American Reacts to What the world thinks of the USA, on TikTok

[@inquisitive6786]

Love the irony of the 100yards being a cool round easy to work with number…wait till he discovers the metric system

[@mejdzrenterprises]

100 yards... Yeah that would just be 1hektoyard right?:D

[@FacePlantJan]

To be fair, I'm in the Netherlands, and when describing larger surfaces, people often add that it would be x football pitches. Simply because that's an easy to picture and understand size.

[@Patrik6920]

oh my... why would 100Yards 91.44 meter be easy to work with?...nuts

[@inquisitive6786]

@@Patrik6920 My mans having a stroke

[@Patrik6920]

@@inquisitive6786 lol...

[@mickdowe5925]

The drinking age always shocked me. At 18 you can have sex, get married, drive a car, be given a gun and sent to a foreign country and be killed but you can't have a cold beer.

[@sheajackson4616]

can’t have tobacco products till 21 now too

[@danceswithcritters]

they are considered children until age 35.

[@georgechapman9688]

If you add together guns and alcohol.. 😳

[@purpledevilr7463]

And in many states you can get married, drive a car, and get a gun at much earlier ages than 18.

[@roderickhenman807]

@@purpledevilr7463 Yikes!!!

[@darianistead2239]

"Exactly 100 yards, what a concrete, round nice number" Yeah, exactly why the metric system has 100°c as boiling point and zero as freezing🤣🤦‍♂️.. Just like milli, centi, the unit itself and kilo are universal with every single kind of measurement🤔..

[@572Btriode]

Or if you're a master carpenter like Norm Abram, you get the "1foot 3 and 7/16 heavy". Doing things in 10 is so much easier. Like 1cc of water weighs 1 gram so 1litre is a kilogram and 1,000kg is a ton and 1 cubic metre. And isn't this easy, it takes 1 calorie to change the temperature of 1cc of water by 1°C.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@572Btriode Are you a fan of the Alvis Stalwart? Good stuff.

[@572Btriode]

@@Thurgosh_OG I owned one privately for some years, had all of the systems apart, several times (heavy work.....) and gathered parts to make it a full swimmer again. Google "FV623 Stalwart" and look at images, the one with MBV 467G on the plate was mine.

[@stinkbug4321]

@@572Btriode Not so fast now, doing things all by 10 sounds real easy but where did it all come from? The meter, just something somebody made up. Our System of measurement mostly based off the inch or "ynch" as it was called at the time, the average length of three pieces of wheat placed end to end. The foot, the length of the kings foot at the time, it was twelve inches. The yard, very basic, the land surveyor would pace off 100 paces of land. That was a persons yard. The average length of a surveyors pace happened to be 3 feet. Long distances, the mile: The length of 500 double steps of a British soldier. Our scale of temperature almost twice as accurate. Can you tell the difference between 5 and 10 degrees, I can't.

[@572Btriode]

@@stinkbug4321 Not so fast now ! :-) I went to UK school in the 50's and early 60's, not only feet and inches with fractions, yards but chains, rods, poles or perches and furlongs. Weight in ounces, lbs, stones, quarters, hundredweight and tons (2240lbs) Money in pence (base 12 to a shilling), shillings (base 20 to a pound) and pounds. Combining these things of multiple bases in maths homework was a delight for masochistic maths teachers and the stuff of nightmares for school kids in short trousers. I know, I was there. . . . . . . . . . . .

[@muddymaker3721]

Yeah I never understood the 'Everything in Australia can kill you' sentiment when in the US you have jaguars, mountain lions, bears, wolves, coyotes, alligators AND crocodiles just to name a few, so yeah I think I would feel a lot safer camping in the woods of Australia than the US, just saying oi-right.

[@231Chrissi]

they have weapons. no time to think about other stuff xD

[@sandrarobinson3266]

Along with few Million Guns.

[@wallywombat164]

You forgot to mention a large portion of the population.

[@davidcruse6589]

🤣🤣🤣 you forgot many high powered guns

[@kevartje1295]

The most dangerous animals here are geese, no way i'm camping in America or Australia.

[@TheCornishCockney]

My first time in NY (I’m a Brit) and got into a taxi and the driver said “do you have any luggage?” My response….no worries mate,it’s sorted. He turned round and said “do I have to worry? What’s in your luggage to worry about?” Had to explain that the phrase means ‘it’s all good’ Then had to explain “it’s all good” to him too!

[@GPA_Karting]

Jesus americans are slow 😄😄

[@triarb5790]

Poms using Aussie sayings. So quaint. So ironic. 😉

[@TheCornishCockney]

@@triarb5790 ?

[@vaudevillian7]

@@triarb5790 it’s not uniquely Aussie

[@homedogoli]

@@triarb5790 Pretty sure it originated in the UK mate.

[@kevartje1295]

"A footballfield is 100 yards. What a nice concrete number, 100 yards" Next question: why don't you use the metric system? All beautifull concrete numbers.

[@jandostal7343]

Switched powerpoints allows you to turn off standby power on TV for example, without pulling the plug, saving equipment electrolytic capacitors drying out and failing prematurely as well as electricity usage.

[@Soken50]

How is interrupting the electric circuit with a switch any different from pulling the plug ? It's open in both cases.

[@mariushmedias]

I think the switches in UK sockets were kinda needed due to how the house wiring was made in UK. After WW2, there was a lack of copper and other metals so lots of houses were wired with one loop of wires going to all sockets instead of having separate wires going to each room from a central electrical panel. It reduced the amount of metal used but because of this, every plug of a device is supposed to have a fuse in it to protect the house wires from damage if a device failed, and I guess the switch is an extra protection measure. Standby power on a TV is very low and while yes, you could save electrolytic capacitors drying out, there's a much higher chance of damaging your TV from all the inrush current going into the TV every time you plug it in, and from the changes in ambient temperature inside the TV case. The stand-by power supply produces a very tiny amount of heat that can help, and reduces that initial shock when it's plugged in

[@Soken50]

@@mariushmedias Fascinating, I learned 2 new things today, I'll have to look deeper into transient voltage being such an issue in TVs, I've always unplugged mine without issue and a switch wouldn't change the waveform unless it had an integrated TVS but it wouldn't be rated for the specific device you plug in so I can't imagine they'd be any better than the TVS in the device or in the electrical panel.

[@katashworth41]

And helps with errant kids.

[@boonnathan9827]

Lol 14:02. Dude you just summed up the METRIC SYSTEM ! Too funny

[@Preema24]

Lol exactly my thought.

[@СергейСмирнов-ф9к5л]

I was about to write the same

[@mpom4418]

Too good ekdum nomber wan😂

[@strandkorbst9643]

Yeah that's why people like the metric system. Americans also agree, it's just hard to switch at this point

[@mmorgz6622]

you say because 100yards is a nice round number but the damn imperial system and farenheight are a mess to use... go metric if you like nice round numbers XD

[@downundarob]

9:30 - True story, I was at LAX, just flown in from Australia and say to the staff member at some snack bar, "How much will I need to give you for one of those" (I forget what), she answers with $X plus taxes, I said, that doesnt answer my question, and repeated myself.. I finally got the answer I wanted, boght the product and walked off with , "See wasnt that hard was it".. yeah put the full price on the ticket...

[@ozzybloke-craig3690]

So, you went to America, and told them that their customs are dumb to their face and you didn't get shot at? Lucky. Damn.

[@blueboy4244]

it's confusing yes.. but the deal is.. not only does each state have it's own sales tax.. cities can and do add in on top of that so that the tax may be 6.75 percent in one store and across the street in another cities boundry - it might be 6.25 percent sales tax.. and also - you can see that it's not even, so if you buy one..it might be 9.99 plus 62 cents tax, but if you bought two it would be (2x)9.99 plus 1.25 tax (as that odd percentage adds up just right ).. so no..we cannot just add in the tax and call it a day - even though that would be way easier.. and no,, the government is not about to let that 1 penny slide

[@Soken50]

@@blueboy4244 So what stops each store from pulling out their little calculator, compute the sales tax and display the full price ? Why would the burden lie on the customer to guess the final price if *as you said* it can vary from one street to the next.

[@Grasnek]

@@blueboy4244 We have different tax rates for food and non-food. So you often encounter both in the same store. They still manage to put the correct total on all the price tags. There's no reason to not be transparent about it, other than intentionally not showing the tax beforehand so people might still choose your shop even though you're on the high tax side of the street.

[@blueboy4244]

@@Soken50 lets say one company has stores in many states and many cities - they set the price for the item - with tax it is different prices in the different stores (different tax rates)..instead - they set the price and the register computes and adds in the tax to the total (of all taxable goods) at the end

[@godamid4889]

Tough one - I don't think much of their politics and what they are doing to women right now with abortion rights. But the American people I have met are not like that at all, genuine, generous, kind and compassionate.

[@vtbn53]

You are kidding right?

[@triarb5790]

@@vtbn53 I have fantastic American friends. You can't judge a whole nation by a few nutters, that would be very naive and insular too.

[@godamid4889]

@@vtbn53 no, not at all. It is absolutely disgraceful to put the medical decisions of women into the hands of the state. I couldn't be more serious. It is no different to the Taliban. I have friends and relatives in the US, I'm not kidding about that bit either.

[@drayner2517]

I’ve had the same experience

[@melnerud]

From Sweden. Our wall plugs/sockets don't have on/off switches either, neither does the majority of the mainland European countries, so maybe that's a UK/Ireland thing. The majority of European countries also have 230 V. UK/Ireland doesn't represent the entire Europe since we from Sweden, Germany, France etc need an adapter to use their wall plugs.

[@gilbertmoyes2918]

When I was on a training programme with a well known American International Company as we stepped out of the car I found a feather on the ground. Straightening it out I handed it to the company receptionist saying "I brought you this all the way from Australia, it is a very special feather". "It is a female kangaroo tail feather, they loose them during the breeding season so they can't jump and the male kangaroos can catch them". For the rest of the day she told everyone about the special feather she had. Being a gentleman, i felt really bad so next day I brought her in a bunch of flowers, a box of chocolates and a nice bottle of wine and explained that it was just a joke and was sorry if it caused her any embarrassment. Thankfully she saw the funny side and forgave me.

[@joebloggs2473]

I am too old and sick these days but in the past I avoided the USA like the plague. My sister lives in Mexico and I live in the Netherlands but we both were born in the UK. There is nothing at all that attracts me to the USA. Nothing. I have had friends who were ex-pats from the States who stayed here because the quality of the life they had here. Some returned but to this day they have regretted it. It was pure chance that I ended here; I met a Dutch girl and she asked if I would come here. After watching the vids here I am convinced I made the right choice almost 60 years ago.

[@Mattb81]

Stay away from the big cities and you’ll find the people are nice and the hospitality excellent.

[@davidkeenan5642]

@@Mattb81 I accept that, but there's still too much religion, too many flags, too many guns, and no universal health care for those with little money for me to want to live in the USA. Here in the UK we have plenty of problems, but political and religious commercials are not permitted on TV or radio, and we don't live in fear of the police, or of someone assaulting us with a gun.

[@Mattb81]

@@davidkeenan5642 Yes, in the UK you have those standards the same as we have here in Australia. I agree overall. I’ve spent a fair bit of time in the US between 2012-2019 and seen a good variety of places/regions in 35 or so states. I like a lot of the country, but have to admit that the amount of poverty can be an eye opener.

[@mehallica666]

Support the Dutch farmers.

[@bencze465]

Probably one of the most beautiful countries out there. Huge, a ton of stuff to see, a lot of different regions, culturally speaking. Could easily spend several years just roaming the country. Comparing it to Netherlands... that's a long weekend, but to be honest at this point literally nothing comes to mind that I would be interested in there. I'm sure there's some stuff to see, but it's probably a couple magnitudes less.

[@vivianhull3317]

In Australia in the 70's 80s, a sloppy joe was a garment, possibly what an American might call a sweat shirt

[@christyzeeaquarianated2600]

God, I haven't heard that in years. My Auntie and Nan always used to yell at us kids as we were running out of the house to "put ya' sloppy Joe's on, you'll catch your death!" Good times lol.

[@Phiyedough]

Just the name would be enough to put me off ordering a sloppy joe. For the same reason I've never tried Dr Pepper.

[@tysonc1633]

I’ve never heard that meaning. I’ve only known it to be a sloppy burger. From watching the “you can’t do that in television” series. American show.

[@Reneesillycar74]

Sloppy Joes made a comeback a few years ago with a few modern twists: off the shoulder, crop style etc.

[@ldewproductions7271]

Same in the UK.

[@MayYourGodGoWithYou]

From the experience of my USAmerican friend (now NOT living in the US but here in Ireland) if you go to the hospital and can't pay for it they will stabilise you and then chuck you out in the street. When you collapse again they repeat, and repeat, and repeat (while sending you a horrendous bill every time and screaming at you that this wouldn't happen if you had taken the medication that you don't have the money to buy). They continue this until you die (and this is what happened to her sister). Couldn't afford insurance, couldn't afford the medication, so they would stabilise her every time she collapsed and then put her back out on the street - where her husband would come and pick her up to take her back home - until one day she collapsed for the last time and died. My friend was, to say the least, furious. Even more so when they sent her widowed husband a super super huge bill for allowing her to die. From an illness that, IF TREATED PROPERLY, wouldn't have been fatal.

[@lindaadams5030]

That's so sad🙏🙏🙏

[@valsyaranamual6853]

It was her that died why is the husband getting the bill? Isn't it her debt?And don't doctors in the US adhere to the Hippocratic Oath?Obviously not!

[@sharonbunn2363]

My youngest daughter is working in the US at the moment and I worry more for her safety while she is there than I did when she was doing aid work with rebels in Myanmar and the camp she was in got hit with mortars!

[@littlecatfeet9064]

I remember meeting an American film crew working with an Aussie film crew to make a doco in the early 80s. The Americans were having some issues with the laidback Aussies. As they said “everyone always says no worries here, but whenever they say that, we worry. We know something’s f***ed up”. Also, “do they have to stop work at 6pm every day? We’re haemorrhaging money here”! Felt for them because the phrase no worries probably triggers them to this day.

[@alyssaoconnor]

It must have blown their minds that Aussies take work/life balance pretty seriously lol

[@marktaylor3802]

No Worries is the same as Too Easy and more, Anytime an Aussie says it they mean Consider It Done or Yes That Is No Problem At All. We are not that laid back either just know what a work day is or is worth.

[@mattc3581]

That's the one of the weirdest things abut America, that the businesses over there seem to have convinced everyone that not hiring enough people to do the work and therefore needing everyone to stay late and get it all finished is perfectly reasonable behaviour for a company. (While at the same time paying people less than the minimum wage of most other Westernised countries.) I feel America is boldly showing us the way to the dystopian futures described in books like 1984.

[@Kareszkoma]

That's funny. Aussie: "no worries mate" Murican: *panic*

[@doncarroll8259]

In regards to the price tags in shops. Here in OZ, if you get to the checkout and the item cost more than what the label says and you say something about it. You get it for free. Especially large stores "Coles, Target BigW, etc." I was in Target and they had Star Wars plush toys marked down from $60 dollars to $49.99. I brought one for my kid. When I got to the counter. They charged me $60. I told the lady that it was on special on the shelf. She called for a price check. And I got it for free. And its the same with food.

[@stuartcollins82]

Your comment about "half four" is interesting, because different countries do actually differ on this. In the UK we say "half past" the hour. So "half four" is 4:30. In Germany, they say "half to the hour", so "half four", or "halb vier", in Germany would mean 3:30.

[@dorisdolores6778]

Same in Poland

[@ninakarlstrom5129]

And in Finland too

[@joebloggs2473]

The same is true of most European countries. I still after almost 60 years use the 24 hour clock to confirm appointments. In Dutch the the problem is with twenty past and twenty to the hour; "tien voor half een" is twenty past 12. "Tien over half een" is twenty to one.

[@stuartcollins82]

@@joebloggs2473 wait, they really say 10 to half 1, and 10 past half 1? That's mad.

[@joebloggs2473]

@@stuartcollins82 That's the language. It is not stupid to the Dutch. The whole clock: 01:05 = 5 over 1 01:10 = 10 over 1 01:15 = Kwart over 1 (quarter past one) 01:20 = 10 voor half 2 (10 for half to 2) 01:25 = 5 voor half 2 01:30 = half 2 (half to 2) 01:35 = 5 over half 2 01:40 = 10 over half 2 (10 past half to 2) 01:45 = kwart voor 2 01:50 = 10 voor 2 01:55 = 5 voor 2 Logical? French or any latin language I find impossible. I think French French takes the biscuit. In Wallonia(Belgium) they have a word for 9.

[@Rastusmishka12]

I had to laugh the other day. I was in our local Costco here in Canberra and I heard a woman almost scream with excitement that she hadn't had orange cheddar cheese in so long and was sick of the fake yellow cheddar and had to buy some. I managed to laugh to myself, but only just!

[@grandmothergoose]

🤣 How to tell someone is an American without them telling you they're American. 🤣

[@Thurgosh_OG]

We have a couple of actual orange cheeses in Scotland: 1 from Orkney in a round and another is a cheddar variant but the ones in that picture are burger cheese slices, basically plastic cheese that barely melts on a hot burger but we use them here too, what can I say.

[@bethyngalw]

@@Thurgosh_OG wait until the Americans discover Red Leicester....

[@lizbignell7813]

Or Double Gloucester.

[@netgnostic1627]

I'm surprised she knew it as Cheddar, not as "American Cheese"

[@howellsmithbrad]

As an Australian, I used to chat to a lot of Americans on the early days of the internet. I could tell them crazy untrue things about Australia, and they would always believe me. Very gullible... Riding kangaroos to school and drop bears were my favourites to tell. 🤣🤣🤣

[@yukikitsune7366]

In fairness, Australia has a lot of terrifying creatures so the idea the Drop Bears might be real is not too much to believe. But anyone who believes that you guys actually ride kangaroos to school is just an idiot.

[@rosmeeker1964]

How is it that the country that came up with the Dewey Decimal system for book cataloguing...can't cope with the decimal system.

[@allanhindmarch7323]

We have on/off switches on our power outlets so the current isn't running through it all the time. It's supposedly a power saving and safety feature.

[@marktaylor3802]

Definitely safer to not be on for kids to poke things into etc.

[@bill9845]

its cos we run 240v and the US runs 110 and one will give you a tingle where as the other will fry the hair on your ass and anywhere else..

[@marktaylor3802]

@@bill9845 True they can have a 220/240v circuit but mostly on a AC unit etc.

[@Mirrorgirl492]

And acts as a secondary safety device. One must plug in, turn on, then activate the thing that is using the current. And provides a quick visual indication of whether current is On or Off.

[@bill9845]

@@marktaylor3802 so 220 for the americans is like our 3 phase 440v, for larger air con units?

[@jameshartwell1429]

I get the appeal of a switch on the outlets. Keeps them from being live all the time and prevents children from lighting up when they stick things in them.

[@micko11154]

exactly

[@module79l28]

Non-american here. Here's what I think about the USA: why do you people eat as if you have free healthcare?

[@Extinctconcept]

Because eating food that’s bad for health like fast food is cheaper than eating healthy unfortunately. Just looked up some prices at my local grocery store. For example a small container of blueberries costs $8-10. Apples can cost upwards of $2-4 per pound so a single large apple can cost up to $8. But you can go to McDonald’s and buy a full meal for $6 so if your broke and hungry and want something filling besides rice and beans your dollar goes further eating junk. That said you can still eat cheap and healthier than McDonald’s but someone who’s broke working multiple jobs doesn’t usually have the luxury of time to prepare and cook healthy meals and might opt for junk food instead of making healthy food choices a priority. As an American the biggest issue I have is that food sold in grocery stores typically is packaged in quantities to make meals for a family. So if your making a meal just for yourself you end up with lots of food waste and in turn wasted money because you can’t eat it all before it goes bad.

[@RolandjHearn]

Great reaction Ian, one day on one of your posts I will share my perspective on why so many love to hate America (and secretly hate that they love America) but it's quite lengthy so I will spare you for now. I was actually surprised with your response to the cheese issue. When my family and I lived in Texas we hated that the cheese was orange and we had to go looking for "real" cheese. Maybe the orange cheese is only in certain parts of America. The other thing is people's reactions to different sayings. The truth is some sayings that we use in Australia are normal in some parts of the US and not in others. So you can tell an American a funny story about using a certain expression in another part of the US and have them say exactly what you said, "what...I say that all the time." I remember when we moved to Texas and were trying to avoid the traps. I said to someone, "I know not to say: 'I will give you a ring."' Meaning phone call. They asked my why I wouldn't say that. I had to tell them that when staying in California many years earlier I had used the expression and people had laughed at me thinking I was wanting to get engaged. The Texan just looked confused and said, "we say that all the time."

[@getreal4371]

Ian you like the idea of a football field being 100 yards, a nice round number., America should try the Metric system, it has a lot of round numbers.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

100 being one of the key ones. :)

[@clivegilbertson6542]

Hi There...The plug thing:- according to the "U.S. Department of Energy says on average, 75 percent of the electricity used to power home electronics and appliances is consumed while the products are turned off." Turning off at the power point will save money! Here in Australia a sloppy joe was once the name of a type of "track" top although I haven't heard that for some time...CHeers!

[@pauls.8748]

actually the orange colored chedder goes back 100´s of years in england where cows had a beta-carotin rich diet making the cheese have an orange tint...so it became a tradition to put orange coloring in chedder cheese...so it´s actually an english not american thing.

[@Jeni10]

The big issue with switches on our power points is SAFETY! We even have automatic shut-off in case of a power surge,lightning strike or water leakage into the wiring.

[@joandsarah77]

The US uses lower voltage.

[@matthewbrown6163]

On on my first trip I was always turning the light back on as I left the hotel suite. Even on other trips I had to remind myself they are upside down to us LOL

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@joandsarah77 Voltage is not the main electrical killer, current is.

[@micko11154]

@@joandsarah77 It's not voltage that kills, its current, measured in Amperes. 300mA or 0.3 Amp can kill you.

[@valsyaranamual6853]

Imagine a child sticking something in the power point.Electrocution.And America hasn't got electric jugs????Really?

[@Ad_Astra_321]

Yes! I'm from AU & people get confused with "No worries'. You were talking about a subject where worries weren't a thing & then you randomly bring worries up PLUS you're smiling at them when you say it! Once you explain it though, people like it & say it too =D Also, down here we say quarter "past", not "after" with the time.

[@darthpaul4432]

You wrote AU. That is an abbreviation for Australia but I know you must mean a US state. For a non American would you please spell it out for me. Thanks :)

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@darthpaul4432 I'm pretty sure they meant they were from Australia (Brit here) as I don't know any US state that uses AU for it's abbreviation. It's the 'down here' that gives it away and they are talking about time, in the same manner as we speak it in the UK.

[@johnfitzgerald5158]

In the US we say qtr past and qtr after and if you don't have a watch and someone asks you the time, it is totally acceptable to respond: half past the monkey's ass and quarter to his balls. Or, less crude: Half past the freckle.

[@Ad_Astra_321]

@@darthpaul4432 You were right the first time! I am in Australia =) I'm not sure if there's a State in the USA with the abbreviation AU!? There possibly is.

[@Ad_Astra_321]

@@Thurgosh_OG Absolutely spot on. Now I'm reading my comment again, I said "down here" & yes, we're "down here", in Australia to almost everyone ;)

[@julialyttle3843]

OMG!! 😆 I forgot about the time confusion. I used to say, "let's meet at so-so place at half six." And when I arrived, nobody was around. Found out later, they came at 3pm instead of 6.30pm... very annoying!! We had a good laugh afterwards.

[@tysonc1633]

😆 that’s hilarious! If 3pm wouldn’t you just say it?!lol Easier than half six. Omg We say half past or quarter past, quarter to etc… I’m in Aus.

[@benjamindire4859]

Bro your acctually the most likeable guy just discovered the channel and loving it!

[@alterknacker-cog0815]

I'm German and regarding telling the Time we do use the term "half 4" (or 5, 8 or 12) BUT!!! In Germany that means 3:30 (in other words first half of the fourth hour is complete). And to confuse you even more: WE use the 24h-sceme. 3:00 PM epuals 15:00 o'clock BUT!!! 14:30 WE still call "half 3" 🤯

[@JustMe-sh8nd]

same in NL

[@cadeeja.]

The gaps on the toilet stalls are even funnier, since Americans usually are quite prude... so: why?! :D

[@dutchy1121]

FYI, Gouda cheese is Dutch (named after the city) and it is pronounced Gowda, the ou in Dutch is like the ow in English as in How.

[@IWrocker]

Thanks I didn’t know that!

[@TotalRookie_LV]

There are student fraternities in other countries too, but they tend to have long histories, Latin names and are not just about drinking and parties.

[@Aussiedave54]

In Australia a sloppy Joe is something you wear 🇦🇺

[@iwatchuonutube6638]

Wear🇦🇺💖

[@Lnch4ALion]

Where?

[@triarb5790]

Whare! 😉

[@iwatchuonutube6638]

@@triarb5790 😂😂😂😂 bloody English, it just doesn't make sense

[@distant_sounds]

Shortly after I got to the US, I was at a cinema and ordered a small coke. When the young lady put it on the counter and left to get something else, I thought she'd got me a large by mistake. I then looked up to see the drink container sizes and thought, "Dear God." I could have had a swim in the one marked: LARGE. And as an Aussie, I've used a football field as a unit of measurement for years. It's a good visual aid for 100 metres.

[@aussiejohn5835]

When I was young a Sloppy Joe was a jacket/pullover maybe you would call it a sweater.

[@nettack]

So 100 is a nice round number, but you avoid the metric system until imperial units will be ripped from your cold dead hands...

[@IcanBePsycho]

We do get some American news programs in Australia & when they say the time it gives me the shits, they say it’s “a quarter past the hour!” What effing hour are they talking about? It’s not that hard to say it’s 8:15 or whatever. (Al Roker)

[@666t]

It's for the different time zones

[@IWrocker]

Broadcasting to nationwide, that’s multiple time zones so he can’t say New York time, as that wouldn’t be relavant to most of the audience

[@pippiecarr9378]

I've heard plenty of Americans say no worries. It's universal.

[@billschild3371]

Hate to break it to you Ian but the MLB World Series being based on the New York News of The World newspaper is disputed. The official almanac says the term "World Champions" was coined for the Providence Grays in 1884 by several newspapers after they beat the New York Metropolitan Club in a three game series for "The Championship of The United States", and the name stuck.

[@amandamckenna]

Your love of a 'nice, concrete round number' like 100 is the perfect argument for decimal currency. Just sayin'...

[@colconn57]

Aussies can't complain about using football fields as a unit of measurement. In Australia we use beer!! A small bottle of beer is called a stubby. So a drive the nearest town in the outback might be six stubbies away!!!

[@martinhansen5111]

First of all .. great fun to watch your reactions to these types of videos 😊 100 yards you say .. makes sense, because of the even round number you say.. what does that remind me of ? Hmm Could it be Metric? Could it be Celsius? 🤔

[@linklink5718]

The Harry Potter one reminded me of a great one. The rest of the world called/knows it as Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone...... executives were worried that Americans would not know what a philosopher was so they called it the Sorcerers stone in the USA and had the actors film the entire movie using both words. Non Americans, get a copy of their version and watch it :D

[@julieugo4407]

Really.... no, you're joking right...? Have to run off now and check 🤔🤔

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@julieugo4407 Sadly he is not joking.

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

@@Thurgosh_OG Yeah I heard that too. Guess they don't have philosophers in US

[@andreasmith9809]

That’s not why. It was because Scholastic publishing company thought kids wouldn’t want to read a book with the word philosopher in it.

[@julieugo4407]

@@andreasmith9809 thanks for that Andrea, I went to research and got sidetracked.. So that still does not make sense to me, learning words and the meaning is .... Well learning,, it's not like Harry Potter is for 3/4 yr olds and baby's first book.. 🙄

[@bradleyrhodes8906]

In Afrikaans (a South African language) half vier means 3:30. Vier being 4. Also, not so sure but apparently it was the 'World Newspaper' that was the sponsor

[@chrisellis3797]

Regarding the "no worries" "no problem" when I've done a small politeness. I'm UK but visit friends on Florida and they REALLY hate it when I say that and consider it rude. They've literally asked me to use something else!

[@aidanm5578]

Drop a "no wakkas" on them and see what happens.

[@triarb5790]

I'll be honest though as an Aussie, when I go to the UK I do cringe when I hear Poms saying 'no worries'. The intonation is all wrong. Up. You need to go up!

[@knightwish1623]

Brit here, did they explain why it's considered to be rude. I see nothing rude about it, I used to say "don't worry about it" no worries is just a shorter form.

[@chrisellis3797]

@@knightwish1623 yeah. They consider it as if they've done something that's burdened you, and you're sort of saying "it's fine despite it being a burden". Like your absolving them. Makes no sense to me but that's how it was comsidered

[@richardh50]

Go to South Yorkshire , where they say “while” instead of “until” ie. “ I’m on my lunch 12 while 1:00” meaning lunch break from 12 until 1😊

[@devilsadvocate1597]

I had to laugh when you said Jaguars have been spotted! There's only two trivial things that bug me.... when a busness/news program say "one quarter of one percent".... it's JUST "one quarter percent" And the other thing is when you say "I could careless" we Brits say "I couldn't careless" and our comment by definition is much more cutting!

[@BlackHoleSpain]

I couldn't care less. Not careless, but care less. You should know it's a different thing, and English is not my mother tongue.

[@anitawhite2669]

When my American daughter-in-law came to live in the UK, she was searching for Cheddar cheese. She couldn't find any orange cheddar cheese that she got back home in California, so she started buying Red Leicester cheese instead. She eventually found out that USA Cheddar cheese is dyed to make it\ Orange.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

But there is an actual orange cheddar made in Scotland, or at least in the north of Scotland though it may have been a bit far to take for a bit of cheese.

[@valsyaranamual6853]

They dye the cheese orange???? Why?

[@anitawhite2669]

@@Thurgosh_OG - Real Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar is not orange.

[@daveg2104]

@@valsyaranamual6853 Tradition. English cheeses (depending on type) were more orange, as a result of the beta-carotene-rich diet the cows were eating. Dye made from Annatto seeds (most commonly) is added during the cheese making process to give that "natural" colour that people in the USA (not sure on other countries) expect.

[@Hypetreme]

There are orange cheddar cheese in Finland too. Maybe it's trying to resemble the cheese they use in McDonald's hamburgers.

[@professornuke7562]

In 1999 we had a feller come out from Milwaukee to install some equipment for the Y2K preparations. It was his first time in Oz, and he was so happy to be here, and wanted to do all the Touristy things, and he had done some homework. He asked for some suggestions for more things to do, and I helped him out. He thanked me profusely, sounding as Wisconsin as all get out and and I replied "AAAAH No worries, mate." The look on his face was priceless. He'd just heard the sort of thing he'd come to Oz to hear, and loved it. The reason some (not all) USA cheese is orange is because of the addition of Annatto which is a natural seed extract (can't remember the plant, sorry). Annatto is also used in a very traditional English cheese which is basically classy Cheddar dyed orange.....Red Leicester. I rather like Red Leicester myself, but it can be hard to come by in Oz. Canadians do a cheese they call "marble" which is annatto coloured cheddar mixed with uncoloured cheddar in a swirly pattern. Looks wierd. Tastes like cheese.

[@douglasbrown5692]

Here's my (semi) jokey way of summarising America: Many adjectives that might be used to characterize the average adolescent boy, can be equally applied to America: strong, inconsiderate, opinionated, unsubtle, loud, proud, self-assured, self-centred ....... (And by the way, why do Americans say, "July 3rd" and the next day it's, "the 4th of July"?)

[@julzhunt7790]

Ikr I’ve been thinking the same. July 3rd but 4th of July. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@julzhunt7790 They had to keep that bit the British way, to help them remember what the day is about; unfortunately many don't and it's just a time for fireworks.

[@darrenbridge7159]

Yeah that tax one rocked me. First time tourist lining up for hot dogs. Big price sign , figured out our order had the correct money ready so as not to hold up the line. Finally got served and then they added tax. Nothing smaller than tens on me. Hope they took the ten, paid the tax and shared the balance as tips. Because I sure didn't feel like giving any more. I thought straight up added sales tax and tipping was a stupid idea.

[@cmlemmus494]

The "no worries" vs "you're welcome" thing is generational, but I suspect it may also apply in places that are more conservative. It gets complicated, but the theory is that older generations see helping others as a favour, so "thank you / you're welcome" is an acknowledgement of that help. Younger generations tend to see helping others as socially required, so being thanked makes them feel uncomfortable -- of course you helped! So the casual "no worries" is to NOT make a big deal out of it.

[@williammahaffy9228]

Hearing the Australian girl saying that she can say anything about Australia and Americans will believe it reminded me of Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans. Rick Mercer was a cast member of a comedy sketch show called 22 Minutes and after that he had his own show. One of his bits was to go to various places in the US and tell the Americans he met "facts" about Canada while a TV camera crew recorded it. The Americans never caught on that he was joking. You might like to do a reaction video to him. The segments are on KZbin.

[@Psyciandra]

1. Sloppy Joes was something I had never heard of until I met my American husband, he cooked some up for me and I loved it. We usually eat it when we go camping up north or if we’re just feeling lazy and want something simply and quick for dinner. 2. Seriously, the gaps in your toilet stalls are embarrassing. I had a kid stare at me through one before. Not cool. 3. Power switches at the wall plugs are there for 2 reasons. One, it saves you money on your power bill as you don’t have power running to that plug constantly, and two, most places outside the US have 240v power, which will either give you a very nasty shock or kill you if you go messing with it. Either will send you to the hospital. So to be safe, always have it turned off before and after using it. 4. Snickerdoodles are like a sugar cookie on steroids. They’re amazing. 5. SO MANY Americans have said to me over the years “so many things want to kill you in Australia, look at all those big spiders and poisonous snakes” …by the end of the conversation they’re more worried about dropbears coming to get them in the middle of the night and wondering how we Australians ever survive in such a harsh land 😂 6. I hear Americans say no worries quite often, which shocked me cause I thought it was an Aussie slang word, but I literally worked for a company in America that had one of the work rules “never say to a customer ‘have a good one’ as it’s rude” Rude? No worries mate, yah bloody drongo 🤪 7. Never ever ever tell an American what you think of the US. It’s just not worth it. Unless you’re intentionally trying to start an argument, then by all means. 8. That’s cheddar. For some reason cheddar cheese is always orange here, at least in WI anyway. Unless it’s white cheddar, then it’s more off-white/yellow. 9. Aussies don’t say half 4, we’ll say half past 4 or 4:30, or we’ll say things like quarter to, quarter past, 20 to, 25 past etc. most Americans seem to understand that, what they don’t understand is anything bi-weekly. “We’ll be going to Susan’s party Wednesday week” (meaning next week Wednesday) or “I’ve got my appointment with the doctor next fortnight” (appoint set for 2 weeks time) I’ve caught quite a few Americans with those 😂 10. Not everything in Australia wants to kill you. Seriously. Check out the brush tail possum, the chinchilla, Rainbow Lorikeet, Cockatoo, Koala, Sugar Glider, Tree Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Quokka… I could go on 😝

[@melnerud]

3. Not exactly true. The majority of European countries have 230V and at least Scandinavian countries we don't have switches on our wall plugs/sockets.

[@Psyciandra]

@@melnerud As I said, “most countries”, but even so, there’s not much difference between 230v and 240v lol

[@rjswas]

8. is just a dye they put in the cheese, no more to it than that, they do it in the UK also for some cheeses, i forget the name of the seed that is used for it. I seen a comment on here saying it was a seasonal thing depending on what the cows eat going by a podcast they listened to/watched, i couldn't be bothered explaining to them that the podcast they got that from was wrong/full of it.

[@ys.v1]

Closest thing to frats and sororities is certain societies and clubs in universities. At my university, the rugby club worked similarly to a frat, the hazing, the routines and rituals, chants etc etc

[@downundarob]

12:15 beware the culture trap, for 4:30 a German, and Swede will says Half Five (and probably others), whereas an Englishman will says Half Four

[@antonioalonso2474]

i'm new to your channel, but i have watched a lot from your videos and i like it a lot :) (i'm a spanish guy, living in Germany). One thing i can swear you: if mostly of the americans were so open minded, self reflected and of course willing to see other perspectives as only the american side as you, the USA and the world were a lot of better and more freedom.... keep going your path and never lost your curiosity

[@Americaninparis2012]

FYI, there is no official language in United States. obviously, English is predominantly used but there isn't a law stating English is the official language.

[@valsyaranamual6853]

Because USA is the "greatest" so language is "American"!Sarcasm here!

[@larissahorne9991]

That's not just an American thing calling a Movie a Film. That's just a British thing as far as I know. When I go to the Cinema. I call it going to the movies here in Australia.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

It was an American 'thing' but US tv and pop culture continues to spread across the world and becuase of that, most English speaking countries use 'Americanisms' to some degree these days, even the UK.

[@sykotika13thirteen]

As an Aussie I have to say that snickerdoodles are Fkn amazing.I was given a recipe years ago and everyone always begs me t make them.

[@travelwell6049]

Those three girls asking loads of questions are obviously very young and didn’t know stuff that other people do. But yes the Fraternity and Sorority thing is in or referred to in so many movies and TV shows without any context for an international audience that it can seem a bit odd or intriguing.

[@gregmccallum3124]

I once told an American the time as quarter past 3, they thought it meant 3.25 🤦‍♂

[@Gordon_L]

Should have said it was a dime and a nickel past 3 ;-)

[@andreasmith9809]

That American was just an idiot. Everyone knows it’s 3:15 if say a quarter past three.

[@nickgrazier3373]

But that’s the reason for Santa clause wears red and there is now a rudolf - advertising!

[@vanessamorris90]

I use the phrase 'no worries' all the time and when I was overseas (in America, Canada and the UK) I had so many people really confused by my response and I had to explain it (Some would be like, "Huh? Were you worried about something?") 😂 It's just so a part of my everyday speech that I don't really notice I say it at times, it's just so natural 🤣

[@definitelynotatroll246]

No worries is super common to say in the uk, dont know how that confused people

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

@Shane888 Davies Or: "No wuckers".

[@marting6749]

I'm a Brit, not sure who would ever be confused by 'no worries' as it's used all the time in conversation as a replacement for 'you're welcome'. Same context as the girl who held the door.

[@ZoraESL]

I am from Canada, and my family uses, "no worries" all the time for you're welcome.

[@paranoidrodent]

How odd that you got a confused response in Canada (or the UK for that matter). As a Canadian, I regularly use the phrase "no worries", hear it all the time from friends and strangers and I'm sure a lot more who don't regularly use "no worries" would easily recognize it as originally Aussie slang. It's not exactly obscure, especially if heard with an Aussie accent. I can't remember ever having another English-speaking Canadian be confused by me saying "no worries" (and in colloquial Canadian French "pas d'problèmes" - literally "no problems" but figuratively "no worries", is a stock response that means everything's fine/don't worry about it - so I say "no worries" in two languages regularly). Heck, I'm kind of surprised that Americans would be confused by that one too since it's such a well known Aussie expression. "All good" just sounds like the equivalent to our "s'all good" (contracted "it's all good"). "No wucken furries" and especially "no wuckers" would probably get at least a momentary pause as the listener parsed it and possibly inferred meaning from the tone and context.

[@baronmeduse]

UK standard plugs/sockets are the among the safest in the world (alongside Oz/NZ/SA), with the design that has a longer earth pin which opens the L/N points in the sockets. Also the 3-pin plug is very stable in the socket, with the flex neatly running down out of the way. EU plugs are abysmal two-pin affairs, which sometimes even flash when you remove a plug. Practically no sockets are switched and for some bizarre reason all the sockets are halfway up the bloody wall. So you can see e.g. a lamp flex, and gravity works on the flex to cause the unstable two-pin plug to droop. It's better on the newer ones, but the flex still suffers where it meets the plug... which sticks out of the wall by 10cm; except on most fridges. Terrible, failed design.

[@samsta65]

Why does every Aussie turn full bogan when a camera is pointed at them ?😂

[@julieugo4407]

Yes, I agree.......why, it's really embarrassing sometimes 🇦🇺

[@Thurgosh_OG]

What's a bogan?

[@samsta65]

@@Thurgosh_OG Bogan /ˈbəʊɡ(ə)n/ noun DEROGATORY•INFORMAL an uncouth or unsophisticated person regarded as being of low social status. "some bogans yelled at us from their cars"

[@module79l28]

Americans don't use only football fields as a measurement unit, I've seen a news bulletin about a sink hole where the anchor said it was the size of 4 or 5 laundry machines. [facepalm]

[@grandmothergoose]

I've also seen bananas, giraffes, washing machines, and cars. Anything to avoid metric it seems.

[@TheNic03xd]

Sorry but I can't explain how funny it is to me when at 14min you explain how nice "a 100" is as a unit of measurement when basically the whole world use 100 based unit for weight and length while the USA use foot or ounce like how is it still a thing ?

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

4:40 When I was a teenager Americans online would always think we rode kangaroos like horses to school.

[@ryan_r849]

The "half four" for time is definitely an England phrase, maybe all of UK? I've never heard it outside of English natives. Aussies use half passed, quarter to/passed etc. Ian, you reacted to food colourings in the USA that explained why the cheese is orange, can't recall what they said though.

[@tuna_6548]

Nah we definitely use half 3 half 4 etc.

[@notanazinotared2556]

This aussie say's half 4 and the others...

[@wallywombat164]

You past me when you sayed haff passed. I understand if you puut the ularm clok upsied down.

[@Teagirl009]

I tend to find older Aussies use the "half past" etc and more and younger will say four thirty, four 45 etc. Myself, I am used to a 24 hour clock after working in travel and with airlines etc for years. Old habit. Cheese is orange in America because of the use of colouring like annato.

[@Sorarse]

Yeah, it's just a contraction of half past four. Lot easier to drop the past and just say half four.

[@iR0CKt]

The thing many Australians pointed out with thank you - no worries, for me as a German it’s called manners to put it that way

[@Mirrorgirl492]

That was fun, thanks Ian. I love American and Americans, but by gee, I'm truly afraid to return. I don't want to die in a random mass shooting.

[@Jeni10]

Sloppy Joes in Australia are a winter jumper made of knitted fabric.

[@jozziea]

Sloppy joe was what we called sweaters growing up

[@johnp8131]

When it comes to time, in Britain we do, or at least older people say: "Half past"; "Quarter past; Quarter to, etc....My Father, born in 1916, would also say, "Five and twenty past" or to the hour, similar to the German form. Don't know why though as his family have been in England forever. If my wife says "Half four", or something similar though, I have to check? As she is German and she may mean three thirty when she says half four, as it's half before the hour in German! The 24 hour clock saves problems. Sometimes?

[@frankmitchell3594]

My grandparents, born and lived in Derbyshire around 1890's, used to say "Five and twenty past" or to the hour, but I don't remember anyone else telling the time like that. And only for the time and only "five and twenty" not any other number.

[@DarthPudden]

American: Right. We have these football fields, 100 yards. Nice and uniform, we can even measure by them. Australian: See that muddy paddock over there? Lets play all our national sports there. Size? I dunno mate, just find another paddock.

[@johnam1234]

We really enjoyed your take on what others think and enjoy your video. There was a video that told why the cheese is orange and many other foods.

[@mothermaclean]

we call that type of cheese fake cheese here in uk well in my part it is used for burgers and stuff for the BBQ lol I hate that stuff. on our times we say quarter past, quarter to, ten to, 10 past, half past

[@111oooo]

I am Canadian but I did know it is called the World Series because it was first sponsored by a paper, I think in Chicago, called the World News who first sponsored the series

[@101stub]

If 100 is so nicely round, perhaps the US needs to switch to the metric system. :D

[@deborahkenyon1601]

The "World Series" was not named after a newspaper, they merely reported it. Barney Dryfuss, owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903, challenged the owner of the Boston Red Sox to a "World's Championship Series". I just googled it.

[@marcgaskett]

I’m Australian and if I’m to be honest the US has given the world so much over the years culturally that in a lot of ways it feels overly familiar but also in just as many others it is completely foreign to most other western countries and our way of thinking, especially over the last few years where the country politically has all but torn itself apart. Its sad to see really, that a country that has lead the way on so much progressive policy that has changed the world for the better now appears to be a basket case marching backwards at an unbelievable rate. I just hope that things can improve for you guys but I’m not holding my breath

[@durv13]

only heard frat house and sorority from american shows , no ive never heard of them here , you just go to college lol .

[@Raven-fh2yy]

Its a funny thing but the rest of the world goes to University or College to learn stuff... that's all... learn, study, get a degree... No huge emphasis on sports, limited social events and certainly nothing like the concept of frat houses or soroities. That my friend is pure Murican.

[@paranoidrodent]

Frat houses and sororities aren't exclusively American but almost are. You can find them on Canadian campuses too but they represent a tiny portion of the university population and have minimal impact. The overwhelming majority of the student body ignores them and writes the frat/sorority types off as a weird little party clique. I went to 3 different universities (all among the largest in the country) and no gave a damn about the frats and sororities while I was in university and I've never in my life heard anyone even admit to being in one after graduating except a single friend of mine who was a complete party animal in university. They're pretty meaningless up here and it is REALLY weird to see what a big deal they are on US campuses. Our universities have plenty of various special interest and social clubs but the whole Greek letter thing... it's not much of a thing here and we've probably got the biggest (only?) frat and sorority scene outside of the US.

[@FionaEm]

I first heard of fraternities and sororities when I watched Happy Days as a kid in the 70s. Didn't understand it then & don't really understand it now! It all seems a bit creepy and elitist TBH - like private school on steroids 😅 Cheers from Melbourne 🇦🇺

[@ShengProductions]

The Netherlands have fraternities and sororities everything including the hazing! We even have deaths because of hazing and still the fraternitie wasnot disbanded! That fraternity still makes trouble to this day!

[@LunaLightbringer]

Question from Scotland: what's Americam cheese? What region in America? It can't be the same everywhere lol

[@sandrarobinson3266]

The Young Aussie Girl at start she is not lying, the stuff we pull on Yanks just when they come here is unbelievable, but when we are over there it is wild. When people think their Country is the most important in the World, no surprise the name sports events World Cups, Time for Cricket to be an Olympic Sport, excluding it just because of US for all this time is ridiculous, plenty of sports some countries do not play in Games. Live plugs is dangerous and a huge waste of Electricity, just imagine how much less power would be saved if US did same as the rest of world, bit like with the Central Heating and Cooling.

[@juweinert]

"100 yards is such a nice round number". I agree. SWITCH TO FUCKING METRIC ALREADY 😂😂

[@michaelcrane2475]

Haha. When I was in the States my only gripe was how bloody friendly everyone is. Everybody calls you sir and tells you to have a nice day instead of saying see ya. I felt like being a smart arse and replying, I'm not an officer, never been in the army and I will have a shit day if I bloody well want to mate.

[@wolfkitteh]

'Sir' is not a title used only by the military in English speaking nations. It is a title of respect used towards males. The army is not the only branch of the military to have officers. The saying "Have a nice day' is not unique to the United States. Why do people have such a problem with those that use good manners? Manners are the grease that helps the world move smoothly.

[@michaelcrane2475]

@@wolfkitteh I was having a laugh. I quite agree with you. Lighten up mate

[@phoenixdzk]

It gets even better in German, started learning it a while back and their time translates to half -to,not half-past, so if they say 'halb-sieben' (half-seven) they mean half an hour TO seven o clock! It's half past 6!

[@robellisdonphotography7289]

I served in both the USA Navy and the Australian Navy when I was a young man. Started off in The Australian Navy, had a 4-year exchange with some Americans that came to Australia and then when the 4 years was up, finished my career in The Australian Navy. Total of 25 years in the forces. I Love the USA, don't agree with the gun laws or the fact that you had a dickhead as a President (no names mentioned... TRUMP). Other than that, it's a damn great place to travel and live and the people are so generous and outgoing and friendly.

[@computerbob06]

Is that only because you wouldn't have had to pay for your medical bills though?

[@glennllewellyn7369]

Gotta love God King Trump!

[@Dac-L]

I'm Colombian and have a lot of friends from the US and gotta tell you that it happens all over the planet. Great channel. 🙂

[@arclux]

Conservative Americans cannot handle any criticism of the US and progressive Americans cannot handle any praise for the US so you're stuffed either way.

[@666darkwavedemon666]

Your explanation for the football field measurement made sense to me.