🇺🇸AMERICAN Things That Confuse BRITISH PEOPLE! 🇬🇧

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

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[@idall10]

COME TO D.C.!!!!

[@ew6075]

I know that the 8/7 is 8 pacific time 7 central time. But I don’t know what pacific and central mean. Lol

[@ew6075]

You know the electric ones plug into the wall. But the non electric ones look almost the same and the electric except instead of plugging it into the wall you just put it on the stove top.

[@ew6075]

Joel & Lia At a lot of colleges, in order to get a sports scholarship the student would have to have a certain GPA. Most of the time if it doesn’t reach a certain number then the player doesn’t qualify for the scholarship. It depends on the school though.

[@ew6075]

Joel & Lia I HATE THE STALL GAPS! 😳

[@sarad2711]

As an American if I’m in a bathroom stall that has floor to ceiling walls and doors with no cracks I immediately think I’m somewhere super fancy

[@NohealaniMakanani]

Lol so true!

[@Ten13Grl]

I'm from Texas, so this just makes me think of Bu-cee's, which is nice, but not fancy. 😄

[@eaglegundam1873]

omg i hate using bathrooms at banks where everything is like gold gilded im like you use i can use the bathroom here or is this place just for show

[@Ten13Grl]

@@eaglegundam1873what kind of banks are you going to?

[@eaglegundam1873]

@@Ten13Grl it was a friend's bank and it was the biggest bank in my small town which has 5 banks

[@shawnlandis8910]

Regarding times on the television, if it says “8/7 C” that means “8 pm Eastern time/7 Central.” Since we have 4 time zones covering the mainland in the United States, something might be starting at 8 pm Eastern time, which means it will be starting at 7 pm Central. From East to West, it goes Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific. Hope that clears that up.

[@kvcalvin]

Not gonna lie, I’m today years old when i learned this, thanks 😂

[@lowkeybuckley]

So when it’s 7:00 in New Jersey, it’s 4:00 in Los Angeles.

[@waynehayes912]

@@lowkeybuckley yes that's exactly right. It's always good to keep timezones in mind when traveling or doing business across the U.S.

[@captsparrowslady]

And keep in mind Daylight Savings Time, unless it's Arizona. Arizona is ALWAYS Mountain Standard Time. We don't do Daylight Savings Time. We get enough sun, we don't need more.... unless it's the Indian Reservations in the northern part of the state (Navajo/Grand Canyon area). The Indian Reservations observe DST. Spring Ahead, Fall Back.... So everybody jumps ahead 1 hour in the spring, except for Arizona.... So for part of the year, in the Spring, Pacific Daylight Time is the same as Arizona Mountain Standard Time.

[@angels4225]

This used to confuse me as a kid because I live in Wyoming so we have mountain time. If it said 8/7C I would look for my show at 7 and 8 and it was never on. Lol

[@evaburen7219]

These guys REALLY need an American friend...

[@quinneliana]

Eva Buren fr☠️😭

[@sasconqueror]

Yeeeeesss!

[@haruruben]

If you look in there videos they’ve been to the US several times

[@carolannlewis6108]

I am more than willing to be there American friend.

[@hello-sf4sy]

Quinn Wall stop being so rude There arnt that may Americans in england and maybe they have tried but haven’t liked the Americans around them Also how bout you make some English freinds

[@robertcuminale1212]

When you visited the US did you notice how big it is? We occupy four time zones. Eastern Standard/Central/Mountain/Pacific. A show does not come on at the same time in each zone. If it comes on at 8:00 in New York it will be on at 7:00 in Chicago, 6:00 in Phoenix and 5:00 in Los Angeles. We follow the sun across the country. I listen to a radio show that comes on at 12 Noon on the East Coast. It's not unusual for a caller to say Good Morning at our 12:30 PM because it is 11:30 AM where he is. Both US and British toilets are better than in Germany. In their bowls is a shelf everything falls onto and when you flush it's supposed to wash it off. Don't believe it! I'm told they are converting to US//British style toilets but it will take a long time. University/college is expensive. Colleges make a lot of money selling the rights to their games to television. There are a lot of people who enjoy college level sports partly because it isn't full of a lot of egotists making millions of dollars from the game. These amateurs are very motivated by either being able to afford school and/or being spotted by a professional team and getting some of those millions. Come on guys! You know the US better than that. It's about money. You wont believe this but men have sex in those toilets under the partitions. You can hunt that up for yourself. I worked in a place where men were caught at it Don't the appliances you are plugging in have switches on them? If so why do you need two switches?

[@jaelynn7575]

I suspect the whole toilet thing in Germany is a remnant of WWII still. Wow.

[@ianquinquina7429]

There's two switches one for each plug

[@garycraig6506]

Are you referring to toilets in a house or hotel? When I stayed at the Quality Inn I noticed the water coming way up, then went down. If that happens in my house I’m grabbing a plunger, but quick.... 😱

[@johnalanelson]

That only applies to shows broadcast live coast to coast, regularly scheduled shows will be at 8 p.m. in ET, MT and PT but will be at 7 p.m. in CT.

[@Chris-rh9ej]

Did you forget Alaska and Hawaii exist? The US has more than 4 time zones

[@elizabethvang6203]

“C” is central time. United States has different time zones.

[@jsat5609]

The continental US has 4 time zones, which in the 1950s led the development of videotape, so TV programs broadcast live in New York at 8:00 pm could be cheaply and efficiently delayed and rebroadcast on the west coast at the same time .

[@rbrtgrdn]

Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern. There is Alaska and Hawaiian time as well.

[@BriEva13]

Wait..I thought all countries had multiple time zones.

[@BriEva13]

@@rbrtgrdn isn't Hawaii a part of the Pacific Time Zone?

[@rbrtgrdn]

@@BriEva13 Hawaii Standard Time, or more specifically, Hawaii-Aleutian Time zone. HST for short.

[@Rjstubbs]

You guys seriously need to stop getting your US knowledge from Buzzfeed lol

[@jannasaiia9940]

Agreed

[@Kim-427]

Agree

[@LiveSimpleLiveFree]

Yup. It seems that many things that you say are American, I’ve never heard of!

[@romangonzalaz7165]

Agreed

[@derred723]

What? Next you're gonna say they were misguided in getting their Los Angeles knowledge from Baywatch!

[@itsbrittfutch9396]

The C is for “central time zone,” so 8/7c means that a show starts at 8:00 Eastern time zone, 7:00 Central. The two time zones will play a show simultaneously so they’re listed together.

[@teresablakley1855]

Eastern, Central, Mountain and Standard time because TV signal originally was sent simultaneously cast from California back in the day.

[@pdxfunguy]

Prime time programs starts at 8pm on Eastern and Pacific Time, and 7pm on Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii Time Zone.

[@almsthvn]

because the USA is so darn big it spreads across a bunch of time zones

[@teganbigone2366]

@@teresablakley1855 Oops, you got that last one wrong. Its Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific. ;)

[@Meanslicer43]

Oh the wonders of having multiple time zones in a country. I feel sorry for the russians on that on though. Like, 11 time zones over there.

[@NicoleDuvall]

Not even being able to pee in private and y’all wonder why we’re good at talking to strangers 🤣

[@Ayse-wf9es]

LMAO.

[@wonderhunter4734]

I'm waiting for someone to tell them we don't unplug our appliances when we go on vacation.

[@youngroyals4350]

Wonder Hunter lol

[@sachianadaum1002]

Lol I actually do though. If I'm going to be gone for more than one day.

[@TheScienceGuy10]

That is a sin!

[@WanderingRavens]

You don't?! That's a fire hazard though!

[@yopappy6599]

Wandering Ravens It's really not. It happens, but there's likely underlying causes in most cases. Like you like in a old house or have old appliances. Not that your refrigerator just decided to spontaneously combust, cause it knew you weren't home. There maybe a couple things you should unplug, but it's mainly for piece of mind. Like you never leave a heater plugged in unattended. You should turn off your water if you're gunna be gone for a while though. Ask me how I know.

[@myapeoples8187]

Lol our country is so large, that we have about 4 different time zones 😂. C means Central time zone while EST is Eastern

[@MelissaAnnHopkins]

6 if you count Alaska and Hawaii

[@amandaremon9246]

But AZ doesn't change. Weird like that

[@michaeld5458]

I was crying that they were buying that eagle thing for a second ejtkektke

[@andrewmowrey5292]

@@amandaremon9246 because we're special 😂😂

[@hillarymcguire817]

right so if it's 8/7c, it airs at 8p in eastern time and 7 in central time

[@jackiejordansteele9182]

When you were reading about the eagle I was dying 😂😂😂

[@danbristow5748]

yep that was hilarious

[@tiffanymeckley8739]

Omg me too I fell over and laughing so hard.

[@katiefaith1]

Laughing so hard!

[@KymiToliver]

It was even more funny that he believed it.

[@Alyssa-lj7rf]

bro he deadass fell for it too.

[@MrDmarc65]

The gaps in public bathroom stalls is a deigned safety feature. That all began after a school fire when the heat caused the walls to warp and trapped a number of children in the stalls who all died of smoke inhallation. The large gaps at the top and bottoms allows for someone to climb over or slide under and the side gaps allow for room for wall warpage. A local building inspector told me this after I asked him a few years ago. They aren't mandatory but most facilities have them for insurance sake.

[@cindyp9857]

@@MrDmarc65 Plus we don't try to peek in the gaps. I go in the ladies room, to the handicap stall and do my business. We don't pry in peoples' personal space.

[@Paige-wo3uk]

Them: 10 American things that confuse British people Me an American: what the hell is a tea towel 😂

[@geeman215]

I think a tea towel is like a dry off cloth for plates & utensils..

[@lynnica5219]

@@geeman215 sort of. I mean, I know some people use them that way, but for me they're too thin. I like my dish towels thick enough that they're not soaked after drying one dish 😂

[@BOOKKAT74]

Canadians call them tea towels, too. Also called dishcloths.

[@EmilyCheetham]

A teawoel is to dry your hand washes kitchen stuff, to dry the kitchen suits after washing them & for drying hands on. We also used them sometimes (clean) for covering food in the kitchen that needs covering.

[@corinnatipton3469]

Edits ByEvolution same

[@helenpage8151]

As an American I literally hate the gaps in public restrooms too.

[@prodigalson6166]

Agreed. I look for you single restrooms when I'm in public. It's just creepy

[@winomaster]

A film celebrity once said someone had poked a camera above the stall to snap a momento. No evidence of these showing up in The Enquirer.

[@gracesun9825]

Olive Garden has solid doors! I love that about there lol

[@Bella-cw1us]

Grace Sun lol🤣🤣

[@thomasmcdonnell1957]

in the USA we have timezones. the "c" means central time. like a show is playing at 8 eastern and 7 central.

[@kcallamajaji]

Yup, they show Eastern time first because they get to their time frame first.

[@chadrehfeld9312]

When you hear a sports star in a movie say "I'd love to play but I don't have the grades" they are refuting to a real regulation called "No pass, no play" which is designed for them to be required to achieve a passing grade or certain GPA to be able to play, before this athlete's would often perform low academically.

[@deehines5750]

@stopthecrazyguy Sports bring in revenue, higher enrollments and entertainment. The majority of Americans do not strive nor can they afford the Ivy Leagues.

[@TickleMeElmo55]

@stopthecrazyguy The importance is only ridiculous if you don't understand it. To easily negate what you said, many high school coaches will abide by the rule that if any of their players are failing any particular subject they can't play until that grade is considered passing. Even in college athletics the athletes need to maintain a certain GPA to play, granted they do tend to major in easier disciplines. Also, there's nothing bizarre with a college football coach making more than physicist. A head football coach at a major DI program is basically the CEO of a business - which is his football program. They have to recruit players, maintain program morale, hire assistants in various positions, look out for player abuse, maintain a working relationship with the wider community etc. In the end, no one is saying that the physicist isn't important given academic prestige is a thing. Historically, people in academia were never paid the big buck to begin with.

[@TickleMeElmo55]

@@deehines5750 A vast majority of college educated folks in the US aren't attending the Ivy League anyways. They attend public universities if not private colleges that may be competitive academically.

[@dancergirl1234567891]

The “c” on 8/7c means central time. So 8 would be eastern time zone, 7 would be for the central time zone.

[@theroachden6195]

Yep.

[@Aponi_001]

Yep. It's pretty much because we have a few time zones over here. And some of them are really close together. And central is next to eastern.

[@blainbrookshire4463]

America's a thicc boi

[@loredelamore]

I think it is more like 8 for West and 7 for center and East as time wise here in the West it is show watching time by the time the rest of America is heading off to bed. Sun rises in the East and sets in the West after all.

[@21nurfb21]

Brandy cooper right, this is what happens when your country is bigger then a "Car Park/parking lot."

[@sorren193]

8/7 C means it's on at 8 Eastern Time, 7 Central Time. The US has several time zones so by so 8/7 C means 8 Eastern, 7 Central, 6 mountain and 5 Pacific time

[@DarinCarlson406]

Not quite. Mountain broadcasts at the same time as Central. Pacific same as Eastern. So "Prime Time" is 7-10pm CST and MST. One hour later for EST / PST.

[@Krieghandt]

@@DarinCarlson406 Mountain is actually quite screwed up. Some stations are Central, and others are on Pacific. And Arizona doesn't do daylight savings time, so it moves between Mountain and Pacific. You just have to learn when your fave shows are on the hard way.

[@stevenvarner9806]

@@DarinCarlson406 Actually, most of the time only Central (C) is different. The others all appear at the same time stated for Eastern, but 2 and 3 hours later.

[@rustyudder]

Lol yesh but try being on the other side of the Earth and calculate that. 12 hours difference is really trippy.

[@jones1618]

If J&L really want to understand time zones they should spend New Years Eve in the states where you get to pick which midnight you want to celebrate as you watch celebrations on TV. As kids, we'd get to celebrate East Coast midnight because it would be 11p and then we'd get shuffled off to bed so the adults could celebrate actual midnight (an hour later, Central Time).

[@rebekahheiden7607]

On the "tea towel" thing I'm from the Deep South and if it's in the kitchen then it's a "dish towel" but if it's in a bathroom it's called a "hand towel"

[@amberhankins4106]

Rebekah Heiden Yes, ma’am! I’m from Southeast Texas and I’ve always said dish or hand towel. And never wash dishes with a washcloth! 😊😊😊

[@UltimateTrekkie1]

Yep! Me, too, and I’m originally from Northeastern Ohio.

[@soobinsnostril577]

I'm kinda confused I am from Tennessee and I'm pretty sure we call it a wash cloth. Or maybe that's something else. SORRY I'M CONFUSED!

[@kkjsmom]

I'm from the West and I agree. Kitchen and hand towel.

[@rileyistired4530]

I’m from KY and I’ve heard all of those and “dish rag”.

[@comeradecoyote]

The plug socket bit, is actually a really interesting story. So originally, we didn’t have the two blade type sockets but just used edison screw base sockets, like lightbulbs for everything. Eventually the big electrical conglomerate, Hubbel (and later Arrow/Hart), developed a complex system of plugs for each different voltage and amperage that our system is designed around. As Part of that, different configurations of blades prevented different appliances from being used with the wrong volts/amps. As Part of the design, our plugs had two holes that would be held in place by the spring contacts. Over time the increased the spring force, but over time the spring wear and become loose like you say. This is particularly more a problem with cheaper older sockets. But we also have locking sockets, like the various twist lock varieties as designed for stoves, welders, other things that need to stay plugged in. As for outlets with switches: we do actually have them, usually it’s a duplex socket with a switch on one side, and an outlet on the other. But generally they’re uncommon as they take up a lot of space. Likewise most Americans appliances have an off switch as part of their design. Only simple appliances like lamps, fans, or low current draw devices tend to not have Switches, but generally most do. We also operate at half the voltage as the UK system, as we’re 110V, instead of 220 (even though we actually do get 220 service to our houses, it’s just broken into two 110 services for most devices, except washers, dryers, stoves, and air conditioning/furnaces.) That is partly the reason why electric kettles are uncommon in the US. We do have them, and most shops offer them, but they tend to be less efficient than your UK models, as they have half the voltage and half the amperage to boil water. They take twice as long. That’s why many Americans either microwave water (because it technically only takes a minute or two), or will use a stovetop kettle, because most stoves will heat the water quite quickly. Especially induction ranges. But even gas or coil tops.

[@halsawyer9930]

In Philadelphia, in 1990 I used to live in an old house that still had original Edison screw bases for outlets in the baseboards (skirting, for Brits) of the living room. They had 2-prong plug adapters screwed into them for probably 70 years. I wanted to leave them because they were so antique, but it was so impractical that I had to change them.

[@geenasherman8417]

I’m American, but I’ve heard of tea towels. However we generally call them hand towels because you use them to dry your hands.

[@bluoof6633]

Gigi is awesome Ah really? I live in the South and my family have only really referred to them as ‘rags’. I call them washcloths so am I wrong? 😅

[@Hussain-tv6rs]

triggeredddddddddd

[@cynthiawey8898]

Tea towels or dish towels. They are thinner than the bathroom hand towels :)

[@laceywelborn1189]

Blu Oof-- no your not wrong. Those of us in the south tend to have our own language sometimes😂😂😂

[@bluoof6633]

Lacey Welborn 😂😂😂

[@patrickporco6972]

The United States is so large that it occupies several time zones so the television programs will come on at different times depending on which time zone you are in

[@StonerBear420]

Yeah, the continental US covers 4 time zones. Pacific, Mountain, central, and eastern.. but as a whole, it technically covers 5 zones which includes Hawaii time or Honolulu time

[@jenniedarling3710]

Thank you

[@patrickporco6972]

@@jenniedarling3710 welcome

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

@@rachelnordin1961 Technically, the 8 o'clock would represent both the Eastern and Pacific Standard times. There is such a big time difference between the two coasts that stations just line up the broadcasts to air at the same clock time on both coasts (because those are the two main tv production hubs). And even though they say "7 o'clock Central", that, actually, means the show will be airing at 7 o'clock Mountain time too. (I think they just say Central for short because the Central time zone covers a larger population than Mountain time). So, whatever show is being advertised will definitely be airing one of those two times depending on where in the country you live. This rule only gets wonky if it's a live broadcast but, even then, they'll often delay it for different areas of the country (unless it's an emergency).

[@clunk42]

@KrystalKat LuvsCreepyPasta Yep, it's Eastern time.

[@yackub3889]

We don’t have switches on our sockets because the things we have to plug in have switches on them

[@gwenstarnes1177]

The differences is if you leave your items plugged in, they still draw electricity through it called phantom charge. I like the UK's version as it sounds as if the switch cuts off the phantom charge. I'm all for adopting smart innovations in the US! Work smarter, not harder!

[@EmilyCheetham]

Sp00ngy but if you had switches in the socket it can make them slightly less dangerous to little children (just crawling) who like to stick their fingers everywhere and occasionally into sockets.

[@lsmith9249]

Sp00ngy I'm british and the things we have also have switches on them, some go on to stand by mode such as TVs so a small amount of electricity is being used, so a mains switch shuts it of completely and that applies to all TVs whether british or foreign made

[@Colonel_Cope1822]

Us American's we specialize in being wasteful. My TV stays on 24/7 no matter if I'm home or not. During the day time I have day time lights on in my house then at night I have specific night time lights on through out my house. I don't mind paying the extra couple of bucks each month

[@joeschmo322]

@@Colonel_Cope1822 If you knew how power systems worked, you would know the only time it is truly wasteful is when it is not used. The power company still generates the power that is not used. It is then shunted to a restive load and not used to do work.

[@CrayolaCoffeeBean]

I found it so strange that you guys don’t have outlets in the bathroom! Lol EDIT: We absolutely have chocolate filled advent calendars lol

[@meremoo]

I'm American, and nobody has looked through gaps in toilets except young children. TWELVE. YEARS.

[@Imme_begin]

Rainy Storm but I still HATE it! One reasons I always stop at Buc-ees when on trips because their restrooms are so nice and everyone has their own compartment with a full door.

[@maegramowski2023]

I think it's just common knowledge that you aren't supposed to look between the crack in the door and we (or at least I do this) just think if we were in there we wouldn't want anyone else looking in and yeah

[@isabelaribbeiro]

I'd definitely make a scene even if a young child looked me using the toilet, the parents should teach kids good manners. Also, I think (probably not just me) the bathroom stall should be better built.

[@lpt2008lt]

Ehhhhhhh, some adults do this too.

[@kaity1252]

I don't know what you guys are talking about...I'm washing my hands sometimes minding my own business when I glance up at the mirror and catch a ~glimpse~ of someone's leg or something through the gap in the stall behind me. it is NOT comfortable. I don't know how others *never* experience this

[@emmasilver2332]

As an American, I started watching this, and I was like "what the heck is a tea towel?"

[@graciereyes_92]

Emma Silver same!! Lol

[@Elistarielle]

Well in North Carolina, at least, we'd call that dish towel. (Bigger than a wash cloth, but smaller than a hair towel - aka those bath towels that barely go around your body, so you just use them to dry your hair.)

[@ashleegourd2453]

same literally google what a tea towel was. I was so confused

[@zacharykott9361]

Right wtf is a tea towel lmaooo

[@lexuspugh1356]

Emma Silver oh my god me too

[@BiblicalTaz]

Omg they read out the eagle comment with complete seriousness hahaha

[@johnowen9658]

This made me so happy lmao

[@tjanecek]

They totally got trolled with that eagle comment. 😈😂

[@Dolcechik852]

I love how long it took them to realize it was sarcasm. 😂

[@suzukibn1131]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🇺🇸

[@thisguy9536]

That was great

[@ljspivak9447]

The "C" is short for "Central Time." A show that starts at 8 PM Eastern Time, starts at 7 Central Time, which is an hour behind. Someone on New York will watch a show starting at 8. When a person in Chicago tunes into the same show, it's only 7.

[@JohnsonsRVLivin]

C stands for “Central Time” they always start with eastern time and add central time with it. So 8/7 would mean it starts at 8 and that is 7:00 cst “Central Standard Time” not sure about UK but in America we have 4 time zones.

[@xaoc6084]

We have one time zone so that will be why.

[@SquidProQuo80]

America has 6 time zones actually as Hawaii and Alaska also have their own as well.

[@ryanspeier602]

7 if you take into account Arizona does not acknowledge daylight savings time making it (UTC-07:00) AZ

[@kdawson8981]

Thank you! I’m glad someone explained this to them. The C stands for central time. Starting from the East. Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time and Pacific time, for the continental United States. I live in Arizona, where we don’t adjust to daylight savings time. So we are Mountain time and then pacific time.

[@theyankeveryoneloves2847]

Katie Dawson is it not pacific time and not western?

[@CalifGal2TN]

“C” is for the Central Time Zone. The US had 4-time zones. If a show airs “live” at 8:00p Eastern, Central time zone is only an hour behind, so it would air “live” at 7:00p.

[@FelixMiguel]

USA has 6 time zones. You're forgetting Alaska and Hawaii have there own times zones respectively

[@whotakesallmynames]

Everyone knows the last 2 don't count

[@evanb1470]

@@FelixMiguel 8 if you include Samoa standard time and Chamorro Standard Time.

[@brianlocke6561]

@englishtearose They are American territories, and people born there are American citizens from birth. They are definitely officially part of the United States. They are not States however and as such they don't vote in Presidential elections and do not have representation in the House or Senate (nor do they have a star on the flag).

[@evanb1470]

@englishtearose good point!

[@crazygoalkeeper6344]

They should just get someone American to explain America, not BuzzFeed

[@matyasofinvention6304]

Buzzfeed is a horrible source of information about any subject.

[@mocahuma]

They try to act progressive when they are really racest against white people. I know it sounds weird but they have a whole series about other races asking why do white people think or do "blank" all the time. Really?! Great job decreasing the divide there assholes. ...sorry that was years of frustration pent up.

[@twenty1thirteen]

@@mocahuma You do understand that a majority of us white folks understand the humor towards white people, right? I'm sure peppercorn is quite the exotic seasoning in your eyes too, hmm?

[@kdrapertrucker]

@@twenty1thirteen buzzfeed is not humor, they do not have the intellect for humor.

[@honkhonkler7732]

Most plugs in the US actually don't fall out like that. Keep in mind, you're using outlets mostly in places like hotel rooms where the plugs get used heavily and wear out over time. If you go to someone's home, it will take much more effort to pull a plug out.

[@rodgervsaffell2085]

There is a trend in the US to wire the plugs to the wall switches near the entry door. Also our electric current is not as strong (110 vs European: 220[except for dryers and stoves]).

[@angelamitchinson8439]

I'm American, and the bathroom stall gaps upset me as well.

[@tammyseltzer2551]

Angela Mitchinson they’re actually useful and they’re purpose is that if you pass out or something people will be able to tell

[@TheMightyTengu]

I'm in an area with so much tweakers the public toilets have no walls they're a foot tall and are just divider's.

[@edwardthejust4452]

I do my poo business at home, so not an issue.

[@MrBallisticbob]

@@edwardthejust4452 True, a proper "poo" is done on the royal throne at one's own castle, unless it is a DIRE emergency!

[@TheCsel]

I think it’s just laziness, cheapness on the contractors or manufacturers. And States haven’t been bothered to make building codes for bathroom stalls

[@sabrinaphan86]

We have sports scholarships in the US, because the US HIGHLY monetizes sports, even at the collegiate level. Bringing on better sports teams elevates the image of the college (all about notoriety and rankings over here) and thus brings more money to the school

[@wickedthemadhatter9713]

We're just competitive as hell and proud of our region lets be honest

[@Charistoph]

@@wickedthemadhatter9713, and the universities know this and monetized the hell out of their sport presentations, especially football and basketball. When they are scouted out for players on the professional leagues with million dollar contracts, it becomes a big deal.

[@jarrettatkins3062]

Also it's rare that someone only gets an athletic scholarship they usually get academic scholarship as well

[@jonnybaze]

Sabrina Phan no. You have sports scholarships currently because of football. Men’s basketball makes a fraction of what football makes. All other sports lose money. Many football programs are completely financed by playing the top level teams, collecting a million dollars and getting killed.

[@maverickmcfarland9443]

Another reason behind college sport scholarships being a big thing is that college athletes are severely limited on how they can earn money. This is done so that colleges can’t try to recruit athletes by giving them high paying jobs.

[@Jlswords1998]

Americans don’t need “kettles.” We need Keurigs and coffee makers. We are coffee addicts.

[@laflaca6666]

I use a kettle for coffe and tea

[@Jlswords1998]

@@laflaca6666 Strange... How does that work?

[@paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586]

Jlswords1998 I shower in coffee lol

[@v0yager40]

We drink coffee and throw tea in the bay :p. During the revolution it was considered unpatriotic to drink tea (which was only imported and taxed by the crown) and patriotic to drink coffee. I'd imagine that's officially when America switched to coffee.

[@Jlswords1998]

@@v0yager40 Best. Answer. Ever.

[@chetwood6517]

65 years old and NEVER had a plug come out...

[@williamfranks1215]

Ok America is so big we have multiple time zones. E: Eastern, C: Central M: Mountain P: Pacific. And more.

[@donnawoodman6249]

William Franks I am on AT - Atlantic time. 👍

[@williamfranks1215]

@@donnawoodman6249 yea so many we don't know them all.

[@jumbokrab3804]

Oh yeah, Mountain Standard Time here in Arizona

[@jyndev4570]

Also most TV shows default to Eastern Time as the base time. So 8/7C = 8pm Eastern Time/7pm Central Time. Each time zone is one hour earlier as you travel west. If you make Eastern = 0, then Central = -1, Mountain = -2, Pacific = -3.

[@jackornduff9185]

Im on E time

[@oliviarivard4096]

The person that said that Americans don't have Advent calendars must be in a different universe 😑🤦🏽‍♀️smh

[@bullettplays]

Lmao

[@arizonaskye3917]

Olivia Rivard--- You must admit that advent calendars are not as popular in the US as they are in Europe. Therefore some people simply have never heard of them. Doesn't mean they're "in a different universe". Lol, I've noticed a lot of U.S. peeps are offended by this video. I think it's legit.

[@krystlemurphy8514]

A friend got me an advent calendar with 25 small bottles of wine last Christmas 🍷 😊

[@ausgepicht]

I've never even heard of one. Is it a regional thing? I live in Massachusetts.

[@homecarecomputer]

We have so many different religions in America that it puke this be a national thing. I’m sure you won’t find too many Muslim or Jewish homes in Britain with Advent calendars. 😎👍

[@MaryMary-pr4iu]

Isn't the c for "central" time? East/Central/ Pacific time zones 🤔🇺🇸💕🐔🐿💕

[@lisacisneros1405]

Yes. TV shows always give the times as 8/7c to mean 8 Eastern / 7 Central time zones. That means that show is actually on at the same time for both since there's a 1 hour time difference between the zones.

[@claudiabenham2977]

Yep, c stands for central time zone.

[@Ulf831]

@UCDkfyAMMcR0cgn9foSuKlYQ You should have also said, that the college athletes don't get paid for playing sports and scholarships are the incentive to get the best players.

[@jackmathieson1903]

@UCDkfyAMMcR0cgn9foSuKlYQ but you're not going to pay your wages to your college

[@BONNIEGRESHAM]

Sockets don’t have to grip quite so tightly because we don’t have those enormous 220V plugs. And while we’re talking mutually confusing matters electric, why on earth don’t y’all have ground fault interrupting sockets, so you can have a plug sockets in the bathroom? Oh, and we do have advent calendars in the US. Maybe it’s a regional thing, and they’re less common in some of the places you’ve visited here during Advent?

[@crypto9338]

As an American, my family at least, just leaves everything plugged in when we leave lol

[@moolk]

Same. When I heard him talking about unplugging things when he leave, I was soooooo confused!

[@xiaosleftnut2]

The bathroom stall gaps trigger americans too 😂

[@ReadR00ster1]

I guess Europe they use public bathrooms a lot because Americans usually don't unless its like an emergency we are waiting until we get home. But then again once you've gone to enough outdoor events and use a disgusting porta-potty time and time again because that is what they have, you can get apathetic about it.

[@IctWilsons]

"Mind the gap!"

[@rodneyperry6942]

Doesn't bother me. Try going in the military....forget the gap. No walls, much less doors

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

The reasons for messed up public toilets are to avoid vandalism, sexual behavior and if someone has a health problem and collapses its noticed. That said, its really irritating.

[@jamesware5100]

its so the coppers can catch bad guys

[@deergod8292]

The toilet water is for the dogs to have an extra drink.

[@nahimasharna7181]

LMAOOOOO

[@OliverBailey06]

And my cat too

[@rainingtacos3135]

and cats too

[@Peikkey]

Fr tho

[@trishawilson-fenn3126]

🤣🤣 now that’s funny

[@martygoldston4879]

Cup towels or dish towels. And we do drink tea, it's just iced and delicious!

[@valeriexvillanueva]

I’m actually dying at the fact that they believed the whole “c stands for caw” story for a second 💀💀

[@ashleyn922]

typically when you’re in highschool, you have to keep consistent good grades to even continue playing that sport, so colleges (universities) acknowledge that the person is gifted at academics as well as a sport, so that person can represent that college as an athlete and an academic.

[@serenitydabarbarian404]

They are also given way more restrictions; signing contracts such as not eating certain foods or drinking alchohol and such. They also have to complete a certain amount of credits per quarter. Mine was 15 completed credits (meaning you could take more and if necessary drop a class as long as you were to complete the 15), I had to check in to the Gym at 6am everyday (so no scheduling a class then) and have a 3.7 gpa. Scholarships are usually only partial coverage meaning you still pay for most of your college. My contract included free room and board, and 5 credits covered. So you paid 10 credits out of your own money per quarter. This was for Women's Soccer starting in 2013.

[@ninjaked1265]

Don’t forget academic probation

[@tigerfight85]

By academically gifted you mean maintaining a C average.

[@adrianp7574]

Piara Sandhu yeah true. Sorry @Ashley but a C is not good being an academic

[@DarthSoto78]

@@tigerfight85 It really depends the school. There are a couple schools in the Big Ten for example that require a B Average.

[@ToriA.]

The c stands for central time so it's 8 o'clock where they're airing the show but it's 7 o'clock in the central time zone.

[@bentomaskovic1540]

Victoria Ault yessssd

[@debbiechia]

American here: we NEVER say Tea towels, its dishtowels.

[@rebella8898]

The “c” for TV times means Central Time zone. The US has 4 time zones. All TV times are displayed in Eastern Time Zone/Central Time Zone. So if a show starts at 8/7C that means that it will be 8 in Eastern Time Zone and 7 in Central time zone.

[@kaseywoody4951]

Technically the U.S. has 6 times zones but only 4 in the continental U.S.

[@rebella8898]

Technically yes, but I wasn’t counting Hawaii and Alaska. 😂

[@charlesthompson3615]

And those of us on the west coast are in the Pacific Time Zone. When we see this ads, we refer to the Eastern Time Zone since shows are broadcast three hours later on the west coast.

[@sampaige9468]

I've heard once or twice "...at 6pm/9 pacific." or something like that.

[@brentbumgardner]

Austin is Central time. An hour behind Eastern.

[@PinkyPowers]

American here. We don't unplug anything when we go on vacation. Unless it's something we're taking with us. No fear of anything catching fire.

[@OliverBailey06]

I do

[@DaysOfSodaAndLantana]

We do as well.

[@cyanbenjamin8338]

My celing fan started on fire

[@victorianease2272]

Lol I unplug almost everything

[@lizzigilmore5813]

It's not a nation wide practice (probably because almost nothing can be a nation wide practice in a place so large), but there are some Americans who do it. Some people do it to lower the electric bill rather than the risk of fire.

[@datmanydocris]

Pretty much every store in the US sells advent calanders when December comes around. I don’t know where the hell Buzzfeed got that one from.

[@BewitchedBeckatha]

Yes! And I've seen chocolate advent calendars, cheese ones, beer ones!!!

[@Wii505]

@@BewitchedBeckatha Lego

[@Bemabond]

I think it’s just that nobody in the states gives a damn about them

[@BrianPatrickOMalley]

I'm a lifelong American and had no idea advent calendars with chocolate were a thing in the States. I heard of them in the past few years from following Brits on social media. It might be that, regionally, they are making inroads. I'm in Florida and most of my life they have not been a thing here--but I don't scour the holiday section in stores.

[@Redactedinformant]

@@BrianPatrickOMalley maybe not by Florida but in Kansas and Alabama we have no problem recieving them or picking them up from a store

[@MKahn84]

Someone else explained the time zone thing with TV times. Remember, the tea kettle predates electricity. There is a difference between a kettle, a pot, and a pan. So when we don't specify "electric kettle" we mean a kettle you have to put on the stove to heat up. I think you'll find your parents didn't have electric kettles when they were your age. While I have an electric kettle, remember that we're not big tea drinkers; coffee is the hot beverage of choice here. So we have electric coffee makers and most homes just don't need an electric kettle for heating water. Just stick a mug of water in the microwave! We just put switches on the device that we plug into the wall. Also, with 110-120V, it's just not as dangerous. You'll find that a lot of the prongs on our plugs are made by folding over a piece of copper, so each flat prong is two layers. That's intentional. If it's falling out of the plug, get a thin, flat screwdriver and stick it between the two layers to separate them slightly and make the prong fatter. If you have solid prongs that are falling out, just bend them outward slightly. Eventually, you'll need to replace that socket, which is no big deal because they're so inexpensive. A residential grade wall outlet is less than a dollar. We do have Advent Calendars, but they're seen as religious items. Remember, England has an official religion and we don't. The de-emphasizing of "Christmas" in the United States really bothers me.

[@BarerMender]

I'm in my seventies and I never heard of advent calendars until the last two or three years. Possibly because I came up Catholics and Catholics, I read two or three days ago, don't use them.

[@wolfgamer3729]

I’m an American and I agree about the issue with toilet stalls, they should definitely be more private

[@Skywalker8562]

They really don't need to add as much water in them as they do, because if you've got to squat you can end up with your balls swimming in dirty water...then what? Wash your balls in the sink and dry them with the air dryer that blows at 50 Celsius.

[@laurakelly8900]

Yes they really should

[@AllThingsElementor]

George Costanza approves of this comment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bavapKp7i6l0orc

[@scorpman300]

toilet stalls are made that way for a reason and it is so people do not linger in them, it is so you get in, do what you need to, and get out as fast as possible so lines do not form. there was a study done and it was found that when there was more privet stalls in place that people seem to stay longer then they needed to and lines formed and caused issues so stalls were made to be just privet enough for people to be able to do their business but not too privet that they want to stay for a long time.

[@Murica_gaming]

@@Skywalker8562 if your balls are hanging down that low that's a you issue 🤣

[@mrs.kitsch8127]

I'm American and I don't know anyone with an electric kettle. Everyone has a coffee maker and maybe a regular kettle.

[@lyndseyverkist]

Penny Pawsinski I have an electric kettle

[@saintsinner4074]

We live in rural kentucky and we have iron flame heated kettles

[@immar1075]

Electric Kettles are at all Dept stores and big box stores. Walmart carries about 5 or 6 different models. They are quicker and more economic than heating water on a stove top or even using the microwave. I wouldn't be without one.

[@JazzyWaffles]

My gran has an electric kettle.

[@calebtvog]

I don't even know what kettles are for

[@bavariantrawler]

Buzzfeed info basically just represents LA and NYC not the entire country.

[@albar428]

not really. it poorly represents NYC too

[@adriannehilts5602]

When I was a kid we had Advent calendars, but since I've had kids I can never find them

[@teamcougars]

CheckHallmark stores.

[@zoemorin1623]

Amazon

[@danajohnson4757]

I get my girls' advent calendars from Walgreen's.

[@pyroplays777]

This might sound crazy but, we have off switches on the actual appliances so why would we need another one on the actual outlet.

[@Raidersmomma2489]

Because even when the appliance is turned off it still uses a very small amount of electricity so it's to regulate the amount of electricity used instead of unplugging everything

[@kyleighhalligan4735]

@@Raidersmomma2489 it's so negligible to us that it's not worth bothering - less power comes directly through the individual sockets in order to make them safer, I believe.

[@53kenner]

@@Raidersmomma2489 That's only true for transformers, appliances like blenders and toasters draw no current when off.

[@Backyard-yz3mf]

@@Raidersmomma2489 I'm an electrician. When a switch is off, no electricity is used. Now a phone charger with an led does

[@ThomasDoes]

There are some appliances as well that don’t have an on or off switch (ie some irons, phone charger, fire stick etc).

[@scarlettarhurst]

I’ve literally never ever used the word “tea-towel.” And I’ve never heard it in the US, we say hand towel or dish towel.

[@mandymartin9235]

I have always called it a tea towel. It's what my mom always called them is why

[@skyeblackheart456]

Tea towels are used differently than hand or dish towels. I have to hide mine because I use them for when I make bread and my family uses them for anything else

[@livinglavidaboca5541]

What part of the US are you in? My friends and family (in Miami) call them Tea Towels.

[@caseybunch4057]

In Georgia, we call them hand towels, dish towels, or just kitchen towels.

[@crappyaccount]

Never in my life heard of tea towels. Always dish towels or kitchen towels in Louisiana. Hell some people just call em dish rags

[@rad4579]

I am confused that these Brits have never seen a stovetop tea kettle.

[@hexed1000]

rad4579 stovetop kettles aren’t that popular in the uk anymore

[@keirasimonson7849]

We moved on with modern technology and use electric kettles.

[@frankmueller2781]

@@keirasimonson7849 making every item in your home dependent on electricity isn't neccesarily progress. We lost power once for 12 days in an ice storm. Thank God only the washer and dryer were electric.

[@jenniedarling3710]

Why are you confused? Things are done differently in different countries. In the US people mostly use hob kettles in the UK it's electric. Why is that confusing?

[@rad4579]

@@jenniedarling3710 What do you do when the electricity stops working? And it will.

[@gamma_centauri]

When it comes to the outlets and cords, generally the reason why some plugs fall out easier than others is because those are the types of plugs that move around. I don’t know how else to explain this, but, for example, a lamp plug will stay firmly because you don’t move lamps often, whereas phone and laptop plugs move easily because you’re less likely to stay in the same place with them. I am NOT saying this is the exact reason, just what I’ve noticed. Bigger, less movable objects generally tend to have better grip than those you intend to take with you.

[@cdaugherty6911]

In the US we do have advent calendars, but people don’t use them as much.

[@saraseefeldt39]

Since we have 4 time zones, we need to specify the time zone it's in. Usually they revolve around central time. E- eastern, C- central, Mt- mountain, P- Pacific

[@kimberlyramsey3737]

Also Hawaii-Aleutian

[@traepalmer]

@@kimberlyramsey3737 Also Alaska (one hour behind pacific)

[@victorwaddell6530]

Guam , American Samoa .

[@saraseefeldt39]

Thank you for the additions! I realized after putting 4 that there were many others I was forgetting. Bring in central time, we get a little spoiled with tv and don't have to think about it as much.

[@ritadaniels3175]

Trae Palmer Then that would be the same as Mountain Standard Time (MST) That would make sense geographically if you went North & South in that general geographic area...

[@loganmiller7995]

"because they don't drink tea..." just because it isnt hot doesn't mean it's not TEA... 😭

[@youngroyals4350]

I'm American and I love hot tea and cold tea. The big problem is they need to stop getting their American facts of BuzzFeed because it triggers me

[@miaokatt]

Logan Miller ICED TEA IS 😍😍😍😍

[@marcoarreola9058]

I never poop in a public bathroom

[@marcoarreola9058]

Why unplug things? The hair dryer has an on/off switch. I've never had something unplug itself.

[@beerme2096]

Tea is fucking disgusting. No wonder we Americans prefer coffee

[@feversol]

As another said, 8/7C means the broadcast will be at 8pm on the East coast and 7pm in the central time zone. Due to the size of the US, most broadcasts are broadcast first for the two easternmost time zones, then REPEATED for the other two. Your local TV station will use the network feed for the appropriate timezone then use local programming for the times. This keeps the network shows show from being at 8pm on the east coast but 4pm on the west coast. The western time zones will broadcast the program at 8pm Pacific Time but 8pm locally.

[@tobybrookshire1885]

American sports has everything to do with MONEY. College recruiters are looking to the high schools for talent. Pro recruiters look to the college system for talent. And it's all about television and selling apparel. It's a multi billion dollar business.

[@almsthvn]

Money for the schools, to be specific - they are not allowed to pay the players. But for sure, they recruit good players so the school will have winning seasons, so the alumni will pay big money for tickets to the games (and donate to fundraisers, etc.)

[@Tuzyae]

Yep, college athletics have a lot to do with money for the schools and conferences. It also adds revenue to television stations due to advertising on channels that air the games. So yes, schools recruit top athletes but in the US, schools emphasize academics as well. Athletics are not a default for less intelligent individuals. It is stressed that not everyone can make a living off athletics and athletic careers tend to be short so it is stressed that they have something to fall back on if athletics doesn’t pan out. As such, student athletes are required to keep their grades up and pass all their classes in order to play. While the top players may get recruited to professional teams before graduation, not all players do, so most end up graduating and not turning pro and instead have a degree they can use for their chosen field.

[@jamie5661]

In short.... Capitalism

[@jackdaniels3206]

Go Texas Longhorns 🤘🏻🐂

[@CHarmon99]

Yup. If they would give up the sports scholarships they could replace them with academic scholarships. Which obviously makes more sense. College is for learning, not for sports.

[@melissastapleton5384]

I’ve honestly never even thought about the gaps in the doors in the toilet...

[@Syne7h]

Yeah, I think we're just used to it and don't know better so it doesn't bother us.

[@conechiwa7]

I think we just assume if the door is shut we don't look - but yea, it should be more private

[@pennymitchener2463]

I don't care for the gaps either, but used to it; but always try to get the last one so people dont walk by and look thru gap, lol...I loved the bathrooms in Germany, very private and clean, and you had to pay.

[@kyleblake4594]

I’m American and I f’ing HATE our toilets. More privacy please!

[@jjohnston326]

Yes, we have advent calendars here.

[@jennystoker2270]

Most electric things generally have an “on off” switch, such as lamps, hair dryers, etc. So you can turn things off without unplugging them.

[@calvinhunt3888]

Jennifer Stoker or we just don’t unplug them and leave them

[@queenawesome2601]

Exactly people for the most part do not unplug things they just turn them off even if they are going away on vacation for weeks.

[@JohnnyZenith]

It means you have an extra level of security and don't have to unplug. For example I switch my computer off at night because of all the LEDs. These stay on with standby even when it is powered off. I can then switch it off at the wall rather than unplug. British plugs are the best.

[@queenawesome2601]

@@JohnnyZenith Even with the LED lights almost all Americans would leave that plugged in. 😂

[@alexlewis8143]

JohnnyZenith it has an off button

[@jennicole7312]

“Dish towels” for the kitchen or we just say “Kitchen towels”

[@MCGamerD]

I just bought some at the store. The label said kitchen towel.

[@jennicole7312]

dannytv it depends on where in America you’re from, where I’m from wash cloths are for the bathroom not kitchen

[@naomipask9956]

Aussie here; wash cloths or flannels are for the bathroom not the kitchen. Kitchen towels are made of paper and are designed for quick mop ups that can be disposed of. Those bigger things are what we call tea towels, used for drying dishes.

[@lindseysmith2627]

I don’t I call it a dish towel lol

[@jennicole7312]

Naomi Pask it’s so interesting because here in America the disposal towels are called “paper towels”

[@wisteria8662]

We just call them kitchen towels, dish towels, or hand towels in the US

[@evagibson2789]

Hand towels is what I've heard. I live in UT

[@samelsby-hartman4593]

Nah thats different

[@alpinedeed1023]

A rag

[@samus4040]

Rag would work too. And rag to the above. US and Canada.

[@smartiekate6312]

I call them kitchen towels if they are used in the kitchen and hand towels if in they are used in bathroom. 🇺🇸

[@jamesrgoes]

I think the electric plug difference comes down to safety...in other words, if you have a little button that stops current then you might easily assume that something plugged in is "off" when it might actually be still live, whereas, the necessity to have it plugged in order to receive current provides less of a chance of confusion. Plugged in = current on, not plugged = current off vs plugged in = current on or current off

[@romyhill3472]

America does have Advent calendars, if no one else has mentioned this...

[@ChamomileT]

I couldnt imagine not having advent calendars in america that's crazy

[@meghanwagenveld400]

I don't know where Buzzfeed got the information that Americans don't have advent calendars... at least with my family (and everybody I know.......) that was a huge tradition.

[@Sarah-gl5xj]

It’s not a regional thing. I’ve lived everywhere from the west coast to the east coast, Midwest to the south...and we’ve always had Advent calendars no matter where I lived. World Market, Trader Joe’s, Target, Walmart, grocery stores, Aldi, Amazon, pretty much everywhere, I believe stores like Macy’s and Homegoods sell them too!

[@krystallovesclassics508]

I've never heard of an advent calendar.

[@tigerlillystar6143]

@@Sarah-gl5xj I've never had one so no it's not very popular in America but they are still heard.

[@vyloznik]

Omg the bathroom doors thing had me dead 😂😭😭 Never considered it an issue except for when the gaps are a bit too wide and you make eye contact with someone passing by the door

[@calimaxtla]

The US is on different time zones because it's too big. So when a show starts, the time is different for everyone even if it's live.

[@BenjaminWirtz]

Whereas China is big enough it should have 4 but the government said nope, everyone is on the same time.

[@Faolitama]

@@BenjaminWirtz they have TV in China?

[@Random_How-tos]

Usually when things fall out of the outlet means the plug is worn out and needs to be replaced.

[@belafontelife9781]

We just have an understanding, we don’t look at stall doors.

[@leitheparsons1186]

Mainland has 4 time zones(Alaska and Hawaii are different). Also the mountain time zone prime time starts at 7pm instead of 8 pm.

[@kdmcollegebd2012]

Primetime starts at 7pm in the Central time zones also.

[@angelabarnes7588]

Yep. Only tiny kids & pervs look at the cracks!!

[@jenniferroach4153]

Yes, it's considered rude to Americans

[@arcanewyrm6295]

Peeping through the stall gaps is an insidious sin, universally frowned upon... And those who do are immediately branded as (and shamed for being - often quite vocally by the victim and nearby witnesses) perverts.

[@bunnyfire58]

Oh honey, no Americans look through those gaps. Psychologically those gaps are ignored by us. We do not look!!!!

[@TenDeuChen]

They still shouldn't be there. They're absolutely ridiculous.

[@marieusina7042]

bunnyfire58 right we don’t

[@TheEwuplanner]

Some gaps are for safety (if someone falls or so a kid doesn't get locked inside). Some go even further to try and stop drug use and sex... some places remove the doors altogether.

[@nousername4me2use]

I use the handicap stalls. Those usually don't have gaps around the door.

[@HeatherShineify]

I hate when children look! I hate gaps!

[@sarahgreen3663]

For the most part, we don't unplug anything when we leave for vacation. They just stay plugged in and turn off the lights themselves by their switches..

[@Jack_Stafford]

I have only known a few people that have done that, I never major appliances, but still they were seemed as kind of odd for worrying about something that they didn't worry about going to work everyday, but then there are those people that every time they leave the house they throw the master electric switch or have a lot of things plugged into a surge protector and switch off everything not. But again it is not the norm.

[@magicalmystery1964]

@@Jack_Stafford I could not imagine unplugging your fridge when you go on vacation. Everything would spoil.

[@lauraw9657]

We totally have advent calendars in the US. We have cloth ones that I fill with biblical questions on scrolls for each day. Once you answer the question correctly, you are handed another scroll with the hint of where to find your candy prize. It's one of my children's favorite Christmas traditions. Originally advent calendars were filled with bible verses. The cardboard chocolate filled candy ones are available in the stores.

[@vwestlife]

Americans don't use electric tea kettles because we have 120-volt electrical outlets here, so it would take twice as long for the water to heat up compared to the 240-volt electric tea kettles in UK/Europe. Using a regular tea kettle on the stove is faster. Plus we simply don't drink as much tea as the Brits do!

[@SPrivy]

Lmao

[@atlas8845]

@@russellj.collerjr.5547 That comment was the most American thing I have heard in ages.

[@DPryorAustralia]

Ice tea in a can .... are you serious? LoL No, you make your ice tea in only one of two ways ---- 1) By placing your teabags in the top of your coffeemaker,, brew thru one cycle; then pour the tea into pitchers. Mix with water 2 prts tea to 1 part water, and chill. 2) Place your teags in a LARGE jar, fill 2/4 with water and place lid on jar. Set jars of tea on your back porch in the sun and let brew for several hours. When tea is brewed, pour into pitchers, 2 parts tea to 1 part water - chill. With either method, then sweeten and lemon to taste ~ These are the only American acceptable ways to make ice tea :)

[@tomfrazier1103]

A lot of Americans use Coca-Cola or Mountain Dew for a morning bump. Check out Dave Barry for content regarding American commodes and their legal regulation in the 1990s.

[@danstruchen8120]

I have an electric kettle and I live in Texas.

[@conniebreck1812]

Tea towels is an older term. Mostly we call them dish towels or hand towels. And we drink tea, hot and cold.

[@rhondaw]

There are stovetop kettles. They’re shaped like a kettle and it whistles when the water boils.

[@mikeh8416]

And if you have an Electric stove, that MAKES it an "Electric Kettle".. So we're one up, we also have GAS kettles (depending on your stove) :-)

[@johnnyjohnson8503]

I have an electric kettle, but it’s called a "hot pot" here in the USA. I use to have a stove top whistling tea kettle, but my stove is natural gas, not electric.

[@meghanmack1500]

They do take a lot longer than electric ones though.

[@juanramirez-wk8ty]

The thing I always liked about our American electric wall sockets is that it is always a good way to test if a device is working properly, like if your ever in doubt if you are activating it right or if it has burnt out , got a wire loose etc...

[@jacobvonderheide9349]

“The US don’t do Advent calendars” lol you can go to 99¢ store and get a super cheep one

[@Skywalker8562]

Oh yes we do Advent calendars if you are a Catholic you can pick one up in the vestibule.

[@andrewmcarling]

They are only thinking we don’t do Advent Calendars because they’re getting the info from buzzfeed

[@markfoster1520]

Also...you'd need to be an only child....unless you want envy...and...naked greed!

[@TheRindy84]

@@markfoster1520 Or your kids learn to share. My mom had one for the boys and one for the girls. Ours were just little paper doors to open so it was so there wouldn't be a bunch of them all over the house. We would take turns opening them but we would all do it together. Some of the ones I've seen recently like Legos and what not are easily shared. It's a good early lesson for kids being happy for somebody else getting a prize and hoping and waiting for your day, then your sibling gets to do the same for you. I only have one child so I actually have to make a point to think about something that would just present itself naturally. If I win a game there is no crying or whining you get to say "good job, mom" or "good game" but fits are not okay. Nobody wants to be around someone who only feels greed or envy when good things happen to somebody else. Those people make crappy friends.

[@marenbrekke]

A lot of people do Advent calendars. Especially families with children. You can buy them at Target and Walmart for goodness sake. They give them away at church at the beginning of the Advent season. We even had a church crafting event to make them. Very popular, at least in the midwest.

[@sgtjonmcc]

The electrical outlets aren't bad when they are new, they get loose overtime and cost like 2 dollars to replace.

[@manvshulk58]

College sports are big money. That is why athletes are important.

[@xanaduxanadu3605]

And sports scholarships are a great way for some talented but disadvantaged kids to obtain college educations and great careers. Geez think about it.

[@Carrietbean]

@@xanaduxanadu3605 Correct. Both are true though.

[@fredoconn]

Because in the US, everyone doesn't get a "free" education past high school. One way to pay for college is getting a sports scholarship. Doesn't take a genius to figure that out.....

[@chriswicecarver3715]

College sports are a major income to colleges/universities. Many times Football (and to some extent also Basketball) really carry an entire University's athletic program. Take The university of Michigan. 6 to 8 home games. 110,000 fans. Tickets go for $75-150 each. Then you add in the food and merchandise. And all of this is not even to mention the money obtained from media. -------- The average SAT for entrance at Syracuse University is 1255. Although there are a lot of intelligent people on the Syracuse football team, the standard for extending a football scholarship might be 1150 (figuring that not only do you have to have studies, but there's consideration that an extradordinary amount of time is spent on the field). So that team participation is "accounted for".

[@duckjones5827]

Such a wholesome channel! Love it

[@blitzofchaosgaming6737]

The TV thing... The US has 6 time zones and not all show shows at the same time. We aren't a tiny island comprised of only 1 time zone.

[@jeffreyroot6300]

BlitzofChaos Gaming Britain isn’t tiny so much as narrow. But then there’s only about five countries Ibcan think of in the same size category as the USA. Russia, China, Australia and Brazil are the only ones that come to mind, I may have missed one.

[@blitzofchaosgaming6737]

@@jeffreyroot6300 Its relative. Compared to Monaco and Vatican City the UK is huge, Compared to someone living in a state larger than the whole UK the UK is tiny.

[@CommonCommenter]

I forgot about our time zones off the mainland.

[@drewpamon]

The highest paid state employee in most states is actually likely a college football coach. The team makes more money for the school than any other single thing.

[@JeffMarshallfan]

So sad. Some coaches are paid millions, a lot that money comes from wealthy alumni and other supporters.

[@kvbstudios316]

Sports are an industry in the US. Colleges make more money off sports in ticket sales, merch sales, advertising revenue from televised games, etc., than they make off of tuition of all the other students. Add in alumni booster contributions, and ridiculous amount of money is in sports. So, the competition for excellent athletes with marginally decent grades from high school is intense. Because they are school sports, eligibility is determined by an athlete's grades and behavior while representing their school as an athlete. Which means that the majority of professional athletes have at least one Bachelor degree.

[@8ravenphoenix881]

Them: We're confused. We're very confused. Them: Oh, also, we have tea towel merch!!! :DD Me, an American: Okay now I'M very confused! WHAT THE HECK IS A TEA TOWEL??? They look like washcloths?? Dishrags??

[@maysun1317]

Washcloths? That sounds like some kinda bathroom towel thing.

[@Eisofice]

They're usually for drying dishes after washing them

[@MrLMFAOLovers]

AttackOfTheGamers wait do you not know what a washcloth is?

[@TheXxxcodexxx]

@@maysun1317 We dont call the bathroom a washroom here in the USA. A wash cloth is for washing dishes or yourself in the shower

[@jeepsanddragons]

Tea towels i can figure out However harry potter left me so confused WHAT THE HECK IS A " TEA COZY" ( DOBBY WORE ONE )

[@58fcorley]

Your British friend is wrong. There are 6 different time zones in the US - Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaskan and Hawaiian. So, 8/7C means that the programs are airing simultaneously, at 8:00 Eastern time and 7:00 Central time.

[@FaultzGaming]

So like. Imma tackle the outlet one. Everything in the US has a on off switch attached to the device itself unless it is designed to stay plugged in 24/7 and not be turned off like a toaster. Or a microwave. Cause typically our outlets are low to the ground in the wall. So having switches on the outlet itself isnt exactly practically. And if you do want the plug to have a switch slot of people when wiring them up just wire them to a light switch. And as for why they a flimsy as you put it. They aren't. You've just used some really worn out outlets . Sorry to say. You've only experienced old outlets and nothing new.

[@any0n378]

I kind of agree on the plug thing. Having a switch at the plug is convenient. What gets me though is how 99% of US appliance cords are at 90° to the wall when plugged in. Ever tried moving a piece of furniture against a wall with an appliance plugged in, or accidentally pulled the vacuum cord just to have the plug dislodge from the wall socket? Why not just have the cable exit the plug at 90° and then have the cable perpendicular to the wall when plugged in? Solves both the above mentioned problems.

[@madmartigan8774]

@@any0n378 I don't move furniture against a wall. I don't have anything touching walls in my house unless it's actually hanging on the wall itself. I was always taught that furniture should have a space between it and the wall.

[@markbernier8434]

Another factor is the mains tension is double in the UK compared to the US and for a lot of things there is no earth. Also, Lucas electrics. Nuff said. I think part of the difference is a hold over from when UK fuse boxes had fuse wires instead of circuit breakers.

[@denniskennedy1451]

We also have breaker panels in the us to switch a whole house off or certain rooms etc..

[@jaycoopz2152]

Different time zones....

[@strangeworldsunlimited712]

UK: Tea Towel - US: Dish or hand towel. Usually used for drying dishes after washing, or drying your hands, or both. Usually found in the kitchen near sink or oven (hanging off the oven handle). Sometimes double as potholders when those aren't available. Usually coarser and thicker than the tea towels you displayed. Toilet water: This can vary in height from place to place and based on how the toilet itself is set up. Some people like to have the bowl fill with more water, others don't. Over the past decades, there has been a trend to conserve water, so the amount of water in the bowl is trending downwards. 8/7C: Refers to TV broadcasts with time zones. There are 4 time zones in the US, as opposed to the UK which just has the one. So a TV show broadcast at 8 in the EASTERN time zone will be simultaneously broadcast at 7 in the CENTRAL time zone. So for people living in either time zone, they will see the split times (8:00 eastern/7:00 central) for any given program. Or it could be 10/9C, 3/2C or whatever. They usually tape delay for the Mountain and Pacific time zones, so a program that is shown at 8 Eastern, will also be at 8 Mountain and 8 Pacific, just delayed the necessary hours. Sounds confusing, so you almost actually have to live in the US, mainly in the middle of the US, to really understand. But it all deals with time zones. Kettles: First, not that many hot tea drinkers in the US (most prefer iced tea). The main drink of choice, especially in the morning, is coffee. For those who do drink hot tea, most use kettles that you place on a stove and heat. Those are just known as "kettles", as that's the kind that came first. Electric powered kettles are newer, aren't that wide spread yet, and therefore are distinguished as "electric kettles" apart from the older, non-electric kinds. Scholarships: Sports are a BIG DEAL in the US. I mean SUPER IMPORTANT!!! Especially American Football and Basketball. So, a lot of attention is given to those who can perform well in those sports, many of them continue playing through college, and a select few manage to make professional teams. But it all starts at the grade school level, especially high school. Pair THAT with the fact that college is SUPER EXPENSIVE in the US, and that very few can afford to go to college for anything, sports careers or otherwise, and you see the need for scholarships (all of your college expenses waved as a result of doing a good job in high school and continued good work in college). There are scholarships for nearly everything that college/university offers, and sports scholarships are among them... because we put way more emphasis and attention on athletic ability than ACTUALLY KNOWING STUFF! (pet peeve, sorry) College fans: Again, SUPER amount of attention given to sports (I really can't emphasize "SUPER" enough). You have it in the UK with your Football (aka Soccer) teams... I've seen the riots. In the US, we aren't just limited to one sport to bring that kind of frenzy, but several. And again, it all starts at the grade school level, continues through college, and into our professional teams. It's a bit crazy here, really. Toilet privacy: Yeah, most people here don't mind, but I can totally back this idea. There would be a lot of extra expense at completely sealing off the stalls, but I, for one, would like to see that happen. Plug switches: First time I've ever heard about such things. No, our plugs are simple in that sense. Some come with circuit breakers, usually in kitchen or bathroom where you're using blenders or hair dryers that can cause a surge. Many homes have at least one outlet, per room, that's attached to the light switch, so you can plug lamps in and turn them on and off with the switch on the wall rather than on the lamp itself. Just be sure to plug your lamp in, and not your alarm clock or computer. ;) Advent calendars: They can be found in the US, many stores sell them, but they aren't as popular a thing as they are in Europe. If you want one, you can buy one. Most stores have them.

[@claytoncourtney1309]

You gave very good explanations for all of these with the exception of Scholarships. yes, sports are important here BUT "we put way more emphasis and attention on athletic ability than ACTUALLY KNOWING STUFF!" is not correct. For 99% of the athletes getting scholarships they are there to get an education. The scholarship is simply a way for a person without financial means to be able to afford it. Your pet peeve only applies to the very very very top athletes and I hope you do understand that there are scholarships given to a lot of kids for sports that do not have a big professional aspect to them.

[@victoriakilgore5209]

Also the reason the schools focus on sports is because the popularity of sports make it easier for the school to get money Sponsors are posted around the field Tickets cost money They sell concessions (food and drink)

[@beesnort4944]

Clayton Courtney I see what you’re saying about the other scholarships but at the same time some of the ones that are “star athletes” are also afforded perks that the others are not afforded. Such as (in my town) certain athletes can commit crimes and have it swept under the rug by the university. It’s been all over the news for a few years and has gone on for decades and decades. Very disturbing.

[@livewiremagee2020]

Something that was left out about the scholarships is that for the most part they are enforcing you to learn not just depend on your skills as a player cause most schools say you have to have at least a C average just to play sports at least in grade school.

[@crazypiratesquirrel3038]

Strange Worlds Unlimited Actually here in the mid-west we call them a few things. The basic generic overall term is kitchen towels. Then it's broken down into two other separate terms. The more softer "fluffier" kitchen towels are known as hand towels (for the kitchen) that we dry our hands on if we wash our hands in the kitchen sink before food prep. The more flat tighter weaved lint-free towels like these guys have are referred to as dish towels and are ONLY used to dry off clean dishes (if you washed them in the sink for example). Back in the day (think WWII and before) people would make them out of cloth flour sacks. The tight weave towels are actually still referred to as Flour Sack Towels to this day but most people know them as Dish Towels. "Not that many hot tea drinkers in the US..." You must not live where it gets cold. Granted probably 80% of the tea I drink is unsweetened ice tea, I do tend to drink hot tea all day long in the winter. I will drink coffee in the morning but usually switch to hot tea later. I am also what proper British tea drinkers would probably call a barbarian because I will heat up my water in the microwave. I have switched to loose leaf tea from the common tea bag "dust" that is sold frequently in the US, so I am improving... ;)

[@feabicyoplung]

Public toilet stalls in the US - never once have I ever seen anyone looking in!!! And I guess if I ever do it will be someone from the UK!🤣

[@squeakco]

L GILL 🤣 Americans aren’t busy trying to look through bathroom door cracks, or looking under the doors. Nothing there I want to see.... I’m just in there to use it, wash my hands and go.

[@yallitsfay]

Exactly! I don’t go walking through a public bathroom peeking through the cracks before getting to a stall, they’re just over reacting. 😂

[@miac2382]

Lmao

[@codyroesch3888]

I'm an american and I often wonder why there are gaps. I just assumed it was for ventilation and the gaps at the bottom in case the toilet floods lol. The worst is places that have the stall and NO FUCKING DOOR!!! I went to a bar a couple week back for a concert and there was no door! I had to take a deuce out in the open where everyone walking in or even by the door could see me. But when you have to go sometimes there's not a better option. I've heard the reasoning of no doors is because people won't shoot up or do any drugs if there is no door where they can hide.

[@Skywalker8562]

@@codyroesch3888 No doors on the dumpers at military recruit depots...so you generally have a line of 10 people staring at you while you trying to take as you Brits say a "pooh"

[@Barb5001]

Are British people really that easily confused? Keep in mind that there are British things that make no sense to Americans also but we are not confused by them. We are mostly amused by them . Some things are derived from the old English names for them that the UK no longer uses :)

[@ChickasawScot]

You think we ACTUALLY unplug things when we go on vacation??🤣😂🤣

[@justrelle1.0]

Lolol

[@mssugahill]

I just died 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Abcdefghijk920]

Omg so true! Yeah, no here in the states. Our country didn’t teach us any better lol

[@cetkat]

We rely on fuses and surge protectors. Most things don't draw power until they're turned on, so they're fine to sit plugged in. Like, say, the toaster. It's only things with batteries that continue to draw a small amount of energy. Nothing will catch fire as long as your wiring is healthy. American homes are newer, and our laws make any legal construction work upgrade to the newest building codes.. so it's rare to find older wiring without the multiple safety redundancies. Things falling out of the plugs isn't considered ok... many people will ignore it, but it's just laziness of not replacing an older plug that's worn down. That can, actually cause a fire because a plug half in exposes electrified metal.

[@trlyons761]

I'm in my 40's and definitely unplug everything (not the refrigerator though. Lol) when leaving for an extended time. I learned this behavior from my mom who learned it from my grandparents.

[@kristinarobinson6426]

Not all wall plugs are loose, often in hotels they are, but in most homes especially new homes they are strong enough to hold heavy plugs

[@andrewstuart9807]

Yes they just need to be replaced. Simple job you can do yourself.

[@courtneyumokay9869]

Andrew Stuart but they should already be alright you guys shouldn’t have to go out of your way to do that

[@andrewstuart9807]

It's really not a big deal. Everything wears out over time.

[@andycofin6983]

Americans don’t trust ourselves with chocolate advent calendars. We would wipe out the month in one day. Lol

[@WeirdHeather]

Andyc Ofin Trust me, us brits can do that too lol 😂

[@gapshot5065]

He’s right😂

[@spoonbendingspacemonkey]

Not to mention, if you drop some of them, all the chocolate falls out and lands at the bottom of the box . . . I have the misfortune of having a 5 year streak with this particular issue ;)

[@XxLuvroseXx]

Andyc Ofin I always have chocolate advent calendars.

[@benz1279]

We have advent calendars tho