5 Lies about America us Brits were told before we visited! Pt. 2

[@emilyb5307]

Yeah, the reason you didn't see the red solo cups is because they're just cheap cups we use for large scale and casual parties. If we were tailgating or having a backyard party? You may see them. No one walks around with them like you'd see in a movie. XD

[@WGGplant]

"ah yes let me take my coffee to go in my easily crackable, open-top, cup."

[@jennm3321]

​@@WGGplantnot to mention too hot to hold with bare hands.

[@DavidHinson-t5l]

But in the south some of us wash them and use them again 😂😂😂😊

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

@@DavidHinson-t5l Same here in the north. Its just a efficient thing to do.

[@recoil53]

Last time I saw a bunch of them was a street party. Before than it was a house party (a long time ago).

[@janp719]

The funny thing with the bathroom gaps, when you’re inside, you can look out and be aware of who’s there but when you’re outside, you don’t look in 😊

[@TreeLynnT]

I never thought about that! 😅

[@Blackened30]

Its just something that's completely normal when you grow up with it. As an American it was more a case of what, everyone else doesn't do this too? You go in, do your business and leave without even thinking about it.

[@DroneStrike1776]

In my 43 years of life, I have never looked between the stall gaps. I don't want to see another dude taking a dump.

[@Knightowl1980]

My family and I were in a restaurant that had floor to ceiling walls and doors and she hated it bc she’s claustrophobic and her fear is getting stuck in a place like that and with the big gaps she can always crawl under , so she hated that. She’ll take the gaps regardless of anyones peeking. , she’s just like I don’t give a damn about that

[@saratemp790]

Well in general, in a public restroom, you do a number one lol. Which is usually a pretty quick thing. If you had to do a number two, you might look for a more private public bathroom. Like in a nice shop. It is accepted custom not to get too close to the cracks of the bathroom doors and stare at someone in there. And if somebody did that to you, you would leave the stall quick.

[@VikingJack-il4hw]

The United States is one of the largest growers of fruits and vegetables in the world. We grow hundreds of times more fruit and vegetables than the UK.

[@Tee-cl6dc]

A lot of us grow our own fruit in our yards 😊

[@recoil53]

It's been calculated that the US has the arable land to support 1billion people healthily. The only reason we import fresh food is because we can, so we have fresh fruits and vegetables in the winter. When you consider that Walmart, which isn't even middle quality, has fresh fruits and vegetables, then it becomes even more silly that we don't have it. Also we didn't go through Brexit and cut ourselves off from our food sources.

[@TexArizocan]

And the US isn't the big cities

[@Wiley_Coyote]

I've heard a lot of overseas people think that because American junk food is what they see from us that America doesn't have Produce. It's weird. And in fact, up until the Pandemic it was comparitively cheap compared to most of the world... other than huge markups for Organic. We've also got this weird situation where prices can vary enormously. Produce stores can often be super affordable, whereas Supermarkets being really expensive for similar items.

[@Tee-cl6dc]

@Wiley_Coyote Actually it was cheap till that brainless boob got installed ( like a toilet) The pandemic didn't stop the fruit from growing and didn't demand higher price's 🙄 Am thinking your a democrat , because you can't put the blame where it belongs .

[@JIMBEARRI]

Solo Cups are a European Obsession. In the US, they're something you buy to use at a picnic or cook out, then throw away, but certainly NOT something to use every day.

[@marydavis5234]

I use red solo cups, when I have a head cold

[@3DJapan]

​@@marydavis5234why?

[@marydavis5234]

@@3DJapan you can catch a head cold from other people

[@Tee-cl6dc]

​@@marydavis5234 So you don't spread germs .

[@jkelley14701]

My question is, do Europeans use their regular household cups (glasses) when they host a large party? If they do, then that might be the obsession with the solo cups. We would prefer to just through the cups away rather then washing them.

[@hollybrooke322]

We have so much fruit and veggies it blows me away to think people think we can’t get them.

[@megatroll2590]

I think it's not people think that we don't get them I think people think we just eat junk food and fatty meat.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

It's because the media is filming whatever people will watch, and politics is a thing. So they go into the worst urban slums they can find, where decriminalization, gang violence, and looting have destroyed or driven away all of the businesses, find that there are no grocery stores in those neighborhoods, and do elaborate human-interest pieces on American "food deserts", because people with a certain political mindset, actively want to watch stuff like that, and if somebody wants to watch it, the media will film it. And yes, it's true, there are neighborhoods with no grocery stores. They don't have any Apple stores or fashion outlets in those neighborhoods either. Go figure. The people who live there (gasp) have to go shopping in a different part of town from where they live. Which is a totally bonkers thing for an American to have to do, right? Everyone knows how much Americans hate driving.

[@Mustangmom2k]

Who the f says fruits/veggies are hard to get here? Seriously? Was it the Irish gal who gets 95% of everything wrong?

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

@@Mustangmom2k It's American rich white liberals, going on about there not being grocery stores in poor urban residential neighborhoods. Which is true, because literally nobody goes there to shop, for obvious reasons. But they want to make it a racism thing, because disproportionately many African Americans live in those poor urban neighborhoods. Which is also true, but irrelevant. So they find the little corner convenience stores or whatever that do exist in residential neighborhoods, and oh look boo hoo there are no vegetables because it's not a grocery store. And then they go on tirades about how the actual grocery stores aren't within walking distance, which is also true but completely irrelevant, because Americans don't walk to the grocery store, even if it *is* close enough, because you need your car to get all the groceries home, because it's too much to carry in one trip. But, you know, if Meijer and Wal-Mart are in the shopping district instead of the hood, that's racism. Because for liberals, everything has to be racism. I've never heard anyone who *lives* in those neighborhoods complain that they want to be able to walk to the grocery store and carry all the food home in their arms. But what they think isn't important, because poor people don't actually matter, they're just a tool that can be used to score political points.

[@jmcg6189]

​@jonadabtheunsightly There are "food deserts". Not that there aren't groceries - just that they're not near so that people without cars have difficulty getting there. They are not all in black areas. When I lived in Roger's Park, Chicago you had to go a distance to find a grocery. This was just a couple of blocks from the Lake on the north side. But it is/was a heavily Jewish neighborhood.

[@jackgilchrist]

Strange that anyone would say fresh vegetables are hard to find. Pretty much every grocery store bigger than a mini-mart has a fresh produce section and it's cheap relative to the general price of food these days. Unless you go to Whole Foods and pay $20 for a carrot. 😂 Then there are farmers markets and at certain times of year roadside produce stands, where you can get really fresh local grown stuff. Plus a lot of people have vegetable gardens in rural, suburban and even sometimes in urban areas. There are veggies go leor in America. We're practically giving them away. 😉

[@DeLee596]

I know when my neighbor has his garden, we get free fresh tomatoes, green onions, okra, turnip greens, squash, eggplant, cantaloupe, watermelon... throughout the summer.

[@jackgilchrist]

​@@DeLee596Same, I get all kinds of free produce, sometimes fresh eggs, etc. A lot of people with gardens tend to be generous to friends and neighbors. They're proud of their produce and want others to enjoy it too.

[@VikingJack-il4hw]

Diane Jennings from Ireland was spreading that rumor. She was staying in inner cities and shopping at corner Delicatessens. She said in her videos how come American's don't have vegetables 😅

[@VikingJack-il4hw]

Diane Jennings also thought that our convenience stores were our grocery stores. 😂

[@KSilverlode]

I think it must be the effect of watching news or documentaries on "food deserts" in certain areas of large cities, and since most non-Americans have no idea of where those are, or their size/demographics in relation to the rest of the country, they get the impression that it's a common problem across the US. That probably goes for a lot of stereotypes and worries - if you see a lot of news items about guns, or obesity, or crime rates, but have no context, it's going to seem like it's a universal and constant problem everywhere. They just don't hear about normal life that isn't dramatized on the news or in tv shows. The media's like a fun-house mirror, it tends to distort and exaggerate a lot.

[@121476]

The red solo cups will only be used at parties. Whether that's college parties or informal family gatherings, and sometimes we use the clear ones or blue ones. We don't really think about the color. I guess the red ones are slightly more popular, but we never think of them as "American"

[@broken4096]

Exactly, it's a private thing, not a commercial thing.

[@DeLee596]

My sister has solo cups at Christmas &/or Thanksgiving. She writes your name on the cup so you can keep up with it throughout the day.

[@cloudsn]

Yeah, I think people use clear cups even more often than red or blue Solo cups. At least in my observation.

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

Besides two mugs for hot drinks I only have red solo cups I also mainly use paper plates because I don't like washing dishes

[@Blondie42]

Ireland has blue solo cups

[@janp719]

All of our grocery stores that I know of, you enter into fruits and veggies and then proceed.

[@mildredpierce4506]

For me depends on what store I go to one store you do start off basically from the produce section. Then in another store, you can start at either end and I usually start the opposite side of the produce where all the other things are like paper products, pet food, etc. I start at that end and work my way to the produce in that particular store. All stores are not laid out the same.

[@Scott6794]

Grocery stores will put produce, and flowers/plants at the store entrance 9/10. They do this because it makes customers think of health, nature, and freshness when they walk through the door. Other stores that do not are generally afraid of store theft or something. Source: i worked in a grocery store and my store manager explained it to me

[@RobertMJohnson]

Nope. This isn’t true at all Or I should say…all the time. Because most stores have two entrances on either end of the store

[@Tijuanabill]

@@RobertMJohnson Only if you are counting Walmart and Target as grocery stores. Every single grocery store in my city, has one main entrance where everyone comes in and out.

[@RobertMJohnson]

@@Tijuanabill uh...no. maybe you live on the east coast. we have entire chains on the west coast that have dual entrances on either side of the store, and they are not walmart or target. and one of them DOES NOT open to fruits and vegetables in the immediate front. it's all baked goods that smell amazing so people smell the aroma on the way in and out of the store. HELLO...MARKETING?

[@kimp1466]

When you’re outside the toilet, you don’t look in to “see” the person. You glance under the door, to notice feet, in order to see if it’s occupied. Because in all honesty, WHO wants to witness a person using the toilet?! Ewwwww 😂

[@kazeryu17]

I live in Norfolk, Virginia, and for some reason, people don't do that here. They don't knock either. Most people walk up to the stall door and try to rip I off it's hinges, and when you yell at them, they act all surprised and apologetic. If its a tall person, they just look over the top of the stall and look down at you while your doing your buisness. Some people have zero respect.

[@rightlyso8507]

@@kazeryu17 Do you live in an insane asylum?

[@Angst-traum]

Honestly an improved way is just to have a vacancy/no-vacancy switch attached to the knob.

[@variaxi935]

​@@kazeryu17 probably addicts lmao

[@dhunsi1340]

I buy fresh vegetables twice a week. Supermarkets are stuffed with fresh fruit and vegetables. I have no idea where anyone gets any other idea.

[@LaShumbra_Bates_AuDHD]

You guys were here in April. So that "American Section" that you saw in the stores was for Memorial Day, which is at the end of May. Red White and Blue and the American flag isn't decorations just for the 4th of July. There are multiple holidays throughout the year that use all of that.

[@TeufelHunden2586]

I love watching Brit’s reaction into being in America. Love seeing what you find odd.

[@kimnapier8387]

I'm, always watching Brits and their opinions about Americans ❤😂. You are so precious and fair 😘. Thank you for your videos. I'm born and raised in California. Your views are always precious 💞.

[@Locke99GS]

Solo cups are definitely pretty common in the US, but they're usually at home in the cupboard, and really only used during parties and stuff where you would otherwise generate a _lot_ of dirty dishes and don't want to. They're not used daily. Where you might use disposable paper plates is where you might also find disposable solo cups.

[@stephaniemccarthy1676]

Excellent video. Thanks for clarifying misconceptions.

[@michaelg2529]

I'm just happy that most Americans you encountered were nice to you.

[@KorbinDallasRocks]

Well most Americans are nice.

[@lynnerussell1440]

On the toilet thing, if the door is closed, we don't look. We teach our children that it's rude to look. I feel like it's in the minds of the tourists.

[@3DJapan]

Funny, I was at a really fancy restaurant last week for a big family dinner. In the restroom there were 3 stalls with all of their doors closed. It took me a second to realize they were all empty and the doors swing shut. It must have been slightly on a hill.

[@WGGplant]

theres always that one kid tho

[@davidcosta2244]

​@@WGGplantWere you that one kid back in the day?

[@jenniferpearce1052]

It's so fun to learn about the stereotypes of us.

[@christinakathleen9445]

I have made some big moves throughout America in my life and I have experienced some pretty big culture shocks during that process. Not as much, certainly, as I would moving to another country where I don't read or speak the language but pretty intense. I had to work to change my accent to be understood and had to learn to understand others, the drastic differences in climate and the landscape changed so many aspects of how I lived my life and even the contents of my refrigerator and kitchen cabinets changed a great deal. Dishes that I regularly made before were impossible because I couldn't find key ingredients in the stores anymore. Just to say that you are right about American culture being much more varied than a visitor might inspect.

[@TheCodyv1971]

Most of the youtube videos that I have seen of people not being able to find vegetables shows them shopping at non-grocery stores. Gas stations, pharmacies and certain other smaller retailers (Dollar General, Family Dollar, etc) do not carry produce.

[@BTinSF]

Also, there are 2 types of "big box" stores like Walmart: Regular and Supercenter. Only the Supercenters have perishable groceries including produce. So if you go into an older regular Walmart (there are a diminishing number of these) expecting a fully stocked grocery section you won't find one.

[@theanthropologuy]

Most gas stations I've gone to still have apples, oranges, and bananas for people going to work

[@HoppityHooper2]

Great video, Beez! How anyone can actually believe that the United States lacks in vegetables is beyond belief. I guess it makes them feel a bit better in latching on to such a wild fantasy. Massive potato crops and vegetable farms are outside of NYC alone. As for corn: the US currently has 90 million acres of corn fields, the UK is roughly 60 million acres in size. Get it: the size of our corn fields alone, are bigger than their entire country!

[@aperry4313]

Our son lives in Austin and when we visited we also went to san Antonio it was different but we loved it. We are from Wisconsin which is different altogether from texas😅

[@brendahowell6796]

Yes I would like to see a 3rd part.

[@SuperDave71176k]

Yes on the part 3.Please get your mom to start her own channel as well.

[@lindamurphy3969]

I find that when I’m in the UK people are less friendly toward strangers than Americans are, which could come off as rude, but I understand small talk or passing hellos are just not part of British culture. So it’s not actually rudeness. If Americans pass by almost anyone it’s a hello, how’s it going, head nod, etc. because that’s part of our culture.

[@BalokLives]

It's funny about the cups. We don't care about them. They're cups. They're not Solo cups, or red Solo cups, or American Red cups. They're just cups. They're inexpensive and you can get a lot of them in a package for parties. I don't want to speak for others, but I was really surprised that this is such a big deal to people from other countries.

[@aura81295]

They have been portrayed in our media (songs, movies, etc.) as a common party thing that has probably just grown into an iconic "American" thing over time.

[@BTinSF]

They also come in other colors like blue--same cups, different color.

[@Tijuanabill]

I'm fascinated that they are all using the house glasses at get togethers, presumably. They are just out there on the lawn, with the kitchenware? It's strange to consider.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

​@@BTinSFYep the white cups are the foam cups which also gets used at the same rate as red cups.

[@joeterp5615]

Yes!! I just wrote a similar reply. Of all the things that some foreigners think of as iconically American, a colored disposable cup is the most baffling. Nobody gives these any thought. Or no more than they would a “white paper plate.”

[@theresabeck1029]

What did you think about the level of the water in the toilets? Non-Americans always give the impression that ours are filled to the top, which you now know is NOT true

[@lesterstone8595]

I wanted them to address this question too.

[@Tijuanabill]

Yeah but over there they act like water is more valuable than champagne. They have toilets where it just sits there on a shelf stinking, with water only showing up when you flush. It's disgusting.

[@garycamara9955]

We grow most of the vegetables the world uses in California. There are trucks farms all ove. There are 4 Farm Produce stands in a few miles of my house.

[@KSherfizzle]

Thanks for taking the time to get to know us. I'm so sad I missed y'all while you were in Texas!

[@coleensakamoto6844]

As a person who was born in Hawaii, I can tell you that the closer you get to the equator, the slower life gets. Some people think it's laziness. But, it's the heat & humidity. So, naturally, life will be slower in Southern Texas than it will be in California. Love hearing your perspective on all things American. Would love to hear more. And with James' mother. She's so lovely. I just want you to know, I'm an Anglophile. I LOVE English history. Been to England 4 times, Scotland 3 times & Wales once. (Also once to Ireland, but not to Northern Ireland.) Too old to travel now, but if I could, I'd continue to visit your beautiful Country. I had many lovely encounters with Brits each time I visited. A young man going to work stopped & helped me by taking my heavy suitcase up the stairs at a train station. Nothing but very pleasant encounters. Very good memories.

[@Barb-bq8nj]

I was really surprised about you, talking about vegetables and fruits, and etc. they are in all grocery stores and even in convenient stores

[@tamifaulkner4103]

That veg thing is shocking to me. We have tons of vegetables and fruit and large local produce farms and they are everywhere!

[@recoil53]

Or some neighbor grows them and at harvest time is almost begging people to take them.

[@kriswoods7051]

Toilet covers are a state law in California I believe - for all businesses for the public. I think a lot of states do that, but not all. I think most Americans are pretty polite IMO - especially to tourists. We’re pretty helpful if someone looks lost or in trouble - even to other Americans 😉

[@CKaffeineIVStat]

You pretty much only hit tourist areas in LA. If I (or others) knew you were coming we could’ve helped you see what LA is really like. If you come back maybe have a special email for trip planning and ask people who would show you around their local area (or give suggestions) to email with their locations. Traveling on your own focusing on tourist areas of unfamiliar places makes sense, but you have a ton of friendly acquaintances now who would be willing to help you more now.

[@kriswoods7051]

Good idea! There are so many fantastic places in L.A. & O.C. That visitors don’t know about! I always try to talk people out of going to the “Walk of Fame” unless they really want to see it. I am shocked when someone wants to see it AGAIN on a different visit! 😆 I’d never go there unless I’m seeing a play or show or something. Yuck!

[@tomhalla426]

Red Solo cups are popular at college age parties, as no one can readily see what is in it, so underage people with beer are not immediately obvious.

[@DayRoom-o8y]

I've heard people say this before. but it doesn't make sense. Unless you hold your cup more than five feet above the floor, people can easily see down inside your cup.

[@tomhalla426]

@@DayRoom-o8y If you are that close, you can smell the beer. Across the room, no.

[@darlacurry149]

I wanted to respond to the toilet stalls question. We all tend to avoid looking out of respect. Because you don’t want someone looking at you so you don’t look at them. Also, children might look out of curiosity, but when they see something that they don’t want to it probably cures them of that.

[@lynn2574]

Yes to a part 3!

[@catherinesearles1194]

You didn't think we had vegetables? You also thought we only eat burgers. Most of your vegetables come from my state and states around the US

[@SergioPerez-tq6bp]

Part 3, please 🙏.

[@mildredpierce4506]

Fresh vegetables, hard to find? Not in the stores I go to.

[@marydavis5234]

They are going off some tourist, that went to a gas station and couldn’t find any fruits and vegetables

[@victorwaddell6530]

A lot of gas stations sell fruits , like bananas and apples . But they cost much more than those fruits sold in grocery stores . You can buy bananas for pennies per pound in grocery stores , and pay $1 for a single banana in a gas station .

[@marydavis5234]

@@victorwaddell6530 I have ever seen fruits and vegetables at gas station, what is the names of the so called gas stations, you have seen them

[@theplinkerslodge6361]

I've had some Brits be really direct, no beating around the bush, enjoy the candor. Toilets, hilarious. Funny about American cups... great vid.

[@somedayDefect]

As Ms. Vicky is cooking U.S. type food, she could begin experiencing with BBQ. I am not talking about brisket and such, but pork ribs are easy to cook with seasoned rubs and a charcoal grill. She can even use smaller cuts of roasts and smoke/charcoal grilling to get some really tasty meats! Then she needs to show us her version of Yorkshire pudding!

[@cloudsn]

Of course when you're in a normal grocery store, we have tons of fresh foods. However, there are places where there's no full sized grocery store for miles and miles. Those places are called "food deserts" and it's usually a low income area. People traveling in the USA likely won't be in these areas, or won't notice.

[@Liethen]

step one: put store in neighborhood. step two: lower your prices so that you sell at a loss, forcing the mom and pop shop to go bankrupt while you cover your losses with money from other stores you own. step three: decide that the location isn't profitable so you close the store leaving the neighborhood without the businesses you drove out.

[@cloudsn]

@@Liethen You forgot the secret option: Merge two grocery store companies, then force some locations to close. (they will be in the poor areas) Then insist on a non-compete clause so no other stores can open in that area. This happened in a neighborhood in my town. Years later, the non-compete was found to be illegal.

[@davidcosta2244]

​@@Liethenstep three, businesses leave because of the locals steal too much. Business need to make a profit, and grocers often work on a 1%-2% profit margin.

[@Ingolenuru]

They are in the dollar stores too. They are almost never used for anything in America other than parties and usually even then only parties at houses or colleges.

[@MkH-24]

Your next trip should be to national parks like Yosemite and Yellow Stone. If you do go, you need to do reservations for the day for some parks. Going will just put you in a state of aww with how beautiful it is.

[@lynnborsa7201]

We have crazy good fruits and vegetables. I’m vegan and getting organic fruits and vegetables are easy to get especially if you live in California because so much is grown there

[@venessagarcia6575]

Glad you all had a great time! If you want to check out a local grocery store in Texas, H.E.B. is the best! San Antonio is where their headquarters is located, and you can visit the largest H.E.B. in Texas there.

[@ClarkJ2265]

You were there before Memorial Day so the summer seasonal items are red white and blue and flag themed items. Hopefully in future you will focus on smaller cities for more American culture.

[@Stepperg1]

So glad you had a wonderful time! I watched all of your videos and absolutely enjoyed them. I live in Southern California, Laguna Beach.....hate LA, that freeway will kill you. Have friends and family in Austin and Dallas. I knew just where you were and what you were probably eating. What a fun trip!

[@Kdrive23]

You would only see solo cups at private parties

[@Prisoner..24601]

One reason for the bigger gaps in the bathroom stalls is in case of a medical emergency, you can be pulled out.

[@ItsAlpacaMan]

very insightful, thank you for sharing

[@bradparnell614]

Red Solo Cups are definitely taken for granted over here. They are pretty much just like paper plates, a convenience, and we Americans are big on convenience. The main reason they are connected with parties is because when you have a bunch of people over, especially younger people, it makes clean up a lot easier, but we have them for pot lucks, family reunions, and all kinds of gatherings. We also get them when we just want to be lazy and not bother with washing dishes. They aren't the only type of one use throwaway cups but they are most seen at parties in movies and such I guess. You should look up Dixie Cups and check them out.

[@jackhogston6119]

Yeah, red Solo cups - I'm too mature (old) to be going to a lot of beer parties - I use them to start my tomato plants for the garden in the spring. And yes, absolutely here for part 3.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Well you could at least use the red cups for sodas too or just plain water.

[@Adiscretefirm]

Red Solo cups are great for high school and college parties because they are easy to toss when the police show up or at outdoor parties where you don't want glass or obvious alcohol but most people don't use them day to day

[@ElaineDayton-o1i]

American here. Never noticed big gaps in the toilet stalls. They are higher gap at the bottom. I think that's for safety in case someone gets ill or a kid locks themselves in and need help to exit.

[@EdwardLewis-xs5xr]

I think it started in the 60's due to people (kids) doing drugs, the toilet doors began to have spaces for teachers to check on the occupant.

[@brucew7062]

Go into a “Central Market” grocery store and you will love the variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.

[@greyballer1671]

You two are so cute. Not throwing shade, but im a crabby old man and you two are delightful kids... haven't used delightful in 20 years. Come back tonthe US and Ill drive arround Sourh Dakota.

[@anthonysalomone3698]

The more I see your videos, the more I look forward to more!

[@lindacarroll6896]

As for the gaps in toilet stalls, if someone is standing close enough to watch you, you have bigger problems than what they might see.

[@Tee-cl6dc]

Pepper spray in hand when I have to use a public bathroom. Now that men are allowed 😢

[@selinaharrison5038]

Hey, the red solo cups around here in the Carolinas is mostly used during cookouts barbecues and college students at parties picnics things like that. I just thought you might find that interesting. God bless you both. Keep up the good work. I love.

[@jeanjohnson8492]

The USA is huge and has different growing seasons in different parts of the country. We grow stuff that is grown in other parts of the world too. Even in my local grocery store in the state of NC, we have purple potatoes from Peru. Fresh produce is sold not only in grocery stores and places like Walmart, but in big and small farmers markets as well as roadside stands.

[@jmcg6189]

Grocery stores definitely have fresh vegetable departments. The HEB that my brother takes me to in San Antonio has a humongous vegetable department.

[@churchseeds]

Even in NYC, I've met complete strangers who are polite and friendly. Even if they are short and tontge point, their intent is to be helpful.

[@thomasgriffith2953]

Look at the USA as a massive, gigantic salad bowl. With every vegetable and fruit on earth represented in that bowl. That's us! 😉

[@Msfelixthecatz]

Red Solo cups are used for parties and outdoor barbeques, picnics, etc. There are other choices but they are the big brand. We've only used them when we remodeled our kitchen, so could not wash dishes, lol.

[@Scott6794]

I'm 35, and in my entrie life I have only used solo cups at college drinking parties and any outdoor barbecue or party in general.

[@Locke99GS]

Literally the same. We used solo cups and paper plates when we had a new kitchen put in, for the same reason. Otherwise just during parties and cook-outs. edit: I just remembered that we also used them during winter storm Uri when our water and power was out for most of a week.

[@imfirehawk72]

These gap posts I see all the time crack me up. No one pays a lick of attention to the gaps. Why on earth would anyone say we don’t have produce? They must have shopped at some little place like a bodega in New York. Not only do we have massive fresh produce sections we also have frozen in huge freezer aisles. I won’t even bother trying to describe farmers markets. Thanks for trying to tell the world how we actually are. Side not just love your mom cooking different American dishes.

[@jcd6737]

The reason for the the space at the bottom of the door and the sides is for cleanliness and ease of cleaning. No corners to accumulate dirt and it can be easily mopped. That is also the reason that public toilets are often wall mounted rather than floor mounted.

[@3DJapan]

I was using the restroom at a convention last month and thought about these videos because I could see the feet of the person standing next to my stall.

[@badladyami]

There's also the whole part where even most hostile folks don't just barge in, because you don't know if the person taking a crap also happens to be strapped.

[@Locke99GS]

The fresh fruits and veg section of my boring local mundane HEB is _wayyyy_ bigger than the fresh fruits and veggies section of a Tesco "Superstore" I visited just outside London a few years ago.

[@Tijuanabill]

Because despite literally hundreds of videos here of Brits going grocery shopping here, not even one of those videos takes place at an actual grocery store. They go to Walmart and marvel at the selection, having no idea it's literally the worst selection of any grocery store in the country.

[@Bellastrega1960]

Perhaps we have the gap in our restrooms so as to escape if we get locked in!

[@yvetterosales8898]

Yes! You need to go to the HEB in San Antonio on 1604. And go to the Pearl downtown

[@tonimonti5195]

Love this video!

[@yugioht42]

The supermarkets in the south are Publix and Winn Dixie as they are the most common. I believe piggly wiggly was here but not anymore. We also have a few key foods scattered around, a few el presidente supermarkets around, a few different Asian supermarkets, definitely Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and sprouts. Kroger only exists as a delivery service and Safeway had a single location which folded in less than six months. We used to have Albertsons but they were bought by Publix.

[@mshenry1054]

We also have Food Lion and Kroger

[@shaner9155]

We have Food Lion Kroger Harris Teeter and we used to have Winn Dixie and yes we have Piggly Wiggly in large part it depends what state you're talking about.

[@vjtonelli]

Glad you had a great time! Keep it up!

[@starman5754]

Red Solo cups appear almost exclusively at private dinner or picnic events, family get togethers, gameday parties, etc. No restaurant or any other public gathering, the fair, ball games, etc. serves beverages in Solo cups and is why you didn't see them in public.

[@tunaking1]

America is a melting pot, so technically, there is more culture than most countries. Btw, I'd take a country fried steak with biscuits and gravy over and thousand year old traditional dish from anywhere.

[@russb24]

Grocery chains are somewhat regional but you should visit one. I think you'll find even more fresh produce there. HEB (letters pronounced separately) is very Texas-specific grocery chain. So wherever you go just ask the locals which grocery stores to go to.

[@johnskrb]

No fresh vegetables?! That's one I've never heard or seen before, unless one restricts the locations to convenience stores or kiosks.

[@warrencooper1298]

Cedar Park is essentially Austin. North Austin.

[@WXVA9]

I've only lived in the northeast and midwest, and I can't recall ever seeing an "America" section of Walmart or Target, outside of a seasonal Fourth of July thing. Maybe for the olympics, but I don't recall that specifically. Maybe it's a Texas thing, which would make sense. Red solo cups are legitimately common for parties or barbecues but that's about it.

[@billholemo2518]

Mostly we respect privacy 😊

[@Blondie42]

8:08 Imagine if you had also visited Fredericksburg in Texas, too. 11:24 Ireland has blue ones. So does the US, but still.

[@CurlieGrl]

Solo cups are used for parties at home or picnics, cookouts. It's one of the easy things to volunteer to bring with when invited to a do.

[@Tee-np1fc]

Great vid! I think you would really enjoy Route 66 if you ever had a chance. It's a little different then the big citys.

[@dhunsi1340]

You missed the German areas of Texas. There are still areas where German is spoken, it’s dying out but still exists

[@jennm3321]

Shout out to West, Texas! Great kolaches!

[@PAPSN]

You guys should come to america during holiday months! Go sight see and visit some of the different events. 4th of July fireworks, Christmas and Christmas lights, New Years and watch the ball drop, that kind of thing

[@larryprice5658]

Part three please! Just assume that we want to hear about all of them, and start a whole series of videos about them! Other reactioners will provide free advertisement to your channel when they present your videos.

[@warrenelkins1861]

There's an etiquette you learn growing up here where you don't look at people in the toilet

[@warrenelkins1861]

Solo is a brand of disposal cup that's cheap for parties but it's not a everyday use of item .

[@patstexasstyle5395]

The red solo cop song was by an older fellow who grew up in the 70s and 80s like me and was looking back to his younger self then solo cups red an sometimes blue were the cheapest and most available for parties and pick nicks now that china has provided us with many more options solo cups are more expensive and less common and if you see a red cup it may not be a solo brand cup 13:24 13:24

[@beverlydust5381]

The solo cups are used mostly at home parties not restaurants, restaurants use use plastic cups for their brand or advertising, fun fact the ridges are actually measurements you fill it to a certain ridge in the cup and it's a quarter cup another is half cup.

[@pamelabennett9057]

On your next trip you should definitely go to a grocery store (or maybe several), a Dollar General store and a farmer's market (preferably an outdoor one that sets up once or twice a week).

[@pamelabennett9057]

Also, know that the grocery store/supermarket will reflect the local community with the produce and other food it carries. In my small city one store on the north side of town has a huge Kosher section, as there's a fairly large Jewish population in that area. Another store about a mile away from me has a lot of Hispanic foods and produce, as well as Halal foods. There are also a growing number of ethnic grocery stores (Asian, Indian/Nepalese/Bhutanese, etc.) in the area.

[@ALLarson-k1k]

Point to James for vocabulary- penultimate is a GREAT word. Red solo cups (we just called them solo cups before the Toby Keith song) are actually a real staple in our homes- I stocked up last week at the grocery because we are having people over soon and we will be grilling outdoors. Restaurants do not use them- but we do in our houses.

[@joeterp5615]

The cup thing is so funny. Interesting that the type of plastic cup you see in American movies has become a “thing.” Most Americans don’t think of those cups as any sort of iconic thing that represents us. They are just cups! 😊

[@NickHuber]

I’m sure someone has said this but we use the solo cups for events, parties, or when you have a lot of people over and you don’t want to do dishes haha

[@tking747]

Please continue with 3,4,5,6... James, your Mom Vicki needs more videos as well!

[@elischultes6587]

In the public restrooms I assume the seat covers are empty. I only look through the cracks as I’m walking by to determine if someone is in there.

[@KR-yq5ce]

Solo cups are for picnics, get together, parties, and for drinking alcohol especially in college

[@stormchaser419]

So crazy about the red Solo Cups. Most Americans just see them as plastic cups they use at family get togethers, picnics, drinking parties in college, etc. We dont see anything special about them and most dont even know the Solo name. Sometimes they come in blue. They are used in drinking pong games but once again its just seen as a plastic cup. 😂

[@catherinesearles1194]

They are not stereotypes they are lies. You should ask an American first and not believe everything you hear

[@rightlyso8507]

@@catherinesearles1194 I used to like the one about the poor underpaid waitresses, praying for tips to barely survive. They never realized that people can change jobs if that was the case. It 's the United States , after all - jobs are everywhere!

[@catherinesearles1194]

@rightlyso8507 some barely make a living, they work 2 jobs most do. Well when all you are qualified for is a waitress job not much more you can do, money is money

[@rightlyso8507]

@@catherinesearles1194 I agree - of course, money is money. However, you sort of make it that all these people can hope to be is a waitress. What kind of qualified that a waitress can't become a clerk, a sales girl in a shop etc?

[@catherinesearles1194]

@rightlyso8507 sometimes sadly people don't have the advantages that another have. Sometimes it's the work you can get. While the pay may be $3 an hour you can go home with more than a hundred dollars at the end of their shift.

[@rightlyso8507]

@@catherinesearles1194 Oh, I agree.As is known, institute a minimum wage for waitresses and eliminate tips and then see all the waitresses leave.

[@joyogilvie3639]

Love you guys hope you can see move diverse America if you get the chance to visit again. Stereotyping is a strange thing. Don't let fear keep you from discovering life.

[@HillbillyAdventures]

You should have checked out a supermarket near me is a Kroger supermarket that has a beer and wine bar a Starbucks a sushi restaurant a deli where you can buy a meatloaf or fried chicken or even bbq meal and eat it inside like a restaurant inside the supermarket 😂 it’s as big as a Walmart and it’s just for buying food

[@sulleys1929]

Do people from other countries really believe that Americans don't eat fresh fruits and vegetables? And that they aren't readily available here? That must be one of the biggest misnomers out there. Our grocery stores are well stocked with fruits/veggies. Plus practically every town and city have farmer's markets open on the weekends in season. And then there are people who just grow their own in their backyards in small garden spots.