed it to me and it was in German. I had lived in Germany for three and a half years so I asked what part of Germany are you from? He replied "we're from Austria". Ok, l have been there too so l started saying where I been, a conversation. They just picked up their stuff and left. They're afraid of something.
I wanted to point out that the gaps in the stalls are there for safety. It makes it easier for people to get out if something happens and they get trapped or for people outside the stall to pop the joints to get in to help people.
yeah there are gaps in the stall doors... some worse than others. you can see peoples shoes through the bottom of the door. Unless it is a child or a pervert, nobody is going to see you through the gaps in the side of the door. You have to go out of your way to do that. It would be nice if the gaps were smaller though
The red ones started the craze appearing in a couple of movies and became a meme.
Someone send Andre a picture of a standard toilet stall gap!
If you load a bad one no one will recognize you on the outside unless you walk out in front of them. I don't care but if you do then wait a minute.
Absolutely if you go to California stay away from the major cities ...but be sure to see the redwood forest!
The time it would take to drive North to South would be about 30 hours with very little stopping. Probably more realistically 35 hours. And the most southerly would be in Hawaii. But you meant South Florida or South Texas directly north. California has many rural areas. Just don't spend long in the large cities. But do spare some time for them too.
For your first time in the US I would suggest the east coast. Depending on how long you're staying you could take the family to Disney in Orlando and up to Savannah Georgia for peaches, D.C. and there's so many cool places that are full of great American history.
No, Andre’s love of Texas means that’s where he should go first.
If you have 2 weeks in USA, you can visit lots of small towns and countryside IF you fly between Texas and California. Why? It takes roughly 26 hours of driving (with no stops) to drive between Austin, TX and Yosemite National Park in California.
Everywhere is different , bathroom stalls are all different.
In California you could see the redwoods or lake Tahoe or more. Plenty of nice beaches and hiking locations. Point is, Yes you can visit a lot outside of cities in California.
Vegetables are abundant almost anywhere. Sometimes veggies can be slightly more expensive than alternative unhealthier options but is affordable. Plus in many places in the US you can go to local farmers market for cheaper locally grown produce.
Also, the Red Solo cup has a song dedicated to it and the blue solo cup does not to my knowledge.
For Texas go to San Antonio, and Austin, but also see some of the smaller cities between and around them such as San Marcos, New Braunsfels, Gruene, Bandera, Fredericksburg, etc. It is easy to spend 2 weeks touring about just this part of central Texas, and still have diverse and different things to see and do every day. Go to the Dance Hall at Gruene and listen to some live music (oldest operating dance hall in Texas), if you are in the area on the weekend check out the live music at Luckenbach (only 10 miles from Fredericksburg), if there in the summer float down one of the popular tubing rivers in the area (Comal, Frio ,Guadalupe, San Marcos or Cocan rivers), check out the bat cave, ... Skip Houston, and Dallas sure they each have a few tourist sites, but for the most part they are big sprawling cities. When you are done with doing the major tourist things, consider taking a road trip through nowhere off the major highways. From Austin or San Antonio consider heading west, maybe to Fort Davis, and Marfa then head north to to see the West of the Pecos museum in Pecos, and Carlsbad Caverns just across into New Mexico.
As an American the gap in the restroom is uncomfortable. Even though it’s everywhere. It’s about 1/2 inch gap and people are waiting , oh well you gotta go when you Gotta go. American food.
You can go to California for the variety of cuisines. You don't have to go to L.A. You can go to the outskirts, Orange county. Truly a melting pot which includes South East Asian cuisines etc.
Not only do we have accents but we can also use different words: drinking fountain vs bubbler; toboggan vs sock cap; bucket vs pail etc. and there are variations of these. In my area toboggan is a type of sled.
Can we admit the toilet gap thing is just wasted breath? You don't notice and noone is crawling under your stall.
When I hear people talk about this so often all I think is this is petty. When I travel USA or anywhere else I expect small variations, and I don't really even care unless it's something big. This is an afterthought. I kind of think if these things are a big deal to someone, then maybe that individual isn't suitable to travel. Wait until they actually go to a place with real culture shock lo
I think the best way to plan a first time trip to America is to stay around a region. I wouldn’t want to spend so much time traveling from location to location. If you wanna see Texas then do Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and maybe do Grand Canyon, Las Vegas something like that. Again. Decide what time of year you’ll be traveling to decide where to go and the weather you want to move around. Hurricane season vs snow & ice.
Veggies. I'm mostly buy mine at a farmers markets. Red solo cups. they're just basically like paper plates. They also come in several different colors. They're just disposable cups. William s
The gap in the toilet door is only 6 millimeters.
Yes very tiny
What is the fascination with toilets? Public restrooms may have multiple toilets. Normally they will be separated in stalls. Not a room for each toilet but a stall. Understand the difference.
It is hard to find a texan in Austin. It is like trying to find a indigenous Englishman in Londonstan.
in regards to the friendly/fake friendly i think that most people are genuinely friendly here in america but even those that arent really friendly or in a bad mood they tend to still act friendly and respectable though it also varys alot where you go in the south everyone is extremley friendly and respectful but theres been a few times ive gone to places in the west where people will compliment me on stuff that in the south people would think your rude for not doing lol
California has 9 National Parks, including Yosemite, Joshua Tree, Sequoia, Redwood and Kings Canyon. You can do California and never set foot in any big cities.
Austin is a Texas anomaly, it's more modern California style than the other cities or towns. I will say San Antonio is more old Mexican style, so maybe the largest contrast. Some even say Austin isn't real Texas. It's just the strange relative of the Texas family.
And some are wrong. Austin is 💯
Born and raised in Florida so I’ve got a bit of a southern accent. But my mother was from Cornwall and my father was from French Quebec in Canada so I’ve got a really unusual combination of speech. That’s America for you. Most of us are a bunch of muts
I have been to Florida many times and almost no one has a southern accent 😊
North Carolina is 503 miles across. In 1982 I left the NC coast at 5:00 AM headed to Jeff City Mo., at nightfall I was still in NC.
13:32 less than an hour apart and yes very different.
I’m from northern Delaware (below Philadelphia, PA), and Texas was a culture shock. Not a fan of any of the cities I visited. I’ve never been to California, but my parents took us on a road trip to Yellowstone park when I was a teen. We’d done trips all along the east coast, and trips to visit my father’s parents in Chicago, Illinois every year. I love riding my bike in Oak Park there in summers, and the big trees on those lawns. Mulberries. I wish I could have rode my bike all around where I grew up. We don’t have sidewalks in the suburbs where my parents raised me. Housing developments are along back roads by them, so we have to drive everywhere. It’s a nice area though. Longwood Gardens just north of there in PA is one of the loveliest areas I’ve been anywhere 💚 I grew up playing in the woods behind our house. My parents even put a bell in the porch to ring and call us home 😄
8:00- Bathroom cubicle gaps
The size of the gaps depends on where you go. Also, the gaps in men's bathroom stalls/cubicles are on average noticably larger then in women's bathrooms.
0:23 It is actually not a lie. As an American, it has been in almost every restroom I have gone to.
I've never seen these gaps and I've been to public restrooms in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. That's 1/5th of the U.S. right there.
I live in Ohio, and I see them absolutely everywhere.
They are somewhat common. The ones that are designed to have gaps is so people can check and see without directly have to leave you exposed. Mexico has no gap, no door sometimes lol, it has low doors so you literally see someone sitting,just a little blocked. But I'm sure that's only some places there.
Andre you are correct there are about 50 or more accents at least one per state sometimes more than one per state. I was born in Michigan and at age 17 I joined the NAVY and have been in most states and several Countries. I retired from the NAVY at age 48 and retired in the state of Georgia (GA). I now have a southern accent I am 78 now and love Georgia. I would be so proud and honored if you came to the US and visited the south. I believe you would enjoy it very much. From where I live I can visit Tennessee (TN), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (NC), Alabama (AL) and Florida (FL). The farthest away is Florida and it is only about 4 or 5 hours away. The other states I mentioned are within one to two hours only.
Seattle, WA to Miami, FL is about 48 hours drive time and nearly 4,000mi/6400km according to google maps. And that’s just drive time excluding refueling, resting, and potty breaks. And driving conditions vary radically across the US. It can be dead flat and wide open roads for hours on end, to mountains, to narrow urban streets with heavy traffic.
From where I'm from, the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, to get to Winnipeg is about 30 hours. It's also about 35 hours to go from My home town in Texas to NYC, also about 30 hours to get to Los Angeles from my area 😂
Having a big gap sometimes is a construction issue. Standardized toilet partitions might not fit the room properly. Sometimes a room might grow. The gaps are there to spread it out so one doesn’t have 1 big gap.
I remember red solo cups were used for keggers. That's a party where a keg of beer is served, saving on cost. Now we use them for the grandkids which save on cleanup and broken glasses.
In some bathroom the gap is larger than other the gap in the side it not suppose to be not to large it's suppose to be large enough to see if their is someone in side
i would if it's just to reduce the cost of material and reduce the cost of buying soemtimes
Red solo cup debate is very silly! In America you can really get any color you want for whatever holiday you want or any occasion you want! Red is popular because of movies and college. Realisticly we just buy whatever color matches our occasion
The drives from south (Brownsville TX) to the north (International Falls MN) is 27 hours.
From central Ohio to Orlando Florida is about a 20 hour drive. Although, last time I drove this, the speed limit was 55 and we followed it. Now, it's 70, so i''m sure that has shortened. The furthest west I've been is Colorado Springs, Colorado. I was kind of young and didn't pay much attention, but I do remember it taking 2 days and a small bit of day 3 to drive. We stopped for the night in Illinois on day 1 and somewhere in Western Kansas on day 2 then finished early on day 3.
From Key West, Florida to Seattle, Washington is over 50 hours without stopping, you have to include time for food and gas. It's very close to 3500 miles
Most U.K. government housing had the toilets in the back yard. The hot water heater also heat the living room and there were vents above the door so the heat could go up stairs.
During the summer, we have farmers' markets or even local stands. People have gardens and sell their excess veggies. Many people have gardens and grow their own.
With the US, because there's so much to see, it is best to plan around a region. If you are able to rent a car from a place that is in every major city and take a road trip, then you can drop it off when you fly out of the final city (flights within the US can be pricey and driving lets you see the Country more. You can stop in small towns and truck stops along your route). If you are already heading to Texas, I would recommend doing a tour of the Southwest so you can see TX, NM, AZ (my home state), and end in CA to see the beach and national parks, such as the Redwoods.
I live in OR now, and will probably move to Seattle WA in the next 6-10 months, and the Pacific Northwest (PNW) is my favorite place in the whole country that I have visited, and I've been around much of it, so if you could make it up there, you would see some of the most amazing nature and the unique culture of places like Portland, but it might make more sense to do that on another trip. Arizona, as the place I lived until I was 30, still holds SO MUCH of my love... the Grand Canyon, of course, is worth seeing, but there are so many other amazing locations there, such as the Petrified Forrest, Antelope Canyon, Havasupai Falls, and the list goes on.
Also, to comment on the video itself, Austin TX is considered way different than the rest of the state. Yes, there are some differences between somewhere like El Paso and Houston, but for the most part, Texas is Texas, and Austin is like a little bubble that is different from the rest of the state, partly in terms of politics, but it's more than that, and hard to describe. They pride themselves on being different, though.
Since you have limited time jusy concentrate on one state per visit since places are spread so far apart. San Antonio is a big city with a small town feel. The guitar players she referenced in the video are called Mariachis (mar-re-ach-ees). If they come to your table it's a polite gesture to give them a tip. Regarding the "no vegetable " comment i know in some inner cities vegetables are hard to come by. But they are trying to get around it by growing gardens in empty open plots or on the roofs of buildings.
There are areas in cities we call food deserts that lack food stores. But fresh vegetables are available everywhere else.
In areas of the US, where normal shops are available, you can buy all the veggies you want, in fact coming from EU, many produce areas are overwhelming in size and variety, and the produce looks perfect (which means that a lot of slightly bruised produce is very quickly removed).
The thing that most tourists do not get to see, is that there are many areas in the US, where the next Walmart is 50 miles away, and locally, your only grocery store is maybe the Dollar store. Those areas are so-called food deserts inside the US. Canned food is all you get, especially in the winter/early spring, when you cannot grow anything yourself.
The other areas, where food deserts exist, are rough inner city neighborhoods. Normal stores flee such areas, as they cannot keep even their own employees safe, and then such areas are all of a sudden without food supply. People come to welfare centers with food pantries (free food), where they will mostly get canned and boxed food, but fresh food is of course patchy to non-existent. One Saturday, you arrive at your food pantry and find peppers (because some grocery store donated a load that is slightly bruised or aged), and then peppers is what you get, but you may not be able to get onions that week. So preparing a recipe for your family becomes impossible, if you cannot buy the right ingredients. Some inner-city areas have been this way since generations, resulting in a sub-culture that does not even have a concept of what a otherwise normal grocery store looks like or how to cook, especially how to prepare fresh vegetable.
Both the rural and the inner-city setting, are of course poverty stricken areas, which most other Americans never tend to visit. But the reality is that about 20 percent of US citizens do live with such a reality, the rest of the country definitely does not.
In other topics: I would not do Texas, New York, and CA, all in one trip. Both Texas and CA have enough to see and take in, that paying for flight and hotels, to then just see a few things in that state, that is nor worth it. That is like the American who goes on a two week EU vacation, and tries to see London, Rome, Paris, Berlin, the Alps and the Mediterranean. They see a whole lot of nothing. If you are set on visiting NYC and Texas in your first trip, then my recommendation would be, to either just stick to these two, and see some of upstate NY or Long Island, and not just NY City, to get the more rural and calm perspective also, not only the Manhattan buzz. And then you have more time for your beloved Texas also. Or, if upstate NY is too quiet and laid back for your young heart, then skip that, and add New Orleans in Lousiana to your NY & TX experience instead. Totally different from anything in Texas, but you can reach New Orleans in 3 hours from Houston, and that is absolutely worth a trip, for the tropical landscape, the food, and the history, music, culture.
California is as much as 25 hours driving from Texas, with some stretches so boring you cannot stay awake, and other stretches, so interesting and varied in landscape, that you should definitely stop, and spend some time (i.e. national parks close by), but you cannot do that, if you want to ever arrive in CA. TX to CA is a separate vacation, where you take the time to stop in New Mexico and Arizona to take in many sites along the way, imo.
From Key West, Florida to Madawaska, Maine is over 2,000 miles & about a 32 hour drive.
LOL The Red Solo cups were in the "American" section. All of Walmart was in the American section. He didn't realize the section was specifically for events & parties. They hust happened to see flags for maybe something like the left overs from the 4th of July. But that wasn't the only place the cups were. There would have been an entire aisle dedicated to paper plates, plastic table cloths, Spoons, Knives & Forks, Styrofoam cups paper cups and Solo cups of all colors.
Oh and texas alone has 50 accents, just like New York does. The only difference is New York has all those accents within a twenty mile radius.
There is some wonderful German heritage in the Texas hills between San Antonio and Austin. They even have traditional Octoberfest celebrations each year.
The distance from Brownsville, Texas to International Falls, Minnesota is 2941 kilometers, and requires about 33 hours of driving time. You should absolutely go to Chicago in late summer or early fall. It is unique in a lot of ways, including food and culture.
We have a nearby farmers/ flea market only open on Fridays. You can get a case/flat of fruits or vegetables for the price of a walmart individual container or 2.
I live in Yucca Valley which is the doorstep to the Joshua Tree National Park. It takes about 2 hours to get to Los Angeles. This summer I am going to Calgary Canada. (Just over the border from Idaho.). I am planning on taking at least a week to get there in my motorhome because there are places I want to see along the way. When my parents were alive and I worked in La Grande, Oregon it took about 21 hours driving time to get to my parents home in Westminister, CA in Orange County. 17:34
To get from Orlando to New York City it takes two and a half days of driving more like three days if you factor in weather and traffic. You have to stop in the Carolinas and Virginia before entering Astoria, Queens taking the bridge to manhattan. It’s a heck of journey.
Veg are expensive if you shop at BOUTIQUE shops (Organicly grown, special brands, etc)
I’ve spent 5+ days backpacking in California, completely in the wilderness, only seeing a few many 20-30 people. California has multiple national parks. Half of California is north of San Fran, and it’s all pretty empty, up until like Portland in Oregon.
If you enjoy country and nature then do include some national parks. Spend your time in these parks and enjoy! Don't try to cram too many places in on one visit. Do plan to return for more adventures.
If you are really interested in Texas then plan a barbecue and maybe the Alamo. Arizona and the Grand Canyon should also be on your list. Of course the Giant Sequoias and Tall Redwoods in California will blow you away. Listen to the folks from these states for the best advice.
I am from New England which is gorgeous in the Autumn. New England and upstate New York ( the state, not the city) is popular in the Autumn so make reservations early. The colors may be peaking within the first two weeks of October. So do plan an October visit to New England and upstate New York.
Houston Texas to Los Angeles California is 1,550 miles about 24 hour trip straight driving with no stops.
If you plan to come anytime between August 13-23, the Iowa State fair will be going on. This is the largest fair in the world. Since you are a country boy, the fair will hold a lot of interesting things for you, from technology to farming to animal husbandry to baking contests, it thoroughly covers life in the Midwest and on the farm. You will have just about every type of food that can be deep fried at your whim. If you do come to the Iowa State Fair, be sure to bring comfortable walking shoes as it can take several days of walking just to acquaint yourself. There are maps of the fairgrounds to help you so get one right away so you can find your way around without getting lost. Enjoy!
I not only have a New York accent, but living on Long Island, I have an accent from there as well!!
The most southern point in Texas is in South Padre Island. From there to the Canadian border is 2,123 miles (3416.637312 km). :)
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Here in Pennsylvania, you can be in a modern city in Pittsburgh then take a drive about an hour or so away and be in the back woods and alone or where people drive horse drawn carriages like people drive cars back in the city. It's very interersting.
To go from california to texas is like 900 miles its like going from elvas portugal to lyon france.
There's a variety of things that can be different less than an hour away. Go to whatever state you want and yes Calfornia defintely has places that arent major cites its a matter of planning out going through it.
Cedar Park really only has the HEB Center that draws any kind of "tourism" so that checks out. Cedar Park is north west of Austin and does but up to Austin but is about 30 minutes to an hour from downtown Austin, depending on traffic. I live on Lake Travis and often shop in Cedar Park. 3:21
it took me 33 hrs. from Norfolk VA to San Diego ca & 37 hrs. from Bremerton WA to Orlando Fl non stop except for gas when I was transferring from station to new station
The Graham Family just did a reaction video of a video of a tour of the Fort Worth Stockyards. Someone else did a reaction to the Mesquite Rodeo. If you come in February or March, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is going on. San Antonio has lots to do year-round.
Great places to visit …
New Orleans off season (Jazz, art, and great food)
Nashville (country music!)
Utah (beautiful national parks and skiing)
Northern California (Redwoods)
San Diego (beaches, near a bunch of amusement parks, and cool history)
Texas (Alamo and great food!)
New York and not just the city (great food and beautiful countryside)
There are lots of other places that are just amazing. Basically pick a state and look up what it has to offer.
If you can make it to Northern California, you should see the Redwoods and Sequoia. They will be quite a distance from Texas, though. If you can only reach Southern California, you can drive the Pacific Coast Highway (101). You will drive through several beach towns and can see the ocean. Someone in the comments mentioned Arizona too, which is a good suggestion. The Grand Canyon and Sedona are beautiful. In Texas, I would definitely see San Antonio. I would look ahead and plan driving times if you drive. This is quite a bit of driving. Texas is huge.
Looking for places in California to visit if you are not into big cities? Honestly I would recommend starting in unique San Francisco because of the enormous number of state and regional parks, (and close by 3 mountains over 1100 meters high) In fact, most of its northern shore of the city is parkland, which has a more than 180° view of all the open space around the northern half of scenic San Francisco Bay, the largest natural harbor on the West Coast, including views of the Golden Gate, the bridge across it, and outward to the Pacific Ocean (and can often see islands 30 miles off shore.) Drive across the bridge and you're in a National Recreation Area and National Seashore park that stretches another 30 miles north and the nearby large grove of ancient redwoods in Muir Woods (named after the naturalist John Muir whose home is nearby.) In SF proper there is also a city park larger than New York's Central Park (with 2 Dutch windmills, 10 lakes and ponds, a herd of buffaloes, and various playgrounds and picnic areas) plus dozens of smaller parks, some hilltop ones with fantastic views of the whole bay or the Pacific Ocean and 6-mile long Ocean Beach.
If you'd rather spend your time in mountains only, about 3.5 hour drive north are the tallest redwoods in the world. Or 3.5 hours east is Yosemite National Park, and about the same drive to gloriously beautiful Lake Tahoe amid the snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountains.
On either of those road trips you might pass through the state capitol Sacramento in the heart of the farmland of California's huge Central Valley. Talk about variety of scenic places, Northern California is the best part of the state. (There are also two active volcanoes a little further north.) LA is a 6-8 hour drive south - that's how far apart the two cities are, about 400 miles, 640 kilometers.