American Reacts to Why the UK is the BEST Country

Check out my Patreon for more exclusive videos and to help support the channel: / tylerreacts
I may have a bit of bias going into this video being an American and all.. but I am fully prepared to remain open minded on why the UK may just be the best country in the world. After stumbling across this video I thought it would be great to react to these reasons why the UK could be the best country in the world, and at the very least learn some great and interesting facts about the United Kingdom. If you enjoy my reaction feel free to leave a like, comment, or subscribe for more videos like this!

[@mral8145]

Being British, I’d say it’s very un-British to claim to be ‘the best’. More accurate to say “one of the most alright countries in the world” 😀

[@alanclague2333]

In the UK they think 100 miles is a long distance, in the US they think 100 years is a long time.

[@dgse83]

One of my favourite jokes: "Australia invented the rotary washing-line. The UK invented everything else, including Australia".

[@AW-lq9bf]

I will never forget the day an American colleague asked me if we had beaches in the UK.

[@richardengland7138]

With a population of about 1% of the world the UK publishes about 15% of scientific papers. As for hating each other it is like a family we can fight amongst ourselves but if an outsider tries ,well look out.

[@VooDooTube...]

The UK people also have best humour in the world.

[@appytight8468]

British Inventions - absolutely. It's always a great source of amusement to the rest of the world - especially in the UK - to hear Americans assume that everything was invented in the USA. Another British invention that might surprise a lot of Americans is that of the the steam engine and the railway. Most of the railways that opened up the vastness of America in the 19th century were built by British companies and engineers. I always remember on my first trip to the USA being on a tour of New York where the guide explained - with a humourously pained expression - that the world's first undergound railway was not opened in New York but in Boston. He didn't seem quite so amused when we gently reminded him that, no, actually it was in London ;-)) About 30 years before Boston.

[@fishfingers8441]

Most Americans seem unaware that while they call themselves the best country in the world, no one else says that. It’s an internal belief really that isn’t shared internationally. I found it kinda funny that you thought this video is ‘poking fun’ or making a little competition, the video wasn’t created with the US in mind at all lol.

[@marymason1538]

You seemed surprised at seeing the modern buildings in historical London. If you Google London Blitz, you’ll see that from 1940 to 1941, the Germans bombed London nightly, at one point for 57 days in a row. Subway stations became air raid shelters. The docks were rubble. Queen Elizabeth was 13. Her father, George VI, kept his family in London despite Buckingham Palace being bombed. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, and the Queen’s family helped with morale. At age 18. Queen Elizabeth drove an ambulance and trained as a mechanic for the war effort. The country’s motto was “Stay calm and carry on”. 43,000 people died from the bombings. The current Royal Family are, by no means perfect but Queen Elizabeth seems to have had courage even as a child.

[@willstevens4161]

Every country in the UK might play into the old "we all hate each other" or perhaps genuinely feel that way, but we're family and that runs so deep it's impossible to ignore

[@joyelmes7814]

Our four countries do not hate each other, we just appreciate our individuality and respect the differences. We are like siblings, poke fun at each other, but if an outsider does it, we unite in defence, a good relationship.

[@eddhardy1054]

24:48

[@traceysmartart]

I live in Yorkshire in the UK 🇬🇧. I love historical houses and castles. A few years ago, my husband & I booked an overnight stay within the Caesar Tower in Warwick Castle. We stayed as VIPs in the Rose suite there. We had the entire castle practically to ourselves after it closed to the public at 5pm, (there was us and 1 other couple in the Peacock suite).. it was fabulous. We saw the birds of prey shows, knights jousting, afternoon tea, dungeons, breakfast the next morning in the library, etc. Look it up x

[@friday6448]

The invention of the internet was basically a global effort and is very complicated, but the World Wide Web specifically (the "www." in every website URL) was invented by a British scientist, Tim Berners-Lee, and it was the first web browser and allowed the internet to communicate with other servers. He also developed HTTP (the other set of letters that are at the start of every URL).

[@darrellpowell6042]

26:54

[@squirepraggerstope3591]

Tbh, both of our lands are stunningly beautiful. Where the UK scores bonus points is in the sheer variety it crams into a mere 96,000 square miles.

[@ngaourapahoe]

I remember the reaction of a few colleagues from the US visiting us in Switzerland. They went on a tour and visited the Chillon Castle, by the Lake of Geneva. They came back completely overwhelmed. While we are used to them, visiting them is still an experience because of their special atmosphere.

[@elizabethstevens4160]

Scenery. Wales again has some of the most stunning scenery. Up the North Wales coast you have the sea one side and snowdonia mountain range the other. Fairy Glen is just magical.

[@angelaburrett5279]

You tend to take the castles for granted and need reminding how historical our country is😊

[@anitawhite2669]

16.41 That animal is called a Hedgehog, now an endangered species here in the UK. They are nocturnal mammals and are small - approx 9 - 10 inches in length and weigh just 1 - 2 lbs. I have one that resides in my garden (yard) we leave cat food out for him/her each night.