Brit Reacts to What is life REALLY like in the USA?

[@jimmyb.6272]

No, they’re not showing you what suburban life is like in America, they’re showing you what suburban life is like in that one very affluent upscale neighborhood. That’s not at all what typical life is like in America.

[@OpposingPony]

Yeah I'm not even gonna watch this one. Yall let me know when he does a more average modest home please.

[@spackar2720]

@@OpposingPony Yes. There is a huge variety of socioeconomic levels and life experiences in America.

[@karaevans6215]

They're in Dedham - it's a very affluent community.

[@mo5407]

....and that's not what a typical bbq grill looks like...at least not in NYC

[@sarahodell1149]

Agreed

[@AnastasiaBeaverhausen319]

You should make a video of your neighborhood / town. The type of houses, shops, grocery stores etc. so us American fans can see what the UK is like!!

[@msp9810]

I would like to see that as well

[@lindaperry2006]

Yes

[@therese1584]

Yea please!! It would be to us what you see in the US!

[@sherylkeib4993]

There are many areas in the suburbs where the homes are close together, not touching but pretty near. So the homes on the video here have a lot of land, but they're high end, not all homes are like this.

[@mrscalifdreamer]

Yes! I’ve always wondered what your neighborhood and city is like Lewis.

[@theshig9618]

Texan here, who has also lived several years in New Mexico and Arizona. Beans here would be bbq style, or refried depending on what you're ordering, and they're very rarely be something you'd eat with breakfast, except maybe in breakfast tacos. That said, the US is HUGE, it's honestly not fair to make "this is how life is in the US" videos, because what is normal varies from state to state. Hell, East and West Texas alone are different enough to have entirely different accents.

[@gmonaghan]

100%

[@corinaperez226]

I'm Mexican American from Texas, and we have refried beans with breakfast. In a taco or on the side. Refried with bacon grease. For us, it's common.

[@KOS762]

America is the melting pot of the world. So depending where you go, depends on the kind of life you will experience. This is why when you ask an American where they lived..... They usually say This place and that place. for me for example.... I lived in Northeast Ohio, near lake Erie... And now I live in Arizona, in the middle of a desert. Nothing is the same. This is why we move around. To experience it for our selves. It's just as exciting for us as it is for you.

[@jimcathcart5116]

Can’t play movie in front seat

[@frankschmitz1979]

I was born in the Bronx, raised in North Carolina, lived in South Dakota and now call Massachusetts home. Every place had its own climate, culture, cuisine and accent, almost as though each was a separate country on separate continents.

[@deaniej2766]

They were cooking on a back yard fire pit, not designed for cooking and heaven knows what metal they were cooking on. I wouldn't trust it to be food safe. Now that's living dangerously. They could have driven it in just a couple of hours, but US passenger trains have to give way to freight trains. That Boston suburb is a pricey neighborhood and NOT typical. If a basement is finished, usually they are an extention of the rest of the house. Yes we have regular baked beans, but that was stated to be an Irish Breakfast, with the baked beans. I agree, I don't want anything that has the alternate name of blood pudding. And they ate about 4 entrees each. That Tesla is a top of the line model, not what most have. These people are either loaded or up to their eyebrows in debt, or both. Again, this is NOT typical.

[@Loveduff]

No not what our BBQ is like. I've never seen one like that

[@BGID7]

That was korean style bbq

[@Vrazzo1490]

They are south African I think it's a Bri they call it, not American.

[@SheilaR.08]

It looks like biltong, which is South African. I believe it's smoked.

[@SuperDrLisa]

South African version.

[@eve2831]

Looks like a burning barrel made out of an old washing machine tub. Never used it to bbq though.

[@ArchimGregorios]

Your "standard" baked beans are actually Heinz Baked Beans, which were first established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA by Henry J Heinz in the year 1876. The Brits simply adopted the American product.

[@beckysimeone4882]

True, but in the UK version Heinz doesn't add the sugar because of their food standards. I found the English version to be very bland comparatively, but it is better for beans on toast than ours (if you actually like that).

[@Cynycal]

@@beckysimeone4882 US Pork & Beans is closer.

[@covetdmb3609]

That’s not public transit that’s Amtrak. That’s long distance train. That’s why it’s so nice.

[@greeneyedlady5580]

That is still public transportation, as opposed to private vehicles.

[@brettgoldenbloome7036]

by your definition an airplane to the UK is public transport. Amtrak is a private for profit business which I would not consider public transport either. Buses or trains run by the DoT are public transit like the T in Boston or the buses NYC.

[@warriorwaitress7690]

​@@brettgoldenbloome7036 Truth is, Amtrak receives a lot of federal funding. It has 37 routes that crisscross the US, and only 3 of them are profitable. So yes, it's fair to call Amtrak public transit.

[@jaredkoger8252]

@@brettgoldenbloome7036 It's a government owned, government funded service. By every possible definition, Amtrak is public transport.

[@covetdmb3609]

@@jaredkoger8252 Amtrak is privately owned. It is not public transportation.

[@jdlimages]

For the most part, America is VERY safe! Just like everywhere, some places are safer than others and there is always a few places you shouldn't go if you're not a local. But overall it's very safe. People telling you otherwise, simply don't know what they're talking about.

[@TomBoyd-vw1wr]

So someone from England has free range, to go anywhere in the US. I bet they pick nyc the big shithole or la full of idiots. Take your pick, you know they will pick one,don’t you!!!!!

[@christomashofski9160]

Dude says, "It's so bitter cold! It's, like, minus two Celsius!" ..... WHAT? That's not cold!!! 🤣 Minus two Farenheit... now THAT'S cold! :)

[@TheBarkinFrog]

Yeah. You couldn't even see his breath. That's not cold. That's just chilly.

[@BaughbeSauce]

Lmao. That's not cold either. 🤣 -25°f gets a bit nippy.

[@frankcheney]

No one would tune into the news if the headline was "330 million Americans have a safe night at home. News at 11", but you could run that headline every night, and it would be true.

[@EveIsJustMyBlogName]

So true!

[@JS-TexanJeff]

While I've never had a house with a basement, I have visited family and friends that have them (mostly the mid-west). Trust me, the basement is where all the fun happens! No need to worry about horror shows :)

[@goddess_keyah]

Growing up in suburbs of Milwaukee all of our homes had a basement and then I moved to California no basements obviously due to earthquakes but I definitely miss my basements. It has so much fun time down there with friends

[@jeankwal4031]

Live in Racine & lived in a many homes except in Florida &Tennessee with basements......where we played & had the laundry room & workshop (Dads).

[@meomy29]

A lot of it depends on the age of the house and whether or not the owners can afford to have it finished. I’ve never lived in a house with a finished basement, but I’ve never lived in a house, old or new, where the basement was scary looking. I grew up in a four square with an unfinished basement. Our laundry facilities were in the basement and we had lots of storage there. Nothing was gross or anything. I think every house should have a basement.

[@bill45colt]

@@jeankwal4031 AS A kid in alabama,,basement had room for my 20x60ft lionel rail road. Lotsa fun, lotsa time building buildings, roads, scenery, railway signals, side tracks, alllll sorts of fun. Had dark room at one end and dad and i did our own photo negative and enlargement printing there. Also, a narrow side room 60 ft long and 8 ft wide for indoor shooting range. But you had to wear earmuffs, shooting inside a house demands it. Backstop was chipped up worn out car tires.

[@Susan-cooks]

The square footage of our basement is the same as the square footage of the main floor living space. It's great to have the extra space.

[@randalmayeux8880]

Hi mate, in Texas we sometimes have frioles refritos, or as they are sometimes called, refried beans. You just take some beans, usually pinto beans left from the night before, put them in a skillet with maybe some diced onion and a little grease and heat them up while stirring them. What you end up with is a sort of bean paste with some chunks of bean in 'em. They're great, you can put them on a flour tortilla with some salsa roja, in a breakfast burrito or just as a side dish. They're very versatile.

[@lindaross783]

Yummy. I'm from San Antonio

[@JohnPalb]

Dude, in the summertime, when its blazing hot outside, if you have a 'finished' basement, it can be coolest place in the house. A lot of folks with basements will furnish them as game rooms, put up a couple of walls for a guest bedroom and bathroom. My brother-in-law has a sound system and a full bar in his basement. Some people will use it for a workshop or for general storage, but for others it can be a whole other furnished floor of the house. I lived in a basement myself for three months. Absolutely no complaints. Edit: And that is not a lot of snow in Boston. That is barely any snow in Boston.

[@TheBarkinFrog]

I live in a basement apartment. It even has a fireplace. I love it. It's never hot in the summer, and easy to heat in the winter. Oh, and if the weather turns severe in the middle of the night, I'm already in the basement. I don't even have to wake up.

[@BaughbeSauce]

We are planning to finish our basement eventually. It's already divided into 5 rooms from the original 1913 construction.

[@gregcable3250]

Boston IS close to NYC! For us, that trip is nothing. Have gone up in the morning and come back in the evening, no problem. And there are people who actually do that several days a week, some even every day. Never forget. This is a huge place and our reference points for far away are based on our size.

[@michaelnegron4971]

The Barbecue pit is popular in South African BBQs (called a Braai). Remember, they're South Africans who moved to Massachusetts, they're mixing cultures so they don't represent the average American family.

[@sissinoklahoma2057]

I disagree! They're literally representing the mixing pot of the US 🎉

[@silkcitysocialist420]

Braai is grilling over coals and not gas, right? In the U.S. grilling can be done over coals or gas. Braai, I believe is grilled meat over coals only? True Southern BBQ is a dry heat cooking method using different techniques, but what makes it true BBQ is that its cooked low and slow over a long time. Techniques are smoking, roasting, and grilling using wood or charcoal.

[@jack-of-all-trades1234]

Maybe this is a dumb question but how did they get those aerial views? A drone?

[@rharvey2124]

​@@jack-of-all-trades1234Yes. Lots of travelogues makers on KZbin use them.

[@scarlettjoehandsome6130]

Real BBQ is made in a smoker. Not over direct heat. You have to hold the heat in, like an oven. It takes hours to do it properly.

[@tbob8212]

Duluth, Minnesota here. Yes college hockey is big across the USA with different divisions. Division 1 hockey being the top. In the USA we LOVE our college sports 🙂👍

[@danielroehm2822]

The thing on front of the truck was a snow plow. In the Boston suburbs many people put snowplows on their pickup trucks. A lot of people pay to have their driveways plowed.

[@marklar7551]

4 hour train means a ton of stops between. It takes 4 hours from Chicago to Cleveland on Amtrak, it is mostly farmland between the two cities but there are stops in between at larger cities. The area of the East Coast has tons and tons of people and cities (often call from DC to Boston MEGALOPOLIS). 👽🗿👽

[@72carguy]

They took a train called “Amtrak”, which is not really like your typical, local train. They are designed for long travels (1 line goes from NYC to Florida). Many have cafe cars, like in the video. Most regular trains do not.

[@neutrino78x]

The NEC line isn't considered long distance amtrak 🙂It is a "corridor" train, relatively short distance within the local region. It's only like 200 miles NYC to Boston. 🙂 The Auto Train that you mention is definitely long distance amtrak though 🙂

[@SuperDrLisa]

Aren't all trains Amtrak? They took the Acela, it is a higher "class" train. I only runs from Boston to DC with less stops than regular Amtrak. I loved Acela from Newark NJ to Providence RI. Took it pretty frequently to visit family. That is an upper class area. Anywhere within 40-50 miles of Boston is $$$, like NYC. Where I live I can be to Boston in an hour and NYC in 3 hours. ❤

[@SuperDrLisa]

Every train I've ever been on has a cafe car. Amtrak is the name for the entire national rail system. There are other "local" rails. Acela is part of Amtrak it's a step up from regular cars. The cafe car in Acela is nicer, but there is a cafe car, you just have to find it.

[@maruka1716]

Right. Amtrak's the intercity network nationwide, and Acela's the faster version in the northeast that runs more modern trains and makes fewer stops. It also costs more, kind of like business class, but the regular Amtrak trains are still decent and more affordable. In the northeast, you don't see sleeper trains because the distances between cities don't warrant that. But if you take a train cross country or all the way to Florida, there are sleeper options. There's also an auto train from Virginia to Florida where people (mostly elderly) who spend the whole winter in Florida can put their cars on the train so they'll have them to use at their destination. Of course you don't do this for a one-week trip... it's more for people who will be spending months out of the snow. But there are enough of them to make that kind of service worthwhile.

[@johnrichardson353]

It is the equivalent of BritRail in the UK.

[@trickhayproductions]

Our standard baked beans are called pork n' beans. So that may be why people do not know what you mean and say we have bbq baked beans etc... What we call baked beans are usually the same beans as pork n' beans but instead of tomato sauce in them, they have bbq sauce, or brown sugar or something like that. it is pretty much broken down to a specific type of beans.

[@NurseEmilie]

Evidently you've never seen a beautiful basement. Many are as nice as upstairs.

[@AngelaVEdwards]

Absolutely. Some can act as complete mother in law apartments too.

[@garycamara9955]

We don't have basements here in California

[@BeePuncher]

​@garycamara9955 Sure we do! They're just not as common as other places.

[@denisetornga1030]

Ours is.Walk out ranch lots of windows.

[@CindySylvester]

I've lived in New England all my life & almost all homes have basements. Even if they are 200+ years old and made from large rocks. 😊

[@allthingsgregg4963]

AT the 18 minute mark...it was a snowplow on a personal truck. I have one on my ATV. If you live in a place with a lot of snow, you can't always wait for the city or county to come by and clear it.

[@selina9091]

Boston is in Massachusetts. NYC is in New York.

[@lynnw7155]

But Boston is 'close' to NYC by American standards (looking at the whole US map)

[@zarasha8220]

@@lynnw7155 being from Texas, it's crazy to me just how CLOSE everything is in the northeast... whereas I can drive over 10hrs and STILL be in Texas lol the worst part of taking a cross-country road trip is getting *out* of the state of Texas :)

[@AngelaVEdwards]

@@zarasha8220 Born and raised and still live in Western Washington State and you're right. We can drive all day in some states out west and still be in the same state. I lived in Texas for 18 months when I was a kid so I know a bit about Texas as well.

[@TheOriginalLexa]

@@zarasha8220lol same with Florida! It takes me at least 8 hours to get out of the state on a road trip!

[@bsbrocks8]

@@zarasha8220everything is not really that close. I live in NY, and if you go from NYC you can drive 8 hours & still be in NY at Niagara Falls & Canadian boarder. Between NYC & Boston you have to travel through 2 states , Connecticut & Rhode Island.

[@user-qi4ff5in9z]

FYI: the average price of homes in Westwood is $1,,050,,000. Cost of living index for housing is 219.5% the national average. Good news: very many US basements are finished like the rest of the house, often with windows and their own entrances. No need to fear the basements. It’s our version of baked beans that will make your hair stand on end-lol. Look up hash browns and home fries if you want to see what is often served at breakfast in the North East, grits in the South.

[@EveIsJustMyBlogName]

I get teased that I must’ve been a “yankee” in a previous life, because I’m the only Tennessean I know who doesn’t care for grits or sweet tea 😂

[@curtjoyner4493]

The baked beans are only local to Boston. We often call them Boston Baked Beans. Boston is also nicknamed "Bean Town".

[@silkcitysocialist420]

Baked beans occurred in Native American cuisine before Boston ever existed. The dish was adopted and adapted by English colonists in New England. Each region of New England has/had its own version/recipe.

[@someonenew3478]

​@@silkcitysocialist420 Beans are Native but Boston style is heavy in molasses which come from sugar cane which yhe Native Americans did not have. Molasses was a big deal in Boston due to the trade of slaves from Africa to the Caribbean to grow sugar to make molasses and rum in Boston to feed to the British sailors.

[@ssjwes572]

@@silkcitysocialist420 Thanks for the history lesson but that's not what the OP was talking about...

[@robertmiller-ty3kj]

I wouldn't have a Tesla other models of cars have those things but electric cars are not what they are built up too.

[@anniesavidge2468]

I make Boston style baked beans, I’ve live most of my,life on the pacific coast. Right now, I live in Texas and I hate the barbecue beans they make here.

[@Ginoulmer]

Basements are the best part of a house. I have screens like that in my Escalade but it's much smaller. My favorite parts of new cars are cooling seats but heated seats, heated stirring wheels, and heated windshield wipers in our Montana winters are the best. That was a snow plow on the front of his pickup. You will see them all over the place in Montana. I have one for those days when we get lots of snow to plow our driveway because it's about a quarter mile long and the county road it connects to is plowed by the county. College Hockey is pretty big in the Northeastern USA from Minnesota to Maine

[@JJ-vt7sh]

My basement is as good as our main floor. It has got big windows so the light is ok. It has a large family room, bathroom, three bedrooms and my sewing room. Two of my children spent their childhoods there because their bedrooms were there. The other two spent their waking hours there because of the family room. It isn’t scary at all.

[@Katc1230]

I live in Massachusetts, we definitely have fences and hedges for our backyards for privacy. Also, everything in Massachusetts is expensive

[@kathleencallaghan4867]

You need to remember how diverse our states are from each other and even within a state. In example, NYS is usually thought of in at least 6 areas. NYC, Upstate, Capital area, Northern NY, Central NY and Western NY. And sometimes even more regional areas … Finger Lakes Region, Thousand Islands, Adirondacks, Catskills, Southern Tier, etc.

[@bsbrocks8]

You forgot Long Island. We are NOT part of NYC. Not even close

[@karlsmith2570]

15:07 "OH, So, This Specific Area Is Got A Lot Of English And Irish Lineage" Yup, that's why this region is referred to as "New England," Lewis

[@j.w.greenbaum7809]

Many basements are finished and have a bathroom, carpeting, private bedroom and large open room. There is an area where the furnace and water heater are and that part has a concrete floor and storage space. It.s off the larger finished part. I’ve never seen a ghost anywhere in my entire life!

[@kimberlyhicks3644]

Ghosts are demons and I saw one at my granny's house. It absolutely terrified me. She told me about a ghost she repeatedly ordered out of her home but it kept coming back.

[@j.w.greenbaum7809]

@@kimberlyhicks3644 I’m Catholic and there are Priests who actually do successful exorcisms but that is if a person messes around with Satanic stuff. As far as a house: it’s never been my experience but have heard holding a crucifix and or blessed water will work. My house has been blessed by a Priest and I have a crucifix and several pictures of Christ. To each their own but never felt unsafe here.

[@alisong826]

13:29 I worked at Starbucks in my 20s during college and grad school and the best takeaway I learned is make my own coffee….i could totally see you becoming a true coffee snob in the best way by getting into making your own

[@jadeh2699]

The item they were cooking the steaks on is a fire pit. There are all kinds of BBQs, some purchased and some homemade. If you have a sleeper car on Amtrak, your meals are free, and the food is really good. Went from Detroit to New Orleans and had a fantastic time. Always interesting to see the US through your eyes.

[@donnaadams3460]

I went from Boston to Shelby Montana to go to Canada on AmTrak...Loved it !!!!

[@ssjwes572]

Better be good for the billions in subsidies they get from the government...

[@jadeh2699]

@@donnaadams3460 😊

[@thesilvernymph]

I rode from NYC to New Orleans with my toddler daughter in a sleeper car. Best trip ever!

[@jadeh2699]

@@thesilvernymph 😊😊😊

[@VirginiaPeden-Harrington-qd5zu]

Lewis, Boston is close to NYC by American standards. Four hours is a quick trip to go from the farm to the closest Walmart. Then go out for a late lunch before back to the farm to unload and cook dinner. Many Americans think in terms of time rather than distance when going places. This is true in cities as well as in rural areas because driving to work during rush hour can take three hours for a 26 mile drive. So when you come here and want to drive across the country from Washington, DC to the west coast, don't think of it as a 2800 mile trip. Think of it as a 50 to 60 hour drive, depending on traffic through cities, construction and weather. The USA isn't just huge, it is HUGE.

[@bleachedbrother]

18:04 Some truck owners attach snow plows during the winter in this part of the US to clear snow from driveways and parking lots. It's a way to make some extra money for the holidays, paying heating bills, etc.😊

[@OkiePeg411]

If it's a "finished basement," it'll be just like the rest of the house. I have a basement, but it's not finished. It probably wouldn't take too much to finish out out. Its temperature is comfortable all year around, but it's very humid. I'd have to get a huge dehumidifier set up.

[@massmama3953]

That is not a typical home in Massachusetts. That’s an upper middle class neighborhood. That is nothing for snow, we’d call that a dusting. I’d be happy with that little amount of snow compared to a normal snow storm. (Born and raised in Boston) We do have baked beans , only one brand makes them in a tomato-y base. It’s not the norm for here. The fire pit is not the norm. Never saw one like that. Either custom built or hand made. Hope you watch and comment on their part 2 of my awesome city!

[@donnaadams3460]

Me too born and raised lol

[@Ramjetwarrior]

@@donnaadams3460 YEAH! I was also born AND raised on EARTH! Doesn't that sound better than restricting yourself to a segregated portion of the planet - behind unseen boundary lines!! One Earth, One People! Just preparing for the inevitable visit from our deep space neighbors. Peace out... (edit: punctuation)

[@donnaadams3460]

@@Ramjetwarrior Boston is on Earth and I am not restricting myself. I love the city I live in !! I don't believe in space aliens.I will wait on My Lord 🙌 Peace out!

[@ChosenBC]

Sorry to tell you, as someone who has lived in Massachusetts for 43 yrs up until about 10 years ago this was the middle to lower middle class kind of home, now with our current economy this is out of the middle classes range. I think as someone in the Middle class I would not get a Telsa. I don't want to pay a mortgage payment for a car...

[@LA_HA]

​@@ChosenBCIt's strange to me how Americans can make these statements all while knowing full well that America is So varied that Almost Nothing is "standard" or "typical" for The Country. Only for the exact place where a specific person lives. We say it to foreigners all day long, and yet so many of Us do this all the time in regards to America

[@murielpeterson7039]

Boston is known for seafood. You can eat at the Union Oyster House or one of the Legal Seafood locations. I believe there are also some relatively cheap seafood places around. I haven't been to Boston in 15 to 20 years. The city is compact compared to NYC, with a decent subway system. Harvard Square in Cambridge, on the red line is good for restaurants and people watching, Boston Public Garden and Boston Common are nice.

[@bleachedbrother]

00:50 That's called GRILLING, not barbecue. GRILLING = fast cooking over direct flames in 30 minutes or less. BARBECUE = low heat over indirect flames and smoke for 12 or more hours.

[@CatInWonderlands]

Yeah, that is more like a bespoke fire pit. That isn't the average American grill.

[@amandataylor1166]

I agree with your terms & definitions 100% but I would class that as almost searing the steak or like if I was to put steak in a cast iron pan… I don’t know if I’m using the right words to get my point across but I do know that whatever they’re using to cook that meat, I’ve never even seen anything similar so I’d bet money that whatever that is, is a traditional South African cooking method… not American.

[@gacaptain]

I think what they are doing is the South African style of grilling. I've never seen a grill like that in America. It's definitely not typical.

[@IncomitatusExcelsior]

Americans will literally fight over what counts as grilling and what counts as barbecuing. Where I'm from, it's all grilling. "Barbecue" refers to a spicy, sweet sauce and the flavor thereof. If you barbecue something, you put that sauce on it while grilling, smoking, or even baking it! And explaining that to a Texan is fightin' words!

[@KellyAlbright-tg9kz]

True and that said, Americans frequently misconstrue the two concepts. :)

[@marksteverman1622]

Yes college hockey is a thing here. In fact, at my alma mater Michigan Tech University - go Huskies - football and basketball are not that big of a thing. However, since it is far Northern Michigan college hockey is a big deal. I had season tickets for many years. And if you think that there is a lot of snow there, you should see how much snow they get up there. Much much more snow

[@christinebicanic]

Go Huskies. Winter Carnival is the best.

[@KayaGirl]

It cracks me up every time he says “bless me” after a sneeze. Love it!

[@neutrino78x]

I always say "bless myself" lmao 🙂

[@ohslimgoody]

Raised well 😂I do it too

[@irenegaruba48]

Lots of people say that.

[@sarahcampbell1115]

I do it and now my 4 year old says it too lol.

[@KayaGirl]

I do it was well, but I never thought about it until I started watching his videos because he doesn’t edit it out.

[@jreyman]

Basic coffee in a dining environment is usually much less expensive than from coffee shops (such as Starbucks, etc).

[@sharonstaggers-moss8176]

I live North of Boston. People walk around all hours of the night. Some don't even lock their doors. In fact, some only lock their doors when they go to bed at night. Everyone looks out for everyone else. It's a small town. That being said, there are areas that aren't safe, but it is usually the larger cities. Most of the towns are pretty safe and there is a strong sense of community. Some of the msot generous people live here. They are willing to help out the needy. And as far as the weather, during the winter it can get really, really cold. And during the summer, it can get really, really hot. I do love the blizzards. There's nothing like being inside by the fireplace, sipping on a hot drink, while it's snowing outside.

[@LeslieSoyster]

But I see crime reports from places where people leave doors open. When someone breaks in and kills someone, they say, "That kind of thing never happens here." But it can happen ANYWHERE. Just because it hasn't happened before doesn't mean you are safe now.

[@karenthompson8038]

Oh no, the train that they were on in the first clip was the New York subway then they went to Grand Central Station and got on the Amtrak train, which is actually pretty nice long travel train where are you can buy food on there and there’s bathrooms and comfortable seats and will take you from DC New York then to Boston, MASSACHUSETTS (4 hours my train). They’re doing it the right way

[@danahickman5716]

You looked away for a second and missed the creamer they poured in their coffee. It's the standard coffee creamer that we've mention to you several times.

[@kc9scott]

(I’m not sure of any past conversation, but…) The US term “coffee creamer” usually refers to an artificial product that’s meant to (somewhat) mimic half-and-half. But real half-and-half also exists, and for restaurant use, it’s often packaged in the same style of single-serving comtainers as the fake stuff. You need to read the label to find out what it really is. Restaurants generally have what they have, and don’t offer a choice on the type. The fake stuff is generally made from either palm oil, or corn syrup solids.

[@Pinkfong2]

Boston is well known for their Boston baked beans. I know for a fact that not many Americans eat baked beans for breakfast. They go good with corn on the cob and hot dogs and hamburgers at a cookout or even for dinner with a hot dog. I put honey, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and a few drops of Tabasco sauce in and serve over rice with cheddar cheese and diced raw onions on top. Delicious. Breakfast in a major city would be high.

[@jeaniegerdes4706]

We have walk-out basements, too. Usually big slising glass doors goes straight outside & feels like the main floor, but it's a basement!

[@dr.rosilynovertoncfpmrfc5911]

I have a Tesla with Full Self Driving (FSV). I love my Tesla! I'm commenting because I think that is important to understand that you can't just look away when the car has FSV engaged. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT YOU STILL NEED TO SUPERVISE THE TESLA . The software is still in Beta. and if you do not keep your hands on the wheel pretty frequently, the car will start beeping at you and stop driving. I love the low maintenance - no oil changes, brakes wear for about 3 times as long as they do in a an internal combustion engine car, no radiators and belts. I've had my car about four years, had an electrician install a charger in my garage, and except for long trips, I treat it like a cell phones-- just plug it in when I get home -- and the next day when I get ready to leave it is fully charged. I do not believe that you have FSV in the UK, but you do have superchargers where you can go from about 10% charge to 80% in about 20 minutes. That's just enough time to visit the restroom and buy a snack, so it doesn't bother me that it takes longer than getting gas. I have visited the UK several times, and always enjoy our spacious homes and neighborhoods when get home. In the UK, I love the culture and the museums, the history, the lovely people and the beautiful countryside. Originally from Texas, I have lived in 8 different states n the U. S., and everyone of them had some things I loved and a few that I didn't. It is always exciting to visit a new state and a new country. Just enjoy the good stuff and avoid the irritants and you can always have a good time. We love showing off our good things to visitors. I do hope you get to come here and stay for a nice long visit and be exposed to the differences between regions, urban and rural. You have a great channel.

[@nyneeveanya8861]

Amtrak trains are not like subways. In Denver Colorado. Main floor had kitchen,dining room,master bedroom with bath, another bathroom, Dads den, and a small living room. The basement had two large bedrooms, another bathroom, a large family room with couches, tv, and pool table, a laundry room and mom’s sewing room. All fully carpeted and paneled. I loved being in the basement.

[@TimRoyalPastortim]

That is a smokeless fire pit with a special rim for cooking on the fire pit. They also have grill accessories. A finished basement is the same as the rest of the house.

[@Beans-1111]

This was really cool because I live very close to Boston. We finally get to see what Massachusetts is like. This is a very expensive state. Good things for nurses because they get paid the highest salary.

[@donnaadams3460]

I live in Downtown Boston ❤

[@SarahBroad-kw7fj]

Boston is known as bean town because of the baked beans made with brown sugar and molasses. Boston was a big port town for molasses production.

[@christomashofski9160]

That actually isn't very much snow. It looks like a pretty light snow part of the season. A good year in Boston, the snow will be up higher than your waist. And the plowed banks are so high, you can't see cars on the other side of it. The bigger Nor'easters can't even be pushed with those wimpy snow plows you saw on that little bitty pickup truck. They sometimes need to move the snow with 20-ton front end loaders.

[@gregcable3250]

Amtrak NYC to Boston is a nice ride. Have done it many, many times--pretty scenic, too along Connecticut coast into New England. Much better than a plane.

[@Jaynes-Path]

My brother lives in a 200+ year old house about 25 min or so from Boston. Massachusetts is a expensive state to live in when compared to many other states. As one of the oldest areas settled in the US, it is heavily influenced by the European countries who first settled there. They do get the fluffy snow, often more than a foot deep at a time. A few winters ago they had a total of 200 plus inches of snow for the winter season. Like other places it snows, melts, snows again. The bottom layer becomes packed ice, as you saw at the seaport.

[@Whisperwomaneq2]

We DO have standard baked beans. We generally call them pork & beans. We add brown sugar, onions, mustard to them and bake them in the oven for a bit until it thickens and we call them baked beans.

[@NurseEmilie]

It's about 220 miles from NYC to Boston.

[@SarahBroad-kw7fj]

Yes, Lewis that truck has a snowplow attachment on it. It’s common in the winter to see that, especially in the snowy states here in Minnesota. It’s so common that I’m surprised that you guys don’t have it but at the same time I know the UK doesn’t get much snow so.

[@countrykitty733]

My hubby was English and he finally found beans similar to you guy's and they are what we call pork and beans. He said difference is no pork fat in yours and more ketchup flavored in yours.What you call ice lolly we call Popsicles. Our jelly is for toast or biscuits yours is what we call jello. He didn't like peanut butter till he tried honey roasted.❤

[@jeankwal4031]

Had dinner at a pub in the UK & it was enough for at least two people. The beans tasted like US regular pork & beans without the pork.😏

[@jzabawa29]

Boston to NYC is a 4 hour train ride, it's under an hour plane ride. The states get very large, the further west you go.

[@JIMBEARRI]

Lewis, we have BOSTON Baked Beans - made with molasses, brown sugar, bacon fat and sometimes maple syrup NOT tomato sauce ! They're VERY different from the Heinz Beans that are served in the UK.

[@lindaross783]

Love Boston Baked beans...yummm

[@SarahBroad-kw7fj]

Black pudding came around during the early days in history as a way of getting the iron it was said that if you ate black pudding after giving birth, it would help replenish your iron and blood. That’s why people eat it and yes there is some truth to it, and there have been several ancient practices of cooking blood into a sausage or bread even just blood cubes. The Masai in Africa mix blood and milk together. It’s a ritual of some sort if I remember correctly.

[@DianeCasanova]

Wet, slushy snow makes very hard ice balls. Dry, fluffy snow makes good packing snow balls.

[@cheryleann58]

I lived in Merrimack New Hampshire and we had a basement. In winter time we played in the basement. The hard cement floor was perfect for roller skating for small area. There was a slanted metal double door that if you needed to we could go out or come inside. I though they were unusual. If a basement was fixed up so you had everything including locking doors I think it would be okay. I always wanted the attic room

[@JIMBEARRI]

I've taken Amtrak to and from NYC many times. The ride north across Queens and the Hell Gate Bridge is one of the most spectacular views of the New York skyline. It's even more incredible after dark. The ride thru Connecticut is pretty scenic as well. They were on the Amtrak Regional [Top speed 120 mph]. The Amtrak Acela is faster [150mph], more upscale... and more expensive.

[@WaterfaerysDomain]

There is a huge difference between subway trains and passenger trains. The subway (or metro, underground, ect) is designed for short trips around the city. Passenger trains are designed to go from one end of the country to the other. Some trips are long, so these trains are equipped with a dining car and sleeping berths. Some have private "cabins" for people to use as a sitting room during the day and fold-out beds at night. Edited to add - I think what is confusing folks about the beans is that Brits call the tomato-based beans "baked beans" and Americans call them Pork and Beans. Here, baked beans are started with the same great northern beans and have lots of other ingredients and flavors added to them, then slow-cooked or baked.

[@scottarmstrong2641]

Breakfast around here we have blue plate special 2 eggs, two bacon or sausage and two pancakes for $7.

[@scottbmedic]

My mom loved beans on toast and so do I my family had has been eating that here in Massachusetts since going back to the pilgrims

[@winterman63]

We don't eat baked beans for breakfast, or on toast.

[@Vrazzo1490]

I do but I'm half mexican it's expected. Love those baked beans.❤

[@raven3moon]

Depends on the region. That's why they're called Boston baked beans.

[@ssjwes572]

"We"

[@ConstitutionalFreedomFighter]

We do in the New England.

[@bookem5537]

@@ssjwes572 "We" is the majority of Americans

[@Americangentleman]

New England always serves Boston Baked Beans as a side for a full American breakfast

[@dranev]

Eating baked beans for breakfast is possibly more standard in the New England states compared to the rest of the country. American cuisine varies depending on your geographic location.

[@konniemazur6200]

Actually not. I’m from Rhode Island and we do not eat beans for breakfast at all. In fact, when I was a kid we typically would eat beans on a Saturday night with our “franks” (hot dogs) and brown bread which came in a can - just like the beans. 😂

[@dranev]

@@konniemazur6200 Ahh.....thanks for the clarification.

[@katiemcteague]

I live north of Boston and baked beans are really never a part of the breakfast meal. Growing up, beans and hotdogs with brown bread were a standard Saturday night dinner for the family. It was always B & M brand beans with a molasses based sauce, and not tomato at all. We would turn our nose up at the tomato based ones.😊

[@nofunatall4094]

Our baked beans are usually pork and beans with bbq sauce in them. When I make them I will open some cans of pork and beans and mix it with bbq sauce then brown some ground beef with onions and bell pepper to mix in.

[@RodneyWilliams-ug1ll]

You need to check out the Beasley’s they are a British couple touring the USA right now. They done a great reaction on Terry Blacks BBQ, plus lots more.

[@LA_HA]

And In & Out

[@scottbmedic]

I’m a Massachusetts native also known as a Masshole. I’m from Cape Cod since 1963, which many people think is all rich people it’s not it’s mostly low middle to middle class. The Kennedy’s have a home here but they’re not from Cape Cod they’re from New York. Interesting fact the Cape Cod Canal is the widest man made canal in the world and if you want really good clam chowder Lawrence you need to have Cape Cod quahog chowder which is a large soft shell clam and it’s made with salt pork and light cream onions potatoes black pepper and it has lots of the quahogs and potatoes and onions and never ever thickened with flour. Last where Boston people don’t pronounce their R’s and say pawk the cah Cape Codders say park the car. I love this video

[@donnaadams3460]

Love Cape Cod ❤

[@JIMBEARRI]

Yes, Lewis, that is a snowplow. In Winter in New England, it is not uncommon to ride around in January and February with a snowplow on your truck. Many owners make extra money plowing driveways and parking lots.

[@EveIsJustMyBlogName]

Our basement is finished. It’s got full windows, its own door leading out to the back patio, the kids playroom area, my craft room, a guest bed, and a big family room area where we have our “movie nights”. 😊 We spend a lot of time in our basement. I’m down there right now, watching this, actually lol

[@luxleather2616]

I think people forget that theres New York City which is in New York State which is a pretty good sized state....I love that they went on a train ride instead of taking a plane ride to enjoy what the states have to offer....I love that they're showing the prices of everything which helps everyone understand the differences....yes some places are more dangerous than the states but people spin it differently unfortunately

[@bernadette573]

The train looked like the Amtrak excelsior, which goes for long distances and sometimes has sleep compartments. You can ride them from NY to Florida, down the entire east coast. They are far more comfortable than subway train cars which have hard seats and are for short distances within a city. Often you have to stand on a NYC subway, especially at rush hour.

[@SwimCoach8]

In our area of Pennsylvania, many high schools have hockey teams. It's also a pretty big youth sport for younger kids. Many colleges have hockey, It's just not as popular as football, basket ball, baseball.

[@RevPeterTrabaris]

Lewis, I lived in Cambridge, just on the skirts of Boston for a year or so. No joke, during the winter, we had four back to back snow storms. Each storm dropped three plus feet. After a month, I had twelve foot of snow on each side of me as I walked down my front sidewalk. On the drives on the way to campus, there were eighteen to twenty foot mounds of snow where the snow had been piled to clear the drive ways. I had never seen that much snow at one time in my life. It was so cool, except for the one night my dog decided to pull out of his leash because he thought it would be cool to play chase me if you can throughout the neighborhood and cross campus. Such a mischievous little boy. Peace

[@GrandmaShirley-op4jm]

I live in NW Washington State, 25 miles east of a major freeway. We live in the foothills of Mt Baker, a volcano. It's considered a rain forest, always green. We live in a log chalet surrounded by 100'+ tall trees. We have miss everywhere. We have wildlife coming into the yard on occasion. Bears, cougars, racoons and all kinds of birds, bald eagles, owls. We both hunt for deer and fish. We eat mostly wild meat we harvest. We have a wood stove for heat. Wish I could send you photos. Look up Whatcom county Washington, lots of KZbin videos will give you a clue. In less than an hour going east, I can be at a ski resort, less than an hour west and I am at the Bay. I'm 10 miles from the Canadian border. Life is so varied in the states, really hard to get a good idea from these videos. I avoid towns as much as possible. I am 65, grew up on a small farm in Oregon.

[@krissi2584]

Hello, I just found your channel. You are too funny! I was born and raised on the North Shore of Massachusetts, USA. I still live here; I love the four seasons. We do see our fair share of snow in the winter, sometime even into early April. Not every home in the USA is huge with a lot of rooms. The house that I own was built in the 1950's and it is a ranch style home with a basement, but not fancy. We did have it all done over, but we had some flooding from too much rain one year and now it is the typical what you would call a "scary basement". But not really lol And we do have fences with the older homes. Massachusetts is pretty old we have houses dating back to the early 1600's. The last house I lived in that I had rented was built in 1836 and it was scary and used to hear noises, possibly spirits of people that lived there before me. 😊

[@jimmyjones6994]

the thing with our train travel is the tracks are owned by the government and freight has priority over passenger trains, so you will have to pull over for freight to pass. With that said our trains go through some of the most beautiful countryside. all trains have an observation car which is all glass. you may want to look into a train trip when you come to the USA. they have several routs.

[@kc9scott]

For Amtrak, the tracks are not owned by the government. They’re owned by private rail companies such as CSX and Norfolk Southern. Those companies’ business is freight hauling, and that’s why Amtrak trains often have delays waiting for the freight trains to pass.

[@jimmyjones6994]

@tonkabeanpumpkin-fh4fz the washington to Chicago use to have an observation car but of course that has been almost 20 years ago

[@joycebaker3798]

I grew up in the Boston area (Lexington). Boston has loads of "standard" baked beans. Other parts of the country have other influences. Saturday night supper tradition in New England - brown bread, baked beans, and hot dogs. look up Boston's Best - Boston Baked Beads and their brown bread. Hot dogs in New England style buns - buttered and toasted.

[@mikeg.4211]

Trains in the cities are nice. That "bad train" thing is rural and overblown. Boston is in the state of Massachusetts. That was breakfast for like 4 people, so it wasn't expensive. Most of America that isn't Memphis is very safe overall, if certain neighborhoods are avoided. The violence image is very overstated.

[@kathleenmenker3853]

Finished basements are very livable! We finished our basement in 1974 when our daughter was born after our four sons. It had a large living area, a barroom, bedroom and bathroom. We moved our two oldest sons, aged 6&5, down to the bedroom, put our two younger sons, aged 4 and 2/12 in the second-largest main floor bedroom. Our baby girl was in the smallest bedroom.

[@debramoore1428]

I live in WV. I have never seen an AMTRAC train. I'm happy about that.😅

[@AllTheUrbanLegends]

I've done that train ride from Philly to Boston and Hartford a few times. The views from the train as it heads through Queens is epic.

[@j.w.greenbaum7809]

Snow is either fluffy or more icy depending on the temperature.

[@piratetv1]

This is my area. Not the rich people but the snow. Most of our towns in Connecticut and Massachusetts are named after English towns because the settlers used the names of where they lived before they came over. Yeah that truck had a snow plow. He probably clears his own driveway, maybe his business lot, or he hires out to clear other people's driveways. You wouldn't use a small truck for the public roads. We have big dumptrucks with bigger plows and sand/salt/brine to spread on the road

[@JP-ec9rl]

Dude, anyone can make French toast anywhere! Crack an egg, whip it up with a little bit of milk, dip your slice of white bread in it quickly on both sides an slap it on a hot skillet of butter. Top it with maple syrup and whatever else you like. French toast is far too easy to make for anyone to have never had it.

[@chasepeterson1696]

basements are the best! there is a difference between a finished basment and not finished. but as a teenager i loved having my room in the basement. its like i had a whole floor to myself. the family room, the office, another bathroom. i could come home and go down to my own little domain. when you're little its where the toys are kept. when your a teen its where your computer and gaming systems are. its where you parents send you when you have friends over. I suppose i dont speak for every American, but in general, the main floor is for adult stuff and the basement is for fun kid stuff.

[@sgcrayna1357]

in the us many people will have furnished basements. in my house I have my bedroom and a full bath down there

[@brianperry7297]

Most homes don’t have fences because the lot sizes here are generally large, and you don’t really need them. I have hedges around my house plus cypress trees in the back for privacy and it just kind of depends on the house.

[@vernonharden]

Not to mention depending on the area you're in, and the amount of space being enclosed, the cost of installing a fence can run well up into the thousands.

[@ARNM55-l9v]

FYI: Boston is located in an area know as New England. It isn't a bad drive from NYC to Boston. It's very pretty in the winter.

[@anastasia10017]

it is still a 4 hour drive. that is like driving from London to Manchester.

[@3DJapan]

1:51 Amtrak are long distance trains and they're pretty nice. On the east coast Amtrak has a bullet train called Acela. I took it from Philadelphia to Washington DC and back once.

[@luluembelequera5544]

I'm not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but there is a big difference between the NYC subway system (can be grimy) and the railroad (Amtrak). The subway does NOT have such comfy seats. However, the railroads may have the comfy seats and snack cart, etc. Also, there is another railroad that leaves out of NYC and goes to the suburbs. It's called the Long Island Railroad, which is nice but not as nice as the Amtrak trains.

[@katiemcteague]

I live 30 minutes north of Boston and I’ve been there many times over the years. It’s a great walking city with lots to see and do. Westwood, where this couple staying, is a well-to-do suburban town. The median home price is 900+ thousand dollars and approximately 86% are homeowners with the rest being renters. Massachusetts has a variety of cities/towns like any other state where you have low income, middle-class, and wealthy populations. There are many scenic areas across Massachusetts with the majority the population living in coastal cities and towns. Boston is steeped in history, culture, great food, and LOTS of sports. It’s a great place to start your visit to the US especially where it is probably the shortest/cheapest flight coming from England.

[@leannes5100]

I’m going to Boston for the first time next week. I’m pretty excited.

[@donnaadams3460]

Where are you coming from?

[@mrkmcdngh]

springtime in boston/new england is gorgeous! breath-taking color bursting everywhere you look. enjoy!

[@bsbrocks8]

Enjoy. It’s a great place with lots to see & do

[@DavidW.R.]

Hey! As I'm watching your video I'm under a tornado watch for the next 5 hours! The sky is looking quite ominous right now. The coffee may be $2.75 but you can fill the cup as many times as you like. $78.91 and that's before the tip LOL. I was in Boston one day. It started snowing that evening. Snowed all night. Was snowing still in the morning. Decided to dig the car out and get the (you know what) out of there! Okay, tornado watch. I'm headed out for a drive to look for one!