Brit Reacts to Top 10 Things That Only Exist in America

[@dalemoore8582]

Girl Scouts only sell their cookies from late January to April I think. They have a very small window of time they are sold. So that 200 million is even more impressive.

[@terri2494]

Especially when they’re so expensive now.

[@voodare19]

The reason drinking law is 21 is because we have to drive EVERYWHERE. Our insurance companies figured out that 18-20 year olds were getting drunk a lot and getting into car wrecks. They brought the data and the law was changed to 21. If we had the public transportation of Europe we would have 18 as the drinking age.

[@timcaldwell5241]

I remember well, as my insurance premiums went up due to this “data”…then they raised the drinking age. Guess what?!? Not only did my premium NOT go down, it continued to increase.

[@KieroSi]

@@timcaldwell5241There was also a war on teens in general.. a lot of which had to do with the number of war time boys that grew up with fathers in the home, leading to the proliferation of youth violence and street gangs to young servicemen on leave. . . alcohol was seen as the big bad especially in the post-prohibition era, which cynics would say was of those that wanted to bring back the ban in totality despite even the most vehement tended to have medicinal liquor at home. It's like people forget one reason why malls would become a popular destination for youth, they were less likely to be harassed by cops or feared by suburbia in malls than if they were in other public places, where some cities had bans on more than four youth gathering in places like parks or libraries outside of official events. Much of this centuries old.. the new status of 'teen' was a novelty as to what it meant. This adds a lot into the set drinking age... which highly varied from state to state for a longer period than most realize. Albeit, yes, insurance, law, it's still not a federal issue, though govt saw a way to tax it more. it provides revenue... kind of like how the war on drugs is more about asset forfeiture than the plight of addiction. (incidentally, why so many raves got shutdown as federal crimes, escaping taxation... though the media story would be about drugs and underage drinking. People get stupid when it involves youth... hysterical towards their protection, they'll readily sign away their liberties.. whether it's the scam of finger printing your kids on the chance they might be kidnapped vs committing a crime. or stranger danger vs the nsa tapping bypassing privacy laws.) to say remember all the hooplah about how evil building a wall was just a few years ago, they were going to return all the funds that were allocated for it... now it's necessary. They're pushing the drug claims.. but is it really? but I digress. . . still, in the era they changed it, the greater danger for teens as trends went, was huffing gas or burnt cow patties.

[@timcaldwell5241]

@@KieroSi I tend to agree with most of what you said…mostly it’s a real old fashioned concept of the “generation gap”…don’t hear that much anymore, lol! The inability of one generation to understand the next, or maybe just the unwillingness…I’m a “boomer” … I came from the generation that had literally “saved the world”, so looking back, I kinda understand why they thought we were a bunch of slackards…lol But, the whole drinking age thing is primarily a result of an ever expanding government that will use any excuse to control our lives…I know it’s cliche, but I have a real problem with “18” being old enough to die for your country, yet not old enough to buy a beer!!!!!!

[@ariesvixen853]

I started at 15/16 random wkends. I never really liked it much til I was older anyway. I think most try drinking before 18.

[@JohnSmith-cn4cw]

It had nothing to do with insurance companies, and everything to do with politicians who were too afraid counter MADD morons with logic and reason. Insurance companies did not give a f*ck they were just going to adjust their tables accordingly and make just as much money.

[@annfrost3323]

Sliced bread was invented by Otto Rohwedder in 1928 in Iowa. His idea for an automatic bread slicing machine was met with skepticism at the time but he was determinated and actually sold his jewelry store to fund his project. Commercially sliced bread impacted the world as with thinner uniform slices people ate more. Sandwiches became popular because it was filling and cheap. Workers started munching them in factories and children in schools. There is an expresion in America "The greatest thing since the invention of sliced bread" which is an enthusiastic appreciation for any new invention or discovery. Like your channel is the greatest invention since sliced bread. 😅

[@BaughbeSauce]

Fun fact: Betty White was older than sliced bread. May she rest in eternal badassery.

[@dinap3515]

Yes, Girl Scout Cookies are incredibly delicious. They are only sold by the Girl Scouts for 2 - 3 months a year as a fundraising effort for the organization. One year I bought a ton to freeze and eat throughout the year, but they were all gone in like 2 weeks! 😂😂😂

[@mrbear1302]

Too bad the Girl Scouts only get a small percentage of all that money they raise.

[@josephmedford2233]

Girl Scout Cookies are the bomb. The drinking age has changed over the years. The main issue was road safety and the prevention of younger people drinking and driving. I was in Hawai'i when the law changed. I was drinking between the ages of 18 and 20, then had to stop for a year when it jumped to 21. Also, me, I only exist here in America, unless i start traveling again...

[@TheBaldr]

They were great until they became 3 times the price of normal cookies. It so easy to buy knockoffs online now for more reasonable price. Plus it is an outdated organization.

[@aggravatedHart]

Black Friday use to be crazy like this…and it might be sometimes still but they really kinda ruined it. They started opening up on Thanksgiving and also scaled back the deals and you can honestly get better deals easier online now on Black Friday and cyber Monday. The last time I tried Black Friday the deals were crap and not worth getting up early and fighting people. The sales people would line up/camp the day before was for high ticket items super cheap but in limited amounts so you had to be the first whatever in the building.

[@californiagirl_77]

One thing I could think of, language wise. Where you use the word holiday, we use the word, vacation.

[@WilliamJohnson-h2b]

When I was in high school, the voting age was 21, and the drinking age was 18. I believe we lost 5 students in their senior year in my school, due to drunk driving accidents. It's not that kids don't drink before 21. But you also have to factor in the fact that we can drive at 16, and many teens have cars. 🇺🇸

[@kathybouziane5269]

Plus the fact that older kids will buy alcohol for younger ones. Always have. When you can drive legally at 16 doesn't mean you can drink responsibly. 18 isn't any better. Watched court tv earlier today and a 22 yr had a party were a 19 was drinking beer bongs. Ended up in ER and came close to dieing. Idiot

[@marshawargo7238]

When I was young & drinking age was 18 they had low & high alcohol content 4% or 6% at 18 you could only drink low until 21.

[@DevlinBlake]

Yes, the law might not keep kids from drinking, but it might keep them in the house when they're drinking. Which means they're not getting into car accidents, which is good I guess.

[@Eniral441]

Girl Scouts are called Girl Guides in the UK. The cookies are only sold by girls ages 5-18 and teaches them how to handle money and the basics of creating and running a business. So, that is why you won't find them sold in the stores and you can only get them from Jan-Apr usually. You can get Girl Scout cookie flavored things in the off season in the stores though....like Samoas ice cream, or Thin Mint flavored powder for toast or popcorn.

[@maryhamilton9074]

I went out on Black Friday one time . Never ever again ! The people were absolutely insane . They were fighting over carts literally not on the ground but above their heads. I saw two women get in a fight over a Barbie doll car . People were shoving , pushing and punching people . My friend and I stood back in shock . Nothing and I mean nothing is that important to buy . Since the internet and Amazon Black Friday is probably not that bad . I truly will never know 😂 . Love your channel thanks .

[@chrisjung7139]

I go out to sit in my car to watch Black Friday stores open their doors. Best buy is my favorite. Better than TV wrestling.

[@barbparknavy9119]

The only Black Friday sale I've ever gone to is the one at Pet Smart--because for a couple of years, they had kitty litter & Temptations cat treats at half off--so I stocked up a year's worth of supplies. That deal didn't last long...I'm guessing because it killed their sales for the rest of the year.

[@mishmashmedley]

16:10 You're basically describing what the pharmaceutical industry actually IS. It's always been for profit, not health, as there's more money to be made in charging people repeatedly for TREATMENTS, instead of a ONE TIME CURE.

[@cspat1]

Yes, they all are about the money not your health.

[@hapymom13]

And trusting the dr went bad too because some were on the take from drug companies and prescribing meds that didn't help. Its hard to trust anyone now

[@carlchiles1047]

Weird he,said,50%.. on garbage in-sink disposal…seems,like,every home has them..

[@carlchiles1047]

Sitting in a restaurant…the waitress will come by and ask if anyone needs a refill on iced tea or coke …doesn’t’t work on margaritas but for them it’s a two for the price of one

[@carlchiles1047]

Black Fridays are just the best Christmas deals…where select items…popular items are reduced to extraordinary prices…to help people get a jump on Christmas shopping…the morning after Thanksgiving…

[@CJWJR]

As an American, I've never understood pharmaceutical commercials. They charge extortionate amounts of money for their medications and tell consumers that they may be able to help if they can't afford their medications while simultaneously wasting millions of dollars on commercial advertisements and corporate executive emoluments. (Gee! It's too bad that I can't trust my doctor to tell me about the medication if I'm suffering from an ailment that it can cure or treat.) I've also never understood advertisements for different medical groups. I'm pretty sure that wasting a healthcare organization's money (i.e. my money as a patient) on advertising is going to generate more business. I mean how am I supposed to know what to do or where to go if I break a bone or get sick, or if a neighbor collapses in their yard?! 🙄 I don't know which makes the least amount of sense: pharmaceutical commercials, healthcare commercials, or electric companies/coops advertising their services.

[@48stars68]

Ok - get ready…. Where we live (southern US) not only are there free refills, but when it’s time to go we ask for a “go cup” (take away). Put your leftover drink in that and “top it off” and take it with you!

[@DashRiprock513]

We do have a commercials from drug companies...... And in between those, are commercials for Law firms doing class action lawsuits for people who have been injured and damaged ....by the drugs in the prior commercial.

[@Trifler500]

About the Voting Before Drinking one: The voting age used to be 21 before Vietnam. It was reduced to 18 a lot of people argued that if people can be drafted and forced to go to war at 18, they should be allowed to vote at 18.

[@montgomeryeglinton]

Stores would have a limited number of very deeply discounted items, like TVs and Stereos for 80% off, but only for the first few people. So, some would camp out on Thanksgiving because it was closed and then the day after get in first.

[@rocknrollcannibals]

Most American kids start drinking around 16 or 17, they just have to sneak around. The drinking age was 18 until MADD,(Mothers Against Drunk Driving) started a big campaign to get it changed to 21 in the 80's, and it worked. They missed that part.

[@pyrochotic420]

When you go to places like the zoo, a fair, the museum etc the refills arent free. It's only for restaurants. Some gas stations do refills for a lesser price than the original for a fountain drink. When we went to the fair not too long ago we got a refillable cup and it was SO small but didnt have to pay at all for refills.

[@healTHCare71965]

Girl Scout cookies are that good and they only sell them for like 3 months out of the year. We’re drinking at 16-18 all the time but openly at 21 and now tobacco is 21 as well.

[@TangentOmega]

Black Friday hit its peak in the early 2000s. I remember getting a brand new desktop computer, monitor, printer, keyboard and mouse for $150, when the reg price was over $600. Electronics had the best deals. Sales aren't as good any more.

[@diannewiley8956]

Even if drug companies didn't advertise on TV and print media, they send their representatives to doctors' offices to educate them about the drug, to provide them free samples, and to give them perks like meals, holidays and free cruises. They can say anything about the effectiveness of the drug (true, or not). Drug companies are absolutely not our friends, but we can't be certain that the doctors have the correct information either.

[@damselinadress2069]

The drinking age in New York State went up from 18 to 19 in 1982. Then up to 21 in 1985. In Canada, it depends on the province. I grew up near Toronto. The drinking age is 19 and in some provinces it's 18. We partied in Canada a lot. lol

[@marciahuehn2365]

Thanks for all the laughs...it is funny to see ourself through another’s eyes! An American here enjoyed the video and reaction. Thanks!😂🤪

[@SherriLyle80s]

I don't think this video is up to date because all the McDonald's in my area don't do super sizing anymore for years now as a matter of fact.

[@imbateman]

Yeah they are way off on that. McD’s did away with super sizing not long after the Supersize Me documentary came out in 2004.

[@blakett88]

yeah this video feels 10+ years old, because a bunch of this shit is happening or available in many parts of the world and super sizing hasn't existed for a long time

[@ibekingape]

Outdated and without great context because the drinking age thing is related to the fed gov trying to push states to up the age so they can reduce drunk drivers ( i believe it's due to federal funding). Makes you wonder what other context is missing

[@amylawrence565]

The drinking age changed in the majority of states from 18 to 21 in the 1980s.

[@vikkitrishrunnshaw1127]

What ? I get super size in Washington state.

[@JC-bd5my]

I've never understood why we have pharmaceutical commercials either. I can remember a time when we didn't have them. People just trusted their doctors to know which medicine was the best for them. Then again, we also have elaborate commercials for women's and men's underwear. Sometimes I wonder about how desensitized we have become as a nation to everything.

[@Gfrom703]

The Boomer generation are old now and will not do the leg work to research their medicines. They will watch their shows and see a commercial to fix a problem they have and buy. They will ignore the side effects. So, if an old guy is promised less pain in his joints, he'll ignore the fact that he could also go blind in one eye and lose his sense of smell. It's only by law that these adverts have to say, "consult your doctor."

[@brettbuck7362]

Advertising prescription drugs, and lawyers, and a few other examples like that were indeed illegal at one point. I think it was only permitted in the late-70's or later.

[@aracelysanchez246]

Girl Scout cookies are delicious 🤤 I literally buy 10+ boxes when I can^^

[@kathybouziane5269]

3 words --- Frozen Thin Mints !!

[@b.slocumb7763]

I think the white bread he is talking about is the crappy, squishy bread like Wonderbread which is no comparison to healthy bread made with unbleached flour.

[@JohnPalb]

As an American, I will say trusting the doctors here can be pretty sketchy as well. The pharmaceutical companies send their sales reps to most doctor's offices, or set up trips in popular vacation destinations(Las Vegas, Miami, New York and the like), and the companies will pitch their drugs and other products to the doctors. The drug company reps will take the doctors out to high end restaurants, supply them with free samples(the first hit is always free), set up fake consulting contracts to pay off doctors to use their products, or just straight up offer doctors financial incentives for graded scale payouts according to the volume of their drug a doctor has sold. Not only is the American health system the most expensive in the world, it's practices are extremely corrupt, to the point where people need to be concerned whether their doctor is doing what best for them or what's best for the doctor's own bank account. It really is one of the most shameful aspects of American society.

[@cyn37211]

I hate seeing pharma reps walk into a drs office when I’ve already been waiting an hour

[@bettyir4302]

Within 2-5 years of seeing a drug commercial, you'll be seeing the company being sued for deaths or complications from their product.

[@jacoblee8922]

💯

[@jordanparker5949]

And yet, we have the best healthcare in the world. If not, who does?

[@Musiq_Lov3r]

Our healthcare overall is great but some doctors will hand out the most rediculous scripts. I had bronchitis easy normal script for me would be Albuterol, Prednizone and Amoxocillin, Doctors see that I have a new insurance that is really great.... for visits.... they give me a script for a trial antibiotic that cost over $200 not thinking that most insurances don't cover or barely cover scripts. My pharmacist called the doctor and told them they better change it or I wasn't taking it. The doctor fought for a bit but finally gave in. I loved that my pharmacist went to bat for me and hate that the doctor tried to force me to take an expirimental drug when there was no reason. I get bronchitis at least once a year. I know what works for me. They also gave me a script for Vicodin which I didn't want or need (And yes when he asked if I needed a pain killer I said no, he gave it "just in case") because I have an over-reaction to certain meds. Ibuprophen is good enough for me.@@jordanparker5949

[@auditont7329]

Pharmaceuticals are corporations out to make money. Before there were laws and regulations put into place here, they could put whatever they wanted in the "medicine" they were selling. Now at least that is regulated somewhat. It isn't just the ads on tv's that they use to market to people either, each manufacturer has people called sales representatives that actually go visit doctors so that they can talk them into prescribing more of their medicine vs another manufacturers medicine, even giving them gifts and giving samples of new drugs (often the most expensive and most untested medicine option) to the doctor to prescribe to people. While the medical field typically denies that these things affect their decisions for treatment of patients, there has been multiple studies that have shown that the interactions between doctors and the pharmaceutical companies and reps do affect the treatment of patients.

[@patticampana9458]

Love these videos. Your reactions are always so much fun!

[@WilliamJohnson-h2b]

When the voting age was 21, young men were being sent to Vietnam at the age of 18. The argument was made that these young men were old enough to die for their country, but not old enough to vote. 🇺🇸

[@robertspath4824]

The bread thing he is saying that most of our bread comes pre-sliced and bagged compared to the rest of the world.

[@arthurkornely]

Girl scout cookies are mostly amazing depending on what flavors you get and there is much debate. Thin mints, samosa and peanut butter patties are my favorites. Most of my friends and I in Wisconsin started drinking at around 16 in the 90s.

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

I don't go Black Friday Shopping, but we also have something called Cyber Monday, which is the Monday after Thanksgiving (also the Monday after Black Friday) in which most people begin their online shopping for Christmas presents. Now retailers like Target and Bath & Body Works will have Cyber Monday sales exclusively online (though maybe they also have in-store sales as well).

[@ozzy_ruiz]

Yes, the sales on Black Friday can sometime be good. Most of tech and toys goes on sale and have very limited quantity in stocks, which why you see some people fights during Black Friday. Also, the tech and toys are not outdated nor out of model, they current items on sales for holiday season.

[@melissahillyer1119]

Girl scout cookies…. Here’s the deal. They are sold nationwide by the Girl Scouts for a couple months each spring (typically Jan-March). They are not sold in stores (unless the scout troop is there and it’s within the 2 month window), and are used solely as a fundraiser for the organization and the scout troops. The cookies are delicious!

[@hapymom13]

Girl Scout cookies are the best cookies ever. There are staples that never change and every couple of years they have a new type. My favorite "new" was the "Thanks-a-Lot" but it was only around for 2 years. It was their amazing shortbread with a chocolate back. I load up every february

[@therealxhazairxsgirl]

We have refill cups in America too. I mainly see them at gas stations, fairs and festivals. Still cheaper to pay for a refill than it is to buy a whole other drink.

[@jeremygates9374]

That part about Black Friday is absolutely true! People will line up and camp out overnight just to get that one big ticket item that is either going to be almost impossible to find or has some insanely discounted price. However, since the advent of the internet, in person Black Friday sales rushes aren’t as bad since we also have Cyber Monday when on line retailers have their version of insane sales…I have had relatives camp out by their keyboards and count down the hours/minutes until sales go live! 😳😂

[@jimmybobsap8729]

I just do the online sales now lol not getting trampled or shot

[@williambanks2223]

I worked retail for 15 years and here's a little secret: 1 out of 5 items on sale black Friday is actually a sale item. Black Friday is more for store to clear they their inventory good the Christmas season.

[@kathybouziane5269]

I have a big Thanksgiving dinner and I decided years ago to give my kids what they really want. Money ! None of our grandkids want us picking out clothes etc for them. And usually the items big box stores advertise so cheap to get you in, like big screen tvs-- heck, got one in every rm in the house with the exception of the bathrooms. Not worth it

[@jimmybobsap8729]

@@kathybouziane5269 Yeah money is king of gifts but you can get some great deals on some things each year, it is clearing inventory but a lot of the times it's just as good as what they moving in

[@CorwynCelesil]

I am an American living in Belgium, and we definitely have multiple kinds of white bread here. You do get some pre-sliced, packaged bread, but I haven't ever looked at those to see if they're like American ones. I go straight to the fresh bakery bread, which has all kinds from soft, squooshy (but crispy crust) white through every form of sourdough and multigrain to very dark and heavy black bread. Also, white bread existed in Europe long before it came to the Americas (only to be eaten by the richest people, of course). Probably America was who mechanized the process and turned it into processed, pillowy cardboard, but that's like saying nobody else has fries (which the Belgians invented) because McDonalds made them so popular in the US. Oh, and also Japan and Korea are obsessed with the softest and whitest of breads, and with doing very peculiar things with it.

[@karenlynn6860]

Omg!!! Thank you. I needed that laugh so bad. Carrots and wine!! I can so relate.

[@SuperDave71176k]

Yes some of the girl scout cookies are that good.They aren't sold retail or all year because they are a fund raising event for the girl scouts.

[@terri2494]

Thin Mints . . . mmm . . . 😋

[@barbaraanderson5672]

Girl scout cookies are the best cookies you'll ever have. They failed to mention that girl scout cookies are only sold for 8 weeks out of the year. You can't just get them whenever you want. That's how many they sell in 8 weeks!!! Everyone gets excited when it's girl scout cookie time. They even put out a list on their website of where the girl scouts will be each day. Like what grocery store they'll be selling outside of and the times they will be there. If we happen to run into a stand outside of the store, we will call or family and friends to see if they want you to pick some up for them.. best cookie in the world? The girls scouts thin mint cookie. Little mint flavored wafer coated with chocolate!!!

[@cspat1]

The free refills are not just limited to soda drinks you can get tea, coffee, ice tea, lemon aid, etc. but no free refills on alcoholic drinks . lol Also American cheese is yuck I don’t know about spray cheese this is my opinion. Black Friday can get crazy depending the sale, the video you are seeing , I have never seen crowds this crazy they are showing the worst of the worst. We as a rule don’t miss our Thanksgiving celebrating, If you ate one of our Thanksgiving dinners you would be on a good start to adding some weight. Turkey , Glazed Ham, sweet potatoes, corn , green beans or peas mashed potatoes home made turkey gravy and rolls cranberry different salads and Pumpkin pie with whip cream ,assorted pies, cakes, and puddings for dessert. Each family has their own traditions on how the sides are prepared if the whole clan is getting together which is the case often then there are lots of choices along with the must haves.

[@firstlastname2580]

Our water system is pretty well done as our waste water goes through a recycling process through our waste water management processing plants before being sent back to neighborhoods or the environment.

[@kenbrown2808]

actually wastewater plant operators hate garbage disposals, too. they complicate wastewater processing significantly.

[@toyafrazier3590]

Prior to COVID stores were actually starting to open up on Thanksgiving day, eliminating the need for long lines outside the stores in anticipation for Black Friday sales

[@buzzzkilll80]

Also, spray cheese actually tastes pretty good, but no where near as good as real cheese.

[@becomethestar]

Thats what I'm saying. Who is lying to him saying it's not good. 😂😂

[@tangyjoe4326]

@@becomethestarI think a lot of people like it but are ashamed to admit it LOL.

[@becomethestar]

@@tangyjoe4326 that is valid 🤣🤣🤣

[@Trifler500]

Black Friday isn't nearly as intense as it used to be for two reasons: 1) There was a big incident in the news where the crowd rushing into the store killed someone who fell down. Maybe more than one. I don't recall exactly. 2) Online purchasing has massively reduced the need.

[@GentleRain21]

I've never been to a Black Friday sale. I've known people who got to whatever store at 6:00 and stood in line - I'm guessing there were amazing prices early in the day. I knew someone who bought a TV at Walmart two weeks before Black Friday, and found out it sold for $2 less on Black Friday. Girl Scout cookies are only sold mid-January to mid-March. The Thin Mints when they're kept in the refrigerator are even better.

[@dpelpal]

Super Sized option hasn't existed in, like, 15 years.

[@pollywollydoodle831]

Some people will line up ahead of Black Friday for specific sales, but I've done that for concerts. If you can get a smart TV for half price TODAY ONLY, you might line up. Oh, and Girl Scout cookies are that good, and are only available for a limited time each year! They do freeze well. I mail Girl Scout cookies to my daughter in the UK every year. My grandsons descend upon them like locusts.

[@cynicalbeotch]

The drinking age used to vary state to state. I lived in Indiana - drinking age 21, but Michigan was 15 minutes away - drinking age was 18 there. This was in the 70s.

[@dalemoore8582]

I have never told a doctor what to prescribe me. The drinking age used to be 18 or 19 but it changed to 21 due a group called Mothers Against Drunk Drivers(MADD) lobbied Congress to change it to 21 in the 1980’s. As far us using the “imperial system” of measurement, it sounds like it was you who changed to the metric system, so you change back.

[@furbysmith3240]

Originally the drinking age was 21, then went to 18, then back to 21. Madd was formed when a 13 year old was killed by a 46 year old.

[@sheilabree1991]

What ever happened to D.A.M.M. ? (Drunks Against Mad Mothers) LOL

[@imbateman]

American cheese was invented in Canada. So no, not exclusive to the USA. Also, I lived in China for 6 years and fake plastic cheese was all you could get in most grocery stores.

[@amandareed6638]

A couple of years ago on Thanksgiving. A couple of stores opened at 6pm. I cooked Thanksgiving dinner, set the table, told everyone hope it tastes good then went shopping. The sales can be crazy good and limited quantities per store. But now most big stores have black Friday sales all month long, so the craziness is not bad.

[@mikesakas]

Garbage disposals: are easy to install and remove..especially if you already have a dishwasher and pretty cheap here, one can be had for less that $100.. If I moved into a flat/apartment/house that didn't have one I'd install it myself.. The switch might be problematic, but if there is a light switch anywhere near the sink its doable.. if there's a ban on it? put it in anyway.. pay the fine if you get done..

[@mcm0324]

Black Friday is slowly ending. I have many friends in retail and they aren't open on Thanksgiving anymore. The stores make more money on CyberMonday when people are shopping online on their pj's. Girl Scout cookies ARE that good. They don't belong on a shelf, it's a yearly fundraiser.

[@Bolero6879]

The girlscout cookies ARE that good, I could crush an entire box of most girlscout cookies if I let myself. They’re so popular that big box stores recreate them and sell them under different names

[@MarleeBby]

You should do a video on how intense we are with our Halloween & Christmas decorations

[@tabithalowdermilk8492]

Girl Scout cookies go to those girls to get badges doing activities and I would say yea they are that good the favorites are tag-a-longs, thin mint cookies, and the carmel coconut cookies 🤤 if you had some you would know why. And they’re only sold at certain times so I think people stock up and demand just high. Also if you like popcorn the Boy Scouts have a sweet salty popcorn ughh so good kind of glad I live in America the food doesn’t disappoint most of the time

[@kari8187]

Girl Scout cookies are top tier cookies, I fight my kids over them 😂😂😂

[@judyhorstmann6332]

​@tomtom5543Absolutely agree! I was a Girl Scout leader and noticed the quality decline for many years. Specifically, the chocolate currently tastes like wax. I refuse to buy them. Aldi's knock offs are much better.

[@peoriagrace1968]

I was a teen in the 80's. We used to have keggers (rent a keg and beer tap, buy the beer, sell red plastic cups to pay for beer and rental keg) at a friends house without parents home. Watch the movie Dazed and Confused. Pretty much how it was in high school and first 2 years of college.

[@tweter2]

Not drinking alcohol until you are 21 is somewhat of a misnomer in the US. There are situations where minors (people younger than 21) can legally drink. Often these exceptions are for cultural or religious purposes, such as drinking for communion at church. Similarly, some states (such as Minnesota) allow parents to let children drink alcohol at home as long as the minor has parental supervision and is within the home. So it would be legal for parents to serve children wine with meals. But each state / territory would have a different standard for this.

[@f45125]

Many restaurants are cutting back on refills. The self serve coke/pepsi machines are being removed from the lobby to behind the counter. All of the local restaurants still give as many refills and even offer a drink to go!

[@twylafisher4919]

We don't actually put all the scraps from plates and etc... just the rinse off Lol It clears the drains of smells. Plus we do lemon peels or whatever to refresh and clean

[@johnmiller6688]

American garbage disposals are there because you can leave food on your dishes when you load the dishwasher. The dishwasher is plumbed directly into the dusposal, empties the food into the disposal and doesnt clog the pipes. Of course you can dump food straight into the disposal as well

[@terrijuanette486]

Black Friday sales can be fabulous, esp with electronics (TVs, computers, laptops, pads, etc) and video games. The reason people line up the day before is because there is a limited number per store. If you want to give little Johnny the game that's coming out for Christmas, and the store only has 10, you like up the day before. I have never done that but it's really common.

[@Sk8Bettty]

It’s not terrible. Kids love spray cheese. Haha.. Honestly, it’s fine. It tastes like nacho cheese dip without the jalapeño heat.

[@neutrino78x]

4:00 yeah that's ridiculous....I can understand charging for refills for alcohol, which costs more, but soft drinks are really cheap to make and dispense. Plus, with soft drinks, that's not the main thing they're selling (they'll selling hamburgers or whatever). No reason for refills not to be free 🙂 6:00 I got the opposite problem. When I got out of USN I was 135, now I'm like 190 😞I need to get in the gym for low impact, easy on the joints workout on stationary bike (there's a jogging trail in a park within walking distance but I have this weird nerve injury in my foot, I don't feel most of the time but if the foot is subject to high impact I definitely feel it...dr says not much to be done...nerve regeneration is not well understood.) As far as drinking, I drank about an ounce (29 mL) of expensive Napa valley wine when I was like 7, but I spat it out immediately, it tasted metallic. I have drank a couple times since then, but less than six ounces in my entire life, because I can't stand the taste, nor can I stand the thought of being drunk....I don't know how people get past the taste to get drunk! So nasty. Even $600/bottle Beringer wine tastes nasty to me, and Beringer is world class (Beringer is also from from the north end of the San Francisco Bay), on par with wine from the Champagne region of France. (some Europeans don't like to admit it, but the USA does in fact have a lot of high quality, artisan food, that was created here in the USA.)

[@tommy4431]

american teenager here - almost everyone starts drinking at around 16-17 here. a majority of parents (may just be in my state though) dont even seem to care that much

[@matthewlofton8465]

What we know as white sandwich bread today was a thing all the way back during the French Revolution (about a generation later than the American Revolution). When Marie Antoinette said "let them eat cake!", she was referring to plain white sandwich bread rather than something resembling birthday cake or muffins because white bread was way easier and cheaper to make (this was at a time when the french poor had to resort to eating dirt and gnawing on leather). To this day, plain white sandwich bread is sometimes also referred to as cake bread because it's classified as a sweet bread (which, confusingly, is completely different from sweetbreads like Amish friendship bread, fruitcake, or banana-nut bread).

[@antoinettejones1573]

Lewis I myself will put some coins aside just for the Girl Scout cookies. I'm telling you those cookies are addicting! Thin mints, Samoas, and Tag-a-longs are my faves. I've been known to buy 10 or more boxes because these cookies are only sold during certain times of the year. 😊

[@patrioticz2858]

12:47 actually many want to raise the voting age to 21 again or to 25

[@Lynn7015hb]

Lewis, that would be the party that most young ppl don't vote with, as a way to win elections that they would otherwise lose bc their positions are not majority positions.

[@heavymetalsazabi4333]

iirc Imperial measurement is based off "useful" measuring devices like the width of your thumb, length if your foot and length of stride, that way you could measure approximate length with out a ruler. I would assume liquid measurement and weight are the same, though they don't line up in base 10 like metric.

[@Laochri]

I can tell you exactly when Super Size started. May/June 1993. The first Super Size was marketed as Dino-Sized promoting Jurassic Park. The container was the Open Mouth of a Dinosaur.

[@Nitehawke]

American cheese is not synonymous with spray cheese. Spray cheese actually comes in different flavors. Also, those individually wrapped slices that people think are American cheese says right on the package that it's "cheese food", which is another way of saying "fake cheese". I kind of wonder how accurate this guy's videos are.

[@kathybouziane5269]

I still like American cheese for toasted cheese sandwiches the best. I don't care what it is . Alongside the classic combo with tomato soup and dill pickles :-)

[@Nitehawke]

Yes but the sliced kind, not the individually wrapped crap. The taste and texture are all wrong.

[@sandyback4665]

Girl Scout cookies are delicious and they are only sold for a few weeks a year. The scouts use the profits for camp and other projects.

[@JJerseyGirl]

10:33- Girl Scout Cookies- you can only order them one time a year. Personally they were better when I was younger, but I buy because of the nostalgia they are still good.

[@do0ranfrump260]

I've never just dumped garbage in the garbage disposal. But cooking food around your sink it's easy to clog up the sink if you don't have a disposal.

[@RBB52]

A lot of these items should be identified as only available or common in northern North America (Canada and the USA). Most of what is claimed to be only available in the USA are also commonly available in Canada. Canadians do get a little miffed at being ignored or just included as unimportant, "sort of" Americans who cannot vote in Presidential elections. Surprise, we are actually a completely different country. LOLOLOL😘😀

[@veronicabennett2777]

Well I hear you Canadians are nice! Do you really wanna be lumped in with a bunch of buttheads like us? :) I wonder if YOU all have different stuff that we don’t??

[@A_Name_]

Canada is a country?

[@KomboEzaliTe]

@@A_Name_ Technically, no.

[@A_Name_]

@@KomboEzaliTe ok, good. I thought my whole life was a lie for a min.

[@odieooops4171]

U.S. Black Friday is ridiculous! Enter stores at your own risk 😮

[@sarabert63]

I use to travel with my brother in law's band from age 16 and would drink alcohol with the band. It was normal back then. (late 70's early 80's) I allowed my kids and their friends, with parents permission, to drink at my house when they were 18 but they were not allowed to leave the house until they had slept it off.

[@DashRiprock513]

I kind of agree with you it's best for them to learn to deal with it in that environment.... Instead of 1st time college binge drinking and catching a dwi at 21

[@garycamara9955]

I don't eat fast food often enough to gain weight from eating it.

[@Krisna_K]

I don’t like spray cheese but every fast food place I can think of uses American sliced cheese! Free refills are only available in sit down restaurants and not everywhere! Also, I weigh myself in kilograms because I’m dialysis and that’s how they have us weigh for conversion purposes!

[@Trifler500]

To be realistic, Americans typically never put the quantity of food they showed in the garbage disposal. The most common usage is to scrape our plate first, then the garbage disposal takes care of whatever is left when we rinse/wash the plate. Especially now that city yard waste collection takes food scraps.

[@gNome_5]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and defend canned cheese. I just tried some the other day (after many years), as my two youngest 20-something kids had brought a can of it home. And as I'm sure it probably contained very little to no cheese, it was weirdly fun, tasty, and oddly satisfying to squirt on Ritz crackers! 🧴🧀😆👍🏻 *Occasionally and in small amounts of consumption, that is, of course.

[@Trifler500]

These videos never mention it, but the U.S. Congress did pass a law switching the U.S. to metric in the 1970's. However, they made it optional for each state, and they didn't offer any incentives. California made the largest effort, posting road signs in both mph and kph until 2006, when they finally gave up and started just using mph again.

[@michaelfink8495]

Thin mints and Samoa girl scout cookies are best straight from the freezer

[@Ginoulmer]

I was drinking when I was 13 and all through high school. Today, I'm 54 and rarely drink. It was much funner when I was under age

[@Tom-pw2ni]

Love your videos, when I went to college, my Dad delivered a case of beer every week to me when I was under 21

[@staceybartley]

In North Carolina- probably in other states too - you can buy a cup at certain convenience stores & for a small fee, you can have free refill lol summer

[@Terrell070]

Before 21. When I was a kid driving was 15 for restricted, 16 for full driving privileges, 18 for voting, and 21 for alcohol. Cigarettes are 21 now but used to be 18.

[@protorhinocerator142]

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. It's the day most retailers go "in the black" instead of "in the red" (meaning they turned a profit). Competition is fierce. Britain's history is different and they don't have Thanksgiving. But really you should start it up. It's a great holiday for family and friends. It's not like you're doing anything else that day. Canada has a Thanksgiving too, but the harvest season comes earlier. They celebrate it in October instead of November, for practical reasons. Canada's Thanksgiving really doesn't line up with Black Friday.

[@secolerice]

In many states, the drinking age was 18. Then the federal government was trying, so they say, to prevent drunk driving and wanted the age to be 21. In 1986, the feds basically blackmailed the states to agree by saying they would lose 10% of their Federal highway funds if they did not comply. During the Vietnam draft, a push was made to make the voting age 18 because you could be drafted into the war at that age. Therefore, you should have a say in policy if you’re having to put your life on the line. So voting and drinking are two different subjects with two different thought patterns, and some federal bribery. Therefore the inconsistency.

[@MERollered]

So our white bread is different (more sugar, a lot) than most other countries that sell it because other countries have stiffer regulations on that. What's going on with Meg's feet in that clip was diabetes! It's really advance stage but some diabetics can lose a foot or feet if they loose circulation and if they get a cut or something after that. My husband has diabetes and that is one thing we ensure we take care of because you lose circulation and feeling, then you get a cut and are unaware of it then shit goes DOWN hill fast because diabetics aren't able to fight off infection as much. As for the girl scout cookies, also think of this as well.... they go on sale ONE time a year for a certain number of weeks (usually January through April, but timing is always different every year. Last year was 16/1-12/3) and then they are GONE until next year (its part of the marketing). Its a massive fundraising for them that is highly successful. I usually buy from a few local troops to support them. But I always buy about $100 worth if not more from Troop 6000 they are a unique troop that serves the New York City Shelter System and provides a tiny bit of normality, consistency, and joy for kids in a difficult situation. But what Americans know is Girl Scout Cookies are very easy to freeze, so we usually get a ton of thin mints and shortbread to freeze then we get tagalongs (peanut butter and chocolate) and samoas (shortbread with caramel, coconut, and chocolate) which both can be frozen but they don't last long. But I buy so much because I love supporting this plus I love them and I have two daughters who come and raid my freezers when they come home to visit from Uni, nothing lasts. Of course we drink before 21, you learn the tricks you friend "older" people in uni and it happens. My eldest (20) was sniffing the whiskey I get from a local place which I make a Scottish trifle with yearly and she tried some with my permission. She was "this isn't as bad as I thought it would be, the last stuff tasted like what I assume gas would taste like, she then tried to back step and I laughed and said "if you aren't drinking in Uni and being responsible about it, then I'd be surprised. I am not naive about their actions and when she attended her boyfriend's sister wedding at 17 I gave the OK for her to have her first champagne as long as she didn't have more than that. LOL, pharma commercials, one thing in America you grow up learning and understanding is that the health care system RARELY cares about the person they are "helping" its about profit plain and simple. If you have a chance, watch this playlist 30 Days of US Healthcare on www.youtube.com/@DGlaucomflecken he really shows how even if the doctor cares, there is other challenges for us to deal with.

[@lynnw7155]

You can take a whole loaf of cheap American white bread and squeeze it into a baseball-sized ball. I don't know any other bread you can do that with.

[@rickricci7592]

I was drinking at 17. Went to a country school and on Friday and Saturday nights, we would get someone over 21 to buy us a case of Little King beer. Oh the fun days of the past.

[@ukaly1]

I grew up in England in the 50's and 60's and we used the imperial measurements. Sometime after I left in 1967 for the US they switched to the metric system.

[@ladysky2883]

Garbage disposals are required here in the US for new homes. Black Friday is a thing. Yes people DO camp out to get the best deals for Christmas presents. For some it's a tradition.

[@forrestoliver9162]

And still drinks are the most profitable item sold in restaurants.

[@JC-bd5my]

Yeah I'd have to concur with previous comments about the drinking age. Once upon a time, the drinking age was 18, but I'm sure it was raised because there was a dangerous uptick of deaths as a result. I mean, have you seen how illegal drinkers act? Hahaha. I believe, if I remember my history right, the voting age was lowered to 18 because it didn't seem fair to draft 18-20 year old men into the armed forces, forcing them to serve their country, but they still couldn't vote. Therefore, the voting age was brought down to 18.