Things Labeled 'American' in Other Countries

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  • Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024

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  • @einootspork
    @einootspork 6 лет назад +75

    This channel is still criminally underrated on RUclips.

    • @YIIMM
      @YIIMM 6 лет назад +1

      Charges are pending. Hold fast.

  • @bulletfrenzy
    @bulletfrenzy 6 лет назад +38

    In Germany they call a certain type of cookie with half white and half black frosting an "American". My German friends told me once they were eating Americans and I said I'll show you! I'm going to go eat a Hamburger and a Frankfurter!

  • @marygebbie6611
    @marygebbie6611 4 года назад +15

    Just popping by the most recent of the vids to see if anyone knows why this channel died? It was my favorite for a number of years. Sad to see no new posts for almost a year and a half.

    • @zoierenee724
      @zoierenee724 4 года назад +4

      i wonder whar happened!

    • @maddyg3208
      @maddyg3208 3 года назад

      It seems that if their channels don't get popular enough to justify all the hard work that goes into them, RUclipsrs get disillusioned and move on with the rest of their lives.

  • @peze80
    @peze80 4 года назад +6

    Please come back! We miss you!

  • @berlindude75
    @berlindude75 6 лет назад +35

    You forgot the most obvious one: "American Football" to distinguish it from regular football (soccer).

    • @BrMiller
      @BrMiller 6 лет назад +3

      Or to distinguish it from Australian football if you live in Australia.

    • @cozywalrus7175
      @cozywalrus7175 3 года назад

      Or gaa

  • @matthagen67
    @matthagen67 5 лет назад +7

    It's so sad this channel is dead :/ I studied Lingistics and I always loved Akira's content.

  • @v.sandrone4268
    @v.sandrone4268 6 лет назад +47

    You missed that a bland tasteless watery coffee is an Americano in Italian.

    • @EchoHeo
      @EchoHeo 6 лет назад

      O ye

    • @EmTreasure88
      @EmTreasure88 6 лет назад +3

      Hahahahahha... Don’t worry, I’m American so I’m allowed to laugh at it.

  • @rzeka
    @rzeka 6 лет назад +18

    In a lot of countries, cool ranch flavored doritos are named cool american

  • @rasapplepipe
    @rasapplepipe 6 лет назад +21

    That is so strange about roller coasters. I always thaught they were Russian. Because in Spanish we call them montañas rusas.

    • @YIIMM
      @YIIMM 6 лет назад +2

      Same in French

    • @garyskyner5855
      @garyskyner5855 5 лет назад +3

      The concept of a roller coaster was originally a Russian idea. The roller coaster we know today was first built in France.

  • @sacumut
    @sacumut 5 лет назад +3

    Also in Turkish : Amerikan Salatasi (American salad) : mayo with cooked carrots and peas.

  • @화이팅-t2q
    @화이팅-t2q 3 года назад +5

    Why aren't you uploading any vids?

  • @kosinusify
    @kosinusify 3 года назад +5

    I just discovered this channel and I love it! I want to subscribe, but the most recent video is more than 2 years old... : (

  • @Eruntano42
    @Eruntano42 6 лет назад +8

    In Brazil we call place mat sets "jogo americano", literally "American set". Very similar to Italian.

  • @shpilbass5743
    @shpilbass5743 6 лет назад +17

    In hebrew, soft-serve ice cream is called גלידה אמריקאית, glida amerika'it or American ice cream

    • @opalmay
      @opalmay 4 года назад +5

      Also, a multiple choice question is an American question

  • @evertonmatheus7084
    @evertonmatheus7084 6 лет назад +7

    In Portuguese we call the "American fist" an "English fist"

  • @swaree
    @swaree 6 лет назад +5

    Here in Spain, we also use _ensalada americana_ and _puños americanos_ for cole slaw and brass knuckles, respectively.
    PS: A blazer is literally called _Americana,_ meaning american.

  • @Timbecillus
    @Timbecillus 6 лет назад +4

    In German film studies (not sure about other languages) a certain type of camera angle that shows a person from head to waist is called "American shot", reason being old western films often used it so the revolver and face could be seen at the same time.

    • @mew11two
      @mew11two 6 лет назад +2

      It's known as this in English and Spanish, too, so I'd assume it's that way in other languages.

    • @ozansakin
      @ozansakin 5 лет назад +2

      Same in Turkish, "Amerikan plan" for that angle.

  • @bjjchannel
    @bjjchannel 3 года назад +2

    Such a great channel

  • @typo4859
    @typo4859 3 года назад +3

    Miss this channel :(

  • @Pfsif
    @Pfsif 6 лет назад +5

    In France, at least with drinks, anything large is called "American".

  • @davidmurphy563
    @davidmurphy563 4 года назад +6

    The quintessential RUclips story, so much hard work on production and content but no reward so they eventually gave up.

    • @kosinusify
      @kosinusify 3 года назад +2

      If this is the story, that's really sad :( Please come back!

  • @lotfiejebahi1594
    @lotfiejebahi1594 6 лет назад +3

    Hi Arika
    Could you please make a video about the different ways of pronouncing the phoneme "ch" ?
    Why is it pronounced as /k/ in chemistry , /sh/ in machine and /tsh/ in children?
    Thank you

    • @thomasmann9216
      @thomasmann9216 6 лет назад +2

      "tsh" in children? Where are you from? It's ch in children.

    • @flowerdolphin5648
      @flowerdolphin5648 6 лет назад +5

      @@thomasmann9216 No,. he's right. There isn't such a phoneme as ch, ch is just a combination of 2 orthographic symbols which just so happen to represent lots of different sounds. The ch chemistry is pronounced /k/, in machine it's /ʃ/ and in children it's /tʃ/. Listen closely, they are all pronounced differently. I'm not (yet) qualified to propose theories or give reasons as to why that's the case, but I can tell you, linguistics is a very complex subject & it takes an insane amount of research to answer a question like this.

    • @kacperwoch4368
      @kacperwoch4368 6 лет назад +1

      @@flowerdolphin5648 In my language all those words with 'ch' are pronunced with [x] sound (like ch in scottish loch) and it's simple. Chemistry is /xemja/, machine is /maxina/, more or less.

    • @flowerdolphin5648
      @flowerdolphin5648 6 лет назад

      @@kacperwoch4368 yeah, but that's your language & the original comment was talking about the English language 😉

  • @TransportGeekery
    @TransportGeekery 5 лет назад +3

    In Spanish and Portuguese speaking contexts especially, “americana” won’t mean “related to the United States” but actually the whole of the American landmass, so illustrating with Uncle Sam is a bit off

    • @Mullkaw
      @Mullkaw 5 лет назад +1

      If it's American, we illustrate it with Uncle Sam, that's how America works

  • @AllardDubbeldam
    @AllardDubbeldam 5 лет назад +2

    In the Netherlands they call ridiculous politics American affairs (Amerikaanse toestanden). It is not just since Trump, the expression is much older.

  • @robertoortizher3068
    @robertoortizher3068 4 года назад +1

    What is more , for the most of us ,in central and southamerica we call America for the whole continent , you know Canada, Argentina, Ecuador , México, etc.,by the way I like your channel, I really like it, thanks for...

  • @lasonrisadeacero
    @lasonrisadeacero 6 лет назад +2

    There's also a Jiujitsu elbow lock we call "Americana" in Spanish

  • @Crutypus
    @Crutypus 6 лет назад +2

    This is amazing

  • @John_Smith_Dumfugg
    @John_Smith_Dumfugg 3 года назад +2

    WHAT IT CAN'T END HERE

  • @kaydiko
    @kaydiko 5 лет назад +4

    I'm waiting for your next video. I would pay 💸💸

    • @kaydiko
      @kaydiko 5 лет назад +2

      Still waiting

    • @matthagen67
      @matthagen67 5 лет назад +1

      @@kaydiko Still waiting :/

  • @PFR1930
    @PFR1930 3 года назад

    In Brazil we also call an American party one where you bing your own dish.

  • @minabotieso6944
    @minabotieso6944 4 года назад +3

    make more videos please

  • @NorbertSD
    @NorbertSD 6 лет назад +3

    Idea for next video: What causes a lisp?

  • @frankhooper7871
    @frankhooper7871 3 года назад

    Also in the Netherlands, you can get 'filet americain' [American filet], which is a raw beef spread. - I've never yet tried it, but do intend to...some day.

  • @jonahs92
    @jonahs92 3 года назад +1

    In Hebrew, an American test is a multiple-choice test. And American ice cream is soft-serve ice cream.

    • @ikbintom
      @ikbintom 3 года назад

      Hilarious 😂

  • @tomschreiner3717
    @tomschreiner3717 6 лет назад

    In German a Amerikaner (American) is kinda like a black and white cookie you find in New York. Here they're typical during the carnival time in February/March.

  • @pastorcoreyadams
    @pastorcoreyadams 6 лет назад

    I seem to remember that Cool Ranch Doritos were called something like American Doritos. As Ranch flavoring is an unique word for food.

  • @charliespinoza1966
    @charliespinoza1966 6 лет назад +2

    I’ve heard of American Parties where you wear Yankees hats and drink from the infamous red solo cups

    • @charliespinoza1966
      @charliespinoza1966 6 лет назад

      Also I’ve never been the first comment before. I’d like to thank the academy, my parents, this channel, and all my fans. ♥️

    • @clintross7778
      @clintross7778 6 лет назад

      Lol 😂

    • @clintross7778
      @clintross7778 6 лет назад +2

      I’m American and this is kinda true, but other baseball teams exist other than the Yankees 😂😂

    • @patrickhodson8715
      @patrickhodson8715 6 лет назад

      Replace the yankee hat with whatever your local team is, and you’ve got it

  • @masterb5683
    @masterb5683 3 года назад

    In the Philippines, the suit or coat is called Amercana.

  • @LeonidKornikov
    @LeonidKornikov 3 года назад

    In Russia we also have a pipe connector that is called Americanca. :)

  • @marygebbie6611
    @marygebbie6611 6 лет назад

    although Japanese is generally comprised of consontant+vowel combinations, there is one lone consonant, the N! So rather than "amerikanu doggu", "amerikan doggu" would be how to say American dog.
    I love teaching Japanese people that "American dog" is actually "corn dog" in English. They are always so surprised. :)

  • @maddyg3208
    @maddyg3208 3 года назад

    In some countries in Europe I've been to they have "American" coffee. As I'm neither European or American, this always confuses me.

  • @Impossiblegend
    @Impossiblegend 3 года назад +1

    In Hebrew a multiple choice question is an American question

  • @narendrachand3963
    @narendrachand3963 6 лет назад

    help me understand u.s.a education system plz

  • @Sal.K--BC
    @Sal.K--BC 3 года назад +1

    It bothers me that the USA is called America, because America is all of North and South America... it's all America... but i do understand why it is.

  • @ozansakin
    @ozansakin 5 лет назад

    So in Turkish, there's American Salad, consisting of mayonnaise, green peas and diced potatoes+havoc. Surprisingly it's also known as Russian Salad. Guess why :) Hint: Communism...

  • @dliessmgg
    @dliessmgg 6 лет назад

    0:54 lemme guess: mayo is american salad sauce? (sounds a lil gross tbh, just plain mayo)

    • @haleyhusk6129
      @haleyhusk6129 6 лет назад

      K, don't know if you're serious, but if you are... Coleslaw dressing has a mix of mayo, vinegar, salt, celery seed and sometimes sugar. It's like a creamy salad dressing if you consider that mayo is basically just emulsified egg and oil.

  • @yoroshiku137
    @yoroshiku137 6 лет назад +1

    USA!! USA!!

  • @AvailableUsernameTed
    @AvailableUsernameTed 6 лет назад

    A way of manufacturing products with interchangeable parts was known as 'The American System' in U.K.

  • @grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic8158
    @grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic8158 2 года назад

    You pronounce wolna amerykanka wrong

  • @peshepard412
    @peshepard412 5 лет назад

    American Cheese?

  • @marcprivemail
    @marcprivemail 3 года назад

    Excellent videos!
    One comment about Dutch (my language): we don’t say “Amerikaanse fuif”; we could say “potluck”, which, according to Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potluck) has an etymology going back to indigenous North America. So, native American in a roundabout way.

  • @logannasty3240
    @logannasty3240 3 года назад

    In Hungarian peanuts are called earth nuts or American nuts