BRITISH GUY Reacts to American vs European Homes! (this is WILD...)

[@MoreAdamCouser]

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[@ljs444]

the red flag on mailbox is something you don't have. I am 45yrs old I don't remember not having it. I had to look up when this stated it was 1955, I did not realize other countries did not do this.

[@ljs444]

if you want to experience how southern Americans spend their weekends. Look up lake party's Off-road party Airsoft wars Maybe check out Lake poker runs or houseboat party's

[@Ranger1PresentsVirtualRealms]

Contrary to popular opinion we don't forgo fences in our front yards just to make sure we have a clear field of fire.

[@bobprivate8575]

Europeans always seem surprised about how common air conditioning is in the US. Look closer at a map, guys. The majority of the border between the US and Canada is the 49th parallel. Dover, in Southeast England is at 49.5 degrees. Meaning, except for Alaska, the entirety of the US is South of England. The State of Georgia's latitude aligns roughly with the Country of Morocco. Florida would roughly line up with the Sahara Desert.

[@UncleBuckRodgers]

For some reason Twitch locks my entire computer up, and freaks me out, within 5 minutes of going to twitch every time. I know it is probably on my end. But for now, I'm afraid I won't be able to make stupid random comments in the chat there.

[@Muddywatersist]

I have no idea why screen windows never caught on in the rest of the world. They are very cheap and easy to replace. You can put them on the inside if the window opens out!

[@MoreAdamCouser]

They are so good!

[@ekmeger]

Recliners now has a lot.of upgrade like it's connected to the wifi. Also heated massage!

[@michalkuban9888]

Nah, it looks like they never caught on mostly in the British Isles, I have seen them almost everywhere else for some time. (no need for those in Iceland).

[@dalewcrighton8083]

I posted a link to ajustables that we used when I was young and we had no A/C. The nice thing is they slide in and out of the window.

[@tanyapoe5490]

I live in the south and I'd probably go mental if I didn't have screens on my windows. Mosquitos love me, I despise them.

[@johnstup4479]

Your shocked look about the mail pick up was priceless Adam.

[@MoreAdamCouser]

Still can’t believe it 🤣

[@df8340]

@@MoreAdamCouser wait... if the UK doesn't have mail boxes do they have to like go somewhere to mail things? We have a shared mail box, but i just drop mail in it to send stuff

[@Yugioh420]

​@@df8340it's like when we go to the post office to mail something large but I think they have to go there to mail anything

[@pamelamiller4289]

I don’t understand why they don’t use screens. After viewing your videos, I realize I take a lot for granted in the US.

[@KaulitzWolf]

​@@MoreAdamCouser We can actually schedule the pick ups or an appointment for larger parcels via the USPS website

[@carriemilito2851]

I have windows that open outward, but there's a mechanical hand crank to open them. It allows the screen to remain in place without a fuss.

[@xDarkTrinityx]

Was going to say the same thing... Let me introduce you to the crank window and blow your mind xD

[@Timmycoo]

@@xDarkTrinityx Lol I was confused what Adam was saying at first about it going out like "but you just use a crank right?" only to realize he meant he has to physically push it open.

[@reindeer7752]

I've put the casement windows in three houses I had built and as a remodel on the house I live in now. Mine have blinds sandwiched between the two panes so you never have to clean blinds.

[@Kim-427]

I was going to say in my old house our winds had a handle that we turned to open our windows out. We had long screens in our windows.

[@dramspringfeald]

1:50 the inevitable "but what if someone steals your mail?" Its a super felony with up to 5 years in prison if caught

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Yes, any theft or tampering with mail violates federal statutes. The federal postal inspectors are officers who can carry firearms, make arrests, execute federal search warrants, and serve subpoenas. I have know of some people who got their jolly's by damaging mailboxes out in the country and they were caught and served time.

[@SeattleSandro]

Yup, oddly enough, everyone seems to know it's super illegal to mess with the mail and 99% of people really respect that and don't mess with other peoples' mail.

[@701chevy9]

@@SeattleSandroThat was like a childhood lesson for everyone lol. Learned that next to your abc's😂

[@BiologyBabe]

Even being in possession of someone else’s mail is a serious felony

[@tammylegg8308]

right? I'm 57 and it's so ingrained in me that I'm terrified to even put a Christmas card in my next door neighbor's mailbox!

[@cyndigirl418]

Homes in the U.S. that are right next to the water like that can really be expensive! I'm sure that home likely was expensive, especially being right on the lake! But, you need to see a video that shows the homes and neighborhoods of lower income and poor people in the U.S. so that you're not totally disillusioned.

[@mommacrow3170]

I agree. A lot of us live much cheaper and in much smaller homes.

[@MizGizma]

There are videos of people giving tours of low income apartments. Honestly ... I think people in other countries would be jealous of those too. I grew up in the projects and we had a 3 bedroom townhouse that was very similar to an expensive condo. The place was at least 1000 sqft. What made it "cheap" was the quality of people that were your neighbors and the location within the city.

[@cyndigirl418]

@MizGizma Yes, I know. I also grew up in a housing project in NYC, but it wasn't anything close to a townhouse style home! It wasn't very nice at all, which is why these people from other countries should look at those types of videos, too! They will tgen the understand that while the US is a beautiful country, every area isn't nice like the one in this video.

[@ramonaljensen]

I was thinking the same thing. There are these homes in the US of course but it is most certainly NOT the norm.

[@MizGizma]

@@cyndigirl418 - Yeah, I know ... as far I projects go I was living in luxury. What I had was probably closer to what the guy in the UK's house than it is to the projects that are in NYC.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

This is an above average home. Not everyone has a lake out back. Even if it is above normal, it isn't too far out of line. My kitchen (now I'm retired) is a simple two sided galley kitchen. But the two houses before were actually larger than this one. And the neighbor did have a pond on their property. LOL!!

[@GeographRick]

I live in the Midwest. Front yards without fences make the neighborhood feel like a park.

[@goddess_keyah]

Same I loved the look of the front yards being open. We had a garden in our front yard. And all the backyards was gated

[@renpixie]

This is not a normal house . I’m curious what this woman’s family did for a living to amass the capital necessary for this living standard.

[@finallife87]

@@renpixie that's easy 1 million to a 1.5 million for that house at that location.

[@namehere4454]

​@@renpixiethis is an average house in most parts of US

[@KonglomeratYT]

@@renpixie I have lived in NY and NC and that is a normal house...

[@redthemc7194]

Used to live in an Old Victorian house, it had a central vacuum system, there was air suction in the walls so no need for vacuum cleaner just the nozzle it was also haunted by the ghost of a little girl who sat in the kitchen, but she didn't bother anybody

[@Timmycoo]

Oh man central vacuum systems were so cool. We had a house with it in Australia and I thought it was the coolest thing when growing up lol.

[@Br0nto5aurus]

That would be so handy for hair and grooming salons

[@tinahairston6383]

She isn't French. She's an American who lives in France. I don't know if her husband is French or he's there for work but she's about to show us her mom's home, maybe the home she grew up in. This is representative of an upper middle class home or at least someone who lives in an area where you get more bang for your buck.

[@JIMBEARRI]

Not all American homes have mailboxes on a post by the street. Those are only common in outer suburbs and rural areas. In the cities and inner suburbs, the letter carrier walks from door to door. Mail is delivered to a mail slot [same as a UK letter box] or a mail box mounted on the wall next to the front door.

[@nachgeben]

No they do not. Most cities have communal locations for locker boxes. Specify that you mean city HOUSES, and there aren't very many of those in some places.

[@1972Ray]

@@nachgeben Thats not true here in Baltimore were I work. I live rural now but when I was a kid in the city we lived in a neighborhood of little brick rowhouses. Each tiny yard was fenced with chain link, and the mail man had to go in out out of each yard up to the front door, for six streets. We also had the "gas man", checking each houses indoor meters.

[@creinicke1000]

I loved my mailbox.. we could make them unique with paint or on a unique post. Now I've got the mailbox bank across the street.. But we still can drop mail to be picked up. I grew up with a mail slot on the front door.

[@darrellruehter9877]

I live in a city of around 50K amd still have a mail box on the street in front of the house .

[@Kim-427]

I agree in Pa where I live we have mail slots in our doors like the UK. And there are black mailboxes or other painted colors on the wall next to the door or on the storm doors as we call them.

[@ThosocNguyen]

Back in the '70, we, kids, used to skip our ways to school and back crossing neighbors' yards! They didn't mind. We just politely greeted them if they happened to be outside. They knew us by names, and we sometimes, stop by their house to hang out with their kids! Those were the good old days!

[@DavidStebbins]

I know it may seem weird to someone in the UK that most US homes have air conditioning, but the thing to remember is that the entire contiguous 48 states are all further south than London.

[@kathybouziane5269]

My sister in Las Vegas is living in 110° heat. 98° forecasted next week in Wisc. I can't function in this kind of heat without AC. Ceiling fans in all bedrms and kitchen ;-) 💨

[@tomgardner2638]

These windows are called double hung. Ours are 2 panes of glass, with a sealed center section between them filled with a gas. They are very energy efficient. She did not mention that on the top of each section on both sides there are tabs that when slid toward the center allow the window to become free from the frame at the top so they can tilt in to be cleaned without even going outside. Some have blinds build in between the panes so that they remain clean and don't get broken by pets etc. They are very easy to replace as well. There is no way I'd use a window without good screens, fresh air in the home is great!

[@JIMBEARRI]

Yeah, we have that type of window as well. The term here is a "Casement Window". The screen is mounted on the inside. A crank at the bottom of the frame opens and closes the window. No need to touch the screen.

[@BewareTheJabberwock]

Already rolling on the floor laughing about the shocked look that the mailbox “pick up” flag. It is lovely. Also, the mailbox is (loosely) considered to be federal property - that way people can be punished for stealing or tampering with someone’s mail. Also - it’s actually illegal to open someone else’s mail. Hard to enforce, but true. 😉

[@Kaylan0713]

It was absolutely hilarious. Watching reactors surprise to that im like how do yall send mail???😂

[@SpiritWolf209]

18 U.S. Code § 1708 - Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter gen­erally Whoever steals, takes, or abstracts, or by fraud or deception obtains, or attempts so to obtain, from or out of any mail, post office, or station thereof, letter box, mail receptacle, or any mail route or other authorized depository for mail matter, or from a letter or mail carrier, any letter, postal card, package, bag, or mail, or abstracts or removes from any such letter, package, bag, or mail, any article or thing contained therein, or secretes, embezzles, or destroys any such letter, postal card, package, bag, or mail, or any article or thing contained therein; or Whoever steals, takes, or abstracts, or by fraud or deception obtains any letter, postal card, package, bag, or mail, or any article or thing contained therein which has been left for collection upon or adjacent to a collection box or other authorized depository of mail matter; or Whoever buys, receives, or conceals, or unlawfully has in his possession, any letter, postal card, package, bag, or mail, or any article or thing contained therein, which has been so stolen, taken, embezzled, or abstracted, as herein described, knowing the same to have been stolen, taken, embezzled, or abstracted- Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

[@dongrooms3687]

It used to be that you could put 32 cents in the mail box and the postman would put a stamp on your letter at least where I grew up

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

@@dongrooms3687 Depending on where you live and how well you know your carrier, that could still be the case! Also, it's illegal to put items in mailboxes that haven't gone through the Postal system in the US - it's not a hugely *enforced* law, but if another shipping company puts parcels in there, carriers are told to bring it back to the office to be marked Postage Due.

[@Ranger1PresentsVirtualRealms]

@@TheFrugalVideoGamer I could be mistaken but I believe those delivering the mail are required to have stamps with them available for purchase, so I agree it's not a big stretch to believe that in at least some areas you could just leave the money in the mailbox with the letter to be mailed.

[@jdot3345]

If you live in a rural area, you can even buy stamps directly from your mail carrier. As an added bonus, which most Americans don’t even know about or utilize , is that you can also give your mail person packages if it already has the proper paid postage. (call your local Post Office first to ask about the restrictions & requirements for your specific area) If you are friendly with your mail carrier, you can even get special outgoing mail/package pickup if you’re not ready by the time they arrive at your house or business. Sorry, my husband was a rural mail carrier for 11 years before going into management where he now runs 2 local post offices in California.

[@tylerriojas6250]

Some French guy is like "A Step stool! OF course!". This entire time French people never put their feet up. She is a hero for exposing our amazing American reclining secrets.

[@TangentOmega]

Italians have windows that open out and retractable screens. It's stored in the window frame and they pull out the screen when they want it.

[@michaelcitrak9977]

In the past year, I've seen more and more ads in the US in the various social media places for screens you add and they are retractable too....they are way cool, and I don't think they cost that much....I should start a business in the UK for retrofitting windows with screens!!!

[@lilmartinez48]

In florida having a screen on the window is a lifesaver when the power goes out from storms. The mosquitoes are savage.

[@MoreAdamCouser]

I can imagine!

[@jishani1]

Fellow Floridian. When the lights go out from a storm, 10 seconds later they kick back on when my whole home generator automatically engages. Best investment ever.

[@JB-423]

need a screened room just for the pool downthere

[@MarieFara]

We live in a swamp 😂

[@nachgeben]

When I was a kid, my parents convinced me the mosquitos were like a foot long. Even though I obviously know that isn't true, it's still impressed in my skull, and I just shudder when I think about it lmfao

[@mbourque]

8:11 you can get ice in cubes, crushed cubes or pellets.. I prefer the pellets as they're small and easy to chew but they're not a lot of ice 'dust' from the crushed cubes.

[@masaniazura2131]

My apartment has screens on the windows...on the inside. There's a crank on the window frames at the bottom, and you crank the verticle, outer windows open.

[@BrightHardDay]

commented in your house video that your house is pretty similar to the average American couple starter house. you're doing fine. most people will move to a larger home with more kids and more income and eventually downsize. the home in Connecticut is owned by KZbinr. if he can do it you can. you have a lot of big fans over here.

[@MoreAdamCouser]

Thank you!

[@Youngguns42303]

Average home in US is 2,299 square feet and in the UK 828 SQ FT. The average for a US starter home is 900 to 1200 sq ft

[@nachgeben]

Lady is speaking about living in France compared to a huge ass property here in the States, which I don't think is a fair comparison when most people aren't going to be living that life. The ice thing, while it's true that we always have ice on hand, in most cases, the single upper maker is enough, and funnels out that front apparatus. In the case of the TVs, she's positively delusional at that point. Yes, a lot of houses have multiple TVs, but most aren't going to have a 'workout TV' and a 'bedroom TV' in the same room. And a lot of us are reducing how many TVs are in the house just because of our computers and phones taking over. The car thing is also rich person delulu. The A/C thing comes down to that we need it in most places in the USA, whether it's 2 months out of the year or 10 months. A lot of this country is more desert than it looks due to irrigation. Where I live, we get both extremes: We can hit 115F in the summer, and -10F in the winter. That's 46C and -23C. We also have different systems, depending on the type of building. On the east coast, a lot of infrastructure is older and takes a lot of work to add central heating/cooling, so they rely on radiators/window coolers, or rolling/portable heaters/coolers. The further west you go, the more modern the building infrastructure, and thus the more likely it is that central heating/cooling will be built in.

[@Worrell057]

Agreed. This house is a palace compared to my house that was built 65 years ago.

[@LVADnotVLAD81517]

We bought our refrigerator on clearance and didn't know it also has an icemaker in the bottom/freezer. Soon after we found out it was a customer return because the icemaker in the door frequently stops working! Turns out this model of Samsung is known for that 'quirk', so we gave up after 2 service calls. We get water from the door and ice from the basket in the freezer--we're just happy not to have to make our ice the old fashioned way! LOL

[@Bakedpotato187]

thank you! exactly what i was thinking. that place is almost a mcmansion compared to a lot of people.

[@usmc24thmeu36]

The button on the refrigerator to change the temperature in the freezer and the. Refrigerator mine also has where I can change the temperature in the refrigerator part to have two different areas with different temps.

[@deviousmousey]

we have LOTS of windows that swing out to open, but still have screens. theres a little crank usually below the window you wind and the window itself is moved by gears to open and close so the screen can remain in place. that and most screens are built into the window frame in a way that makes removing them for any reason quick and painless as long as the window is already open. makes them easy to clean, and easy to repair or replace if needed too. so easy to remove, they arent even considered an obstruction in a window that is also a legally mandated fire escape. if you can lift a cup of tea, you can get through a window screen lol.

[@kentancock6587]

Side note if you want to sharpen your garbage disposal blades drop ice cubes in side it, and if you want it to smell good, as it chops up the ice cubes spray lemon juice it or some kind of citrus juice in it and make sure it is all rinsed down, do this like once a month

[@mbourque]

5:51 we have all kinds of windows that open all kinds of different ways. casement windows (like you were describing) that open side ways or from the top or bottom, out and they usually don't have screens, but you can get some with a retractable screen to put into place after you open the window on the inside.

[@loiselwest1320]

Mailboxes are ok, but they are a pain to get close to in your car to check them, and if you get snowplows in winter, they absolutely DEMOLISH your mailbox, and they dont pay for damages 😆

[@nanner3200]

How do you do mail? Do you have to take it to the post office and drop it off? Saw someone else say it but I'll repeat it because it's so weird that other countries (OK some countries) don't have air or screens. My house is all windows that open out and all of them have screens. The screens are on the inside and you just use a crank handle to open the window.

[@Kovitlac]

I'd say having 4+ TVs really isn't common. 2I think 2 is very common - it's popular to have a living room/family room TV and a bedroom TV. Beyond that I'd say it gets less and less common. The only place I've personally been to with more TVs was my grandma and grandpa's old house. They had 3 regular TVs and one very tiny one up on top of the fridge. We regularly had get-togethers there with 20-25 people though, so that was generally why.

[@archer9338]

I used to live in a house that had windows that opened out like a door as you mentioned. The screen was on the inside and the window was opened and closed with a little hand crank at the base of the window frame. It also had 2 latches to lock it closed.

[@dpmiller1000]

My parents had a lake house. It was nice walking out the back door, across the yard, and onto the pier where you could choose from one of the three boats he had, to go out for a day on the lake. I would usually load my family onto the 24 ft pontoon. Sometimes I would just go out by myself, and I'd take the 12 ft semi V to go fishing. The other boat was strictly my fathers, it was a 19 ft bass tracker. He also had a 19 ft cuddy cabin, but he mainly used it for trolling on lake Michigan. My dad loved fishing.

[@SA-hf3fu]

The buttons on the door of the refrigerator are the ‘control panel’ because (of course) the refrigerator is computerized. 😂 You can change the temperatures of the frig and freezer. Tell it whether you want ice cubes or crushed (yes, many will crush it) ice. Tell it whether you want the exterior light off or on, etc. and the refrigerator can tell YOU if it needs something (such as a new water filter).

[@duckducknight]

They also can connect to phone for shopping list.

[@bambamnj]

Windows that open out!! We use to have this in the US, but they've mostly been replaced by the "double-Hung" windows. But in reply to your comments.. we had two versions of those "open out" windows.. and both had screens. HOW??? you ask.. well because American inventors are amazing!!. The manual type had a rod that was attached to the bottom of the sash of the window. The rod had a hinge on it. So when the window was closed, the rod could bend on the hinge and would lock into a hook that was attack to the inside of the frame. When you wanted to open the window you just lifted the rod and pushed the rod toward the window. The rod would slide through a small hole in the bottom of the frame, below the screen, and since the rod was attached to the sash of the window itself, it would push the window open. The rod usually had a couple different locking points so you could open the window a little, a little more, a little more or fully open. The other version opened on a crank. So you still had a small rod which was only for latching the window close. The once you release the latch, you had a crank. The crank mechanism again worked through the frame of the window, away from the screen. As you turned the crank the window would open. These type usually opened sideways {left to right or right to left} instead of being pushed out from the bottom like the manual version above. When you wanted to close the window you just cranked the opposite way and once it was near closed you just slide the latching bar over and it would lock the window shut.

[@reindeer7752]

I have casement windows. The modern ones simply crank out easily.

[@brettbuck7362]

The "double hung" windows are good for insulation, replace the screens with glass in the winter and you get an air gap for insulation

[@mbourque]

10:13 that is a moderately sized back yard. I had 3 acres growing up and 10 acres now.

[@dananddiana2]

Our camper has a couple windows that open outwards, there is a knob on the inside that you tun to open the window and it does not interfere with the screen at all. I don't think I have ever seen an American or Canadian home that does not have screens in the windows and glass doors.

[@SterlingHolmes1776]

2:22 post box (mail box) mail collection leaver being raised is convenient for the household but can invite thieves so it’s risky.

[@matthewuzulis5016]

As to the style of windows that open out the solution we came up with is make it a mechanical window. More commonly known as crank windows where there is a spinning leaver at the base of the window to open it up outwards and still allow for a screen on the inside.

[@GummyBearWA]

This is not a typical home. We all don't have $1,000 sink faucets, $3,500 refrigerators, or two cars for every person.

[@MoreAdamCouser]

Fair!

[@xavvi]

It's above average but nothing crazy. Pretty normal.

[@987654321wormy]

​@@xavviYep, I have most of those things and I'm not rich...

[@christoffesedao3579]

I have 2 cars and I’m not rich.

[@1972Ray]

@@MoreAdamCouser But a lot of people do, just saying.

[@LegendCampbell]

The buttons inside the fridge door are likely temp and humidity controls

[@ladyrayrays]

You should definitely check out homes for people with lower incomes like others have said. These are usually people who live in small apartments, trailers, and double-wides. Rooms like garages, dinning rooms, and dens are additions that lower class individuals don't have. Similarly, the refrigerator, amount of tvs, kitchen island, amount of vehicles, size of the yards are also something found not in poorer individuals' homes.

[@trevor3013]

Actually a screen can work for those windows your described. At my old house the screen was in the wall and retractable. So while it was connected to the sliding window it was detachable since it was inegrated into the wall. You could theoretically have it in the wall in ireland and slide it up after the window is opened. It could be possible Also shes likely not showing the backyard because most americans dont have private lake access. We dont just build lakes behind every home xD. So its not really a typical american feature

[@christinadesbois9545]

In Canada our windows that open out as you said do have the screens on the inside and to open we have a crank that you crank in circles to open/close. The screens pop out so you can clean windows.

[@trevor3013]

@@christinadesbois9545 exactly. It's very easy to make screens work with pretty much every type of window. Though cost wise maybe not so much xD

[@paulayala4816]

Don't forget the TV in the garage. Some of my neighbors have TV's in their garage as well as a screen for their garage door, not to mention a pool table, dart board and refrigerator. Man Cave!

[@ganapatikamesh]

I hadn’t ever considered the number of televisions in a home as apart of a comparison between homes before, but now that she mentions it I’m realizing that we Americans maybe do have a lot. I live in a house by myself and there’s four televisions (one in the living room, one in each bedroom [so 2], one in the dining room, and one in the garage). I’m from Oklahoma and the one thing I noticed while traveling is the lack of storm doors. It’s a door (usually glass, clear plastic, etc with metal frame; sometimes also has a screen and a window that can be opened; my house has the screen and window, my parent’s house does not) that’s placed in front of the heavy wooden entry door to protect it from rain and hail. My house’s windows (which are fairly new as I upgraded them a few years ago) has an interior glass window that slides up, then a center glass window that slides up, then the screen…which can also be opened by sliding up. My front living room window is a large four pane window that slides horizontally open and there’s a screen each one. To open the screen, if wanted, they open outwards (well they’re supposed to, I have a bush in front that has grown a lot since the window was installed that makes it difficult to pop the screen open…it can be done, but it will knock some leaves off the branches and inti the house. Lol). And my back patio sliding glass doors also have a screen so they can be opened to let fresh air in without insects/pests getting inside. The screen is on the exterior portion and I normally keep the door I go in and out of into my backyard without the screen over it (it just tucks against the screen over the other door that’s normally kept closed anyways; but both doors can be opened into the center with the screens extended all the way across. As far as I know that’s just how they’re sold (it was installed when I updated my windows). I have no fence at all around my house and neither does my neighbor to the east of me. Our front and back yards are entirely open. My neighbor has a little dog she lets run around and play during the day. She has small spot around her backdoor she can enclose with a mesh type fencing for rainy days when she doesn’t want the dog to go running all over the yard and get muddy (the meshed area has the overhang of the roof so it stays dry usually unless we get high winds then it might get wet). The house on my west side is now a rental property and the new owners put up a fence that extends all the way into the front yard. While the new owners have proven to be unneighborly and unfriendly, the people renting the home are quite pleasant folk just like the folks who had previously owned the house (the previous owners sold the house because they needed more space; it’s a two bedroom house and they had a baby and already had three kids who were sharing a room….husband works in the oil field and wife works as ab office manager at a railroad so they had saved up some money to get a bigger house and got a great deal on a four bedroom house). Yeah I would have liked to see the backyard. It’s definitely got the lake or a big pond beyond it and it looks pretty massive. Maybe she has another video where she shows off the backyard.

[@Janewski11]

I live in the country, so I also have one of those mailboxes. These type of mailboxes seem to attract birds...so much so that my mailbox it always covered in bird poop. I don't have a garbage disposal, since I don't need one, plus, if you have a septic tank, you're not allowed to have one in my area. As for TV sets, well, since I live alone, I only have 4. Since my house is a raised rancher style, I only have 1 and 3/4 bathrooms in it. My house has three bedrooms, a full basement, a one car garage, hardwood floors, and is sitting on 1.2 acres of property. I had this house built for my wife (now my ex-wife), and it cost me $38,000. Of course, that was many years ago, so that's not what it would cost these days, but back then, I wasn't making much money so it was a struggle trying to pay the mortgage. The house in this video was more of an upscale house, not a typical house, so don't think that all Americans live in houses like this.

[@mbourque]

10:38 some homes do have small tv in the kitchen so that food shows can be watched while cooking if you're trying to copy a recipe from the tv show...

[@seanstewart6292]

we have windows here in the us that pop out with a crank but the kicker is the screen is on the inside and the crank is below the window.

[@Deb_AGP]

I had casement windows that rolled out but you have screens on inside panels. Perfect

[@stepbino2321]

So...I have about an acre or so of front yard and garden and then about 40 acres of forested land and a stream behind the house and 17 acres in front of the house... I live in the middle of a forest and love not seeing anyone at all! Lol it's so quiet... We have screens though, since we have tiny terrorizing biting insects. We don't have air conditioning, because for the most part, the temperatures are fairly mild during the hottest months but can get to -30 F in the winter. Pros and Cons.

[@myowndrum286]

A lesson I learned visiting my parents one summer. You do not put shelled pea pods down the garburator. I jammed up their disposal right goodly. Had to call a repairman!

[@Youngguns42303]

If by chance you do that again don't call the repair man. Turn off the power going to it. Pull out the rubber gasket on top or unscrew it if its metal. You should be able to clean it out. Another tip start it then had anything you're not sure of slowly at first

[@jbsylverwind]

If you want to get a screen for your windows, Amazon has plenty of velcro window covers. With those you could simply detach and push your window open, then place it back on the velcro again. We have something similar for the back door that's a velcro framed net with magnets down the center, so you can push through it and it snaps closed behind you. When it's cold outside again, we just take it off the velcro until spring. Hope that helps!

[@michaelcitrak9977]

Dad would buy used cars from the surplus sales from the government, from 1961 through 2000. Fix them up, use them a lot, sale them off, get a couple more, but in his later life he got slower and slower at getting rid of some of the cars. When he died he had 11 vehicles: two trucks, two vans, and seven cars.

[@Fuphyter]

My home was 5 houses from the bay at the end of the road. It was on a peninsula so there was water behind as well. I loved living close to the water. It was a great place to raise my 3 kids. Great until 2012 Superstorm Sandy. It left a foot of water in my home. A huge tree fell in the front yard over my house! It was so tall the top was across the roof in the back yard. Thankfully, the roots made it drop slowly so it didn't do any damage.

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

Many of us don't live in homes like the ones you have seen, the look on your face regarding the screens was priceless, I really thought screens were a worldwide thing.

[@MrWCramer]

Just so you know, this is a very high end home! However, all the things that she showed you, are common place in the vast majority of homes. There are 2 exceptions, the 2 ice makers in the refrigerator, normally there’s only one, and having six TVs in a home, isn’t normal, maybe 2 or 3, we have 3, but not six. As for the back yard, that’s the VERY rare exception, not the rule. I enjoy your channel, very much, keep up the good work👍

[@brettbuck7362]

IT is not a very high end home, it is a upper-middle class retirement home in a rural area. The only real upper on the cost is being on the lake - that costs something. My dad's house was very similar, we sold it for about $650k including an acre of land and about 150 feet of lake frontage.

[@darrellruehter9877]

Hmm , I have 7 tv’s in a three bedroom home . Three in the living room . One flat big screen an two smaller ones underneath so it’s easy to watch a race and a ball game and whatever else I want . Yes I could do split screen but it works for me . I also have one in the garage as I like to work on things and not miss the CHIEFS win ! lol

[@Youngguns42303]

Wrong upper middle only because of the lake. I live in Ky, city 60k and 1/3 of the new subdivision built over the past 10 years are built "around a lake" the lakes are mostly man made but still large enough to be surrounded by 50 homes. We have a lot of land surround the city that was build on the Ohio River. Most subdivisions are being built on that once farm land on the outskirt of the city. We are talking 2400 to 3200 sq ft 4 bedrooms in the 250 to 325k range. I have a 3200 sq ft 4 bedrooms and a two car garage with a TV in each BR, 2 in the garage, and other than the 3.5 bathrooms, the dinning room is the only one without a TV. So counting the garage 8 TVs and the smallest is 50 inches in my 4 year old grandson's bedroom. The other seven 65 to 85 inches and we are a blue collar family.

[@w00tw00t4l00t]

Eh, it really depends on where you are. I live in Minnesota and we have so many lakes and space that lot and house isn't that crazy valuable.

[@w00tw00t4l00t]

@@Youngguns42303 And the lake in MN, WI, or MI is much cheaper than people think

[@gravdigr27]

Wow, i live in central Pennsylvania and these all still seem like rich person homes to me. I got a home on a just under 6k square foot lot. 3br, 1 very tiny upstairs bath. Me, my fiancee, her 13yo son and our 9mo old daughter. I'd kill for a garage, or even a shed. Central air and heating are broke. Cant afford the $10k to have them replaced. We have a 100% clean burn gas fireplace downstairs we use for heat in winter along with electric heaters. In summer we put air conditioners in the windows. This place was fine when it was just the doggo and I. Add in another adult, teenage boy, infant, and their 2 cats and it gets cramped fast.

[@momapoe]

I love the big front yards with no fences. It really does make you feel connected to your neighbors, part of a community. We do cul-de-sac parties all the time. ❤

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Our house has windows that open out using a crank and the window screens are on the inside, easily removed in the winter. Her parents have a pretty nice home that we could not afford. It would be nice if someone would put out a video of multiple houses of differing sizes and in different areas. One of the things I appreciate about the flag on our mailbox is that when the postman comes and takes your mail, he pops the flag back down, so you know its gone. Question: Here if a home is for sale, the real estate agent often does a 360 degree tour of the home and puts it on the companies internet listings. Do they do that in other countries? Its the only way we got to find out what one of our neighbors place looked like inside. They were not very friendly, so don't know anyone who visited them. On our block a high percentage of the houses were built using the same size and room layout, except the houses across the road were mirror images to our side. By the way, I guess we are TV poor, just one good sized one that we seldom watch, but everyone's like are different. And we are cheap, because we have an exterior antennae for the TV, so no expensive cable or dish.

[@GypsySoul007]

I love your genuine reactions to things we take for granted here in the states. I love your channel!

[@angiecapps690]

We had cranks (a little handle that rolls out the window) on our windows so we still could have a screen.

[@Space_Nerd67]

European countries have far more extensive and accessible public transit systems. In the U.S., only the large cities like NYC, Atlanta, LA, etc. How do Y'all keep bugs out when you open your windows? Big sinks are usually a luxury for the richer folks buying 280,000 + homes. The refrigerator in her home is again only found in well-to-do people's homes. The things she discusses are not in the typical working American's home. No big gardens or yards as we call them. Most housing developments have each home taking up most of the property leaving just a few yards or meters between each home. They are packed together..

[@roxas896]

There are windows that open outward by way of a crank, and these windows do have screens on them to keep the bugs out.

[@SkiesTurnedGrey]

You should react to "INSANE TORNADO PIPE intercept with windmills toppled near Greenfield, Iowa!" by Reed Timmer. It's a tornado video, which I know you like to react to, but it's one of the clearest and most...impressive(?) tornado videos I've seen. It's not a very long video, though, so you might have to include a second clip to get your own reaction video to the 10 minute mark.

[@jackiebuchanan3024]

Re windows in the US: Usually, the inside glass, the screen, and the outer glass (storm window) are all part of one unit. There's no "adding screens" to the window--it all works together and is purchased as one item. You just slide the piece you want to use to the lower level and the others to the top out of the way for the present. There are still some older houses that work differently, but the norm is the unified version.

[@chateaumojo]

My house is about 1000 sq feet. Hideously small by American standards. But I got the mail box, lotsa ice, screened windows, air conditioning, big ol freezer, a pantry, disposer, big yard, two car garage, beautiful granite counters, a big patio, and many other features you would envy.

[@Kim-427]

Thank you! I get so annoyed with many of us that act as if that house and it’s features isn’t available to many of us. And calling that rich. In America it is possible to live well here in a way that makes many Europeans think that we are rich. It’s about convenience in America. Anything that can add comfort to your life they make it accessible to the people so that of course America can make money.

[@DustinRNewton]

Haven't seen a garbage disposal in a newer home in many years. They were big in the 1980's, but quickly went out of style. I haven't had one in a house that I have owned since 1998. Airconditioning and ice (as are HUGE drinks...got to hydrate when you sweat it out in the summer heat!) are a must since most of the US is MUCH, MUCH hotter than Europe, nearer the equator. The prevailing westerly wind that blows over Europe from the equator helps too. The westerly wind from the Pacific doesn't make it past California, really. We get REALLY hot in the summer. Here in the SE US, 35-38C is common from May through October. This is a VERY common US home, outside of huge cities.

[@wayne2091]

my parents didn't get AC until I graduated and left home. and it gets 110f in the summer. at least we had window screens and fans that was in 1968

[@ronjohnson4566]

dont be fooled by us bro. if you have the money to see a plumber once a week, go ahead with your bananas. they are disposals I guess but they're not garbage disposals. remember big things like kitchens take longer to clean. maybe less than 10% of houses in America have lake or even water views. but we do have many states with water usage problems. i am so glad you picked up on it. even people with incredible outdoor kitchens and grandiose backyards have their dinners delivered to the front door. and that lawn/garden needs to be mowed every week or the neighborhood rules committee will leave threatening love notes at your door.

[@John-d5d9v]

I totally agree. Show us the awesome lakeside property. 😮

[@thegrasslands4187]

That flabbergasted look when she said you can send mail from home! LOL!!!

[@chrisdobbins4436]

I am 43 years old while some ice makers only make ice cubes most for the last 5 decades most make both regular cube ice an has a setting for crushed ice in other words they do both. That fridge she is showing in the video does both in fact it might even have a shaved ice setting some do.

[@jwells2005]

The benefit of air conditioning is not only the temperature but more importantly the regular movement and filtration of the air. I live in Florida which is like the inside of a volcano most of the year. But I have family in the northeast where AC is not as common and the air is stiflingly still and dusty. The air doesn’t move unless you have fans and not everyone does.

[@wesrrowlands8309]

There's some insane homes in this area even though it's rural meanwhile mine is small enough to fit into the garage of my neighbor twice. Fences caught on here about the time neighbors stopped knowing each other. When my parents and grandparents were kids everyone on the street knew each other and the parents had domain over all the kids if they were misbehaving. Apparently parents would find out what you were up to before you even left the other person's yard.

[@evilproducer01]

There are screens on casement style windows in the US too. They usually have a handle that you turn to crank them open.

[@lunalovegoodfan007]

My garbage disposal is all the critters that live in the woods around my house. I have a handled "slop pot" of food stuffs that I dump out at the end of the yard. It disappears fast.

[@Dr_Kyutoko]

Your face when you found out about the little red flag. chef kiss. mwaah. Priceless. Backyard with lake access, or river if that's a river. That'll drive up the cost of the house significantly. But honestly totally worth it if you're into fishing or boating.

[@reneewansley7129]

Yes, the mail box reaction got me and family laughing tears!

[@gklaus7832]

On the ice this will blow your mind dude. We have standalone ice vending machines! Like a parking lot with nothing there but a huge machine that dispenses bags of ice for $5 and that’s it

[@5siggi]

I have to apologize! I was one of those not subscribed :( I thought I was! Please give this man your subscription, don't delay! He's too funny not to watch, thanks

[@5siggi]

Btw, I subbed today. Sending love from Chicago 💙🤍💙

[@MoreAdamCouser]

Hahaha all good, thank you!

[@mbourque]

as far as how much space we have. the U.S. is roughly the same size as ALL of Europe (including the European part of Russia) and we have less than HALF of your population. additionally, we have vast areas of open land whereas you have large mountain ranges though the middle of your continent. our mountain ranges are a small one with moderate elevation and a large one, while long (north to south), isn't very wide (as far as mountain ranges goes) with high elevation, so they don't actually take up much land away from being useable, unlike the Alps. so we have MUCH more land for use by citizens, EVEN though we have a massive amount of National and State parks. Additionally, a large portion of our usable land isn't owned by the government or royalty and restricted from normal citizens, like a lot in Europe.

[@KDH-2]

She talking the Midwest, families always have multiple vehicles and for different purposes…. Trucks for yard work, hauling boats, SUV’s for the kids or getting groceries and maybe a car to go to and from work. Also in Wisconsin and Minnesota, there are about 28,000 lakes between the two states.

[@Sepricotaku]

We have very open front yards here in Canada as well I find it does give a sense of community.

[@teenystudioflicks1635]

This is her parents home. Its nice when your kids grow up and move out. Parents can start investing on upgrades for their home and saving for traveling around the country doing all the things they've been wanting to do.

[@brandonbrown6741]

Honestly you popped up so often I thought I was already subbed 😂😂😂

[@kendallneason3645]

How do Brits send mail? 😂. No flag on your mailboxes? Also I’m from South Carolina. As a southerner when we move into a neighborhood we take a pie or flowers to our neighbors so we can get to know them and then we all look out for each other. Yes our kitchens are huge as they tend to be where people gather at the beginning of a dinner party. You guys don’t have garbage disposals and big ice machines? The ice makers have 2 settings-1 for whole cubes and another 2nd for crushed ice which is how we drink our tea. Iced tea is delicious. Also most of us have TVs in each room or tablets. Most of us live on about an acre of land and take pride in our yards. I do like British things too though. I adore the humor and my favorite bands are British. New sub.

[@chateaumojo]

I lived in a house built in 1860, and IT had the screens and up/down movement.

[@toofyus]

We have 5 cars, 1 truck and 2 boats in our driveway. Never really thought about it before, but I gotta get rid of something soon. 😂😂

[@kathyrutherford4485]

My father was transferred to Belgium. Once my parents moved in there they quickly found a handyman who installed screens on their windows and a screen door in the back for the dog to go in and out of.

[@jwinters9974]

As an American traveling in Europe the last several months, most of the places we've stayed did not have screens -- but, neither did they have mosquitoes to speak about. If you don't have mosquitoes/pests - no need for screens, simple as that. Also, it's pretty magical looking out a screen-less window on a moon-lit night. Something most American's only experience when camping..

[@johnrafey9436]

This is not how most Americans live. We don't all have lake front property and $3500 refrigerators. Some of us are in very basic houses and still understand how lucky we are to live in the US. Lock and Load from Ohio.

[@donnaflynn9615]

I have windows that open out and the screens are on the inside. They have a handle that cranks the window out. Very efficient!

[@revgurley]

Window screens are also good for keeping pets in, while keeping bugs out. Absolutely necessary in my part of the US.

[@Kaylan0713]

I cant wait to see your videos when you ACTUALLY visit America!! You definitely have to vlog your experience! Love your videos 💕

[@MoreAdamCouser]

Going in October!!

[@aura81295]

@@MoreAdamCouser Where? I mean the U.S. is huge. Will you be doing tourist traps, visiting friends/relatives?

[@Kaylan0713]

Omg cant wait!

[@zcandiezz6167]

Our windows open out, or screen is inside and there’s a little door in the screen where you open it, then the window, close the screen and tada no bugs

[@worldwidewells7452]

Can you imagine Mrs. Brown trying to use a screen on her window as you described? It'd be better than any of her Christmas tree adventures

[@Average_Middle_Aged_American]

My mailbox is mounted on my wall by my front door. We have like 5 or 6 different types of mailboxes in America. My postal delivery person also picks up boxes I mail out. I buy stamps and postage online. I never go to the post office.

[@Deb_AGP]

On fridges you can choose cubes or crushed ice

[@kateantihero]

I’m a blue collar American and to be fair this is a dream home to me too. My house is from 1955 and is 1,000 square feet. We do have a huge backyard, central air conditioning, lots of TVs, a garage, and a full basement though.

[@steventambon2588]

My thing with front yards, is how do children play outside if they are caged in like they are in the UK. Growing up, we would have massive games of capture the flag, cops and robbers, etc. but you need to be able to run across lawns to do that

[@MoreAdamCouser]

My neighbourhood is all open planned, no cage!