Brits Vs. Americans: The Holidays

[@yasminmuderris4192]

When Jeff said flat instead of apartment *the british influence is taking over*

[@twmcarney7451]

One of us, one of us, ONE OF US!

[@Sky-ht6tv]

@@twmcarney7451 flashback to Ribena incident

[@British_cuppatea]

ONE OF US ONE OF US

[@British_cuppatea]

NOW WE JUST DO IT TO THE REST OF THEM SO WE NEVER HAVE TO WATCH THEM SWIG DOWN RIBENA AGAIN 😶🙂😌😂😂😂😈😈😈

[@British_cuppatea]

WITHOUT WATER HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@evierockstar2576]

Love these videos but im from Hampshire and ive always been told Father Christmas lives in the North Pole. Crazy how much variation there is around traditions x

[@mukbangyamum8105]

Same

[@gemmawhite8723]

Im from North Lincolnshire ...I have always been told North Pole. The origins are different (saint Nick)

[@bethmeddins6472]

Aha same and I’m from the West Midlands 😂

[@Ryujenini]

Same I'm from Wales

[@de4830]

i was always told there was a separate lapland in the north pole

[@GenXBecks]

I love these. Wish you guys had a proper regular show.

[@PancakezXD]

is noone gonna talk about Tom's impression of the Queen? 😂

[@ItalianCountryball11]

Fr, that was funny 😂

[@private-nj5hi]

Its funny how at the start it says "DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME" when most family's round the country do this every year.😆

[@scotthowley4155]

It’s for the Americans When I was a kid I made a Christmas pudding

[@adrinapx]

Christmas puddings are that that thing that you either love or hate no in between

[@jsimmons7023]

like Fruit cake

[@lucyshsw2052]

The marmite of Christmas

[@sundae6969]

What is in Christmas pudding?

[@S_J_banana]

@@sundae6969 bits of fruit and rasins

[@angeliki5135]

Actually, my tastebuds are loving proof of that statement being incorrect. See, I do not like dried fruit and especially do not like it in cookies and sorts of baked goods like that. Yet I do not mind a well made fluffy "melt in your mouth" fruit cake. I love it even more with chocolate chips but that is a different story. As for Christmas pudding, I have always seemed to love anything with pudding. But I do not particularly like Christmas pudding. Something about the flavor doesn't feel right for me. I can eat it, I do not hate it I just do not love it as much as I love other puddings. I find it very odd because I usually LOVE those kinds of things, but not Christmas pudding.

[@classictalkies]

Totally true - it would have been a different convo with different representatives from each country. Holidays are very influenced not only by country, but by region and by family tradition.

[@ElssiePlum]

The Brits: [hate on Jeff any time he has a negative opinion on anything British] Jeff: ughh this Christmas pudding, I hate it The Brits: ....yeah, we’ll give you a pass on that one

[@brookelynnkeele6841]

What is it exactly?

[@British_cuppatea]

Ok ye we all probs agree on this

[@lewishladun1684]

@@brookelynnkeele6841 awful. Desert from a time before Europeans discovered chocolate. Most Christmas food is traditional from a time before people realised food could be enjoyable 😅

[@lewishladun1684]

@@brookelynnkeele6841 it’s not really that awful, it’s just not great. I imagine it’s similar to the “why am I eating these calories” vibe of mock apple pie 😖 wtf is that? Yum vinegar...

[@brookelynnkeele6841]

@@lewishladun1684 🤣🤣, and what is blood sausage? I know I'm not very informative 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤣

[@darrinthompson17]

I’m British and Santa is definitely from North Pole

[@Ryujenini]

I was taught that santa lives in the North Pole but you can go and visit him in Lapland

[@anna_bandana]

That’s what I grew up thinking! I’m Irish btw!

[@itisagooddaykirstyandjames4134]

This duo's content was something I never knew I needed

[@jenniedarling3710]

That Christmas pudding would serve at least four people, and as others have said it should be eaten with cream or custard.

[@evesouth-klein3579]

One Christmas, my Mum spilt the brandy on the table and the table cloth went up in flames🔥🔥🔥I’m still scarred 😔

[@jliefn]

Oh no!

[@joekc7114]

Literally or mentally?

[@lvmsmostfamous]

@@joekc7114 I'd hope mentally

[@ianbeddowes5362]

I prefer rum to brandy on all these Chritmad treats.

[@IAMJAG108]

You should have had cream with the xmas pudding lol

[@ohsarrrah]

Copious amounts of extra thick cream 🤤

[@jsaavedr1]

Copius amounts of thick man cream.

[@jay-leevanderberg8174]

Okay but, let’s be honest, that’s still is not enough to improve it xD

[@lollylolly8186]

My mum and I do the traditional burning but when it’s finished we cut a piece in a soup bowl, add more liquor and plenty of cream, chased with an Irish coffee. 🤪

[@erinparry-bennee4129]

Brandy cream 😍

[@ameliefrench882]

Wait I’m from Britain and I’m so confused because I was told Santa lives in North Pole but also Lapland and I never knew which one it was lol

[@HeathersCandySt0re]

Same

[@clairec1267]

When I was little I though the North Pole was in Lapland

[@emily-ld9st]

@@clairec1267 i thought it was lapland was in the north pole bc i knew the north pole was real

[@HeathersCandySt0re]

🤣

[@de4830]

i always assumed they were the same lol

[@jackhoughton1182]

You should soak it in brandy then light it on fire, soaks better and burns throughout the pudding

[@jenh65432]

I LOVED Thom's Gingerbread House!!!!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@ishaanshsingh7941]

Happy Christmas, guys! I love your segments!! Take care!!

[@mspulido4]

As someone who grew up in New York City Christmas market is a HUGE thing...

[@rachelmagdelena5]

there’s a big one in Houston too

[@ms.amarie.a4354]

There is a huge Christmas market in Chicago too

[@yusufgazi7]

Miles Morales

[@TheBLGL]

In New Mexico, we have luminarias/farolitos, which is pretty much the same thing except for the luminarias of course. But you can walk and shop and buy food, just like an Xmas market. He must be from a boring state.

[@kw1535]

I love when Tom said “the UK, land of train station pasties,” the visual they used was of the Washington DC metro system haha it’s verrrrrry architecturally obvious. Hard to tell what station... farragut north?

[@drealynne4256]

Loved seeing how excited and in his creative element Tom was making his first gingerbread house. I really liked the rainbow icing on the one side 🌈

[@landon3573]

I feel like the Brit should've eaten a fruitcake while the American ate the Xmas pudding.

[@wildmik-wk2iq]

I think they have fruit cake in the UK though.

[@Gayredheadbitch94]

We have fruitcake in the UK though, so no point

[@hollyloved]

But also I don't know anyone who eats a fruit cake during the holidays and I've never even had one or been to a place that served them. Pecan pie is a much better representation of a holiday dessert.

[@Lydia-gt4lh]

In the UK some people make Christmas cake which is a christmas fruit cake, so we already have that

[@Gayredheadbitch94]

@@hollyloved yes if you are American, but in the UK Christmas fruitcake is a tradition

[@robinbanks895]

I was born in Alabama. I’ve lived in Alabama for my whole 56 years of life and we’ve always had both pecan pies and mince pies.

[@ceejay8545]

Love these British, American videos, but to clarify, we do have mince meat pies in America. I remember as a young girl if company came ,someone would sometimes bring one. I don't like them, but they're here. I think bc I'm from New Jersey and my parents were from Pennsylvania it came from the Amish. I see them a lot in Amish markets.

[@jackheywood9360]

I’m English and 27 we have all been told Santa comes from the North Pole

[@becky3678]

True, but then a lot of kids go to Lapland to 'visit santa'. I honestly thought Lapland was near the North Pole or something lol. Had no idea it was in Finland 🤦‍♀️

[@crazeegrl101786]

Tom if you ever have to fill a piping bag, fold/roll the top part down so it's easier to fill. You can also put it in one fist with the top part that you rolled down over your hand for stability. I probably didn't make sense, but I'm sure there's videos on youtube.

[@Dzzylizzy6590]

Dude that is a legit gingerbread kit!! They never come with that many icings!

[@DeathlyDahlia22]

That’s what I’m saying, I need to know where he got that, I buy $25 houses and only get like 3 icing colors. 😐

[@58fcorley]

You need to let that mulled wine simmer a bit longer to get the full flavor

[@angelagraves865]

I live in the US and my family had mince pies every Thanksgiving and Christmas with hard sauce (butter, powdered sugar, and brandy). It's definitely a thing here.

[@lgfrades]

I’m in the US and my grandma always made mince pies and fruitcake at Christmas. She said we are descendants of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower.

[@kylewheeler4814]

Imagine him eating pecan pie with actual pie crust, instead of pizza dough

[@gayleblake4482]

Don't try this at home...when he is literally trying this in his home🤣

[@aneophyte1199]

In regards to Christmas Markets, the way I see it is that it is something like an Alpine Village that is setup once a year in several different cities during that time, where they will have several booths and stalls serving various foods and items. In the Los Angeles area, along with Alpine Villages, the have an area called Santa's Village, which is more of a small amusement park or carnival.

[@TheBammzie]

As much as it is in a way cheating, the Schwartz mulled wine spice is honestly a lifesaver when making mulled wine at home! Or you can just buy some good ol' Gluhwein from Aldi! ALSO: Mincemeat is so called because they used to contain meat! Nowadays it consists of dried fruits, candied peel and fresh orange and apple. I made it a couple years back and it's a fun if not slow process! You combine your fruits, sugars, fat (commonly shredded vegetable suet!) and spices in a large heatproof bowl/casserole dish. You mix them all together and leave overnight so that the flavours intensify. You then bake it low and slow for a couple of hours and cool, stirring regularly to ensure that as the fat re-solidifies, it is well distributed throughout the mixture, then you finish by adding in an alcohol (Brandy typically, but I used a dark rum for more treacle flavour!) and popping it into jars.

[@suzawilo]

Yeeeeessss🙏🏽 Thanks for mentioning our Finnish Santa 🇫🇮🎅💖

[@frozenpixie8801]

As a Brit, I love Christmas pudding, but with a nice dollop of custard rather than plain. My American husband likes it too, but it took him many years to get on board with mince pies.

[@bobbiscrittercave2348]

I loved your gingerbread house!💗

[@abinayasre]

They're my favourite anchors. Happy holidays boys!

[@jreyes4410]

This video was really fun and festive 😁👍🏼❤️ loved it.. thanks for creating

[@i.m.dmented3245]

In Canada my family celebrates both Thanksgiving and Christmas with turkey (and all the fixings) or ham (and scalloped potatoes) dinners. We eat fruitcake at Christmas (which I love and everyone I know hates) or pumpkin pie (which I hate and everyone else loves). We also drink mulled apple cider. Love watching your videos.

[@andidreyes5323]

The British Fair thing happens in the US. It occurs at the old US malls. Kids did the Santa picture and telling what they want. Parents would walk the fairs outside of the actual mall shops where actual artisans sell their homemade stuff. There's even a small shop created behind Santa where kids could buy gifts for their families. It was really fun.

[@rsquaredpiful]

Chicago has always had a Christmas market

[@ms.amarie.a4354]

Exactly what I was thinking. We use to go when I was in uni.

[@nicoleross76]

My grandmother used to make mincemeat pies, and the mincemeat she used had beef suet (fat) in it, so I think some mincemeat is not technically meat-free, even though it's mostly fruit and spices.

[@mliljegard19771209]

We also do gingerbread houses in Sweden as a Christmas tradition.

[@eilidhmorrison2856]

We have them every year here in the UK too. I was quite confused when it came as a US tradition.

[@melon4966]

Swedish ginger biscuits are the best

[@salathon8227]

Black Friday in the UK really winds me up, we’re brits, we have Black-Eyed Friday!! And I also think, If we’re adopting the American equivalent of our Boxing Day sales, then we should adopt Thanksgiving too! I could happily go with a Thanksgiving meal 😂

[@sharikayleen8224]

Tom is my favorite person ever

[@calummckenzie6381]

I am from the uk and I got told that Santa is from the North Pole

[@British_cuppatea]

Guys even I'm brit and I can't relate to Lapland Santa my entire family tree that I know off lives in the UK except my aussie true blue relatives but I was told he comes from the North or South pole

[@vickytaylor9155]

As a Brit, I hate Christmas pudding and Christmas cake.

[@russellfisher2853]

In the US, we do have what's called Mince meat pies, but I'm pretty sure they also have raisins in them.

[@oliviarichards6168]

When I saw he had brought Three Barrels whiskey 😂 (the worst one) no wonder his Christmas pudding was bad.

[@3506Dodge]

Christmas in England is more of a public 'carnivale' with parties and 'letting your hair down' while it's more genuinely private, religious, familial, and reserved in the U.S.

[@hollyyork1164]

Fun fact: it's called mincemeat because originally it did have minced meats and fruit in it.

[@rene14slhs]

The USA has christmas markets they are just called craft fairs and are at the end of November/ begining of December. These craft fairs don't look as cute/ aesthetically pleasing as the European christmas market.

[@TheBLGL]

Ours is on Xmas eve, and even cuter than European ones cause we got luminarias. We don’t call them craft fairs, we call them luminarias or farolitos, depending where you’re at. You can’t generalize to the entire US, it’s too big, that’s like generalizing about China or India.

[@sharnadixon-scott710]

We have Christmas lights throughout towns which last longer

[@bactheusllo]

please tell me you guys are also low-key shipping them, don't they look adorable as a couple?

[@suzawilo]

Most definitely 😍💖🌈

[@cerrussell]

I'm an American, from the South where pecan pie is an institution, but I really am not a fan. I love pecans, but the pie just tastes like a congealed lump of overly-sweet yet unseasoned mush. I can taste the staleness of that gingerbread house, but I do like a fresh gingerbread cookie. Also, where are the candy canes, gumdrops, etc. to decorate the house?? I've always wanted to try a sticky toffee pudding. I'm confused about mince pie because I googled it the other day while watching GBBO and all the recipes had meat...

[@krisdeltoro]

Xmas mince pie look for “sweet” mince pie. Confusing because Mince pie for any other time of year is a meat and gravy based pie. Sticky toffee pudding with custard is legit one of the all time greats👍 also apple crumble and custard and jam rolly poly all great deserts. Oh and Merry Christmas

[@jliefn]

The candys always come in the kit

[@gemmawhite8723]

What kind of animal told you to eat the xmad pud without custard or brandy sauce!!?

[@elroy8272]

Current minced meat pies are the meat of nuts and fruits. Back in 50's we had minced meat pies. ..could purchase jar of chopped fruits and nuts...to put into crusts.

[@kate1sbetter]

I’m British but I’ve been told Santa’s from the North Pole-

[@oliviacastles515]

Michigan has Bronners which is basically a huge christmas market

[@crystalstarkey3832]

Love the video 😍😍🥰🥰. But I have a question. Doesn't the alcohol cook off? So did it have the same effect as uncooked wine and alcohol?

[@sharnadixon-scott710]

Yes but you eat it with brandy sauce as well

[@AwPheebs]

That reaction to the Christmas pudding was so incredibly extra

[@SweetIchigo3]

The Christmas pudding had me dead 💀🤣🤣 No one likes Christmas pudding 🤣 Kinda set yourself up there looool 💀😂😂

[@bethany9008]

We definitely have mince pie in the U.S. And yes, years back it did have meat in it with dried fruits and spices. Venison was the meat of choice here in Maine.

[@sapphicalix]

Wait I thought mince pie was a thing in the states? I remember having it when I was little and I’m from the states. But maybe it was just my family and not a common thing to have around the holidays here

[@terriatca1]

Growing up in Nova Scotia we had green tomato mincemeat, it is so yummy. I'm not sure if it came from one of the world wars, to use what you had. I look forward to making a batch every year.

[@astrid_alex_09]

I live in the UK and at my two primary schools that i went to every Christmas time on last week until Christmas break we would just do crafts and have a Christmas disco and going to see santa one year i remember we had reindeers come but one of them days we would have a day where we would get a pantomine people to come in then we would get shown a pantomime so yea also on that day it would be christmas dinner day so everyone that morning would beg their parents to let them have Christmas dinner and the rest of the day was just Crafts and movies so yea fun days

[@caseystone1016]

That is the exact gingerbread house I'm going to be doing on Christmas Eve lol

[@garrettklein7720]

That pecan pie looks decent! Pecan pie is my favorite.

[@justinadrieldiaz4518]

Lights brandy on fire and pours it on pudding. "Omg it's so hot!"

[@somebodyidontknow7096]

“Howay the lads” Wayai man!!! Jordie Pride!!!

[@melon4966]

It's spelt wey aye and Geordie :)

[@amyw6808]

But we have gingerbread and gingerbread houses at Christmas here too 💁🏻‍♀️

[@seweryn131]

Americans: its mom not mum Brits: it's a school not a shooting range

[@Blissyto]

We eat christmas pudding not because of the taste but the history of it but you have to have cream or ic cream , i dont like it very much but i still eat it because it makes me happy

[@meshaledavis5602]

I love their duo’s

[@a-2-z269]

we have a thing called Holidazzle Here in MN. Like a Christmas Festival. going on for a long time.

[@Jenniferlwarm]

Mince pies , Christmas pudding and Christmas cake are all things that you either hate or love in the UK

[@ryheehee]

Who ever actually eats christmas pudding in the UK not me

[@jameswiltshire6255]

The pan of brandy on fire tho 🤣🤣🤣

[@animefangirlxx]

I've made mince pies with minced beef and brandy inside. They were the best mine pies I've ever had.

[@Whinenrages]

You need thick cream custard and brandy butter for the Christmas pudding .

[@kikiluef7649]

me just being kind of weirdly proud he has a mug from the Christkindlmarkt in Vienna

[@MG-ce4jz]

What is this guy on who tf got told Santa lives in finland

[@nickkellie]

Lapland is in Finland

[@odettestroebel3135]

I love Christmas pudding 😂. With brandy butter of course. Loved this ❤️

[@pauliedoodle1939]

LOL when he put the Clementine segments in to the Mulled Wine! 😂 No you poor little lamb, you are supposed to chop the clementine in to slices or wedges. I also recommend adding a couple of table spoons of brown sugar and a shot or two of Amaretto if you want a sweeter mulled wine. 😄

[@headerahelix]

We take for granted these things. You should have seen him neck undiluted Ribena. He's a treasure, Jeff.

[@kaylapavlik7735]

They have quite a few Christmas Markets in the US. I live in Pennsylvania and there’s 2 not far from me

[@DaveBartlett]

"The Queen's Speech" has got absolutely nothing to do with Chrtistmas. The Queen's Speech occurs at the state opening of parliament. What they're thinking of is "The Queen's Christmas Message" or "The Queen's Christmas Address to the Commonwealth" (both the same thing, depending on where in the world you live.)

[@tracielau]

Love Tom 😂😍

[@newleif9739]

We still do have mince pies with actual mince in UK

[@stephaniknight5809]

That pecan pie made me sad. It had like no pecans. I make them all the time. I wana cry.

[@adnanarugu4972]

U didn’t liked the mulled wine because wasn’t done properly I put in mine cinnamon sticks , vanilla pods cut in half so all the seeds to boil in the wine , cut the oranges and leave the zest on and add some sugar let it boil and after you try it to see if you like it or not

[@melon4966]

I'm from Newcastle upon Tyne like him and santa is from North Pole 🤣 loved the nufc ginger bread House though aha

[@TheBLGL]

The American forgot Xmas tamales. I realize he’s not from the Southwest, but they should’ve at least been mentioned, they are the tastiest Xmas tradition of all! With New Mexican red chile, my mouth is watering just thinking about them.

[@brookelynnkeele6841]

Tom is my new favorite person

[@Local_Tory_Party_Member]

The gingerbread house looks like the ones at aldi

[@caitlynhumphries1423]

I'm british and say north pole not lapland

[@coolbreeze8820]

Tom and Jeff should switch countries for a week, and follow each other's routine.

[@Danesha_M_H]

5:33 interesting 😂

[@charlesartist]

America has mince pies. You can even buy frozen ones - Mrs. Smith's Mince Pie. Or Nonesuch Mince Pie mix.

[@cerrussell]

Yeah, but it's not nearly as common, I don't think - at least not in the Southeast. I've never heard anybody mention eating mince pies or bring one to a potluck.

[@charlesartist]

@@cerrussell I googled it. I think you're right - it's fallen out of favor. :( That's too bad - it's delicious with whipped cream.

[@garrettklein7720]

@@charlesartist yeah I'm from missouri and never had one or even seen one at the store.

[@VivaCohen]

I think those are like novelty British things though. Most people in America have never had a mince pie and probably associate them with victorian England lol (myself included)

[@TheBLGL]

We don’t eat them in New Mexico, maybe it’s a New England thing. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@kevlar5150]

Mincemeat pies are amazing!!! I have tons of trouble trying to find them in America!