The biggest problem with "freedom" - and to be fair this isn't just a problem in America - is that so many people think only about their "rights", and not the responsibilities that go with it.
In the UK we don't have a written constitution. Think about that for a minute; we don't need a piece of paper that tells us what our rights are. Anything that's not forbidden in law, we can do. That's freedom.
@@rickb.4168 us too, when they ask in a restaurant if you want cream, ice cream or custard we just say yes please lol, it is now known in our home a a yes please.
One really important one (to me, anyway!!) is that you're NOT allowed to take wine or beer on a picnic in America. This completely ruins the whole point of a picnic to me!!!
Unfortunately, fox, I live in Bath, Somerset. Public drinking is an instant fine, in designated areas up to £500, like public parks. Not cool, but luckily we don't even have a police station, the nearest one is 6 miles away, so as long as you play it smart and have a designated 'cop spotter' all is good.
@@lewilewis3944 I am from Bristol and I think it might be because And you probably know this but bath has a lot in large street drinking homeless problem. The no it's in my opinion one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The Bristol doesn't have the same laws and where I live in newquay you can drink on any beach you want.
@@skyebates246 You're not wrong, Skye. The attempt at enforcing the no public drinking laws has failed miserably, the spare cash that was begable & baggable before covid was huge. The vulnerable and not so savvy tourists have gone, but the problem hasn't. The flip side is that lot of the street drinkers and addicts have had their benefits increased to help 'combat' covid. If only detox centres had had the same cash injection?
The UK Constitution includes the right (indeed, duty) to bear arms, which is where you copied it from. We just don't interpret it as a right to keep a murder weapon at home.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure I always felt that was an odd one, not only does America have more of its population locked up than any other nation, America also does it at the fastest rate than any other country , speedy trial, few winning appeals 🤷...interesting
@@ninjacat4929 it's just a sentence of denial, they assume their free, like most of us do, just America is further down the road than all other countries in being controlled , just is what it is, American Corp which is American Govt are the real power who can manipulate Govts and the common man ..America has crossed the line from a democracy to now a manipulated country by the big American Corporations and the power that resides in their top 1% of earners...never been about money, always power and money gets power or any Govt you want ...have no answers other than enjoy your lives and let's be good to one another ...
Thank you so much for making this! As a Brit living in the US, this "apple pie" saying drives me nuts, amongst others. The "freedom" one is so strange, you can carry a gun, but god forbid you show a nipple for a split second on a half-time show.
Yes mate! Fellow Brit living in America here. Apple Pie is actually English, and dates back as far as saxon rule...My other frustration, is Americans seem to think all English food is 'Irish'!? My nan's Irish and ironically says "No such thing as Irish food, it's just stew"
In terms of comparisons, in the UK I'm hugely glad to have freedom from gun violence, freedom to get ill, and the freedoms afforded by a magnificent work-life-nature balance.
@@MagentaOtterTravels Hot apple pie with custard AND vanilla ice cream is the best. Always enjoyed both separately and only recently discovered this as a combination that will now have at every opportunity (Hiya again by the way!) xxxx
When I became Housekeeper in a Manor House in Somerset, England, I was given an old book which contained two recipes for apple pie, one a spicy one from the medieval period and a much sweeter one from the Renaissance - both were delicious.
@Sagina no, but they do. There's several out there I expect because others have old recipes too. I remember seeing butter beer from a Tudor recipe (originally for breaking your fast) on a BBC TV programme.
@@MagentaOtterTravelssaying a prayer, or a litany, was a way of marking time. Everything was seasonal and with the liturgical calendar in mind, and often weird to modern eyes. Flesh (meat), Capon (chicken) or Fish and oyster dishes rarely had vegetables (they were regarded for the animals or the very poor) though in winter vegetables could be cut to look like flowers as a table decoration, as it was important that everything was well presented. The less well off could eat a white tuber (I can’t remember the name of) that still exists today but now grows wild, which a few centuries later gave way to potatoes. Everything seemed to be “roysted” or stewed and served with sauce. Puddings (boiled) and desserts (baked) were very popular; no mention of the raw vegetables and uncooked fruit we have today. The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors Ate & Drank, by Terry Breverton features around 500 recipes for you to try out at home. Here’s one: Salmon Sallet (salad) for fish days: Salmon cut long waies with slices of onyons upon it layd and upon that to cast Violets, Oyle and Vineger - still sounds delicious - enjoy!
The really worrying part is that Americans ever thought such things could ever have been uniquely American in the first place........speaks volumes.....
One British freedom that I never thought about until I watched videos of Americans expressing surprise about it, is the freedom to 'jay-walk'. Unlike many countries, we do not have to cross roads at crossings, or wait for a green light and we can cross most roads where and when we choose. The freedom to get run over, I suppose...
The phrase "American as Apple Pie" was always interesting to me. Many countries will claim the invention of apple pie. In truth there were versions of apple pie all across Europe that had all been invented autonomously and no one is really sure which came first due to record keeping not exactly being an exact science back then. However they all did of course come long before American was even discovered by the western world. The Pilgrims took apples with them to the New World because they wanted something that reminded them of home and apple pie reminded them of home. America is now the largest producer of apples in the world, but the only type of apple that is actually indigenous is the crab apple, which cant be eaten and is only good for making cider. Apples are not even indigenous to Britain - it was the Romans who took them to our shores.
Agree with this altogether. I heard a theory that during WWII our soldiers said they were fighting for "mamma and apple pie." which may be where to phrase came from.
Despite the second amendment not being a thing here, I have always thought that we are much more free here in the UK in terms of everyday life. In England I can go to any store and buy some alcohol and cigarettes aged 18 (both 21 in the US), cross the street wherever I please (no jaywalking laws), drive to the park (without needing to take my license with me), have a drink in public (no open container laws) and if I need the toilet I can pee behind a tree no problem (in the US this could make me a sex offender). Just some food for thought!
@@louiseansell3870 If you pee in the street you can get in trouble in the UK but peeing in some nearby bushes or behind a tree out of view is totally fine and no big deal. Hell I do it when I go running up country lanes sometimes! Also your life won't be over if a 17 year old happens to glance in your direction while you're doing it.
Urrr. It's illegal to pee in public in the Uk, unless you are pregnant. Although there's no way you'd get in trouble for a "wild wee" during a country walk.
Mathew, the 2nd Amendment in America isn't solely an American freedom. In fact it was directly lifted from the British Declaration of Rights 1688 and the British Bill of Rights 1689 before the USA was even a Nation. Also the American NRA is a derivative of the British NRA based in Bisley England. The American NRA was actually initially a subsidiary club of the British version. Ok we have had statute laws introduced since 1968 in the UK FireArms act but we held the right to bear arms before the USA was a nation! It is article 9 I think in both the British Declaration of Rights 1688 and the British Bill of Rights 1689
Very interesting! I actually didn't know this BUT I will say, that the US right to bear arms (and the American identity surrounding it) is relatively unique.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure I agree with you on the American identity around the 2nd amendment is unique but the second amendment it's self isn't as I've already said it is lifted directly from the British Declaration of Rights 1688 and the British Bill of Rights 1689
Didn't know this either. However, as Great Britain wasn't actually formed until the Act of Union in 1707, I assume the Bills of Rights referred to above would have to have been in relation to the law of England and Wales and not 'British' as such. (Does anyone know the position at that time under Scots law?)
Everything you mention is definitely not uniquely American - but I think you may be able to use the identical script for the forthcoming 'not uniquely British' video too! And oh dear - so many comments that seem to miss the point you made and read, "actually MY country is best", "no MINE is!". I thought that at least the Brits would live up to our stereotype of being self-deprecating and less prone to proclaiming ourselves the centre of the universe..... I mean, everyone KNOWS that we are, but it's really not cool to say so! 😎
There is an interesting video on RUclips by The Postmodern Family posted quite some time ago, and it show's an extract of a vid made by Prager University titled "If you live in freedom, then thank the British Empire." Or words to that effect.
Maybe in small ways or coz they had to fight us to get it? Let's not big up the British Empire, we weren't that great for most of the countries we lorded it over & used for our own gain. Lots of them seem to have forgiven us and seem happy to be in the Commonwealth but the empire was only really 'good' for us.
@@sorscha1308 we left most countries with a legal system, parliament, rail network and infrastructure. We also left turmoil and other bad things. The Empire was on balance better for the countries we took control off than worse. It seems fashionable in some circles to play the Empire as evil and that we should be ashamed of it all. The empire modernised the globe
@@kevinm498 I'm not saying we didn't leave behind some good things but i just think it's wrong to glorify it. India for one was far 'better off' in many ways (certainly economically) before our takeover. I don't think we should wring our hands & apologise forever (like we naturally would if we bumped into an inanimate object for instance - haha) but i certainly don't feel very 'proud' of our imperialist history either. Up to you if you feel different.
I also like the fact you brought up american arrogance. This is just my opinion and I see other brits and other people from other countries have the same views but it does really bug us when americans claim their country is the best because maybe I'm completely wrong but I've never met a british person who claims the UK is the best country in the world, (in fact we like to complain about it a lot lol) nor have met or seen from media of people from other countries saying or implying their country is the best. Maybe I'm wrong but this is just my experience of it, the only people who I've seen who have said their country is the greatest in the world is americans? For me and other people I know that always felt well arrogant and wrong and it just felt like americans were looking down on other countries? I've never believed my country was the best or been told I should believe that, sure there are certain things people in my country are proud of and can be patriotic in our own way but I've never understood believing the place where I live in the best, it feels like if you believe that then your refusing to aknowlege its flaws and UK definitly has lots of flaws, and it always puzzled and annoyed me when I'd see americans on line or all over the media saying the US was the best, like it was fact. I never got it and always thought while being puzzled "Being the most powerful/influencial country currently does not mean greatest or best, why don't they understand that?" and also "Don't they realise how arrogant they sound too people not from their country?" So I quite like your video is addressing this. Of course not all americans are like this, like you guys. I'm just generlising.
British or English exceptionalism is a very real thing. It's every bit as arrogant though but it's just more subtle than that of the US. A lot of countries and peoples have cultures with an underlying current of exceptionalism and they're all wrong. It's what feeds nationalism and it's a disease that has afflicted us for centuries.
I think it's okay to be proud of and celebrate achievements even if you're not directly related to them. Like, I'm proud of the NHS, even though I've not really contributed to it. But I can also accept that it, like everything else, has flaws. I see that as being a healthy way of looking at things. If I thought the NHS was the best thing since sliced bread, in every way and was perfect, without accepting or even acknowledging its flaws I'm doing a disservice to both myself and the service. This is what I have a problem with. Being proud and uncritical are not mutually exclusive ideas. No country is perfect. Celebrate the good, recognise the bad and try to improve, rather than settle for what you already have. It's the mindset of 'this is already good enough' is what annoys me.
@@pipercharms7374 That's why I say it's more subtle. There's a sense that it doesn't need to be said because everyone _knows_ it. It's something that is best observed from slightly outside the bubble but once you become aware of it, it stands out more and more. The British are not unique in this. I think it's the brazenness of Americans that grates but it's a widespread phenomenon.
Pedro Conejo I agree The uk is the best country in the world , ,I don’t need to shout it from the hillside.Equally I’m sure an American thinks their country is the best.
Why do Americans use a weird date system by putting the Month before the Day, for example - December 25th but only use the Day before Month system for the 4th of July?
I would like to know where that originated as well! I just mentioned this practice in a video I uploaded on my channel yesterday. But I have no idea why we started doing that in America! We seem to be the only place in the world that does it that way...
@@grahamsmith9541 What is 'a myth' Mr Smith? You need to provide irrevocable evidence to prove what you say. Anyway, I'm guilty of a spelling mistake : 'flowned' should be 'flown'. You also need to learn how to use punctuation. Anyway, ships still have jack staffs and you can still see flags flying from them. Flags are also flown from the stern of ships and on masts etc. There are several kinds of flags designed to be used for specific duties and occasions. The United States flag is just about the ugliest of all flags and all the other countries in the world are utterly disgusted by American boastfulness and cockiness. Virginia is one of the very best states in the USA and Robert E Lee the best general America has ever had. The USA only enters into world wars when its own interests are endangered. When it does it blames its allies for all that goes wrong and makes sure that it over charges them for everything. The US is doing far too little to combat and reduce global warming. Canadians are always far nicer, politer and kinder people than are United Statesians. When the Americans entered the war and some were stationed in the UK, we used to say: 'What's wrong with the Yanks? They're over fed, over paid and over here.' Americans have only themselves to blame when people from other countries dislike them so much. Fortunately, there are some very sensible and likeable Americans who are ashamed of their nations boastful cockiness and do all they can to put things right. Bless them!
Such a shame you had to leave our little island, out of all the Americans that post videos your posts were,are unbiased and I always got the impression that you kind of understood the U.K.
The Red/White & Blue of the American flag, is a direct copy of the Union flag of the United Kingdom. The colours of the UK Union flag, representing union & standing for Democracy was copied by the Usa, France & even more recently Russia! The Stars & Stripes flag itself, is a copy of the flag of the British East India Company! This British company, was flying its flag, even on its vessels that were sat in Boston harbour, when the famous argument over taxation happened & tea was dumped into the harbour. The vessel that tea came from, was most probably flying that flag. The 13 Red/White stripes represent the 13 British colonies. Remember, not until after independence, did those living in America, change from being British! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
One of the biggest issues with political freedom in the USA is you need a shed load of money to run for office and, generally, that money comes from wealthy donors or large corporations, who want a return on their investment.
Hmm. This is not uniquely American, in my experience. It is exemplified, in some ways, in the US....but humility is not actually valued very highly anywhere.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure I'm german born living in the UK and have also lived in the states, Netherlands, Italey and China. I can tell you for sure that my experience is that Americans are proud of the ignorance, infact relish in it. Where as Brits and Germans hate ignorance and are much more humble about what they do and don't know. For example: Europeans wrote: I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing. Americans would never say that, they would say "I don't know and I don't care" in my experience (New Jersey, California, West Virginia and New York where I have lived)
Yes when I went to America California. I was shocked that you aren't allowed to have fires on the beach where I live in Cornwall England nobody can tell you not to have fires on the beach because its a free country I thought
Schaefer Family Adventure But then I remembered you mentioning family in Colorado, and I figured that must be where you were! Enjoy your time in the beautiful Rocky Mountains!
Hamburgers go back to the Romans ,Apple pies were made in the U.K. centuries before we even knew that America even existed and Halloween was practiced in Britain over 2000 years before .
Regarding thinking that things that are built in the USA being better made, I remember the first time I hired a car in the USA probably 20 years ago or more. It was a Lincoln Towncar (American Luxury Sedan - Merc S Class Rival, haha) It was an absolute pile of rubbish. The build quality of a 1970's Austin Allegro. Panel gaps that you could put your hand in etc. Driving dynamics of a skip. The worst European car was light years ahead of this. The USA does though do much better salads.
The first written apple pie recipe goes back to 1381 in England. The original recipe includes apples, figs, raisins, pears and a pastry shell (but no sugar).
@@MagentaOtterTravels I'm from Yorkshire in the UK. Definitely a thing I grew up with. We also eat fruit cake with cheese too. I understand Wisconsin is the only place in the States that understands real cheese😉
andyrjs Wisconsin cheese 🧀 is great... and the reason our cheddar is orange! I grew up near Wisconsin. I have also been to Cheddar Gorge in England... and LOVE British cheese! Yorkshire is a LOVELY place... was looking forward to visiting friends in Leeds and seeing Harrogate this September. But then the world turned upside down, so maybe 2021?
From Australia: If you search "democracy index" you will see 48 countries rate better than USA, which is judged a "flawed democracy". USA voting systems have needed updating for over 100 years.
Sorry for the late comment, but what actually sent me down this rabbit hole that led to this video was the very accepted take used in media etc that winnie the pooh is an American "icon", considering that Disney created its most successful iterations I can see where people would get confused, but its this attitude of assumption that its American that seems to be very pervasive in a lot of areas >>
The Egyptians invented the first pie, but the ancient Greeks were the first to use Pastry and fillings , Brits just eat tons of pies and like a sandwich we make them with everything you can think of 🤣🤣
Sorry to disappoint you America but the Union Jack which has its colours as Red White and Blue dates back for as long as the country of Great Britain and Great Britain is around 700 years old before that the British isles were independent nations we first used the Union Jack in 1606
It is only called Union Jack when flown from the Jackstaff on a ship, the staff at the bow, otherwise it is the Union Flag. When a ship is underway it would be flown from the Masthead and is thus the Union Flag.
@@tonys1636 sorry to correct you but the Union Jack is known as the Jack whether on a ship or land if it's on a ship it's actually called the Royal Navy Red Ensign or the Merchant Navy Blue Ensign. Having been on and around boats and ships all my life I do know what I am talking about it is actually called both a Jack and a flag so please stop splitting hairs thank you
@@britbazza3568 sorry to you but you seem to have a lot of ensigns and centuries mixed up. The red ensign dates to approximately 1625, with the white following about five years later followed shortly after by the blue. These three were used to distinguish between the three Royal Navy squadrons. The red ensign became the recognised flag of the merchant fleet following the act of Union in 1707. The blue ensign has never been used for the merchant navy. To this day it is used for other government offices (or customs) or a defaced version is granted to various clubs or other organizations. In 1864 squadron colours were abandoned and the white ensign adopted for the Royal Navy. As for your other point, the only time it can correctly be called the Union Jack is when it is flying from a jack staff, ( the short flagpole at the bow of a ship or boat). As a matter of interest, I've just lowered mine because it is sunset. I could go on for another couple of pages about the evolution of ensigns but that would be churlish.
Even the stars and strips isn't totally American. Washington Hall in Tyne and Wear is the ancestral home of George Washington's family and their coat of arms is a shield shape with a five pointed star at the top with stripes below
DNA analysis indicates that apples originated in the mountains of Kazakhstan where the wild Malus sieversii-the many-times great-grandparent of Malus domestica, the modern domesticated apple-still flourishes.
No country has full freedom this must be worked at every day of the year democracy is a work in process we must never rest on our laurels or we will lose it 😀
I would say that just because you have something that you didnt invent doesnt mean you stole it. You didnt invent fire but it doesnt mean that the US stole it. Inherited or learned but not stolen; it is a very loaded word. It implies you did some crime, some wrong doing. The term used for the kind of democracy we see in the modern world is representative democracy.
Yes it is a silly distinction and a lot of us in UK get it wrong but...our flag is only the Union Jack if flown from a ship on land it's proper title is the Union Flag
also on topic the NRA, americans think the NRA is an american thing, The first NRA was british, american ex-pats living in the uk, saw it it and crwated the american NRA, WHILE LIVING IN THE UK, they took the idea to the president who ok'd it to become official.
late to this upload! - but loved it! - so much "common sense" spoken here - every country has good & bad points, but currently, at least, i think America has a vocal minority that is blind to good points about other countries
You sir are a deep thinker. Your life experience has given you a unique insight. Respect to you, and your family that will benefit from a wide experience of experience. The UK still thinks it is great. We are not. We benefitted from steam power which gave us immense power. The US is I think starting to find the same problem. People like you will I hope stop the US from making the same type of mistakes we did. The world is one planet, and that is it.
The UK has at least 3 national flags, the Union flag (it's only a Union Jack when it's on a ship) flag of Saint George for England, flag of Saint Andrew for Scotland, flag of the red dragon for Wales and Northern Ireland...I'm not qualified to state what it is, my initial thought being the Ulster Banner was stopped being the official flag in 1972, but still used during sporting events...
Adrian Burchell The Union Flag incorporates the red saltire of St Patrick. The Welsh flag is not part of the Union Flag as, up to quite recent times, Wales was a principality.
@@barrygower6733 I knew Wales was only country not represented in the Union flag, but the red saltire on it's own is not an acknowledged flag of Northern Ireland, as far as I know and will acknowledge my ignorance if I am wrong, as stated, the only flag I know to represent Northern Island is the Ulster Banner, now unofficial.
Don't you get fined just for walking across the road in the wrong place in the States? I find that ridiculous being from the uk. Also apple pie is English.. For sure.
americans didnt steal apple pie, foreigners moved to the USA and brought it with them, and if you think a bonfire is worth giving up democracy then you might want to think that one over for a bit, and the freedom to litter? that is because they care little for the enviroment
Thanks for another great video Matthew. I love how well you manage to communicate your ideas. Looking forward to watching your next one about us Brits. Sadly, there seems to be quite the surge of national arrogance playing out in the western world and politics right now. I know I've come across it plenty of times in the UK. I love apple pie, especially with custard 😋, and does it really matter who came up with the recipe first? He'll yes, lol 😂 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
THAT is what separates British vs American apple pie! Custard or cream (the pourable kind) in the UK. Always ice cream in the US! Nobody here really knows what custard is.
Its an interesting video :D As a brit, if you are doing another video like this for british people, despite us not being taught much about the british empire in schools, I think most of us understand and get the fact oh this isn't actually british but despite that we'll still treat it like it is though? Our national dish for example, pretty sure every british person knows, Chicken Tikka Masala is not something british and yet we still like to say it is for unknown reason XD I assume just because its popular over here, we'll just say oh thats british, when it isn't, I assume americans do it too, like with the flag colours, you say its american though it actually isn't but because its very popular in your country then you'll just claim it as yours, which happens in the UK too and I assume other countries, which I do find interesting :) Raises some interesting questions like, can you claim this is a part of your culture/country if its incredibly popular in your country and everyone you know, has it/has something to do with it/if its food, eats it, yet at the same it doesn't actually come from your country, so it isn't really british/american/and so on :)
Piper charms. For goodness sake chicken tikka masala is NOT Britain's national dish. That has only been in existence for a little while. Roast beef is associated with England and has been for hundreds of years. Chicken tikka masala was invented in England and nobody in India has heard of it. Also I think I am correct in saying that curry was originally invented in India by the British to preserve the meat.
Valerie Davidson I think that tikka masala is the most popular dish. Not necessarily the most quintessentially British dish. If that makes sense? Also, another commenter said tikka masala was invented in Scotland! No idea if that’s true...
@@MagentaOtterTravels Although chicken tikka masala is quite popular with some people I would definitely not say it is our national dish. It was invented in England for British people - not that many years ago. That is a quite laughable claim.
different freedoms yes they do have. But they are outweighed by what they cannot do. I think of them as simple freedoms, while most political freedom is denied. There are no truly free nations, that would be an impossibility.
All I ever think about freedom is no-one is free. The UK if I watch TV but don't have a license for it. Even though the license is only for channels I won't watch I'm fined or in court.... America the land of the free but god forbid you Cross the road. Jwalking is a thing? There is no freedom just tolerated behaviour and not.
🇨🇦 Nice Video. When I lived in California I constantly heard all the things you mentioned but knew in Canada we had a lot of the same ‘only American’ type things, but no one would believe me. The only people that did were those who had travelled or lived for a bit outside the U.S. Interesting about Apple Pie though. I did visit the UK, but don’t remember about the pie. I had thought they made theirs different than we do.
I doubt that apples originated in the Middle East because they require a cool climate. It is said the British Isles has the best climate for apple growing.
There is no such thing as a union jack !! However there are more countries with the Union Flag on than any other Country !! The Romans brought apples to the UK so I would imagine they had an input there !!
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The biggest problem with "freedom" - and to be fair this isn't just a problem in America - is that so many people think only about their "rights", and not the responsibilities that go with it.
In the UK we don't have a written constitution. Think about that for a minute; we don't need a piece of paper that tells us what our rights are. Anything that's not forbidden in law, we can do. That's freedom.
Apple pie - earliest written recipe 1381 in England; not sure how long before cream, custard, or ice cream started appearing on the apple pie...
On that first pie, hopefully. The only respectable way to eat it is with a delicious cream product on top.
At that time sugar etc was very expensive so it was more savoury than these days.
Ice cream, cream or custard? All three is the Barrow way.
I think it was the Romans that brought Apples to Britain
@@rickb.4168 us too, when they ask in a restaurant if you want cream, ice cream or custard we just say yes please lol, it is now known in our home a a yes please.
One really important one (to me, anyway!!) is that you're NOT allowed to take wine or beer on a picnic in America. This completely ruins the whole point of a picnic to me!!!
@TheRenaissanceman65 You are correct - this law is state-by-state. There is no federal law on public drinking.
In the UK we drink at picnics, pubs, garden parties the whole lot lol
Unfortunately, fox, I live in Bath, Somerset. Public drinking is an instant fine, in designated areas up to £500, like public parks. Not cool, but luckily we don't even have a police station, the nearest one is 6 miles away, so as long as you play it smart and have a designated 'cop spotter' all is good.
@@lewilewis3944 I am from Bristol and I think it might be because And you probably know this but bath has a lot in large street drinking homeless problem. The no it's in my opinion one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The Bristol doesn't have the same laws and where I live in newquay you can drink on any beach you want.
@@skyebates246 You're not wrong, Skye. The attempt at enforcing the no public drinking laws has failed miserably, the spare cash that was begable & baggable before covid was huge. The vulnerable and not so savvy tourists have gone, but the problem hasn't. The flip side is that lot of the street drinkers and addicts have had their benefits increased to help 'combat' covid. If only detox centres had had the same cash injection?
The UK Constitution includes the right (indeed, duty) to bear arms, which is where you copied it from. We just don't interpret it as a right to keep a murder weapon at home.
Excellent point!!
Since when has the UK had a Constitution?
The UK doesn't have a constitution...
That may be true (except the lack of a constitution), but the way that the freedom exists in the US is still fairly unique.
@@sulaimansiddiqui5841 the uk has, allegedly, an unwritten constitution. Not worth the paper its written on if you ask me.
On freedom I always find it funny when Americans say land of the free, when they have the most incarcerated people in the world 🤷🤣🤣
This is ironic, isn't it? 1% of our population is in prison.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure I always felt that was an odd one, not only does America have more of its population locked up than any other nation, America also does it at the fastest rate than any other country , speedy trial, few winning appeals 🤷...interesting
Yes, Land of the Free, as long as you're not an indigenous American.
And it was not free for many black people for a very long time , so I always wondered why it was called land of the free , seems so wrong !
@@ninjacat4929 it's just a sentence of denial, they assume their free, like most of us do, just America is further down the road than all other countries in being controlled , just is what it is, American Corp which is American Govt are the real power who can manipulate Govts and the common man ..America has crossed the line from a democracy to now a manipulated country by the big American Corporations and the power that resides in their top 1% of earners...never been about money, always power and money gets power or any Govt you want ...have no answers other than enjoy your lives and let's be good to one another ...
Thank you so much for making this! As a Brit living in the US, this "apple pie" saying drives me nuts, amongst others. The "freedom" one is so strange, you can carry a gun, but god forbid you show a nipple for a split second on a half-time show.
Yes mate! Fellow Brit living in America here. Apple Pie is actually English, and dates back as far as saxon rule...My other frustration, is Americans seem to think all English food is 'Irish'!? My nan's Irish and ironically says "No such thing as Irish food, it's just stew"
@@K3dzz we’re still under Saxon rule lol.
In terms of comparisons, in the UK I'm hugely glad to have freedom from gun violence, freedom to get ill, and the freedoms afforded by a magnificent work-life-nature balance.
Apple pie mentioned in 1600s in uk so probably taken over by pilgrims
1300's per Wiki.
Wiki does have a lot of things wrong
@@emmapark8530 How about the Smithsonian?
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-apple-pie-linked-america-180963157/
This talk about apple pie makes me ready for Thanksgiving!!!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Hot apple pie with custard AND vanilla ice cream is the best. Always enjoyed both separately and only recently discovered this as a combination that will now have at every opportunity (Hiya again by the way!) xxxx
When I became Housekeeper in a Manor House in Somerset, England, I was given an old book which contained two recipes for apple pie, one a spicy one from the medieval period and a much sweeter one from the Renaissance - both were delicious.
What a cool opportunity!!
@Sagina no, but they do. There's several out there I expect because others have old recipes too. I remember seeing butter beer from a Tudor recipe (originally for breaking your fast) on a BBC TV programme.
@@MagentaOtterTravels what was fascinating were the concepts of time, often having to recite a prayer instead of "leave for 10 minutes".
Cath Robilliard Wow, that was written into the recipe?!
@@MagentaOtterTravelssaying a prayer, or a litany, was a way of marking time. Everything was seasonal and with the liturgical calendar in mind, and often weird to modern eyes. Flesh (meat), Capon (chicken) or Fish and oyster dishes rarely had vegetables (they were regarded for the animals or the very poor) though in winter vegetables could be cut to look like flowers as a table decoration, as it was important that everything was well presented. The less well off could eat a white tuber (I can’t remember the name of) that still exists today but now grows wild, which a few centuries later gave way to potatoes. Everything seemed to be “roysted” or stewed and served with sauce. Puddings (boiled) and desserts (baked) were very popular; no mention of the raw vegetables and uncooked fruit we have today. The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors Ate & Drank, by Terry Breverton features around 500 recipes for you to try out at home. Here’s one:
Salmon Sallet (salad) for fish days: Salmon cut long waies with slices of onyons upon it layd and upon that to cast Violets, Oyle and Vineger - still sounds delicious - enjoy!
Greece was the first DOMOCRACY !! THE FIRST MODERN DEMOCRACY WAS THE UK !!
The really worrying part is that Americans ever thought such things could ever have been uniquely American in the first place........speaks volumes.....
The UK has been making apple pies from the 14th century 1381 in England it was first put in to printed recipe by a man called Geoffrey chaucer
Lovely to see your travels have broaden your lives.
Freedom is such a vague word. You always have to ask "Freedom for whom, from what and to do what?"
how could apple pie EVER be american, apples arnt native to the usa
One British freedom that I never thought about until I watched videos of Americans expressing surprise about it, is the freedom to 'jay-walk'. Unlike many countries, we do not have to cross roads at crossings, or wait for a green light and we can cross most roads where and when we choose. The freedom to get run over, I suppose...
And having to carry Id driving licence etc
The phrase "American as Apple Pie" was always interesting to me. Many countries will claim the invention of apple pie. In truth there were versions of apple pie all across Europe that had all been invented autonomously and no one is really sure which came first due to record keeping not exactly being an exact science back then. However they all did of course come long before American was even discovered by the western world. The Pilgrims took apples with them to the New World because they wanted something that reminded them of home and apple pie reminded them of home. America is now the largest producer of apples in the world, but the only type of apple that is actually indigenous is the crab apple, which cant be eaten and is only good for making cider. Apples are not even indigenous to Britain - it was the Romans who took them to our shores.
Agree with this altogether. I heard a theory that during WWII our soldiers said they were fighting for "mamma and apple pie." which may be where to phrase came from.
Sarah I suppose any country which had apples made deserts with them, I am a sucker for apple strudel with ice cream.
What would we have done without the Romans?
As in the old saying, 'As British as chicken tikka masala'.
Matt takes on the nebulous subject of nationalist exceptionalism and survives! ☮️ 👍🏼 🟪
Exactly...chicken tikka masala isn't British.
It was invented in Scotland 😂
@@DoctorAkikoFukuwara that's why he said British and not English
Akiko Fukuwara 福原 秋子 really?! That’s awesome!
@currymonster
Yeah I know, I was making a, "dont call Scottish people British" joke but....clearly I have failed you 😂
Akiko Fukuwara 福原 秋子 sorry to have been too daft to get your reference 😂
Despite the second amendment not being a thing here, I have always thought that we are much more free here in the UK in terms of everyday life. In England I can go to any store and buy some alcohol and cigarettes aged 18 (both 21 in the US), cross the street wherever I please (no jaywalking laws), drive to the park (without needing to take my license with me), have a drink in public (no open container laws) and if I need the toilet I can pee behind a tree no problem (in the US this could make me a sex offender). Just some food for thought!
You will be arrested if you pee against a tree in public.
@@louiseansell3870 If you pee in the street you can get in trouble in the UK but peeing in some nearby bushes or behind a tree out of view is totally fine and no big deal. Hell I do it when I go running up country lanes sometimes! Also your life won't be over if a 17 year old happens to glance in your direction while you're doing it.
@TheRenaissanceman65 Cheers for explaining it more detail!
Urrr. It's illegal to pee in public in the Uk, unless you are pregnant.
Although there's no way you'd get in trouble for a "wild wee" during a country walk.
The peeing thing in particular is very interesting, but you are right, there are many freedoms enjoyed in the UK that many parts of the US don't have.
Mathew, the 2nd Amendment in America isn't solely an American freedom. In fact it was directly lifted from the British Declaration of Rights 1688 and the British Bill of Rights 1689 before the USA was even a Nation. Also the American NRA is a derivative of the British NRA based in Bisley England. The American NRA was actually initially a subsidiary club of the British version. Ok we have had statute laws introduced since 1968 in the UK FireArms act but we held the right to bear arms before the USA was a nation! It is article 9 I think in both the British Declaration of Rights 1688 and the British Bill of Rights 1689
Very interesting! I actually didn't know this BUT I will say, that the US right to bear arms (and the American identity surrounding it) is relatively unique.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure I agree with you on the American identity around the 2nd amendment is unique but the second amendment it's self isn't as I've already said it is lifted directly from the British Declaration of Rights 1688 and the British Bill of Rights 1689
Didn't know this either. However, as Great Britain wasn't actually formed until the Act of Union in 1707, I assume the Bills of Rights referred to above would have to have been in relation to the law of England and Wales and not 'British' as such. (Does anyone know the position at that time under Scots law?)
I always feel the US were very late to the freedom (and by extension democracy) thing compared with most of Western Europe. xxx
Perhaps, but probably mostly in that we were formed so much later than western Europe.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure Racial segregation only ended in the US in 1964, and this is the country that boasts of its freedoms! xxx
Everything you mention is definitely not uniquely American - but I think you may be able to use the identical script for the forthcoming 'not uniquely British' video too!
And oh dear - so many comments that seem to miss the point you made and read, "actually MY country is best", "no MINE is!". I thought that at least the Brits would live up to our stereotype of being self-deprecating and less prone to proclaiming ourselves the centre of the universe..... I mean, everyone KNOWS that we are, but it's really not cool to say so! 😎
I think I am going to use your comment in next weeks video - FYI. Thanks for your comments!
There is an interesting video on RUclips by The Postmodern Family posted quite some time ago, and it show's an extract of a vid made by Prager University titled "If you live in freedom, then thank the British Empire." Or words to that effect.
Maybe in small ways or coz they had to fight us to get it? Let's not big up the British Empire, we weren't that great for most of the countries we lorded it over & used for our own gain. Lots of them seem to have forgiven us and seem happy to be in the Commonwealth but the empire was only really 'good' for us.
@@sorscha1308 we left most countries with a legal system, parliament, rail network and infrastructure. We also left turmoil and other bad things.
The Empire was on balance better for the countries we took control off than worse.
It seems fashionable in some circles to play the Empire as evil and that we should be ashamed of it all. The empire modernised the globe
@@kevinm498 I'm not saying we didn't leave behind some good things but i just think it's wrong to glorify it. India for one was far 'better off' in many ways (certainly economically) before our takeover. I don't think we should wring our hands & apologise forever (like we naturally would if we bumped into an inanimate object for instance - haha) but i certainly don't feel very 'proud' of our imperialist history either. Up to you if you feel different.
@@sorscha1308 I think several countries have Britain to thank for the legal system !
I also like the fact you brought up american arrogance.
This is just my opinion and I see other brits and other people from other countries have the same views but it does really bug us when americans claim their country is the best because maybe I'm completely wrong but I've never met a british person who claims the UK is the best country in the world, (in fact we like to complain about it a lot lol) nor have met or seen from media of people from other countries saying or implying their country is the best.
Maybe I'm wrong but this is just my experience of it, the only people who I've seen who have said their country is the greatest in the world is americans? For me and other people I know that always felt well arrogant and wrong and it just felt like americans were looking down on other countries?
I've never believed my country was the best or been told I should believe that, sure there are certain things people in my country are proud of and can be patriotic in our own way but I've never understood believing the place where I live in the best, it feels like if you believe that then your refusing to aknowlege its flaws and UK definitly has lots of flaws, and it always puzzled and annoyed me when I'd see americans on line or all over the media saying the US was the best, like it was fact.
I never got it and always thought while being puzzled "Being the most powerful/influencial country currently does not mean greatest or best, why don't they understand that?" and also "Don't they realise how arrogant they sound too people not from their country?"
So I quite like your video is addressing this. Of course not all americans are like this, like you guys. I'm just generlising.
British or English exceptionalism is a very real thing. It's every bit as arrogant though but it's just more subtle than that of the US. A lot of countries and peoples have cultures with an underlying current of exceptionalism and they're all wrong. It's what feeds nationalism and it's a disease that has afflicted us for centuries.
I think it's okay to be proud of and celebrate achievements even if you're not directly related to them. Like, I'm proud of the NHS, even though I've not really contributed to it. But I can also accept that it, like everything else, has flaws. I see that as being a healthy way of looking at things.
If I thought the NHS was the best thing since sliced bread, in every way and was perfect, without accepting or even acknowledging its flaws I'm doing a disservice to both myself and the service. This is what I have a problem with.
Being proud and uncritical are not mutually exclusive ideas. No country is perfect. Celebrate the good, recognise the bad and try to improve, rather than settle for what you already have.
It's the mindset of 'this is already good enough' is what annoys me.
@@PedroConejo1939 I've seen brits be arrogant but never seen them claim that UK is the best country in the world but thats just my experience though.
@@pipercharms7374 That's why I say it's more subtle. There's a sense that it doesn't need to be said because everyone _knows_ it. It's something that is best observed from slightly outside the bubble but once you become aware of it, it stands out more and more. The British are not unique in this. I think it's the brazenness of Americans that grates but it's a widespread phenomenon.
Pedro Conejo I agree The uk is the best country in the world , ,I don’t need to shout it from the hillside.Equally I’m sure an American thinks their country is the best.
Travel broadens the mind, it certainly does and I have been fortunate to be able to live in various countries.
Why do Americans use a weird date system by putting the Month before the Day, for example - December 25th but only use the Day before Month system for the 4th of July?
I would like to know where that originated as well! I just mentioned this practice in a video I uploaded on my channel yesterday. But I have no idea why we started doing that in America! We seem to be the only place in the world that does it that way...
The British flag is the 'Union Flag.' It is only referred to as the 'Union Jack' when it is flowned from the jack staff on the bow of a ship.
That is a myth that rule hasn't applied since the 1700s.
@@grahamsmith9541 What is 'a myth' Mr Smith? You need to provide irrevocable evidence to prove what you say. Anyway, I'm guilty of a spelling mistake : 'flowned' should be 'flown'. You also need to learn how to use punctuation. Anyway, ships still have jack staffs and you can still see flags flying from them. Flags are also flown from the stern of ships and on masts etc. There are several kinds of flags designed to be used for specific duties and occasions. The United States flag is just about the ugliest of all flags and all the other countries in the world are utterly disgusted by American boastfulness and cockiness. Virginia is one of the very best states in the USA and Robert E Lee the best general America has ever had. The USA only enters into world wars when its own interests are endangered. When it does it blames its allies for all that goes wrong and makes sure that it over charges them for everything. The US is doing far too little to combat and reduce global warming. Canadians are always far nicer, politer and kinder people than are United Statesians. When the Americans entered the war and some were stationed in the UK, we used to say: 'What's wrong with the Yanks? They're over fed, over paid and over here.' Americans have only themselves to blame when people from other countries dislike them so much. Fortunately, there are some very sensible and likeable Americans who are ashamed of their nations boastful cockiness and do all they can to put things right. Bless them!
Such a shame you had to leave our little island, out of all the Americans that post videos your posts were,are unbiased and I always got the impression that you kind of understood the U.K.
The American national anthem comes from an English song called To Anacreon in heaven
Some perceptive observations there. Keep them coming.
The Romans had pastry, the Romans had apples - guess what happened next...
Travel is fatal to prejudice bigotry and narrow-mindedness.
The Red/White & Blue of the American flag, is a direct copy of the Union flag of the United Kingdom. The colours of the UK Union flag, representing union & standing for Democracy was copied by the Usa, France & even more recently Russia! The Stars & Stripes flag itself, is a copy of the flag of the British East India Company! This British company, was flying its flag, even on its vessels that were sat in Boston harbour, when the famous argument over taxation happened & tea was dumped into the harbour. The vessel that tea came from, was most probably flying that flag. The 13 Red/White stripes represent the 13 British colonies. Remember, not until after independence, did those living in America, change from being British! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Apple pie is good, apple crumble is better
One of the biggest issues with political freedom in the USA is you need a shed load of money to run for office and, generally, that money comes from wealthy donors or large corporations, who want a return on their investment.
Well said that man!
I can think of one thing that is uniquely American.
Ignorance is valued over humility.
Hmm. This is not uniquely American, in my experience. It is exemplified, in some ways, in the US....but humility is not actually valued very highly anywhere.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure
I'm german born living in the UK and have also lived in the states, Netherlands, Italey and China.
I can tell you for sure that my experience is that Americans are proud of the ignorance, infact relish in it.
Where as Brits and Germans hate ignorance and are much more humble about what they do and don't know.
For example: Europeans wrote:
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
Americans would never say that, they would say "I don't know and I don't care" in my experience (New Jersey, California, West Virginia and New York where I have lived)
A TRUE democracy, ALL CITIZENS CAN VOTE, not just a selection.
Yes when I went to America California. I was shocked that you aren't allowed to have fires on the beach where I live in Cornwall England nobody can tell you not to have fires on the beach because its a free country I thought
Glad to hear from you again! My first thought when I saw the opening few seconds.... “That IS NOT OHIO!!!” 😂
Definitely not Ohio!
Schaefer Family Adventure But then I remembered you mentioning family in Colorado, and I figured that must be where you were! Enjoy your time in the beautiful Rocky Mountains!
Hamburgers go back to the Romans ,Apple pies were made in the U.K. centuries before we even knew that America even existed and Halloween was practiced in Britain over 2000 years before .
Halloween, as we know it now, was first mentioned in Canada in the 1930s
Went to the Garden of the Gods, it’s fabulous. Cooking apples come from Bramley in England.
Regarding thinking that things that are built in the USA being better made, I remember the first time I hired a car in the USA probably 20 years ago or more. It was a Lincoln Towncar (American Luxury Sedan - Merc S Class Rival, haha) It was an absolute pile of rubbish. The build quality of a 1970's Austin Allegro. Panel gaps that you could put your hand in etc. Driving dynamics of a skip. The worst European car was light years ahead of this. The USA does though do much better salads.
The US was scared into giving up a lot of their freedom with the patriot act in 2001.
freedom! for every freedom, I gain someone loses freedom its a balance of freedom we need
Another take off is round dancing, the concept is taken from our sequence dancing.
The first written apple pie recipe goes back to 1381 in England. The original recipe includes apples, figs, raisins, pears and a pastry shell (but no sugar).
Burgers, hot dogs, the www. Jets, rockets, computers. The list goes on and on.
Google computer inventor. I don't think its an American invention?!
@@helenjarvis7755 exactly there inventions that Anwricans think they came up with.
Helen Jarvis exactly, it’s called sarcasm.
Oh yeah and light bulbs.
As American as pumpkin pie, then.
No civilised Brit would eat that. ( Sorry I think it's disgusting)
Anybody else eat cold apple pie with a slice of cheese?
Hell, yeah. Cheese and an apple in your pocket when out for a wak. Great combo.
I think cheddar cheese with WARM apple pie is delicious! I
always thought of that as a Wisconsin thing... where are you from?
@@MagentaOtterTravels I'm from Yorkshire in the UK. Definitely a thing I grew up with. We also eat fruit cake with cheese too. I understand Wisconsin is the only place in the States that understands real cheese😉
@@MagentaOtterTravels Me? Scottish borders.
andyrjs Wisconsin cheese 🧀 is great... and the reason our cheddar is orange! I grew up near Wisconsin. I have also been to Cheddar Gorge in England... and LOVE British cheese! Yorkshire is a LOVELY place... was looking forward to visiting friends in Leeds and seeing Harrogate this September. But then the world turned upside down, so maybe 2021?
Is that tee shirt supposed to say I BREATHE freedom, cos it doesn’t say that?
From Australia: If you search "democracy index" you will see 48 countries rate better than USA, which is judged a "flawed democracy". USA voting systems have needed updating for over 100 years.
Yeah, we keep dropping on the list. : (
And, from the UK, it shocks me that even Mauritius has better rank than the USA.
Loved your freedom section. Nobody is free unless you live in a country without laws!!
WRT Red, White, and Blue - there is only one UN national flag that features neither Red nor White nor Blue (Jamaica)
Sorry for the late comment, but what actually sent me down this rabbit hole that led to this video was the very accepted take used in media etc that winnie the pooh is an American "icon", considering that Disney created its most successful iterations I can see where people would get confused, but its this attitude of assumption that its American that seems to be very pervasive in a lot of areas >>
I enjoyed this. Are you guys back in the US?
I never understand the 2 term rule in American politics. If a president is doing a great job why not keep him? If he's doing a rubbish job then don't?
I've asked my American friend the same question.
I've asked my American friend the same question.
Lately, the candidates for president have been so old, I can’t imagine any of them lasting more than two terms! 😳
@@MagentaOtterTravels 😂😂
They should have kept Obama
We are more free in the UK.
The Egyptians invented the first pie, but the ancient Greeks were the first to use Pastry and fillings , Brits just eat tons of pies and like a sandwich we make them with everything you can think of 🤣🤣
Sorry to disappoint you America but the Union Jack which has its colours as Red White and Blue dates back for as long as the country of Great Britain and Great Britain is around 700 years old before that the British isles were independent nations we first used the Union Jack in 1606
It is only called Union Jack when flown from the Jackstaff on a ship, the staff at the bow, otherwise it is the Union Flag. When a ship is underway it would be flown from the Masthead and is thus the Union Flag.
@@tonys1636 sorry to correct you but the Union Jack is known as the Jack whether on a ship or land if it's on a ship it's actually called the Royal Navy Red Ensign or the Merchant Navy Blue Ensign. Having been on and around boats and ships all my life I do know what I am talking about it is actually called both a Jack and a flag so please stop splitting hairs thank you
@@britbazza3568 You had better let the team on Q.I know. Stephen Fry said the same as Tony S. You could get them to admit their mistake!
@@britbazza3568 Surely it's the Royal Navy White Ensign and the Merchant Navy Red Ensign. I have NEVER seen a Red Ensign on a Royal Navy warship.
@@britbazza3568 sorry to you but you seem to have a lot of ensigns and centuries mixed up.
The red ensign dates to approximately 1625, with the white following about five years later followed shortly after by the blue. These three were used to distinguish between the three Royal Navy squadrons.
The red ensign became the recognised flag of the merchant fleet following the act of Union in 1707. The blue ensign has never been used for the merchant navy. To this day it is used for other government offices (or customs) or a defaced version is granted to various clubs or other organizations.
In 1864 squadron colours were abandoned and the white ensign adopted for the Royal Navy.
As for your other point, the only time it can correctly be called the Union Jack is when it is flying from a jack staff, ( the short flagpole at the bow of a ship or boat). As a matter of interest, I've just lowered mine because it is sunset.
I could go on for another couple of pages about the evolution of ensigns but that would be churlish.
The British have always had the right to bare arms, without requiring a constitutional amendment.
Yes the confusion becomes when people assume that arms means firearms. Which is does not🤣
I only bare my arms when the sun is shining. 🤣
When the sun comes out I always bare my arms;-)
TheRenaissanceman65 Whoosh! That went right over your head🤣
TheRenaissanceman65 a spud gun.
"I BREATH freedom" (sic) on that t-shirt at 3:34! Oh dear.
I eat meat (most likely raised and killed for me before I picked it up off a shelf) so I'm a real man! 😎
Haha, I saw it and felt like everyone would need a good chuckle!
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure Matthew, I was able to chuckle and roll my eyes simultaneously!
Even the stars and strips isn't totally American. Washington Hall in Tyne and Wear is the ancestral home of George Washington's family and their coat of arms is a shield shape with a five pointed star at the top with stripes below
DNA analysis indicates that apples originated in the mountains of Kazakhstan where the wild Malus sieversii-the many-times great-grandparent of Malus domestica, the modern domesticated apple-still flourishes.
Freedom to leave is also important, hugely important.
You didn't leave the USA if you have to keep an IRS star spangled ball and chain on your ankle.
My word you stuck your neck out there Matthew! 👍 😁
No country has full freedom this must be worked at every day of the year democracy is a work in process we must never rest on our laurels or we will lose it 😀
Should be pecan pie and pumpkin pie, those are very American.
FREEDOMS and RIGHTS are not necessarily the same thing.
RIGHTS are something you have. FREEDOMS are something you are given.
British is Best or so we have been told for 200 years. Becomes a mantra.
Yes, I supposed most every country thinks it is best.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure only the brainwashed
I would say that just because you have something that you didnt invent doesnt mean you stole it. You didnt invent fire but it doesnt mean that the US stole it. Inherited or learned but not stolen; it is a very loaded word. It implies you did some crime, some wrong doing.
The term used for the kind of democracy we see in the modern world is representative democracy.
When it comes to inventions America is good at paying scientists and engineers from around the world to come to America and implement their ideas ...
I guess you could say American as chop suey or fortune cookies as they are both created there.
Apples originated in Kazakhstan.
The individual items were interesting but also like comments about the western world. Have been like it myself but have matured a bit recently
I am a Brit by the way
Yes it is a silly distinction and a lot of us in UK get it wrong but...our flag is only the Union Jack if flown from a ship on land it's proper title is the Union Flag
That is a popular myth. The rule hasn't applied since the 1700s.
The right to arm bears.
also on topic the NRA, americans think the NRA is an american thing, The first NRA was british, american ex-pats living in the uk, saw it it and crwated the american NRA, WHILE LIVING IN THE UK, they took the idea to the president who ok'd it to become official.
America seems like the least democratic.
Interesting claim that 200 countries have red, white and blue flags. According to Google there are just 195 countries in total in the world.
late to this upload! - but loved it! - so much "common sense" spoken here - every country has good & bad points, but currently, at least, i think America has a vocal minority that is blind to good points about other countries
You sir are a deep thinker. Your life experience has given you a unique insight. Respect to you, and your family that will benefit from a wide experience of experience. The UK still thinks it is great. We are not. We benefitted from steam power which gave us immense power. The US is I think starting to find the same problem. People like you will I hope stop the US from making the same type of mistakes we did. The world is one planet, and that is it.
Didn't we invent steam power? And steam trains.
Well said!!! I agree 💯 %!
Interesting video, just a bit of hyperbole, over 200 of the 195 countries in the world have red, white and blue in their flags. 😄
Yeah, I looked at a couple lists of flags and got countries mixed up with some other list of flags I looked at! 😂😂
The UK has at least 3 national flags, the Union flag (it's only a Union Jack when it's on a ship) flag of Saint George for England, flag of Saint Andrew for Scotland, flag of the red dragon for Wales and Northern Ireland...I'm not qualified to state what it is, my initial thought being the Ulster Banner was stopped being the official flag in 1972, but still used during sporting events...
Adrian Burchell The Union Flag incorporates the red saltire of St Patrick. The Welsh flag is not part of the Union Flag as, up to quite recent times, Wales was a principality.
@@barrygower6733 I knew Wales was only country not represented in the Union flag, but the red saltire on it's own is not an acknowledged flag of Northern Ireland, as far as I know and will acknowledge my ignorance if I am wrong, as stated, the only flag I know to represent Northern Island is the Ulster Banner, now unofficial.
Don't you get fined just for walking across the road in the wrong place in the States? I find that ridiculous being from the uk.
Also apple pie is English.. For sure.
Maybe? This is a very commonly held UK belief, but I've never heard of someone actually getting in trouble for jaywalking.
I say Britain is best, full stop not period.
Yes the Stars and Stripes are pre American and can be seen at Sulgrave Manor in England
The ancestral Home of George Washngton
americans didnt steal apple pie, foreigners moved to the USA and brought it with them, and if you think a bonfire is worth giving up democracy then you might want to think that one over for a bit, and the freedom to litter? that is because they care little for the enviroment
We can have guns in the UK,its just highly regulated
Thanks for another great video Matthew. I love how well you manage to communicate your ideas. Looking forward to watching your next one about us Brits. Sadly, there seems to be quite the surge of national arrogance playing out in the western world and politics right now. I know I've come across it plenty of times in the UK. I love apple pie, especially with custard 😋, and does it really matter who came up with the recipe first? He'll yes, lol 😂 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
THAT is what separates British vs American apple pie! Custard or cream (the pourable kind) in the UK. Always ice cream in the US! Nobody here really knows what custard is.
@@MagentaOtterTravels True, nobody eat custard in the US at all.
Thanks Paul! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Of course it matters who came up with it!
Its an interesting video :D As a brit, if you are doing another video like this for british people, despite us not being taught much about the british empire in schools, I think most of us understand and get the fact oh this isn't actually british but despite that we'll still treat it like it is though?
Our national dish for example, pretty sure every british person knows, Chicken Tikka Masala is not something british and yet we still like to say it is for unknown reason XD
I assume just because its popular over here, we'll just say oh thats british, when it isn't, I assume americans do it too, like with the flag colours, you say its american though it actually isn't but because its very popular in your country then you'll just claim it as yours, which happens in the UK too and I assume other countries, which I do find interesting :)
Raises some interesting questions like, can you claim this is a part of your culture/country if its incredibly popular in your country and everyone you know, has it/has something to do with it/if its food, eats it, yet at the same it doesn't actually come from your country, so it isn't really british/american/and so on :)
Piper charms. For goodness sake chicken tikka masala is NOT Britain's national dish. That has only been in existence for a little while. Roast beef is associated with England and has been for hundreds of years. Chicken tikka masala was invented in England and nobody in India has heard of it. Also I think I am correct in saying that curry was originally invented in India by the British to preserve the meat.
Valerie Davidson I think that tikka masala is the most popular dish. Not necessarily the most quintessentially British dish. If that makes sense? Also, another commenter said tikka masala was invented in Scotland! No idea if that’s true...
@@MagentaOtterTravels Although chicken tikka masala is quite popular with some people I would definitely not say it is our national dish. It was invented in England for British people - not that many years ago. That is a quite laughable claim.
Valerie Davidson what do I know? I’m American! LOL
Valerie Davidson Where it was invented is debatable but many people say Glasgow.
The Americans make the best pick up trucks without a shadow of doubt, I have one here in the UK.
I dunno, Toyota makes a pretty mean pick up these days.
I don't think China has freedoms but they have a culture of not caring and no confrontation at all costs.
different freedoms yes they do have. But they are outweighed by what they cannot do. I think of them as simple freedoms, while most political freedom is denied. There are no truly free nations, that would be an impossibility.
All I ever think about freedom is no-one is free. The UK if I watch TV but don't have a license for it. Even though the license is only for channels I won't watch I'm fined or in court.... America the land of the free but god forbid you Cross the road. Jwalking is a thing? There is no freedom just tolerated behaviour and not.
Tom. Please spell licence with a c. It drives me mad that Americans keep putting an s.
freedom to litter, yeah we all want that.
Freedom TO and Freedom FROM seem different to me.
Freedom is a thought thought is not freedom but a wish
🇨🇦 Nice Video. When I lived in California I constantly heard all the things you mentioned but knew in Canada we had a lot of the same ‘only American’ type things, but no one would believe me. The only people that did were those who had travelled or lived for a bit outside the U.S. Interesting about Apple Pie though. I did visit the UK, but don’t remember about the pie. I had thought they made theirs different than we do.
They always eat theirs with custard or cream.
apples originally come from the middle east
I doubt that apples originated in the Middle East because they require a cool climate. It is said the British Isles has the best climate for apple growing.
There is no such thing as a union jack !! However there are more countries with the Union Flag on than any other Country !! The Romans brought apples to the UK so I would imagine they had an input there !!
And also on the state flag of Hawaii
The Union Jack is a version of the Union Flag that is flown from the jackstaff of a boat or ship.
@@jimififul That distinction ended in the 1700s. Either name is acceptable.
I like this. Yeah no one is percfect.
Freedom in China. Lol.