Last month my sister and I were at Fenway Park in Boston for a Redsox game. There was a Scottish family, who lives in London, sitting in front of us. They were on vacation and this was their first baseball game. We had a blast with them. We were explaining the rules of the game and telling them about each player who came up to bat. This family sang all the songs and were having so much fun. We had such a wonderful time with them; so much laughter!
One of the best baseball games I've seen was when the Red Sox played a two game series with the Yankees in the London stadium, and the place was filled completely up. The British accent of the announcers was real nice to hear, and they were explaining the rules to everyone in the stadium, who were totally into it. The game's score was basically a football score, because many home runs were being hit due to the stadium being not actually being built for baseball, and having a very small outfield. The final score was like 23-21, Yankees. Go Yankees!
I am a USA citizen whose prime language is English. I cannot speak multiple languages but do know some French and some Spanish. I have friends and family who can speak fluently in three different languages. Some English is their prime language, some Iranian, some Spanish, some Vietnamese, some Polish, some Japanese and some Russian. So it is common for me to hear different languages everyday. Sometimes I learn a little of their prime language, but I really can't speak any of them fluently. But, it sure is fun trying!
@@annamariadenner2518 I've heard that they may change the name of the Red Sox after next season if they don't get better. It's supposed to be a small change, because they would just change the "o" to a "u."
The reason you saw so many flags and Patriotic items in all the stores was because you were here before July 4th, and they were selling these things right before the Holiday. 😊
Got to get the freedom Yankee flag selling to rub it in the face of the crown an the best part is yeah we get to do that one time a year but that's technically not only the patriotic American holiday if you really think about it. 😂 So we really be rubbing it in the face of the crown pretty much yearly I think we have at least for patriotic holidays in America. And then us in the South we have Southern Independence Day which is really from the revolutionary war days but attempting to get independence the second time really didn't work out so we still celebrate it for first win of independence.
Along with all of the touristy stuff that you can see, a drive across a State or two can show you a glimpse into how we live if you take the time to get off the freeways and highways. Along with the 63 National Parks, there are over 6,000 State Parks, 85 National Historic Sites, and 2,600 National Historic Landmarks. It’s easy to see why it takes many people a lifetime to say that they have seen it all and been everywhere.
As a much older American, we remember to be welcoming and respectable to visitors especially from the UK as you are an ally and have given us so much in shaping our culture, our musical tastes, theatre and our literature. Sometimes I think we like you more than we like our own selves. I am pleased you had a good vacation here, and reportedly you were treated well.
You have great videos...this was one of your best....but then again..I am American and live my country. Grandparents arrived here from 1907 and 1911. Austrian-Hungary and Russian decent. My Dad served in the 82nd airborne unit during the Vietnam War...served 27 years in the Marines and with the Airborne. Check out the US Airborne history....amazing. So proud of my Dad's accomplishments.
When I looked up Jersey, I was shocked at how close it is to France. Great video! To all your subscribers in the path of the hurricane, please be safe!
I've been loving all your videos from your trip here to the States. I hope you get to come back one day to see more of this country. You both are just so pleasant and so many of us have grown to love your whole family. 🥰 Thank you for always just being yourselves and letting us be a part of all this. 🇺🇸❤
@@gazoontight Yes! I'm a Tuscaloosa resident/native and graduated from Alabama. We've got some more strong competition. Everyone here is excited about the Georgia game tomorrow. It should be a close one. Roll Tide!
Never had problems with friendly americans too. Im in canada (Québec, the french-speaking place), so I'm used to north-east USA states (Vermont, NY, Maine), so those living there can go outside USA easily, because they're a few hours (or minutes even) drive from the border, so they don't need expensive flight to get outside. I was even served in french in some places when I went there, so another stereotype busted (dumb americans speaking only one language), and they knew much about Canada. Have a nice day & end of trip.
I am from New England and always enjoyed my visits to Canada. Beautiful provincial parks and very friendly people. Oh yes, lots of different languages in the USA. There are so many cultures and nationalities spread across the states. The diversity is fun!
@@rclaughlin I am good friends with a Cuban family (I am Polish) whose main language is Spanish. As a language elective their son took Spanish in high school. I had a good time teasing him about that! He laughed.
Many Americans speak more than one language because their parents are immigrants who don't speak English or are bilingual. The one-language thing is a stereotype for sure. In fact, I believe statistics show people in the UK are more likely than people in the US to speak only English.
I'm one of those thin people here in the United States but me being from the south I see why people are obese. Our food is just that damn unhealthy but it's so good😂😂😂 it's a very complicated situation
So one of the reasons that the increase took longer in European countries was World War 2. The United States experiences growth after World War 2 in both population (the baby boom), resources, income (more two income households). With that extra focus on work and income came more quick convenances and work stress. Throughout most of Europe the 1950 and early 1960s were a recovery time period, not a massive booming time period. So if you look at obesity graphs you will see about the US obesity take a rise in the 1950s-1960s. Then you will find a hump in mid-1970s (boomers entering workforce), then in a massive uptick in the 1980s (boomers passing that convenance culture onto their families in Gen X). Now if you look at trends in the England and Wales specifically (Northern Ireland tended to lag more), you will find the uptick hitting in 1988, and then taking another massive jump in 1993-1995. The same effect was just delayed about 12-15 years in the UK. The percentage rates of obesity in the US and England are now near the same level (again N.I. pulls the UK average down a bit). Now if you look at France, Italy, and Spain they (Spain also had a civil war which added to the impact) you see about a 20-25 year gap before the effect started happening. They are still significantly behind the US, UK, and Canada in percentages, but its growing. This is where the Stereotype pretty much took hold. The US just got there first (not that that is in any way a good thing).
But you came here right before our Independence Day celebrations. Of course all the stores stocked patriotic merch everywhere. It’s not usually like that.
When me and my mom went to NYC we kept running into friendly Germans. We must have had that "Tourist" look about us b/c they'd approach us to share touristy things (horse drawn carriage, helicopter ride & limo - the limo was cool!) to split the cost.
I'm glad y'all had a great time here in the US. Y'all come back and explore another place. We are a large country with many places to go, see and eat. Cheers from Tennessee
Of course I know where the Channel Islands are; I'm from California. Haha! (Do YOU know where the Channel Islands are? Santa Catalina is one of the Channel Islands; a ferry to Avalon is not a bad day trip).
I’ve been in Los Angeles since 1983 and I literally did not know that Catalina was part of the channel Islands until now. Thank you for giving me that information that I should’ve known decades ago.
I’m in my 40s. I didn’t need a passport to travel internationally (Canada and Mexico) until I was in my 20s (after 9/11). That is an entire hemisphere of the planet that I had access to for half my life without a passport!!
I, a mom and my daughter are going to a college football game. You were here during the summer when our patriotic holidays are. Memorial Day is when we honor people who died serving our country is the beginning of summer. July 4th is in summer. Labor Day is the end of summer . Lots is patriotic days in the summer. That’s why you saw so many flags.
The red white and blue things start to be sold for Memorial Day at the end of May and stay out for the 4th of July.. You might have also noticed lots of fireworks and sparklers for sale. The red white and blue is patriotism to me, but also denotes the brightness and fun days of summer. Yes many houses display flags, but certainly not all.
That and not to mention our nation is pretty big. Takes a long time to travel from coast to coast. Hell it takes me 4 hours just to get to the state below me driving and having grown up when 9/11 happened I don't like heights I don't want to ever get on an airplane so it's either boat or car or walking and I'm not taking a boat to Europe.😂😂 Americans have no reason to go vacation anywhere our nation alone is a vacation you just got to actually travel it which I don't understand why people don't if you stay away from the big cities there's still some beautiful places in this country.
Speak for yourself...I'm from New York City, one of the most diverse cities in the world, and I want to go everywhere. You can bring people and culture to the US but that's not the same as being in the place they came from
@@tracienielson7183 Yeah I know, I live here. The original commenter made the assertion that Americans "don't really need to go other countries" because of our diversity. I don't agree with that conclusion and said so. I wasn't confused about the point being made, I just think it's inaccurate.
A year after we bought our house, the city built an NFL Football stadium two miles away from us - wow, did traffic change. We have the home game schedule pasted on our fridge, and if we are not going to the game we stay far away from that side of town. Roads are closed and the traffic is dreadful. The WORST stadium traffic was three days of the Taylor Swift Eras tour.
When you come back for a football game come down South for a SEC game their is nothing like it I would go to Oxford and see Ole Miss the best place for a tailgate and party but any school in the conference is worth going to
I am so glad you had a good time here in the states, and I'm glad you were left with a good impression. With only two weeks to visit I'm sure it was a whirlwind of trying to fit in as many activities as possible in as little time as possible. Hopefully, on your next trip you will get to do a bit more relaxing. Oh, and if you want to get a real feel for how football crazed Americans are.... go to a college football game.
Overall just glad you guys enjoyed your time here in the States and was able to learn more about our country. Really appreciate how much the family has made the effort to actually learn beyond the reputation we have gotten.
I've never really thought about until now. But, I have never thought of "Jersey" as a place even though we have a place called "new jersey." Jersey has always refferred to a cow in my mind.
Yeah, same here. Occasionally you see a US flag, but it's not that common around where I live. But yeah, if you're here around July 4, you will see patriotic decorations in the stores. Then in August they'll start replacing it with back to school stuff. Then Halloween stuff. :)
It really depends on where you at. I think if you tend to live in a more rural area where the people tend to be more conservative you would definitely see a American flag. And if they're super conservative you will see more than just one flag you will see an American flag the don't tread on me with the rattlesnake and if you're in the South you're guaranteed to see the rebel flag from 1860-1865. Really depends on where you're at though. Like me I live in what I think is a pretty conservative area. Now when you get closer to town sure there may be some progressive, liberals and there have their rainbow flag. But it definitely depends on where you're at. And if you're hoa it depends on how that the government body is. Which if they got a governing body when we already have a governing body they're obviously power hungry and probably are going to be strict like they tried to play one world war II vet and tell him he couldn't have an American flag flying on his property. My man's won't having that shit understandable so.
The one thing that Europeans should realize about Americans and travel is that in fact travel across the US is quite a journey. So i have been on both coasts and from North (Maine) to South Florida. My wife and I have also been to Western Europe and Canada. So it is a huge county - travel from England to Germany is a small trip by comparison.
That's 2ndA is not to protect the union from a tyrannical govt. It's for hunting and self-protection. that's it. Besides we don't have a tyrannical govt. And besides tyrannical govts take away people's guns. That's what makes them tyrannical.
When you visit again, come in the autumn and go to a college football game. It's amazing to see 50-100K people at a game with the vast majority of them either current or former students.
(U.S.) Football games have a tailgating party culture, tailgate referring to the tail end of a vehicle (mostly vans and pickups). Fans arrive hours before the game and have parties in the parking lots outside the stadium. Professional and major collegiate (known as Division 1) games can have quite elaborate set ups, including ones that are commercial/pay tailgates. Many tailgates continue after the game especially if the home team wins.
You guys were crazy to drive so much. Driving to a ballgame is madness. I live here and would NEVER drive myself to a ballgame. You got the experience though. Good on you.
I was born and raised in Maryland (Riverdale, which is near the University of Maryland College Park campus), that said, I don't think I ever knew that there was a Pasadena in Maryland. Hollywood, yes. But not Pasadena.
You have taught me a few things, I knew there were islands in the English Channel, but I didn't know the names, and when I learned you lived on Jersey, I didn't realize how close it is to France. Basically history is just very interesting. So, prior to learning this, when I heard the word Jersey, I thought of both New Jersey, USA, and of course Jersey cows. At one point we had cattle, and I hate cows except on a grill.) Anyway, there is a different jersey that comes to my mind now a days: "Jersey barriers", concrete barriers on freeways. Named "Jersey", I believe, that the first appeared in New Jersey.
As far as going to an American sporting event, it really depends on where it is. You went to a Dodgers game and baseline traffic in LA is insane and add on top of that an event and the traffic is going to be absolutely crazy. Where is if you decided to go to Yankees game or a Cubs game you’re in a large city with decent public transportation not nearly as bad..
I suspect you had polite and friendly encounters in the US because that is the same energy the two of you put out into the world. I’m sure your British accent had something to do with it too!🙂
Another enjoyable video from my favorite couple on TH-cam. If you want to experience American football, go to a college game. It can be expensive depending on the rivalry and it will be extremely loud. I suggest an SEC (Southeastern Conference) game. The traditions go back to the late 1800's. What makes college games so special is the loyalty of the fans. Alumni and students are usually fans for life and many families have attended the same University for over 100 years. Other people are just loyal to their state and border states have had rivalries that date back to the civil war. Tailgating is also much better at college games. People gather the morning before a game and have cookouts (and beverages) before the game. If a team beats a rival in a close exciting finish, sometimes the crowd rushes the field after the game and tears down the goal posts. Check out the TH-cam video from 2023 of Missouri beating K-State with a walk-off record setting field goal.
Also big difference between say UK and American sports is that here majority of the people drive to the games because most of the ballparks are in areas with huge parking lots , where in most of Europe there isn't a lot of parking around stadiums so everyone comes on public transit, like trains.
About the Flag; There are certain places and establishments that are expected to fly the flag. Every downtown in every city big or small is usually overburdened with flags, neighborhoods around military installations, government buildings, police stations, every household that has ever had anyone who served in the military past or present will fly a flag as will his neighbors so they can fit in, every public education facility including sports stadiums. and so on. It's gotten a bit redundant and disrespectful when the flag appears on babies' diapers. I'd like to see our flag honored more and see fewer examples of disrespect.
One of my gripes in life is that I have no way to fly the American flag. I live in a condo with no flag sconce on the exterior wall and no porch in which I could put a freestanding flagstaff.
@@rclaughlin WW2 Navy Petty Officer 's Grandkid, here. Hang a flag from an interior window, stars to the sky. (Short side skyward, from INSIDE your house, between glass and your blinds. I do!!!!). Hope this helps! Change it when the colour starts getting sun bleached.
Hi guys, regarding X you leave, in USA we are use to ending conversations with XO.... meaning "hugs and kisses" So, now you understand the possible confusion.
I enjoy going to football, baseball, and basketball games a couple of times a season, but the best seat is on my couch. It's a chore to go to these games for me. I don't like large crowds of people. Especially large groups of intoxicated people.
Hello James and Millie. I'm sorry to be one of the few that knows little about the channel islands. I was watching a documentary about WW2 that mentioned that Jersey was occupied by the German military throughout the war. Is there still any evidence of that on the island, or can you share some family stories? Thanks y'all.
I believe you all were here just before the 4th of July, so yes, the stores had a lot of USA merchandise. It was for the holiday celebration. Yes, folks do frequently have flags, even when its not a holiday celebrating something to do with our country like Memorial day or Labor day. Most of us dont fly flags daily, and it is super inappropriate to actually wear depictions of the flag other than a small pin. Its okay to wear red white and blue with stars on it, but not the entire flag.
You mentioned the percentage of the population with a passport being at about 50%. I just looked up the UK percentage as a comparison, which is at around 86%, so a bit of a difference. But, break it down by actual numbers and not percentages. If 50% of the US has a passport, that's roughly 166 Million citizens with a passport. If 86% of UK citizens have a passport, that's roughly 57 Million citizens with a passport. So more than twice as many US citizens have a passport compared to UK citizens. But even that's not really an apples to apples comparison. So I've always viewed that stat being pointed out by Europeans as a kind of self centered way of looking down their noses at Americans and thus making themselves feel as if they're 'superior' and that's a way of making them feel better about themselves.
Good point. Another good point is boundaries. Canada does not require a passport. Mexico does. The other borders are oceans, big oceans that cost a lot to traverse by air or sea. Unlike Europe, we cannot simply take a Chunnel to another country. Flight time from New York City to London is 9 to 11 hours, from San Fransico its 11 hours. That's significant.
The obesity epidemic is an American stereotype because of timing and access to luxury items in The United States. Obesity rates in The United States took an upturn around 1975, but then steadily started increasing after 1980. They actually increased in the UK starting sharply in 1980 and took a big turn in 1986-1988. The two have narrowed in the total percentage of obese people now to being only within about 3% now. Canada, France, Span, Hungary, Italy, and even Korea started taking upturns in the 1990s to 2000s. They are still significantly lower than both the US and UK but they are also increasing. So really this stereotype just persists as it was the first country that saw much larger overall health impact from our modern lifestyles. And you will actually see that is similar in many health related matters. There are a lot of factors dealing with population rates, culture, access to more resources, larger distances, and more work focused culture that seem to just drive these rates to manifest in the US just a few years prior to other countries.
@@ct6852 I don't believe that is true. Now the US is the largest country in the top 25. The US Ranks in upper teens/the low 20s. However the data seems to show higher average BMIs in the overweight population in various other countries. Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, and Samoa seems to be leading the world in that regard. Basically of the Obese population in the world they have statistically the highest BMIs. However as the United States eclipses all the others in population combined you could use a weighted average (no pun intended) among those who are obese and the BMI. Either way it's not great, but its not the absolute worst out there.
@@ct6852 If not in terms of BMI, what then? Like in terms of height? The US doesn't lead the world in average height. In terms of size of body builders? Nope not there either. Maybe if you try to factor in the size of media fan base over the population... that we would be pretty up there on (Hollywood, TH-cam, TikTok stars, etc).
@@LogicalNiko Like taller and heavier. And musculature. But also fat. There's a listing of average heights and weights and North America is highest by far.
Btw - getting to and from Dodger games in LA is the worst commute in sports that I’ve experienced. I’ve been to a dozen or so major league stadiums and Chavez Ravine creates unique bottlenecks. And then LA traffic is terrible. Most parks have better public transportation options.
Keep in mind that people growing up during the 70's/80's/90's didn't need a passport because they needed to explore their own country first, and neighbors.
The flag is definitely a whole brand of clothing here. Even on some higher end stuff. Which originally I think was considered kind of disrespectful. But I guess that 'rule' died a long time ago.
Go see a -ranked- college football team play. Be sure to get there early enough to wander some and meet some tailgaters, if you're not tailgating with someone yourselves.
I am always surprised when someone visits in late June and thinks the patriotic displays in stores are year round. They really only exist for a few weeks a year. There are exceptions of course.
to put the sports thing in perspective. ou wee going to a baseball game. The third most popular sport in America and its pretty far behind NBA/NFL. and even college football (not soccer American football). Pro baseball stadiums hold maybe 40-50k people? A college football stadium can be over 100k. pro ones get up to about 80k. Imagine that traffic? Sports are pretty much year round as one sport finishes the next starts. Also if you went to a football game not so much obese but you'd see people that are huge. I noticed when I was in Europe people are generally a lot smaller. I am about 5'10 190lbs and here I'm average sized? I felt like a giant in Europe outside of Germany and the Nordic region.
Come to Wisconsin...we're huge, fat and drink like fish. We make Russians look like light weights. Anyway go to Chicago for a couple days, then rent a car and drive north to Milwaukee and green bay. Go to a packers game. Finish up in the UP of michigan....it's beautiful.
Im guessing all the american flag sruff was probably becuse it was around the 4th of july our Independence day. Its not normally that packed with patriotic items. That said American flags are very common on houses. Not every house but probably a good 30-55 percent depening on where you are looking.
I think the one thing Americans take very seriously is, having a good time. Whether it's sports, a National Holiday, or a vacation we want to make sure we have a fun time, by making sure we have good food, drinks and friends on hand.
James some things Europe should know. Many Americans cannot even afford to see all of the states let alone afford to travel to Europe. Why would we, given how we are looked down upon by most of Europe despite the fact that our taxes go for their protection as in military bases around the world. Seems many countries feel and I guess rightfully so that you speak their language while there. So, you learn a language for a one- time use?
Jeez, relax, will ya? I visited 5 countries in Europe last year. Didn't speak the language in any of them and really wasn't expected to. English is the world's second language. No one "looked down" on me. I had a wonderful time. But if you're still leery of Europe you could always try South America or East Asia or other fantastic places. I traveled around Indonesia, speaking only English, friendliest country I've been to. You might want to come out from behind those defenses and live a little.
@@davidheiser2225They gave an opinion just like you have an opinion, however, you think that he's not being proper when he said his. This was apparent when you posted "relax." I would absolutely hate to meet you in person, and I hope that I never do
Christ, did you have to politicize your comment? Just mention the disdain and leave it at that. Also, be cognizant of the fact that you're replying to British influencers who absolutely love America.
As a rule, if you stay in the cities, the people are thinner. Hit the Red Lobster in the suburbs and BMI will be noticeable higher. For the record, I am a life long suburbanite. I am just telling the truth about my own folks. Not saying everyone, or even the majority are obese. Just saying, visitors just see city folk don't get a truly accurate view of things when it come to this topic.
@@Andrew-Colletyeah for some reason people think wearing clothing with flag patterns is somehow considered disrespectful. 1 its not 2 who gives a fuck
@@RoseNZieg Sure, but freedom of expression also allows for people to think someone else is an oaf for not knowing or caring about the basic rules of civility. 😊
Thank you for bringing up the obesity thing because I'm always saying there's more skinny people in this country than there are fat so I'm confused about that I'm 50 years old I have two children and six grandchildren I still weigh 95 lb and I eat whatever I want but I'm active and that helps
Last month my sister and I were at Fenway Park in Boston for a Redsox game. There was a Scottish family, who lives in London, sitting in front of us. They were on vacation and this was their first baseball game. We had a blast with them. We were explaining the rules of the game and telling them about each player who came up to bat. This family sang all the songs and were having so much fun. We had such a wonderful time with them; so much laughter!
One of the best baseball games I've seen was when the Red Sox played a two game series with the Yankees in the London stadium, and the place was filled completely up. The British accent of the announcers was real nice to hear, and they were explaining the rules to everyone in the stadium, who were totally into it. The game's score was basically a football score, because many home runs were being hit due to the stadium being not actually being built for baseball, and having a very small outfield. The final score was like 23-21, Yankees.
Go Yankees!
I am a USA citizen whose prime language is English. I cannot speak multiple languages but do know some French and some Spanish.
I have friends and family who can speak fluently in three different languages. Some English is their prime language, some Iranian, some Spanish, some Vietnamese, some Polish, some Japanese and some Russian.
So it is common for me to hear different languages everyday. Sometimes I learn a little of their prime language, but I really can't speak any of them fluently.
But, it sure is fun trying!
Sounds like a great time indeed.
Go Red Sox!
@@annamariadenner2518 I've heard that they may change the name of the Red Sox after next season if they don't get better. It's supposed to be a small change, because they would just change the "o" to a "u."
The reason you saw so many flags and Patriotic items in all the stores was because you were here before July 4th, and they were selling these things right before the Holiday. 😊
I like when she said oh look ..the American section 🤣🤣🤣
@@theresabeck1029Yes 😂😂😂
Got to get the freedom Yankee flag selling to rub it in the face of the crown an the best part is yeah we get to do that one time a year but that's technically not only the patriotic American holiday if you really think about it. 😂 So we really be rubbing it in the face of the crown pretty much yearly I think we have at least for patriotic holidays in America. And then us in the South we have Southern Independence Day which is really from the revolutionary war days but attempting to get independence the second time really didn't work out so we still celebrate it for first win of independence.
No fireworks stands, though-Palmdale is pretty much the only place in LA County that allows them, and even that may change.
@@cjallen2 no legal firework stands , haha
I just wanna say I love the Brits and America welcomes you guys with open arms. We're allies with an unbreakable bond and shared history.
A great many of us have British ancestry.
Our county seat, Tupelo, MS, helped restock the Isle of Jersey with cows after WW2.
Along with all of the touristy stuff that you can see, a drive across a State or two can show you a glimpse into how we live if you take the time to get off the freeways and highways.
Along with the 63 National Parks, there are over 6,000 State Parks, 85 National Historic Sites, and 2,600 National Historic Landmarks.
It’s easy to see why it takes many people a lifetime to say that they have seen it all and been everywhere.
As a much older American, we remember to be welcoming and respectable to visitors especially from the UK as you are an ally and have given us so much in shaping our culture, our musical tastes, theatre and our literature. Sometimes I think we like you more than we like our own selves. I am pleased you had a good vacation here, and reportedly you were treated well.
My first thought on “Jersey”, not New Jersey, is a dairy cattle breed.
lol me too!
My parents had Jersey and Guernsey cows.
@@thesimplesaguaro My father’s cousins were dairy farmers.
@@tomhalla426 I live in a rural part of AZ and many of our neighbors are dairy farmers
I think sports jersey.
You have great videos...this was one of your best....but then again..I am American and live my country. Grandparents arrived here from 1907 and 1911. Austrian-Hungary and Russian decent. My Dad served in the 82nd airborne unit during the Vietnam War...served 27 years in the Marines and with the Airborne. Check out the US Airborne history....amazing. So proud of my Dad's accomplishments.
When I looked up Jersey, I was shocked at how close it is to France. Great video!
To all your subscribers in the path of the hurricane, please be safe!
I've been loving all your videos from your trip here to the States. I hope you get to come back one day to see more of this country. You both are just so pleasant and so many of us have grown to love your whole family. 🥰 Thank you for always just being yourselves and letting us be a part of all this. 🇺🇸❤
They are so cute. I am 65 and i love watching these young people step into their lives. Especially the ones with good hearts and good sense.
When you go to an American football game, you should go to a college game! 🇺🇸
If possible, Auburn vs. Alabama.
@@gazoontightNo, no, no, they need to go to Beaver Stadium and catch a Penn State White Out!! That'll blow their minds...
@@gazoontight Yes! I'm a Tuscaloosa resident/native and graduated from Alabama. We've got some more strong competition. Everyone here is excited about the Georgia game tomorrow. It should be a close one. Roll Tide!
@@gazoontightthey will be shocked by the ticket prices!!! Warrr Eagle!!
@@wendimooreart
Roll Tide! 🏈🐘
Never had problems with friendly americans too. Im in canada (Québec, the french-speaking place), so I'm used to north-east USA states (Vermont, NY, Maine), so those living there can go outside USA easily, because they're a few hours (or minutes even) drive from the border, so they don't need expensive flight to get outside. I was even served in french in some places when I went there, so another stereotype busted (dumb americans speaking only one language), and they knew much about Canada. Have a nice day & end of trip.
I am from New England and always enjoyed my visits to Canada. Beautiful provincial parks and very friendly people.
Oh yes, lots of different languages in the USA. There are so many cultures and nationalities spread across the states. The diversity is fun!
Yeah, and an awful lot of Anglo types living in California, Texas, Arizona and New Mexico have troubled to learn Spanish.
@@rclaughlin I am good friends with a Cuban family (I am Polish) whose main language is Spanish. As a language elective their son took Spanish in high school. I had a good time teasing him about that! He laughed.
Many Americans speak more than one language because their parents are immigrants who don't speak English or are bilingual. The one-language thing is a stereotype for sure. In fact, I believe statistics show people in the UK are more likely than people in the US to speak only English.
@@rclaughlinI lived in Arizona for 4 years. Learning Spanish is a requirement for many jobs. Not learning it seriously limits your job opportunities.
James and Millie,
Glad you enjoyed your trip here, come back anytime.
There are obese in the United States but there are also millions of thin people 😊
I'm one of those thin people here in the United States but me being from the south I see why people are obese. Our food is just that damn unhealthy but it's so good😂😂😂 it's a very complicated situation
So one of the reasons that the increase took longer in European countries was World War 2. The United States experiences growth after World War 2 in both population (the baby boom), resources, income (more two income households). With that extra focus on work and income came more quick convenances and work stress. Throughout most of Europe the 1950 and early 1960s were a recovery time period, not a massive booming time period. So if you look at obesity graphs you will see about the US obesity take a rise in the 1950s-1960s. Then you will find a hump in mid-1970s (boomers entering workforce), then in a massive uptick in the 1980s (boomers passing that convenance culture onto their families in Gen X).
Now if you look at trends in the England and Wales specifically (Northern Ireland tended to lag more), you will find the uptick hitting in 1988, and then taking another massive jump in 1993-1995. The same effect was just delayed about 12-15 years in the UK. The percentage rates of obesity in the US and England are now near the same level (again N.I. pulls the UK average down a bit).
Now if you look at France, Italy, and Spain they (Spain also had a civil war which added to the impact) you see about a 20-25 year gap before the effect started happening. They are still significantly behind the US, UK, and Canada in percentages, but its growing.
This is where the Stereotype pretty much took hold. The US just got there first (not that that is in any way a good thing).
@@LogicalNiko Yes Interesting. Also spreading in Australia and New Zealand and many other countries.
There are obese people in Europe as well.
America has reached the point where more than 50% of our population is obese.
Its the sugar and cheap crappy food.
But you came here right before our Independence Day celebrations. Of course all the stores stocked patriotic merch everywhere. It’s not usually like that.
All that traffic for the Dodgers. Just imagine if it was a city with a good team. Lol
When me and my mom went to NYC we kept running into friendly Germans. We must have had that "Tourist" look about us b/c they'd approach us to share touristy things (horse drawn carriage, helicopter ride & limo - the limo was cool!) to split the cost.
The Midwest has really friendly tourists too. Which I think the region was settled by a lot of Germans.
Yes, there are overweight people in the US but there is also a huge movement for working out, health and nutrition etc.
I'm glad y'all had a great time here in the US. Y'all come back and explore another place. We are a large country with many places to go, see and eat. Cheers from Tennessee
Hopefully one day in a few years we will be able to afford to come back ❤️
We would also love to have you show us around your town in Jersey.
Thatch roofs? Castles? Shops, parks, etc.
we have 300 million people. You can make any stereotype here and find people to fit
Of course I know where the Channel Islands are; I'm from California. Haha! (Do YOU know where the Channel Islands are? Santa Catalina is one of the Channel Islands; a ferry to Avalon is not a bad day trip).
I’ve been in Los Angeles since 1983 and I literally did not know that Catalina was part of the channel Islands until now. Thank you for giving me that information that I should’ve known decades ago.
You should come to a Kansas City Chiefs game and experience Arrowhead and tailgating. Or at least watch a college game in whatever state you visit.
I’m so proud of America being patriotic. Best country in the history of the world.
So glad you had a good trip! ❤
I’m in my 40s. I didn’t need a passport to travel internationally (Canada and Mexico) until I was in my 20s (after 9/11). That is an entire hemisphere of the planet that I had access to for half my life without a passport!!
That's less than half a hemisphere you had access to. You couldn't go farther south than Mexico without a passport.
Same here. I never had a passport until after 9/11. Going to Canada only required a copy of your birth certificate back then.
Remember airports before 9/11?
I, a mom and my daughter are going to a college football game. You were here during the summer when our patriotic holidays are. Memorial Day is when we honor people who died serving our country is the beginning of summer. July 4th is in summer. Labor Day is the end of summer . Lots is patriotic days in the summer. That’s why you saw so many flags.
The red white and blue things start to be sold for Memorial Day at the end of May and stay out for the 4th of July.. You might have also noticed lots of fireworks and sparklers for sale. The red white and blue is patriotism to me, but also denotes the brightness and fun days of summer. Yes many houses display flags, but certainly not all.
Coming over from l3wg. Welcome to my family of channels
Is American don't really need to go to other countries, because we have all type of people and cultures.
That and not to mention our nation is pretty big. Takes a long time to travel from coast to coast. Hell it takes me 4 hours just to get to the state below me driving and having grown up when 9/11 happened I don't like heights I don't want to ever get on an airplane so it's either boat or car or walking and I'm not taking a boat to Europe.😂😂 Americans have no reason to go vacation anywhere our nation alone is a vacation you just got to actually travel it which I don't understand why people don't if you stay away from the big cities there's still some beautiful places in this country.
Speak for yourself...I'm from New York City, one of the most diverse cities in the world, and I want to go everywhere. You can bring people and culture to the US but that's not the same as being in the place they came from
@@gigi-ij1hk They were talking about the different people and cultures in the US. The US is a very diverse place.
@@tracienielson7183 Yeah I know, I live here. The original commenter made the assertion that Americans "don't really need to go other countries" because of our diversity. I don't agree with that conclusion and said so. I wasn't confused about the point being made, I just think it's inaccurate.
I hope that you go to a college football game that includes a flyover. Join up with some of your fans to enjoy a tailgate party beforehand.
A year after we bought our house, the city built an NFL Football stadium two miles away from us - wow, did traffic change. We have the home game schedule pasted on our fridge, and if we are not going to the game we stay far away from that side of town. Roads are closed and the traffic is dreadful. The WORST stadium traffic was three days of the Taylor Swift Eras tour.
Wait! She is wearing a Montana shirt. Now that is a strange event.
So Nice seeing the missus being more vocal and expressing herself more - way to go!
When you come back for a football game come down South for a SEC game their is nothing like it I would go to Oxford and see Ole Miss the best place for a tailgate and party but any school in the conference is worth going to
There are 162 baseball games in a regular season.
But only eighty-one at home, unless you're lucky to play in the post-season.
I am so glad you had a good time here in the states, and I'm glad you were left with a good impression. With only two weeks to visit I'm sure it was a whirlwind of trying to fit in as many activities as possible in as little time as possible. Hopefully, on your next trip you will get to do a bit more relaxing. Oh, and if you want to get a real feel for how football crazed Americans are.... go to a college football game.
Your trip looked like a lot of fun. Hope you come back soon and continue to explore new places!
Overall just glad you guys enjoyed your time here in the States and was able to learn more about our country. Really appreciate how much the family has made the effort to actually learn beyond the reputation we have gotten.
Love the Montana shirt! I used to live in Missoula,Montana
In the navy in the early 90s i loved Italy and Spain. Never got to UK because UK soldiers were going on leave.
If you say Jersey most Americans will think of New Jersey 😊
I live in NJ and can confirm
Joisey !
I must have be weird but I thought of the cow, maybe because e had Jersey and Guernsey cows
@jeffhampton2767 we all know that New Jersey was named after the isle in the UK, the same as New York was named for York.
If I was talking to an American I'd think the state, if I was talking to a Brit I'd think of cows/dairy
The most important thing to remember when going to a game is. To remember where you parked.
I've never really thought about until now. But, I have never thought of "Jersey" as a place even though we have a place called "new jersey." Jersey has always refferred to a cow in my mind.
American flags are not on almost every single house at least not in my neighborhood there isn't any
Yeah, same here. Occasionally you see a US flag, but it's not that common around where I live. But yeah, if you're here around July 4, you will see patriotic decorations in the stores. Then in August they'll start replacing it with back to school stuff. Then Halloween stuff. :)
It really depends on where you at. I think if you tend to live in a more rural area where the people tend to be more conservative you would definitely see a American flag. And if they're super conservative you will see more than just one flag you will see an American flag the don't tread on me with the rattlesnake and if you're in the South you're guaranteed to see the rebel flag from 1860-1865. Really depends on where you're at though. Like me I live in what I think is a pretty conservative area. Now when you get closer to town sure there may be some progressive, liberals and there have their rainbow flag. But it definitely depends on where you're at. And if you're hoa it depends on how that the government body is. Which if they got a governing body when we already have a governing body they're obviously power hungry and probably are going to be strict like they tried to play one world war II vet and tell him he couldn't have an American flag flying on his property. My man's won't having that shit understandable so.
Put one up😊🇺🇸
They were here right B4 July 4th.
The one thing that Europeans should realize about Americans and travel is that in fact travel across the US is quite a journey. So i have been on both coasts and from North (Maine) to South Florida. My wife and I have also been to Western Europe and Canada. So it is a huge county - travel from England to Germany is a small trip by comparison.
Its the right and the duty of every american to protect the union from a tyrannical govt. behold the 2ndA. shall not be infringed.we the people🇺🇲
That's 2ndA is not to protect the union from a tyrannical govt. It's for hunting and self-protection. that's it. Besides we don't have a tyrannical govt. And besides tyrannical govts take away people's guns. That's what makes them tyrannical.
I enjoyed the video, I hope that you all are doing great!
👋🏽hello from Oklahoma🙋🏽♀️
Here's another hello from Oklahoma🤙
When you visit again, come in the autumn and go to a college football game. It's amazing to see 50-100K people at a game with the vast majority of them either current or former students.
Loved the video! Thanks!
(U.S.) Football games have a tailgating party culture, tailgate referring to the tail end of a vehicle (mostly vans and pickups). Fans arrive hours before the game and have parties in the parking lots outside the stadium. Professional and major collegiate (known as Division 1) games can have quite elaborate set ups, including ones that are commercial/pay tailgates. Many tailgates continue after the game especially if the home team wins.
I loved hearing your views ❤
People may assume Americans are obese because they hear about the huge portions served in restaurants.
Not all restaurants
Often enough for two or three meals.
You guys were crazy to drive so much. Driving to a ballgame is madness. I live here and would NEVER drive myself to a ballgame. You got the experience though. Good on you.
You guys need to get back here!! (:
Noticed your cough Millie, hope you feel better soon.
Been In Berlin,( Oktoberfest), Saltzburg Austria, And Apenzell Switzerland
Greetings from Pasadena, Maryland...east coast near Washington DC
Pasadena, Maryland? I did not know there was a Pasadena in Maryland. There’s also Pasadena in California and a Pasadena in Texas.
I had relatives who lived there.
I was born and raised in Maryland (Riverdale, which is near the University of Maryland College Park campus), that said, I don't think I ever knew that there was a Pasadena in Maryland. Hollywood, yes. But not Pasadena.
You have taught me a few things, I knew there were islands in the English Channel, but I didn't know the names, and when I learned you lived on Jersey, I didn't realize how close it is to France. Basically history is just very interesting. So, prior to learning this, when I heard the word Jersey, I thought of both New Jersey, USA, and of course Jersey cows. At one point we had cattle, and I hate cows except on a grill.) Anyway, there is a different jersey that comes to my mind now a days: "Jersey barriers", concrete barriers on freeways. Named "Jersey", I believe, that the first appeared in New Jersey.
As far as going to an American sporting event, it really depends on where it is. You went to a Dodgers game and baseline traffic in LA is insane and add on top of that an event and the traffic is going to be absolutely crazy. Where is if you decided to go to Yankees game or a Cubs game you’re in a large city with decent public transportation not nearly as bad..
I suspect you had polite and friendly encounters in the US because that is the same energy the two of you put out into the world. I’m sure your British accent had something to do with it too!🙂
Another enjoyable video from my favorite couple on TH-cam. If you want to experience American football, go to a college game. It can be expensive depending on the rivalry and it will be extremely loud. I suggest an SEC (Southeastern Conference) game. The traditions go back to the late 1800's. What makes college games so special is the loyalty of the fans. Alumni and students are usually fans for life and many families have attended the same University for over 100 years. Other people are just loyal to their state and border states have had rivalries that date back to the civil war. Tailgating is also much better at college games. People gather the morning before a game and have cookouts (and beverages) before the game. If a team beats a rival in a close exciting finish, sometimes the crowd rushes the field after the game and tears down the goal posts. Check out the TH-cam video from 2023 of Missouri beating K-State with a walk-off record setting field goal.
Also big difference between say UK and American sports is that here majority of the people drive to the games because most of the ballparks are in areas with huge parking lots , where in most of Europe there isn't a lot of parking around stadiums so everyone comes on public transit, like trains.
About the Flag; There are certain places and establishments that are expected to fly the flag. Every downtown in every city big or small is usually overburdened with flags, neighborhoods around military installations, government buildings, police stations, every household that has ever had anyone who served in the military past or present will fly a flag as will his neighbors so they can fit in, every public education facility including sports stadiums. and so on. It's gotten a bit redundant and disrespectful when the flag appears on babies' diapers. I'd like to see our flag honored more and see fewer examples of disrespect.
One of my gripes in life is that I have no way to fly the American flag. I live in a condo with no flag sconce on the exterior wall and no porch in which I could put a freestanding flagstaff.
@@rclaughlin WW2 Navy Petty Officer 's Grandkid, here. Hang a flag from an interior window, stars to the sky. (Short side skyward, from INSIDE your house, between glass and your blinds. I do!!!!). Hope this helps! Change it when the colour starts getting sun bleached.
@@RaincloudmusicTFS6 I considered that, but hanging a flag from its corners seems a bit indecorous. Still, I may have no other choice.
Hi guys, regarding X you leave, in USA we are use to ending conversations with XO.... meaning "hugs and kisses" So, now you understand the possible confusion.
I enjoy going to football, baseball, and basketball games a couple of times a season, but the best seat is on my couch. It's a chore to go to these games for me. I don't like large crowds of people. Especially large groups of intoxicated people.
Hello James and Millie. I'm sorry to be one of the few that knows little about the channel islands. I was watching a documentary about WW2 that mentioned that Jersey was occupied by the German military throughout the war. Is there still any evidence of that on the island, or can you share some family stories? Thanks y'all.
I believe you all were here just before the 4th of July, so yes, the stores had a lot of USA merchandise. It was for the holiday celebration.
Yes, folks do frequently have flags, even when its not a holiday celebrating something to do with our country like Memorial day or Labor day. Most of us dont fly flags daily, and it is super inappropriate to actually wear depictions of the flag other than a small pin.
Its okay to wear red white and blue with stars on it, but not the entire flag.
You mentioned the percentage of the population with a passport being at about 50%. I just looked up the UK percentage as a comparison, which is at around 86%, so a bit of a difference. But, break it down by actual numbers and not percentages. If 50% of the US has a passport, that's roughly 166 Million citizens with a passport. If 86% of UK citizens have a passport, that's roughly 57 Million citizens with a passport.
So more than twice as many US citizens have a passport compared to UK citizens. But even that's not really an apples to apples comparison. So I've always viewed that stat being pointed out by Europeans as a kind of self centered way of looking down their noses at Americans and thus making themselves feel as if they're 'superior' and that's a way of making them feel better about themselves.
Good point. Another good point is boundaries. Canada does not require a passport. Mexico does. The other borders are oceans, big oceans that cost a lot to traverse by air or sea.
Unlike Europe, we cannot simply take a Chunnel to another country.
Flight time from New York City to London is 9 to 11 hours, from San Fransico its 11 hours. That's significant.
@@portialancaster3442 flight time NYC to London is 7 hrs., still not a short hop. Canada now requires a passport or its equivalent.
@@davidheiser2225 Yes, and that is flight time, not down time in security.
Fenway is one of the worst stadium for parking in the country. it's one of the oldest smack downtown in a very old city for American standards
The obesity epidemic is an American stereotype because of timing and access to luxury items in The United States. Obesity rates in The United States took an upturn around 1975, but then steadily started increasing after 1980. They actually increased in the UK starting sharply in 1980 and took a big turn in 1986-1988. The two have narrowed in the total percentage of obese people now to being only within about 3% now. Canada, France, Span, Hungary, Italy, and even Korea started taking upturns in the 1990s to 2000s. They are still significantly lower than both the US and UK but they are also increasing.
So really this stereotype just persists as it was the first country that saw much larger overall health impact from our modern lifestyles. And you will actually see that is similar in many health related matters. There are a lot of factors dealing with population rates, culture, access to more resources, larger distances, and more work focused culture that seem to just drive these rates to manifest in the US just a few years prior to other countries.
Supposedly US, Canada, and Mexico has the heaviest people per average in the world. By quite a bit. And then it's Samoans I think.
@@ct6852 I don't believe that is true. Now the US is the largest country in the top 25. The US Ranks in upper teens/the low 20s. However the data seems to show higher average BMIs in the overweight population in various other countries. Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, and Samoa seems to be leading the world in that regard. Basically of the Obese population in the world they have statistically the highest BMIs.
However as the United States eclipses all the others in population combined you could use a weighted average (no pun intended) among those who are obese and the BMI.
Either way it's not great, but its not the absolute worst out there.
@@LogicalNiko It's just larger people. Not necessarily obese.
@@ct6852 If not in terms of BMI, what then? Like in terms of height? The US doesn't lead the world in average height. In terms of size of body builders? Nope not there either. Maybe if you try to factor in the size of media fan base over the population... that we would be pretty up there on (Hollywood, TH-cam, TikTok stars, etc).
@@LogicalNiko Like taller and heavier. And musculature. But also fat. There's a listing of average heights and weights and North America is highest by far.
Btw - getting to and from Dodger games in LA is the worst commute in sports that I’ve experienced. I’ve been to a dozen or so major league stadiums and Chavez Ravine creates unique bottlenecks. And then LA traffic is terrible. Most parks have better public transportation options.
When you come back during football season, consider a college game. Different than a professional game, and I prefer it.
Keep in mind that people growing up during the 70's/80's/90's didn't need a passport because they needed to explore their own country first, and neighbors.
The flag is definitely a whole brand of clothing here. Even on some higher end stuff. Which originally I think was considered kind of disrespectful. But I guess that 'rule' died a long time ago.
Well, I'm glad you didnt hate it. I'm always nervous to watch videos like this.
Go see a -ranked- college football team play. Be sure to get there early enough to wander some and meet some tailgaters, if you're not tailgating with someone yourselves.
4:04 🙋♂️ I'm fat. 😊😅
The Major League Baseball regular season is 162 games. Then the playoffs start, culminating with the World Series.
If you come back, come in the fall and catch a college football game. Nothing like it anywhere else on earth.
I am always surprised when someone visits in late June and thinks the patriotic displays in stores are year round. They really only exist for a few weeks a year. There are exceptions of course.
We visited in April and they were in the shops we visited
to put the sports thing in perspective. ou wee going to a baseball game. The third most popular sport in America and its pretty far behind NBA/NFL. and even college football (not soccer American football). Pro baseball stadiums hold maybe 40-50k people? A college football stadium can be over 100k. pro ones get up to about 80k. Imagine that traffic? Sports are pretty much year round as one sport finishes the next starts. Also if you went to a football game not so much obese but you'd see people that are huge. I noticed when I was in Europe people are generally a lot smaller. I am about 5'10 190lbs and here I'm average sized? I felt like a giant in Europe outside of Germany and the Nordic region.
Come to Wisconsin...we're huge, fat and drink like fish. We make Russians look like light weights. Anyway go to Chicago for a couple days, then rent a car and drive north to Milwaukee and green bay. Go to a packers game. Finish up in the UP of michigan....it's beautiful.
If you go to a Sports Bar the clientele may be mostly men but actual games and big events on TV are very family oriented here.
Im guessing all the american flag sruff was probably becuse it was around the 4th of july our Independence day. Its not normally that packed with patriotic items. That said American flags are very common on houses. Not every house but probably a good 30-55 percent depening on where you are looking.
Genuinely havnt soon an overweight person since I was a kid and I called her mom.
Hi, Guys! My passport was Stamped England quite a while ago. I gotta get a new one. I messed up and let it expire. Farnborough was neat!!!!
American here, and all I know about Jersey comes from watching Bergerac.
I think the one thing Americans take very seriously is, having a good time. Whether it's sports, a National Holiday, or a vacation we want to make sure we have a fun time, by making sure we have good food, drinks and friends on hand.
Is the Jersey you are talking about off the coast of France???
When you said Jersey to New Yorkers I'll bet most of them thought you meant NEW Jersey , which is just across the river .
I'm wondering where you were driving around that there were flags on every house. I can wander around my neighborhood and see maybe one or two.
I think baseball is more family friendly than football for example. The amount of drinking alcohol might be a factor.
James some things Europe should know. Many Americans cannot even afford to see all of the states let alone afford to travel to Europe. Why would we, given how we are looked down upon by most of Europe despite the fact that our taxes go for their protection as in military bases around the world. Seems many countries feel and I guess rightfully so that you speak their language while there. So, you learn a language for a one- time use?
Jeez, relax, will ya? I visited 5 countries in Europe last year. Didn't speak the language in any of them and really wasn't expected to. English is the world's second language. No one "looked down" on me. I had a wonderful time. But if you're still leery of Europe you could always try South America or East Asia or other fantastic places. I traveled around Indonesia, speaking only English, friendliest country I've been to. You might want to come out from behind those defenses and live a little.
@@davidheiser2225They gave an opinion just like you have an opinion, however, you think that he's not being proper when he said his. This was apparent when you posted "relax."
I would absolutely hate to meet you in person, and I hope that I never do
Christ, did you have to politicize your comment? Just mention the disdain and leave it at that. Also, be cognizant of the fact that you're replying to British influencers who absolutely love America.
As a rule, if you stay in the cities, the people are thinner. Hit the Red Lobster in the suburbs and BMI will be noticeable higher. For the record, I am a life long suburbanite. I am just telling the truth about my own folks. Not saying everyone, or even the majority are obese. Just saying, visitors just see city folk don't get a truly accurate view of things when it come to this topic.
If you look at rules of etiquette for the flag, you shouldn't "wear" it, but people don't pay attention to/know the rules.
That's in relation to the flag itself, not flag pattern clothing. But I guess we don't pay attention to that either.
@@Andrew-Colletyeah for some reason people think wearing clothing with flag patterns is somehow considered disrespectful. 1 its not 2 who gives a fuck
I never understood the censor. isn't that what freedom of expression is?
I have never heard of that rule
@@RoseNZieg Sure, but freedom of expression also allows for people to think someone else is an oaf for not knowing or caring about the basic rules of civility. 😊
Remember, the first verse of our national anthem begins and ends with a question. Kinda makes you think.
Maybe you mentioned it in another vid but I thought customer service would be one of
Thank you for bringing up the obesity thing because I'm always saying there's more skinny people in this country than there are fat so I'm confused about that I'm 50 years old I have two children and six grandchildren I still weigh 95 lb and I eat whatever I want but I'm active and that helps