[Pagoda One] Likes and Dislikes About America, England and South Africa

Hello! This is Pagoda One.
Today, we talked about our likes and dislikes of each other's countries.
Do you agree or disagree?
Tell us what you think via comments!
Hope you guys enjoy it.
Thank you :)
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[@VivaCohen]

As an American, I was holding my breath until the end, waiting for the knife to be twisted haha but Sam and Chantelle were very gentle lol

[@arydimitri3100]

I'd love to see some bloopers in the end of the video, hehe 😂

[@pagodaone_5697]

We'll keep that in mind! thanx for telling us :)

[@shav748]

@@pagodaone_5697 yessss that would be awesome

[@mrdinoyeet5921]

all you guys can come to south africa to see the sites

[@britbc4461]

I need a Chantelle-lead South Africa tour in a few years. Totally agree that the accents in England are amazing and I love learning the history.

[@lydiaoosthuizen1906]

Unfortunately most of SA's history is forgotten or ignored.😭 After the end of apartheid a lot of the history curriculums were altered and in most of the provinces in SA the schools only learn about the atrocities of apartheid and of Nelson Mandela. Of course that part of the history should not be ignored, but today average people don't even know what started the Anglo-boer wars, or the Great Trek, and almost no one knows why we engaged in the Border Wars, some South Africans don't even know that we were at war barely 30 years ago to name a few instances . This quite frankly is a tragedy as history is there so that we can look at the mistakes of past people and governments and learn from them. When half a country's history is ignored or just skimmed over we lose a lot of the substance of how our country and culture was shaped over the years.

[@PeiwenTanbassoon821]

I thought Chantelle was going to say the thing she dislikes about England is Sam flexing lol

[@kaligrace2245]

Lol!!!😂😂😂

[@lifeofjohn3993]

That's something to love!!

[@PeiwenTanbassoon821]

@@lifeofjohn3993 I do love it! Just thought it would’ve been a perfect chance for Chantelle to tease him again😂

[@rayt.3143]

Haha! 😄

[@cahinton.]

As an American, I always wince when I see the topic of a KZbin video is going to be something along the lines of "what people from overseas dislike about the US". Sam and Chantelle were extremely diplomatic and polite about it, to put it very lightly. Also, if you guys think Americans are blunt, what do think of the Germans?

[@melmel8745]

Americans are warm people I enjoyed my American guests when I use to work on cruise ships

[@rebeccalynn3980]

i too felt some anxiety to see what they were going to say. i want to think highly of my country, but there are many things that i could point out that i really don’t like, and i was wondering if they think so too lol

[@lexthestranger]

My granpa here in SA went to that bungee yump for his 80th birthday, they didn't want him to jump since he was so old but HE DID ANYWAY!

[@meganholloway1536]

Done the highest bungy jump in SA - was fun! Fear is temporary, regret is forever.

[@r9l5k]

To whoever did the subtitles - at 6:03 Chantelle says 'celery' not 'salary' 😊

[@pagodaone_5697]

Oh god sorry about that we will corret them right away

[@raegansnaddon]

@@pagodaone_5697 you've spelt correct wrong

[@Rdrozie]

@@raegansnaddon lmao

[@sreyaswarrier430]

@Lidor Dimov Just the difference between the UK and US vocab. Raemeister used the UK one, but yes, there's no need to not be polite to Pagoda one.

[@Mimeniia]

Another fascinating topic guys, keep it up!

[@kaligrace2245]

You guys are so funny!!!! I enjoy your channel it makes my day. 😂🤗

[@pagodaone_5697]

I'm glad to hear that😉😊

[@madrigoosen1779]

Lekker video, once again guys! Good points, especially the one around politics in America - I am South African and for some reason it always draws me in. Always looking out / forward to the next one, stay safe 😊

[@Jprager]

Ek weet dat die Suid-Afrikaanse politiek kontroversieel kan wees, solank ons ​​'n skoon gesprek kan voer, dit is alles wat saak maak

[@megan14.85]

That picture of a "rain" spider was not a rain spider. They are brown and very leggy and good at scuttling across the floor and disappearing under furniture just as you're about to go to bed.

[@pagodaone_5697]

oops! sorry about that! googling didn't exactly match I guess :) Thanks for the info!

[@_undefined1744]

3:45 John, you and I are kindred spirits. half the time i cant understand a single word (espcially the norther dialects), but i love listening to it

[@deanmcmanis4862]

Through movies/TV and music "Americans" are known throughout much of the world (both good and bad). And outside of politics, most people that I've met overseas have a good impression of the U.S. (and California) overall. So it's easy to be friendly and open when you are an American traveling abroad, or when visited in the U.S. by foreign travelers. So far the friendliest people that I've met in a big city was Sydney, Australia. And also I found that people in Scotland and Ireland were welcoming of strangers. I found that British people in big cities like London people wouldn't even make eye contact (in public) let alone strike up a conversation with a stranger. But once in a pub they were transformed, and everyone was a friend. I'm sure that there are many other openly friendly people in the world, but as an American, getting past the differences in language, communication and culture is a challenge in so many countries where English isn't spoken. And when we are traveling abroad I see it as our responsibility to try and learn the language and culture of the places that you visit. Of course that is why I like your channel, and others like it. Because you make it a fun experience to learn how other people and cultures are different, and how we still have so much in common, despite having vastly different experiences growing up in our native country.

[@NicholasJH96]

You should visit Wales next time you’re in the U.K.. if you do here another language it’s very likely to be Welsh especially in north Wales. USA does have good things & bad things. I think reason they’re put American politics as bad is partly down to too much power on other countries & when some Americans say, it’s our politics it doesn’t affect you. When it actually affects every other country which some don’t realised. That’s how much power USA has. If USA wanted to make Canada part of USA hypothetical they could do it. USA would have sanction then but most countries wouldn’t interfere unless in NATO.

[@Faust_ZA]

Chantel is right about english music Im hooked to Drum n Bass which originated in England

[@melmel8745]

I am South african and I see in the comments people saying americans are fake ,who cares atleast you get acknowledged by them .In South africa in certain cultures it is normal to start a conversation with a stranger in public

[@noname-zd6wu]

I could just listen to you 'guys and girl' all day !! 🤩🤩❤️❤️

[@ankitatripathy3938]

Hi there!! I really love watching ur videos. U three r soo funny🤣.. It's fun listening to ur accents

[@andreipretorius92]

I love my country. Good news for me is I have a plane to go home today. Super excited. I did that jump. It was amazing, definitely a lot of fun

[@koreatraveljennyjo5757]

I like your free talk show it's very fun and helpful^^wait next

[@raegansnaddon]

5:20 Chantelle come to Scotland then you will see what real rain and gloomy weather is like the sun rises at 8:00 am and sets at 4:00 pm

[@shelbyfries8304]

Way to nail that 👍 at the end John!👏👏😂

[@lifeofjohn3993]

👍👍👍👍Thanks!👍👍👍👍

[@Hello-zq4id]

I love these videos thank you love those

[@charlestellis7021]

Yep, them Buffalo wings are great!

[@hyong5532]

I like sam

[@alanjakes7317]

John, I had to correct my Minister once during his Sermon. He said that people don't have a fear of heights but a fear of falling. I corrected him and told him it is not the fear of falling but a fear of landing. Something about that sudden stop is the real problem. Ha!

[@cahinton.]

Personally, I'd have been extremely irritated to have my sermon interrupted by someone who wanted to argue semantics.

[@alanjakes7317]

@@cahinton. I do apologize about my wording. I didn't actually interrupt his Sermon. My Church has 2 Services. It was in between those Services that I mentioned to my Pastor about the Fear of Landing. He thought it was funny and I later heard he used my comment during the later Service. However, I do wish to say I'm sorry if I offended you. I will try to make sure I do not miswrite a comment in the future.

[@faysie1744]

I think you’ll find that quote was from Voltaire, a bit before Spidey’s time 😬

[@aminam2281]

I absolutely love Sam's accent

[@blueray15]

Chantelle: you need to try the real thing. Chicken Wings are served with blue cheese ;).

[@SuperNiqz]

I actually jumped, almost didn't but was nice. Will I do it again??? Well idk.... the zip line to the platform was super dope tho. Lol.

[@atsuko1422]

Thank you guys for letting us know your Instagram usernames!

[@marleyhanddhydo2438]

Do you guys notice that America and The United States of America are obviously different? America refers to the whole continent includes US and Canada in the north and Mexico and other countries in the south. While the United States of America is one of the countries in the continent of America especially at the north part. In case you guys didnt know it yet😀 Keep entertaning is, Pagoda One!👍

[@lawrenceruele5825]

In South Africa we have Parktown Prawns aka Satan's children. Rain spiders are fluffy toys in comparison. Parktown prawns could feature in Monsters Inc and the Exorcist.

[@rayt.3143]

Every country has its good and bad. In 2019, the United States, Germany and Saudia Arabia had the most immigrants coming to their countries. Many people are attracted to those countries it seems.

[@grell5108]

Yup, americans are very open. Like a guy just said hello to me in the elevator, and I instantly knew: American. In South Africa you try to avoid talking to people in public, maybe if you're really good friends who haven't seen each other in ages, but strangers on the elevator? You'd think they are either crazy, gonna kill you or both. You generally just don't make eye contact and go about your business.

[@julieghinelli5813]

I like pancakes and the big park and big spaces,Manu sports , and prom at end of high school for usa. For british i like music like Queen, Oasis and big football stadium and south Africa the nature too.

[@romguid]

SA: 11 Official languages. My Country: 182 living languages out of 186 individual languages but we only have 2 official one. Nevertheless, the other languages are the mainstream language of some parts of the country. These languages are, most often than not, the language of the local government (city or municipality or town)

[@trainerpam5646]

I know where the context of the joke is coming from (like why John and Chantelle dislikes Sam) LOL. Coming from the two countries who was once upon a time under the British Rule. :D P.S. Chantelle - you are such a darling. I've grown to love you. The moment you said OOOH... I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS when it's John's turn was adorable! Also (just like John), I've always found the British accent sexy, and Sam has proven that to me again. John - thank you for being savage at times (especially to Sam - peace. I'm kidding! ^___^) and adding stuff to the things I know about the US. But yeah, I love your Tom and Jerry kind of relationship with Sam. Haha! Mabuhay from the PH!

[@jrr6947]

Things I love about: England- the amzaing indiginous ethnic groups there and what they achieved from within a small island nation. South Africa: the nature and the landscape is breathtaking America: (opposite of Chantelle's) the politics is so much more interesting, it is focussed and exciting...well these days it's a bit more of SA's blame game on Jan van Riebeeck. They're lacking facts and opting to emotionalize things. Things I hate about: England- That the nation who overcame all odds and became a powerhouse is now losing its ethnic and racial history and people. South Africa: The politics. Long, stretched out hearings in parliament. Nothing ever gets done and it's all a blaming game on the predecessors of 26 to 400 years back. America: The fact that they think whatever is happening there, whatever the backstory, it's the same everywhere else. I.e If they let in more immigrants, they're helping the rest of the world; while actually causing a brain drain in developing nations!

[@helenbanks7599]

I find it odd that that's your dislike about England because I'm English and one of my favourite things about my country is its growing cultural and ethnic diversity. ♥

[@jrr6947]

@@helenbanks7599 Growing ethnic diversity on one side, replacism on the other. I mourn the loss of a civilization in its own discontent with its people, so much so that they'd rather have so much petty for others that they lose themselves.

[@AJ----]

Very nice intro!

[@pagodaone_5697]

We tried to change a few things😁

[@billieseyelashesflewoff]

I was so scared for England, As an English person myself. I thought they were going to say negative things like they're too posh and they're too pompous. Because honestly that's what pretty much everyone apart from England says about England.

[@ethannelson4595]

in sa we have a province called kwa-zulu natal or kzn for short and you can get cane rats the size of cats there oh and they are feral

[@theronsokol8078]

lol ya'll rock.

[@randomgachagirl5666]

It sat here watching this outside in the sun.. in the uk 😂

[@EmmaVZ]

It's pretty funny as a Dutch person to hear that they think Americans are too straight forward.

[@jrr6947]

Yes! The other day I got called a Kankerhoer as an insult, and It was like non other I've ever heard😂 Very straight forward, say-what-you-want-to-say kind of people are the Dutch!

[@salsadip7453]

Yeah I just thought of Germans (idk much about the netherlands) but I guess it’s similar from what you said :) but I guess the difference could be Germany and Netherlands are more practical where America is more wishy-washy. And they won’t say what they really think often, not like Germany and Netherlands

[@johanstruwig9915]

That was not a rain spider🙈

[@Jprager]

@@salsadip7453 I feel like in some cases Americans will still be mindful of feelings. But will still overall just get their point across.

[@cahinton.]

@@salsadip7453 Americans as a whole (especially in the Upper Midwest where I'm from) are very non-confrontational. We don't like to offend or irritate people with our brutal honesty if it's not necessary. For instance, why do I need to tell someone their outfit is hideous if it's completely irrelevant and would only result in embarrassment or anger?

[@parentalert9350]

Number of languages as opposed to amount of languages?

[@joshuavstheworld7]

What's wrong with being too straightforward??

[@John-pl8fe]

Never encountered a rain spider in SA!!!

[@braaitongs]

That was not the rain spider in the photo. The rain spider she is talking about has much longer legs.

[@pagodaone_5697]

We used the wrong photo :( we'll be more caution next time. thank you for telling us!

[@braaitongs]

@@pagodaone_5697 No worries :)

[@sanuwapilapiti6949]

nice vedio.

[@timt3751]

Sam is so cute

[@vinkkt]

The thing I don't like about the USA politics is the fact that there are only 2 view points is it is left or right. Right or wrong. There is no middle ground for negotiations. In South Africa we have many different party's to vote for. Normally most people vote for the 2 big party's but the fact that we do have other options dose leave the door open for more tolerance on people's stand points.

[@rayt.3143]

Actually there is the: Republican party Democrat party Libertarian party Green party Constitution party

[@vinkkt]

Thanks I did not know that. On our news we only ever see the 2. 👍😁

[@rayt.3143]

@@vinkkt ....no prob. Your welcome.

[@melmel8745]

Freedom of speech is also very much alive in South african media

[@hennodelport]

That wasn't a rain spider though 😂 but the video is good😂👌

[@pagodaone_5697]

we know :( there was an editing mistake T T

[@nancyd4250]

Aaaah! Please warning about spiders!!! Please, please!

[@shav748]

can you do more of these :))))

[@pagodaone_5697]

we'll try our best!!

[@shav748]

@@pagodaone_5697 😊

[@hbws4786]

전 미국영어가 좋아요~!

[@lillieholzworth1636]

Me 👁👄👁 an American waiting to hear Chantelle and Sam tear the US to shreds with their dislikes but they didn’t and were soo kind 😌🤚🏽

[@projectc.j.j3310]

Lol facts I was a little nervous

[@Jeni10]

Why do Americans always say "off of"? No one says "on of". It's grammatically very strange to use them together. John, please explain this for me.

[@Faust_ZA]

I agree with chantel once again America has too much influence everywhere

[@shav748]

Sam I am on ur page with the spiders..........

[@sanstheanimator1964]

Yeaaah I gotta agree with the dislike on America I mean,i watch bbc too and i see a lot of protests and all that "black lives matter" (it does matter though) And i know im supposed to be neutral since im not American but as a filipino I do support the blm and i like Obama more than Trump tbh But i hope the protests will be over soon after the election and things will go normal again (politically)

[@TheMiddler]

As a south African I have something to say If u don't know 2 languages when ure in grade 2 or 3 or 7 u're gonna have a hard time reading lol Cape town is one of the best places in south Africa 🇿🇦

[@srinath6247]

When it comes to likes about USA, I would've said NBA.

[@bhargavipatil67]

Bro..... India have over 1000 languages and 22 of them are official Indian languages....... improve the general knowledge 😂😂

[@sarahtheblue]

That's quite remarkable. I think in terms of diversity, it's still homogenous as compared to South Africa

[@thepistel]

One thing I hate about South Africa is load sheading

[@raegansnaddon]

The only thing I hate about South Africa is the Parktown prawns you find in the Parktown and Benoni area they only crickets but they are absolutely massive and ugly

[@Robob0027]

And they stick like hell when you squash them

[@Robob0027]

Sorry "stink like hell"

[@mishmashmixofstuff]

I disagree with John that Anericans only define themselves by their politics. People put several labels on themselves and don't just define themselves by their politics. It is a very strong component of how they define themselves, but not the only one. Also maybe this was the editing, but I appreciate that the video didn't turn into a let's hate America party for 7 minutes.

[@Faust_ZA]

Uhhhm the languages in south africa isnt anything to scream about cause its only usable in south africa 😂

[@LJBSullivan]

I hate how most people bash America, but yet they all seem to be trying to come here. Dislike that south africa in the past mind you jailed leaders like Mandela. Dislike how Britain still has royality is so outdated and that is such a waste to pay for care of that family. One thing I hate about the US is that areas of the country only care about there area. Example, south, west, NE, midwest. If it's a hurricane in Florida no one cares if they don't live there, people should care about the people who live in the country whether it's happening to them or not.

[@nestmaru]

Wrong, in America you are VERY much defined by your race. Yah, politics really shape American identity, but our whole system, the politics, and who benefits and who doesn't all revolves around white supremacy.

[@kim.by01]

im south african dislike loadshedding

[@drevil4454]

My best mates are English guys. I'm bigger than all of them.... Out of all the english speaking countries america makes the shittiest music since the 90's.