A couple of reactions to your comments. When I lived in Europe, I found that you could get Mexican food ingredients in areas where there was a high concentration of oil industry workers. Apparently, expats from Texas created the demand in Norway. You might try the Aberdeen area. When we initially moved to the U.K.. we lived in the Northwood suburb of Greater London. There is a large NATO naval command center there so there were many American and Canadian expats living in the area. We took a grill with us. At the time, in the late 1970s, barbecuing was not a thing in the UK. A local butcher was familiar with U.S. cuts of meat. I got some sirloin steaks from him, paying a fairly exorbitant price. I was able to find charcoal, although not briquettes, at a local iron monger, along with some charcoal lighter that smelled like jet fuel. The next weekend, I fired up the grill and began cooking the steaks. Shortly thereafter I heard the neighbors’ little boy exclaim “Mummy, the Americans are burning rubbish again.”

Hopefully, this administration will start putting in healthier guidelines for foods that we've all been screaming for forever. Also, California had a lot higher prices than the rest of our country. Groceries are pretty inexpensive in North Carolina comparatively. You definitely have healthier choices over there, more pure food without additives. Kennedy has been put in that position and has a lot of work to do. Thank you, great comparisons!

I am coming from Ohio to St. Andrews to visit my granddaughter. Any tips for my first time in Scotland. I watch all your videos and love them

Hello Zach & Annie, My wife and I have moved two years ago to Edinburgh from New Jersey (east coast U.S.A.) where we lived for 32 years. I am American and my wife is Scottish and had lived in the since 1992 and now it's my turn to adapt. We are retired so that may be why I find Scotland so idyllic but the pace here is much toned down. Yes the steak pies and fish & chips are great but I miss "duck sauce" and sweet Italian sausage but the bangers are fantastic as is the food in general. One of the biggest thing about the differences here is through out the country you'll know when you have left a village there is much less urban sprawl. Back in New Jersey towns and areas seemed to blend into one. Also Edinburgh is very walkable and having a bus pass you don't really need a car and the "Enterprise Car Club" make it easy to rent hourly with their cars scattered throughout. I find myself apologizing for Trump and keeping quiet about politics.

I don't believe you are Scottish or even British, if you were you would know that you can't sample Marmite from the jar ! Toast, plenty of butter with just a smear of marmite... thank me later 😉 And as for the bakewell etc, you should have gone to a proper bakery not supermarket stuff.

Zach and Annie, we saw the video on the thirteen foods you tried, and my Irish wife Àine started shouting at the screen when you pulled out the Marmite ! Guys the jar size should have been the dead give away ! She spreads that stuff as thin as possible across toast ! Loved your reaction though !! Tim in California

I'm not sure if you know this; recently I looked up why we (in Canada) say 'aluminum' and over there they say 'aluminium'. Apparently North Americans dropped the second 'i' as it was easier to pronounce and easier to spell but both are accepted as correct. Another term I just can't get used to hearing is 'sack' for a bag. :) 'Pudding' in a Pink Floyd song they say 'you can't have your pudding, if you don't eat your meat. I'm sure you know that one. Washing up liquid? Tatties for potatoes. I like that one.

Thank you guys very much. Enjoyed your video a lot. Amazing how much difference there was is prices.

Another word that threw me was serviette instead of napkin

Good video, although £118 for lunch seems a bit steep.

you wanna get some Spatulas

HI...What month were you there? We plan on going in mid June

Ha look on annies face when she hit the water

Instead of Safeway they should have used aldi

teeth is not natural looking

That is what we call a coorse day in Scotland .

Did you know the police sirens are different in Scotland? 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2LIdJRoorGFe8ksi=JtEL688e0cUcYsso

Good comment on the privacy issues in the US bathrooms. We have traveled to a number of countries in Europe and as an example noticed in Paris there were some public bathrooms with multiple stalls that were unisex. Love your show and will be visiting the highlands later this year. I’ve been working on my ancestry and connected with a cousin and are hoping to meet him.

Another great idea my granny had was a curtain rail above her front door and on cold, snowy nights she would slide her heavy woollen curtain across her the inside of her front door and you will be surprised at how much warmer the entrance / small hallway was in her little house. Obviously it was like a double tartan travel blanket and about 2 inches longer than her front door and acted as a draught excluder for her front door. Very toasty. Plus longer curtains upstairs to again act as a draft excluder on your windows. We use to have winter and summer curtains for cold weather and summer weather seasons.

Another great idea my granny had was a curtain rail above her front door and on cold, snowy nights she would slide her heavy woollen curtain across her the inside of her front door and you will be surprised at how much warmer the entrance / small hallway was in her little house. Obviously it was like a double tartan travel blanket and about 2 inches longer than her front door and acted as a draught excluder for her front door. Very toasty.

Having stayed two months in 2023 and three months in 2024 in Aberdeen, we found the variety of fruit and the quality less than we get at home in Eureka, CA, 270 miles north of San Francisco. Since we never eat in restaurants, we cannot comment on professionally prepared foods, but ingredients are similar and we enjoyed our food. The best tasting food we consumed was the salmon. Delicate, sweet and tender it spoiled me for what we purchase at our local Costco. My husband does all the cooking and LOVED the induction stove. So, after 7 visits, we can’t wait to get back. 👩🏻‍🦳👨🏻‍🦳❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

You should watch Jules and Greg’s wild swim on iplayer I love that show! They are both hilarious and it gives you loads of ideas for places to visit if you’re interested in wild swimming or just want some travel inspiration around Scotland.

Where are you filming this?

14:12 me and my friends used to take a piece of cardboard to that exact path and do “summer sledging” as kids (in the early 90’s) ………great days.

I always go "the loop up the hill", up Cockburn Street I think it is. I took the stairs across the street from Waverly once when I was in a hurry to get to the National Library of Scotland for a library conference work thing. I thought I was going to die. It took until lunchtime for my heart rate to return to normal. The Camera Obscura and Mary King's Close our my family's favourite when we venture East to the capitol

I will be fair and say you’re Scottish accent is getting stronger and stronger. First vid I watched I was “like he’s a yank”, now I think it’s more Scottish. Work on your wife’s unhelpful influence next 😂😂😂😂

Good lass, Annie - I really wish tourists would stop giving ALL these crappy, tacky souvenir shops their hard-earned cash !. Imagine how busy the Royal Mile could be with quality shops, shops that centred on Scottish products !

My grandad did this every single day of his life in Scotland, no heated this and that, thick socks, thermals etc. get a bloody grip guys. He did this and walked more than a mile home freezing and soaking wet. He died at the ripe old age of 102 years old

I love my tesco club card and my morrisons club card and my Sainsbury's nectar points card. Whenever I go to tesco i use the self scanner it tells you how much your shopping will total as you go around the shop then every few months they send you money off vouchers. The more points you collect the higher your money off vouchers. I think tescos is the only store that has the self scanner not sure if another supermarkets are planning anything similar. I really like the scanner because it tells me how much i'm spending and how many club card card points i'm collecting. The only downside to the tesco self scanner is if you're doing a big shop you can't take it to the manned till you have to go to the self checkout which is ok unless you have items that needs to be checked like alcohol or other items that may need to be approved by a member of staff. In my experience using the self scanner and using the self checkout has been quite easy all you have to do is go to the self checkout use your scanner scan your basket on the scanner on to the checkout push a couple of buttons if the total on the checkout matches the scanner you press the total then pay you don't need to unload your shopping then reload then off you go. Other supermarkets should adopt this idea in their supermarkets.

I just arrived in Edinburgh late December 2024… I dont have friends and family here… , must be nice to explore the area if I have friends here

There's a great visual museum on the Royal Mile your kids will love!

The laundry 🤣🤣 What’s wild is finding the dang washer in the kitchen and switching it to dry.🤣 I can’t wait to see Scotland again.

I was told that if you want Kirkland products, you have to order from the website, I used to get the jelly beans until they took them off shelves.

I'm new to your channel, have watched several videos and subscribed. You may possibly now be familiar with the sites (sights) I indicate here, though others might not. First, there is another Milkman just down the street from the one you visited. While the steps of Fleshmarket Close run up the right side of Brewhemia (big bar & eats), there are the Scotsman Steps on the left side. This circular stair leads up to the North Bridge. A few meters from there is the North Bridge Arcade, which leads to the top of Cockburn Street...and the Milkman. You ask for suggestions, so here are a couple (get your Google Map fired up). Apologies for the length - but hopefully useful to someone. This fabulous walk - surely one of the very best - includes Georgian architecture, modern art, a cemetery (if you choose), Dean Village, a river walk, Stockbridge Village (including St. Stephen Street and Circus Lane), the Stockbridge Colonies and the Royal Botanic Garden...before strolling back up the New Town hill to the train station. Start @ Moray Place in the New Town > Ainslie Place > Randolph Crescent (the world's longest connected run of Georgian buildings). Upon reaching Queensferry Street turn right and go out onto Dean Bridge. Have a look on the near side, which looks toward Stockbridge and Fife. Cross to the other side of the street and have a look down on Dean Village. From here go to the Galleries of Modern Art (Modern One, Modern Two). You can (1) cross the bridge and continue along Queensferry Road > (L) Dean Path > (R) Ravelston Terrace > (L) Belford Road (20 min.)... or (2) return to start of bridge and take Belford Road (not Bell's Brae, which leads directly to Dean Village) until you reach the galleries (15 min.) Modern One has a fine cafe, with outdoor eating on nice days. (In 49 years I have yet to visit Modern Two! Adjacent to Two is Dean Cemetery, one of Edinburgh's finest.) Next destination: Dean Village via the Water of Leith Walkway. Exit the Modern One Cafeteria (i.e., back of gallery) into parking lot > opening in wall > take stairs down to the river walk. Turn left and proceed to Dean Village. There are other routes via backtracking to Dean Path or taking the steps down at Belford Bridge (adjacent to Modern Two), but for the sake of ease and more adventure, the Modern One steps are the way to go. You will also encounter an Antony Gormley figure in the water (he created the Angel of North that appears in your Finnegan video). After Dean Village, walk the waterway under the Dean Bridge to Stockbridge, where there are great independent shops and eats on both sides of the bridge. Go up Circus Lane and St. Stephen Street. Go to Lannan Bakery for a treat, then up Saxe Coburg Street into Saxe Coburg Place, at the end of which are steps leading down to Glenogle Place and the Stockbridge Colonies. These former workers homes line both sides of short streets that are dead-end due to being terminated by the Water of Leith. Note: Downstairs tenants enter from one side of the building; upstairs from the other. This means their addresses are different streets. They also both have front lawns and need never see their neighbour. Exit via either end of the street to go to the Royal Botanic Garden - West Gate via Arboretum Place, East via Inverleith Row (B901) The West Gate has a large visitor centre with gift shop and eatery. Plan your garden walk in advance - in can be confusing once on the grounds. Exit the garden from either side: From West go back to Stockbridge and up the hill via Kerr Street to North-West Circus Place (i.e., the main Stockbridge street). From the East turn right and walk over the bridge. From there take either main road - left leads to Broughton Street (shops & eats), right to Dundas (which becomes Hannover Street > Princes Street). Either puts you in the vicinity of the train and bus stations. Try also: The Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill - Stroll across the Meadows from Old Town via Bruntsfield Links to Bruntsfield (shops & eats). Brunch at Honeycomb Co. - Stroll further along to the clock at Morningside at which point there is a Y junction ahead, with the Hermitage Bar (nice eats) in the centre. - Take Braid Road (left side of bar) up to and over Hermitage Road to entrance of the Hermitage of Braid (on left side). This is a surprisingly wild ravine with the Braidburn (Burn = stream) running through it. This is a walk-in route only. - Upon reaching the Hermitage (building) take the path to the right side of it to go up atop Blackford Hill, which affords a great view of the south side of the city. The Observatory on the hill replaced the one on Calton Hill, which due to being in the city centre in the 1800s was impaired due to all the smoke from coal fires including those powering the trains entering and leaving Waverley Station. - If you choose to drive, exit Ring Road to Fairmilehead and continue to Morningside Clock; turn right onto Cluny Avenue, then 3 mins. drive and park at entrance to the park, where there is also a duck pond. The Hermitage is on its other side of the hill, so walk the over. - Once you've had a good look, rather than climb the hill again, exit the ravine at its west end (the direction the front of the Hermitage building faces). There is a coffee shop at the exit. turn R on Braid Road, the R onto Hermitage Road...which turns into Midmar Drive (see also the Midmar Allotments and the Bowling Green) to Cluny Drive. Then R for a few minutes to your car. Got that? Have fun. These are walks one never tires of. Mind, like Samuel Johnson said of London one can apply to Edinburgh. 'When a man is tired of Edinburgh, he is tired of life.'

Thank you for comparison

My opinion for what it is worth 🤔 I would make the curtains hang just below the window sill but above the counter top. That way you trap heat in and keep draughts out whilst being able to use the counter top.

Great video - we're definitely going to try The Sheep's Heid! In return, may I recommend The Shore, at Leith? It's right down on the quayside, near Malmaison. There's an excellent seafood restaurant as part of it, but the pub is the thing: absolutely tiny, so the real fire is an absolute joy on chilly days. Good selection of whisky and their Panko Breaded Haddock is worth the trip down from Dundee on its own 👌

This is an excellent report on my home city-bravo, indeed. Hey, good luck, guys, and best wishes for the future.

Hello. What does it cost to go to the barber there? And to the women’s hairstylist? Thank you.

Excellent, fun video! Thanks for taking us along on your day out, plus the Loony Dook event!

My Mom of mixed UK ancestry but full Southern Bell American (Alabama Georgia) said cross, britches, and called a grocery cart a buggy. There are some small towns slightly isolated in USA that call the trunk of a car a boot and other UK words. Language and its distribution has always fascinated me. Just a wee bit😂.Got that from my friend in Donegal Ireland that I met on Facebook! (Do you have the fable that when its raining out but sunny the devil is beating his wife? Its directly connected to Alabama in the states but it came from somewhere. It scared me so bad at a picnic when my Alabama Mum😂 said that at a picnic table when I was about 4 and what I pictured in me wee mind 😂 I obviously have no issues with wee and I love saying chat. My fellow Americans tease me😂 But its in me roots!! Anyway do yall have that fable in Scotland? Thank you🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲🇺🇲🥰

TV suggestions, if you haven't already had the chance to watch any of these I hope you will enjoy them. Comedy: Taskmaster (Channel 4), 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), The I.T Crowd (Channel 4 (old but absolute gold 🤣) Drama: Shetland (BBC), The Line of Duty (BBC (now finished but one of the best dramas of all time, watch from series 1 episode 1, do NOT skip ahead 😱), Peaky Blinders (BBC) Cultural: Gogglebox (Channel 4), Digging for Britain (BBC) Factual: Ambulance (BBC), 24 hours in Police Custody (Channel 4), 24 hours in A&E (Channel 4) Those are a very small number, there are so many more.

Annies a Georgia Peach 🍑! Me too!! Hubby sure lucked out!! Love all the laughter y'all enjoy together 💕💕

DELIGHTFUL, THANK YOU!

I left the UK F45 years ago and have never considered moving back to the miserable weather and the grinding poverty not to mention the race problem. If i wanted to move to Pakistan i would ,the cost of living is much lower ?

You two are so lovely and so cute. Love your videos. Being part Scottish myself, I really enjoyed what I saw.

The salad dressing thing is so weird. High quality olive oil, salt, pepper, red wine vinegar. That’s all you need & actually healthy

Why were Aldi prices used??

Maybe compare a USA Aldi with a UK Aldi. That might be apples to apples! Love your videos.