The greatest culture shock i experience when first living in the U.S. was attending the Virginia state fair. I argued with my wife that the Dukes of Hazzard was an exaggeration of the Deep South. After attending the State Fair I realised the DOH were pretty close to the mark 😅
My experience is the reverse. Brit that moved to the US. The first things I purchased were a Hi-Fi (Yes it was 20 years ago! Shut up!) and a TV. Expensive items. I went to pay and the total was WAY MORE than the sticker price. I argued and discovered that their prices don't include tax so you have to take Rain Man shopping with you everywhere you go. Side note - This purchase was made at a store called simply "American". I was told to drive around to the rear of the store to the loading Dock to receive my items. There were 2 men there. One was probably in his fifties and the other, 19 tops. I was chatting with the older guy and out of the corner of my eye I could see the kid staring at me intently. There was a lull in our conversation and he said "Are you from England"? I said yes. He said "Do you know Stuart"?
Yeah I can see how that would be annoying when you get to the till. I just prefer the way here but then again I was just used to it that way when I lived there.. didn’t know any other way
I have seen plenty of Americans reacting to our Supermarkets and every single one said that our variety was better in the UK for pretty much everything! I found the Americans in the video very arrogant! Our coffee isles in the UK supermarket are massive! Huge variety! Get a grip!
I recall being I a supermarket in Houston, Texas, and standing in the ice cream aisle and being absolutely shocked by the sheer number of flavours that it practically crossed an international timezone
@@SamuelBlack84 maybe, but there is a limit. Once you have 20 varieties of cornflakes, it's already way beyond the necessary limit, or need. Maybe if there were the same levels of varieties of radish, there wouldn't be such a health crisis lol.
The first one really hit home. My first meeting with an English man was John Cleese. I was working in the animation business in Denmark. So he was gonna do the voices to the animation characters, so he showed up at my workplace. I recall he raised his hand to greet me and then he said, - _How are you?_ I thought, does he want to know if i'm all right? But very quickly i understood what he meant, so i replied, - _I'm fine how are you?_ phew, it would have been embarrassing if i had said well, i'm overworked and underpaid ; )
Yes, which makes them very odd for Americans who are always reminding us how they are used to driving for hours to get anywhere. So why don't they try other area's shops?
The casual British greeting, "Y'alright!" is really only a contraction of the formal greeting I was told at school was the correct way to do things when meeting strangers, or people one didn't know well. We were told, "Shake their hand and say, 'How do you do'."
I'd love to know where they're living. There's only one currency. UK supermarkets have way more variety than the US - with a few exceptions like pop. And I've no idea what they're talking about with the ID/address thing. In the US, you can't even check into a hotel without showing ID.
I wasn't allowed to buy a rail ticket from NYC to DC without photo ID. Which was a problem, since they'd happily sold me a ticket from DC to NYC without one - and my passport was locked in the hotel safe.
UK only has one currency. Sterling. The problem they are referencing is that several national banks produce their own version of bank notes. Scottish people have been experiencing issues using RBS/BoS notes for decades.
Great video, Amanda. When I lived in Belgium, my biggest culture shock was public holidays. Obviously they're similar to ours, but they have a few fixed ones that we don't, like Ascension Day on May 9th. I tried going out and about to see what shops were open that day and it transpired that I'd totally wasted my time 😂
Well my good lady is an Australian we got married 31 years ago when we were 20, her accent is more or less the same, my accent is strong south London, so we have had so much fun learning our slang words, the kids are strong londoners and use slang words as well
The nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all use pound Sterling. They may have different people on them but they are legal tender. The UK literally means the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Scotland &Wales) and Northern Ireland.
The "are you alright?" thing can get us Brits into bother occasionally when we say it to non Brits. I once greeted a French women with it and she proceeded to tell me about her health issues. I was thinking in my head "I feel bad for you, but I didn't ask your whole life story. I was just saying hello". I guess I should've just said "hello" instead lol
As a UK-born person now living in New Zealand, I had a similar situation to "You all right?" Here, "How's it going?" is a standard greeting which *doesn't need an answer*. It's the same as saying "hi!"
The biggest shock should be the food. Our bread is actually bread, and that all our food has less sugar in it...even the chocolate (and it tastes better) !!
Whats wrong with less variety? Had to pop in to ASDA (not my usual brand of store) for a bottle of ketchup. It took me days to find where it was, & OMG the amount of different choices paralized me! LOL! I shop at ALDI, there are 2 choices, take it or leave it. Lifes too complicated as it is!
Never had an issue getting really good ground coffee/beans to grind myself anywhere in the UK for many years. These days I order it online in 1kg bags. This suggests they haven't looked very many places as all larger supermarkets usually have many, I tend towards the javan/sumatran varieties. Taylors of harrogate is everywhere at the very least.
Correction, there is only 1 currency, the £ Sterling, its just there are 3 issuing banks, Bank of England, Bank of Scotland & Bank of Northern Ireland.
@@rikmoran3963 As a Brit, I have little idea what Americans would consider to be eggnog, and how that would differ from ours, other than I would expect ours to have an alcohol base. I guess the level off sugar involved would also differ. I'm not confident we invented the drink, as I'm pretty sure the Dutch have something similar, but we definitely had it before US, a bit like apple pie really.
In terms of culture shocks, all the family on my Mum's side, are from Antwerp, Belgium, where, when we meet for the first time of the day, and say goodbye, we kiss each other on the cheek, regardless of gender. Sometimes it's one, sometimes, two, and in some parts of Belgium/France it might even be three. I've grown up with it, so it's normal, even when being introduced to friends of my cousins for the first time. But, on the few occasions I was visiting and had a friend with me that was British, that freaked them out just a little lol. There's the unisex toilets in bars in Belgium I've encountered, or communal changing in German swimming pools, sex shops next to McDonalds in Germany, there is a long list lol.
@@LADYRAEUK use to be a popular womans drink at parties, New year, birthdays etc. Because you add the sweet lemonade (pop) the froth is produced giving the name "snowball"
Amanda, it definitely works both ways. I think a mishmash of both styles of English is good. I approve of one import and that’s you, entertainment value excellent on all your channels. Look forward to your next one. ❤️❤️
The problem with using Scottish money in England is that, even though it's still pounds sterling, 99.9% of English people don't know who's supposed to be on it so how do we know if it's a forgery? I once worked at a petrol station where a customer handed me a folded purple note asking me to change it. Not just asking; demanding, in a way to make me hurry the transaction along. Instead i slowed down, unfolded the "£20 note". It had Thomas the Tank Engine on.
My Daughetr is moving to Florida to work at Disney for a year and had to sort her Visa. One of the things she had to do was show she could open an app on her phone when she went to Us embassy in London last week . What is that all about?
Always find it strange when they say lack of variety for Cerals in the uk supermarket. There is in most supermarkets usually 40 plus to chose from. How much do you need?
Not being able to find your favourite products in a foreign country isn't really a culture shock is it? I thought that was just a normal part of travelling. As for variety, I suspect they've been shopping in Aldi or Lidl. The main supermarkets have about 40,000 lines on offer. Strange they didn't notice anything about Brits being quieter and more polite. When we're not drunk that is. I did like the joke about the Motherland though.
These two sound as if they did zero research before coming here (the currency/banknote thing standing out) have only been in the UK for about 6 weeks, and expected everything to be just like the US. Are they in for a shock if they travel any wider!
Do you know that in Victorian times, a gent was obliged to tip his hat when a lady walked by. If he didn't, then people would scour him into embarrassment. And on the streets of London, sewage could be seen on the sides of the road. Until the London sewage underground was built. Hence, the amount of disease that was prevalent in London.
My dad wore a soft hat (like the ones you see in the 40's/50's films Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Steward etc., )( Maybe you're too young to remember) Anyway he always tipped his hat. When out walking with my mother he always waked on the outside of the footpath next the road so she was on the inside next the wall/houses/gardens. Don't know why.
Even within england there are language difference as i found when i moved a few years ago. A barm cake can be an over bottem or a crusty cob.....south of england dont know what a steak pudding is, pronunciation is also different. A lot to do with how the country was invaded over the years , different accents etc. my niece came over from australia and found it weird that that there so many different accents, she had a major issue with the brummy ( Bimingham) accent, i warned her that the geordie ( north east) was harder then realised she didnt get my accent( lancashire).. so good luck if you come to england expecting to hear a TV accent and if you go to the west country, Frome is pronounced Froom, i know this as i spent many happy hours looking for this only to be told " never heard of it" till i finally spelt it out. One country, many accents
When they said about why is the currency different in different parts of the UK I said "Because they are different Countries" then you did lol! I think they think the United Kingdom is like the United States so they think that England, Scotland etc are states like Pittsburgh, California, Florida etc. So they are thinking well we don't use different currency in California to Florida so why does England to Scotland and it is because they are not states they are Countries. Pittsburgh and Florida would be like Yorkshire and Lancashire and we don't use different currencies in those places lol!
Coffee fashions gave changed over the years. First it was coffee brewed in a pot (I really like that), then it was percolated coffee, filter coffee. cafetiere and now it is expresso. We have all the equipment to make all of those variants at home. TBH filter coffee is classed as so passe now.
I like percolated coffee but it's difficult to get hold of the large percolator coffee jugs now, most stores only have smaller ones to go on the hob. I have filter and espresso machines too, but I prefer the percolator. Also the percolator needs a corser ground bean than the filters if you don't want a pot full of sludge.
@@raindancer6111 My mother ended up with 3 tall electric percolators (Morphy Richards?), all functioning but all missing the glass knob on the lid, which they couldn't work without. Every one of those broke when they fell onto the floor when the lids were washed. the little stove percolators are of French origin, i think.
@@clivewilliams3661 I have a Dualit one which is surviving so far. Your mother's predicament reminds me of my late mother who had a knack for breaking teapot lids. She even broke one when unwrapping it at home after purchase. Has your mum tried contacting the manufacturers? Some can be surprisingly helpful.
@@raindancer6111 This goes back many years and we junked the percolators when she passed away. I believe that she did attempt to get new glass caps because they were an easy replacement but she was told that none were available. She held onto her percolators for as long as she dare, she bought one replacement and inherited her sister's from Germany but they all eventually went the same way. By the time the last one failed percolators were very passe and cafetieres were all the rage. For me nothing beats Kanne Cafe, which is a tall coffee pot of hot freshly ground Java bean coffee that I have hand ground in a wooden mill (I still have that), the smell, effort and the anticipation all add to the flavour.
Eggs in the baking aisle . O'h dear . In Sainsburys in Edgware a lot of the cleaning products have been moved to where the alcohol used to be but not all the cleaning products so a lot of walking around for nothing
Hello Amanda, you alright ? This is a strange one, like ""How are you ?" You're inviting an answer and would be shocked if people replied "Could be better, I've still got those aches in my leg and my team lost at the weekend and I don't know when the sun's gonna come out again etc...zzzzz"
You are a lovely looking lady Amanda , it's always nice to hear your thoughts . To me giving your card to someone seems the strangest points the couple mentioned . Perhaps they felt the differences language and accents would be worth another video .
I don't know if they live in Trumpton village in the UK but i have no other explanation for them not being able to buy groceries. Do they realise that the state they lived in might be bigger than the UK (certainly bigger than England) so your local asda might not have 24 types of eggnog but the internet does so get it delivered (just like you would back in the USA if the type you liked was the other side of the state. Our bank cards (which i know a little about as i work in a bank) pre-date the internet/online world. When you used to use them in stores you put them in a little machine with a blank voucher that made an original and a copy and when they were processed in the banks the account number was required.
In Fairness if you don’t recognise a Scottish note it would be right to question it. It is of course legal tender nothing wrong with asking advice! You get as good a range of coffee in this country as the US of A. Filter coffee is out there. Mostly not cultural shocks just minor difference.
Oh wow, they've been here over 2 years 😂...what a closed minded couple...frankly they're a bit weird ...think they need to go back to the States as they haven't learnt anything ...as for banking, its prehistoric in the States...i think there making things up as they go along 😂...but hey ho, they won't be missed 🤣🤣
All Scottish currency, is held at the bank of England and each time a new bank note, from Scotland. They send a single copy of each bank note to the bank of England. So a English shop owner cannot refuse the money as its UK legal tender.
drinking it inadequately? rude. eggnog was taken from britain renamed and recipe slightly changed. it was originally british posset. low percent of brits drink it now a days.
I saw their response to their video as it got so many comments on what plonkers they were ....and yes their response video was even worse and even more arrogant...😂🤦
Why Oh Why didn't those two do their homework before they came to the UK? Or perhaps they are like a lot of Americans who think their country is so great every one else in the world should aspire to their culture.
Amanda if yow wanna speak sum proppa ol Inglish, tek a trip tow black country museum, dow say yow cor, cus yow can, jus hop on terrain. Or jus luk it up on YT.
There is only one currency in the UK....the Pound Sterling.....just different banks issuing notes....we have 3 in Scotland....Bank of Scotland, RBS and Clydesdale bank
Scottish notes are generally are accepted in England, sometimes a bit begrudgingly. English and Welsh Post Offices and banks will change them for you if all else fails. Don't take Scottish banknotes out of the UK with the hope of changing them for foreign currency - you'll get ripped off with a different exchange rate to English Pounds! Northern Ireland has three banks issuing their own sterling currency (Bank of Ireland, Northern Bank/Danske Bank and National Westminster Bank/ Ulster Bank) but these can be difficult to use in shops in the rest of the UK. The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, being self governing, also have their own banknotes (and coins) but these are not usable outside these territories. As does Gibraltar, the tiny British Crown Colony on the Spanish peninsula. You can use English pounds in these places, though, as you can in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
@@frglee Part of the reason English shops might refuse them is because (at least pre-covid when I was on till duty) Scottish notes are easier to fake and since we're not really trained in spotting them the same way we are BoE notes mistakes happen. As such some places, particularly charity shops that rely on volunteers, are more likely to refuse them. At least that's the reason management told us not to accept them.
I live in the south of England. Here some people can be unsure about taking Scottish notes purely because they see so few of them they don't know if they are real bank notes.
When travelling abroad, I have never been “shocked” by other countries cultures! I just accept that that is the way they “do things” there! Saying it is a “shock” sounds rude and impersonal as if one does not approve of the culture “change” I found those two “reactors” quite unlikeable - too quick to criticise and whinge about lack of “variety” - yet moans because she can’t get a filter coffee?? Ermmm Starbucks, Costa even M&S have filter coffee options in their restaurants….try them next time luvvy 🤔🙄
eggnog...well let's put it this way - it was created in England in the middle ages (before America even existed)so I have no idea what Americans are drinking if they think what's made in England is not eggnog. Maybe they just tried something that is a different recipe and they are not used to that 'variety'
You can order plenty of American sodas, cereals etc. from American candy stores based in UK but obviously more expensive because of delivery. You can buy all kinds of coffee machines and coffees from places such as Amazon UK. This couple is odd.
Re coffee, Brit here, my preferred drink, 'on the go', is filter coffee. I agree its become difficult to get filter coffee, at cafes, restaurants etc, most places now do an espresso, which is then adjusted to the style you want, so in her case I would guess an Americano, but its not very similar to filter. Cafetiere (French press) is similar to filter and often available. But if you are making it at home, the beans (ground or whole) are easily available, as are filter machines, or V60's. Many coffee shops will do a pour over, which is basically the same. Filter coffee was generally the standard until about 2000.
Eggnog is just vomit! Normal size portions in restaurants and voluntary tipping. Also, we don't worship the French. Accents, they must have noticed that accents change every 30 miles. If they think the Jocks get a bit precious about their monopoly money, try telling them they're from England!
We get culture shocks with in the UK to im from southwest England. As a truck driver over the year's done a lot of Scotland trip's. One place i was working at all the guy's only did England. So when the Scotland run's come up they all said send me im the only that knows what the hell there saying. I was well happy i love it up there.
Did you know that high fructose corn syrup is banned in the UK and Europe. People in America don’t realise how damaging this is. It is a byproduct of food manufacture and it is sweet. However the liver cannot digest it and turns it into fat. Many poor Americans are not fat because they are lazy but because the food they can afford to buy has HFCS in it. It is really sad that America favours food producers over the heath of the general population. 😮
Dear Madam Amanda,thank you so much for next interesting video! Well,to be honest,I don't like traveling ( I'm sorry) and therefore I don't have an experience with culture shocks.And btw - I could say (if you don't mind) : I really admire your physical condition. I mean - your pictures,your job in gym.That is absolutely adorable and inspiration for all people! Greetings from the Central Europe. Have a beautiful,wonderful May and take care.
I really do not see most of these as being "culture shock". The "variety" one for instance. They don't really expand on what they mean. I mean what exactly is their a lack of variety of? I mean how is there not loads of different foods, especially in supermarkets and the amount of international foods we now consume. As you say, a lot of different sugary cereals does not exactly equal "variety". And the money one. We don't have multiple currencies. Everything is Pounds sterling, they just come from a different bank because the UK is not a single country. I worked in retail for years, and people that worked with me who were natives were still not sure what notes (not bills) were acceptable. A £20 note is a £20 note, regardless of country of origin. As long as it is sterling, that is all that matters. It's not more confusing than a country like the USA where you have different laws as soon as you cross a border from one state to another and you have to learn what is an is not legal depending on which part of the country you are in. You can ride a motorbike in one state without a crash helmet legally, then half a mile up the road it's illegal to ride without a helmet. And eggnog? We don't really do eggnog, so anything sold as eggnog here is just what people here think is eggnog. I am sure people here think eggnog is the same thing as having a Snowball cocktail at christmas. Yeah, seen better videos than this one and I am glad you were pretty much as dismissive as me on what counts as culture shock ha ha
I really found this couple incredibly ignorant.
2.5 years?!
Me too. Not a likeable couple at all.
They still have the America is the greatest mentality. After 2 1/2 years they need to wake up to the fact that the UK is not the USA
The eggnog available in the UK was probably rubbish in their eyes because it didn't have a whole bag of sugar in it.
Or just need to admit that eggnog is disgusting no matter where you buy it uaha
Or uses the original British recipe, which used medieval ingredients for medieval palates.
@@hughtube5154 In other words, cow dung.
The greatest culture shock i experience when first living in the U.S. was attending the Virginia state fair. I argued with my wife that the Dukes of Hazzard was an exaggeration of the Deep South. After attending the State Fair I realised the DOH were pretty close to the mark 😅
Hahha I’m sure 🤣🤣
My experience is the reverse. Brit that moved to the US. The first things I purchased were a Hi-Fi (Yes it was 20 years ago! Shut up!) and a TV. Expensive items. I went to pay and the total was WAY MORE than the sticker price. I argued and discovered that their prices don't include tax so you have to take Rain Man shopping with you everywhere you go.
Side note - This purchase was made at a store called simply "American". I was told to drive around to the rear of the store to the loading Dock to receive my items. There were 2 men there. One was probably in his fifties and the other, 19 tops. I was chatting with the older guy and out of the corner of my eye I could see the kid staring at me intently. There was a lull in our conversation and he said "Are you from England"? I said yes.
He said "Do you know Stuart"?
Yeah I can see how that would be annoying when you get to the till. I just prefer the way here but then again I was just used to it that way when I lived there.. didn’t know any other way
The question is.. Did you actually know Stuart though? Because you never answered that part in your comment.
@@frankbrodie5168 Of course I did!!! Prince William introduced him to me when I played for the Buckingham Palace darts team!
The Irish pound note they showed hasn't been used since the Eurozone was formed in te late 1990s and Ireland isn't part of the UK.
Actually, part of Ireland is part of the UK.
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She thinks you can't find filter coffee? There's literally dozens and dozens of options for filter coffee. What tiny village are they living in?
Till you try to find the filters
What's wrong with an espresso, if one wants it watery and weak add more water, American coffee sucks.
That’s exactly it, maybe it’s such a small town they don’t have much lol
@@LADYRAEUK me and a couple of guys at work do filter coffee everyday and the problem is finding the filters . Plenty of choice for the coffee
@@LADYRAEUK perhaps not even a village, just a hamlet lol.
Lack of variety in the shops? Firstly, where are they shopping? And what are they trying to buy that they think there's not enough variety?
I have seen plenty of Americans reacting to our Supermarkets and every single one said that our variety was better in the UK for pretty much everything! I found the Americans in the video very arrogant! Our coffee isles in the UK supermarket are massive! Huge variety! Get a grip!
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I recall being I a supermarket in Houston, Texas, and standing in the ice cream aisle and being absolutely shocked by the sheer number of flavours that it practically crossed an international timezone
@@SamuelBlack84 maybe, but there is a limit. Once you have 20 varieties of cornflakes, it's already way beyond the necessary limit, or need.
Maybe if there were the same levels of varieties of radish, there wouldn't be such a health crisis lol.
@@SeanHendy It's as they say, the worst foods are always the tastiest, unfortunately
The first one really hit home. My first meeting with an English man was John Cleese. I was working in the animation business in Denmark. So he was gonna do the voices to the animation characters, so he showed up at my workplace. I recall he raised his hand to greet me and then he said, - _How are you?_ I thought, does he want to know if i'm all right? But very quickly i understood what he meant, so i replied, - _I'm fine how are you?_ phew, it would have been embarrassing if i had said well, i'm overworked and underpaid ; )
lol!! It really would!!
But I’m still I’m impressed you met John Cleese! What a wonderful and talented man
I hope u didn't mention the war. I did once but I think I got away with it lol!
These two must live in the tiniest of towns in the middle of nowhere.
I thought that too
Yes, which makes them very odd for Americans who are always reminding us how they are used to driving for hours to get anywhere. So why don't they try other area's shops?
I’m surprised they didn’t say that our Football wasn’t really Football and that was a shock to them too ! 🤣
The casual British greeting, "Y'alright!" is really only a contraction of the formal greeting I was told at school was the correct way to do things when meeting strangers, or people one didn't know well. We were told, "Shake their hand and say, 'How do you do'."
:)) how times change
I'm sure anyone unfortunate enough to know these two would happily pay for them to go back home.
lol!!
I'd love to know where they're living. There's only one currency. UK supermarkets have way more variety than the US - with a few exceptions like pop. And I've no idea what they're talking about with the ID/address thing. In the US, you can't even check into a hotel without showing ID.
lol! I wasn’t sure either 🤣
I wasn't allowed to buy a rail ticket from NYC to DC without photo ID. Which was a problem, since they'd happily sold me a ticket from DC to NYC without one - and my passport was locked in the hotel safe.
UK only has one currency. Sterling. The problem they are referencing is that several national banks produce their own version of bank notes. Scottish people have been experiencing issues using RBS/BoS notes for decades.
Great video, Amanda. When I lived in Belgium, my biggest culture shock was public holidays. Obviously they're similar to ours, but they have a few fixed ones that we don't, like Ascension Day on May 9th. I tried going out and about to see what shops were open that day and it transpired that I'd totally wasted my time 😂
lol bet that was annoying 🤣🤣
Well my good lady is an Australian we got married 31 years ago when we were 20, her accent is more or less the same, my accent is strong south London, so we have had so much fun learning our slang words, the kids are strong londoners and use slang words as well
I love that, I think it’s fascinating ! 😉
The nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all use pound Sterling. They may have different people on them but they are legal tender. The UK literally means the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Scotland &Wales) and Northern Ireland.
Haha indeed 🙌
The "are you alright?" thing can get us Brits into bother occasionally when we say it to non Brits. I once greeted a French women with it and she proceeded to tell me about her health issues. I was thinking in my head "I feel bad for you, but I didn't ask your whole life story. I was just saying hello". I guess I should've just said "hello" instead lol
Oh Amanda, you could teach these two *so* much.......
lol!!! :)
Thanks Amanda. That was awesome.
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As a UK-born person now living in New Zealand, I had a similar situation to "You all right?" Here, "How's it going?" is a standard greeting which *doesn't need an answer*. It's the same as saying "hi!"
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Another great video from your brilliant channel. . thoroughly enjoyable entertainment
Glad you enjoy it! thanks rob! :)
The biggest shock should be the food. Our bread is actually bread, and that all our food has less sugar in it...even the chocolate (and it tastes better) !!
lol!!
Whats wrong with less variety? Had to pop in to ASDA (not my usual brand of store) for a bottle of ketchup. It took me days to find where it was, & OMG the amount of different choices paralized me! LOL! I shop at ALDI, there are 2 choices, take it or leave it. Lifes too complicated as it is!
And lack of ketchup simplifies it?
@@Anon54387 Yes of course, multiply that by that all the other stuff you have to buy in a weekly shop.
lol I get that, too many choices can take forever 🤣
Never had an issue getting really good ground coffee/beans to grind myself anywhere in the UK for many years. These days I order it online in 1kg bags. This suggests they haven't looked very many places as all larger supermarkets usually have many, I tend towards the javan/sumatran varieties. Taylors of harrogate is everywhere at the very least.
Most supermarkets like Aldi/ Lidl etc have ground coffee in decaf and standard,
Also cups for Nespresso in a dozen varieties..
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Correction, there is only 1 currency, the £ Sterling, its just there are 3 issuing banks, Bank of England, Bank of Scotland & Bank of Northern Ireland.
We don’t generally know what eggnog is. I found out because I lived in Virginia for fourteen years 😅
Who is we? The British invented eggnog!
@@rikmoran3963 As a Brit, I have little idea what Americans would consider to be eggnog, and how that would differ from ours, other than I would expect ours to have an alcohol base. I guess the level off sugar involved would also differ.
I'm not confident we invented the drink, as I'm pretty sure the Dutch have something similar, but we definitely had it before US, a bit like apple pie really.
Haha yes the sugar thing is probably right 🤣🤣
@@stephenlee5929Advokat(?) which I remember being used as the base for a snowball when I was a child. Does anyone drink snowballs at Christmas now?
In terms of culture shocks, all the family on my Mum's side, are from Antwerp, Belgium, where, when we meet for the first time of the day, and say goodbye, we kiss each other on the cheek, regardless of gender. Sometimes it's one, sometimes, two, and in some parts of Belgium/France it might even be three. I've grown up with it, so it's normal, even when being introduced to friends of my cousins for the first time. But, on the few occasions I was visiting and had a friend with me that was British, that freaked them out just a little lol. There's the unisex toilets in bars in Belgium I've encountered, or communal changing in German swimming pools, sex shops next to McDonalds in Germany, there is a long list lol.
Hahha I love all the differences, it’s what makes life fun! Haha
I remember the first time I left Scotland and went down to England, I wondered what language they were speaking. What does, 'EEE! By gum', mean.
lol!! I don’t know
Egg nog avocaat make is dutch. If you add lemonade it becomes "snowball" which is sweeter so they would probably prefer that and maybe you Amanda!😅
ah i didnt know that, ive never had a snowball
@@LADYRAEUK use to be a popular womans drink at parties, New year, birthdays etc. Because you add the sweet lemonade (pop) the froth is produced giving the name "snowball"
Amanda, it definitely works both ways. I think a mishmash of both styles of English is good. I approve of one import and that’s you, entertainment value excellent on all your channels. Look forward to your next one. ❤️❤️
Aw thanks so much Ian ☺️🙏
The problem with using Scottish money in England is that, even though it's still pounds sterling, 99.9% of English people don't know who's supposed to be on it so how do we know if it's a forgery? I once worked at a petrol station where a customer handed me a folded purple note asking me to change it. Not just asking; demanding, in a way to make me hurry the transaction along. Instead i slowed down, unfolded the "£20 note". It had Thomas the Tank Engine on.
Scottish notes are only legal tender in Scotland, English, Northern Irish and Welsh trader and people can legally refuse to accept them
Thomas the tank engine is code for another type of transaction, and its not money 😒 🤣
I think the British "Are you all right?" and the American "How are you?" are closely related. Just a greeting, no long explanation needed.
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How does it differ in meaning, to 'how you doin'?'
You are correct! Eggnog SUCKS!
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My Daughetr is moving to Florida to work at Disney for a year and had to sort her Visa. One of the things she had to do was show she could open an app on her phone when she went to Us embassy in London last week . What is that all about?
i have no idea? thats an odd thing to be asked to do .. i hope she enjoys her time in florida though !
It isn't "different currencies" at all; it's just different banknotes.
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She is still totally confused between Britain and England, lol.
Do you mean the woman in the video? lol
Many Americans are. No matter how many times it's explained.
From their reaction, I'm amazed they have stayed this long! I had to look up what Eggnog was. Sounds revolting.
haha it really is!
Brits don't drink eggnog at all. Filter coffee is readily available, but instant coffee tastes better.
I tried eggnog once
I didn't like it
It’s awful stuff haha
I think the US is the only country that drinks Eggnog - whatever the heck that is
You should check out Professor Elemental "I'm British". It's hilarious.
I’ll have a look
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Mand,I saw your photo shoots, in the bath was world class.
Thank you ☺️☺️
Always find it strange when they say lack of variety for Cerals in the uk supermarket. There is in most supermarkets usually 40 plus to chose from. How much do you need?
Not being able to find your favourite products in a foreign country isn't really a culture shock is it? I thought that was just a normal part of travelling. As for variety, I suspect they've been shopping in Aldi or Lidl. The main supermarkets have about 40,000 lines on offer.
Strange they didn't notice anything about Brits being quieter and more polite. When we're not drunk that is.
I did like the joke about the Motherland though.
Strange they didn't notice anything about Brits being quieter and more polite. When we're not drunk that is.
...that made me chuckle :)
These two sound as if they did zero research before coming here (the currency/banknote thing standing out) have only been in the UK for about 6 weeks, and expected everything to be just like the US. Are they in for a shock if they travel any wider!
Haha indeed!
Do you know that in Victorian times, a gent was obliged to tip his hat when a lady walked by.
If he didn't, then people would scour him into embarrassment.
And on the streets of London, sewage could be seen on the sides of the road. Until the London sewage underground was built. Hence, the amount of disease that was prevalent in London.
My dad wore a soft hat (like the ones you see in the 40's/50's films Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Steward etc., )( Maybe you're too young to remember) Anyway he always tipped his hat. When out walking with my mother he always waked on the outside of the footpath next the road so she was on the inside next the wall/houses/gardens. Don't know why.
They're about as bright as a pair of 5w lightbulbs.
loL!
Good video Amanda
Glad you liked it!!
Even within england there are language difference as i found when i moved a few years ago. A barm cake can be an over bottem or a crusty cob.....south of england dont know what a steak pudding is, pronunciation is also different. A lot to do with how the country was invaded over the years , different accents etc. my niece came over from australia and found it weird that that there so many different accents, she had a major issue with the brummy ( Bimingham) accent, i warned her that the geordie ( north east) was harder then realised she didnt get my accent( lancashire).. so good luck if you come to england expecting to hear a TV accent and if you go to the west country, Frome is pronounced Froom, i know this as i spent many happy hours looking for this only to be told " never heard of it" till i finally spelt it out. One country, many accents
i love all the different accents, it keeps it fun and interestring hha
When they said about why is the currency different in different parts of the UK I said "Because they are different Countries" then you did lol! I think they think the United Kingdom is like the United States so they think that England, Scotland etc are states like Pittsburgh, California, Florida etc. So they are thinking well we don't use different currency in California to Florida so why does England to Scotland and it is because they are not states they are Countries. Pittsburgh and Florida would be like Yorkshire and Lancashire and we don't use different currencies in those places lol!
I"D LIKE SHOPPING🙃
Coffee fashions gave changed over the years. First it was coffee brewed in a pot (I really like that), then it was percolated coffee, filter coffee. cafetiere and now it is expresso. We have all the equipment to make all of those variants at home. TBH filter coffee is classed as so passe now.
Things are always changing we just need to roll with it lol
I like percolated coffee but it's difficult to get hold of the large percolator coffee jugs now, most stores only have smaller ones to go on the hob. I have filter and espresso machines too, but I prefer the percolator. Also the percolator needs a corser ground bean than the filters if you don't want a pot full of sludge.
@@raindancer6111 My mother ended up with 3 tall electric percolators (Morphy Richards?), all functioning but all missing the glass knob on the lid, which they couldn't work without. Every one of those broke when they fell onto the floor when the lids were washed. the little stove percolators are of French origin, i think.
@@clivewilliams3661 I have a Dualit one which is surviving so far. Your mother's predicament reminds me of my late mother who had a knack for breaking teapot lids. She even broke one when unwrapping it at home after purchase. Has your mum tried contacting the manufacturers? Some can be surprisingly helpful.
@@raindancer6111 This goes back many years and we junked the percolators when she passed away. I believe that she did attempt to get new glass caps because they were an easy replacement but she was told that none were available. She held onto her percolators for as long as she dare, she bought one replacement and inherited her sister's from Germany but they all eventually went the same way. By the time the last one failed percolators were very passe and cafetieres were all the rage. For me nothing beats Kanne Cafe, which is a tall coffee pot of hot freshly ground Java bean coffee that I have hand ground in a wooden mill (I still have that), the smell, effort and the anticipation all add to the flavour.
That's an overreaction if any on the bank account issue.
No. They are all pound sterling just different design notes
Eggs in the baking aisle . O'h dear . In Sainsburys in Edgware a lot of the cleaning products have been moved to where the alcohol used to be but not all the cleaning products so a lot of walking around for nothing
That’s annoying haha
Hello Amanda, you alright ? This is a strange one, like ""How are you ?" You're inviting an answer and would be shocked if people replied "Could be better, I've still got those aches in my leg and my team lost at the weekend and I don't know when the sun's gonna come out again etc...zzzzz"
hahah i know, i woke up to rain today after days of sunshine!
You are a lovely looking lady Amanda , it's always nice to hear your thoughts . To me giving your card to someone seems the strangest points the couple mentioned . Perhaps they felt the differences language and accents would be worth another video .
Ohh absolutely! I think that’s the most fascinating bit ☺️🙌
I don't know if they live in Trumpton village in the UK but i have no other explanation for them not being able to buy groceries. Do they realise that the state they lived in might be bigger than the UK (certainly bigger than England) so your local asda might not have 24 types of eggnog but the internet does so get it delivered (just like you would back in the USA if the type you liked was the other side of the state.
Our bank cards (which i know a little about as i work in a bank) pre-date the internet/online world. When you used to use them in stores you put them in a little machine with a blank voucher that made an original and a copy and when they were processed in the banks the account number was required.
In Fairness if you don’t recognise a Scottish note it would be right to question it. It is of course legal tender nothing wrong with asking advice! You get as good a range of coffee in this country as the US of A. Filter coffee is out there. Mostly not cultural shocks just minor difference.
Scottish notes are legal money, but not legal tender.
@@LiamE69 yes you are of-course right, I don’t even think they legal tender in Scotland.
One country has so many more ways of developing diabetes through its foodstuffs-guess which?
Question for you, Amanda. What is the most random culture shock you have experienced?
Oh wow, they've been here over 2 years 😂...what a closed minded couple...frankly they're a bit weird ...think they need to go back to the States as they haven't learnt anything ...as for banking, its prehistoric in the States...i think there making things up as they go along 😂...but hey ho, they won't be missed 🤣🤣
It is better to have a small variety of really good healthy food than a huge choice of crap unhealthy food as you get in the states.
All Scottish currency, is held at the bank of England and each time a new bank note, from Scotland.
They send a single copy of each bank note to the bank of England.
So a English shop owner cannot refuse the money as its UK legal tender.
Yes they are ghastly and patronising, How many times did they say LIKE!
I thought that me would talk.
These two annoyed me.
Naughty naughty
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An American man, not wearing a baseball cap?
drinking it inadequately? rude. eggnog was taken from britain renamed and recipe slightly changed. it was originally british posset. low percent of brits drink it now a days.
why is 'variety' so important? surely you have things you like, don't you find the thing you like and stick with it?
Amanda, I don't know where you found them, they were a bit condescending to say the least ! Oh well, you can't like everyone ! x x
thats very true :))
I saw their response to their video as it got so many comments on what plonkers they were ....and yes their response video was even worse and even more arrogant...😂🤦
I need to find it and watch it now haha
@AMANDARAEUK ...let us know what you think...can't really see their channel growing that much 🤷♂️😅
Not trying very hard to get on, they want the UK to be little Merica.
you alright 😘
you made me laugh when you were watching that woman i think i had the same feeling.
haha yep!!
Why Oh Why didn't those two do their homework before they came to the UK? Or perhaps they are like a lot of Americans who think their country is so great every one else in the world should aspire to their culture.
Wow, I did not know you were an OF girl
Filtered coffee you can find everywhere anyway I don't see you as American anymore your a honorary Brit
Amanda if yow wanna speak sum proppa ol Inglish, tek a trip tow black country museum, dow say yow cor, cus yow can, jus hop on terrain.
Or jus luk it up on YT.
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She not looking very well. Every country got diff currency
Of course, they're dead now.
its all one currency in the uk its all pound sterling just different notes
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There is only one currency in the UK....the Pound Sterling.....just different banks issuing notes....we have 3 in Scotland....Bank of Scotland, RBS and Clydesdale bank
Agreed, I came here to say that.
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Scottish notes are generally are accepted in England, sometimes a bit begrudgingly. English and Welsh Post Offices and banks will change them for you if all else fails. Don't take Scottish banknotes out of the UK with the hope of changing them for foreign currency - you'll get ripped off with a different exchange rate to English Pounds!
Northern Ireland has three banks issuing their own sterling currency (Bank of Ireland, Northern Bank/Danske Bank and National Westminster Bank/ Ulster Bank) but these can be difficult to use in shops in the rest of the UK. The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, being self governing, also have their own banknotes (and coins) but these are not usable outside these territories. As does Gibraltar, the tiny British Crown Colony on the Spanish peninsula. You can use English pounds in these places, though, as you can in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
@@frglee Part of the reason English shops might refuse them is because (at least pre-covid when I was on till duty) Scottish notes are easier to fake and since we're not really trained in spotting them the same way we are BoE notes mistakes happen. As such some places, particularly charity shops that rely on volunteers, are more likely to refuse them. At least that's the reason management told us not to accept them.
I live in the south of England. Here some people can be unsure about taking Scottish notes purely because they see so few of them they don't know if they are real bank notes.
Make America British Again. 😁
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😂 I just spat my tea over the kids.
2nd time this month 😂
@@oopsdidItypethatoutloud then frightenly they will probably grow.....
they did not seem to be to keen on being in England!!!!
They did not seem to have got the hang of it.
I think it’s hard for some people, they just can’t get used to the changes as quickly
When travelling abroad, I have never been “shocked” by other countries cultures! I just accept that that is the way they “do things” there! Saying it is a “shock” sounds rude and impersonal as if one does not approve of the culture “change”
I found those two “reactors” quite unlikeable - too quick to criticise and whinge about lack of “variety” - yet moans because she can’t get a filter coffee?? Ermmm Starbucks, Costa even M&S have filter coffee options in their restaurants….try them next time luvvy 🤔🙄
When someone asks if you’re alright, try replying “No, I’m half left!”
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there are talking abound UK as 1 contry and in not ENgland is 1 contry
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What a pair of limited intellects.
eggnog...well let's put it this way - it was created in England in the middle ages (before America even existed)so I have no idea what Americans are drinking if they think what's made in England is not eggnog. Maybe they just tried something that is a different recipe and they are not used to that 'variety'
I’m sure that’s the case
My guess is they got some Advocaat and it wasn't what they were expecting.
You can order plenty of American sodas, cereals etc. from American candy stores based in UK but obviously more expensive because of delivery. You can buy all kinds of coffee machines and coffees from places such as Amazon UK. This couple is odd.
I think maybe they just live in a really small village or something
Re coffee, Brit here, my preferred drink, 'on the go', is filter coffee.
I agree its become difficult to get filter coffee, at cafes, restaurants etc,
most places now do an espresso, which is then adjusted to the style you want,
so in her case I would guess an Americano, but its not very similar to filter.
Cafetiere (French press) is similar to filter and often available.
But if you are making it at home, the beans (ground or whole) are easily available, as are filter machines, or V60's.
Many coffee shops will do a pour over, which is basically the same.
Filter coffee was generally the standard until about 2000.
I’ve never really had an issue with that but then again I have a Nespresso machine lol
These culture shocks of theirs aren’t very interesting. Can they even be considered culture shocks?
Eggnog is just vomit! Normal size portions in restaurants and voluntary tipping. Also, we don't worship the French. Accents, they must have noticed that accents change every 30 miles. If they think the Jocks get a bit precious about their monopoly money, try telling them they're from England!
I have lived in different parts of the UK and to be fair Amanda, I couldn’t understand half of what these people said either.😅
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We get culture shocks with in the UK to im from southwest England. As a truck driver over the year's done a lot of Scotland trip's. One place i was working at all the guy's only did England.
So when the Scotland run's come up they all said send me im the only that knows what the hell there saying. I was well happy i love it up there.
I do find the accent tricky sometimes. The hard one for me by far
Did you know that high fructose corn syrup is banned in the UK and Europe. People in America don’t realise how damaging this is. It is a byproduct of food manufacture and it is sweet. However the liver cannot digest it and turns it into fat. Many poor Americans are not fat because they are lazy but because the food they can afford to buy has HFCS in it. It is really sad that America favours food producers over the heath of the general population. 😮
Dear Madam Amanda,thank you so much for next interesting video! Well,to be honest,I don't like traveling ( I'm sorry) and therefore I don't have an experience with culture shocks.And btw - I could say (if you don't mind) : I really admire your physical condition. I mean - your pictures,your job in gym.That is absolutely adorable and inspiration for all people! Greetings from the Central Europe. Have a beautiful,wonderful May and take care.
thank you so much! i really appreciate that :))) Have a lovely day
I really do not see most of these as being "culture shock". The "variety" one for instance. They don't really expand on what they mean. I mean what exactly is their a lack of variety of? I mean how is there not loads of different foods, especially in supermarkets and the amount of international foods we now consume. As you say, a lot of different sugary cereals does not exactly equal "variety".
And the money one. We don't have multiple currencies. Everything is Pounds sterling, they just come from a different bank because the UK is not a single country. I worked in retail for years, and people that worked with me who were natives were still not sure what notes (not bills) were acceptable. A £20 note is a £20 note, regardless of country of origin. As long as it is sterling, that is all that matters. It's not more confusing than a country like the USA where you have different laws as soon as you cross a border from one state to another and you have to learn what is an is not legal depending on which part of the country you are in. You can ride a motorbike in one state without a crash helmet legally, then half a mile up the road it's illegal to ride without a helmet.
And eggnog? We don't really do eggnog, so anything sold as eggnog here is just what people here think is eggnog. I am sure people here think eggnog is the same thing as having a Snowball cocktail at christmas.
Yeah, seen better videos than this one and I am glad you were pretty much as dismissive as me on what counts as culture shock ha ha
yes i didnt really see any of them as culture shocks haha