AMERICAN Things That CONFUSE BRITISH People!

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

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[@ew5601]

- We do use toilet brushes. LOL - There are electric kettles, but you just have to buy it yourself at a store. I have one in my house. You're right though. They are NEVER in hotel rooms. :(

[@pixiekat56]

I think there are like 1 tea drinker to 50 coffee drinkers. most tea drinkers, I think, other than a cold day, have a cup of tea in the morning. I will have 2 cups of tea a night for a week and after that 2 cups of tea a month. if no tea no big deal, soda pop will be fine. hate loose tea, to strong. I only like black tea tea bags. never anything to eat with it, that is for cookies and milk. never dunk anything in tea. like all my water, pop, gather aid, ice tea, with lots of ice and very cold, even when 20 F out. time zones are east, central - 1 hour after east, mountain - 2 hours after east, pacific - 3 hours behind east, Hawaii - 6 hours behind east coast. (all these are at the same time, from New York to Hawaii. 3,2,1,12(LA),9 Hawaii.) we celebrate on TV new years eve every time it turns 12 in a time zone. happy new year 5 times.

[@faiththomas1749]

You have to try what we Americans call soul food and do a video ( we call it that bcoz when black people were brought here during slavery we were given the scraps and put our heart and soul into cooking thus we essentially coined the term )

[@LaSmoocherina]

We don’t need hot water for things.

[@ew5601]

@@LaSmoocherina Americans?

[@mef2101]

Just a weird bit of trivia: The time zone on the moon corresponds with the Central Time zone of the USA. Why? Because that is the time NASA astronauts use because Mission Control is based in Houston, TX.... which is on Central time.

[@SouthernArtist77]

Thank you, now I feel just a little bit more special about my time zone. 🇺🇸

[@shalawndudley2094]

Me too!

[@sharoncraig6911]

Thank you. I love knowing that.

[@jamesclaytonjones884]

Time shouldn't matter . Neither should where they launch from . The key to that is to not have to launch .send yourself actually through a worm hole .remember your path and who you are and where you come from and you can go anywhere. Fast

[@davidkelly4210]

And it's part of the Bishop of Orlando's diocese because the Apollo missions were launched from his diocese and Catholic rules are the bishop in charge of where an explorer set out is in charge until the Pope can establish a new diocese. No one on the moon so...

[@Timotimo101]

Love your jingle ... classic and it means "Joel and Lia" to me.

[@andrew-xr1de]

Dear J & L. YOU LEAVE YOUR JINGLE ALONE! Itsw different and I love! Keep up the good work.

[@dorismedvetz5796]

Love the jingle

[@liberty0]

I can't stand it when intros to videos take as long as some major motion pictures. Their jingle is IDEAL.

[@thumperkc]

Everyone always says American food is so good, but then questions why we’re fat. 😂😂

[@bryanabbott6169]

The better to use as zombie bait during the zombie apocalypse? ;)

[@empressswiss2080]

Not everyone. Some things are ok and others just don't cut it. I don't like most of anything here in America when it comes to comfort food. And I was raised between cultures and countries so I am used to eating them all but at the end of the day to me the American treats to me r just generic vanilla, strawberry or whatever other common flavour with either tons of sugar or salt and I just don't get the yum factor from most comfort food. However when u forget the junk food and it comes to dining out and u find u a good restaurant with a bomb chef, its a win and when it comes to condiments and coffee America just puts the rest to shame. It just sucks that u can only be in 1 place at a time so u just have to work with what u got cause at the end of the day its give and take and it all comes down to preference.

[@bryanabbott6169]

When I went to America on vacation when I was a kid, I was surprised by the portions. They were twice as large as I was used to at home.

[@garycraig6506]

I’ve cut down on soft drinks, eat very little, if any, bread... Since late 2019 I’ve lost 40 pounds. Not sure what that is in “stones.”

[@peterbelanger4094]

High Fructose Corn Syrup. Studies from Harvard and other places have shown that HFCS shuts down the mechanisms in the brain that tell you when you are full, leading to over consumption. If you notice over the past 40 years, the countries weight problem has gone along with an increased use of HFCS in almost ALL of our manufactured foods. The very same corporate scientists that engineered cigarettes to be more addictive have engineered our foods to be more addictive.Tobacco, food & beverage industries are all owned by the same people. Another factor influencing the increase in weight is the decrease in the popularity of smoking, many just switched addictions to food. Also, restaurant businesses in the US continually compete to offer "more" to customers. But this "more" is usually just very fattening filler material. Yeah, and "american" food can be good. Probably because it's a creative mix of the international cuisines of our various immigrant populations. What foods are actually purely "american"? Most can be traced back to be a variation on recipes brought here from somewhere else. The food is good here because the US is the "food court" of the world. Corn is one of the few things commonly consumed actually native to this continent, hence the excessive use of high fructose corn syrup. Corn crops are HEAVILY subsidized by the government.

[@emilygivens7473]

I still don’t understand what is wrong with a stove top kettle lol. That’s what I’ve always used to heat water. They’re also fun because the whistle 😂

[@dobiebloke9311]

Emily Givens - I too dig the whistle feature, but never use it. My wife and I bought a new such kettle over 25 years ago, and even the we had been raised using them, the first thing we did was to set the whislte off. Since that first day tho, that little lid has remained in the upright position, and that kettle gets used many times a day. We don't need no stinking whistles (badges, being a joke). We've never forgotten it to burn dry, but it's only us adults here and it usually implies a cup of tea or coffee, so who could forget about that? Plus, we live in small enough of a house, the stove maybe 15 feet away from the living room, so that any sign of such a thing would easily be noticed. I have a habit tho, of everytime I leave the kitchen, whether I am cooking or not, I always make sure the knobs on the stove are in the off position. Thus, I don't even need to bother looking for the flame. The whistle is cool tho, being very much like an old steam engine. which I think are simply amazing.

[@marykelley854]

Yes agreed. I love it as well, however I do hope to purchase an electric one for when I have a tea party in my Sunday School Class.

[@dobiebloke9311]

@@marykelley854 - I hope I've implied, the electric ones are amazing. Well worth the counter space, if you can afford it. Or, if you are 'on the road', or in a classroom setting. I think they are wonderful, but I keep mine in the basement, as I don't have the counter space for it, but I did the notion. I dont't know the cost, as mine was 'gifted', and I would send it to you, but I fear the postage is worth more than the cost. Otherwise, it is yours. If I knew more about your Sunday School, maybe I could just gift you one.

[@raynemichelle2996]

We had a stovetop kettle in the 90s, until my great grandmother, who lived with us, burned up a few of them. She had dementia and would forget she put the kettle on and would go out in the garden.

[@dobiebloke9311]

@@raynemichelle2996 - Understood. That seems to be a great advantage to a proper kettle. Still, it wouldn't twist my wind, but only because my counter is so small.

[@lesserpoo]

Joel! It’s not, “Drop the kids off at school”, it’s “Drop the kids off at the pool”! 😂

[@raynemichelle2996]

I've heard both.

[@aarodful]

@@raynemichelle2996 I've only heard the pool and the pool makes way more sense.

[@2doright647]

Lol never head of school. I've always heard pool.

[@bsimon8652]

Take the Brown's to the bowl

[@lesserpoo]

@@bsimon8652 ha ha ha ha!!! Haven’t heard that one! 😂😂😂

[@ecclestonsangel]

We have Keurigs, Joel and Lia. You can get coffee, tea or cocoa in K cups and make your own cuppa whatever suits you. Most hotel rooms will have a Keurig in the room now. Yes, Olive Garden breadsticks are highly addictive!

[@MichaelScheele]

Americans drink coffee more than they drink tea. Therefore, there are few instances for Americans to need an electric kettle. Americans who drink tea usually just use a standard kettle on the stove top/range. Or they heat water in the microwave.

[@MichaelScheele]

I have friends who drink tea regularly, some are Anglophiles. None of them have electric kettles. A standard kettle on the range does the job.

[@neitan6891]

@@MichaelScheele My family has had an electric kettle for 10+ years. It's not that uncommon anymore.

[@tj_2701]

Or they use the coffee maker to make the hot water

[@emsparamedic5183]

@Orange Top , an electric kettle is not old fashioned in the States. A tea kettle that you heat up on a stove is.

[@marinaannetoma1268]

Any coffee pot brews hot water as well

[@Mommyland]

As an American tea drinker, I loved traveling in the UK and Ireland and every room we stayed in had an electric kettle. The US is so coffee driven that they tend to ignore us tea drinkers. And when my stovetop kettle needed replacing I bought myself an electric one, though I do miss the whistle. :-)

[@jackmessick2869]

Those devices in hotel rooms are called drip filters. You can leave the drawer that would normally have the coffee grounds out, and it's the same as your electric kettle; it will heat the water which then streams into the carafe/ pitcher.

[@intheclauds37]

Omg Joel waving his coffee around made me so nervous. 😂😂😂

[@starbug345]

Just put the coffee cup down Joel!😂😅

[@roberthindle5146]

"When you drop the kids off at school" Umm, the pool, Joel.

[@3novembersky]

“Drop the Browns off at the pool”

[@jacobsonma]

Don’t you all say something like the bog to refer to the toilet? I’d love to hear about some of those idioms. Bogs, from my reading, I understand to be like a swamp, though perhaps not as much standing water as here in the southern us.

[@dobiebloke9311]

@@jacobsonma - I believe they do. As to standing water in the South, like the Swamp Fox, Francis Marion knew.

[@Krisgenx]

😂😂😂

[@janathelamb3]

@@3novembersky I thought it was the Browns are going to the super bowl, or drop the kids off at the pool.

[@BrianPatrickOMalley]

"Find someone who looks at you the way Lia looks at a Pizza Hut."

[@MWood-ry8uu]

Or the way Joel looks at a Reese's peanut butter cup.

[@Robosan4000]

It will blow their minds that Pizza Hut in America used to have an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet.

[@rebekahearley5502]

We don’t think about sales tax. We just buy it, sometimes thinking about it being more than the stated price.

[@caroline-s]

We don't have sales tax in Oregon, so I always get confused when it's mentioned lol

[@Robosan4000]

They don't say all of the time zones for tv shows because there is usually a west coast feed and an east coast feed. So a show might come on at 8:00 eastern (7:00 central) but it's ALSO broadcast at 8:00 pacific on a channel the west coast gets.

[@Maybabie]

Yes you have talked about the water line differences between US and European toilets before. And we do use toilet brushes in the US. It is a common thing here too 🙂

[@Hbeth]

It is b/c here in the USA, there is a significant Italian -American population and to this group Olive Garden is like the Taco Bell of Mexican Food

[@yuh3277]

Please never put Olive Garden and Taco Bell in the same sentence again

[@dancinggiraffe6058]

I think Olive Garden is a cut above Taco Hell ... but then I'm not Italian-American, and it just occurred to me that the last time I went to Olive Garden was probably over 20 years ago.

[@Hbeth]

@@yuh3277 Explain

[@Hbeth]

@@yuh3277 By the way, what is a real wet lemon?

[@yuh3277]

@@Hbeth Olivr Garden is so extremely above Taco Ball in terms of being an actual restaurant and not a dumpy fast food chain. And a real wet lemon is what it sounds like

[@MichaelScheele]

In the continental US, we have four time zones: Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern. For some reason, network television programming aired at the same time in the Central and Eastern Time zones, despite the time zone difference. Therefore a show that aired at 8 PM Eastern would air at 7 PM Central.

[@lisaturner2175]

I live in the central time zone and absolutely love the shows starting at 7. Able to watch all the shows and actually get to sleep at a decent time.

[@notallwhowanderarelost7577]

Correct. I live in the Eastern Time Zone of the US (Ohio) and it has always made me wonder something. Since shows come on an hour earlier in Central than us in Eastern do those in the Central Time Zone get more sleep? The shows are on earlier so it seems to me this could be true. I'd prefer to live in another time zone if this is true lol. (But I'll never leave this area because of my close extended family all being in Ohio) I know lots of people here in Ohio who watch TV til 11pm, then the news til 1130pm, then finally go to bed. Then wake at 5-530am to get ready for work. We are always sleep deprived! No wonder.

[@michellesmith2793]

In MT and PT shows air at 7:00 p.m. but of course it's a 2-hour delay from the East Coast. So spoilers are already on the internet.

[@bigd7481]

@@notallwhowanderarelost7577 That's exactly why shows air 1 hour earlier in central time. The central US used to be the Agricultural center of the US and those farmers and ranchers go to bed early and get up early, hence, shows airing 1 hour earlier.

[@tinaowens3772]

You forgot Hawaii time.

[@LG123ABC]

When we drop the kids off at the pool in the US we want to hear a "splash", not a "thump". But we still have to use the brush occasionally.

[@jamiedamoth6465]

And of course you have the poop knife......

[@adammichael9759]

😂😂😂

[@Isaiah.2003]

I read this comment before I watched the video and I was so confused 😂

[@RealSteveTheGoat]

@@jamiedamoth6465 Ah yes, the poop knife

[@rich7447]

@@jamiedamoth6465 Generally the caffeine and fat diet ensures that a poop knife is never required. Speed dumps all around.

[@vbrooks88]

🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m one of your bingers. Your voices are just so lovely and soothing. Y’all are basically my co-workers while I work from home these days! Just chattin in the background!

[@kelseystonewall212]

Well my toddler loves your jingle! She heard it and now walks around saying De de da! Lol

[@JenniferGormley]

Guys I love the jingle, what triggers me is when you occasionally switch sides, ie Lia on the left of my screen. Nope Lia on the right, Joel on the left as I watch. Today’s video was perfect!

[@tracycrowe-elville4718]

I can't get past the toilet bowl discussion and Joel never having cleaned a toilet until 2020! WHAT?! You two always crack me up and watching you crack each other up is too fun! Thanks for the giggles!

[@davidwahrheit6143]

Maybe Lucy cleans the toilet bowl for him.

[@janecarolhogue3140]

You've got to be kidding

[@marshsundeen]

I am glad that Lucy has trained him

[@janecarolhogue3140]

Lia

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Our bread sticks used to be slender and dry like yours. Olive Garden changed all that The reason we don't have very many electric tea kettles in the US is because we are coffee drinkers! We have coffee makers at home and in hotel rooms, Keurigs in the office, and Bunnomatics in the shops and restaurants

[@mermaid1717]

You must not live in the south. We've never had crackery bread sticks. Actually in the south we usually have hushpuppies.

[@xavierbastida790]

Tru dat

[@nanvolentine9110]

When I worked in a cafe, we had a Bunn coffee machine, it made the best coffee anyone ever tasted.

[@karlamackey4675]

I don't need an electric kettle. I use my microwave or my Keurig. If I would get a kettle, I'd get one that heats on my stove. It heats water and looks nice sitting there . No extra space needed.

[@karlamackey4675]

@@mermaid1717 hush puppies are the best. Now I'm hungry 😂😂

[@kencairns532]

So fun and high-energy and lovely!! Great video! 💋

[@bluemelfly]

The channels are broadcast from different places so unless it's a live program they other side of the country will have the program at 7pm but at their time. The continental US has 4 zones and usually split in middle for broadcast. Eastern/Central And Mountain/Pacific. Most nationally televised LIVE programming starts about 8-9ET to accommodate the earlier zones.

[@gracieliz95]

I actually have an electric kettle and a pour-over that I use to make my morning coffee (because i drink a lot of tea too), but most people in the U.S. just use coffee makers. They can be complicated, but most of them are really convenient once you figure them out.

[@kateg7298]

Note to self: Call my son who is over 21 and ask him if he knows how to use a toilet brush. Omg Joel, hahahaha you were raised around people kind enough to keep the bowl magically clean. That's hysterical.

[@ClarkJ2265]

I’ve never used the hotel room coffee maker or kettle, if there is one. I’d rather go out for it. And we ‘re not as obsessed with hot tea as you are.

[@daynabailen4331]

I usually assumed they haven’t been cleaned since they were put in the room. 😆

[@marklouis1890]

Exactly. Bayou will see more coffee machines. We don't drink tea much

[@catr8253]

Ummm for the record, I LOVE yalls intro sound. Honestly so catchy and I sing along with it every time 😂

[@cygbo]

Hi from San Antonio, Texas. You guys are such a joy to watch. Love your US/UK videos.

[@Julia-hs7vh]

RE: The jingle. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[@EverlastingHobnocker]

Chum is fum!

[@potownrob]

Oh it’s broke!!

[@Gr8man4sex]

To start off with you are my Legends and I absolutely love your material. Don't change your jingle. I don't remember when I first subscribed to your channel but I doubt I will ever get to watch all of your videos not that I will ever stop trying. Joel and Lia forever. Do more videos like this, stay safe and keep me smiling.

[@Gr8man4sex]

I forgot to add that I have KZbin premium and love it.

[@xpgaines]

‘I’m not interested in a crusty roll.” - Lia. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@christylynnwilson6746]

Definitely do more of these. Also, I would love a video where you talk about where you met how you became friends how you came up with this idea for a KZbin channel.

[@paulachambers425]

Hey guys. Good to see ya together again. We have 4 time zones. Central, Eastern, Mountain, and Pacific. And you're right, it sucks sometimes. According to which TV Guide you look at.. Have a great day!

[@deniselegere5927]

In an American hotel there would most likely be a coffee maker. I do own an electric kettle and I love it!!

[@Jack_Stafford]

I found an electric percolator that have never been used in my pantry. It can be made for making coffee, and maybe tea? Or just water. It's electric and has a glass pitcher, I plan on using it for those times I know I'm going to need hot water for something in a couple of minutes while I'm preparing I just will turn it on!

[@sbertolio9820]

I also have an electric kettle. 😉

[@pjschmid2251]

I love my electric kettle as well but I also love tea. But tea just isn’t as popular in the United States. Coffee is still the king of morning hot beverages. So it does make sense for those who don’t make tea or need to boil water for say a French press to not have a separate appliance just to do that. It’s also that little strange thing that when tea is being portrayed say in a television show they typically aren’t using an electric kettle they use a stove top kettle. So I just don’t think people are generally as exposed to the idea of an electric kettle in the US because they aren’t ubiquitous like they are in the UK

[@jenniedarling3710]

The thing with a coffee maker in a hotel room is that it's only good for coffee. I did a two week study once where I had to live out of a hotel room, the kettle was so much more useful than a coffee maker would have been.

[@fieldsofsummer]

I have a small instant water heater under my sink. It has a nozzle dispenser. I’m on my third one. I think next time I will just get a kettle. Had t ever seen them until I went to Europe.

[@susie1311]

The coffee thing cracks me up. You only put the filter in and water, that's it. You guys are funny.

[@sarahgoings1703]

And don't forget to put the coffee in too if you want coffee! lol Also, if you just want water for tea, then you just fill it up with water (you have to pour the water into the machine, should have a place for water)

[@markfoster1520]

You want a good Keurig machine. I love those!

[@susie1311]

@@sarahgoings1703 the coffee is in the filter at hotels

[@joannb6330]

Think they're talking about Keurig coffee .my sister had to show me.

[@rachelbarry6081]

Here’s an example of how the time zones work for TV programming. “8/7c” means that a show starts at 8 in the Eastern time zone, but 7 in the Central Time zone (located directly west of the Eastern time zone). To try to keep certain programs on during “prime time” hours when people are home from work, a show might start at the following times (east to west): Eastern - 8 PM Central - 7 PM (exact same time as Eastern) Mountain - 7 PM (1 hour later than Central) Pacific - 7 PM (1 hour later than Mountain) Alaskan - 7 PM (1 hour later than Pacific) Hawaiian - 6 PM (exact same time as Alaskan) I think some items can be broadcast to the entire country at once (for example, the election coverage this past week and speeches from Biden/Harris were aired live everywhere most likely) but this is not the norm. Since there is a 5 hour time difference between Hawaii and the east coast, TV programming is complicated here, hence the staggered times shown above!

[@seancatherall31]

Actually, I believe you're correct Rachel, except that a show that's on at 8/7c is on at 8 on the west coast, not 7.

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@seancatherall31 Networks have separate transmission times for East Coast and West Coast as regulations were drawn up in the decades before satellites. The Rocky Mountains had to be accounted for with signal boosters. Geography plays a part in station call letters. East of the Mississippi River, all stations start with W.[Exception is KDKA is Pittsburgh. First commercial station in the US.] West of the country west of the river starts with a K.

[@kentix417]

There are other exceptions to those rules also. www.google.com/amp/s/amp.bnd.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/answer-man/article66843127.html

[@daniel_sc1024]

It should also be noted that the broadcast companies run the same commercials and national programming in both the eastern and central time zones simultaneously (do they do the same on the west coast?), hence having to inform people when the show will air in their time zone.

[@CavemanSynthesizer]

Breadsticks in America used to be a lot more like the stiff cracker-y breadsticks that Joel and LIa are describing - at least when I was a kid, but I think Olive Garden (and maybe a few other places) began to synthesize garlic bread, garlic knots and breadsticks into the kind of single soft dinner-roll-esque "breadsticks" that we know today.

[@wingersfan]

You guys rock. thanks for the fun.

[@kronosdarkness5202]

There are 6 different timezones in the United States starting with The Eastern time zone 8PM The central time zone 7PM The mountain time zone 6PM The Pacific times 5PM The Alaska time zone 4PM The Hawaii time zone 3PM

[@dobiebloke9311]

Kronos Darkness - Actually, there are 9, but I don't want to get into it. You are right tho, there are six that are commonly observed and just about as you described them. My point is, when it is says '8/E, 7/C', that obviously means 8 Eastern, 7 Central and everyone else can do the math, as they are well used to. A bit arrogant, but true. I was watching the dawn battle the stars, which battled the aurora borealis which battled my phone, when I came to realize that. Kidding, but it is amazing to pass into different time zones, particularly as you run from or to, one or the other. I once walked about a thousand miles South to North, just following the same spring. All of about 2 weeks worth, over more than two months of hiking. I almost had it outrun, but I never did get over the hump.

[@loveislove4879]

@@dobiebloke9311 You must've hiked the Appalachian Trail!

[@dobiebloke9311]

@@loveislove4879 - You are absolutely right. Not the entirety of it, as that wasn't my intent. I just wanted an extended spring and I got it, from Atlanta to Virginia, early March to early June until it eventually turned to summer and I gave it up and went back to working on a boat that welcomed me, whenever I got back. A few years later, I finally went to College, with all that (and more) in my back pocket.

[@zewm]

The 8/7c means 8 EST, 7 Central. So if you're in mountain or pacific time, you can just adjust it yourself. eg: 8 Eastern, 7 Central, 6 Mountain, 5 Pacific. Just like sales tax, you have to do your own maths.

[@FunDisneyFan]

Typically Pacific and Mountain time TV is run separate from Est and Pacific TV. I’m pretty sure on the West Coast, TV is listed as 8/7p for Mountain time and Pacific time.

[@chuckwin100]

that would be just "math" in the US.

[@MichaelG1986]

@@FunDisneyFan Mountain Time is definitely the red-headed stepchild. Pacific time viewers get everything that's not live three hours later, so adverts are focused on them on network TV, just later. I guess Central Time viewers just watch everything at a slightly earlier hour to the East Coast.,

[@pjschmid2251]

Your example would only apply to a live event. Normal scheduled television shows would be at 8 o’clock for all time zones except for central time which always gets everything an hour earlier. This is an artifact of early television when most of the population of the United States was either in eastern or central time zones. It was too expensive to tape delay for the central time zone so they combined the two and stated the time relative to each time zone. The Pacific Time zone was too far distant to combine so they got their own separate feed.

[@tiffanymeckley8739]

I dont know im in PST and I can remember the shows saying 7/6c. I think because central it just comes on earlier where in p, m and e it all comes on at 7. Ive never seen 7/6m lol.

[@Jack_Stafford]

The timezone thing for television shows is a bit more complicated. All shows in the Central Time Zone are shown an hour earlier then the rest of the country, this comes from when television first started, so much of the central time zone was Agricultural and people tended to go to bed earlier. Shows like the LOCAL Nightly News still to this day start at 10:00 rather than 11:00 pm. ( It was always weird to hear in movies and TV shows the line "film or updates at 11" because our news is at 10. 11:00 would be right in the middle of Jay Leno for us.) In all the other time zones, network shows air at the same local time, in Eastern, Mountain, and Pacific. So the only ones who need to note a difference is Central, and that is how you arrive at "Friends, on at 8/7c". It's on at 8 in all markets, except for Central where it will be on at 7. NATIONAL Network programming has a very defined window in which to operate between the local evening news (5pm) and local Nightly News (10pm) between which it was network programming as opposed to local, and then after the local Nightly News, network programming picked up once again with the nightly talk/variety shows. These Network entertainment shows also start an hour earlier in the central time zone than in the rest of the country. And still do. :) Including Saturday Night Live, starts at 10:30 pm. Central. In case you're wondering why there is a distinction between local news and national news, it essentially boils down to the country is so big that every large city has its own weather reports and sports reports to give. A national station just couldn't cover the weather throughout the whole United States or all of the sports teams and some other local issues like crime reports. After the local news at 10 (for central time), the feed is handed back over to the National networks and their late night programming. This works out great because 10:30 central is 11:30 on the East Coast, they are ending their own local news and any live programming is then shown at the same time for Eastern and central time zones, roughly everyone east of the Rockies. West of the Rockies everything has to be on a delay so that shows are aired at the correct local time.

[@sukiecastillo2351]

Thank you!

[@NichtNought]

I appreciate this very thorough explanation.

[@garycraig6506]

Living my whole life, except five years in the U. S. Navy, in the eastern time zone I’m used to “news @ 11.”

[@gabriellagadfly1863]

WAIT WAIT A FUCKING MINUTE IT’S NOT LIVE ON THE WEST COAST AND THEY *STILL* HAVE INSANELY DELAYED CAPTIONS???? WTF WHY THE HELL

[@tinaowens3772]

And, to make it more confusing, there is a Hawaiian time zone which is either five or six hours different from Eastern time (depending on Daylight Savings Time) and three hours later than California. The prime time TV block between 7PM and 10PM is recorded in California and sent via satellite to Hawaiian stations, which pick up the signals and hold on to them until the local time in Hawaii reaches 7PM, after which they broadcast the entire block, inserting their own commercials. While watching the election last week, when I sat down to watch at 7PM, the time in New York was already at 1AM. When I went to bed at 11PM, the sun was already rising on the East Coast.

[@ashtmw]

I LOVE your jingle! I sing along with it at the beginning in my own high pitched cartoon voice.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 9:43. After viewing one of your previous videos, I wondered about your tea kettle statement. So on one payday, when I was able to grocery shop, I went to our local, "WalMart*", that is not the one I worked for from, 2000 to 2003. I looked for the right department, and once I got a guy to step away from a shelf that he had his back to, after I asked him if he had seen any, they were behind his back. Both standard and electric. The electric one looked like a, "Thermos", that you showed us before, not the one that you just showed us. The standard ones had three color options. Red, green, and silver. I chose the classic looking silver. I forgot to buy tea bags to use with it though. I prefer the jugs of iced tea with, "Splenda", as they are ready made, and I'm a Type 2 Diabetic. But in the future, if someone brings their own tea bags and wants to use our tea kettle, we will have one. 😉 I wanted to show you that they both exist here, if you know where to look.

[@KodieS]

8PM Eastern means it's on at 8PM on the east coast of the U.S., but airs at 7PM Central time (middle of U.S.). The thing is, it's airing at the exact same time across the country, but for some people the clocks says 8, for others it says 7. The country is so large that the times need to be zoned to keep the country on a similar schedule. The sun comes up in New York about 3 hours before it comes up in California. If our times were the same, sunrise would be at 6AM in New York and 9AM in California, so the zones are adjusted so the sun rises around the same 'time' everywhere. This is also done for travel reasons, but can definitely be confusing when you have a 2 hour flight that leaves at 10AM and lands at 11AM. Also, we don't have sales tax on every item. Unprepared food (milk, bread, canned, etc.) is not taxed, surprisingly!

[@MrsCasa]

@ Kodie S Items being taxed or not depends entirely upon where you live. Where I live, those food items do have sales tax, just at a lower rate. Some items do have none at all, like prescriptions.

[@seanhays9064]

8/7c not only means 8:00 Eastern and 7:00 Central Time, but also means that it's on at 8:00 Pacific and 7:00 Mountain even though those two time zones aren't mentioned. Who knows what time the show is on in Alaska or Hawaii lol

[@jennifermartin40]

My family in the UK clown on me so hard for not owning a kettle😂😂😂 We spend so much time laughing at the ways we do and say everything differently.

[@bluedancelilly]

For TV listings - All time zones have the same evening timing, except for the midwest where things show an hour earlier. For ex, if a show airs at 8pm, it shows at 8 in most time zones, but 7 in the midwest. So they list it as 8/7 to explain that. As for electric kettles - we just fill a mug with water and heat it in a microwave. No need to also have a kettle.

[@geedavia1785]

Actually you're wrong here... A TV show airs at the same time I. Both the East coast & Central Time zones. The East coast just happens to start their prime time at 8(hence) their news starts at 11. I(believe the Mountain time is similar to the West Coast in that they get shows in a similar vein as the East coast/ Central time zone. West Coast folks used to get mad that folks in the East & Midwest we're spoiling the plots in many shows by (first) chatting about them(then later)tweeting about them *Before* they're shown, out there.... I think this might've changed recently(?)

[@marykelley854]

Agreed, don't change the jingle!! You both are amazing! Hope you all are doing well.

[@chanathanetrasiri1971]

you guys are so entertaining and humorous. Some topics, I wouldn't have thought of until you mentioned them. LOL, love from me

[@aaronhomer920]

When I was a kid, they would say “...8, 7 Central & Mountain.” The. They dropped the “... & Mountain” and would just say “...8, 7 Central.” Now, some networks wont even bother with the other two time zones and just refer to Eastern Time and expect people in the Central & Mountain time zones to figure it out for themselves.

[@CheekandBluster]

I haven't had cable for several years now, but as I recall, by then the 8/7 central thing seemed like it was mostly just done on live sports broadcasts? National network shows came on at the same time, like no matter where you live, Hill Street Blues was on at 10 PM on Thursday. So the people on the East Coast actually saw it 3 hours before we did, those lucky bastards. I've lived all but 5 years on the West Coast, so I've always been used to hearing "8/7 central," and subtracting 3 from the first time (i.e., Eastern time) and going, "oh, so that's on at 5 PM here."

[@aaronhomer920]

@@CheekandBluster Not so in the Midwest (Central Time). Hill Street Blues was on at 9:00 pm. In fact, 9:00 was the latest prime-time programming would start. The news came on at 10:00.

[@CheekandBluster]

@@aaronhomer920 Oh, no kidding? Ok then, I sit corrected.

[@kstearns921]

@@aaronhomer920 I think that's why they specified 8/7 central. the Central time zone is the only one that's off. Mountain and pacific would be on at 8pm as well.

[@fashion_information]

"8/7c" means that the show is at 7:00 Central Time, and 8:00 Eastern time. The US has four time zones: Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern. Shows that broadcast to the nation have to specify time zone when they say when they broadcast.

[@shalayneabbott8212]

There’s also AK and Hi time zones. USA has 6 time Zones. Eastern EST, Central CST, Mountain MST, Pacific PST, Alaska AKST and Hawaii HAST.

[@nicholas_scott]

More specifically, networks have an “east coast” and “west coast” sat feed. That way, the east can be 8/7, and the west 9/8. Technically broadcast hours later

[@seanhays9064]

But when it says 8/7c it also means that it's on at 8 Pacific and 7 Mountain (in addition to 8 Eastern and 7 Central)

[@62impalaconvert]

We have a "kettle" in most hotel rooms. It's called a microwave.

[@raynemichelle2996]

😒

[@SeeJustincover]

Just found you guys on your accents videos! Love learning the difference in uk 🇬🇧

[@stephanbach1652]

This is the funniest video you’ve ever done. You Cain change anything you want, just keep making these wonderful videos.

[@kimberlypage6344]

At minute 6 Lia turns into a total cat, "what's that outside"

[@TrinitySurvivorNet]

"Squirrel!" 🤣🤣🤣😅

[@MrsCasa]

@@TrinitySurvivorNet EXACTLY what I thought!

[@MrsCasa]

@@TrinitySurvivorNet EXACTLY what I thought!

[@starbug345]

Joel and Lia when referencing the 8/7c: “That is REALLY sad” in the most pitying sarcastic voice😂👌 It is true. life is so darn hard. Us american tv watchers just can’t CATCH A BREAK😩

[@edpeeler3178]

And that's only what you see in Eastern time zone where there is a chance of overlap with Central. Central, Mountain and Pacific see something different.

[@garycraig6506]

8:00 est/7:00 cst

[@stevechapman839]

8/7 means 8 eastern time(east coast) 7( midwest, Illinois etc )Indiana in Midwest has 2 time zones eatern and midwest. then mountain time (Colorado and states there, would be 6:00. then Pacific time 5:00, west coast. so California is 3 hrs behind east coast, No one misses a program

[@CMCrc14]

It was funny when he said “8/7 so people in the central part have to go back 2 hours” when really 7 would be the central time 😂 it can be confusing for people who don’t have multiple time zones but it was cracking me up

[@davemcbroom695]

when Americans want hot water, they run the water through an empty coffee maker.

[@stevendorries]

Uhhhh, I usually use my electric water heater.

[@sarahwardle5556]

In the event of ANY crisis or upset Brits namely English 'Put the kettle on' as everything(supposedly)seems better after a cup of tea.I don't think English people would survive without putting the kettle on

[@robertschwartz4810]

Doesn't anyone use the stove anymore?

[@bibliotekarin]

Maybe he should have added "in a motel." That's what I've been told by traveling tea-drinkers, anyway.

[@amandas.6500]

I want one machine that does everything, & that's the coffee maker.

[@andrewstiller1662]

OMG. I totally have that electric kettle at home. I use it all the time and couldn't imagine life without mine. Great video!

[@bennyquiroz2087]

Don't cave into the peer pressure, I find my =self singing Dibi dibi dibi da!! during the day and when i see the two of you post a new video!! I'm hooked you dare change it!!

[@Ingk_S]

I love the English habit of using electric kettles. Bought me one after I moved back to Germany. Cannot live without it these days :)

[@brietheantisocialite816]

“The coffee machine that looks a bit dirty always” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I thought I was the only 1 that thought they looked gross lol just learned how to use one at 30 unfortunately

[@mynameisnotbob941]

Lia: " Why don't Americans have electric kettles? They're only 15 pounds!" Americans : " Why would I want a kettle that's so heavy?!"

[@CaptainFrost32]

Electric tea kettle or electric coffeemaker.... That decision is clear. We use tea kettles on the back burner while making soup on the front burner of the stove if you are under the weather. Also, we take the tea kettles and regular coffee pots along on camping trips.

[@majedal-baghl4917]

The American voltage is 120V; the UK voltage is 240. You would find the American kettle very slow to boil the water.

[@g.reynolds5610]

Depends on how the toilet is designed - some use less than others. Time Zones - 8 Eastern Time - 7 Central Time - 6 Mountain Time - 5 Pacific Time.... We have Electric Kettles - Or we put one on the stove.

[@larrynottingham2502]

Love the jingle. And enjoyed the topic.

[@inthebiscuits]

Joel: Hope you're not eating. Me: (dejectedly throwing out my plate of biscuits and gravy)

[@bond1j89]

SOS ;)

[@shavaughn1980]

*gasp in southern* Don't you dare waste biscuits and gravy! 🤣

[@themoviedealers]

UK viewers: those are not pastries (cookies) with gravy. They are small savory bread rolls.

[@linfinster]

I continued to eat my home made Keylime pie with an Oreo cookie crust. Didn’t bother me at all.

[@inthebiscuits]

Of course I pulled the biscuits and gravy out of the trash, in a styrofoam container, the other trash didn't even touch them. I love biscuits and gravy way too much to let that entire meal go to waste. There was half a Denver omlette too 😂

[@jamiefries4427]

"Two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun."

[@smoovegold4128]

Growing up my mom would always say this when going to McDonald’s. She said back in the 80s if you called the radio and said it accurately, they would gift you a McDonald’s Big Mac!

[@tanyamckinnon5376]

The BIG MAC!

[@culomuncher76]

BIG MAC

[@dobiebloke9311]

Jamie Fries - Big Mac hangover cure. Stumble in about 4 am. Pop three aspirin, chugged down by Juicy Juice (cherry, if you can - something in cherries, is good for a hangover). Drink remaining half gallon of JJ thru the night. Wake up whenever, but it will probably be past breakfast, in McDonald time. Get a Big Mac (and maybe a Filet o'Fish), and the rest of the day will go fine. Hangover, avoided.

[@pskarnaq73]

You've just shown your age! Lol

[@amybellman4919]

Just when we were getting over the J&L you had to remind us 😂😭😭x

[@Shay2theT]

It doesn't seem very long ago to me. I'm curious when that was.

[@amybellman4919]

@@Shay2theT just over 2 years ago now x

[@Shay2theT]

@@amybellman4919 geez. How time flies!

[@kayegarten5841]

Love you guys!! ☺️

[@shalawndudley2094]

I like your intro. It's quick. I hate long ones where they introduce everyone, along with a song. 🤣

[@Pharaoh_in_the_sheets]

Same. Short, sweet, to the point

[@dorothygaby7015]

I love every time it comes out that ppl don’t use kettles and then we all have to go “we use kettles! We’re not uncouth!”

[@lydiaevison5653]

I literally was eating my Chinese takeaway and you say “if you’re eating, stop” 😂

[@zachheimark8131]

This video is absolutely brilliant. I laughed so hard whilst watching. Great mood booster

[@miker8915]

You guys are Awesome. You always keep me laughing. Thank you for sharing.

[@Squ33zemly]

When the waters down that low here it’s cause it’s about to cost you $500+ to fix 😂😂😂

[@kylereese4822]

The low water level in the loo helps the flush speed of the water to remove waste.... it`s also shallow to stop water born diseases like cholera (bacteria), dysentery (bacteria or amoeba), cryptosporidiosis (protozoa), hepatitis A (virus) and giardia (protozoa). Splashing/living on your butt and entering your butt passage when you wipe....

[@timdaugherty5921]

Well many things confuse me in the UK too)) example. “A boot is a trunk and a shoe?” Hehe. 😉

[@tiffanymims8691]

Don't forget about the bonnet being a hood and a hat!

[@michw3755]

A hood is a head covering and an engine covering, what's you point, better example please 🙄

[@BunniBeshara]

Who hurt you, Mitch?

[@michw3755]

@@BunniBeshara no one, I'm just a moody cow 😉

[@jeredalmeida1880]

A Wellington is also a shoe and a savory dish.

[@rogerfleury9759]

They have them (kettle) on most cruise ships. Am a American. We don’t drink as much tea as you do in the UK.

[@princessjayanna]

I drink more tea than Coffee I’m American 🇺🇸

[@deannaeakle8680]

Loved this!

[@snellsnell7490]

Keep the jingle and yes I was there for the J and L. I’ve been with you since you had 85,000 subscribers or less than that

[@annetteneglia5231]

I've had an electric kettle for years, as well as a Nepresso and Keurig.

[@alejandro11000]

When time is presented like that, Its usually Eastern(new york) standard time. So being from the West coast I always since learning this, have had to subract three hours #life lol

[@SouthernArtist77]

Coffee sachet? So fancy, I’m calling mine a coffee sachet from now on.

[@Flower13x]

Lol this was awesome! Fun fact the older the toilet in the us the more gallons per flush. For the electric kettle I had never seen one until I had a friend from Poland. After having one I can’t believe it’s not more popular because it’s amazing but in US hotels you’ll always find a coffee maker. Can’t tell you how mad I’ve been when there wasn’t one in my room before!

[@catr8253]

I love these!! Make more!!

[@karlwithakcomedy]

3:39 There's definitely toilet brushes used here 😂 It's realized after moving out of the parent's home and finding out the toilet doesn't stay clean by itself

[@gracemcgaughey4551]

The time zone thing 😂 8/7c means 8 for Eastern time, 7 for central time. I think In the , mountain and pacific region they have it formatted for them. There’s also Alaska and Hawaii time. Too many time zones😂

[@BagginsWulf]

"It's a good time for the great taste of McDonald's." "Food, Folks, 'n' Fun" "Did somebody say McDonald's?" "I'm lovin' it." Just to name a few...

[@pamelashimp5774]

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. Big Mac.... & Big Mac, Filet of Fish, Quarter Pounder, French fries, Icy Coke, Thick Shakes, Sundays and Apple Pies...

[@Darcy783]

8/7c is for shows being aired in only the eastern and central time zones. They air at the same time, but the clocks in those time zones are an hour off, so the tv station has to say the time zone of the "earlier" show, so the viewers there don't miss it.

[@Chaikittie]

Actually your jingle fits you guys , and it makes me smile .

[@MrBowman1027]

Sadie Hawkins Dance: Is where the girls ask the boys to a dance.

[@peachsangria8704]

though the US has 9 time zones tv programming occurs by "blocks." in other words, a tv show that will air simultaneously on several networks mainly affects the eastern and central time zones only. exception is live tv but most people know how to handle that accordingly.

[@scottbaker2162]

9 in the USA and its territories only 4 in the 50 states.

[@tommytube268]

When was this released, I’m experiencing deja vu or a flaw in the Matrix

[@fsujavi16]

Love these two but They’ve DEFINITELY gone over all these things before.

[@pamelashimp5774]

I actually was watching this on my TV and grabbed my phone so I could see the comments because I thought the same thing.

[@tj_2701]

Yep they have covered all of them at least twice lol and some more

[@lyllydd]

Hotel rooms in the US have a small electric coffee maker. That serves double duty - you can make coffee, but you can use it for hot water to make your tea. They put out a basket with coffee packets, tea bags, sugar and creamer packets.

[@randomperson6433]

I discovered electric kettles in a UK hotel. I’ve had them ever since. They’re handy for more than tea. Most US box stores have them for as little as 10 pounds. Yes I googled the exchange rate 😁

[@catherineavakian5833]

I’m American and I use my electric kettle every day!! ☕️

[@brycegfh3813]

Yeah we do actually have your type of breadsticks, we call them unsalted hard pretzels, or a pointer that teachers use on chalkboards.

[@peach_cobbler]

The breadsticks they are used to are served in some restaurants in the US.

[@tj_2701]

Nope, they too are called breadsticks pretzel sticks are a completely different thing. Just here in the states the hard thin breadsticks have become less common and even rare over time and the soft think ones have become more popular and the norm

[@stevyd]

The breadsticks Joel & Lia know in England are a crunchy specialty of northern Italy and called grissini. The breadsticks served at Olive Garden have nothing at all to do with the Italian ones. The originals are perfect wrapped with a thin slice of ham, Prosciutto/Mortadella/salami, or some blue cheese, and great for a teething baby to gnaw on. As kids, when sitting at the Thanksgiving kid's table, we would wack them against our wrists, breaking and sending the top third flying across the table. Hopefully hitting one of my many cousins in the head, and hopefully not be seen doing it by our folks.

[@KevlarX2]

I like the jingle. Beda boda bep beeda. Or something like that. 😂

[@EphemeralProductions]

I think it’s cute. :)

[@karencarson7232]

@Joel&Lia I love you guys! I watch all of your channels. I love the comparisons of the UK and America. I've been obsessed with all things British since I was a child. I've always wanted to visit but have never had the extra money. Keep up the great work! ❤ By the way, I love the jingle! Its perfect for you because it is so upbeat and cheerful just like you guys!

[@CMCrc14]

I loooove your laugh Lia!! Your giddiness makes my day!! Thank you 🤗