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What gets me is when Americans insist on telling black people in England that they are African-American.
I love when they do that. I told an American recently that the black bin bags were actually African American bags.
Australian here. I once played a phone app game that had in-app communication between players. One player, an American, asked me where i was from. I replied Australia. She asked why i would go to Australia for a holiday. I said I live here. She asked Why did i move to Australia? I said i didn't i was born here. SHE WENT MENTAL. Swearing at me, telling me i was being reported for hacking an American game, American space, deceiving American people. I removed her from my friends list. I wonder what happen when she found out the game was written by a company in Norway, the in-app moderator was an Indian lady, living in France. 😂😂
@AussieNana1962 AUSSIES FOREVER!!!!!
To "Make America Great Again", they need to start with the education system.
That will definitely help.
Even trump thinks Brussels is a country 😂
That's the least of their concern unfortunately
Also, clarify when was it ever....
I'm Swedish, and all I can say is that it is so refreshing to see an American have the same reaction as most of us to the BS.
Hey Americans, even Tennessee has roads and most of Africa is more advanced than there.
I was drinking in a London pub a couple of years back when one of a group of Americans asked why it was that if England and Scotland were both part of the UK, why did they have different names? I said that New York and California are both part of the US and yet they have different names. At that point he just looked puzzled.
I saw one of these where an Egyptian-American girl was at school when the teacher asked the students to tell the class where they are from. When it was her turn, she said she was from Egypt. The teacher said that "Egypt isn't a real country. where are you really from?" She replied "No... it's real. I've been there. I used to live there. Egypt is real". The teacher said "Oh honey, those are just stories".
I honestly think the best thing an American parent can do, if they are going to remain in the US, is send their kids to be educated abroad. Literally anywhere would better than the US. The US has some great universities, but at every level below that, the education system is shockingly bad.
I was In a walmart, in the USA, just looking around talking English with a Geordie Accent (North East England) - when a Karen came over screaming telling me to stop talking "Terrorist Language" and speak English, when I tried to explain she was having none of it... - She followed me round for 10 mins or so, until she pointed me out to 2 police officers.. I told the officers I was from England, and its just my accent which could be hard to understand.. they understood me perfect, they turned to said "Karen" and told her I was from England, where the Queen lives (This was way before Queen Elizabeth Passed away) - She then looked, thought for a moment, and said, Oh.. the queen, you should have told me you was from Canada, I thought you was from one of those terrorist places, like Europe......... Ums..... What?!?!?!?!!?
@MarkMares Wow! This one is something!
From an actual intelligent american, I'm so sorry. I have to deal with the same thing daily. We have become a country of stupidity and death. I really am sorry that that was your experience of our country. Please try the south eastern states if you ever decide to give us another shot. I wont be surprised if you told us to just F off.
@MarkMares hab nur festgestellt, mit diesen Amerikanern kannst du nicht diskutieren. Sie wissen alles besser obwohl sie nichts wissen. Traurig aber wahr.
Too much to unpack in that one lol! Where do you start?!?!
@jacobwinn2765 🤣🤣 it was a lot worse.. that's just the cut down version..
Europe is in Rome, Rome is in France, France is in Italy and Italy is in Paris.
Oh yeah, geographical locations escapes most Americans
I sooo like to see this world map!
Thank you so much.
I'm memorizing this handy list.
😐
Rome isn't in France, it's in Georgia. And of course, Georgia is a US state and not a country.
How are you alive at all you're the most stupid person in the world if you think that
Switzerland here. I work in a very busy tourist spot in the mountains. You would not believe how many times Americans ask me how far it is to Stockholm! My answer is always the same :" About 2000km" The reaction is always the same:" Ow wow, I didn't know that Switzerland is that big!" 😂😂😂
Did they know what Kilometres were?
I'm from New Zealand. I was in a bar in Portland, Oregon, minding my own business, asking for a beer, when a lady angrily interrupted to tell me I was "Faking." When I eventually couldn't ignore her anymore, I asked her what she was on about.
She told me I was faking my accent and that it wasn't even real, and I should stop because I wasn't impressing her. In fact, she told me fake accents were a complete turn off..., She got told to "Fuck Off!" in a fake accent.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Another Kiwi here, and I've never actually encountered these crazy stupid type yanks. This may be because I mostly interact with educated ones.
"I wasn't impressing her". Sounds a bit like "main character syndrome" (which isn't rare among Americans :D)
😂
Americans meltdowns when they discover something new are the best hahaha
I live in Málaga Southern Spain and I had a American ask me when do the fireworks start.
I replied to him why would the Spanish celebrate American independence day .
He looked confused and walked away towards the cruise ship he had just come off.
Later the same day an American was complaining in buger king that tap and serve menu board was in Spanish and had no translation she was looking for the American flag. A staff member pointed out to her that see spoke English and had to look for the English flag.
The level of ignorance is astonishing but it starts with pledging allegiance to the flag each day at school and being indoctrinated into cult America.
Spanish here. I lived in the US for a while and lots of people told me Spanish is a language, not a nationality.
If an American asks if we have roads? Say “yes” and please don’t tell them about the jet packs and flying cars or they’ll want them too.
In the UK, that teacher wouldn't get into the staff room. Instead, they would be laughed out of it.
Yes! Same with Aussies!
Worked with Americans, often they seemed to assume that London hadn't changed since Sherlock Holmes time, and England was still stuck in the 1930s.
in Italy we still have gravel roads, the only thing we have as transportation are old Vespas and old Fiat 500s (I mean, we produce Ferrari/Lamborghini/Maserati/Pagani but we sell them only in the US, so they're American cars)
@herrrorschach590 we Germans have literally invented the Automobile and are worldwide known for our car brands like Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi etc. and everybody have heard about our (allegedly) speed limit free highway system called the „Autobahn“
But there are still US-Americans who have questioned me and other germans, if we have cars or if we even can afford to drive cars because we live in a socialist/communist country
we Germans have literally invented the Automobile and are worldwide known for our car brands like Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi etc. and everybody have heard about our (allegedly) speed limit free highway system called the „Autobahn“
But there are still US-Americans who have questioned me and other germans, if we have cars or if we even can afford to drive cars because we live in a socialist/communist country
@PPfilmemacher but those brands are sold in the US so they MUST be American!!!
@corringhamdepot4434 and Germany looks like when WWll ended and Nazi Germany lost the War
I'm English, I've had the classic line "oh, you must know the queen" back in the day.
And I've been asked if I'm Australian, Scottish and South African. I've had to tell them no I'm a Londoner and no I'm not Harry Potter, James Bond or Danny Dyer and no I don't socialise with the royal family.
Whenever I was asked if I ever met the queen I would say:
“ No sorry mate but unfortunately I never did get to meet Freddie Mercury”.
"Yea, we always have tea together and gossip about jo mama's multiple lovers"
Don't you, and if not, why???
Hello, I am French and I am very proud to represent the socialist side for health, this is called redistribution so that even a poor person can get treatment for free and I did say free from the hospital to the pharmacy. And although our social security system is good compared to the USA, we would like to do more. I remind you that in France our elders fought for our rights and some died as a result.
Yes, I agree with your sentiment. Many Americans died for the rights we have now, and yet many have forgotten the true cost. Thanks for the comment.
I remember when we were in Florida my parents were enquiring about buying a villa in Clearwater and the agent asked if we had email and Facebook and Twitter in England. My Dad started laughing and said “yes we have electricity in England” 😂.
And we're getting piped water next week! 😷
@carolineb3527I can’t wait, every time Jack and Jill go to get water they hurt themselves every time. Bless them.
You definitely need to remind them that the World Wide Web was invented in Switzerland by a British Scientist - although that probably means they would think it was written in Swedish.
And these people are allowed to vote ?😮
Oh yes. They can vote..... and reproduce.
I know not all Americans are dumb but I was wondering if any studies have been done about the additives allowed in food over there explains some of their thought process comes from
It’s the “schools” they’re indoctrination centers.
And the lead in -petrol- gasoline.
The additives are done for one reason, profit. The food industry in the U.S. is more concerned about profit than health.
One of my favourite George Carlin quotes: "Think of how dumb the average American is. Now think half of them are dumber than that!."
He's an American Gem...Love him! 💝
ja, ja, ja ¡genial!
like that guy said, stupidity is by no means a uniquely American trait, but when they do it, damn they do it well.
stupid people exists everywhere, but its just something about how confident in their stupidity Americans seem to be that stands out which makes it so much worse.
take the Swiss/ Luxembourg guy for example, instead of guessing or asuming where it is, swallow your pride and ask where it is, its so simple and no one will make fun of you for it.
buuuut when you start confusing what a country is and what a continent is, then theres clearly a deeper issue going on, and thats just talking about geography
Damn right
Working in Germany there was a large US army and air force presence in the city I was living in. One night in a bar a US serviceman asked my nationality. "I'm English". "No, which country are you from?". There was a pause, then I responded "England?".
Explaining the differences between the countries of the UK was a challenge. My friend owned a bar in the town he's Scots. There was also a small Irish community (I have no idea why). It really was a case of an Englishman, Irishman, and Scotsman were in a bar. Gordon (Scots bar owner) explained to the Americans present the he was Scottish, and British. our other friend was Irish and British, and I was English and British. Together we were all British, individually we had out own national identities. Deers in the headlights. Did not compute.
I had a woman who claimed to be a teacher tell me that I wasn’t English because English is a language, not a nationality.
❤ From Europe.
Love this kind of videos, there are still some educated and lovely Americans. It gives me hope.
It’s not the ignorance itself but the confidence they have in giving vent to it. By the way it was the British Empire.
And there are Millions of these people!! Fortunately they have enough sense to never leave America!?
Maybe that guy thought canadians looked like Terence and Phillip!
Well, to be fair... the top half of my head is pretty wobbly.
The big takeaway from this is that the education system in the USA does teach people to be be curious ,to ask questions about anything.
The geography teacher telling the Canadian boy that Canadians have sleds not cars - priceless 😊
That teacher probably also believes that foreign companies/countries pay taxes to the US to sell their products (Tariffs)
A lot of people are just plain uneducated, just some basic knowledge about countries, history. And you don't have to know everything.
Just look at a global map , teach it for 12 hours, combine it with other interesting things, like the statue of liberty, food (pancakes,pasta,bread,pizza,taco), sport events (olympics).
Only to give them a global idea
Well, before they become teachers they are going through the dumb and ignorant education system too 🤷
Three American colleagues come to visit the Italian branch of the company. I chose one of the best and authentic Italian restaurants in town to give them a perfect welcome and a nice true Italian experience. Two of them started to complaint since we got to the restaurant: why no bread and olive oil to dip (not an Italian thing), why no meals to share (not a traditional Italian restaurant thing), why not the same "Italian dishes" they find in the US, why no ice on the glass, why no drink refill etc... I tried to explain. In vain. I gave up. Only one of the three was enthusiastic and thankful. He came back several times during the years and that restaurant was in fact his favourite.
Too much influenced by Olive Garden...
Mandy you've got a great sense of humour. Really funny video. Cheers !
The average American is no dumber than the average 'anyone else', the problem is American exceptionalism. They're happy in their ignorance knowing that they are the biggest bestest , most MAGA country in the world.
They need to be reminded, repeatedly, that they are *only 4%* of the population of the world.
There is also a big difference between stupidity and a lack of education. In the USA, the education system does exactly what it is supposed to - produce indoctrinated, unquestioning masses to act as a workforce who will always give more - and a consumer market who will always buy more.
The USA isn't run for the benefit of the population - it is run for the barons who own big business and pay the politicians to keep it that way. That's why you have the politics you do - the education, the police, the employment laws, the tax system, the 'health'care, the pharmaceuticals, food & drink, manufacturing, automotive, prisons, etc, etc, etc.
I'm not sure about that, they tend to bring stupidity to an extreme level of retardation.
That wouldn't be such a big problem if it didn't take them decades to pay of their debts for the "education" they had.
I’m not so sure on the first line.
I disagree. Visit Europe, just about anywhere. There's always some pig ignorants, everywhere you go, but their ignorance isn't seen as virtue (Trump loves the uneducated, to the point he's going after education. Tell them what to think, not how to think. Also the twisted, pseudo religious, far right have far too much influence. Education should Absolutely be secular in nature. Personal truths, ie. religion, are personal, should be kept that way and only expressed on, or via, church. Religious dogmatism always causes strife. Particularly as every group claims God's sanction for their bullshit). It's also very much about the standards of education. As reflected above in this comment.
@timholder6825leave out the trump bit. Completely unnecessary and waters down your sentiment. It’s the US as a whole not one political side. I hate how this realisation of the USA is all focused on him. This many decades of decline on display for the world to see. Who needs telly?! 😂
my fav is when a rainy day at Wimbledon and an American said “why don,t they hold it in the summer?”
I play an online game with PvP aspect... just this week I was commenting on some change on our "world" chat and used the word "civilise" - I was corrected and told ... "oh and by the way, it's civiliZe, just saying'"
....After a life time of teaching English to various European groups - Spanish speaking, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish... and soemtimes throwing in an extra class emphasising that I teach British or UK English and pointing out some various differences between that and American usage of English, and spelling, talking about language as a "living thing" that moves and changes... depending on context, culture etc..
I really was taken aback to find that Americans are not taught the basics... this person picking me up on spelling didn't even know the difference between a noun, a verb, and an adverb... 😀There are idiots everywhere, but I really love how often Americans who've barely managed high school and work in retail will correct lawyers, doctors and other experts in their own special fields... the confidence is fantastic... (as in fantasy)
There’s no such thing as U.K. English…that’s the baseline…americans speak US English ( I use that term loosely) because they are secondary.
Like in Golf it’s “ The Open “ because it came first. then the US Open. 😏🇬🇧
Stupid people are full of self confidence, while intelligent people are full of self doubt.
When I first visited America in the early 90s, I realised that whatever differences Brits had with any European country, any, we had more in common with them than we did America. From a European perspective, Americans are aliens; I mean that in the sense of difference not insult.
I was once asked by a young American student "Do you sell any cursed crystals ? "I replied " don't you understand how stupid your question sounds ? ".then...' To me a cursed crystals is the bit of rock you throw at someone! ! ! "
Someone once told me that ‘America is the oldest nation in the world at over 250 years old’, which made me burst out laughing. He asked why.
Me: ‘My village was founded in 1091 AD. So it's over 680 years older than the USA.’🤣
La ciudad donde nací se fundó por los fenicios en el S.VIII antes de Cristo. Y antes había un asentamiento ibero.
I mean... even just the high school I went to was founded in 1604😂
I actually remember an American commenting something like that. Then a Brit responded with my local pub is older than American
I broke somebody's buble about my country Greenland yesterday, told the person that our capitol city Nuuk was relocated to present site from the original place 12 nautical miles away in 1721
Recently the town I live in found Roman ruins and a pre-Christian Mithraic altar under the parish church, which means my home town is about 2000 years or so old.
Hi , i got into a little tit for tat once with a few Americans , all i was trying to explain to thenm was that the uk has more history , omg they would not have it . I said if you put a time line of Britain against the US from the 1200s then you'd understand . I just gave up in the end .
Apparently, so I read, the USA is the oldest country around. Coming up to their 250th anniversary and theres not a lot of countries older than that. (The response from an Englsh guy was his local pub was older than that)
Oh dear me you should thank your lucky stars that you moved to an intelligent part of this planet for a better life .
You are right. The US is isolated. It's the boy in the bubble! Sad for them, because they miss so much. After 17 years of living, working and thraveling the US on and off, I still stand to my first impressions from 1991: This country will implode some day!
I was living, as a white, hetero guy from Germany , with a black-native gay guy form NC and i made so many "wiered" experiances about the US about racism, undereducation, ignorance, arogance… I can't tell! Good luck for all those in the US who are open minded and willing to see, experiance and learn and except about being different! 🍀
Isolation is no excuse 🇦🇺
@trevorcook4439 …but an explenation!😉
I used to work in a restaurant in Switzerland (not Sweden!). 1 evening a visiting American businessman turned up with a "female friend" and spent a while explaining how good food in America was and how much he knew on the subject. I took his order, which was a steak tartar, we always made them at the table in front of a customer. Having spent 5 or so minutes making it, he then asked me if he could have it cooked medium-rare as he didn't like raw steak and also thought Swiss meat didn't have high end hygiene standards like the USA! He did compliment me on my English, even though I had already told him I was English! When he paid his bill, he gave me a $1 tip, saying how valuable American money was.
About 23 million Americans believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows!
In LONDON Ontario I met an American who had driven over the border from Detroit< when i told him I was English he asked for directions to BUCKINGHAM PALACE He was totally convinced he was in ENGLAND.
Sombrero is just Spanish for hat.
They call their national league WORLD champinship!!!!! do we need to go further than that. They dont know what the entire WORLD is??
The dumbest thing an American has ever said to me is Would you ever visit the USA 😂😂😂
"What does he think Canadians look like?" I guess he expected moose antlers or something.
You do not apologise for them.
Not just isolated, also insular.
I’m British and I’ve never heard anyone including Indians pronounce Himalayans the way the American/Indian woman did 🤷♂️
There can't be any bubbles these days, the World is available on the internet, so there is no excuse for ignorance. In the US I would call it lazy ignorance added to mislead arrogance. Do you have schools in the US ?
They have indoctrination centers.
@cheriafrancis1971 Seem to be working well then.
Back in the day when the internet held more interest for me than it does now, I used to frequent an Aussie chatroom quite regularly. Every now and then, a seppo would come in and start asking the dumbest of questions. One constant query was, "What are you guys doing on the 4th of July?"
No amount of explaining that it isn't a thing in Oz, would dissuade them from their belief that their holiday was celebrated world wide! And these are the people of a nation that has nuclear weapons!
One lasting memory from my travels in Merika: I had a disagreement with a Yank who spent several minutes trying to convince me that Australia is the capital of Sydney. Looking back, I realise that I should have been more impressed that she'd heard of either. Mostly I got a blank look when I said I was from Australia.
I'm i Australia, so we are preety seperate from everyone else, i'm not saying that Australians are perfect but i'm sure that most if not all Australians know that there are other countries in the World other than Australia, That Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.are continents and not countries, accept Australia which is both a country and a continent. And i'm sure that most Australians know that even poor countries have roads.
I dispute that the UK has roads. We've got potholes with tarmac edges.
I get the impression that Australia’s education system is good, and a high proportion of Australians, even younsters, have the will, time and resources to travel, which many Americans don’t. They learn something about the rest of the world and get out to see it for themselves.
im french and a loud havrard gratuated guy in baton rouge louisiana dare to ask me dead in the eyes if we have fridge in france ????????????? i just suggest him to sue harvard to get a refund , and fun fact im just a college graduated former peti officer of the french navy
Tu aurais dû lui dire que le frigo a été inventé par un Français et la version domestique par un Allemand. Et également, qu’à l’époque où les Français fondaient Bâton Rouge et la Louisiane, cela faisait des millénaires que la maîtrise de la chaîne du froid était connue chez les Égyptiens, les Chinois et en Europe un peu plus tard. Louis 14 mangeait des sorbets à la cour…
Oui je sais mais je voulais pas lui faire exploser le crâne et salir mon uniforme@soumias3147
That I wasn’t English because “English is a language - not a nationality”. She claimed to be a teacher too, which answers a lot of questions about the American education system.
It is not merely the stupidity, it is the high-handed arrogance and refusal to accept that they could be mistaken - even in an age where almost everyone carries around a portable link to all of human knowledge. Presented with overwhelming evidence they'd rather insist on the validity of lies than accept objective facts - while you can find some people like that in most places, US indoctrination of overwhelming and intrinsic superiority over everyone else ensures that it is the norm rather than the exception there.
Never mind - I get asked which bit of Australia I am from by Americans. My reply: 'The Canadian bit'.
I honestly think that not knowing things is only one part of the problem.
A much bigger part of the problem is... not understanding... that you don't know things.
This leads to at least 3 problems. An inability to conceive that you can be wrong... an inability to accept that you're wrong... and a huge barrier to ever learning anything.
I am an insanely curious person. I love discovering things I don't know, and I love learning new things.
If I am learning about a country that I've never heard of, I anticipate that there will nearly always be many similarities and differences between my country and the country I am freshly learning about for the first time.
Meanwhile I once saw an American be surprised by the presence of a KFC in Germany, and then also be annoyed that they didn't have the same electrical outlets as in the United States. What was he expecting? Was he literally expecting Germany to be exactly how he pictured it in his mind? Was he assuming that he wouldn't be surprised by any of the similarities or differences between Germany and the US? Why?!
don't worry about 60% of americans voted for trump while the rest of the world already knew what kind of man he is
so we are not really surprised about this
I'm from South Africa, and I'm not the only one to have had Americans ask if we have lions in the city streets.
3:56 Dans South Park, les canadiens et les habitants US sont dessinés de façon différente...
Its like when Americans say people of England speak "British English" NO WE DON'T!, -WE SPEAK ENGLISH!!! foreigners like Scots, Welsh and Irish speak "British english" 😅
Americans speak American version of English.
If you think Geordies speak English, I've a bridge to sell you. You'll find better English spoken north of the Border, particularly in Inverness and, much as it grieves my heart and soul to say it, even Edinburgh. And FWIW, many Scots actually speak 'Scottish English'. That's a 'real thing', too
Simple English - aka American.
@wessexdruid7598 they are a simple people, ive never met an intelligent one😂
@robharris8844U you have to make allowances for perspective. English is spoken in many corners of the world (also as a first language) and to specify, it does make sense to say British English - English spoken in Great Britain (which is the big island you live on if you're in England, Scotland or Wales).
The English gave up the right to claim the language as solely theirs when they expanded their empire. Now there's British English, American English, Canadian, Nigerian, South African etc etc English. Whatever your patriotic feelings say 😊
@AlanSmith-r8pThe language is one thing, your opinion of the quality of the local dialects is another altogether.
Was on a train from Montreal to New York, and overheard a woman opposite talking loudly to another person saying 'I'm from Florida and I'm a psychic'. Her voice echoed through the carriage so everyone could hear her. Everyone turned around not just because of her voice but probably the subject matter also. She continued for about 30 minutes that she could contact the dead and that she'd like to do a psychic reading for everyone on the train. Myself and my partner turned towards the window so to avoid eye contact. She did quieten down - to the relief of the passengers, but then got up to use the toilet. On her way, she blew the biggest fart that I ever heard. I'll never forget that fuzzy red haired Floridian for the rest of my life
on a social media reaction channel similar to this one an American said he hated people from Europe, when asked why replied they're ahead the US due to time zones why didn't they warn us about 9/11 i had to keep reading it over to make sure i hadn't imagined it.
3:44 in South Park Canadians have a wierd egg shaped head and talk in a wierd way 😂
Think Ike, and Terrance and Phillip
I saw another of these where on social media an American MD , or that's how he described himself, asked if Germany was still part of Europe after WWII?? The reactor, an American, went into a 3 minute rant, which was hilarious.
I'm not sure if the "do you speak African" thing was racially motivated or just the dumbness of not realizing that Africa is a continent full of different countries rather than being an over all country. It felt to me more like the one who asked "What country are you in? Europe?" Had the same vibe to me.
And the isolation is only going to get much worse!
This comment aged extremely well.
If someone asks you if you speak “African” ask them if they speak “European”.
I've never heard Himalayas pronounced like that (even though it is correct)🎩
When my American wife was planning to move to England to be with me, she was asked how she was going to deal with the language!
And you married her???
@lizbignell7813it was not the wife that asked, but the wife got asked (by friends, co-workers, whomever) before she moved...
To be fair, some dialects can be a little challenging at first, I gather.
@lizbignell7813 can you read? she WAS ASKED not she asked! 🤦♂️
It's a fair question. Words like footpath, garage, lift , alumiNIUm, bonnet, flat are difficult to comprehend for an American. And don't know get me started on how the ground floor is different from the first floor.
An American college teacher from Texas said " I don't know much about Russia because we were never taught Oriental history".
THAT is not how you wear a beret FFS!
"But when Americans do it, damn, they do it well."
It can happen in England. Dionne Warwick said that when she visited England people kept telling her she pronounces her surname wrongly. The English town is pronounced Worrick; her name is pronounced War_wick.
Dionne's name was originally pronounced "warrick" but her record company / producers / recording manager (whoever) couldn't say her name properly so she allowed it to be pronounced "War_Wick"
(giving in to stupidity!! 😞)
Loved your genuine reaction. Kimbo from Australia.
12:03 universal free healthcare here in Italy means that everybody is entitled to be treated, Italian or foreigner. It's the least we can do. Even billionaires or the Pope use public healthcare... maybe in more beautiful rooms. Private healthcare is almost not a thing (some plastic surgery and dentists)
People comming across the boarder looking for snow in July. We all send them 6 days north.😂😂😂😂
Canadians look very different from anybody else in southpark.
What a good-humoured response to the compilation, thank you 😊
per South Park, all Canadians have beady eyes and flapping heads
Don't worry. Welcome to reality. X
Canadians are Americans that aren't fat and stupid. If you're American and you aren't fat and stupid, move to Canada, you're in the wrong place. I feel sorry for, sensible, sane America. Trump is trying to bury them. I lament. I'm 61. I remember all those American shows I loved, Starsky and Hutch (Huggy Bear was a Snoop prototype), Kojak, Dukes of Hazard. My sister was obsessed with, Fame. America seemed something/somewhere to envy, stuck in depressed 70's Britain. Then came the internet and we started to see beyond the mask. The idea of America those shows created a burst bubble. That's been up to now. Now, America has gone collectively insane and you couldn't pay me to live there.
One can always forgive people for being uninformed and asking a question - that's how you learn - but Americans are often so uninformed it surprises you when you encounter it. I live in NZ but used to live in Toronto - a car pulled up to me with skis on a roof-rack and a very American voice asked how far to the ski-field - it was July.
@catdog-v8o My mom is from Toronto. She told me this happened to her a few times. Never heard this from family in SK, but I guess there just aren't a many tourists there.
@mortisrat Or many ski-fields I would imagine. Colter Wall talks about being able to see your dog running away for days in SK (or words to that effect).
Cheers 😅
@catdog-v8o Definitely not a downhill mecca, but probably the easiest place on earth to cross-country ski 😀
@catdog-v8o an American would never say ski-field, ski-slope, ski resort, yes but ski-field, no
My favorite is when the Americans ask do you speak English or do you live in igloos, or do you have cities with asphalt and the list goes on.
How's your daughter enjoying UK education? How different is it for her.
No-one who has ever watched and enjoyed your great videos would ever, ever put you in the "dumb American" pile. You are not that cliche, even remotely. Please never think to explain or defend, there is no need.
Thank you for all your videos, and thank you for being here; you enhance the UK with your intelligence, humour and wisdom.
I can’t stand it when they wish everyone Happy 4th of July or Happy Thanksgiving when they are in a foreign country
American exceptionalism at its finest, right?! 🤣 Read Charles Pierce's book 'Idiot America'. This is why the RoTW laughs at America constantly.
I wonder how the "There are no cars in Canada" can explain the Alaska Highway.
Ive lived in London all my life and have met many American tourists in pubs and in the street asking directions 90%were really nice,i suppose its down to the travel thing.
That’s because the ones that come here are quite worldly people. If you go over there they’re different. Don’t get me wrong 90% of them are lovely friendly people but the other 10% come out with some crazy stuff. They think England is still like a Charles Dickens novel.
Really I worked in a pub in London, 90% of the Americans were cxnts
I was speaking to person yesterday who’s from the UK and his dad was a soldier who was stationed in the US for a year. They managed to get him into an American school. Where the teacher was insistent that this student from the UK, make the pledge of allegiance to the US flag every morning.
Anyway this made him uncomfortable because he was British and his dad was in the British army.
Anyway his dad made a meeting with the principal and teacher. To question why his son was being made to pledge allegiance to a foreign country.
And the principal said he thought all countries across the world pledged allegiance to the US flag. And that was from the head of the school!
i was shouted at by an american for putting on a fake pirate accent to confuse them , i am from somerset in the west country and yes i have an accent lol
I thought we lost you at one point, you were buffering. I was going to say, hold on, you can get through this.
Good luck Mandy, you may need a drink at the end of this.
Make America Great Again obviously
I'm from Vancouver, BC, Canada. My first time to New York I was asked if we had taxi cabs.... then asked how high the snow was (holding his hand at shoulder height) -'this much?' No, I said.. he proceeded another foot higher...?? and when I responded 'no' laughing they went another foot..!
I said 'we have NO SNOW right now and it never gets anywhere near that high.'