Californian Reacts to Worst American Stereotypes When They Travel - Are These True?!

[@MillsyLM]

I've had an American neighbour for the last 7 years and him and his family are great. They assimilated very well and he loves it here in England. We both agree that the only Americans that annoy us are those who insist on 1. We (the US) whopped your asses in 1776, which as you know isn't a huge thing for us over here. 2. The claiming that the winning of WWII was entirely down to the US and that they "saved Britain".

[@TheHestya]

Funnily enough, that's how we (Latvians) look at both USA and UK when it comes to WW2. We would say all the little countries that got massacred and still managed to fight back TWO assholes were the ones that made the difference.

[@MillsyLM]

@@TheHestya when I was at school in the 80s it was always taught that Britain were just a part of the Allied Forces that were victorious, there was never any "US style claiming of individual glory". It was a collective effort by every single allied serviceman and woman from wherever they hailed.

[@TheHestya]

@@MillsyLM I've heard quite a few people praise UK, but I'm glad to know it's not everyone. I agree, it was a matter of working together against evil that got us through it.

[@MillsyLM]

@@TheHestya absolutely agree.

[@steveneltringham1478]

@@TheHestya Latvia, to be fair, didn't have any treaties with any of the allies so in the case of the UK the fight for survival was the chief concern. The US hung back in Europe until it was 'good buisiness' to intervene, so why the buttsore attitude?

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Having lived for years in London, what grated with U.S visitors was the " I am an American " statement that grated. "I don't need to stand in line, I am an American " "I don't need to follow your rules, I am American "...I did hear this a lot

[@GEA_RuthlessKillaz35]

I'd be like "Shut the hell up"

[@margaretflounders8510]

I saw a video of an American recently, who was told to stay where he was by our police, because of an incident he was witnessed to..My god! He kept hammering "Are you detaining me? On and on, having had more police involved, asking the request to wait..in the end, he said "I'm an American."

[@c4715]

I've seen Americans trying to pay for stuff in dollars in the UK a lot. And they seem to get offended if we don't accept it. Blows my mind, so rude.

[@laurabel1724]

I may be naive but I've been taught at a young age that when you enters a church or any religious place, you takes your hat off to show your humility, after all even if it's a touristic place it's still a religious one.

[@Pippins666]

Some years ago we spent several weeks driving round Turkey in a campervan. (Lovely place, lovely people, and Istanbul is absolutely my favourite city). Although we are atheists, we visited several mosques, always showing respect - taking off shoes, wife wearing a head covering. In the fabulous Blue Mosque in Istanbul (ABSOLUTELY fabulous!) there were several American women refusing to wear any head covering, although there were clear signs, and head scarves were available for use. The Turkish hosts were polite in the extreme, and did not make a scene - but I'm sorry to say that encapsulates Americans abroad - an arrogant sense of entitlement. Just out of interest, I was in New York for the bicentennial celebrations of 1976, a Royal Navy sailor on one of the many foreign warships lining the Hudson River for the Parade of Sail, and took part in the tickertape parade the next day (do they still have tickertape?). That was indeed a memorable run ashore!

[@JakeThys]

For the most part I haven't had any issues with American tourists both at home and when travelling. In fact had some great conversations with American tourists. There are always a few though who give a bad name. One which sticks out was in South Korea, where a police officer asked a group of us to stand back as a military march came though the area and the response from two tourists 'We're American we saved your country, we go where we like...' Myself and a Dutch guy nearby taught them some new words. Other than that for most part everyone has been okay, clearly American but harmless and friendly. Like you sat stereotypes break down when you talk to people, :)

[@Jamieclark192]

It’s not just Americans who speak slower and louder expecting a foreigner to understand them, I think that’s common across the entire English speaking world, likely due to English being the language of world trade and commerce

[@iemand2612]

There’s this one Harry Enfield sketch about American tourists in the UK and it is very accurate!!!

[@charleshowie2074]

'Aint she pretty? What a guy!

[@ashleym8170]

I think the biggest issue is when Americans don't do their research before visiting a country. Thus, they always seem to lack manners and consideration. Especially the white Americans who lack culture, a lot of them aren't used to other countries who are more culturally driven or have different values. So I guess that's why people always get offended by Americans and stereotype them as being arrogant or rude. And the whole thing about Americans not having a passport? Only 1/3 of Americans have passports and I honestly find that ridiculous. (Not having enough money to travel is another issue.) I've asked one of my American friends before about why they do not have passports and they replied "our country is so big. Why do we need to travel outside? We have everything we need" and i was actually pretty damn dumbfounded. Similar to how Americans say it's not necessary to have general knowledge or learn about other countries bc their country is 'big enough'. I think a lot of Americans are extremely friendly and I do love to visit the US but they do need to work on that narrow mindset that is built on the pretense of 'patriotism'.

[@Nightout88]

@11:32 can confirm "i have done this in a arena shooter game with JP players" This DOES happen, BUT in my defense the JP players were playing on an English server so and I got paired with them so I had no idea how to communicate or what to do.

[@KapitanWasTaken]

Regarding the language learning, I'm from Poland and I had: 3 years of German, 5 years of Russian (split between elementary and high school) and a whopping 16/17 years of English (since kindergarten up to the first years in university). Due to the history of our country, my parents didn't learn English at all (as back then Poland was on the communist side).

[@hmvollbanane1259]

German here (though i finished school 10 years ago, i believe nowadays they all start with English in elementary school): english 9/7 years, latin 4/6 years (depending on which one you chose to start with in grade 5), french/ old greek 4 years, optionally spanish 3 years

[@c4715]

They missed out how loud Americans are too. You can hear them from miles away.

[@martinburke362]

Dear yanks don't change!! You are an endless source of amusement for us Brits!!

[@martinburke362]

@@jillhobson6128 if you compare the pledge of allegiance to mass murders of Nazi Germany, and oppressive regimes of China and North Korea that torture and murder their citizens then its you who are awful, not them, you also need to get some perspective into your outlook, and stop living in your tiny little reactionary dream world!!!

[@martinburke362]

@@jillhobson6128 That is not the point you either do or you don't many countries around the world do have some sort of morning assembly and have some sort of simalar ritual when I was a kid we sang God save the QUEEN, the point is you compare this to atrocities, you are a deeply flawed individual and have no moral right to ask this question

[@martinburke362]

@@jillhobson6128 either you can't read your own writing or you have a a short memory, you directly in your original post compared swearing allegiance to these atrocious regimes, and you found it awful not funny

[@martinburke362]

@@jillhobson6128 no you didn't, rewrite your original post

[@martinburke362]

@@jillhobson6128 can't be bothered is not a point of view

[@theresagrano9711]

The over enthusiastic smile usually for no reason at all, can be creepy. 😂😂

[@Pippins666]

Just a word of warning about "fanny packs". In the UK a woman's fanny is between her legs - NOT her ass! References to "her fanny" do not go down well in polite society (but do cause a huge amount of amusement for the Brits and a huge amount embarrassment for the American girl) On the converse, an Brit colleague who lived and worked in the US could not get used to calling a rubber an eraser. For some reason every time he said it in the office conversation ceased. It does seem strange that referring to a condom is seen as shocking (amusing, yes!)

[@michael_177]

Before watching the video, im just going to make one assumption that it might make. and i wont edit the comment either. OK i think its going to say Americans are LOUD without an 'inside voice' 😂 Love the vids

[@californianreacts]

And you are not wrong! I hear that all the time that Americans are loud and like you said, without an inside voice. From my group going and being seeing other Americans while in Europe, I completely agree. Although I must say, Italians are also very loud so we fit right in there! Other than Italy/Sicily, every other county I've been to in Europe and the UK have been much more quiet than us loud Americans. And I appreciate it! I'm having a lot of fun reacting to these videos and diving into conversation about the videos and places :)

[@KX5Kat]

As a South African, I've worked and spent time with plenty of Americans over the years and, generally, I've found them to be some of the friendliest and most open people. Americans tend to make great friends and are cool to just sit down and have an open conversation with. If I could give a bit of advice to Americans, try to talk less about yourself or your hometown. I've found that Americans tend to dominate a conversation by talking about themselves, their family, their state or whatever and everyone else will just be nodding the head and waiting for them to shut up. This is especially true when it comes to politics. We're generally not interested in what you think of Trump, Biden, Democrats or whatever. Take an interest in other cultures and people by.... allowing people to talk, listening and asking open ended questions. Finally, Americans... back off! I know not all Americans do this, but many of you assume that a hug is appropriate even someone you're mildly acquainted with, even of the opposite sex.

[@MellonVegan]

9:10 The reason for that might be that the Euro is not the official currency in Turkey :D

[@pipercharms7374]

Yes individualy you are nice while on TV and online is where I usually find the annoying ones, not you of course lol. Like sometimes I'd watch American chat shows and the presenter would just say casually like its fact "we're the greatest country in the world" or something like that and it turn me of completely, like I just think, being one of the strongest nations currently doesn't mean your the greatest, countries are mostly all great in their different ways. Being powerful doesn't automatically mean greatest. As someone from the UK I am proud of my country but I have never thought that we're the greatest as that just feels like to me like we're looking down on other countries, which it feels like Americans are looking down on us and other countries when they say "they're the best" I did have a heated argument online about this with an American who seemed to believe if you didn't think your country was the best then you're not patriotic/not proud of your country, and she was telling me I wasn't proud to be British. I was so confused and annoyed by this type of thinking, like you can be patriotic/proud of your country and not think its the greatest, being proud and believing your the best does not have to be connected, like she seemed to think. This thinking was just so strange to me lol.

[@bobbyboko6317]

They are brainwashed from childhood , play the national Anthem when they open a packet of cookies 😉

[@JarlGrimmToys]

The most patriotic thing you can do is acknowledge the faults in your country, and strive to improve them. A blind patriotism of ignoring faults and pretending everything is great. Can only lead to a decline. You can love your house while acknowledging the rising damp needs fixing, the roof needs re-tilling etc. If acknowledging these faults means you don’t love your house. Then you can claim to love your house as falls into disrepair. Then your living in a damp house with a leaky roof.

[@laurabel1724]

Their "blind patriotism" is exactly the reason why nothing change in US even when it's really bad (school or mass shootings, horrible health care, lack of education, etc.). Facts : even when they're wrong they still push further into it. Ps: hopefully all US citizens are not like that but sadly most of them are.

[@margaretflounders8510]

@@bobbyboko6317 LOl and given a Purple Heart for eating one!

[@bobbyboko6317]

@@margaretflounders8510 🤣

[@alisonrandall3039]

We went to Pisa September 2019. Lots of different nationalities in the hotel. But the one nationality that needed to tell us that they were there was citizens from the USA. They were extremely loud. Saying that people from the UK can be uncouth abroad.

[@kinglear5952]

English people abroad are either yobs or scholars with nothing much in between

[@alisonrandall3039]

@@kinglear5952 Agree.

[@YourBeingParanoid]

In the UK the only thing you keep in a fanny pack is tampons

[@misschieflolz1301]

You should come over to Wales and try the language out here! It's certainly different to England. I mean even though it's part of the UK, I alwasy get this weird alien feeling when I have to travel or am visiting somewhere in England. London is like visiting another planet; I don't particularly enjoy big cities, and I typically only go there if there's things on that I want to attend. Or the first time I travelled to London alone for a huge business meeting and nearly got pickpocketed trying to cross the road to get back to Paddington station. What really hits is how the landscape drastically changes as soon as you cross the Severn river..... and probably the weather. It's legit been blue skies and sunshine, halfway across the bridge there will be a sheet of rain welcoming you back to Wales lol. And, the fact that English signage feels empty. More like I'm used to cramped signage as everything is Bilingual. It's just weird having mini culture shocks when you don't even go abroad

[@californianreacts]

I plan on it some day! Not sure when, but hopefully in the next few years to visit Wales. On one of my cruises we had a retired teacher from Wales we spoke to often and saw him in different destinations and told us more about the spots. Very nice, helpful, and fun to be around! I did notice the accent, but couldn't quite place the accent. So many different accents across the UK. I hear the same thing with Ireland about the rain all of the time. Perhaps the same type of weather to greet you. I've been very lucky on my trips over to the UK and Ireland in the past. Last time I was in London (2018) we had no rain over a six day period. I considered myself lucky! Unless the rain is a slight exaggeration?

[@misschieflolz1301]

@@californianreacts Yeah, an idea is to stay at several places if you're comfortable driving along the coast. You can go through the middle of Wales, but aside from views and sheep - it's rather isolated! It's easier to visit many different sights since the rail links are poor north-south I know the UK in general has a ridiculous number of accents for the size of the place. I know along the south coast of Wales here, we can tell exactly which town and sometimes what part of the town people are from. As for the rain, It does rain a lot. In fact I live in one of the wettest regions of the UK. I remember we studied this in geography years ago and it's always stuck with me: In general the UK gets a prevailing wind coming from the atlantic where it picks up warmth and moisture. Because of the direction it hits us, Wales and Cornwall and a lot of the far western parts of the UK get absolutely hammered with rain. There's a lot of hills, I mean Wales is mostly hills, and there's a lot of higher land masses that this air has to rise over to reach the east of the UK - including London. So, by the time the clouds get over there, there's just less moisture condensing to form precipitation. I just thought this idea was fascinating since anyone visiting from the south-east always complained about the weather here. I also find locally the weather is really changeable. Like, thunder lightning and hail then 2 miles down the road it's perfectly sunny.

[@californianreacts]

@@misschieflolz1301 That's impressive to know exactly what town/region someone is from listening to their accent with so many different ones around you. Here in the US, seems like there are much less differences in accents. I've actually been interested in watching/reacting to a UK accents video and breaking them down. I'm now inspired! Another interesting point with the weather! And that you took a geography course as well. I had two during college (university said over there I believe?) and it was great learning more about geography in general, and referencing local weather patterns and such. Eye opening! And for here in California, a lot about earthquakes and "the big one." But unlike your weather, weather is not changeable at all here. Mid-west has more sporadic weather like it sounds like you have in Wales.

[@Ana-wt7xf]

There's a lot of videos on KZbin putting Americans down. These are only stereotypes, it's wrong to put an entire nation down. I applaud Americans for taking it so well.

[@marieross6231]

Oh don't worry, they really don't give a s***t about what you think of them.

[@Ana-wt7xf]

@@marieross6231 do you feel better now? You are not doing your fellow citizens a favour when you express yourself they way you just have. It's this kind of things that feed these videos. It's exactly why many feel free to call US citizens ignorant.

[@marieross6231]

What makes you think they are my fellow citizens?

[@Ana-wt7xf]

@@marieross6231 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣That is the only thing you thought was important of all I wrote. It's hilarious, I knew that would be your answer👍🏼👍🏼well done👍🏼so predictable, so easy😂😂😂😂😂

[@maureenjones7222]

Don't take it personally. We don't think that all americans are fat, loud, and knowalls. It just seems they are all brainwashed! x

[@divusaugstus]

You’re right America has a rich, sophisticated culture and we non Americans forget that because of depictions of Americans in TV, films, etc. I was once fined in San Francisco by the ‘smile police’ and given a ticket. I told him to bugger off! I’m Australian.

[@JarlGrimmToys]

Turkey doesn’t have the Euro, their currency is the Turkish Lira. I’ve been to Turkey and they do prefer getting the pound, euro, or US dollar. That’s because of their economic situation and poor exchange rate of the lira.

[@twatinahatsmith7428]

I think the rudest clip I have seen is an American travelling to afar away country and moaning that they don't speak American, not English, American.

[@bobbralee1019]

Watching the Americans try to drink proper beer in Europe after the soft drinks most people in the US call beer is very funny,

[@Jamieclark192]

I agree, most locals will appreciate you trying to speak their language.

[@californianreacts]

Thanks for the confirmation! We always do our best to learn the basics/essentials. Luckily we have pretty fluent French and Spanish speakers in the family, so when in doubt, we let them do the talking!

[@sarahjoines9343]

Think that goes for all English speakers

[@SnowyRVulpix]

The thing that annoys me the most is when americans jump on stereotypes and assume the victim culture is like that. No, Aussies do not say "Throw a shrimp on the barbie". Please stop saying that to us. It's annoying.

[@barbarae-b507]

Yes I have found that too. My mother travelled and restaurants would apologize for assuming that they were Americans and ran to replace the flags on the table to the right one. They felt embarrassed about it.

[@garethjones3760]

I have usually found individual American's to be lovely people. A lot of what reinforces European steriotypes is that most of our idea's come from US TV.

[@californianreacts]

Happy to hear the input Gareth! It always amazes me how much US TV is shown around the world, especially while living near LA/Hollywood which loves stereotypes. Traveling around the to parts of the world, I've found that all citizens of their countries have been extremely nice and helpful whenever we would ask for directions, places to eat/visit, etc. Very humble people all around the world.

[@kinglear5952]

The loud and offensively ignorant stereotypes are true of lots of people but I have encountered masses of Americans who are delightful and the absolute salt of the earth. On the subject of fake smiles and fake friendliness my experience is that they are quite often not actually fake.

[@californianreacts]

As always, thank you all of my few but mighty subscribers! I've been learning so much with our conversations and your additional input in my search for more knowledge, especially when it comes to Europe, travel, and geography. I'm diving into some lovely American stereotypes to see if I have seen or done any of these myself, and to give a true and honest answer to these stereotypes for when we travel. Feel free to add more or add onto these from what you've seen around your country, I want to hear it all! More to come :)

[@kinglear5952]

10.59 She destroyed his food with ketchup. Trivia; in which American TV show did the star get expelled from France for attempting exactly that? I'm showing my age here.

[@TheCornishCockney]

I learned German after 10months,full conversations in one year when i lived there. We are so close together,its easier.

[@geraldineafflick3947]

I once lived in Jamaica and met plenty tourists who had no sense of geography and were loud and obnoxious.

[@angelavara4097]

The pyjama thing is here in England and I can't stand it,get some clothes on to go shopping for goodness sake.

[@TheHestya]

Body language and all that makes sense, but we have a lot of migration happening in Europe all the time and we can tell an American apart from a distance by that fake smile. Smiles are great when they're genuine. They're creepy af when they're fake. That, and also we hear you long before we see you. You are SO LOUD. Also, ahem, our serving sizes are perfectly fine, you'll find that your serving sizes are just gigantic. Thank you. :D

[@gregbramwell7666]

BTW Turkey has lira not euro and not in eu for future reference

[@WienerVL]

He said Turks accept more the Dollar as Euros! When i was in Turkey i had no problems with my Euros!

[@ianmelonie6440]

I love the Americans just the silly questions like when I lived in Buckinghamshire they asked if that was near Buckingham Palace

[@peterbird8161]

I have seen many tourists in Europe trying to use dollars

[@TheAverlorn]

This goes back to the start of the 90's to 00's. I've lived in a fair few countries and was always in international schools, the US families that did try to use their nation's currency were always puzzled/insulted that their golden country wasn't a golden international standard currency and got pissed off that they had to ever lower themselves by going to a que to convert their money. Just the US fam's that didn't get it, acted and reacted in this way.

[@thejourney6712]

I think people who speak English as a first language is more likely not to know a second language.

[@raydawson2767]

That tends to be because when you go abroad people want to learn to speak English as it’s the international language.

[@danihesslinger7968]

Have traveled widely, and guess you can set up stereotypes about the average "mass" tourist from any country. Germans can behave horribly, Brits can, and Chinese can.... The NewZealanders hate Australian tourists, Europeans laugh about the Japanese who want to do all of Europe in 7 days .... The stories about encounters with uneducated and culturally uninterested tourists anywhere are endless - some funny, more of them embarrassing. BUT, having spent a year in the US in my youth (some 50 years ago), I do recognize some of the stereotypes from that time. Thought, things would have changed by now :-)

[@laurabel1724]

I'm french and the only thing i can think about concerning German tourists is their weird fashion sense (sandals with socks and bermuda or shorts? REALLY ?!)

[@danihesslinger7968]

@@laurabel1724 Really? I usually wear flowing dresses, Indian skirts, or see-through long trousers 😃 And i am 72 😃

[@laurabel1724]

@@danihesslinger7968 darn it ! you just crushed the only stereotypes I've got about German tourists 😌

[@danihesslinger7968]

@@laurabel1724 😃😃😃 And you know what: our German stereotype about French tourists is : Gosh, they speak with such a cute accent! And what I learnt in Paris is: if needing to ask somebody for the way, pick someone with a baguette under his or her arm - all the others are tourists,too 😃😞

[@laurabel1724]

@@danihesslinger7968 Really? You must be the only one to think that's our accent is cute (sometimes mine makes me cringe). I'm from the South and once I met a wonderful German couple who asked me directions in my hometown, I was like " girl it's your hometown and you're unable to remember the streets names?!" 🤦🏻‍♀️" I felt so ashamed of myself and directly accompanied them to the place they're were searching for (if you ask me it was easier that way) 😅

[@divusaugstus]

Wow, I just pinged by someone for writing ‘f#%k off’. Hey, what about mr 1st amendment rights? Oh, crap, I’m Australian - don’t have any.

[@johnsimmons5951]

Americans seam to be able stand and smile just right for a photo, where many of us non-Americans struggle to look good in a photo

[@c4715]

We're a mess all the time now in the UK after covid, so don't worry!

[@TnPzz]

Yes, and much more

[@ChiaraVet]

Americans: Smiling is body language! Any Italian: Sssure… Keep telling yourself that. But hey, probably other standards of body language, I guess. Oh well.

[@chriswoodroffe6717]

Omg! Never get on a ski lift with a pack of Americans. Literally can't hear yourself think.

[@TheCornishCockney]

Its far worse on the tube when a crowd of them get on,instantly recognised by locals as americans,usually the clothes they wear,mostly mismatched and colour disasters,and then they open their mouths,all of them,at the same time. But when push comes to shove,we're always there for you. The opposite cannot be said.

The rudest in France are the Brits:/

[@chriswoodroffe6717]

@ not british so dont quote me... but we know in NL that the french and the brits have history which encourages this comment...? I have witnessed (many times) french people not helping english people pretending to not speak english and then when I come along and speak english the french people are very willing to help me. . . we do joke about it that the french speak more english to the dutch than to the english... :)

@@chriswoodroffe6717 Since I’m also American, I’m not sure what “typical” French behavior towards the British actually is, but I think you’re probably onto something. However, I’m not so sure the French are able to distinguish between UK, US , Australian, NZ and Canadian natives at first glance. My mother is assumed to be British, so no telling…I think it’s meant to be a compliment;) In keeping with the topic here, she’s not deemed a “loud rude American.”

[@mickmackem1479]

Stereotypes like we all drink tea and quiet never been outside of London up north we all louder than any American

[@scotthullinger4684]

I'm an American, and I happen to find these same sorts of Americans mentioned here quite annoying.

[@raydawson2767]

Most Americans that travel abroad tend to be the better educated ones,as a Brit the working class Brits going to Spain and the Mediterranean are far worse.

[@divusaugstus]

Bugger! I meant to write ‘I just got pinged by someone for writing ‘f#%k off’ - replaced it with’ bigger off’ what about my 1st amendment rights? Oh, don’t have any - I’m Australian. Just thought I should clear that up.

[@queenie1949]

I don’t think Americans are any worse than other nationalities. This video is a bit harsh. Brits don’t bother learning other languages they just talk English louder. I’ve seen some Brits ask for ketchup, dress down when it’s not appropriate and do all the things listed that Americans do. If anyone from UK asks me where I’m from I say the nearest town otherwise. I don’t expect anyone to know obscure places. Anyway my Cockney accent gives it away to those in the know. The only time I saw locals upset by an American was in Florence. She insisted on ordering lasagne, and kicked up a storm when told that is not a local dish in that part of Italy. Don’t know if this is a national thing but our Canadian cousins wore their flag badges while visiting the UK. Is that ‘in’ joke between your counties? We always laugh at our French neighbours, they didn’t like the first Eurostar train, coming from Paris, terminating at Waterloo (which was built mid 1800’s) so some wag suggested Agincourt instead. Love the videos BTW. Best wishes from Sally 🇬🇧💕💕

[@MellonVegan]

Have never noticed an American tourist, btw. I guess they don't come to the North (of Germany). Plenty of east Asian tourists to easily pick from a crowd though (and I don't mean by virtue of them looking east Asian).

[@californianreacts]

Seems like American tourists going over for the first or second time want to go to the British Isles or France, Spain, and Italy. The more "seasoned" travelers actually dive more into Europe. I've never been to Germany myself, but would very much like to some day. I've had family members go before, one doing a study abroad program in Hamburg. Everyone has loved it so far.

[@MellonVegan]

@@californianreacts I'd definitely recommend checking it out. Even as a German, I always find it fascinating how some of our cities look so different. Pretty much the entirety of Bonn at least feels like it was built around the year 1900 with a lot of protected buildings etc. Then you have Münster, which has the medieval town center but also the super modern central districts around that and then just this serene expanse of parks and residential areas with greenery everywhere (I really do love that city). Berlin has its own look entirely (and is the least German city in Germany, probably ^^). You can really take a walk through history if you know when which cities and towns were built. And then there's of course the South with the Rhine valley, the Alps and Lake Constance.

[@richclasper8272]

I can’t stand Americans who wear baseball caps most the time - Anyone you may know? Only jesting! 😂 I like Americans but can’t stand how your President is termed as “Leader of the free world” - I don’t remember ever having the opportunity to vote on that! Also fed up with the stereotypical American view that Brits have bad food and teeth, which simply isn’t true. We may not go in for the brash, false white Hollywood smile, but that doesn’t have anything to do with dental hygiene. Bad food rap comes from the War years and rationing of food which lasted up until the 1950’s when Britain had food import supply issues due to U-Boats sinked tons of British merchant ships. I find Americans open, friendly, and very welcoming, but don’t always get the British sense of humour. Oh and don’t keep saying “Have a nice day!” all the time to complete strangers, this grumpy Brit finds it really annoying. I could go on but it is turning into War & Peace

[@californianreacts]

Haha, I like it! I'm wearing a baseball cap about 25% of the time I'm out of the house. I'm not sure why that is exactly, but it does seem off to have that term leader of the free world. Purely military related I'd assume. Yup, stereotypes for both of our countries will be around for a long time to come, even though I saw no bad teeth and we enjoyed your food when I was there in 2018. That's very true, we don't always get British humor. Before watching movies or shows here, someone will always warn/mention that it's British humor before the show starts. That being said, it makes these shows more popular with a lot of people because we (myself included) really enjoy the humor. But it is different. Unfortunately, the "How are you?" and "Have a nice day!" at anywhere you go here will be staying for a long time to come. The US is so massively into customer service and experiences. At a popular fast food place here called Chick-fil-a, they pretty much say "my pleasure" after everything you say.

[@richclasper8272]

@@californianreacts I’m glad you enjoyed your time in the U.K. in 2018. I am heading to California for a holiday in March 2023 for a certain big birthday I have coming up. I was in Texas in 2018 visiting friends and the tourist spots like the Alamo etc. Here is a puzzler for you - why do Americans say “Happy Holidays” at Christmas etc but when you take a holiday you use the term “ vacation” ? Nobody could give me a rational answer to that one! Whilst we are on the subject of words, could you let learn to spell please? In the Oxford English Dictionary it is tyre, centre, humour, neighbour, anti-clockwise, and so on 😂 cheers mate!

[@californianreacts]

@@richclasper8272 Hopefully you have a good time here in California! Depends on where you go, but plenty of places to visit. I'm not a big fan of LA or San Francisco, but I think its a "must" for people coming here to visit. Mainly the traffic for me though, and the rampant homeless problems. Avoid those and you'll be good to go! That is a difference between us, we go on "vacation" and not "holiday" which is one of many different terms we use. The whole "happy holidays" has only become a think within the past 10 years or so, which before then we would just say "merry Christmas", which is to be more inclusive to minorities I believe. It's all about inclusivity nowadays. Not sure exactly why we say vacation over holiday though. When I think of someone taking a holiday, I assume it's for an actual holiday such as Christmas or any other specific holiday. I actually have a video I have saved to react to with the differences in words between our two countries and what each country would say. Very interesting!

[@philipevans1027]

We all have loud quite people, shy and open all the same all 4 coners of the world . America think there better best in the world at everything your not. American football world series who's play u try rugby kind of similar game but rugby a world wide game

[@philipevans1027]

Brit are the same we go abroad and expect them to understand us Europe , I'm welsh my first language is welsh ( cymraeg yw fy iaith gyntaf yn gymraeg ) it's a dying language here in the uk although the celtic family is the stongest there's 3 celts welsh, Scots and Irish the English are not one of the three the odd ones out you can say lol true though

[@californianreacts]

Appreciate the comment, Philip! Great name by the way, I just have two l's in mine :) Unfortunate that welsh is dying language. Wales is the only place in the UK I have not been to yet. Met the nicest, most fun people from Wales. Can't wait to some day go!

[@glastonbury4304]

I'm a Celt from Arran , one thing we all do is have a pop at England all the time , mostly unfair , but it's all UK banter

[@sarahjoines9343]

Everyone in uk should learn Welsh or another language like cornish

[@MellonVegan]

At least in Germany, no one will really care if you're wearing shorts. It's not that common but no one cares. In certain industries, people also dress at least relatively casually or utilitarian, if you will. That said, people will stare if you stand out. I mean it makes sense that certain looks are somewhat eye catching but I don't mean singular looks, I mean proper staring. Guy wearing leggings? Prepare for the hate stare (even had that in a student city). Walking through town without a shirt in the scorching summer heat (it's too hot, these days)? Prude Germans will judge you.

[@californianreacts]

Hopefully they wont judge too hard for my shorts and t-shirt! That's my normal clothes while traveling when its warm. Heard the same thing for when I was in Paris recently. My fashion sense while traveling is non-existent haha

You'd be surprised to hear that, for obvious reasons, the best tippers are US tourists. "56% of EU citizens speak a foreign language?" Is this a joke? Remove the French, British, Germans, Spaniards and Italians. Basically the Danes speak several languages. I should know, I'm French and teach English in France...

[@hmvollbanane1259]

I am not sure wether the Danish speak any language at all, to my ears it sounds more like they have choked on a steaming hot potatoe and are giving off sounds of agony and despair

[@laurabel1724]

I'm french too and I can speak English, a little bit of German (I forgot almost everything because I didn't practice it for 8 years now), Spanish and Korean.

[@beverleyringe7014]

Are your fanny packs our bum bags, we used to have years back

[@peterwilliamson5953]

i think its rude to have negative stereotypes or labels put on people . It doesnt matter that any of it be true . Respect other cultures is what i say .

[@susanobrien4380]

I have found that Americans are a mixed bunch, just like the rest of the world. I especially like the tourists I've met over many years. They are polite and thoughtful, witty and have wonderful sense of duty their country and families. Unlike we English, who seem to expect the Government to provide everything to us, Americans understand that individuals have to work hard and teach their children to do the same: to take responsibility, to get anywhere in life.

[@kelvinbrunton4780]

Have you been watching TV recently. Americans are not doing too well. There form of duty to themselves not working very well under a global pandemic.

[@margaretflounders8510]

Excuse me, but our taxes are supposed to provide everything, not kept in Government pockets...Americans work hard but don't get paid holidays, like we do, they're on a grindstone...This to Susan O'Brien....

[@Jamieclark192]

I don’t believe this, In the UK people would often ask others what they do for a living, European is a very loose, catch all term

[@Lotsielots]

I disagree, I don't think in the UK you would normally ask what someone did for a living if you hadn't known them a while. What does it matter what they do, it's not polite conversation.

[@ZecaPinto1]

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[@eezZzee]

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[@steveneltringham1478]

What does that mean? My rabbit has sharp teeth.

[@eezZzee]

@@steveneltringham1478 I think i was drunk when i wrote that lol,,, thanks for replying.. I didn't even know I commented loool. I think I meant strange study in terms of the commentator in the video not in terms of History YEET. I mean that as a non American.

[@steveneltringham1478]

@@eezZzee You have an excuse at least, I'm like this all the time.