10 LIES About America That Europeans Believed Were True! - European Reacts
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I love your fixation on Texas. 😂 Come on over friend!
I will
Nothing but steers and que*rs in Texas
@@european-reacts When? You’ve been saying this for awhile now.
@@Michael-kf7gmHe has a baby and they’re hard to travel overseas with, not impossible but difficult.
@@TheCJTok That’s what grandma and grandpa are for
At 7:30, the concept of ethnicity versus nationality always confuses Europeans (and others). I am pretty sure that nearly 100 percent of Americans are proud of being American -- as our nationality. But to us, nationality is a question of citizenship, not ethnicity. So it is not contradictory for us to say, I am second-generation Filipino or I am Greek-American. This can get shortened to "I am Irish" or "I am Polish." Those refer to ethnic, family and (to some extent) cultural backgrounds. Since "American" is not an ethnicity, it is no contradiction for somebody to say, "I am Estonian" and have been born in Chicago. Of course, we're all Americans, but we take pride in our family and ethnic heritage. They just make the U.S. more interesting.
There are also people who identify as American culturally or idealistically, but do not identify with the nation as it were, so, it depends on the conversation.
@@KarmasAB123 What many do not realize is that per the USA Census every person must identify their ancestry. That is how the USA counts how many African-Americans, Latino-Americans, Italian-Americans, Polish-Americans, etc. there are in the country. This concept of ethnic ancestry goes back to the “one drop” rule to determine who was Black because those people did not have any rights until 1865, and only limited rights until 1965. Also immigrants from southern & eastern Europe also had to listed separately until 1940, again because they were considered second-class and treated as such. Many people of German descent changed their ethnicity starting in 1915 and again in 1940 to just “American” while others from uneducated rural areas simply forget after a couple of generations.
I had distant ancestors get starved out in Ireland, they fought in the Civil War and a lot of them died and the lesson was to never forget where we came from. I don't get why Europeans feel the need to quash that. Like we didn't make a whole new life for us just to be told once again by Europeans what we can and can't be 😂😂
@@BlueDebutExactly, then they talk about how arrogant we are, I mean really!??🙄🤣
100% I'm 3rd generation Italian-American on my dad's side and my mom's side has been in America since before the Revolution and came from Germany, so those are the ethnicities that I most identify with and I am most likely to respond with when asked, though there is definitely some Scott-Irish in there somewhere as well. In a strange way, identifying this way makes me feel even more proud to be an American... does that make sense?
Don't assume Americans won't understand you if you speak a language that's not English. The USA is a nation of immigrants & there's over 350 languages spoken here.
But also don't be surprised if they don't. Both are common.
Exactly. When he said her could speak Portuguese and no one would understand? Ehh IDK about that. Lol
7:25 we’re IN America. We know we’re American so we’re a little more specific.
The fun conversation goes
“Where are you from?”
Texas
“Oh. What part”
Dallas
“What part”
😂
How do you know someone is from Texas? They'll tell ya. Love the Texans, but they are not shrinking violets.
Exactly! You have North Dallas, Far North Dallas, Uptown, Richardson, Oak Cliff, Allen, Plano, and on and on. 😂 It’s the same thing with Houston.
That is NO lie? lol. The Dallas/Forth worth debate rages, lol. I lived in Houston for twelve years, so y'all are both yankees! See how this goes?
@@m2hmghb They say what they mean, and mean what they say. I was from Nebr. Lived in Houston 12 years. It was SO refreshing not to have any wishy/washing?
@@broncobra 🤣 I call going to Dallas as “going up North”
The flyer over states is alot of real America. Big mistake made by foreigners all the time.
"I don't own a gun" means "That's none of your business".
No.
Pretty much!
But me?
I don’t own a gun.
No. I don't own a gun, means I do not have a gun amongst my possessions . It means, if I need to shoot something or someone, I have to borrow, buy, steal, or otherwise procure one. Simple concept.
That's like asking a rancher how many cows does he have? So you can figure out his net worth. None your beeswax. I do happen to own around 43. Not cows. I'm already
on a list, so I don't care? "Being on a list" means one has bought so many guns in one year that the gov keeps tabs on you. It's ok. I have nothing to hide. I'm a nice guy,
well liked, and don't hold grudges, or even get into them. It's my God given right, and I gladly participate. I've bought them over a lifetime, not all at once? But that shouldn't
matter either way.
Or it means I don't own a gun. Nor do I want one.
If i was asked if i lived in a home with a gun, i would not answer the question.
You are correct, just like here in Arizona there are a lot of people who carry a gun and have one in their car! They don't go around telling everyone that they have a gun on them or in their car! We are not like California or New York or other blue states!
I would deny owning a gun since there is only one reason that anyone would be asking that question.
I'm American and I've never even seen a gun in person.
@@amyb1078 Which part of the US are you in? I have seen many.
@@amyb1078 Have you never seen a police officer in person? Most people don't flaunt that they're carrying.Sort of defeats the point.
Don’t ever say “flyover” states if you’re not on the coasts. All us folks in the central and mountain time zones are mildly offended by that word since it means we’re basically worthless. Hahaha.
As well as that part of the eastern time zone that gets lumped into that category.
@@rtyriawhat part would that be because I've never heard that about anywhere on the east coast
@@andyv2209 Michigan. Ohio. Kentucky. Tennessee. Indiana.
@@ramblerdave1339 but those are all the south or Midwest, not the east coast. Time zone is irrelevant.
@@andyv2209 Eastern time zone is significantly more than just the east coast. Most of Michigan is EST, all but a few counties in Indiana, and of course everything east of there - all EST.
As a kid in the 1960s we had several wild animals as pets. I live in Montana, raised a orphaned baby porcupine we kept as a pet. Had a pet magpie we raised and kept as a pet after it fell out of nest. Also raised and released a young owl that had a broken leg which we splinted, and raised and released back to the forest a red fox kit who had lost it's mother.
Cowboy hats are designed to keep rain from running into the cowboy's face, or down the back of his neck. They are practical sometimes & are used as fashion other times. Baseball hats are not cumbersome & keep the sun out of your eyes, so it is a staple for most American men & some gals, as well.
Exactly this.
Actually, cowboy hats are mostly to protect from the sun. Probably more than protect from the rain. Then a felt hat to protect in colder weather.
I'm American, and proud of it. I wont push that in your face? Yes, I have ancestry outside of America. But I identify as an American. Why would this ever even come up?
Americans always say they are an American. The only time we say otherwise is when we are talking about familial backgrounds with other Americans.
Huh, I never say I am American. Frankly it is pure hubris. Canadians, Mexican's, Argentinians Columbians, Brazilians, are ALL American. I'll just say I am from the USA. United statesian is too damned hard to say, so people in UK made up "american" to call people from the USA.... guess it sorta stuck. Annoys most people though in my experience.
@@w8stral
United Statesian is not a word, and those who say it failed geography. Every nationality calls us American. And this includes people in Central and South America. Most do not like it, but they say it. I speak fluent Spanish and even in Spanish americano or americana is said daily. When I lived in Mexico, the people called me el americano.
In German, it's Amerikaner or Amerikanerin (for woman). Every language has a similar term.
@@ESUSAMEX WoW Sherlock, No Shit! Did you just wake up yesterday and figure that out? >
@@ESUSAMEX I disagree with you as well. I never say I’m American because 2 American continents are made up of many countries. I simply say I’m from the U.S. It’s worked for me so far and I’ve been to 22 countries, so I’m gonna keep at it.
@@Michael-kf7gm Yes, there are TWO American continents. The problem is that everyone from Mexico to Argentina says that there is only one continent. That is their fatal flaw. The people in Mexico are Latin Americans/Latinos or Hispanics. The same goes for Colombians or any other person from Central and South America. The people from Argentina do not to call themselves Latinos from what I understand. They rather consider themselves more European because the majority has Spanish and/or Italian familial connections and citizenships.
Finally, Latinos born in the US are both American and Latin American because they have roots in CA and SA and are Americans by birth.
Last year I turned 40 and realized my family has been in the USA for 86 years. Mind you, I’m Filipino by ethnicity but American to the core. Naturally my family has branched out and we have a multitude of cultures within our family. That includes black, white, Mexican, Hawaiians, Japanese and some Chinese. My Ex wife is half Greek and Filipino and our son just like everyone else, is American as apple pie. We have payed our dues, our taxes and have many members who have served this country’s military proud. One thing for sure is that the Internet lacks nuance and is only focused on extreme takes with mostly narcissists making claims of absolution about American culture. People wanna be political on the Internet because they find it that recreational rage is something they can participate in freely without consequence. The best thing is to experience it for yourself and turn off the damn television and Internet. The American dream is to be lived with dignity, optimism, pride, tolerance and understanding with a helping hand to others who want to be treated the same.
It makes me sad that people outside of the country calls the midwest "flyover states". Though in reality it does make sense, because obviously people hit the coasts more, but it makes it seem that the midwest isn't worth visiting. Which is so far from true. People who live on the coasts in the US use that phrase to belittle the midwest. Sure, there aren't nearly the tourists spots you will find on each coasts. But there is some beautiful places, awesome people and great things to do. I was born in Indiana, moved to Chicago out of high school and currently thinking about moving to Michigan. The Midwest is fantastic, especially if you like that slower type of living. It's sort of like the diet south. lol I enjoy visiting the coasts, but I will always love living in the Midwest!
Agreed! When I was a kid I lived in the Quad Cities in Illinois....REAL AMERICA!
Hello from Macomb County. Where are you thinking the sand coast along Lake Michigan or Metro Detroit? There are nice places I could recommend in either area.
As an east coaster I had never heard the term flyover state until they put it in a country song, so blame Nashville for amplifying that term. And even when I want to get to a destination in the Midwest I don't usually want to spend hours driving through the other states to get there.
@@biblioholic7139 Generally speaking the term "flyover" country first appeared in 1990s by people who flew over the middle of country while only going either way to the Northeast or to S. Cal. It generally did NOT apply to flights to Chicago or other Midwest destinations from the east coast.
There are people who are born and raised in the south of the U.S. and move to the north. They don’t stop saying y’all just because they moved.
I simply say "Hi how are you?" "Howdy" is short for "how do ya do?" (How-d-y)
My grandfather was 100% Portuguese, moved to Hawaii as a young man and married my Hawaiian/Chinese grandmother. My mom was born in Hawaii and moved to California as a teenager. My dad's side consists of German, Irish and English lineage. So I've got quite a mix of ancestry but at least I'm 1/4 Portuguese! 👍 It will be a great day, someday, to see you here in the U.S. wearing a cowboy hat!
All my guns were lost in a boating accident.
Officially
Mine too
Tragic !
What a tragic loss.
Mine were all stolen! 😉 😜 wink-wink!!!
I wear both a cowboy hat and a baseball cap here in AZ.Cowboy hat for outdoors, baseball cap for driving , the visor helps with the high altitude Sun glare.
Have you not heard the term that America is a melting pot? Meaning many different nationalities. Being an American when your discussing this in America is a given.
THIS
And they’re talking to an Irish woman, of course they’d bring cultural heritage that aligns with her
Originally before 1965 it was only a melting pot of Europe
when you're on vacation you're more jovial and when you're having a good time(on vacation) you're louder.
Also, I think her visits to Texas were to Dallas, Houston, and Austin. Texas is so much more than the urban areas.
I've been to rural parts of California & people still say howdy, city folks say Hi.
I've always said this: TOURISTS are often loud, not everyday people. Plus they stand out so you notice them more.
I'm _from_ Idaho.
I _am_ an American.
My _ancestry_ is Norwegian.
I live in Texas and I promise you, if someone is carrying a weapon, you will not be aware of it. Big breakfasts are reserved for your days off. You can't go back to work stuffed like a turkey.
She is always “the glass is half empty” on America.
Since America is a young nation and we are a land of immigrants and many of us know our lineage and know the names of our relatives who came to America because we can tract it back a few generations, we are proud of our ancestry.
We are proud of being American, but many do identify as "I'm English, German, etc."
About ancestry, yes. If you’re in a room full of Americans, how else to distinguish “what” you are. I always say Irish Italian etc. natural for a country where 98% of the people’s ancestry does not originate
Interesting. I am American. I have to reach back to great great grandparents for Scots, but mostly standard mix. First were Mayflower, along with 17 million other Americans!
@@wandapease-gi8yo my grandparents are from Sweden and on my moms side i have to go a little further back but not that far.
New York City alone has five general distinct accents according to the five boroughs of the city.
And upstate accents may sound more like New England.
I am a true American. I am English,Scottish,Welsh, German,Dutch, Native American, Finnish, Russian. I have Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Baptist, Church of England, Great Spirit, atheist, and agnostic in my ancestors. Truly a melting pot of people. And those not in my background are now married to my siblings or cousins. We don’t have Chinese or Arab, but from my two grandparents we have grown to over 200 people and some are not married yet so give us time we will have the globe covered eventually.
I'm in Canada and once again, we had a green Christmas. Not only did we have no snow, but it wasn't even below zero.
But I can't think of a Canadian beach to lie on during the holidays. Otherwise I'd book a trip there next year.
@@BTinSF There's a beach on Lake St. Clair about a 10 minute bike ride from me. Or take the 45 minute drive South to my sister's house on Lake Erie. Best beaches for warm water are in Nova Scotia though.
@@jefffitzgerald8410 Makes me want to lather on the sunscreen come next December.
@@BTinSF I'd recommend late August/Early September. Lol. But definitely bring the sunscreen!
Not even Oregon has a white Christmas every year. In fact, most of the time it just rains on Christmas.
Most people don’t have really small cars. We call small cars “death traps.”
Not all Americans have a pick-up truck or large SUVs. Some of us are broke. 😂
Owning a hun & Admitting to it are two different things. Most like to keep it private. All the undocumented guns in hiding are generally for invasion or civil unrest purposely.
We do not eat big breakfast Monday-Friday. Who has the time to cook a big one. ?!?
We cherish our different heritages. We celebrate where we come from.
Y'all is a Southern US way of talking.
I too lost them in a boating accident
I don't think many Americans really expect "invasion or civil unrest" to the point that they arm themselves for that purpose. Frankly, I don't know why a lot of people have them. I actually have a number of them because I think they are fine pieces of metal workmanship in a world where increasingly everything is plastic. Basically I'm a collector like other people collect dolls or china plates. I do have one or two I keep at my house in the desert where more than once I've encountered a rattlesnake or an angry javelina (pecary--sort of like a wild pig) and I have "snake shot" for that purpose but most of the guns stay locked up at home. I would never carry one and hardly ever load them (I was a sharpshooter in the military so I know how to use them)--I would never keep one sitting around loaded.
No, I don't want the government to know if I have a gun or how many. Sooner or later, there will be efforts to confiscate them or even repeal the 2nd Amendment. When you use a credit card the transaction is coded (restaurant, general merchandise, gas etc) which is how, for example, card issuers know you earned rebates for using them at certain types of businesses. California is on the verge or requiring a special code for gun sales which would permit the generation of a list of gun purchasers. This is the sort of thing I expect more of. Which is why I don't announce, other than annonymously, that I own a gun.
Ancestry is big in America. We like to know when our ancestors got here & where they came from. Although, they're probably bringing it up to her because she's obviously not from America. I'm proud of the fact that most of my family were here before the Revolution & I have many ancestors who fought in it.
I’m American, but my family’s Finnish last name is always a conversation starter regarding my heritage, especially since I moved to Texas. My brother calls our last name “Buy a Vowel” as you do not encounter a normal vowel until the seventh letter. I always find these conversations interesting. We are a very diverse group of people. For example, my nephew’s ancestry is mainly Finnish and Ugandan with a little Swedish, Danish, English and German thrown in there for fun. 😊
My maternal great grandparents are from Sweden and Finland.
My mother’s maiden name is Swedish but they anglicized it when they came into the country in the late 1800s. My middle name is Swedish but I am pure Texan. 😎
There is an axiom that says: If you want to make enemies, discuss politics or religion. At 70 I personally avoid that stuff like the plague.
"Tiger cubs as PETS!"
"Well, those are fine, I guess."
😂 They don’t stay cubs lol.
They are against the law to own in most states
@@cindymclain3260 Like the law is gonna stop me.
"SIC!"
It is legal to own a Tiger in Texas. Supposedly there are more Tigers in Texas than in India.
@@wandapease-gi8yoI find that hard to believe, but believable. I mean, India is huge.
Yeah, I live in Nevada and I say I'm Italian way more than I would say "I'm American." I'm proud to be American but it's not the first thing we say. I think it's because America has so many cultures so we often state our heritage just to give context on how we grew up or our family life when we meet people.
You are not American. Please go to Italy. "Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all." -Theodore Roosevelt
You should be ashamed of yourself. I agree with spyrus go to Italy maybe you left your American pride there.
The household guns is low because most cities make it hard for gun ownership, also Americans don't say there american is because that's taken as a given.
On the white Christmas thought, I think she meant that in the states where it snows, she thought that it would automatically snow in that exact date of Dec. 25th.
16:34
most States do get snow in the winter, even the Southern States get snow in the winter in the upper regions of the States, but it's not every year and not always on Christmas.. that is a middle to Northern States thing... On rare occasion, even the southern parts of the Southern States will get snow... I live in South Louisiana and we get it about once every 10 years. (last time we got snow was in 2016). but it's very little and it clumps up into ice quickly and then melts usually by the next morning... this is because it rarely get the right conditions for snow and even when it does happen, the ground is still too warm to retain it for long, then the sun is still hot enough in the winter to melt it quickly, come morning...
We live outside of Houston and I'm bald so I definitely wear a hat, usually a baseball cap!! 🤣🤣
My father (always been bald), who is now in his 90s, has ALWAYS worn hats. In the '60s, he wore a fedora type hat. In the 70s - present, he's always worn his Navy/ navy vet ball cap.... unless he was golfing... then it was a Calloway hat.
This woman is only right less then half the time. I’ve watched her on other channels n she’s not a great source of info.
It’s because she thinks all or nothing.
I won't waste time watching her.
I agree, but I don't really mind. Its her perspective, and I can't prove that the things she says hasn't been her experience. I have to assume it has. And with how vast and nuanced this country is, I can see how an outsider could come to some of her conclusions. Either way, I enjoy seeing outside perspectives, experiences and opinions, even if I don't always agree with them.
Many of y’all are showing that Americans are whiny and mean. Let the young woman have her own opinion. She’s been here many times.
agree
12:05 In the states, a "novella" is called a " soap opera".
Because they have a long history of being sponsored by soap companys, targeting housewives who are the primary consumer of daytime dramas.
the southerners usually have big breakfasts , if they do hard labor like farming or ranching , or any kind of strenuous labor , but for the most part we eat medium to small breakfasts.
The same is the case for farmers in the north. It is far from exclusive to the south.
In my 86 years I have lived and visited all over the county. I have never ever said howdy and heard it only in movies and occasionally someone will use it in a light hearted greeting. On the other hand I use y'all all the time and don't think I could speak to others without it.
that gun stat was just the people that let you know about their guns lol i bet its closer to 60 percent
Not all Texans wear cowboy hats, but those who do wear them without irony.
Is funny. My father was from Ireland and my mother’s parents were from Ireland. So on my father’s side I am first generation American and on my mothers side I am 2nd generation American.
You have to remember that our roads are much larger than Europe’s roads. The majority of people who own pickup trucks have them because they are hauling something like a boat, camper, jet ski or farm equipment. There are some who just like trucks. Not everyone has a big vehicle. Plus not everyone can afford a truck or big SUV. They are not cheap.
When you visit the US, you might encounter other Portuguese speaking people who came from Brazil.
Hi ya'all from deep in the California mountains...breakfast: yogurt and fruit with tea and a Welsh cake.
I am American, 3rd generation. My grandparents immigrated from Scotland in the 1930s.
Yes we have a rifle. And I have a yellow cowboy hat.
Oh, I love Welsh cakes! During my college years, there was a corner grocery down the street and the owners were a couple with Welsh ancestry. She made homemade Welsh cakes and we would buy a sleeve and devour them. So simple, yet so delicious!
@@catherinelw9365 They are yummy ♥
I'm an Okie born and raised. I have lived in both Oklahoma and North Texas and have had a White Christmas in both places. The southern states do get snow. Just not always on Christmas. Just so you know allot of folks here in Oklahoma and Texas purchase large trucks, usually because we use them for hauling heavy loads and working. We use them for camping, hunting, farming, four wheeling, rapid running, we load em up for recreational activities and to haul our various types of equipment, it depends on what we do or where we are going. I Love your interest in the 🇺🇸! You bring your family and come on over anytime sugar, we will be glad to have you. Plenty of folks wear thier cowboy hats daily. Depends on where you are in the US. If you really want to see Cowboys wearing their cowboy hats, chaps, boots, spurs, bollos, belts, buckles, vests, wranglers and get the full experience, you should visit a US Rodeo or a honky tonk on a friday or sat night. You'll love it! 😊 Here is a funny joke about Oklahoma weather. First Man asks second man "What is it like to visit Oklahoma in August?" Second man replys " Have you ever been cremated! ❤ Be well!😊
I'm a 58 year old American man. I've never worn a cowboy hat or a baseball cap in my life. I've also never owned or fired a gun.
As an American I would probably mention what state I was brought up in or which state I live in now.
We’re a country of immigrants and we’re proud of being American and equally as proud of our heritage. Being Irish, I feel a kinship with other Irish Americans, but it doesn’t make me less American.
"How do you do?" > "How d'ya do?" > "Howdy do?" > "Howdy?" > "Howdy!"
The white Christmas assumption is not a foolish one. Christmas films tend to be located in places that snow during the winter. It’s easy to completely ignore those of us that live toward the southern border. Los Angeles might have a wet Christmas, or we’ll have snow in the mountains around us, but in 50+ years I’ve lived here, I don’t think I’ve ever seen snow on Christmas - not even for a couple of minutes.
When my family lived in Germany, there were people we encountered who thought most Americans wear cowboy hats and own pew-pews and carry them around with them. It's funny how we all have stereotypes and misconceptions about other each other.
Soon as I saw her picture, I passed.
Don’t have them as indoor pets but I have supplied housing and food for the groundhogs, cats, rabbits and raccoons in my yard. My back porch is elevated and a family of groundhogs have made their burrows under there. I made wooden boxes for the feral cats and two raccoons have taken over two of the boxes. Squirrels come to eat daily, an opposum sometimes come to eat, rabbits live under the shed. Not to mention all types of birds from tiny hummingbirds to doves and blue jays. I’d probably have bigger animals but the yard is fenced to keep my dog in.
Everyone that lives here is American, that's understood. We are also a nation of people that immigrated here over the last ~250 years. So talked about your families origin is really common as well. But people here *do* first as foremost consider themselves American.
I live in Atlanta, the jewel of the South, and no one here says "yall". It's the city. There are people from all over here and the accent is very diluted by hearing people from all over. If you leave the city and go to a small town, you will hear strong Southern accents and "yall". But cities are cities. They always have a different culture than the surrounding area; no matter the state. Cities are more similar, culturally, to each other than they region around them (well mostly... I've noticed exceptions to this.)
I think what she's missing about the HUGE cars is that 4 wheel drive is necessary in the northern states in the winter- which is why many people opt for SUVs or pickups.
Last year on Christmas eve here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area the daytime temperature was almost 70F (21C) so no snow for us. But the weather can be crazy here like in 2015 Christmas eve it was almost 77F (25C) and 24 hours later it was 34F (1C) and had a little bit of snow.
the "White Christmas" line across the US ends at about southern Tennessee. You CAN get snow below that line, but it's rare and you don't generally get that much. An inch or so. If they get snow down there, it's usually because a polar vortex blasted through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and then finally Tennessee. Usually, it blows itself out by the time it gets down there. The western plains generally don't have many systems like that due to the way the earth rotates and they also don't have the great lakes to pick up a lot of water that can then be turned into snow, but they get craploads of snowfall in the mountains and the northwest.
14:25 Hey amigo, I live in Texas and have two vehicles in our household. A big 2004 Chevy Silverado pickup truck and a small 2024 Toyota Prius.
As an American, we would talk about our ancestry to other Americans, but outside America, we would say we are American. It's probably because of our country being the "melting pot of people"
My ancestors came from so many different countries in the last 300 years that there is no way to identify with any particular one.
My family came to America from the Netherlands, but they moved to the South where all immigrants were expected to learn English immediately. I never met anyone who spoke Dutch. But as an adult I met a man from Massachusetts who was shocked that I never learned to speak Dutch. In Massachusetts there were a lot of Dutch immigrants who were still bilingual, Dutch & English. Different states have different expectations about blending in.
My family had a neighbor when I was younger who used to have wild animals in cages in their backyard, tigers, panthers, ect. I don’t remember what all they had.
Lots of the southern states don't get snow, or only the northernmost portions of the state. It snows in Florida around once every 10 years in the northern parts. It's generally too warm for the snow to accumulate so it just melts after touching the ground.
I would take what she is saying with a grain of salt.
I have never heard anyone in California say, "Howdy! or Ya'll", Unless they were tourists from Texas or the South! People in America are all different, just like people in other countries, so everyone has different tastes and traditions. When i was growing up, my Mom made us 1 egg, 1 piece of bacon, and a bowl of cereal for breakfast every morning before we went to school. Weekends were pancakes, eggs, and bacon. I didn't like breakfast foods, so I would sneak out & give it to the neighbors dog, and I never got caught. But, my breakfast today consisted of one burrito. But, the burrito was filled with fried potatoes, chorizo, chopped bacon, eggs, & cheese, with red salsa poured down the middle of it. But, I have also fixed traditional southern breakfasts, just depends what I want to eat for that time. LOL!
We can't afford trucks here anymore either they're 50 plus grand.
I have chickens... I have 3 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, and toast
I think when we say "I'm English, or I'm Scottish" (me) or "I'm German" (my wife) we *assume* "we're America"... :) So we often are proud of being American, but we really appreciate our diverse backgrounds.
Im in Oklahoma, and i think i may have experienced 1 white Christmas. We udially get snow here at least one time a year... maybe 2.
The texas panhandle gets snow every year.
A couple of years ago, even Galveston, Texas, got snow during a very bizarre "blizzard"!!!
We had 12” of snow fall on Christmas Eve in 2009. My now 20 yo daughter has been disappointed that we haven’t had another storm like that. 😂
Howdy is another word for hello. Ya'll is you all. It's a southern thing. You only get a white Christmas if you live somewhere that has temperatures near or below freezing in winter. That will mostly be north, northeast, midwest, and northwest. For example, you will find snowy mountains in Northern California, but start driving south and you'll end up at a beach. You may hear someone say "if u don't like this weather, just wait 5 minutes, it'll change". That especially happens in states like Tn. which has mountains (and is cooler) on the eastern side, but is flat (and warmer) on the western side.
Most of America doesn't have a white Christmas. I've lived in the northeast my entire life and I've experienced maybe 2 white Christmases. The last time was over 20 years ago. It usually starts snowing right after Christmas. Most of our blizzards are the last week of December through January. The pictures of New York are beautiful, the crowds are horrendous. I'm a New Yorker and we avoid those tourist trap areas you see in the pictures.
Ore and wash state doesn't have snow every Xmas we probably have more holidays without any snow and Seattle is north!
From American TV and Movies:
Crashes inevitably have a car or truck, whatever, exploding. Gasoline does not generally explode like that, but liquid Propane does. This is practical effects.
Guns store more ammunition than in real life. I have actually counted this.
Tires will sometimes squeal on DIRT. WTF?
Items will appear which have no contextual connection to the story line. One time I asked no one: "Where did he get THAT?", and my brother said: "From the prop department".
I'm sure there are more examples, this is just what came to mind right now.
They say that about 1/3 of the adults in America have guns, but most of those people have multiple guns so the amount of guns per the amount of people are about equal.
When you visit the U.S., you need to go to the part of Texas that I’m from. Not only is it the Texas from the movies (wide open spaces, barbed wire fences, and actual cowboys with tons of people actually wearing cowboy hats everywhere as daily wear), but the part of Texas I’m from also gets snow on Christmas every other year or so.
Y'all has migrated thanks to television. In fact, accents are a lot less distinct than they used to be cause of that.
My ancestor on my mother's side came over from the northern British Isles and settled in the Jamestown colony. He, his wife, and son came over in the ship "London Merchant."
This was referred to as America or "New World."
Actually, to be honest, most of the time, I say I’m a Texan. It helps to understand that Texas is roughly the size of France, America is about the size of Europe, and has about as many states as Europe has countries. I’m proud to be a Texan, but I’m not completely sure all other Americans don’t use the same logic. Love the channel and Diane has such a great channel too.
Texas alone is almost the size of Europe.
@@j062780Huh? What nonsense.
@@pacmanc8103- USA size, 3.7 mil sq miles. Europe size 3.9 mil sq miles. France 349,000 sq miles, Texas 268,000 sq miles. Europe 44 countries. USA 50 states. Where am I wrong?
@@KennyTaylor_JesusIsLord Look more closely. I was not commenting on your post.
Half of America says you guys half say y'all.....the first time l saw a machine gun in my life was held by a policeman in Ireland and l was in the US Air Force it's not 1880 most people in America are very discreet with their firearms...
As a southerner by birth and still live here, I give you the word "Y'all." It's perfect, to the point, easy to say. Just make sure to spell it correctly: y'all not ya'll.
15. I moved from a northern state to Southwest Texas 17 years ago and it’s still weird not having snow on Christmas. However, snow is the worst aside of Christmas Day. 😂
I worked horse farms all over Texas. In rural Texas almost everyone wears a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, and drive trucks. Wild animals as pets - that's Florida. There are pet conventions where you can buy almost any animal you want. People here are American first and then their root heritage second. You can get some strong accents and regional dialects in parts of the country. But we are such a nomadic people that in a lot of states there are few natives. Howdy means hello. It's hard to generalize the US. It is a huge country with a lot of differences in different states.
As an Ohioan with a Honda Civic, I can tell you that the majority of people in my area have either pickup trucks, vans, or SUVs. That's why whenever I go anywhere I park way out in the parking lot so I can find my car. Think of the United States as the European continent - many different cultures. And, of course, we all think our state is the best - O - H - I - O!
Plenty of Americans rely on public transportation and don’t have a vehicle, other than a bicycle perhaps. But we also have lots of families with multiple vehicles. The same is true for firearms. Some have none and some have a lot. I might include how many people don’t speak English here.
I'm American and I drive a 2016 Kia Soul. So no, we don't all drive big vehicles. Also, I eat four eggs and three pieces of thick cut bacon every weekend for breakfast. On the weekdays I have to work too early in the morning to get up early enough to make breakfast, so I have a fast food breakfast. I bring my lunch, which is usually small and I eat a small dinner as well. On weekends I often skip lunch entirely.
As far as snow is concerned, a lot of states you would not expect to get a lot of snow, actually get a lot of snow in the winter. We get snow here in TN, which most people associate with hot and humid weather, but that's mostly during summer. In winter, we get some snow and last year we got a LOT of snow. I actually got snowed in a lot for a single week and then a week later, got snowed in again for two days. The year before though, we got only a few days of snow.
Meanwhile in the Metro Detroit area it is about 45% SUV's and another 15% Pickup trucks, so I guess you could say we have a fairly large number of large vehicles.
Howdy is a descendant of How Do. That was a very common greeting which is short for how-do-you-do. It eventually became Howdy.
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just as there is so much diversity in people, there is also diversity in the cars they own... there are 335 Million people in the U.S. and if 2/3 of those are adults that's still over 200 million and if only 1/2 of those have vehicles, that still 100+ Million vehicles... they come in all shapes, makes, models, and sizes... from the giant Semi-trucks to the tiny 'smart' cars... and where you live does have some say on the type you get and what you do for a living also has some influence on your choices... a trades person will likely have a truck to haul around materials and tools, while a school teacher will only need a small car... farmer's need large trucks to haul around feed, materials and trailers.. while an accountant will likely get a sports coup... the exception is usually a richer person (middle class) will want a larger vehicle for 'protection', especially if they have children, thus why the SUV's are so popular, especially in cities.... then there also 'car guys' (men AND women) that are into 'muscle' cars or 'classic' cars... but that's usually their hobby (but also might be their only vehicle).
I think she's right. It makes sense that when we are in America we might tell people what out heritage is, because it would already be assumed that we are American, but if we were in another country we'd say that we are American. We are a nation of immigrants.
Misconceptions and misrepresentations more so than outright lies.