The most annoying thing British people (or any non American really) is when they generalize us based on what they've seen in movies/tv and (this is especially annoying) act like they're better because they don't act that way. In reality America is a significantly bigger country. We have all different types of people and are rather hard to generalize. For every dumb American you find annoying or are laughing at, there is another person who acts completely different.
Stuie Malan I agree, There are so many extremely different types of people in America especially because of how many different types of nationalities we have here. Everyone carries traits from their families background, so there really is no way of saying “all Americans are like this”
I can say this is very true. I’m from California but I’m going to school in Poland and the hardest thing for me is when everybody thinks Los Angeles is California and it’s not. I agree that America is so much more than what’s in the movies or tv shows but that’s the only thing people know unfortunately
My weirdest experience in Britain was being told I speak “excellent English for a Russian”. Not wanting to be rude, I said “thank you”. He asked where in Russia I was from. I told him Dallas. He replied “I had no idea there’s a Dallas in Russia.” I said “I don’t think there is. I’m from Dallas, Texas.” Without missing a beat, he said “Well, you speak wonderful English for an American.”
I'm American, from the South/East. We moved to North Dakota, & people thought we were from New Zealand (multiple times.. separate groups of people). We've gotten are you from Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, etc.? New Zealand was a first for us. Lol
I’ve noticed American sarcasm is generally more broad and outrageous than British sarcasm. You have to listen a little more closely to pick up the British sarcasm sometimes, it can be dry.
Todd Johnson yes that makes a lot of sense. They implied we aren’t sarcastic, when really our sarcasm is way more obvious...their sarcasm is just seen as mean lol.
Having a dry sense of humor is different than being intentionally ignorant, hurtful and insulting. Maybe you don’t know the difference, isn’t a good excuse as everyone has been commenting about this on every single one of their RUclips vids. It has been explained yet they remain US trolls. Shameful ignorance with a lack of compassion. Yes, this behavior does make you two closet tubers look like complete assholes. For the love of God/Queen and country, try working on the Brexit mess you created before making inaccurately harsh and unfounded criticism about an entire country of people electing their representatives and voting on issues that affect everyone. Are there some uninformed voters, for sure, yet we don’t tend to fuck shit up like that. That has been like taking the vote to school children then making policy fit their wishes. Why, because they are not informed educated citizens of age (anyone with access to our invented interwebs is capable of learning fact from fiction). Perhaps key word search, how will my vote affect my country as well as allied/dependency countries, before you go to the polls. Yep, America considers such possibilities too (what are the possible outcomes of my vote to the country and the rest of the world). We vote on political issues, not popularity people. Do we want a smaller government so the people have more control of their lives or do we want a larger government to regulate controls for possible or real social injustice. This waxes and wanes from cycle to cycle (what makes it work, the art of compromise). Our avoiding an entire nation of people living on the ‘dole’ is that we do not want to be dictated to about private matters. We don’t want to suckle at the tit of America for the rest of our lives. Self reliance, self determination, self evident, self help are more satisfactory than expecting you’re owed something for being alive.
Exactly. I think that's why Americans assume Brits are stand-offish and mean. They have dry sarcasm which is hard to pick up when we're more dramatic and clearly being sarcastic
Tipping isn't a culture thing. It's because servers get paid a few dollars an hour and depend on tips to make up the difference in their paychecks. For instance, a server makes around $2.13 an hour. Whereas a person who doesn't work for tips, such as Mc Donalds makes a minimum wage of around $8 an hour. However, this is changing in December 2018.
I thought servers got minimum at least , wow. Our minimum is around $24 per hour it's illegal to pay less. I was thinking you tipped them CAUSE they only got the minimum wage.
No I think it is a cultural thing Americans seem to think that everything that involves social fairness like; minimum wage that are a living wage, universal healthcare and the like are some kind of socialist agenda which will led to godlessness. Is the food cheaper? Why does the customer have to pay the waiters? Shouldn't the employer? I use to always tip taxi drivers because I felt that their lot was pretty crap, but now they are getting undercut by Ubber it's a lost cause and my wages is half what it was before and can't afford to.
@@mikhailv67tv I know. I don't like having to tip. Like, I feel obligated to tip and I hate it. So I try to avoid eating at places where tipping is expected.
mikhailv67, I remember that they are changing it so tips are added to the income. aka if they make 5 bucks in tips and min wage is 8, they will only get 8 bucks. if they got 9 in tips, and min wage is still 8, they get 9
The reason why we tip in America is because the waiters in restaurants make half of the minimum wage and rely on tips (if you didn’t already know that). I think they should get paid well and we shouldn’t have to tip them 🤷♀️
In South Africa, tipping was unheard of until the Second World War. Many British soldiers came out from the United Kingdom and that's when tipping in South Africa started.
We Brits know this and really these waiters should be paid a proper wage. I have been to the US and if you get good service then you tip, bad service no. You should never be obliged to tip!
joanna kennedy I agree! As someone who’s worked in a restaurant and has been given bad service may times I don’t like tipping! We also tip tattoo artists and hair stylists... it’s nuts.
American stereotypes: Holy heck. Okay the reason why a lot of Americans are so offended or seem to be more offended is because our country is crazy big and there are so many regional differences that a stereotype usually only applies to one part of one region and people apply it to the whole country when two states over its entirely a different situation
For me these are mildly annoying, and I still love Brits, but... 1) calling someone, "typical American." 2) England alone has a legion of accents, and dialects, but they will correct your pronunciation every time. 3) Saying" Americans do not do things properly, i.e., the English way. 4) British perceptions being highly influenced by film, television, and the internet, but claiming Americans have no clue about other people, cultures, etc. 5) Brits buying into numerous stereotypes, while insisting that's an American thing. No disrespect here. As I've said, these are very minor things to me, and I've loads of respect and admiration for the Brits.
3. 6/10 college students struggle with simple geography. 4. U can't drink till 21... like srsly wtf; plus the college community constantly say they could drink more than any1 else yet us brits drink at 13 and by the time we're 18 *legal drinking age* we can out drink most of you. 5. U own guns which causes shootings at schools and other places yet we banned guns unless ur a farmer in 1963 and we've not had a school shooting since...
6. U guys have to travel and live in a dorm at college as we stay at home and go to college as a separate thing. 7. We have the best footballers in the world and you call a sport us Europeans invented... soccer 🤦♂️
8. You claim u see our culture on TV and in books etc yet when you try and copy us by making tea u use a microwave and not a kettle. 9. U don't have an earth/ground wire in ur plugs smh 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ we have a ground wire *** 3 prong plug *** because it prevents residual electrical energy from frying our electricals and prevents fires.
SEFairyTLuffyInuYOHSHCnarutoTDiaP-t FOOL But you know they are totally experts on Americans so they probably know more than we do (even though I AM an American) so we should definitely believe what they say about our nationality. 😂😂
I haven’t seen the video yet but I’d say that as an American the most annoying thing for us is generalizing all of us as one culture. I know the UK and tons of countries have regional differences and accents but the USA takes that on a whole other level. We’re just way too big to generalize. Even us Americans tease each other with our state differences. I’m totally fine with generalizing a State. But California, Texas, Florida, New York and more carry far more differences than any 2 places in England. As someone with family now living in England and visiting there multiple times, I can say that’s true. Each State is practically its own country with its own culture, politics, traditions, accents, laws, and more.
The original concept was a confederation of independent states much like the Greeks during the times of the Peloponnesian wars or the invasions by persia where they were all separate countries united under culture and foreign policy they would all act independently have their own laws and such even be able to war and put tariffs on each other but if they go to war they all support each other militarily and they can decide as a group to be offensive in war. So basically it would be the countries , otherwise known as states, loosely linked under a central government which decides foreign policy and has no say on the domestic laws in any particular state. Well that was shot down by the federalists who wanted a strong central government eventually they decided they needed a strong centralized government but allowed states to make their own laws. After they decided that there came a conflict between whether or not the laws of the strong central government would outweigh the states laws as the United states is such a big country and the regions so different ,as you said, states know what is best for their state and blanket laws by a federal government cant effectively govern the multiculturalism of the United States. We fought a civil war over this concept but then liberals made it about slavery so most people dont know thats why the civil war was actually fought and thats why there will be another civil war but thats beside my point. What is my point is you are right we are all so different we need a different type of government than other people in order to keep us together due to how different we are from each other.You cant generalize Americans. Other countries yea but not Americans
That's one thing people tend not to get. The US is less a country and more an empire, with what essentially counts as countries as its states (and at least two of them, Texas and Hawaii, WERE countries prior to becoming states!). It's as silly as saying Englishmen are the same as Scots, or the same as Welsh or Northern Irish folks.
I was born in America but my family is 100% European and the thing I don’t like is how people (In general) judge a race,or community based off of what their experiences are with ONE person there..like not every American is annoying and i would like to say that it isn’t right to judge or assume something like saying us American don’t understand sarcasm I mean SOME people get it and others don’t, at the end of the day we are ALL people who are DIFFERENT and it doesn’t matter where we were born or where we live
Of course it isn't right to do so, but as so many tend to do it, I'd say it's just fair war after all... Otherwise, what are you gonna' do ? Try to stop them all for judging people ? It's just too many credit you're according them, honestly.
Hugging is big part of the southern US culture (where I live and was raised). When I encounter someone who isn't from the south, I have to remind myself not to 'go in' for a hug lol 😆
Jill Hollon, etiquette is start to go in but if the person is uncomfortable with it, back off. Some people are fine, some not, has to be a case by case thing.
It's not that Americans don't understand Sarcasm, it's that Brits tend to use it ALL THE FREAKING TIME that it is hard for Americans sometimes to have a normal conversation with a Brit. It's like "OK!!! Enough Already! We get it, your weather sucks! You don't expect anything good to EVER happen to you!! Can we talk about something else without you spitting negativity at me?!" I once made the mistake of trying to make small talk with a team in Britain during a conference call while we waited for something. I asked them how the weather was and if they had plans for the weekend. What I got in response was 15 minutes of Sarcasm about the terrible weather, a string of American stereotyping remarks concluding with "probably head to the pub, or as you people might say 'a BARRRR' ". Couldn't hang up fast enough.
Americans aren't always happy, they just believe that they can change things and are not just resigned to what comes their way. British people lost that a LOOONG time ago.
Absolutely!!!! I had no idea Brits didn't think we get sarcasm. They do watch our tv shows, right?!? 😂. Many of those are based on super sarcastic characters.
I'm American and I worked in Britain for 6 months. I found it slightly annoying when one of my British co-workers thought he was imitating me with a terrible John Wayne cowboy impersonation.
@iwontupload because that's the same thing as 2 people sitting on a bed commenting on things they heard on CNN. So relax and dont get triggered. There's no need to call your lawyer.
How would Americans get sarcasm? We're only a former British colony with many people of British ancestry. My ancestors came over from England in the 18th century but what do i know about sarcasm?
What drives Americans crazy (why many get “triggered”), which you understand and it’s not necessarily Brits, but just the world in general. It’s when people complain about things that Americans do or say, etc. when they are the same way. It’s like we’re easy scape goat. People everywhere are basically the same at their core. There’s stupid people, nice people, evil people, ignorant people, racism, sexism, poverty, wealth, etc. everywhere. People from every country thinks theirs is the best. I feel we’re an easy target cuz there’s so many of us and we’re constantly in the spotlight. The hypocrisy is what gets so many triggered as it would anywhere else.
arrogant losers always have to blame americans for everything. just like loser democrats have to blame republicans for everything down to their tummy ache
When Brits don’t know when sarcasm crosses the line and becomes rudeness . . . When Americans don’t know when emotional transparency becomes TMI . . . ❤️your channel!
British humor [corn-ball] from 70s to now has been intolerable. Like over the top juvenile, really dumb. Too exaggerated on small points. Centuries of English writers before that had the most excellent humor in the world! No country compared. Downton Abbey remarks = quality humor injected, as it used to be! S u b t l e
Well here in Britain we just pay our waiters and waitresses enough to survive meaning we don’t need to tip them but personally I will tip at a restaurant (not in a cafe etc. because in some places it can be seen as rude) if the service has been worthy of it
if the service sucks, then no tip. If short on cash, then more than likely no tip. Tips are fully voluntary. Mandatory ones are only legal in the form of Service Charges which are paid to the restaurant and not given to an individual. This an actual legal issue ruled on by the Obama administration - Revenue Ruling 2012-18 .
Tipping is not just "rude," servers don't make a living wage so most of their salary comes from tips. I hope you consider that next time you are in America.
This. The vast majority of restaurant servers have a base wage of less than $3-4, which is WELL below the national minimum wage. Not tipping a server basically means they make no income to support themselves.
i suppose its just different in the uk. Waiters/waitresses here earn just as much as anybody, so in the uk we dont tip as much because they are entitled to a good minimum wage as anybody in service jobs. More british dont understand that its different in america.
Or i can eat where i want, and you can get a job that pays you accordingly without feeling entitled to others money for doing the job you were hired to do
ohifonlyx33 If someone prefers not to tip I think it's reasonable to order to-go and take the food elsewhere to eat. Then you don't have to pay for service. Bonus... The server will not take your empty plate too soon. ;) The price of food is lower because It is left up to you to determine how much your server has earned. If they were bad at their job then not tipping is totally appropriate. They won't like it, but it certainly will become a motivator if they are seeing a pattern. We may not agree with the method, truthfully I think it would be nice to see tax included. Then again if I live an area with a lower tax rate I suppose I would be upset about an increase in prices. Good or bad, we are stuck with it for the time.
About the bad teeth stereotype, I once heard a joke "How do we know toothpaste was invented in Arkansas? Because if it was invented somewhere else it would be called teeth paste."
A couple days ago, we were training a dog with her new owners in an open field and a British family stopped to watch for a full 10 mins. They were SOOOO NOSEY asking me a million questions. I wish the stereo type was practiced in that moment.
Americans do get sarcasm...but I read a quote somewhere that got it right: we DO know what it means-we just fear hurting people with an ill-timed comment. I would also make the point that having different opinions does not make people stupid either. Take Trump voters, for example: people voted for him for a variety of reasons. And some people did have legitimate reasons to do so. But you HAVE to remember we have a different cultural background and different foundational laws. Assuming people are stupid, bigoted, and so in, simply because you personally may not understand or care for them, is EASILY the worst way to make me angry, whether it is a person from elsewhere doing it, or a fellow American.
The assumption most of the world has that we're full of ourselves and know nothing about other countries/the assumption we're all crazy about guns and food would have to be the hands down most annoying assumptions.
What use to drive me crazy as an American, and as a someone from the state of Texas, is thinking that I'm a cowboy that you would see in films. Now I use that misconception to have a laugh.
There was a great interview between Stephen Fry and Craig Ferguson and they talk about how the more adventurous people are the ones that left Europe for the new world to start a new life. We started this experiment of a country with a rebellion and it carries on today.
Zane Longacre yeah I think it’s just because you can carry around a fucking assault rifle in a public area for no logical reason yet kinder eggs are illegal
Its also annoying when British people insult us and the call us "lacking humor", "stupid Americans" or "thinking were the best" when we counter-attack, even though they arrest people for talking sh*t.
Echo what some others have said: people who aren't from here and don't understand our history (that includes plenty of 'Americans') weighing in our politics. Your media is as bad as ours and you have no counter balance.
I once was in America on a holiday and mum and I were in a “dollar general”. I was in the middle of the store and told my mum I’m going to get a rubber. The people around me looked at me in shocked. I was 9. Now I’m 14 and understand was that means in America😂😂😂😂
I hate that British people are terrible as saying excuse me. I find shopping in London to be really frustrating. The first time that I went to London I went to the shops I was so upset. Standing in the corner, calling my mother and saying “If one more person pushes past me and doesn’t say excuse me!”
Where I live, everyone is super friendly, like wave at strangers, talk to people in stores and on the streets friendly, so I definitely have to remind myself that people not from the southern US aren’t being rude, it’s just not what they’re used to!
The very biggest irritation to me as an American, the SINGLE BIGGEST PET PEEVE, is when foreigners think they understand our government, politics, and culture simply because we are a very publicized country- when in fact, they typically don’t know what they are talking about. I get that others are interested, and I totally understand because we are a very globally involved country- and it’s flattering that everyone cares. But when it gets to the point that the average person is comfortable talking about us, we get a lot of accidentally rude remarks that can be a little off putting. EXAMPLES: I hate that they criticize our government constantly, rather than recognize how it is extremely strong- allowing for change in times of crisis, or with the passage of time, and shifting opinions simply because the people will it. At least we have a Government that tries its best to cater to what every person wants- which is more than many other places can say. I hate it when people point out our flaws without realizing the extent of their hypocrisy. Picking on us for our social issues, or parts off our society they don’t understand- especially when just about every single nation in the world, especially the major powers, has done. Pardon America for making a few mistakes here and there in our long 240 years of existence, I guess we’ll just completely disregard all the other nations that have been around for THOUSANDS OF YEARS and have a much longer history of screw ups and still continue to act like dumbasses. I hate when foreigners pretend to understand the constitution, or criticize our rights and freedoms. - like that freedom of speech allows people to be mean. Well boo hoo. Yeah, problems arise as a consequence of people being allowed believe what they want, but that’s how you make a difference in society- greatness doesn’t come without trial and error. Sure mean things are said, bad ideas arise- but at least we can get everything out in the open before we come to a decision. There’s nothing wrong with trying to make sure everyone is happy even if it’s not always possible. Or the right to bear arms. We have good reason to have it. And it is our rig and freedom of choice to have access to firearms. You can feel happy and safe in your country without it, but I feel just as safe in my country with it- and if someone tried to take us over, they couldn’t. If you look around the world where there are human rights issues, the right to bear arms could make a huge difference. It’s only because we are an affluent country that it seems so out of place, but we understand its importance. I hate it when foreigners disrespect our president. I don’t care if it’s an old president, our current president, or a president to be. If you don’t live here, you aren’t a part of the people and culture that elected them. You probably only hear partial news and buy into anything the media feeds you, and you probably don’t understand. ( FYI when you have freedom of press you have to learn to filter through it to the truth.) I respect that even foreigners have opinions, but we can just as easily criticize your form of government if we wanted to, but the average joe here typically doesn’t. So step off a little okay? I hate it when foreigners generalize Americans, or think we are ignorant. In some ways it’s more funny than aggravating. - they don’t understand that each state is its own culture, and is the size of an entire country by itself- with the United States as a whole being about as big as the entirety of Europe and taking up most of a continent. THAT MEANS THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF AMERICANS. Texans can be different from Californians who are different than Hawaiians who are different from Alaskans who are different from people in South Carolina who are far different from New Yorkers. They think we don’t know anything about Europe when they don’t know much better about us. - we are not stupid, we are not lazy, and we are not ignorant. I don’t know where the idea came from that Americans are Lazy or stupid came from, but it’s bullshit. It’s probably because the parts of America that are often portrayed in Movies have an easygoing lifestyle. But let me tell you we have it good because we worked our ass of in the right direction. America, brand new baby country, became a bigger industrial power than just about any other country in the world in a matter of years through some hard ass teamwork. We are inventive, intelligent people. I guess foreigners forget who invented the lightbulb, airplanes, space travel, advanced a lot of modern medicine- including life support, and - oh yeah- THE INTERNET. -- you’re welcome. I hate it when foreigners mock our patriotism. What’s wrong with having pride in ones country? It is a way that all of our vast states and people to feel connected. We are not just respecting the government we built- every time we look at the flag we solute the hard work and lives laid down that it takes to make sure that flag stands, and thank the people who give us the right to be able to stand tall and sing “I’m Proud to be an American”. It’s respect for our culture and frankly I don’t know why other countries don’t do it as well. AND I HATE when foreigners take advantage of our ability to laugh at ourselves in order to pick on us. And I hate how when we speak our minds on the internet people think we are mean for stating our opinions or speaking up. We aren’t getting mad at you, we are trying to seriously discuss things, or tell you how we feel. Don’t take offense to everything we say, because we are used to talking with people as equally strong minded as we are and we don’t always mean offense. - I am not at all angry or annoyed when I’m writing this, it’s just a list of things i as an American find annoying. But it’s not like I dislike anyone who does it sometimes. I Hate it when foreigners think we are being self centered by calling our nation America. It’s as if they believe we call ourselves that to say we are the whole damn North American Continent. No. We call ourselves America because the full name of the country is “ The United States of America.” It’s mouthful and it’s a lot easier to go by a nickname don’t you think? In summary: DONT PRETEND YOU GET US IF YOU DONT GET US 😂 obviously Not all foreigners do it, and like I said, it’s all very flattering people are interested and invested in us, but it can be a handful sometimes. It’s like if I started telling you that your country doesn’t make sense and your behaviors are weird. Of course we are all weird to each other, that’s why it’s foreign. Shoutout to anyone who actually reads this absurdly large comment. Thanks.
Well, I do think that people from other countries believe all American are LOUD but it is primarily because so many tourist Americans actually are loud. Not all Americans but too many American that other cultures get to see speak at a high volume.
Number 1 thing that Americans don’t want British people to do talk about American politics like it would be pretty annoying if a American just kept telling you that you made the wrong choice of picking your president/prime minster
When I was a cashier at a Walmart (yes, very original for an American), this family from the UK were regulars and would never, ever speak to me. I'd always start off, "How are you today?" I'd be lucky if the mom even looked at me. It was so rude in my eyes. Is that normal over there?
lpf173 I live in a city in Liverpool and the people are usually quite loud but very friendly and welcoming. The people of the South like London are much more rude. They will most likely ignore you and will often give you dirty looks. This is just from my experience of living here for 3 years but I would say a number of people would agree with me.
Americans LOVE sarcasm. I tease my husband that sarcasm is his favorite language, or favorite method of communicating. And yes, I do enjoy the banter between you two. It feels organic, genuine, and often funny!
My sarcasm is very serious sounding. I can pull of saying sarcasm with the most strait serious face that it sounds believable. I was even able to convince a group of kids I walk walking home with that my middle name was Bi***. And every time I tell the truth I can't even keep a straight face.
I think that when Americans are sarcastic we use a certain tone in our voice to let others know that we are being sarcastic. And I think that when British people are sarcastic they stick with the same tone of voice they were originally speaking in to make it sound even more sarcastic, and it also sounds more dry. I don’t really know though lol.
I am from Ethiopia and I have heard from so many people who knows the Brits from the past saying that they're so greedy really and if u encounter a person with that problem he's called an English ...I think that's y u don't tip many waiters all around the world make more money from a tip than actually salary ....
So great video but to clear up some things. The reason tipping is a big deal in the US is because usually people like waiter/waitresses literally rely on them to survive. For example here in Texas the minimum wage is $7.25/hr however waiters are paid at a lower rate around half that. Last time I checked I think it was around $3.45/hr so they heavily rely on that tip to make a living. It’s not a rudeness thing it’s more of well they won’t make a living otherwise lol. Trump won the election with the electoral votes not the popular vote. Meaning more people voted for Clinton but due to how our voting system works trump won. Also last thing about the teeth. So I read somewhere or saw a video somewhere not sure if I’m correct or not but I read British people in the past were very proud of their whole natural look that they didn’t fix their teeth. Therefore meaning the more crooked teeth you had the better the personality because you were naturally like that. Something along those lines. But recently the British have started adopting the West ways and started doing the whole straight, white teeth thing. But obviously you see the teeth from the older generation and the stereotype just sticks lol.
We don't do the whole straight, white thing really. We only really straighten teeth if there is a medical reason to do so (there often is, it must be said) and people who whiten their teeth are still seen as incredibly vain, not to mention a little trigger happy with their wallets
uhavemooface not here. When I started college minimum waitstaff wage was 2.13 an hour, which was almost exactly half of the federal minimum wage. Just looked at the poster behind me in the office. Minimum wage for tipped employees is STILL TWO DOLLARS AND THIRTEEN CENTS AN HOUR. Twenty something years later.
Which is why, dear reader, your server thinks you are a jerk for not tipping. At least in states who haven't set better wages than the federal minimum. Especially if you're snide about it.
They get more only if tipped. Servers are allowed to be given a base wage less than the federal minimum wage because of tips. In theory, if they get no tips, then they get minimum wage for the hour in question...which still isn't enough to support yourself. This is important for visitors to understand when they visit a restaurant in the US and why servers become massively offended if they do not get a tip/why it is considered extremely bad manners to not give a tip in that situation.
I was really liking your videos until you brought politics into it. You should really refrain from discussing topics you clearly have no earthly idea about.
I find it interesting that there are so very many videos on Brits making fun of Americans, hating things Americans do, giving Americans advice of things they shouldn't do, imitating American accents, things that Americans do that drive Brits crazy, and on and on and on! Yet when I googled what Americans are saying about Brits, or how they are comparing themselves to Brits, I found 1 video!! ONE! Does that mean that Americans have better things to do than to compare themselves with other countries? While all these other countries are fixating on Americans and what they do when they travel and how irritating they are, we blithely pedal on talking how we talk, dressing how we dress and not worrying if the neighbors across the pond are getting in a wad about it. Relax! Live and let live. We don't have to take on each others cultures and do everything right when we visit each others countries! Tolerance! Forbearance! A little humility! It's a beautiful thing called friendship. Acceptance. Everyone on both sides should try it. Brits are no better than Americans, just different. Americans are no better than Germans, just different. Germans are no better than Mozambicans, just different. You get the picture.
conner hyde, yea, I was watching another of their videos where they were trying to justify "hate speech" laws, and Joel kept saying "People who say racist things don't deserve to live." It shocked and bothered me that he felt he had the right (or his government had the right, maybe) to decide who "deserved" to live and who didn't, based on the individuals thoughts and speech, instead of their actions or violence. This seemed like the height of hubris to me. But I guess that's just another difference between how Brits think and how Americans think.
It's rude in every culture to not consider the culture of the country that one visits. It's not a thing that one set of people do that others don't. Most countries have travelers that make absolutely no effort whatsoever.
Useful to know, as this is all very confusing. Here in Britain I had understood (apologies to any Uber drivers I underpaid, if I am wrong) that one should tip about 10% in a regular cab but not in Uber.
I think a lot of Americanisms are geared toward sounding gushy. For instance a british person would say: “I’m really pleased to have come” where as an American would say “I’m so exited to be here”. In reality we mean the same thing, but it sounds so far apart.
I think 15% is standard. I tip 10% for very bad service, just to send a message. Most of the time I receive very good service so I tip 20%. If my party was particularly difficult or had kids or babies making messes, I tip more. You should never do 10% unless you are very displeased. Remember the reason the bill is lower than you would pay in the UK is because, like it or not they expect the server to get part of their income directly from you. They feel this motivates the server to work harder for you.
American here and I have been to England many many times and can’t think of anything whatsoever that ‘annoys’ me about Brits or their culture. I love it there.
I feel the media makes it look like Americans hate Trump. However, our family and alnost all our friends like him a lot (as a president, not always as a person.... Maybe like the way Brits felt about Churchill)
I don’t know about anyone else but I don’t watch these types of RUclips channels for political commentary. If I want that there are plenty of other channels to choose from.
Tipping in America isn't a cultural thing or simply seen as "rude" because you didn't give more money. Servers in most states make around $2 an hour (much less than minimum wage) so they are literally depending on your tips to make any decent amount of money at their job. No, this should not be legal but it still is and likely will be for many years to come so if you can't afford to tip your waiter then you shouldn't be eating out at the restaurant. 15-20% is considered standard and more is often given for good service, you should literally not go out to eat if you can't afford that
Please, understand the differences of a monarchy and a republic - there have been kings and queens in England for more than a 1000 years. Doesn't make it wrong and most of the world admires the Queen.
When it comes to tips, it's not so much about being offensive, it's about being stingy. If you tip less than 15% it comes across as out of touch or unconcerned with how abysmally underpaid and overworked waitstaff are. I've worked in the restaurant industry and many people I've worked with go through many mental health crises throughout their work week due to working conditions and rude and entitled customers, so a small tip just feels like adding insult to injury. If you're not used to American customs when it comes to tipping, your safest bet is to at least tip 15% just out of courtesy and respect for your waitstaff's mental well-being.
So when I worked at a restaurant and we had Brits coming in - we used to fight about who was going to serve them. Usually the newer person would, just because we knew they wouldn't tip. So they'd get these super demanding people and no tip at the end. Very sad.
That's Mad LOL..I'm from the uk and its just not tradition here so to speak, i've always tipped really depending on the service given, but here in the uk waiters/waitresses are on minimum wage like any retail/store/general worker so they earn just as much as most in general/mediocre jobs . Lol its funny though what you said, its a brit, you serve them. Must be more of a common thing in the US to tip. I've always been fascinated by cultures :)
Amanda More haha! It’s true - we hated it. We get paid minimum wage also, but it depends on the state. In California waiters/waitresses get paid minimum wage plus your tips. American culture is just that way, we tip on whatever service we receive. I worked at Starbucks for years and around Christmas time, people would tip us like $100 and more - or would pay for the person behind them, and so on until one person would break the chain (usually a European lol). We’re just raised to contribute to charities and volunteering.
It's not just rude to not leave a tip, you're pretty much refusing to pay the wait staff 1/2 their pay. As far as President Trump goes, obviously most people in the U.S. like him, he was elected and is out performing our last President every day. :)
The two things that annoy me and many Americans the most is when the British & Europeans group all Americans together. America is a big country with many distinct regional differences. As an example, Northeast & southeastern people are probably more apt to understand sarcasm more so than Midwesterners or people from the west coast. Those areas tend to be more passive/aggressive though. The other is please, please, please do not make assumptions about us based on what you see in the media or movies or TV shows. Please understand all of that is utter fiction!!!! Thank You 😊
Freedom allows you to express yourself without really having to conform to how other people think. You can be different, you can do your own thing, you can break out from your roots from your situation.
I was in England at the time of the Brexit vote. The things I saw on the news rather shocked me (people being beaten for being from another part of Europe 😮)
Being standoffish seems unnecessarily cold. I remember waiting on a bus in Hong Kong and tried to begin a conversation with a British couple standing beside me. “Are you touring or do you live here?” They really turned around and looked another direction. 😆
Well, just as other countries have their customs and cultures, so have we. A lot of us were brought up with the "When in Rome.." philosophy, which is only respectful. Why would we/anyone (this is rhetorical) go to someone else's house & intentionally be rude? It's Their house- not yours; if you don't like it, you are free to leave. The tipping thing. Many servers get paid $2.13 an hour. Two Dollars. And Thirteen Cents. For Every Sixty Minutes of Work. That's insane. And it's Also why gratuities (*IF* they've earned them) are so crucial to their making a living. Other cultures' custom Not to tip, knowing this situation, is just blatantly disrespectful to those who work so hard here. And the norm, if the service was good, is 20%. If you leave less, the servers will feel they did a bad job. If they Did, then go for it. That's their choice to give crap service. There have been a few times where I've left 50, 60%, even... because it was So superlative, So outstanding, that I loved seeing their faces when they received it. But that's me. Just as it is outrageously Rude to be LOUD in public places.. unless your culture embraces loudness/boisterousness like some Latin cultures, some religious cultures.. it's just their nature. (I'm still a fan of using an "indoor voice", as we were taught)-- and I think some Americans just feel so privileged to have all the freedoms we do that they (hopefully unconsciously) flaunt it when they're in other countries. Oh God that's so hard to be lumped in with those that feel that way as a reflection of Americans. But the thing about the U.S. is we're a lovely melting pot. We have the advantages of many cultures sort of weaving into each other & I think that is so cool. It's Also why we like to go see other countries that basically have Just One culture, so we can be immersed in something completely different than our own. Yeah, all countries are going to be different bc we didn't have the chance to grow up together. We're all doing the best we can. One thing other countries do say about us is we're annoyingly complimentary. If it's genuine, how is being kind annoying? And if we're fascinated by your accent (which, most of us Dream we had), why is that bad? It's like kids getting together for the first time, appreciating the differences in each other. I think it's pretty wonderful. I love our differences around the world. Just as I love our freedoms we each have to different degrees. And if most of America hated Trump, we'd be on our way to being a Socialist government, which the majority, as it were, does not want. Our country is at a place where a businessman is exActly what is needed now to clean up the nearly FUBAR'd situation in which we find ourselves. Is he an ass? Yeah- for sure, sometimes. But most of us are tired of being beholden to other countries, and want to stand on our own again. The reason it Seems like "most of America" hates Trump is the perfect example of that obnoxious, loud American we all know & dislike so well (as well as those illegally here) being, well, obnoxious and loud, puffing up their chests to look bigger. Boy, do we have a lot to learn about each other. But how great is That? Thank God we're all different-- learning and expanding is the reason & product of Life and I for one, cannot Wait--- to see your country & try your customs respectfully on for the duration. Oh and sarcasm is Fabulous when it's witty, intelligent, dry... but when it's out and out meanness in sarcastic clothing, then it's neither intelligent, nor funny. But come On.. witty sarcastic banter? Is there anything better?
Liam ads sorry, I didn’t read all of your comment because it was a waste of time. After all we aren’t here for any truth and understanding as J&L claim because nothing is being taken on board. You stick your fingers in your ears and whine..... la la la la, I’m not listening because I’m an immature douchebag and Americans suck.
The most annoying thing about brits or any non American. Is that when I say I’m from the USA they immediately ask if I’m from New York or L.A they think the whole USA is New York. Pshh.. no there’s totally not not 50 other states I could be from 🤷♀️
Except that's not true.. I mean literally.. by more than 3 million people who voted Trump supporters are not the majority.. though I wouldn't expect someone who likes Trump to understand logic, or facts, or anything that takes brain cells really.
I love how you turned this around into things you don’t like about Americans. You don’t like tipping. You don’t like sales tax. You think we don’t understand sarcasm. And you don’t like the President. When I visit a foreign country, I focus on what I can learn, and I try to adapt to a different culture. I don’t sit on my bed and bitch about all the things I don’t like. And if I were really that miserable, I’d just stay home. 🙄
Think they are getting at the price tag says one thing and you pay another. In the UK the tax on goods though generally higher is built into the price on the tag. Visitors I have had from the UK were somewhat confused and it took some getting used to for them to know how much they would be spending. In the US there is often an added cost not reflected on the price. I took it to mean what I have often heard that it can be confusing and difficult for them to get used to, not that they were complaining. If you ever read what they are fed about American politics and politicians you would probably not recognize who they are talking about. UK coverage of US politics is beyond horrid. Think it is due to a language which can seem familiar yet be so different in meaning and usage. Even still it is often difficult to hear the English talk US politics as they are so oven very ignorant on the matter. Often like listening to the far left or right in this country shrill.
I have lived between the US & UK for 35yrs now. I don't think Brits are standoffish or snotty. Sure, maybe some are but I've never met them. The stiff upper lip is gone too. Especially since Dianas death. The thing that bothers me is everyone drinks! Life evolves around the pub. I love the UK and would love to spend more than 6 months out of the year there. Your sarcasm is great. I love you two!
I live in GB currently and hate the drinking culture here. I’m basically shamed for not wanting a drink every time we go out for a meal or go on holiday. They honestly can’t have fun without a drink, and that’s sad to me.
Rebekah McDermott I also have a problem with the drinking culture. I worked in a A&E and dreaded when I worked the night shift. I was basically taking care of young people drunk off their minds with sick all over them. Not a pretty memory.
The Parrot Rescuer lol I can assure you the last thing life does is evolve down the pub.. More like it retreats to primeval times.... Yeah I know you mean revolve.. And you are pretty right
Rebekah McDermott we do have one massive drinking culture but not everybody drinks some people like myself cannot handle/don't like drinking cause of how it makes you feel and the taste of it
If America went to a no tipping culture the costs of food in restaurants would immediately rise at least 20%. Restaurant servers in the US make less than minimum wage in salary and the price of the food is lower because of it.
This Boi Loves P!nk Especially when they are ignorant of the issues and the corruption. There are over 100,000 sealed indictments at pacer.gov. These criminals are being eradicated by President Trump and every country in the world is infiltrated by these criminals. Trump will hand them freedom from these criminals but they all regurgitate what they hear in the fake news.
If I had to hang out with a British person... it would only be one. Because I can’t stand snobbyness. Got to bring that nose out of the clouds when you’re around me. Can’t do it. Nope!!!
Rose Martin mhm find it funny how you think all British (English) people are snobby not everybody lives in London who’s rich and posh and have a posh accent :) stereotypes are horrible lol
Lilly Bae ohnreally? All stereotypes are inaccurate in some way and yet you think you’re fair about that?. Hmmm..... maybe try not posting a video of yourselves showing your ignorance regarding stereotypes disguised as a learning tool yet is simply to get your kicks by bashing people who are different than you are, especially the big, bad U S of A. We all have a world of knowledge at our fingertips and this is what satisfies you? Say a silent prayer that more average Americans haven’t found this garbage (several thousands of additional opinions regarding this BS would be devastating and you would feel hated).
American sarcasm is in a different styling than yours, perhaps. For the most part, our sarcasm is used to really take a crude dig at you. In today's pop culture reference we would call that " throwing shade". Unfortunately, the hourly pay for food service workers is very under the poverty line. Business owners expect the customers to tip well, so they don't bother paying their hard working employees much. Is this the opposite scenario over there?I think Americans are just amused by different accents, in general. ...Even from other Americans from different states. I lived the military family lifestyle from a young age until adulthood...i.e. " Army Brat". Everywhere we moved to, whether foreign or state wide, I was asked about or told how different I sounded. Being a black person that's living in an area, state, that doesn't have a fair mixture of culture, I get hit with the stereotypes from people that have not come into contact with a variety of blacks, or none at all but what they've seen on t.v. and assume we are all the same and sound the same as the media presents us to the world. Trust me when I say I understand what you mean when you say that hearing how impressive you sound becomes annoying after awhile. For me, it starts to get insulting and tells me more about them and their ignorance and lazy complacence to just believe the t.v. stereotypes as fact. In the black community we get to a certain age where we discover how truly different we are because we are told so in some rude awakening" loss of innocence" kind of way. That's when black parents have to sit their children down and have "The Talk". We are told how kids and adults may now treat us, how we may be mercilessly teased, taunted and bullied, but to never show your emotions. Do not give them the satisfaction of tears. Make your tears count is a common term which pretty much boils down to no one who treats you bad is going to care about hurting your feelings so wait til you get home or when it will be meaningful around someone who will care about you when you need to break down. A lot of American black kids are taught to stand up for themselves if someone means them physical harm, so that's why kids and adults may see us as mean looking or unapproachable, but it is a safety guard/wall. Speaking for myself, I have always been the type of spirited person to greet people with a smile and warmth. I've learned that you must pick and choose when and where to put up your guard once you have analyzed and assessed the people in your surroundings to be open to. For the most part, I am highly accessible to approach. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt first and adjust accordingly. So I understand your culture being " put off-ish and stand off-ish as well. It's passed down to your from previous generations in your impressionable years. You guys are great. Love your videos, by the way 😊.
blackkatt777 Something else few people talk about is how military families are typically more diverse, more compromising, more accepting, more compassionate because we get to experience different places and people. Walk a mile in our shoes J/L then spout that bullshit about how ‘educated’ you truly are and how we sacrifice nothing to the fellow man to be proud of.
Yea Americans understand sarcasm but I think that Americans are used to hearing sarcasm in an American accent rather than a British accident so when they hear it from a Brit they can’t tell that it’s sarcasm
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Don't tell the dark lord what to do.
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The most annoying thing British people (or any non American really) is when they generalize us based on what they've seen in movies/tv and (this is especially annoying) act like they're better because they don't act that way.
In reality America is a significantly bigger country. We have all different types of people and are rather hard to generalize. For every dumb American you find annoying or are laughing at, there is another person who acts completely different.
Stuie Malan true, but we Americans also tend to generalize other countries too.
Stuie Malan Yea, I think a lot of people still think there are still cowboys and Indians running loose here in Oklahoma lol.
ILOVE4J’s & 2M’s isn't there?😉
Stuie Malan I agree, There are so many extremely different types of people in America especially because of how many different types of nationalities we have here. Everyone carries traits from their families background, so there really is no way of saying “all Americans are like this”
I can say this is very true. I’m from California but I’m going to school in Poland and the hardest thing for me is when everybody thinks Los Angeles is California and it’s not. I agree that America is so much more than what’s in the movies or tv shows but that’s the only thing people know unfortunately
My weirdest experience in Britain was being told I speak “excellent English for a Russian”. Not wanting to be rude, I said “thank you”.
He asked where in Russia I was from. I told him Dallas.
He replied “I had no idea there’s a Dallas in Russia.”
I said “I don’t think there is. I’m from Dallas, Texas.”
Without missing a beat, he said “Well, you speak wonderful English for an American.”
he was probably being sarcastic
Thank God for the American Revolution. Half the people in the UK are insufferable. They still have a Queen and a class system with Lords. Fuck that.
Next time fire back spasiba and look well traveled.
Remember, they've been butt hurting since 1776.
I'm American, from the South/East. We moved to North Dakota, & people thought we were from New Zealand (multiple times.. separate groups of people). We've gotten are you from Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, etc.? New Zealand was a first for us. Lol
I’ve noticed American sarcasm is generally more broad and outrageous than British sarcasm. You have to listen a little more closely to pick up the British sarcasm sometimes, it can be dry.
Todd Johnson yes that makes a lot of sense. They implied we aren’t sarcastic, when really our sarcasm is way more obvious...their sarcasm is just seen as mean lol.
Having a dry sense of humor is different than being intentionally ignorant, hurtful and insulting. Maybe you don’t know the difference, isn’t a good excuse as everyone has been commenting about this on every single one of their RUclips vids. It has been explained yet they remain US trolls. Shameful ignorance with a lack of compassion. Yes, this behavior does make you two closet tubers look like complete assholes.
For the love of God/Queen and country, try working on the Brexit mess you created before making inaccurately harsh and unfounded criticism about an entire country of people electing their representatives and voting on issues that affect everyone. Are there some uninformed voters, for sure, yet we don’t tend to fuck shit up like that. That has been like taking the vote to school children then making policy fit their wishes. Why, because they are not informed educated citizens of age (anyone with access to our invented interwebs is capable of learning fact from fiction). Perhaps key word search, how will my vote affect my country as well as allied/dependency countries, before you go to the polls. Yep, America considers such possibilities too (what are the possible outcomes of my vote to the country and the rest of the world). We vote on political issues, not popularity people. Do we want a smaller government so the people have more control of their lives or do we want a larger government to regulate controls for possible or real social injustice. This waxes and wanes from cycle to cycle (what makes it work, the art of compromise). Our avoiding an entire nation of people living on the ‘dole’ is that we do not want to be dictated to about private matters. We don’t want to suckle at the tit of America for the rest of our lives. Self reliance, self determination, self evident, self help are more satisfactory than expecting you’re owed something for being alive.
@@DeAnne1233 Yes I agree there's a difference between being passive aggressively humorous and poking friendly fun at others.
Come up northern England you will see outrageous fucking sarcasm
Exactly. I think that's why Americans assume Brits are stand-offish and mean. They have dry sarcasm which is hard to pick up when we're more dramatic and clearly being sarcastic
They say these are things that drive Americans crazy but then they start complaining about things Americans do. 🤷♀️I don’t know anymore....
Tipping isn't a culture thing. It's because servers get paid a few dollars an hour and depend on tips to make up the difference in their paychecks. For instance, a server makes around $2.13 an hour. Whereas a person who doesn't work for tips, such as Mc Donalds makes a minimum wage of around $8 an hour. However, this is changing in December 2018.
I thought servers got minimum at least , wow. Our minimum is around $24 per hour it's illegal to pay less. I was thinking you tipped them CAUSE they only got the minimum wage.
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They do get paid at least minimum wage if the tips they make don't at least equal what you get if you worked for minimum wage.
No I think it is a cultural thing Americans seem to think that everything that involves social fairness like; minimum wage that are a living wage, universal healthcare and the like are some kind of socialist agenda which will led to godlessness. Is the food cheaper? Why does the customer have to pay the waiters? Shouldn't the employer? I use to always tip taxi drivers because I felt that their lot was pretty crap, but now they are getting undercut by Ubber it's a lost cause and my wages is half what it was before and can't afford to.
@@mikhailv67tv I know. I don't like having to tip. Like, I feel obligated to tip and I hate it. So I try to avoid eating at places where tipping is expected.
mikhailv67, I remember that they are changing it so tips are added to the income. aka if they make 5 bucks in tips and min wage is 8, they will only get 8 bucks. if they got 9 in tips, and min wage is still 8, they get 9
The reason why we tip in America is because the waiters in restaurants make half of the minimum wage and rely on tips (if you didn’t already know that). I think they should get paid well and we shouldn’t have to tip them 🤷♀️
Yeah definitely, it's the restaurants responsibility to pay a living wage!
Right, leaving less than 20% and especially less than 15% can be a sign to your waiter or waitress that you were unhappy with your service.
In South Africa, tipping was unheard of until the Second World War. Many British soldiers came out from the United Kingdom and that's when tipping in South Africa started.
We Brits know this and really these waiters should be paid a proper wage. I have been to the US and if you get good service then you tip, bad service no. You should never be obliged to tip!
joanna kennedy I agree! As someone who’s worked in a restaurant and has been given bad service may times I don’t like tipping! We also tip tattoo artists and hair stylists... it’s nuts.
American stereotypes:
Holy heck. Okay the reason why a lot of Americans are so offended or seem to be more offended is because our country is crazy big and there are so many regional differences that a stereotype usually only applies to one part of one region and people apply it to the whole country when two states over its entirely a different situation
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To that end... drive to the next city two hours away, and about half the stereotypes no longer apply.
For me these are mildly annoying, and I still love Brits, but...
1) calling someone, "typical American."
2) England alone has a legion of accents, and dialects, but they will correct your pronunciation every time.
3) Saying" Americans do not do things properly, i.e., the English way.
4) British perceptions being highly influenced by film, television, and the internet, but claiming Americans have no clue about other people, cultures, etc.
5) Brits buying into numerous stereotypes, while insisting that's an American thing.
No disrespect here. As I've said, these are very minor things to me, and I've loads of respect and admiration for the Brits.
3. 6/10 college students struggle with simple geography. 4. U can't drink till 21... like srsly wtf; plus the college community constantly say they could drink more than any1 else yet us brits drink at 13 and by the time we're 18 *legal drinking age* we can out drink most of you. 5. U own guns which causes shootings at schools and other places yet we banned guns unless ur a farmer in 1963 and we've not had a school shooting since...
6. U guys have to travel and live in a dorm at college as we stay at home and go to college as a separate thing. 7. We have the best footballers in the world and you call a sport us Europeans invented... soccer 🤦♂️
8. You claim u see our culture on TV and in books etc yet when you try and copy us by making tea u use a microwave and not a kettle. 9. U don't have an earth/ground wire in ur plugs smh 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ we have a ground wire *** 3 prong plug *** because it prevents residual electrical energy from frying our electricals and prevents fires.
Lastly 10. No hate but our country will always be 100x better than urs 🎉🇬🇧
@@killjoyinsane1105 Gee calm down lol you seem mad
😂😂 Americans aren’t sarcastic?!? That is the most untrue statement I have ever heard!
SEFairyTLuffyInuYOHSHCnarutoTDiaP-t FOOL But you know they are totally experts on Americans so they probably know more than we do (even though I AM an American) so we should definitely believe what they say about our nationality. 😂😂
lol guess they never meet a New Yorker
yous don't get our sarcasm we have are own banter just like yous so calm down
Louise Massie I think I know more about sarcasm than you do genius
Louise Massie and it’s “y’all” not “yous” duh
(😂 I love being annoying)
In America waiters make 2.50 an hour that's why tipping is important
2.13 in jersey where are you from?
In Oregon they make around $12.00 an hour, plus whatever they make in tips
David Reeves yep your server at least 20%
@Michael Miller It's absurd, but right now wait staff are paid very low wages, so they depend on tips. If you object, then vote to change the laws.
Also, in most instances the tip is shared between the server, the host/hostess, table bussers, and sometimes the kitchen staff.
I haven’t seen the video yet but I’d say that as an American the most annoying thing for us is generalizing all of us as one culture. I know the UK and tons of countries have regional differences and accents but the USA takes that on a whole other level. We’re just way too big to generalize. Even us Americans tease each other with our state differences. I’m totally fine with generalizing a State. But California, Texas, Florida, New York and more carry far more differences than any 2 places in England. As someone with family now living in England and visiting there multiple times, I can say that’s true. Each State is practically its own country with its own culture, politics, traditions, accents, laws, and more.
The original concept was a confederation of independent states much like the Greeks during the times of the Peloponnesian wars or the invasions by persia where they were all separate countries united under culture and foreign policy they would all act independently have their own laws and such even be able to war and put tariffs on each other but if they go to war they all support each other militarily and they can decide as a group to be offensive in war. So basically it would be the countries , otherwise known as states, loosely linked under a central government which decides foreign policy and has no say on the domestic laws in any particular state. Well that was shot down by the federalists who wanted a strong central government eventually they decided they needed a strong centralized government but allowed states to make their own laws. After they decided that there came a conflict between whether or not the laws of the strong central government would outweigh the states laws as the United states is such a big country and the regions so different ,as you said, states know what is best for their state and blanket laws by a federal government cant effectively govern the multiculturalism of the United States. We fought a civil war over this concept but then liberals made it about slavery so most people dont know thats why the civil war was actually fought and thats why there will be another civil war but thats beside my point. What is my point is you are right we are all so different we need a different type of government than other people in order to keep us together due to how different we are from each other.You cant generalize Americans. Other countries yea but not Americans
You really need to watch the video. You'll probably find that quite alot of it applies to you.
That's one thing people tend not to get. The US is less a country and more an empire, with what essentially counts as countries as its states (and at least two of them, Texas and Hawaii, WERE countries prior to becoming states!). It's as silly as saying Englishmen are the same as Scots, or the same as Welsh or Northern Irish folks.
I agree to this bc we have fifty states and I’m from the south and the UK only has two
Dude actually, the differences between each state is night and day lol
Yeah we toooootaaally don’t get sarcasm. Like, at all.
Hi
Well realising it is the first step. Well done.
I dont get it at all like at ALLLLL!!
ItzJust Sky wait u brits acc don’t get it 😂😂#america
ItzJust Sky sorry u poo head I am American and thought u guys were from uk sorry #teamamerica
American and British sarcasm just have a completely different delivery.
YES - Thank you, you get it.
It's the dry British sarcasm that can be hard to understand - you have to be used to it as it's very subtle (but funny.)
I was born in America but my family is 100% European and the thing I don’t like is how people (In general) judge a race,or community based off of what their experiences are with ONE person there..like not every American is annoying and i would like to say that it isn’t right to judge or assume something like saying us American don’t understand sarcasm I mean SOME people get it and others don’t, at the end of the day we are ALL people who are DIFFERENT and it doesn’t matter where we were born or where we live
Some people are too polite to comment on rudeness or unfunny sarcasm.
Of course it isn't right to do so, but as so many tend to do it, I'd say it's just fair war after all...
Otherwise, what are you gonna' do ? Try to stop them all for judging people ? It's just too many credit you're according them, honestly.
You can add Brits talking about American politics to the list. :)
Gary Spisak GOD YEAH SO MF ANNOYING
I'm from the uk (specifically scotland) and I agree we need to but out 😂
Judith Logan 😂😂😂
Bruh lmao
Yeah. I'm British myself and I hate it when other British people talk about Americans. We have enough going on in our own country.
It's most annoying when Brits form their opinions of Americans by what the mainstream media tells you.
It's really annoying that they always paint Americans as one thing. And they do it with other countries too, unfortunately.
Hugging is big part of the southern US culture (where I live and was raised). When I encounter someone who isn't from the south, I have to remind myself not to 'go in' for a hug lol 😆
Jill Hollon so true... Tennessee here! We will hug your ass in a minute...after saying "Bless your heart". Lol.
Jill Hollon Italian culture too. I was raised to hug despite being from upstate ny
Or do the half hug
Jill Hollon, etiquette is start to go in but if the person is uncomfortable with it, back off. Some people are fine, some not, has to be a case by case thing.
Amen
It's not that Americans don't understand Sarcasm, it's that Brits tend to use it ALL THE FREAKING TIME that it is hard for Americans sometimes to have a normal conversation with a Brit. It's like "OK!!! Enough Already! We get it, your weather sucks! You don't expect anything good to EVER happen to you!! Can we talk about something else without you spitting negativity at me?!" I once made the mistake of trying to make small talk with a team in Britain during a conference call while we waited for something. I asked them how the weather was and if they had plans for the weekend. What I got in response was 15 minutes of Sarcasm about the terrible weather, a string of American stereotyping remarks concluding with "probably head to the pub, or as you people might say 'a BARRRR' ". Couldn't hang up fast enough.
Jon Johns we use it all the time because we're funny. Obviously
I am sure you think so .. :)
It's called sarcaustic. Overused and banal.
Americans aren't always happy, they just believe that they can change things and are not just resigned to what comes their way. British people lost that a LOOONG time ago.
Emily Vincent 😂 not all Americans are always happy but yeaaah i do understand what you're getting at
Um...not sure why you think we lack sarcasm. I feel like I can't avoid sarcasm. It's everywhere.
Joel Stucki I agree!! There’s sarcasm in almost every conversation in America lol
Absolutely!!!! I had no idea Brits didn't think we get sarcasm. They do watch our tv shows, right?!? 😂. Many of those are based on super sarcastic characters.
They are the brits. I mean they showed us here in the states with the war for independence. Put us in our place they did.
I don’t hear sarcasm (a cutting/insulting remark), but rather facetiousness in many conversations.
LOVE good, quick-witted sarcasm and snark. Was actually warned not to use sarcasm while I was in Japan because it’s considered incredibly rude there.
I'm American and I worked in Britain for 6 months. I found it slightly annoying when one of my British co-workers thought he was imitating me with a terrible John Wayne cowboy impersonation.
Nothing better than people who dont live here weighing in on our politics.
Most of Europe only gets their American news from CNN.
iwontupload lol not really I don’t even know who many prime ministers are in europe
We kind of have to, you Germans keep starting world wars
@iwontupload because that's the same thing as 2 people sitting on a bed commenting on things they heard on CNN. So relax and dont get triggered. There's no need to call your lawyer.
Yeah we saved your butts and Europe's butts in the last century.
Americans don't have sarcasm? You hang in the wrong circles if you think that. Lol
How would Americans get sarcasm? We're only a former British colony with many people of British ancestry. My ancestors came over from England in the 18th century but what do i know about sarcasm?
Eh, we get it from the English side of our families XD
I think they meant British sarcasm it’s very different and also can be ruder lol .
Americans love ❤ Sarcasm!
Erica Mae Henning I said the same thing sarcasm could get you punched in the face maybe even be picking you're teeth up off the ground lol....
What drives Americans crazy (why many get “triggered”), which you understand and it’s not necessarily Brits, but just the world in general. It’s when people complain about things that Americans do or say, etc. when they are the same way. It’s like we’re easy scape goat. People everywhere are basically the same at their core. There’s stupid people, nice people, evil people, ignorant people, racism, sexism, poverty, wealth, etc. everywhere. People from every country thinks theirs is the best. I feel we’re an easy target cuz there’s so many of us and we’re constantly in the spotlight. The hypocrisy is what gets so many triggered as it would anywhere else.
arrogant losers always have to blame americans for everything. just like loser democrats have to blame republicans for everything down to their tummy ache
When Brits don’t know when sarcasm crosses the line and becomes rudeness . . .
When Americans don’t know when emotional transparency becomes TMI . . .
❤️your channel!
It's not that we don't get sarcasm, it's that yours is usually delivered with a completely different tone and/or with a blank expression.
British humor [corn-ball] from 70s to now has been intolerable. Like over the top juvenile, really dumb. Too exaggerated on small points. Centuries of English writers before that had the most excellent humor in the world! No country compared. Downton Abbey remarks = quality humor injected, as it used to be! S u b t l e
In general I don't get annoyed by any group of people it's really on an individual basis for me.
If you're not going to tip properly, don't patron our restaurants. Waiters and waitresses survive off of tips.
Well here in Britain we just pay our waiters and waitresses enough to survive meaning we don’t need to tip them but personally I will tip at a restaurant (not in a cafe etc. because in some places it can be seen as rude) if the service has been worthy of it
if the service sucks, then no tip. If short on cash, then more than likely no tip. Tips are fully voluntary. Mandatory ones are only legal in the form of Service Charges which are paid to the restaurant and not given to an individual.
This an actual legal issue ruled on by the Obama administration - Revenue Ruling 2012-18 .
Michelle Onuorah What a charming attitude and yes I am being sarcastic. I tip if I feel I've received good service etc.
Jane R . That is tipping properly. What she said. So why are you offended?
Manuel Vasquez . If you use a restaurant knowing you wont be able to compensate good service, you are just a bad guy. Legal or not, you're a leech.
The lovely infectious magical chemistry between you two is why so many of us Americans enjoy your channel!
Tipping is not just "rude," servers don't make a living wage so most of their salary comes from tips. I hope you consider that next time you are in America.
Jeanette Bowman they cheap and broke
Jeanette Bowman this is what I was thinking when they were talking about this
Thank you.
This. The vast majority of restaurant servers have a base wage of less than $3-4, which is WELL below the national minimum wage. Not tipping a server basically means they make no income to support themselves.
i suppose its just different in the uk. Waiters/waitresses here earn just as much as anybody, so in the uk we dont tip as much because they are entitled to a good minimum wage as anybody in service jobs. More british dont understand that its different in america.
Pro-tip to avoid tipping: don't eat at a sit-down restaurant. Just get fast-food. ;P
ohifonlyx33 for real 😂
Or i can eat where i want, and you can get a job that pays you accordingly without feeling entitled to others money for doing the job you were hired to do
john Biscuit Go to places like chipotle
ohifonlyx33 If someone prefers not to tip I think it's reasonable to order to-go and take the food elsewhere to eat. Then you don't have to pay for service. Bonus... The server will not take your empty plate too soon. ;) The price of food is lower because It is left up to you to determine how much your server has earned. If they were bad at their job then not tipping is totally appropriate. They won't like it, but it certainly will become a motivator if they are seeing a pattern.
We may not agree with the method, truthfully I think it would be nice to see tax included. Then again if I live an area with a lower tax rate I suppose I would be upset about an increase in prices. Good or bad, we are stuck with it for the time.
We bought Applebee’s Carside-to-Go a few days ago and my husband still tipped. 🤷🏻♀️ he’s always a good tipper
"Quiet desperation is the English way."
Michael Clonts Or at least hanging on in quiet desperation.
Yeah, DON’T talk politics!
Agreed! So annoying, considering they don't even know their own National Anthem (see other video). Geez! #PatriotismMakesUsGreat...AGAIN :-)
We don’t Hate Trump. 63 million voted for him. Keep your political bias to yourself or you will lose subscribers 😠
Amen!!
That did make me so mad.
You grossly underestimate Trump support. The next election is going to be like the Reagan landslide in favor of trump.
I appreciate you trying, but as you said, you aren't American, and as expected the things you listed are not really what really bothers us.
Matthew Johnson facts!!!
Matthew Johnson what does bother you tho?
Kinda wished I hadn’t watched this one. Shouldn’t have read the comments either... ✌🏼
We don't get sarcasm? I'm sarcastic like 100% of the time.
thomas ruddy no shit...🙄 Life sucks and then there's sarcasm.😉
Is that true ? :D
About the bad teeth stereotype, I once heard a joke "How do we know toothpaste was invented in Arkansas? Because if it was invented somewhere else it would be called teeth paste."
Margaret Schultz I’m crying 😂
Jeremy Kile show has the bad teeth people. That's where I got the stereotype
That last sterotype of americans really does drive me crazy. No, i didn't vote for trump nor do i own a hand gun.
Yes, please don’t think we are all like that. I didn’t vote for Trump and I’ve never touched a gun.
Nope - don't want to ever handle a gun.
A couple days ago, we were training a dog with her new owners in an open field and a British family stopped to watch for a full 10 mins. They were SOOOO NOSEY asking me a million questions. I wish the stereo type was practiced in that moment.
Americans do get sarcasm...but I read a quote somewhere that got it right: we DO know what it means-we just fear hurting people with an ill-timed comment.
I would also make the point that having different opinions does not make people stupid either. Take Trump voters, for example: people voted for him for a variety of reasons. And some people did have legitimate reasons to do so. But you HAVE to remember we have a different cultural background and different foundational laws. Assuming people are stupid, bigoted, and so in, simply because you personally may not understand or care for them, is EASILY the worst way to make me angry, whether it is a person from elsewhere doing it, or a fellow American.
The assumption most of the world has that we're full of ourselves and know nothing about other countries/the assumption we're all crazy about guns and food would have to be the hands down most annoying assumptions.
What use to drive me crazy as an American, and as a someone from the state of Texas, is thinking that I'm a cowboy that you would see in films. Now I use that misconception to have a laugh.
Thats cool, what make of horse do you drive 😂
Mustang
At least you can have a laugh, good man!
There was a great interview between Stephen Fry and Craig Ferguson and they talk about how the more adventurous people are the ones that left Europe for the new world to start a new life. We started this experiment of a country with a rebellion and it carries on today.
When people from the UK freak out about us carrying guns 🤦♂️😂
Lol 😂 what
Zane Longacre yeah I think it’s just because you can carry around a fucking assault rifle in a public area for no logical reason yet kinder eggs are illegal
@@sparkhammer4470 "Assault rifle."
Mossy500A yes an assault rifle
@@sparkhammer4470 Kinder eggs are no longer illegal.
Its also annoying when British people insult us and the call us "lacking humor", "stupid Americans" or "thinking were the best" when we counter-attack, even though they arrest people for talking sh*t.
Echo what some others have said: people who aren't from here and don't understand our history (that includes plenty of 'Americans') weighing in our politics. Your media is as bad as ours and you have no counter balance.
I once was in America on a holiday and mum and I were in a “dollar general”. I was in the middle of the store and told my mum I’m going to get a rubber. The people around me looked at me in shocked. I was 9. Now I’m 14 and understand was that means in America😂😂😂😂
LOL
#1) pissing on our Patriotism. That's all. 👌
Hi
Heh heh he
They're not even worth dog shit.
Because, they can't understand it.
Don't knock Trump!
I hate that British people are terrible as saying excuse me. I find shopping in London to be really frustrating. The first time that I went to London I went to the shops I was so upset. Standing in the corner, calling my mother and saying “If one more person pushes past me and doesn’t say excuse me!”
Where I live, everyone is super friendly, like wave at strangers, talk to people in stores and on the streets friendly, so I definitely have to remind myself that people not from the southern US aren’t being rude, it’s just not what they’re used to!
The very biggest irritation to me as an American, the SINGLE BIGGEST PET PEEVE, is when foreigners think they understand our government, politics, and culture simply because we are a very publicized country- when in fact, they typically don’t know what they are talking about. I get that others are interested, and I totally understand because we are a very globally involved country- and it’s flattering that everyone cares. But when it gets to the point that the average person is comfortable talking about us, we get a lot of accidentally rude remarks that can be a little off putting.
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I hate that they criticize our government constantly, rather than recognize how it is extremely strong- allowing for change in times of crisis, or with the passage of time, and shifting opinions simply because the people will it. At least we have a Government that tries its best to cater to what every person wants- which is more than many other places can say.
I hate it when people point out our flaws without realizing the extent of their hypocrisy. Picking on us for our social issues, or parts off our society they don’t understand- especially when just about every single nation in the world, especially the major powers, has done.
Pardon America for making a few mistakes here and there in our long 240 years of existence,
I guess we’ll just completely disregard all the other nations that have been around for THOUSANDS OF YEARS and have a much longer history of screw ups and still continue to act like dumbasses.
I hate when foreigners pretend to understand the constitution, or criticize our rights and freedoms.
- like that freedom of speech allows people to be mean. Well boo hoo. Yeah, problems arise as a consequence of people being allowed believe what they want, but that’s how you make a difference in society- greatness doesn’t come without trial and error. Sure mean things are said, bad ideas arise- but at least we can get everything out in the open before we come to a decision. There’s nothing wrong with trying to make sure everyone is happy even if it’s not always possible.
Or the right to bear arms. We have good reason to have it. And it is our rig and freedom of choice to have access to firearms. You can feel happy and safe in your country without it, but I feel just as safe in my country with it- and if someone tried to take us over, they couldn’t.
If you look around the world where there are human rights issues, the right to bear arms could make a huge difference. It’s only because we are an affluent country that it seems so out of place, but we understand its importance.
I hate it when foreigners disrespect our president. I don’t care if it’s an old president, our current president, or a president to be. If you don’t live here, you aren’t a part of the people and culture that elected them. You probably only hear partial news and buy into anything the media feeds you, and you probably don’t understand. ( FYI when you have freedom of press you have to learn to filter through it to the truth.) I respect that even foreigners have opinions, but we can just as easily criticize your form of government if we wanted to, but the average joe here typically doesn’t. So step off a little okay?
I hate it when foreigners generalize Americans, or think we are ignorant. In some ways it’s more funny than aggravating.
- they don’t understand that each state is its own culture, and is the size of an entire country by itself- with the United States as a whole being about as big as the entirety of Europe and taking up most of a continent. THAT MEANS THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF AMERICANS.
Texans can be different from Californians who are different than Hawaiians who are different from Alaskans who are different from people in South Carolina who are far different from New Yorkers.
They think we don’t know anything about Europe when they don’t know much better about us.
- we are not stupid, we are not lazy, and we are not ignorant. I don’t know where the idea came from that Americans are Lazy or stupid came from, but it’s bullshit. It’s probably because the parts of America that are often portrayed in Movies have an easygoing lifestyle. But let me tell you we have it good because we worked our ass of in the right direction. America, brand new baby country, became a bigger industrial power than just about any other country in the world in a matter of years through some hard ass teamwork. We are inventive, intelligent people.
I guess foreigners forget who invented the lightbulb, airplanes, space travel, advanced a lot of modern medicine- including life support, and - oh yeah- THE INTERNET. -- you’re welcome.
I hate it when foreigners mock our patriotism. What’s wrong with having pride in ones country? It is a way that all of our vast states and people to feel connected. We are not just respecting the government we built- every time we look at the flag we solute the hard work and lives laid down that it takes to make sure that flag stands, and thank the people who give us the right to be able to stand tall and sing “I’m Proud to be an American”. It’s respect for our culture and frankly I don’t know why other countries don’t do it as well.
AND I HATE when foreigners take advantage of our ability to laugh at ourselves in order to pick on us. And I hate how when we speak our minds on the internet people think we are mean for stating our opinions or speaking up. We aren’t getting mad at you, we are trying to seriously discuss things, or tell you how we feel. Don’t take offense to everything we say, because we are used to talking with people as equally strong minded as we are and we don’t always mean offense.
- I am not at all angry or annoyed when I’m writing this, it’s just a list of things i as an American find annoying. But it’s not like I dislike anyone who does it sometimes.
I Hate it when foreigners think we are being self centered by calling our nation America. It’s as if they believe we call ourselves that to say we are the whole damn North American Continent. No.
We call ourselves America because the full name of the country is “ The United States of America.”
It’s mouthful and it’s a lot easier to go by a nickname don’t you think?
In summary: DONT PRETEND YOU GET US IF YOU DONT GET US 😂 obviously Not all foreigners do it, and like I said, it’s all very flattering people are interested and invested in us, but it can be a handful sometimes. It’s like if I started telling you that your country doesn’t make sense and your behaviors are weird.
Of course we are all weird to each other, that’s why it’s foreign.
Shoutout to anyone who actually reads this absurdly large comment. Thanks.
Crazy 1201 thank I don’t agree with every point but I feel the same way.
Thank you for explaining this better than I could! Jealousy is other countries problem.
I read every word and to you I say... drop the mic and walk away. Well done sir!
Well, I do think that people from other countries believe all American are LOUD but it is primarily because so many tourist Americans actually are loud. Not all Americans but too many American that other cultures get to see speak at a high volume.
Number 1 thing that Americans don’t want British people to do talk about American politics like it would be pretty annoying if a American just kept telling you that you made the wrong choice of picking your president/prime minster
When I was a cashier at a Walmart (yes, very original for an American), this family from the UK were regulars and would never, ever speak to me. I'd always start off, "How are you today?" I'd be lucky if the mom even looked at me. It was so rude in my eyes. Is that normal over there?
lpf173 I live in a city in Liverpool and the people are usually quite loud but very friendly and welcoming. The people of the South like London are much more rude. They will most likely ignore you and will often give you dirty looks. This is just from my experience of living here for 3 years but I would say a number of people would agree with me.
Americans LOVE sarcasm. I tease my husband that sarcasm is his favorite language, or favorite method of communicating. And yes, I do enjoy the banter between you two. It feels organic, genuine, and often funny!
I always thought americans were the MOST sarcastic lol. Maybe we just have different ways of doing sarcasm
Both of us are very sarcastic, in our own way.
British sarcasm is dark and witty but idk what American humour is because all the Americans I knew never used it
My sarcasm is very serious sounding. I can pull of saying sarcasm with the most strait serious face that it sounds believable. I was even able to convince a group of kids I walk walking home with that my middle name was Bi***. And every time I tell the truth I can't even keep a straight face.
I think that when Americans are sarcastic we use a certain tone in our voice to let others know that we are being sarcastic. And I think that when British people are sarcastic they stick with the same tone of voice they were originally speaking in to make it sound even more sarcastic, and it also sounds more dry. I don’t really know though lol.
lily That’s the only way I could explain it lol.
I am from Ethiopia and I have heard from so many people who knows the Brits from the past saying that they're so greedy really and if u encounter a person with that problem he's called an English ...I think that's y u don't tip many waiters all around the world make more money from a tip than actually salary ....
So great video but to clear up some things. The reason tipping is a big deal in the US is because usually people like waiter/waitresses literally rely on them to survive. For example here in Texas the minimum wage is $7.25/hr however waiters are paid at a lower rate around half that. Last time I checked I think it was around $3.45/hr so they heavily rely on that tip to make a living. It’s not a rudeness thing it’s more of well they won’t make a living otherwise lol.
Trump won the election with the electoral votes not the popular vote. Meaning more people voted for Clinton but due to how our voting system works trump won.
Also last thing about the teeth. So I read somewhere or saw a video somewhere not sure if I’m correct or not but I read British people in the past were very proud of their whole natural look that they didn’t fix their teeth. Therefore meaning the more crooked teeth you had the better the personality because you were naturally like that. Something along those lines. But recently the British have started adopting the West ways and started doing the whole straight, white teeth thing. But obviously you see the teeth from the older generation and the stereotype just sticks lol.
We don't do the whole straight, white thing really. We only really straighten teeth if there is a medical reason to do so (there often is, it must be said) and people who whiten their teeth are still seen as incredibly vain, not to mention a little trigger happy with their wallets
They get more then just 3.45 an hour come on how can anyone live off of that.
uhavemooface not here. When I started college minimum waitstaff wage was 2.13 an hour, which was almost exactly half of the federal minimum wage. Just looked at the poster behind me in the office. Minimum wage for tipped employees is STILL TWO DOLLARS AND THIRTEEN CENTS AN HOUR. Twenty something years later.
Which is why, dear reader, your server thinks you are a jerk for not tipping. At least in states who haven't set better wages than the federal minimum. Especially if you're snide about it.
They get more only if tipped. Servers are allowed to be given a base wage less than the federal minimum wage because of tips. In theory, if they get no tips, then they get minimum wage for the hour in question...which still isn't enough to support yourself. This is important for visitors to understand when they visit a restaurant in the US and why servers become massively offended if they do not get a tip/why it is considered extremely bad manners to not give a tip in that situation.
I was really liking your videos until you brought politics into it. You should really refrain from discussing topics you clearly have no earthly idea about.
Exactly!
when they dissed President Trump
@Mirna Chicas when didn't they????
@@traveler7311 how did they diss him? They literally admitted that they recognized the differences between uk and U.S
Really pissed me off when they disrespected our President!
I find it interesting that there are so very many videos on Brits making fun of Americans, hating things Americans do, giving Americans advice of things they shouldn't do, imitating American accents, things that Americans do that drive Brits crazy, and on and on and on! Yet when I googled what Americans are saying about Brits, or how they are comparing themselves to Brits, I found 1 video!! ONE! Does that mean that Americans have better things to do than to compare themselves with other countries? While all these other countries are fixating on Americans and what they do when they travel and how irritating they are, we blithely pedal on talking how we talk, dressing how we dress and not worrying if the neighbors across the pond are getting in a wad about it. Relax! Live and let live. We don't have to take on each others cultures and do everything right when we visit each others countries! Tolerance! Forbearance! A little humility! It's a beautiful thing called friendship. Acceptance. Everyone on both sides should try it. Brits are no better than Americans, just different. Americans are no better than Germans, just different. Germans are no better than Mozambicans, just different. You get the picture.
Here in America, we don’t choose who deserves to live or die based on our thoughts, because it none of our business 😉
conner hyde no, just based on their skin color
Mordante69 I hope one day you sit back and realize how much propaganda it took to inspire the statement you just made.
Mordante69 . You are exactly right!
I think reality inspired that statement. I know the left doesn't delve into reality much if ever, too rough on their fragile sensibilities.
conner hyde, yea, I was watching another of their videos where they were trying to justify "hate speech" laws, and Joel kept saying "People who say racist things don't deserve to live." It shocked and bothered me that he felt he had the right (or his government had the right, maybe) to decide who "deserved" to live and who didn't, based on the individuals thoughts and speech, instead of their actions or violence. This seemed like the height of hubris to me.
But I guess that's just another difference between how Brits think and how Americans think.
It's rude in every culture to not consider the culture of the country that one visits. It's not a thing that one set of people do that others don't. Most countries have travelers that make absolutely no effort whatsoever.
Yes, I tried to learn everything about the U.K. before I visited and then I asked the tour director a ton of questions. I wanted to fit in...
When you take Uber or Lyft, you should also tip. The rates you pay, and what the driver earns, is very little, so out of respect, tip!
Useful to know, as this is all very confusing. Here in Britain I had understood (apologies to any Uber drivers I underpaid, if I am wrong) that one should tip about 10% in a regular cab but not in Uber.
Why not plus tips and show the exact amount? It is very annoying. Tipping culture should be abandoned
No lol
No politics, please!
I think a lot of Americanisms are geared toward sounding gushy. For instance a british person would say: “I’m really pleased to have come” where as an American would say “I’m so exited to be here”. In reality we mean the same thing, but it sounds so far apart.
You have to tip at least 15% or the server will believe they have done something wrong.
I dont tip that much. Tip whatever you can. I take my service seriously. If its bad service I dont tip shit. (im American btw)
Also, most places in the USA only pay wait staff around 3 dollars an hour. They work for their tips.
@@isthisforreal7731 really that's terrible. What's the minimum wage? In the UK it's about to go up to £9 an hour.
@@jenniedarling3710 I'm not sure, less then 8 dollars an hour. They are trying to change it, but not having much luck.
I think 15% is standard. I tip 10% for very bad service, just to send a message. Most of the time I receive very good service so I tip 20%. If my party was particularly difficult or had kids or babies making messes, I tip more. You should never do 10% unless you are very displeased. Remember the reason the bill is lower than you would pay in the UK is because, like it or not they expect the server to get part of their income directly from you. They feel this motivates the server to work harder for you.
I LOVE sarcasm. When I worked with preschoolers, SARCASM was my favorite part of my day.
hanssouless I’m very sarcastic it’s my favorite language 🤪
Right, it's a joke to yourself since they don't understand.
Yes!! 😂
American here and I have been to England many many times and can’t think of anything whatsoever that ‘annoys’ me about Brits or their culture. I love it there.
I feel the media makes it look like Americans hate Trump. However, our family and alnost all our friends like him a lot (as a president, not always as a person.... Maybe like the way Brits felt about Churchill)
i know, they shouldnt impose their crap political positions on us which is insulting to us
I don’t know about anyone else but I don’t watch these types of RUclips channels for political commentary. If I want that there are plenty of other channels to choose from.
*them speaking about taxes*
me: ya know ya kinda like made us have all of these..just to live....
Tipping in America isn't a cultural thing or simply seen as "rude" because you didn't give more money. Servers in most states make around $2 an hour (much less than minimum wage) so they are literally depending on your tips to make any decent amount of money at their job. No, this should not be legal but it still is and likely will be for many years to come so if you can't afford to tip your waiter then you shouldn't be eating out at the restaurant. 15-20% is considered standard and more is often given for good service, you should literally not go out to eat if you can't afford that
A country that does NOT " get" sarcasm: Japan! Seriously..its not part of their " thing" 😉
Brits love complaining about trump but they have a queen who doesn’t do anything.
The queen only represents are country and has nothing to do with most of the politics but are government does make the main laws. So you can't chat.
That’s the frkn prime minister’s job
The queen is a figure head
Please, understand the differences of a monarchy and a republic - there have been kings and queens in England for more than a 1000 years. Doesn't make it wrong and most of the world admires the Queen.
it’s not even that that annoys me, it’s that they care so much about our president like damn worry about your country.
I’m a server here in the US and the tip is our paycheck.. lol
Paycheque*
When it comes to tips, it's not so much about being offensive, it's about being stingy. If you tip less than 15% it comes across as out of touch or unconcerned with how abysmally underpaid and overworked waitstaff are. I've worked in the restaurant industry and many people I've worked with go through many mental health crises throughout their work week due to working conditions and rude and entitled customers, so a small tip just feels like adding insult to injury. If you're not used to American customs when it comes to tipping, your safest bet is to at least tip 15% just out of courtesy and respect for your waitstaff's mental well-being.
So when I worked at a restaurant and we had Brits coming in - we used to fight about who was going to serve them. Usually the newer person would, just because we knew they wouldn't tip. So they'd get these super demanding people and no tip at the end. Very sad.
That's Mad LOL..I'm from the uk and its just not tradition here so to speak, i've always tipped really depending on the service given, but here in the uk waiters/waitresses are on minimum wage like any retail/store/general worker so they earn just as much as most in general/mediocre jobs . Lol its funny though what you said, its a brit, you serve them. Must be more of a common thing in the US to tip. I've always been fascinated by cultures :)
Amanda More haha! It’s true - we hated it. We get paid minimum wage also, but it depends on the state. In California waiters/waitresses get paid minimum wage plus your tips.
American culture is just that way, we tip on whatever service we receive. I worked at Starbucks for years and around Christmas time, people would tip us like $100 and more - or would pay for the person behind them, and so on until one person would break the chain (usually a European lol). We’re just raised to contribute to charities and volunteering.
We actually understand sarcasm very well.
It's not just rude to not leave a tip, you're pretty much refusing to pay the wait staff 1/2 their pay. As far as President Trump goes, obviously most people in the U.S. like him, he was elected and is out performing our last President every day. :)
The two things that annoy me and many Americans the most is when the British & Europeans group all Americans together. America is a big country with many distinct regional differences. As an example, Northeast & southeastern people are probably more apt to understand sarcasm more so than Midwesterners or people from the west coast. Those areas tend to be more passive/aggressive though. The other is please, please, please do not make assumptions about us based on what you see in the media or movies or TV shows. Please understand all of that is utter fiction!!!! Thank You 😊
Freedom allows you to express yourself without really having to conform to how other people think. You can be different, you can do your own thing, you can break out from your roots from your situation.
Steve Steele what do you think of the trans panic defence?
I was in England at the time of the Brexit vote. The things I saw on the news rather shocked me (people being beaten for being from another part of Europe 😮)
The reason tipping is big is because that is most waitresses or waiters that is what that make their money
True my mom used to work as a waitress and would get paid less than minimum wage because it was tipping that made up the money she would be paid
That's not the customers fault.
0ForWarner -duck your right it’s no the Customers Fault but some people make a living doing that so you could be courteous and tip
The theory that Brits think that Americans say things wrong, when simply we just have different accents.
Being standoffish seems unnecessarily cold. I remember waiting on a bus in Hong Kong and tried to begin a conversation with a British couple standing beside me. “Are you touring or do you live here?” They really turned around and looked another direction. 😆
British people are generally private people
1. What Americans are you talking to?
2. Why did most of these turn into insults for Americans?
Well, just as other countries have their customs and cultures, so have we. A lot of us were brought up with the "When in Rome.." philosophy, which is only respectful. Why would we/anyone (this is rhetorical) go to someone else's house & intentionally be rude? It's Their house- not yours; if you don't like it, you are free to leave. The tipping thing. Many servers get paid $2.13 an hour. Two Dollars. And Thirteen Cents. For Every Sixty Minutes of Work. That's insane. And it's Also why gratuities (*IF* they've earned them) are so crucial to their making a living. Other cultures' custom Not to tip, knowing this situation, is just blatantly disrespectful to those who work so hard here. And the norm, if the service was good, is 20%. If you leave less, the servers will feel they did a bad job. If they Did, then go for it. That's their choice to give crap service. There have been a few times where I've left 50, 60%, even... because it was So superlative, So outstanding, that I loved seeing their faces when they received it. But that's me.
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as it is outrageously Rude to be LOUD in public places.. unless your culture embraces loudness/boisterousness like some Latin cultures, some religious cultures.. it's just their nature. (I'm still a fan of using an "indoor voice", as we were taught)-- and I think some Americans just feel so privileged to have all the freedoms we do that they (hopefully unconsciously) flaunt it when they're in other countries. Oh God that's so hard to be lumped in with those that feel that way as a reflection of Americans.
But the thing about the U.S. is we're a lovely melting pot. We have the advantages of many cultures sort of weaving into each other & I think that is so cool. It's Also why we like to go see other countries that basically have Just One culture, so we can be immersed in something completely different than our own. Yeah, all countries are going to be different bc we didn't have the chance to grow up together. We're all doing the best we can.
One thing other countries do say about us is we're annoyingly complimentary. If it's genuine, how is being kind annoying? And if we're fascinated by your accent (which, most of us Dream we had), why is that bad? It's like kids getting together for the first time, appreciating the differences in each other. I think it's pretty wonderful. I love our differences around the world. Just as I love our freedoms we each have to different degrees.
And if most of America hated Trump, we'd be on our way to being a Socialist government, which the majority, as it were, does not want. Our country is at a place where a businessman is exActly what is needed now to clean up the nearly FUBAR'd situation in which we find ourselves. Is he an ass? Yeah- for sure, sometimes. But most of us are tired of being beholden to other countries, and want to stand on our own again. The reason it Seems like "most of America" hates Trump is the perfect example of that obnoxious, loud American we all know & dislike so well (as well as those illegally here) being, well, obnoxious and loud, puffing up their chests to look bigger.
Boy, do we have a lot to learn about each other. But how great is That? Thank God we're all different-- learning and expanding is the reason & product of Life and I for one, cannot Wait--- to see your country & try your customs respectfully on for the duration.
Oh and sarcasm is Fabulous when it's witty, intelligent, dry... but when it's out and out meanness in sarcastic clothing, then it's neither intelligent, nor funny. But come On.. witty sarcastic banter? Is there anything better?
Liam ads sorry, I didn’t read all of your comment because it was a waste of time. After all we aren’t here for any truth and understanding as J&L claim because nothing is being taken on board. You stick your fingers in your ears and whine..... la la la la, I’m not listening because I’m an immature douchebag and Americans suck.
The most annoying thing about brits or any non American. Is that when I say I’m from the USA they immediately ask if I’m from New York or L.A they think the whole USA is New York. Pshh.. no there’s totally not not 50 other states I could be from 🤷♀️
There's more people here who love Trump. Here's the best president we ever had.
Except that's not true.. I mean literally.. by more than 3 million people who voted Trump supporters are not the majority.. though I wouldn't expect someone who likes Trump to understand logic, or facts, or anything that takes brain cells really.
I love how you turned this around into things you don’t like about Americans. You don’t like tipping. You don’t like sales tax. You think we don’t understand sarcasm. And you don’t like the President. When I visit a foreign country, I focus on what I can learn, and I try to adapt to a different culture. I don’t sit on my bed and bitch about all the things I don’t like. And if I were really that miserable, I’d just stay home. 🙄
Think they are getting at the price tag says one thing and you pay another. In the UK the tax on goods though generally higher is built into the price on the tag. Visitors I have had from the UK were somewhat confused and it took some getting used to for them to know how much they would be spending. In the US there is often an added cost not reflected on the price. I took it to mean what I have often heard that it can be confusing and difficult for them to get used to, not that they were complaining.
If you ever read what they are fed about American politics and politicians you would probably not recognize who they are talking about. UK coverage of US politics is beyond horrid. Think it is due to a language which can seem familiar yet be so different in meaning and usage. Even still it is often difficult to hear the English talk US politics as they are so oven very ignorant on the matter. Often like listening to the far left or right in this country shrill.
I have lived between the US & UK for 35yrs now. I don't think Brits are standoffish or snotty. Sure, maybe some are but I've never met them. The stiff upper lip is gone too. Especially since Dianas death. The thing that bothers me is everyone drinks! Life evolves around the pub. I love the UK and would love to spend more than 6 months out of the year there. Your sarcasm is great. I love you two!
Thanks for that, really interesting to hear your insight!
I live in GB currently and hate the drinking culture here. I’m basically shamed for not wanting a drink every time we go out for a meal or go on holiday. They honestly can’t have fun without a drink, and that’s sad to me.
Rebekah McDermott I also have a problem with the drinking culture. I worked in a A&E and dreaded when I worked the night shift. I was basically taking care of young people drunk off their minds with sick all over them. Not a pretty memory.
The Parrot Rescuer lol I can assure you the last thing life does is evolve down the pub.. More like it retreats to primeval times.... Yeah I know you mean revolve.. And you are pretty right
Rebekah McDermott we do have one massive drinking culture but not everybody drinks some people like myself cannot handle/don't like drinking cause of how it makes you feel and the taste of it
If America went to a no tipping culture the costs of food in restaurants would immediately rise at least 20%. Restaurant servers in the US make less than minimum wage in salary and the price of the food is lower because of it.
The irony that these two Brits use the Americanism ‘like’ in between each sentence all the way through.
When anyone not from the U.S. comments on our politics, it kinda annoys me.
This Boi Loves P!nk Especially when they are ignorant of the issues and the corruption. There are over 100,000 sealed indictments at pacer.gov. These criminals are being eradicated by President Trump and every country in the world is infiltrated by these criminals. Trump will hand them freedom from these criminals but they all regurgitate what they hear in the fake news.
If I had to hang out with a British person... it would only be one. Because I can’t stand snobbyness. Got to bring that nose out of the clouds when you’re around me. Can’t do it. Nope!!!
Rose Martin mhm find it funny how you think all British (English) people are snobby not everybody lives in London who’s rich and posh and have a posh accent :) stereotypes are horrible lol
Lilly Bae It’ll be ok.
Lilly Bae ohnreally? All stereotypes are inaccurate in some way and yet you think you’re fair about that?. Hmmm..... maybe try not posting a video of yourselves showing your ignorance regarding stereotypes disguised as a learning tool yet is simply to get your kicks by bashing people who are different than you are, especially the big, bad U S of A. We all have a world of knowledge at our fingertips and this is what satisfies you? Say a silent prayer that more average Americans haven’t found this garbage (several thousands of additional opinions regarding this BS would be devastating and you would feel hated).
I also prefer to hang around with people who don’t generalise an entire country so it’s alright
We, Americans, definitely understand being sarcastic and sardonic; we damn near abuse sarcasm in this country.
Our media doesn’t talk about you much lol. We hear more about the Kardashian’s than international news 👀😭
lmaooooo, sooo trueee!
American sarcasm is in a different styling than yours, perhaps. For the most part, our sarcasm is used to really take a crude dig at you. In today's pop culture reference we would call that " throwing shade". Unfortunately, the hourly pay for food service workers is very under the poverty line. Business owners expect the customers to tip well, so they don't bother paying their hard working employees much. Is this the opposite scenario over there?I think Americans are just amused by different accents, in general. ...Even from other Americans from different states. I lived the military family lifestyle from a young age until adulthood...i.e. " Army Brat". Everywhere we moved to, whether foreign or state wide, I was asked about or told how different I sounded. Being a black person that's living in an area, state, that doesn't have a fair mixture of culture, I get hit with the stereotypes from people that have not come into contact with a variety of blacks, or none at all but what they've seen on t.v. and assume we are all the same and sound the same as the media presents us to the world. Trust me when I say I understand what you mean when you say that hearing how impressive you sound becomes annoying after awhile. For me, it starts to get insulting and tells me more about them and their ignorance and lazy complacence to just believe the t.v. stereotypes as fact. In the black community we get to a certain age where we discover how truly different we are because we are told so in some rude awakening" loss of innocence" kind of way. That's when black parents have to sit their children down and have "The Talk". We are told how kids and adults may now treat us, how we may be mercilessly teased, taunted and bullied, but to never show your emotions. Do not give them the satisfaction of tears. Make your tears count is a common term which pretty much boils down to no one who treats you bad is going to care about hurting your feelings so wait til you get home or when it will be meaningful around someone who will care about you when you need to break down. A lot of American black kids are taught to stand up for themselves if someone means them physical harm, so that's why kids and adults may see us as mean looking or unapproachable, but it is a safety guard/wall. Speaking for myself, I have always been the type of spirited person to greet people with a smile and warmth. I've learned that you must pick and choose when and where to put up your guard once you have analyzed and assessed the people in your surroundings to be open to. For the most part, I am highly accessible to approach. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt first and adjust accordingly. So I understand your culture being " put off-ish and stand off-ish as well. It's passed down to your from previous generations in your impressionable years. You guys are great. Love your videos, by the way 😊.
blackkatt777 Something else few people talk about is how military families are typically more diverse, more compromising, more accepting, more compassionate because we get to experience different places and people. Walk a mile in our shoes J/L then spout that bullshit about how ‘educated’ you truly are and how we sacrifice nothing to the fellow man to be proud of.
What they call sarcasm,we call passive aggressive
I feel
If americans arent sarcastic, I don't live in america.
Yea Americans understand sarcasm but I think that Americans are used to hearing sarcasm in an American accent rather than a British accident so when they hear it from a Brit they can’t tell that it’s sarcasm