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[@PyrusFlameborn]

"In Europe they dress up to go to the grocery store" In America they call it 'dressing up'. In Europe we just call it 'putting clothes on'.

[@cornishmaid9138]

😄😄😄👍 So true

[@XKlostretX]

That is a strange one. I worked in grocery stores for 16 years here in Sweden and I've seen ppl dressed in every which way so I find it very strange.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@XKlostretX ever been to wallmart in the usa?

[@XKlostretX]

@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 no my comment only said that the dressing up thing is not accurate in europe. I can guess it is much worse in usa but that don’t make the statement I commented on correct

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@XKlostretX from your perspective it is just people wearing normal clothes. From an american perspective they concider that making an effort to look presentable.

[@illusionalquestions]

I don't know why but, Americans are the only nationality that don't actually like to admit they are American. It's always; American: "I am Irish" Non-American: "But you weren't born there and you have never been to Ireland?" American: "My great, great, great, great, grandmother was Irish. Non-American: "So... you're not Irish... you're American..." American: "NO! I am 6.25% German, 2% Irish, 8% French, 12.5% Italian, 4% Kryptonian, 8% Spanish... Non-American: "Bitch, you're born in Delaware... You're AMERICAN!!!!!!!"

[@ticeticebabyyy9217]

100% American, 75% Irish, 60% water, 7 years from retirement, 50 Cent’s biggest fan, and 2 minutes away from takin a shit in this McDonald’s parking lot

[@osez111]

Percentages: oh, i am 25% irish, 25% italian, 50% german. So i am irish and italian and german Hum, no, you're only american

[@christineperez7562]

Well if you keep your traditions, food, music, art, you are. America is proud to share difference's with other people. Also Native American's highly disagree that we are American.

[@osez111]

@@christineperez7562 Nice try murrican !

[@Peacefrogg]

@@christineperez7562 italian ppl live in italy and speak italian. If your grandmother happens to be from italy, then she can be considered italian. That does not transfer to you. Even if you speak italian, only eat pasta and truffles and gelato, your nationality is the country you were born and raised in.

[@issecret1]

@@christineperez7562 those aren't the original traditions.

[@lmancz]

@@christineperez7562 even then, it's only a heritage, it doesn't make you an italian...why are you guys trying to find excuses to be european, focus on being able to be proud of being american instead maybe?

[@MsAnpassad]

You don't get the "I'm 65% polish, 24 % british and 2 % navaho"?😁We mock that in Europe, as you aren't that, you are just 100 % american. You don't inherit your ethniticity by your DNA, if you did, I would be a swede-norwegian-scot-belgian-east african-indian-german-swiss-italian- hollander-slav etc living in Sweden. I'm swedish.

[@Galantus1964]

it's so true LOL

[@transformerstuff7029]

Whenever americans say I'm italian american........yet they don't speak italian, know nothing about the country, couldn't point it out on a map and never been there......your ancestors were Italian. You and your parents are American and nothing else.

[@christineperez7562]

Americans take pride where their families are from. They try to share traditions with other people. Especially food. Like Americans adopted Christmas trees from Germany.

[@nielsklarenberg5871]

@@christineperez7562 I guess as an American you need to find ways to feel proud of something, since the country has a tendency to drop standards wherever you look. It's placeholder pride untill actual things to be proud of show up.

[@Hrn250]

@@christineperez7562 And of course Santa Claus , one of the sources is the Dutch ‘Sinterklaas’ .

[@peterhetherington914]

Charlie. In England one can take a driving test for either a manual or automatic car. If you pass the test for automatics you are only permitted to drive automatic cars, if you take and pass the manual test you can legally drive either.

[@Jari-95]

So mr Vest… turns out you’re not an average American! I mean this in the best way possible!

[@oshifish2]

I am American living in Scotland and I get what she means by percentages! No one in the UK or Europe feels the need to say Oh I am half Italian and a quarter Dutch. It's very American. My European friends just consider you " American" especially when you speak and they hear your accent!

[@rua5818]

I used to mock this too but now, as a European living in the US, I finally understand. The US is a nation of immigrants and people want to know their roots. It's just how many adopted people want to find out about their biological parents. Even those who have had a perfectly happy upbringing and consider their adoptive parents to be their 'real' parents, still want to know where they came from and understand why, for instance, they have certain characteristics. I still get irritated when Americans say, 'Oh, I'm Irish!' when really what they mean is, 'Oh, my paternal great-grandfather was Irish!' It annoys me, but I do have a certain degree of understanding and sympathy for it.

[@oshifish2]

@@rua5818 Exactly! I am glad you see how people feel there. I feel strongly that an entire half of me has one type of heritage and the other half total opposite journey and culture! x

[@Lily_and_River]

@@rua5818 But I don't really see how that's so different in Europe? The Netherlands is a nation of immigrants too... You can be born here or in France, Spain, Germany and do a test and have all sorts of ancestry. I've seen those video's and people act all surprised and happy if they discover they're even 1 percent something... it doesn't mean anything, we all have that even when we've been in a certain country for lots of generations. For adoptive children to find out who their birth parents are is a different story. But again, adoptive children here want to know that too. They usually know which country they're form though, why wouldn't they assume their etnicity is mostly from that country. I really only get it when people want to find out more when they have reason to believe their ancestry might be quite different from what they're raised to believe or their parents came from totally different backgrounds or they want to find out more about their family history. There are other ways to find out more about this though, a percentage doesn't tell you a whole lot.

[@rua5818]

@@Lily_and_River It's entirely different in Europe because you either know you and your parents and your grandparents were born in Country X, or that somewhere along the line someone came from Country Y, so there isn't the same mystery surrounding it. But every non-indigenous US citizen is of immigrant stock, so that has created a culture of displacement and a longing for an identity to hang their hat on for the vast majority of them. DNA testing is a relatively new thing, but Americans have been identifying with their ancestry since the Mayflower. They were a nation of immigrants (and I'm not meaning any disrespect to indigenous people whatsoever here; their story is a whole, other, abominable conversation), who yearned for their past while embracing their future. But they passed that heritage down, generation to generation, and that longing for an understanding of where they came from has remained with many of them.

[@Lily_and_River]

@@rua5818 okay well yeah I understand that perspective if you look at when they first came to America but I really wonder if it would still hold true today when people have been living in America for hundreds of years. They can call themselves American now without identifying with a European country. They know their parents and grandparents were born there too. If I would go back hundreds of years I would probably be German instead of Dutch. That doesn't mean anything to me, though, I identify as a Dutch person. I know there's an American version of my last name too, why would those people identify with German ancestry more then I would? I do understand that people who have immigrated here know better which country they came from and it's less of a mystery. But that's because their immigration is a lot more recent. I truly wonder if scientifically speaking it's possible to pin point where exactly you came from when it goes back that far. And if it is, it would be just a fun 'fact', it hardly has anything to do with your identity anymore. Europe back then also wasn't what it is now and I feel like for caucasian people in America or Europe there wouldn't be much difference in the fact that there would be a percentage northern European and a percentage southern European included in their DNA. But now that we're talking about this I would like to research this further actually.

[@MichaelPattiruhu]

Whenever I see people walking in the bike lane, taking pictures of buildings. I know they’re American.

[@user-B_8]

😂😂😂

[@bellabana]

I lived in America for a couple of years and what struck me the most especially being Australian is that they’d take everything I’d say literally, despite that fact I was joking. Many Americans have a very different sense of humour to the British and Australians which tends to be more sarcastic. But I found most Americans to be very friendly and nice, but I did learn very quickly not to talk about politics, religion or guns as our views were polar opposite.

[@thorstent2542]

Oh, i always thought , the jokes just lost in translation.

[@KHValby]

Seems like Aussies and Danes have much in common, when it comes to sarkasme! Took my buddy in Texas years to learn 🤣.., but some never do😔!

[@MrVidification]

It depends on context and what exactly was said

[@thorstent2542]

@@MrVidification If my sisters, who lived for 40 years in England, husband tell a joke, I'm just don't understand him. It's lokal slang.

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

Yes, the politics of the "United" States.

[@vaudou74]

percentage:é hi i m 30% irish, 60% british and 10% german...." that what she meant....for europeans, they are american...for the americans...they think they are different parts of europe glued together...🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@transformerstuff7029]

Whenever americans say I'm italian american........yet they don't speak italian, know nothing about the country, couldn't point it out on a map and never been there......their ancestors were Italian. They are American and nothing else.

[@xvoidgamer]

I think the americans have this constant need to feel special, they like to tag themselves with different tags to feel special.

[@perjohansen3024]

Hi Charlie, I am a Dane living in California, so here it is the rules for head wear, lol men do NOT wear hats indoor that is considered rude, you never wear a hat of any kind when eating, just look around you in a restaurant 90% of all men has their greasy baseball cap on at all times, sometimes i actually believe they are born with it on lol but it is rude to wear hats indoors

[@albin2232]

Yes, rude to wear hats indoors: downright insulting to wear a hat at the dinner table.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Why did you move from a great place to a much worse one?!

[@KHValby]

Totally correct. And it's also considered bad luck to wear headgear indoors" 😀 ! In the Danish Military, Theres a rule. "You don't salute to an "empty head"! If your indoors, you stand at attention instead, since headgear is no go! Mostly do to tradition and that it is considered bad manners here🙄!

[@marksachse9027]

Why is it rude to wear a hat indoors? Is it harming anyone, is it unsanitary or causes a public safety concern? I saw a man wearing an yarmulke in a restaurant is that offensive too? I am confused why there are big feelings around hats.

[@wickkedywickkedywack]

Even in denmark its rude

[@boerenlul1981]

Actually it’s not just volume, it’s also the tone of the voice. Usually when I’m in a bar and listen to all the voices, it’s like being in a chicken coop. I remember being in a bar in Berlin that was packed with Americans and it sounded like someone replaced the chickens with ducks

[@l.kooiker8926]

Maar

[@Anna-fw7lm]

Hahahaha !

[@evastapaard7496]

Oh yesssss!

[@danamarcotteseiler7423]

Wow how insulting

[@williambelford9661]

Soccer is originally an English word to differentiate Soccer (Association Football) from the older Rugby Football, an older sport.

[@antiqueinsider]

American's always seem to want to talk about themselves (and their home). Europeans wait for you to ask or otherwise they assume you're not interested. Note to visitors Wait to be asked, we're not that interested !!

[@danamarcotteseiler7423]

Hey Americans just stay home! Simple as that.

[@Hrn250]

In France and also in my country I noticed that we (my family) recognized Americans by their clothes.They were dressed in a way we wouldn't dress like that. Second the American hairstyles, especially the most women, almost everyone the same hairstyle. Behavior: They are indeed quite noisy , specially in restaurants. They talk very loud, compared to the French people or like us Dutchies. It's like everyone should know they're present. So it’s true what the lady says in the video that Americans are quite noisy. Everywhere we encountered them they behaved like this. We don't want others to be able to listen to our conversations, they apparently don't care that the whole environment hears what they have to say to each other, discuss haha. It's clearly a different culture.

[@sheerluckholmes5468]

If I hear 'OMG', 'literally' or the word 'right' being added to the end of a sentence (or question) I know they are American.

[@evastapaard7496]

or the word 'like'.

[@KantasiBaron]

'Period'🤦🏾‍♂️

[@powerpommy]

funny how Americans give directions to get somewhere: go "North" from there or take the "South side" after you passed that building... in Netherlands people start to use these direction-ways too, but I don't carry a compass🤣

[@TheTekknician]

This is why I don't follow some clips or other media with younger American people. The word "like" is used almost by the same amount as one would. damn. blink.

[@evastapaard7496]

@@TheTekknician soooo irritating!

[@KantasiBaron]

"If you go uptown blabla or downtown blabla"🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[@framegote5152]

about driving-licence: here in the Netherlands, when you pass your test in non-stick-shift car you'll get some note on your licence. Stick shift is the norm here.

[@James-xb7qc]

Similarly, in the UK if you pass your test in an automatic car you are not allowed to drive non-automatic until you do a manual test.

[@shadowfox009x]

Same in Germany.

[@jayandreas1131]

You can get a license when you can't drive a manual in the Netherlands, but it will be on your license that you can't drive a manual. Code 78.

[@andyt8216]

Think same in UK...until we are all forced to go electric :(

[@TezcatsGhost]

same here in germany with the difference that if you want to get the special automatic only license you have to go through all the same steps as for manual (just with an automatic) which most driving schools dont offer and it costs extra so no reason to do it also this manual/automatic license stuff is based on eu law so its like that all over europe (or at least the eu and the countries that joined that agreement)

[@peterwilliamson5953]

heres a weird analogy for you , if i could call it that , those Americans that travel Europe are usually on the wealthier side , so us in Europe dont usually meet the ' average ' American as the average American cant afford to come to Europe . its a shame , i love average normal intelligent Amricans , im the same but British .. i think by now most of us in the UK are aware of the neghative prejudices against Americans for being not to bright , the all or most of that is biased to the negative which isnt fair .

[@Phiyedough]

Yes, I have wondered about that when they talk about Americans being loud. It could be that the more extrovert Americans tend to progress quicker up the career ladder and thus are the ones who can afford trips to Europe.

[@natalieb6956]

@@Phiyedough I've lived in the USA for awhile and I think they can be pretty loud in every social class in the USA, of course there are introverts in every social class as well. But I do think you're right that in the USA it's important to compete with each other for your carreer so extroverts tend to progress quicker up the career ladder than introverts there. So I think they've been taught that a little bit at an early age. And people in the USA tend to be more excited over things while in the Netherlands we tend to be more down to earth / level headed which makes us a little less loud maybe.

[@danamarcotteseiler7423]

After this I'm not talking to anyone from another country when I see or hear them in public " in America " wow on a daily basis I normally come in contact with Many non Americans and we always try to be friendly and polite ; maybe Covid changed things for the better by distancing people here now , I will be sharing this video with the comments in hopes that Other Americans See and hear what others think about us, .

[@denisedevoto5703]

Thank you.

[@Sponge1310]

I used to work at a theme park as a ride operator, I didn’t encounter many Americans, but the American English is quite different to British English, the intonation is very different, various words are pronounced differently, also the overuse of “OMG!” is often a clear indication. But mostly just their general attitude and behavior stands out in a crowd. Mostly not in a bad way though, just quite noticeable :) Also, they give out compliments quite easily, which is nice, but sometimes too easy which comes off as insincere. What I found weird the most though was them asking how you are and then continue talking to you. I know it just a way of saying “Hi” but to non Americans it’s weird to ask that and not actually expecting an answer…

[@TheCornishCockney]

You don’t need to add “British” to English,just plain old “English” will do.

[@lienbijs1205]

@@TheCornishCockney I think it is right to talk about British English since English is spoken in different countries with different accents.

[@iriscollins7583]

@@lienbijs1205 I get where you are coming from. I've noticed that many foreign language speakers who have been taught English by an American, they will naturally have an American accent, and spell words wrongly.😃.

[@lienbijs1205]

@@iriscollins7583 I have been taught English just by Dutch teachers. I don't have an American accent but just a Dutch accent and I make big grammar mistakes, but I don't care. I only find it important to be perfect in my own language.

[@jayandreas1131]

12:35 Adults wearing Disney stuff is also a dead give away :-)

[@sandrascott5299]

lol!

[@DSP16569]

Or the 4 letter abbreviation of their college written in big letters on their Sweeter

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Yeah. Only in america. Here they only sell childrens sizes.

[@antcommander1367]

@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 so puttting nordic standards thats X Large size, but in other side of the pond that's somehow Small size

[@davebirch1976]

In the UK if you pass your test in a manual you can drive manual or automatic, but if you pass your test in an automatic you can only drive automatic

[@natalieb6956]

Same in the Netherlands

[@shoresaresandy]

Same in Australia

[@Kate-bg2fn]

Oh I have a few of these: 1. I agree with the speech volume, and it's not because they're on vacation, I've had American coworkers and they were always significantly louder. I even have an American friend who moved here when he was 12 (so like 25 years ago) and he still screams everything, as does his entire family. 2. Offering their occupation and asking about yours very early in a conversation, it's not really common here. There are people I've known for 10 years and see them 2-3 times a year on mutual friends' birthdays etc, and I have honestly no idea what half of them do for a living. I don't think they know what I do either. 3. In restaurants, they will stand by the entrance waiting for staff to seat them. Some restaurants will do that here too, but then you will have a 'please wait to be seated' sign. If there isn't one, you just go in and sit down, even in fancy restaurants. 4. They are amazed by good public transportation - that it's clean, that it's on time, that it actually takes you wherever you need to go in the city, and that it's not just for poor people who can't afford to have a car.

[@alby8357]

For real? Here in Italy you just don't sit in restaurants. In bar, yes. In restaurants no

[@evastapaard7496]

@@alby8357 that means I've been an ashole in Italy.....never knew this!

[@jenni5104]

Dude, you say you don't do all these things, but if I saw you walking down the street in the UK, I would instantly think "American". 😂

[@BrokenCurtain]

I was intrigued by the "castle in the middle of the motorway", and it's apparently Carrickmines Castle - the Irish version of the Alamo.

[@chubbymoth5810]

Lol,.. that's a nice reply to that question. "Would you tear down the Alamo for a car parking or highway?"

[@DSP16569]

@@chubbymoth5810 Sure why not - you can make more money when next to the "Alamo" Shopping center is the Disney-Alamo Park with a Pocahontas theme "Alamo Style" and the visitors cannot go to the real Alamo anymore so they have to pay $50 for a ride on the Alamo-Roller-Coaster. Sorry free visit to a national heritage side - That's satanic communismn and must be eleminated! ;-)

[@BrokenCurtain]

@@chubbymoth5810 Considering how many buildings of historic and cultural value have been torn down in America, a depressingly high number of Americans would say "Yes, of course".

[@jayandreas1131]

3:45 I moved away from where I was in the train last week because two American girls were talking next to me and the two of them had accumulated over 50 'likes' (stopped counting) between two train stations. Naarden-Bussum and Bussum-Zuid. And as you probably can tell by their similar names, these stations are very close to each other. :-) (3 minutes between them).

[@jpfoto64]

i think in general, and especialy amarican tourists are often opset that things arn't the way how they are used to it and expect that everyone and everything has to adapt to them.

[@Ernoskij]

I'm Danish and I wear cargo shorts, I don't like sitting on my stuff like my wallet, so I make sure my pants have pockets on the sides of the legs, and that goes for my shorts too.

[@writerbill1]

I love my cargo shorts, with my black/grey Adidas sneakers (trainers) and black ankle-length socks. I'm American and I haven't worn white shoes or socks in many years!

[@thorstent2542]

That's not American, that's Danish😊😂🤣🤣. All peoples love it.

[@stephenlee5929]

Hi Charlie, The Percentages thing, is 'I'm from New England, 50% Irish, 50% Italian' type of thing? Maybe😉

[@sunday-tea9853]

I will say as someone working in Canada with an American boss, I feel like there is a bigger cultural difference between Canada and US than you might realise…(am from UK so both cultures are reasonably new to me, but can definitely notice a difference).

[@Phiyedough]

They didn't mention the very white teeth or the women with long, straight hair, like they just arrived from the 1960s.

[@TARS20]

A Slovenian friend of mine was telling me about this couple who protested about a foreigner who opened up a business using the local language name and called it inappropriate, I automatically asked my friend "are they Americans?" Referring to the protestors and she was surprised and asked me "how can you tell?" I just told her "Well, only Americans get offended by stuff like that".

[@terryloveuk]

Brit here, I know that there are "normal" Americans, it's the loud, and obvious ones that really stand out on the Underground (Metro / Tube). I've stood next to a group who were cringing and turning away from the loud ones and after they got off they said something like "I'm glad they've gone" in American accents... even other Americans it seems find some of their countrymen annoying. That said, I'm pretty sure that some other European countries find some Brits loud and annoying (my bet is the Spanish feel that way about some of our tourist "exports".

[@tschlundt9040]

I work in a bar in Amsterdam, all Americans come in like: he man you allright? You good? Hows it going? Its guess should be considered a nice question, but it just never sounds sincere more like what you say after a “hello,” i have a feeling it doesnt even require a reply? This is not common in the Netherlands unless you know the person or maby if you are really feeling each others vibe, but then still you want to start off the conversation in a different way See/recognize you soon in the Netherlands my friend! Till then keep up the great content!

[@natalieb6956]

You're right about that, it doesn't require an answer. When I was living in the USA everybody asked me that question and in the beginning I didn't know what to think of it but it's just their way to say hello. I think it's meant sincere but for us it doesn't feel sincere because when we ask something we actually want to hear the answer. So we ask that question when we actually know someone. But I have to say because they ask it (and we're not being used to it) you start a conversation pretty easy with them.

[@blackbolt19]

There are a load of ways but my favourite is "I know more about your country than you do because my great grandfather comes from there". Two funny stories. My eldest daughter was speaking to a friend in a cafe, they were speaking in Irish, An American at the next table asked them what language they were speaking to which my daughter answered Irish to which the American informed my daughter and her friend (Two fluent Irish speaking natives sitting in a cafe in Ireland) that "they were not in fact speaking Irish but were speaking Celtic which is the Scottish language and she would know because the Grandmother had visited Ireland fourty years ago and told her what Irish sounded like". The second one I only read but it amused me . I think it was on a facebook thread with the same title as this video. An American girl put up the statement that Irish is an ethnicity. She was very quickly corrected by a number of Irish people stating that it was not and that it is only classed as such in America. In the rest of the world the Irish are a race of people who were born in Ireland. Her answer was "Google says it is an ethnicity". Someone retorted that this thread of comments was probably one of the most American things he had seen. An American telling Irish people that they knew more about Ireland and the Irish because Google said so. Another example of an American telling natives of a country that they know more about that persons country that the native does.

[@zweibeiner]

When they ask you: How are you doing? Without them actually caring about the answer or knowing you at all. Dutch girl.

[@KHValby]

Fun fact about driving a manual. Many "moons" ago, I worked for the US Embassy in my country. We had 1 manual shift car, among about 11 others, that where automatic. One day this young diplomat needs a car from the carpool. Yeah! Guess Which one, was the only one left? This nice guy chose to take a Cab 🤣 ! Back then, you could only get a license, if you could drive a manual. Today you can get a license, that only allows you to drive an automatic. If you get trained in manual you can drive both. But more and more cars are automatic.

[@iGregory67]

First off, I'm a Canadian, and I kinda resent how you say "you're Canadian, that's almost American"... maybe because it's closer to the truth than I wan to admit, but still... Anyways... onto the point of the comment -- back in my youth, I sold everything I had and back packed around Europe. I met people from all over the world. Every person I met from every country pretty much had some unique personality traits that would set them apart... but Americans... all the Americans I met in Europe, were either the absolute coolest people I have ever met, or they were the super obnoxious "we don't speak that funny language" type of people. I have been to the USA many times and I know that there is a spectrum of people in the States, and pretty much every person I have met in the States is the nicest person... as long as you stay away from talking about religion and politics:)

[@gertvanderstraaten6352]

I knew that would not be appreciated. New Zealanders don't like to be confused with Australians either. So we meat thes New Zealanders who asked us if we were German (!) which no, Dutch people do not like to be confused with Germans, even this long after the war. But then we asked them if they were Australians and they were equally offended, hehehe.

[@DonDadda45]

I mean, it is kinda true lol.

[@weedle30]

Seemingly only having a few “descriptive” prefixes in their vocabulary… as in “awesome”..”super cute”…”super cool”…when talking about something … I once heard an American say that the walls of the Tower of London are “super cute” eh??…. 🤯they are walls that have been standing complete since William I …They are majestic, historical, very “old”…have ‘protected’ London for the longest time … but one thing they are not is….’cute’ eughhh 😫

[@ticeticebabyyy9217]

Bro just take the compliment…

[@lienbijs1205]

I can recognise American on the way they chew chewing gum, they chew faster and more heavy, also older American ladies like more often chewing gum . The men wear clothes slighty oversized and shirts are most of the time tucked in the trouser. Big T shirts with prints, older female tourists like more often to wear sneakers than the European. In restaurants you only have to watch the way they handle knife and fork. They keep switching the fork from left to right all the time. While the Europeans keep the fork in the left hand and keep the knife in the right hand with eating , Americans cut some food and switch the fork to the right hand and leave the knife aside. They are very skilled in eating and drinking while walking. Europeans more often prefer to sit with eating.

[@ptitgibusgaming3434]

For the license thing in France there are 2 option : You take your driving test with a manual and when you get your license you can legally drive a manual and an automatic or you take your driving test with an automatic and you can only legally drive an automatic. So knowing how to drive a manual is basic stuff.

[@coenc0990]

Same in the Netherlands. Most of the time people going for automatic only are people that have trouble doing a lot at once, sometimes because of a disability.

[@titaniaxixi4346]

same in germany.

[@bartekelektryk8542]

Same in Poland :) :)

[@LinaGenX]

They tell you what city you are from and expect you to know where it is. Europeans generally only know NYC, LA, Miami, and perhaps Chicago

[@gertvanderstraaten6352]

My sister in law is Texan and when I was over there one of her friends would always introduce me as 'He's from Nijmegen' and I watched them have no clue if that was a country, an island, a city or even a continent, lol.

[@gertvanderstraaten6352]

But of course too polite to ask, so I'd have to help them out of their misery and tell them it's a city in the Netherlands.

[@marcusfranconium3392]

Yes the manual gearshift thing , any one learning on or getting his her license in an automatic they are given a special driving license that is only valid for automatic cars . You get cought in a car with a manual you get finned as you dont have a vallid driving license. The same for driving a trike you need a driving licence for a car . and with a robbin reliant you need a motercycle drivinglicense . American licenses are only valid for a few months till you get an international driving license usualy it means taking a driving course and theory . depending on what nation , it can be verry long and verry expensive. .

[@Phiyedough]

Yes, my neighbour here in Croatia only has a licence for automatics and it can be a problem if her car breaks down as she can't borrow a manual car.

[@mosaicowlstudios]

Omg the loudness one. Everytime I'm abroad with a group of other Americans I have to CONSTANTLY tell them to quiet down because we're drawing so much attention to ourselves and we're becoming "those" Americans.

[@maverick627uk]

Great job with the volume adjustments. I should got to bed now its 5am here in England but these videos are so addictive. Extremely eye opening but also slightly worrying. But be assured we have plenty of dumb people here too

[@davebirch1976]

Another way you can tell is when they're pronouncing British place names. If it ends cester they add an h making it chester, so for example they pronounce Leicester as Lie-chester even though it's Lester or Worcester as war-chester even though it's wuster. Any place ending borough, brough or burgh they pronounce as burrow but it's pronounced as burah. In KZbin videos where they try British Sweets they insist on calling them candy. But if a British person did a video trying "American Sweets" they'd be quick to say they're not called sweets they're called candy, it's almost as if their way is right and the rest of the world is wrong.

[@gregmullins6927]

Yes a lot of Americans have an arrogant ignorant attitude to other cultures.

[@kfrancis1872]

I like how Brits add a non existent 'r' after ah sounds... "Anna becomes Anner"

[@davebirch1976]

@@kfrancis1872 its more a case of we pronounce the "a" quickly whereas Americans elongate the pronunciation of the "a" In the UK Aldi is pronounced as Al-di whereas in America it sounds more like All-di

[@kfrancis1872]

@@davebirch1976 No, not the beginning 'a', it's the ending 'a'. Agenda becomes agender, Angela is Angeler. It's not a hard R, but does round off to a soft r. Just as black American English [Ebonics], we drop the standard 'er' and replace with an 'ah'. There's one well known example of that that I will not repeat. In any case, in Ebonics we drop the ending 's, g', and add a 't or d'.i.e. "See I wa playin ova dere and seent _____" (I was playing over there when I saw ________") We commonly switch from Ebonics to standard English often, daily. So it's alot easier to be objective. If u mostly speak only one dialect, or have only lived in one country ur entire life, pretty difficult to even hear the subtleties. [Dialects : Cockney, Ebonics, Irish-Englis, etc.]

[@davebirch1976]

@@kfrancis1872 I'm from Yorkshire and a lot of people don't realise that even within the county the dialect is actually different, I live in South Yorkshire and I actually spent 9½ years in the 90s and early 2000s living in West Yorkshire, and when I moved back people noticed my accent had changed a bit. Another Yorkshire thing is dropping the "h" out of words and even places, Meadowhall becomes Meadow'all Huddersfield becomes 'uddersfield. Then again Americans drop the "h" in herb to become 'erb but they don't drop the "h" in the name Herbert.

[@monksuu]

At 3:07 you said you didn't wear American sneakers and then you mentioned Converse and All-Star. Converse was founded in 1908 in Malden, MA, USA and it has been a subsidiary of Nike that is yet another American company. And, All-Star is one of the most known shoe lineup for Converse. Also, I think skate board shoes came from USA because skateboarding was invented there back in the days. ;)

[@perjohansen3024]

tips are included in the price at least in Denmark

[@maria56k22]

In the whole of Europe I think

[@JaapGinder]

Well, here in The Netherlands American tourists (men) used to (still?) wear those checkered trousers. And the women: backcombed hair, often in false colours. But today: yes, loud! And often not knowing the difference between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, because it is in Holland, though?

[@LizaS70]

I worked in an office building where a lot of American expats worked too. I could tell they where American by the way their bodies were. Bulky and no waist, no ass, and big pants. Americans in the streets almost always wear their T-shirts in their pants. The white tennisshoes though, we (in the Netherlands) wear them too.

[@LAU-ik6dp]

I can totally go messy to the supermarket hehe😁 especially Sundays👍🏼 I also have Vans/Converse, so you'll be fine^^ Btw the Americans i met were not that loud. Introverts also live there and just be chillin' i guess😎

[@DavidCoimbra492]

I work as a tour guide and it's impressive to see how the Americans hold the cutlery. For some reason, they are unable to use the fork and knife and it hurts me to see the amount of food wasted because of that. Especially if they are eating fish.

[@donsland1610]

Watch them use silverware. They cut their food up into little pieces like you would do for a child and then only use the fork to eat.

[@carlo_sketches]

Venice, Italy here. I work at the airport and I deal with hundreds of Us citizens on a daily basis. At the check-in area you can tell they're US citizens because they're the only ones travelling in their pijamas (or shorts even in february), with a pillow tied on the trolley, adidas slipper and white socks and holding a takeaway coffee cup in their hand. Most of the time they complain about the amount of bridges (lack of escalators...) in Venice, they take for granted that everyone speaks/undersatands english and then they take leave with a proud "gracias", to which I reply "buenas nachos". I like to work with US citizens, sometimes they're very demanding but rarely rude (italians and other nationalities can be more cocky or intimidating), usually americans are naive (both in a good and a less good way) and very talkative. The only things that I can't stand are the following: open-mouth gum chewing, finger snapping/index curling (to get someone's attention) and not be aware of thick accents/not making any effort to be more understandable to non english native speakers. That said I had fun every time I visited the USA, I've been in WV, NY, PA, HI, GA and TX and I always found kind, nice and welcoming people. The key is to be aware that you are a visitor, be respectful, embrace the customs and you'll get along with everybody.

[@KHValby]

I'm European. I pretty much don't wear anything else, then Cargo pants (on a daily basis - love the cargo space👍) ! So that's BS. When it comes to dressing, you can't generalize in Europe. We all have our own different cultures and dresscodes. No one - in my country - gets "dolled up", for going to the supermarket. Maybe this young American woman, should have seen more of Europe, while she was here? True! You tend to be "somewhat" loud 😲 ! Off course not all Americans, but enough for us to notice😉. You seem like one of the good guys 😎, even though you do have a "Hard on" for The Netherlands 🤣🤣🤣! Great country by the way😀! Great VLOG 👍!

[@onehandcowboy]

As far as the driver's license is concerned, you can get a driver's license here in Europe with an automatic gearbox, BUT then you can only drive with an automatic. With a manual gearbox, you can choose what you drive with.

[@alicetwain]

The American trait that is most of a giveaway when writing on public forums on line is measures. Everything is in feet, pounds, and Fahrenheit degrees. The degrees is what baffles me the most: "It's so cold outside, it must be in the low forties". Except 42 degrees (Celsius) is an extremely hot summer day, they kind of day you want to tear off your skin because getting naked isn't cool enough.

[@johnam1234]

I really enjoyed your video and comments plus learning more about the world around me.

[@sirghostington6305]

LOUD, also overly friendly... Ah, and the sandals with the socks

[@ladykaycey]

People in most parts of Scotland smile or say hi when you pass them 🙂

[@ticeticebabyyy9217]

Scotland is the coolest place ever you guys should be proud 🥲💕

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Most in the netherlands that is normal as well. And just saying morning, like short for goodmorning, when you pass people on the street in your neighbourhood on the way to the shops or whatever. Just in the big cities it is less normal generally.

[@christinepreston8642]

If everything is cute or quaint!! They're from the US!!

[@gitteherdinandersen6117]

With your height, your chill appearance, tattoos, and opinions, you would blend in beautifully in Northern Europe.

[@nein7564]

This italian girl was pretty sweet with her fine sarcasm.

[@perjohansen3024]

ask your self how many hours in a day ? it's 24 hours not two times 12

[@zenonorth1193]

I live in a small town Canada. In this town, almost everyone smiles at each other on the sidewalk and says "good morning", "hello" etc. whether you know them or not. Sure, there are a few people who keep their heads down and obviously don't want to be bothered, but most people look you in the eye and are friendly.

[@robynjefferson4779]

Where I live older people smile and say hello or a comment. Younger people generally do not.

[@zenonorth1193]

@@robynjefferson4779 Similar here, but if they're not on the phone or with friends they will sometimes acknowledge one's existence. (Nothing against young people. I used to be one.)

[@RR-dl8lw]

Driving tests are carried out with a manual car in Europe. Once you have your license, you can buy an automatic if you want.

[@RobertEberl]

I'm from austria and love my cargo shorts ;)

[@emmahowells8334]

Here in Wales uk, we don't care where you're from or what you're wearing, but the loudness, that will definitely make you stand out for sure. Oh yeah we choose to tip, as you said. All staff in all job descriptions have minimum wage, its law, so don't have to rely on tips.

[@LynxLord1991]

Here where I live in DK we dont smile at strangers if you have to dignify a strangers presence at most we nod never more

[@marionettekent]

0:52 No it's just London (or in the broader south). In the north (or actually the rest of the UK apart from the south) we even make small talk with strangers on public transports and whatnot. Londoners just couldn't understand why you would do that. There is even a comedy sketch about how Londoners perceive a friendly Geordie's greeting as a traumatising experience.

[@nelsonkaiowa4347]

I can´t believe you have an Ajax clock, how cool! And I think you will blend in beautifully in the Netherlands.

[@BenStimpsonAuthor]

The note about percentages... they're meaning it in dientity terms. I'm a Brit who lives in Ontario Canada and it's common for North Americans in general to start talking about their mixed heritage... 30% German, 20% Scottish 40% Italian etc,. etc,. they're meaning it as their ethnic makeup. whereas in Europe you're whatever you are born in... I'm Welsh because I was born in Wales even thouggh my ancestray is from all four countries of the UK.

[@Cyb3rFck]

One big online indicator for an American is: Gray, Honor, Color, aluminum. I'm fromthe UK, I speak English. It's: Grey, Honour, Colour and Aluminium. Just for a few examples.

[@Arnaud58]

Nice episode. It pretty much sums it up...😂

[@lorrefl7072]

I'm from Belgium and I see some people in leisure wear my supermarket but that's because there's a gym right next door and some people do their groceries right after going to the gym in their sport attire. But most people I see going in and out of that gym have regular clothes on and change into their sport attire in the gym.

[@adolfo21]

yeah, we get a lot of americans in Costa Rica and they are LOUD!!!!

[@xz3024]

I will explain the percentages. “I am 50% Irish, my mother also has Italian and my father Native American. But somewhere down the line we also have Chinese” This is an American thing. Is either that or…. Instead of stating your country, you state your city/state.

[@denisedevoto5703]

Yes, and after hearing all the insults, why would we admit to being American?

[@danamarcotteseiler7423]

After watching this I don't think I will even visit another country and if I do I won't try to talk to anyone 🤔 what an insult , humanity has become Very Judgmental; here in America , at least where I'm living we TRY to embrace different people and cultures, thanks for opening my eyes ; I apologize for being a FOREIGN.

[@mumblic]

Converse all stars have been around for at least 4 decades, also in Europe. You're fine ;-))

[@Katt-._.7.]

People wear Converse here in NL too, so you’ll fit in well with those 😊✌🏼

[@shonakenny5386]

Came to say the same in Ireland Vans & converse and you will fit in just fine.

[@johnnyrosenberg9522]

Here in Sweden, the default is to take a driving license for cars with manual transmission (which, of course, allows you to drive a car with any kind of transmission). You then have to do the driving test (or whatever it's called in English) in a car with a manual transmission. You CAN get a driving license for automatic transmission only (and similar), but then you are not allowed to drive a manual. I think it says ”AUTOMATIC” on the driving license in that case. I also think that it's growing a bit in popularity these days when automatic transmission and electric cars (that doesn't need a gearbox in the first place, not even for reverse) are more popular, but when I got my license, back in the 1980's, only handicapped people applied for the automatic transmission license.

[@javiergarciamartin9351]

the way to identify an "american" is taking notice if the use "america" and "USA" as synonims.

[@barbaracullingworth3510]

Read up on Canada, there is a vast difference. I like your show.

[@kellyvandijk3269]

Good afternoon Charlie you guys have a great weekend, greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@mccorama]

That Canadian was much nicer than me - I'd have asked which particular "we" he's referring to - In French!

[@luffegasen7711]

It's actually funny about the tipping cutire. It USED to be different. Where in the US they got a livable wage, but in Europe thay relied on tips! But then at some point it turned around! ^^

[@willemgoederee1548]

I love your Ajax clock. Way to go dude

[@stanislavbandur7355]

I simply adore that yellow sparkling German coffee ( :D )

[@drippythoughtsicle1537]

You can tell because: 1. They say things to Canadians things like "Your almost American", "Your like the 51st State", "You are just like Americans" , etc. without realizing it is offensive to a lot of Canadians. We are a sovereign Country and have own identity. Many identify closer to Europe in their values than the US. It would be like telling a Scottish person that England and Scotland were the same. 2. The loudness. I'm from a boisterous Canadian family but when in Europe, really acted more reserved. You just pick up on where it is or is not appropriate. I remember walking down the street in Netherlands and I could hear an American down the road long before we approached going on about how so few people wore sneakers. 3. It is like a lot of American tourists need to compare everything verbally to others with the US. It is usually harmless but sometimes it can be a little insulting. People want to hear the ways you appreciate their Country or recognize their woes when you visit. You are there to learn about them and not all of them want to learn about you. 4. They fear for their safety more in places that are far safer than the US. They suspect those that show interest are looking for a path to citizenship to their Country despite people coming from Countries that rank way higher on most of the stats that actually matter to people. 5. They start talking about God. In a lot of western Countries, religion is something more private. You don't bring up your deity in just general conversation with people. There is a good chance they don't believe in your God. Government, work, and public places are usually religion free domains.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Reminds me of that time in Dublin when a was having an amazing guided tour through Christ Church's Cathedral. I think I must have asked the guide about a word I didn't understand (he had that accent where 'tree' is pronounced 'three') and an American lady decided that for the next few minutes she had to translate everything from English to English so I could understand. I honestly didn't know how to tell her that I really spoke fluent English - she'd heard me ask a question, so surely ... ?

[@missjayspeechley9213]

Being an Australian that speaks/types in the king's English (OK, that felt weird, king, not queen). But I have noticed people from the U.S of A like to point out that my spelling is "wrong", saying things like, "There's no "U" in colour", "Realise, has a "Z", not an "S".

[@cornishmaid9138]

“Canadians are almost Americans”. Wash your mouth out with soap and water. 😄😄😄

[@rebekkadeforce8963]

You missed the beer joke 🤣🤣

[@downeedles9249]

We do tips in Europe , but it's not like in the us , like you tips because the waiters were nice or the food was really good , but usualy it's not a big tips , i've work in a coffee and the tips were between 1 euro and 5 euros

[@anxofernandez3344]

What everyone calls football now except Americans was once called soccer in England too, but I believe that was in the late 19th Century to differentiate between Association Football (Soccer) and Rugby, because they both come from the same sport played in English colleges and universities in the 19ty century. There were different rules in different schools and eventually they became two different sports. Apparently they were called soccer and rugger, but eventually the name football meant only Association Football. I think people from the British Isles and the northwest of Europe brought the names to the US but when American Football was invented it became more popular and it kept the name football over there while Association Football kept being called soccer in America many decades after that name was no longer common in the British Isles and continental Europe.

[@adam8892]

In the UK. If you pass your driving test in a manual you can also drive an automatic. If you pass your driving test in am automatic you can only drive an automatic but not a manual.

[@jillhobson6128]

The 24 hr clock is only used for bus or train timetables etc, not everyday use.

[@DonDadda45]

Not true. All countries do it differently

[@jillhobson6128]

@@DonDadda45 I was referring to the UK, sorry I didn't make that clear. I'm replying at 9.29 pm, not 21.29. It's difficult to have to deduct 12 all the time

[@DonDadda45]

@@jillhobson6128 In Germany we'd use the full 21:29 clock in that context. In informal speech like "lets meet at 8" we'd often use the am/pm version but for most cases we use 24 clock.

[@jillhobson6128]

@@DonDadda45 I didn't realise that Germany was so different from the UK regarding the time.That's so interesting, thanks for your reply. It's 10.13 pm here!

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

And "how are you" is a dead give away as well. Here if you ask someone how they are they will give you an actual answer about how their day is going. And if an european asks you how you are they will wait for you to answer before furthering the conversation.

[@mosaicowlstudios]

Ohhh the height one. I've visited Central American countries and Southern European countries. In US America I'm a tall female human (about 5'10"), and in those countries abroad I stick out like a sore thumb.