British Guy Reacting to 10 Culture Shocks Foreign Tourists Have When They Visit America

[@dom7098]

When he refers to flying flags by culture, it’s not just the american flag. We fly flags for individual states, sports teams, political flags, sociopolitical flags, other countries flags, school/university flags, etc. Americans just love expressing themselves thru flags. Very common to see houses with all sorts of flags flying out.

[@ktspirit1]

There have been, I think, eight flags flown over what is now Alabama. We take pride in our culture from Spain, France, what was the British Empire, etc. Things changed hands a lot in this area back in the colonial days, 👍

[@Nostripe361]

When I think flag culture, I think of those pickup trucks that have driving around my city with giant American flags set in their beds. I mean like ones that looked big enough to be used a blanket. I haven't seen them lately but for a the last few years there were at least a couple around I always saw.

[@diddiaskew3084]

Don't forget your freak flag.

[@TriXJester]

My neighbor across the street has so many flags for different things she can change it each week and not repeat a flag during the whole year.

[@paul16451]

Hence why we have "Flag Day" on June 14.

[@annealissa]

Many people take home half their meals at restaurants because the portions are so big, we can't finish them.

[@427skies]

I almost always do unless I'm extremely hungry.

[@animalia5554]

I just eat twice a day myself.

[@GorgonAlice]

I just went to Cheesecake and gadayum. Didn't even reach half.

[@MrDeserteagle411]

Your not Murican enough, Apps and meal. Sometimes though I bring more than half home and my sister brings nearly her whole meal home now that I’m thinking about it’s probably just because I’m fat lmfao

[@julietteoscaralphanovember2223]

So you end up getting 2 meals for the price of one!

[@toecutterjenkins]

If you get food at a restaurant don't feel compelled to eat it all , they will wrap leftovers up and you can bring it home .

[@ktspirit1]

Unless it's all you can eat, haha!

[@kellyjean1554]

@@ktspirit1 depending on the place, some still have boxes you can take.

[@ktspirit1]

@@kellyjean1554 Yep! Ha

[@luisrodriguez-parker1756]

Point at your food, ask for a box

[@arthurpendragon8192]

a sushi buffet restaurant i ate at, charged for any leftovers :) so depends on the type of restaurant.

[@121476]

What I’ve learned from your videos is America has done a really good job of convincing English people American brands are English

[@catgirl6803]

Yea I had an argument with some punk on TikTok because he thought KZbin and Amazon were German companies. Is it America teaching them this though or their own countries who try to hide and downplay our influence?

[@codybarton3817]

Not sure what you mean but Holiday Inn was founded in the U.S

[@greenmachine5600]

no they definitely do lol

[@nuuna325]

@@codybarton3817 They're saying that America is really good at making English people think that American brands were founded by English people. So you two are basically agreeing with each other about Holiday Inn being founded in America.

[@zacharygiles2984]

@@catgirl6803 stop exposing our secret

[@tinaamariee832]

I’m from the US & if my toilet only filled up to the top of the hole. I’d be calling a plumber bc my pipes must be clogged😂

[@ktspirit1]

If it flows over the top, that's a blow out and a mess. Haha, better have a plunger or just turn the water off. 😂

[@theyeetus1428]

And every time you shit there would be so much residue.

[@jeremynv89523]

@@theyeetus1428 that’s an issue most Europeans won’t admit. Their lack of water in the toilets is stinkier and messier

[@you_can_call_me_T]

@@jeremynv89523 @theyeetus14 Thank you! The "extra" water definitely serves a purpose!

[@aimeemarie5462]

I'm in the US and we have what they call a "water saver" toilet that is more like the UK toilets so now when I see them full I'm like "STOP WASTING WATER!" 😂

[@you_can_call_me_T]

If you walk into an American store and the salesperson says how can I help you, you can simply say, "I'm just browsing," and they'll leave you be. They'll probably say something like, "Just let me know if you need anything." Thing is, people often go into a shop looking for something in particular, or some "type" of thing. So sometimes if they ask if they can help you, it gives you the chance to say "Yes, where are the scented candles?" or whatever, so you don't have to wander the store for 10 minutes hunting them down. But if you don't need help, just say so. It's fine.

[@VIKDR1]

Research shows that asking customers if they need help decreases shoplifting, so that is a big part of why they do this.

[@you_can_call_me_T]

@@VIKDR1 Makes sense. I definitely recognize that aggressive "Welcome to Walgreens!" as "Hello. I SEE YOU."

[@Dr.HooWho]

Welcome to chilies!

[@Frame_Late]

@@you_can_call_me_T yeah, I worked at Publix in the past and that's a big part of it.

[@jenniedarling3710]

Apart from in Lush where another shop assistant will come over as soon as you have finished talking to first one, and they'll be back again and again.

[@Hey_Jamie]

You’ve never had root beer?!?!?! So you’ve never had a ROOT BEER FLOAT?!?! Luka!!!! What is your life?!?

[@Breathtaker5000]

Someone send this man a root beer . . . this must not continue

[@HBC423]

I’ve never had a root beer float, and I’m American... Root beer is terrible

[@BlueDebut]

Root beer is gross

[@jacklewis5452]

@Chell H it does taste like black licorice or anise.......but a root beer float......WOAH!

[@HockeyFan102]

Bruh root beer is amazing! It doesn’t even taste close to medicine 🤣 Dr Pepper is trash!!!!!

[@egadgo]

"They don't have a 13th floor; but come on. The people on the 14th floor know what floor they're really on." -Mitch Hedberg

[@erikawilliams9558]

RIP mitch

[@Chrisfrom_Dallas]

As a technical mind... problem solved.. what's my discount for floor 14?

[@grendalnewgod]

Customer service is a huge, understated, deal in the US. If you aren't very courteous to a guest they may never return to your restaurant.

[@emanymton713]

The quality of food has more to do with if I’m going to dine a restaurant or not. My server can be a total asshole but if the food is bad I’m not coming back.

[@briankgarland]

And its not just because people want big tips. We have great customer service in all businesses, most of which you don't tip.

[@grendalnewgod]

@@briankgarland No doubt. I learned and trained new hires in customer service while in retail and restaurants. When I was serving, a majority of my large tips were from my regular patrons. And, I made a pretty good bit of money. There were many times that I had to be told to go home after my shift was over. I'd do so well that I didn't want to leave. After more than 20yrs I still kinda miss it sometimes. Customer service and turnover. That was my focus.

[@xoxxobob61]

@@grendalnewgod This is true about Customer service in the US. I worked in a restaurant ( back of the house) where some Waiters & Waitresses were making over $50k+ a year based on Tips.

[@ninfreak1978]

Wait staff and customer service workers are berated and treated so badly a lot of the time too. You can be nice af and they still treat you worse than road kill they ran over that day

[@haagatha]

Holiday Inn is about as iconic motel American as it gets

[@doppelganger1997]

I was today years old when I found out that it is in fact an American company. They're popular in the UK, and even the headquarters are in England. Wow, now I'll just assume a lot of things are actually American from now on haha

[@dianefreeman7194]

Companies get bought and sold all the time. Holiday Inn was started in the US. Many years later was purchased by a company in the UK.

[@fermisparadox01]

Dang y’all must be rich or something. I have to stay at the motel 6.

[@RossM3838]

A bar can lose its license if they serve an underaged person. So they check everyone.

[@normanbrown8772]

That’s exactly what happened to a Mexican restaurant close to where I live. The second time they got caught was a massive fine and they got shut down for a week.

[@b7grams]

The state patrol here periodically has sting operations where they have a minor with their actual ID go into businesses that sell alcohol (liquor stores, bars, restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations, everywhere) to see how diligently places are checking IDs. Not only does the business get fined and risk losing their license to sell alcohol if they sell to the minor helping the cops, but the employee that sold the booze receives a massive fine as well (and probably lose their job). So yeah, they're not messing around with places being negligent in verifying customers' ages, and I'm sure it's like that in a lot of places.

[@denisewilson4789]

Places that sell cigarettes also.

[@GushOnline]

The spray cheese is more of a novelty item that as a kid you beg your parents to buy because you think it's cool. You try it once and then never get it again. Or I know some people buy it to use when they have to give their pets a pill. But I've never seen anyone who eats it on any kind of a regular basis. There may be a small percentage of people that do but I've never seen it.

[@CrystalLynn1988]

I buy a can every five years or so to put on crackers as a late night snack, but it's never a regular purchase.

[@leeannsellers6147]

Oh God I love it. Sorry.

[@CraftyChicken91]

It's a condiment, I put it on Hot dogs and crackers, maybe fries.

[@SaguaroBlossom]

It's not cheese. Just like Velveeta, it is "processed cheese product" but tastes even worse. I'd have to be literally starving to consume it, as would everyone over age 5 that I know.

[@Tattletale-Delta]

Holiday Inn is an American hotel chain lol. Of course we have them lol

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

“The US has Holiday Inns?” Only since 1952. 😂 But apparently it’s owned by an international company now and the headquarters is in England

[@oscaralejandrotorresaguila5886]

Vacation inn*

[@MrYabber]

@@oscaralejandrotorresaguila5886 There are a hundred of them....

[@JennRighter]

@@JustMe-dc6ks but founded in the states many decades ago. That was the point the comment was making.

[@oscaralejandrotorresaguila5886]

@@MrYabber vacation in British is holiday

[@itsalexney]

Walmart used to be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The only time a Walmart store ever closes is Christmas Day, and Thanksgiving Day last year due to Covid. However, like I just mentioned, the stores have limited hours now due to Covid. Some Walmart’s were never 24 hours to begin with, and had specific hours, but most were 24 hour stores.

[@rfmerrill]

The reason why people outside the US often hate Root Beer is that your medicine is often flavored similarly, so people say it tastes like medicine. Medicine in the US is not usually flavored that way (most commonly it's cheap cherry or grape type flavoring).

[@pearlofthedarkage]

Which is why I hate cherry anything.

[@admstacks]

Can't forget the plain garbage flavorings too

[@AngraMainiiu]

lol Ironically I'd always say that Root Beer tastes like toothpaste!

[@Vann-no2qw]

Lol, as a Texans, I do buy texas shape tortilla chips.

[@CaptainFrost32]

Combine the European preference for warm drinks, and the fact that the flavorings for soft drinks were originally used in pharmacies for medicines. Soft drinks were alternatives or mixers for hard drinks, or used to make medicines palatable. On a hot summer day, going in to a fast food restaurant with A&W Root Beer is fantastic. The cashier hands you a frosted mug, and you have free refills. In a nearby town, it is an A&W/Long John Silver's. You can set song selections on a jukebox and enjoy the air conditioning. After you finish the meal, you let them know you enjoyed it as you ring the captain's bell at the door.

[@jessynachobusiness8619]

We do have large portions in restaurants, but most people eat half of their meal or less and take the rest home to eat later.

[@wildonez3076]

Right! Or two people share one plate!!

[@jenniedarling3710]

But how do they keep it chilled and fresh? Do lots of people get food poisoning?

[@CrystalLynn1988]

@@jenniedarling3710 Most people bring the food straight home to put in the refrigerator so no need to worry about food poisoning.

[@jenniedarling3710]

@john fake but you have to get the food home first what about the time between the restaurant and home. Going out for a meal is often the first part of the night out before people go on to the theatre or something.

[@pamelahornick8108]

@@jenniedarling3710 the type of people going to the theater aren't usually the type to worry about taking their leftovers home. It's usually people who can't afford to waste food or people who can't stand to waste food who ask for take home boxes.

[@emperorofrome692]

Luka... Holiday Inn was founded in Tennessee.

[@samuelbooker3329]

My State

[@duanewilcox2096]

Holiday Inn was founded by Kemmons Wilson. In the the 1990's and early 2000's he also owned a Timeshare Resort and a Hotel in Kissimmee Florida, neat Disney World.

[@MsB2011]

I love cheese whiz!

[@eisamiller88]

Cool. I'm from TN and didn't know that. We have them EVERYWHERE here though so I guess that makes sense.

[@texangirl1158]

I live in Texas and I depend on my truck to get me around. I also determine distance by minutes and hours and not miles 😂!!

[@brendafrazier811]

Holiday Inn is an American hotel chain started in 1952. The headquarters of the InterContinental Hotel Group is in the UK. It was purchased by a UK-based group in 1988.

[@davesilver5493]

It’s a dump now

[@pacmanc8103]

@@davesilver5493 What is - Intercontinental?

[@justin2039]

Fun fact, the former holiday inn in the town he was in with the bridge was shut down when the owner didn't pay taxes for *ten years*. City ended up with the property, but that's less than what he owed by quite a bit.

[@CableGhost]

If you come to the U.S. and say anything with an accent, everyone will literally come to you and ask if it's real, where you're from, how you like it here, etc etc..

[@MandMs05]

I'm really quiet and reserved but I remember a zookeeper who sounded like they were from Tasmania. My mom asked where their accent is from. It was a speech impediment. I'm glad I didn't say anything about Tasmania.

[@Chrisfrom_Dallas]

Sorry, not true. I'm from Dallas, and everyone from everywhere, inside the US and outside of the country, has an accent. We're too busy with conducting business to question where your accent comes from. We're curious, but nobody has time for all that.

[@ranboo9262]

@Chris Tye Remember, the USA isn’t just Texas and this could very well happen in other states. Which is true from my experience.

[@ephennell4ever]

@@Chrisfrom_Dallas ... I think they're talking about when you're just 'out -&-about', relaxing someplace, not 'getting through the work-day' If I'm with friends, mentioning that you ran across somebody with an accent is likely to start a conversation ... "Where were they from?" and "How long were they staying?" and "Did they mention anyplace they'd been to?" Most people I know are curious about visitors, especially from over-seas! And *a lot* of Americans think foreign accents are cool/sexy!

[@ultraman5168]

Not gonna lie, I'm from the USA and spray cheese usually doesn't do it for me either lol. Didn't grow up with it tho, maybe it's a nostalgia thing.

[@emanymton713]

Spray cheese has it’s time and place. I don’t know *anyone* that eats it on a regular basis.

[@pjschmid2251]

@@emanymton713 yeah and I think that time was the 70s and the place was probably some guy’s dorm room 😆

[@Bob-jm8kl]

It's gross...just has the fun factor for kids.

[@Alex-kd5xc]

I think it's mostly for the memes honestly. If anyone is eating or cooking with that stuff regularly they need to get seen by a doctor

[@ktspirit1]

I call it squirt cheese, haha.

[@operator0]

Root beer used to be made from the Sassafras tree root. Now-a-days they use some kind of artificial flavoring. The Sassafras tree is endemic to North America, so it's a uniquely American drink.

[@steveneardley7541]

Sassafras root smells fantastic, but I think they discovered that it is a carcinogen. Sarsaparilla was also made with sassafras.

[@arb7733]

Holiday Inn has headquarters in U.K. but was founded in Memphis Tennessee.

[@harvbegal6868]

We did have two people from England out for something work related. They wanted to go to New York City, Yellowstone, and Austin Texas. I was like "How long you guys here for?" "One week." "Cool! You can pick one." Oregon state does not have sales tax. Price on the tag is what we pay at the register.

[@ItsABriMoment]

If you wanna see excess in the US look up National Slurpee Day. I’ve seen someone fill a kiddie pool with Coke flavor.

[@spiderdude2099]

You see excess, I see just enough for a good time....

[@Plane.]

They changed it so you have to make it for through a hole.

[@drysiftwizard3469]

THAT'S OUR BOYS, BLUE!

[@Jason-ib4fk]

Challenge... Drink the whole pool dry before it melts!!! 🤪🤣🤣🤣

[@skybeard3113]

Oh god!

[@Lyrabela]

I thought it was funny when my friend flew in and didn't understand when she asked how far we were driving why my response of 1hr was more accurate than figuring out the miles. Never thought that was weird before she made a joking comment about weird American things

[@427skies]

Yeah because 1 hour could be 5 miles in some places or 50 miles in others. It makes no sense to say the mileage. 🤣

[@wandachadwick1984]

@@427skies My raised in Kansas Ex was shocked at the terrain and travel times when we visited my parents in Maine. Unless you have death wish, you stick to the speed limit or slower when you see a danger moose sign.

[@julietteoscaralphanovember2223]

Most people want to know how long it's going to take.

[@R.M.MacFru]

@@427skies ...yes, it depends on speed limits, terrain, time of day, weather, and construction. A 12 mile drive on a highway can be anywhere from 10 minutes to over an hour, depending of if there's construction or iffy weather (snow/sleet/ice) or if it's rush hour. When I went to Maine, short distances took longer than I was used to in the Midwest due not being flat land, and that the highway was the only road going to some towns so the 55mph speed limit frequently dropped to 25-30 in towns.

[@curlywhites]

Yes, time-based distance is the only acceptable answer.

[@OneLittleLlama_]

24:22 The 13th floor in hotels in the U.S. is usually offices and rooms for hotel staff to rest and can only be accessed by the employee elevator key.

[@RossM3838]

In a local hospital it’s a service floor with all the equipment to run the building. The public elevators don’t stop at it. I’ve seen similar floors in other large buildings. They thus are able to have fun with the superstition and actually have a floor.

[@tiffanymims8691]

They usually just skip the number 13 in the numbering. The 14th floor is really the 13th floor but due to superstition they skip the number 13 when numbering floors. Occasionally you can find hotels with a 13th floor. I think it was Circus Circus in Las Vegas used to have a 13th floor (back in the 1980s) but they changed it by the late 90s, we stayed on the 13th floor back in the 80s.

[@AnastasiaBeaverhausen319]

You have not lived until you’ve had a root beer float. It’s definitely a must try! Highly recommend if you get the chance. Any root beer will do but A&W is the best with that big old scoop of vanilla ice cream.... Mmmmm

[@denisewilson4789]

Where i am from they call root beer floats. Brown cows. They also do an orange soda with vanilla ice cream. Cant remember what they call it tho. Maybe orange cow

[@denisewilson4789]

Where in feom they call them

[@heidithatswho.2481]

You can turn right on red unless there is a sign saying "no turn on red"

[@circedelune]

You have to stop first, though, and check for oncoming traffic.

[@WaveManMike]

React to the things you shouldn’t do in Japan

[@FELiPES101]

13:45 now imagine your mates at 12 years old in school flooding the bathroom by clogging the toilets...it's a mess lmao

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

17:22 Luka thinking to himself, *"wait, are we the weird ones?"*

[@chaost4544]

When I learn things like soccer was the original name for football and the term originated in England, it makes one question reality.

[@jcompton8507]

@@chaost4544 Ha! My favorite is when the Brits complain that we say "aluminum" in the US (and Canada?) instead of "aluminium," not knowing that the British chemist Humphry Davy, who named the element, changed his mind 3 times. First he called it "alumium," but when his European peers criticized the name for not sounding "latin enough," he published a book renaming it "aluminum." Some time after the book had made it to the Americas, the Royal Society decided they liked the name "aluminium" best. When word got to the Americas, the scientific community was like "F -It, we're not changing it a 3rd time. You do you, Boo." And the rest is history.

[@mattj1986]

At least near me, Walmart and most places that were open 24 hours aren't anymore because of covid

[@pinkmosquito22]

Yep. 8:30 pm here 😒

[@spuds416]

@@pinkmosquito22 2300/11pm in Az

[@Bob-jm8kl]

Covid curfews are stupid. Demand doesn't change, but the hours that demand can be met is reduced. The result is more people crammed together when they're open. Our officials are morons.

[@mattj1986]

@@Bob-jm8kl are you in the US? I'm not sure what a covid curfew is?

[@montyferguson4657]

Same in Texas, Arkansas. Walmart close at 11 pm now. Was at 8:30 last year.

[@bracejuice7955]

You know you’ve got a good amount of fiber in your diet when your log dips smoothly into the deep pool of water in your American turlet. No splash back at all, * chefs kiss *

[@pspublic13]

We call them Lincoln logs, haha

[@circedelune]

I’ve literally never had splashback that I can remember when using an American toilet. I do wonder, though, how nasty the low water toilet gets without the water level to keep things from sticking to the sides.

[@arb7733]

I was kinda offended by this Canadian person when I visited Victoria B.C. (I'm from U.S.). I was casually enjoying dinner in a restaurant with my mom, when I heard the conversation at the table right next to us, they were describing their impression of fat Americans, when they visited a McDonald's on the Las Vegas strip. What a place to get your impression of Americans! Wow

[@kweeniepiez]

as a Canadian we've literally built our identity hating on Americans 🤣🤣

[@rridderbusch518]

@@kweeniepiez While Canadians have built their identity *pretending* to care about those who were there *first!*

[@b7grams]

A dollar for 2 liters of Coke at Wal-mart or two dollars for a 20 oz. bottle of Coke at a gas station. 'Murica. Also the best time to shop at Wal-mart is in the middle of the night.

[@missano3856]

Yeah, many types of foreigners have never even seen a methhead.

[@b7grams]

@@missano3856 ‘Murica

[@ravenlord7144]

I cannot wait until the pandemic has subsided to the point that international travel is once again common, and perhaps we shall see YOU jetting about the world and uploading reaction videos of you, yourself, experiencing these places. I hope you get here to Alaska! One thing you will definitely see if you come to Juneau, Alaska, is the street of flags! Lining the streets heading from the downtown area are the flags of every state in the U.S. It's really something to see.

[@disoriented1]

Reminds me of the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado. I'm from Missouri, but on the bridge over the huge gorge (huge to Missourians)..the flags of all the states are represented..and you can stop for photos by your state flag and a small plaque. In the gift shop, you can vote for your state by donations in a clear cash box. The only state I focused on other than MO was our arch rival Kansas . Why I spent no time focusing on the other seven states that border Missouri is my own bias!..by the way..love you, Kansas!

[@maureen14]

I started watching this guy's videos Wolters World years ago on his travels to Europe and the United Kingdom. He's really funny and he gives great information. He travels all over the place with his family most of the time and he's very honest and up-to-date and gives great advice and tips. You should watch a lot of his videos before you travel Luka!

[@spiderdude2099]

14:00 Pro tip, no matter how much water is in the toilet, you can prevent splash back by placing a single sheet of toilet appear floating on the water beforehand. It prevents splashing

[@pearlofthedarkage]

I do two squares, because the toilet at my home is wide.

[@dominikmanthei4546]

Yeah that is what I and everyone my age does too

[@mermaid1717]

Canned cheese is NOT that big of a staple.... why do people think we really eat it that much!

[@MichaelScheele]

Root beer is an acquired taste. As a kid, I enjoyed root beer with burgers or pizza. Even better, root beer floats - root beer with vanilla ice cream added.

[@julietteoscaralphanovember2223]

Root beer just makes me thirsty

[@JusticeGamingChannel]

Straight from Wikipedia: "Holiday Inn is an American brand of hotels, and a subsidiary of InterContinental Hotels Group. Founded as a U.S. motel chain, it has grown to be one of the world's largest hotel chains"

[@kelligray1848]

I’m 50 and got carded at a Cracker Barrel restaurant.🤣😂

[@jessynachobusiness8619]

I’ve never been to a Cracker Barrel that served alcohol. 😳

[@jeffburdick869]

there are Cracker Barrels that serve alcohol???

[@kelligray1848]

@@jeffburdick869 the one I went to outside of Orlando, FLorida when I visited my son sure did.

[@kelligray1848]

@@jessynachobusiness8619 the one in Orlando, FLorida I went to when I visited my son sure did.

[@mikebobson2768]

That’s a good thing

[@sicily7220]

I recommend for anyone visiting the US or anyone living in the US visiting another city or region, to ask a local person for a Market or Flea Market. You normally get the region's mom and pop type cooking and local items that is sold in the area.

[@normal-potato05]

This guy: The US is a huge country, you can't just go from this place to another place in an instant *UH- dude?! You're just teleporting everywhere?!* this might be unrelated, but in most of Asia, floor number 4 might not exist or the button would be *F* instead of 4. not sure for the reasoning for other Asian countries, but in Korean, the way we read 4 means something like "death" in Chinese

[@kenshin891]

I know its the same for Japanese. 4 = shi = death

[@sapfire2288]

Holiday Inn got it's name from the film Holiday Inn staring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire and the first one was build in Memphis, Tennessee. The Headquarters is in the UK.

[@arb7733]

You gotta try a rootbeer float!!!!! Soooo gooood. If you dig ice cream..

[@55judylw]

I lived in Springfield, Oregon for 6 years. I live just south of it now. Nice little city.

[@blitzofchaosgaming6737]

When people talk about the size of the US they think they get it till I tell them the flight distance from one state capitol to another is farther than the flight distance from London to Mumbai.

[@ephennell4ever]

Well, yeah, but you're talking from Florida to Alaska or from Maine to Hawaii ... in most cases, if you say that traveling from a northern State to a southern State is as far as from London to Berlin, that gets the point across without using one of *the most* extreme examples! I think that the Miami to San Francisco example is always good to use, 'cause it uses two places virtually *everyone* has heard of, and could be curious about! And there's only three other countries where a trip that long could be taken by car, while staying inside the same country!

[@blitzofchaosgaming6737]

@@ephennell4ever Thank you for your input. I'll put that on my IFGAF what you think list. You see, i don't state From white supremacist country to white supremacist country because that doesn't fully effect the sensibilities of white supremacists like yourself.

[@michaeldesanta977]

Pro Tip for traveling: Whenever you're in a foreign country, you should always have your passport physically on your person because reasons.

[@paigeherrin29]

I’m having reverse culture shock rn! Never had root beer???? Never?? How can this be?

[@cassiemichael4697]

Holiday Inn actually comes from Tennessee in the United States.

[@stevenmiller2820]

In America speeding cameras are voted down by most communities. Its unsporting. Red light cameras have been deemed unconstitutional in Ohio and other states.

[@perihelion7798]

The distance from Houston to El Paso in Texas is 1202 KM. That is longer than the distance from London to Berlin: 1097 KM. Just to give some context...

[@maureen14]

A lot of Walmarts are open 24 hours! I can't wait to see your first time here in America! I hope you have a few cameras going to record your reactions!

[@dojadidit1481]

He said he been to Florida before I think

[@dojadidit1481]

@1 ball 2 dicks but what do that have to do with my answer

[@dojadidit1481]

@1 ball 2 dicks goofy you act like he can’t get on a boat he said he been to Florida 3 times

[@dojadidit1481]

@1 ball 2 dicks you 30 years old Virgin you still talking to me how you gonna tell this man where he been and how to travel

[@violetsoul9113]

24:40 its the same in many asian countries. they usually leave the 4th floor unoccupied because 4 is the death number ( the word for 4 sounds like the word for death in multiple languages)

[@maddied4669]

Delaware has no sales tax so we always go there to shop at the outlets. I also bought my prom dress there instead of Maryland. It saved me like $40!

[@Bob-jm8kl]

No sales tax on food or clothes in MN...we get a lot of shopping tourists...especially from Canada.

[@wildbronco038]

The weight thing is a culture shock, I think, is because people watch movies and TV, and a lot of them think everyone is like "Hollywood thin"

[@aaronakamatt1747]

Almost every single Walmart I've been to is open 24 hours. Also, most of them have mechanics and tire centers for your car as well. Very convenient, lol.

[@mermaid1717]

At the high school I work at.. we have 4 sets of flag poles. In the front of the school are the main 3.. highest center is always the US flag. The pole on the right has the North Carolina flag. The pole on the left has the school's flag. This is repeated at the football, baseball, softball, & tennis court.

[@hannibal8526]

we had the USA flag, the state flag, and a flag with the cross on it at some church events that would be placed into a stand on the floor at the back of the stage. I guess that's not normal for the rest of the world.

[@mermaid1717]

@@hannibal8526 my church & all churches I've ever been to has an American Flag & state flag behind the pulpit.

[@terresabauman3897]

I was very surprised when you said that you didn't have an ID.

[@prometheus7615]

Holiday inn hotels founded in 1952 in Memphis Tennessee.

[@Joe-cf8in]

Luka: There's holiday inn in the US? Chingy: Am I a joke to you?

[@denisewilson4789]

😂😂 only Americans will get this 😂😂

[@JusticeGamingChannel]

There's a lot of 24hour stores/grocery stores here, like Walmart, 24 hour stores, or supercenters, that means they are open all the time, never close, except major holidays

[@willjohnson8446]

He probably should have mentioned you can only make a right on a red light once you come to a full and complete stop and check to make sure it is clear.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

And I don’t think all states allow it. So it’s a many places but not everywhere thing. If you can there will often be signs at the intersection reminding people in the right lane.

[@tommccan1866]

Do not knock “cheese whiz” (cheese in a can) it’s pretty damn amazing.

[@LeveyHere]

When will you do more city and town reactions? I love those the most sometimes. Sam O'Nella reactions would be awesome, too (especially the "Timothy Dexter: Dumbest Rags To Riches Story")

[@katrionaverity9128]

I second reactions to Sam O’Nella’s videos

[@lilculturesabandonedson2812]

Yes

[@vntajones]

He already did it

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

As a mechanic I end up using metric alot, also have somthing to say about stick shifts , I drive a stick and had a friend ride with once and his sister too she had the most confused look on her face lmao she literally hadn't seen a manual transmission before in her entire life.

[@rhiahlMT]

We don't have sales tax in Montana. However, they do tax tourist things like hotels and activities. LOL Holiday Inn is an American company. They had one in Germany when I was there.

[@jlpack62]

Not only is Holiday Inn in the USA, it's a brand that was founded in the USA.

[@richs6205]

Luka: he’s all over the place in the video using a green screen to display locations. 😂

[@zacharygiles2984]

my dumbass had no idea

[@julietteoscaralphanovember2223]

Exactly!!

[@ccrox83]

I like the gaps in the stalls in the bathroom bc if you run out of toilet paper you can crawl into the next one and grab it. And you can tell if it's occupied. No one bothers you or is innapropriate either, I'm fine w it

[@BluMangos]

Us knowing liters by the soda sizes is the truest thing I’ve heard.

[@R.M.MacFru]

I live close enough to Canada that I know temperature and speed (distance) as well. I'm also old enough to remember all the public service ads on the CBC for metric conversions in the 1970's when they went completely metric.

[@missano3856]

And we know grams from drugs.

[@Persephoneia01]

The biggest argument against tipping is because a lot of states have tipped minimum wage that are literally only $2 or $3 dollars so all the server makes is whatever they make in tips. Restaurants are suppose to fill the gap between tipped minimum wage and federal minimum wage if the tips don't cover that amount, but often that doesn't actually happen.

[@doc-savage]

*NOT ALL ROOTBEER TASTES THE SAME!!* Some brands have more of a licorice taste than others! Just a heads up for if you ever do try it!

[@erikawilliams9558]

I usually like root beer but i hate licorice

[@doc-savage]

@@erikawilliams9558 avoid Barqs in plastic bottles then. It gets a pretty strong licorice taste. It's delicious out of cans though lol

[@Lady.B0420]

In the US, tip everyone. Your server, your housekeeper, your driver, your barista... everyone. Also, a lot of Walmart's are open 24hours a day

[@maddcat3926]

That comment about Texans being the biggest buyers of their own souvenirs is 100% true lol Texans are the most prideful ppl when it comes to their state, in both good and bad ways. But most are good. Am Texan, can confirm XD

[@dustyclasso2012]

I have a texas shaped waffle maker

[@maddcat3926]

@@dustyclasso2012 that's awesome lol

[@dustyclasso2012]

@@maddcat3926 not gonna lie best waffles I've ever made

[@aprilvoecks5877]

Beverage sizes: Our fast food beverages are huge, but they're about ⅓ ice. You can get "light ice" or "no ice" if you ask for it, though.

[@justintrella9820]

I was about to say the same thing. Our large drinks are really the equivalent to "Large in other countries. We just like to ripoff the consumer and fill it with ice.

[@Fridge56Vet]

Can never go wrong reacting to Wolters World for travel stuff.

[@BSGSV]

22:59 Holiday Inn is an American company. They started out as a cheap motel outfit and grew to the international hotel chain.

[@vampiresquid74]

"I don't shit in public toilets man.. that's not me" Preach bro

[@matthewhetzler4912]

I visited Texas once. Everything there is made in the shape of Texas. Wall clocks, drink coasters, etc. It’s not surprising they are the number one consumer of their own souvenirs! They are very proud to be from there.

[@jacobwhitford3283]

8:34 i wasn't expecting that and it cracked me up

[@funghazi]

Sometimes there's a physical 13th floor, but elevators don't stop there, those typically have services like air conditioning and elevator machinery and can only be accessed with staff and freight elevators.

[@TheFizzster]

Walmarts (and many stores) are open 24 hours in a lot of places in the US

[@marydavis5234]

no stores in Vermont are opened 24 hours that is including Walmart

[@TheFizzster]

@@marydavis5234 that's why I said "a lot of places" and not "everywhere" :)

[@noremac7216]

Aggressive hospitalities in stores is totally to deter shoplifters don't let them feed you any other bs. If you walk into a store and the first thing they do is walk up to you and ask you if you need any help, it is an intimidation tactic they want you to know they're watching you. I'm sure every once in awhile there's a legitimately nice person but I've worked in retail for about a decade and this is my personal experience

[@frankisfunny2007]

I'd be interested in see your opinion of Wolters' World of England. The "shocks", 10 loves", & "10 hates" of England.

[@nathand.9969]

Yes, Walmarts are open at 2:00 AM and later. You can often find businesses like Walmart, Some fast food and coffee shops, drug stores, 7 Elevens and so on that are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

[@pinking5555]

Now they changed smokes to 21 as well in some places

[@barryfletcher7136]

Everywhere by federal law.

[@thelyoness5467]

“I don’t ever shit in public toilets, that’s just not me.” IM DEAD this is so funny! Sometimes bro you just have to go tho 🤣

[@cassandrarodriguezalmaguer8943]

My local Walmart is not 24 hrs anymore They close at 12 bc of all the crack heads 💀

[@dustinwalker5481]

Same

[@Tocinos]

all the crackheads show up at 7am and the teenagers at midnight

[@dustinwalker5481]

Not around here my guy.... All the crack heads just getting home at 7 and the teenagers are too scared of covid nowadays to be out that late.

[@oryan4395]

You live in Idaho Falls by chance? Lol

[@MrKdcolwell]

I was told they started closing because of all the homeless just hanging out in the Walmart overnight. The

[@drogusmaxwell6640]

As an American, I must get asked, "How's it goin'?", at least 10 times a day. I can honestly say that it is really annoying, however well intentioned it may be. I have an Austrian friend that came to visit me for 5 days here in Portland, OR. Never having been to the U.S. he thought we could drive down to Las Vegas, until I told him it was an 18 hour drive. He had no idea the sheer size of this country. I just told him to remember that the country of Germany, is roughly the same size as the state of California, which isn't even our largest state.

[@Gabriel-cj9ih]

React to hotel chains by geography king if you want to get a feel for your typical american hotel chains.

[@rafetizer]

Kyle is both an invaluable resource and a national treasure.

[@stephenelberfeld8175]

When I first came to Boston in 1980, a pizza restaurant named "Ruggles English Cheddar Pizza" opened up on Washington St. at "Downtown Crossing". This was a deep dish pizza with liquefied cheddar cheese. The flavor was incredible and made quite a meal. They closed by the end of the decade though. Also there was a hot dog stand with "chile/cheese dogs, with red kidney beans, green chilis and cheese squirted on the hot dogs the same as ketchup and mustard if desired.

[@thatsmybugsy]

Dude, great reactions, but quit turning down the volume of videos. I have my settings at full volume and still can't hear some of your content. But other than that I enjoy your videos.

[@seaneaston1040]

When my family from South Africa comes over the thing they notice the most is our variety. My aunt (who owns several businesses in South Africa) was marveling that we had fresh strawberries in the off season. Raspberries as well. Even things like Oreos- at one store I can usually find 15-20 different kinds and sizes of the cookie. Also- the portions are big and fattening because when immigrants came here they suddenly could cook their home country’s food with the meat, sugar, and spices that they wernt able to purchase back home. Some restaurants began selling enough food for two meals- one to eat, one for leftovers, and it stuck. So America is the way that it is because of abundance and people making what they want to make freely.

[@nualaseamus]

He glossed over the fact that servers are often paid very low wages and tipping is the only way they survive.

[@tonygarcia4060]

They get paid more than minimum wage after tips.

[@bobthehobo666]

As someone who sold weed for a few years, I can tell you that there's more than soda that we use the metric system for.

[@WaveManMike]

Hey, I think you reacted to this already 😂 I think the original that you reacted to was one of the first videos I saw on your channel about 5 months ago. 😂

[@86puffpuff86]

I watch a few brit reaction channels, so i get this thought all the time.

[@lavluka6210]

Nah bro I reacted to his Don'ts of visiting the USA, similar video but it isn't the same one

[@johnmurkwater1064]

I kinda thought so as well, but I do watch a few reaction channels and at least one has done this video. Still watched it of course because Lav cracks me up.

[@denisewilson4789]

That's what i was thinking

[@JJfromPhilly67]

Inches, Feet, Miles are part of the old English or Imperial measuring system which is why you my friend use a mix.