SCOTTISH CULTURE SHOCKS I LEARNED FROM YOU

Some Scottish/UK culture shocks I learned from the comments of my last culture shocks video!
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[@ErinsHoose]

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[@marystuartking8101]

I am married to a lowland Scot. He has Alzheimer's now and cannot talk. I am from South Carolina, USA. Thank you for these videos. It brings me closer to my husband who cannot express himself, in Scots or in English now. Your videos have helped me connect with him. Bless you!!

[@hollyblair3455]

Mary Stuart King You are amazing and your husband sounds great too Xxx 💖

[@marystuartking8101]

@@hollyblair3455 Hope you are doing well. I love your videos!!!!

[@kylawarner6907]

I think I am scottish and I have a accent but i have no scottish relatives

[@katg9507]

Mary Stuart King Prayers.

[@nifflofair6685]

Sorry for your husband's illness do you play him the videos and Scottish music?

[@kevinarvisais6814]

Just started watching your channel and love your insights on the Scottish culture My wife and I (both bagpipers) are from Massachsetts and have visited Scotland twice (1994 and 2000). We spent our honeymoon driving all around Scotland for two weeks and absolutely loved it. Fantastic landscapes, very friendly people, fresh air, and rich heritage. Some of the culture shocks we encountered on our trips while staying there: 1) navigating the larger roundabouts in the bigger cities (4 lanes at times). We liked that there were plenty of road signs to help direct you to what exit to take on the roundabouts (this was before GPS was available). 2) that the showers had a separate heater unit to heat the water. Yes, we noticed that there are two taps for hot or cold water, but that's not too unusual in the US (typically older houses here have them). 3) while driving various roads, we saw signs that had a number to call if you found a pothole in the road. I guess Scotland has a road service that comes out to fix them right away? Coming from Massachusetts, potholes are a regular thing and can do a lot of damage to a car depending on how big the hole is. 4) we had an experience in Aberdeen where we were trying to ask an older man for what bus to take to get to downtown. The man didn't respond initially because he thought we were from England. When we said we're were visiting from America, he immediately perked up and gave us directions. Evidently, there's still some stigma where the locals don't like the English. 5) you have very hearty meals for breakfast and dinner. Some restaurants in the US don't give a lot so we were pleasantly surprised atvthat We really enjoyed trying different dishes like haggis, neaps and tatties. Fish and chips were great. I even got used to currant juice. 6) the various foods we tasted. Things like Walker shortbread cookies tasted better there than here. The US has different nutritional standards that they just taste bland. I remember buying a spearmint flavored candybar in a shop in Huntley that was phenomenal. Never had tasted anything like it. Can't remember the name of it, but a lot of your candy and snack foods were great. That's about it for now. Keep up the good work. Hopefully check in later. Best, --Kevin

[@ErinsHoose]

Brilliant! Thanks Kevin 😊

[@miasterling575]

"Yous" is the scottish version of "Y'all"

[@IeuroI]

mia, yous is common in chicagoland, skipps over indiana they're y'all country, then throughout ohio and quite common throughout pennsylvania

[@debbiec7145]

yous is common in Philadelphia

[@Samchocolate11]

Mia Sterling - I’d say it’s the British version of “y’all” given that it’s used in England too (and probably in Wales as well but idk for sure)

[@nifflofair6685]

Plural of You is You!

[@GuruishMike]

We say yous in Nova Scotia as well.

[@hannahjacob9615]

When you said about thanking the bus driver, I couldn't help but think of the "thank you driver" meme, where a Scottish lady thanks the driver in such a funny way.

[@NilZed1]

My favorite thing is I notice from time to time a passenger making a point of saying 'thank you Lady Driver' to a woman driver. always older women, who remember when women weren't allowed the better paying job of driver, and could only sell tickets (before the fare was dealt with by machines)

[@wataru7709]

As a person who moved from East Asia, I can confirm Scottish water is one of the best.

[@neilcampbell4833]

It's full of chlorine and other other additives, you can smell the choline. the people that work for the water board won't even drink water from the tap. Did you drink the water from a loch?

[@fire262]

Not to fear, Erin, Washington State shares most of the customs you mentioned. My wife is from New York City and couldn't believe how people drove around here (ie: polite, courteous, friendly). Basically, she thought we were all nuts, to begin with, but gradually got used to it and now has problems when she goes back east to visit family. I'm definitely visiting Scotland (I'm first generation American) and I'm positive that I will feel right at home with almost everything. Short stays in Glasgow and Edinburgh, then for a while in Bo'ness, before venturing north to Aberdeen and Monquhitter Parish. I simply can't wait to go home to Scotland.

[@jessicaknight788]

I’m from Texas with Scottish ancestry, way back.... We were raised to thank everyone that does anything for us, even if they were getting paid to do it, waitresses, cleaning crew, grocery checkers, etc. We call our evening meal supper and instead is saying ‘yours’, we say y’all. My Dad and Grandfather were very jovial and if they like you, they would tease you incessantly and to others it might sound insulting, but it was a forming endearment. If they didn’t like you, they wouldn’t feel safe enough to joke with you. I enjoy your videos- thanks

[@troynov1965]

Im from the Southern part of USA , most homes i know of have separate hot and cold taps .The new modern faucets seem to be doing away with it though. We have dividers in our supermarkets as well . I live in a rural area mostly so i never ride on a bus , mostly buses are used in the nearest city that has a university and college students use them. The older generation I am from always called lunch dinner and evening meal supper, we don't have tea or a tea time . Nobody I know drinks hot tea so we just have coffee breaks . The way we drink tea is iced sweet tea. It is drank anytime you want. During the hot humid summer here we drink it by the gallons. I would be hard to live here in the south without AC. Although when i was young it was not near as common as it is now. We did have a couple of houses with no AC so in the summer use kids would live in the nearby creeks and rivers. I can not imagine going back and living in a house when its 95 F outside with 90% humidity. Sarcasam is used a lot here is well by close friends and family ( mostly siblings and cousins), we try to be polite to strangers so hold off on that until we get to know them much longer and better. Me and my close friends insult each other quite a bit, we know its for fun and nobody takes it serious. Our elders like elder residents in the community ,grandparents ,uncles, parents and such we treat them with respect so we do not poke fun at them ( for the most part lol ). Im in my 50's now so most of the older generation i knew is mostly gone now sadly.

[@GlasgowHarpistNana]

Oh so many of these I've had as well! What took me a hot minute to get used to was strangers - at the till in the shop, in the bank, etc. Asking how my day was and what I'm doing for the weekend etc. First time it happened was at the bank and the lady started telling me about her daughter coming over for the weekend. I was so confused , like, I don't know you woman, why are you telling me this, I just came here to bank!! (Banks are a very serious, formal talk kind of place in Bulgaria) Got used to it after a while and now don't mind the till banter. I really like thanking the bus driver now! I am so grateful to this person sparing me from having to drive around Glasgow city centre! I can't give them enough thanks!

[@ErinsHoose]

Hahaha that's amazing! SO Scottish. I miss speaking to strangers when I'm abroad!

[@StorybookApothecary]

I would love to see travel tips that you think people should know if they’re visiting for the first time . And maybe local known (but not widely known) places to visit in Scotland that might not be on tourist lists or whichever. Thank you! I love your videos 🤗

[@healingandgrowth-infp4677]

@@ErinsHoose Being Scottish I rem that too when visiting London and Paris it took me by surprise when trying to connect with people in stores etc it was as if I was entirely invisible ... it was very lonely n closed off feeling... and i eventually got use to the quiet being alone but then I came back to Glasgow n felt at first they were too chatty and prying and lol missed the quiet it is love hate as sometimes i want to be private n on my own but other times i want to connect n love it

[@healingandgrowth-infp4677]

@@StorybookApothecary oh definitely for that I would recommend just going off in a wander or trail or path or road... The popular tourist destination go to the city village but go away from tourist areas off the beaten path get lost or even just on google maps etc venture about outside the popular destinations youll find interesting places that way or even think of the thigns you like to see experience or dream off and search for it n seek it out it may not be loud on tourist information but for locals there are usually alot of things on within city village country etc we may here about in our local places etc tourist wont hsve access too

[@marconatrix]

Listening to you, Hen, makes me so wish I was back in Scotland :-)

[@lisaanderson2900]

My mom grew up in Eastern Kentucky and they called (and still call) your late meal Supper. I grew up in Michigan and we call it Dinner. Dinner in Kentucky was their midday meal that we call lunch. Now, they did have a lunch, but it was the meal that they carried with them to work, to school. It was their lunch. But the mealtime itself was dinnertime. My Dad called his lunch box for work his dinner bucket.

[@ErinsHoose]

Ahh yeah some people still have supper here too. Interesting!

[@lisaanderson2900]

I'm thinking, at least here in the US, that it's rural vs city. I have friends who live on farms in Minnesota and they also use Supper. It's old=fashioned sounding to me. Which was something I would roll my eyes at when I was younger. Now that I'm old-ish, it's sort of comforting.

[@Obsidian_MoonVT]

Kentucky slang has a ton of Scottish influence. I was born and raised in Kentucky.

[@lisaanderson2900]

I LOVE that. My mom grew up on Hurricane Creek, but they called it HERR i cun Creek. I never understood why until Scotland had their storm this year and the Scots were calling it a HERR i cun. I shouted YES at the computer. lol

[@leroyhamiltonjr.6574]

Lisa Anderson ;pl

[@Beeba10]

"Scottish drivers are quite polite, and they tend to use right road etiquette" THEY'VE NEVER BEEN TO FIFE THEN LMAO

[@kvinettaf09]

Loved this video! A lot of the things you mentioned though are quite similar for us in Australia, I didn't realise these little nuances we had in common compared to some other places in the world!

[@jamespurks1694]

A most interesting post Erin. A lot of these things I thought were taken for granted as one grows up. One thing I fully fully agree with is posted speed signs. I know some roads are not safe at half the posted speed limit! May your weekend be a good one.

[@ErinsHoose]

Thank you! Have a good one too.

[@SunilKumar-hd5sl]

OMG Erin so glad to hear us Scot’s are still well mannered I moved to London and it’s shocking no queue on the bus roads are mental and there’s no queues anywhere even in shops people push in i was soooo shocked that “British” people aren’t all like us Scots ❤️

[@djhavenm]

We thank the bus driver in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin and Minnesota are known for their politeness, also Madison isn't a very big city. I think I'm the only one that signals in the roundabouts though. Though roundabouts are a relatively new thing here, and it's all that we can manage to avoid going the wrong way around the circle.

[@blackheadedgull8571]

Shopping at Tesco’s was also a cultural shock! No queues and the small talk/chats

[@VelvetJazz]

At least in Michigan, US, we have the grocery dividers and yeah, people are pretty obsessed about it, lol. Glad we have tumble dryers, clotheslines are archaic here. Sounds nice if you have the room and time, though.

[@celinea460]

The divider you put after you have put your stuff in the grocery shop is used a lot in Norway as well. It is easier to distinguish where your stuff end and the next person in line starts.

[@boganbooks]

Scotland and Australia... eerily similar. Most of what you said is the same here in Oz, so that's nice to know for when I'm in Scotland!

[@thatswhatisaidCA]

Greetings from Vancouver! I would say Canada is exactly the same on all these points! The only difference I can say is most people who have a home have a separate clothes washer/dryer in a separate room, and every has both. Of course we do not have "tea" time. Good for thought, though... Looking forward to traveling to Scotland some day!

[@DogWick]

9th one makes me happy my town is right next to a refinery and the air is still fresh (its a green Eco one but still) good job Scotland

[@oakmanparrish]

I have watch a few different Culture Shock videos about Scotland now including this one. I visited Scotland 30 years ago when I was in college (at university). Coming from the Southern United states, much of our culture is descended from our Scottish and Irish ancestry. We are mostly polite to other drivers (we wave and thank), we say thank you to those who provide a service, we use dividers at the grocers, but the lack of ice in drinks was a shock. My family drinks a lot of tea (hot with sugar and cream), so tea was not a shock. One day I'll be back and tour this great country again.

[@angus7278]

In Canada a lot of people thank the bus driver, wave at another driver when he or she lets you pass (usually on a road with cars parked on both sides making it narrower), smoking is restricted in public places, most of our air is fresh, we always use those dividers at the till, older houses will often have separate taps, we normally queue up and we blow our noses in public. And my grandmother used to call lunch "dinner" and it was the biggest meal of the day. Must be the Scottish (and British in general) influence on our culture.

[@ErinsHoose]

Glad to hear it! :p

[@jennaflint7402]

I went to Scotland on holiday with my Mum and sister from Vancouver Island Canada in 2014. Much of what we saw there (including the landscape) was very like the West Coast of Canada. Hands down the biggest culture shock for us was the nearly complete lack of vegetables served. We were so starved for vegetables that after 2 weeks we went shopping at the grocers and made salads at our B&B. There is bacon and cheese on nearly everything. The beer is lovely. the whisky is excellent, the chips (fries) and buns and meats are very good indeed but most restaurants do not offer side vegetables or salads in the way that is commonly seen in North America. In smaller towns it could be hard to find vegetables even in the grocers. Most vegetables are limited to mushroom, onion, potato, cabbage and carrot... maybe parsnip. You can also easily find apples and lemons. But the range of vegetables we are accustomed to in western Canada is hard to find.

[@ErinsHoose]

Which things surprised you the most when coming to Scotland/the UK?

[@kxda222]

Erin I live in Scotland and I thank the bus driver😆. 😖😖😖😖😖 sorry I just ate a rlly sour grape 🍇 😂😂idk if you can relate to this but in my school there is a pupil support worker. She sounds like a man. She looks like a man and Is also really rude. Yesterday I held a door for her and she just walked by. Since I live in Scotland I’m just used to ppl saying thank you. This may be a weird comment but oh well 😂

[@ralucasnt]

3 cultural shocks to me as Romanian is that we do not put milk in coffee, do not eat salty (beans or sausages) at breakfast and we do not drive on the left side of the road but on the right side (the steering wheel is on the left in the car).

[@thegray5730]

Grandad would yell at me if I didn't thank the bus driver.

[@kirstinbanville]

I’ve only been here for 6 days but I’ve noticed a lot of differences between Canada and Scotland. It seems common here to have your groceries delivered (at least in the town I’m staying in). It’s also weird that crisps (chips) come in small snack-size bags.

[@tmarkart]

We were surprised that we had a hard time finding restaurants that were open (and actually serving food) when we wanted to eat. There was enough of a time difference (5hrs) that we didn't find ourselves hungry during "normal" lunch and dinner hours. We ended up getting food at petrol stations a few times because we couldn't find anything else. In the US you can walk into a restaurant at any time and order whatever you want (insert stereotypical fat joke here).

[@scottm6338]

''Im getting warm just thinking about this'' that was TOO relatable omg

[@emmam2915]

When you started to talk about the bus drivers all I could hear in my head is the video that was on Facebook “ Bye driver BYEEEEE BYEEEEE driver “

[@joannedenney5608]

We have a tumble dryer at home but we hardly use it because it's apparently it's too expensive to run (we even have a utility room!) 😂😂 the same with the dishwasher, my parents only use it when we have a massive group of friends and family over 😂😂 x

[@Mike46Hike]

We thank the bus driver all the time here in Upstate NY and I always use the divider when I'm at the store checking out.

[@bencox4483]

Great video and very insightful! I've been fortunate to visit several other countries and hoping to visit your beautiful homeland soon. I was a little shocked to learn how many people and cultures DON'T thank the bus drive! I just thought that was something everyone should do. Question; could you do a video of some places someone visiting Scotland could skip, especially if they have limited time? I saw one video on the subject and have to say, it was absolutely hilarious, but would like to see one from your perspective. THANK YOU!

[@ErinsHoose]

Great idea! Thank you ☺️

[@katarinazivkovic7764]

You scared me a little at first cause I wasn't really able to understand your accent & I'm going to Scotland to study next year 😅 but then about 2-3 minutes in I adjusted and understood everything from there on, thank God!

[@margaretoneill284]

I’m from Ayr but live in New Zealand, we always thank our bus drivers, and we use dividers in supermarkets, I miss Scotland so much, hope to come back next year 2019.

[@snorky776]

I’m amazed by how fast you talk... I’m from the U.S. and I’m not used to hearing people talk to so fast, yet so clearly at the same time. It’s actually quite interesting to me. I also love the Scottish accent as well. My nationality is Italian-Colombian. I’ve only ever visited Colombia twice, though I do t speak much Spanish not Italian, I don’t believe I have much of an accent either... though others say I do. Though, it mostly resembles that of an NY accent... Bc my Italian side came from Brooklyn.

[@americaisdead9879]

We have midges here in Oregon, USA too!! Lol, tornados of them sometimes! They usually are from lakes, or rivers. I love Scotland and the UK because my ancestors are from there. My dream is to visit someday.

[@zhanetamiteva6673]

Hi Erin! Your video is great as you've managed to pick out all the things that really surprised me a lot when I first came to live in Scotland 9 years ago. But you forgot one major shock I had to experience - the graveyards in city centres!!! I had never seen that anywhere else in Europe before! I don't know where this idea originally came from to have graveyards in central places around cities/ towns and moms taking a walk / sitting on a bench in the graveyard with their children playing around and eating McDonald's when the weather is sunny...I must admit the sight of it still gives me the chills - hahaha! Don't know if you've ever thought about that... :)

[@daviddownie5594]

I love that all the plug outlets have on/off switches. None in USA. But it’s brilliant!

[@ErinsHoose]

Interesting!

[@stewartjackson5483]

A guy I know who moved from Germany was surprised about queueing for buses, here we take our turn and there it was a free for all.

[@FantasticosMom]

"Its a speed Limit" I wish that was the mentality in the U.S. if you aren't going 5 miles above the speed limit people get right up on your bumper. But in the U.S. if you are going 10 miles under the limit you can get a ticket.

[@johnstrome007]

What you had to say about politeness is very interesting. When I was young, Canadians did most of the things that you mentioned, such as busses and other things. But now, people are no longer polite at all, except in the east. I guess that's because it's is still conservative there. Also, there is a large Scottish and Irish population there. If you even smile at someone when you open a door for them, they will be VERY rude. I have been wanting to visit the country of my ancestors came from and am very happy to hear that the people still hold onto the idea that politeness is as an important value. Please don't change.

[@jazzruthy]

Hello! So, I know this vid is a few years old, but I just got back and found a few things that weren’t necessarily culture shocks, but just different. Well, I guess there was one culture shock - a lot more people smoked that I anticipated. Maybe that’s just because where I live in Utah, USA no one is allowed to smoke within a certain distance of a public doorway (like at supermarkets, public buildings, some parks, etc). Waving at folks while driving and using the single track roads didn’t surprise me as much as it did my friend from the city. That’s how it was where I grew up in the rural parts of Utah. Thanking the bus driver is also a thing where I live. I think my 3 biggest differences were switched on every outlet (but I love that), the heated towel racks (also a love), and the no tumble dryers thing. I’ve totally hung clothes out to dry here in Utah, but it’s a desert… I guess, though, that we had to be careful not to leave them out too long because they’d get dusty (my parents’ place in Arizona is like that). And yes, signal at roundabouts, PLEASE signal! Lol

[@blackheadedgull8571]

Also got surprised by how much people dry their clothes outside even though it rains that often!

[@DonnaKWeaverAuthor]

We have dividers too at the grocery stores in the US. I don't know where the Erin is from.

[@mariyae765]

I live in Minnesota and none of this shocks me 😂 it’s so weird how states are so different

[@keepingupwithozzy9057]

We have the divider things at the stores in canada ,and we also thank the bus driver here.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

I could listen to this woman talk all day long. I think I've watched this video 15 times now.

[@niamhdougall6525]

I love you Erin! ♥️

[@ErinsHoose]

❤️

[@KKDD_87]

used to spend alot of time at ma grans when growing up and now abit older realised that i only ever say or do certain things when in my grans but never anywhere else. things like......drinking tea, dipping biscuits into the tea usually digestives, eat chop pork, eat chips egg n beans, hanging wet clothes on a pully, calling the hall the loaby, calling the kitchen the scullery, calling the cupboard the press, get my height measured against the door frame (still gets done at 30yrs old), watch countdown, watch 15 to 1, watch prisoner cell block H....theres loads more but just cant think. loved growing up in my grans with all the old fashioned scottish lingo and happy we still use it today!

[@ErinsHoose]

Haha brilliant! Love that.

[@JohnFought1]

During our recent trip to Scotland, I drove. Was mostly successful. Your round-a-bouts were very tough to navigate. How did you approach these when learning to drive?

[@mikebryan7060]

More outdoors videos please. I like the gin wags too.

[@PaulGarthAviation]

1:12 - Taps aff!!! 2:00 - LOL! I'm not a plumber, but I think you have the same hot and cold pipes leading up your fancy faucet. 4:19 - The air is fresh, because there's not much land West to East to pollute it!! 5:48 - While in Shetland, they have a sign that says, "Slow Lambs". I asked the waitress if the Sheep were a bit "challenged". She didn't get the joke. 6:34 - Just remembered. The UK does the light switches the other way round from US. In in the US, up is "on" and down is "off"

[@toobydude41]

Haha yeah on my first trip to England I noticed..at my friend's house..she had separate faucets. Just washed my face with cold water :). Also, I almost burnt myself on the bathroom towel racks..apparently they're all heated? The lack of billboards by the roads out there was noteworthy too.

[@ErinsHoose]

I don't know very many people with heated towel racks here if I'm honest! For face washing, we would just fill up the sink a bit.

[@garypierce7380]

In the US state of Nebraska we have the same indoor smoking ban...many states do, or they have to designate separate areas because non-smokers don't want to smell burning weeds.

[@victoriaverse415]

I'm quite late to this party but a fair few things struck me when I was in Scotland this past June. Thought you might like a few stories. When I first got to Edinburgh I was totally unprepared for staying in a hostel. Now I don't blame this on Scotland but seriously, there was "beautiful sunny weather" while I was there and it was blazing hot in the hostel. (I really wanted the Scottish weather I'd heard so much about but no... I got a sunburn. It only rained once or twice. I was gobsmacked. This is also from the hostel. I couldn't figure out how to make the shower work. I found out at the next place I stayed that you had to flip a switch on the wall to turn the shower on. Something to do with water pressure I think. So, I was in this hostel for three nights and it was Very stuffy in the room. I tried to figure out the shower twice. I knew other people had used that bloody shower but I felt Very stupid until I found out there was an extra wall switch situation! (Then I felt stupid for not asking anyone but I was convinced it was just me...) The love of dogs and people bringing their dogs Everywhere was unexpected and amazing! Seriously, even it historical landmarks. Dogs. What drove me mad several times was just how Early Everything closes! Restaurants, pubs, grocery stores, even petrol stations! I was so hungry the few nights I forgot to find food before eight o'clock and had zero choice but to go to bed hungry. Absolutely Nothing was open. Overall the absolute worst thing about my trip was having to leave. I cried in the airport on my way out. I loved every inch of the country I visited, and I went as many places as I could. Hell, I drove across the Caringorms four separate times while dashing all over the place. I Never wanted to leave Orkney... And yes, your roads are So narrow. And people drive those tiny roads in huge lorries with zero concern for who could even fit next to each other. It was harrowing!

[@GreenTornado]

I can vouch for England and say that we have those shopping divider things. 😂😂

[@maxwellmoore5973]

yes all over the UK people use deciders at check outs , Ireland too.

[@porkinsii5777]

The thing about washing machines / tumble dryers in the kitchen is probably due to other countries having a lot more available space, therefore bigger houses with more rooms. I remember some celebrity recently banging on about how she would never have a washing machine in her kitchen and only dirty? people would. I've never had a house where there was room anywhere other than the kitchen for one. At least until now that I have a small utility room for it.

[@fionagregory9376]

I have a drying room for clothes.

[@amazonazapata9424]

We just started getting “round abouts” in SE Louisiana and no one uses “blinkers” or signal lights because they have no idea how to drive in them!!

[@andyp2992]

thanking a bus driver is normal in England as to to say thanks for a safe journey from start to finish, I live in scotland and say it all the time ,its a way of politeness .its called Great Britain .we are polite people .

[@SaritaWolf]

I always thank the bus driver! Though I have noticed some people don’t do it. A lot of these seem to be just some people do and some people don’t... I signal in roundabouts, and I’ve seen sinks with two spigots (though it is somewhat rare) and I don’t think I’ve ever been to a store that didn’t have separators for the conveyor belt... though half of the time people don’t use them. This is interesting though and I love hearing about people’s experiences with the differences in other cultures!

[@ErinsHoose]

I've rarely seen someone walking off the bus without thanking the driver - thankfully! Me toooo!

[@AlbaRecoil]

The evening meal for me is tea, I always thought dinner was an English thing? I'm from Dundee, my relatives in Aberdeen also say tea.

[@hyacinththebassist7849]

4:40 We have those here, but most of the time we don't use them

[@xTwiceisNicex]

I’m as surprised as you are and I’m from the U.S., California to be exact and we do and have all that here. People can be strange.

[@fionagregory9376]

Glad I live in Britain.

[@PrivatePilot66]

In the US, forming a queue would be unusual unless there's a roped off area. Plus, we only say "form a line" never "queue".

[@victoriamather2267]

Hearing all of these, Canada is basically the same. P.S: Your hair looks beautiful at 8:10!

[@ErinsHoose]

Nice!

[@mackayla376]

I'm from Canada and literally we do all of this in the place where I live.😂😂😂

[@ChaoticNarrative]

4:57 Aye, dividers are used all over the UK.

[@jackfrasiercomedy5942]

In America, we have a coffee and donuts place called "Dunkin Donuts". And my very sottish friend informed me that "Dunkin Donuts" Means "Don't-Know Donuts" in scots slang.

[@jodiipodiigames]

America has the smoking ban as well, but Germany doesn't if I remember correctly. I felt like EVERYONE smoked in Germany when I lived there haha. Also Americans love their grocery dividers as well 😄 Something that confuses my husband is when there is a green traffic light and a green traffic arrow either next to each other or behind each other in the cities. Which one do we use?!?! 😱

[@ErinsHoose]

Yeah, I forgot about that when I went to Germany/Austria recently and had to just smell like smoke aaall the time. A green arrow is a filter light, so whichever direction it points in, you can go. If it's still red though, you can't go straight on. Only the direction it points in.

[@jodiipodiigames]

Erin ohhh good to know! 😅👍

[@lotta_kannfastalles]

There is a smoking ban in Germany, at least for indoor places and there is mi exception (like over18 pubs) but outdoors you are legally allowed to allow (^^) smoking in your restaurant so many beer gardens/Biergärten allow it and put out ashtrays

[@holly._.1]

@Jodi's Expat Life yeah I felt that like that when I went to germany! Xx

[@taylors8923]

The only thing that really surprised me was when I was in London, I hated eating out at a restaurant. I felt that the waitstaff was soo inattentive. It was frustrating to have to wait 30-45 minutes to get the check or pay after asking several times. It may have been circumstantial because it’s such a big city. But even in America in LA, waitstaff is usually very good! Also your toilets are nicer though haha

[@ErinsHoose]

Woaaah that is a LONG wait! Never been to London, so not sure if that's normal but I've never had to wait that long anywhere :/ I'd be frustrated too!

[@neilcampbell4833]

Waiting staff in America get tip's so they service is generally better. sometimes British people tip but not often . I don't like the false over friendliness of American waiting staff. It's like there forcing a smile sometimes. It's quite unusual you were waiting that long to get your bill or cheque it was probably very busy. Sometimes waiting staff I'll ignore you so you might order some more drinks or maybe order a dessert if you haven't already. The longer they leave you with the menu the more chance you'll order more.

[@taylors8923]

Neil Alexander I was a waitress a few years ago in the states of course, and I think any customer service based job in the US it is required that you be quite friendly so a friendly demeanor is a personality they look for to be in that position. I never felt my demeanor was fake, but I’m typically always in a good mood so I can’t say for others! I’m sorry you felt that way about your servers, I’m not sure if I’d rather have a rude server or one that’s overplaying being friendly too much. Both are definitely annoying.

[@margaretdevries8090]

We have always had dividers in USA ...

[@ghostofreagan3181]

I got on a round about once, I'm still on it.

[@hiroprotagonist525]

From Canada and we have dividers at the grocery store too!

[@woknwerk3293]

The good thing about Canada is we have a mixture of about every culture , little things here and there I noticed going to Europe as well were familiar but would be completely odd in the US

[@Beeba10]

Oh god, the whole "What is dinner called?" conversation. I'm Scottish, as is my gran. But I call the meal in the middle of the day "lunch", and the meal in the evening "dinner"; whereas she calls the meal in the middle of the day "dinner", and the meal in the evening "tea". It's been confusing at times when I've texted her asking if I'm still coming for dinner (I go to her house most Wednesdays for dinner), i.e. what I think dinner is, and she's said "yeah" and then texted me around 2/3pm wondering why I didn't come around (was at work, gran, lmao)

[@darrentodd3591]

Is yir breakfast then yir dinner then yir tea

[@nokoolaid]

In some places in the US, they call lunch dinner and call what I call dinner, supper.

[@SamE377]

A lot of things you mentioned having are the same here in the US ... at least on the East Coast. You’re absolutely delightful btw.

[@mashiurchowdhury8536]

I'm from England and love Scotland. My ancestors used to grow jute in modern day Bangladesh and export to the Scottish city of Dundee... So my connection with Scotland is very deep.

[@mortishastyles1345]

Oh just remembered.We have a big stone castle and what it is is the Scottish history museum.

[@randybugger1477]

Scotland & Australia have a lot in common, regarding mannerisms, great video btw; cheers.

[@ErinsHoose]

Thank you!

[@Lythea]

This is just re-confirming for me that Seattle is the US version of Scotland. Cloudy, plenty of kilts, we thank bus drivers and use grocery dividers. Also there's plenty of people here making lovely single malt whiskey :-D

[@kirsty7649]

plenty of kilts wow the stereotype lives

[@Lythea]

There’s definitely more kilts in Seattle than Scotland, didn’t mean to imply otherwise. We have a company here named Utilikilt, makes them with pockets.

[@Lythea]

John Harris: Scotch has always tasted better to me than bourbon. Smoothness isn’t everything!

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

Not anymore, sadly. It’s just tents, homeless and druggies now. So many moving out.

[@rickonstott1465]

I could listen to you talk about nothing all day long I love your voice love your accent.. and also you're such a beautiful young lady 😘

[@nokoolaid]

I'd love to go to Scotland.

[@ADVENTUREKM]

Do you get a lot of snow in the winter? Cheers

[@Sunshine22232]

Scottish weather is cloudiest darkest rainiest in the windiest country in the world

[@nifflofair6685]

Hot and cold water pipes is seperate in all developed countries lol mixer taps are only a preference!

[@mizzenmonkey]

I am curious about your grocery stores! (Odd, I know) There is no meal called supper in Scotland? I know americans call either lunch or supper dinner, depending on what area you are in, but in eastern Canada, dinner is when someone invites you for sunday lunch or you go out to a restaurant ie. "Going out for dinner"

[@NoirL.A.]

with regards to calling 'dinner' tea that was one that through me off quite alot when i first went to the u.k. especially because the u.k. is so well known for its tea drinking culture i never thought of tea as anything but a drink. as for the names of meals any english speaking country you go to it seems that 'breakfast' to describe the first meal of the day is the only one that's consistent across the board. everywhere else 'lunch', 'dinner', 'supper' and 'tea' seems to vary alot from one area to the next even within the same country it must be very confusing for people learning english as a second language.

[@emmam2915]

I personally call Lunch=dinner and dinner=tea

[@brightside2389]

Hey there, Compared to Edinburgh, how much percentage % is Glasgow cheaper ? Hope to hear from you soon .. Thanks

[@scottishcuteness3994]

My dad was a bus driver and foreign people were surprised by the fact you say thank you to the driver

[@Musikministeren]

i qwould like to see a vid on housing and rent apartments and maybe why flats are so expensive... just a vid dedicated to living spaces.. thx...

[@specialgillian]

Oh no we refer “tea” to lunch time or afternoon snack after dinner thats crazy how different it varies!! The deodorant thing made me laugh as well Glasgow night club toilets are full of nothing but fumes like that omg😂 You should do a Glasgow tour thing that would be so interesting!! And would be nice to meet u:-))))

[@specialgillian]

Ps love your content especially since I relate to most being from Scotland😂😂 X

[@saranordstrom7514]

Oh my god, thanking the bus driver sounds adorable. Here in Stockholm we anti-social Swedes sure don’t :-)

[@sarahwithanhyouheathen3210]

Idk what people in other areas of the US are doing, but here in Kentucky, we are polite to our bus drivers and treat them with respect. At least we are in the region i live in lol. It may be different in bigger cities than where i take the bus.

[@notasleeptothefuture4658]

With some bus drivers the other saying is"Thank god we made it"

[@xTwiceisNicex]

In Italy! Lol

[@rolfsinkgraven]

The only one who had a culture shock when we came back was my mother lol she was utterly flabbergasted about the old fashion clothes ppl were wearing lol ( well it is a while ago, it's better now)

[@ErinsHoose]

Ha!

[@ForestCraftLore]

rolf sinkgraven old fashioned? What, corsets and stuff?

[@erichillje4092]

I really like your golf swing sound. I am from the United States. Have you shared where the best place to try to see a Haggis in the wild? I would love to see one some day!

[@ErinsHoose]

Good innit? Haggis are normally found in the countryside. You won't catch them in cities. Although I'm sure there was a thing in the paper once about a rogue haggis in Dundee - but that was a while back and probably a one off. The Highlands are pretty good for wild haggis and the odd munro. Some of the woods in the Cairngorms have them too, but they're so rare.

[@Skraeling1000]

Ach, the pair o' ye! A wild haggis looks very like a sheep when in its mobile stage, but shortly after Christmas it will search out some quiet place where it can curl up and enter the "pupa" stage, shrinking and covering itself with a tough membrane. One week before Burn's night, people will search the countryside for them, and bring them back to the tables in triumph!