British Couple Reacts to What other countries are told is "American"

[@ExUSSailor]

In my entire life here in America, I have NEVER seen hot dogs in a jar, or, on pizza.

[@michaelschemlab]

Same

[@wolftitan]

I have seen pickled sausages in jars but not hot dogs.

[@nativetexan9776]

Me either. I believe that is more of a Trailer Park Trash thing.

[@fbksfrank4]

I’ve been looking for the dogs in a jar.

[@fbksfrank4]

@@nativetexan9776 English, don’t need refrigeration until you open.

[@JP-ur8eg]

It might be a surprising fact for you guys but Heinz is an American company located in Pennsylvania.

[@davea6314]

Teresa Heinz of the Heinz family that founded the ketchup company is married to Senator John Kerry.

[@BTinSF]

Yeah, I want to know what British people ate for breakfast BEFORE WW II because, as I posted in another review video, I've always suspected the British Heinz beans straight out of the can for breakfast was a relic of the war. Britain came close to starvation due to the German U-boat blockade and it was American food convoys that ultimately helped them out and my theory is that Heinz beans were a big part of what those convoy ships brought over. So they became an odd (to Americans anyway) breakfast food.

[@sassycatz4470]

@@davea6314 And she was married to a Senator from Pennsylvania by the name of John Heinz who was killed in a plane crash. Kerry is her second husband.

[@phyllishenry213]

A boycott of a food or service is very American. However, at times it backfires and people buy rather than boycott. We love our Chic Filet who are always closed on Sundays. Goya Foods named Congress woman AOC as employee of the year after she called for a boycott.

[@peterthompson8014]

As a native Pennsylvania I can verify that. Due to its location in the original 13 colonies Pennsylvania was given the nickname the Keystone State. That's why you will always see a keystone on a can of Heinz.

[@jeffreysnyder902]

I've lived my entire life in the US. Every one of those fake American foods made me retch a bit.

[@julien.4617]

I think I would have walked out when he poured creamed corn on my pizza.🤢

[@xDarkTrinityx]

Agreed, most sounded atrocious... I think the only one I may try is the pickle/mayo/hot sauce sauce, might be good on a burger. lol.

[@Broomer52]

I know. I always wondered why foreigners always say American food is disgusting. Now I know why. They believe we eat that garbage.

[@misterkite]

The red solo cups are basically the cheapest disposable cups you can buy, which is why they're always used at college parties.

[@rrpdsks]

And Thier sturdy compared to paper cups

[@sherryford667]

The fascinating thing about red solo cups is why they are so fascinating to rest of the world. To us, I think they're just widely available disposable cups for use in casual circumstances. What's so interesting? And why are they even "American.". Don't other countries make "paper cups" ? It's a conundrum.

[@sherryford667]

@@BobungaShamunga I know you're right, but I still find their strong association with "American" both fascinating and funny. With all the symbols they could choose?🤔😌

[@jimgreen5788]

mrkite, when I've attended get-togethers where they were used, I observed that there was always a black felt marker nearby, in order to print your name on yours. As a result, you could get distracted, and leave your cup behind, then go back, finding the ice cubes melted, but you still would know it was yours, avoiding the problem for the host/hostess to be continuously washing dirty glasses. Non-Americans, it's not to be cool, but merely to be practical, for us anyway.

[@sherryford667]

@@jimgreen5788 And what a good, practical idea. (Sounds American to me. Haha🤫)

[@LC-fx2lo]

It’s insane the way the rest of the world perceives us. They attribute things to us that are completely inaccurate, and they don’t give us credit for things they actually like. On a different KZbin channel a girl actually said that “Americans only had McDonald’s and didn’t have food fast food like KFC.” She even joked that “Americans have probably never even heard of KFC before,” without realizing that not only is it an American chain, but it stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken lol.

[@Cricket2731]

There's also Popeye's, Jack in the Box, Wendy's, Taco Bell, etc.

[@anndeecosita3586]

Was it Lia from Joel and Lia? She can be a ditz and says the dumbest stuff sometimes. I remember she said something about the US version of KFC as if it started in UK despite the K literally stands for Kentucky. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@LC-fx2lo]

@@anndeecosita3586yes, I’m pretty sure it was Lia lol. I had to stop following Joel and Lia. They were just too uneducated and arrogant, and didn’t seem interested in learning anything, especially Lia. I used to really enjoy them though.

[@jtoland2333]

She probably also doesn't know the "Col." Harlan Sanders is one of our home grown unlikely success stories. I used to really like Joel and Lia, but they are not my vibe anymore.

[@b.slocumb7763]

Every time he says “aboot”- take a drink! It still seems weird for a Canadian to be ‘splainin’ exoticized Americanisms. When i was in Japan, the Pizza Hut had corn on the pizza and it caused me lots of distress.

[@lemski92]

I came to say the same thing!

[@justpassingthrough3657]

I caught that ooot too

[@BTinSF]

I had my first-ever taco on Okinawa (I grew up on the US east coast in the 1960s and Mexican places weren't common). The Japanese guy running the taco stand deep fried the tortillas into the standard crispy "U" shape with chop sticks. It was near an American Marine Corps base where there were hordes of taco-craving US Marines. He did a great business.

[@mlee-w664]

In the grand scheme of things, most of Canada is very much so like the US

[@lucasharvey8990]

It makes more sense when you realize his videos are on our American culture, which Canada shares with us, rather than on America the country.

[@jeffreynolds922]

As an American I can honestly say I have never heard of any of these concoctions in all my 56 years. I would probably buy some to serve as a joke though. Lol

[@jimgreen5788]

Jeff Reynolds, you old buzzard, I've been around 75 years, and I have the same response. LOL

[@joshjones6072]

Faux American feast lol That would be fun

[@sherryford667]

That might be a fun party theme, serving only non-American food that every one else thinks we eat. Whoever brings the strangest food is awarded "the gag prize."

[@JC-xz4ec]

While I'm not as "well aged" as some of you 😉, I am glad to hear that I'm not the only one who hasn't heard of several of these 'foods'. Lol

[@fsujavi16]

He’s bouncy, Canadian, and he’s awesome to watch!

[@sassycatz4470]

I got that with his pronouncing of "aboot" or something similar. Knew immediately that he wasn't American.

[@fsujavi16]

@@sassycatz4470 yeah but his channel is good. worth a subscribe

[@Badgerhollis]

@@sassycatz4470 hahaha was just going to say this. First time I’ve seen him but as soon as he said “aboot” and was like, “Ah yes, Canada” 😂

[@mohar0872]

Oh My God, I’m so glad I’m not the only one that noticed…but still so fun to watch 👍

[@johnmcnulty2705]

Judging by the wall behind him I'm guessing he's from Vancouver which makes his distinctly Canadian accent interesting considering that I'm from only 140 miles away in Seattle and have a completely different accent.

[@planthungry]

The Solo cups are hilarious to me because the only reason we use them is because that is the choice we have in stores besides styrofoam/paper coffee cup types.

[@Badgerhollis]

Someone should tell the people who talk on this that red solo cups are not always, in fact, red 😅

[@randlebrowne2048]

@@Badgerhollis Blue is also a very common color.

[@natashadavis2959]

​@@randlebrowne2048 Though black marker on medium-dark blue background is hard to read. Red still reigns for large gatherings.

[@noahfyan9617]

@@natashadavis2959 college was mostly red once in a while green or blue, green is better because sharpie shows up better than blue

[@hal4828]

yeah i’ve had turquoise ones, dark blue ones, pink ones, lime green ones, and obviously red lol

[@Perfectly_Cromulent351]

It’s not exactly faux American, but I thought it was pretty rad to find that Cool Ranch Doritos are called “Cool American” in the Netherlands. Not gonna lie, the fact they were smart enough to recognize that nothing says “American” like ranch dressing made me a little bit proud.

[@Badgerhollis]

Our default Dorito is nacho cheese and ranch…for the longest time I had a British friend who always had crisps and dip and asked one day what kind of crisp and she said Dorito’s and I got so confused cause neither of those flagship flavors go in dip, lol It wasn’t until I moved to England that I realized the UK ‘s default Dorito is just a plain tortilla. It all made sense in a single second. 😂

[@Perfectly_Cromulent351]

@@Badgerhollis I bet it was still too spicy and exotic for them.

[@jwb52z9]

That flavor is called "Cool American" in every other English speaking nation because ranch dressing was unknown outside the US for most of the 20th century after it was invented in, if I remember correctly, Alaska.

[@randlebrowne2048]

@@jwb52z9 It was actually from the Hidden Valley Ranch in California.

[@markpetersen290]

I thought it was interesting ho many fake foods they listed in the video that had mayonaise. The food itself was so wrong, but still in my mind I kept thinking, why are they using mayonaise? It should be ranch. (Like the salad that was carrot and mayo would make more sense carrot and ranch, even though salad would still be the wrong name)

[@karladoesstuff]

The main reason anyone I know buys marshmallow fluff is to make fudge.

[@kellysong2256]

True, but we always added a dollop of marshmallow fluff on top of our chocolate sundaes as a kid 🍨

[@Melissa-wx4lu]

My husband used it to make flutffernutters. Peanut butter and fluff sandwiches. It was his favorite as a kid.

[@binessee]

@@Melissa-wx4lu that's a thing in the northeast but I have found that much of the country has never heard of them. you can get huge jugs in the NE but just tiny jars in the rest of the country for this reason

[@ruthsaunders9507]

@@Melissa-wx4lu They were huge from the 50's through at least the 80's. Don't know how big they are now. We used to put it in our hot cocoa or mix it with cream cheese for a fruit dip.

[@Gutslinger]

I've only ever used it to make marshmallow rice crispy squares. But the last one I had sat in the top of my cabinet for like 4 years, unopened. I think I finally threw it away a couple of months ago. Lol

[@J.Giovanni]

The harajuku thing was spot on. Me and my friend(both Black Americans) came across it while in the military. These African guys dressed like Fabolous and Diddy circa 2002 walk up pretty much sounding like the movie Next Friday when the African dude walks in to the record store to argue with Mike Epps. Couple this with the fact that me and my friend aren't hood type Black dudes, both of us are skater kids from the burbs like if Key and Peele joined the U.S Air Force, made for a hilarious afternoon.

[@christiansolipsist7814]

I have never seen almost all of the “American food” items. I actually feel bad that they attach America on some of their food creations. I wouldn’t eat almost none of them.

[@demsandlibsareswinecancer4667]

Wouldn't eat almost none..... sad. You are definitely a product of the American education system

[@gracekelehar4014]

Hot dogs in a jar/can🤢🤢🤮

[@GoPoketheBird]

@@gracekelehar4014 I almost don't even like hot dogs cooked over a fire much less hot dogs in a can. Bratwurst's are so much better than hot dogs.

[@Broomer52]

This honestly explains why Foreigners think American food is disgusting because that is what they’re told we eat. A lot of that stuff are abominations

[@amazonhippie7826]

I’m pretty sure JJ is sitting on a yoga ball because that dude bounces up and down waaay more than anyone I’ve ever seen. 😂

[@ChrissaTodd]

the weirdest thing is as a canadian he has yet to mention scott pilgram vs the world is set in canada it's not an american movie lol

[@xg6hpyk]

I think a lot of people outside of North American conflate American and Canadian and honestly can't tell the two apart

[@justpinkcandy]

NONE of those things are served in any region of the US, except black and white cookies (New York). Hot dogs come in packages, not jars/cans. The cups also come in blue, yellow and clear

[@pacmanc8103]

Black and white cookies are available in every Whole Foods store I’ve been to - they’re sold in bulk.

[@bradparnell614]

Black and White Cookies have been made available all over the place now, helped out no doubt by the exposure they got on an episode of "Seinfeld".

[@billchmelik5697]

American sauce? Never seen that here, what they are selling is tartar sauce...for fish

[@laguzl]

I lived in Japan for a while and whenever I ordered an American breakfast it came with eggs, bacon, pancakes, and toast in some combination. It also always included a small salad with thousand island dressing. Not sure why they believe we eat salad in the morning.

[@Melissa-wx4lu]

I recall watching a few Japanese KZbinrs (as well as a few Americans living in Japan KZbinrs) and in Japan the idea of a meal without vegetables is really...odd. More than once I've heard them ask. "But where are the vegetables?" when shown American breakfast. I can almost picture how this restaurant had a near-perfect American breakfast but just couldn't help getting vegetables in there in some form or another.

[@christah4102]

@@Melissa-wx4lu They should've put some hash browns in with it. There's your 'veggie'. lol

[@marythompson558]

That sounds like waffle house!

[@lookoutforchris]

@@Melissa-wx4lu the breakfast veg is the potatoes in the home fries and any veg in your omelet (onions/peppers/etc.). It’s minimal but it’s there.

[@piperbird7193]

@@Melissa-wx4lu I watched a Mrs Eats video where Mr Eats cooked american meals for her for a week, she kept being sad that there were no vegetables with any of it. "Where are the vegetables!" They certainly do not count things like a baked potato or fries as vegetables.

[@piperbird7193]

I would say that while yes, we have all that stuff here, that endcap looks like a collection of comfort foods for people away from home. That isn't all stuff people normally eat every day. Fluff is also regional. In New England we ate Fluff in fluffernutter sandwiches. It's kept in the aisle with peanut butter and jelly. In Kentucky, it's mostly used for a marshmallow substitute in baking, and is found with things like chocolate chips. We did have those delicious black and white cookies when I lived in New England. You'd buy them in the bakery section of the grocery.

[@xo2quilt]

Marshmallow fluff with chocolate chips (and a few other things) is what I have used to make fudge my whole life!!

[@piperbird7193]

@@xo2quilt Try it in a sandwich with peanut butter some time. Even better if the bread is toasted so it's all melty. We used to put potato chips in there for crunch, as well.

[@xo2quilt]

@@piperbird7193 I'll give it a try!

[@BTinSF]

I want to challenge the contention that Japanese don't eat sushi with rice on the outside. I too lived in Japan for 15 months. There are several large categories of sushi and he may be referring to "maki" rolls which do have seaweed on the outside but there's a whole other category called "nigiri" that are basically just small patties of seasoned rice with the protein ingredient sitting on top (and sometimes neatly tied with a bit of seaweed).

[@cloudsn]

There was a picture at 7:33 , and that looks to me like a California roll, which was invented in the US.

[@jimpemberton]

Most of those prepared foods can't be found anywhere I've ever been in the US. However, placemats are a big thing where I'm from. The table just looks bare without placemats.

[@bigdaddymay1896]

The closest to any of those foods might be strange cravings pregnant women might have or drunks

[@hyperdukes7860]

I can honestly say as a southerner I've never had KFC on Christmas day. Some of these "American tradition" foods are quite weird.

[@GoPoketheBird]

And he said that he knows we are eating turkey, not chicken. I have never had turkey on christmas, do many americans have turkey on christmas? The only day out of the whole year I ever eat turkey is on thanksgiving.

[@skyhawk_4526]

It's an Asian (Japanese and Korean) tradition. I don't think many Asians actually think Americans go to KFC on Christmas day. Christmas isn't that big a thing in Asia as compared to the West, so while a lot of Asians might acknowledge and celebrate the holiday to an extent, they aren't as likely to have huge family gatherings and feasts of homemade foods on Christmas like in the West.

[@videooutlet1]

@@GoPoketheBird Agreed. Thanksgiving is turkey day. We always cook a ham for Christmas. Honey-baked spiral ham. And most of those so-called American foods, I've never even heard of, and would not eat.

[@hal4828]

my family normally has roast beef or prime rib on christmas

[@NatureBoy12100]

@@GoPoketheBird Yes always, turkey and ham as well. All my family and friends usually have this.

[@MonkeMountain]

Here in New England(I live in Massachusetts) We actually eat Fluff and have our own thing called a Fluffernutter. Were you get to pieces of bread then put fluff and peanut butter in between. You should try it!! Edit: KFC is absolutely Disgusting🤢 Edit2: The "American Red Cups" or as I say red solos are sold at any store. I buy them for normal drinking cups instead of using them for parties.

[@theanthropologuy7775]

Fluff is great. The rest of the country is missing out

[@BladeX11883]

yes it is a big thing here!

[@grace7701]

Oh yes, I too grew up in New England (RI) and fluffernutter was a favorite and still is....I love to even add some jam to mine, even better and adds some moisture lol KFC back in the day was the best, such a treat when mom or dad would bring home a big red bucket of original KFC with biscuits and potatoes with gravy and they have the best slaw! Miss those days!

[@hownekin3755]

I still remember the Jingle for Fluff from early 60"s television commercials. This shows my age and the power of Advertising.

[@StreetPita1]

Have you gone to the Fluff festival in Somerville MA? They have a stage with Fluff "related games" like musical chairs but the chairs are covered in Fluff.

[@markbrown2640]

He's talking about the Dutch ground beef "filet amèricán. When Escoffier introduced France to what most in the U.S. think is a French dish, steak tartare, he called it steak amèricán. The two might be related.

[@blueptconvertible]

I love JJ and have been watching him for years. I'm glad you guys found him.

[@benjamess3194]

Nope! No hotdogs in jars. No hotdogs on pizza. And if someone puts creamed corn on my cheese pizza , I'm not eating it. But remember. If there was no marketing experts how would we live? LOL.

[@HDManiThroatExperiment]

Huh. Seems like other counties think we put hot dogs on everything lol. Very interesting. 😅

[@CaptainFrost32]

Sheldon Cooper: Bazinga! ( spaghetti w/ sliced hot dogs)

[@sirslice]

Marshmallow Fluff is indeed American and is VERY common in the New England part of the U.S.. It's manufactured just outside of Boston (my hometown) and I grew up on the stuff.

[@binessee]

popular in the northeast where we can get huge jugs but head down south and you might be able to find a tiny jar of it.

[@noahfyan9617]

Yup upstate NY it's real common I've been eating peanut butter and fluff sandwichs since I was a kid

[@lavenderoh]

In America if we don't cook at home then we go to Asian restaurants because they're the only ones open on Christmas in America lol I think it's untraditionally traditionally Chinese. But my family has done Japanese, and recently we did Indian takeaway in addition to homemade foods kind of buffet style for Christmas dinner.

[@lucasharvey8990]

J. J. is amazing! The guy makes really interesting videos on things that nobody else does. Hundreds of videos for you to react to.

[@GreatCdn59]

this 1000%! he has some fantastic stuff that would likely jive well with the types of videos you guys (Beesleys) watch!

[@pennydreadfull]

I can confirm the Harajuku story. One Jamaican guy followed and yelled at me and my friends when we were in Japan. We were dressed pretty gothic and he kept calling us Black Angels ... Lol! Cracks me up he's going on about American as USA but he sounds very Canadian. Great vid, thanks!

[@quantumfootball]

He is Canadian.

[@dave4882]

hot dogs split lengthwise and fried was a common breakfast option when we were out of bacon and sausage

[@jeankrewl6006]

Thanks! This was very funny. "Aboot" true Canadian guy!

[@moonlee1669]

My local grocery store does not have a European section that I’m aware of but we do have a large Mexican section that spans two aisles but this can probably be attributed to the large Hispanic population of the city I live in. We also have an Asian section with Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean and Indian all kind of mixed together.

[@corneliussnow8215]

Funnily enough, he mentions American Grocery Store's and their international sections and I'm watching this whole at work in a grocery store. We do have international sections and in what I would guess is the British/Irish section is .Jacob's Cream Crackers .Jacob's Jaffa Cakes .McVities Digestive Biscuits .McVities Hobnobs .Nestle Aero Bars .Nestle Munchies .Maltesers .Barry's Tea Irish Breakfast and Gold .Marmite .Colman's Mustard .HP Sauce .Heinz Tinned Cream of Tomato Soup .Heinz Tinned Backed Beans .Heinz Salad Cream Dressing .Robinsons Barley Lemon Water .Robinsons Apple and Black Currant Juice .Colman's Shepherd's Pie Mix .Branson Original Pickle .Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles .Wine Gums .Bounty Bars

[@cuttlefish6839]

Heinz... isn't that an American company?

[@sherryford667]

Thanks for the "on the scene reporting.". Facts instead of fantasy for once.👌

[@jgmartin307]

Nestles is not British.

[@corneliussnow8215]

@@cuttlefish6839 Heinz is American but, the products I listed are from their UK branch.

[@corneliussnow8215]

@@jgmartin307 I know they're not. However, Aero Chocolate Bars and Munchies Chocolate are specifically British candies. Aero was first sold in 1935 and Munchies in 1957

[@renee176]

First time I saw a "American" can or "tin" dog I really was shocked!😳 We do not have hot dogs in tins or cans (usually plastic air vacuumed packed) . The folks that think we do must be confusing them with another food (sort of) called Vienna sausages (🤐🤢) and I'm not a fan of them. We just look at those red cups as just cups... LOL! They come in other colors too: yellow, blue and clear...depending on the grocery you go to.

[@Gutslinger]

I wonder if they get them shipped from America, thus have to jar or can them to preserve them long enough to get to the consumer.

[@markbrown2640]

Kroger has a European section about twice that size with Marmite, Heinz Beanz and Ribena (for about $10 per single serve bottle) as well as some French, Scandinavian and German products. I don't remember having seen Spanish products and would not be surprised to find out that they think those go in the Mexican food shelves. The Asian shelves have Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Indian all together.

[@trevor3013]

Heinz is not European though

[@alfrede.neuman1257]

People? Please stop saying "rad". We're adults here....I assume.

[@randlebrowne2048]

When they mentioned putting Heinz on toast, at first I thought they were talking about ketchup!

[@marythompson558]

My Kroger has a good 20-24 feet, even includes some Kosher and Halal, but that doesn't include Hispanic. That gets a whole aisle! Oddly, two of the largest brands on the Hispanic aisle, Knorr and Maggi, are German!!!

[@marythompson558]

How about "righteous", or "Like, Oh my God", or "totally", or "gag me with a spoon"? Can us older adults keep saying mg those phrases?

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Yep...Sergio Leone’s “western films” starring Clint Eastwood... aka Spaghetti Westerns...

[@petertrabaris1629]

That was really good. I liked his video too. I must saw, learning about what is sometimes called American food made me right nauseous, but the rest of it was very entertaining. Peace

[@sherryford667]

Me, too, and I'm American. I've never seen most of this "food."

[@Zundfolge]

Glad to see you guys reacting to JJ, his videos are tremendously interesting. He's sort of a Canadian Lawrence Brown (just bouncier). Don't forget, you have to drink every time he says "aboot".

[@Pcbdude82]

Outside what looked like a cheesesteak sub with fries (which is very popular in western and Central PA) I've never really seen any of these things in American.

[@missouriluv]

JJ's videos are great and I've actually learned stuff about Canada from him. His videos on popular flavor profiles of chips, ice cream, and candy in North America are great videos.

[@3DJapan]

7:50 Mayo and relish mixed is tarter sauce. I make it every Friday when I have fish for dinner.

[@randolpho-]

Yay! JJ's videos are awesome. You can never go wrong with his videos.

[@moegirl9754]

Fun fact about red Solo cups…. They can come in different colors depending on the time of year and holiday. Example: Halloween you can get get orange and black Solo cups, Easter pastel colors of blue, pink, and yellow.

[@marzsit9833]

the red-only solo cup is a fairly recent thing, they originally were available in many colors as well as clear. for a long time the blue ones were more popular than the red ones.

[@alboyer6]

I like his video on the metric system and the differences between its use and non use in US, CAN, and UK.

[@lookoutforchris]

All 3 countries have similar usage. Traditional units for common tasks like baking or ordering a beer, but officially metric for everything else.

[@bwestacado9643]

I can barely stand to eat hotdogs as it is lmao, all of these sound like a nightmare

[@billchmelik5697]

Fortune cookies were invented by Japanese chef in the US

[@evilproducer01]

Wasn’t it in San Francisco where a Japanese family had some kind of a concession stand at a park? When WWII started and the Japanese were forcefully interned, the family lost the concession and a Chinese family took it over along with their recipes?

[@lookoutforchris]

@@evilproducer01 New York. Same place the egg roll was invented.

[@evilproducer01]

@@lookoutforchris I’m not entirely sure about that. All that I’ve read suggests San Francisco. I have no skin in the game, as I’m from Wisconsin.

[@evilproducer01]

@@lookoutforchris just googled it, and all sources say California. You may be conflating the world’s largest manufacturer of Fortune Cookies, which is in NY as the inventor.

[@mosesruiz9813]

This may surprise you but, we have baked beans here in the US. In fact, baked beans originated from native Americans with the then British colonists adopting the native dish. Baked beans along with tomato ketchup were first introduced into Britain in 1886 by Heinz. This may explain why Brits prefer a more tomato based version. Different variations of baked beans are available today. Heinz was founded in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, USA in 1869. Heinz opened its first UK office in 1896 and first UK factory in 1905.

[@RFredrickPhotography]

@ The Beesleys I think it's funny how the guy in the video is talking about American stuff but he sounds like he's Canadian because he sounds the word 'ABOUT' as "ABOOT like Canadians do.

[@James-0077]

He exaggerates it heavily lol

[@fsujavi16]

He is definitely Canadian and his aboot pronounciation is not exaggerated. It was covered in one of his vids. He’s pretty smart and interesting to watch.

[@James-0077]

@@fsujavi16 yes it is exaggerated lol I’ve never heard anyone pronounce it that way before and im Canadian

[@biggiec8933]

@James -0077 I'm American but I don't sound like I'm from California, so I don't see how you being Canadian makes his accent any less authentic.

[@James-0077]

@@biggiec8933 I never said his accent wasn’t authentic but the way he pronounces about is not a regional Canadian accent he just says it that way and it’s a false stereotype because u can show this to any Canadian and they will tell u no one says it that way

[@kathalinehansen7078]

About pizza: ever since the 1980's, pizza recipe has been sold in Seattle and West Coast. HAWAIIAN pizza. There are many of pacific islands background here. They eat pork. The toppings were originally: pineapple (from Hawaii) and Canadian bacon (more like sliced ham than rashers or United States' bacon). In the 80's this was NOT sold in New York City at Pizza Hut. It seems that only authentic Italian toppings were sold there. My family visited a Pizza Hut there in 1989. When we asked for a Hawaiian pizza we received a dirty look. More recently an older white friend originally from Hawaii told that this combination has not been sold in Hawaii. According to this video Hawaiian pizza came from CANADA. Thus the Canadian bacon. Currently United States' pizza chains, such as Seattle, use sliced American ham to approximate Canadian bacon, which must be imported from Canada? History of Hawaian Pizza kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4LRfntqitSWq7M What IS Canadian Bacon really? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJu3ZquDm9ydldk

[@frankisfunny2007]

Some people have said that this uploader, JJ McCullough, is the Canadian Lawrence Brown...... I can see that!

[@evilproducer01]

The raw, ground beef (mince) is a somewhat antiquated and regional thing here in the US. Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the region around it are known for their “cannibal sandwiches,” around the holidays. So much so, that the state of Wisconsin puts out warnings about consuming raw meat at the holidays.

[@georgemarcouxjr6192]

Wisconsinite here. If we can survive unbearable heat and humidity in the summer and Sub-Zero temperatures in the winter. A little raw meat ain't nothing. We're a resilient bunch.

[@MrSirFluffy]

Never seen a hotdog on a pizza, or fries on a pizza... but now I want it.

[@markbrown2640]

Primanti's in Pittsburgh has been selling hamburgers with fries and coleslaw in the sandwich for about a century. That may be where the one he mentioned with fries in the sandwich got started.

[@nikoknightpuppetproduction369]

Great video. I learned what others believe is an American but is not. Plus, I am an American. Keep up the great work.

[@chivalryalive]

In 1986, my American father and his head engineer traveled to China to do business.... While there, they were shown around to the best sites of the country and ate at the finest restauants. After a few days, each man missed the United States hamburger. From one establishment to another they tried to order such a thing but the Chinese waiters simply did not understand and continued to bring the men a slice of ham on bread.... Father says the first thing he and his associate did once they reached a USA airport was run to McDonalds to buy a good ol'' American "grease-burger"! (A fried patty of ground beef on a bun.) 😀

[@DolphinsFanInVA]

The "American Sandwich" with meat and fries is actually something you get here. If you ever go to Pennsylvania go to a place called Primanti Bros, they are famous for that style sandwich

[@christah4102]

There's a place here where they make these huge baked potatoes, they put either pulled pork, pulled beef, or pulled chicken (your choice) with BBQ sauce, cheese & sour cream. It looks so nasty but oh man is it good lol

[@johnashley327]

My favorite is the fish sandwich.

[@dayeti6794]

@@christah4102 That’s definitely something you would find in many Texas BBQ restaurants, with not necessarily pork but usually beef like brisket and I highly recommend.

[@kilroy2517]

If you have to go to a particular store in a particular state, then by definition, it's not common.

[@DolphinsFanInVA]

@@kilroy2517 you can go other places in other states… but that place originated it a century ago. Similar to a cheesesteak. You can get it basically anywhere, but you should try the original

[@janetmoreno8909]

I've never seen or even heard of a pizza with franks on it until this video, the closest thing with sausage in a can is something called Vienna sausage but it's kind of old fashion. I've never even heard of most of these other things.

[@allenknudsen3962]

In America KFC is closed on Christmas.

[@TheRealdal]

On Christmas my family does prime rib or something similar for dinner. Some people do hams or a turkey. Many do some sort of red meat at Christmas. On new years we do crab legs or similar. They are usually on sale for the holidays.

[@elkins4406]

I really enjoyed this video. That selection of "American foods" shown at the beginning is basically a checklist of all of the sugary junk foods that we'd see advertised on children's TV growing up, but which neither I nor any of the other kids I knew would ever actually be permitted to eat -- except possibly once a year, as a special birthday treat. Somewhere out there, we all imagined, there were indeed parents who actually allowed their children to eat things like sugar cereal and pop tarts for breakfast on a regular basis, but -- where I grew up, anyway -- they were kind of a mythical species. They seemed to exist on television, but none of us had ever met such a parent in real life. I did indeed once meet a Japanese exchange student who was surprised to learn that fried chicken is not part of a traditional American Christmas dinner. Her fellow Japanese exchange students all made fun of her for this, though, so I gather that -- at least among university students with an interest in American studies -- it's pretty well-known over there that the KFC Christmas tradition is a Japanese invention.

[@johnalden5821]

It's a generational thing. When I grew up, nobody looked askance at Cap'n Crunch or Count Chocula for breakfast. For lunch, you had your PBJ and your Hostess line-up (Ho-Hos, cupcakes, etc.). In our defense, we were constantly outside so we usually ran it off before dinner, which would be any of 12 ways to roast beef, along with potatoes cooked one of five or six ways, and canned vegetables. Somewhere along the line, you would down something like half a gallon of some kind of soda. You will live longer than we will.

[@colleen6304]

In my family, a typical breakfast on school days was cereal (cold or hot, depending on season), toast, and fruit. On Saturdays, it was often mom cooking up a full-scale American breakfast: eggs (scrambled or over-easy), bacon and/or sausage, pancakes or waffles, fruit, and sometimes biscuits with gravy. On Sundays, it was either donuts or brunch after church. Good times.

[@mlee-w664]

I think wealth also plays a major role in who ate a lot of junk food as a kid. Growing up poor with a single mother, we spent a lot of our time at home without supervision, we ate a lot of overprocessed, sugary, junk foods because they were easy to make and didn't require an adult to cook.

[@AmyEugene]

@@johnalden5821 I was going to comment that OP must not have grown up in the '80s. Moms were like, "No you can't have cookies for breakfast! Eat your chocolate Pop Tart!" I never actually got to eat Pop Tarts though, my mom got Toaster Strudels which I always thought were a crappy substitute, or Eggo frozen waffles. Whatever I had for lunch, I always had a Capri Sun to drink, which was warm from sitting in my lunchbox all morning. I never drank water, just soda or milk. Classic dinner was pork chops covered in cream of mushroom soup, Uncle Ben's minute rice and canned fruit cocktail. Yeah, our bodies have been so loaded with chemicals over our lifetimes, we don't stand a chance.

[@elkins4406]

@@AmyEugene Haha, correct! I grew up in the health-obsessed, weight-obsessed, carbohydrate-hating '70s, the era of the Atkins diet and "if you want a snack, have some carrot sticks!"

[@mikeduncan3953]

As a Canadian, the most amazing fact that I got from this video is that there are actually some Canadians that do pronounce about as "a boot".

[@vboyz21]

In Spanish (Spain) and Catalan, we call rollercoaster "russian mountains" 😂

[@Badgerhollis]

I had a flat mate during grad school from Spain who spoke Catalan and he was always cracking me up with things like that. Oh the night we had the poop log conversation. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamieminton1247]

To his comments at the beginning, in the south the Oreo O's are always stocked at the store & I love marshmallow fluff, but we don't eat it alone (mostly 😉); we use it in recipes like fruit dip.

[@Jay-mh3cp]

When he said Puto that’s Spanish for B word 😂

[@jwb52z9]

I learned it as "whore", but a man.

[@barnabydodd8956]

I've seen British sections at various grocery stores here in America before. Usually it's things like Heinz beans, HP sauce, various biscuits (cookies), English teas, sweets, etc.

[@marieneu264]

Do more with his channel! That was great!

[@seanspartan2023]

It's funny, here in America we have a foreign foods aisle with British foods having a shelf or two. I really enjoy chocolate digestives and don't understand why they're not more popular here. Plus lemon curd and clotted cream... Oh, and Goldfish are small cheese-flavored crackers in the shape of a tiny fish.

[@ESUSAMEX]

JJ is a Canadian who loves America. He's from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

[@MichaelScheele]

Beesleys, Vancouver, BC, is about 140 miles (225 km) north of Seattle, Washington. It's just north of the Canada/US border.

[@jackiec.7617]

Turkey, ham, Prime rib, are more of the true holiday choices..

[@yugioht42]

Honestly I tend to go to more Asian supermarkets than standard supermarkets though it happens occasionally. I always find things I normally get but things I love just trying them. The point is I try new things a lot but certain things you avoid. Just look for Asian supermarkets as you might be surprised at what you find.

[@johnalden5821]

Chicken feet!

[@BTinSF]

Living in San Francisco, I shop in Asian markets all the time and love trying new stuff I find there. Clement St. is a multi-mile strip of Asian markets, restaurants and specialty food shops in the middle class Asian 'hood called the "Richmond District" (it's where Chinese immigrants move to when they can afford to get out of Chinatown) and it's a great shopping destination.

[@greatgreyowl2583]

I think many of those strange dishes are something that a eccentric tourist liked that may of been only them and nobody else liked. Or some jerk did it as prank.

[@joyannwesson]

Omg. The whole video I'm like 😧 and shaking my head. CRAZY this stuff exists. Wow, American dressing. A lot of people make fry sauce, ketchup, and mayo. 🤮

[@cliffbloomingdale3068]

I can say that I had a similar looking sub to one in the video with the fries on it back in the late 90s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at Primanti Brothers. I think it's still there.

[@CaptainFrost32]

Primanti's has expanded. There was one added to the student union in Slippery Rock University, an hour north of Pittsburgh.

[@LysaW.]

I have eaten Oreo cereal, that is real. I like it. But if it still exists, idk, it’s not something I bought all the time. I bought it to try them and they were good. Marshmallow fluff is very real, perfect for a hot fudge sundae!! And Pop Tarts….OMG, plain or frosted strawberry was and still is my jam!!! Also strawberry Toaster Strudel’s by Pillsbury…YES. But again, not everyday, but very real and very American!!! 😂😊

[@mikepellerin4611]

I still enjoy a Fluffernutter once in a while. 😊

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Oreo cereal is still around. Never tried it but it’s there. It’s just funny because the “American section” had the sugary kid cereals and novelties. No mini wheats, Chex, or Raisin Bran.

[@ronburgardt6495]

While turkey is THE entree for the American Thanksgiving holiday celebrated in November, Christmas in the states is fairly evenly divided between turkey and ham. Although hot dogs (never from a can) are commonplace in the U.S., the only place they are actually traditional is in American baseball games. The one item in this video that's actually true (I don't know why they considered it "faux") is the red Solo cup. It actually is the disposable party cup of choice. The reason for this is that there are several fill marks on the cup to indicate how far to fill it with alcoholic drinks (whiskey shot, cocktail, wine, beer). Solo is a brand name. I don't know whether the same is true of the "party cups" in the video. I've lived in America my entire life of 65 years and have never even heard of most of these "American" foods.

[@billchmelik5697]

OK, if you have never had a marshmallow fluff and peanut butter sandwich, you're missing out.

[@paulsparks771]

Fluffer nutter sandwich.

[@cynthiahaun9269]

As far as spaghetti westerns look up the early cinematic films of Clint Eastwood...as that is where he caught his line into Hollywood movies...still love the spaghetti westerns.

[@catbutte4770]

Wait a minute. . . a Canadian with a video about FauxAmerican items in other countries? 🧐 But I like him. I'll check out more of his videos! 👍 Btw, I think it's cute that Japanese think KFC is what Americans eat for the Christmas meal. ❤

[@rhondaflesher8313]

It makes more sense than what a lot of Americans do have for Christmas dinner- ham. Nothing sounds more appropriate than ham (unkosher) to celebrate the birth of a Jewish child (bit of sarcasm there).

[@JnWmMatt]

This guy is Canadian, what does he know? 🙂 1. Fluff is from the Massachusetts, northeast, area. Peanut butter and fluff sandwiches are a thing. 2. My sons love pop tarts, sugary cereals, Goldfish... 3. We do have hotdogs in water, not super popular in my area. 4. We like pizza. Fried rice, Spanish and Chinese. Sausages, brats, chorizo, kielbasa...all are delicious many ways. 5. Duct tape fixes everything. 6. I hate theme parks with carnival rides. I am a girl raised between North Carolina and Massachusetts. Both regions have their unique foods, accents, and customs. Thanks for sharing.

[@carlos_takeshi]

I don't know why it would be surprising that sushi with rice on the outside isn't a Japanese thing, considering they're called California rolls.

[@pacmanc8103]

Its the particular combo of ingredients inside the rolled rice makes them California rolls, not the fact that they are in rolled rice.

[@Abbecskin]

Marshmallow Fluff is a thing, spread it on white bread with peanut butter on another slice; put them together and viola, a 'Peanut Butter and Fluff' sammie. Delicious! And ranch dressing or a slightly spicy or version of of it is often called fry sauce for the french fries, but I've never seen it delivered in a tube.

[@bradjenkins1475]

Ask darn near any American about the best fried chicken in America, and it will not be KFC, it will be Popeye's! Of course I imagine there's a possibility there are very few if possibly no Popeyes. But if I'm wrong you really gotta give it a try if you got the opportunity. That being said, I must say that I still like KFC as most Americans do. It's just that it's been knocked from the top spot.

[@timsuspanic7905]

No. Chic-fil-A is the best fried chicken.

[@Navyuncle]

That is objective, Popeyes vs KFC. This old boy is near 69. I've been knawing on KFC since I was a kid. I'd eat Popeyes chicken, but I ain't going outta my way for it.

[@deborahkobayashithelonewan8225]

KFC isn't even open on christmas here lol traditional Christmas dinners are typically homecooked and the only restaurants that are typically open on christmas is american-chinese food, waffle house and a rare few fast food places.

[@averilramsey7241]

Thanks again Love. "American" sushi is most often served with rice coating. But in finer Japanese restaurants here, the wrap is typically seaweed. "Pain American" does resemble something we would eat, but you would have to hunt for it. Hot dogs with chili beans, onions, cheese, and maybe jalapeno peppers, is definitely an American (suicidal) favorite.

[@vikkitrishrunnshaw1127]

My American hotdog is with ; white bun, hotdog ketchup, onions, mustard and relish, my other favorite is chili cheese dogs with onions .

[@timothypatrickjr8703]

Always remember: if it says 'American Style' it is a lie 🤥....

[@LancerX916]

Heinz is an American company. Like 30 years ago, KFC in Japan did a heavy ad campaign around Christmas. The Japanese who were starting to shift to the western holiday of Christmas associated Christmas with KFC chicken because of how well the campaign did.

[@aldeshsa]

Please do an American accent reaction video

[@WUStLBear82]

I don't remember brands, but the type of things you see in the British food sections of US stores are distinctly British brands of tea, biscuits and snacks, brown sauce, gravy cubes, instant custard, tinned sardines and other small fish, and the like. Some canned things from British Heinz, because the beans and soups are a bit different from American Heinz. My favorite, and something I ate fairly often my last year of university when I lived off-campus, was tinned steak & mushroom pie. Take the top off with a can opener, put in the oven at the right temperature for 30 min or so to puff up the pastry top and reheat the filling, make a salad while you wait, and you've got a tasty dinner.

[@brookesgrammy]

lolol Heinz isn't British...its an American company, but u guys put the beans on toast. we use them as a side dish. ketchup is also American. so many of those "American" foods are just gross! lol

[@karladoesstuff]

Solo cups do come in other colors, red is just the main one.

[@lavenderoh]

These were all INSANE 😂

[@zaffora]

I live on the East coast and every party I've ever been to has the solo red cups for guests to drink from.

[@josephchaney4732]

It's considered traditional to eat glazed ham for Christmas in the USA

[@pacmanc8103]

Not where I live.

[@65stang98]

This should be called what youd find homemade in the ghetto trenches of america lmao

[@LarryHatch]

As American as....apple pie (invented in Britain), hamburgers (Hamburg, Germany) and hotdogs (Frankfurt Germany). Chop suey is actually American (San Francisco c. 1890 ) and not Chinese. General Tso's chicken was invented in Taiwan (but only briefly sold) and the chef made it famous throughtout New York City.

[@DolphinsFanInVA]

Chicken Tikka Masala was invented in Scotland

[@lookoutforchris]

Typical lame takes. None of those things were invented in their namesake countries. A frankfurter sausage is not a hotdog. The elements that make a hotdog came together in the US, namely the serving in a bun and the toppings. Same with hamburger. No one in Hamburg Germany was walking around with a Big Mac before America. Pies have existed nearly forever. An American Apple pie is different than an English pie. No figs, raisins or pears involved. But it hardly matters as America is an English country. That’s our history as well. My family all goes back to England and Scotland. The royals are squatting in one of my family’s former properties in Balmoral 😂

[@neilpatrickhairless]

The American aisle at the beginning with the Pop Tarts and steak sauce is spot on actually. People where I live, live out of Dollar General mostly. That means lots of Pop Tarts, Instant Ramen, Mountain Dew, and Totinos Pizza