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[@WeeScottishLass]

Thumbs up here for: "Hey there my wee Scottish Kelpies"

[@meezerluvr]

I always like a greeting that is fully inclusive without looking like it's trying overly hard to be so.

[@amberhiggins6327]

This one is getting a high number of votes. I like this Myth. It reminds me of other Celtic myth that have to do with water like the lady of the lake and the sword Excalibur. Pulse the name Kelpies just sound funny to me.

[@thejemjade8262]

I don't mind being called a demon horse and mythology is interesting. By the way another thing that is in the UK that isn't standard in the U.S. is proofing drawers. I am quite upset about that actually I would like to bake more but in some areas in the U.S. its hard to do because of its climate

[@danielleswan3602]

Awww, the kelpies! I saw these!! Next time, I’m totally going to try and see these at night next time.

[@otakuattackcosplays1778]

Jade Stark yes!

[@caveman5964]

"Scottish house basics 101... Tha litter box." At first I was like, "We have litter boxes in TEXAS, yall's cats ain't special...." but then I quickly realized that I would have a rough time understanding conversation in Scotland. 😂

[@ChaosWolf1982]

I dunno, I tend to have the same disgusted facial expression when looking at a pile of bills as I do a cat-pan in need of scooping-out...

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

I thought the same! I thought: "I guess if you have a cat...?" and then I realized it was LETTER box. 😆😆

[@markbulla1851]

I heard the same thing! I was thinking "what can be so different about a litter box?!?" LOL

[@jonathancook1096]

DUDE! You beat me to it! I thought the same thing ''till I realize she was talking about the mail slit on the door. Also, love how she says "du-verrr" (it's "du-vay" on this side of the pond 😉 )

[@tomhannah4158]

Totally! It took me a minute to figure out "letter box"! And same with "bins" and "radiator"...

[@johnholler6149]

The most Important thing about your intro Tammy, is that you are comfortable with it, since this is your channel. I am not opposed to any of the options you have proposed, but I think you should be comfortable with whatever you choose. I was thinking that maybe "Hey There my wee Scottish Friendlies" would be nice because it covers everyone, but I could be wrong LMAO Just a suggestion. I am sure whatever you decide will be grand, because for me just listening to your voice whatever you say is wonderful ,because I really love your accent and you tones are amazing. What you have in your home is not all that different from what we have here in The U.S. Lots of love from America Wee Scottish Lass.

[@jstringfellow1961]

Yes, you should do what makes you happy. You're awesome. Just showcase your awesomeness.

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

It's hilarious that you flipped us off every time you counted down to a new intro. LMAO

[@WeeScottishLass]

It's just proof how much I love you all :D

[@callmeneutrino7136]

I noticed that too. The first time, I thought, "did she just...?" And then the second time, I was like, "oh she totally did!!" 🤣

[@anrach579]

I noticed that too. It gave me a little smirk. 😏

[@markchristensen23]

It was great! XD

[@JubeiKibagamiFez]

@@WeeScottishLass :-) :-D

[@iainhamishstuartforbes1613]

In Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 when our black bins are stolen we also need a police case number in order to have it replaced. My idea for a future vlog would be a trip to a Scottish Supermarket to see your products.

[@ChaosWolf1982]

Oh yes, that would be quite a treat! I know there's online sites like British Corner Shop where you can order UK goods from them, but that's not quite the same thing.

[@jonathancook1096]

Diane did that with Irish supermarkets. It was interesting.

[@BirchLeafPhotography]

I live in Alaska, and one somewhat unique thing we have is the arctic entry, or mud room. Because we have snow on the ground about 8 months out of the year, most homes have a small entryway which is a separate small room before actually entering the main part of the house. This allows you to keeps your gear such as coats, hats, gloves, boots, etc in one place. It allows you to put all that gear on when going out, plus take it all off when coming in so you don't track snow in. This room is also enclosed with two doors - one for entering from the outside, and a sepearte for entering the main part of the house. This keeps cold air from getting into the main living space, and helps keep the heat from escaping.

[@captainrumball]

one thing that blows my mind when i see homes in the uk is the lack of screens in the windows.

[@anrach579]

Yeah, that would SOOOO not work here in Florida.

[@BongWeasle]

That’s because it’s fucking freezing here you tend not to get bugs when it’s -10

[@captainrumball]

@@BongWeasle it gets colder than that here in the winter but spring and summer its hot and humid and full of bugs. worse for me now since i have a creek at the back of my property. back in july we had a couple weeks of 38c +, couple winters ago the jet stream dipped and we got canada's -25c

[@jackhogston6119]

@@BongWeasle Here in Nebraska USA we have screens in the windows - and winter temperatures that sometimes (ok, rarely, but it happens) get down to -20 F

[@BunnyKins1970]

You gave Irn Bru to a Thistle?!?! *The plant was last seen carrying a Claymore and heading for the border* 💚🐰🐴💚

[@WeeScottishLass]

Thumbs up here for: "Hey there my wee Scottish Thistles"

[@kiltedbroshar4187]

I think this ones best sofar.

[@snodrog5]

"Hey there Friends new and old!"

[@thomasbeckett1245]

Love ❤️ your voice and 👨‍🦰 red hair 👩‍🦰... very fun !

[@thomasbeckett1245]

Lately i hear the word BOGO... sounds Scottish, but I have no idea 💡 of what it means or is?

[@mikep.9371]

There is only on Scottish thistles 'n it's your pet hamster .... LOL

[@owlpete]

Love from New Mexico! Out here, I discovered something that doesn't exist in NYC: Swamp Coolers (aka evaporative cooling). NM is a dry heat state. Mid-summer can see temperatures over 100F (38C), and the best way to cool a home is by adding humidity. Overly simplified, imagine a wet sweater hanging behind a box fan. Seems bizarre, but it works.

[@laurenp_xxx]

Aw there is no better feeling than putting on trousers that had been sitting on the heater in the cold winter mornings before school 🥰

[@danaborgman8526]

We have big, heavy cast iron radiators in our house here in Connecticut. The one in the upstairs hall is my go-to for drying wet clothes after shoveling snow and warming up gloves. This house is 114 years old.

[@phebeharvey4383]

Hi Mosco!!! I so enjoy your videos!! I live in Leesburg in the states and the township very smartly started to barcode the black and blue bins. In effect, the bins belong to the property, not us. We get 1 per property of each. There’s a penalty for stealing them or even relocating them, so they never get stolen. When someone reports a loss, they just look up the property address, so they know which barcoded bin is missing. People get fined if they can’t explain an additional or misplaced bin, so they will call right away if there’s a stray one about. Really works well. I think our township government worked w/ a private company, but system works so much better than it did before. It’s been about 2 years. Also the company trucks can lift them from the street, so I think, with less labor, the changes they made have paid for the system modifications. So much better. Should be implemented everywhere since no one has time for all this theft cloot!

[@iameszie]

My dad had a full wood-burning boiler system in his house with radiators in every room when I was a kid. We used to love tucking our toes under the radiator after playing outside in the winter. :) (We used to do the same with the pot-belly stove in the living room when it was lit, but that was trickier--it'd get much hotter!)

[@lyllydd]

I used to use a duvet back in school. Mom made the covers out of really cool funky graphic sheets. I loved it. Radiators are common in older buildings in the States. Some newer places use hot water heating, but they use the baseboard heaters, and they don't get hot enough to burn. Other than that, it's electric or gas heat everywhere. Usually only houses have a specific laundry room. Apartments with in -unit laundry machines have them in a closet. That's a rarity, though. Usually apartment buildings have one or two washers and driers for the entire building, housed in a room on the lower floor. Bathroom outlets are standard everywhere here, but they need to have a GFCI to prevent shocks. Can't use a hair dryer or curling iron without it. Same for outlets in the kitchen. Legally required to have a GFCI.

[@simona_sigmund1001]

"Hey there my wee Scottish numpties!"

[@cmohnasky]

I love the original opening. It is inclusive to me.

[@Girlwatchingtheworld]

Love to see a blog about the 10 must see places in Scotland for tourist.

[@trucksr4gurls]

little tip for replacing the duvet cover. turn it inside out . reach in and grab the bottom corners. then grab the bottom corners of the duvet and shake the cover right side out over the duvet. then simply button the top

[@nsetonhandville1270]

Lots of love from the U.S. I vote for "my wee Scottish Kelpies" - but please do whatever you like best, because this is your channel and you'll be saying this phrase a LOT!

[@nicholaskarako5701]

Hey there...!!! My wee Scottish caraidean! Here to view the wee Scottish lasses vlog...

[@lornebrock896]

Love your videos, I am from Ontario Canada, Before Covid I use to go to Edinburgh for the month of August to enjoy Fringe festival. I always rent a flat for the month and was impressed with Washing machines that also dry the laundry. I could put the wash on when I leave for the day and things would be complete when I return, here in Canada usually we use two machines a washer and a dryer (tumble dryer in your terms). We usually have a laundry room or utility room rather than in the kitchen but not a big deal. We have a lot of hikes heated with forced air furnaces but in the past radiators were common but with the advent of central air conditioning the radiator system required separate air ducts making hot water radiator systems less desirable. I find Scottish summer weather mild and not requiring air conditioning hence less need for heating ducts. By he way in August 2012 got to spend a couple of nights pub hopping with Daniel Sloss, he apparently thought my banter was cool and I had a great time with he and his his buddies.

[@nicholasnoel4666]

First (?) Edit: Tammy, I can’t speak for everyone, but I enjoy coming to your channel for your take on things. You have an educational and wholesome approach that’s refreshing. It’s especially fun to come from a Batchy binge to your channel and it’s full of sunshine and rainbows, or whatever the Scottish equivalent is (neds and thistle, maybe? 😉). Whatever changes you make are bound to annoy/anger/ upset someone out there, and the Internet is a big place! I guess what I’m saying is do what makes you happy, creatively and personally, and it will reflect in your work. Just be authentic and honest and people will appreciate it, even if they may not agree with everything you (or don’t!) say.

[@iainhamishstuartforbes1613]

If it’s not broken don’t FIX IT!

[@judithking9475]

St. Louis, Missouri, USA. We had a house in the city with the mail box in the wall next to the front door. It was very convenient. We just opened the little door to retrieve the mail. Our next house had the mail box on the porch right outside the front door. In our newest house, the mail box is at the end of the driveway. That is more convenient for the mail carrier- not so much for us. With the Covid shutdown though, walking to the mailbox is sometimes the only exercise I get!!

[@greendragonpublishing]

I love thistles and kelpies. Bawbags is hilarious but I like the other two better. Maybe unicorns. That's your national animal, no? And that makes each of us unique and magical :P

[@CirceIsland]

Depending on how old your home is you'll have a radiator for heat. Newer homes have what's called Central Heating. You'll see grates in the floor that heat rises from. In the floor, walls, and ceilings is a duct system that travels from the furnace.

[@ChaosWolf1982]

Here in America, what's more common than radiators is central heating, which is basically a series of ducts and vents throughout the house flooring, all running back to a big air compressor/fan unit, typically in the same "utility room" that the washer, dryer, and main fuse-box for the house is (the house's water heater is often in the room too, but not always - for some reason my house's water heater is hidden behind a small panel in the closet of the main bedroom), and this rumbly unit controls the heating and cooling. In areas with very warm climates in summer but frequently cold ones in winter, like my own roughly-Scotland-sized state of Mississippi, a small outdoor unit called a "heat pump" is sometimes also used to help keep the indoor temperatures comfortable more efficiently. Most people, if their utility room is large enough, also might use the utility room as a makeshift pantry, setting up shelves to store canned goods, boxed meals like pasta or rice, jars of sauce, and other things that don't require refrigeration.

[@dalebeals5321]

I live in Minnesota, and one thing we have that I didn't see at your flat was a screen/storm door. That's a door on the outside of the main that protects the main door from flying debris, and such.

[@geistlos333]

In America radiators tend to be found in older homes (rural homes especially) and older apartment buildings. Oh, and the washer and dryer are typically in the basement.

[@saskiar.2231]

Not to many differences in housing stuff, but I am from Switzerland, so that's understandable. I couldn't help but notice the way you but on the sheets 🙈😂 here we wash them inside out, so that you then slip your hands into the corner of the sheet, grab the corner of the duvet and "shake" the sheet over the duvet to put it on.

[@WeeScottishLass]

I've seen people do it that way here too :D :D I've tried it that way but I always struggled with a double, now I find the corners LOL

[@stillhere0326]

LOL Love it 1 Letter Box (mail Box) vs Litter Box (for your Cat)

[@sharongartland8390]

Hey there Lads, Lassies & Non Binary Classes is my favorite!

[@christinestockman7042]

In older homes in the NE there are storm windows. These are put on from the outside every fall and taken off every spring. Have to use a ladder to do it on the upper floors.

[@leenamorton1260]

I live in Canada in a 100 year old house. I have a duel wash/dryer in my kitchen. I hate the dryer part but wash is good. Here I have 2 types of heat. Electric and natural gas. Baseboards heaters for the electric and I have this box looking thing for the natural gas. Windows are single panels and I get drafts in the winter. Good thing it doesn't get too cold here. Weather is similar to Scotland here.

[@tarmaque]

When I was a kid living in the Pacific Northwest (Between Portland and Seattle, noted for our rain) my Grandmother always had two clotheslines: One out back by the garden and one in the garage. It was actually very rare for her to use the "tumble dryer." If the weather was good at all she'd hang her laundry outside, but if it were raining she'd hang it in the garage. The only time she'd tumble dry it indoors was when the weather was particularly cold. There is nothing better than bed sheets dried in the sun. Later in life I actually put up drying lines in my garage just like hers, and it works pretty well most of the time.

[@ChaosWolf1982]

My Gran had the same thing! Though she used the garage line more often than the yard line, mostly because she had the machines in the garage so that line was closer, and also because the squirrels seemed to have a great deal of fun gnawing on her clothespins, so eventually she got tired of the wee furry bastards dropping her nice dresses in the dirt, and just switched full-time to the garage line.

[@bmbrth1]

My grandmother had her spare lines hung 8n the basement for rainy days, the "washer" (like a motorized drum for the water and two crushing wheels for wringing the water out) was in the basement so it was convenient.

[@tarmaque]

@@bmbrth1 Ha! My _Great_ Grandmother had one of those in the back room of her house. My Grandmother had her washer and dryer sort-of in her kitchen, which is very uncommon around here. It worked well. Of course my Grandfather built that house for her in the 1950's with her input. If I ever built a house it would have a kitchen very much like that.

[@jaycee330]

@@bmbrth1 Same here. My mother used to own the old washer/wringer machine, where you wash all the clothes in a giant agitator, then pass them through the wringer to a rinse basin and then through the wringer again. After that, we had lines in the basement or out in the garden depending on the weather. We only got a modern washing machine and dryer in the late 1980s.

[@grndpnder7]

Love the countdown when you get to 1.

[@TheJohno95]

Your intro: If it ain't broke, dinnae fix it!

[@polytheneprentiss1534]

I like the first one since it rhymes and it’s clever and close to the original. One big difference between homes in your part of The world and the US is the lack of closets in the bedrooms. Actually, the house I grew up in here in San Antonio had the washer and dryer in the kitchen, as well. We also had small wall heaters in the bathrooms. But, it was in a neighborhood with homes built in the ‘40s and ‘50s. Our bins are pretty much the same here, but we have at least weekly pick up.

[@chantelmcskimming6633]

You are lucky enough to not need screens on your windows!! Here in Virginia, we have sooo many bugs!!

[@meezerluvr]

In America, some older homes in cities (where mail is delivered on foot) have mail slots. In the suburbs, homes have mailboxes at the end of the driveway. The post is delivered to these without getting out of the vehicle. For this reason, most postal vehicles are right-hand drive. Older homes here also have radiators. Newer construction uses either a heat pump or furnace with forced air. There has been some resurgence of radiators, but they haven't quite caught on.

[@mikeconner3684]

I like the classic Lads and Lasses. If anyone knows you they know you're not discriminatory.

[@russellrofe4849]

We have three prong sockets in the US. The third prong is the ground line. It does not carry current unless there is a ground fault. Our voltage in houses is half of what yours is, and we don't have switches on the outlets. We have "gfci" outlets in areas that may get wet, like bathrooms.

[@johnmcmillan9593]

you are brilliant everything you said on here I can relate to and I was born in 1956 used to get bathed in tin bath by the coal fire lol but if you think about it our plugs and sockets are way safer than anywhere else we have the switch on the wall and we have the fuse in the plug

[@jonmiguel]

In the US our 'letter boxes' have evolved and remain in different stages in different areas/neighborhoods. All homes (we're talking about houses, detached and otherwise, not apartment buildings) used to have a mailbox somewhere on the front of the house, usually right next to the front door. The US Postal Service is obligated to continue using those as long as they exist. Then boxes were moved next to street for the convenience of motorized carriers. The latest thing is actually based on the same concept as a 'unit' of multiple boxes at one location for an apartment building. Postal regulations require that newly built neighborhoods (also referred to as "subdivisions") install a centralized box serving multiple streets and residents. I don't know exactly what the rules are because I've seen some with as few as a dozen boxes and others with as many as 30-40. These are usually free-standing and the motorized carrier will have to get out and fill the boxes by hand. Each resident has their own key which they must maintain but the boxes use a "common" or standardized postal service key to open the front of the unit to access all of the boxes at the same time. In more up and coming subdivisions they will usually have these underneath a canopy so no one gets wet getting their mail. There are also some built into a small building that the carrier enters to fill the boxes (mounted thru the wall on 3 or more sides) from inside. Good for carrier safety. Parcels and special delivery get a little more complicated.

[@JEMCochran49]

Hey there lads and lassies.....perfect.

[@marshaflorom8401]

I am from America and I thank you!!

[@jerryhosford4557]

In the US we have central heat, in most places but not all. It is a central heater with vents in every room and it can be electric or propane powered. This is not in all homes/businesses, there are exceptions. For laundry washers and dryers we usually have a separate room called a laundry, or utility room, sometimes they are in a hallway or bathroom but almost never in the kitchen. In the kitchen many homes have a dishwasher, but not laundry washer and dryer. Most homes in the US do not have a duvet, we have a fitted sheet, corners built into the sheet that fit on the mattress and then a flat sheet and blankets. There are cities in the US that have recycling bins, but not all cities require them, we mostly dump or trash into landfills, not a great idea, I wish we had more recycling centers in the US.

[@larrybothe8246]

Variety of heating sources in the USA. Central air con (hot & cold air controlled by a thermostat) may be most common. Older homes more likely to have radiators. Some newer USA homes have radiant heat from floors, either from pumped hot water through winding pipes in the floors or electric heating elements under flooring. A lot depends on the weather conditions in your area.

[@chantelmcskimming6633]

You are do kind! Love the first one!

[@Shiirow]

Scottish House Basics : A sheepskin blanket and plenty of Haggis.

[@paulstromberg3019]

I like the ball bag intro. Your windows open much different than here in the USA here the windows either open top and bottom or the whole window cranks out verically

[@LeOpinionatedOne]

I'm totally down for Kelpie! I love ittt. Also bawbags LOL

[@Kno_Buddy]

America radiators used to be very popular for heating. I used to actually sit on the one in my old house for a while before I went out to get on the bus. I would get up early to do that. Radiators kind of went away in the 70s or 80s in favor of safer electric baseboard heaters. Now in these more modern houses it’s more so just heated air circulated through vents built into your floor that the central air or air conditioning for the whole building is also run through. It was something about safety regulations and attempting to take a more minimalistic approach to the design allowing people more room to put their stuff. Many older places in America you can still find radiators though. I can sit on a vent though and it will not just warm my lower body, but blow out the hot air with enough force that it just kind of envelopes you.

[@WHNorthcote]

Shame we no longer have the old clothes dryer. That pulley system that was on the kitchen roof. All you did was lower it, put on clothes and lift it back up and then cook. As heat rises it dried the clothes. No electrical bill soaring.

[@TheMagnay]

And as a bonus, they smelll of meat

[@WeeScottishLass]

Thumbs up here for: "Hey there Lads, Lassies & Non Binary Classes"

[@lillis4620]

I like a good jingle too.

[@danielcameron9857]

Can you pin the vote comments at the top? This one got pushed down so far that I don't think anyone realizes it's an actual option! I had to search for it (I'm stubborn)

[@markchristensen23]

@@danielcameron9857 I looked for it as well. XD

[@firestorm165]

It sounds like a 30's new York radio broadcast and I love it

[@amberhiggins6327]

Will this one does rhyme. Maybe Non-Banary people would like this one:)? But I don't know.

[@WarbirdPhoenix]

Litter boxes? Wha? Ohhhh! Letter boxes. Doobies? Wait a min... Ohhhh! Duvet... Irradiators?... Oh no that's dangerou....Ah! Radiators. Now double glazing windows and double sockets I understand... Love the accent but can be confusing at times. So this is what others must think of our southern accents. ~from Texas with 💜

[@reynaldorivera7641]

Bins where I live are Blue- recycle which I don’t and not required/ emptied every 2 weeks Grey - everything else/ emptied every week Letter box is on every block and you get a key- that’s for newer neighborhoods/ older ones you have a letter box on the curb or at the front door Air- called central air, vents in ceilings Laundry- utility room or garage Windows- I have new ones double gas filled and they never get hot even when sun is on them more effective Garden area- nearly everyone call it the yard(front /back) where I live there are gazebos- pergolas bc i live in far west tx(desert area) Rock walls instead of fences but people do add fence for privacy I’m single and have a big house so I have a game/!movie room with a mini fridge and snack counter, garage with a mini workshop area, will be adding a pool , and a pool house and possibly a hidden room just bc I can and get bored lol

[@morgan97475]

Just keep the current intro.....it screams "Mosco Moon!!".....kinda like comfort food.

[@TheMagnay]

Agreed

[@CaptainSiCo]

Good point!

[@roya.cathcartjr.5042]

@Mosco Moon, I'm in Gettysburg Pennsylvania U. S. A. and we have some similarities to your home and some differences. Aside from radiators we also have fireplaces, our electrical outlets are also three pron configured differently than your and our outlets don't have a switch on them unless requested. We not only have double glazed windows some new homes have triple glazing and homes over a century old have blown glass windows. The biggest difference with our homes here are the ones built prior to July of 1863 as they are battle scarred from a battle of the American Civil War which took place here on July 1st, 2nd and 3rd of 1863.

[@danielleswan3602]

Ok, you asked for it, so I’m going to give it to you in hopes a comment helps the algorithm. I lived most of my life in southern and central California. I always lived rurally growing up, and yes... mailboxes were at the end of the street, usually in what was called a ‘gang box’. Each address would have a compartment, and you’d have a key to open it. Or, if a gang box, or even row of mailboxes, were not to your liking (super common for those options to get broken into by indentity thieves), or if the post office flat out to refused to deliver so far, you could pay for a P.O. Box at your nearest Post Office. When you live in the suburbs, you usually have a mail box in the front of your house, and I guess city folk would have letter boxes in their doors or a type of ‘gang box’ on the ground floor. I recently moved to Germany and have learned the awesomeness of having a mailbox right outside my front door and of duvets. I had heard of duvets before, but they were just something rich folks had or folks that lived in the cold states. You called it a sheet, but they’re known in the US as duvet covers. American sheets are the same as the fitted sheet that goes on the mattress, but without the ‘fitted’ part. It’s super weird for me that I can’t find a sheet-sheet here in Europe. Summer was difficult until I realized I could just take the duvet out of the duvet cover, and the duvet cover became a sheet. Enough rambling, love you 🤗

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

My biggest surprise upon visiting uk is built in surge protection on all wall sockets by which I mean you have to turn the sockets on. In the us sockets and plugs usually just work without a power switch. But that's also partly to do with we have a different amount of electricity running through the walls.

[@peterjamesfoote3964]

So one difference may be that in Chicago we have basements. Often, these are cooler in the summer than the ground floor. We have a laundry room in our basement as well as a finished area that is a little more than half of the basement area which has a daybed and TV and a games table with a rack of games. Our house was built in 1880 which is old for Chicago, but still new for most of the EU. One feature of our neighborhood that a friend noticed but I take for granted is that since the homes here were built over many decades, the neighborhood (Beverly Hills) the one in California was named after this one I’m told), has a huge variety of homes in many styles. While ours is a frame Victorian, there are many built in the Chicago bungalow style, but a huge variety of homes in brick and other materials in many different designs including by architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Burleigh Griffith. Part of the reason for this is The Chicago Fire of October, 1871 which caused because of frame construction, wooden sidewalks and high winds enormous damage. The devastation drew the most talented architects in the nation and many of those that came stayed here. You may know that Chicago is home to the first skyscraper, the Monadnock building which is interesting in part because the South Half of the building was built in stone and the North half was built on a steel frame. We are also home to something known as the Chicago Window a tall two frame building that let in much more light and air for workers. So if you know someone interested in architecture or outdoor sculpture, they should definitely visit here. Another feature of my neighborhood is that it has a castle, a small one, imported brick by brick from Ireland. Our kitchen is not huge but large enough for a long counters, an eating area, and an oven, a separate gas stove, sink, dishwasher and fridge. We also have a freezer in the basement and bookshelves everywhere. We have a den off the dining room, a balcony off the bedroom and a large deck in back. You back yard is larger than ours but our side yard is quite big. We have a huge number of parks which is part of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago designed after the fire. On legacy of the plan is that virtually he entire lakeshore is open to the public with no private beaches the entire length of the city which is something like 25-30 miles long. The city proper is about 325 square miles altogether and is a really interesting place to visit outside of coronavirus times. If you have any questions about the city please feel free to ask.

[@nealbirch9462]

letter box, not litter box... Also, you can make a composting bin for the waste (vegi, meat, bones and yard clippings, some folks say no to animal waste) fairly easily. After it composts, you have fertilizer for your thistle!

[@tieiatalks]

I live in Las Vegas. We’d call our windows double paned. We have them to keep the 120° heat out as much as we can. I do have a laundry room. Our washer and dryer looks twice the size of the ones you showed. Also, our recycle bin and our garbage bin are the same size (also gigantic looking compared to yours) and they get picked up every week! 😳

[@TheMagnay]

Australia is the same as what you just said but our bins are only 2 a week, we alternate general and recycling. we gotta deal with the Aussie sun, it gets to about the same temperature

[@justiceh2o]

Hey Mosco hope you're keeping well and nice to see you still have a smile on your face during all the covids. Not really watched many of your vids for a while cause I've been too busy with work but I'll certainly have plenty to keep me entertained. First thing that came to mind for your intro request thingy bob was Moscos midgies.

[@MorganMalfoy13]

One of the biggest changes in Europe compared to the US is elevators. Elevators in the US are always huge. You could easily fit at least 8 people in them, provided no one was very large. In the EU and Istanbul, where I've visited, the elevators are room for one person and maybe a suitcase. Tiiiiny. I don't know how you get furniture in upper flats if they're one piece. Also shower curtains. You guys will often have a single swingeing glass curtain that covers half of the tub. I always knock it with a hip or elbow and end up with water all over the floor. We use fabric ones that go all the way across. Taps. We have one tap that contains hot and cold water. You guys have two taps, which means one hand burns and the other freezes. Very interesting choice. Not quite sure I would continue that. We also all have the same rate of electricity across the US as standard, so you can use the same plug anywhere, and you don't need to buy a plug seperately when you buy an appliance. I wouldn't begin to know how to attach a plug. I'm going to need some youtube tutorials at some point. In general our houses are a lot bigger I think. The McMansions are anyway. Not that that's a bad thing. I think McMansions are an eyesoar myself.

[@GlendaPaul]

In my area of Australia we mostly have no radiators, but lots of houses have one or more air conditioning units or even ducted air conditioning to every room ...most of these can cool or heat the rooms... ... houses can have radiators in the very cold, more alpine places where winter snow is common, but most of Australia is more focused on cooling down as summers are so hot ...where I live some homes do have fireplaces or wood heaters too...most houses have a seperate laundry/utility room ....although smaller homes and apartments do have washers and dryers in bathrooms or kitchens or in small cupboard spaces ... mine is unusual as my washer and dryer are in my garage because the previous owners converted the utility room into a second bathroom🙂...and we use two prong plugs and have actual plug points in our bathrooms into which anything can be plugged...which I thought was very odd when I first moved to Australia .. I’m originally from South Africa where we used 3 pronged plugs and had no plug points in our bathrooms at all...more modern homes are often fitted with double or triple glazed windows in the hottest parts of Australia although this is still not so common and very expensive... we tend to use blockout curtaining and/or indoor and outdoor window blinds of various types to keep the hot summer sun at bay😊🌸

[@johnnyhutchcraft5223]

I'd love to go to Scotland one day ❤

[@erinb6965]

In Australia we have doona & doona covers. We also have 3 bins red for general rubbish green for green waste & yellow for recyclable. We don’t have radiators where I am but I’m sure some of the lower areas do. We have a laundry room where we have our washing machine but no dryer & clothes line in the backyard. Our windows are also Single glazed windows & also normally can open the full window. Well also have 3 plug power points. We do have points in our bathrooms tho.

[@jenniferschmitzer299]

Im a ducky down doona kinda gal myself and most of my sheets are sheridan cos they last forever. i don't understand how people dont have top sheets and just sleep under a bare doona thats ick. i love my hills hoist but a simpson does well in a snap. flyscreens are for every window orifice.. im in the upper blue mountains and we only get summer two months of the year but its a dry heat so thats all good. where you at?

[@catsandbats77]

Older houses in the US sometimes have a radiator or a letter box. I've never lived in a house with either of those though. My dance instructor lives in a house from the 1940's and it has a letter box next to her front door that goes into her front closet. As far as duvets go, they exist in the US. It's too hot in the desert for one though.

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

Radiators are old school. However, I noticed in the UK you have radiators just for drying towels.

[@philipwilliams4388]

I have all those except no radiator thank god. We just use blankets/ comforters over our sheets. Washington State USA

[@paulayala4816]

3-2-1 "I'm offended, you flipped us off". LOL not to worry it's going to take a lot more than that to offend me. Here are letter box is outside on the wall, but at my old house it was down at the bottom of our driveway about 1/2 mile away. Duvets we have, not so much here in Orange County California, but up in the local mountains where it gets very cold, same with radiators. Most homes and cabins have don't have radiators anymore they will central heating and air. My washer and dryer is in my garage, but originally this house had a wash bin and clothes line in the backyard. You don't see them here but in other parts of the U.S. they have mud rooms which are usually off the main entrance, garage entrance or both and are for taking off your muddy boots and wet clothes, right next to the mud room would be the room for the washer and dryer, this to me is a well thought out design for a home.

[@garydomogalla3765]

Electrical outlets in the USA have ground fault circuit interrupters if they are near water sources like in a kitchen or bathroom. The GFCI will shut off that circuit in the breaker box so you won't get shocked.

[@shamrockboy21]

Down here in Virginia we don't see radiators much anymore. My house used to have one back in the nineties but they're not so common now. It's weird because I can remember huddling around the radiator before school when I was a kid but I can't even remember where the hell in the house it was.

[@WeeScottishLass]

Thumbs up here for: "Hey there my wee Scottish Bawbags"

[@lillywho]

In lue of calling people the _other_ commonly used heavy insult that's meant as something chummy, eh? 😜

[@grantrennie]

Oh pass on that

[@amberhiggins6327]

wow this one is wining. You lot have a twist since of humor!

[@thatdude2998]

Love this one 👍

[@ryanmatheson5137]

Bawbags definitely bawbags!

[@amberhiggins6327]

I heard some homes in the UK and Ireland have the combo washer dryer. Were its both a washer and dyer. I once saw in in a store and portable eclectic radiator. Love the video as always😊.

[@crs7937]

They are available in the US, Usually in condos

[@Mr.Smack-414]

Idk y but I love the way you say green bin

[@SimonLanghof]

One thing I had in a hotel in Scotland last year that I've never seen somewhere else was a switch outside the bathroom for the shower water heater.

[@karenfouts1207]

I had that at the Dark Island Hotel on the Isle of Benbecula! I had to get the manager to show me how to turn the shower on!

[@jstringfellow1961]

Oh, I could go on and on about the house differences btw the US and the UK. I'll name a few that you have that we do not: Wallpaper. We don't do that really. Carpet that doesn't match throughout the house. You also have TINY bedrooms and box rooms. (We have closets in every bedroom) You have hedges. Now for us. We have air conditioning. We have fireplaces that actually are allowed to have fires. We have screens on the windows and a screen door as well as a front/back door. We have more than 1 garage, and more than 1 toilet. We have bathrooms and not wetrooms. We have homeowner associations and neighborhood watches. We have frame houses, most of yours are brick or blown concrete. I could go on and on. Here in Oklahoma (USA) we have really large yards both in the front and in the back.

[@johnmcmillan9593]

I live in Alness we got 2 bins green for waste and blue for recycling 1 gets emptied every 2 weeks after it's alternative 1 week it's green then next week it's blue

[@jaycee330]

9:42 Older houses and flats in the US will have radiators, but I would say most houses built within the last 60 years will all have central heating/cooling.

[@jessiesorbet2434]

Hey there my Wee Scottish Caraidean! (KAH-rad-jen = Friends)

[@Noone765]

Hi, you are my favorite Scottish Lass. Love you. Michael

[@dale3404]

Jumpers are sweaters here in the US, made from knit fabrics. Sweatshirts are made of a different material, but both are worn for warmth. Enjoyed hearing the differences. We also have double glaze windows.

[@jamesshearer9616]

Whether you are a lad who likes lassies, or a lassie who likes lads, or a lad who likes lads, or a lassie who likes lassies, or you are a lad who was a lassie, or visa versa, or consider your self both, "Hey There Lads and Lassies" applies very well.

[@presidenttomato816]

"Ballbag" one seems right to me. Gives me a nice laugh.🤣🤣 Also, the duvet cover is exactly like a pillow case. on the subject of the garbage/rubbish/yard waste bins, we just put our yard waste in bags or if sticks we bundle them up and put them next to our curbs. As far as your content and intro goes, just be yourself and have fun. I don't really care what intro you use. Just make sure it's something you like, but the "Ballbag" intro give me a nice laugh as I stated at the beginning of my comment.

[@DanDino_]

Mister Tomatoes It’s actually bawbag not ballbag

[@presidenttomato816]

@@DanDino_ ah, thanks. I had no idea cuzz y’all Scots talk so fast. Haha....ngl, my parents told me I used to “speak 90 mile an hour”.😂😂

[@TheHarrip]

From Preston. Three prong plugs aren't more powerful they are safer . The longer prong is the earth which connects first as you plug in to to prevent I guess electrocution 😁 👍

[@leemcgann6470]

The original intro I think is the best! Bawbags is my 2nd pic

[@Cafeminette]

I live in the gorgeous Sierra Nevada mountains in California, and the winters here are pretty brutal. Most of us use wood burning stoves or pellet stoves for heat. Our mailboxes are outside so we don’t get drafts. Our water comes from wells. And personally, we don’t have a washer or dryer, so we use the laundromat in town. I’ve lived in many parts of the US, and Japan, including on aircraft carriers while I was in the navy. There’s no one typical standard for homes here. It all depends on geographical location.

[@GrahamInSF]

Probably just a regional terminology difference, but I have always thought the feather filled warming object was called a "Comforter" and the sheet-like covering was the Duvet, but after a little time at Wikipedia... I stand corrected. And for the intro, I would like to second/vote for something I saw in the comments: "Hey there, my Scottish Unicorns." Makes me feel magic, AND Scottish!

[@marshaflorom8401]

I would like to have my apartment look like wee Scotland!!

[@rburnau1]

greeting I think you should keep the lads and lasses. As far as differences the instant hot water heater in many scotland bathroom showers is different. also in many cases rooms are smaller in size than say here in the USA. Also names for different types of housing in Scotland is alot different than say here in the USA. like detached homes are pretty common here and I recall when I visited there were a number variations of attached housings there.

[@wherevermyroadgoes1030]

*Dutchie living in Scotland As a former post woman, those low ones in the door are the absolute worst. They are quite normal in the Netherlands, but mainly in older houses. Lol, people wash the duvet? Like, when it gets actually dirty, okay... but otherwise for me it would be... wash the sheet and air the duvet from the window or in the garden (whenever there's 5 min of no rain ;D ), though it is a struggle to get it the duvet in again, especially on your own. Washing machine and tumbledryer in the kitchen to me is weird af. It makes heaps of noise and it moves the kitchen counter above it, so it makes the stuff fall off sometimes. It's super inconvenient. We have the tumble dryer in the utility room though, so I dont even understand why they wouldnt also put the washing machine there. For smaller houses without a utility room, in the Netherlands the bathroom would be more common, I think. Which makes more sense to me, as for me that usually would be where you take off clothes most often anyway. Other things I noticed when I moved to Scotland... the on and off button for the shower. I still don't quite get that one. Also the on and off button for every electricity socket. And the need for a dishwashing bowl in the sink. I threw that out after like two days. The sink works just fine. :'D

[@gavinhillick]

I know an easier way to change a duvet cover. If you turn it inside out and put your hands all the way through to each of the inside corners, you can then grab the corners of the duvet. Stand up and let the cover fall down over the duvet. Turn it around and hold the cover by the open end to let it fall into place.

[@mystichobbit721]

So typically it's in old homes, but in the US, the main bathroom or the main hallway will have a laundry chute that leads to the basement (except in parts of the US that can't have basements due to too much water undergound). It's basically just a little door in the wall that you drop clothes into, because generally speaking these homes are set up to have the washer/dryer hookups in the basements. So it drops your clothes directly down there. Someone also mentioned the mail slots on front doors, again typically in older homes. Not practical for letting drafts in, but also if you want to be creepy you can have a peek in peoples house too which is weird. Another thing I'm sure you know, is that most homes in the US have central air ran through them or have window air conditioning units. There are some exceptions where it's not so common but generally everywhere in the US has a/c. Also garbage disposals. Basically it's a blade inside of where your kitchen sink drains, and you switch it on to grind up food scraps off of dirty dishes so nothing gets clogged.

[@rgimpel33]

My wife and I have been thinking about moving to Scotland for over a year now. Way before the COVID-19 hit. Searching for some houses over there using the website Zoopla, we've noticed there are a lot more doors in houses. Why are there so may doors? Every house we looked at had a door in every entry. Here in the U.S. we only have doors in the front, back, bedrooms and bathroom. I do agree as well with A S's comment about mailboxes in the northeast. Sometimes we put plastic wrap on our windows to stop the draft. We must get a different type of cold then Scotland. Like bone hurting cold!

[@jeffreyvonstetten5852]

I’m rooting for a quick jolt of Scottish punk rock at the beginning 🤗

[@rebeccacorbin1590]

Never change....you do you...