American Guy Reacts to Americans in England: 10 Things That SURPRISED Us About the UK

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[@gillfox9899]

Your comment about the USA being the greatest place on earth has only been something I've heard Americans saying.

[@paulhenman9907]

With hot and cold taps you use a plug in the sink and make it how you want it

[@grahvis]

The result of many years of propaganda and ignorance of day to day life in other countries.

[@FayDonaldson-pv9op]

Saves water and the planet. Just running taps down the drain is a waste

[@andyf4292]

theres other places that say that about their own country- North Korea ,for instance

[@zippybanana2691]

Most sinks now have a mixer tap tbh so bit out of date, still a few though ...

[@helenwood8482]

As children, we are taught the Country Code, which is a set of rules for respecting farmers, farm animals and wildlife.

[@helenwood8482]

Brits don't want to be Interrupted whilst eating. All you need to do when you want the bill is make eye contact with the staff.

[@kevinwhite981]

I went to a pub in England had a meal and when i finished i walked out without paying when i got home i realised that i hadnt paid, i phoned the pub and said sorry i totally forgot to pay, they said ok that's fine not a problem, and paid on my card over the phone, i love the way you are left alone to enjoy your meal.😊

[@RogersRamblings]

Some friends and I did that on a boating holiday on the Thames. This was before credit/debit cards and mobile phones so sadly we had to wait until lunchtime to go back to the pub to settle up. It seemed a bit pointless going anywhere else for lunch and so...

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

I did similar in a cafe once and returned the next day as I left near closing time. I apologised. They said, ' Oh we realised you had forgotten but we knew you would be back!'

[@JacquelineBarnes-u5y]

Their is nothing more annoying than somebody keeps asking if everything thing is ok

[@johnchristmas7522]

When I go to a restaurant, I DONT want somebody KEEP coming to my table asking if everything is alright or do Want something else, like everybody is in a mad rush to get me out so that they can keep making lots of money. Restaurants all over Europe RESPECT the diner, they DONT interrupt while you are eating or talking with your guests and there is no mad rush to get you out. Restaurants like that would no last to long. Thats why they invented drive throughs in America, its, as always, about money-never about enjoying life. If you want lots of junk fast food, full of fat, salt and sugar and kicked out as quick as possible, where the waitress has to have a 20% tip to make her money up - go to America. I know, because I've been many times. Its a great huge country but it treats its people like shite. The UK has many many faults but I'd rather live here thanks. At least I dont have worry about my health, our food is healthy and safe and we have holidays and sickness pay and maternal time off with pay, plus there isn't a madman ready to shoot my kids in school - and we only give tips for good service not because the restaurant is mean to its staff with very low wages. Watch the video from "newsroom". "America is NOT the greatest country in the world anymore".

[@lizvickers7156]

Well said and so bloody true

[@alanhowell-c5p]

whoa up there mate when has usa EVER been the greatest country in the world brutain has given more to the world than the us we brits live in the greatest nation look at all we have invented

[@margaretflounders8510]

@@alanhowell-c5p Exactly!

[@lindamcgregor4080]

I agree 💯. Born in England, lived there for the first 12 years of my life. Came to Australia in 1970, lived here ever since. So glad not to live in the US. 🦘🇦🇺

[@MrBulky992]

Sadly, this interrupting of the meal is becoming more common in the UK: it happened to me on Sunday when I was having my roast for lunch - just the once, though.

[@anniegetyrgun8741]

Smaller portions also mean less food waste

[@Susan-kd3rv]

Yes true , but I always find food portions is smaller but expensive especially in London ..

[@KarenSmith-ef9kk]

@@Susan-kd3rv most of the time the potions are not worth the cost compaired to any other EU country or the US, expensive small portions that don't fill most people, so they have to buy more, UK has always been tight fisted with potion sizes...even mc'donolds burgers are smaller in uk and cost more...although if you go to Indian or Chinese restaurants you will get a better/bigger portion size, potion sizes in uk have been basically the same size since world war 2, when rationing was a thing and nothing changed but the exuberant/over inflated prices per potion.

[@Susan-kd3rv]

@@KarenSmith-ef9kk agree 👍

[@Susan-kd3rv]

@@KarenSmith-ef9kk agree 👍

[@rebeccamills3886]

Some of the public footpaths in the UK are thousands of years old. They were there before the land was 'owned' and the law prohibits the closing of these footpaths without legislation.

[@ru3363]

Just ask Madonna how difficult it is to close a public footpath.

[@julialk4536]

I live in a village in Yorkshire which is surrounded by public footpaths. I can walk to the nearest town by following the signs/footpaths.

[@amanda3743]

​@@julialk4536I live in a village in west Yorkshire and a footpath runs across the front of my property. It's been there longer than my victorian house has, and is quite busy as it's the quickest route on foot up the hill to the next village. We get a lot of hikers too. Nice to sit out front and greet people passing by.

[@RogersRamblings]

The only American tourists who are disliked are those who live down to the stereotype. Those who respect the local culture and make an effort to blend in, or simply not stand out, are welcome.

[@lindsaymckeown513]

The majority of Americans I have met in my 62 years have been very interested in conversation with locals, pleasant, and non judgemental about differences. You do get the loud, brash, arrogant, self obsessed ones from time to time but less and less since the 70s!

[@douglasmcclelland]

It’s not all Americans we don’t like it’s just the very loud, rude, demanding / entitled ones really. Those that think because they’re paying for a service can be rude to people. If you’re respectful and polite then you’ll be fine and treated with respect.

[@Susan-kd3rv]

I’m from london and you do get that here sometimes though .

[@willcambeul6172]

@@Susan-kd3rv Yes, just go into pubs or restaurants - shops, even - where the arrogant tossers from The City or Canary Wharf get to. City Banker is a well used rhyming slang (can you guess it?) for this type of bloke. That said, we've just got rid of a Tory government full of those types.

[@charlestaylor9424]

Farmers are usually pretty good unless you hit an incredibly busy time. One camping trip we went to a farm to try and by milk and eggs. We got them and the farmer asked where we were camped. He advised us to move uphill because it was going to rain and we would be washed out. He told us if it got to bad to come into his barn. It was heavy rain. Next morning his wife sold us a lovely cooked breakfast for a very reasonable price. Frankly cold and soaked to the skin I would have sold my girlfriend for a mug of tea.

[@margaretflounders8510]

lol!!

[@AbzScotland]

The separate taps goes way back because the UK system allows you to safely drink water straight from the cold taps. Brits grow up drinking from taps and when visiting other parts of the world Brits were always warned not to drink from the taps.

[@lindsaymckeown513]

I just moved and changed the mixer taps to seperate ones! I don't like the height and power of them, they splash everywhere and are much less controlable than single ones. I think single ones look nicer too and will look nicer as they become less common!

[@KarenSmith-ef9kk]

@@lindsaymckeown513 problem is a lot of housing in uk still use hot water storage tanks and bacteria can build up in them and they not safe to drink from, ence separate taps for hot and cold water.

[@Lee-kf9tq]

I don't know why alot of the comments on here are saying to put the plug in and mix the water to wash your hands. I've never done this in my life. You just use the hot tap, it doesn't come out boiling straight away it warms up while you're washing your hands.

[@shirleyanneyoung955]

Exactly! I really don’t see the big deal with it all. It just seems like nitpicking to me.

[@lindsaymckeown513]

Same, just be quick! Must be that efficient trait they were talking about...

[@davidknell8831]

Never make the customer feel rushed ! That’s outrageous.

[@LB-my1ej]

We do walk a lot an American friend was flabbergasted at the amount of walking we actually do. Ask a Brit where somewhere is and they’ll say just 5 minutes away round that corner, half an hour later you’re still walking😂

[@lindsaymckeown513]

Haha, one of my American cousins used to come over regularly and preferred to stay with my sister because he said I would walk him to death.

[@charlestaylor9424]

Most amazing are the virtual queues. People can be standing at a bus stop waiting for one of three or four buses. When one turns up the milling crowd suddenly organises into a queue for the bus that's arrived.

[@Lee-kf9tq]

Depends if there's immigrants there though. More and more lately I've see Brits queuing up for something and then a random foreigner will just walk in front of everyone. Even in shop ques. Happened to be 3 times in one day before, each time by an African lady, the third time it happened in a charity shop when I was with my disabled nephew and I kicked right off.

[@missyyoutube7145]

I will never forget the day the forming people getting ready to board the bus, all held back and gave me the "after you" hand gesture I realised I was the old lady at the bus stop 😢 and sat broken hearted on the whole journey I was 42 !!

[@Lazmanarus]

With the seperate hot & cold taps, just put the plug in the drain, add hot & cold water to your requirements & pull the plug out when you've finished.

[@missyyoutube7145]

Right ! How is that hard to work out 😂

[@helenwood8482]

I don't get why Americans are so confused about sinks. You put the plug in and mix the water in the sink.

[@stephenlee5929]

To be fair, in many cases there isn't a plug

[@adebolabloke6962]

Plus you're washing dirty hands in dirty water. Give me running water from a mixer tap any day

[@ptjogara]

Yeah - I've never filled the sink to wash my hands. Just do the back and forth thing. To be fair, it wouldn't be an issue if the hot tap wasn't always close to boiling and the cold tap pretty much ice water.

[@josephturner7569]

​@@stephenlee5929bring your own.

[@eileencritchley4630]

There are a heck of lot of mixer taps so two taps where you can turn on both and adjust them to get the water at the heat you want. I have mixer taps.

[@grabtharshammer]

In the UK we have Public Footpaths, Public Bridleways, all very old going back to the days of Pack Horses etc. But we NEED to use them more, because if we don't use them then they can close them and take them away. Scotland has the right to roam laws which are even better than England and Wales. We do in general respect other peoples property, even when the footpath crosses through their land, but they know it and landowners also have certain responsibilities to keep them open and free from hazards. If you come here, get a map showing you the Paths, they exist. I actually live close to the South West Coastal Path, so my dog gets some interesting walks sometimes. I do worry, however that people are not teaching their kids to respect the outdoors in the same way that I was taught as a child. The amount of litter I see when out walking, sweet wrappers etc, just thrown on the ground instead of being put into the litter bins, disgusts me.

[@annedunne4526]

It's not just the UK that is more efficient in relation to card payments etc. It's that the US is behind most of the rest of the world.

[@mej6519]

Uk lad here, i ditched the car back in 2004, used to take me nearly an hour to get to work in the car, 7 mile trip, rush hour traffic was horrendous. Jumped on my bike 38mins, found a few short cuts 30mins. I use public transport, buses, trains, i really dont miss driving at all. And i do love the amount of money i save from not having to look after a car.

[@gabbymcclymont3563]

I am 53 and i have never known someone who owned a moped and i have lived all over the UK. It would be worth you looking into Scotlands Right to Roam, it is a amazing system that lets you go on private land. You can not go in a private garden but private land is open land. You must not litter the land the idea is to leave it as you find it, so no littering. The Right to Roam is womderful it makes the land ours and we are very protective of it. We also have Bothys which are very basic, simple propertys to take shelter in, they are free and can have a load of people you do not know staying with you.

[@charlestaylor9424]

You must pay attention though, every year people cross a field and get killed by cows.

[@gabbymcclymont3563]

@@charlestaylor9424 aye poor wee coos.

[@chsh1]

Lmao that field is worse than the killing fields in Cambodia I heard!​@@charlestaylor9424

[@peterjackson4763]

When I first started working I bought a moped to get to work. 18 months later I bought a car. That was better when it was raining, but slower as I couldn't use the bus lanes to pass the jams.

[@eileencritchley4630]

@@charlestaylor9424 I've crossed many fields with cow's in them sometimes one would walk slowly over but most just ignore you. Worst was when I was walking through a field in Wales with my big dog on his lead due to the sheep. He was terrified and wouldn't walk unless protected between myself and hubbie. A ram decide to come and threaten him so this large powerful dog lay down behind us. The blasted Ram bashed into the side of my leg nastie bruise on the side of my leg. The Ram decided he'd made his point and decide to 'escort' us out of the field by walking along side us until we excited the field.

[@seeker1432]

As a Brit, I feel you would get along with most people here. Theres always going to be idiots. But you got a good personality.

[@laurenh6668]

It's cool that you're reacting to their channel. Their vids about the UK are really fair and I love their chill demeanour. Would be cool if you did come here and made your own version of what shocked you

[@fionagregory9147]

I am 63 and have never had a car. Not needed. Walk or taxi.

[@KarenSmith-ef9kk]

naa mate you are joking!, bus service in uk is hit & miss outside of london Arriva bus services are the pits, if they aren't cancelled they are up to 20 mins late or just don't turn up at all...not much good if you have to rely on bus service to get to work on time without having to to go for an even earlier bus so you have to stand outside for an hour or so in the cold/snow/rain or frost in winter, also you shouldn't have to to check the bus site 1 hour before setting off to see if your bus is cancelled, being as buses are less regular early morning, ie every 30 mins or 1 hour anyway, employers don't give a damn about buses, they want employers there on time...or you are fired

[@Susan-kd3rv]

I do like your channel I’ve seen a couple of videos now and I do like you don’t interrupt the video every minute , so thank you 🙏 .

[@helenwood8482]

Narrow roads are not a problem to us.

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

Most of our cars are a little smaller

[@missyyoutube7145]

Speak for yourself 😂 I just breathe in and hope for the best.

[@lindsaymckeown513]

Yep, just maintain your brakes well!

[@CrazyInWeston]

There are over 140,000 miles of public footpaths in the UK. They are literally everywhere.

[@patrickh8602]

Smaller portions but higher quality ingredients so you feel satisfied at the end.

[@douglasmcclelland]

Eating in a restaurant in the UK is a leisurely experience, take your time and relax, have a chat etc. you typically get around 2 hours before they may ask you to move to the bar area if they’re busy and have another booking. Maybe 1.5 hours if it’s very busy. But if it’s quiet you can often stay as long as you like

[@karenblackadder1183]

Every restaurant I've ever been, if you've booked a table, that table is yours for the entire night. Never known any restaurants that double book. I'm 68.

[@gillianrimmer7733]

We went out for dinner last night - we booked for 7 and left about 9.30. We finished eating around 8.30, but stayed to have another couple of drinks before we left.

[@DougBrown-h1n]

The difficulty with parking in the UK reflects the price of land over here. We don't have any "spare" land, unlike the States, so available land in towns and cities that hasn't been built on, has a pretty high value. Parking charges compensate the landowners somewhat.

[@chrisharrell2449]

Yes, in the UK, a card must never leave your site now. not allowed to take it into another room that. illegal. for fear that they might be skimming your card and making a copy of it.

[@gavingiant6900]

The bill thing, they are giving you the time to ask. The American style seems like to get you fed and get you out of the door as fast as possible for the next customers.

[@weedle30]

If someone has nicked the sink’s plug then fair enough 💁🏼‍♀️ but….. not being able to work out that by putting that funny, black, rubbery round thing dangling on a chain, in that hole where all the tap water is running to, the sink will actually fill up with a mix of hot n cold water, so that the washing of hands would be a simple task, is just very strange! 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@margiestevens2384]

Trusting that the sink is clean enough to mix water in is more trust than I have😂

[@weedle30]

@@margiestevens2384 put the plug into the plughole - run some hot water into the sink - squirt some soap into sink bowl and give it a wipe around wash with a paper towel - remove the plug to drain the “dirty, unclean, stagnant water” 🤔 - replace plug and refill sink - now wash hand with a squirt of soap - SIMPLES! 😄

[@shirleyanneyoung955]

Turn the hot tap on and start washing your hands. The water doesn’t come out instantly boiling but by the time you’ve finished lathering and rinsing it will have gradually got hotter. It’s not as difficult to work out as you all seem to be making out.

[@gennytun]

​@@shirleyanneyoung955exactly!

[@mataform]

You are very welcome . Please come and visit and go to Devon or Oxford or Northumberland or the Lake District . It’s beautiful.

[@ElunedLaine]

I might have suggested you watch this YT vid before - 'British Foot Paths are Living History | UK vs US' by Mac & Blair Family Adventures

[@francisedward8713]

I second this!

[@francisedward8713]

I really want to walk the Ridgeway, Britain’s and England’s oldest road that passes numerous ancient monuments like Wayland’s Smithy and the Uffington Horse.

[@grahvis]

Many hot water systems get water from a header tank and as such must be kept separate from the cold water system. Hence, the two taps.

[@shady8479]

Visit Nottingham castle and Sherwood Forest, beautiful places

[@lordcharfield4529]

Most of our roads are not as narrow as some of those clips suggested!

[@Angelic_Alternatives]

I grew up in the Highlands of Scotland, you’d definitely need a car, although we do have buses & trains that will take you to the nearest city, which is Inverness. The NC500 (North Coast) is a popular drive with loads of beautiful towns & villages to check in on. They were right though, there are SO many towns, villages and even hamlets that exist outside of London and spread out ALL over the main land & isles of the UK, so so beautiful and really worth travelling too.

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

The coast to coast walk is awesome, also the Cotswold Way is a great walk. Our footpath network is something we take for granted, but it's great to have access to.

[@kateparkinson5068]

... or try the Pennine way x

[@janninemoon3486]

There are a lot of footpaths in the UK that you can get maps of them & I believe there is over 2000 mapped pathways, hope you get to enjoy at least a small portion of them

[@janetstorey416]

It's easy to control you food portions, stop when you are satisfied, leave the rest on your plate, it's considered greedy to stuff yourself in the UK

[@lindsaymckeown513]

Stop before you are satisfied my mum always said! Apparently it takes several minutes for your stomach to tell your brain is full.

[@martinsear5470]

The confusion over the taps is hilarious. There is a plug, usually on a chain, that you pop in and mix the water that way.

[@youngthing12]

We have three dogs, my neighbour has four, they are walked 3/4 times a day there is also lots of green area’s, and woods near our house to let our dogs run around and play. I live in Scotland and people in my area and surrounding area have numerous pets 👍🏻😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@helenwood8482]

We travel a lot around the UK, but there are countless places to visit. They have been to places I haven't, but I have been to hundreds of places they haven't. They still know very little about the UK.

[@carolynekershaw1652]

There are Americans and there are Americans. I gave watched a number of videos by this couple and they are lovely people who engage with the people and culture where they travel. I have also watched Americans of Greek heritage whinge about Greece while waiting for a ferry. The service in Greece is laid back compared to the US, the ferry schedule can be effected by the weather, etc.

[@pamparker68]

If you plan to travel outwith the cities and larger towns then a car is needed, especially here in Scotland as a lot of the most beautiful places are in the middle of nowhere with maybe only a couple of very small villages. We still do have a good train network (maybe not so much the actual service) but hiring a car for part of your time is a must. Also in Scotland we have the right to roam which means we can walk or bike anywhere (with a few exceptions such as MOD land or private gardens) even through pricate land or fields, footpath or no footpath. We can also wild camp anywhere (again a few limitations) as long as you leave the place as you find it. We are very lucky.

[@petethefungi]

Many of our roads were built over existing cart tracks, the land either side was/is privately owned.

[@LexiLaughs]

don't worry about negative comments online, every country tends to have online trolls that leave unnecessary comments, people will be welcoming.... just remember our British humour is dry and sarcastic so sometimes people from elsewhere might think we're rude when we're really just bantering

[@monofrida1]

Apparently, America has 8 parking spaces per car. In the UK we have 1 parking space per 5 cars

[@radleeand]

You'll be very welcome here. Americans are family.

[@clivethewritermadenglishma4042]

Not many people have Scooters or mopeds. Too dangerous on town roads.

[@cattanton2898]

It is good to be appreciated, Love the cousins over the pond bless you all😍💕🐾

[@tomferrante8002]

It's logical that our lavatories are better we invented the flushing toilet!

[@lindamcgregor4080]

I was born in England and came to Australia in 1970 when I was 12 years old, with my family. We are more like England than the states. Maybe because a lot of people here are from Britain, or have British ancestry. I will always hold my birth place dear to my heart ❤️, but my home is now in Australia 🇦🇺

[@AbzScotland]

'Beard meets food' is a UK based food eater who rarely uses a knife. His videos are entertaining and might be worth a reaction?

[@natashafletcher600]

Footpaths are a big deal. They are NOT private property, they are "public rights of way". There have been incidents where people have found that they have inadvertently built extensions on footpaths and have had to agree to allow people to walk through their new kitchens! There is probably a whole video on this subject. :)

[@alexmckee4683]

Technically a public right of way is an easement across private property.

[@DUNFERMLINEBOY1]

It depends if you go to a high class restaurant or hotel then you are more likely to have a waiter or waitress (what you guys call servers) but its not so in your face, also they dont rely on the tip so you only tip if you genuinely feel you got good service! BUT Yes if you go to a pub or a cafe you often have to go up to the bar and order in case of the former and then they will shout you when your food is ready its just part of the experience but then again you could spend hours in there, same with a cafe yoi go up and order your own food at the counter and you will either be called when its ready or sometimes they will bring the food to you!

[@katydaniels481]

Video idea... The Coast to Coast: 182 Miles across the English countryside By Liam Brown

[@judyburgess3357]

Our footpaths have been hard fought for and are loved here. You must respect that you are crossing private land, make sure you keep gates shut, don't litter, keep dogs on a lead so they can't harrass animals. A farmer can and will shoot a dog that chases his sheep. A great extended footpath is the south west coast path, follows the coastline of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Devon again and then into Somerset. Fantastic views, but quite hard walking in parts. If you fancy an adventure to the UK you should come, you will have a good time, and seem like a nice guy.

[@DUNFERMLINEBOY1]

Hmm the separate hot and cold taps are more in older properties you have to remember that some properties can be 100's of years old! Believe me we DO have mixer taps I have mixer taps in both my bathroom and kitchen! But some older hotels and houses and even public conveniences that have been around for many many years can still have the separate hot and cold taps.

[@vallejomach6721]

The reason is that cold water from the mains supply is deemed safe and fit to drink...whereas hot water comes from water that is stored in a tank (generally in the loft) and may have been standing there for some time + the heating of water via the boiler tank etc can result in the transmission of particulates such as metals slowly eroding over time etc contaminating the water. Water bylaws state that the two must be kept separate for safety and even with today's modern mixers the hot water does NOT meet with the cold supply at any point until the very last moment...and they have mechanisms that prevent one flowing to the other with the inevitable imbalance of pressure between the two systems.

[@vedanthinorn]

I find the "service" in US restaurants to be annoying and creepy, 99% of the time I want service staff to _leave me alone_ unless I ask them for something. Also, _nobody_ touches my debit/credit card but me that drove me _up the wall_ in the US

[@KarenSmith-ef9kk]

when I was in florida, I made sure to use cash for that reason, someone taking your card out of your sight is a risk.

[@kimamato9367]

Be polite and have good manners, you will be welcome anywhere….

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

Trains are expensive to most people BUT if you are going on day trips the cost can drop a very large amount if you travel after " rush hour " to your destination and return before the evening " rush hour" , starts but always check what the times are otherwise it'll cost you .

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

We also have national express coaches and stage coach .prices are very reasonable .I buy a bus ticket at mums and can travel any where within the region for 2 pounds .a coffee costs more than that

[@TerenceDixon-l6b]

We don't waste tarmac and land for tarmac car parks which act as heat sinks, did you know there are 8 parking places for every car in the US. As Joni Mitchell complained - "they paved paradise and put up a parking lot" (Big Yellow Taxi, 1970)

[@tighabhinn]

You have to ask for the bill because it's just a sign that you're welcome to sit as long as you want

[@whitecompany18]

Yeah our roads are narrow, my first car was a camero Z28 😄 and that was fine👌 generally now I just use an electric bike , I have a car (fiat panda 4x4 diesel) but we don't have deserts and salt flats inbetween villages... It's just a couple of miles😄 all towns and cities and most villages have a small train station and you can take a bike on the train too so if you are going into the city you don't need to pay to park or pay congestion charges/tolls with a bike you just chain it up right outside , I only need to use my car to pull my boat maybe once a month , I live on the river Mersey but may take my boat 12 miles to the river dee or ten miles to the river weaver or 7 miles to the elesmere port canal... Nothing is very far away, it's quite compact here😄👍

[@lizvickers7156]

Why would you want someone constantly coming to you and asking if your alright. do you need anything else. I would get right peed off and tell them to do one.

[@vallejomach6721]

Touting for tips...that's why. Those sorts of service jobs pay a pittance and are only viable when tips are added...hence why they a) typically want you to be done and on your way to free up space for the next tipper (customer) b) are excessively attentive...they're fishing for tips they NEED to make the job worth doing at all. It's annoying, but I get it. It's a backward-ass system where the owner passes the burden of paying their staff directly to the customer rather than the owner paying staff a suitable living wage out of their businesses' takings. It's also a reason, I believe, for the crazy portion sizes...there's so much competition that food places have to try and give as much value as possible to a) try to ensure good tips (since some skim tips off their staff) and b) give people a reason to return. I'm sure at some point there's been some kind of silent portion size war where food providers have kept escalating the portions and others then kept following suit until you end up with the situation you have where you are often confronted with at least twice as much as an average human needs. AND it becomes a totally normal thing to take half of it home like you're some sort of farm animal...the whole -doggy bag' thing is just weird...and a bit gross tbh. Yes certainly, let me just go in the back and shovel all this stuff you didn't eat into a box so you can take it with you...why the hell is that a thing?

[@lizvickers7156]

@vallejomach6721 America the supposed greatest country in the world and what have they really got Nothing. Healthcare terrible, gun crime terrible. Wages in some jobs, terrible. The land of the free....just a joke. Americans are not free at all. They are ruled at every corner. They may think they are free and it's the greatest country, but in truth they are just shackled with no way to escape.

[@thyra_UK]

My husband is Canadian and was treated a lot differently when people realised he wasnt American, they even said to him, thank god youre not American, simply because of how arrogant American tourists act. Plus the fact they insist they are the greatest country in the world, which they're not and it just sounds stupid and arrogant.

[@danUnited26]

Make sure you come and see us in Manchester bro, when you get here. Remember London is not England. You can jump on train from here and go see the Lake district ❤

[@spursgog835]

We don’t have many mopeds, you get used to using narrow roads especially if you live in a rural area.

[@stevewolstenholme4397]

Nice to see a KZbinr who's generally clued up on the differences of the UK v USA and the beneficiaries of the UK v USA. Been to NYC 5 times from 93 - 0019, also been to Hagerstown (Maryland) and UCON / New Haven (Connecticut). Good work cha!

[@ptjogara]

Cornwall is beautiful - highly recommended if you ever get over the Atlantic. I love a good queue, there's nothing better. And that tiny rush you feel when you let an older person or someone on crutches jump in front of you. I mean that's priceless (blah blah barclaycard).

[@annicecooper8105]

I never get why grown adults in a restaurant need to be ' checked on ' ? 🤣 Surely if there is an issue you will attract attention and ask ? Otherwise just leave them alone to eat their food in peace. I find the constant approaching of waiters / waitresses in the US really tiresome and off-putting. I feel like I'm being watched from afar.

[@charlestaylor9424]

The restaurant I go to regularly I was in for breakfast at 11:00 and left after dinner at 19:00.

[@martinbennett8752]

Public Transport is not so great in rural areas where you need a car to get around - my small town has no railway station - funny fact when the main line from Shrewsbury was being built a local landowner refused to see land for it - so the line bypassed the town. Anad while there are lots of local buses to get to the County Town the service is aboujt once and hour and not late at night. So if I want to go to some of the even smaller places around here I have to use the car!

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

There is a tv series called coast to coast it is wonderful.combining geography history culture food countrside seaside mountains crafts old buildings and country ways and so much more

[@joseshivers]

Virtually nobody has a moped in the U.K., it barely ever stops raining.

[@alexmckee4683]

They used to be very common though.

[@TerenceDixon-l6b]

I'm surprised that you think we have lots of mopeds in the UK, we don't, a few youngsters may have them, but they soon change to a car as soon as they can, they can have a moped licence at 14 but not until 17 for a car licence and our driving tests are much harder than in the US. And, the vast majority of our roads are not very narrow, the lane width specifications are mostly the same as the US. I live in a very rural area and have only one narrow single track road that connects two main ones that is around 1 mile long, but it has lots of passing places and very little traffic. There are some narrow roads, but they are few and far between, I've seen single track rural roads in the US on videos and film that are every bit as narrow. We just don't build vast wide stretches of tarmac or concrete roads in our suburbs but most are plenty wide enough for two large trucks to pass each other comfortably (our large rucks are the same width maximum as in the US).

[@grabtharshammer]

I do wish someone would make a video just about separate Hot & Cold taps, and why we have so many places in the UK that have both rather than mixer taps. They also seem to need to teach people from the USA about sink plugs and what they are for. The odd thing is that the mixer taps were invented in the USA at the end of the 19th century, so what the heck did you use before then and why have you forgotten?

[@razor1uk610]

Yes Americans will stereotypically forget historical things not sold, told or constantly propagandised to them... Yes I am taking this p1$$, but there is a kernel of truth to their short term population's memory capabilities.

[@garryhancock3394]

If there is one thing is Brits could take from you guys it being more open. We walk around trying to avoid eye contact which might lead to having to talk to a stranger. You guys are much more willing to talk to others.

[@DeeDeeLowryLegs]

The only time I’ve known for landowners to want to stop people walking footpaths is when they are new comers who have bought land. People really should use their local footpaths because if you don’t use it eventually you’ll lose it. There thousands of miles of footpaths that are at risk of being lost with a 2031 deadline.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

Yes - like that silly woman Madonna!

[@krissyg7026]

There is a channel called “off day adventures”, an American couple , who hiked the Cotswold way in the uk. I think there is several videos over about 9 days.

[@monza1002000]

Highly recommend he watch that series. They pushed themselves but made it and had a great time

[@JacquelineBarnes-u5y]

Only foreign vistors fear our narrow roads when your brought up with narrow road it becomes second nature

[@juliamaitland7160]

We don't like cards being taken out of sight because of the potential for them to be cloned

[@steviesbadtv]

When you say uk. You mean England. Because in Scotland, We have the right to roam, as long as you’re not in someone’s backyard you can basically walk anywhere…🤷🏻‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TIDYJOKER]

Americans can get a fantastic deal on unlimited train travel, if they book before. (I don't know how it works, but we can't get that deal here). I think its a BritRail, or Britpass. I think for 3 days unlimited travel, it'll cost the same as a one way trip to London for me. You can get longer passes too, i think. I warned you, these were a lovely couple. Even the little dog they brought over was lovely

[@letitiakearney2423]

Most people do own cars in the UK. It’s places like London where people use the tube train and buses as there’s a charge. I’ve never been on a bus since I left school many years ago and now live rural where there is no public transport 😂. I was on a train once as a child and kids all get driven to school in the UK.

[@gennytun]

I didn't own a car till I was 27 and gave up owning one aged 46, 13 years ago. Occasionally I borrow a friend's, or hire a car, but mostly I get by on foot, bike, bus, metro or train. I have lived in various cities (not London) where public transport links are pretty good. I wouldn't have managed so well living in the country, as bus services are too limited.

[@Rose-hb3wp]

Check out the Pembrokeshire Coastal Pathway in Wales. Also Wales is full of conservation corridors that weave their way through the country

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

It's stunning .Wales...heaven on earth

[@jacquirichardson7424]

The further Noth you go in the UK the cheaper it is and so much more beautiful countryside and beaches ❤ . London is so expensive thats where all the tourists go and its an absolute fortune. Check out Co Durham in the North East of England its absolutely beautiful. Breathtaking Cathedrals Churches countryside beaches everything you could ask for ❤ . Im British so i know . We love our friends from across the pond .

[@22seanmurphy]

Hi I'm 61 and born in the UK and you will never see people abusing the footpaths, it doesn't matter where you are there is a footpath, I live 22 miles south of London and personally if i was a tourist i wouldn't go to London yes it's very impressive but our countryside is so much better.

[@chsh1]

I dont know i heard someone using the f word on our local footpath the other day, it was pretty abusive of him. 😊

[@22seanmurphy]

@@chsh1 blimey that's nasty.

[@britishknightakaminininja1123]

The footpath section was great to see from the US perspective. This is actually one of those classic understated things about the UK. You know how Americans reference The Constitution and British don't? It's like that. You see, the Public Right of Way, of which footpaths are a part of, protected by the highest laws of the land, are one of our basic rights. One of a great many, of course. It is absolutely illegal to block any path designated as a Public Right of Way, many of which were the footpaths of our ancient ancestors. If you buy land that includes a public right of way footpath then you have to, by the highest law, ensure people can still freely pass through. It is a part of our rights to the same extent as 'The right to bear arms', and without as many local restrictions or conditions (such as with arms, whether carrying has to be open or is allowed to be concealed, etc). There are no 'conditions' on the public footpath system (other than very extreme and temporary ones, such as if Police needed to seal off a crime scene on a public footpath, which they could do, but would carefully consider, and would ensure minimal closure).

[@ajikpajik9331]

You should definetely visit the UK Mr Dragon. We would make you very welcome. Make sure you try Greggs if you come, they do very nice pasties and sandwiches.

[@lunarbaby3]

Only don’t need a car if you’re in a major city otherwise… you definitely do!!

[@gennytun]

Not just 'major' city - most cities pretty good.

[@gordonsmith8899]

Car parking in historic towns would require the demolition of buildings - buildings tourists go there to see.

[@johncooper3392]

Some public footpaths go through private company ground's not just the country side.

[@MattDunny]

I used to live in the middle of a town in a house that was 600 years old and it had a footpath that ran down one side close enough for people to look in the windows. We meditated this a bit by planting flower beds with prickly plants and roses close to the house to discourage people from looking in at the windows. What we did object to, was boys on motorcycles using the footpath as the noise and smell was intrusive. At one point we installed a pedestrian gate to stop motorcycles but people objected and set light to it. In the end we had the council install waist high barriers with an offset so pedestrians could walk through unimpeded and mothers with pushchairs (strollers) could push them under the barrier. It still caused grumbling but as it had been put in by the council and it was heavy galvanised steel tubing set in concrete it was eventually tolerated as we had not “blocked” the footpath

[@valeriedavidson2785]

The size of the roads are no problem for English people. We are used to it.

[@missyyoutube7145]

West Highland Way in Scotland is a stunning footpath walk. 96miles long. North Coast 500 for a road trip is also not to be missed if you ever come to Scotland.

[@clivethewritermadenglishma4042]

What made you think we use mopeds or scooters. Very very few people use them.

[@slider799]

Huh? People bring a bill before your done eating? How would they know if your done ordering? Cause UK will almost always do things like a follow up desert, ice cream, coffee etc.. etc..