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[@DawnFLee]

LOL and now you know how American's feel when we see videos about our Country that are total BS, but people who have never been/lived here believe as true! Your reaction about the presents under the tree made me burst out laughing... I feel that exact same reaction as well!!!

[@DanielMWJ]

I think the issue is that it's probably dated. Probably all right as of the 1980s. Lol Except the christmas crackers. We have new years confetti poppers like that too.

[@renee176]

Now you know how we feel in the US when people get the things that we do here wrong...lol!😂😂 The majority of the things they speak of the UK doing may have been further back in the past and may not be experienced by the younger people today...lol!😊

[@williamezechel6023]

Thank you. I get pissed when they say ppl in America do this or that and I'm yelling no we don't.

[@L3WGReacts]

haha i fully understand now!

[@barbparknavy9119]

The faces you were making completely cracked me up! Most of the US will not be having a white Christmas this year, but how could we not be in the seasonal mood with you sporting a Star Wars Christmas sweater?! In the US, we watered down the idea of Krampus down to the threat of getting coal in your stocking--you may even find chocolates wrapped in black and shaped to look like a hunk of coal.

[@danielleslater9301]

I know, his face was hilarious. Like he smelled a fart or something. LOL

[@georgemetz7277]

Actually, in Victorian times a hunk of coal meant a bit of heat so I think the lump of coal thing has gotten warped. Poor folks would have loved some coal! Surprised Lewis hasn’t heard of Krampus. Pretty fun horror movie!

[@Deedric_Kee]

😂👍🏼

[@Nerple]

I got a big hunk of coal in my Christmas stocking one year. It was wrapped in Saran Wrap to keep it from getting everything dirty. My sister got one too. She cried because she thought it meant she was bad that year. But then we moved to the tree and we were spoiled with presents yet again.

[@lianabaddley8217]

My hubby's dad used to work in a coal mine. The year they got coal in their stockings is still 1 of his favorite Christmas memories.

[@lindabonesteel364]

Now you see what it's like for us when someone comes to America and thinks they know what the whole America is like. Every house has it's own traditions ! I'm wondering how old that vid is.

[@ArmandaV-s4b]

Yes, we are all different, I have an Italian back ground so we usually have Italian food on Xmas, and we don't put lights on the outside of our house, and we have a tree with presents and stockings. Most of our Christmas is actually based on English tradition and the poem "The Night Before Christmas".

[@angeladpsp1]

​@@ArmandaV-s4b Don't forget us Italians have all sorts of fish on Christmas Eve 😊

[@islajadepierre9060]

This was SO HILARIOUS 😂😂 now you know how we feel when that German girl generalizes about America 😂😂😂. I love your videos fr.

[@NannerPuddin144]

I can't be the only German confused by the pickle thing. I had never heard about it until I was in my 30s and meeting my future ex-in-laws (gigantic Texans) for the first time. Apparently, they'd looked up German Christmas traditions to make me feel at home and that was so kind of them until they handed me a pickle and told me it was time to play "hide the pickle." Then, everyone stared at me excitedly and I'd never been more scared in my life. Once the confusion was cleared up, it became a hilarious memory brought up every Christmas dinner after.

[@clemdane]

That is hilarious

[@lindawick455]

The German national display in Epcot Disney world sells the Christmas Pickles for hiding on the tree. Run by German Agency.

[@NannerPuddin144]

@@lindawick455 It befuddles me. Maybe it's a Bavarian thing? Or Berlin? Those seem to be the only two places in Germany that anyone knows about. Or maybe my family was anti-pickle due to a previously disastrous Christmas no one speaks of lol.

[@BLyle43]

I, being an unadulterated German, born in America am baffled by this pickle thing as well. No one in my large Germanic family that I can remember (sometimes that's only an hour ago) ever had a pickle in the tree. It's hell to get old. I, only this year, heard about this pickle thing. When I grew up in the '50's Santa decorated the tree. I find it sad in today's society the small children decorate the tree. Imagine going to bed with a blank mundane tree only to awaken to a beautiful sparkling tree all lit up.

[@TinnyDee]

​@@BLyle43i love that idea of waking up to a decorated tree AND presents for kids. Although I always enjoyed decorating the tree with my children and creating something beautiful together. Placing the star on top was the final almost ceremonial act.

[@noone_inparticular]

"We're not setting off bombs around the table..." 😂😂😂 this video was hilarious! You got so mad about this one! 😂😂Now you know how we feel when a Brit goes on about how things are in the US when they've never even been here 😂

[@mippyflippy6706]

Your reaction of disbelief to so many of the things they said about England is how I react to many of the statements in other videos you've watched about the US. 😂 Love watching your reactions.

[@L3WGReacts]

oh really!? i feel your pain now! haha

[@ehamilful]

Poor Lewis is having an aneurysm trying to correct all the misconceptions in this video 😂

[@WinsomeWinslet]

This was genuinely hilarious as you went from happy and chill to becoming more and more exasperated. So funny! Merry Christmas friend! ☃

[@L3WGReacts]

glad you enjoyed haha merry christmas!

[@justinwiser2144]

You sure you live in the same UK @@L3WGReacts 🤣

[@annfrost3323]

I agree with you. Sometimes these videos are outrageous. But you are so funny dismissing the inaccuracies. 😂

[@Keeba7790]

I think a lot of the English traditions in this video are from the 1800s...and I have always thought goose more common than turkey for Christmas Dinner in England. After watching this video, I think Christmas is very similar in both Countries.

[@reneej7594]

It’s an AI generated video so that makes total sense

[@wudgee]

I don’t know anyone having goose, always turkey or maybe chicken.

[@angeladpsp1]

​@@wudgee It's always either Turkey or Ham when I cook or I go to my Hubby's family for Christmas or friends, and also either Baked Ziti or Lasagna and much much more 😊

[@misslora3896]

Things like Father Christmas and putting the letters in the fireplace are definitely older traditions, likely paracticed by your parents and certainly by your grandparents. But as with everything else, haveing 30 + years of the internet has closed the distance and differences between us and our traditions. Especially since the advent of smartphones, which put the internet at our fingertips at all times and social media bringing us together like never before.

[@MiccySlow]

critical thinker here we need more of that in the world

[@Rose-z4h6k]

Yes, I think we're all losing our family/regional traditions in favor of a homogenized marketed Christmas. Maybe you younger folks are moving away from the Christmas pudding, but my great, great grandmother from Cardiff brought her Christmas pudding recipe with her. My grandmother made it when I was child. Grandma also made mince pies, but there were tiny and served like cookies.

[@misslora3896]

@@Rose-z4h6k Yeah, it's homogenizing everything it seems. Between 25 and 30 yrs ago I spent time living in places like Cape Cod Massachusetts and Mobile Alabama. Two areas of the country that were known for their thick regional accents, but even that has been disappearing with the younger generations. It's actually sad to see so many wonderfully unique differences fading away.

[@marshsundeen]

@@Rose-z4h6k American here. My mom loved Mincemeat pie. Nonesuch brand used to make the filling in jars. We do not have the mini-pies like the UK. I think it has fallen out of favor in the US.

[@Rose-z4h6k]

@@marshsundeen My family's Welsh/English traditions migrated to Nebraska in the 1870's. Grandma said you had to eat a mince pie each of the 12 days of Christmas. I agree that the flavor is not to modern tastes. It seems like almost everything with the candied fruits, especially peel, are declining in popularity. I've had to mail order mine in the past few years. I've heard that Nonesuch has discontinued making mincemeat.

[@sunnyfoster1855]

Love your reactions! Since we celebrate Thanksgiving in America about a month before Christmas, and turkey is the staple of a Thanksgiving meal, that's why many Americans will opt for ham. We are still burned out on turkey.

[@cyndij.5382]

If I'm having a rough day, I come to your channel! You never fail to put a smile on my face and I always laugh! Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎅

[@angelabivens4346]

I hope you have a better day tomorrow and today gets better😊

[@L3WGReacts]

i'm glad i can help in anyway, hope things get better!!! Merry Christmas!!

[@KBriley]

I'm here in Germany and neither I nor anyone I know has ever had a pickle in their Christmas tree. I first heard about this "tradition" here on KZbin. Merry Christmas

[@cece8650]

You had me laughing so hard. Nothing like a video that says everything wrong! I think we are pretty similar. Merry Christmas, UK, from the U.S.

[@texasborn2720]

Video is not wrong for the most part. It is just dated. Those UK traditions are probably his parents and grandparents and so on UK traditions further back.

[@kate2create738]

This was your most hilarious reaction yet, it reminds me of every American’s reaction to Lawrence from Lost in the Pond butcher making a PBJ sandwich (thank God his wife stepped and remedied it by creating the sandwich PROPERLY). I think the point though is talking about traditions that started in the different countries, perhaps a while ago Brits did have this tradition but the American advertisement and marketing flooded the typical Christmas that Brits currently have adapted to. It’s the equivalent to saying every Californian says ‘Dude’ or ‘Bro,’ really that was a fad generations ago.

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Lewis YOUR BEST ReACTION EVER!!!! Loved this video bro.....Merry Christmas Lewis and watching your videos the last couple of months has brought me so much joy and smiles and laughs....thanks to you I've come out of one of the darkest years of my life, being hospitalized twice (once in June and again in August) and discovering your channel in late October it's completely lifted me out of my depressive state.

[@L3WGReacts]

haha thank you!!! glad i can be here to help in anyway, onwards and upwards you got this!!! & Merry Christmas!!

[@miamidolphinsfan]

@@L3WGReacts yes sir, thank you "mate" (I think that's a right way to use mate

[@lisamccarthy5913]

A lot of people in the US spend a lot of time making Christmas cookies, sometimes pie.

[@johnmonkey1874]

I laughed so hard watching this. Title of that video should be "Top 10 things we get wrong about Christmas and the UK"

[@monicapdx]

You got your Christmas jumper! Cool one. My family had another turkey for Christmas. Only times we could afford it, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I burned my Santa letters in the fireplace, too. The smoke travels to the North Pole and magically turns back into letters so Santa can read them. (Mind you, Dad worked for the Post Office, so looking back, this strikes me as hilarious.) We did have stockings - over the fireplace, on Christmas morning - but yeah, those weren't our only presents. Little toys, like toy cars and other trinkets, chocolates, hard candies, nuts, and an orange or tangerine and an apple. The fruit is a *very* old stocking tradition, because they were so hard to come by before refrigerated boxcars. Especially citrus fruits. So those would've been precious treats. One of Mom's elderly aunts lived in California, and I have vague memories of her sending us a big basket plate of fancy dried fruits every year. Not that impressive now, but imagine getting one of those during the Depression in the 1930's if you were a poor family. And in winter! Luxury!

[@abbasbestgirl3054]

So happy you have made it clear this video was inaccurate in its description of Christmas traditions in Britain! Us Americans were giving the side eye there a few times, lol! Merry Christmas to all of you over the Pond! 💕🎄🌟❄️☃️

[@Ladiofthewoods]

A goose for Christmas dinner is pretty rare in the US. Ham, turkey, prime rib/roast beef (or any mix thereof)are the normal options for pretty much anyone I have ever known the various states I have lived in.

[@sunniertimer598]

I have never heard of single family ever having a goose for Christmas dinner. Usually, its roast, turkey, or ham.

[@Ladiofthewoods]

@@sunniertimer598 what makes my post funny is my son called me the day after I posted that. He went hunting and got a goose to cook for Christmas dinner lol So, now I actually know of a person that had Christmas goose 😆 Edit: we discussed this video at our family Christmas and everyone expressed surprise because we were all led to believe that it was normal in the UK to have Christmas goose...

[@amysepan804]

My mom eventually developed a bad digestive reaction to turkey. So we've had goose, duck, lamb, beef, ham, etc.

[@milemarker301]

You had me laughing so hard, your reaction to this lousy video was priceless! You set it straight bro!

[@CathyJo88]

😂 I love your reactions! I don't know where this guy got his info, but it was worth it to see you freak out. You are hilarious. (And the sweater is great!)

[@PriscillaV1964]

Father Christmas is the Spirit of Christmas Present in Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". The burning the letter, . . . Mary Poppins was able to read the children's letter that had been torn up and, . . . Thrown in the fireplace. Some of the "British" customs are simply no longer used. The stocking at the foot of the bed is a tradition that needs to make a comeback, BECAUSE what used to be in the stocking were snacks and little toys to keep the kiddies in their bedrooms until dawn.

[@terri2494]

I never heard about the stockings being used to keep the kids in their bedrooms until dawn. What a great idea! I bet if more people heard that reason they might revive the custom.

[@charlotterockel-kennedy8913]

I'm 56 and I grew up with this tradition, I've passed it on to my kids too and no doubt when my baby granddaughter is old enough they will do it as well. Usually we put nuts, fruit, sweets and things like drawing books and pencils, books and little small toys that the child can amuse itself until the morning 😂

[@tinahairston6383]

You crack me up. Several of these are OLD customs that most Brits today have never heard of much less practice, lol, so calm down Lewis...calm down!

[@EW-kz3xj]

yes like my grandmothe who moved to us in the 40s. Manny traditions in us and England have changed from what our grandparents and great grand parents time. I remember things American and British did or practiced that younger generations are surprised by. the big presence of TV and media has introduced the younger generations to different things than the old timers practiced.

[@EW-kz3xj]

I've never had anything but turkey for Christmas. we some times had ham on easter. every family has its one tradition. some things may be more common in direct regions. but the US is a melting pot of lots of cultures and traditions that has been influenced by media, TV movies access to the internet so that the young people have totally different ideas and popular culture that even someone your parents age.

[@brianlewis5692]

oh im diggin the jumper! Your parents and especially grandparents may know better who Father Christmas is. It's a generational thing.

[@marshsundeen]

There is a Kinks song about him.

[@faithhowe6170]

When I was a kid, Santa would leave a present and candy filled stocking at the foot of our beds, this of course is in addition to a big pile of gifts under the tree. I thought that was an English tradition my mother continued from her father who was born and raised in England. The stockings kept us kids occupied while our parents slept a bit more, then we'd all gather in my parent's room to have juice and stollen before we all went downstairs to open our gifts. Also, my mother made mince pies for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

[@Toni-islandlife]

I remember putting my letter to Father Christmas in the fire. When the little embers of paper floated up the chimney my Dad told me it was the fairies carrying the message to Father Christmas. The American who made this video hasn’t asked many British people what we do. A stocking with presents goes at bottom of bed. Other main presents under the tree.

[@deja-view1017]

It's obvious really - the letter goes up the chimney and Father Christmas comes down the chimney.

[@AmethystRock]

When I was a child the presents from Father Christmas were left at the end of my bed. However, now I'm Adult the presents from Father Christmas/Santa are left by the fireplace for my son - cos Santa decided it was too much trouble sneaking into a child's room without waking him 😅

[@kilandrayeuxdoux2804]

My family has a few traditions that are based on its European ancestry. The best parts include putting a stocking at the fireplace and when the fireplace is out - put in an orange, chocolate coins and a practical gift (pen set or stationery) and a small toy. This is done to make sure everyone has something to look at when they get up in the morning. And its oftentimes not just kids that get them. Another tradition is to have a Christmas tree (small tabletop or a corner one) with lights on while people are meeting up with food & merriment. Though we have a few family members that do this - putting up Christmas before Thanksgiving -usually its done the 2nd week of December.

[@Phoenixphyre001]

We go to my in-law's parents' home for dinner. It's a medium-sized gathering, and we have a prime rib with a ton of sides. Sides can be mashed and gravy, butternut squash, green bean casserole, and shrimp cocktail. Desserts are usually some sort of pies. Gift opening is usually first thing in the morning and is done before we go to dinner. Lewis, I sent you some Christmas pics to your Gmail. Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🎅🌲🧑‍🎄

[@geralynwilliams4337]

You crack me up!!! Love your reactions, especially when you react to videos talking about traditions in the UK. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family

[@CM-qe3vp]

My husband is British and refers to Father Christmas much more than Santa. We also have to go to the English stores to get our Christmas Pudding. I don’t know about British decor, but last year when the family came over from Cornwall, they were blown away with both the interior and exterior decorations. Oh yeah! When he was a child, he got his gifts at the foot of his bed. I think that the English traditions are feom the 60’s

[@carolmyer9677]

You should look up Christmas at Biltmore Estate and Christmas lights in America. The outdoor decorations are insane. ❤

[@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox]

Pigs in a blanket are mini sausages wrapped with biscuit dough and baked. The little 'pig' is inside the fluffy, browned 'blanket'. Christmas lights in snow, reflecting is truly majestic in person. I lived 32 years in American Desert, Arizona...and it was hard getting used to that way of celebrating. Now back in snowing in winter New Jersey, on the east coast of America.

[@suem6004]

Now we know how we feel when a German girl says US has or does X when that is only her experience in one town. I did live in England for 3 years and did hear Father Christmas more often than Santa. Brussels sprouts NOT a tradition in US. Goose is incredibly expensive and no one likes it as it is very greasy. We are doing ham this year. No pumpkin pie for Christmas. I make my grandmother's German stollen, and butter cookies. But every family with different customs and cultures have their own traditional Christmas foods that get passed down.

[@marshsundeen]

We usually eat ham or standing Rib roast.

[@pjschmid2251]

Wait a minute brussels sprouts are tradition at our house. I thought the goose tradition was a British thing wasn’t that what they were going to have for dinner in a Christmas Carol at the Cratchit house? Personally, we usually have some type of beef. Turkey is definitely reserved for Thanksgiving and most houses in the US.

[@marshsundeen]

@@pjschmid2251 we never have Brussels Sprouts in the Midwest. I do not know anyone that eats goose either. We eat ham, salad, mashed potatoes, veggies and rolls. We might have pumpkin or Pecan pie, but we also have Christmas Cookies, pies, cake. It is all fair game at Christmas.

[@pjschmid2251]

@@marshsundeen I am literally from the Midwest; the Chicago area. We’ve always had brussels sprouts, but pumpkin pie is reserved for Thanksgiving. Dessert at Christmas is cookies, candies, my sister’s daughter-in-law makes cheesecake and sometimes we have bread pudding with whiskey sauce. There are just literally so many different choices for desserts. And we never have pecan pie for any occasion. I’m not terribly fond of it personally and I’m not sure I understand the excitement over it. It’s just nuts with an unreasonable amount of corn syrup.

[@suenobles189]

That German chick speaks with such authority, but 90% of what she puts out there is about the "backward" area the school she was admitted to can be found ... or, maybe any tiny town college/university would not have modern amenities of a normal standard U.S. city of a decent size. Still, she is so arrogantly off that I can no longer stand anything she puts out. I just can't break another phone!

[@pepopr6]

😂😂 somebody please check on him! The discrepancies was about to give him a heart attack😊!😂

[@regeniatipton1930]

I'm so glad i watched this! The faces you were making were hilarious! Evidently, this guy didn't know what he was talking about for the most part!😂 That scary thing was in Austria, not Australia. Who knows if that's even true. I just made Milk Chocolate Pecan Fudge today. On Christmas Eve, I'll be making my cornbread dressin, deviled eggs, and pistachio icebox cake. On Christmas, I'll bake the turkey breast, ham, rolls and the rest of the sides. We will be going to three different friends' houses on Christmas Eve day to visit and exchange gifts. On Christmas Day, it will just be our immediate family. There used to be 8 of us, but there's only 3 of us now. I'll cook, we'll eat and then open gifts after dinner (lots of people call it lunch), but down here in the South, most locals I know call it dinner. We call the night time meal supper. I hope you have a wonderful and blessed Christmas, Lewis!

[@mkuti-childress3625]

Yeah, Austria, Hungary, and I’m not sure which other countries have Krampus. He was supposed to punish the bad kids. I guess the parents _really_ wanted to keep their kids in line! There are some wild Victorian Christmas cards featuring Krampus, usually kidnapping crying kids, that are worth googling. Nowadays, though, I don’t think kids are really scared of Krampus and just think of it as part of the fun. I watched a video of an Austrian Krampus parage-with terrifying looking Krampuses (Krampi?) and wagons with cages for kids, and all of the kids were laughing and having fun like we do on Halloween. Have a very merry Christmas! It sounds like yours will be good!

[@Crystal_Abbott-jn6xs]

We go crazy decorating inside at my house. 9 Trees, lighted garlands, several wreaths. Loads and loads of presents. We’re supposed to get 2-4 inches of snow at my house this year too! So excited! Your reactions are priceless.

[@wiilli7685]

Alaska 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 always have White Christmas every year. 🎄🎄☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️ Merry Christmas dude.

[@Readytore]

Shows you can’t always believe everything on social media and glad you cleared up misconceptions!

[@NerdyNanaSimulations]

I think he's going off older traditions, I've heard Lawrence from Lost in the pond mention a couple of these, and he says Father Christmas as well. Your reaction though... priceless

[@sarahblackmore1585]

The looks on your face. That was the best part. The shock the WTF looks.

[@natashamurphy9736]

Your reaction to this video is how I feel about some of the video about Americans.

[@sandybee4865]

I love L3WG calling out the misinformation!!!! 😄

[@ArmandaV-s4b]

Don't you do this?

[@bobbond6028]

Mincemeat pie is amazing. Favorite one by far. The original mincemeat pie was actually made with venison meat and assorted fruit. Now it's made with just fruit.

[@ZeroTolerance-tk9ce]

In our family we have turkey on Thanksgiving and ham on Christmas day.

[@karenwhaley8635]

Have a very Merry Christmas Lewis! My family gets together on Christmas Eve to exchange gifts and have appetizers prior to dinner.Then with full tummies we usually watch a movie, play games, and enjoy spending time together. Then Christmas Day we spend with our spouses, kids and visit in-laws side of family. That way everyone gets to visit each other and exchange gifts, and we don't spend Christmas Day running around trying to eat two dinners and run off right after the meal. Seems to work out well for us. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE 😊

[@lxUn1c0]

I think the overall quality of this video was summed up nicely when a Christmas cracker was illustrated as a spring-loaded box wrapped with a bow. LOL, how would that help anyone understand what they actually are? Also, the Christmas pickle isn't a German tradition. It's a German-American one that seems to only be popular in a few states, especially Michigan.

[@mikepaulus4766]

When I was 6 I was in a private school in Oregon. We wrote letters to Santa on gold paper. After we had written them, they were put in the fireplace. Teachers took us outside to see the letters form in the smoke, which Santa will read as it gets higher.

[@kimp.e.8171]

Interesting. Never heard of that, but sounds pretty cool.

[@JennyAbbott-hq7zu]

Lmao 🤣🤣🤣. I love how the American is telling you about your supposed English traditions. 😂😂 I was crying laughing.

[@Gloren50]

In the US there are two different customs around Christmas. Half the population celebrates Christmas Day with presents in the morning and a big dinner later in the afternoon. The other half celebrates Christmas Eve. My tradition has always been and still is Christmas Eve. We have a big dinner, clean up and then open presents. We never have turkey--that's for Thanksgiving--mostly we have ham, although the last few years we've changed it up a lot. Last year we had Thai, this year Italian. We normally go out to a restaurant on Christmas Day and may even see a movie. Other than that, we just have left-overs. We decorate, but it's restrained--a tree, stockings on the fire place, a wreath on the front door, that's really about it. When the kids were still young we did put out cookies, and mulled wine for Santa. We don't do it anymore. Since we're in our 70s, and the kids live thousands of miles away, our Christmas Eve is spent with a few neighbors and friends, who otherwise don't have family close by. We have a mystery gift exchange, where the presents under the tree have no names; it's just random who gets which gift. When we open them, we can negotiate with the others to trade gifts, if someone has something we'd like to have. Of course, the evening is celebrated with expensive red wine, bourbon, and home-made mulled (spiced) wine that is served warm in small cups. Christmas Eve is my favorite holiday.

[@RogCBrand]

Then there are those that celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, spending one with one side of the family, then doing it all again with another side of the family!

[@lilyz2156]

I was raised doing Christmas Eve with paternal grandparents, cousins, aunts/uncle. And gifts exchanged, Christmas Day was reserved for immediately family: my parents, my two siblings and I and Later on with my maternal grandparents if they were living or visiting US, and you went to church Christmas day. Gifts exchanged.@@RogCBrand

[@kimp.e.8171]

We also don't have turkey because that's for Thanksgiving. We open one gift Christmas Eve, the rest, Christmas Day. There isn't a hard and fast rule for protocol. The goal is to enjoy the holidays. 🙂

[@Shiirow]

Krampus is like yang to Santas yin. While Santa gives gifts to the good children, Krampus kidnaps and whips naughty children with a handful of switches or reeds.

[@annfrost3323]

This is the way I feel whenever that video about the US is shown, where the narrator says the shopping day after Thanksgiving is called black friday because people are hurt during the event! 😅

[@mistyinltown79]

As an American of Irish, Scottish and English descent, we have always left spiked egg nog, or brandy for Santa, along with Cookies, when we were kids our presents were under the tree, but our stockings were at the foot of our beds. So I find that very interesting!

[@sassysuzy4u]

Yeah... my brother and I were discussing how annoying it is to have people from other countries tell us what our traditions and folklore and myths are and be entirely incorrect. I'm glad this is as upsetting to you as it is to us.

[@martiseelye6443]

LOL you crack me up! "We do not set off bombs before dinner"! 😂

[@ohslimgoody]

Dude's reaction has me crackin up😅

[@bpizza8803]

Just to make you feel better, I live in Niagara Falls Canada and the temperature for Christmas is 50 degrees fahrenheit, so no snow for us! 🌞🕶🌞

[@bobbiesbeads9249]

You really cracked me up! I can’t believe they got so much wrong! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁 🎉

[@melissasweeney4283]

Lol you encourage Santa to drink & drive!!😂😂😂😂

[@Ameslan1]

Hey Lewis,,This is the video that let me find your channel last year! This is the video you reacted to last year and it made me LAUGH MY HEAD OFF at your reaction and immediately SUBSCRIBE to your channel! Beware of Krampus coming to visit you! Lewis your reaction to this video is a new Christmas tradition that you should react to this one every year for ever HAHA :) Merry Christmas!

[@L3WGReacts]

honestly thank you for being around for since the very start!!! & i agree has to be a yearly thing haha!! maybe with family members watching or something would be funny!! Merry Christmas!!

[@Ameslan1]

@@L3WGReacts HAHA YES! Watch out for Krampus coming for you! LOL

[@cathierainwater]

I'm in western New York state, and while we do get snow (we have it right now), it's supposed to hit 50°F (10°C) on Christmas here...which is kind of weird...but it isn't guaranteed to have snow even in all of the northern parts of the US. As for the lights outside, I don't have any but wish I did. :( We're usually so busy we just don't have the time to get them up.

[@tahliasgoddaddy]

My family, usually gets together on Christmas Eve for a light dinner and then the children open gifts from granny and grampa. Then on Christmas the kids open the main gifts from mom an dad, etc. and of course Santa. This year, I'll either go to my daughter's for Christmas dinner or maybe my best friend and her daughter who is my godbaby. My godbaby is 24 years old now and is expecting. So next year I'll have a grand-godbaby. lol

[@sandiewells8697]

It is sad that some of our traditions are being forgotten by the youngsters of today. Yes we still have Christmas pudding for our dessert, always and it comes with brandy sauce. Bread sauce is an old tradition. The stockings on the end of the bed is usually filled with a little bits, like colouring books and coloured pencils, an Apple or orange, some nuts and a piece of coal for luck. This is to keep the children occupied as we weren't allowed any presents from under the tree until we were washed dressed and had breakfast. Everything tidied up. Then, usually around mid morning we would open the presents. It was a long process. Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you xxx xxx

[@_MrL_]

Yes … the youngsters today are a different breed … we too had stockings or pillow slips at the end of the bed filled with stocking fillers a colouring book and maybe a puzzle toy. The main presents under the tree opened when everyone was dressed. We would open the presents then go to church … then back for Christmas dinner always with sprouts, bread sauce and chestnuts … options for desert always included Christmas pudding … the family would play games like charades then the annual Christmas board game … our family played monopoly every year … as far as I remember this is kinda what everyone else did too … maybe different parts of England have different traditions? …. I also use the word Chrimbo as do a lot of people I know … maybe it’s a northern thing!

[@makapan1]

Now you know how we as Americans feel when a Brit visits Florida for the first time, usually Disney World, goes back home and makes KZbin videos talking like he is an expert on America culture.

[@MrsSeaHag]

I live in North Dakota, USA and we are supposed to get a couple inches on December 24 and a couple more inches on the 25th. Now that’s a White Christmas!!!

[@LilliLamour]

You are so funny. I always crack up at your commentary 😂

[@HIGHLANDER_ONLY_ONE]

Lewis your so cute. I'm so happy to see such a handing young man who is close to his family, your patents and siblings. You have a healthy outlook on life, because you're genuinely so hair, and funny too. I watch several of your shows for months! I think that's you're the younger global generation who is becoming quite Americanized, because I'm older, and I've been raised globally, and yes, in the UK, they USED to give gifts in the😢 stocking, kids wake up Christmas day, to find a stocking in their bed. I'm sure they've changed, because watching American movies, and so the songs we produce, I'm sure it's contagious!!! The best thing though, is to mix the traditions - don't life your own. I migrated to the USA, and for 36+ years I've only added to my traditions, NOT replacing any of them. I grew up with global traditions; Sinter Klaas - Dutch,, eating hallacas (ayacas) - Venezuela, Santa Klaus, lots of gifts I've the tree - USA, teas, rusted chicken, pudding pie - English, serenading family and friends with Christmas music in the throughout the nights, with my musician father, and also visiting everyone we know for two full days, cooking and eating a lot - from my island of Aruba, I've Happy Island!!! There's more but, that's enough for now... 😆 🤣 😂 Merry Christmas Lewis, thank you for the entertainment, you've been a breath of fresh air, during some difficult time. I wish you the best!!! 🎄

[@brandyrios3394]

This was your funniest video ever. You had me laughing so hard I was crying.😂😂😂

[@ShondaLouisianaMama]

I saw the thing about the Christmas pickle a couple years ago. Last year I ordered one of the pickle ornaments off of Amazon and my kids had so much fun looking for the pickle in the tree.

[@sherrilyon2096]

OMG, the reactions are hilarious!!

[@ohmightywez]

We don't have Christmas cupboards in the US. Goodies are just out and around. Certain families do have certain treats that always go into the stockings. Father Christmas and putting your wish list in the stove or fireplace all came from two generations before you. The one thing I do love in the UK are the little mince pies with hard sauce. When I'm in the UK in December I LOVE those!

[@N2daBraves1]

I love your Star Wars Christmas sweater, but i love your reactions even more. Merry Christmas from Alabama/Georgia.

[@Jodi_Johnson]

From Alabama here too!!

[@L3WGReacts]

thank you & merry christmas!!

[@Auntiehoney217]

Lmfao 😂😅 your reaction to the large stocking at the end of your bed was hilarious

[@witchyone]

Your face when his facts are wrong is hilarious. 😂 Now you know how we feel when the German girl says non factual things about America. 😮😂

[@bettyplayle9363]

Decades ago before we had central heating and we all had fires indoors it was a custom to write letters to Santa, put it into the fire and the flames, sparks and smoke went up into the sky and delivered your message. It was ok because Santa could understand your message just as he was able to climb up and down chimneys all over the world to deliver gifts to all the children. Magic.

[@OutrunCitizen]

Video Guy: An Englishman will be visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future on Christmas Eve, but an American just goes to sleep

[@SnowLady_164]

He watched Downton Abbey...they put stockings at the foot of the bed and they ate a Christmas Pudding. LOL LOL

[@coreypatterson6165]

I love your videos but the US is very diverse and the Christmas rituals are very different based on ethnicity. I am African American and the foods we eat at Christmas is quite different. The most noticeable differences are stuffing vs dressing or pumpkin pie vs sweet potato pie. A video in the differences would be very interesting.

[@tonyawhitten5199]

Im from the south and I can tell you a sweet potato pie beats a pumpkin pie any day of the week. We usually make sweet potato casserole. Southern Living has the best recipe for that. It is so good and could literally be a dessert.

[@susanbrown6356]

The presents under the Christmas Tree thing, well, and I can only speak about what my own family did, my mum and dad used to put our presents in a pillow case and they have put them at the bottom of the bed, or downstairs in the living room, not really under the tree. Now, this was in the 50’s and 60’s, when I was a child and in my teens in the 60’s. When I had my kids, in the 80’s we still put their pressies in pillow cases, or these present sacks that you can buy. Then, in the last 20 years the presents started going under the tree. As I said, I can only talk for my own family and the things we used to do. I do believe that most people put the presents under their trees at the present time. Loved watching the video and have subscribed. Hope your Christmas has been great.

[@lizetteolsen3218]

Yep, this is a strange video. I start baking and storing for Christmas in October. So do my friends. After the massive Christmas dinner, there are multiple pies, tea breads, cookies and candies. The sideboard is decked out with holiday theme serving and cookie tins. Visitors get a cookie tin to go home. Friends visiting prior to Christmas get tins of holiday treats. As for interior decor, yes we go crazy a bit. Every room (including the bathrooms) get a holiday theme makeover. In the kitchen, dish towels and serving dishes are holiday theme. Holiday bed linens and coverings--and do not forget the pjs. As for exterior decor, for my house, that is dependent on the weather. While I have snow on the ground now--Christmas will be in the mid 50s!!! I am so mad. Your responses throughout were priceless.

[@ladiuneeq9789]

But doesn't the food taste like freezer burn being stored for 2 months? You can tell it is not fresh and I would never eat it. I know someone who baked cookies 4 days in advance recently. One bite of the cookie and I could taste the freezer. I spit it out and threw the rest in the trash!

[@lizetteolsen3218]

@@ladiuneeq9789 No it does not. Tricks from a local baker for me. But as so many people do it, I suspect it is a generational thing passed down. Since there are some people I only see at the holidays asking if I still bake this or that, I suspect the product remains tasty. PS I am not talking about putting them on a plate with saran wrap.

[@nebulastar9050]

Interesting; pigs in a blanket everywhere I've lived across the US has always been a mini sausage, (usually lil' smokies) wrapped in croissant dough and baked.

[@annfrost3323]

....and they are not a Christmas tradition. They are or-devours served any time of the year.

[@songbird989]

Man, your outrage over this video is hilarious and completely understandable! lol But don't worry too much. We have enough British shows and movies over here to know that some of this is rubbish. 😆😆

[@jamesblack9746]

Christmas dinner usually consists of a bacon wrapped ham served with candied yams, mashed potatoes, corn or breaded green beans, BBQ meat balls, potato salad and for desert, a bunch of pies of all kinds, Chocolate cream pie, Lemon Meringue pie, pecan pie and Apple pie. My house is totally lit during the holidays, you can see it from space.

[@KathleenChilds]

OMG…. You made me laugh so hard!!! Hahahaha…. My head hurts!!! lol. 😂🎄🤗

[@WeeMac538]

I don't know what part of Britain you grew up in, but we always hang our stockings at the foot of the bed in Scotland. Our main presents were always in a pile under the tree downstairs with each child's name on the top of the pile. As for our letters to Santa, yes, we held them up in the flue of the chimney until the draught took them up the chimney. We did not set fire to them! I'm 66 now but this is how it was done back then for most children. As for snow, we had many a white Christmas!

[@Yubl10]

Some of these definitely are very old Christmas traditions that aren't done much, if at all, with the younger generations in the UK because they have replaced some of them with American Christmas traditions. I do think that some of these were common at one time, though. Most of these seem to still happen. Thats the funny thing about holidays they evolve and change over time. Just look into the history of Halloween it's changed dramatically over its existence. I think holidays changing and evolving now days makes sense with how much more connected people all over the world are. We don't usually do turkey for Christmas dinner in the US because we kinda already have a holiday called Thanksgiving, where we do the turkey thing. It's only celebrated in the US and comes right before Christmas.

[@lilyz2156]

I hear the UK royals say Father Christmas on TV.

[@marshsundeen]

​@@Laura-mi3nvCanada celebrates Thanksgiving in October.

[@RogCBrand]

It really does feel like they didn't bother to look at what is done NOW but looked up "Christmas traditions" and got lots of old stuff that few do anymore. The people that make all these kind of videos don't seem concerned about doing any real research. It's like many of today's "journalists". They just rely on the internet to give them some "facts".

[@Kim-J312]

My grandparents excaped czechslovkia ,right before WW2 to the USA. We always had goose and ham yummy 😋

[@PaulaStone365]

OMG this was hilarious!

[@jelestra]

Two days ago, my roommate and I were talking about Pigs in a Blanket - and we were talking about two completely different things! And now I learn there's a third version. I was born and raised in Ky. For my family, Pigs in a Blanket are wienners or sausage and cheese wrapped in (american) biscuit dough. She was raised in Pennsylvania, and her family wrapped sausage in cabbage.

[@loriannepraznovsky2164]

MERRY AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND A VERY GOOD NEW YEAR 🎉

[@lynettemouton870]

This was hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂 Merry Christmas 🎄 from the USA

[@lnddave]

This was hilarious 😂😂😂. I’ve never seen a video get so much wrong

[@fredsmith6826]

Yeah, I have cousins who are from the U.K. and would come visit us in the U.S. over Christmas and they followed most of the same traditions. They were disappointed we never had snow, but we were in Texas.

[@dianpitts5063]

I laughed so hard at this video. Merry Christmas!

[@lakesidemb]

New York Rib Roast is my family's traditional Christmas dinner.