The U.S. is way too big for us to be all the same - people in Maine are going to be very different from people in Alabama, who are different from people in Wyoming. Also MANY of us LOVE traveling to other parts of the world and LOVE to find out about other cultures.
carol carpenter it’s interesting that you compared Alabama and Maine. I’m from Alabama and visited Maine and was amazed how similar all the people were to Alabamians. Of course the weather is drastically different.
@Shiloh McClelland: "nazis" have become more like a cartoon character. A historical bad guy catch-all that most people know little about but use to demonize modern people and ideas that have absolutely nothing to do with actual nazis.
Molly McConnell Some of the soldiers were very much to blame, like the ones who actually believed in the Nazi party, brainwashed or not. Especially the SS, hope they’re enjoying Hell.
The thing about America is it's often very different from state to state. Like New Yorkers are sort of known for their attitudes (not everyone) and those further south are known for being overly friendly. It just all depends on where you are.
Emily Ivey I lived in Arkansas and traveled around the south and my sister lives in Texas. I always found people to be more rude and judgmental in the south. At least when I was serving at restaurants in the south that’s how people were. I moved to the east coast and everyone here tips more and seems way more friendly.
I agree with Faith. I find that New Yorkers may be more assertive, but I find them helpful and kind. I have lived both in the South and on the East Coast... Southern attitudes tend to be way more judgmental. Like you better not step a toe out of line ever once or you have a reputation and will never escape your mistakes. But in places like NYC... they see it all and just carry on their merry way and don’t mind at all if you’re imperfect or weird. They expect they’ll come across a LOT of weird people. It’s more “live and let live” there.
I’m from Georgia and always heard people from New York are rude but my trip to NYC was not like that. I loved talking to people from there, learning our differences. Most I found were very pleasant.
Correct. I live in rural NH, a half-hour's drive from the nearest anything. And no, I don't drive a sprawling luxury car, urban assault vehicle, or minivan - I drive a Honda Fit that averages 40 mpg. Oh, and I haven't had fast food of any provenance 20 years, and I recognize a sharp line between patriotism and jingoism. DEBUNKED!
Yeah, those are urban areas that developed before cars, much like London. Texas was a bunch of farms and open unsettled land, connected by farm-to-market roads. It did not develop in the same way before highways became a thing
America is one of the most misunderstood countries in the world. I imagine other countries face the same type generalizations but you'd be astonished to know what the ordinary life of an American is like.
misunderstood?? TF are you talking about? I'll give you a list of countries that are misunderstood AND portrayed negatively on the media Mexico! Russia Turkey South Africa etc
I don't think it is. There are just some very fundamantaly wrong bits to it. Like money and ploitics, gun laws, drones and your fat pathetic brainless president, just for starters.
@Jim Except I'm not. American. There is that of course, a big percentage of Americans do tend to get horrible confused between things like irony, arrogance, sarcasm. Best just to be as literal with them as they themselves are or you wont get very far. lol. Now that's a tiny bit arrogant if it wasn't also just the truth? Never beat about the bush looking for those hidden gems of clever ambiguity, there just aren't any. They get spooked and take umbrage instead. "Americans" on the other hand prefer to just open fire on the entire bush and ask questions later. That's irony paired with stupidity. Arrogance when hand in hand with utter stupidity is a Trump speciality after you throw in duplicity and a whole lot more. Still he is the perfect example. So at least half of America doesn't get it and so will probably try and vote him in for another term. Yes a lot like Brexiteers in the UK, absolutely. We have the same problem.
@@mrIpodmagic Mexico is beautiful but genuinely dangerous Never been to Russia so I have no opinion, their government does suck though Turkey is a great country, it's got some massive issues, social and government but it's far more modern than people give it credit for Never been to South Africa so also no opinion
I’d like to say that the “lazy” comment wasn’t addressed. Most Americans work 40+ hours a week at least and generally have little time off. We work our assess off and have no time for anything else. ❤️🇺🇸
I think the lazy idea is related to our driving everywhere and not related to working. Until someone visits the US, I don't think they realize how spread out and non pedestrian friendly much of the country is.
Agreed. It’s damn near impossible to find a job with vacation benefits that will give you more than 1-2 weeks of vacation time in your first several years of employment. I think the most vacation time I’ve ever heard of is 4 weeks. I’m sure there are a few companies who have more, but it’s uncommon. I personally stay home with my kids, but that’s because my husband works a minimum of 50 hours a week (if he’s lucky) and usually works closer to 70. There have been times when he has worked 90 hours in a week. No extra time off for that overtime either. And honestly we are lucky that I can stay home with the kids at all. Even with all that OT, some people can’t afford for both parents not to work full time.
I think it ties into the stereotype about loving fast food too. I don’t think Americans generally love fast food, but it’s a more viable option when you’ve got a short lunch (15 min here) or are in transit from one job to another. Personally I would love to be able to sit down and enjoy a regular meal but that’s not an option for myself and many others during the work week.
@@aaronl.3231 Yea, its meant to be fast..not good. I would love to sit down to a nice well rounded lunch and take my time...but no I got to wolf down my food so I can spend the majority of my 30 min break catching a cat nap
That poor uber driver who's child was sick in the hospital. Poor thing she probably was just nervous talking. Sometimes it feels good just to talk about stuff it might not feel real. She probably talked to keep herself from crying. Some people can't afford not to work. Granted I know some people probably don't want to hear about someone else's problems. But my heart does goes out to her.
Tom Winkler you have to admit we have many things that we could take from our friends overseas. Fast food is killing us and education could take some advice from our friends overseas. I love America but we could do with some improving. Right?
Tom Winkler Americans live for internalized anti Americanism and spread it around the globe like it’s the last day on earth - the Americans who DONT live or travel outside USA , The ones who are too lazy or ignorant to invest in or learn about their own culture or The whiny crybaby‘s that need a slap in the face
Yeah, I’m not patriotic but and I will muttered stuff at about this place but I still love it and love learning about other contries I think British is very interesting because that where we all rooted from because of dark reasons but we don’t talk about that
"America First" doesn't mean "screw other countries", it just means "Let focus on securing our own citizens welfare before we hand out benefits to non-citizens that our own citizens do not get".
Exactly. Well said! You couldn’t pay me to wave a flag or stand for the anthem. But I love my country and I’ll fight to make it better. But I definitely think that the US has a lot to learn from other countries. And that’s okay. If we always think we’re “number one” then the mind set in this country is not going to progress:)
I didn't even know there was a stereotype of Americans being lazy. The American economy didn't just appear out of thin air. Americans have worked extremely hard to build it. Americans work way more hours than Europeans and get way less vacation time. That's the opposite of lazy.
It was because Brits are saying Americans drive everywhere so that means they're lazy. I knew the reason why before Joel and Lia said it: the distances are too far in America for walking.
I don't even think that it's because things are too far. Sometimes they are less than 5 miles away. But there is simply no safe route to get there. Like they mentioned in the video, you are literally walking on a highway. Or the sidewalk just ends with no clear alternative to get to your destination.
Vern Crisler ‘it’s because Brits’ British people don’t make up the globe and the average British person will have a good opinion of Americans though it seems that Americans seem to hate Britain. Generally, stereotypes are known not to be reality however
Jacob38092 yes. If I’m in a department store and I need a second opinion on a product, I’ll just ask the closest stranger to me what they think about it and they gladly tell me 😂
Agreed. But with divided politics and different views of America another tragedy God forbid but if it were to happen I'm not sure the country will be as United and as patriotic.
@@spectrum3808 Interesting-I would say the South and New England to less a degree. Keeping in mind they are speaking of an overt, "we're the best" type of patriotism and that is more a conservative way of expression. Liberals are patriotic in a different way and New England is liberal.
Not all Americans are patriotic, but TEXANS makes up for the shortage in the other 49 states ..however, Texans are patriotic to Texas First, then America
I'm going to say as an American who has traveled all over the country, most people who live in the city aren't as nice as more of the country or southern cities. I'm just saying that out of personal experience.
It's a product of environment. When you live within 3 miles of 500000 people you just can't give attention to everyone. You learn to tune out anyone you don't need to interact with until you have moments where socializing are called for. That's not to say people are rude or callous, it's just they don't have time to share their life story with every person they see on the street or take a taxi with.
As bad as the heat is, Imagine The Northern Tier of states where there can be feet of snow and temperatures well below freezing, trying to walk anywhere with no sidewalks and nothing shoveled, a car unfortunately is a requirement in most American cities. And obviously in the rural areas, which is an underrepresented part of America, there are vast swaths of open space with just small towns in them and without cars they couldn't exist there.
Yess!! I can vouch for the rural areas. Where I live, I am a 15min drive from a gas station/convenience store, 30min drive from a bank/grocery store/etc, and almost an hour from a Walmart or any kind of shopping. Literally impossible to just walk it.
Dale Stafford Minneapolis, very cold in winter, has walkways through second floor (first floor in British usage), crossing streets, keeping pedestrians out of the cold.
@@robertewalt7789 yes, I have heard that, but I imagine that is a number of buildings and mainly the downtown area. That's great if you live and work downtown, but it is still almost inhumanly cold in the outlying areas and certainly the suburbs and rural areas. They just don't have those severe temperature swings and England due to the Atlantic current that flows East and takes warm air, hits Europe and pushes it up north, a lot like it does on the west coast of America and is why Oregon Washington and British Columbia are very temperate most of the year but Maine and New York which are at the same latitude can be horribly frigid with a lot of snow. And unfortunately, most Northern Tier cities don't have catwalks that connect every building in the city to one another for all services, at some point you still are trying to get a car to crank in the cold, whether you're in Chicago Detroit or even Kansas City and St Louis, you very well can have two feet of snow a layer of ice and -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Six months later he can easily be a 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Very rough climate to live in.
@@kimberlygabaldon3260 agreed, -15 and -20 Fahrenheit is Not Unusual even in the central plains, and of course can get much colder the further north you get. It's just isolated from any moderating currents from any body of water like the coasts get. And then in summer it can easily get 120 degrees Fahrenheit and that is an extreme temperature change for any human being, you never get used to it because people just can't evolve that fast! Imagine living in a place like England where it rarely gets below 40 or above 80, wouldn't that be nice?
We Americans ARE very patriotic, but that doesn't mean that we think that other countries are worthless! We LOVE to learn about other countries, and experience other cultures, and see historical sites firsthand. We're just proud of what we have in America. Too many people think that our patriotism means something that it does not! (Does that make any sense?!? lol!) New England has a reputation among Americans as being the coldest, most unfriendly, and rude people - but that's not totally true. Like anywhere, you meet all sorts! "Debunked" Nice choice of wording! :-D I'm glad you two have made the effort to actually experience the U.S. firsthand, and not take other people's opinions at face value. You've seen New York, New Jersey, and Texas. . . now there are 47 more to go, besides U.S. territories, and possessions (Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, etc.)! As they say in Texas, "Y'all come back!"
Hopefully you represent the majority, cause when I visit some US news youtube accounts that report on foreign news on not so economically developed nations and check out the comments, I always see the whole 'we don't care about these shitholes' attitudes and I get kinda disheartened. I don't know if that whole sentiment arrived after Trump made his shithole statement, or if it was always there, but hope it doesn't represent all of you guys, cause we're all humans at the end of the day and should care for one another.
@@azih8626 Don't worry, the majority stands with you. Just maybe tolerate it for a bit more if you can and hopefully some of these people can come around to being more aware of the world.
A comment about over friendliness and sharing. I live in the South where people are super friendly and open to talking to strangers. I was recently shopping in the ladies section of a department store when another woman in the same area asked me what I thought about a jacket she was looking at. She explained she was starting a new job in an office where she needed a more professional wardrobe. The next thing I knew, we were shopping for some office clothing for her even though we were total strangers. Afterwards, we both laughed and said how much we enjoyed sharing that half hour of shopping together. Made my day.
No, it was nice of her to ask me to help her. And I gave her my honest opinions. The original jacket looked great and the second choice not so great. But we both enjoyed the time we spent together. It was a temporary friendship that benefited us both. @@gigid6700
As a stranger it might be ok to not care about what someone is going through. But as a human being it would be nice if you were a little empathetic to how someone feels. Just a thought.
Radar_ Love I'm glad you think what I thought about that too.... It seems someone who has traveled so much would have a broader perspective about human needs. Right?
@@chech5774 Do I care deeply? It depends...as always these things do on context. I might care just a little and pause for a second or two and then move on....OR if someone who knew the person was sharing memories and their grief with me I would definitely have more feelings about it because now I would 'know' the person a little better. There is no real clear black and white answer.....only context.
Yes! California is especially spread out. In Southern California and the Bay Area, there are options for public transit, but where I live, if you don’t have a car, you’re out of luck. I live 25 minutes (by car) from the nearest city, and more than two hours to what we’d call a metropolitan city (more than 100,000 people).
I agree that us Americans are very patriotic but there’s a difference between “regular” patriotism and “Texas/Southern” patriotism 😂😂😂 some states are WAY more patriotic then others but all the states are patriotic in there own way😅😅😅
Juzaya Scott yes I am from South Texas and we are the ultimate patriotic. Where mostly military and where always about supporting the country. And I live near 3 military bases so there's always military around me. 😅 So yeah there is a difference between
I only wish we could share a bit more about living in the country and small, small towns. Time passes so very differently there. It's almost like an American version of Thomas Hardy's work.
Yeah, we’re not that bad...well, most of us. 🤪 Some of us are bad to the bone. But everywhere has their fair share of baddies. We don’t have the monopoly for sure. 😂🤣
I'm starting to enjoy your video's. I start a year or two ago and couldn't do it after watching 2 video's Your entire video was stereotyping us and had nothing to do with actual encounters or experience Glad you 2 pulled the stick out of your uptight proper asses. Keep up the good work life is better when you relax and enjoy it
yeah, we americans all come from somewhere. my Family is from Tolland, in somersetshire. we left in the 1600s during the reign of king charles because it was getting uncomfortable for puritans, which my family was at the time. they settled in what is now connecticut. we've moved around since then. but I'd love to know what you think of the New England Region of the US. especially Maine and Massachusetts. oh, and you guys should check out Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia sometimes.
Just a few thoughts: First, Americans are pretty hard to stereotype because there is so much diversity. There are massive cultural differences based on region, and rural vs urban. That said... - The Americans that beat their chest about how great America is aren't real patriots, they are nationalists, a subtle but important difference. Patriots can admit flaws and weaknesses and want to improve them to improve the country they love. Nationalists tend to crap on anything foreign and can't accept criticism of their country. This tends to be a fierce political split, and the nationalists refuse to accept that the patriots are in fact patriots, a word they have adopted for themselves. - Americans love food. We don't love fast food, we accept it because it's convenient and cheap and we're often in a hurry. As you noted, America has a ton of variety of food including some great national food (like barbecue, which nobody does better) - I find it hilarious that you say " I can't remember the last time I went to Europe since, well... the UK is in Europe. - NYers are largely misunderstood. It's sooo crowded that they just don't have time to be friendly to everyone they pass on the street and have a VERY low tolerance for people who slow things down with stupidity (like not knowing what you want to order when you get to the front of the line, or not having your money ready). Overall I find it to be as friendly as anywhere, just different. City culture is fast, Southern culture is slow, etc.
"There is so much diversity" is a standard line from white male Americans who like the status quo, jsyk. They want cover for their support of nothing changing. Non-default Americans tend to understand full well that there's a conventional wisdom, a standard right wing POV.
@@ireneteaches8994 If you think that's me you're describing then you are confused. And there is a lot of diversity - to be clear I'm not expressly referring to ethnic diversity, although we have more of that than possibly any country on Earth. There are vast cultural differences between the various regions of the country, and within those regions between rural (generally very conservative) and urban (generally very liberal) areas. You cannot go to Lincoln NE and extrapolate what you see there as any sort of stereotype that might apply in Seattle, or New York, or Los Angeles, or Denver, or Miami, or Detroit, or the countryside in Alabama - all pretty different cultures. I live in the Denver area and I had family visit from Oregon and remark "wow, everyone is so friendly here" and I said "they aren't in Oregon?" and they said "not really, people there are very passive aggressive". And that's 2 states I would have said were pretty similar by comparison.
I gotta say I do dislike when people overshare to me, but it hurt my heart a little when she said, "as a stranger I just dont care. I don't care 🤷♀️" Becuase even though I'm not a fan when strangers overshare to me, I still sympathize. It's a weird "I wish this would stop at any minute but also it's sad and I feel for them."
@Bad Cattitude if you look at inflation rates compared to income rates income is going down as $8 in the past was more like $18.95 today in terms of purchasing power but minimum income only went up to $11
and median income since 1995 has been about the same for people aged 18-31 but prices have increased dramatically something being $5 in the past is now $15 but average income is the same and old folks blame the modern generation for being lazy when they often have to work multiple jobs to afford living at all as the cost of living went up a lot but income barely did
In America I never thought we were loud. Then when I was in London I think I was the loudest person in the room all the time. I felt like everyone else was whispering 😂🤷🏽♀️
Im from SoCal and studied in London for 2 months last summer....we stayed at a university housing and when we first got there we were pretty loud...then a couple of weeks in "the Italians" came to stay and it was an entire new level of loud every night 😂
I definitely talk loud. Military background, hearing loss because of that and american as well. I even see locals cringe backwards when i address them. I just speak in a manner that we both can understand.
"As a stranger, I didn't care." Lol, sorry, I just find it ironic that the stereotype is that Americans are so patriotic and self-absorbed and not concerned about people from other countries. Then, you proceed to tell a story about a driver that was being personable with you- and you were totally disinterested and dismissive because she was a "stranger."
Here in the states we like to socialize whether it’s just saying hi or telling deeper stories their reaction shocked me I was here feeling sad for that kind lady and then they are just not caring
These two are not typical of all of us to be honest. A lot of us maybe taken a back a bit but we would actually listen and engage back . We aren't all cold disinfected individuals Edit : disinterested. Not disinfected, that would just be weird and makes no sense
I thought the same thing, I felt bad for that woman and then they were just like "We don't care, she's too talkative." I just find it odd how the world see's us as pistol wielding douchebags who are blinded to the rest of the world and don't care, but everyone who comes here talks about how we're too nice and overly inquiring, like I'm starting to think the rest of the world is just projecting when talking about America...
I’m not particularly patriotic, but I do have a sense of pride that I’m American, which I think a lot of people here have. I think our country has potential to be amazing and I am disappointed when the government lets us down. But I am glad to live here and wouldn’t want to move to any other country.
I myself am not particularly patriotic. I'm not ashamed to be an American, and I'm not exactly proud either. I just happen to have been born here; it's a neutral fact like my height and my hair color. I can't take credit or blame for it. However, since the election of Donald Trump, I am utterly mortified by my country. I know the rest of the world is looking at us and gaping. It's like....if you were on a blind date with someone and they take you to a fancy restaurant wearing a stained undershirt and are farting and licking the gravy off the plate and you're sitting there going, "I'm sorry....I....I don't know him."
I think Europeans believe that we are over friendly, because we are excited when we get a chance to travel abroad and see new Cultures, meet new people and experience different countries. I mean if I traveled to Europe and stayed to myself and didnt interact with anyone .... what's the point of going there. Yes , the sites and history, but I'm more interested in peoples view and life. That may just be me? I don't know?
Lol she was venting about her day, sometimes it helps to get it off your chest. Most people here can relate to her hardship and show her some compassion.
That’s the way I look at it, too. The poor woman needed someone to just listen and maybe that helped her to get it out. I realize Brits seem to be more stoic and not show as much emotion, but she shouldn’t be looked down upon as crazy for what she did.
I think Americans love learning about other countries because a lot of us can't often visit them. Most have to fly to get to the closest ones, Mexico and Canada. North American governments also make it more difficult than European ones to cross a border and a lot of people just don't bother. So we love learning about what's beyond.
Kyle Zack agreed. I took a train from Paris to Amsterdam and no one even looked at my passport. I’ve driven to Mexico and Canada and each time we have had to take out our passports, security searches the car and all of our luggage, dogs sniff our belongings, lots of questions asked about our reason for traveling. It’s pretty nerve wracking, actually, even if you’re doing nothing wrong.
Additionally, those that feel it's not worth it find lots of diversity here in the US. Afterall, The UK is the size of WY and CO. It is a huge country with regions that vary so much.
What I found to be very surprising on my first trip to europe was the size. I drove from Belgium to Holland to Germany in less than a day. I can't drive across Oklahoma and Texas in one day.
Americans are very patriotic. We are. It isn't because we think we are the best country or "America first", it's just that we love our country. When we see our flag flying, we feel pride and we feel humbled thinking about those who served our country and those who died for it. If anything happens, Americans rally together regardless of our differences. We have a keen sense of unity, it is unfortunate that our politicians, left and right, do everything they can to divide us, but we are Americans.....Indivisible. Hopefully, we can stay this way. I do believe we are loud, but that is because we are so very passionate in everything we do because we love life so much. We squeeze every ounce of life out of every moment and that passion resonates in our volume when we speak and easily read by the expressions on our faces. I am from the South, we the southern states are very much unified. We look out for each other and we are very nice. If we have a new neighbor, we bake them a cake, pie or cookies (NOT STORE BOUGHT). We invite them over for barbecues. We sit on the porch with our neighbors, enjoying a glass of iced sweet tea or...a beer. We have block parties, block barbecues where everyone on the block gets together to eat and enjoy each other's company. We treat strangers like a friend we have known forever.
1. Mc Donald’s is a no. Wendy’s is a yes 2. I would love to walk places but there are NO sidewalks 3. I don’t talk much. I am the most socially awkward person ever.
Flame broiled Burger King, KFC regular recipe, Taco Bell. Oddly, the off brand pizzas I find in my local obscure convenience store is quite acceptable.
I am one of the most patriotic people I know (I was born on the 4th of July after all), but I have traveled all over the world and love being immersed into other cultures. Being patriotic doesn't mean you close yourself off to others. Love your channel!
Es Gee especially when they roll the r’s. I’ve always liked that and I can’t do it properly. Whenever I try to roll my R’s, I don’t use my tongue, I just make this horrible guttural sound with my throat 😂
Would love a part two! I'm American and this is rather fascinating to me. I would also love a video of you two trying to do different American accents, I think it would be hilarious!
American here. I haven't had fast food since around 2003. I love to travel, and America is great, but so are other places. (Heard that somewhere.) I'm a pretty quiet person and tend to stay to myself. But plenty people are loud.
It can take OVER 10 hours to cross parts of Texas.. much more from bottom to top. My Ex used to drive our kids from Houston to Amarillo... and it took 10+ hours.
Laurie Lane For journeys like that in Europe we usually take the train. It's about 600 miles I believe? That's a three to four hour train journey in continental Europe, quicker than flying as you don't have to worry about check in, security, or getting to and from airports as trains run city centre to city centre.
California is 840 miles long or 1352 Km and with no traffic takes 16 hours to cover. An Irish family from Galway stayed with us for 3 weeks a few years back. The dad always chided me on my choices of cars and trucks and said that I should commute by bicycle before they arrived here. After following us in their rental car from the San Francisco East Bay to Pismo Beach 400 Km away they got an appreciation as to why a bicycle would be useless on such a journey. I drove across the USA twice, Boston to Los Angeles. Its a HUGE country.
Yea I think the hard part about stereo typing America is that the country is SO large. Like the entire UK is probably the size of just Texas. So a different part of the country can actually be super different than others given the distance/climate/culture etc. like in NYC it’s super common to walk and take public transit like you do In London, but Texas is completely different story. Each state and region tend to have their own cultures, just like how different regions in the UK do, except it’s on an even grander scale! Being from NYC I feel VERY different culturally and lifestyle wise than a Texan or Californian or ... so many other states Lolol and it’s so weird being clumped in with an entire continent haha
You’re right Texas is almost 3 times the size of the UK huge climate differences completely different mindsets customs personalities you simply can’t judge a whole state or a whole city by the actions of a few loud arrogant people Texas is always been very friendly state I was Born here and if you couldn’t stand the weather it does get quite hot Christmas time is Polo shirt weather it is and freezes a few times a year in the winter sometimes for two or three days in a row
Some people are lonely and have no one to talk to. I had a lot of people tell me their life stories at work and I didn't care to hear it either. It is usually the customer and not the service person doing it.
It is so little appreciated, let alone fully understood by most Americans the quite passionate feelings that Texans hold for their state. It is in truth founded in our special history, one written in much blood and seared in the heart by the inferno of revolution, a war of survival against a ruling tyrant guilty of mass crimes against humanity. I once had a relative visiting from Missouri who commented on the evident "state pride" that he viewed as universally exhibited by Texans. I promptly corrected him. I explained it was instead our sense of genuine PATRIOTISM and NATIONAL pride towards our secondary country, our ancillary nationality that he was perceiving. Being a typically historically ignorant American, he was utterly bewildered by my answer. Unique among all American states, as Texas entered the union via signed international treaty as a fully functioning nation with an army, navy, constitution, currency, foreign embassies, elected legislative bodies, and four standing presidents during its near decade of nationhood after a war of Independence involving thousands of combatants, Texans have subsequently always felt that they are in fact inheritors of two distinct nationalities. This dual sense of country, identity, and citizenship has been traced possibly back to the vision and enduring influence of president Travis, who possessed a more continental ambition for his beloved country, with a Texas "manifest destiny" of territorial expansion to the Pacific coast to even incorporate Mexican California under the flag of Texan sovereignty. This Texas sense of national ferver could only be but quite dimly grasped by people from places like say, Iowa, Vermont, Ohio, Missouri, Nevada, Wisconsin, Tennessee, North Dakota, or Indiana. In the Lone Star State, the embers of a residual Texas nationalism is yet an unspoken, but smoldering component of the underlying corporate psyche. Honestly, most other Americans are just not able to quite get it and universally tend to flippantly misjudge it--or worse, even denigrate it.
@notformebeaky Inside cities it is normally pretty good. But in places where big cities are thousands of miles apart they aren't linked by public transportation. Because there is no demand for it. Europe has 1 billion people packed into roughly the same space we have 330 million people in. The US has lower population density than Madagascar. When is the last time you said "The problem with Madagascar is their lack of public transportation"?
notformebeaky millions of Americans cross state lines everyday for work, school, or other business. Just because our 11th biggest state is bigger than your entire country doesn’t mean people don’t travel within the us on a daily basis. All your comment shows is that you truly know nothing about normal American life, and have probably only watched movies.
@notformebeaky Because car culture is huge over here. Public transport usually isn't needed. Most people get a car the minute they get their license, even if it's beaten up.
@notformebeaky I love how foreigners think america is either Texas,New York,Miami or LA. Kind of like how we think europe is just france and england (which it isn't I'm well aware, I personally love europe.) But just because you go to one region, don't think you know america. No matter how many times you visit you never truly know a country or it's people. You'd actually be surprised how many americans have such a huge interest in other countries. And our lack of knowledge isn't because we're taught "America is great don't go anywhere else you don't need it" (Remember patriotism doesn't equal blind ignorance) it's because we don't have the time, or the money. Our economy is horrible, inflation is at an all time high and not many but the rich can afford the time or the expenses to travel out of country. We're worked like dogs and seldom get a day off. You're right about that. But it doesn't mean we don't know about any where else.We know we just can't act on that knowledge. America is great at making things look better than what they seem. And foreigners are quick to judge, but then again who isn't? I can understand your point of view I'm just sharing mine.
I think alot of people in Europe and British people as well don't really comprehend how huge America really is. I live in the country and could not manage without a car. Oh I could walk down the road but there's nothing at the end of it, lol. It takes most of the day to just fly across America let alone get to another country. Except Canada of course.
Speaking of stereotypes, my youngest daughter recently spent a year living on a remote island in the Pacific. She reported that she was entirely unable to convince anyone that in her 20 years of living in the US she'd never seen a gun except on a policeman's belt. Our community has a lot of guns but they're very very hidden. I never give them a single thought. So it always amazes me to hear of Europeans who won't visit here for fear of being killed. My attitude has been that if they're that exploitable, they may as well stay home.
“America first” doesn’t mean everyone else last. We just love our country because, it’s our country, it stands for freedom, it’s the most powerful country so therefor have a responsibility to at least attempt to protect the underdogs/keep the peace. It’s practically like saying just because you prioritize the safety and comfort of your family first over strangers doesn’t mean you don’t want to help others when they need it.
Don't speak for all of us, bro. While I agree that the USA is indeed a great country, this whole thing about "America stands for freedom" doesn't really make any sense to me and it sounds like you've been brainwashed or something. The basic freedoms you enjoy are also available to most human beings on this planet. Sure, there are small differences but it's not like rest of the 7.1 billion people locked are locked in cages, wishing they could immigrate to the Oklahoma panhandle so they could enjoy the privilege of shuffling off to a Wal-Mart and buy a pack of Oscar Meyer bologna on a 2-for-1 special. If you think that's "freedom", and you think that's special, you should probably start working on getting that passport so you can see what's out there. Go to Copenhagen, Buenos Aires, London, Brussels, or Stockholm and see who would trade places with you. I'm guessing you'd get very few offers.
Broken Compass the reason it started America stands for freedom was because America was originally a country where people fled here to practice their own religions and beliefs. So that’s where it comes from.
Broken Compass Go to the Middle East, or any third world Asian country, Eastern Europe, Africa, and any and other places where oppressive governments past/present control practically every aspect of people’s lives or at the very least are themselves the number one threat to their own people and tell them what you just told me. America is a shining light in a world of darkness. America is not simply just another country, but an idea. One that shouts at tyrants that the people are in charge of the government, not the other way around. That government is merely the people’s secretary, not their boss. That every man, woman, and child has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, no matter their creed, wealth, religion, race, etc. It’s the land of opportunity for every body. Anyone can become successful if they work hard enough and make the right decisions. No other place on earth has this. Many have tried to replicate it, but none have or will succeed in having the same quality as America. That is not saying that anyone else is inferior, just that we are a very unique nation that is one of a kind. Also, we’ve fought the worst groups of people on earth since we delivered ourselves unto the world, and we’ve always won. With and without help from the other nations of the world. There is so much more you need to learn in which words cannot explain as to why America is the symbol of freedom in this world, but if you’re not capable of understanding this now, then you’re simply not worth the time. End of discussion, goodbye.
Yah, umm , but how many lazy people just order their food from that mega online retailer that has been putting brick and morter competition out of business?!!!
Leon LaRocca - Yes! Whether or not I walk depends on what i will have to carry, and distance. If the weather is nice, and the distance is reasonable, I will walk, (but not with 8 bags of groceries).
I think a big difference too is that in America, we tend to go to the grocery store way less often and so have a much larger load! I live super close to a Walmart. Maybe a 2-3 min drive. No sidewalks. Busy intersections. I have 3 kids, so there’s no way I’m getting to the store without at least 1 of them. Super unsafe to cross the high-speed roads. Plus all the groceries for a family of 5 for the week! There’s NO way I could carry all that! I fill the back of my minivan at least once a week. Plus.. the weather... We live in the Appalachian mountains. So, super stinking hot and humid in the summer, well below freezing with snow and sleet and whipping winds in the winter, pouring rain in the spring and fall... no. Just no. lol It’s absolutely a necessity to drive.
In the past few years my experiences with Europeans online have completely ruined my previously positive image of European people. They seem to really love mocking Americans and using stereotypes to describe all 340 million of us. I have a much lower opinion of the average European because of the seemingly constant barrage of bigotry and hatred toward the US. It was refreshing to find this video.
Not all Americans are lazy. Many work very hard and are very health conscious. In my city, there is a big running group and biking group. I wish I could walk everywhere.
I'm American and I REALLY try not to eat too much fast food but sometimes when you're on the road, it's all that's available. When I get into another town I start looking for real food. Come visit us in South Carolina!
WELL.... - The problem with more upscale restaurant food: It's time consuming and EXPENSIVE. - Impossible to live in the USA without a car..unless you like cat food and panic when someone knocks on the door - Patriotic? Read the comments on RUclips. We're at each other's throats and call everyone else "traitors". - I've lived near BOTH NYC and Dallas. There's RUDE people and NICE people everywhere.
In the past few years my experiences with Europeans online has completely ruined my image of what European people are like. They seem to really love mocking Americans and using stereotypes to describe all 340 million of us. I have a much lower opinion of the average European because of the seemingly constant barrage of bigotry and hatred toward the US. It was refreshing to find this video.
I find it interesting that on one hand the Uber driver trying to be friendly and converse with you, you find it offensive, but the man at the bagel shop not talking to you, you find rude. Hmmmm, interesting.
@@leventahmed82 it is VERY VERY much Europe . that's like saying that Mexico isn't part of South America lol . or India is not assia... or middle east isn't part of this planet lol
Bryant Waldie lol they meant the mainland. I missed that part of they said that. But they did go to France about a year ago and they had a lot of equipment stolen from them. But they got enough donations from their subscribers to replace it.
@@lynnehughes3884 lol, you think it isn't part of Europe because it's an island? I live on an island. It's still part of North America. Also Europe is the part of Western Eurasia where white people are Indigenous. That includes the UK. It even includes Iceland.
Yea, McDonalds is just gross. I don't really like to eat fast food in general very much because it's so bad for you, but McDonalds doesn't even taste good.
I was just in Paris and my friends and I were constantly having to catch ourselves speaking too loud. Maybe it goes back to the issue of space in the US versus other countries, so they are more mindful of things like speaking volumes in tighter quarters. I don’t know but it’s really interesting to me!
I think Lia is right that it’s not so much that we LOVE fast food, it’s just readily available and convenient. There are a lot of people I know that don’t eat fast food at all. 🤷♀️ especially McDonald’s 🤢 Great video! Would love to see more stereotype videos. 😊
The majority of brits are patriotic, but we tend to do it in a way that isn't detrimental to non-British people. Humanity comes before nationality, so we love our country, but we don't think we're uber-superior to others because of the location we happened to be born in. You can love the fuck out of your country without shitting on others.
@@chrisstratfordd That's sad if London represents England, with it's present mayor and high incidents of hate stabbings. You feel like that, that's your thing. It's very different over here tho. New York never has and never will represent TEXAS!!! That's Our Thing
Minnesota nice?? You mean us saying "it's different" when we hate something? Or how we are passive aggressive, two faced people? Atleast that's what I have experienced in minnesota since I was born here. People are "minnesota nice" but subtract the nice part. I don't know, I love minnesota but I can't say the nice part it true. We are more accommodating and polite
You are absolutely correct that most Americans have an "additional" interest in other countries because we are all imports ourselves! My family immigrated to the US from London in 1752. Hence my interest in the U.K.!
Certainly. Sometimes you need to unload your day to people you know couldn't care. You don't want anything from them but you just have to tell somebody. I guess I never really noticed how many "stress talk".
The, "friendly, talkative, and loud" stereotype, really depends on where you are in America. Also, not everyone is talkative. I (personally) wouldn't tell everyone I met, every detail about what's happening in my life.
I’m very friendly, talkative, and loud. I live in New York (not where you expect that) but I enjoy talking to random people at the store or on the subway.
It amazes me how some people in Europe are unaware that a percentage of their ancestors help shape American culture when they came over with their traditions to the new world. For example, when the Dutch settled in America a large percent lived in Michigan and there’s a city in Michigan called Holland, Michigan. The US legal system was crafted from England’s common law except for Louisiana. Theirs is still under Civil law because the French ruled this state. The US bought Louisiana from the French. Also, the way Americans talk was different during the colonial days. We all had European accents and our dialogue changed over time. Many name streets in the US came from England such New Hampshire, Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York to name a few. A lot of Europeans are really unaware how their ancestors contributed to America and this includes English, Irish, Dutch, Polish, Germans, and French.
True. My hometown, (Rockford, IL) was extensively settled by Swedish immigrants. In fact, at one time, if someone in Sweden wanted to write to his family member that immigrated to America, all that was required on the envelope was the family member's name, and the word "Kishwaukee". It arrived at the correct address two months later. Kishwaukee was the name of the street that 99.999% of all Swedes (in America) lived on here in Rockford. As a part of that heritage, Rockford was the home of almost ALL furniture manufacturing, and ALL of the screw, bolt and nut manufacturing in America. 98% of the craftsmen and machinists were Swedish immigrants and their descendants. The process to make the strongest screws and bolts quickly was invented here in Rockford. By a pair of Swedish brothers named Carlson.
@@jamesbagwell5120 Not in the South, we haven't! (Although many, like my most of my forebears, we strained through Northern Ireland for some generations.)
I had moved to Isle of Wight County in Virginia where I lived in Windsor, Worked in Suffolk, Shopped in Norfolk and partied in Hampton. You would think that the English had settled there.
Poor Lia, some Americans do tend to over share information at times, I think that Uber driver was stressed and talking about her situation with a stranger helped her cope. As an American from a large city (Chicago) I'm not bothered if people don't speak but I'm not bothered if they do, we Midwesterners are different in that respect than New Yorkers. You have to take into consideration the different regions, New Englanders and Southern states tend to be a tad more outwardly patriotic than other parts of the country, however, July 4th, Memorial Day and Veteran's Day tend to bring out the flag wavers everywhere.
Americans do love the fast food of all kinds. I am a month off fast food and 12lbs down. Just depends on where you live if you can walk everywhere or not. I honestly think we are so interested in other countries because it is so much harder for the average American to travel outside of the country too.(im def one of those super friendly Americans, can't help it, i was raised that you can make a friend everywhere you go, but i wouldn't trade my being nice for anything)This is a great video! One of my Favorites so far!
As a person from Brooklyn, I actually show more pride in my city first than the country as a whole. New Yorker first lol. I rarely say “I’m from the US” I’m a New Yorker 😂
More of this! I love comparisons. Once you have been to more regions of the U.S., it will be interesting to hear your observations of the differences. Keep the videos coming!!!
London men's fashion is like three catagories. Traditional tailoring: its about the fit, really sharp shoulders, tailored waisted suit jackets, lots of neutrals greys, black, cremes, navy, lots of plaids/ tartans because that is where it came from, the UK. Lots of wool, tweed because thats were it comes from. You will see older gentlemen wear tweed trousers with a micro stripe or micro checked crisp shirt. The difference between Londoners is that they are more willing to wear interesting stripes or a subtle color stipes in their shirt where as in America a lot of business guys on Wall street will wear a solid white or light blue shirt. They wear a colors mostly in their sweaters or striped colorful sweater or sweaters with a bike or a bear etc knitted into it. In America, we tend to wear solid color sweaters. They always have a top coat or rain coat or parka because it rains a lot there. Usually with a sneaker or classic oxford shoes or Chelsea boots or lace-up dress boots in black. Second: you have the sneaker 'athleisure style' kind of like in America. A lot of young 20 year olds wear black skinny jeans or light skinny jeans, sneakers i.e. Vans, Nike, Addidas - Addidas track pants w/ hoody or full track suits and a logo T-shirt, Timberland, Levis logo, solid black t-shirts. Its subtle differences in fit, a lot of European countries guys wear their jeans really fitted, in America we wear jeans loose or really loose or too long. It is trendy right now but you will see a windbreaker type jacket or oversized techy puffer jacket. Lastly, you have punk rocker or colorful eclectic, this comes from their Carnaby Street 1960s days. Also, in the 20th century there are more people migrating to the UK so you have multi-cultural dressing as well like Nigerian printed fabric pants mixed with a blazer. I hope that helps. I work in the fashion industry.
The talkative stereotype is actually pretty true in the South. I live in Georgia and almost everyone will talk to you and try to make polite conversation, but whenever I visit my uncle in New York we get looked at weirdly for talking to strangers 😂
I have heard Lia say several times "I just don't care". Which in America would be considered rude so I'm going to just tell myself she means "I'm not interested". There now I feel so much better and not triggered. You guys crack me up love the videos.
Stereotypes come from a place of Truth, and fast food is a thing because it is cheap, and since we all live in our cars you don't even have to get out you can just drive through and pick it up and it's cheap. No cleanup required! So many people are pressed for time but they can't be bothered to grocery shopping and go home and spend time cooking. A bad habit, but a true one for a large majority of Americans!
Our lives are so packed full and everything is so spread out so it takes time to get anywhere... it’s hard to spend an hour or more of a busy day just on preparing food. I understand why people choose fast food even if it is the unhealthy option. A lot of people do meal prepping on a weekend to reheat throughout the week.
Stereotypes and assumptions are not based on truth. Lots of stereotypes of even our fellow Americans developed durung the social constructuction of ability during the industrial revolution and fears developed during Columbus' discovery of the new world. Attitudes of other countties similarly developed during some point in history. And most assumptiions and biases are developed out of messages learned during socialization, which come from dominant beliefs and are far from the truth. However, some perceptions of the world are actually based on things already believed by dominat views that we learn during socialization suchlike throughout the mass media and social circles. We may not have any bias but we just copy what we learned on TV or what our friend said without questioning the validity. In the end, stereotypes do put limits on people and are genreally not healthy. But even if we do not think they hurt, it is generally a bad practice. Even stereotypes of New Yorkers or Californiaians may seem not at sll hurtful. But i have heard for example that some people show their biases of Californians! While people may think this is not true, some prople actually start to build hatred toward Californiaiams and do not wsnt them on their town. As silly as it sounds, some people believe an act upon stereotypes learned during socialization.
The U.S. is way too big for us to be all the same - people in Maine are going to be very different from people in Alabama, who are different from people in Wyoming. Also MANY of us LOVE traveling to other parts of the world and LOVE to find out about other cultures.
True. I moved from Maryland to Colorado. Huge difference culturally.
Great point there isn't one American . People on the east end of Long island speak different from western Nassau county.
carol carpenter I live in Maryland ( just across the river from Virginia and you can feel the difference between the two when you go on the I-95
I just wanted to comment to say I appreciate you mentioned Wyomimg, that's where I live and often we are forgotten haha so thank you! Lol
carol carpenter it’s interesting that you compared Alabama and Maine. I’m from Alabama and visited Maine and was amazed how similar all the people were to Alabamians. Of course the weather is drastically different.
You can be an American Patriot, and love other countries too.
Jeff Webb an American who’s patriotic
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with having pride for your country, unless it’s nazi Germany
@@glowhoo9226 indeed lol nobody likes Nazis not even most Germans
@Shiloh McClelland: "nazis" have become more like a cartoon character. A historical bad guy catch-all that most people know little about but use to demonize modern people and ideas that have absolutely nothing to do with actual nazis.
Molly McConnell Some of the soldiers were very much to blame, like the ones who actually believed in the Nazi party, brainwashed or not. Especially the SS, hope they’re enjoying Hell.
American stereotype: They drink lots of COFFEE
British Stereotype: They drink lots of TEA
Tbh more people here in the UK drink coffee than tea
Yes is gross tbh
Depends on where in America you live but I for one never drink coffee but I consume lots of tea.
I love coffee
And I hate tea
Me: I DRINK COFFEE AND TEA-
The thing about America is it's often very different from state to state. Like New Yorkers are sort of known for their attitudes (not everyone) and those further south are known for being overly friendly. It just all depends on where you are.
Emily Ivey I lived in Arkansas and traveled around the south and my sister lives in Texas. I always found people to be more rude and judgmental in the south. At least when I was serving at restaurants in the south that’s how people were. I moved to the east coast and everyone here tips more and seems way more friendly.
I agree with Faith. I find that New Yorkers may be more assertive, but I find them helpful and kind. I have lived both in the South and on the East Coast... Southern attitudes tend to be way more judgmental. Like you better not step a toe out of line ever once or you have a reputation and will never escape your mistakes. But in places like NYC... they see it all and just carry on their merry way and don’t mind at all if you’re imperfect or weird. They expect they’ll come across a LOT of weird people. It’s more “live and let live” there.
I’m from Georgia and always heard people from New York are rude but my trip to NYC was not like that. I loved talking to people from there, learning our differences. Most I found were very pleasant.
RI, NY, CT, MA, NJ - mostly brutal and savage. Most NYers are cruel to the core.
also everyone seems to forget that NY is an entire state, and most of it is not at all like NYC....
If you want the "walk everywhere" lifestyle, you need to live in a northeastern city like NYC or Boston.
Correct. I live in rural NH, a half-hour's drive from the nearest anything. And no, I don't drive a sprawling luxury car, urban assault vehicle, or minivan - I drive a Honda Fit that averages 40 mpg. Oh, and I haven't had fast food of any provenance 20 years, and I recognize a sharp line between patriotism and jingoism. DEBUNKED!
Yeah...comparing London to rural US is (big) apples to oranges. Best compare major cities with major cities.
Yeah, those are urban areas that developed before cars, much like London. Texas was a bunch of farms and open unsettled land, connected by farm-to-market roads. It did not develop in the same way before highways became a thing
Or in other words, live in a place where it is next to impossible to find a parking spot... :)
There's plenty of big cities where everything is within walking distance, but in the majority of places, you definately need a car.
America is one of the most misunderstood countries in the world. I imagine other countries face the same type generalizations but you'd be astonished to know what the ordinary life of an American is like.
misunderstood??
TF are you talking about?
I'll give you a list of countries that are misunderstood AND portrayed negatively on the media
Mexico!
Russia
Turkey
South Africa
etc
I don't think it is. There are just some very fundamantaly wrong bits to it. Like money and ploitics, gun laws, drones and your fat pathetic brainless president, just for starters.
@Jim Except I'm not. American. There is that of course, a big percentage of Americans do tend to get horrible confused between things like irony, arrogance, sarcasm. Best just to be as literal with them as they themselves are or you wont get very far. lol. Now that's a tiny bit arrogant if it wasn't also just the truth? Never beat about the bush looking for those hidden gems of clever ambiguity, there just aren't any. They get spooked and take umbrage instead. "Americans" on the other hand prefer to just open fire on the entire bush and ask questions later. That's irony paired with stupidity. Arrogance when hand in hand with utter stupidity is a Trump speciality after you throw in duplicity and a whole lot more. Still he is the perfect example. So at least half of America doesn't get it and so will probably try and vote him in for another term. Yes a lot like Brexiteers in the UK, absolutely. We have the same problem.
Certainly I am about Trump so should you be.
@@mrIpodmagic Mexico is beautiful but genuinely dangerous
Never been to Russia so I have no opinion, their government does suck though
Turkey is a great country, it's got some massive issues, social and government but it's far more modern than people give it credit for
Never been to South Africa so also no opinion
I’d like to say that the “lazy” comment wasn’t addressed. Most Americans work 40+ hours a week at least and generally have little time off. We work our assess off and have no time for anything else. ❤️🇺🇸
I think the lazy idea is related to our driving everywhere and not related to working. Until someone visits the US, I don't think they realize how spread out and non pedestrian friendly much of the country is.
Agreed. It’s damn near impossible to find a job with vacation benefits that will give you more than 1-2 weeks of vacation time in your first several years of employment. I think the most vacation time I’ve ever heard of is 4 weeks. I’m sure there are a few companies who have more, but it’s uncommon. I personally stay home with my kids, but that’s because my husband works a minimum of 50 hours a week (if he’s lucky) and usually works closer to 70. There have been times when he has worked 90 hours in a week. No extra time off for that overtime either. And honestly we are lucky that I can stay home with the kids at all. Even with all that OT, some people can’t afford for both parents not to work full time.
I think it ties into the stereotype about loving fast food too. I don’t think Americans generally love fast food, but it’s a more viable option when you’ve got a short lunch (15 min here) or are in transit from one job to another. Personally I would love to be able to sit down and enjoy a regular meal but that’s not an option for myself and many others during the work week.
The oversharing Uber lady probably works very long hours and has no free time to socialize with friends.
@@aaronl.3231 Yea, its meant to be fast..not good. I would love to sit down to a nice well rounded lunch and take my time...but no I got to wolf down my food so I can spend the majority of my 30 min break catching a cat nap
That poor uber driver who's child was sick in the hospital. Poor thing she probably was just nervous talking. Sometimes it feels good just to talk about stuff it might not feel real. She probably talked to keep herself from crying. Some people can't afford not to work. Granted I know some people probably don't want to hear about someone else's problems. But my heart does goes out to her.
Cindy Morales, are you from Florida? I'm asking because I may know you.
@@BKMcl
No, I'm not from Florida.
Cindy Morales, thanks for saying that. I was thinking the exact same thing.
Cindy, I’m so glad you posted this. That’s what I was thinking.
@@melissarmills
Thank you Melissa for saying that:) you have a kind heart also.
Not all of us are super patriotic BUT most have the attitude that we can trash talk our country but you better not...😂
That describes mostly stupid people who don't want to think deeper than their idiot impulses.
Tom Winkler you have to admit we have many things that we could take from our friends overseas. Fast food is killing us and education could take some advice from our friends overseas. I love America but we could do with some improving. Right?
Tom Winkler people who have never been to USA and no f-king experience with what they are talking about just getting their information from television
Olivia Young Do you actually eat fast food, Olivia?🧐!
Tom Winkler Americans live for internalized anti Americanism and spread it around the globe like it’s the last day on earth
- the Americans who DONT live or travel outside USA , The ones who are too lazy or ignorant to invest in or learn about their own culture or The whiny crybaby‘s that need a slap in the face
Being "Patriotic" doesn't mean we hate other cultures, we just love our country! Simple as that.
Exactly
Yeah, I’m not patriotic but and I will muttered stuff at about this place but I still love it and love learning about other contries I think British is very interesting because that where we all rooted from because of dark reasons but we don’t talk about that
"America First" doesn't mean "screw other countries", it just means "Let focus on securing our own citizens welfare before we hand out benefits to non-citizens that our own citizens do not get".
Truth.
We say the same about Britain First
Many Americans aren’t flag -wavers. We can admit when our government does stupid things. Plus, we can do that and still love our country,
Safal Parajuli No, Scandinavian and English.
I work hard and I love my country🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I am a flag waving American. I love my country
Good choice of words
Exactly. Well said! You couldn’t pay me to wave a flag or stand for the anthem. But I love my country and I’ll fight to make it better. But I definitely think that the US has a lot to learn from other countries. And that’s okay. If we always think we’re “number one” then the mind set in this country is not going to progress:)
I didn't even know there was a stereotype of Americans being lazy. The American economy didn't just appear out of thin air. Americans have worked extremely hard to build it. Americans work way more hours than Europeans and get way less vacation time. That's the opposite of lazy.
It was because Brits are saying Americans drive everywhere so that means they're lazy. I knew the reason why before Joel and Lia said it: the distances are too far in America for walking.
I actually have heard it said many times by Americans themselves!!
I don't even think that it's because things are too far. Sometimes they are less than 5 miles away. But there is simply no safe route to get there. Like they mentioned in the video, you are literally walking on a highway. Or the sidewalk just ends with no clear alternative to get to your destination.
Vern Crisler ‘it’s because Brits’ British people don’t make up the globe and the average British person will have a good opinion of Americans though it seems that Americans seem to hate Britain. Generally, stereotypes are known not to be reality however
@John Thomas I am not saying that! I said I heard other Americans saying this!! Just because I heard it doesn't mean I agree with it!
Maybe it's a southern thing but we all talk to each other like we've known or meet before.
Jacob38092 yes. If I’m in a department store and I need a second opinion on a product, I’ll just ask the closest stranger to me what they think about it and they gladly tell me 😂
@@jiveassturkey8849 lol that sounds odd but its true, trying new things that are foreign to me or they ask me how is it.
@@jiveassturkey8849 why not? Lol
And Southerners can deliver killer idioms like "oh bless your little heart!"
I've seen it a lot in the midwest too. I'll just see random people start talking to each other a lot.
The fact someone would think Patriot = Hate all other countries is just silly.
I think that the 9/11 tragedy made us more patriotic.
Agreed. But with divided politics and different views of America another tragedy God forbid but if it were to happen I'm not sure the country will be as United and as patriotic.
I think it also lead to whatever THIS is now.
I agree. I was 33 on 9/11 and there is a huge difference in the patriotism from before and after.
Lisa Blycker That’s the power of propaganda on display.
@@mikeappleget482 I don't understand what you mean.
Regarding patriotism, you guys did go to Texas, which is going to be more ra ra patriotism than other parts of the country.
yeah, Texas and the New England States especially.
I can't wait until their next trip to??? maybe Chicago? It will be nice to maybe learn something about the city/area. I've never been there.
@@spectrum3808 Interesting-I would say the South and New England to less a degree. Keeping in mind they are speaking of an overt, "we're the best" type of patriotism and that is more a conservative way of expression. Liberals are patriotic in a different way and New England is liberal.
Stuie Malan Yeah I was thinking that too.
Not all Americans are patriotic,
but TEXANS makes up for the shortage in the other 49 states
..however, Texans are patriotic to Texas First, then America
I'm going to say as an American who has traveled all over the country, most people who live in the city aren't as nice as more of the country or southern cities. I'm just saying that out of personal experience.
That is not just your experience. That is just the plain truth, lol....
It's a product of environment. When you live within 3 miles of 500000 people you just can't give attention to everyone. You learn to tune out anyone you don't need to interact with until you have moments where socializing are called for. That's not to say people are rude or callous, it's just they don't have time to share their life story with every person they see on the street or take a taxi with.
As bad as the heat is, Imagine The Northern Tier of states where there can be feet of snow and temperatures well below freezing, trying to walk anywhere with no sidewalks and nothing shoveled, a car unfortunately is a requirement in most American cities. And obviously in the rural areas, which is an underrepresented part of America, there are vast swaths of open space with just small towns in them and without cars they couldn't exist there.
Yess!! I can vouch for the rural areas. Where I live, I am a 15min drive from a gas station/convenience store, 30min drive from a bank/grocery store/etc, and almost an hour from a Walmart or any kind of shopping. Literally impossible to just walk it.
Dale Stafford Minneapolis, very cold in winter, has walkways through second floor (first floor in British usage), crossing streets, keeping pedestrians out of the cold.
Waaay below freezing, and even 20° below 0° F, (0 degrees Fahrenheit (ºF) are equal to -17.778 degrees Celsius (ºC)
@@robertewalt7789 yes, I have heard that, but I imagine that is a number of buildings and mainly the downtown area. That's great if you live and work downtown, but it is still almost inhumanly cold in the outlying areas and certainly the suburbs and rural areas. They just don't have those severe temperature swings and England due to the Atlantic current that flows East and takes warm air, hits Europe and pushes it up north, a lot like it does on the west coast of America and is why Oregon Washington and British Columbia are very temperate most of the year but Maine and New York which are at the same latitude can be horribly frigid with a lot of snow. And unfortunately, most Northern Tier cities don't have catwalks that connect every building in the city to one another for all services, at some point you still are trying to get a car to crank in the cold, whether you're in Chicago Detroit or even Kansas City and St Louis, you very well can have two feet of snow a layer of ice and -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Six months later he can easily be a 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Very rough climate to live in.
@@kimberlygabaldon3260 agreed, -15 and -20 Fahrenheit is Not Unusual even in the central plains, and of course can get much colder the further north you get. It's just isolated from any moderating currents from any body of water like the coasts get. And then in summer it can easily get 120 degrees Fahrenheit and that is an extreme temperature change for any human being, you never get used to it because people just can't evolve that fast! Imagine living in a place like England where it rarely gets below 40 or above 80, wouldn't that be nice?
We Americans ARE very patriotic, but that doesn't mean that we think that other countries are worthless! We LOVE to learn about other countries, and experience other cultures, and see historical sites firsthand. We're just proud of what we have in America. Too many people think that our patriotism means something that it does not! (Does that make any sense?!? lol!)
New England has a reputation among Americans as being the coldest, most unfriendly, and rude people - but that's not totally true. Like anywhere, you meet all sorts!
"Debunked" Nice choice of wording! :-D I'm glad you two have made the effort to actually experience the U.S. firsthand, and not take other people's opinions at face value. You've seen New York, New Jersey, and Texas. . . now there are 47 more to go, besides U.S. territories, and possessions (Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, etc.)! As they say in Texas, "Y'all come back!"
Hopefully you represent the majority, cause when I visit some US news youtube accounts that report on foreign news on not so economically developed nations and check out the comments, I always see the whole 'we don't care about these shitholes' attitudes and I get kinda disheartened. I don't know if that whole sentiment arrived after Trump made his shithole statement, or if it was always there, but hope it doesn't represent all of you guys, cause we're all humans at the end of the day and should care for one another.
@@azih8626 Don't worry, the majority stands with you. Just maybe tolerate it for a bit more if you can and hopefully some of these people can come around to being more aware of the world.
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Had to laugh at ~5:00-“enough talking about me-let’s talk about you-what do you think about me?”
IVE NEVER BEEN TO THE US (Im from Britain) I WANNA GOO😭😂
Who wouldn’t love their own country first?
A comment about over friendliness and sharing. I live in the South where people are super friendly and open to talking to strangers. I was recently shopping in the ladies section of a department store when another woman in the same area asked me what I thought about a jacket she was looking at. She explained she was starting a new job in an office where she needed a more professional wardrobe. The next thing I knew, we were shopping for some office clothing for her even though we were total strangers. Afterwards, we both laughed and said how much we enjoyed sharing that half hour of shopping together. Made my day.
That was so nice of you to do that for the woman.
No, it was nice of her to ask me to help her. And I gave her my honest opinions. The original jacket looked great and the second choice not so great. But we both enjoyed the time we spent together. It was a temporary friendship that benefited us both. @@gigid6700
I'm so glad it was a win win for both of you. You seem like a lovely person.
As a stranger it might be ok to not care about what someone is going through. But as a human being it would be nice if you were a little empathetic to how someone feels. Just a thought.
Radar_ Love I'm glad you think what I thought about that too....
It seems someone who has traveled so much would have a broader perspective about human needs. Right?
Five seconds ago a person died in a car accident in Bangladesh. Do you care? Are you going to cry?
@@chech5774 Do I care deeply? It depends...as always these things do on context. I might care just a little and pause for a second or two and then move on....OR if someone who knew the person was sharing memories and their grief with me I would definitely have more feelings about it because now I would 'know' the person a little better. There is no real clear black and white answer.....only context.
Personally my empathy isn't that strong, especially since I don't have kids or anything, so i guess im not human? I'm not very empathetic.
As a human being you should care, as a customer you shouldn't have to.
we drive everywere because everywhere is all spread out
Yes! California is especially spread out. In Southern California and the Bay Area, there are options for public transit, but where I live, if you don’t have a car, you’re out of luck. I live 25 minutes (by car) from the nearest city, and more than two hours to what we’d call a metropolitan city (more than 100,000 people).
I agree that us Americans are very patriotic but there’s a difference between “regular” patriotism and “Texas/Southern” patriotism 😂😂😂 some states are WAY more patriotic then others but all the states are patriotic in there own way😅😅😅
Juzaya Scott it’s really just white people from the south that are patriotic.
That's a stereotype in itself.
@@MG-wc6nk absolutely bull.
Juzaya Scott yes I am from South Texas and we are the ultimate patriotic. Where mostly military and where always about supporting the country. And I live near 3 military bases so there's always military around me. 😅 So yeah there is a difference between
The difference is nationalism
I love how much you legends have taught us about America! (I cringe so much watching our old videos talking about America!!)
I only wish we could share a bit more about living in the country and small, small towns. Time passes so very differently there. It's almost like an American version of Thomas Hardy's work.
Yeah, we’re not that bad...well, most of us. 🤪 Some of us are bad to the bone. But everywhere has their fair share of baddies. We don’t have the monopoly for sure. 😂🤣
Love learning more about British culture from you, Joel! Such amazing history and richness!
I'm starting to enjoy your video's. I start a year or two ago and couldn't do it after watching 2 video's Your entire video was stereotyping us and had nothing to do with actual encounters or experience
Glad you 2 pulled the stick out of your uptight proper asses. Keep up the good work life is better when you relax and enjoy it
yeah, we americans all come from somewhere. my Family is from Tolland, in somersetshire. we left in the 1600s during the reign of king charles because it was getting uncomfortable for puritans, which my family was at the time. they settled in what is now connecticut. we've moved around since then. but I'd love to know what you think of the New England Region of the US. especially Maine and Massachusetts. oh, and you guys should check out Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia sometimes.
Just a few thoughts:
First, Americans are pretty hard to stereotype because there is so much diversity. There are massive cultural differences based on region, and rural vs urban. That said...
- The Americans that beat their chest about how great America is aren't real patriots, they are nationalists, a subtle but important difference. Patriots can admit flaws and weaknesses and want to improve them to improve the country they love. Nationalists tend to crap on anything foreign and can't accept criticism of their country. This tends to be a fierce political split, and the nationalists refuse to accept that the patriots are in fact patriots, a word they have adopted for themselves.
- Americans love food. We don't love fast food, we accept it because it's convenient and cheap and we're often in a hurry. As you noted, America has a ton of variety of food including some great national food (like barbecue, which nobody does better)
- I find it hilarious that you say " I can't remember the last time I went to Europe since, well... the UK is in Europe.
- NYers are largely misunderstood. It's sooo crowded that they just don't have time to be friendly to everyone they pass on the street and have a VERY low tolerance for people who slow things down with stupidity (like not knowing what you want to order when you get to the front of the line, or not having your money ready). Overall I find it to be as friendly as anywhere, just different. City culture is fast, Southern culture is slow, etc.
Very well put.
"There is so much diversity" is a standard line from white male Americans who like the status quo, jsyk. They want cover for their support of nothing changing. Non-default Americans tend to understand full well that there's a conventional wisdom, a standard right wing POV.
@@ireneteaches8994 If you think that's me you're describing then you are confused. And there is a lot of diversity - to be clear I'm not expressly referring to ethnic diversity, although we have more of that than possibly any country on Earth. There are vast cultural differences between the various regions of the country, and within those regions between rural (generally very conservative) and urban (generally very liberal) areas. You cannot go to Lincoln NE and extrapolate what you see there as any sort of stereotype that might apply in Seattle, or New York, or Los Angeles, or Denver, or Miami, or Detroit, or the countryside in Alabama - all pretty different cultures. I live in the Denver area and I had family visit from Oregon and remark "wow, everyone is so friendly here" and I said "they aren't in Oregon?" and they said "not really, people there are very passive aggressive". And that's 2 states I would have said were pretty similar by comparison.
Well there are different counties in the uk which almost none of which are the same so you can’t group us into one stereotype either
@@ireneteaches8994 ? (Conservative white Male whom lives as a minority).
Born in England, raised in America. British Mum, American Dad. Waving 2 flags🇺🇸🇬🇧 my entire life. Love the Legends💐👏🏻👏🏻
Dad's a muggle, Mum's a witch. Bitofanastyshockwhenhefoundout. -Seamus Finnigan
Cool :)
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The Uber driver probably needed to unload her troubles on someone. She just needed a sympathetic ear
We're all about making friends with strangers
And caring about people that bring up our groceries
Under driver was likely hoping you'd feel sympathetic and give her a big tip!!
I gotta say I do dislike when people overshare to me, but it hurt my heart a little when she said, "as a stranger I just dont care. I don't care 🤷♀️" Becuase even though I'm not a fan when strangers overshare to me, I still sympathize. It's a weird "I wish this would stop at any minute but also it's sad and I feel for them."
We're rude when we have to work so much. We work without vacations an many breaks.
@change38: That's because corporations and conservative republican filth run the country.
@Bad Cattitude if you look at inflation rates compared to income rates income is going down as $8 in the past was more like $18.95 today in terms of purchasing power but minimum income only went up to $11
and median income since 1995 has been about the same for people aged 18-31 but prices have increased dramatically something being $5 in the past is now $15 but average income is the same and old folks blame the modern generation for being lazy when they often have to work multiple jobs to afford living at all as the cost of living went up a lot but income barely did
In America I never thought we were loud. Then when I was in London I think I was the loudest person in the room all the time. I felt like everyone else was whispering 😂🤷🏽♀️
we kinda need to be because everyone talks over each other.
I talk loud because I am the 5th of 6 kids.
Im from SoCal and studied in London for 2 months last summer....we stayed at a university housing and when we first got there we were pretty loud...then a couple of weeks in "the Italians" came to stay and it was an entire new level of loud every night 😂
I definitely talk loud. Military background, hearing loss because of that and american as well. I even see locals cringe backwards when i address them. I just speak in a manner that we both can understand.
dip1955 agree.
"As a stranger, I didn't care." Lol, sorry, I just find it ironic that the stereotype is that Americans are so patriotic and self-absorbed and not concerned about people from other countries. Then, you proceed to tell a story about a driver that was being personable with you- and you were totally disinterested and dismissive because she was a "stranger."
We in Alabama are taught to reach out on love to others. It's not about you. Have compassion on others
Here in the states we like to socialize whether it’s just saying hi or telling deeper stories their reaction shocked me I was here feeling sad for that kind lady and then they are just not caring
These two are not typical of all of us to be honest. A lot of us maybe taken a back a bit but we would actually listen and engage back . We aren't all cold disinfected individuals
Edit : disinterested. Not disinfected, that would just be weird and makes no sense
I thought the same thing, I felt bad for that woman and then they were just like "We don't care, she's too talkative." I just find it odd how the world see's us as pistol wielding douchebags who are blinded to the rest of the world and don't care, but everyone who comes here talks about how we're too nice and overly inquiring, like I'm starting to think the rest of the world is just projecting when talking about America...
Love the video, but just saying Texas does not represent the whole United States.
Jenna Voegeli yes!!
Im from texas.
Yes it does. Bye
@agdI don't know anybody who thinks London is all of UK
But they love to think that it does just to talk crap about us.
I think most Americans are patriotic.....but some of us are interested in other countries
@@xlxbonesxlx2892 I agree ....it wasn't meant as anything bad I am a proud American
I’m not particularly patriotic, but I do have a sense of pride that I’m American, which I think a lot of people here have. I think our country has potential to be amazing and I am disappointed when the government lets us down. But I am glad to live here and wouldn’t want to move to any other country.
So true. I think many of the Joel & Lia subscribers fit that category.
Xix BONES xix: I'm glad they won you over. It's impossible not to like these two. They're funny and so natural. And yes. Very easy on the eyes.
I myself am not particularly patriotic. I'm not ashamed to be an American, and I'm not exactly proud either. I just happen to have been born here; it's a neutral fact like my height and my hair color. I can't take credit or blame for it. However, since the election of Donald Trump, I am utterly mortified by my country. I know the rest of the world is looking at us and gaping. It's like....if you were on a blind date with someone and they take you to a fancy restaurant wearing a stained undershirt and are farting and licking the gravy off the plate and you're sitting there going, "I'm sorry....I....I don't know him."
I think Europeans believe that we are over friendly, because we are excited when we get a chance to travel abroad and see new Cultures, meet new people and experience different countries. I mean if I traveled to Europe and stayed to myself and didnt interact with anyone .... what's the point of going there. Yes , the sites and history, but I'm more interested in peoples view and life. That may just be me? I don't know?
Lol she was venting about her day, sometimes it helps to get it off your chest.
Most people here can relate to her hardship and show her some compassion.
You're so right! When I need someone to talk to when I had a rough time a few months ago, the man in the cab helped me out.
Britains do not do compassion for strangers not like here ! Stiff upper lip is a thing
That’s the way I look at it, too. The poor woman needed someone to just listen and maybe that helped her to get it out. I realize Brits seem to be more stoic and not show as much emotion, but she shouldn’t be looked down upon as crazy for what she did.
Americans always need “someone to listen” yet they have friends and family and don’t foster supportive relationships with them.
Shelly, thought the same thing exactly!!!!
I think Americans love learning about other countries because a lot of us can't often visit them. Most have to fly to get to the closest ones, Mexico and Canada. North American governments also make it more difficult than European ones to cross a border and a lot of people just don't bother. So we love learning about what's beyond.
Kyle Zack agreed. I took a train from Paris to Amsterdam and no one even looked at my passport. I’ve driven to Mexico and Canada and each time we have had to take out our passports, security searches the car and all of our luggage, dogs sniff our belongings, lots of questions asked about our reason for traveling. It’s pretty nerve wracking, actually, even if you’re doing nothing wrong.
Additionally, those that feel it's not worth it find lots of diversity here in the US. Afterall, The UK is the size of WY and CO. It is a huge country with regions that vary so much.
What I found to be very surprising on my first trip to europe was the size. I drove from Belgium to Holland to Germany in less than a day. I can't drive across Oklahoma and Texas in one day.
I hear what you’re saying I can make it from my house to El Paso without brakes in a little over 11 Hours that’s 770 miles
Americans are very patriotic. We are. It isn't because we think we are the best country or "America first", it's just that we love our country. When we see our flag flying, we feel pride and we feel humbled thinking about those who served our country and those who died for it. If anything happens, Americans rally together regardless of our differences. We have a keen sense of unity, it is unfortunate that our politicians, left and right, do everything they can to divide us, but we are Americans.....Indivisible. Hopefully, we can stay this way. I do believe we are loud, but that is because we are so very passionate in everything we do because we love life so much. We squeeze every ounce of life out of every moment and that passion resonates in our volume when we speak and easily read by the expressions on our faces. I am from the South, we the southern states are very much unified. We look out for each other and we are very nice. If we have a new neighbor, we bake them a cake, pie or cookies (NOT STORE BOUGHT). We invite them over for barbecues. We sit on the porch with our neighbors, enjoying a glass of iced sweet tea or...a beer. We have block parties, block barbecues where everyone on the block gets together to eat and enjoy each other's company. We treat strangers like a friend we have known forever.
speak for yourself
Well said. 👍
@@0ut1and3r wow harsh lol. Bernie 2020 please
1. Mc Donald’s is a no. Wendy’s is a yes
2. I would love to walk places but there are NO sidewalks
3. I don’t talk much. I am the most socially awkward person ever.
Yeah, I used to have to walk to school, so 80% of the walk was just dirt, or road.
School is like a 10-15 min walk and I would love to walk to school but THERE ARE NO SIDE WALKS!! Especially in California
Yeah my brothers elementary school is 5 minutes walk from our house but he can’t walk because he has to cross a huge main road
Flame broiled Burger King, KFC regular recipe, Taco Bell. Oddly, the off brand pizzas I find in my local obscure convenience store is quite acceptable.
I am one of the most patriotic people I know (I was born on the 4th of July after all), but I have traveled all over the world and love being immersed into other cultures. Being patriotic doesn't mean you close yourself off to others. Love your channel!
How do you think America compares to the rest of the world?
Never heard of the "lazy" stereotype about Americans. Just the opposite, they are workaholics
Were patriotic and wear our flag because we are proud of it. It belongs to us, not our government.
Well it actually does belong to our government lol but us as well
@@djentyman4002 I disagree. It belongs to the citizens. Our government represents us.
Christa Lorenz Free so everyone in our government ain’t citizens of this great country?
Americans tend to take the idea of "Patriotism" to extremes, like a number of other things.
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One can do without a car in NYC, DC, some other cities. Both NYC and DC are good for walking.
One stereotype is Americans NEVER EVER EVER say thrice. We say three times. How cute is thrice! 🥰
Es Gee especially when they roll the r’s. I’ve always liked that and I can’t do it properly. Whenever I try to roll my R’s, I don’t use my tongue, I just make this horrible guttural sound with my throat 😂
Would love a part two! I'm American and this is rather fascinating to me. I would also love a video of you two trying to do different American accents, I think it would be hilarious!
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American here. I haven't had fast food since around 2003. I love to travel, and America is great, but so are other places. (Heard that somewhere.) I'm a pretty quiet person and tend to stay to myself. But plenty people are loud.
Do people realize how insulting these myths are?
"You can get from France to London in like an hour and a half"
Whoa! 😲 It takes a solid 3 hours just to drive across Michigan...
It can take OVER 10 hours to cross parts of Texas.. much more from bottom to top. My Ex used to drive our kids from Houston to Amarillo... and it took 10+ hours.
Laurie Lane For journeys like that in Europe we usually take the train. It's about 600 miles I believe? That's a three to four hour train journey in continental Europe, quicker than flying as you don't have to worry about check in, security, or getting to and from airports as trains run city centre to city centre.
Hell, I can't even get across the Central Valley, CA to SF in an hour and a half....
California is 840 miles long or 1352 Km and with no traffic takes 16 hours to cover. An Irish family from Galway stayed with us for 3 weeks a few years back. The dad always chided me on my choices of cars and trucks and said that I should commute by bicycle before they arrived here. After following us in their rental car from the San Francisco East Bay to Pismo Beach 400 Km away they got an appreciation as to why a bicycle would be useless on such a journey. I drove across the USA twice, Boston to Los Angeles. Its a HUGE country.
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It took e an hour and a half to drive from San Francisco to Walnut Creek 28 miles, 45Km away because of heavy traffic
Yea I think the hard part about stereo typing America is that the country is SO large. Like the entire UK is probably the size of just Texas. So a different part of the country can actually be super different than others given the distance/climate/culture etc.
like in NYC it’s super common to walk and take public transit like you do In London, but Texas is completely different story. Each state and region tend to have their own cultures, just like how different regions in the UK do, except it’s on an even grander scale!
Being from NYC I feel VERY different culturally and lifestyle wise than a Texan or Californian or ... so many other states Lolol and it’s so weird being clumped in with an entire continent haha
UK less than half the size in area of Texas.
You’re right Texas is almost 3 times the size of the UK huge climate differences completely different mindsets customs personalities you simply can’t judge a whole state or a whole city by the actions of a few loud arrogant people Texas is always been very friendly state I was Born here and if you couldn’t stand the weather it does get quite hot Christmas time is Polo shirt weather it is and freezes a few times a year in the winter sometimes for two or three days in a row
Just because we are patriotic doesn’t mean we have our heads in the sand about other countries.
@notformebeaky My high school is great :3
"As a stranger, I just don't care." I died a bit.
yeah, I mean, even if you don't, its polite to listen.
@@spectrum3808 I'm sure Lia was polite. And I'm sure she didn't mean that remark as it came across to some of us.
As a Texan I died a bit more lol
Too many people share too much of their personal problems. I work in retail. I want to say "I don't know you. I don't care." nearly every day.
Some people are lonely and have no one to talk to. I had a lot of people tell me their life stories at work and I didn't care to hear it either. It is usually the customer and not the service person doing it.
Texas is super proud of being from Texas; and no other state has that kind of state pride.
It is so little appreciated, let alone fully understood by most Americans the quite passionate feelings that Texans hold for their state. It is in truth founded in our special history, one written in much blood and seared in the heart by the inferno of revolution, a war of survival against a ruling tyrant guilty of mass crimes against humanity. I once had a relative visiting from Missouri who commented on the evident "state pride" that he viewed as universally exhibited by Texans. I promptly corrected him. I explained it was instead our sense of genuine PATRIOTISM and NATIONAL pride towards our secondary country, our ancillary nationality that he was perceiving. Being a typically historically ignorant American, he was utterly bewildered by my answer.
Unique among all American states, as Texas entered the union via signed international treaty as a fully functioning nation with an army, navy, constitution, currency, foreign embassies, elected legislative bodies, and four standing presidents during its near decade of nationhood after a war of Independence involving thousands of combatants, Texans have subsequently always felt that they are in fact inheritors of two distinct nationalities. This dual sense of country, identity, and citizenship has been traced possibly back to the vision and enduring influence of president Travis, who possessed a more continental ambition for his beloved country, with a Texas "manifest destiny" of territorial expansion to the Pacific coast to even incorporate Mexican California under the flag of Texan sovereignty. This Texas sense of national ferver could only be but quite dimly grasped by people from places like say, Iowa, Vermont, Ohio, Missouri, Nevada, Wisconsin, Tennessee, North Dakota, or Indiana. In the Lone Star State, the embers of a residual Texas nationalism is yet an unspoken, but smoldering component of the underlying corporate psyche. Honestly, most other Americans are just not able to quite get it and universally tend to flippantly misjudge it--or worse, even denigrate it.
Yeah take Illinois for example we hate Illinois
PENNSYLVANIA #1 STATE!
Texas is proud of being from Texas?
England is proud of being from England
It doesn't make sense
I don’t know why but when I saw this comment I thought of when Spongebob and Patrick we’re making fun of Texas and it really ticked Sandy off.
America’s almost the size of Europe we need cars to get anywhere unless you live close to what you want in the city
notformebeaky look at china it has worse public transport
@notformebeaky Inside cities it is normally pretty good. But in places where big cities are thousands of miles apart they aren't linked by public transportation. Because there is no demand for it. Europe has 1 billion people packed into roughly the same space we have 330 million people in. The US has lower population density than Madagascar. When is the last time you said "The problem with Madagascar is their lack of public transportation"?
notformebeaky millions of Americans cross state lines everyday for work, school, or other business. Just because our 11th biggest state is bigger than your entire country doesn’t mean people don’t travel within the us on a daily basis. All your comment shows is that you truly know nothing about normal American life, and have probably only watched movies.
@notformebeaky Because car culture is huge over here. Public transport usually isn't needed. Most people get a car the minute they get their license, even if it's beaten up.
@notformebeaky I love how foreigners think america is either Texas,New York,Miami or LA. Kind of like how we think europe is just france and england (which it isn't I'm well aware, I personally love europe.) But just because you go to one region, don't think you know america. No matter how many times you visit you never truly know a country or it's people. You'd actually be surprised how many americans have such a huge interest in other countries. And our lack of knowledge isn't because we're taught "America is great don't go anywhere else you don't need it" (Remember patriotism doesn't equal blind ignorance) it's because we don't have the time, or the money. Our economy is horrible, inflation is at an all time high and not many but the rich can afford the time or the expenses to travel out of country. We're worked like dogs and seldom get a day off. You're right about that. But it doesn't mean we don't know about any where else.We know we just can't act on that knowledge. America is great at making things look better than what they seem. And foreigners are quick to judge, but then again who isn't? I can understand your point of view I'm just sharing mine.
I think alot of people in Europe and British people as well don't really comprehend how huge America really is. I live in the country and could not manage without a car. Oh I could walk down the road but there's nothing at the end of it, lol. It takes most of the day to just fly across America let alone get to another country. Except Canada of course.
yea..Someone once asked why I don't bike to work...I live 40 miles from my Job..
Poor Mexico left out again.🤣
My decision to walk or not all depends on how hard it is to find a parking place where I'm going.
The closest grocery store to my home is about a 10 minute walk. Not going walk back trying to carry 4 or 5 bags. I just drive there.
Speaking of stereotypes, my youngest daughter recently spent a year living on a remote island in the Pacific. She reported that she was entirely unable to convince anyone that in her 20 years of living in the US she'd never seen a gun except on a policeman's belt. Our community has a lot of guns but they're very very hidden. I never give them a single thought. So it always amazes me to hear of Europeans who won't visit here for fear of being killed. My attitude has been that if they're that exploitable, they may as well stay home.
“America first” doesn’t mean everyone else last.
We just love our country because, it’s our country, it stands for freedom, it’s the most powerful country so therefor have a responsibility to at least attempt to protect the underdogs/keep the peace.
It’s practically like saying just because you prioritize the safety and comfort of your family first over strangers doesn’t mean you don’t want to help others when they need it.
Don't speak for all of us, bro. While I agree that the USA is indeed a great country, this whole thing about "America stands for freedom" doesn't really make any sense to me and it sounds like you've been brainwashed or something. The basic freedoms you enjoy are also available to most human beings on this planet. Sure, there are small differences but it's not like rest of the 7.1 billion people locked are locked in cages, wishing they could immigrate to the Oklahoma panhandle so they could enjoy the privilege of shuffling off to a Wal-Mart and buy a pack of Oscar Meyer bologna on a 2-for-1 special. If you think that's "freedom", and you think that's special, you should probably start working on getting that passport so you can see what's out there. Go to Copenhagen, Buenos Aires, London, Brussels, or Stockholm and see who would trade places with you. I'm guessing you'd get very few offers.
Broken Compass the reason it started America stands for freedom was because America was originally a country where people fled here to practice their own religions and beliefs. So that’s where it comes from.
Broken Compass Go to the Middle East, or any third world Asian country, Eastern Europe, Africa, and any and other places where oppressive governments past/present control practically every aspect of people’s lives or at the very least are themselves the number one threat to their own people and tell them what you just told me.
America is a shining light in a world of darkness. America is not simply just another country, but an idea. One that shouts at tyrants that the people are in charge of the government, not the other way around. That government is merely the people’s secretary, not their boss.
That every man, woman, and child has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, no matter their creed, wealth, religion, race, etc.
It’s the land of opportunity for every body. Anyone can become successful if they work hard enough and make the right decisions.
No other place on earth has this. Many have tried to replicate it, but none have or will succeed in having the same quality as America. That is not saying that anyone else is inferior, just that we are a very unique nation that is one of a kind.
Also, we’ve fought the worst groups of people on earth since we delivered ourselves unto the world, and we’ve always won. With and without help from the other nations of the world.
There is so much more you need to learn in which words cannot explain as to why America is the symbol of freedom in this world, but if you’re not capable of understanding this now, then you’re simply not worth the time.
End of discussion, goodbye.
It means other countries are really not our business.
@@BrokenCompass502 You haven't been around much.... Just sayin'. Peace.
Closest grocey store: 15 minute drive. Closest walmart: 30 minute drive
Yah, umm , but how many lazy people just order their food from that mega online retailer that has been putting brick and morter competition out of business?!!!
grocey
closest store to us 45 minutes
closest place larger than 2000 people 2 hours
It always amuses me when I hear someone in England talk about travelling "to Europe" - of which England is a part.
The driver was probably just venting. It probably just made her feel better to get it out.
She probably has multiple jobs and works very long hours so she doesn't have time for a social life.
The closet store to my house would be at least an hours walk away. Plus having to carry your wares that far would be insane.
Leon LaRocca - Yes! Whether or not I walk depends on what i will have to carry, and distance. If the weather is nice, and the distance is reasonable, I will walk, (but not with 8 bags of groceries).
I think a big difference too is that in America, we tend to go to the grocery store way less often and so have a much larger load! I live super close to a Walmart. Maybe a 2-3 min drive. No sidewalks. Busy intersections. I have 3 kids, so there’s no way I’m getting to the store without at least 1 of them. Super unsafe to cross the high-speed roads. Plus all the groceries for a family of 5 for the week! There’s NO way I could carry all that! I fill the back of my minivan at least once a week. Plus.. the weather... We live in the Appalachian mountains. So, super stinking hot and humid in the summer, well below freezing with snow and sleet and whipping winds in the winter, pouring rain in the spring and fall... no. Just no. lol It’s absolutely a necessity to drive.
In the past few years my experiences with Europeans online have completely ruined my previously positive image of European people. They seem to really love mocking Americans and using stereotypes to describe all 340 million of us. I have a much lower opinion of the average European because of the seemingly constant barrage of bigotry and hatred toward the US. It was refreshing to find this video.
Haven’t had McDonald’s since 2011 and don’t plan to anytime soon 😂
Their coffee is really good
@@steverocksyo I hate coffee 😂
Not all Americans are lazy. Many work very hard and are very health conscious. In my city, there is a big running group and biking group. I wish I could walk everywhere.
I'm American and I REALLY try not to eat too much fast food but sometimes when you're on the road, it's all that's available. When I get into another town I start looking for real food. Come visit us in South Carolina!
WELL....
- The problem with more upscale restaurant food: It's time consuming and EXPENSIVE.
- Impossible to live in the USA without a car..unless you like cat food and panic when someone knocks on the door
- Patriotic? Read the comments on RUclips. We're at each other's throats and call everyone else "traitors".
- I've lived near BOTH NYC and Dallas. There's RUDE people and NICE people everywhere.
In the past few years my experiences with Europeans online has completely ruined my image of what European people are like. They seem to really love mocking Americans and using stereotypes to describe all 340 million of us. I have a much lower opinion of the average European because of the seemingly constant barrage of bigotry and hatred toward the US. It was refreshing to find this video.
Stereotypes: the USA is lazy
Me: sleep? Who’s that? I’m too busy procrastinating over my test I was supposed to study for.
You said sleep but it never said sleep, it was lazy
@@fr3etrial314 ohhhh u right-
“Hi we’re Joel and Lia”.....u can’t imagine the amount a happiness when i hear this intro😍😍😉😉🎊🎉
So nice video thnx my fav.u tubers ever 👌🏼👌🏼😘😘
I live in Miami, it takes an 8 hour drive just to get out of Florida. So I'm very jealous that amount of time takes you several countries.
Preach. People in Europe take for granted how fucking huge the US is.
Lou T from where I live it’s an hour to get to Miami
That's crazy. Here in Europe you can go from London-Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam-Cologne then possibly finish at Luxembourg City all in under a day!
@@azih8626 The scope of the US is not to be underestimated. Getting to Orlando is a three-to-four hour drive from here in Miami.
@@azih8626 woah realy!?
I find it interesting that on one hand the Uber driver trying to be friendly and converse with you, you find it offensive, but the man at the bagel shop not talking to you, you find rude. Hmmmm, interesting.
JOEL: I can't remember last time I went to Europe
LIVES IN EUROPE lol
He is referring to continental/mainland Europe. That is a very British thing.
Great Britain isn't considered Europe
@wheeler1 good point! ;)
@@leventahmed82 you may want to go back to school...
@@leventahmed82 it is VERY VERY much Europe . that's like saying that Mexico isn't part of South America lol . or India is not assia... or middle east isn't part of this planet lol
“I can’t remember the last time I’ve been to Europe” ~people currently in Europe 😂
Bryant Waldie lol they meant the mainland. I missed that part of they said that. But they did go to France about a year ago and they had a lot of equipment stolen from them. But they got enough donations from their subscribers to replace it.
UK isn't in Europe it's a group of islands. Only Americans think it's in Europe!
@@lynnehughes3884 the UK is still part of Europe as a whole, just not the mainland.
@@lynnehughes3884 lol, you think it isn't part of Europe because it's an island? I live on an island. It's still part of North America. Also Europe is the part of Western Eurasia where white people are Indigenous. That includes the UK. It even includes Iceland.
No to McDonald’s.....YES to Chick Fil A 😉 🇺🇸
True
Yea, McDonalds is just gross. I don't really like to eat fast food in general very much because it's so bad for you, but McDonalds doesn't even taste good.
I don't eat at either places. I cook my own meals at home.
❤ Chick-fil-A!!!
VIEWS GRANT type 2 diabetes not type 1. Sorry had to differentiate. Mother of type 1 diabetic. He was very healthy when diagnosed at age 10.
I was just in Paris and my friends and I were constantly having to catch ourselves speaking too loud. Maybe it goes back to the issue of space in the US versus other countries, so they are more mindful of things like speaking volumes in tighter quarters. I don’t know but it’s really interesting to me!
I think Lia is right that it’s not so much that we LOVE fast food, it’s just readily available and convenient. There are a lot of people I know that don’t eat fast food at all. 🤷♀️ especially McDonald’s 🤢
Great video! Would love to see more stereotype videos. 😊
One thing I know is when someone tells me there whole life story I feel its awkward. I live the usa and I think we consider that odd behavior.
Jessica Scottpops true, true
So do most Americans.
*their
Nothing wrong with patriotism. Good for the citizens of the UK for finally standing up for themselves. FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT'S BEFORE IT'S TO LATE
Lmao. No shit sherlock as in everything taking things to the crazy level is to far
The majority of brits are patriotic, but we tend to do it in a way that isn't detrimental to non-British people. Humanity comes before nationality, so we love our country, but we don't think we're uber-superior to others because of the location we happened to be born in. You can love the fuck out of your country without shitting on others.
@@azih8626
I just hope that London isn't the model you're referring to
¡¡¡KrazeeHors!!! London represents England as much as New York represents the whole of the USA. Britain varies quite a lot as does America
@@chrisstratfordd
That's sad if London represents England, with it's present mayor and high incidents of hate stabbings. You feel like that, that's your thing.
It's very different over here tho. New York never has and never will represent TEXAS!!! That's Our Thing
I'm so sorry you had to deal with rude people.... You should come visit us in Minnesota. We'll treat you the midwestern Minnesota nice way 😀
Minnesotans REPRESENT!!
Yes!! Minnesota is awesome!!
Yes! Minnesota rocks!
Kentuckians are friendly too :-)
Minnesota nice?? You mean us saying "it's different" when we hate something? Or how we are passive aggressive, two faced people? Atleast that's what I have experienced in minnesota since I was born here. People are "minnesota nice" but subtract the nice part. I don't know, I love minnesota but I can't say the nice part it true. We are more accommodating and polite
You are absolutely correct that most Americans have an "additional" interest in other countries because we are all imports ourselves! My family immigrated to the US from London in 1752. Hence my interest in the U.K.!
“As a stranger I just didn’t care!” I FELT THAT
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The Uber driver was " stress talking"
Certainly. Sometimes you need to unload your day to people you know couldn't care. You don't want anything from them but you just have to tell somebody. I guess I never really noticed how many "stress talk".
@@jeradw7420 it's just nervous talk
Americans like to walk in parks and hike for pleasure.
The, "friendly, talkative, and loud" stereotype, really depends on where you are in America. Also, not everyone is talkative. I (personally) wouldn't tell everyone I met, every detail about what's happening in my life.
Nothing against Louisiana I love Louisiana but I think that’s where that stereotype came from
@@fredman1716 hmm... maybe... I haven't really been to Louisiana much, since I live in Virginia.
I’m very friendly, talkative, and loud. I live in New York (not where you expect that) but I enjoy talking to random people at the store or on the subway.
Love learning about all cultures, especially through the FOOD! #Multi-CulturalLegend!
We stan yeeess🙌😎
It amazes me how some people in Europe are unaware that a percentage of their ancestors help shape American culture when they came over with their traditions to the new world. For example, when the Dutch settled in America a large percent lived in Michigan and there’s a city in Michigan called Holland, Michigan. The US legal system was crafted from England’s common law except for Louisiana. Theirs is still under Civil law because the French ruled this state. The US bought Louisiana from the French. Also, the way Americans talk was different during the colonial days. We all had European accents and our dialogue changed over time. Many name streets in the US came from England such New Hampshire, Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York to name a few. A lot of Europeans are really unaware how their ancestors contributed to America and this includes English, Irish, Dutch, Polish, Germans, and French.
You forgot the Scottish, you egit!
True. My hometown, (Rockford, IL) was extensively settled by Swedish immigrants. In fact, at one time, if someone in Sweden wanted to write to his family member that immigrated to America, all that was required on the envelope was the family member's name, and the word "Kishwaukee". It arrived at the correct address two months later.
Kishwaukee was the name of the street that 99.999% of all Swedes (in America) lived on here in Rockford.
As a part of that heritage, Rockford was the home of almost ALL furniture manufacturing, and ALL of the screw, bolt and nut manufacturing in America. 98% of the craftsmen and machinists were Swedish immigrants and their descendants. The process to make the strongest screws and bolts quickly was invented here in Rockford. By a pair of Swedish brothers named Carlson.
Americans speak English with accents closer to what was spoken in England in the 18th century.
@@jamesbagwell5120 Not in the South, we haven't! (Although many, like my most of my forebears, we strained through Northern Ireland for some generations.)
I had moved to Isle of Wight County in Virginia where I lived in Windsor, Worked in Suffolk, Shopped in Norfolk and partied in Hampton. You would think that the English had settled there.
Poor Lia, some Americans do tend to over share information at times, I think that Uber driver was stressed and talking about her situation with a stranger helped her cope. As an American from a large city (Chicago) I'm not bothered if people don't speak but I'm not bothered if they do, we Midwesterners are different in that respect than New Yorkers. You have to take into consideration the different regions, New Englanders and Southern states tend to be a tad more outwardly patriotic than other parts of the country, however, July 4th, Memorial Day and Veteran's Day tend to bring out the flag wavers everywhere.
We here in Rhode Island have the longest running 4th of July parade in the country in Newport and Alexa doesn't know the number of years, geez.
Americans do love the fast food of all kinds. I am a month off fast food and 12lbs down. Just depends on where you live if you can walk everywhere or not. I honestly think we are so interested in other countries because it is so much harder for the average American to travel outside of the country too.(im def one of those super friendly Americans, can't help it, i was raised that you can make a friend everywhere you go, but i wouldn't trade my being nice for anything)This is a great video! One of my Favorites so far!
most american people think mcdonalds is digusting lmao
Well it's certainly unhealthy that's for sure but always see like 15 cars in drivethrogh line so some people must like it lol.
I think every place has at least one Soup Nazi..
Yes, that was what I was thinking: a Bagel Nazi to go along with the Soup Nazi.
I understood that reference!
No soup forrrr you!!!!!!!!!!!!
As a person from Brooklyn, I actually show more pride in my city first than the country as a whole. New Yorker first lol. I rarely say “I’m from the US” I’m a New Yorker 😂
Brooklyn, the 4th largest city in America!
Kevin Greene Yes! ! !
When I'm in New York if someone in a deli isn't rude to me, I feel sort of left out.
More of this! I love comparisons. Once you have been to more regions of the U.S., it will be interesting to hear your observations of the differences. Keep the videos coming!!!
Can y’all do a video on London fashion? This legend need some help in that department. 🤪
London men's fashion is like three catagories. Traditional tailoring: its about the fit, really sharp shoulders, tailored waisted suit jackets, lots of neutrals greys, black, cremes, navy, lots of plaids/ tartans because that is where it came from, the UK. Lots of wool, tweed because thats were it comes from. You will see older gentlemen wear tweed trousers with a micro stripe or micro checked crisp shirt. The difference between Londoners is that they are more willing to wear interesting stripes or a subtle color stipes in their shirt where as in America a lot of business guys on Wall street will wear a solid white or light blue shirt. They wear a colors mostly in their sweaters or striped colorful sweater or sweaters with a bike or a bear etc knitted into it. In America, we tend to wear solid color sweaters. They always have a top coat or rain coat or parka because it rains a lot there. Usually with a sneaker or classic oxford shoes or Chelsea boots or lace-up dress boots in black. Second: you have the sneaker 'athleisure style' kind of like in America. A lot of young 20 year olds wear black skinny jeans or light skinny jeans, sneakers i.e. Vans, Nike, Addidas - Addidas track pants w/ hoody or full track suits and a logo T-shirt, Timberland, Levis logo, solid black t-shirts. Its subtle differences in fit, a lot of European countries guys wear their jeans really fitted, in America we wear jeans loose or really loose or too long. It is trendy right now but you will see a windbreaker type jacket or oversized techy puffer jacket. Lastly, you have punk rocker or colorful eclectic, this comes from their Carnaby Street 1960s days. Also, in the 20th century there are more people migrating to the UK so you have multi-cultural dressing as well like Nigerian printed fabric pants mixed with a blazer. I hope that helps. I work in the fashion industry.
chanthamala8 thank you so much! I must have read this a few times. This is exactly what I needed!
As an introvert trying to learn English I really appreciate them being talkative and friendly! It makes things much easier for me 😆
Lia, you have to watch the "No soup for you!" scene from Seinfeld
Also watch "Portlandia"!! and visit Portland, Oregon for comparison.
I tought about that scene when hearing about tha bagel 🤣🤣
The talkative stereotype is actually pretty true in the South. I live in Georgia and almost everyone will talk to you and try to make polite conversation, but whenever I visit my uncle in New York we get looked at weirdly for talking to strangers 😂
I have heard Lia say several times "I just don't care". Which in America would be considered rude so I'm going to just tell myself she means "I'm not interested". There now I feel so much better and not triggered. You guys crack me up love the videos.
Stereotypes come from a place of Truth, and fast food is a thing because it is cheap, and since we all live in our cars you don't even have to get out you can just drive through and pick it up and it's cheap. No cleanup required! So many people are pressed for time but they can't be bothered to grocery shopping and go home and spend time cooking. A bad habit, but a true one for a large majority of Americans!
Our lives are so packed full and everything is so spread out so it takes time to get anywhere... it’s hard to spend an hour or more of a busy day just on preparing food. I understand why people choose fast food even if it is the unhealthy option. A lot of people do meal prepping on a weekend to reheat throughout the week.
Stereotypes and assumptions are not based on truth. Lots of stereotypes of even our fellow Americans developed durung the social constructuction of ability during the industrial revolution and fears developed during Columbus' discovery of the new world. Attitudes of other countties similarly developed during some point in history. And most assumptiions and biases are developed out of messages learned during socialization, which come from dominant beliefs and are far from the truth.
However, some perceptions of the world are actually based on things already believed by dominat views that we learn during socialization suchlike throughout the mass media and social circles. We may not have any bias but we just copy what we learned on TV or what our friend said without questioning the validity. In the end, stereotypes do put limits on people and are genreally not healthy. But even if we do not think they hurt, it is generally a bad practice. Even stereotypes of New Yorkers or Californiaians may seem not at sll hurtful. But i have heard for example that some people show their biases of Californians! While people may think this is not true, some prople actually start to build hatred toward Californiaiams and do not wsnt them on their town. As silly as it sounds, some people believe an act upon stereotypes learned during socialization.