Brit Reacts to 10 Things Americans Do the Rest of the World Finds Weird

[@L3WGReacts]

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[@kathys1155]

We fly the flag and sing the anthem because we love our country. I also learned the pledge of allegiance in school and still know it.

[@Fun.Guy.Forager]

Small, medium, large, extra large and super size fries and drinks. You can get not just a bacon cheeseburger, but a single, double or triple bacon cheeseburger. Yummmmm. Up north they even swapped out the burger patty for a giant deep fried cheese curd patty. Double yummm. For drive through we have dispensaries, liquor stores, pharmacy, fast food, banks, fancy restaurants, wedding chapel drive thru. Flu shots, fishing baits, even Walmart and some stores you can order online they will pick all your items for you and you just drive up they will pack it in your car and you take off. I'm pretty sure I'm missing something else that has a drive thru. Oh yeah drive in movie theaters no need to get out of your vehicle.

[@jordandarsey1101]

Came from the vid you posted a few days ago about the self defense guns. Thought I’d have a better chance of you seeing this if I came to a newer video. I’m begging you to watch a video on how bullets work. Also yes, you can buy rocket launchers and grenades. As well as fully functional tanks. And automatic guns. But You have to pay thousands of dollars a month for a tier 3 weapons permit that. And your only allowed to use/shoot them in a government mandated shooting range or an open field far away from any other people.

[@trishc3099]

​@NancyDeLeon-mo1ds 1.5%? Seriously? It's pretty much 20% at least.

[@NancyDeLeon-mo1ds]

@@trishc3099 yeah it's really not a big deal as they make it who thinks of math about food lol for a 20$ meal i'd tip 5$ if it's over 50$ then like 10$ it's really not that much of a problem

[@nicolem376]

If someone drums up a conversation with you and finds out you’re in the states because you are actually interested in American culture don’t be surprised if you get invited to some sort of function. A lot of Americans are welcoming and would love to show someone like you how we spend time having fun. We are easy to make friends with for the most part.

[@Awood2207]

To add to what you were saying...I know a ton of Americans (mostly Liberals lol) that are accepting of other nationalities into the country and it's quite nice to see something new for a change. I knew a guy who lived in Eritrea, Africa for most of his life moved to Milwaukee a few months before going to a Job Corps center I was at...and he was accepted as an American immediately. He even spoke Tigrinya while on the phone and even taught me a few words to say.

[@nicolem376]

@@Awood2207 I’m a Republican and we also are very welcoming and accepting of other nationalities. We love this country and appreciate anyone interested enough to come visit us! I think that’s just an American thing. 🇺🇸

[@Awood2207]

@@nicolem376Yeah, even though I favor Democrats and have a very "Liberal" way of life, I'm also very mindful of who I vote for regardless of party...if I do vote lol. But generally, I don't discuss politics with anyone outside of maybe family.

[@marchofsaints]

​@@Awood2207 I've noticed that liberals often talk a lot about being accepting... but, personally, I've see right-leaning patriotic people be much more into sharing their culture with people who are truly interested.

[@Awood2207]

@@marchofsaints True, but here in Missouri, which is mostly a Republican state, have a ton of hard-nosed Right Wing that despise people like myself who are Left Wing and therefore aren't accepting, but that could also be just the location as well.

[@juned1719]

Cheerleaders are serious athletes themselves. Some of them go on to become Olympic level gymnasts

[@Triggerhippie70]

Cheerleaders are serious athletes. My daughter is 15 years old. She is a freshman in high school and she’s on the varsity cheer team. She was a competitive gymnast for years decided she didn’t wanna do that anymore and then became a cheerleader and it’s her whole world and we love it.

[@juned1719]

The average American teen is driving by 16.5/17. We have a big driving culture so teen drunk driving accidents are more common in the US than it is in the UK.

[@leeloo4278]

Other countries probably don't have as many teen drivers because they have trains and buses everywhere. Most of the US doesn't have good public transportation or sometimes ANY public transportation. By default we have to have cars to get around literally everywhere because everything is miles away from your house- including schools, and let's be honest, no one wants to ride the school bus if they don't have to. So, many kids get cars at the age of 16. A by-product of that is that 18 to 21 year olds in most of the country have to drive to parties- where they drink- and then have to drive back home. That's the reason for the higher drinking age. Big cities where you can catch a bus or subway or are close enough to walk to your destination are the exception. As are college campus parties I guess.

[@cobramom3]

The death rate involving teen motor vehicle deaths due to intoxication, had drastically increased so the government changed the legal drinking age to hopefully stop underage drinking

[@garycamara9955]

Great this pos just erased all my message.

[@jameskernan4848]

So true I never thought of that

[@jameskernan4848]

Shit as an older guy, I was swiping the car and driving on the back roads when I was 13

[@jackiebuchanan3024]

Drive-thrus are lifesavers for those of us in our golden years. I wish all stores had them.

[@Laura-mi3nv]

High school cheerleaders are not as sexualized as made out to be in TV and films, when you get to college, its gets a little sexier, but its the pro cheerleaders for the pro teams that are the really sexy ladies. The pro cheerleaders are basically meant to be a sexy stereotype.

[@charlieschuder9976]

It's certainly changed drastically since I was in school. The cheerleaders all wore skirts and bloomers so the boys would catch a glimpse up their skirts, up to the point that "cheerleaders" became a trend in pornography. Fortunately things have changed over the years so that young ladies aren't as hyper-sexualized as in years' past.

[@garycamara9955]

Ours were pretty sexy.

[@CocoCash]

It’s come a long way since I was in high school. It’s considered a sport now. My niece was very serious about it and usually each year would end up at ESPN for a tournament. High school cheerleading was like practice for them.

[@janfitzgerald3615]

The only time I see people wearing pajamas is at Walmart late at night or very early morning. Sweatpants and sweatshirts are something else, those are more common.

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

I used to do all of my grocery shopping between midnight and 2am when I lived in a city with 24 hour grocery stores. I never shopped at Walmart (still don't) and always wore pajamas since I was ready for bed but went to the store at a time that I didn't have to deal with idiots. The stores in my small town close at 11pm so I only go in my pajamas when I shop around 10:30.

[@kathi16323]

I think they confuse our sweatpants and tops as pajamas I really do

[@Berts-pets]

​@@kathi16323People do wear actual pajamas. At least, they do in Philadelphia. It is common at corner convenience stores, pharmacies, and Walmart. It wasn't always like that and it isn't like that everywhere. I think if you wore pajamas to the store in somewhere like Boonville, Indiana you'd probably get some strange looks.

[@charlieschuder9976]

@@Berts-pets Here in NC it's usually just pajama pants. I've done it a few times myself...if it's my day off, I'm just chillin' at the house and wanna go grab some beer and grub, I don't really care if I'm "presentable." Inversely, when I wore a cheap suit to jury selection the rest of the jurors assumed I was an attorney, as they mostly showed up in jeans and t-shirts. One lady I sat next to asked if I was the defense attorney, to which I replied, "No." She responded, "Oh, you must be the prosecutor." No, I make sandwiches at a fast food chain. lol

[@Berts-pets]

@@charlieschuder9976 I totally get it and I wasn't judging. But I am old enough to remember a time when it would've been considered strange.

[@VisceralMonkey]

The US turned its obsession with pj-like comfort into an entire new sub-section of clothing called "Leisure Wear" (or "Athleisure") that's essentially glorified PJs so we feel better about wearing it in public and can match while being oh so comfy 😂

[@erinhutson5548]

And I love them for it. 😂

[@revgurley]

I was a cheerleader from ages 12-18. Captain final year. It is hard work and definitely a sport. Some "dance teams" do similar routines, but real cheerleaders have to know tumbling, tosses, routines, and dance. Very similar to gymnastics. At least when I was in school in the 80s, cheerleaders were definitely popular (as was the football team players). But there is a lot less snark than on TV/movies. Remember, you're either throwing, or you are being thrown, about 15-20 feet in the air. That's TRUST. I wouldn't want someone b*tchy to be catching me.

[@annasofiaVttle]

I was a cheerleader! Graduated in 2012. You guys sound like you were great! I think we were very a similar performance type 😊 Oh, and if anybody else sees this, the TV or movies cheerleading movies you’ve watched, yeah well they make the dancing and cheer moves much more sexual than what you e actually get up to lol

[@adeleennis2255]

I did not have a crashed car at my school for prom. They never did that. However, I live in SC now. They run tv commercials for drunk driving, distracted driving, trying to beat the train, etc. The tagline in those commercials is “Highways or Dieways.”

[@edithroberts8959]

The flag represents our freedom. You stand, take your hat off, place your hand over your heart and show respect. It's that simple.

[@lovemyscotsman]

And the freedom to not do those things. If you're forced to do it, then it's no longer a free country.

[@jonok42]

Yes, it's great that many of us choose to do that. However, that flag also flies in honor of all of our right to not stand for it. I'll fight for that right too!

[@Awood2207]

I honestly show no patriotism for anything and while I've had friends and family fight for our country, they also fight for our right to not show patriotism. Not to mention, people go way too far for Patriotism and it causes friction between people.

[@Berts-pets]

​@@jonok42I agree it shouldn't be illegal to be a disrespectful ungrateful piece of $#!+ but I don't have to like it. 🇺🇲

[@Grynslvr2]

I disagree. The flag represents our Constitutional Republic, which was instituted in order to safeguard our individual rights, and consolidate the states (formerly akin to individual countries) into one nation. Thirteen stripes for the original states and fifty stars to recognize our growth. As such, it shows us that we are part of something greater than hometown or home state politics.

[@gofortharts]

Pumping up the crowd helps the players try harder and hypes them up

[@carolynann831]

The red solo cups seem crazy thats such a big deal. They aren't just for parties. They are for family gatherings, picnics, the beach, and every day use. Solo is the brand but all stores have generic brands.

[@jameskernan4848]

"At least you're hitting your daily goal". Best fucking response I've ever heard on the internet.

[@hyett1954]

When I was taking Driver's Education at age 16 back in 1971, the school didn't do mock car crashes but they did show us films, one was named "Agony on the Highways". It was a compilation of gruesome police films of fatal accidents with mangled and dismembered bodies. It was quite sobering to our young eyes and really made us think. Sort of like shock treatment. In 1971 the legal drinking age in my state was 18.

[@CH-wy8ex]

FYI, if the wage+tips don't equal more than the minimum wage, the restaurant has to make up the difference. So, if they aren't good at their jobs, they'll make minimum wage. However, if they do an outstanding job they can sometimes make well above it.

[@cp368productions2]

Yeah most waitresses and waiters are making around $40 an hour with tips.

[@juliehoward1979]

@@cp368productions2 Only if they work in a place that is higher end or sells booze. I know of a breakfast place where that might be an entire shift in tips. I wouldn't say "most waitresses", but some. It all depends on location and style of restaurant. I'm sure they may make that much in areas that have a higher cost of living to begin with, but that's only a hand full of very highly populated areas in the country.

[@garycamara9955]

That depends on the State.

[@MistyMullins]

There's an actual song called Red Solo Cup. It's sung by country music singer Toby Keith. He wrote it as a joke. Him and his friend made a bet about writing a so g about anything. His friend said ok write a song about Red Solo cups. They even made a music video.😂

[@CintheSooner]

RIP, Toby!

[@lorawiese5897]

It is a fun song, he will be missed.

[@yugioht42]

Cheerleaders actually are very athletic as the stunts they do require serious effort and training to do properly. They get injured just like everyone else you know. Some cheerleaders became wrestlers or movie stars because of their social skills and athletic abilities.

[@naydee]

My cheerleader granddaughter is tall and considered a “base” and lifts what is called a “flyer” a smaller shorter girl. Aerials are gymnastic moves incorporated into dance routines and other movements within cheer routines. These female and male cheerleaders are very athletic.

[@ItsJordiesWorld]

It's very common for kids in the US to get a car the moment they turn 16. The morbid thought behind those crashed cars is to discourage young, stupid drivers not to risk killing themselves and/or someone else on prom night. We only had 300 students in our 7th - 12th grade school and I can probably name 5 to 10 students that died in car crashes during my six years there. Kids here drive more often, at a younger age, and farther distances than countries with mostly public transportation. They drive themselves and their friends to and from school. They drive everywhere when they're old enough, especially in rurual areas, like where I grew up. There were students that drove to school in their brand new cars and trucks, even before they had their license. I don't know if that still happens. My baby brother chauffered my grandfather around, running errands, when he was probably 12 years old. Rural American Gen Xers will probably recall similar things.

[@DartJedi]

If you see a "Solo" cup, it more than likely has some alcohol in it. Unlike "Dixie" cup that are usually smaller, paper, and for kids parties, Solo cups are bigger, plastic, and do not shatter when they get dropped full of alcohol. Most high schools do not put a crashed car out front before prom, that is ridiculously BS. Most teens drive by at least 16, and many teens do drink anyway early on. Drinking and driving is serious though at any age.

[@misslora3896]

He's got a couple of recent videos on his patreon opening gifts/things viewers and patrons have sent. One of the last boxes he opens had nothing but a big pack of Red Solo cups in it... He was thrilled. 😊

[@AncientActivist]

How come nobody has mentioned the song : "Red Solo Cup"? Toby Keith

[@igs_]

Simon Whistler doesn't do any of his own research he just reads his scripts. Which he pays someone else to poorly research

[@TarheelMama9714]

I just did... Toby Keith passed passed away last night.​ Red Solo Cup will always be one of his best songs. @@AncientActivist

[@AncientActivist]

@@TarheelMama9714 OMG! 😔

[@MarvRoberts]

In the South, we often wave at oncoming traffic. We may or may not know them but we wave, regardless. It just seems like the nice thing to do.

[@kickrocks264]

We do it in my town as well! Im in New England

[@marcye3649]

I find this mostly true in very rural areas. I live in a “southern” state, kinda OK, and I don’t do this unless it’s in my neighborhood. But I’ll do it if I don’t know the person, so maybe it’s true? lol.

[@mikepaulus4766]

The red Solo cup has lines molded into it. The bottom line is a shot 🥃, the next line is 12 fluid ounces, which is about 355 milliliters. The whole cup would top off at 18 fluid ounces, or 532 milliliters.

[@Big_Tex]

Correction: American do not show “overzealous patriotism”. Americans show appropriately-zealous patriotism, because ‘Murica 🇺🇸

[@Berts-pets]

Well said Big_Tex. 🇺🇲

[@charlieschuder9976]

Wearing the flag as clothing and buying Chinese-made American flags with the wrong number of stars and stripes isn't patriotic. It's faux-patriotism, kinda like the people who go to church twice a week just to go home and beat their wife and children.

[@ionize420]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 'Murica

[@marchofsaints]

Amen, brother

[@Heavywall70]

TEAM AMERICA!!!!….. TRUCK YEAH!!!!

[@cameronnewman9362]

asking "how are you?" doesnt mean you dont care, its just out of courtesy, it doesnt mean you dont care but it also means you care, your just being friendly, also our grocery stores have a small section that is a pharmacy, pajamas? mostly people will where sweatpants which apparently everybody considers is pajamas i guess? its not like people are walking around wearing night gowns, the smiling is just (imagine smiling without showing your teeth) and nod at them, its pretty much saying hi without saying it and yes drinking (and now smoking) you have to be 21 or older wich is bs, want to fight and maybe die for you country at 18? ok np lol its stupid

[@jonok42]

No, 18 is too young to be legal for drinking. I remember what it was like, and it was so easy for all high school and middle age kids to get alcohol. Everyone in high school knows 18 year old seniors, and they have no problem buying their younger friends booze. Generally, a 21 year old has enough sense to not risk the consequences of buying alcohol for minors under 18. They may may be dumb enough to buy it for 18 to 20 year olds, but nor for under 18.

[@deniseschlaeger624]

If you are in the military you can drink alcohol and even buy it. Doesn't matter if you are 18. I suppose people don't know you can drink if you are old enough to fight

[@garycamara9955]

They lowered the voting age to 18 after the Vietnam War because, well if you can die for your country then you should be able to vote. They never lowered the legal drinking age though.

[@garycamara9955]

When I was in highschool, if we wanted alcohol we would go down to the warfs and find a "bum" to buy for us. Actually there was a guy that was a WWII war buddy of a freinds dad. He would buy for us, and we would let him use some of the money to buy for himself.

[@yalaagee8902]

Smiling and talking to each other including strangers is concerned polite in my neck of the woods aka the south.

[@lorrainetrotter4737]

Not just the South. It is done all over.

[@Triggerhippie70]

Exactly! My husband’s from Mississippi he says ma’am, sir, etc. And we’ve taught our daughter the same thing she is respectful she thinks military personnel, and first responders for their service whenever she sees them out in public she will go out of her way to go to them and thank them for their service. This is how we are as Americans. And the fact that people from other countries think that were rude, etc. really hurts my heart because we are not. We are amazing people.

[@TarheelMama9714]

Toby Keith, the guy who sings the song about Red Solo Cups passed away last night. He had cancer. You should do a reaction video of that song in memory of him. He is the guy who sang Courtesy of the Red White and Blue, which you've already reacted to.

[@Triggerhippie70]

I miss Toby Keith!

[@kerrihennebury7616]

I live in the US and I rarely see people in their PJs. And the reason we get the jumbo sizes is because it’s NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS what I choose to buy. Other countries tell you what you can and cannot buy. Here, I don’t think so.

[@R6W2]

💯💯

[@Ladiofthewoods]

I prefer my pjs oversized, same with sweats. Comfy!

[@christianoliver3572]

Here in south Texas I used to see both men and women, grownups, going out shopping at H-E-B or Wal-Mart in their pajamas but I haven't seen this in several years.

[@dethangelsshadow1722]

The only time I ever recall seeing anything like folks in PJs was around 3am back when Walmart was still 24/7.. 😂. You are more likely to see people wearing sweats out in public.. But I won't do it.

[@theresajones7920]

I’m disabled,and 2 times I have went to town in my pj’s.A small town,I went at an odd time.I saw everyone I know while I was looking a hot mess!!🤦🏽‍♀️🤣🤣🤣

[@willcool713]

When I was coming up we used red Solo cups at keggers, which were usually more than a little illicit. The party would charge like $5 a cup, which you wrote your name on and gave you unlimited access to the keg and whatever else, like pop or cocktails or whatever was going on. You might flash some weed and they'd comp you a cup, if you were gonna share. Some parties got wilder. I can remember once having my name spelled out on a small mirror as something everyone got at the door. If you brought a good short case of beer, or a couple of four packs of wine coolers, you were usually welcome at any strange party you heard, on just about any block, could be any night of the week. Just walk right up to the door, ask what's happening, and see how it feels. Maybe it's a birthday and you let it be, maybe it's a BBQ and you get an invite, maybe it's just some people being loud after work and you start a party that builds into the night. You never knew. Sometimes you hear from a friend of a friend that there's a "raging kegger," or a "rager," somewhere out in the middle of the forest, like turn here and left at the thing, and absolutely everyone would be there. Just a mad blast at like an abandoned cabin, big bonfire, music, kegs and liquor and pop chilling in a mountain stream. And everybody knew to bring something or contribute cash. Tons of fun. From high school until the big tech revolution, I remember pick-up parties you could find anywhere, all the time. Now it's mostly just college crowds, but it used to be all ages, kids dancing, folks with babies, older people with homemade wines and beer, puff puff pass, groups of people singing along with guitars or boom boxes, sometimes at the top of their lungs, always bumming each other smokes, no worries. Very different times.

[@cookielady7662]

Loved this. Your reactions are so much fun. The UK has a king (or queen). We have a flag. It came to us through a history of bloodshed and bravery. We do honor it, at least most of us.

[@mrschurch1979]

Sonic: Route 44 is a 44 oz drink. And my local convenience sometimes has a 60 oz.

[@blakeclem1217]

7:22 in America usually if you want to acknowledge someone without words you'll smile and nod your head lol.

[@magsstewart5488]

I’ve never worked anywhere that pooled tips. I wouldn’t call it common.

[@stephenvangelder3893]

We have drive thru pawn shops and drive thru weddings, we are a car culture.

[@Timbothruster-fh3cw]

Even drive thru funerals 😂

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Lewis, you need to sell a t-shirt with 2 Slushies on it that says, "WE ONLY GOT RED AND BLUE!!" 😆👍

[@L3WGReacts]

haha t-shirts would be a cool idea!

[@Dfourteens]

I have lived in the US all my life... have never once seen a crashed car used as a prop against drinking and driving, much less one installed in the grounds of a school before prom.

[@cee8mee]

The sheriff puts one out at a prominent corner in town about every two years. But I've never seen a school have one.

[@SkyKid002]

They put one at my HS

[@sickaddiction8065]

Wait till bro finds out about drive in movie theaters. Lol.

[@FuzzyPoppa90]

We just had a True Patriot, Toby Keith pass away yesterday. He sang the song called "Courtesy of The Red, White, and Blue." He also has a song called "Red Solo Cup" you should check it out its a cool tune.

[@christinaayube8165]

Smiling is part of our language because we have so many spoken languages, the smile is needed. And the guy you are watching is a Jerk!

[@Triggerhippie70]

Yeah, this guy is an idiot. I don’t know what the hell he’s talking about. We are amazing as Americans we are kind I mean not all of us obviously there’s some assholes out there but you know what I mean. For the most part, I would say like 90% of us are amazing people who are kind and engaging. We love to talk to each other. Americans are amazing people.

[@alyj2k69]

At my high school every year for the juniors and seniors they had a program called “Every 15 minutes“ where they had a drunk driving simulation where students acted out a crash and they brought totaled cars and you heard it from inside, and when you came out there were several kids covered in blood acting dead and mangled while cops arrested the “drunk driver”. I thought it was pretty cool

[@lauraweiss7875]

In Wisconsin, you can find drive-through liquor stores.

[@edithroberts8959]

Georgia too! 😊😊😊

[@Ulnyx]

Kentucky as well.

[@hiheeledsneakers]

Lewis would go nuts seeing a brew thru.

[@erinhutson5548]

Illinois has them too.

[@evansjessicae]

I always keep red Solo cups around. I don't drink alcohol; they're just super convenient for random drinks and snacks. They're cheap enough that you don't mind using a bunch for games or projects, and they save you from doing dishes. ☺️

[@Terrell070]

Publix (grocery store) has drive-thru pickups for pharmacy. Tips, is one of the reason for cash to exist. When I was in school there was a flag in every classroom. You're an adult at 18, but you can't legally smoke or drink until 21. We had a rather gruesome presentation about drinking and driving when I was in the 10th grade. It also included seat belt use. One of the more graphic pics was a guy's heart that had been torn open in a crash. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt and that's what the steering wheel did to him when he hit it. Many cars didn't have airbags back then.

[@carolynann831]

In Texas, you can see both the Texas flag and U.S. flag everywhere.

[@BaughbeSauce]

For the Car Crash seminar our school picked like 3 or 4 drama kids to be "involved." One was the driver and okay, one was a passenger who got badly hurt, and one was killed. They'd be absent from school like Monday and Tuesday, then like around Wednesday the "driver" had to act depressed and talk about the crash. He'd deliver lines about how wracked with guilt and how horrible he felt that one of his friends died and the other was in the hospital because he decided to drink and drive. "It wasn't even that far" was a common line. The school would act like this really happened and it was real. Like a memorial picture of the one who died with flowers and stuff in the cafeteria and spirit banners for the one in the hospital. Then at a friday assembly they revealed it was scripted with the car in the parking lot with fake blood and all that. The hurt girl would be brought in on a stretcher with makeup and casts to look messed up and have a speech about how her face/leg/arm will never be the same or that she lost a leg or whatever. Then the one who died would give a speech about all of the things he could have been in his life (a father, an actor, a husband, etc) if he hadn't gotten in that car. Then the Grim Reaper takes him away. It was always memorable. They did a great job. I hope it helped some kids make good choices. Why did they go all-out? Our principal's best friend died in a drinking and driving accident when he was 17. He had chosen to walk home himself because he didn't want to get in the car. His friend was driving. He took it SUPER seriously.

[@ymaseraph6227]

😮 what?!?! Your school was like “I see your crashed car and raise it to week long morbid performance art”.

[@moonlightalkemist]

Bruh, in New Mexico in USA, we have drive-thru cannabis shops! We can order whatever type of cannabis we like and then go to the drive-thru and pick it up! It is amazing! Flower, edibles, prerolls, vapes, whatever. You can get a cannabis soda and infused snacks too!

[@Triggerhippie70]

Facts

[@danieleldon7195]

The drinking age at 21 is totally based on drunk driving in the US, and this is directly related to the US being a car centered society, which is why we have so many drive-throughs.

[@subnoizesoldier2]

In America we really loves our cars

[@PaulaStone365]

looks like when I watch your content tomorrow I will see that you have 100k subs. wtg Lewis! I'm so happy for you!

[@L3WGReacts]

thank you!! i can't wait to hit it!!!

[@cynsi7604]

@@L3WGReacts Well today at 4:25pm EST it looks Ike you NOW HAVE 100k!! 👍🏻

[@rhenamaharrey1137]

Toby Keith did the red solo cup song. He passed away today 😢

[@christinawright7054]

We even friendly wave at strangers when driving in Midwest. Don't know about any where else in US.

[@Triggerhippie70]

So I’m from Florida and we’re the same way we waved to people we say hi we open doors for people we’re respectful. We’re kind. I’ll sit and talk to a stranger at the grocery store for 20 minutes. My husband knows every single neighbor in the neighborhood their whole life. That’s just how we are. It’s in Florida as well! My husband is from Mississippi. He’s a southern gentleman. He still says at his age of 57 ma’am and sir.

[@carolynann831]

It's also school bands at school sporting events. College and high schools with football teams have marching bands that perform at halftime and go to competition. Basketball games often have pep bands.

[@scottthomas3792]

The local Speedway has 64 and 100 ounce travel mugs ( " Big Gulp") They make good lunchboxes. It's rare to see someone out in pajamas.. sometimes, late at Walmart, or Save-A-Lot..

[@amyfox9659]

When I worked in a grocery store, I would go midnight grocery shopping in my flannels and a hoodie.😅

[@chrisholodnick6725]

The drinking age is 21 because Americans have a driving culture, whereas smaller countries walk. Too many young people were drinking, driving, and dying, so that's why they raised the age limit.

[@Big_Tex]

Exactly. It doesn’t matter that 18 year olds can serve in the military (entirely voluntarily remember) or vote (I’m all for raising that to 45), they make bad stupid drunk drivers, hence the law.

[@kevinwallis2194]

An estimated 25% of teen car crashes involve an underage drinking driver. 27% of teenage drivers who were killed in traffic crashes had been drinking.

[@bryangilbert8553]

I can attest to all of these. I live in North Carolina (SE USA). The friendliness of the South is real. The patriotism is real (for most ppl). I agree that the drinking age should be 18, but drunk driving is an issue, especially in more rural or even just less urban areas. I know of about 8-10 ppl I grew up with that have died due to drunk driving.

[@erinhutson5548]

I lived in Alabama for almost a year in 2005. I’ve lived in California, Washington and Illinois before that. I have never been treated more rudely in my life. People started off friendly until they heard my lack of southern accent, and then it was a 180 change. “Y’all ain’t from ‘round here are ya?” was the tipping point. There was a small group of people in my husbands company that had moved down there at roughly the same time and we had to stick together. There was even a guy at the cell phone store that commiserated after asking me where I came from. There were some exceptions, and those people are to this day some of the warmest, kindest, most genuine people I’ve ever met. But the level of passive aggressive and straight up aggressive hostility blew me away.

[@Timbothruster-fh3cw]

​@@erinhutson5548As someone from Mississippi, I'm sorry about your experience.😢

[@cynsi7604]

In 1982 it got changed to 19 from 18 yrs old. I graduated high school in ‘81 drinking age was 18 for beer & wine and 21 for hard liquor. And in ‘82 my best friend had to wait a few months to turn 19 to be able to drink again when we went out. Then later on they turned it to 21 for everything. This was in CLT, Meck Co. ✌🏻 PS: NOPE! Drinking age should stay at 21. Back in the day we didn’t have cell phones in the car to distract us when half were driving drunk. So now people can’t even text and drive and you want them to be able to text, call and drive drunk? Call me old fashioned but… 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@brettmuir5679]

99K subscribers Lewis!!! I joined long enough to know how fast your channel is Growing. Your content is good but you make it better. Can't wait for you to reveal your silver plaque Cheers from USA :) Edit: Please consider reviewing the story of the writing of "The Star Spangled Banner" aka the US National Anthem

[@PriscillaV1964]

Solo Cups at American parties, . . . you might find a Solo Cop filled with Sharpie permanent markers by the Solo Cups. They are there to write/draw/doodle an ID on your cup.

[@Luke-ol3zb]

You should try Google street view and use it to see different towns in the US

[@marshall517]

The grocery store where I live does delivery and curb side pick up where you call in or on line place your grocery order and then go pick it up and pay. They do the shopping around the store. The pharmacy has an outside walk up window for pick up of medicine and it is part of the grocery store. Convenience makes it so we can do so much more in a day.

[@sheneaymauney4085]

Last year my son was 5 yrs old and he started the 4-6 yr old football team. They have cheerleaders for their team that were also 4-6 yr. My daughter is 12 and cheered last year and will be again this coming season but she has also been in gymnastics since 4. cheerleading & football starts as young as 3.

[@thechurchoflogic1670]

I'm an American a lot of us do not like people wearing pajamas in public

[@nathanharvey2568]

There is also a reason there are ridges on the red solo cup. The Solo cup is used more than just for drinking.

[@billythepoet28]

In Oregon they had Drive through Strip Clubs, Vegas has Drive through Weddings, the south have Drive through Liquor stores.

[@kimpepper4713]

Not all restaurants require the waitstaff to share their tips. It is either posted near the register about tips being shared, or you can ask if the tips are shared. Most restaurants where I live the waitstaff earns the tips and keeps the money that is left for them. Only one place that I know shares the tips and they have it posted. However, this one place is a smaller place, so everyone does nearly all the jobs.

[@TheVintageSoul333]

My state Kentucky does not do split tips. It's voluntary in some places like they could have a jar and you could put that in there and then they split it at the end of the day however if you give a server a tip that goes to the server.

[@judiminer61]

The placement of the line’s on a Solo cup is put there on purpose. The bottom line is the measurement for shot’s, the middle line is the measurement for wine while the top line is for beer. No measuring required, just use your Solo cup line’s. 😉

[@Dandee268]

The only time I have ever worn PJs outside of my house was first thing in the early morning 4am to walk down driveway to get mail. I think a lot of people confuse sweatpants and leggings for PJs. I hear this about Americans very frequently and rarely see it except for several occasions at Wal-Mart

[@mhlevy]

Regarding "splitting tips," it depends on the restaurant, as well as the state or city regulations. When I was working as a server, I got to keep all of my tips, however I was required to give at least 5% to the bus boys (whose tips WERE shared collectively) and at least 5% to the bar tenders. Most servers would double that, in order to keep the bus boys and bar tenders happy, because they would work harder for your tips. Something else that most people aren't aware of is that as someone who relies on tips as part of your income, you have to report your tips to the government, so you can be taxed on your tip income. There used to be a federal law that required you to declare at least 8% (I think) of your sales for your day as tips, EVEN if you didn't average 8% in tips!

[@virginiarobbins7539]

Now you can buy red cups that have a gel inside lining, freeze them it's built in ice inside the wall for your drink that doesn't water down your drink.. they are not disposable.. you wash and refuse them

[@davidfellows6657]

Americans work 8 hrs a day, with 1, 30 minute break which starts the moment you clock out. Then there are those that may work 12 hrs days. So we are driving to McDonald’s etc. to get something to eat, and return to work. Or grabbing food between jobs or any other tasks that need to be done

[@KS-ip5xn]

I was utilizing drive-thrus much more when I had to drive kids to activities all over the metro.

[@debneuweiler9867]

Wearing jogging suits or PJS was a fad in the early 2000s I guess it just stuck for some

[@theresewhitten]

About 31% of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States involve drunk drivers (with BACs of . 08 g/dL or higher). In 2021, there were 13,384 people killed in these preventable crashes. In the UK, around 5% of all reported road traffic collisions in 2021 involved at least one driver or rider over the legal alcohol limit. In 1979, 8% of reported road collisions were drink-drive related. This fell to 5% by 1990 and has generally been around 5% since then.

[@karenthompson8038]

That crashed car brought back a memory because I remember arriving by limo to my senior prom that wasn’t even at our school and they display a wrecked by dui vehicle right in front of the hotel with a sign saying something about party responsibly and don’t drink and drive or this is what happens! How messed up is that? But it gets through to some people.

[@brianlewis5692]

"Servers in the US make less than the minimum wage" - this is true, but they make more money than they would if they were paid an hourly wage. Servers make BANK off tips. My roommate used to come home with $100-$200 a night from serving tables. That's WAY more than he would have made if he got paid an hourly wage. (I think this is why they stopped paying servers a normal wage to begin with...because they were making too much money.) We used to be able to drink at age 18 before 1984. It was upped to 21 because so many kids were dying in fatal drunk driving car accidents and mothers were outraged. Make sense now?

[@barbaraeverly1922]

Where do you live? I was 18 in 1972 and the drinking age was NOT 18, it was 21! It was 21 when I lived in Illinois and 21 when I lived in California.

[@lorrainetrotter4737]

The paying under minimum wage came about because of freed slaves in the USA. It had maybe begun in Europe earlier, but the practice lost popularity there. At least try to learn the history before throwing something on the wall to see if it sticks

[@Ulnyx]

​@@barbaraeverly1922In 1984, Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which required states to raise their ages for purchase and public possession to 21 by October 1986 or lose 10% of their federal highway funds. By mid-1988, all 50 states and the District of Columbia had raised their purchase ages to 21. South Dakota and Wyoming were the final two states to comply with the age 21 mandate. So before that it was up to the state to decide the drinking age, and some were still 18.

[@kenholst3541]

​@@barbaraeverly1922I lived in Wisconsin and it was 18 so probably a lot of teens driving over the border that didn't make it home

[@valogden]

It was 19 in Idaho when I was growing up in the 70s.

[@shawnmoen6123]

Smiling at strangers is common in places like the Midwest, or more rural areas. If you try that shit in the hood your going to have a rough time.

[@georgefalcon14]

I'm picturing the scene from South Park, when Stan was learning to ski, and the instructor said "if you French fry when you should have pizza'd you're going to have a bad time." 😂

[@misslora3896]

The "hood" must be the only place like that, because I've lived in pretty much every region of the country, from small towns to major cities, not to mention the numerous places I've visited nationwide and for the most part it's been the same everywhere... People smile back and often give a little nod of acknowledgment.

[@anitapeludat256]

​@@misslora3896 If you don't know the hood, and don't have city street smarts of any kind, don't do that smile or greeting in a hood you know nothing about. You literally have zero idea of the "etiquette" of that hood . Quietly turn around and leave .

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

Smiling never came naturally to me but when I went to college I had to make an effort because when I don't smile I have resting-bitch-face. People thought I was mad or stuck up when I was usually just deep in thought about classes. It became second nature to have resting-smiling-face since I also knew resting-bitch-face would not go over well in the work-place environment.

[@Triggerhippie70]

So I’m in Florida and we smile at strangers as well. We open doors for one another will sit and talk to somebody for 2030 minutes at the grocery store that we don’t even know have a whole conversation laughing, etc. and we just met them five minutes ago! We hug people I think all in all as Americans we are very kind we have a lot of bad apples obviously there’s bad apples everywhere, but as a whole as American Americans, we are very engaging and loving and kind. I feel like people from other countries think that were horrible people and I wish that they wouldn’t think that because we’re not!

[@lizzaangelis3308]

1:38 my response to the how are you? Depends on the day and how I am feeling…. Most of the time I answer I’m good and you? 11:06 worked at a restaurant our tips were not pooled together. At the end of the night a portion of our tips would go to the busboy and dishwasher the cooks were paid full wages. In Texas we apparently got in line for patriotism twice! Because we are equally prideful of our state which apparently makes us unique….. 15:03 our passage into adulthood happens in steps. 16- we can drive and get a job. 18- we can vote live on our own and get drafted 21- we get to drink Please remember we are driving age 16 and you can get a hardship drivers license at age 15. And sometimes younger…

[@Aydin-Adam]

4:20 some places even have drive thru convenience stores. they're pretty rare, but there a few of them not too far from me in South Florida

[@IamAmericasDaughter]

The greeting how are you is a family game. The best come back wins. Best one to date that I heard outside of family but I’m gonna steal is: just the perfect amount over neutral. Anyone got one ? Tip- order the larger size and you only have to pay for one fries and drink, then can order additional burger or such. Ends up saving $$$

[@davinasampson6557]

In some parts of Texas we have drive thru alcoholic drinks. They make the drinks and you get a small bottle of alcohol to pour in the drink you ordered but you cant open it while in the car.

[@cobramom3]

Also, our American anthem is pretty bad ass so of course we all know it. As a former waitress if you split your tips by tipping your bartender because they make your drinks quickly for you and then you also tip your bus boy for cleaning your tables fast for you and then you tip your host/hostess because they control who sits in your seating area. Those are all things to think about when you leave a tip for your server. As a server remembering to take care of your support staff really makes a difference in everything you do

[@melkor251]

I am just wondering what percentage of Brits know their national anthem and what percentage of Brits know our National Anthem. For some strange reason I wouldn't be surprised if more of them know the American Anthem then the words to their own.

[@itsalexney]

Sometimes I get a small drink if I’m eating in because of free refills, but usually get large otherwise. There’s also some places that have the same price for any size drinks.

[@Grynslvr2]

"How are you" is the modern version of "How do you do?" Where I'm from we us the contraction "Howdy." How do you do, became How d' y' do", which became Howdy do (yes that is where the TV show Howdy Doody came from), which finally became Howdy. Or "HOWDY DAMMIT" if you are an old Texas Aggie.

[@J-Rod91]

Where I live they don’t use “mock car crash” vehicles. They use ACTUAL CAR CRASH VEHICLES. Some didn’t even have ANYTHING to do with “drinking and driving!” I know this because my friend was driving his car home from work when he got into an accident and died. Another one of our friends was in the car with him and he died the next day. One of those companies came to my friends mom and asked if they could buy the car from her and use it for that exact reason. She was angry with the way that they did it but she sold it to them.

[@subnoizesoldier2]

The flag thing is weird because y’all have an awesome flag

[@robloxgoofs1916]

I live in Louisiana and yes, people do go to Walmart and their pajamas with like a sweatshirt or a T-shirt on with slippers and sometimes I even see them with rollers. In their hair

[@dethangelsshadow1722]

It's been a while since I've bought Solo cups ... But they do come in other colors than red. Here in Tennessee they frequently have orange and white ones.. wonder why that is. 😂 That said, you can usually find red, blue and yellow just about anywhere; and sometimes other seasonal or sports team colors.

[@techn9cian09]

Here in the us, some places offer 44oz cups (1250ml) it’s pretty awesome on hot days when you’re really thirsty.

[@smilosabercat]

Drive up Pharmacy's are pretty common. Since Covid many major stores Walmart, large grocery stores, Large Hardware stores you can order what you want online and park in special designated parking and store employees will come to your cars and deliver the goods to your trunk(boot). Pay having already occurred via. online transaction.

[@shawnmarcho8662]

the ridges on the red solo cups are for different drinks like a shot or a beer

[@colt1815]

Here in the US, there is a workaround for making sure that server keeps the tip you give them. Ask them if they split tips there. If they say yes, hand them their tip, and tell them its a gift, not a tip. I Do it all the time. Pissed off a couple managers like that but they legally cant do anything about it.

[@tzarinaruths.2610]

We play beer pong with red plastic cups at parties...lol...a game always starts when those red cups show up...lol.

[@brucec6095]

Regarding the tip issue, often enough the person who takes your order is not the same person who serves you the food, and rarely the person who removes your dirty dishes. So sharing tip is reasonable. Sharing with cooks, I think is rare. I worked in the hotel/resaurant industry for about 15 years (60 & 70's) and never heard of sharing tips with the kitchen staff, other than busboys.

[@segisbasbas6347]

You know I’ve also seen people that are none Americans posting flags on their cars and homes. I have neighbors that do and it just shows how much of an impact the US is in the world? It makes me proud to be an American!

[@yugioht42]

My high school never did the mock car crash. We were shown a video that the television class put together for driving prom night. It showed a bad crash that actually happened and yeah brains splattered across a windshield is pretty gruesome. I actually live in the Orlando area and car crashes happen pretty much every day and it’s crazy how bad these crashes can get. Every victim is automatically moved to Orlando regional which was renamed Orlando health. It’s a city policy. I’ve seen a couple of crashes myself around the area known as the beachline because someone sped up where they couldn’t and crashed because they lost control. Interstate 4 is pretty bad too l. A lot of the roads around Orlando are safe just people don’t like listening to the police.

[@rhondacrosswhite8048]

The Solo company, a line within the Dart Container Corporation, also used to sell blue cups however, since i'm way above sorority or frat age, I haven't looked to see if they are still offered in any colour except red. Not to be confused with the Dixie cup people who also make disposable drinking vessels.sometimes just for fun I will launch into a truthful answer when asked how I am- you know, my arthritis is acting up, the dog has diarrhoea and my car made a weird noise. You know, an honest answer.

[@empice2k]

How I respond to… THEM: How are you? ME: “I’ve been better, but that was 35 years ago.” They usually laugh, but that’s as far as this exchange goes. 😁

[@Ulnyx]

Dont know if the UK has this like we do in America, but we've gone past drive-throughs. Don't even need to leave your home anymore. You can buy almost anything, including liquor, and have it sent to your front door. Can even get your prescription meds delivered like that. And for the stuff you can't order like that, we have companies like Uber, that the drivers will do your shopping, and bring it to you.

[@Timbothruster-fh3cw]

That's because of COVID mostly & not a good thing unless you are disabled.

[@evyonnjames9387]

If you enjoyed beer pong you should try a good game of quarters or a beer bong! LOL and referencing back to the 70s and the 80s we did jungle juice which was everclear (alcohol ) fruit a various kinds like watermelon pineapple apples oranges cherries whatever you had you throw it in there for 24 hours and let it soak up the alcohol and the next day you top it off with more alcohol and serve it that night!

[@lisaestes4748]

I was a cheerleader (among 3 additional sports) starting at the age of 10 thru the age of 17. It wasn't just sporting events, we were competing and you have to be very athletic to toss each other in the air and catch them. Women and men actually get full ride scholarships for this sport. People who look at it like a sexualized event dont really know what goes into it.

[@robynbeach3198]

It's definitely a legitimate sport. I think the outfits and sometimes suggestive dance moves is what sexuallizes it. It's completely unnecessary and for underage girls it's just sad and gross.