10 Differences Between Brits and Americans

[@lucyk2371]

I'm from the U.S. one of the main reasons that I dont hang my clothes outside to dry is they would be covered with a thick layer of pollen for a large portion of the year. I live in the south so this may be particular to me. I do believe that it would make the clothes look better and last longer.

[@jessicacanfield5408]

I hang my close starting In June I am in Virginia and the pollin is gone by then. Other wise I would be like you as my house is surrounded by trees

[@GameUnCrafter]

Agreed, my clothes would be unwearable. My grandparents would hang theirs in their basement, but even then they stopped doing it when they got much older

[@KougajiCalling]

I used to hang my clothes out to dry all the time... But then I moved to an apartment. They generally don't let you do that.

[@GalacticPossum]

"The British sense of humor is dry and subtle," he said, before holding up Monty Python as an example.

[@nateworthy530]

The ministry of funny walks... Super subtle

[@shirleypena4133]

BC Brandt The British THINK that most of their humour is dry and subtle, but if you watch their comedy shows you quickly discover it's even MORE "loud, boisterous and in your face" than most of the humour you see in American programs.

[@ohevshalomel]

And a Gumby no less.

[@davo2003hd]

No freaking kidding! as subtle as 2 bricks to the head!

[@arkboy3]

@@davo2003hd Or a Fish.

[@jmarx3943]

"Stiff upper lip".....much respect to the British. I love their collective mindset. Beautiful country, lovely people!

[@prpwnage9296]

J Marx especially me

[@ashleysmith1276]

Thanks! I love America and most Americans! Individually most of you are truly wonderful people - it is when you act in large groups (e.g. to elect Trump...) that you tend to let yourselves down.

[@davidtuttle7556]

@@ashleysmith1276 well you all did elect Chamberlain and Atlee. So fair is fair.

[@ultimatetadpole9607]

You just haven't spent enough time here.

[@emilybeale5979]

Ashley Smith yah I’m sorry about that, most of us are not stupid Trump lovers

[@heaventje]

UK: Colour US: Color UK: Flavour US: Flavor UK: Labour US: Labor UK: Mould US: Mold UK: What the hell are you doing??? US: We are getting rid of U!!!

[@hornkraft9438]

I blame the French for "u" :-) Go back 200 years and the original American spelling is more likely to have been the original English spelling. Especially with substituting the "z" for "s" as in realize.

[@Paslayas]

🙄😂

[@ohevshalomel]

Haha. Corny but funny.

[@SevCaswell]

@@hornkraft9438 you're right, the entire reason why americans drop the u in french derived words, and a few that aren't, is because of Webster's dictionary, the first american dictionary and written by a rabid anti-frenchman

[@madogthefirst]

@@SevCaswell you just gave me a new appreciation for Webster's.

[@Envy_me94]

Watching this really made me realise how much Australian culture mixes the two

[@lisalentile177]

One thing I hear about too is the dangerous wildlife they say everything kills you in Australia I'd still want to visit

[@shirleypena4133]

@ ILove GYM Australian culture tends to take the very best from both America and the UK. Overall, Australians are a truly lovely lot.

[@AlexKomnenos]

As a Texan that’s why I love Australian culture

[@honisoitquimalypense1316]

@@chad78ism Australia isnt racist, and neither is America or the UK

[@Thenorthsace]

@@honisoitquimalypense1316 you clearly haven't read into your history very well have you.

[@napoearth]

He really just said with a straight face that British people don’t understand why Americans like guns so much. Apparently history’s not big with the British.

[@liammozz]

No we know why you did, not sure why you still do

[@ScarrednCharred]

@@liammozz because we trust our government about as much as we trust yours.

[@kellie5476]

I'm a proud Brit but I do have a soft spot for the US, there's never a dull moment with them.

[@ohhitisjustme]

michael Longford We are entertaining, and I would love to visit Great Britain!! Since my ancestors are from there❤️😊🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@ohhitisjustme]

But I love ice🤷🏽‍♀️😂😂

[@wholeNwon]

My ancestors were among the many people who conquered the Brits, so I undoubtedly have relatives there, too.

[@codykirk5411]

Funny you say that because as an American, I have a soft spot for Brits (Aussies too why not). Also this video is preeeeety much true about the American stuff but alot of it is really regional like the religious part. New England (home) is a Godless region haha

[@wholeNwon]

"alot"???

[@ericjamieson]

"British humor is very subtle and dry..." - shows a sketch where Michael Palin acts like a moron, yells his head off, and smashes up a desk.

[@RoseNoho]

I think that was a subtle joke.

[@popeyethepirate5473]

@@RoseNoho a joke within a joke... Now that's subtle.

[@paradoxofepicurus]

No that's Eric Andre, you see American

[@maldegaar]

Made me lol. Python and Fawlty towers are often held up as examples of British comedy but are pretty atypical. I think that explains why along with Mr Bean they "translate" across the pond whereas things like the Office have to be completely different.

[@phant0mwolf421]

The comedy in Doctor Who is rather subtle.

[@cpljimmyneutron]

Fun fact on clothes drying. I live in California where most home owners associations and apartments have clearly listed in their rules that you are forbidden from line drying clothes because they don't like having to look at other people's clothes.... HOWEVER... California state law actually makes it so that all residents of the state have the explicit right to line dry clothes and cannot sign it away.

[@martinconrad9260]

"Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way....."

[@bradleyburdett5361]

Which ones Pink

[@usgator]

Excellent reference! My favorite band of all time!

[@marijkecuffe5488]

In certain apartment or housing developments in the US it is actually against the rules to hang your laundry out to dry as it is considered unsightly. I actually had a building manager try to write me up once for hanging my clothes out to dry on my patio. He quickly changed his tune when I showed him my paper copy of a maintenance request I put in a week prior to fix the dryer that still hadn't been looked at.

[@seed_drill7135]

Yeah, you pretty much know you're in a bad part of town if you see an apartment complex with clotheslines out back.

[@ashleysmith1276]

That seems so weird to me, as a Brit. We have no dryer cos they cost so much to run, so we hang clothes in our garden during the summer and use drying racks inside the rest of the year/when it is raining. There is something about the smell of fresh bed sheets brought in from the clothesline, you should try it sometime! Of course, it is more common for people here to live in houses than apartments/flats so perhaps that is part of it. I wouldn't mind a dryer for occasional use - towels dried on a line or rack tend to get a but crispy which isn't much fun....

[@lisalentile177]

We hung our clothes out when I was little I live in apartments like your too

[@davidtuttle7556]

@@ashleysmith1276 ill say that if you live in the American South, particularly along the Gulf Coast, the daily humidity is rather high, meaning that wash done in the morning may not be dry by the time the afternoon thunderstorms arrive in the summer. Hence, dryers.

[@clarky23]

and it's not just apartments. With the growth of Home Owner Associations in the US, you will get fined for hanging your clothes out to dry in those communities. Hanging clothes out to dry in America anymore is purely a sign of poverty and no one wants to be reminded of that.

[@barrycarlisle8206]

I'm from the the U.S. and my favorite show is Are you being served?

[@leebee5361]

And you're also sending this post from the PAST, I take it???

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

I’m an Aussie and I love it too. Especially Mr Humprhies. Brits do the best double entendre humour.

[@candicepederson5861]

Love that show! Grew up on it! I think that's what started my love of British TV. I tend to lean more that way than with most American shows, which a lot are just crap.

[@ghw7192]

As Time Goes By with Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer

[@randallkoch6183]

Me too! I love those "Britcoms". They're not that dry and subtle, I get the humor, ant their accents make everything more melodramatic to my American ears.

[@howpaul7553]

From An American To A Britt NEVER WATCH Jersey Shore

[@Psyk60]

There is actually a British version of it called Geordie Shore.

[@Psyk60]

There is actually a British version of it called Geordie Shore.

[@jeffreycraig9860]

I agree

[@Kivamusicchannel]

Jersey Shore is so 2008. It’s not even relevant anymore

[@dontroutman8232]

...or Father Ted.

[@quintenwhyte6660]

"Always look on the bright side of life"

[@DragonGateDesign]

Hard to hangout cloths out to dry when its currently below freezing

[@seed_drill7135]

You can freeze dry coffee, why not your trousers?

[@arthas640]

yeah, it rains roughly 200 days a year where i live so not that many people use clothes lines and the few that do mostly just use it in the summer.

[@MissRora]

Here in the Upper Midwest, it's too cold for line drying to work during about half the year. Then there are the apartment dwellers who don't have the space for a clothesline. Then there are the people with pollen allergies who can't leave their laundry (especially bedding) outside during pollen season lest their allergies get worse. It's got little to nothing to do with "social norms" so much as practicality. Not sure what source he used for that one but I'm guessing it's someone in a gated community at best.

[@zuzannatruba]

I'm live in the UK and I have never seen clothes hung out to dry in London. We tend to simplify dry them on a drying rack in the room.

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmd8h]

That’s what radiators and clothes horses are for

[@faeoori]

I live in Florida where the humidity is so high most days that hanging clothes would end up with dank mildly clothes. We also are the source of iced drinks (the south in general) because we NEED that chill to last, ha ha

[@Primalxbeast]

Alex Andrews I live in Florida too and I was laughing at the idea of clothes actually getting dryer outside. Sometimes the humidity feels like walking into a wall of water when you go outside, not to mention the afternoon showers... And anyplace with a home owner's association would have a spaz attack if someone hung up a clothes line.

[@madykes]

Georgia isn't that much better. We use YETI brand cups just so we don't run out of ice constantly.

[@terminator6267]

That's one way to piss off FPL. Or should I say....Florida Plunder and Light.

[@wholeNwon]

I was thinking about moving there but do have reservations about the climate.

[@lexfacitregem]

Ex-Floridian here now living in the UK. I laugh about it now, but when I moved into my fiirst flat here...I was literally freaking out that there was no air-conditioning or a dryer. My flatmate just laughed and laughed. Didn't know why then........but I sure do know now!

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

I love my UK neighbors from across the pond.

[@elliegeddis2696]

Death By Cognitive Dissonance we love you as well

[@jarb-ops]

Death By Cognitive Dissonance and we love you mate :)

[@89elmonster]

Beautiful

[@steveharrison76]

Right back at you, mate!

[@benllewelyn6273]

You need a u in neighbour

[@Redavisunwind]

Being Canadian, I actually do a mix of both.

[@Chris_da_fro]

Same from Saskatchewan

[@jasonprevo2161]

Most of America freezes for several months out of the year.. that is why we have dryers.. lol...

[@anonymousandy8967]

Yes as the UK is along the same line of longitude, and actually further north than most of the USA, they to freeze. By your logic US should have less dryers than UK as more of the US is located closer too the equator.

[@jasonprevo2161]

@@anonymousandy8967 Sure.. If you're in a southern state.. I use to live n Florida and Dryers are rarer down there...but we also have more dryers because more of the US is also close to the pole...

[@arthas640]

@@anonymousandy8967 you have to keep in mind that the UK is an island so its more temperate then an in land location at the same longitude (Minnesota and North Dakota are about on level with the English/Scottish border but much colder). Plus some places can be even rainier then London; it rains about 60-80 inches a year in the area i live compared to an average rainfall of about 35 inches in London. There's areas where it can rain 120+ inches within about a 1 hour drive of my house and just 2 counties over it can rain albout 180 inches in the mountains.

[@ashleysmith1276]

@@arthas640 Yeah, London is in the south east which often has water shortages. The north west is MUCH wetter. Even though the UK is much further north, the Gilf Stream brings lots of lovely temperate air which means we stay above freezing for the majority of the winter, unless the current changes. We are very lucky to avoid the real extremes of weather that America and the rest of Europe tends to get.

[@dh2236]

My wife and inlaws think I am nuts for wanting to hang everything up to dry.

[@mikeyerke3920]

I’ve always liked British humor, er, uh,... “humour.” 🇺🇸

[@arthas640]

Humuouru

[@JoshuaCraigStrain]

USA native of 52 years , I LOVE the UK !! I watch all of Simon's shows and I watch old BBC sitcoms from the 60's , 70's and 80's . Steptoe/Sanford and Son and Till Death Do Us Part , aka All in the Family are among my faves along with Monty Python , Beatles and so on . CHEERS , MATES !! I mean , RIGHT ON , DUDES !!

[@nmarrs8539]

Hearing a Britt say, “packing heat.” Hilarious

[@officialmichaelcarrasco]

This is mind boggling. It's almost as though different countries and cultures do different things!

[@andrewhenry3760]

Ikr? We don't like ice and they do! New ground has officially been broken!!

[@officialmichaelcarrasco]

@@andrewhenry3760 😂😂😂

[@alyssawilson8781]

I like how you fairly showed each side without bashing the other or passing on own personal bias.

[@micahphilson]

As for humor, I'm an American that grew up on Britcoms and Monty Python. I now have pretty much every style of humor, and I love it because I find just about every joke funny! My favorites happen to be dry and dark humor, but I'll watch everything from there to slapstick and toilet humor.

[@micahphilson]

Even old stuff, like the Marx Brothers, one of my all-time favorite comedy groups, who would be in direct competition for my favorite with Monty Python, a completely different style of humor and from a whole different cultural era.

[@GenialHarryGrout]

You should watch some Carry On films.

[@kaljic1]

God bless Monty Python, coming from a Californian.

[@micahphilson]

Fomalhaut, I would actually say Hot Fuzz, that's probably my favorite film of all time! But the entire Cornetto Trilogy is just impossible to beat!

[@anonUK]

Micah Philson I recommend the League of Gentlemen sitcom- a local show for local people.

[@NateLVBrown]

As an Australian I enjoy this. We mostly mix the two cultures… … Almost zero gun ownership (farmer etc. may still have one that belonged to an older family member, and so on) but Armed Police (although they seem to be phasing that back & switching to Tazers etc.), Eggs stored on shelves but Ice in your Drink, Dry humour but not nearly as subtle as Brits or loud as Yanks, most people aren’t Religious but those who are tend toward being very Devout. This interests me as we were (like the U.S.) mostly founded by Brits, but far more recently. Like the U.S. we are a Sunnier Country (Bright & Sunny locations tend to have Optimistic & Energetic People 🤗), though we mainly just stick to the Coast. Like the U.S. we broke away from British control, but remain loyal Commonwealth citizens (the is even still our Highest Authority… the Top 10 illegal Things the Queen Can Do Video applies here too 🤫). We’re a Country that started down a similar road to America (🤓fun fact, the Country was originally called Emerica but due to poor handwriting it was misread, making it the U.S.E.🤓) but went a very different route.

[@petersinclair3997]

Nate Brown From an Aussie too. Every decade or so, on the news, you see a police officer charged for pulling a gun at an ordinary traffic stop. No on, here.

[@Ishin69]

you aussies rule! one of the most chill and funny folks i've ever met

[@SB-my8kw]

He forgot to mention why the differences in religion are prevalent. Maybe because the Brits were bound by the church of England a government sanctioned church. That was a big reason the colonists came to America and why religious freedom is in the constitution and government intrusion is strictly forbidden.

[@tyleradkins1347]

Today on top tenz i learned im a British person who's never left the US. Lol 10/10.

[@dmmusicmusic]

@ tyler, you got me on that one; hahaha, you must be.

[@dontroutman8232]

I was on the USAF brat plan, for 4 years in old blighty.

[@dontroutman8232]

@@chad78ism that was actually my faunt, not the british dental docs. (Yes, I got it was a funny you said, wink, wink!) I actually was still under 10 years old, when I England.

[@3d1e00]

Also a little know fact about British people is that we can all levitate from the age of 42 month.

[@shadow_psych7069]

It's "Levy-oh-saw, not Levy-ohs-uh" lmao

[@doriftoc_man934]

levitating wright now thought all could do that XD

[@KuLaydMahn]

@@shadow_psych7069 You got that backwards, Won-won

[@nicedubs8163]

Likewise in the states of Iowa and the original 13 colony states. Also, this is true in the state of Wisconsin, but you're legally required to wear a helmet.

[@johnlocke868]

Fourty-two?!?!? What kind of an answer is that?

[@ohevshalomel]

Who in America thinks hanging clothes out is weird? I’ve never met anyone like that. Lots of people hang clothes out to dry here. It’s just nice to have a dryer when the weather is uncooperative or you’re pressed for time. Also, it’s a quick and easy de-wrinkler.

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

ohevshalomel Exactly correct.😉

[@JimFortune]

Monty Python? Subtle? Are you kidding?

[@micahphilson]

Jim, watch the Flying Circus through again, you'd be surprised what they slipped in the background even around things as blatant as Spiny Norman and the Gumbys. With the amount of subtle commentary, I'm constantly astounded they were allowed to have that show for so long.

[@JimFortune]

Micah Philson Rewatching Three Stooges as an adult you can be surprised by subtle jokes that were missed by kids, but it's still slap-stick.

[@JimFortune]

- Well, Friends is generally not slapstick. Subtle and cultured... Let me think about that.

[@Foxhound141_67]

Jim Fortune lol like the company of funny walks

[@JimFortune]

Kenneth Null I think it was a Ministry of Silly Walks. Very official.

[@WKRPwpig]

"America was basically founded on runaway optimism." Ha ha.

[@rwg5167]

Runaway optimism that things will be better once freed from British rule....and what do you know, accurate.

[@SG-kp2ql]

more like help me runaway and give me guns and food then I'll cut ties lol

[@omisfitso]

@@rwg5167 yeah it’s worked out really well so far hasn’t it... idiot

[@davido6170]

Benny Hill was very subtle and dry; but not the girls he was ever chasing.

[@therealsulaco]

Canada is smack-dab in the middle of these two extremes, pulled in both directions like the only child of two divorced parents.

[@karlmeyer9473]

Smelly canada

[@ByloBand]

I live in the PNW, and if we hung our clothes outside on a line, it would take them WEEKS to dry!

[@TheBieberblaster]

Proper title: “A British guy, very subtly and sarcastically calling American unintelligent, uncultured, wasteful, impractical etc” Speaking out of experience, most Europeans think likewise.

[@brat46]

In many residential area that have HOA's, line drying your clothes is illegal (as in against the HOA rules that you have to agree to).

[@sarawentzel5378]

@ Want to bet? HOA's can take you to court for breaking the HOA covenants which in the courts eyes are laws. Go ahead and google it. Plenty of people have lost their homes because of the HOA.

[@martasloane8081]

I would love to find a house to move into, but as a creative person and a pet owner, I am definitely looking for some place without a HOA. People like me would be the first one they targeted. So it will probably be not in a suburb..

[@ladykoiwolfe]

@@martasloane8081 I'm with you. I love my home, but I'm a little bummed I need approval for any structure even making real changes to already existing structures.

[@warwickcarter4404]

@@sarawentzel5378 agreements are contracts, and can be enforced through civil legal action. Illegal acts are those covered by the criminal code. Unlawful acts cover acts prohibited by statute law and associated regulations that do not form part of the criminal code. Violations of a HOA are neither illegal or unlawful, but are breaches oc contract and are civil matters. Enforcing the contract may result in breaches of the peace that can result in criminal liability. Law officers are adept at steering situations into areas where they can use their powers.

[@martasloane8081]

@@ladykoiwolfe Sorry to hear that.. hope it improves somehow. .

[@metadownhour3045]

It was the week I got back from my year abroad in Scotland, and I ordered fish and chips in my college town's one and only traditional pub. THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED CHIPS OR FRIES, Y'ALL. I cried. The waitress was quite confused.

[@wingolauchsiknimat]

It's crisps or chips and of story

[@midwestweirdo666]

You just destroyed my impression of Gordon Ramsey. I always thought he yelled because kitchens in restaurants need to be run perfectly for the business to succeed. The first time I saw a video of him cooking something himself he was very calm and quiet and I thought that was because if you want something done right you have to do it yourself which eliminates the need to get angry.

[@brianartillery]

Number five: I find that clothes left to dry outside, especially in cold, crisp weather smell far better than those dried in a machine, even if rained on, they still smell, and feel, much nicer. We have a tumble drier, but I never use it to dry my clothes.

[@wolfiethebumpireslyr]

Not of you have allergies

[@tedtyro2961]

This is quite odd to watch as an Australian. We have a fair bit from both sides e.g. dry humour but cold drinks, we dry our clothes outside but have more direct ads, we are generally pessimistic but with an undercurrent of optimism. On balance we are definitely more British than yank but I still feel like an inbetweener (UK joke, anyone...?)

[@harrkev]

Wouldn't that by "pommy" and not "British?"

[@rwg5167]

Did you know "Yank" only refers to the North? "Yank" refers only to Americans not on the side of the South during the Civil War. Very insulting for southerners to be called "Yanks". Just FYI.

[@MsJOHNBIRD]

Americans don't like walking. When I was in the States, walking along the "sidewalk" Drivers in cars kept sounding their horns at me. Sometimes I would look hard into the car to see if I was supposed to know them

[@benno291980]

Yeah but we tend to live in states the size of entire countries where you gotta go 50 miles to do anything worth doing. Europe is a massive extended metro

[@paganphil100]

John Edwin Bird: The same thing happened to me in Scotland (North Ayrshire) on many occasions.

[@mingakinsgibayuxds7542]

I always love your videos! Your narration is as enthralling as the subject matter! Subscribed!

[@MediumRare2425]

I've always felt a great kinship with the British. Much of it has to do with England's habit of churning out some of the best musicians in the world, but I love the use of language and certain unique parts of their culture as well. I've always felt connected to bands like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Oasis. There's just something so unmistakably...British about them-which for some reason I identify with. Not sure why. With love, An American

Evan Hughes Man, KZbin needs more comments like yours! Peace through love and I love your choices in music, Led Zeppelin in particular and also a bit of the Rolling Stones! Greets from the UK.

[@ToddtheExploder]

Evan Hughes Subtlety and dry humor are so much more interesting than getting hit over the head. Brits are past masters of drollness and the glib response, and it’s something I really admire.

[@edmundooliver7584]

best music in world you mean Blues,Jazz .,and country & western .

[@micknotfromleitrim]

@@edmundooliver7584 Erm....... no.

[@hornkraft9438]

As an American, I've always identified with Tomkins, Morley, Tallis, Weelkes and the rest of the gang. But I guess I am really old school :-) Gotta include Purcell as one of the best musicians in the world, too, especially when Tallis was dead.

[@lisalentile177]

I need to move to England I have more in common with them I'm pessimistic and down to earth I drink my beer room temperature I don't like ice I have a snarky sense of humor

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

I’d say you’re an Aussie except for the warm beer. We aren’t religious but that’s sacrilege.

[@will3346]

Oh boy this comment section is going to be interesting

[@bigd7481]

Will naw these were pretty tame. Shouldn't insite a riot.

[@genericdave8420]

Or even in Britain, incite a riot ;-) Vive la difference, but most of what he pulls up is really out of date or exaggerated. Example: Saying theres national differences in humour is like saying theres national differences in music. There's a wider spread of preferences in each country than there is between the average.

[@SwordsmanOrion]

Sounds like I was born in the wrong country then. Most of the British tendencies suit me better.

[@noodlecat_]

Joshua Norden welp we are the land of the introvert , welcome ye oldy bookstores ,coffee shops with odd homely WW2 on ward furniture and bare brick walls , Candy/Sweet stores that sell butter beer and Tv with little to no ads , Welcome! :'P P.s i forgot high speed internet with lots of competition

[@Username18981]

can always try to move.

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

Joshua Norden me too bro. I don't like guns.

[@noodlecat_]

From what i remember the only people who have guns are the odd farmer in the countryside and only a shotgun , that or a hunting rifle i think to protect the land from pests i think.

[@WitchyWhale]

Same here

[@kevinbrown-ge6sz]

This was not an even handed look at the differences of both countries. This was told from a Brits perspective and gave a positive spin for all things British.

[@PheOfTheFae]

Yeah, I'm the weird American who hates ice in my drinks and often hangs my laundry to dry ...lol. Also, "Tea and cake OR DEATH?!"

[@curiousworld7912]

British humor can also be 'in your face'. I still remember Benny Hill.

[@iamejify]

So an episode of benny hill hasn’t been made in 28 years and even then was unpopular

[@margueritejohnson6407]

s p Benny Hill is really not popular now.

[@Yoder023]

In UK: Arrogance is the most annoying thing. In US: Stupidity is the most annoying thing. There's pros and cons to both. Stupidity can be hilarious, but obviously, we have all seen what it can be when it has control/power. The exact same with arrogance

The two go hand in hand...

[@Yoder023]

@ Not always. For example: Some of think that their leaders are lizard people enslaving the human race and are just wearing masks to hide the truth

[@KingTonyB]

Is it alarming that I am 26 years old, live in England have managed restaurants and have never once in my life been told to or have rinsed an egg in my life. Also what are you talking about no ice ?!? Every place place of business not using cans or bottles will put as much ice as they can, we just dont say no if you say no ice.

[@RedWyvernRising]

I detest ice in my drinks because it melts and dilutes the drinks.

[@JF1908x]

You’re drinking it too slowly

[@j.dunlop8295]

I detest people who detest ice in drinks!

[@BruceVial]

I’m Irish and concur

[@VisibilityFoggy]

For many years I drove a Land Rover (I'm American). I remember laughing the first time it said the pressure in one of my "tyres" was low.

[@KolinkIThink]

The biggest difference is that's brits remember that Britain is more than just England. Unlike America.

[@hornkraft9438]

But we watch Royal Weddings involving the Queen of England ... And is Wales a country or what? It's not on their flag.

[@-_-_5197]

Horn Kraft mate.

[@RetroWizard_]

on the humor thing I remember when I was watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail for the first time and when it got to the scene where they were singing about sir robin I remember thinking how clever and subtle it was and how much I actually enjoyed it

[@ashleysmith1276]

I discovered Bo Burnham the other day - now THAT is an American who writes/wrote (apparently he has quit being a comedian) some bloody clever songs. Saying that, virtually every moment of The Life Of Brian is pure comedic genius.

[@RetroWizard_]

Ashley Smith definitely

[@jrmckim]

In the American south we will hang large items like bed sheets and comforters. Every house I lived in had the posts for hanging stuff. If you don't want yellow tinged clothes. .. don't hang clothes in the spring. Also there's nothing more satisfying than going to get your warm blanket out the dryer and wrapping it around you.

[@EloquentTroll]

We have more guns than people here in the US. Also we're glad you have your royal family, they're fun to watch at a distance. We just don't want them here, other than as a visit. If they want to visit we'll be happy have them.

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

Dont worry they dont even have any power over here, they are just a tourist attraction.

[@honisoitquimalypense1316]

@@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111 the Queen has more power than what you think, she just doesn't use it, and what she do use is not in the public eye.

[@TheManLab7]

MERICA!!!!! Believe and putting fear into people to keep them in line for over 2000yrs and counting 😂🤣

[@honisoitquimalypense1316]

@@TheManLab7 America hasn't been around for 250 years, never mind 2000 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@TheManLab7]

@@honisoitquimalypense1316 please tell me. Where did the"Americans" come from and the sort of views and ideas they brought with them?

[@tiki_trash]

I'll take Sherlock over CSI anyday!

[@kimghanson]

I don't know why I watched this one. I fully expected to see the SOS I see on similar vids from other channels, but you surprised me by including some concepts I've never heard before and putting a new twist on the others. Thumbs up.

[@steve3131]

Benny Hill had dry sense of humor?

[@ashleysmith1276]

Yeah, not so sure about that claim, seems like an urban myth to me. Sarcasm is a British trait, but generally it is person-to-person more than TV comedy. Most Americans I have met had great senses of humour. The biggest difference is probably that Brits are far quicker to take the piss out of total strangers, whereas Americans are somewhat more polite.

[@lisalentile177]

I loved ole Benny

[@MrRQBQ]

Steve. Benny Hill was not that popular in Britain. Most of his fans were from other countries.

[@soc919]

No, that's why he was popular in the US. Guessing it was palatable to Americans

[@steve3131]

@@MrRQBQ So? In the United States he was shown mostly in the late evening on local independent TV stations. Hardly Prime Time. I only knew about him because I watched him once or twice while waiting for the Australian drama "Prisoner: Cell Block H" to come on. I heard that Benny Hill would become livid if anyone suggested he was gay, which is odd, since drag was such a big component of his act.

[@TheKardiacKid]

Yeah, the American Constitution is sacred. So sacred it's been added to and changed 27 times!

[@johntheiss252]

Well said!!!

[@Nerd_of_Anarchy]

TheKardiacKid Wouldn't it be 18 times, not 27 times, since the first 10 happened all on the same date?

[@DFX2KX]

compared to the constitutions of much of Europe, that is nothing. And more crucially, we've gotten less eager to do so as we've gotten older as a country.

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

...Across 230 years.

[@Yvette_K]

TheKardiacKid The founders were so smart they explicitly wrote the constitution to ALLOW for changes to be made. So your point is moot

[@infoscholar5221]

Point of order, Simon: In the South, many people still hang their clothes out to dry, and there's no stigma attached. We have plenty of sun and wind, and clothes smell much fresher. Love, from North Alabama.

[@partsunknown1679]

We love the Brits in America because ur different

[@micahphilson]

Watching this, my family continues to be an interesting straddle between the two cultures on every point! Very notably, our drying habits: My family has always hung out clothes, and in winter, we'd even hang them in the basement above a concrete floor, but for things we can't hang out so easily or just don't want to, we dry them. So we save a ton on drying, but make use of it anyways.

[@jeaniebird999]

Micah Philson We didn't have a dryer when I was a kid and lived in a tiny trailer so had to hang our clothes outside, all year long. In the wintertime it would take a week for clothes to dry but they were always extremely soft if they had a chance to freeze before drying. Freeze dried jeans were my favorite!

[@ohhitisjustme]

We had a dryer, but my mom has clothes she had to hang up!!

[@Anonarchist]

Americans don't like dynasties but they loved to watch "Dynasty".

[@kreiner1]

We hang ours out as well

[@jeffmorse645]

I have a clothes line outside my house in California. Given the weather most of the year clothes dry very fast on it (and smell really fresh afterward).

[@behealthyandsmile3823]

My Grandma used both. She used the dryer during cold weather. Hanging clothes outside for me isn't an option due to my allergies. Different types of pollen will cover your clothes depending on where you live

[@StaticImage]

Thank you so much for being objective in this and not turning it into yet another "us vs. them" BS video. It's really great to see people speaking of their differences, but only to understand and appreciate them and NOT to talk about how the other side is wrong. You seriously have no idea how happy this makes me.

[@ashleysmith1276]

Yes, it is lovely to see a video which actually avoids saying one side is better or worse. No drama!

[@yeahmydudes]

Guys, we shouldn't be picking on each other, let's save it for the Aussies!

[@harveyrouen4655]

Virgin Smasher made my day

[@dontroutman8232]

I'll put an Aussie up against a Texan any day when it comes to drinking. But we do have BBQ in the States, thank goodness.

[@thatsaltybrit2603]

Don Troutman when it comes to drinking us Brits could blow you out the water

[@chaoskei2699]

I do think not having a dryer is weird, but then again, dryers have ruined so many of my clothes. I also love the lack of religion and just being quieter. I need to visit the UK to see for myself if I’d like it, but the country sounds neat since they’ve learned a lot from their own history (mostly). My fellow Americans are still pretty dense.

[@justindeangriffithjoyandha4807]

I hang my clothes up, mostly just during the summer... saves electricity.

[@justindeangriffithjoyandha4807]

I try to be...I usually don't succeed at being cheap though..

[@Wannawatchthis5555]

80% chance of rain. Even in the summer.

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

I think hanging clothes out to dry was done most often when either A: a dryer was to expensive or B: people had more time to do things as in when wives stayed home to keep house and raise children. With both parents working there isn’t time to hang clothes to dry. Now we toss the wet clothes in the dryer and go do something else that needs doing like preparing dinner or other chores.

[@Dsdcain]

So wait then. Who is the real Gordon Ramsay? Is he the loud mean nasty US guy, or the low key UK guy? I *hate* getting a lot of ice in my drinks. Not so much because I feel I'm getting ripped off, I just hate the drink getting watered down as the ice melts. Most american beers need to be cold to be palatable. There are some that can be served cool and still be good, but stuff like Sludgewiser needs to be just above freezing to be drinkable.

[@Mel-jy4kc]

Gordon Ramsay is actually the same in both versions. The differences are with the music and the owners of the restaurants themselves...as well as censorship. The US version has a TON of dramatic music and the owners are extremely loud and emotional. In the UK version there is little music, what music there is is softer music, and the owners are a lot more chill. Gordon Ramsay himself swears just as much, and yells at and insults the owners just as much in both versions. Part of the reason why it seems worse is also due to the fact that in the UK there is a lot less censorship when it comes to swearing, making it nowhere near as noticeable as the loud *beeps* in the US version.

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

Dsdcain His British persona is the real one, or closer to it. He is an actor as well as a presenter.

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

I've always preferred British humor. Barring the odd family sitcom, American humor is as Simon described and too much is catering to IQs below 100.

[@duckwhistle]

Ramsey swears just as often, and still shouts frequently in the UK version, but bits where he talks calmly are longer. Where as in the us version, those gaps tend to be filled with music, as often as they're filled with more shouting.

[@roberteby2206]

"Sludgewiser" is not drinkable at any temperature!

[@sk-sg1dd]

Dear Simon, I'm an American and your #3 sounds better in the UK than the USA.

[@kingofslackers]

Dude always swings and misses when he talks about the US. He genuinely believes his explanations but tends to only talk about a small segment of the US like it's the entire population.

[@Saphire1993]

Simon just reads the scripts, he doesn't write them.

[@gunfighterzero]

yea i knew he was wrong before i even watched this

[@jamessullivan3339]

I believe it is because he (and his writer) tend to draw more on the Americans they meet to make these observations. The ones that can afford to be internationally travelled do probably fit these observations better than those of us stuck in the homeland.

[@ecksthree6598]

@@jamessullivan3339 Based on the wording he uses and a couple other things I think he actually lives in the states somewhere.

[@jamessullivan3339]

@@ecksthree6598 Danny, the writer, maybe. In other vids Simon has pointed out he actually lives in Prague.

[@cameroncross2881]

Love brits - their odd names for food, their kindness, and their humor. - TA y'all

[@TheCat72850]

Love the British comedies! Even watch reruns of “Are you Being Served,” and “Keeping Up Appearances.” Adore “Ab Fab.” Even call my very practical daughter Saffie sometimes. Although I enjoy “guffaw” jokes, my British roots come through with my dry, sometimes sarcastic humor.

[@thepunisher4356]

Anyone else find number 9 kinda ironic? The British don’t understand it today yet they in the past inadvertently caused it.

[@susanhubbart5494]

@Trenchgun91 Most of America is rural, so you need to be able to defend yourself....depending on where you live it can take the cops 10 minutes or longer to get to you.

[@Acroposthion]

Susan Hubbart - More like TWO plus hours in rural areas. In some places (greater Chicago, Detroit) the police only show up DAYS later to take a report. Actual case closure is almost non-existent. To the OP and respondents, this is correct. Nations and cultures are forged by their history. One way many Americans both *celebrate and ensure freedom* from tyranny - is the people’s right to keep and bear weapons of martial capability.

[@devlinmorin7615]

I live in Florida and withoit a drier I would have no way to dry my clothes as it rains literally every day depending on tne season. Whenever our drier breaks we have to resort to hanging clothes inside the house itself. Which is extremely inconvenient to say the least.

[@martasloane8081]

Yay Florida weather.. not! 😛

[@MrPaytonw34]

Why do you dislike, spite,envy , hate, Americans...Because I mean it’s blatantly obvious that you have some feelings ( stated above ) for Americans that seem to be rather personal....And one more thing Americans don’t walk around packing heat, I have personally never seen a firearm on anybody in my life other than gang members that I chose to see in private..so , I’m just curious what your overall beef is..And it’s quite comical how you are very quick to take the offense and dismiss British stereotypes but yet you’re using them about Americans in the same way throughout the whole video

[@maywenearedhel]

Why would you put ice in your whisky?! No! No! No! You ruin the whisky with such horrid dilution.

[@bigd7481]

maywenearedhel because whiskey is supposed to be diluted.

[@dylancooper787]

Helps open up the flavors

[@derpimusmaximus8815]

The 'flavours' are in fact smells; your olfactory receptors are far more discriminating than the tastebuds. Cooling a drink retards the tendency of aromatic(not necessarily in the 'has a benzene ring in it' sense, just in the 'has an aroma' sense) compounds to vapourise, and therefore cooling the drink in fact flattens the taste. Only cask strength whisky(around 60% abv, or 120 proof) 'needs' dilution. Note, however, that the only 'proper' way to drink whisky(or whiskey, if you are a heretic) is - according to most experts - *the way you like it*.

[@wesleywlee]

started soundin' mighty full of yourself there. Was loadin' for bear, 'til the end. Cheers bud.

[@dylancooper787]

Agreed on cooling it down (and benzene ring), I just put a couple drops of water in it to open it up.

[@sean..L]

Canadians are in the middle.

[@purpleviolet72]

pretty much.

[@robburgess4556]

Yup.

[@RealmRabbit]

Eh... Sometimes Britain is in the middle on things... America is usually it's own beast though... As a Canadian I think we personally both hang things to dry and use a clothes dryer... Not completely sure though... It makes sense to have a clothes dryer though in some situations like during the winter where our clothes line had a few days where it was literally a long horizontal icicle after a really crazy ice storm that resulted in the snow freezing over which I didn't even know if that was possible until then... Literally a blanket of just ice everywhere and this is right next to the Canada-US border so it's not that north...

[@badkarma2754]

I remember the first time playing hockey in Quebec and my host family had milk in plastic bags.

[@RealmRabbit]

The Dris Yeah. The milk in bags thing seems to be an eastern Canadian thing. I'm from southern BC and I don't think I've seen milk not come in the plastic jugs... Not sure which they use in central/northern Canada or the maritimes... I imagine the maritimes like Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and such use bags too since I know Ontario and Quebec do...

[@OttoMatieque]

2:25 the Constitution does not 'give' us rights. It recognizes preexisting rights that have always been there, but many governments have chosen to ignore and suppress.

[@Henchman1977]

And y'all keep your washing machines in the kitchen. IN THE KITCHEN!?!

[@johnrockett5155]

Ian Colquhoun means I can wash my underpants and cook crumpets at the same time win win

[@hobmoor2042]

Ian - yes we do have to put them in the kitchen. 66 million people living on a tiny island means affordable homes are quite small, so a lot of houses don't have the space for a dedicated laundry room.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

So?

[@ShaneWalta]

Some people put them in the garage if their house has one which is big enough. On the other end of the scale, some houses don't have a garage.

[@stevesullivan9377]

They have doors on them.

[@adamrose5690]

British guy says: "I just don't understand why you yanks need so many guns" then he doesn't understand why the Yanks are laughing.

[@Klaaism]

Couldn't be due to the policies of a past British King and his government...

[@michaels7325]

@@Yung_Mango yea like the ones roaming around stabbing each other to the point that banning knives was a solution. Oh wait...that's England.

[@jonathanlloyd4821]

@@steveruby2120 last person to "fully" invade and conquer Britain militarily was William the conqueror. British mainland wasn't invaded during WW2 ;)

[@mikesmith4725]

@@jonathanlloyd4821 "British mainland wasn't invaded during WW2", And you can THANK America and their GUNS for that!!! If not for the rescue effort from the USA, Britain would have been smashed by Hitler!!!

[@mikesmith4725]

@Chris Travers "British mainland wasn't invaded during WW2", And you can THANK America and their GUNS for that!!! If not for the rescue effort from the USA, Britain would have been smashed by Hitler!!!

[@lehampton1]

With the advent of the internet I’ve begun to learn British slang and am incorporating it into my daily language. Words like swot and bellend give my speech a new color that it has never before enjoyed.

[@independantUKbeats]

LOL I remember an American in a pub in Southampton who went up to the bar and asked the bartender to put some ice cubes in his beer because it was too warm. It was real English ale too so you can imagine the look on the bartenders face...it was priceless. Seriously though who wants a cold asf ale? You lose nearly all flavour.

Irish Englishman How to spot the American: They think Westminster Abbey is 'quaint' and they have ice clinking in their halves of mild :P

[@obi0914]

Warm beer...

[@leomoretti961]

U can have a chilled drink AND still maintain its flavor. How do u think other drinks work?

[@JM-gj7de]

Warm beer is for neanderthals!

[@joannesmith2484]

I've lived in the USA for more than 50 years, and not once have I ever seen anyone put ice IN beer or ale. Beer ON ice, yes - to chill it in it's container. But never ice in beer. You don't need to put ice in things to chill them. A fridge works fine or put them in or on ice. A friend of mine way back when would always request beer that was room temperature. I did, however know someone who put ice in milk, which horrified everyone. I think the main reason for this difference is that, while you may have some "hot" weather in the summer in the UK, it's nothing compared to the living hell that can be the weather in an American summer. The weather during the summer months is MUCH hotter than in the UK. And in large swathes of the USA, winters are also MUCH colder.

[@goingshort]

Benny Hill did slap-stick humor.

[@jackbarnes3041]

Benny Hill was great

[@suzannemiller993]

My aunt was quite the Anglophile. She supported British TV and adored the royal family collecting all sorts of Queen Elizabeth medallions and what-nots.

[@hotshot19710]

Lol we even chill out beer mugs down below freezing

[@switchbladekid1365]

I'm moving to Great Britain.

[@WeyleaderMry]

The only drink I want with ice in it is water and I am an American.

[@danielt8727]

I thought the no free refills was more odd than no ice. Carbonation and syrup for soda are so insanely cheap.

[@Zilegil]

Daniel T people just don't drink as much sugar over here

[@insertname1667]

We don't use corn syrup over here for our sugary drinks, we use cane sugar and we also tax sugary drinks as well which all of that makes for a more expensive product which many restaurants can't afford to be giving free refills.

[@robertharris6092]

@@insertname1667 your sales tax doesn't cover non sugary drinks?

[@insertname1667]

Robert Harris sorry I should have said we add an additional tax on surgery drinks (the sugar tax), none sugary drinks usually still fall under having to pay VAT though there are probably some reduced rates and some exceptions but I don't want to be spending hours digging the specifics.

[@robertharris6092]

@@insertname1667 lol thats ironic since thats one of the biggest reason for the american rebellions.

[@richarddelotto2375]

You wonder why the US is more religious? Ever wonder where all the ... religious enthusiasts, shall we say, of the Cromwell Era ended up?

[@HeleneLouise]

I have wondered about this.

[@hornkraft9438]

Sung: "Oliver Cromwell is buried and dead. Ding dong, buried and dead ..."

[@arthas640]

Our country was literally founded by religious fanatics fleeing religious persecution.

[@lesleyhawes6895]

Possibly because in the UK the most openly religious area is Northern Ireland, and disputes between Catholics and Protestants there led to years of "troubles". We prefer a quiet life.

[@sussekind9717]

Living in Germany, when ever somebody visited from America, they were always astonished that we kept our beer in the basement. Now in Germany we didn't really drink our beer warm, but rather room temperature. I've never been in a German household where I didn't have to wear a sweater, except for maybe the peak summer months. Germans don't like drinking their beer refrigerated, because they believe that it numbs the tongue and kills the taste. I kind of have to agree. After drinking American beer for the 1st time, I realize why they want it ice cold.

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

Susse Kind I lived in Birkenfeld 2 years. Worked at the Eagles Nest as night manager. We had about 20 kinds of beer. I am German American. In America you are always asked what you are. I just say German. Have to say when I moved to Germany & was asked what I was, I didn’t know how to answer. Lol. Ended up saying Minnesotan. It was winter so the guy looked at me and said I should be used to the weather. Lmao.

[@missrhib]

This taught me that I’m a Brit at heart eventho born in SoCal. Lol 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@shirleypena4133]

@ MsRhi Brown If you were born and raised a Southern California gal, then trust me, you ARE NOT a Brit at heart! Don't believe everything that Simon is claiming in this video.

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

MsRhi Brown maybe you’re Australian instead.

[@muninrob]

British soldier #1 "What's wrong with the yank doughboys?" British soldier #2 "They got the "overs", 3 cases of it" British soldier #1 "what's "the overs?" British soldier #2 "they are over paid, over sexed, and over here"

[@aragos32727]

Robert Lockard over paid? Don't make me laugh. First year police officers make more than 10 year soldiers. But ladies love camouflage.

[@dobypilgrim6160]

aragos32727 Compared to British soldiers, we are and have always been, "overpaid". The Brits lost a lot if beautiful war brides to our guys in WWII.

[@billskinner7670]

That was because of dating styles. American men are the dating aggressors, but British women have to do the initial asking.

[@magpie427]

LOL I first heard that from my mum, also I heard another joke saying, - the last two world wars the Americans where late, so the what to make up for that by arriving early for the next one - sadly the way things are that could end up true

[@technovelo]

I believe the yanks replied that the Brits were "under paid, under sexed, and under Eisenhower"

[@Fabala827]

For what it’s worth, straightening teeth isn’t just about cosmetics/looking perfect. When teeth are overcrowded or come in at an angle, etc, it can be much harder to clean those parts of your teeth, which can result in tons of issues later on. I know someone (an American lol) who didn’t have regular dental care as a child/teen due to lack of insurance, and also didn’t have orthodontia even though their mouth was super overcrowded and many teeth grew in angled, etc. They’ve since had to have several teeth pulled & several root canals due to severe cavities and infections that formed and remained either unseen or untreated bc of how complicated their teeth/jaw positions would make the procedures. Even now, they’re getting Invisalign as an adult, and the way their teeth are straightening has recently made visible a cavity that the doctor says must have been there for years. It formed bc that part of the tooth was difficult or impossible to clean due to its position crammed against another tooth, and wasn’t spotted for the same reason. I obviously don’t believe that all British people have bad teeth, especially since they have universal healthcare and the main reason this person’s teeth are messed up is from not having that! But it does stand to reason that a country where people aren’t straightening their teeth as much is also going to be much more prone to situations like the one this person is in, especially bc sooo much of tooth health is more based on genetics than anything else.

[@bbqvocalist]

I really enjoyed this video.....as an American - specifically from the South, I'm an obsessed Anglophile ♡ One clarification for you though. You can be assurred, it isn't righteous American citizens who have paid their dues, taken their classes, gotten the correct permits and registered their guns that are shooting police, it's the criminals....with mostly stolen or illegal weapons.

[@jaster1746]

... you don't have to register guns in most places in America, that's a myth propagated by Hollywood.

[@theflyingcrewchief]

Agreed, it is more often the guy illegally carrying a weapon that the police have to worry about.

[@maxherrlin241]

@@jaster1746 don’t know where tf you live at but In pretty much all liberal states you have to register handguns with your local police department before you can even take it home lol.

[@BBBILLY86]

I'm pretty sure everything is gonna be ok. But I'll think about it more after I go to the dentist, gun range and church.

[@calichef1962]

Not where I live in the US, you can't. Firing a gun within the city limits will get you arrested.

[@steeljawX]

Bill Antalek jr In that order? I'd say depending on which state you're in, some of those get higher priorities than the others. And if you're really unlucky (or lucky, it's you're point of view) you can actually go to all three at the same time. Go to the local gun shop and range to worship and get a few teeth knocked out by the kick of a shotgun. Amen? Lock n' load? See you in 6 months?

[@leomoretti961]

Bill Antalek jr then* church, unless all 3 things are in one facility

[@leomoretti961]

travis metzger i mean probably dont just go and shoot in the street tf

[@leomoretti961]

Steeljaw XXI well that wouldnt be a dentist that would be someone shooting you in the mouth

[@HomesteadDreaming]

I lived in the state of Arkansas for 17 years and most months if you put your clothes on the line they mildew before they dry because of how humid it is. I tried so many times and unless you catch that super rare day of nice weather and super low humidity, you just end up with clothes that need to be rewashed or thrown out.

[@michaelhurley3171]

Our love of guns began as a reaction to the British empire. that was the original of the second amendment. Thanks a lot Brits.

[@paaron603]

@Mike Wilhelmson that's due to the Brits tried gun confiscation before the revolution.

[@angiebear8727]

Your both right. And by the way as an American ‘you can have my guns when you pull them from my cold dead hands’😜

[@Thenorthsace]

Funny that because the brits also used guns back when we were trying to help the natives keep the land being constantly stolen off them for oil. Bet it doesn't mention that in your precious constitution

[@angiebear8727]

Zed Leppelin oil in the late 1700’s nope

[@seraphina985]

@@angiebear8727 Correct on the oil part that said the other part of his comment does have some merit as under British control there were more limits on aggressive expansion inland. That said as a mercantile empire there was really no economic motivation to push further inland with the natives being willing trade partners providing valuable labour intensive products like furs that we didn't have enough local manpower certainly not skilled manpower that knew the land and had practised hunting all their lives. Had that changed and they ceased to be more valuable as allies and trade partners I doubt anyone is under any illusions Britain would have torn up their agreements just as fast. Certainly had no issue doing that to India when they were less prepared to accept the foreigners.