🇺🇸 Things American People Do That British Don't! 🇬🇧

[@TheThriftyGma]

Had to smile at Lia's comment about her finding that sheets are crisp from the dryer. I find them soft from out of the drier, and crisp from hanging on the line.

[@almostcartoonishlyawkward]

Same with towels. A line-dried towel is nowhere near as fluffy as a tumble-dried towel.

[@gailmayer8358]

Agreed.

[@clacoski]

Me too! Lol

[@robertkoons1154]

The way to make soft jeans from new is run the in the dryer. They stay stiff for weeks if only dried outside.

[@ninadouglas6289]

I grew up hanging our clothes to dry, they definitely get crispy and wrinkled. When she said that clothes come crispy out of the dryer, I thought she’s different over drying her clothes.

[@TheHeatherjane]

I couldn't imagine not using a dryer, it's so humid here that it would take days to dry outside (plus the bugs and weather).

[@kimbrannon914]

I live in the south so I feel exactly the same. Dryers are a necessity 😁

[@candicelong7310]

I finally moved to a house with a clothes line and hung a blanket on my line last week. I came inside with 7 new mosquito bites. Then I had to put it in the dryer after it was on the line for 5 hours because it was just as wet as when I had hung it. The south is not conducive to line drying in the summer. Maybe fall and spring will be better?

[@MrBrookesharley]

i use a drier because my clothes pegs were getting stolen lol

[@katherinebreland5784]

Plus all the pollen in the spring

[@carterloop5727]

The guy in Texas probably had a gun so he wasn’t scared.

[@exit5620]

Brit's seem to be a bit paranoid.

[@r.thomas9648]

"A" gun? Maybe on him. Safe bet he had hella guns in the house.

[@simonpowell2559]

@@exit5620 so needing a gun is not paranoid??? So solve knife crime by giving them guns!!!??

[@ImHim200]

@@exit5620 you really think Giving poeple guns will solve knife crime rate?

[@exit5620]

@@ImHim200 Do you think innocent ppl should die because the gov'mt has taken away their right to self defense. Are not carrying knives illegal in the UK. You seem to think a firearm has a mind of it's own. In America, areas where ppl are allowed concealed carry have very little violent crime. Another reason American's own guns is to keep the gov'mt in check. Venezuelan's, as well as others, tell us all the time that they regret giving up their guns

[@laureldennis1727]

I live in Louisiana and I don’t know if my clothes would actually dry on a clothes line outside. #1 way too humid, #2 rains almost everyday. We used a clothes line growing up in Illinois. Loved it, until my mother would tell me to hurry up and get the clothes in when it started raining.

[@carlosnievas1220]

Wow, that warning to be nice, was interesting. But being from the NY suburbs, in the summer, my grandmother and I would clothes line our freshly washed clothes. Till the landlord protested. But you save on money, electricity, and use a natural resource.

[@laureldennis1727]

@@carlosnievas1220 so true. Nice thing about our dryer - it is a gas dryer. Dries my clothes in half the time of an electric dryer.

[@anrach579]

I hate line dried clothes. They're so stiff. Clothes out of the dryer are so soft.

[@amaris152]

And they take for ever me trying to hurry and dry my clothes if they got wet

[@poppyoates8664]

I love drying clothes on the radiator in the winter it’s the best way

[@debraturner4559]

They don’t stay stiff for long. I wonder if people use too much soap, so it’s not rinsing out?

[@aprilcoolynx7797]

"Stiff"? They must NOT be using *fabric softeners/sheets,* at all! That's probably why! 😏

[@borninmassteaparty3132]

We look at it like this, "Every friend was once a stranger."

[@cindylawrence1200]

For Real!!!

[@Babba08]

It's so humid where I live that some things would never dry if I hung them on the line.

[@clacoski]

Right! I live in Florida. They'd never dry. Lol

[@SherriLyle80s]

Yep! Live in Orlando, same. I went to Cocoa Beach, it's worse. Tried to line dry my bathing suit, it was three days, and was even more wet than when I first hung it 😂

[@almostcartoonishlyawkward]

When I lived in southern Texas, my line-dried clothes would end up sun-bleached if I wasn't careful.

[@laureldennis1727]

Yep, South Louisiana. Way too humid

[@dobiebloke9311]

Barbara Fowler and all - clearly, environment is so important. There are so many things to consider.

[@williamsheehan4264]

My water boils in the microwave matter of fact as I'm writing this I'm heating up my coffee in the microwave it's a lot faster

[@monicapadron7751]

why? lol

[@Celtic-Texan]

@@monicapadron7751 Quick and easy.

[@sweetener5200]

@@Celtic-Texan unhealthy. i live in mn lol ig were more canadian

[@ponyonoodles6568]

Wtf?

[@SCP.343]

We have something called "water filters" in America.

[@Trifler500]

My water boils in the microwave. I don't know what Joel is talking about when he said it doesn't boil. :)

[@straycat1403]

Me too. I boil my water for my tea every morning.

[@LearnToRefine]

some impatient people won't wait the 2.5 minutes it takes to boil the water. They want everything NOW!

[@Kelly-hh7jz]

Same, I make rice, pasta and lots of things in my microwave from boiling it... Same with hot water for oatmeal etc...

[@dobiebloke9311]

Trifler, Nancy and Harmony - I basically agree with you. Different microwave ovens, different powers, different times, but for my weak little microwave, 4 minutes for tea works every time. The notion that boiling tap water will purify it, de-chlorinate, or de-fluoridate it, is probably nonsense. If your tap water is not pure enough to drink from the tap, you need to move. Boiling water to purify it, is if for when you are drinking water from a stream, if even then, altho, that probably is wise. As well, boiled water, makes crystal clear ice cubes, just in case you might want them. As well tho, those electric kettles they speak of, I'm assuming, do work quit well. However, they take up precious counter space and are redundant to our tea kettle on the stove, so it lives in the basement, unplugged and forgotten.

[@Anubis78250]

A microwave works by exciting water molecules. The more water is in something the faster it will heat in the microwave. Water, is about the fastest thing you can heat in the microwave. Now distilled water on the other hand won't boil. It will reach boiling temperatures and will steam but not actively boil. Until you put something in it, then it explodes. Don't try this at home, it can literally shatter the glass it's in and spray searing hot water all over you.

[@epicshadowdragon1865]

My mom has a kettle that is not electric. It screeches when when the water is hot.

[@pauliedoodle1939]

EpicShadow Dragon We call that a whistling kettle in the UK. It’s something we used to have in the olden days lol. At least you know when your water has boiled though.

[@chibmat7343]

i have one lol ill wake up to it in the morning when my dad makes tea

[@javir4958]

I have one 😄

[@kurtislawler984]

there's nothing like a warm pair of undies fresh out of the dryer

[@lorilaruehueg1006]

Try freshly laundered sheets on your bed, right off the clothes line! Unless you have allergies of course 😄

[@JessOhio2013]

Warm sheets and towels fresh out of the dryer!

[@SherriLyle80s]

Or socks! ♥

[@maryannebrown2385]

Lori La Rue Hueg There are so many birds around me the sheets would be covered in poop. No way.

[@shannonrappa2375]

@@JessOhio2013 Yes!!!!

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Regarding tips, when the servers rely on tips to make up the majority of their pay, they are more likely to really work for it, giving the customer better service. If you get a guaranteed wage, you can technically phone it in. And the customer gets shitty service.

[@barbarakiewe2870]

It's unfortunately becoming harder in society to trust anyone, let alone strangers.

[@dobiebloke9311]

Barbara Kiewe - Yes, very unfortunately. I understand, but I still take my risks, yet I hear what you are saying.

[@justbeeyourself]

as an american who drinks tea every day, i'm appalled at the microwave thing. i boil my water on the stove and then let my tea steep.

[@DW-vd9mp]

@ there is no logical answer lol. Microwaves boil water just like a stove or kettle does. And if you have a Keurig you can have instant hot water as well.

[@alinaporter3846]

Why are u “appalled” this whole microwave water thing is weird

[@chibmat7343]

i use a kettle to boil it then put the tea bag in and then stir

[@carlosnievas1220]

I use booth. The water stay warmer longer from a kettle.

[@88Chelseym]

I live in West Texas and drying your laundry outside would be awful. It's so dusty out here your clothes & bedding would just immediately get dirty :/ Even when I lived in California near the coast none of the apartments I lived at had anywhere for you to hang dry anything. I still do hang dry a few pieces of clothing from every load I wash, just things that the dryer will fade or damage, so I am familiar with that method of drying but I cannot imagine having to hang my ENTIRE load of laundry. I really like having my clothes all dry in about 40 minutes and I can just put it all away and be done with it. Anyway, I guess my point is that many places in the US don't have the right weather or the space to hang dry laundry. Dryers are expensive but to me it's worth the convenience and the time it saves.

[@SherriLyle80s]

Yeah, Florida line drying is impossible. Humidity during summer is awful. I tried to line drying a bathing suit, three days later, my bathing suit was even wetter, and I hung it under a covered patio 😂

[@neonkell]

Yes I live in west Texas too! Hanging anything outside is also a risk because it will probably blow off the line with all the wind 😂

[@Paige-pk8dr]

In Ohio it's pretty normal my mom has a clothesline from like starting around April-May till mid September as long as it's not raining it's perfect to dry your clothes on the clothesline. Plus they feel so nice and smell so good after drying on a clothesline. Obviously not your underwear I had neighbors who did that, they were an older couple who were super nice but it was still really disturbing to be 13 and see my 85 year old neighbor's underwear. Once it starts getting colder, or if it's raining or whatever then it was time to use the dryer.

[@robertsitch1415]

According to Canadian energy conservation surveys residents of the Maritime Provinces are the most likely to line dry their laundry. I find that a few factors for that are that Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia are the provinces with both the highest electricity and poverty rates. Maritimers are the group of Canadian residents most likely to live outside of city limits and Atlantic Canadians in general tend to be older and more old fashioned than in most other parts of North America.

[@88Chelseym]

@@neonkell what a small world haha and exactly! Even if you could dry your clothes when the wind isn't too bad you'd still have to take all the lines down when you're not using them otherwise they'd just collect tumble weeds haha

[@mikewilley732]

The microwave is called the nuker trust me you put it in the microwave what ever was living not anymore...

[@laurenhills239]

Yeah just like that woman that put her baby in the microwave and it died

[@Celtic-Texan]

@@laurenhills239 Well that was random and morbid.

[@laurenhills239]

@@Celtic-Texan well it’s a true story

[@kathleenjimenez8394]

Americans, for the most part, LOVE to meet new people.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

True! Which is the biggest reason I started a KZbin channel! To meet fellow Anglophiles 😁

[@l.alexandra5871]

I have a Smeg electric kettle and I love it. Thanks to the kettle I started drinking tea. I have a gorgeous little tea pot that sits on top of a porcelain cup with saucer that I bought at Fortums. I make myself tea, with biscuits, every day and pretend I’m back in London. The tea drinking gets to be a habit. It’s delicious.

[@l.alexandra5871]

Hate microwaves. When I recently redid my kitchen I deliberately did not buy a microwave. They’re just awful - if I want to heat something up I use the stove.

[@l.alexandra5871]

The first time I realized that utilities were expensive in London; I was about 18 and dating a boy who lived in a “bed sit” (a furnished room) and to get hot water he had to put coins into a meter attached to the hot water “dispenser.” Or when my landlady complained about how much time it took me to dry my hair.

[@CCCMKER]

@@l.alexandra5871 We use a toaster oven to warm things up.

[@Tijuanabill]

Americans don't have time for all this lounging in the garden while the sheets dry. We got work to do.

[@chrissyzcreationz]

If Uber driver was in Texas, they probably had guns in the house and ain't scared. lol

[@imkluu]

I thouhht the same ting.

[@CCCMKER]

Truth! They were safe!

[@andreamaronn4510]

There was probably a gun in the car w/ them.

[@marieavila940]

That's what I said. LOL

[@amandagcharles]

Yeah he’s not afraid lol

[@tagyouritification]

I had a wonderful family from Australia invite me to stay for 2 weeks in their home through Facebook. I guess the trust on staying with people you don't personally know goes both ways. I've met and made some great friends in my travels.

[@daphne0123]

Look up this story: "Grandmother who texted the wrong teen for Thanksgiving shared her fourth holiday with him". Must be a U.S. type of thing 😂😂😂

[@debbivaughn1313]

Such a great story! So glad it is continuing!👍👍

[@zanyteenager16]

That’s what literally came to my mind as soon as they told they brought it up. 😂

[@stephenflynn7600]

Yea, great story!

[@Ghosting2024]

Her husband just died from Covid. That was sad to see.

[@daphne0123]

@@Ghosting2024 I cried :(

[@mariannelabletta4324]

A lot of developments in America you are not permitted to hang your wash outside or use clothes lines outside which is crazy because environmentally it’s better to use the air to dry your clothes in the dryer I actually miss hanging out my sheets etc. on the lines

[@karenschafer2827]

When we moved to a new house many years ago, it had a lovely long clothes line off the side porch. A neghbor came over and told me that he hoped I wasn’t going to use it because he didn’t want to see our underwear hanging out side his window ( we each had acre lots !) I always would rather hang my laundry outside than pay for the dryer to run. Also, in the winter, hanging your laundry inside puts back moisture into the air that the heater takes away.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I disagree! Line dried towels are CRISPY and tumble dried towels are SOFT & FLUFFY! But I agree that drying on the line is more sustainable. Electricity is WAY more expensive in the UK. That is the REAL difference 😉

[@laurawenrick1524]

That’s because most of us Americans have dryer sheets and your bed sheets do come out soft,, we also all wash our bed sheets with softening agents such as fabric softener.

[@kathy2929]

I love warm blankets or towels from dryer. I have never had crispy sheets from the dryer.

[@Cheyenne.b.castillo]

Yea I was confused about the crispy sheet part never experienced that before

[@joycetaepke2533]

Reasons to NOT use a clothesline: Allergies- when the cottonwood is flying or the pollen count is high, the last thing I want is my sheets covered with the stuff. Weather- I live in Michigan and would be unable to use a clothesline for 5 months out of the year. Time- single mom here. I don’t have my mom’s life, meaning wash is not done on Monday’s only.

[@flu4pdmt]

Joyce Taepke I agree. Who has time to hang all ur stuff inside? The cracky sheets?? Hello, fabric softener. Lol

[@nettmize8898]

Nothing worse than a scratchy towel that’s been hung on the line

[@billstokes6740]

@@flu4pdmt How about birds?

[@holly._.1]

okay scot here never have had pollen on my clothes not one and about the washing it’s so much easier to do it daily than using a tumble dryer every day scotland has terrible weather but unless it isn’t raining it’s fine because wind makes it better also it is so much better for the environment especially if ur doing it every day

[@alliebenson4653]

Greg Lusk most people not in America?? I’ve always hung up my washing inside (or on an outside clothesline back in Australia - nobody has a dryer where I’m from). Never had a problem with ‘cracky’ sheets and love the fact that my clothes don’t shrink or get really wrinkled from being in a dryer!

[@robertschwartz4810]

I think that Brits are more "careful " with money because Austerity after WWII lasted so long. Also, they seem to be very sensitive to how conspicuous consumption looks to the neighbors. Rather like the I mustn't get above myself mentality.

[@jillrb7638]

DRYER SHEETS. lol. They make everything soft. Also, a lot of people in America have "clotheslines" & they are quite common in the country (rural areas) where there is plenty of space to have one. I grew up in Northern California and my mom in the summer would always use the clothesline and in the winter we would use the dryer more! :)

[@jillrb7638]

@@ctpl102 Girl I hear you! lol. Me as well!

[@KatyWatson173]

Just don’t use dryer sheets or fabric softener on your towels they will lose their absorbency to make your towels soft use about a half cup of white distilled vinegar. Your towels will keep their absorbency and no they won’t smell like vinegar.

[@glenncordova4027]

I use my clothes line to train my tomato plants. You can grow a lot of tomatoes on a sturdy clothes line.

[@pauld6967]

Jill Dewit,....I grew up in a city BUT my parents were Depression Era so my mother always, weather permitting, let the laundry dry on a clothesline in the backyard. I have a friend who openly scoffed at me when I suggested she try it. *Shrug* Anyway, my next house is going to have clotheslines because that fresh air result is so nice.

[@dobiebloke9311]

@@KatyWatson173 - I will try that.

[@lorrainerivera5121]

Why would Americans have electric kettles when most of us don’t drink tea? It’s normal for us to have coffee makers because most of us drink coffee.

[@agme8045]

Electrical kettles aren’t only used for tea lol, in my country a lot of people have one (basically everyone who can afford one) and the ones without one have a normal kettle. But we use it for everything it can be used, we use it for drinks like tea, mate, coffee, cooking, heating water fast, etc. Perhaps its not the most useful tool in a kitchen since there are other ways of heating water, but the toaster is the most useless thing ever and still basically all Americans have one.

[@sharonmartin7531]

What if you need boiled water for something else ie cooking

[@lorrainerivera5121]

Sharon Martin If I need to boil water for cooking, I’ll boil the water in whatever cookware I’ll cook the food in. For example if I need to boil water for pasta, I’ll boil it on the stove then add the pasta.

[@MattBasch]

As an American living in the North of England, I feel like American "Southern Hospitality" is equivalent to England's "Northern Hospitality". I love your videos and have been watching for several years, but don't forget to mention some of the North/South differences because some of your experiences may be biased to a London perspective. :)

[@eieiolsenstudios4321]

I always thought that Scotland was like the American south. Sort of a rebellious streak. Many people have separatist feelings. A taste for the whisky. And have you ever compared the smokies in Tennessee to the moors?

[@dobiebloke9311]

Matt Basch - Matt Basch - As to you being an American, from what country do you hail? Arengtina, Canada or another? I assume you mean the States, but if so, please just say so. Not all of America is the US of A. Aside from that, as you seem to be someone from the States, and apparently familiar with the South of the USA, and apparently now living in England, where ever, I think you might be in a position to settle this discussion for once and for all. What is the difference between a Southern biscuit and a Cornish scone? Is there any, that can you discern? I am guessing not, but for a bit more sugar there, but that can happen here in the States, depending on your grandmother. As to Southern hospitality, there is no finer line of bullshit that I have ever come across. It is a mockery of hospitality, with one finger or more, up your ass. If you don't know that, you either don't have your eyes open, or your anus. I suggest you open either They will kill you with kindness, and I've spent enough time there, I have family who live there, and friends who were born and raised there, to know we all agree, Southern hospitality, is just to stick it up your ass. Sorry if that's not pleasant, but as I know it, that's the truth. If you can argue that, I'm all ears.

[@MattBasch]

@@dobiebloke9311 I didn't mean to trigger you on the America vs. USA thing. It's interesting, because I use to say "I'm from the USA" when asked, but nearly every British person I've ran into here always says "he's from America", so I've started saying that instead. My Canadian relatives were never bothered if someone said "America", as United States citizens are "American" and we're the only country on the America continents with "America" in the name vs. "Canadian", "Argentinian", etc. I do miss a good southern-style biscuit, but have grown fond of a good "fat rascal"... and clotted cream/jam on a scone is top notch! As for the hospitality thing, I'm generalizing a bit like all stereotypes. I do have family and friends that live in the South-Eastern US and yea they've told me that some of that southern charm can be pretty hit or miss. I was once told that if someone called you "sugar" or "sweetie" that it may sound nice but may be disingenuous depending on the person lol. I'm a big fan of J&L's channel, been watching now for several years. I was just trying to make the point that a number of recurring "British" themes they've talked about seem to be more London themes vs. the rest of Great Britain. For example, while someone in the US south might use "sugar"/"sug"/"hon"/"sweetie" up near me everyone says "love" (thanks love, cheers love, mornin' love). I was also shocked at how friendly and conversational people were when moving here here, striking random conversations while waiting for trains, on a walk. On a rainy day I know someone who offered a stranger a ride from a local pizza place to their home having never met them... just more of a small-town feel. I think it'd be great if Joel & Lia did a video about "the north" and those differences. Some of my preconceptions of the UK were based on J&L videos prior to moving here, and I was really surprised how different things were up North. If you search youtube for "london northerners" you'll find a number of comedy videos making fun of both groups, and it's very interesting. I think it'd make for some great youtube content and discussions. Also, when I've been to London for work or on holiday, I have had some conversations with people who felt negatively about the north. Always interesting to hear all perspectives.

[@dobiebloke9311]

​@@MattBasch First of all, sorry to take so long to get back to you. It's been a helluva week and a helluva 6 months as well. Sorry for my vulgarity. It is only typical of me when I am really angry with god, should she even exist, or science, but I can't decide between them, yet certainly, it is not you, so I apologize. TL/DR. of course. As to the USA/America trigger, I had a friend from Argentina (of over 50 years), who recently died, and that was one of her points of how people from the States could be so arrogant of culture, amongst others. She was a brilliant woman, for far more reasons than that. I tell you that for context, as you got caught in the emotional cross-hairs between life and death. Again, sorry about that. What you say about the USA being the only country in America (or the 'Americas', if needed'), it seems to be true, by a quick brain scan of what little I have left. As well, the USA is one of only three countries in the entire world, that includes the word 'United' in their name. For what it's worth. As people from England are English, from France, French, from Spain, Spanish, there is no easy contraction of the same sort, for people from the States. What, are they, 'Staters'? I don't think so. Many people from the States, particularly between the coasts, call themselves 'Merkins', as they tend to drop the 'A', which to the rest of the world, implies a pubic toupee, but not to them, so who am I to argue? I just think it's funny, but I never laugh, at least not to their face. As to Southern, or Northern hospitality, depending on what country you are in, I too have been covered in honey to be stung by the bee. In New York, at least you know when you've been told to go to hell, to put it politely. Not to paint everyone with the same brush, but just to mention that it is possible to be killed by kindness. As to Southern Biscuits, which is my real interest here, I have a lot to say, but I will be as brief as possible. Here is my opinion, knowing the Southern, having read about British scones and the reviews of many who have tasted both, they seem to be about the same thing. 'Generally', being the operative word, said for the first time. In the UK, most scone recipes include an egg in a standard small batch of 12 or so, where as in the States, not usually so, but yes, sometimes it does. In the UK, a batch will probably call for 2 ounces of sugar (in grams of course, about 56), but meaning a quarter cup, to us in the States. Over here, sugar is used about on par with salt (by weight), about a tablespoon, if that, in biscuit recipes. As to me, in Devon or Cornwall, is where UK scones derive, as so similar to Southern biscuits in the States. I have studied the recipes. The procedure, but for the additives of egg and sugar, is identical. The results seem to be, visually, as close as can be imagined. The experience of taste, I can only imagine. Now, in the States, depending on who's Grandma's kitchen you are eating from, you some might find a bit more sugar, and perhaps even an egg. It is the procedure then, that more or less unites us. It is as dry as a pie dough, made of the same, but to a different result. A proper scone in Devon is about equal to a proper biscuit in South Carolina. That said, there are many things called biscuits (in the USA) and scones (in the UK, and the USA), that I would not include in that definition. Some of it is fine, of it's own, but some of it is horrendous. Many, that are acceptable, resemble 'drop' biscuits, which can be fine, but they are not 'Southern Biscuits', nor scones, far as I know them. It is just a matter of hydration and technique. The rest, being dry turds, belonging in the trash, that I wouldn't even feed to the dog as a Hush puppy.

[@liftandcycle]

@@dobiebloke9311 Oh, Dobie, thank you for bringing this up. Here's why we get to call ourselves Americans: Guess what country was the first independent Nation State in the western Hemisphere. I'll help you guess--the first word United, the last one is America. When nations gain independence, they get to choose their name. We chose ours first. We got dibs on the name. Haiti was #2, and everybody else was years after that. Were it not for the United States, no other independent nation state in the Western Hemisphere would be an independent.(Oh, here goes that Arrogant American again taking credit for everything). First, We won the American Revolution. That proves that it is possible to kick out a colonial power. Second, the ideas of the Declaration of Independence spread around the world, and shocked the world at the time. Some of that definitely reached the rest of the Western Hemisphere. Now, what was the major event at the end of the 18th Century? The French Revolution. What was one of the primary sparks of the French Revolution? The American Revolution. We provided the ideological basis for the French Revolution and the war drained the treasury of the King of France. What happened after the French Revolution? Napoleon Bonaparte. What did Napoleon do? Invade and occupy Spain. What did that do? Weaken the ability of Spain to hold onto their colonies. And that led to the indepence of Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay and a whole bunch of other countries. So, next time someone you hear someone American call themselves American, instead of complaining about the name of their nationality, you should thank them. Say, "Thank you. Were it not for the United States of America, I get to be an Argentinian, instead of a Spaniard."

[@kelladohring9825]

In Texas we invite everyone over to the house. We are scared of no one because we know how to protect ourselves. 😉 I love living in Texas

[@known_film4081]

Yall love them guns I hear

[@WallysGirl123]

ivana guardado Darn tootin🤠

[@brochestedbs]

In the UK we're just not scared of people so we don't have to protect ourselves.

[@WallysGirl123]

brochestedbs it’s not about being scared, it’s about being prepared to protect your family if need be.

[@kelladohring9825]

For me carrying a gun levels the playing field. I am a woman and easily overpowered, but when I have my gun I never think twice about my safety. I am trained and have the proper license to carry my weapon. So I guess you’re correct, I am scared. I fear that I’m going to be taken and rapped and left for dead. When I have my gun on my hip, those thoughts never cross my mind. I praise God that the UK does not have violent crimes or any crimes against woman. You are blessed to live in such a place! ❤️

[@MaryMary-pr4iu]

OMG... I've never invited strangers into my home ... never ever 😨, I don't even like to let people I know into my home 😂... especially now!! 😷 Oh wait, that's not true! Last year I let a lady use my bathroom during one of my yard sales! I wanted her friends to spend more, so.. it was a selfish act on my part 😉😁😂

[@MaryMary-pr4iu]

@Lucy! it got weird when it was #2 and not a tinkle 😨😣😂

[@JessOhio2013]

The first thing I thought of was a house party or a dinner party. Sometimes your friend brings a random that is a stranger to you and you're just like "Okay! Yea they can come too"

[@MaryMary-pr4iu]

@john wallace sorry! 😣💕

[@agme8045]

JessOhio2013 but thats different, like those are strangers for you, they can pretty much be trusted since they are trusted by someone close to you that you actually trust enough to invite him/her to a party. Lol so many trusts.

[@ShastaAnn]

@john wallace Why in the world are you inviting "skanks" to sleep over?? If they need a place to sleep, I'm guessing they might be homeless, and sadly, SO MANY homeless people are addicts, so I would expect them to steal from you!! Be careful!!

[@melissastapleton5384]

I’ve honestly never met a stranger. As for the sheets, my mom still hangs hers on the line and they’re all crispy, but from the dryer they’re soft and smell nice. Plus, I don’t have a clothes line..,And as for the water, you drink it out of the tap anyway, so why be concerned about impurities when you’re warming it up? If I put it in the microwave I get it to a great temperature for me without letting it get so hot it takes 15 mi it’s to cool off before I can drink it.

[@dagnabit27851]

I've never invited a stranger to my home. I'm more likely to put a sign up that says "Keep out aunt Carol!!!"

[@aaronknosp800]

Ask The older Generation What happened during the Great Depression of the 1930's Or Please read my other Comment above..

[@maymayrays]

Same. I would neverrrr 😬🙅🏻‍♀️😬

[@dobiebloke9311]

@@aaronknosp800 - No offense, rather curiousity. What comment is that? I haven't found it, but there are more than a thousand. Can I get a re-cap? I am truly interested.

[@suze3333]

Ya'll are so fun to watch. My dad was British, and it so great to be reminded of all the fond memories of him.

[@teknekon]

I'm actually loving this J&L video. Not just because of the appropriate spacing but the lovely British birdsongs! Totally random but very pleasant indeed. We have lines in our neighborhood. Sun and wind fresh. We skip the dryer in summer if possible. Strangers? Nope. Really charming mates! Thanks! L&C 👍♥️😘🇬🇧

[@SonyaLCH]

I'm from the USA. I have a kettle. It's not electric though. When I need to make tea or boil water for something, I put the kettle on the stove. It just takes a few minutes.

[@dnowotny77]

I love your content, but disagree with you on the tipping. Ya’ll have actually made comments in the past about how the wait staff in the UK are quite nonchalant about the level of service they provide. Perhaps since they are guaranteed X amount of wage, they feel no need to go above and beyond to offer great service. While in the US, servers are tipped based on how well they serve their customers. This often means that customers receive a great level service and are happy to tip generously. Also, there is no cap not the earnings of servers in the US. If they are a great server, they can make double or triple a living wage. And they deserve it! I am a generous tipper and believe that many people are. Thanks for the great video, as always!

[@johnp139]

EXACTLY!!! And most servers earn MORE in tips than if they were paid hourly.

[@LG123ABC]

Yes! There are some really good servers in the US that would take a HUGE cut in pay if we did away with tipping. I've heard of servers in high-end steakhouses making over 100k per year (and that's just the part they're actually paying taxes on).

[@brandonb.5304]

Until you get a string of customers who are d-bags and don't tip or tip poorly. Then being paid via tips isn't so great.

[@sharonsmith583]

@@LG123ABC my niece a cute bubbly girl, worked at a high end steak house in college. She was shocked at the generous tips she got

[@natew.3865]

@@sharonsmith583 I totally agree! While at Uni I was a waiter and averaged about 40-50K annually bc I worked hard and deserved to be well paid lol

[@squirrele.beltran8282]

WOW!!! You two just helped me understand my mother's husband SO MUCH BETTER (He's British)! Every time I go to visit them, he always treats my mother and I to a nice meal at a restaurant. Only problem is that my mom gets SO EMBARRASSED because he is the worst tipper! After he's walked away, she will actually return to the table and leave more money because she is so embarrassed by how little he's tipped the waiter or waitress. I used to think it was because he was cheap or unhappy with the service, but now I completely understand! Thank you! Also, I agree with you 100% about the kettle! I'm American, born and raised, but would never heat water in a microwave... That's just WRONG!! It takes less time in a kettle anyway, and will do the job RIGHT! In the microwave, it still tastes like tap water, only unevenly warmed... GROSS!😂

[@garycamara9955]

If you are heating more than a cup at a time you are doing it wrong.

[@kennethkauzlaric8948]

"We point out differences and celebrate them"❤ Most Americans drink coffee so I think that's why kettles aren't that necessary. Speaking for myself, I have a coffee maker and espresso machine. Also, if I didn't live in an apartment building, I would definitely hang my wash out to dry.

[@FrenchieDogMum]

A lot of Brits drink coffee but a lot drink instant coffee so still need a kettle. Lots don’t have a coffee machine

[@brucegreenberg7573]

MummyMe85 😞

[@Angi_Mathochist]

@@FrenchieDogMum I don't even drink coffee, but even I know that instant coffee isn't coffee. ;) (Instant coffee is that stuff from '70's commercials: "I switched his morning coffee to Folger's crystals. Let's see if he notices!" Hint: In real life, they notice!) I was reading some autobiographical foster care stories by British authors and it would confuse me whenever someone had a guest and offered them a drink and then went and made them a cup of coffee just as quickly, apparently, as they would have made tea, even though they couldn't have made a pot of coffee in advance, not knowing in advance that that one guest would want one cup of coffee when nobody else was drinking it. Eventually I figured out, or there was some reference that clued me in, that it was always INSTANT coffee being used. I'm not even sure instant coffee still exists in the U.S., other than maybe for camping!

[@holly._.1]

we tend to drink coffe and tea but make both with kettles

[@jkelley14701]

We have a kettle that we heat on the stove. It's hardly ever used unless we're having a cup of hot chocolate in the colder months. I drink coffee, 3 or 4 days a week and would never consider using instant. I'm not snobbish enough to use a french press though, just a regular Mr. Coffee style drip. I could use that for hot water too, of course, if we needed it, which we usually don't. I would hazard a guess that 1 in a hundred people drink tea. I, personally, find tea to taste like hot water with a tiny bit of flavor.

[@bethruggiero5112]

My goodness, I LOVE my kettle! I couldn't live without it now. The taste of the tea is so much better since I switched, I won't use anything else! Everyone should have a kettle :)

[@JCIce007]

Apparently, Brits also watched "Sister, Sister" in the 90s? Lia knows the theme.

[@Echodolly6]

Yes, it was always on Nickelodeon here in the 90s, along with Keenan and Kel, Sabrina, and that's so Raven

[@jenniedarling3710]

@@Echodolly6 it was on channel 4 too.

[@ashleydixon5050]

The kettle thing has confused me since I started working as a resort home house cleaning company and all of our properties have a kettle on the stove and in 3 years I’ve never seen the kettle used by any guests. We just wash them off again and again. Edit: I don’t know when I would need one either. And I love hanging the laundry but my German Shepard would be swinging from the line and eat the clothes. Lol.

[@lorilaruehueg1006]

We also have a lot of neighbors with fire pits that would make your clothes stink, if you hung them out to dry.

[@jackpot848]

LOL.with regards to the "Southern Hospitality..Southern Stupidity" thing..I'm pretty sure the Uber driver didn't see y'all as any threat he couldn't handle. Southern hospitality isn't fake, I took my daughter to the airport last summer and there were some Chinese tourists in the table next to us in the food court, I only know that because the barmaid told me that. I gave her my CC number and told her that I would pay their tab, I told her not to tell who did it, just welcome to North Carolina. At least my kid was impressed with me....

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

IDK , but I don't really consider Texas the South.

[@cnkloss]

When I lived in France, I loved hanging clothes/linens outside to dry. In Florida though, I could never. The smell from the humidity would be absolutely awful!!

[@treasuredwisp]

I feel like where I live, nature dried sheets wouldn't smell very good

[@a-teamproductions600]

I never microwaved water. I just boil it in a pot.

[@Angi_Mathochist]

Tipping: I know you're not expected to tip over there because your servers get a living wage without tips, but I've also heard many people say the service isn't very good, especially by comparison. So I don't think that that's a net plus. It seems to me that if motivating good service with tips is actually producing much better service, then the tip system is the better system. It probably overall produces higher pay, as well.

[@Angi_Mathochist]

@R T Actually, it's not Americans I've ever heard say this. It's always been Brits and other Europeans and Australians. Including Joel and Lia. I've personally never heard an American say it.

[@brians9436]

When I was in London, my American friends there told me that utilizes, such as electricity and gas are more expensive in the UK. Maybe that’s why dryers aren’t used as much?

[@spencerwilton5831]

Brian S My US friends were amazed how cheap our utilities are, but they live in California and I understand there is a wide variation in process across the US. In places power is very cheap, in others it's four times the UK rate. We Brits always grumble about utility costs, but they are some of the lowest in Europe at around 11p per kWh for electricity and usually under 3p per unit for gas. Most homes have dryers, but we see them as something to be used when the weather isn't good enough to hang laundry out, or perhaps when we need something quickly. It's certainly unusual to use them for every load of washing, although I'm sure some people do. We have very strict regulations about gas appliances here, and gas dryers as a consequence are almost unheard of, while common in the US- using electric dryers is three or four times more expensive, so perhaps cost does play a part, that and the fact we are generally more environmentally aware.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

I wonder if they still have to pay that stupid BBC TV tax or whatever it's called. That got me when I lived in the UK 25 years ago.

[@AmberWool]

Joel and Lia, when you said dryers are more expensive, I was confused. My first thought was dryers are cheaper than washers. Then I thought maybe you meant they're expensive to run compared to hanging out your clothes. True, but there is no way I will ever hang out my underwear, regardless of the cost.

[@wendytravis6427]

The actions of one Texan hardly represents an America “thing.” It was his thing. I think Americans are much better at seeing people as individuals.

[@brunokeyworth]

And yet you're basing this off the reactions of just these 2 british people?

[@janianomicon7849]

I would never invite anyone over who where not family or friends, I would be way to paranoid about every time they left the room

[@lichub]

*who WERE not...., way TOO paranoid....

[@jeniferwendt15]

For me it’s essential to use fans, ac, heater, and my dryer. I can cut back on spending in other areas of my life.

[@jennifercress5520]

Bahahahahaha, Joel, you kill me!!! “Southern stupidity.” 🤣🤣🤣 I love you guys!

[@BlastHeart96]

Jennifer Cress As a Texan, this actually offended me just a little bit. But it’s technically true, so I’m not faulting them. Also, I’m difficult to offend. xD

[@kateg7298]

@@BlastHeart96 I'm a Texan too and I went OHHH that's not very nice lol. Southern hospitality is a nice thing. It's meant as a way to make a new friend... So I had a moment of shock when he said that.

[@Lagunainkspot]

I'm originally from Tennessee and bristled at the "stupidity" comment. We are kind but not stupid. People from the north used to say things like that all the time.

[@kateg7298]

@@Lagunainkspot You've made a very good point. Northerners do act like Southern people are stupid yokels and it's insulting

[@jennifercress5520]

Renee Bangerter just because he made me laugh, doesn’t mean I agree with what he said. ✌🏻

[@carriem4596]

In regards to drying machines, when I lived in Wisconsin, I loved hanging my clothes and sheets outside. They smelled so good afterwards. But now that I live in Arkansas, I wouldn't hang my stuff out because there is so much more dirt, dust, pollen in the air that my clothes would be dirtier than before I washed them. And you can boil water in a microwave. That's typically how I clean it. Mug with water and lemon juice... set it for about 5 minutes, the steam gets everything loose and wipe out with a Clorox wipe.

[@jasthe3rd]

We have a kettle you heat on the stove top, but we also use the microwave for single cups (using the filtered water from the fridge).

[@JessOhio2013]

Same. I use both but if I just need a cup of tea or something warm I use my microwave. If I am making a large batch for more than one person or some warm apple cider I use the kettle

[@anawaa-a4959]

Right like I have a kettle that you put on the stove or yeah I just microwave a cup of water

[@davidlevy706]

There's a specific reason why electric kettles haven't supplanted stove-top kettles in North America: their main advantage - rapid boiling - isn't available here. This is because our standard 15-amp AC circuits supply electricity at ~120 volts (as opposed to the ~230 volt UK/Europe standard). As a result, the electric kettles sold here are limited to roughly half the wattage of those sold in the UK/Europe. They boil water about as quickly as stove-top kettles do, so there's no compelling reason to own them. (Note that AC electricity is delivered to North American buildings at ~240 volts, but only specialized circuits - used for high-draw appliances such as electric clothes dryers, electric stoves, and large air conditioning/heating units - operate at the full voltage.)

[@bekahmarler351]

I don't know where u got the information about inviting stranger's into our house unless we have made friends and been out to the drinks and or club thing FIRST..or we know them from Church.I am southern, born and raised in USA,FL Maybe we don't invite them into are home in FL because we r very aware how nuts people r in FL. If u have any questions about people in the US or form FL..Feel free to email or message me. I love ya'lls content almost all ..and the content I don't care for I still watch..you both crack this Disabled Lady here much relief..and I am Thankful for ya'lls post it gives me a little time some days when I am in extreme pain from my 2 Auto immune diseases..lots of hugs and kisses. Plus lol

[@ohiograndma8655]

LOL. We are not Christian mad.. Our country was founded on freedom of religion, which attracted millions of all denominations to worship as they pleased without fear

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I agree. We are not “Christian mad”... the term doesn’t even make sense to me.

[@shaunduquette5992]

Evangelicals and regular christians....kinda mad,lol

[@cynthiabrown4399]

I'm southern and that is stupid ! I wouldn't just immediately ask you to my home . I want to live !!!!

[@kimmyvee1887]

I live in New England and I would never invite a stranger in my home

[@Shannon0470]

I agree. I live in Washington state and even my friends don't know where I live exactly. Only my closest friends know. But then again, I'm a bit paranoid about how much people know about each other.

[@iloveme0417]

I remember my grandma hanging the clothes on the line even if she had a dryer, it ends up super super crispy. We live on an island and it’s really sunny. Imagine putting on crispy jeans and starting to sweat. Ehhh

[@cleverduck3921]

Tea is for throwing in harbors, not for drinking. Hence why kettles are rare over here. I think kettles are also more expensive here because there isn't the demand for them. I did a quick search, and the ones I'm seeing are around $40.

[@Bbabcock8]

THAT. IS. GOLD! haha ... I say this often when people look at me strange for not being into tea. See ... the way that my citizenship is set up ... I throw tea in harbors. I don't drink it lol.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

My partner got one at Target for $20

[@danielbliss1988]

The American microwave thing is directly related to the fantastic American incompetence at making tea. Brit -- pour boiling water on tea leaves/tea bag. American -- deliver hot water in mug to recipient....with the tea bag still wrapped and sitting on the saucer....a situation which is unrecoverable unless you're OK with very weak tea.

[@mike9913]

Never invited a stranger over to my home.

[@stacynance2044]

I don’t know people who invite strangers in their house. Also, I think we don’t think about boiling away impurities because we usually have really good water. Memphis, TN, where I’m from, is actually known for how good the water is. The only time I boiled water was for washing my son’s bottles or just if I’m boiling something in the water. Like food. And I always boil it in a pot on the stove. I didn’t know people boil water in the microwave.

[@lydiawilson2723]

What??? I watch Midsomer Murders. I thought everyone in Britain lived in a small village and went to church while a murderer lurked around. 😆

[@lone6718]

1) I think some of the invites and friendliness is taken too seriously sometimes, possibly. People want to be seen as friendly and hospitable and so they may extend a friendly offer to visit them , but I think people don’t often mean it literally. But we have technically had “strangers” in our homes if a friend of a friend comes along with them to your home as a plus one....though to be fair, I don’t know many times where this has happened without clearing it with the hosting family first. 2) I’m not religious. Haven’t been to church since is was a kid. Church remodels have been happening here too. 3) if your sheets are crispy from the drier then you need softener or less starch. We also have more dust, mud, bugs, and crazy weather hence why we also don’t throw our windows open to air out our homes. I also currently live in a location that prohibits laundry lines, they think it’s trashy. 4) tipping, Americans explain this constantly and you already know the reason. 5) we don’t have issues with major impurities, but microwaving does boil the water. When you heat water it boils, takes less than a minute in my microwave. But this is learned from living on campus. In college dorms, sororities and fraternities students don’t often have full access to kitchens, but they do have a microwave and so that is what you use. Had a friend living in a sorority years back say that if you bought a stove top kettle (not allowed heating implements in your rooms) then she would be expected to share that with the whole house. You already have to share so much when living on campus, people don’t want to be supplying cookware for everyone else too.

[@PWallace1227]

My aunt used to live in a converted church, it was pretty cool.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

What county?

[@samanthab1923]

I know of 2 former churches. One in NJ & the other PA that are now homes. Both pretty cool 😎

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Sheila Blische Cool! You prob see more in New England and the Northeast... I haven’t seen in the Midwest or west or South 😉

[@garysara969]

It must be remembered that America is a huge country & that in different parts of America the people have cultural differences like Europe does. New Yorkers are different than people from South Dakota & Alabama to California to Iowa, etc.. The only thing we have in common is that we all speak English as our first language.

[@juliescott1976]

I HATE the stiff line dried clothes. I prefer my soft clothes from a dryer.

[@JDLEd]

I think dryers are prominent in the US because of speed/ease-of-use. Plus, pollution is an issue...in the cities it’s grimy air & in the rural areas its dust. Also, microwaving water is terrible for the machine and can cause them to short out. Guess that’s why I have 3 electric kettles and 2 stovetop kettles.

[@chrissyzcreationz]

I can't stand the feel of line dried jeans on my skin!!

[@melissabill1640]

You'll really cringe at this - lol- I get my hot water from the Keurig coffeemaker or regular drip coffeemaker by running them without coffee added. My friends have an electric kettle, and it's the first one I've ever seen.

[@RobWool]

LOL We can afford to be trusting , we have guns.

[@Mar_ahh]

Wtf. Don’t invite anyone over if you’re going to incite violence, especially with a gun. 🤢

[@bw4265]

American here, personally I avoid the microwave whenever possible, taste and inefficiency) and wouldn't think of boiling water in it. Gas is king but an electric kettle is something I never knew I needed, until a roommate had one to use, love the convenience factor.

[@emerald637]

To quote the late Reverand Billy Graham "God doesn't have any grandchildren, only sons and daughters". You cannot get into heaven on the coattails of your father's faith, or on the apron strings of your mother's faith. Every person is responsible for their own choices regarding personal faith, morality, and responsibility with the measure God has given each individual, and how they have invested it.

[@alonenohio]

Ok love you both, so probably a genuine invitation and since he invited your supposed to accept or not and offer you number for text, We Americans almost all have Guns and not just hunting riffles but hand guns and sometimes automatic assault weaponry too so no it definitely isn't Southern Stupidity cause we are not afraid of you but if you're a thief you should be afraid of us. We like dryers because for the most part we are lazy. Lastly on kettles we have one but it's inherited lol we don't use it but almost every American has a coffee pot, you want boiled water fast there you go. On milk you do know our milk is pasteurized and homogenized right? that and full of artificial hormones and antibiotics.

[@firstlast84]

I've been wondering something. How do you dry your clothes outside when it's raining? Do you have to wait for a clear day? Edit: Oh, you hang them indoors. Should have watched a but further lol

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I always laugh about this exact thing! A country known for lots of rain insists on drying their clothes on the line! But honestly, they end up drying a lot of them on the radiators inside the house when it’s raining... because they have radiators and we don’t. And the “rising damp” problem is actually a huge issue there! One we don’t really see in the US.

[@PrairieGrace]

Tea drinking (hot tea) just isn’t as common here in the US, so people don’t really need a kettle. However, anyone who does regularly drink it, definitely has a kettle (although non-electric ones are much more common here). I don’t know anyone who regularly drinks tea that uses their microwave 😂 I drink a lot of tea and I have an electric kettle and it’s the best!!

[@maliamailangi5159]

I wonder why clothes is hard when it’s drying on line here in the US and it smells awful! Must be pollution. I grew up in the island and the clothes smells like sunshine when line dried !!

[@glenncordova4027]

My neighbor has a mimosa tree. Any clothes on the line would be covered and either dried flowers, dried leaves or seed pods depending on the time of year. Lots of birds here too. Who wants bird poop on your clothes. You must have grown up in a place with no plants or birds.

[@aquiamorgan2416]

As an American, I *need* to have a dryer because my community does not allow us to hang clotheslines at all. It's part of our lease agreement. Lots of HOA's have similar agreements, too. I think it has to do with appearances of the neighborhood, mostly. It's considered a little gauche to have a visible clothesline.

[@Vipre-]

"Things American People Do That British Don't!" Drive on the correct side of the road and know the difference between cookies and biscuits.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Any Brit would tell you that those are "Things British People Do That Americans Don't"

[@edlacy56]

Don't be snarky people, especially about things that are subjective.

[@extraemails4626]

True

[@aaronknosp800]

I know "why" England Drives on the Left... goes back to the Days of Jousting and traveling the Highway by Horse... What side of the body is the Sword Scabbard? The left for Right handed people.. So pulling the Blade out is safer on the Left side of the Road... Or something about makes more sense... Your attack on horseback is easier Than Crossing the blade and reaching left.. Again History Tradition.. In America We Defy Authority (Bloody Stupid Riots, enough politics) Things you hear as an American Traveling the World...

[@teresafinch7790]

We drive on the other side of the road, not the wrong side. We do know the difference between, a cookie and a biscuit, but we define them differently.

[@Miguel_Mor]

Hi, guys! I love the channel! I just need to inform you of the fact that electric kettles are definitely a thing in the States and are actually quite common. They're available at any retail store; like Sears, Best Buy, "Bed, Bath, and Beyond", Home Depot, Target, Walmart, etc... Stay safe! Cheers!

[@timriehl1500]

Love sheets dried on the clothes line; HATE towels dried on the line.

[@maestrafrancom]

Sometimes I don't want boiling water. I just want slightly warm water for making bread. So I use the microwave.

[@TheJoelWood]

This list could get pretty long...!

[@jwb52z9]

You both should do a part 2 of each video and maybe there's material for a part 3 for both. :)

[@alimorgan748]

I think you will find with regard to inviting strangers into your home that it depends on the person and some on the region of the U.S. You are in. My dad has on occasion brought home a homeless person to let them have a decent meal and a shower, my Mum on the other hand didn't always approve😁

[@ShastaAnn]

It's so sad because you really WANT to help, but unfortunately you could be opening yourself up to a lot of problems by bringing a homeless person into your home. They could be addicts who steal from you, or they could start returning to your home because you're a "soft touch." My cousin used to befriend people who she called "down on their luck." She got lice from one man who she let use her bathroom and sit on her sofa.

[@amandajones661]

We always invite people over. I once invited 10 Total strangers over for Thanksgiving. It's normal here.

[@StephenandAndie]

dryers are a MUST! lol. everything comes out so soft and fluffy, they're great to freshen up something you've worn but don't necessarily need to wash again right away, and they're also good for de-wrinkling things that you hang out to dry. I can't imagine waiting for things like sheets or towels to air-dry in such a damp climate.

[@cassieoz1702]

Boiling does NOT remove 'impurities'. The longer you boil the water, the more concentrated the dissolved stuff is

[@warp00009]

Many years ago (in the early 1980's) when I was touring the UK with some of the folks from my workplace, we had just arrived in a new city in the midlands (I honestly forget which one) and were looking for a B&B for the night. We went to a house that frequently had rooms to let run by an elderly couple, but they were full up, so could offer us no room for the night. The husband and wife insisted that we come in and have a nice afternoon tea with them anyway, which we did for well over an hour during which we discussed how they had accepted a contract from a local boarding school to assemble foot lockers (made to the school's specifications) for the new students arriving in a few days for the new term. The couple was rather behind on getting all the foot lockers they had contracted to produce finished, but still took the time off to have the tea with us. When we left, they would not accept any money at all for the wonderful experience we had talking with them and sharing the tea and cakes they provided for us. One of my many, good memories of England and the UK - all wonderful people!

[@gwillis01]

Some people in my U S neighborhood think the only reason not to use a clothes dryer is extreme poverty. These people think that hanging your clothes on the clothes line outside gives away too much private information. The next door neighbors might say "It's obvious that their little children are sick and throwing up because so many bedsheets are being washed and hung up to dry." The cause of crispy sheets is running them on the long, hot dryer cycle. When the sheets are still ten percent wet, they do not have a crispy texture.

[@johnp139]

Hang wet clothing in his flat and Joel wonders why his closets are molding 😀

[@Westpark16]

The religious thing Well many immigrants came here due to persecution in other countries So it stands to reason many families with perhaps stronger religious roots in first place .

[@agnesnutter]

I miss being able to hang out clothes to dry. In the area of the city where we live, there is actually a bylaw that prohibits outdoor clothes lines. Indoor drying is just not the same. :(

[@jwb52z9]

I have mentioned this to Joel and Lia before. In a lot of places you have to be in a rural area to have a clothes line.

[@spencerwilton5831]

agnesnutter That's insane! In the U.K. that would be struck down as unreasonable and therefore unenforceable. Not to mention drying laundry outside is infinitely better for the environment, but then again we all know the US doesn't actually care about that.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

@@spencerwilton5831 we in the US are in general obsessed about aspiring to be rich and keeping up appearances as a modern civilized country even though we're basically one of a kind.

[@dailennightwalker8449]

1:10 in Texas the majority of people have guns and large family's. In Texas it is normal to invite people to your house 🏠 for a meal

[@mudcatjones9366]

When I was young my mother used to dry clothes on a clothes line. We didn't have a dryer then, but a dryer is so much more convenient now. What do you do in the UK if it's raining and you need your clothes dried? Dryers are great and bugs don't get in clothes like on a clothes line.

[@jillrb7638]

exactly! haha like my parents clothesline every summer would get a stupid wasps nest haha

[@disgustedvet9528]

@Purplecaramel ! Radiators ?

[@cathy446]

@@disgustedvet9528 haha every house in the uk has a radiator, another difference between our countries. We also rarely have Air con (AC)

[@jwb52z9]

The UK doesn't seem to have much in the way of insects compared to most any other place I have ever seen videos about in my life. I think the climate being relatively colder is a part of why that is so.

[@jwb52z9]

Radiators haven't been very common in the US since the advent of central heating and air conditioning. They are those white metal things hooked to the wall with pipes you see in some old movies or in old buildings in some cities.

[@Nina-ex5xd]

😂😂😂 idk if we Loooove our dryers I’d say it’s the same amount of love as we have for the washer lol 😂 it’s just something we have 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@noorzanaid]

I feel like im one of the few Americans who boil their water in a kettle on the stove....very unAmerican of me lol but I love making my tea the RIGHT way.

[@annadoris]

Home owner associations don’t allow clothes lines mucking up the looks of your yards.

[@garyfriedman7953]

It seems that in many British TV shows, when they police show up at your door people invite them in and offer them a cup of tea. Does this really happen?

[@johnp139]

Colombo used to always get invited in for tea...

[@a-khanation5279]

Not in real life anymore, Maybe pre 1980s yes but not anymore