@@magicalminty6203 I don't know.... I've been to New York and yea it's pretty bad in New York City but upstate New York is not the same. Go over one state to New Jersey though and that's a state that sucks no matter where you go. But there are other places in the US that are pretty close to being just as bad. Chicago, Detroit, Orlando, Miami, and Los Angeles just to name some of the places I've been.
Come on down to Texas in the summer where the low temperature of the day is maybe 85 degrees fahrenheit and that is at 6 AM. Add our high humidity and you have liquid air. Same in all of the Southern states. Can get brutal up in the New England area as well.
"30 different types of cereals at least" is not a lot. That's the point. A cereal aisle in an American grocery store will have AT LEAST 100 different types and that's not an exaggeration.
Yes it is lol, in the south we drink our beers out of cans or bottles unless we're pouring them in solo cups to play beer pong. And you better make sure you have a water cup to wash the balls off that hit the floor or the beer can get nasty lol.
Even here in Upstate New York, it can get up over 90f, sometimes close to 100f. And we have the added humidity which just makes the heat 1000% worse. Even we need AC in the summer.
Had only window AC growing up in MN which worked, but as soon as you left your room you'd be swimming through the air. then the parents got mad if the AC was running 24/7 :/ I live in an apartment now where our AC went out on the hottest weekend of the year last year.... it was miserable...We also had afternoon sun shining on our side of the apartment which didn't help. we caved and bought a portable AC because it took like 5 days for them to get us a new AC... (they bought one, it had the wrong outlet plug so they had to send it back and get a new one sent)
Also saw a video that said they used to write the date like how we (USA) do in England for a period of time, but then they changed it and we didn’t haha. So the UK might have to take some blame for that too
No no the guy on the left says it's WRONG. We drive on the wrong side of the road and spell theater and color wrong too. Europe does it all right. They reacted to a video about cultural differences and all they care to do is scoff at it. So dumb.
When it comes to choices, there are lots of British TH-camrs who have filmed their first time in a WalMart or Target. One of the first thing they all notice is the huge choices you have in items, they all say that. Yes you do have lots of choices in the U.K. but you just even more flavors of the same things that can't be found in the U.K. according to British TH-camrs. You should react to British people first time in a WalMart to understand it better. ( I Went to WalMart for the First Time ever ) by Raphael Gomes is a good video to react about choices and others. Love you guys reaction keep it going.
Walmart is just a beast from another dimension in terms of size and choices. I do not think it is always a fair comparison to any single shopping place, either Brit or US. It is just amazingly large with an amazing choice.
@@jeffkiser5996 That is true Jeff, but even if it's not WalMart, you would still have more choices of products in the states than the UK. Most Europeans on TH-cam believe that as well, because I take it from the video on TH-cam where Europeans visits all sorts of stores in the US and not just Walmart. This is no knock on the UK, but America just does so many things bigger and over the top, and there's a whole lot more choices we have here, that don't always make it to Europe. It's just a culture difference, American people love tons of choices, and the all out competitiveness among the different brands wanting your money.
My Russian professor told us the Story about her 1st time in Walmart. Her husband told her to go to the next aisle and get some mustard. She walks around and finds the mustard. She said, “Why do they have so many different mustards?” Why just why? Her husband found her still staring at the mustards in Walmart.
Yeah, this exactly. The sheer quantity of selection of cereal in particular is astounding. It could be walmart or kroger or safeway. They all have a staggering selection. Condiments will also make your head spin.
Sometimes when I watch videos of Brits visiting the US, they will visit a grocery store and flat out say they don’t have as many options as we do here in the US. So I think that point might be true.
@@aurelius8439 Yup. Just go to another shop. Even in the states there are lacking stores if you've traveled about a bit... Those channels are a joke anyways, they're usually far off with their facts no matter what they are trying to "teach" you. It's just clutter meant to be rushed out for the views and ad-revenue.
I've found that the larger grocers in the UK are more like an average grocery store in the US. It's not that the UK doesn't have stores with a lot of options, it's just not as common as the US. I can literally go to any store at home and have literally hundreds of options for cereal, but in the UK, I have to go to Asda for that kind of variety.
@@justinbridgez I used to have a coworker that would ask me to bring her a soda on the way back from the cafeteria and I can't count the times when I asked her what flavor would say purple...WTF! Do you mean grape? 🤣
DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO TAKE LONG VACATIONS? Actually we can't afford to take long vacations and we are only given two weeks a year and you might need that for emergencies.
@@Jiff321 That has less to do with it than the fact that European countries give their employees longer vacations. American employers have solidified the 40 hours or longer work week and shorter vacations. I work manual labor and my body would definitely like more than two weeks off in a year.
@@blueoval250 that’s what I get but also here’s the stats: This number grows modestly as years of tenure with an employer increase. In 2017, the average worker with five years of experience at a company was given 15 days of paid vacation and the average worker with 20 years of experience was given 20 paid vacation days.
@@NandR The problem is so few of us actually keep our jobs 20 years any longer. Jobs are being outsourced to third world nations and China quicker than a fish swims....
Agreed, what hes talking about is the variety, you go into a "regular" American Grocery store and they are huge stores, most shops in Europe are quite tiny in comparison. I remember when the German company Aldi came to the US, people refused to call it a grocery store, they were like its a small corner store
When the days easily get to 100 F in the summer and it's dry as hell with no humidity, ice in your drinks and the AC are the only reason we can survive.
Come to Australia and then talk about heat 😉 it's already at 70F and it's not even 10am. 113F/45C during summer and still not turning on the Air-con... I think there must be something wrong with us 😅
About the smiling thing...I know a lady from UK in the US who was unnerved at first by the "friendliness" of Americans, and their willingness to strike up a conversation with someone they don't know, what we call "small talk". It's just a way of being nice to people. Also "sir" and "ma'am" are said quite often in the Southern part of the U.S., too. It's a term of respect and in some areas, it's expected (i.e. rude not to do it).
I grew up in the south and when I lived on the west coast people thought I was lying when I said it’s not that uncommon for someone walking outside on a neighborhood road and someone driving by to wave at each other
@L M not fake, I'm a bouncer usually when I ask how someone is doing and they say not well, usually I try and make a convo to figure what's bothering them and if I'm able I give advice. A lot of the time a non-biased opinion can help people solve things in a way they haven't looked at yet
We like everything cold because it gets so incredibly hot here (especially in the south). I dont think foreigners quite understand that you simply cannot survive without AC when its 105 F and 90% humidity in the summer.
@@alexmouw514 Don't underestimate the heat and humidity in the US or the dry heat in places like Phoenix or Las Vegas where for weeks on end in the summer it's 110° F or above every day. Also, wasn't the highest recorded temperature ever on Earth recorded at Death Valley in California?
@@alexmouw514 Australia is no different either with it being ridiculously hot. I just find it funny with a lot of these Europeans going nuts when it hits 90F while thats considered a cooler during the summer here.
The video's mention of "grape" flavor wasn't about wine. Any sugary treats from soda pop/juice drinks to fruity frozen popsicles that are colored purple usually denote "grape" flavor. However, it's a unique flavor with no connection to wine or the actual fruit.
The most important things foreigners need to know to best understand America: 1. It's really really big. 2. It is best viewed as more than one place. 3. America is a country of extremes. All of the best things and all of the worst things are there. If you're looking for something you can find it. If you're trying to escape something it could still find you.
@@Ily.kenyan I'm not a city person by any means, but NYC is a great place to visit. At least it was pre-covid. A bit like Vegas, though...a couple of days at a time max.
BS. NYC is safer per capita than multiple US cities. St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans consistently top three most dangerous US cities (not NYC, Chicago, LA)
You would keep AC on too if your summers were always 100-115. That's what it is where I live. Low in summer is upper 90's while the peak of summer is between 110-115. Trust me, AC is a life saver!
Well notice he said “I don’t care for AC, except when it’s hot”. Hot is our life May- August! I don’t think they have any concept of what a humid 105 degree day is when you walk out and the heat is like hitting a brick wall.
When I went to Russia a few years back over Christmas and New Years I visited some small towns in the southwestern portion of the country. There it was not customary to smile or acknowledge passers-by, and me being from the Midwestern US (an area notorious even among Americans for our friendliness) I was just smiling and nodding at everyone like I would normally. About a day into the trip my Russian friends I was with had to recommend that I stop for fear that people were thinking something was wrong with me!! Like I was mentally slow or something. 😂
Same thing happened to me when I went to Austria. I thought I was being friendly but my friend told me to stop because they might think I'm mentally ill.🤔
When I moved from the mid-west to Seattle i 1991...I was SHOCKED at the number of coffee stands around the city. "Who the HELL drinks that much coffee that these guys can stay in business?". A visiting friend, from Portland, told me they were gonna buy stock in this new company, Starbucks. I thought: "Geez what a waste of money!"
lol, at the part about the variety of cereals, and thinking they have a bunch of choices. I lived over in Manchester for 3 years during my teens, and one of the first things I complained about was the lack of variety, not that they don't have some good choices, but nothing compared to what you find in the US lol. So if they think they have a lot of choice in the UK, I wanna see them all visit a Walmart or something
Im right there with Daz, when I get to a hotel room, I turn the ac on. Even in the middle of winter. Only time I turn heat on is when Im eating or just getting up. Sleeping in a cold room is the best.
I lived in Japan and once tipped a waitress and she followed me to the parking lot to give me back the money. It's extremely rude to tip them, it's like telling them they didn't do their job properly.
You guys have me rolling on this one. "For two pound per week you can support a Brit with a box of CoCo Puffs" 😂 This video was ridiculous in so many ways. Something I would never watch, but you guys made it a lot of fun! 60k subs in this short time proves it! Well done with the channel boys!
A lot of British youtubers I’ve watched that come to the U.S for the first time always say that we have a much bigger variety of foods and snack than they have in the UK, so maybe it just where they live in the UK
The US is SUPER big on market research, too. Some companies will throw something out for a trial run in certain areas to see how well they do, so there's a lot of changing varieties of things depending how well (or not) they fare. A good example is a new flavor of cereal. They'll put it out in test areas and label it "limited edition" or some such. If it does well, they'll do a wider distribution, still as limited edition. If it keeps doing well, they'll make it a regular thing. It makes me feel for the poor folks that have to keep fuckin around with the shelves and labels or setting up new displays all the time.
Soda is at it's best when refrigerated or served with ice! Just FYI fountain soda or soda from say a fast food place like McDonalds has ice over the lines used to pump the syrup and carbonated water, this allows the product to come out with a slower lose to the carbonation so you do not wind up with a cup of just frothy bubbles. So it is not weird we like it this way it is smart as our carbonation lasts longer in our soda's !! Same goes for Beer, it's all about the carbonation lol!!
12:45 in both cases (UK & US) the date is written the way it's spoken. I'd say this comment was on "January 12th 2022" whereas you'd say it was made on "the 12th of January 2022"
Smh. The reason stalls have such small doors is: 1. Helps increase air flow to disperse smells. 2. To stop Drug use. Also grape flavor doesn't refer to Wine, but soda etc.
@@steveisthecommissar4013 you are right. But that's because it's flavored with the main taste of grapes, not the over 100 different flavor compounds an actual grape has
I grew up in Georgia without air conditioning until I was about 10 years old. I remember laying on my bed on a hot summer night with the window open as a thunderstorm arrived. I could feel that cold air coming off that storm cell and it felt glorious. I keep my AC set on 74 degrees. During the winter I set the heat to come on at 62. My winter electric bill is less than half that of my summer bills and I don't care.
In ancient Rome thumbs up meant “swords up” or “sword out” meaning death. Thumbs down or thumbs tucked inside your fist meant they should keep their sword in their sheath sparing the fighter’s life.
It is a five hour flight to Tel Aviv from London. It is a five and a half hour flight to Los Angeles from New York City, a six hour flight from Boston...
I’m from the US, and when someone says “how are you?” I will very often answer the question. Just a sentence or two, and it depends on the circumstances.
List addition: As you drive through the country in much of the (rural) US you'll find the wave. Many locals will serve up a friendly wave of the hand (or fingers) as you pass each other head on.
And on the roads in Texas, you'll get drivers that pull onto the shoulder of the road to let people behind them pass by. And as they are passed, they will always give the "Texas Friendly" wave as the other driver passes them.
yes, you guys dont use air condition because it doesn't get hot enough for air in the uk. I have friends who live there and they dont have air. It gets very hot here in the summer in most states.and you dont get too cold in the winter either as it does here in the us
As an American that whole "nobody uses their inside voice" thing is totally true and it drives me insane. Although I feel like the guy who made this video has never traveled outside of America because some of his points were so wrong and naïve.
It really isn't true. Sure you get the few people who are loud on their cellphones, or just culturally loud speakers, but I never have this issue when I'm eating at a restaurant for example.
He said 10 different cereals but my stores have probably 60-100 different cereals. The cereal aisle here is 60-80 feet long. I have heard other brits say they don’t like grape items jam and jelly
We write month/day/year because that’s how you say it in context of speech. For example... on July 4th, 1776 we decided we don’t care what other countries think. 👍🏽 glad i could help clear that up
3:55 red solo cups are frequently used for college/university parties of 18-25 year olds. After that, they're not AT ALL used. I'm 38 and haven't used one of those in more than a decade.
I just discovered your channel, and I love it. It's much more relaxed and I can tell that you are all good friends because your conversations are funny and relatable. I'm definitely subscribed now
Maybe the guy in the video thinks you don't smile as much because you don't have as many cereal options as we do in the US. 😁 Personally, I loved it when I visited the UK and wish I could return but as the video pointed out Americans don't get much time off for vacation.
Tipping in the US is such a normalized thing that you’ll hear stories about athletes and really all kinds of celebrities and their tipping habits. If you want to throw dirt at someone you can publicly out them for being a bad or non-tipper, or if you want to celebrate someone you can out them as a great one.
Another thing that people don't like to focus on but is still prevalent is the fact that so many Americans carry firearms on them. You will not often see a person open carry, but you don't know how many people are conceal carrying
The dude on the left keeps stopping the video to say we do that here. It doesn't say other countries doesn't do these things it states that people are puzzled by things in the US. A big difference...
Honestly, England in particular has more cultural commonalities with the US than other parts of Europe. From their response to the video, it also seems to me that we know where our love for fried food comes from: Scotland!
To be fair...the video is suggesting people are puzzled by these things because in their country its not like that. Why else would they be puzzled? So him asking if they "do it here" makes perfect sense...
A typical cereal aisle in a typical US grocery store has 500+ cereal choices. The Kroger website lists 1100 different cereal choices. Not to mention over 500 peanut butter choices. 😁
I think (as an Aussie) we definitely are friendly, smile a lot or say, "howyadoing" quite often as we pass people on the streets. i assume the UK would be similar? (Not sure) If you're in the city it'll be different but otherwise it's always smiles, nods, and "howyagoing". Either way, loved the reaction. Good video. Entertaining. Hey from Australia 🇦🇺
American restroom stall doors are small for a couple purposes. The main purpose is that it makes it easier to clean for the janitorial crew. The next main purpose is so you can easily tell if a stall is occupied or not. The most important reason is for if you run out of butt wipe someone can easily pass it to you under the stall.
True! Especially here in North Dakota... It's almost always freezing cold, so it brings peoples mood down. Makes me want to move because of how depressing it is here lol. At least, most make it that way...
It depends where you are at I’m in the Midwest and people are always smiling and making small talk with you as strangers but when I go out to Massachusetts they are the grumpiest people I’ve met but I love that about America
@@Darry420 I'm from Boston. Can confirm we're Massholes. Love Midwesterners, just understand we're going to make fun of you. Just go with it. Fire a few "insults" back at us. We'll like you A LOT more. We're a big fan of havin' the craic, taking the piss, etc as they say across the pond. I sometimes forget that not everyone finds casual friendly insults endearing. Love it when I can speak to my buddies from back home though. They get it. I feel like fowl language is like part of my accent.
@@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026 that’s why I fell in love with Massachusetts I grew up in a tough household where we are cunts to each other I never really fit in with typical midwesterners I just respect the brutal honesty of the culture out there and can’t wait to go visit again
One thing I’ve always disliked about the living in the UK is summers without an air conditioner 😂. The houses here are not designed for 80+ degree weather, it’s actually kind of unbearable at times. The windows aren’t even built in a way that accommodates an AC. I’m from Bermuda and we keep the ACs on too. And it’s true that there aren’t many options for snacks, you’re focused on cereal but the amount of options they have in the US is outrageous. I hate when my friends and family in the US show me the shelves in the stores. Entire isles full of drinks, snacks etc. The most exotic drinks you get it shops out here is fanta.
There's three types of teas in the US. Sweet tea (southern) US attempting to do British tea Flavored tea you find in the refrigerated aisles in grocery stores/gas stops
The thing about A/C use in America is... that temperatures in America are hotter than they are in Europe. Case in point: Washington, D.C. is at a latitude of 38 degrees 50 minutes. In August, the routine high temperature is over 32 Celsius. The same latitude in Europe puts you roughly around Lisbon, Portugal. And their highs vary from 25 to 30 degrees. A/C use would not be as common in the United States if the summer highs were around 25 degrees... and not 32 degrees or higher. --- The "no inner voice" bit, that's so very, very, very true. And it annoys the ever-living daylights out of me.
There is a good reason the Solo cups are at every party. The lines on a Solo cup are US fl. oz. measurements of 1 fl. oz. (a shot of liquor), 5 fl. oz. (wine serving), 12 fl. oz. (standard US beer bottle), 16 fl. oz. ( US pint serving), and 18 fl. oz. (full cup of anything else). It's basically a cup to serve any drink at a party if you know what the lines means.
I live in Alaska, so I've always got the AC on whenever I travel. I don't really agree with a lot of the stuff on this channel. I think it was made for Americans to make them feel better about themselves
Grape flavor was probably referring to candy and stuff. May not be accurate to say there’s not many grape flavored things there, but wine doesn’t count as grape flavor.
My girl is from another country and she marvels at the snacks we have and come up with. About 60+ cereals, a whole aisle of cookies of various types, etc. we are the king of Snack food for sure
4:54 ... Okay, I know _someone_ is going to give me a hard time for this, but please help me out; I can’t I make a _lick_ of sense out of what the hell Dave is describing at 4:54. In full disclosure: I live in the the greater Boston area, so I am well aware that I have *zero* right to goof on how others speak, but I can decipher neither Dave’s words _nor_ the food he’s describing. I’m hearing either _sonic kebab_ or _son o' kebab,_ which is "a chippy sausage, wrapped in Donna meat", deep fried. If someone would kindly translate his accent and/or slang to North American English, this Masshole would be *wicked grateful,* and feel much smaddah and moh' kulchid.
Sonner Kebab is a large sausage from the Fish and Chip shop, wrapped in Donner Meat and Deep Fried. Most places won't serve them as they are so unhealthy!
Me again. The ice reference is so funny. When we were in London, the hotel bartender asked " what is with Americans and ice?" and..."here they are again, they want ice". That was the Columbia Hotel across from Hyde Park.
I'd suggest not doing anymore vids from that channel. Lol Love your reactions though. I learn more from you guys talking of the U.K then I do from any of the videos.
It's hot here! I moved from North Germany by the North Sea when I was 15. We didn't have or need air conditioning there, in fact you need a sweater in the evening. I ended up in Tulsa where you die without air.🥳
I laughed so hard when you guys were like, WTF, when you heard the narrator say, "you don't have that many food choices in the UK." I hear so much BS that is totally wrong about the US all the time in these videos (including this one), that my reaction was, welcome to the club, guys. Welcome! And that was not an "American perspective." That was the narrator's perspective. :)
I was 16 during my first time to England (I'm from the States). It was 1985. I asked the waiter for ICE water. He came back with a cup of water that my brother remarked, "Nice of them to put in ice that looks like a Lilliputian puddle freeze". It's been pretty much the same since. And I've been there often.
Love how New York is your guide for Americans that are friendly, lmfao, not even Americans think New Yorkers are nice
New Yorkers don't think New Yorkers are friendly lol
im walkin here
facts lol
My father's from NYC. There's a reason he married a woman from Montana and chose to move to Idaho. NYC is pretty much the worst place in the USA.
@@magicalminty6203 I don't know.... I've been to New York and yea it's pretty bad in New York City but upstate New York is not the same. Go over one state to New Jersey though and that's a state that sucks no matter where you go. But there are other places in the US that are pretty close to being just as bad. Chicago, Detroit, Orlando, Miami, and Los Angeles just to name some of the places I've been.
"I'm not a fan of air conditioning". Come to Florida in the summertime and tell me that. LOL
if you haven't walked out of your front door in july and felt like you hit a brick wall, you don't truly appreciate A/C
...or any southern state.
Where I live the summers are like southern states but the winters are like alaska
Come on down to Texas in the summer where the low temperature of the day is maybe 85 degrees fahrenheit and that is at 6 AM. Add our high humidity and you have liquid air. Same in all of the Southern states. Can get brutal up in the New England area as well.
@@janettamcgee8124 that's pretty much how the summer is for me minus the humidity part
"30 different types of cereals at least" is not a lot. That's the point. A cereal aisle in an American grocery store will have AT LEAST 100 different types and that's not an exaggeration.
I think we are up to 30 types of Cheerios
I just bought cereal yesterday and I guarantee there was more than 100
@@moloko5 And Chex
Who honestly counts ALL the cereal??
I live near a small Safeway and there's at least 30 different types of oatmeal all by itself.
The Red Cup is the official cup of Beer Pong.
red solo cup, you fill me up
@@TheKuroArisu Lets have a party!!!! Toby Keith is great lol
Yes it is lol, in the south we drink our beers out of cans or bottles unless we're pouring them in solo cups to play beer pong. And you better make sure you have a water cup to wash the balls off that hit the floor or the beer can get nasty lol.
The measurements on A Red Solo----seriously.
@@TheKuroArisu "It's time to party!"
I love how they think 30 different cereals is a lot. There's probably 30 options just from General Mills in the average American grocery.
@Epilith In case I wanted to eat cereal number 852.
@Epilith That’s like asking why does Americans need so many variety of burgers. I’m sorry, I don’t just want to stick to cheese and meat
LMAO
@Epilith you do realize that the obesity rate in England is also extremely high right?
The idea of not having an air conditioner in the midwest summer is absolutely terrifying to me.
Even here in Upstate New York, it can get up over 90f, sometimes close to 100f. And we have the added humidity which just makes the heat 1000% worse. Even we need AC in the summer.
I try not to turn my AC on until it reaches 90 F. I'm lucky if I can make it until June 1.
I grew up without a/c in the Midwest and it was miserable. I wouldn't live without it now.
Had only window AC growing up in MN which worked, but as soon as you left your room you'd be swimming through the air. then the parents got mad if the AC was running 24/7 :/
I live in an apartment now where our AC went out on the hottest weekend of the year last year.... it was miserable...We also had afternoon sun shining on our side of the apartment which didn't help. we caved and bought a portable AC because it took like 5 days for them to get us a new AC... (they bought one, it had the wrong outlet plug so they had to send it back and get a new one sent)
I was visiting a friend in Sacramento and it was still 82° at 2:30 in the morning.
I would have absolutely died without a/c.
The date is written differently because of the way most Americans say it out loud in a sentence. "January 1st" as apposed to "the 1st of January."
Frankly Americans were taught to do this in elementary school just like the Europeans do otherwise for basically the very same reason....
Also saw a video that said they used to write the date like how we (USA) do in England for a period of time, but then they changed it and we didn’t haha. So the UK might have to take some blame for that too
No no the guy on the left says it's WRONG. We drive on the wrong side of the road and spell theater and color wrong too. Europe does it all right.
They reacted to a video about cultural differences and all they care to do is scoff at it. So dumb.
@@kilogmatt yea like what does that do for you calling someone else's way of life wrong...like calm down sir
@@jarricah7920 That's why, as an American, I sometimes say I'm Canadian whilst in Europe
When it comes to choices, there are lots of British TH-camrs who have filmed their first time in a WalMart or Target. One of the first thing they all notice is the huge choices you have in items, they all say that. Yes you do have lots of choices in the U.K. but you just even more flavors of the same things that can't be found in the U.K. according to British TH-camrs. You should react to British people first time in a WalMart to understand it better. ( I Went to WalMart for the First Time ever ) by Raphael Gomes is a good video to react about choices and others. Love you guys reaction keep it going.
I know I was like what, u guys don’t have nearly as much stuff we do
Walmart is just a beast from another dimension in terms of size and choices. I do not think it is always a fair comparison to any single shopping place, either Brit or US. It is just amazingly large with an amazing choice.
@@jeffkiser5996 That is true Jeff, but even if it's not WalMart, you would still have more choices of products in the states than the UK. Most Europeans on TH-cam believe that as well, because I take it from the video on TH-cam where Europeans visits all sorts of stores in the US and not just Walmart. This is no knock on the UK, but America just does so many things bigger and over the top, and there's a whole lot more choices we have here, that don't always make it to Europe. It's just a culture difference, American people love tons of choices, and the all out competitiveness among the different brands wanting your money.
My Russian professor told us the Story about her 1st time in Walmart. Her husband told her to go to the next aisle and get some mustard. She walks around and finds the mustard. She said, “Why do they have so many different mustards?” Why just why? Her husband found her still staring at the mustards in Walmart.
Yeah, this exactly. The sheer quantity of selection of cereal in particular is astounding. It could be walmart or kroger or safeway. They all have a staggering selection. Condiments will also make your head spin.
Sometimes when I watch videos of Brits visiting the US, they will visit a grocery store and flat out say they don’t have as many options as we do here in the US. So I think that point might be true.
It is! No doubt about it...
What markets were they going to in the UK?? It's really not that different. I think those youtube channels reinforce weird stereotypes for clickbait.
@@aurelius8439 Yup. Just go to another shop. Even in the states there are lacking stores if you've traveled about a bit... Those channels are a joke anyways, they're usually far off with their facts no matter what they are trying to "teach" you. It's just clutter meant to be rushed out for the views and ad-revenue.
I've found that the larger grocers in the UK are more like an average grocery store in the US. It's not that the UK doesn't have stores with a lot of options, it's just not as common as the US. I can literally go to any store at home and have literally hundreds of options for cereal, but in the UK, I have to go to Asda for that kind of variety.
When he says grape flavor hes not talking about wine. Grape flavored drinks and soda
And candy, popsicles, jello, etc.
@@harveythepooka And jelly! :-)
I want that purple stuff...
What flavor is that? Red
@@justinbridgez I used to have a coworker that would ask me to bring her a soda on the way back from the cafeteria and I can't count the times when I asked her what flavor would say purple...WTF! Do you mean grape? 🤣
This. Grape flavor as in artificial grape flavor. It is not common in the UK
DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO TAKE LONG VACATIONS? Actually we can't afford to take long vacations and we are only given two weeks a year and you might need that for emergencies.
Not true. You’re just poor.
@@Jiff321 That has less to do with it than the fact that European countries give their employees longer vacations. American employers have solidified the 40 hours or longer work week and shorter vacations. I work manual labor and my body would definitely like more than two weeks off in a year.
I get 4 weeks vacation, 11 holidays and 5 personal days. Not sure where you got the two weeks.
@@blueoval250 that’s what I get but also here’s the stats: This number grows modestly as years of tenure with an employer increase. In 2017, the average worker with five years of experience at a company was given 15 days of paid vacation and the average worker with 20 years of experience was given 20 paid vacation days.
@@NandR The problem is so few of us actually keep our jobs 20 years any longer. Jobs are being outsourced to third world nations and China quicker than a fish swims....
Agreed, what hes talking about is the variety, you go into a "regular" American Grocery store and they are huge stores, most shops in Europe are quite tiny in comparison. I remember when the German company Aldi came to the US, people refused to call it a grocery store, they were like its a small corner store
But there is bigger stores in Europe but we do have more here in the us
When the days easily get to 100 F in the summer and it's dry as hell with no humidity, ice in your drinks and the AC are the only reason we can survive.
Especially in Southern California
come to the east coast when it's 105F with 90% humidity and no rain
Come to Australia and then talk about heat 😉 it's already at 70F and it's not even 10am. 113F/45C during summer and still not turning on the Air-con... I think there must be something wrong with us 😅
@@a.sharma5562 You must be paying far too much for electricity... Most likely the result of carbon taxes...
No ice in my cut of soda, see you later alligator.... You will get no more of my business, ever....
About the smiling thing...I know a lady from UK in the US who was unnerved at first by the "friendliness" of Americans, and their willingness to strike up a conversation with someone they don't know, what we call "small talk". It's just a way of being nice to people. Also "sir" and "ma'am" are said quite often in the Southern part of the U.S., too. It's a term of respect and in some areas, it's expected (i.e. rude not to do it).
@Jeremy Harmon true
I grew up in the south and when I lived on the west coast people thought I was lying when I said it’s not that uncommon for someone walking outside on a neighborhood road and someone driving by to wave at each other
@L M we say that out of kindness, not to be fake.
@L M not fake, I'm a bouncer usually when I ask how someone is doing and they say not well, usually I try and make a convo to figure what's bothering them and if I'm able I give advice. A lot of the time a non-biased opinion can help people solve things in a way they haven't looked at yet
I’ve never been to the south but have met people from the south that are superficially friendly if you catch my drift
We like everything cold because it gets so incredibly hot here (especially in the south). I dont think foreigners quite understand that you simply cannot survive without AC when its 105 F and 90% humidity in the summer.
That you will wake up in the morning before dawn sweating beads without air conditioning....
Try living in Australia, the US was piss easy lol
@@alexmouw514 Don't underestimate the heat and humidity in the US or the dry heat in places like Phoenix or Las Vegas where for weeks on end in the summer it's 110° F or above every day. Also, wasn't the highest recorded temperature ever on Earth recorded at Death Valley in California?
@@alexmouw514 Australia is no different either with it being ridiculously hot. I just find it funny with a lot of these Europeans going nuts when it hits 90F while thats considered a cooler during the summer here.
jacob092 i lived in the Middle East for almost a decade. That summer heat lasts 50 weeks of the year.
Having been to England, you have WAY less choices in the grocery store than we have haha.
The video's mention of "grape" flavor wasn't about wine. Any sugary treats from soda pop/juice drinks to fruity frozen popsicles that are colored purple usually denote "grape" flavor. However, it's a unique flavor with no connection to wine or the actual fruit.
You said soda pop you must be from the Midwest
They taste like purple, not grape.
Also they just said random thing like cereal they literally mean everything not just cereal and cookies
The most important things foreigners need to know to best understand America:
1. It's really really big.
2. It is best viewed as more than one place.
3. America is a country of extremes. All of the best things and all of the worst things are there. If you're looking for something you can find it. If you're trying to escape something it could still find you.
In large cities like NYC, you might get shot by the cabbie if you try to get in front seat...
I- this why I’m terrified of New York
@@Ily.kenyan I'm not a city person by any means, but NYC is a great place to visit. At least it was pre-covid. A bit like Vegas, though...a couple of days at a time max.
@@Ily.kenyan just don’t take the taxi man😂, even I don’t do that and I live in NY.
BS. NYC is safer per capita than multiple US cities. St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans consistently top three most dangerous US cities (not NYC, Chicago, LA)
@@mic1240 I literally witnessed a NYC cabbie pull a gun on someone who tired to open the front passenger door.
Red Solo cups are popular for keg parties, and so they tend to be there at bigger gatherings where they've gotten a keg of beer.
LOL the fact that your proof of having grape flavor is wine proves you DON'T even know what grape flavor is let alone have it.
You would keep AC on too if your summers were always 100-115. That's what it is where I live. Low in summer is upper 90's while the peak of summer is between 110-115. Trust me, AC is a life saver!
Go Cats!
Well notice he said “I don’t care for AC, except when it’s hot”. Hot is our life May- August! I don’t think they have any concept of what a humid 105 degree day is when you walk out and the heat is like hitting a brick wall.
When I went to Russia a few years back over Christmas and New Years I visited some small towns in the southwestern portion of the country. There it was not customary to smile or acknowledge passers-by, and me being from the Midwestern US (an area notorious even among Americans for our friendliness) I was just smiling and nodding at everyone like I would normally.
About a day into the trip my Russian friends I was with had to recommend that I stop for fear that people were thinking something was wrong with me!! Like I was mentally slow or something. 😂
Seeing Russian history I wouldn't smile either lmao
Same thing happened to me when I went to Austria. I thought I was being friendly but my friend told me to stop because they might think I'm mentally ill.🤔
When I moved from the mid-west to Seattle i 1991...I was SHOCKED at the number of coffee stands around the city. "Who the HELL drinks that much coffee that these guys can stay in business?". A visiting friend, from Portland, told me they were gonna buy stock in this new company, Starbucks. I thought: "Geez what a waste of money!"
Live in Arizona for a summer, and I bet you become a really big fan of the air conditioner lol
Or Texas, or Florida...
@@ronclark9724 Anywhere in the South and Southwest.
Lived in the Middle East. Pretty hot there too.
lol, at the part about the variety of cereals, and thinking they have a bunch of choices. I lived over in Manchester for 3 years during my teens, and one of the first things I complained about was the lack of variety, not that they don't have some good choices, but nothing compared to what you find in the US lol. So if they think they have a lot of choice in the UK, I wanna see them all visit a Walmart or something
Im right there with Daz, when I get to a hotel room, I turn the ac on. Even in the middle of winter. Only time I turn heat on is when Im eating or just getting up. Sleeping in a cold room is the best.
OMG its so true about the loud voice. My GF is foreign and she always tells me I'm yelling and I'm like, "WHAT NO IM NOT!!!!"
I lived in Japan and once tipped a waitress and she followed me to the parking lot to give me back the money. It's extremely rude to tip them, it's like telling them they didn't do their job properly.
People in the US don't use Red Solo Cups all that often either.
You guys have me rolling on this one. "For two pound per week you can support a Brit with a box of CoCo Puffs" 😂
This video was ridiculous in so many ways. Something I would never watch, but you guys made it a lot of fun!
60k subs in this short time proves it! Well done with the channel boys!
I agree. these videos are inconsistent at best with the information; plus they always have that erroneous undercurrent of american superiority.
@@drobichaud1000 Erroneous? Nah.
Plus the OP was complimenting the Blokes on their sense of humor. It's self-deprecating.
When he talks about air conditioning drying the air out, he needs to put it on the Humid setting
A lot of British youtubers I’ve watched that come to the U.S for the first time always say that we have a much bigger variety of foods and snack than they have in the UK, so maybe it just where they live in the UK
I’ve lived in both places. Both very similar varieties. 👍🏻
The US is SUPER big on market research, too. Some companies will throw something out for a trial run in certain areas to see how well they do, so there's a lot of changing varieties of things depending how well (or not) they fare. A good example is a new flavor of cereal. They'll put it out in test areas and label it "limited edition" or some such. If it does well, they'll do a wider distribution, still as limited edition. If it keeps doing well, they'll make it a regular thing. It makes me feel for the poor folks that have to keep fuckin around with the shelves and labels or setting up new displays all the time.
Soda is at it's best when refrigerated or served with ice! Just FYI fountain soda or soda from say a fast food place like McDonalds has ice over the lines used to pump the syrup and carbonated water, this allows the product to come out with a slower lose to the carbonation so you do not wind up with a cup of just frothy bubbles. So it is not weird we like it this way it is smart as our carbonation lasts longer in our soda's !! Same goes for Beer, it's all about the carbonation lol!!
10:15 "just take your clothes off" Yeah try that living in Florida... No amount of nudity helps
12:45 in both cases (UK & US) the date is written the way it's spoken.
I'd say this comment was on "January 12th 2022" whereas you'd say it was made on "the 12th of January 2022"
Smh. The reason stalls have such small doors is:
1. Helps increase air flow to disperse smells.
2. To stop Drug use.
Also grape flavor doesn't refer to Wine, but soda etc.
I think you mean purple flavored because that stuff dose not taste like grapes
@@steveisthecommissar4013 you are right. But that's because it's flavored with the main taste of grapes, not the over 100 different flavor compounds an actual grape has
@@robertshort9487 it’s a joke?
I grew up in Georgia without air conditioning until I was about 10 years old. I remember laying on my bed on a hot summer night with the window open as a thunderstorm arrived. I could feel that cold air coming off that storm cell and it felt glorious. I keep my AC set on 74 degrees. During the winter I set the heat to come on at 62. My winter electric bill is less than half that of my summer bills and I don't care.
In ancient Rome thumbs up meant “swords up” or “sword out” meaning death. Thumbs down or thumbs tucked inside your fist meant they should keep their sword in their sheath sparing the fighter’s life.
I’m so glad someone else knows this too! 🙂
So few people know that today’s positive gesture was a death sentence in the Coliseum.👍👎
👉🏼😉👉🏼 I got yall
Yep, my art history teacher made sure we knew this when we took his class.
In the USA, there are at least 300 different cereals in most stores.
As an American there are some of these things I've never done.America is a big place and very different from one place to another.
It is a five hour flight to Tel Aviv from London. It is a five and a half hour flight to Los Angeles from New York City, a six hour flight from Boston...
I’m from the US, and when someone says “how are you?” I will very often answer the question. Just a sentence or two, and it depends on the circumstances.
Same here. I tend to say "I'm alright, thanks" with a nod and carry on.
The deep-fried thing is in the southern states.
It's every state fair.
Not just southern states bud
@@waldoiswhereEFC55 well not anymore at least.
Even then it’s mostly state fair food. Like I’ve never known anybody who ate shit like deep fried Oreos in everyday life.
Sleeping in a cold room is actually more beneficial than sleeping in a warm room
List addition:
As you drive through the country in much of the (rural) US you'll find the wave. Many locals will serve up a friendly wave of the hand (or fingers) as you pass each other head on.
And on the roads in Texas, you'll get drivers that pull onto the shoulder of the road to let people behind them pass by. And as they are passed, they will always give the "Texas Friendly" wave as the other driver passes them.
yes, you guys dont use air condition because it doesn't get hot enough for air in the uk. I have friends who live there and they dont have air. It gets very hot here in the summer in most states.and you dont get too cold in the winter either as it does here in the us
As an American that whole "nobody uses their inside voice" thing is totally true and it drives me insane. Although I feel like the guy who made this video has never traveled outside of America because some of his points were so wrong and naïve.
so true
So true
It really isn't true. Sure you get the few people who are loud on their cellphones, or just culturally loud speakers, but I never have this issue when I'm eating at a restaurant for example.
Wine does not really count as a grape flavor. They are usually artificially flavored. One example would grape lollipops or soda.
As a Detroiter, I agree that the smiling one is bs. That only happens down south.
He said 10 different cereals but my stores have probably 60-100 different cereals. The cereal aisle here is 60-80 feet long. I have heard other brits say they don’t like grape items jam and jelly
Bless your hearts! Trust me, when it's 113 in the shade - you need air conditioners. :-)
We write month/day/year because that’s how you say it in context of speech. For example... on July 4th, 1776 we decided we don’t care what other countries think. 👍🏽 glad i could help clear that up
I realize that could be taken rude, definitely meant it as a joke. 👍🏽 but the month day year thing is actually why we write it like that
3:55 red solo cups are frequently used for college/university parties of 18-25 year olds. After that, they're not AT ALL used. I'm 38 and haven't used one of those in more than a decade.
I just discovered your channel, and I love it. It's much more relaxed and I can tell that you are all good friends because your conversations are funny and relatable. I'm definitely subscribed now
From what I’ve read, thumbs up in Greece is equivalent to the middle finger.
Maybe the guy in the video thinks you don't smile as much because you don't have as many cereal options as we do in the US. 😁
Personally, I loved it when I visited the UK and wish I could return but as the video pointed out Americans don't get much time off for vacation.
Tipping in the US is such a normalized thing that you’ll hear stories about athletes and really all kinds of celebrities and their tipping habits. If you want to throw dirt at someone you can publicly out them for being a bad or non-tipper, or if you want to celebrate someone you can out them as a great one.
Another thing that people don't like to focus on but is still prevalent is the fact that so many Americans carry firearms on them. You will not often see a person open carry, but you don't know how many people are conceal carrying
As an American this video is funny, I try to avoid the content on channel you guys are watching because it tends to provide poor information.
AC is more common in the US because it us warmer and more humid in the summer than in much of northern Europe.
The dude on the left keeps stopping the video to say we do that here. It doesn't say other countries doesn't do these things it states that people are puzzled by things in the US. A big difference...
Was thinking the same thing. Plus the video isn't comparing everything to just the U.K either.
Exactly
Honestly, England in particular has more cultural commonalities with the US than other parts of Europe. From their response to the video, it also seems to me that we know where our love for fried food comes from: Scotland!
To be fair...the video is suggesting people are puzzled by these things because in their country its not like that. Why else would they be puzzled? So him asking if they "do it here" makes perfect sense...
A typical cereal aisle in a typical US grocery store has 500+ cereal choices. The Kroger website lists 1100 different cereal choices. Not to mention over 500 peanut butter choices. 😁
I think (as an Aussie) we definitely are friendly, smile a lot or say, "howyadoing" quite often as we pass people on the streets. i assume the UK would be similar? (Not sure)
If you're in the city it'll be different but otherwise it's always smiles, nods, and "howyagoing".
Either way, loved the reaction. Good video. Entertaining. Hey from Australia 🇦🇺
American restroom stall doors are small for a couple purposes. The main purpose is that it makes it easier to clean for the janitorial crew. The next main purpose is so you can easily tell if a stall is occupied or not. The most important reason is for if you run out of butt wipe someone can easily pass it to you under the stall.
You laughed at the UK things this video got wrong but, as an American I can tell you most of the US stuff is wrong too.
Ikr, we don’t hate taking breaks we just can’t afford to
👍🏾 in the Middle East apparently means "up yours".
Honestly this video could be titled Brits find out they are VERY similar to Americans and vice versa.
I'm in Georgia, it's 90f+ with 80%+ humidity from April to October, ac with the drying the air out part is needed and welcome.
Ikr sometimes the summer gets like 103 in some places or more ac was invented for the south lol
I think this guy hasn’t traveled very much. As far as speaking loudly, I have been told I speak too softly, but that comes from my Texas relatives 😂😂😂
I'm American and American's do not smile that much!
Relative to other countries we definitely tend to
True! Especially here in North Dakota... It's almost always freezing cold, so it brings peoples mood down. Makes me want to move because of how depressing it is here lol. At least, most make it that way...
It depends where you are at I’m in the Midwest and people are always smiling and making small talk with you as strangers but when I go out to Massachusetts they are the grumpiest people I’ve met but I love that about America
@@Darry420 I'm from Boston. Can confirm we're Massholes. Love Midwesterners, just understand we're going to make fun of you. Just go with it. Fire a few "insults" back at us. We'll like you A LOT more. We're a big fan of havin' the craic, taking the piss, etc as they say across the pond. I sometimes forget that not everyone finds casual friendly insults endearing. Love it when I can speak to my buddies from back home though. They get it. I feel like fowl language is like part of my accent.
@@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026 that’s why I fell in love with Massachusetts I grew up in a tough household where we are cunts to each other I never really fit in with typical midwesterners I just respect the brutal honesty of the culture out there and can’t wait to go visit again
One thing I’ve always disliked about the living in the UK is summers without an air conditioner 😂. The houses here are not designed for 80+ degree weather, it’s actually kind of unbearable at times. The windows aren’t even built in a way that accommodates an AC. I’m from Bermuda and we keep the ACs on too.
And it’s true that there aren’t many options for snacks, you’re focused on cereal but the amount of options they have in the US is outrageous. I hate when my friends and family in the US show me the shelves in the stores. Entire isles full of drinks, snacks etc. The most exotic drinks you get it shops out here is fanta.
british people flip out when they come over here to america and someone has an iced tea ☕️
There's three types of teas in the US.
Sweet tea (southern)
US attempting to do British tea
Flavored tea you find in the refrigerated aisles in grocery stores/gas stops
They think that giant coffee lasts that long? That's cute
Someone asks "how are you doing/today?" You just say "good how are you?" And both of you just move on.
The thing about A/C use in America is... that temperatures in America are hotter than they are in Europe.
Case in point: Washington, D.C. is at a latitude of 38 degrees 50 minutes. In August, the routine high temperature is over 32 Celsius.
The same latitude in Europe puts you roughly around Lisbon, Portugal. And their highs vary from 25 to 30 degrees.
A/C use would not be as common in the United States if the summer highs were around 25 degrees... and not 32 degrees or higher.
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The "no inner voice" bit, that's so very, very, very true. And it annoys the ever-living daylights out of me.
In the UK, you can manage the heat by getting naked. In the US, you start trying to peel your skin off if you don't have AC on a hot day.
@L M yea i will just sleep with windows open all night every night from spring to fall
There is a good reason the Solo cups are at every party. The lines on a Solo cup are US fl. oz. measurements of 1 fl. oz. (a shot of liquor), 5 fl. oz. (wine serving), 12 fl. oz. (standard US beer bottle), 16 fl. oz. ( US pint serving), and 18 fl. oz. (full cup of anything else). It's basically a cup to serve any drink at a party if you know what the lines means.
TIL
I live in Alaska, so I've always got the AC on whenever I travel. I don't really agree with a lot of the stuff on this channel. I think it was made for Americans to make them feel better about themselves
You think so? Didn't make me feel better about myself. Kind of looks like it's trying to make Americans look ridiculous.
live in the south and you will understand why ac is a must with that humidity added...plus those hvac boys always have a job!
Wait a sec...do you guys have sliced bread over there in the UK? lol
@L M Whaaaat? Next you'll say you have electricity. I don't believe you
Do they have to walk five miles to a well for their water too?
As far as the AC goes. There are a lot of places that get to be 100+ degrees (Fahrenheit) in the summer
Apparently smiling is really strange in Russia.
As weird as our ways are to you, so are your ways to us. That's a small price to pay for living in a varigated and interesting world! 😁
as somebody that lives in america almost all of this isn't really accurate. just stereotypes
As an American not really.
Good for you
Most of these are reginal facts though. They arent really stereotypes.
Regional*
Grape flavor was probably referring to candy and stuff. May not be accurate to say there’s not many grape flavored things there, but wine doesn’t count as grape flavor.
I don’t like to be first........I just love to be here!!
My girl is from another country and she marvels at the snacks we have and come up with. About 60+ cereals, a whole aisle of cookies of various types, etc. we are the king of Snack food for sure
4:54 ... Okay, I know _someone_ is going to give me a hard time for this, but please help me out; I can’t I make a _lick_ of sense out of what the hell Dave is describing at 4:54.
In full disclosure: I live in the the greater Boston area, so I am well aware that I have *zero* right to goof on how others speak, but I can decipher neither Dave’s words _nor_ the food he’s describing.
I’m hearing either _sonic kebab_ or _son o' kebab,_ which is "a chippy sausage, wrapped in Donna meat", deep fried.
If someone would kindly translate his accent and/or slang to North American English, this Masshole would be *wicked grateful,* and feel much smaddah and moh' kulchid.
Sonner Kebab is a large sausage from the Fish and Chip shop, wrapped in Donner Meat and Deep Fried. Most places won't serve them as they are so unhealthy!
Me again. The ice reference is so funny. When we were in London, the hotel bartender asked " what is with Americans and ice?" and..."here they are again, they want ice". That was the Columbia Hotel across from Hyde Park.
I'd suggest not doing anymore vids from that channel. Lol Love your reactions though. I learn more from you guys talking of the U.K then I do from any of the videos.
It's hot here! I moved from North Germany by the North Sea when I was 15. We didn't have or need air conditioning there, in fact you need a sweater in the evening. I ended up in Tulsa where you die without air.🥳
I laughed so hard when you guys were like, WTF, when you heard the narrator say, "you don't have that many food choices in the UK." I hear so much BS that is totally wrong about the US all the time in these videos (including this one), that my reaction was, welcome to the club, guys. Welcome! And that was not an "American perspective." That was the narrator's perspective. :)
Lol did Dave just do the "shocker" when talking about thumbs-up?! 🤣
Guys I recommend you to react to American things Europeans find weird....just to know your perspective🔥
I like how dude in the middle always sits like he's just about to stand up.
Ever heard of Jomboy Media?
@5:05 you want something that’s amazing! Try a chimichanga. A fried burrito! Amazing
Free refills on beer. That's my dream. 🤣
I was 16 during my first time to England (I'm from the States). It was 1985. I asked the waiter for ICE water. He came back with a cup of water that my brother remarked, "Nice of them to put in ice that looks like a Lilliputian puddle freeze". It's been pretty much the same since. And I've been there often.
This American hates ice in drinks. IMO, ice just takes up extra space that could be used for more beverage.
Waters it down too