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  • Опубликовано: 17 авг 2024
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Комментарии • 10 тыс.

  • @Smeowglass
    @Smeowglass 4 года назад +3402

    "American answers questions about America."
    Me, an American: Hey, I can do that!
    An educated American answering questions thoughtfully with confidence and facts.
    Me: Oh, no I cannot do that.

    • @michael2775
      @michael2775 4 года назад +29

      The problem is, a few of his answers are wrong and most of them are not completely true. The prohibition was not the reason for the drinking age of 21. American is most definitely an Ethnicity. He makes a good point about Americans feeling like their identity is political, but it doesn't change that there are certain things that make someone an American. Being born in the U.S. is one of the only ways.

    • @michael2775
      @michael2775 4 года назад +2

      @@NecessaryTruths Either way it's a legally recognized Ethnicity anywhere.

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo 4 года назад +55

      @@michael2775 It's not. It's a nationality.

    • @damienfinnegan8272
      @damienfinnegan8272 4 года назад +2

      he's right in some areas and wrong in others, and he does have some bias when it comes to certain questions

    • @putaidanganimal1
      @putaidanganimal1 4 года назад +1

      HAHAHAHAAHA

  • @aidenbagshaw5573
    @aidenbagshaw5573 3 года назад +1004

    I'm just impressed how politically neutral he was throughout the whole thing.

  • @genericsmithson4379
    @genericsmithson4379 3 года назад +1649

    Honestly, America is so big and has so many different cultures it’s really
    Impressive how he managed to answer each question comprehensively

    • @danip3270
      @danip3270 3 года назад +48

      Agreed. With 350 million Americans, 50 states plus the territories, multiple cultures, and generations, I agree he did as good a job as anyone could have.

    • @minirambler4042
      @minirambler4042 3 года назад

      @@danip3270 350 million? Pretty sure it’s a bit lower

    • @oscarlinebaugh8930
      @oscarlinebaugh8930 3 года назад +4

      @@minirambler4042 331 million at the start of 2020.

    • @minirambler4042
      @minirambler4042 3 года назад +1

      @@oscarlinebaugh8930 oh okay, didn’t know that

    • @raindrop2417
      @raindrop2417 3 года назад +1

      @@minirambler4042 I think they might be including the territories, but I’m still not sure if that adds up

  • @deaddead698
    @deaddead698 3 года назад +607

    “Are Americans British” is like asking “Are Japanese people Chinese” or “Are Mexicans Spanish”

    • @robinnico7212
      @robinnico7212 3 года назад +57

      Not really since Americans are very ethnically diverse and mostly all the other countries like japan are mostly that race

    • @violettachalamet1409
      @violettachalamet1409 3 года назад +29

      @@robinnico7212 True, the US is very diverse

    • @cr8213
      @cr8213 3 года назад +3

      @@internet4543 Not all

    • @chimp1561
      @chimp1561 3 года назад

      Yamato pfp hello cool person with a good taste in anime

    • @shooting6lasers
      @shooting6lasers 3 года назад +6

      @@internet4543 Technically Middle Easterners, people from the Caucasus, and more than half of Latinos are considered white as well.

  • @Alec_Xavian
    @Alec_Xavian 4 года назад +3390

    "America just likes things to be bigger" that's the most American thing I ever heard 😂😂😂 it's so true though

    • @feelingprettynice4894
      @feelingprettynice4894 4 года назад +35

      I thought it was just cause we had more space

    • @knightwolf3511
      @knightwolf3511 4 года назад +43

      no it's we have more space but we do like to have things bigger, luxurious that's mainly the rich.
      spoiled is questionable if all drinks in america are 12oz but in Europe it's 10oz, is it really spoiled or it's just normally that we like have larger drinks. i like larger drinks because they last longer. If you had 1 drink for whole day would you want a 6oz or 24oz?
      rules and regulations are more strict in Europe with food then america as well. and cars and trucks it's easier to drive higher up for some reason and it prevents less scratching when you hit bumps on a road less damage to the car.

    • @froeloe
      @froeloe 4 года назад +38

      yeah. big everything. big rent. big student loans. big debts. big depression. big sales. big money. big boobs. big dicks. big ego. big lies.

    • @froeloe
      @froeloe 4 года назад

      Salvador Luna, exactly. we have big egos.

    • @lilcorgipuptato7722
      @lilcorgipuptato7722 4 года назад +18

      I mean Texas tho.

  • @johnny2003
    @johnny2003 4 года назад +4047

    His answer to “are Americans British” was 100% spot on.

    • @charleneraymond4036
      @charleneraymond4036 4 года назад +13

      I was kinda confused by it honestly because isn't that the case for most of the western world?

    • @tlam3028
      @tlam3028 4 года назад +155

      Charlene Raymond no, due to the fact America has only been a nation for about 250 years. we haven’t been able to develop into a separate ethnic group. Unlike Europe in which for example French people are ethnically French and are from the geographical location of France.

    • @LAbeauty316
      @LAbeauty316 4 года назад +32

      yes! I'm from Louisiana, which was heavily influenced by France and Spain (but especially France) and they used to also speak Cajun French. however, just like how they forced native Americans to conform with colonial British society and customs, we were forced as well. Cajun French stopped being taught in schools and people were essentially shamed into not using it. only the much older generation who live in tiny towns can speak it. my grandfather spoke it, and he was 91 when he passed last August just to give some context on how few people are left that still know the language. Americans are only "British" because like he said, they were the strongest country.

    • @TJ042
      @TJ042 4 года назад +11

      John Abbatiello Americans (such as myself; the name is quite apparent) are most likely to be German. Unless you use the *real* definition of British to include all ethnic groups of the British Isles (Irish, Scottish, Manx, English, Welsh, Cornish).

    • @daveyhouston
      @daveyhouston 4 года назад +13

      John A not if you are black

  • @FastForwardPlans
    @FastForwardPlans 3 года назад +250

    "What do you do if you get a cold?"
    You guys go to hospitals for colds?

    • @weebnerd6942
      @weebnerd6942 3 года назад +27

      And not like idk not go outside for like 2 days????

    • @Camillelele69
      @Camillelele69 3 года назад +52

      yeah in korea they literally go to hospitals for even the slightest cold or a pharmacy. In the us we just go to target, walmart, or even 711 to buy medicine.

    • @elizabethwoolnough4358
      @elizabethwoolnough4358 3 года назад +7

      Not in the UK, no, we don't.

    • @taylor41
      @taylor41 3 года назад +18

      lmao i think thats just him, most people i know just take some over the counter medicine and wait it out

    • @KnightslayerK8
      @KnightslayerK8 3 года назад +11

      I've had a really bad "cold" and my mom took me to the doctor
      I had bad strept throat and I couldn't talk without being in severe pain
      My mom thought it was a cold

  • @desolatefox
    @desolatefox 3 года назад +267

    Who goes to urgent care for a cold?! That's a trip to Walmart. XD

    • @catgirl6803
      @catgirl6803 3 года назад +1

      I just said that above before seeing your comment.

    • @plantagenetsurvivor8771
      @plantagenetsurvivor8771 3 года назад +28

      What do Americans do for a cold? We suck it up! You gotta be dying before you pay $100 Urgent Care visit.

    • @braelynnsimerra1310
      @braelynnsimerra1310 3 года назад +8

      @@plantagenetsurvivor8771 exactly xD unless we have like for sure broken a bone or worse we are told to just suck it up xD sometimes even with a broken bone they suck it up too lol. It costs too much to go get it checked out. We’d rather just suffer and save our money so we don’t go into debt

    • @CRRNCRW
      @CRRNCRW 3 года назад +2

      Where I live, if you get a cold or flu during the winter season you just go to Walmart and grab some Tylenol or something and go back home to just chug water. Unless it gets to the point where you get diarrhea or intense vomiting (most flus seem to calm down a lot after vomiting however) you just keep doing whatever you were doing before you were sick.

    • @leylacastro3813
      @leylacastro3813 3 года назад +1

      @@plantagenetsurvivor8771 I was born in America but im Puerto Rican and for me my mom puts vaporu on my chest and under my nose and gives me a gingerale

  • @np-cos4065
    @np-cos4065 4 года назад +1778

    "Are Americans British?"
    History books: *Well, yes, but actually, no*
    Edit: I-It's a joke...

    • @LynnJynh9315
      @LynnJynh9315 4 года назад +30

      The ruling class of the U.S. is termed WASPs, White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. They wrote the history books, they wrote the laws. But in actually, even most white Americans are of German, Scottish, and Irish descent.

    • @LynnJynh9315
      @LynnJynh9315 4 года назад +4

      @NotJo Maybe. But history books make a clear distinction between the Anglo-Protestants, the Scots-Irish lowlanders, the Germans, and later Irish immigrants. They formed modern New England, the Midwest, and Appalachia. The Southerners are more difficult to pin down, but they seem to be descended from Norman nobility.

    • @ariellopez7999
      @ariellopez7999 4 года назад +8

      Are the British French?

    • @fatdanjuggalo
      @fatdanjuggalo 4 года назад +3

      We beat the greatest military the time with farmers and kids. Then Vietnam did it to us. Ya win some ya lose some boys!!!! USA!!!! USA!!!!!

    • @tristangriffiths7939
      @tristangriffiths7939 4 года назад +6

      13 British colonies committed treason and formed America that is why there is 13 stripes on your flag

  • @izzyk70
    @izzyk70 4 года назад +1674

    "Are American's Happy"
    students: no
    Edit: please stop making this about politics. This is a joke- even so it’s statistically proven students nowadays have higher depression rates and anxiety levels. If you’re going to start an issue in my replies just leave.

    • @Dylan-oy3ch
      @Dylan-oy3ch 4 года назад +20

      Jinx :3 i’m a high schooler republican and is very happy and proud some americans don’t realize how previlidged they are to live in suck a free beautiful country ✊🇺🇸

    • @Ladynoir-rr5lv
      @Ladynoir-rr5lv 4 года назад +2

      Yup

    • @anastasiacline6159
      @anastasiacline6159 4 года назад +30

      @@Dylan-oy3ch Try working for the state of Texas as a student worker and you'll change that tune the first time you work 5 hours for $10/hour only to be told "oh, haha, we don't have $50 to give you, tough luck!" and then when you seek out an employment lawyer you're introduced to the very republican idea of "sovereign immunity". There's also the very republican idea of "civil asset forfeiture". Look up the meaning of both of those and tell me how free and privileged the republicans have made this country? The real world is a lot different than highschool political science and history.

    • @rebeccashuster3373
      @rebeccashuster3373 4 года назад +1

      so true

    • @bethcummings1124
      @bethcummings1124 4 года назад +7

      My depression agrees

  • @squidwardis_life102
    @squidwardis_life102 3 года назад +446

    “Some people in America do think of themselves as an island”
    I think Thts just for us Hawaiians💀

    • @loveremy2928
      @loveremy2928 3 года назад +20

      Lol people in Florida do too

    • @sukisukijanai971
      @sukisukijanai971 3 года назад +1

      Lol relatable

    • @kayEnt3rtainm3nt
      @kayEnt3rtainm3nt 3 года назад

      @UNKNOWN : 0 Well Manhattan Island also.

    • @kayEnt3rtainm3nt
      @kayEnt3rtainm3nt 3 года назад

      @UNKNOWN : 0 It's an island in New York City but NYC is itself divided up into sub-sections called boroughs, the island of Manhattan being one of them. Don't worry, your confusion is warranted. You should see how confusing it gets when discussing New York tax classifications, haha.

    • @patrickstar77
      @patrickstar77 3 года назад

      And puerto rico

  • @arielrose6361
    @arielrose6361 3 года назад +187

    His response to the question about us being overworked sounds like he forgot about the service industry (retail, restaurant, etc).

    • @snbatman
      @snbatman 3 года назад +20

      Agreed. The answer to that question is "Yes" without any doubt.

    • @DarkDreams948
      @DarkDreams948 3 года назад +13

      Right. Like yes. Were severely overworked because we cant afford rent and food and all our other bills if we dont. But he also said he didnt work overtime so... he never had that issues im sure

    • @ivetterodriguez1994
      @ivetterodriguez1994 3 года назад +5

      poverty threshold definitely takes overtime.

    • @alexander5662
      @alexander5662 3 года назад +2

      @@DarkDreams948 well tbh u most not be overworked because ur watching this RUclips video lol. But all serious Ik a guy who works 95+ hours a week simply because he wants buy houses and save a lot for retirement at his younger ages

  • @beans6936
    @beans6936 4 года назад +2252

    how tf did this guy know why our egg shells are white lol

    • @vliegendehollander
      @vliegendehollander 4 года назад +154

      He is naturally curious and has a passion for learning about the world instead of spending his life sucked into the TV.

    • @jojoelio5537
      @jojoelio5537 4 года назад +74

      They are teachers so they should know alot.

    • @ohyeahnyx
      @ohyeahnyx 4 года назад +2

      Movies tv

    • @vliegendehollander
      @vliegendehollander 4 года назад +15

      H S - lol I guess that’s possible for the chicken question, but his knowledge about the other topics doesn’t typically come from a person locked into the boob tube. He speaks like someone who reads a lot.

    • @sunmarsh
      @sunmarsh 4 года назад +34

      They are white for the reason he states, but they do go through a process that removes the invisible coating an egg naturally has which makes it non-porous and protects it from the external environment. So they are technically 'cleaner', but they are then vulnerable to environmental factors, which is why they are then refrigerated in the U.S. The reason they are cleaned in the first place is to remove potential contamination with salmonella bacteria. The reason we have such a high rate of salmonella transfer to eggs in the first place is because of the poor conditions the chickens are raised in. So long story short, we wash and refrigerate our eggs so that it is cheaper and easier to breed chickens (we can keep more hens in smaller and less sanitary spaces). Bad for the chickens, good for the chicken industry. 'MERICA!

  • @NatalynSchlabach0215
    @NatalynSchlabach0215 4 года назад +7220

    As an American, I love how well spoken he is and how thoroughly he answered each question!

    • @viis374
      @viis374 4 года назад +92

      I mean he is a teacher so makes sense

    • @Coco-kr7dz
      @Coco-kr7dz 4 года назад +12

      Agreed

    • @ce666isa3
      @ce666isa3 4 года назад +21

      He sounds like a character in a family sitcom
      .

    • @4624Denise
      @4624Denise 4 года назад +102

      He's our son....and thanks! We're so proud of him!

    • @aceggkspade958
      @aceggkspade958 4 года назад +7

      30 seconds in and I got to say Apple valley is not near Los Angeles. It’s like 3 hours away at least depending on traffic more. That’s like saying Washing DC Maryland is known for being that city next to Philadelphia. Haha it’s just not even close. Sorry about that, but Apple valley is known for having crime, cheaper nice houses in southern Cali, those go hand in hand, people with dirt bikes and quads and a great place to do door to door alarms lol

  • @gr8gracie858
    @gr8gracie858 3 года назад +65

    One time my British friend had to Google “do Americans has cheddar cheese” because she had a bunch of Americans, including myself, coming over and wanted to make sure that they knew what was on their plates.

    • @ivetterodriguez1994
      @ivetterodriguez1994 3 года назад

      We put in anatt in our cheddar as a preservative I think. Which makes it orange in color. It's anatto.

    • @braelynnsimerra1310
      @braelynnsimerra1310 3 года назад

      If we didn’t have cheddar cheese I would’ve moved the second I turned 18-

    • @jw4277
      @jw4277 3 года назад +1

      Lmao making up random cheeses? Get out of here with your "cheddar" bs

    • @bowenzhou5402
      @bowenzhou5402 3 года назад +2

      @@jw4277 wtf? Cheddar is legit one of the most popular cheeses here??

  • @melodypanek448
    @melodypanek448 3 года назад +28

    I live in Wisconsin. Most of us take our shoes or boots off when going into a house. We don't want to track in wet snow, water or mud.

    • @ivetterodriguez1994
      @ivetterodriguez1994 3 года назад +2

      I from the southwest, pretty much desert, terrible drought. No need to take off shoes because the dirt is dry.

    • @ivetterodriguez1994
      @ivetterodriguez1994 3 года назад +2

      But still, walk around barefoot at home unless my dad yells at me to wear something because the floor is cold in winter and that'll apparently get me sick.

  • @TheDoctorsDancer
    @TheDoctorsDancer 4 года назад +553

    The "h" thing is because of the influence of French on the development of the English language.

    • @joseph1150
      @joseph1150 4 года назад +16

      Yeah, English is definitely mutable. The Y at the beginning of old words like Ye Old Tavern was the Th sound. American English is actually closer to real British English from what I remember reading. There was a shift due to fads and trends that made mainstream British English shift (IIRC had to do with the leisure class taking their summers in the South of England and adopting parts of the local accent to show how posh they were).

    • @allyson2day
      @allyson2day 4 года назад +8

      @@joseph1150 the boston accent is supposedly linguistically speaking the closest accent to what the colonial British sounded like

    • @Valenvic
      @Valenvic 4 года назад +2

      Even so, it depends on the specific American accent.

    • @demented_cycles
      @demented_cycles 4 года назад +3

      The adding of the h sound to words like herb and the actual letter H came from a time when lower classes in England were omitting the h sound from all words. In response the higher classes were emphasizing the h sound in words that it was previously silent

    • @ferablue1318
      @ferablue1318 4 года назад

      Mrs.Oakenshield the problem with that is when you say British you are referring to the entirety of Britain. Scotland and Ireland have accents very different to most American accents.

  • @rachelkinnamon6152
    @rachelkinnamon6152 4 года назад +785

    “yankee” is definitely still a derogatory word in the south. most southerners will take offense to you calling them a yankee.

    • @PamelaMMBerkeley
      @PamelaMMBerkeley 4 года назад +72

      Yes I moved from NJ to SC when I was seven and was bullied for being a "d*mn yankee"

    • @mcm0324
      @mcm0324 4 года назад +63

      'Yankee' is a very derogatory name that many from the south still call the north - on the East Coast. Being from PA, when I moved to Virginia after college I was actually kicked out of an interview simply because I was from the North. I was told they don't hire Yankees and the Confederate flag still hung outside their office building. The Mason-Dixon Line is the difference between the north & the south. My friends from the south cannot believe that in high school US history, the Civil War in the North is just a chapter. For some in the south they studied the Civil War their entire 10th grade year!

    • @renataester8158
      @renataester8158 4 года назад +1

      what should we call them? American people? I mean America is a continent so

    • @daemonskycloak6818
      @daemonskycloak6818 4 года назад +31

      Because they’re still racist in the south.

    • @karentyas5440
      @karentyas5440 4 года назад +21

      It’s intended as derogatory from southerners which is why I find it funny that in any other country EVERY American is thought of as a yankee. Being from PA, I’m honestly not bothered by it at all.

  • @thelegendofyolo
    @thelegendofyolo 3 года назад +20

    I think the whole “calling pizza a pie” is largely a northerner thing, especially New York. You can go into a pizza shop and say “I’ll have a slice” or “I’ll order a pie” and it just means a plain piece of pizza/plain pizza pie. I find that once you travel outside of NY/NJ region, you don’t hear pizza being called a pie anymore

    • @jaycee330
      @jaycee330 3 года назад +2

      It's definitely a New York/Long Island thing. No one else out here in the midwest calls it a pie.

    • @Solo_gurl1
      @Solo_gurl1 3 года назад

      In Maryland it’s not called a pie but a pizza

  • @zoe_dawg
    @zoe_dawg 3 года назад +26

    As an American I always thought people saying "herb" was fancy until I heard an Australian saying Americans were fancy bc we said "erb" lol

  • @queenoftheslums3714
    @queenoftheslums3714 4 года назад +2148

    bruh his answers were so good he even taught me some stuff as an american

    • @pleaseparkjimininmygarage-6212
      @pleaseparkjimininmygarage-6212 4 года назад +14

      same, i'm 15 so i'm still learning and its actually interesting

    • @nathanvalle6997
      @nathanvalle6997 4 года назад +6

      Some answers are incorrect though like the one about why the drinking age is at 21.

    • @SherriLyle80s
      @SherriLyle80s 4 года назад +5

      We are always learning something. I knew pretty much all of it but I'm probably much older. I always say, the day I stop learning will be the day I die. We all need to open up and keep learning and readjusting what we think we know if something more accurate comes along, or if our belief system has changed. Its okay to change your mind and learn.

    • @devinwhite5064
      @devinwhite5064 4 года назад +6

      @Melissa laurin some things you don't learn in school. I had to get a Canadian to tell me about the war of 1812. And even then I still have no clue what it was about.

    • @marleyismydog2175
      @marleyismydog2175 4 года назад

      For reals

  • @justanotherbaptistjew5659
    @justanotherbaptistjew5659 4 года назад +578

    The reason that Americans say “erb.” Is because that’s how the French did it. The Brits said it that way for most of their history, but then that sort of pronunciation was associated with the low-class Cockney accent, and most of them stopped using the correct way, which is “erb.”

    • @Deamo18
      @Deamo18 4 года назад +22

      I don’t think you can really call it correct or incorrect; accents change, words change, dialects change. The way we talk now is not the same as 100 years ago, so does that make our accents today “incorrect”? Language is constantly changing, so you can’t pick one dialect and say it’s considered more correct than another.

    • @justanotherbaptistjew5659
      @justanotherbaptistjew5659 4 года назад +26

      @Deamo18
      I only call it correct because the Brits like to brag about how we “corrupted” the language, when in fact, American English is closer to the original.

    • @Deamo18
      @Deamo18 4 года назад +13

      Zero to Awesome I’ll concede you that point, American English is a bit closer to the original, the modern British accent is a man-made accent, similar to the one you’d see in old 50’s movies that actors were taught. It did have a small place in America at one point, but because the accent was considered posh and most people in America at the time were working class, it never really took off. In England it spread more because finishing schools were teaching it, and it trickled down as a sign of wealth. However, no dialect today is close enough to sound similar to the accent that was replaced, because that was around 300 years ago. Accent history is fascinating!

    • @steve1583
      @steve1583 4 года назад +2

      it also matters which part of the country you live in cause I say herb and i live in az

    • @mama_ber7179
      @mama_ber7179 4 года назад +8

      I see it this way (as an American), "Herb" is a name whereas "erb" is something you add to food for added flavor or something you smoke😂

  • @CheekandBluster
    @CheekandBluster 3 года назад +63

    OK, I'm a lifelong American and now I have to go google "how did NASCAR come from prohibition"

    • @jacobcash7848
      @jacobcash7848 3 года назад +21

      NASCAR was started by booze or moonshine runners. When moonshine was made in the south people would need to deliver it to rural and mountain communities. They also needed a car to outrun the cops if they caught them. Over time runners would compare delivery times and would start racing. At these races people could get alcohol and watch the race.

    • @JourneyGirl44
      @JourneyGirl44 3 года назад +2

      Right! I had no idea

    • @SomeFreakingCactus
      @SomeFreakingCactus 3 года назад +3

      Gettin' away from the Feds!

  • @CheekandBluster
    @CheekandBluster 3 года назад +21

    "Are Americans happy?" I don't think you can generalize us all as happy or unhappy. I think most of us could easily be much happier than we are, but our problem is that we think of happiness as something you attain. We think "if I got this promotion, or if you could afford that fancy outfit, or if I had a Lexus, or a cabin in Tahoe," that those things would make us happy. But as it turns out, the people that have those things aren't any happier than people who don't. Real happiness is the little everyday experiences, often things we take for granted. A pretty sunset. The guy's hilarious reaction at the coffee shop when he tipped over in his chair. The excited look on a student's face when what you've been telling them clicks, and they "get it." Watching your kid squeal with delight as he plays on a swing. Writing tl;dr RUclips comments full of platitudes that nobody's gonna read, except for you, the person who read this far. You and I get each other. : )

  • @purplecatloverrandompizza
    @purplecatloverrandompizza 4 года назад +633

    "are Americans British"
    Not since the revolutionary war as far as I know

    • @sydneyliles5752
      @sydneyliles5752 4 года назад +20

      The revolutionary war: am i a joke to you?

    • @codyhess7749
      @codyhess7749 4 года назад +19

      I just know that if asked about any other country the answer would be something along the lines of "Some of us." But when asking if we are British the answer is a flat no.

    • @katecooper3410
      @katecooper3410 4 года назад +6

      Actually, English/American dual citizens technically fall under British as well. I'm one of those British Americans

    • @HorusDeathtouch
      @HorusDeathtouch 4 года назад +3

      When he says brown eggs are healthier, he is incorrect.

    • @bluesdealer
      @bluesdealer 4 года назад +5

      Damn redcoats 😄💂‍♂️

  • @reagan1316
    @reagan1316 4 года назад +4874

    I’m glad this guy is representing us, he knows his history and spoke thoroughly without bias

    • @tahwoncharay5559
      @tahwoncharay5559 4 года назад +48

      Lol wrong about the origins of the word yankee and the fact that untill MADD got the federal government to change the law in 1981 to 21 did it go from 18 to 21 so this guy needs to fact check befor he opens his suck hole for another REAL American.......

    • @zynbo2265
      @zynbo2265 4 года назад +255

      Tahwoncha Ray He did get a few things wrong but his answers were impressive for off the top of the head answers

    • @totahsam8293
      @totahsam8293 4 года назад +170

      @@tahwoncharay5559 And what makes you a real American? What standard do we go by? I'm Navajo by the way so I have legit credentials. I'm 100% real American. So he fucked up a few facts? No need to get your panties in a twist. Just show him how much smarter you are by giving accurate information instead of questioning his authenticity. That's just silly.

    • @jrc25_
      @jrc25_ 4 года назад +7

      R except i don’t say erbs i say herbs because i’m from the midwest i don’t say erbs it’s herbs

    • @kelnor21
      @kelnor21 4 года назад +31

      @@totahsam8293 not to be a jerk but you have no more claim to be an american than anyone else.

  • @minicat3640
    @minicat3640 3 года назад +41

    I live in the us and I am happy, aside from my clinical depression. 🤣

  • @jillthornton5512
    @jillthornton5512 3 года назад +34

    In the South, “Yankee” is still derogatory.

    • @tilted4fun805
      @tilted4fun805 3 года назад +3

      yes they’re still mad about the civil war....... 🙄😂

    • @jillthornton5512
      @jillthornton5512 3 года назад +4

      No, it’s because Yankees are condescending.

    • @jaycee330
      @jaycee330 3 года назад +3

      Only to southerners, northerners don't give a shit.

    • @shooting6lasers
      @shooting6lasers 3 года назад

      Latinos can use yanqui as a slur, but gringo is probably used more often.

    • @danielkyavata6233
      @danielkyavata6233 3 года назад +1

      The cultures are so different. And we feel like our culture is constantly made fun of and always equated with slavery. Strange, because much of our culture has ties with African roots.

  • @manifesteddestiny.
    @manifesteddestiny. 4 года назад +591

    The British called us yankees as an insult in the revolutionary war. We pulled an Uno reverse card and embraced it. that's where the song comes from.

    • @Rose-nj6mb
      @Rose-nj6mb 4 года назад +13

      Ohhh, just like the n word

    • @manifesteddestiny.
      @manifesteddestiny. 4 года назад +69

      @@Rose-nj6mb yeah but we don't start burning our neighborhoods down when a brit calls us a yankee today.

    • @iamadodecahedron2226
      @iamadodecahedron2226 4 года назад +6

      Ive never cared for the name Yankee.. of course, I'm thinking of the baseball team when it's said. It's old terminology that until today I never understood. It's reference has no meaning still after learning more.

    • @clickclackclickclack3058
      @clickclackclickclack3058 3 года назад +7

      @@manifesteddestiny. I can't tell if this is an insult to black people or not-

    • @lotusinn3
      @lotusinn3 3 года назад +3

      Chris Stewart Except no one has done that ever. 😂

  • @haleyviner2523
    @haleyviner2523 4 года назад +765

    “Are Americans happy?”
    I am an emotionless space creature

    • @alyssainnis4432
      @alyssainnis4432 4 года назад +4

      Haley V. 👽🖖🏼

    • @j.williford179
      @j.williford179 4 года назад +3

      Yes American's are happy.

    • @123domo8
      @123domo8 4 года назад +5

      Yes, thats why we love to say we are depressed all the time its a challenge to see who can go the furthest

    • @user-kv7uh6zm2r
      @user-kv7uh6zm2r 4 года назад

      HAH SAMEEE

    • @cadenperry2330
      @cadenperry2330 4 года назад +1

      I'm happy except when i'm not

  • @hellomynameissadddx6719
    @hellomynameissadddx6719 3 года назад +19

    As a Texan the most times I hear “yanks” or “Yankees” is when we are talking baseball lol

  • @croonch6538
    @croonch6538 3 года назад +11

    I'm an American and very happy in the US! I love my country!!

  • @HandattheHelm
    @HandattheHelm 4 года назад +998

    There's a fun old comment about the word "Yankee" that goes like this: "Elsewhere in the world, a Yankee is an American. In America, a Yankee is a Northerner [born north of the Mason-Dixon Line]. In the North, a Yankee is someone from the Northeast [area extending from Maine south to D.C.]. In the Northeast, a Yankee is someone from New England [states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut]. In New England, a Yankee is someone from Vermont. And in Vermont, a Yankee is someone who eats pie for breakfast."

    • @nozhbozh
      @nozhbozh 4 года назад +30

      HandattheHelm Vermont really likes pie...

    • @mitchderise73
      @mitchderise73 4 года назад +18

      Breakfast pizzas aren't all that weird

    • @Jezqi83
      @Jezqi83 4 года назад +41

      in Massachusetts a Yankee is a terrible baseball team :P

    • @Declan0Connor
      @Declan0Connor 4 года назад +3

      Desirae Hersey yeah in my small town in Vermont we have an annual apple pie festival

    • @tlam3028
      @tlam3028 4 года назад +6

      Gotta disagree as a Massachusetts resident, nobody here wants any association with that title.

  • @tsubakihanazono
    @tsubakihanazono 4 года назад +1128

    I’m so glad to see an intelligent and kind individual repping US.

    • @RickZune
      @RickZune 4 года назад +26

      Must have been hard finding someone

    • @tsubakihanazono
      @tsubakihanazono 4 года назад +3

      Rick Zune definitely...

    • @mr.shepherdspie7958
      @mr.shepherdspie7958 4 года назад +100

      @@RickZune really?! I hate when ignorant people that know nothing of the U.S say that we're stupid and unintelligent. I'm not being nationalistic for saying that, and I really don't care if you don't know about America, but making these assumptions about America, and posting them on the Internet like you know what you're talking about boils my blood. Unless this was supposed to be a joke. If it was, my apology.

    • @mr.shepherdspie7958
      @mr.shepherdspie7958 4 года назад +8

      @@RickZune wait, are you American? I don't think you are seeing as you posted something that is negitive towards the U.S and even I'll admit, most Americans are proud to be American, but you very well could be American.

    • @mr.shepherdspie7958
      @mr.shepherdspie7958 4 года назад +6

      @jackmichael285 yeah that is true, definitely

  • @McGeistly
    @McGeistly 3 года назад +5

    They picked the most eloquent and thoughtful person to represent the US. I appreciate this.

  • @LibertineDeSade
    @LibertineDeSade 3 года назад +2

    I love how knowledgeable and unbiased he is! I wish there were more videos with Americans explaininf our culture and history like this. Great video.

  • @noeller9187
    @noeller9187 4 года назад +564

    In terms of the “wearing shoes indoors” thing, I think a big reason that it’s less of a problem in America is we never sit in the floor like many people do in Asia. While obviously there are Americans who prefer to take their shoes off when entering the house because it’s cleaner, it’s not really something we think about as a necessity because, to us, the floor is only something you walk on. However, speaking from personal experience and knowledge from some of my Asian friends, it’s way more common to sit on the ground with low tables to eat, etc. So being closer to the ground, obviously floor cleanliness would be much more noticeable and therefore more important :)

    • @alexandercuevas6783
      @alexandercuevas6783 4 года назад +29

      That is a great answer

    • @brookb5890
      @brookb5890 4 года назад +25

      Yes! This is exactly what I was thinking. From another standpoint, there aren't a lot of places to put shoes when you walk into an American household. Someone would have to purchase or build extra storage space for shoes and most Americans store their shoes in a closet. I wear house shoes (slippers when it's cold, flipflops when it's warm), but I don't usually take off shoes I'm wearing until I go up to my bedroom to change.

    • @yourbiggestfangirllivv
      @yourbiggestfangirllivv 4 года назад +35

      As a Canadian I don't know anyone who wears their shoes inside of their house cause it's just dirty🤭🤐 We wear slipper cause it just makes sense. If you wear shoes inside your house then I am going to seriously judge you cause no offense that's weird😣

    • @Vee_Vee662
      @Vee_Vee662 4 года назад +11

      I'm too lazy to take them off 😂

    • @alexandercuevas6783
      @alexandercuevas6783 4 года назад +1

      @@Vee_Vee662 there's that too

  • @PrincessNinja007
    @PrincessNinja007 4 года назад +306

    The shoe thing- when you enter someone else's house, taking your shoes off indicates that you intend to stay a while, essentially inviting yourself over. The rule of thumb I learned is that if you're comfortable enough to sit without being invited, you can take your shoes off without being asked.
    Also, I wear work boots and walk around all day. You reeeeeeally don't want me going shoeless in an enclosed space after a long summer day of work.

    • @Udontkno7
      @Udontkno7 4 года назад +21

      Yep. If the shoes are off, you're spending hours there. Not a few minutes.

    • @pyjamaramasam
      @pyjamaramasam 4 года назад +24

      I usually take my shoes off even if I'm only staying for a few minutes. Only because my mom taught us to do that as respect for the person who cleaned the floors. Lord forbid I came home and walked all over her clean floors with my dirty shoes lol. It's a thing ingrained in my brain even now as an adult and I find it weird that it weirds people out 😅

    • @brie4308
      @brie4308 4 года назад +5

      I find it funny that I’m America taking your shoes off is rude, because here in Canada it’s polite

    • @NTNinja
      @NTNinja 4 года назад

      @@brie4308 I live in america and when i used to live in canada I went to someones house and most of the poeple there were wearing shoes

    • @IsMeAbi
      @IsMeAbi 4 года назад +4

      @@brie4308 it's not rude to us Americans we are just surprised to see that sometimes it kinda depends how your raised

  • @joel1228
    @joel1228 3 года назад +15

    I wear shoes in my house, because my dog sheds enough to sweep five times a day. lol

  • @ImaDieHrderLkeMyKidBruceWillis
    @ImaDieHrderLkeMyKidBruceWillis 3 года назад +2

    Fascinating.
    The American gentleman did an amazing job answering the questions and doing so correctly.

  • @annafed2419
    @annafed2419 4 года назад +1816

    Damn John is educated😳
    As an American I’d say I’m relatively happy. Also with the drinking age thing, I think the American government wanted all the states to raise their drinking age to 21 but technically congress doesn’t have authority to do that so they have what’s called “categorical grants” where they give money to a state to fix their roads but only if they raised the drinking age

    • @ITSMERlVER
      @ITSMERlVER 4 года назад +2

      Anna Fed241 oh I took your first statement as a criticism of John telling him to be educated 😅 I assume you meant Damn John is educated, right?

    • @annafed2419
      @annafed2419 4 года назад +2

      ITSMENIKKl yes sorry. I’ll rephrase

    • @TheCriminalViolin
      @TheCriminalViolin 4 года назад +8

      It's a lot like speed limits. Speed Limits and Road Safety is TECHNICALLY a federal responsibility and they hold ultimate power, however, states have been and are allowed to set their own speed limits, and even legal age to drive/learn to drive. Montana, in example, has places where there is literally no speed limits whatsoever and it's sort of a "drive how you want at your own risk/peril". I also believe they have a lower drinking age, too, I think it is 18, might be 16. Can't quite remember. Though it may have been changed since I last researched the drinking age there, since that was a good few years ago.

    • @gursharansingh4531
      @gursharansingh4531 4 года назад +10

      army😊

    • @jamesbroderick840
      @jamesbroderick840 4 года назад +3

      @@TheCriminalViolin Its actually been 21 here in Montana for awhile now

  • @apollo5582
    @apollo5582 4 года назад +4648

    *are americans happy?*
    well you see... i have what you might call “depression”

    • @feelingprettynice4894
      @feelingprettynice4894 4 года назад +12

      Hehe
      ruclips.net/video/-pypV-JPU1k/видео.html

    • @kalkidanalemayehu2236
      @kalkidanalemayehu2236 4 года назад +108

      We all do in the US

    • @chrisb.7787
      @chrisb.7787 4 года назад +84

      You can only know you are happy after you've been sad.

    • @jinajung8413
      @jinajung8413 4 года назад +22

      well yes but.... yea your right most americans do have depression.... im not even full american. my american percent is like 25% or less... i dont know. im mostly mexican and asian, even if i dont show it many people think im from like german, canada or like the uk but nope im just really pale but im not sure where my family is from. i guess it just depends.. but most people that live in america have depression. thats my answer and if im wrong im sorry.

    • @signalfire15
      @signalfire15 4 года назад +25

      V here and I love bts Um, no, we don’t. I think the percentage of people suffering from depression in the US is 7%. And if it’s less in other countries, its most likely due to misdiagnosis, ignorance about depression or culture differences that don’t allow people to even accept that they are depressed. The vast majority of Americans are happy.

  • @ApatheticRobot
    @ApatheticRobot 3 года назад +3

    Wow I thought I’d know the answers to these questions but I’m learning so much from this. The speaker is so knowledgeable!

  • @kiwi4661
    @kiwi4661 3 года назад +4

    i’m honestly so surprised that he answered all of these genuinely and throroughly
    i was out here answering every one of them sarcastically

  • @ks9759
    @ks9759 4 года назад +387

    I’m wondering if the “Are Americans happy?” question comes from the stereotype about us being kinda loud, talkative and outgoing. Like, an American is more likely to say hello to a stranger, to talk loudly with them about their day and laugh without hesitation. We value self confidence and open communication, so we come across as “happy” unbothered people. Of course, that’s just a generalization. A lot of us are depressed and introverted as hell. 😂

    • @uhliketheplanet
      @uhliketheplanet 4 года назад +29

      Also in the south it’s kind of part of our culture to just be friendly and talkative to strangers. I’m pretty sure it’s different in the north cause I’ve heard about New Yorkers just always focusing on their business but that’s a stereotype and I’ve never been so I don’t really know about the north 🤷‍♀️

    • @ks9759
      @ks9759 4 года назад +22

      Marinara Sauce Yeah, I think it depends where you go. Big city vs. rural communities, rich vs. poor communities and all that. But maybe the South is a little friendlier because they can get out and socialize year round? Northerners are cooped up for a third of the year battling miserable conditions and seasonal depression. I’ve seen ice/snow/wind storms that just suck the “happy” right out of ya, especially when you realize you got to dig your car out of it at 5am to go to work. 💀

    • @SkippyTheSpiteful
      @SkippyTheSpiteful 4 года назад +12

      Americans: *talk loudly*
      Italians: *Are You Challenging Me*

    • @rachelclark6393
      @rachelclark6393 4 года назад +13

      I think our culture is more open, and we have freer guidelines for talking to strangers without being considered rude or bothersome. Pretty much anywhere but the most dangerous cities you can freely strike up a conversation in the right circumstances without being side eyed.
      But in terms of personal lives that depends and varies wildly based on your background, upbringing, and personal circumstances in life.
      That said, we are friendlier to outsiders than a lot of places, as other people have mentioned. I go to New york often, so I can say that people there don't talk to strangers on the street much. But if you do stop and talk they are totally unfazed and super friendly. I live in a city with a bad crime problem smack dab in the middle of the east coast and people here are friendly as long as you don't trip any alarms. We may not always greet strangers on the street but we often nod or smile politely, we wave and greet you if we know you, and you can talk to people in the supermarket or whatever so long as you're polite.
      My dad, who lives down south, thought our city is full of cold unfriendly people because where he lives basically everyone talks to each other and waves and greets strangers and stuff.
      He knows every worker in the stores around his neighborhood by name and backstory. He's gregarious by nature, but that's not super uncommon. If his family had been from there, he'd have known people's families for generations and stuff.
      Our family is from even further south and a much smaller town and it's definitely lile that. Everyone knows everyone.
      We have an astounding amount of variation in America. As a whole, we are friendly but every state has its own personality and cities and small towns and rural areas are different. I've never been to the interior of the country so I can't speak to that but i've met people from all over and regardless of our satisfaction in life we tend to be fairly friendly.

    • @lylasaur6694
      @lylasaur6694 4 года назад +5

      Yea- in my state, it's just normal to have a conversation with a random person

  • @sexyeria
    @sexyeria 4 года назад +595

    "American" is not a race, but it a nationality, not just an idea...but i really liked a lot of history added to the answers that were given.
    Also, it's a huge misconception that all Americans wear shoes indoors, so i really appreciate him mentioning that.

    • @halcionkoenig243
      @halcionkoenig243 4 года назад +36

      Yeah, usually we just walk barefoot outdoors, and indoors too: or you know, ride our horses everywhere.

    • @citrumelo3433
      @citrumelo3433 4 года назад +6

      @@halcionkoenig243 lmao

    • @tiablack3260
      @tiablack3260 4 года назад +12

      Never worn my shoes inside and I’ve lived in the southern US my entire life hahah

    • @KC-ep6sg
      @KC-ep6sg 4 года назад +8

      True, in my family we go barefoot indoors but my dad is south american... when I visit my family in s. america they look at me like I'm a total weirdo for wearing no shoes in the house 😂

    • @crstph
      @crstph 4 года назад +7

      yeah, i didnt even know this was a Thing until someone on the internet said so & then i was overthinking it. i think ppl don’t realize that we dont ALWAYS wear shoes inside (if we do), whereas people who dont ALWAYS take them off. its just a think that isnt thought about in many houses (plus where im from it never snows or rains so it doesnt make it mich dirtier anyway)

  • @drunkbillygoat
    @drunkbillygoat 3 года назад +2

    I owned a landscaping business. An 8 hour day is a joke. A 15 to 17 hour day was the norm. You tell a farmer. Carpenter. Anyone in that kind of business " I worked 8 hours whew I'm tired" you'll get laughed at.as for healthcare. Most European countries pay a minimum of 25 to 30% taxes. Some (looking at you Greece) pay 43% ( around there) so it's not that the healthcare is cheaper. It's the upfront cost. You're still paying a boatload anywhere you are. Privatized healthcare has its advantages. No system is perfect.

  • @armyforlife3191
    @armyforlife3191 3 года назад +1

    Omg first video I saw of you guys. Amazed and shocked of how well spoken and intelligent our fellow American possesses.
    You are amazing dude!

  • @gator5432
    @gator5432 4 года назад +422

    The true reason American cars/roads are normally bigger is because our roads were built with automobiles in mind while other places were built with horeses and carriages in mind. (We also had the room)

    • @ferablue1318
      @ferablue1318 4 года назад +5

      Yh also hasn’t been around as long to suffer from badly planned road systems and the merging of small towns. It runs more smoothly that way.

    • @taylormathis9181
      @taylormathis9181 4 года назад +20

      Highways are large because they were designed for military mobilizations

    • @SaylerDave22
      @SaylerDave22 4 года назад +2

      @@rauritorbrand5629 no, not high speed rails. There have been a couple videos on youtube that i cant remember that explain how it is too expensive to build a cross country high speed rail system and how airplanes are more efficient to get from eat to west rather than high speed rail. Too expensive for useless results. Jobs are good and all, but the number that was estimated for the price of making a high speed rail system was in the trillions i think, so not worth spending, considering before the corona, the unemployment was already seriously low.

    • @prinxeoo
      @prinxeoo 4 года назад +1

      wrong!!! The American Interstates were built bigger than usual (especially the interstate) to accommodate military vehicles and troop movement in case the Soviet union I.E Russia now decided to attack after the 2nd World war. I just realized someone already provided this Answer. Search on RUclips for documentary on Eisenhower's Road trip in a military vehicle. try and watch more documentaries and expand your view of the world's History.

    • @savanahbustle3361
      @savanahbustle3361 4 года назад

      prinxeoo yes and also they aren’t wrong. No one is really wrong here. You’re all right.

  • @chaitanyasamant4934
    @chaitanyasamant4934 4 года назад +705

    "Americans work a lot"
    Japanese Indians and Korean
    "Hold my beer"

    • @Hbizzjohnson
      @Hbizzjohnson 4 года назад +89

      I think the more appropriate answer to that question would be it depends on your job or your aspirations in America. we do have a work obsession here but the extent at which you work is also dependent on your career choice

    • @namjoonsexpensivecrab8104
      @namjoonsexpensivecrab8104 4 года назад

      😂

    • @dayra6425
      @dayra6425 4 года назад +2

      I get paid really good and i work like 20 hours a week

    • @manniefresh3425
      @manniefresh3425 4 года назад +32

      We work more hours per capita with less time off than most European countries

    • @stevez.6805
      @stevez.6805 4 года назад +11

      I know Americans get a lot less time off than European countries and usually a longer work week... You can't compare it to a sweatshop in Bangladesh though...

  • @bretttracy8564
    @bretttracy8564 3 года назад +3

    As a younger American, I can say that with the question "are Americans happy?" the answer is probably no. Half of us at least think we're super depressed.

  • @chilesmiles2245
    @chilesmiles2245 3 года назад +7

    I am “Happy” and at this moment, am wearing comfy shoes in my home ✌🏽

    • @finnian5588
      @finnian5588 2 года назад

      OMG!! that's the secret?

  • @WendyDiane9575
    @WendyDiane9575 4 года назад +1598

    "Yankee has no negative connotation back in the US". Southerners: "Bless your heart"

    • @AlienAbles420
      @AlienAbles420 3 года назад +68

      *cough *cough Texan *cough

    • @orion8981
      @orion8981 3 года назад +142

      I grew up with "Yankee" being a very negative connotation, usually followed by some other flavors of language.
      The south is interesting. Nicest people until they aren't.

    • @enischial965
      @enischial965 3 года назад +99

      I don't know what a Yankee is, but I know what a Damn Yankee is😂

    • @Kerrisive
      @Kerrisive 3 года назад +30

      I think it depends on which part of the South. I was raised in SC, and I almost never heard the term being tossed around.

    • @Draftspike
      @Draftspike 3 года назад +7

      dist0rt I think everyone does

  • @moonlightbabe7918
    @moonlightbabe7918 4 года назад +400

    Him- says Apple valley
    Me- thinks of Washington
    Him- a city near Los Angeles
    Me- ༼ つ ಥ_ಥ ༽つ

    • @madogthefirst
      @madogthefirst 4 года назад +4

      City "near" LA. A 2-4 hour drive from LA depending on traffic. Apple Valley is in the High Desert practically all the way to Barstow.

    • @Black_Dawn
      @Black_Dawn 4 года назад

      I thought about New York.

    • @ardencross2992
      @ardencross2992 4 года назад

      Are thinking about New York City's nickname, The Big Apple?

    • @kelceyabigail7349
      @kelceyabigail7349 4 года назад +15

      I thought about apple valley, Minnesota.

    • @jadewhite1201
      @jadewhite1201 4 года назад +1

      I used to live there. Nice place, LOTS of Joshua trees.

  • @InquisitorNocturne1
    @InquisitorNocturne1 3 года назад +7

    "life liberty and the pursuit of happiness"

  • @zabooka
    @zabooka 2 года назад +1

    Idk why but I can’t stop watching this guy

  • @chancekromer4269
    @chancekromer4269 3 года назад +521

    This dude honestly did SOOOOO good avoiding politics I’m impressed!

    • @altogrape5647
      @altogrape5647 3 года назад +3

      @Ty The Great you a foreigner? So was I, and I thought that too, until I went to live in this country

    • @altogrape5647
      @altogrape5647 3 года назад +9

      @Ty The Great just saying, politics is everything here. I've lived here for a long time, I see it everywhere, and it just gets worse

    • @angelelelelalalalalelae
      @angelelelelalalalalelae 3 года назад +6

      @Ty The Great America is a political joke awfully strange the president is gonna be Biden in less than a week mans can barely form a sentence

    • @angelelelelalalalalelae
      @angelelelelalalalalelae 3 года назад +1

      @Ty The Great english is a strange language my friend

    • @angelelelelalalalalelae
      @angelelelelalalalalelae 3 года назад +1

      @Ty The Great can you just explain what you don't understand

  • @keithmoore3199
    @keithmoore3199 4 года назад +615

    I can assure you, when a Southerner calls someone a Yankee, it is not a compliment. Being from California, you may be unaware of this.

    • @lesliekilgore648
      @lesliekilgore648 4 года назад +26

      yup! damn yankees is STILL an insult in the Southeast.

    • @manniefresh3425
      @manniefresh3425 4 года назад +1

      I call people from NY Yankee, never thought it could apply to me lol

    • @stevez.6805
      @stevez.6805 4 года назад +4

      Northerners have derogatory terms for Southerners...

    • @Buttsceatcgee
      @Buttsceatcgee 4 года назад +14

      I’m american and Grew up in the north west area of the US. I still don’t understand how calling someone a “Yankee” is an insult. Someone explain it to me pls

    • @hannahcatesilver2154
      @hannahcatesilver2154 4 года назад +19

      buttscratcher it’s just a way to distinguish northerners and call them out for not being from the south and not understanding southern culture

  • @cketts8128
    @cketts8128 3 года назад +3

    To answer the “Mom” question....here in England, there are areas around Birmingham that say mom rather than the usual mum. The original pilgrims to America came from Nottinghamshire, which isn’t too far away from Birmingham. That’s always been my theory anyway! 😂

  • @potatoes7741
    @potatoes7741 3 года назад +6

    when he said that he was born in apple valley i screamed (i was born there)

  • @kaylazelinsky4087
    @kaylazelinsky4087 4 года назад +557

    I don’t know anyone in America who would go to Urgent Care for a bad cold. Just take some NyQuil and drink plenty of water and save yourself the $120.

    • @darkjill2007
      @darkjill2007 4 года назад +6

      @JC Denton agreed.

    • @victoriatidwell2268
      @victoriatidwell2268 4 года назад +8

      I’ve had to go to urgent care for bad colds before but that’s just because I’ve had performances (I sing) that I didn’t need to be sick for!

    • @macvena
      @macvena 4 года назад +18

      If one's illness progresses into pneumonia or pleurisy, visiting urgent care or the ER might be advisable.

    • @fasztimes
      @fasztimes 4 года назад +4

      It’s a man. That’s why.

    • @Razgriz920
      @Razgriz920 4 года назад +7

      @@fasztimes idk. im a man and never went to urgent care for a cold or flu.

  • @mememaster6928
    @mememaster6928 4 года назад +1126

    *'are Americans british?'*
    I wonder who searched that

    • @lifeofjohn3993
      @lifeofjohn3993 4 года назад +22

      Ha ha I guess it makes sense to ask but.....

    • @SarahElisabethJoyal
      @SarahElisabethJoyal 4 года назад +17

      I bet it was British Sam

    • @bmoreriseup6130
      @bmoreriseup6130 4 года назад +15

      The british trying too claim america

    • @crowbirdryuell
      @crowbirdryuell 4 года назад +8

      British Colony 2.0 anyone??

    • @Route-cy6cx
      @Route-cy6cx 4 года назад +17

      I think maybe they were referring to ancestry? But apparently most Americans are surprisingly Germans

  • @ellesreviews8367
    @ellesreviews8367 3 года назад

    Sometimes I think we have large cars because many of us have to spend so much time driving! It is much more comfortable to spend all that time on the road if you have room to stretch out your legs, and have space for your kid's car seats etc. We are so much more spread out than Europe is, so we just spend a lot of time on the road. This guy did a super job answering the questions!!

  • @cherrymayaguilar7472
    @cherrymayaguilar7472 2 года назад

    Honestly, I learn a lot from this video. Thank you guys for sharing your knowledge with us. A huge hug from Philippines 🤗

  • @bud389
    @bud389 4 года назад +383

    "Where would you go if you had a bad cold" - Down to Rite Aid to buy a 6$ bottle of cold medicine.

    • @memphoscorpio
      @memphoscorpio 4 года назад +22

      As someone who works in healthcare, there’s no cure for the common cold. You are right that OTC medicines are just as good as what the doctor will give you. Also, if you have a nurse in the family or as a neighbor ask them.

    • @spFOX-pz3fx
      @spFOX-pz3fx 4 года назад +1

      yeah, a pharmacy.

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo 4 года назад +5

      @@memphoscorpio I think the difficulty is differentiating between a cold, the flu, a sinus infection, etc. My family was quite poor so historically we learned what was what and we would be diagnosed by our parents and we would be taught what to look for to figure out what you had. For me it's pretty easy to self-medicate for these common ailments (and don't worry, I'm smart enough to go to the doctor if I don't know or if there's more to it)

    • @jazzycup9274
      @jazzycup9274 4 года назад +2

      @@memphoscorpio My nurse neighbor is anti-vaccine, I'll trust the Rite-Aid bro with two training courses entitled: "Plan-B shelf" and "Med shelf".

    • @iamadodecahedron2226
      @iamadodecahedron2226 4 года назад

      @@memphoscorpio It does help with the symptoms..the common cold is always alive in you.

  • @MonumentToSin
    @MonumentToSin 3 года назад +550

    "Why do Americans wear shoes in the house?"
    Most of us wear the shoes into the house, yes, but that's because we store our shoes in the house and not outside. Most houses have a "mud room" or a closet close to the front door where people store their shoes. Also, it's usually considered okay to wear shoes into the house if you have wood or tile floors; most people only have a problem with wearing shoes on the carpet.
    Also, if you live in the South/Southwest, you don't want to leave your shoes outside because there's all kinds of creatures that like to crawl into them. If I leave a pair of shoes by the door, I always check for snakes, spiders, scorpions, etc. before I put them on again.

    • @santiagonicolaslopezbravo2624
      @santiagonicolaslopezbravo2624 3 года назад +17

      I didn't know You used shoes in the USA, because your houses are made of wood and carpets and I thought it could get dirty easily. Here in south america we use shoes but the materials of our houses are really cold and the distribution of the house is different.

    • @wadeofearth
      @wadeofearth 3 года назад +23

      In Arkansas here, yep found a frog in mine the other day lol

    • @TonyAlmeida1
      @TonyAlmeida1 3 года назад +12

      I think laziness would have summed it up well.

    • @Dr.Westside
      @Dr.Westside 3 года назад +16

      Here in Florida I found a very large fishing spider in my shoe . I haven't touched those shoes since .

    • @dothedo3667
      @dothedo3667 3 года назад +19

      What? People who take off their shoes in the house still store their shoes inside...

  • @christopherauzenne5023
    @christopherauzenne5023 3 года назад +1

    i honestly feel the whole "shoes inside the house" thing was started because of shows/movies because a lot of the time there sound stages or trying to shoot the seen as quick as they can so the actors don't really take off there shoes/isn't an important detail and it just sorta snowballed into something big

  • @lucasharvey8990
    @lucasharvey8990 3 года назад

    This guy knows a great deal! Lemme tell you, I've been on the prowl for information for years and even with my speaking skills I wouldn't be able to deliver such knowledgeable and clear answers.

  • @ianhowick
    @ianhowick 4 года назад +258

    Americans get our pronunciation of Herbs from the french, where the "H" is silent.

    • @aiden3627
      @aiden3627 4 года назад +1

      Matthew Fronsoe our nonsensical system of measurement came from medieval Europe, one foot used to change based on the size of the current ruler’s feet.

    • @allison-valdahlia3208
      @allison-valdahlia3208 4 года назад

      @Captain Redbeard instead the British pronunciation of the word Herb is actually to spite the french pronunciation. Look at how Britain pronounces the word lieutenant

    • @macvena
      @macvena 4 года назад +4

      There was a period in the late 18th century America where anything British wasn't very popular, and French enjoyed wide popularity. Many terms, spellings and pronounciations were deliberately changed or adopted to be less British.

    • @lailagreen8614
      @lailagreen8614 4 года назад

      I'm an American and I didn't know what an erb was until today.

    • @alondor8157
      @alondor8157 4 года назад +1

      Yes. And the British used to pronounce it erb as well, being it IS a french word.
      But sometime in the past they got a hard on for strong H sounds, and was generally popular amongst the wealthy, probably to sound posh and put down the poor.
      Like the British pronunciation of white, they say WHite, which wasn't always the case.
      The english language has evolved over time. The British would be shocked at how much different they sound compared to the old times.

  • @57Ron57
    @57Ron57 4 года назад +290

    "Yankee" - If you ask an American, Who is a Yankee?", they will tell you it's someone from above the Mason-Dixon Line.
    IF you ask someone from above the Mason- Dixon Line, they will tell you it's someone from the north-east
    Someone from the north-east will tell you a Yankee comes from New England.
    Go to New England and they will tell you a Yankee is a person from Maine.
    If you ask someone from Maine, they will tell you that a Yankee is a Baseball Team in New York

    • @johan.ohgren
      @johan.ohgren 4 года назад +16

      That's sound exactly like how we argue if our region (in Sweden) is "northland" or "southland". Everyone you ask is gonna have a different answer.

    • @sciguy98
      @sciguy98 4 года назад +11

      The whole Mason-Dixon line thing still annoys me because as a Deep Southerner I know that Maryland is a Northern State. The Mason-Dixon line was drawn long before the social or economic differences between northern and southern colonies ever existed. It was created to define the southern border of Pennsylvania. But, it's an easy line to reference so it keeps getting used.

    • @savanahbustle3361
      @savanahbustle3361 4 года назад +3

      R. Vincent Bows this is wonderful. Well done.

    • @bentleyr00d
      @bentleyr00d 4 года назад +4

      Etymology online says:
      Yankee
      1683, a name applied disparagingly by Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) to English colonists in neighboring Connecticut. It may be from Dutch Janke, literally "Little John," diminutive of common personal name Jan; or it may be from Jan Kes familiar form of "John Cornelius," or perhaps an alteration of Jan Kees, dialectal variant of Jan Kaas, literally "John Cheese," the generic nickname the Flemings used for Dutchmen.
      Weird!

    • @nicolemartel6183
      @nicolemartel6183 4 года назад +5

      As a New Englander, I didn’t know the Mason-Dixon Line was something still used or talked about outside of history class. As a Massachusetts native and Red Sox loyalist, if you asked me who a Yankee is, my thoughts immediately go to New Yorkers. It’s very interesting to me how broadly the term is applied by people outside of my state.

  • @CrayolaCoffeeBean
    @CrayolaCoffeeBean 3 года назад +2

    He was so adorable and knowledgeable! I learned about my own country lol

  • @karengamble5804
    @karengamble5804 3 года назад

    I watched this on the eve of the 4th of July, and John’s answer about what makes us American brought tears to my eyes. His words, unlike mine, were eloquent. America truly is a living political experiment, and we had better cherish and defend it.

  • @snoogkies
    @snoogkies 4 года назад +903

    "Americans like big things," like butts, and we cannot lie.

    • @JadeRabbit373
      @JadeRabbit373 4 года назад +37

      People who don’t get that reference will be mildly confused XD

    • @ooferdoofer7091
      @ooferdoofer7091 4 года назад +41

      All my other brothers can’t deny

    • @jeromeshalom9250
      @jeromeshalom9250 4 года назад +7

      I really like pizza pie

    • @jeromeshalom9250
      @jeromeshalom9250 4 года назад +1

      And when I forget those little bitty things i forgot i wear shoes back in the house

    • @userdarren3384
      @userdarren3384 4 года назад +2

      Nice reference

  • @Whatafunnyhat
    @Whatafunnyhat 4 года назад +536

    “No negativity associated with ‘yankee’.”
    This man has never been to the south.

    • @thedude4762
      @thedude4762 4 года назад +35

      Madalyne Smith your so right and the shoe thing in the south we take our shoes off when we are inside our homes

    • @avintagedoll3863
      @avintagedoll3863 4 года назад +5

      Yes! Thank. You.

    • @averycash9899
      @averycash9899 4 года назад +59

      Depends on which part of the south, my only thoughts on Yankee is:
      1: old term for northerner
      2: New York Yankees
      3: Yankee doodle went to town riding on a pony.... That nursery rhyme lol

    • @internationalqueen3691
      @internationalqueen3691 4 года назад +12

      Right? I'm pretty sure I've called someone a stupid yank before

    • @oliviastubbs7203
      @oliviastubbs7203 4 года назад +3

      Madalyne Smith haha i was just about to comment this!! i’m from nc and we always talk about northerners as yankees! 😂

  • @snuggies8037
    @snuggies8037 3 года назад

    How he answered each question is really impressive. The answers were understandable and really expressed what America is.

  • @oddrey9042
    @oddrey9042 3 года назад +1

    Dude anytime someone messes around or might get hurt my mom’s number one saying is, “ if you get hurt I’m not taking you to a hospital” because ambulance are too expensive to even think about and going into the hospital is far too expensive.Just look up the medical debt in America 😂

  • @Thefootqueen
    @Thefootqueen 4 года назад +1216

    “Everything in America is just bigger”
    Me: *Looks down.” Not everything-

  • @DavidSmith-tc7mo
    @DavidSmith-tc7mo 4 года назад +347

    This guy might just be the best “American Representative” on RUclips. Color me impressed.

    • @bombuchu
      @bombuchu 4 года назад +2

      white

    • @thedude4762
      @thedude4762 4 года назад +3

      David Smith I’m definitely not impressed by him he doesn’t represent me as an American

    • @clemsonbloke
      @clemsonbloke 4 года назад +1

      That is a big nope! He was wrong about several issues and he didn't even know he was wrong. They should have given him the questions beforehand so he could read up. Better yet he should have got out of California and learned more about his own country before moving to Korea. He knows more about Korea than he does the US.

    • @clemsonbloke
      @clemsonbloke 4 года назад

      @@thedude4762 I'm serious! I was like "what is this guy doing?", he's clueless.

    • @char5285
      @char5285 4 года назад +1

      Sure I just need to find my impressed crayon

  • @mk_57
    @mk_57 2 года назад

    Well, when he said "Spanish is actually the second most spoken language", that shows how sound John is with America's culture and history.

  • @two_motion
    @two_motion 2 года назад +1

    So "Yankee" originally comes from "Jantjie" which is what people called the historical Dutch settlers in America - because Jan was, and still is, a very common name among Dutch men. Most people don't know much about the Dutch history of the USA. New York's flag is based on the old Dutch flag. And "Dollar" comes from "Daalder", which was a currency used in the Netherlands back in the day.

  • @Twisted_Logic
    @Twisted_Logic 4 года назад +728

    "Yankee has no negative connotation in the US."
    Someone has clearly never been to a southern state.

    • @billie-jobenway8658
      @billie-jobenway8658 4 года назад +23

      Agreed. My experience with it was as a kid from NY living in Texas for the first time. I was called a damn Yankee a lot, sometimes as a light slur and sometimes with real hostility. Keep in mind this was back in the late 70's so I am sure things could be different now:)

    • @Chris-lc4bo
      @Chris-lc4bo 4 года назад +7

      Apple Valley is not far from Los Angels in southern Cal yankee is not a negative.

    • @piyodsbl1900
      @piyodsbl1900 4 года назад +2

      Wait rlly???

    • @bambihall169
      @bambihall169 4 года назад +36

      I have family in the south and any time they call me a Yankee I respond with, "Yeah we did win thanks for reminding me."

    • @sarenamoreno6387
      @sarenamoreno6387 4 года назад +7

      We all know the term and know how it is meant but I agree, I still don't view it as negative. To me it just generalizes where you are from, southerners come from the southern and almost southern states and Yankee is everywhere else.

  • @haileyp9658
    @haileyp9658 4 года назад +62

    I really like how the other people in the room were very respectful with the questions while still being genuinely funny. A lot of times I feel like people talk about the US as a bad thing.

    • @dylananderson6358
      @dylananderson6358 4 года назад +4

      I mean of coarse people talk about the us as a bad thing. There are good and bad things about every country and bad things are generally talked about more, and that’s important for improvement, and usually good things are less interesting to talk about.

    • @alexgnoffofilms
      @alexgnoffofilms 4 года назад +4

      I think one reason is that they all seem like good friends (idk for sure, this is the first video I’ve ever watched from them lol) and I think they are more open to respect him because of that. Another reason could be because they’re from different countries, they might not know too much about America and don’t feel like they could make valid points arguing against it. He also offered a non-biased perspective, so that could have also been part of it lol. But one thing I see in America is that there is a large majority of people who don’t like America, which can of course be a good or bad thing. On hand, there are the people who have valid points as to why in their perspective there are some negative aspects of what happens in America, and some people even do things about it, and as long as it’s a peaceful protest like holding up signs in front of somewhere or a petition, it’s fine. On the other hand, there are people absolutely hate America and either accuse America of something they a. Never did or b. did a long time ago and the vast majority of Americans don’t stand for that thing anymore. (By the way, when I mention America, I mean more so the actions of the federal governing body during whatever time period it is). Personally, I think that America is an amazing place to live based on the immense economic prosperity over the past almost century, large diversities of people living here, the isolation from a lot of foreign conflicts (by that I mean geographically far away from them, not necessarily staying away, because as most people know we have and still do intervene in foreign conflicts, especially in the Middle East as of now), the strongest militaristic force on the planet keeping us safe, even the culture of the region being so heavily influenced in pop culture like Hollywood movies and television shows, and most of all, the freedoms we are allowed here. We have the freedom to say anything we want without prosecution unless it can cause physical harm to someone (brought up in a Supreme Court case during WWI I think it was, they gave an example of someone shouting fire in a movie theater when there was none, though I could be wrong and it might be limited to wartime, I’d have to look deeper into that). Along with that, you also have have freedom of the press and freedom of protest through peaceful means. You have the right to protect yourself, your belongings, and most importantly your family with a firearm (which, if you know anything about American politics, is highly debated). And despite what some people might say, everyone current day has the same rights, economic freedoms, and equal opportunities to do whatever they wish with in America, which nobody can rightfully argue is a bad thing. If you want to be an artist, you can be an artist. If you want to be a plumber, you can be a plumber. If you even want to be a CEO of a large company, it’ll take a lot more work, but you can certainly do that. And that’s what’s beautiful about America. Some, if not all of those reasons are why thousands, maybe even millions of immigrants immigrate into the US every year, or at least try to. That’s why some people even try to immigrate illegally here, just so that they can have a better life here than they could in say war-torn countries like Syria, countries with cruel and harsh leaders such as China and Cuba, countries with high levels of poverty such as Mexico and a lot of African countries, or even if they just like it better here than they do in a prosperous country, such as the UK or most countries in the EU. And just to be clear, I’m not arguing with you, I’m just adding into what you said. Yeah, this is long, but I had to get it all out in one thought.

  • @Lymelady08
    @Lymelady08 3 года назад +1

    As an American, I would say overall I’m happy. Yes I’ve gone through a lot of hard times that do make me unhappy at times, but I try to keep in perspective the fact that I’m truly blessed to live in a country where I can pretty much do as I want, speak my mind, worship how I want without interference from the government.

  • @shirosaieko6626
    @shirosaieko6626 3 года назад +2

    Ive lived in apple valley before, its just dessert, its next to victorville and thats on your way to Vegas from Los Angeles about an hour away

  • @allenroisen2386
    @allenroisen2386 4 года назад +284

    "What would you do if you had a bad cold"
    Buy some nyquil and go to bed wtf? I thought you were gonna ask about cancer or something.

    • @PhoenixBlazer39
      @PhoenixBlazer39 4 года назад +35

      Not even. Knock back some tea. Eat some soup. Drink fluids. You'll be fine within the week.

    • @Mariah-ddalgi
      @Mariah-ddalgi 4 года назад +21

      @@PhoenixBlazer39 yeah I was surprised to find out other countries go to the hospital even when it's not sever and life threatening

    • @sluttymctits4496
      @sluttymctits4496 4 года назад +13

      Chicken noodle soup. Ritz/Saltines/oyster crackers. Ginger ale... with a straw. That's all you need. Maybe some Benadryl or Sudafed, depending on the kind of symptoms you're having. Power through it because you can't afford to skip work for too long. It's the American way.

    • @MushroomQueen27
      @MushroomQueen27 4 года назад +24

      American healthcare is so expensive Americans wait to seek care until they're basically on their deathbed, AND we rarely use sick time (if sick time is even an option) so we work even while sick

    • @gregoryjames6051
      @gregoryjames6051 4 года назад +2

      As an American, I didn't even go to the hospital for my broken arm or to get stitches. This came after a few bad experiences from hospitals as a child where my dad (with his very basic military med training) had to fix what the lazy doctors screwed up. The care I had access to would have been free for the broken arm and most of the stitches because that sort of thing usually happens at work for me and would be covered. In other words, I'd rather under-qualified people who care (such as my dad or myself) than some lazy, disrespectful, arrogant, apathetic, overpaid, overqualified moron getting near me. The problem here isn't as much cost as it is indifference to lower-income people.

  • @samvimes9510
    @samvimes9510 4 года назад +770

    _"Why is North America not an island?"_
    If you think about it, aren't continents just really really big islands? 🤔

    • @arokiadoss2153
      @arokiadoss2153 4 года назад +17

      Thoughtfull question🤔🤔🤔

    • @neuse74
      @neuse74 4 года назад +7

      🤔

    • @TheNoiseySpectator
      @TheNoiseySpectator 4 года назад +26

      There is some kind of technical difference between a continent, and a very big island, but honestly, the question is not worth worrying about.
      Ask Australians?

    • @thespankmyfrank
      @thespankmyfrank 4 года назад +7

      I think the difference is the tectonic plates and the land actually being connected to them? I don't fucking know though, I'm not a geologist lol.

    • @Kenneth-ce2wi
      @Kenneth-ce2wi 4 года назад

      Redhead Update North and South America aren’t connected anymore because of a canal they dug there
      So North and South are technically big islands🤔🤔🤔

  • @aubree7524
    @aubree7524 3 года назад +9

    I’m concerned- I’m American but I’ve never called pizza pie ;-;”

    • @SomeFreakingCactus
      @SomeFreakingCactus 3 года назад +4

      Maybe it's a Brooklyn thing.

    • @Romancefantasy
      @Romancefantasy 3 года назад +2

      I think it's an Italian thing. I grew up in the North East where it's called a pie in every pizza place.

    • @moniquep1141
      @moniquep1141 3 года назад

      I consider that the “proper” description. 🤣🤣 I just say “slice”.

  • @lalahadams1061
    @lalahadams1061 3 года назад +5

    5:55 *"I was just being antagonistic."*

  • @evilgenius4213
    @evilgenius4213 4 года назад +105

    "Yankees" is definitely an insult in certain places in the U.S.-I give to you the American South.

  • @jessicasanchez6560
    @jessicasanchez6560 4 года назад +265

    The reason it is Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness is because with saying the pursuit of happiness it’s saying you have the CHOICE to be happy. doesn’t guarantee it, because it is up to you :)

    • @TheBlankJoker
      @TheBlankJoker 4 года назад +12

      I would put it more along the lines of "you can make your own happiness." Make your own choices and then suffer the consequences. Consequences being both Positive and Negative. Otherwise yes, that is the American Mission. For those of you that don't know it comes directly from the Declaration of Independence. And for those of you who don't know of the Declaration of Independence its the Document the American Found Fathers used to tell England that they are no longer English and why they are separating from England.
      "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
      Side note: The rough draft of the Declaration of Independence also had Slavery in it. Most of the founding fathers wanted to separate from the crown partially cause of Slavery. If it wasn't the main reason for Thomas Jefferson's hand writing changed when this topic came up. However they agreed that everybody that signed needed to be 100% on board with everything written down. There are of course those few that pushed for Freeing the Slaves out of the Independence and pushed to make sure that if any slave fought for the Colonies that it wouldn't guarantee them freedom.

    • @VivaCohen
      @VivaCohen 4 года назад +1

      That's true. I very specifically learned that in a Lit. class of all places lol

    • @jessicasanchez6560
      @jessicasanchez6560 4 года назад +2

      blancjoker choosing happiness and making happiness are practically the same. i was just letting people know. :) there isn’t always consequence for happiness either

    • @adrianaluna8721
      @adrianaluna8721 4 года назад

      Pursuit of happiness is because the founding fathers didn't write property. You aren't guaranteed property but you could fight for your happiness.

    • @snuggies8037
      @snuggies8037 4 года назад

      Good ol James Madison

  • @thetexancrus2036
    @thetexancrus2036 3 года назад +3

    7:06
    If your talking about the Louisiana Purchase, yeah we bought land, along with Florida, besides that it was Texas joining the US which made sense, since most Texan settlers were from America, and needed protection from the Mexican Army who was preparing for another war with Texas, fortunately the US accepted. But Mexico wanted to give as little land possible while Texas claimed its lands to the Rio Grande, it ended with the US getting in a war and a clear success for the US, they went so deep they had captured Mexico city, but instead pulled out and claimed California, another primarly Americanized state and too wanted to seced from Mexico.
    After that it was the US-Spanish war which put US into a Super Power and gave most of the Caribbean independence along with Puerto Rico being Annexed into the US, with that eventually Hawaii was annexed and US bought Russian Alaska for a outrageously cheap price. That's how the US got all the land it did today.

    • @finnian5588
      @finnian5588 2 года назад

      Correct, you know history but a lot of people would rather have "American Dad" explain history than pick up a book. Every country has experienced fluctuation of borders by agreement, violence, colonialism, money. Denmark controlled Sweden and Sweden controlled Finland and France controlled Italy and Poland controlled Germany and Lithuania controlled Ukraine and China controlled Vietnam and Turkey controlled Greece and the Sioux controlled the Arapahoe and the Powhatan controlled the Mataponi and the Awarak controlled the Caribs and Benin controlled Nigeria and Mali controlled Ghana. History is written by the winners, sometimes the winners are just sometimes they are unjust. Who deserves what? Well, my Mexican friend says Texas belongs to Texans. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was prick, but most forget.

    • @thetexancrus2036
      @thetexancrus2036 2 года назад

      @@finnian5588 Yeah, many people prefer to see America's expansion as if we went around gunning down any thing that moved, when in reality it was often the veterans or rich who had their grudges against Natives, due to the wars with Britain which Natives aligned to. (Not every tribe though, but by the racist 18th and 19th perspective they purposefully blurred the line between tribes) and especially that ass hat of the 7th president Andrew Jackson who was by far the most vocal of the anti-Native groups (as far as I know anyway) in fact I could say Andrew Jackson probably symbolizes most of the worst parts of America.
      But people like to forget that this wasn't unitary, just like slavery many people were against this racism, but with how local many of these news companies were I am sure many of them could rally radicals and make fake convincing arguments to make people think poorly of Native Americans while silencing pro Native groups, after all the Boston Massacre wasn't an actual Massacre, since the British soldiers were technically defending themselves even though they weren't suppose to shoot. I don't see how something similar to this could've been used to rile up anti Native groups. And the flat Earther movement we've seen grow recently was mainly started by a pseudoscientist who went around lying to people and charming them into joining his movement.
      America isn't perfect, I'll admit that but by obscuring the narrative of American expansion without knowing the full story before speaking is bad and he is obviously very biased towards American History, without giving a thought how it could change other people's perspective on different things.

  • @kdrapertrucker
    @kdrapertrucker 3 года назад +2

    Are cars aren't really big, everyone else's cars are just tiny.

    • @redpandajet478
      @redpandajet478 3 года назад

      We have the tallest people in the world so idk what tiny most the people in the “north@ side are the same size as there cars

  • @staticshockk
    @staticshockk 4 года назад +748

    This guy is just so good at explaining. He explains better than allot of people I’ve seen. I think I understand America more than some Americans thanks to him

    • @mr.shepherdspie7958
      @mr.shepherdspie7958 4 года назад +7

      I disagree with that statement, but okay

    • @mitchderise73
      @mitchderise73 4 года назад +3

      @@mr.shepherdspie7958 Just out of curiosity what do you disagree with?

    • @theogpinkyboo
      @theogpinkyboo 4 года назад +9

      He is good at it, I’m American and couldn’t have said anything better myself.

    • @americanpatriot70476
      @americanpatriot70476 4 года назад +3

      @abdihamid as an American i feel this guy is a poor representation of an american

    • @ajunicee
      @ajunicee 4 года назад +6

      Dylan Sims in what way?

  • @otterheart3844
    @otterheart3844 4 года назад +255

    Chicken farmer here: the reason white eggs are consider "less healthy " is because the leghorn, being the prolific layer that it is, is the bird most often used by factory farms which under nourish their chickens and there for produce subpar eggs. Where as most heritage bread chickens lay brown eggs and being heartier birds but not as strong an egg producer as the leghorn are typically raised by farmers and backyard chicken lovers. Being fed and cared for better they produce healthier eggs. So in short brown or white eggs produced by a factory farm will be bad while brown or white eggs produced by a small farm or homestead will be best.

    • @clemsonbloke
      @clemsonbloke 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, that American guy, while nice, is really clueless on a lot of things. What makes it worse is his propensity to just pull things out of his ass.

    • @lauralowe7834
      @lauralowe7834 4 года назад +1

      Thanks for that! I was going to write something similar, but you put it way better (used to raise chickens for 4h here)

    • @gamesandglory1648
      @gamesandglory1648 4 года назад +1

      My grandma has chickens like 20 of them they lay all sorts of eggs a surprising amont of colors some brown some white some off-white some slightly blue all colors

    • @djday1974
      @djday1974 4 года назад

      clemsonbloke PhD here and he is spot on. Stfu ‘bloke’

  • @squidwardishusbando7217
    @squidwardishusbando7217 3 года назад +1

    I like this guy, he knows his history

  • @leopardskills69
    @leopardskills69 3 года назад +1

    Europe has mountain rangers running along the continent east west, the Americas mountain range runs north south. Cold weather hits the euro ranges stopping large storms

  • @mr.tambourineman
    @mr.tambourineman 4 года назад +69

    I just have to say that every single answer was extremely on target. Very informed and unbiased. You even got many of the small historical details down. As a fellow American, I think you do well representing us!

  • @SherriLyle80s
    @SherriLyle80s 4 года назад +342

    Are Americans happy?
    Me in particular: Yes
    Us as a whole: okayish

    • @jaminwaite3867
      @jaminwaite3867 4 года назад +5

      Im pissed.

    • @tarttart5435
      @tarttart5435 4 года назад +22

      Damn just found out some people in America are still happy 😳

    • @andrewchatman622
      @andrewchatman622 4 года назад +1

      i disagree

    • @SherriLyle80s
      @SherriLyle80s 4 года назад +7

      @watergod 83 as I posted this a month ago, I was. However, now I'm sad for our country. In my personal life, I'm still happy, yes.

    • @SherriLyle80s
      @SherriLyle80s 4 года назад +8

      @@tarttart5435 if you look at my timestamp, this was posted a month before you or what has happened recently with George Floyd. No, I'm not happy about that. But I wish people would use common sense and look at the time when I actually posted this in correlation to present time America. Thank you.

  • @brendanwoods7278
    @brendanwoods7278 3 года назад +1

    Yankee has a bunch of theories where it came from. The one I like the most is that its derived from a Cherokee wore "enakke" which means Coward. Other suggestions include that its a Dutch term, and of course the first "National Anthem" was Yankee Doodle, a song from the early to mid 1700's that basically describes a sloppy person. And as others have pointed out, depending on where you are Yankee means something dofferent depending in where you are, even in the country

  • @jordynhickman8793
    @jordynhickman8793 3 года назад +1

    For the shoes in the house thing, I keep all my shoes in the closet in my room so it makes more sense to just walk through the house and take them off in there rather than at the front door.