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

[@Crash-549-vh1]

Native Americans history gos back 1000s of years

[@selinaburke7645]

Yes! Cahokia was around during Charlemagne Era. With 20,000 plus people. Thr Brits only count history when they showed up 😂

[@timothydixon2545]

@@Crash-549-vh1 in dose and are you making a point?

[@snowflakehunter]

Recent archaeological findings, particularly the discovery of fossilized human footprints in New Mexico dating back 21,000 to 23,000 years ago, shows that people were present in North America significantly earlier than previously thought, showing that Native Americans were not the first inhabitants of the continent; this evidence challenges the long-held "Clovis First" theory which placed the earliest human presence much later.

[@Hillbilly001]

The problem is that most Europeans coming to the US only see a small part of the country. I'm afraid that stereotypes are rampant in the press. Some are true to a certain extent, but most are rubbish. We are are diverse country, populated by a diverse people. I'm so glad y'all took the time to learn a bit about The United States. Hope that you're able to return. We'll leave the light on. Cheers from Tennessee

[@timothydixon2545]

Ok think about where they get their information from movies and just some Jack ass on the internet if you think you know about where they come from without spending some real time there and I don’t mean at a tourist spot and not getting to know the people you are so uneducated I could go on but I will let the Americans that don’t know really find out their own history

[@Hillbilly001]

@@timothydixon2545 Huh? Ever heard of punctuation? As an American I know my country's history very well, thank you. I was a history major and I'm pretty well versed on European history too. Cheers

[@timothydixon2545]

@@Hillbilly001 Totally true that’s what I just said but the same time I said most Americans have the same opinion of their country only what we see in movies and unless you’ve been there same thing if you go to Japan just so you know they’re not all samurais I mean, I’m just saying

[@timothydixon2545]

@@Hillbilly001 well then say or text something correct or true not just the lies you think or have been told to be a fact without you knowing it sorry

[@Hillbilly001]

@@timothydixon2545 Yep. I know what you mean. I've had a leg up. When I was in the Army, 78-90, I was posted to W Germany in the mid 80's. My job took me around most of Western Europe. And I took leave in France and Spain. After Artic School in 81, I took leave in the Philippines. Had to go someplace warm after Alaska in the winter. LoL. I understand that many of my countrymen never leave the States and that causes stereotypes to abound on this side of the pond. Even with places like Canada and Mexico. Ignorance knows no borders I reckon. Cheers

[@ShariLindquist]

We do have a very long history. Native Americans have been here for tens of thousands of years. It's not a traditional European history, but that doesn't make it any less valid.

[@JasonCrow187.]

They always forget about Native Americans, we're still here. lol

[@Sean-d6y]

That’s not American history

[@mfree80286]

@@Sean-d6y Native American history... isn't American history?

[@jacqueline-ki6bk]

​@Sean-d6y so only white people have history?

[@spaceshiplewis]

A lot of the poorer areas are where you'll see obesity.not because they eat a lot but because of the cheap processed food the people can afford.

[@patricialavery8270]

A little perspective : Sir Isaac Newton could have gone to Harvard and definitely could have taught there. Shakespeare had only been dead 4 years when The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. You can get a train from New York to LA with one connection stop . It takes almost 4 days.

[@tejida815]

If only we had a transcontinental high speed train. 🚄

[@marthaturchi562]

Y'all I'm a grandmother of 2 absolutely BEAUTIFUL grandchildren & I have to tell you that sweet Archie is just gorgeous! He makes my Mami heart smile!

[@luvmedearly77]

Wow! Archie has grown up SO FAST!

[@averagejoe845]

I'm a 65 year old American, grew up in PA, lived in TX for five years and now live in New England. I've never owned a gun, never held a gun, never seen anyone fire a gun. I've seen people with hunting rifles and police with handguns, I've heard hunting rifles fire in the distance. I never had a reason to own a gun, but I defend the 2nd Amendment, people have the right to protect themselves and their families. Many Americans believe that Congress can pass laws prohibiting guns, this is not true; the Constitution would have to be amended, and those who want gun control, understand that attempts to amend the Constitution to remove gun rights will fail.

[@Andrew-Collet]

The fact remains, the majority want *common sense gun laws*. It doesn't have to be outlawing all guns. But there's also no need for the average citizen to possess guns made for war. And that CAN in fact be passed by Congress that doesn't go against the constitution.

[@Jml416]

@Andrew-Collet please inform us which "guns made for war" are available for the average citizens to own. I carried an M-16 my entire military career and the last time I looked, you can't own an M-16 or any other automated firing weapon without a special stamp which is damn near impossible to get. If you are talking about an AR-15, NOBODY in the military carries it. It's a semiautomatic just like most handguns and some hunting rifles and shotguns. But please dazzle me with your knowledge of " weapons of war".

[@averagejoe845]

@@Andrew-Collet Add one more myth about the U.S. The U.S. is not a democracy, it is a Constitutional Republic. It doesn't matter what the majority of people want. In a democracy, the mob rules; not in a Constitutional Repulic. You may want it to be a democracy for issues for which you are in the majority, but if the majority of the people rejected freedom of speech, how would you like it?

[@Andrew-Collet]

@@Jml416 Does anybody need anything more than a hand gun? The answer is no. It’s that simple.

[@Andrew-Collet]

@@averagejoe845 That…has nothing to do with the topic at hand. Common sense gun laws that have both been on the books already and are desired by the American people don’t go against the constitution. It’s just right-wing nuts that believe it does.

[@dwaynepipkin1528]

That's for letting Europeans know that the U S has real food not just McDonalds. That is what you get. Come back for more BBQ (texas)

[@rebeccadavis3522]

Europeans think that North Americans or people that live in the USA do not have a long history. They think that the USA only started around the 1600's. They are WRONG! There were people thousands of years before the white men of Europe came to America. There were millions of Native American people in America, Canada, and Mexico before any white settlers came here. The reason they think that there is no history is because there is no written evidence before the first European settlers came here. With the exception of the Eastern Cherokee tribe there is no formal written language, and that did not come about until sometime in the 1700's when a cherokee native by the name of Sequoyah became close with some of the "white men" and took the time to create a syllabus of characters and words to engauge in conversation. The cherokee used this syllabus to converse with the white man because they were tired of not being able to understand what the white man was saying and what their intentions were. I could be wrong, but there are no other tribes that have written language. All other tribes learn to speak their native tongue by speaking only. All of the Native American history before the white settlers came were taught by word of mouth generation after generation. All history was done through stories from the elders passing down knowledge to the young ones. Lessons that are still going on today through the native communities. So, in general, yes, there are many thousands of years in history in North America. It was just not written until the white man showed up on its shores.

[@JasonCrow187.]

I was going to make some of the same points you brought up but you said it better than i would have 👍

[@tomhalla426]

The Maya did have written language, and Mexico and Guatemala are North America.

[@rebeccadavis3522]

@@tomhalla426 Thanks, I did not know that. Learn something new every day.🙂

[@themourningstar338]

@@tomhalla426 Yes and beyond just having a written language, the Mayans had a pretty extensive collection of written histories and documentation/record keeping. But sadly, nearly all of it was purposefully destroyed by the Spanish and is lost forever.

[@auburnkim1989]

Y'all come on back! You guys are very welcome anytime. We'll leave the light on for you!

[@Boodieman72]

Public transportation is horrible in most of the US, except the big cities.

[@ellenjones7819]

NY has stringent gun laws, and you must show "proper cause" to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun outside the home. So, no, most New Yorkers aren't walking around with guns. Gun laws vary from state to state

[@creinicke1000]

I always feel safer when I see a civilian with a gun.. In Chicago, where you can't have them, the gun violence is terrible because the gangs and bad guys all have them.

[@tvc1848]

Proper cause has been thrown out by the US Supreme Court.

[@barthintz5605]

You will very rarely see anybody openly carry a holstered "gun". Every state is different. NY and NYC have very strict gun laws. I live in Missouri and we are a Constitutional carry state. Which means we do not need a permit. Most people conceal carry no matter where you go. I have maybe seen a dozen people in my lifetime open carry.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Most people who carry a gun in public for something other than their job concealed carry.

[@LogicalNiko]

1. Guns...it really depends on the state. In Texas guns are generally more prevalent to see. New York and California really have the lowest percentage. 2. In terms of Obesity the US is at 42.87% the United Kingdom is 28.71%. In terms of overweight (overweight + clinically obese combined) is 69.8% in the US and 64.3% in the UK. The United States increase in Obesity started about 10 years before the UK's increase so they have both dramatically increased over the past 50 and 40 years respectively. The links between the US, Canada, UK, and Western Europe is so tightly coupled in modern times that the same trends impact us all. 3. History is interesting as there is a shorter span in the United States, but there is tremendously more diversity in that history. So really it's kind of an argument of breadth vs depth. Either way all humans value history and culture, so it's really a pointless argument. 4. Fast food is a thing, and I think it really ties into fact #2 and life balance. Fast food has increased dramatically because people value time. The more family/work/life stresses you are under generally the more you tend to find yourself favoring quick meal solutions. The United States lead the UK in terms of changing that life balance (people work now than they did 40-50 years ago, families have more working members too, people have more economic pressures). And just like in Fact #2 there was about a 10 year difference between that trend happening in the United States and that tend also appearing in the UK. It's just a cultural shift. 5. Transportation is a challenge in all areas where population density drops. Within cities transportation is generally excellent, the farther from the cities you go the less options you tend to have. That is true of the UK as well. The major difference is there a is a lot farther out from cities in the United States than possibly exists in the UK. In the end its purely a matter of total distance and land area.

[@richardmckee5729]

For years, the French thought US wines were crap! Until The Judgement of Paris! Look it up!!!!

[@CherylVogler]

Missouri grapevine roots actually saved French and European wines when they had a blight that went on for years and nearly wiped out their vineyards. Missouri wineries sent their roots to be grafted onto the plants. They didn't take right away, but it eventually worked.

[@mikesahle1193]

Thank you 🙏 for sharing Archie ❤growing up gracefully with smile 😀 have a joyful day 👋☮️

[@blafonovision4342]

I live in a town on the shores of Lake Superior that is 8000 years old.

[@sherryford667]

I wouldn't mind some deserved criticism about the US, but it seems to me that Europeans bend over backward to find anything sbout the US that they can grab on to and run with and exaggerate. In general, Americans are kind and welcoming people, and it might be good for our "friends" to ask themselves if they are certain that pushing us away is what they really want to do.

[@jacqueline-ki6bk]

Tom Holland was on tv saying the only American dish was hamburgers hahaha. He's obviously completely ignorant of so many dishes created and beloved in America. Heck, we have ingredients that are only in America. But he's an actor so you can only expect so much.

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

Yes, please, most DEFINITELY a part two!

[@AC-ni4gt]

Yes. 100 years with so many things. All of them so fast yet almost easily forgotten.

[@changeworkssystem6024]

There's a giant difference between the history of the United States and the history of the land currently occupied by the United States! The Native populations have been here for at least 15,000 years.

[@robertofernandez7773]

The united states as a country has shorter history but this land has been inhabited way before Europeans arrived, there were wars, development, culture, arts, mysticism, etc... Spain was created as a country in the 15th century, Italy even way more recent, Germany, the list goes on and on. You don't count everything that happened before the creation of those countries as history, seems a little double standard to me. In regards of overweight, yes we have a big percentage of overweight people but we also have the highest percentage of fittest people, again, double standard. We have more restaurant joints, supermarkets cater to healthy habits than anywhere else, and we also have more fast food joints than anywhere else. Public transport is perfectly fine in most of the bigger metros and in between the bigger and medium cities, but don't expect a train connection to some random small town 500 miles away of any major city. Remember we drive for short distances and fly for the rest. Imagine me complaining of not b3ing able to fly to a medium city in Europe and saying your transportation network sucks. Yes we can fly pretty much everywhere, even smaller cities. Traverse city is a small city in Northern Michigan and has more flights than Zaragoza, in Spain with 800000 people. We're developed in a different way. Our interstate system connects the entire country and most cities and our cargo freight train system is the most comprehensive in the world. Hsr, well yeah, we suck big time in that department. Guns, most Americans don't own a gun, there are many many guns in this country yet I have never seen one since I moved to this country 20 years ago. People in the country side have them. Most of them hunt and also live in the middle of nowhere, if something happened, police will take time to reach their house, so they have it just in case. I would too if I was in that particular situation. So yeah, I'm glad you were able to see that those stereotypes are way exaggerated although based in some real things.

[@annamariadenner2518]

Archie is so adorable. You are great parents.

[@stellaz2595]

Re guns. I don't understand why some people think that a gun that they can see is more dangerous than one that is concealed.

[@DavidBozeman-l4p]

Something that is never mentioned, regarding the obesity rate... Obviously, there are people who are significantly overweight. However, when it comes to the percentages of obese people, even those who are 5 pounds overweight, are considered in those stats. So many of those who are considered "overweight," you wouldn't even notice.

[@CJWJR]

1. It's called a "CONCEALED carry permit" for a reason....although there are some states that now allow open carry. 2. Here in eastern TN there are quite a few overweight people compared to the rest of the nation. 3. High speed is slowly coming to the U.S., but it takes a lot of time and $$$ to make it happen. (I wish we had started working on it YEARS ago.)

[@AmericanNoiseMaker]

We don’t have a concealed carry permit in TN. It’s a carry permit and it can be either.

[@jongrho602]

@@AmericanNoiseMaker I've had carry permits both in CT and PA. The CT permit required the State Police to do a FBI background check, required me to have passed an NRA gun safety course and I had to get fingerprinted. It also took over 6 months to be approved and the permit was only good for a few years (this was in the early 90's and things might have changed). In contrast the PA carry permit was issued by the county sheriff's office and from what I remember, each sheriff could make things easier or difficult. I lived in York county at the time so the only thing that was required of me was statements of support from two locals in "good standing" and it took less than 3 days for approval. On the other hand, I remember people who lived in the neighboring Lancaster county complaining about how difficult it was to get a carry permit from their sheriff. So not only can it vary from state to state, it can vary even within a state. Now, when I moved to NYC, I realized that there was absolutely no way I was going to be able to get a NYC carry permit (the only civilians I knew who had them were the Hasidic Jews who worked in NYC's Diamond District and carried lots of uncut diamonds in their pockets so they were allowed to carry - I don't believe that Diamond District in midtown Manhattan exists anymore). So I sold all my guns before I moved to NYC and I had to sell to someone who had a Federal Firearms License and fill out a ton of paperwork. While I have since moved from NYC, I currently own no firearms.

[@johnhupp8444]

The oldest dwellings in the US were built somewhere between 1000 & 1450 ad in New Mexico.

[@Able-Man]

It all depends on WHERE a person goes, in America, whether or not "somebody is carrying a gun"... I've lived near and IN Cleveland, Ohio for so many years, that I just ASSUME that EVERYONE is "packing heat"... (And BEHAVE accordingly!) ["An armed society is a polite society."]

[@storminight]

Amen!

[@thesimplesaguaro]

Same, I live in Arizona and it’s always assumed

[@patriciawilliams6844]

There is gun ownership in the US but it is only about 33 to 35% of the total population who own guns. People in a lot of developed nations are over weight. We have many but certainly not all. I think other countries think our history only started when Europeans arrived on our shores. People had been living in our country for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. Your baby boy is so cute. I love his smile. Thank you for your show.

[@anthonypatterson1074]

My feeling is this I never talked about a place I have never been it becomes exaggeration. I will never talk about a country I'd never been to in a negative way because I don't know. 🤔

[@creinicke1000]

I'm guilty of badmouthing Montreal CA.. because when visiting there for just a few days I found the people Very rude...... However in New Brunswick, on that same trip I found the people extremely freindly.. So are Canadians rude or Friendly? All I can say is my personal experience.

[@Big_Tex]

I’ve lived in Texas for 25 years, and in all that time I never saw a civilian carrying a gun … until about a month ago funny enough, some older guy in a store had a holstered gun. But that was it.

[@Jml416]

I'm from Texas and carry a gun everywhere I legally can, but unless something bad is going down, you will never know that I am. The only times I have ever open carried is at the gun range or while on my own property. I want the element of surprise if I'm ever in a situation that I need it.

[@Boethius4748]

I lived in AZ a long time ago. I wouldn’t say it was common but definitely wasn’t rare to see people open carrying. I haven’t seen it on trips back in recent times, though.

[@RobertMJohnson]

you have seen 1000s. you just didn't know they were strapped

[@Big_Tex]

@@RobertMJohnson in which case I didn’t see them carrying a gun did I Einstein? THAT’s what they’re talking about - visible open carry, you seeing people flashing their guns.

[@Boethius4748]

@@RobertMJohnson oh I have no doubt. I meant I haven’t noticed anyone carrying open in more recent visits. I liked to see it when I was a kid. It created a FAFO vibe that actually made me feel safer than normal.

[@ronluk76]

Awww.....Archie is soooo cute!

[@calvinneal-fn7jy]

We are not that violent.

[@mikeg.4211]

I have lived in the US for 64 years and have never seen a gun on a civilian. People are not walking around with guns. The history including native Americans goes back 10,000 wars. Some of their dwellings still exist and should be seen. We have great local non fast food. And Hersheys is not our only chocolate. American cheese is good, and should not be purchased in plastic wrappers. Big cities, including Chicago have outstanding public transportation.

[@RobertMJohnson]

you clearly don't live in a state with a lot of people carrying

[@mikeg.4211]

@@RobertMJohnson No sane person would; but even so, I've been all over, and even the Beesleys were in Texas.

[@reca5038]

I had an uncle who was a marine for 20 years. Each time he came home on leave he would take me, my siblings and cousins out to the country and teach us about gun safety and how to shoot shotguns, rifles, and pistols. He also taught us basic self defense.I don't currently own a firearm but I do have other weapons as well as knowledge regarding hand-to-hand skills.

[@emerald637]

When you visit America, especially an amusement park (Disney World), or a large sports event, etc., as a tourist, you must be mindful that not everyone you see who is overweight is actually an American citizen. Many are visitors just like you from hundreds of different nations.

[@lavenderoh]

They have visited 5 cities in 3 states, not just a theme park.

[@maggsmick]

I’m a 42 year old American, aside from on police officers and on TV, I’ve seen a gun maybe 2 times in my life. I wouldn’t even really know which of my friends or family have a gun or not.

[@tarverr.mcknightjr4439]

You do not know a Redneck or a HillBilly then!!

[@JohnTJohnson]

When I learned American history in school, it properly started with prehistoric times and progressed through the arrival of humans from Asia and we learned a lot about what happened on the continent before Europeans arrived. So a lot of history in American history.

[@MacktheKnife-r1g]

I watch the BBC and Sky News a lot. I'm amused as well as saddened at the amount of misinformation about America these channels put out. I'm a 66 year old male who has never once physically handled a gun in my life. The only time I've ever even seen one is on police and same security guards. And I hate that some Europeans seem to believe that Americans constantly cower in fear of gun violence. I live in L.A. and can tell you that neither I nor most of my fellow Angelenos think about it much except when there is another mass shooting or an election cycle. Most Americans hate that these happen but aren't fearful enough to really do anything about the problem. I think it's funny that Brits are afraid to visit NYC when London and Paris have higher crime rates.

[@CherylVogler]

I'm the same regarding guns, and I live in St. Louis!

[@scotthaught1]

hey, love the channel, and hope that yous are able to come back to the U.S. for another visit. as far those in the UK (England)who say the u.s. has no history, while England has been around for what 900+ yrs, while the U.S. has been around for just shy of 250yrs, in our short time as a country just look what we have accomplished from 13 colonies to now in those 250 years compared to England`s 900+years, one would think that for country as old as England, england would have accomplished more. not to mention that England`s fall from a global naval and military super power to now , and also that all of europe is now under the protective umbrella of the sole global super power--the U.S. military from its naughty neighbor...even with all of our flaws, thats our history and alot of it... just saying

[@leighflorkevich9916]

Archie is so adorable!!

[@JILL0704USA]

Many folks conceal carry. You can't tell if they are armed or not. Those "No firearms" signs are worthless; those baddies, intent on doing harm, won't heed those signs.

[@urbanpreppingwithpam916]

I live in Indiana. Indiana is an open carry state, yet most folks who carry still keep their guns concealed. Yes, many Americans are carrying guns, but only for protection. We don’t run around with guns drawn looking for a fight LOL! As far as transportation, yes, Europe is probably much better in that department, but consider the fact that taking a train or bus from one end of the country to the other will take 4 or 5 days of continuous travel. Even flying from one end of the country to the other takes 5 hours. In fact, most of us prefer to fly just as a time saver. I once took a train from Chicago to Tampa and it took 2 days. After that I drove, and stopped to see sights along the way, which is more preferable than 2 unpleasant days on a train.

[@Pinkfong2]

It’s funny to think that others really think we don’t cook at home. Seriously, everyone does fast food, it has its place but we have kitchens and stoves and some of us actually like to cook and we also have many favorite recipes handed down through the generations that we cherish. The most special ones are holiday recipes . We have normal bbq’s too. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, corn on the cob on the grill. I mean we aren’t all Southern doing a full blown bbq as they know it. Guns on police have been around forever. I don’t see any guns. This open carry stuff is new to me. Never heard of it ages ago. Really don’t think most normal people have time to grab their piece in the morning. Then again, who knows. 😢🤣🤣

[@C.JefferyEvans]

You should visit the Pacific Northwest. Healthiest, fittest people in the country. Full of outdoor people and great food.

[@DavidRamirez-ut1ci]

And in the UK it rains every day😅

[@rickwelch8464]

If you went to some red states (middle of the country) you'd see more obesity. It's getting better everywhere compared to the 80's but still pretty obese as a society on the whole. Same with guns, you'll see more of those in red states. Our history is young compared to most countries only because of simple math, we are a young country. We have a ton of restaurant options, fast, casual, fine dining, food truck food, all over the place in all the states the selection is nice. Public Transport is decent in big cities but rubbish in smaller towns. Come on back any time, we enjoy having people from other countries to visit AND move here. :)

[@ct6852]

Anywhere there's less wealth, you get people eating fast and heavily processed food. But now even that is getting expensive.

[@jimgreen5788]

As you probably know from my many posts over the years, I live in northern IL. A few hundred miles south of here in the E. St. Louis area is a World Heritage Site named Cahokia Mounds, which was visited within the past 6 mo. or so by Laurence of Lost in the Pond. That civilization was in its heyday 1050-1350 AD, with a population of 15-20,000 inhabitants, which was larger than London at that time.

[@garycamara9955]

In the US if you drive for a week you can cross the state. In the UK if you drive for a week you will be in another country, like Italy or east Germany.

[@garyi.1360]

"Our other rooms are spotless" is like the jalopy car that has the bumper sticker that says my other car is a Ferrari. LoL

[@kathiedavis8470]

Thank you for my pillow! 😊

[@MrPenguinLife]

Just a few comments, first off on seeing guns, remember you have traveled to some of the parts of the US with the most restrictive gun laws (New York, and California, where carry permits require strong justification, and even then are rarely granted, Also until fairly recently Texas was a concealed carry with permit only state, with open carry and concealed carry without permit only becoming legal in the last couple of years. If you were to go to a more open carry friendly state such as Arizona you would probably have a different experience (open carry is only legal in about 30 states, there are several states that allow concealed carry with permit, but no open carry). Also on public transit you did tend to visit places that have above average public transit system

[@tvc1848]

The strong justification required for handgun carry was thrown out by the Supreme Court in 2022. Texas was open carry and concealed carry with a license before it went to no license required. The license gives more carry benefits however.

[@ShelleyHackett-m5p]

I’ve lived in Arizona almost my whole life (and I’m old!), and I think I’ve only seen someone other than police or military open carry a handful of times. I don’t believe it’s as common as you think.

[@ChrisReese-z9u]

James ask your mum try cooking quesadillas

[@amyb1078]

Thank you for debunking some myths. The whole "Americans eat fast food all the time" must come from our fast food being exported to the UK and Europe. I can't remember the last time I ate fast food. My mother used to take my to McDonald's occasionally when I was a kid. I think my niece and nephew have had it once, maybe. They're teenagers. For many people, it's a very occasional thing.And some people eat it because it's cheap. It's certainly not considered the best of American food.

[@curtisgill1619]

I'd say the guns are there .but it would take something on a huge scale to get the people to carry on large scale.

[@hallnall1667]

I'm so glad you guys are letting people know so much of what they hear is a stereo type. Something every country has their own.

[@larryfontenot9018]

The UK does NOT have a longer history than America. History on this continent did NOT begin when Europeans to arrived. That's the biggest conceit that I hear from Europe. They seem to think that if they weren't there, it doesn't count.

[@stevehaddon151]

Absolutely wrong 😊When you consider the first inhabitants of the Americas arrived between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago compared to the UK which goes back 500,000 years.

[@AislingRea-v6j]

I do believe they are referring to written documented history. Native Americans have ancient histories, that were often orally disseminated

[@shawnmcglamery812]

@@stevehaddon151 like anyone knows much past 5000 years ago in the UK , 500,000 bc what homo sapiens lived there ?The first modern humans didn't arrive in Europe till 40,000 years ago !

[@bvp4575]

American history is the subject of discussion here. They are correct in saying American history is short compared to European history. In fact, American history is quite short compared to most countries’ histories.

[@RobertMJohnson]

@@stevehaddon151 LOLOLOLOLOLOL. man didn't exist 500,000 years ago, Ace.

[@williambranch4283]

Chain guns are too heavy to carry in public ;-)

[@kjdickson]

In the US here, Yes guns are everywhere BUT 99.999% of the time, they're not on display. Most of us in the US who own firearms have a hunting rifle or a shotgun, few have multiple guns, fewer choose to conceal (can't be visible) carry, and fewer own military/multi-shot, semi automatic weapons. So yes there are guns, but not as bad as portrayed by tv and the movies. The US is huge and diverse, you will tend to see all shapes and sizes of us and in all states of fitness. Transport and public transportation OUTSIDE of major cities is at best sparse BUT remember the UK is the size of a few states in the northeast US and France (larger EU nation) can fit inside of Texas. The US in the past ONLY nationalized the railroads/airlines etc. during the world wars, then they were returned to private ownership. Right now 99% of the railroads in the US are owned by 3 private companies, NS, CSX and UP, Most mass transit or commuter rail have to run on their tracks. These companies are NOT interested in passenger traffic and leave it to the hybrid private/public Amtrak to handle that.

[@scottfw7169]

I was expecting to see BNSF in that railroad list.

[@kjdickson]

@@scottfw7169 you’re right I forgot BNSF. Sorry I see NS and CSX all day

[@scottfw7169]

@@kjdickson UP runs on ex-MoPac tracks along the nearby Missouri River, with the also nearby Katy tracks gone after UP acquired them. BNSF trackage is within an hour or so drive from here in several directions as they all head toward Kansas City. So many railroad names bankrupt and dissolved or merged out of existence here in midwest, such as Rock Island, Wabash, and pretty much everywhere else too. I grew up bouncing around the southeast and remember, GARR, CofG, ACL, SAL, SCL, SBD, L&N, B&O, C&O, WM, Chessie System.

[@kjdickson]

@@scottfw7169 Sorry I'm an Eastern RR fan.

[@box-botkids3267]

Good video. Thank you for posting. Best regards from Idaho.

[@nateclark2731]

Each state law is different when it comes to guns. North Carolina is an open carry state. If you go there, you will see guns everywhere. I only know this because my sister lives there. I believe Arizona is the same.

[@CherylVogler]

Very well said!

[@RichardEklund-g9s]

Good to see y'all again, miss see new shorts from you three.

[@757optim]

1. New York is not gun friendly. Mostly guns are carried by criminals there. 2. Your fast food is not as tasty, but it's probably healthier. 3. Generally, Americans eat more and are less active than the 1950s or 60s and hence are heavier on average by comparison. 4. Apart from big city dwellers, public transportation is not practical nor desirable. This is the land of the automobile and wide open spaces.

[@ivyrose779]

Public transport is horrible outside cities. There’s many places with literally zero public transportation.

[@SeanGelarden]

The big three automakers killed trains and interurban rail after WW2

[@juliayoung537]

Part 2 please! Love y'all ❤

[@carolyndavenport8899]

You have to have a permit to carry. Only the criminals flash them around.

[@tvc1848]

A permit or license is required in some states. A majority of states do not require any permits or licenses.

[@jburnett8152]

He looks more like his daddy everyday. I eat fast food maybe once a year. I do sometimes think everybody is so fat.🫤

[@deanpreston3603]

Hi Beasley's, I am a sub and have seen many reactions to your videos. I love to watch you in the US because you always have a look of wonder and excitement on your face. It makes me feel lucky to live in the US. In reading the comments below I see several about guns. People either love or hate them. There is no middle ground. I am going to stay away from that one. Thank you for commenting about local food establishments. I rarely if ever eat fast food because it is so good because it is filled with chemicals. I love my locals and it is not that much more expensive. I would love for you to come back to the US and film Lewis and Thurston eating in American local restaurants. Both of them have had foodgasms watching you and Jolly. I don't think Lewis has enough strength in his body to eat at Terry Blacks.

[@NgôTịnhLâmâm]

Wenn alle KZbin-Videos so wären, würde ich meinen Computer nie ausschalten💕

[@bobbyknight3589]

I wouldn't, but just to leave a hate comment 😂😂😂

[@bradjenkins1475]

I am 76 years old, born and raised in America, and have lived in 8 different places in 5 different states. I can count the number of guns I've seen in my entire life on one hand. I'm obviously talking about handguns.

[@earlymorningtwilight9119]

I am 63 and have lived in several states, and I have never seen a gun except on a police officer or hunter.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

I'm 75 and the only time I have seen a gun was either in an airport, on a policeman or a hunter with a rifle out in the country during hunting season. I know my nephew has one, but he carries it concealed and lives in Idaho. As far as fast food goes, think about all of the people you see in a grocery store buying produce to cook with. They are not going to do this if they only ate fast food and it is cheaper to make your own meals. And the press doesn't talk about people who are not overweight. They only talk about things that are mostly negative, in my opinion.

[@tarverr.mcknightjr4439]

You must be a North eastern Yankee

[@yambo59]

We used to have a large Railroad passenger network into the mid sixties until planes and cars took most of the traffic

[@TwoWolves]

A lot of people do carry guns in the US, but they carry concealed, meaning most people that do carry don't do so openly. I have carried concealed for over 40 years.

[@danielmcgraw7908]

I live in NYS, and own a pistol, and have a CCW(carry conceal permit). It's the ONLY permit for civilians to allow you to have your pistol on your person in public.

[@IslaSkye123]

I would love a part 2.

[@yambo59]

Archie is growing like a little weed-! LOL

[@CKaffeineIVStat]

I really wish you’d gone to a Mission while in California. I’ve taken Brits to one and they look at the dates and are always surprised. Since, as you’ve mentioned, your knowledge of the American history pretty much follows when the British started colonization here. And California, etc, were empty before the gold rush. When before the Spanish came here there were tons of people already here with vibrant cultures and the Spanish arriving came here and worked to erase all those cultures in ways worse than the British early colonization efforts did, but beyond that we do have buildings that are multiple centuries old still here mostly still standing (understanding of earthquakes and how to build for them not yet understood by the Europeans).

[@annfrost3323]

Regarding guns, a permit (or approval) is required to buy a gun, some states allow "open carry", most states don't.

[@Denise-t4z]

Born & raised in California. I've never owned a gun, have never wanted a gun.

[@garycamara9955]

Your barbecue is not barbecue. Its grilling.

[@josephdonais4778]

US history: In 200+ years to be in the position it is, it had to be from a concentrate of wishes based on The Haudenosaunee Confederacy and aspects of the Magna Carter and it had to be unpacked and implemented... fast.

[@Gforceracing20]

The south has looser laws regarding open carrying firearms. In my county in North Carolina it is an open carry county and people in Walmart have their sidearms on the belts in plain sight. I grew up in NY and it is much more difficult to even obtain a pistol permit. In NC it took 5 days!

[@Gforceracing20]

You can get to just about anywhere in the US by bus, but it's slow and can be pricey.

[@NoirL.A.]

i'm yankee but i lived in manchester 2 1/2 years with an english gf. and yes no doubt about it many english people are completely obsessed with americans and their weight. in fact it seems like they can't talk about americans at all without the subject of weight coming up. and they say it like there's no weight problem in the u.k. which is absurd. in fact in talking about british people mainland europeans often talk about how ironic it is that the u.k. has the worst food in europe and yet they're the fattest people in europe. and lest we forget two of yer most historically famous monarchs were morbidly obese.

[@sherryford667]

Although I have traveled to England perhaps nine or ten times, I had never realized that the English were so shallow as to decide weight determined the caliber of a human being.

[@sharipillow9222]

I’m from Maine and you hardly see anyone with a gun, besides deer hunting season.

[@davemcbroom695]

Archie is a chip off the old block!

[@Deadcntr]

New York has very strict laws about guns. It is not likely that people in NYC have guns.

[@yambo59]

The only way a person can legally carry a gun in the US is with a special concealed carry permit you must apply for, pay $$$$, extensive backround check, take classes etc etc -- but there are a very few states that allow open carry, oddly enough those states usually have some of the lowest crime rates.

[@JohnTJohnson]

I’ve never seen a person in real life holding a gun other than law enforcement. There are a lot of firearms, but people aren’t parading around with them in public.

[@AmericanNoiseMaker]

The thing about guns is they are mostly concealed. In Tennessee, based on the people I know I would say 25% are carrying concealed on themselves and probably 50% have a gun in the car. All varies by area of course.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

That is why most of us don't do In & Out everyday. Or any fast food. I kinda feel sorry for those that do really.

[@bobprivate8575]

According to your NHS, 72% of Brits are overweight, and according to the US NIH 73% of Americans are overweight. IMO, either one, making fun of the other for this falls firmly in the "pot calling the kettle black" category.

[@Marc_donkey]

I'm glad you enjoyed your visit about the overweight thing in rhe US , blsme the news and doctors I would do a yearly physical and every year I needed to lose weight i was 5' 9" and 165 lbs , and I was told each time needed to lose 5 to 10 lbs , thei standard for bmi is off

[@ct6852]

I really think the food is pretty fantastic here in US. You can get something really tasty on every corner, with plenty of variety. And over the past fifteen years or so, most places have made a concerted effort to add healthier options to the menus. Personally I do eat way too much fast food though. I know that, and It's like an addiction. I get hooked on the speed and convenience of it. But nowadays it's not even much cheaper than better stuff, so not totally sure why I still go.

[@reca5038]

I live in Topeka KS and I hear gunshots almost every night. Sometimes during the day.

[@Average_Middle_Aged_American]

We have more guns than people BUT there are actually 17 states that have less guns per person than France.

[@garycamara9955]

You can't get far? In England you don't have large dustances . We have counties larger than the UK. (england)

[@teresajohnson9723]

UK history is known in a different way because it was documented in a different way. We have the history of America here that the Indians have documented even way far back and so we have different history that you guys don’t study or that you guys don’t hear about andnot until recently have we heard about I’m part Cherokee Indian and so a lot of her history goes way far back in America so American history is different than there and you guys obviously don’t hear about it because you still think that your history goes further back in her history it doesn’t

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

I live in Oklahoma and I interact with people everyday at work and shopping etc and no one is aware that I'm armed with a concealed 9mm