American Reacts Americans and Gays in Britain

[@Boyracer2983]

As a brit, this is the hight of social awkwardness, I would die. When we say "you must visit" that actually means "don't ever turn up at my house unannounced" 🤣🤣😂😂

[@FXGreggan.]

As a swedish introvert this is my nightmare scenario :)

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Same story for this danskjävel.

[@QPRTokyo]

Same here. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Persholm1]

I don't think your nationality is relevant, but I 100% feel ya

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

@@Persholm1 well, Yeah, but to give credit to the Swede: Swedes are already pretty introverted, so a self-described Swedish introvert would probably be even more so.

[@Persholm1]

@@rasmusn.e.m1064 I don't know if that's true or not, but as a Swede, most of the people I've met aren't introverted. I am though, which is why I could 100% feel his comment.

[@ajaxlewis7664]

As a Londoner, I can absolutely a assure anyone not familiar with the place, "hello" and "how are you?" Will not elicit the response you're expecting. Just a heads up.

[@user-qx9fy8gu1w]

It will be, ffs where is your carer.

[@SavageIntent]

I started working in an historic church in Edinburgh a month ago. We get busloads of these people every day. They do donate so much money and they buy the whole gift shop every time so we aint complaining.

[@lyndarichardson4744]

That's one of the funniest Harry Enfield sketches ever 🙂

[@Dreyno]

This is very accurate. I’m Irish and every summer American tourists descend on the place in their thousands. These days they’re more “worldly” and informed but back when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s, this is what older American tourists were exactly like. Lovey, friendly people but very “American” and very “full on”.

[@jameshunter7980]

agreed....but loved them for it.....worked in London at the time, they were louder than us natives, but generally more polite than these sketches portray.....I still recall the check trousers and the cameras round the neck.....hilarious

[@DrCrabfingers]

Yep...."Oh my! You speak American!...That's wonderful!" Very friendly...but..."What is this? Sparkling Ribena! Oh god, that is disgusting....haven't you guys got and Coke Cola?" And...."back in the US our steaks are bigger than your auto's!" They are a good people...but with a very US centric view of the world. They think the rest of the planet should want to be like the US...but in reality of course we don't want to be like the US at all...they find that concept extremely difficult to entertain. But I still like them very much as a nation.

[@MrMafiks]

This happened to me in Costa Rica. We were on a shuttle bus from hotel to hotel. Lets say theres me from Norway, a woman from Argentina, two from Germany, and so on. The whole ride we were just sitting in silence. Then the shuttle bus behind us breaks down and they have to get on ours. Guess where they were from and guess if the silence continued 😂

[@221b-Maker-Street]

"Bididdlyboing Odohidaho" still cracks me up decades later...

[@paulmidsussex3409]

The guy playing Peter is now one of the writers for Veep.

[@mral8145]

I love that sketch. The bus stop they get on at is around the corner from my house. Every time I stand there I often hope I’ll bump into some US tourists.

[@davidz3879]

This is part of a series of sketches of this old American couple visiting London.

[@davidnolan7349]

Your reaction is just priceless, good luck to you.

[@lynnwalsh7733]

I haven't watched many of your videos of late, been super busy. But all I can say is..... I've missed you!!

[@Dee-me3ug]

That really cheered me up! Hilarious!

[@richardscales9560]

Harry Enfield has so many fantastic charachters.

[@booth2710]

Puts me in mind of when I worked for British Rail telephone enquiries in the 90s ... I remember being on the early shift which started at 6.23 ... I'd always be half asleep for the first two hours at least ... in summer we used to get loads of calls from American Tourists for train and travel information and I remember how their voices used to boom through the earpiece of my headset at that time of the morning with a "Hey there" Hi there" Ho there!"

[@kernow9324]

@Bobby Gathergood In the early 1990s a colleague of mine was hanging on waiting to be answered by staff at Waterloo. Eventually his call was answered but no-one spoke. He could hear BR staff having a conversation in the background which I kid you not went like this: "Fcuk sake. What's that cnut done with my sandwiches?" After a little while the enquiry operator put his headset back and said, British Rail Waterloo, or whatever you used to say. We howled with laughter when he told us that. Was that you?! 😂

[@221b-Maker-Street]

_"HELLOHELLOHI!HEYTHERE!HIHELLOHONEY!HELLOHEYA!HELLOSWEETCHEEKS"_

[@booth2710]

@@kernow9324 No ! Definitely not! And I never took sandwiches to work! I used to dash up stairs to Burger King and stuff a burger down my throat in my 22 minute meal break! I did work with a switcher' which was another term for us switchroom operators who was getting a lot of grief from a call when all the trains were messed up badly and he said 'Look madam. It's no use taking it out on me. My job is to get people from one cancellation to the next - not take abuse ..."

[@booth2710]

@@221b-Maker-Street "I wanna go from London to Oxford - do I have to take a whole bunch of tubes?"

[@TheDivineScience]

You're a good sport ;) ... I have met many Americans like this in England. I would not have them any other way.

[@carlh429]

What are the odds that Connor is now totally bewildered at how us Brits can easily put on fairly convincing American accents?

[@will4may175]

When they're saying "hello" and "how are you" their voices sound like older Marty when he comes home and the AI house welcomes him in Back to the Future 2

[@mairiconnell6282]

I grew up in 'loch Lomond Scotland and I have met people like these. Best tourists! the Haggis joke they still laugh at!

[@Steve-gc5nt]

It's true, wish somebody here a "have a nice day" you'll invariably be asked if you're a "bloody yank" 😆

[@ScepticalBrit]

A very British stereotype of Americans 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jackcarter5101]

Ronald - Harry Enfield Pammy - Morwenna Banks Peter - Will Smith

[@patriciaburke6639]

You now need to see this couple interact in: ‘PeekABoo’

[@skoodledoo]

OOOAHH SAY CAN YOU SEE.....the cellotape

[@winter-is-coming]

I've met Americans on vacation who were just like this, they are great, good comedy scene.

[@user-vh7uo2su3h]

Living in a quiet tourist area, I have met some tourists like this. They have chosen the area, but if it feels too different it can spook them: a lack of background music; no recognisable food outlets like McDonald's, but NOT all UK reactions are like Londonders. If you have an accent you could find yourself next to someone who wants to know EVERTHING about you. You could become the talking point 'du jour', the object of local curiosity but not creepy! HONEST Drop into the library to do family history and you may find your distant cousin summoned from their nearby workplace on the off chance they know something. Personally, I love it. They are "part of life's rich pageantry".

[@stevensmith204]

Us Brits never speak to anyone on public transport

[@zaphodbeeblebrox6627]

Harry Enfield and Morwenna Banks again (YES, they are British comedians) as the REALLY over friendly American Tourists.

[@CEP73]

Harry Enfield (and Paul Whitehouse) are fab!!. The I'd be so happy to meet a couple like this!! I'd probably out talk them though! Poor Sainsbury's delivery man couldn't get any from me the other day...I was yak yak yak 😂😂

[@generichuman2044]

This is obviously exaggerated for comedy but it is often easy to spot the American tourists. People from the US tend to be more comfortable in their skin and are a little louder and happier to talk. I always seem to get approached for directions when I'm in London and US tourists are often confused when I say I'm not from London and can't help 😆

[@danimayb]

Not all Americans are like that, And not all areas of the US are a nice place to be (I know from experience), But if we talking in general, There's a world of difference in attitude between the UK and US, It really is proof of the oppressed old world vs the optimistic new world and why people left this land to colonise America lol. Also, Patriotism is a core strength and is clear to see in the US.. And that's country wide across thousands of miles (which is impressive), In UK that passion is very fragmented. It does feel very grim here compared... Plus everything is on a smaller scale and dingier lol

[@daisybelle1025]

@@danimayb spot the triggered American 🤣 😂

[@stevecooksley]

They'd be fantastic grandparents too.

[@lazyhazeldaisy9596]

Isn't she preddy, isn't she preddy, what a guy!🤣

[@elton1981]

1:45 Yes, wealthy middle class early retired yanks are just like that. Living in an ancient city only 2 hours from London. We’d be rammed with American tourists where I grew up. Less so now.

[@janmurray845]

The elderly American is Harry Enfield in full makeup!

[@tennysonfordblackbird2087]

When we were in Canterbury a few years ago we heard a loud group of people and we knew immediately where there were from😂😂😂😂

[@davidgollop2807]

Love it!! Kind stereotype.

[@8arcasticallyYours]

An exaggeration, but also very true of most Americans. They are so used to oversharing everything back in the States that it's a bit of a shock for us Brits when we are confronted with it 😄

[@racheliza7604]

Hi Connor. I’m sure everyone is suggesting Harry Enfield stuff but highly recommend a look at his Conjugal Rights Guide, so clever 🌞

[@dcoughla681]

Ronald is played by Harry Enfield (an English comedian). Not sure who plays Pammie but if it’s Paul Whitehouse that’s astonishing! I love American tourists. They are always so enthusiastic and friendly! There are more adventures with Ron & Pammie online. Check ‘em out.

[@thegroovetube3247]

Yes, it's Paul Whitehouse, and that's Kathy Burke playing the gay man.

[@chrisbayliss3532]

@@thegroovetube3247 how did i not onow that it was Paul Whitehouse?,

[@jackcarter5101]

@@thegroovetube3247 It is most definitely not Paul Whitehouse. The gay man is played by Will Smith, and Pammie is Morwenna Banks.

[@jackcarter5101]

Pammie is Morwenna Banks, and the gay man is Will Smith (not THAT Will Smith, of course)

[@Phil_A_O_Fish]

So, Connor, more importantly concerning this video is there such a place as Bediddlyboing, Idaho in the U.S.A.? 👍🤣👍

[@kernow9324]

Baddidlyboing, Odawidaho. Sadly no.

[@Phil_A_O_Fish]

Aw, that's too bad, isn't it, @@kernow9324? I thought that it was somewhere near Pensydelphia and right next to Pittshaven. Thanks for nothing because you've just managed to spoil my entire travel plans when it comes to visiting all three of those places, haven't you? 👎😡👎

[@lindylou7853]

Poughkeepsie, New York, still exists though!

[@Phil_A_O_Fish]

I know, @@lindylou7853, as does Schenectady in that same state, doesn't it? And yet Americans think that we have a lot of weird place names here in the U.K., don't they?

[@vaudevillian7]

Great reaction Connor

[@aloh5613]

I miss sitting on the top deck of the old busses....... They used to vibrate harder, than what's in my wife's draw 😂😂😂

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

`Funny right to the end in San-Francisco.

[@pepelemoko2820]

Badidillyboing Idaho. My new favourite town name in the US.

[@gav9385]

Yes, old American ppl are like that. A pain in the arse.

[@judithhope8970]

So funny!

[@hazelcarman3931]

I would love to meet them.

[@rafaelbarrera2612]

Hello sir, good day 😊

[@lorraineyoung102]

🤣 brilliant!

[@stuartward9208]

20 seconds in and I'm thinking they definitely would have been stabbed by now in London!

[@tradeladder146]

What a sad Tossa you are. 🤦‍♂

[@stuartward9208]

@@tradeladder146 I was about to ask you to explain your opinion.... but when I clicked to come on here, I have realised that a: I made this comment on a different video, this one nothing is even happening 20 seconds in, I made this comment on a video about Americans acting entitled abroad (in particular someone being incredibly rude and bullying waiting staff), definitely was not made on this one... because b: I have never seen this video before now... not in my history either, so how this comment got here is very confusing to me and your reply makes mores sense here than my comment... I'm really confused about this and have no idea how my comment is on a video I haven't even seen......!

[@jKDC1987]

I’ve spent a lot of time in American 🇺🇸… They are like this 😂

[@damianleah6744]

No you’re not really like this, but it’s hilarious 😂😂

[@Steve-gc5nt]

They are like this. 100% of them 😅

[@markaitcheson3212]

They really are.

[@dianeleitch7049]

Lived in the States for 31years and yes they are like this. Can be extremely annoying at times

[@damianleah6744]

@@dianeleitch7049 how ya doing today?! 🤣😎👍

[@menty6633]

This isn't really being harsh against Americans. It's poking fun at the overly friendly older american tourist sterotype. Very funny.

[@zenonorth1193]

You're right. It's really kind of sweet, and pleasantly surprising when they turn out not to be homophobic. (I'm not suggesting that all Americans are homophobes. Obviously they're not.)

[@CamelCasee]

Don't worry, its just an exaggeration meant in good jest.

[@jammyjay917]

😂😂😂😂

[@salemoh9759]

Thats funny 😂🤣😂

[@paulbromley6687]

This is you Connor. Are you anywhere near Bediddlyboing.

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

I would have had to just get off the bus. Big NOPE lol

[@Jessy-cs1jz]

Peek a boo !

[@rafaelbarrera2612]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@lorrainecampbell9202]

The cringe level is off the charts.

[@jezfield8547]

YEP! thats like every american couple i have ever met!

[@osamabinliner9781]

this is how i want my American tourists 👍

[@terryloftus3207]

This is how a lot of us Brits think of you