THINGS AMERICA DOES BETTER THAN EUROPE 🇺🇸🇪🇺

[@lorrilewis2178]

I don't think you guys have eaten at enough places in the U.S. to accurately judge the variety of salads. I mean, it's a big country. The European salad Lia described - leaves, feta cheese, tomatoes, and olive oil dressing - is READILY available in the U.S.

[@ravinstrong9392]

Lorri Lewis I’m pretty sure they’ve mostly been on the east coast aka where healthy food goes to die

[@gisselldow2102]

Yeah when I heard Lia describe the salad she likes I thought.. “Yeah that’s a pretty typical salad here. Where did they go to eat salad? McDonalds?”

[@jaykay5541]

We have a lot of excellent salad options in DC - it's not like London though where the choice of food is out of this world. London is the best city there is, so everywhere is going to seem rubbish to you guys!!

[@jrod8487]

Preach Lorri

[@maecyberz1830]

Jay Kay Have You only been to DC in America?

[@MrBigPicture835]

You should not judge salads in the US by fast food restaurant salads or prepared

[@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow]

right? we actually have veggies in our lol

[@angelriani]

Exactly!

[@MeanLaQueefa]

Paulie Doodle sure we do, everyone by me has a greenhouse or a farm the produces vegetables,

[@adammorse9153]

@Paulie Doodle Nothing on it? What kinds of vegetables do you put in there we wouldn't toss in our salads?

[@albar428]

@Paulie Doodle Some people grow their own stuff and eat it. Like my neighbor who is a fitness freak

[@paulbailey309]

They aren't pharmacies, they are retail stores that happen to have pharmacies. Grocery stores have pharmacies too. They couldn't afford to stay open without the high margin and profits from the other merchandise.

[@shetip6269]

I have watched a few of their video's and others trying to get a feel of the mind set of people from those countries. We must try to remember that they live in Socialist/Communist countries and are trained with the mindset that allows few choices. That is how the ruling class maintains control. If the people are made not to have a large choice They will fall in line with the slavery mind set the one percent wants them to have. Eventually they will not be allowed to wipe their own butts until a certain time of day. It is a sad thing to watch. But, it is their choice. Trying to explain to them that life is about choices is kind of futile, It would go against their socialist programing to exercise their minds on such a basic level as to make an informed choice from such a thing as selection.

[@timkramar9729]

They are drug stores. That is exactly how they are characterized.

[@llove1012]

@@chloesophia9445 They did. Walgreens still sells them tho.

[@agentleebs]

Or: Acetaminophen is the leading cause of acute liver failure, so they are simply limiting accidental exposure unlike the US where you might easily overdose unless you read all the labels of the cold medicines you may choose - from our overabundance of choices. .

[@Cruxador]

@@agentleebs Who would be dumb enough to take a drug without reading the label?

[@roberylawler4728]

A great Southern American here and I've never heard or seen anybody put mayonnaise on a salad 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SuperLaurajo]

Robery Lawler I do. It’s normal here....I promise!!!

[@miken.2847]

Sounds disgusting! I'd NEVER even try it.

[@scoobysnacks]

I think they are referring to things like potato salad or macaroni salad

[@redditrtgirl]

Some "salads" canot be done without mayo: potato salad, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad, etc. There are also some dishes like pear salad ans pineapple salad that have the fruit on a bed of lettuce with a dollop of mayo in the center and a bot of cheese on top.

[@LucisFerre1]

"Salad dressing" is made of mayo and other ingredients.

[@spiderpony6]

Salads, believe or not, vary in the US depending on which part of the country you're visiting. California does amazing healthy salads and dressings, the veg is often picked fresh that morning-farm to fork.

[@afcgeo882]

There are VERY few places in California where salads are picked that morning. You'd literally have to be within a few miles of a farm to do that and even then... Over 90% of salads in California are picked just like salads everywhere, by large corporate farms. Anyway, there are plenty of places around the country where you can get very fresh salads, when in season. NYC is full of salad chains and bodegas which all sell fantastic, fresh, and healthy salads. These two didn't bother looking for them, which is fine, but they're coming out of the gates like they know everything, which they just do not and that is not fine.

[@shawnmarie459]

LOL I'm lucky - I do live in an area of CA where my salad is delivered to my door within hours of being picked. My kids' schools all have fresh salad bars as part of school lunch too.

[@spiderpony6]

George, granted you have to be selective on where you choose to eat, but where I live in Sacramento farm-to-fork it is quite common. In fact, the city markets itself as the farm-to-fork capital. There are farmer's markets every day of the week here where you buy straight off the farmer's truck. I run into my favorite chefs all the time. Also, many restaurants in Sacramento, the Napa Valley, and the SF Bay Area have their own gardens from which they pick. I'm a vegetarian and have traveled quite a bit in this country, and no, not all states are the same. Perhaps you don't know Northern California well.

[@gdaym8y]

CA is very health-oriented. I've never seen cigarettes in a CVS but that might be because we just don't go there very often. And salads in CA are very healthy, as far as I've seen - it really depends on where you're going to get your salads (eg, Burger King or Wendy's aren't going to have great salads) and what state you're in (eg Southern states love ranch and really fatty dressings which I've never understood but it's what they like). It varies SO so much depending on where you are, it's hard to make a blanket statement like "America's salads across the board are unhealthy".

[@extofer]

Californian here - can attest to it. California is very health conscious.

[@KevlarX2]

No, no, no, no no. You can't just turn right on red. You have to stop first and if clear, then you can turn right on red. Also, cars are supposed to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk before turning right. There are a lot of drivers who do stupid things, so as a pedestrian never count on the fact a car will actually yield. Make sure your head isn't buried in a phone and you know what's happening around you.

[@eyedonschott]

KevlarX2 : key word here is "supposed" - in my daily experience, drivers are "supposed" to drive using sense ability, a respect for the laws of physics, regard for the traffic laws like not running red lights and staying in ones lane, a respect for life of others and an uncommon attribute known as courtesy and brains (don't leave home without them) .

[@Jerokhna]

@@eyedonschott Same applies to pedestrians... *glares at all the Jay Walkers* I prefer the European mentality of "If they step into the street, they should expect to get run over".

[@DeAnne1233]

Right on red simply means if you are turning right at a red light and no other cars are coming then you apply the rules as you would a yield sign. Stop, look both ways, if clear proceed with caution. It is meant to help with traffic congestion to reduce long waiting lines when the traffic may be clear. Oh, and if you step out into traffic unaware of your surroundings, remember, cars/trucks/vans/motorcycles/SUV’s are bigger, stronger and faster than you are. Err on the side of caution and obey the laws of the road.

[@brendakell4304]

Regardless, you *CAN TURN RIGHT ON RED* in the U.S. In Germany (and I assume the UK), all lanes have to stop at a red light and wait until it turns green, even if they want to turn right. Even if they are turning off a one-way street onto another one-way street. Seems overly cautious to my American sensibilities.

[@dominichester]

No pokemon go then unless you want to get hit by a car

[@JoyMarie9]

Walgreens and CVS aren’t really pharmacies. They’re actually convenience stores with pharmacies IN them. Real pharmacies are usually in medical buildings or hospitals.

[@brendakell4304]

Exactly.

[@FNJ720]

Yes, that’s why we call them drug stores. They are stores that sell drugs amongst other things.

[@sisterluke]

I remember reading how the pharmacies back in the old days actually had soda fountains and ice cream available.

[@theblackcelt]

Still shouldn't buy cigarettes their bad for you

[@SMATF5]

Drug stores (CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Sav-on) are large convenience stores that have pharmacies inside them.

[@catagoryfive1631]

That’s funny how you’re ripping us about cigarettes being sold at pharmacies, yet when I’m in Europe I’m stunned at how many more people smoke.

[@beckyweiss6072]

I found that to be a thing in Continental Europe and not really Britain. Then again, I was only in London.

[@lartrak]

@@beckyweiss6072 It's especially notable going from England from France. Like 2.5x as many French people smoke as English.

[@beckyweiss6072]

lartrak oh yeah, Paris in particular. The smoke would make me choke when i was in various places in the city. Clearly these guys need to visit more places in the states. New York State as a whole has banned smoking in almost any large public venue

[@David-sc2ir]

No joke, France, and Italy were smoke bombs... I swear even the dogs had a cigarette hanging out of their lips :) Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia were heavy smokers, they even allowed smoking inside of buildings. In Europe they have smoking rooms in the airports... my friend who was a smoker raced to one in Paris after our long flight, she said she didn't even have to 'light up'.... she just inhaled when she entered the room and she was good to go.

[@estefimedinaj]

Too bad they didn’t bring up that CVS stopped selling cigarettes years ago.

[@jeffmorse645]

Also, the obesity rate in California (population 40 million) for adults is 25%. The obesity rate for adults in the United Kingdom is 28%.

[@WillWorkForBooks]

Yep. My state of Colorado is at 22%, and my county is at 17%. Generalizing is a bad idea.

[@cpscott15]

It's actually a few really really fat states the drive us to 40+%

[@jeffmorse645]

@@WillWorkForBooks Yeah, the Western US generally has considerably lower obesity rates than the Midwest or South.

[@tubekyle2]

It’s probably even higher if you applied the newly minted British medical phrase of TOFI (Thin outside Fat inside). Eveyone carries their fat differently.

[@Cieloan]

@@cpscott15 Pretty sure the highest rate for any state is below 40.

[@leahpaynter4479]

who the hell puts mayo on a salad?

[@angelajames154]

Chicken salad, potato salad etc. But as for the lettuce salad, never done it lol.

[@theatomicwookie9953]

@@angelajames154 To be honest, I think they probably meant salad dressing. Which a great deal of them, the base IS mayo. I don't think chicken and potato salad classify as what they were actually talking about.

[@DeAnne1233]

Mayo is used as the base of creamy salad dressings because it is made of egg yolk, oil and vinegar. The base along with other seasoning is what gives the salad - ‘cold dish of vegetables, dressing (usually seasoned with oil and vinegar) and sometimes meat or fish’ it’s unique tastes.

[@charlesroberts8803]

Miracle Whip is salad dressing and is quite good but it is found next to the mayo in the store.

[@brendakell4304]

Chicken "salad", potato "salad" etc have a mayo base and are called "salad" but a normal green salad won't have mayo. I'm in California and we have a lot of kale, arrugula, etc. The health-obsessed population here generally expects the dressing to be served on the side anyway. Low-carb/paleo/high-protein are all the rage right now.

[@3DJapan]

Mayonnaise on salad? I mean I know it's technically a salad dressing but I've never actually seen anyone use it for that purpose.

[@caulkins69]

I've heard of it being used in ambrosia salad, but not the type of salad being referred to here.

[@carenb3204]

Brits use mayo on a lot of stuff we don’t here in the US, and mayo is the main ingredient in ranch dressing.

[@3DJapan]

@@carenb3204 Right, but not plain mayo.

[@Ishisah]

😝.

[@janathelamb3]

Phil Nolan The base of most dressings is actually Mayo

[@Mason.Ulick60]

I’m from the Midwest (Illinois) in the United States. I’ll give up my ranch dressing when you give up the tea and crumpets🤫🤭😳🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Hambone3773]

Lol.

[@mbparsonmbp]

Yes

[@kaylawoodard9363]

😭 I’m from Illinois too

[@rt7535]

Mhm...lol. Ranch #1.

[@sircookie7255]

i think u mean tea and scones tea and crumpets aren't as popular

[@jessicareed4840]

A pedestrian has the right of way over a car turning right on red. If you have the white walking guy sign, you have the right of way, the driver is either being a jerk or doesn't know the law.

[@daniellehutchinson5724]

Jessica Reed ugg I hate drivers who don’t pay attention to pedestrians

[@pamelaherrington7585]

Indiana changed that law a few years ago when gas prices skyrocketed, pedestrians no longer have the right of way here.

[@jessicareed4840]

an example of how states are different in the US. What is the point of a crosswalk then!

[@cdfe3388]

That’s true for most of the country, but there are exceptions. In San Francisco, for example, a red light is evidently just a suggestion.

[@gacaptain]

Here in Metro Atlanta pedestrians have the right of way in many places. Here in Metro Atlanta pedestrians are run over and killed almost every week. Why take a chance? But I've seen many London Vloggers say that as pedestrians London drivers scare the bejeezus out of them and they don't feel safe crossing streets. So I guess the UK is no better.

[@oldenmcgroen]

Not triggered, just perplexed. Just because something is offered as a choice (salad dressing or cigarettes and chocolate in CVS) doesn’t mean you have to buy it or order it. And if you do, it’s no one else’s business. Most of us in the US believe in freedom of choice and personal responsibility.

[@guayabito6946]

They literally criticized every single thing they mentioned and the title is "THINGS AMERICA DOES BETTER THAN EUROPE"

[@ES2990]

@@guayabito6946 That's Europeans for you.....

[@serenabell1971]

So sorry about your American experience with salad. The salad differs from restaurant to restaurant. It can be utterly delicious and nutritious or down right unhealthy and may/may not taste good. It all depends on what place that you go to. So don't judge us on your one experience. It is as different as people are different.

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

This. Fast food places are the ones who usually load theirs with calories. Not sure if Salad Station is a local place, but we have a couple here where you make your own salad and they weigh it. You can potentially have an unhealthy salad or a healthy one.

[@kimberlygabaldon3260]

You can always use vinaigrette dressing or Italian.

[@VelcroYuppie]

Personally, I don't use dressing on my salad. For me, a salad will have Romain, some red cabbage, some shredded or sliced carrots for a touch of sweetness, and that's pretty much it.

[@lauralenau590]

@@VelcroYuppie Me, too. I feel condiments tend to overthrow the natural flavors of food and don't use them.

[@glennkonklin2926]

They need to try a decent salad bar. Build your own; blame yourself.

[@harleyphillips1822]

Mayonnaise on salad.....? Mayo..? What salad did you see? Ew???

[@ambertrask1]

They are talking about chicken salad or egg salad

[@cwfan2]

You don't understand how hot it gets in North America in the summer and how bitterly cold it gets in the winter. Without AC people die from the heat. It is serious business, maybe you're not used to it, but it's a necessity here. When it's over 100 degrees (37 C) and the humidity is around 80%, good luck walking 1/2 block without collapsing. We do eat healthy salads, just don't get them from McDonalds. I've never seen cigarettes in a pharmacy. But, you're in NY so maybe it's okay there. It's not done in Missouri. Smoking is almost illegal here. I love Cheez-Itz too. I usually buy the family size. (Of course, it takes a week or more to eat them.)

[@hannekehartkoorn5987]

The need for heating I understand. But airconditioning is luxury. Humanity has survived in the real tropics for aeons without airconditioning. Fire however has been a necessity.

[@cwfan2]

@@hannekehartkoorn5987 There were more heat-related deaths in the US during the summer of 2018 than any other natural disaster. Air conditioning is a necessity, not a luxury. Do you have any idea what it is like to have actual temperatures over 100 degrees with a heat index of 130 degrees and 87% humidity? Here's an article for you to read. If you don't believe it, come to Kansas City, Missouri next July and see for yourself. www.curbed.com/2018/7/6/17539904/heat-wave-extreme-heat-cities-deadly

[@hannekehartkoorn5987]

@Sue Nuckles. I've lived in the tropics for most of the time since the early 1990's, in Africa, Australia and Asia. Predominantly without airconditioning, like most people in tropical climates.

[@sarahholt8505]

Topical climates are typically very moderate though. Yes, high humidity, but usually not too hot or too cold. I didn't have AC when I lived in the tropical Brisbane, Australia, but you bet your ass it's necessary here in Texas!

[@hannekehartkoorn5987]

Airconditioning is a recent thing. Native Americans survived without it for millennia.

[@mikkins85710]

You guys know nothing about American salads. We have thousands of types. Most of us never use ranch salad dressing.

[@brendakell4304]

They go to Wendy's and White Castle when they visit the states!!!! Not fair at all. I"m sure those restaurants she visits in Greece are not the Greek version of Burger King. They need to visit real American cafes and bistros.

[@timothyscheidler6365]

Please don't be mean.

[@MrDuckDrawz]

I have never met someone that DOESNT use ranch?

[@MrDuckDrawz]

Mee Bee we👏do👏use👏ranch👏

[@firstnamelastname4427]

Nah, most of us do love Ranch dressing lol. We also love other dressings too.

[@jameswonderling4101]

I love how the British accent makes rANch sound like rAUnch. Which is a whole different meaning! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@yvettegivens7]

My thoughts exactly lol

[@JedWorthen]

@@yvettegivens7 totally agree!

[@j.w.griggsiii8698]

It is pretty funny!

[@clydecavalieri4511]

It's quite a raunchy discussion.

[@gdaym8y]

"yikes this salad is really raunchy" 😂😂😂

[@nebulaone908]

I don't mean to be that 'triggered American' or anything, but you guys got this ALL wrong. You have no idea how this nation works. You cannot go to one or two states, and assume the entire country sucks. That's ridiculous. Just because you had a bad salad once, does not mean the WHOLE COUNTRY DOES IT. Freedom of choice is big deal here. You saw Wal-Mart, you've seen CVS (which is actually a convenience store WITH a pharmacy), you should know that YOU. HAVE. A. CHOICE. If you don't like that people are putting salad dressing on your salad, ask for them to not do that. If they aren't putting the right salad dressing on your salad, ask for the right salad dressing. If you don't like their salad, go to a different restaurant. If you think the whole state does a bad job on salad, go to a different state. Heck! If the whole country ain't doin it right, DO IT YOURSELF! In this country, IT'S UP TO YOU! Not the store manager's, not the cashier, not the random person down the street, heck, you don't even need to lean on the government. You are your own person. The Constitution ain't for nothing.

[@MeanLaQueefa]

Preach 🙌

[@tomfrazier1103]

Right on. Britain, the U.K. or whatever has gone down the nanny state path. I grew up exposed to Western U.S. values in a California that is gone. You takes your chances, step right up and try Burpo Pop, good for all that ails you. Or don't. Do it yourself.

[@sair5280]

I am not getting any negative message from them. I think they are very good at expressing their opinions. Love it!!!!

[@andrewolibris5656]

Righttttt!!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@jeanileefenoglio2270]

They literally said that they have limited experience. And you have the choice to not get triggered by their opinions. I mean, you do realize that you just yelled at them over a salad right? They weren’t hostile in any way, and the vibe I get from your comment is very angry sounding. They were just chilling, having fun, and talking about their own experience with something. Do the world a favor, and chill 😂

[@XxxX-ln9js]

if you think the packs of ibuprofen at Walgreens are big, you would loose your mind if you go to Costco. lol

[@juliealvarado2023]

J LA the state of our health here has a lot to do with the choices people make food wise. Running through McDonald’s is easier and sometimes cheaper than getting the ingredients to make a healthy meal unfortunately.

[@MaisonPulaski]

Julie Alvarado I go to the grocery store and by some beef and veggies for the family for a healthy dinner. I walk out with two bags of groceries that cost me $30. Then I have to go home and cook everything. Then we have to wash all the dishes. The next time I have to fix dinner, I drive by Little Caesar’s and swerve in... Feed the entire family for $8. Don’t have to fix anything and I don’t have to clean anything up. I know Little Caesar’s is garbage - but sometimes it’s just so much easier after working all day to grab something fast and cheap. =‘(

[@juliealvarado2023]

I know it is for sure. My sister is a single mom, works a full time job, and goes to school so she faces that same dilemma every night. It sucks.

[@giabarrone7422]

The amount they sell you in Britain, according to these two completely reputable geniuses, is plenty for OD. I don't understand why quantity even matters if the negative outcome is not being controlled.

[@pokeyphillips9087]

Seriously? I don't know anyone who puts mayo on their salads.

[@deanna021394]

I assume that they think anything called salad here, like potato salad or egg salad is "salad" as it was in the name.

[@marjotable]

I do. No carbs in mayo!

[@ttl54]

Pokey Phillips I think they were talking about ranch dressing - the base of ranch dressing is mayonnaise

[@afcgeo882]

They have the same tuna and potato salad as we do.

[@hannekehartkoorn5987]

Mayo = is not just mayonnaise but any thick opaque slurry containing oil and vinegar or lemon juice. And weirdly enough SUGAR. A proper salad doesn't need those generous slatherings of gooey stuff called 'dressing'. Many salads are not 'dressed' but 'coated'.

[@lisacalahan7459]

It can get really hot in the USA compared to the UK. It can be 90-100 degrees. So we need AC

[@pamelag7553]

90's and high humidity- add pollution and you have a big health risk without air conditioning! The UK hardly ever gets that hot.

[@ChessMasterNate]

Oh, it can get hotter than that. I have been in 119 F (I think it was Death Valley or near by). I hiked in 115 F in the desert (Anza Borrego). Actually, it was so dry it only felt like 100 F.

[@rebekahhakeber5093]

Phoenix is over 100 for months on end lol. It’s been 90s in February ... I’m In Florida now. Humidity right now is 86% temp is 79 at nearly 7pm lol . I’d die without a/c

[@raybragg272]

I leave in the Southeast (Georgia) typical May-August weather has temps between 98-105 F, and humidity hovering 80-95%. Without A/C this would be brutal. We usually have a few deaths due to heat every year

[@rebekahhakeber5093]

Ray Bragg 🧐 hi Ray Bragg from Georgia! My since childhood best friend was named Becky (Bragg) she’s married now.... lol ive never come across the name again! Random I know but I’ve never come across anyone else with that last name!

[@shazbot7438]

I’ll give you $1,000 to stop saying “raunch.” 😀

[@verissimus3008]

@June Giovanna impressive

[@peepla7]

That's because we don't eat salad as a side dish. You described what we call a " dinner salad" ...it's a meal. It's supposed to have a lot of calories cuz it's the main meal.

[@afcgeo882]

You can have whatever you want, which is true of any country where people are free to choose and have the means to. Different people eat differently.

[@user-db2go6iq7h]

lol you shouldn't be having FULL meals under 300 calories...

[@warpigjohnson9710]

6:45 CVS, Walgreens, etc. are 'Convenience' stores. The Pharmacy is a department within them. Grocery store chains also have Pharmacies. There are very few dedicated 'Pharmacy only' locations.

[@fairview3725]

Yeah, it has been years since I have seen a stand alone pharmacy.

[@thomasmann3696]

They are "drugstores." A store larger than a convenience store, like 7-eleven, but also has a pharmacy.

[@romakregon432]

Lol! We have one is ever there

[@romakregon432]

Meant no one is ever there, the parking lot is always empty

[@afcgeo882]

They have chains just like that in London. Boots and Superdrug are good examples. They're EVERYWHERE.

[@bathanytucker2701]

I read recently that 62% of brits are overwight or obese vs 65% of Americans.... Considering the portion sizes I think that's not a significant difference. Also, I think what you are defining as a pharmacy is actually a convenience store where you can get many different items.... The pharmacy itself is just an entity, not a stand-alone business.

[@MST3Killa]

@midgetydeath .... there's like 350 million Americans and when was the last time you were in such a position to see them all to have this perception? You only see maybe a few hundred people a day if you're out and about, if ~65% of them are obese, that's the same perception you'd have in either country. It's just a stereotype.

[@guayabito6946]

They just wanted to criticize. Brits find it imposible to say a single positive thing about us. They literally did not say a single thing without giving it a negative spin.

[@devandestudios128]

Walgreens is a pharmacy, sells everything they mentioned.

[@devandestudios128]

@@guayabito6946 And? Dude, there ARE things about our country that truly do suck. Like capitalism, it's glorified greed. And I think that sux. They aren't wrong to point that out and vilify it. No, they didn't directly talk about greed, but the pharmacy thing is a prime example of capitalism gone awry

[@guayabito6946]

@@devandestudios128 The US is all about capitalism and that is precisely what makes this country great and why we are the world's #1 economy. I do not want this country to become another Europe. If you like socialism so much, then move to China, you will love it there. You do not know what you are talking about.

[@richardhall5221]

We have stores that sell everything for convenience. It's called freedom. It's you're choice to buy it or not.

[@dml5583]

Lmfao... that's freedom? Hahahahahahahahah

[@cyruspowers7355]

@@dml5583 Um. Yeah. What's with the laughing?

[@ronswanson7371]

Richard Hall your*

[@richardhall5221]

@@ronswanson7371 Thanks for the grammer lesson. A year later.

[@jimmybaker2845]

Joel and Lia, you can't judge America by New York and New Jersey. I know ya'll have been to other parts of America, I watch your videos, but mayonnaise on a salad???? Come down South for some find Southern cooking.

[@MEATBALLmonty]

NY and NJ have excellent produce and NYC have some of the best restaurants in the world. If you like chicken fried everything, go ahead and visit the south, but legitimately and in all seriousness you should either make your own salad or visit fine restaurants, if you buy prepared salad from fast food like Panera or the supermarket because they know that sugar hides problems with freshness and that sugar is addictive.

[@migthulhu]

Those are the two worst states in the Union.

[@markw-s5734]

jimmy baker and a lot of fatty gross food with equally fat gross people.

[@markw-s5734]

Migthulhu hardly. Have you been to Nevada or Alabama?

[@beckyweiss6072]

@@migthulhu You're not one of those people who thinks New York is just New York City and the surrounding boroughs are you? Because I've got a newsflash for you - it's not.

[@vanthom9185]

Britain isnt the skinniest nation on the planet

[@MasterM333]

Tbf, they're the fatest in Europe. Especially, the northeners.

[@liveseylifts2523]

Donivan Thomas I’m from the UK and I completely agree with you

[@Jerseybaby19]

@@MasterM333 The FATTEST European country is Turkey, followed by Malta then Greece then the UK. Also being a northerner myself I would love to know what you are basing your ridiculous statement on??

[@MasterM333]

@@Jerseybaby19 on northerners in London:) no offense,lass.

[@Jerseybaby19]

@@MasterM333 Aye, aya daft lad, watch yous mouth next time wee laddie!!!

[@billhaddad2953]

While interesting, you're trying to compare and contrast a nation the size and complexity of an entire continent, with the UK. Many of the things you are observing occur and exist in one area of the nation. The US is as diverse, if not more so, than all of Europe. Granted, we do have many consistencies that run through the country, such as the media, but our language, diet, customs and traditions are enormously diverse. The nation you have in mind in many of your questions is a Hollywood rendition of the nation that actually exists.

[@chech5774]

Bill Haddad - I don’t think the United States even comes CLOSE to the diversity of Europe.

[@d_a_n_a.]

Oh are you really saying that the USA is as diverse as Europe aka a continent which is formed by 50 countries that have been there for more than a thousand years for some? Would you say that Russia and Italy are as close as Minnesota and Arizona? Wow that is a typically American view

[@d_a_n_a.]

midgetydeath maybe modernisation did kill some part of the nations cultural identity but they will still be way more different within each other than two American states. We have each a very distinctive history and people should go and see that from themselves!

[@firstnamelastname4427]

@@chech5774 The United States is much more diverse than Europe--liguistically, culturally and geographically.

[@firstnamelastname4427]

@@d_a_n_a. That's not even remotely true that Europe is more diverse than the US, and if you think so you've never been here. Even within one state you have completely different geographical features, languages and cultures, and each state has its own unique history. Arizona is nothing like Minnesota other than that the people speak American English. Hawai'i is nothing like Georgia, New York is not like New Mexico.

[@yayafantastic161]

I have watched a few of their videos and they NEVER know what they are talking about. Smh. Ask a friend or something.

[@ES2990]

But they watch American movies so they know all about America. Not only that, they've actualy been for a couple weeks so they're experts. I live overseas and I noticed that a large number of non Americans have a false image of what the country actually is. They think they know all about it because they watch Hollywood productions and music videos.

[@ariellee2521]

I don’t have an issue with your opinions of the US I actually like hearing other perspectives I just wish you all would at least google things before making your videos. You all should know the little things at least like Lysol wipes are not for the body. I hope you two continue to have more opportunities to travel this country so that your experiences can debunk some of the notions that you all have. I want to continue supporting you all but the lack of research is annoying.

[@fificovfefe1030]

Yes, Joel and Lia need to travel around the Northeast: Connecticut and Western Massachusetts are very similar to England, including word pronunciations. Also, Joel and Lia need to educate themselves on what the race of psychopaths are doing to Americans. Sarah Westall has lots of great guests. Blackstone Intelligence Network and Natural News' Mike Adams are excellent sites. annavonreitz.com explains the legal/financial history which is 99% different than the psychos teach us through "university". History, science, finance, government, medicine, psychology,...all lies, lies, lies.

[@alphabeta4070]

Yes, they both are VERY uncultured, it’s not there fault they sound ignorant they just haven’t seen enough cultures... they really should take more opportunities to view places with their own eyes and hopefully ditch some of these terrible stereotypes they keep placing on Americans

[@ES2990]

@@alphabeta4070 I live overseas and the thing is that America has such a dominating cultural presence in the world that everybody consumes American news, music, films, and tv shows and then they think they have some kind of an expert opinion on what the country is when in reality they know nothing of the on-the-ground reality

[@KEVINTHEWS]

Completely misleading title- should be "We debate someone else's list and slag the US when we can"

[@rockabye274]

That's exactly right. That would be a much more accurate title (and it would be accurate for many of their videos).

[@laikanbarth]

I love how they keep saying obesity is a huge problem in the USA when the UK has it’s own obesity epidemic (which they never mention). They always act like UK is so much more healthier than America. “Obesity in the United Kingdom is a significant contemporary health concern, with officials stating that it is one of the leading preventable causes of death. In February 2016, former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt described rising rates of childhood obesity as a "national emergency".[1]” “Data published as a part of the World Health Organisation (WHO) study in 2014 indicated that 28.1% of adults in the United Kingdom were recognised as clinically obese with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30.[2] In 2014 62% of adults in England were classified as overweight (a body mass index of 25 or above) or obese, compared to 53% 20 years earlier. More than two-thirds of men and almost six in 10 women are overweight or obese.[3]”

[@aligaines8476]

Or the dental stereotype.

[@ananouri3583]

Karen Dowling True, I read a statement from the NHS warning that if the obesity rates there don't stop growing, obesity-related illnesses will end up bankrupting the system.

[@arihaha165]

This is so true they try to make it seem like America is complete shit but I’ve lived there for 3 years and absolutely hated it. The only reason I stayed was for my girlfriend because her parents lived there. I will NEVEr go back. And if America is such shit to them then why not they leave??

[@chamllis]

The obesity in the US was set in stone since ww2, when they made the American diet to fatten up the really underweight soldiers. They teach in schools and parents teach their kids and give it a few generations with all the technology to make things easier and you made your very own plan of obesity. They didn’t even change the food pyramid til 04 and even then it’s outdated. The pyramid was made to put fat on the skin and boned 16-18 year olds. It had intake a diet of about 6-11 servings of carbs daily that’s insane.

[@iosungs]

Karen Dowling thank you for saying this because it’s so true

[@toddweatherly8142]

When you drive on the right side of the road all things are possible

[@SunsetChaser3]

Yes, they are. Especially when we are better drivers.

[@BVSchaefer]

You shouldn't feel that New York and New Jersey are representational of America. There's so much more to see and do. Always remember, each state has its own piece of history in the history of American immigration and as such has its own culture unique from the rest of the country. There's so much more to explore outside of the coastal states which shouldn't be taken for naught. Next time you visit, rent an RV & go exploring for a few months. Go to the mountains of Colorado or the ancestral native sites of New Mexico. Visit Denali in Alaska or the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Visit the down-to-earth people of Missouri or a restaurant in New Orleans. Go visit the House on the Rock in Wisconsin or hike the boundary waters of Minnesota. Visit a dude ranch in Texas or hike the Appalachian Trail. Walk the Hoover Dam and boat down the Mississippi. The best chapters of the book are in the middle because that's where everything happens.

[@netraraleigh2640]

BVSchaefer I could not LOVE this comment more. I think if they had an actual true inkling of America and what it means to have true diversity in regional cultures. I had s man from the UK come into my work and I made a joke about why he would come here from England. His response was the he had seen much of the country and had to admit that it was the most beautiful country he had ever been to in terms of diversity. Not just in people and cultures but in scenery. He said it was the only place he had been to where you could have mountains and deserts and beaches and canyons. Made me appreciate my own country in a way I had not before and it took a Brit to make me see it. They are not all so boorish.

[@kimedwards7984]

Again I think these British people are ignorant and really do need to do some more research on what they put out on video. They are just bashing Americans and that's okay cuz they have the right to say what they want. But they sure sound like ignorant jackasses to me!

[@BVSchaefer]

Many Europeans see the United States as New York and Los Angeles, never knowing that those cities aren't even close to the American experience, they're the opposite of it.

[@liduck52]

No one state is representative of America.

[@booklover_78]

Your response is one of thought and maturity. Most of these people are extremely harsh right now. Americans go to other countries and make videos and get the same backlash. It's not like anyone's saying any country or nation is a dirty cesspool of degradation. They're all taking a tiny wedge of experience and making it broad to fit the whole nation. A mistake yes but nothing deserving of all this hate.

[@hannahmic7475]

When she explained the European salad I was like that’s literally the salads we have in the US😭

[@ritaa1359]

tbh salads in the us is more lettuce some tomatoes some carrots dressing is overload u cant lie

[@burke615]

"Why are Americans overweight?" Two minutes later: "Cheez-Its!" Asked and answered. 😉

[@danidynamite2]

And bacon

[@carolgage4569]

😀

[@MKelly-pm1np]

Way to many options

[@crunchyalmondbutter2239]

We don't walk enough. We drive everywhere. Most do not exercise. We WAY oversize everything at restaurants. Sadly, it is our culture, which is slowly changing as we see it is an epidemic. I have to constantly read labels and I do exercise but most is in diet. Sure, I like to indulge occasionally but what I consider a treat, is most of American's daily/weekly diet. It is not easy to be active and healthy in most of this country!

[@MKelly-pm1np]

Danielle Paterek Touche’. I sure miss the days when I could eat whatever I wanted as a kid and never gain a pound 😩😂

[@diegolop1791]

When they described the euro salad it’s literally ever salad I’ve had in America

[@davidduffy2046]

Yes these two have been smoking smelly cigars

[@itsmeanthony9704]

Well I must be honest but America is a mass mixture of European Culture, so pretty much anything we are is because of Europe, just we made it better.

[@maristankovsky1]

lol greatest response haha

[@drxppysims2482]

Its-Me Anthony First of all, I refuse to believe my day to day life is based on white people. America is filled with all different types of people you give Europe too much credit

[@mitchelldennis1006]

America is filled with a plethora of different people but yeah Hispanics and Caucasians are responsible for a lot in America. Ps. Hispanics are just spicy white people.

[@София-д3р7д]

@@drxppysims2482 Hispanics and all latin americans also have many European influences. But either way European things became dominant in US.

[@3DJapan]

6:50 well the pharmacy is actually in that store, usually in the back, the rest of the store sells other things. It should be noted that CVS does not sell cigarettes. They stopped several years ago.

[@BP-or2iu]

I just bought a pack of cigarettes from a CVS a few months ago in Louisiana.

[@3DJapan]

@@BP-or2iu Interesting it was a big news story when they announced they would stop selling them in 2014. Their website even talks about it. The ones here sell stop smoking aids like the patch and nicotine gum in the place where the smokes used to be.

[@BP-or2iu]

Yeah, I remember them talking about it. Never put it together that they were still selling them at this one in my hometown.

[@BP-or2iu]

Never mind. I just realized it's a Rite Aid.

[@purplepixie3397]

Phil Nolan n

[@tiamotzz]

I love you guys and your observations. However, you do seem to have narrow scope of the culture. I see you buying and eating SO MUCH JUNK! Not everyone eats all that crap even if it is available. Not everyone eats at fast food places. I haven't watched all your shows, but I think it's that your eyes are drawn to the stuff that seems different and crazy and indulgent and that fits with your preconceived ideas of America through film, television and social media. Time to spend a couple of weeks with some Americans in different settings. You have plenty of fans and subscribers who I think would love to host you for a stay to learn about real American Culture.

[@santonisparks]

Agree. We would host yall. @joel&lia

[@suzyq5416]

Hear hear, well said.

[@pianoman2245]

Just because it’s not a part of America that you like doesn’t mean it’s not a ‘real’ part of American culture

[@firstnamelastname4427]

@@pianoman2245 I think what OP meant is that it's not the sum total of real American culture.

[@yvonnejackson3248]

I like to see the current state on smoking cigarettes in the UK in comparison to the US😄😄!

[@jlbaker2000]

First of all, the countries are vastly different in population. You'd have to consider proportion when coming up with that figure. Secondly: the point is that while the U.S sells cigarettes in pharmacies with no shame (which are highly toxic and have nothing to do with promoting good health), this is not a practice in the U.K.

[@yvonnejackson3248]

@@jlbaker2000 My point is not about where they sell cigarettes but how much Europeans smoke compared to Americans in the US. Consumption of cigarettes in the UK is certainly more prevalent than in the US. In light of it all, Americans have band smoking in all public places and although that is our current practice..cigarettes aren't good for anyone..no matter how much or how little. My narrative began when a KZbin tried to put down "my country tis of thee". No need for us to go to war about our countries practices. The wars been over a long time ago. And due to the state of the world..I extend you love and ✌!

[@AzaleaLala]

Canada smokes more.

[@brothersmokegaming]

At least we in the states don't call cigarettes "fags". That's just weird.

[@chrisforgette5391]

Your not telling us what you like about the us. Your dissing us

[@dudor89]

The fact they're from a country that dislikes ice in drinks invalidates every opinion they have

[@mommabear5059]

Thomas Strunk bawhahahaha!!!!! I love it. You must be from the South!

[@andibell2534]

Thomas Strunk I’m from Ohio and I hate ice in beverages always have.

[@dudor89]

Andi Bell well I would guess you're in the minority, but I can't be for certain. I just know whenever I travel for business around the US, every restaurant puts ice in its drinks

[@andibell2534]

Thomas Strunk probably, but there are other, more valid reasons, to find Joel and Lia annoying.

[@dudor89]

Andi Bell it was a joke buddy. Don't get all up in arms. They put out good content

[@Jaden-if4me]

There's a difference between being triggered and offended you guys say alot of offensive things and dont care its insensitive

[@nicholascardenas5954]

How? They haven’t said anything offensive at all. They do have I guess an “attitude” maybe but that’s part of the enjoyment. They are not offensive at all you’re just way too sensitive

[@Lisa_Uncensored]

Jaden exactly

[@Lisa_Uncensored]

Nicholas Cardenas they have no clue what they are talking about which is the issue and they keep making these videos

[@kenbray5682]

Nicholas Cardenas And you're a dip shit ! Was that offensive ? It shouldn't be cause it's true !!!

[@Cieloan]

I didn't really find any of it offensive (as an American). Someone being wrong about something they have no/little personal experience isn't offensive to me. These are fairly off the cuff videos, like a conversation you'd have with a friend, instead of an expert educating you on a topic. It's just a style choice, and not one that everyone enjoys.

[@adrevenue726]

you forget that the UK is catching up to the US in terms of obesity.

[@rebeccacobarrubias9547]

yes that's why the UK has the own tv show a version of my 600lb life and why??? because they too are over weight

[@andrewolibris5656]

Ad Revenue lol right.

[@stevebarrand2147]

Obesity is result of Sugar in everything, over eating, & Mcdonalds

[@FlowerKnight2]

Eventually we'll all be like the fat people in Wall-E.

[@juice8431]

Obesity is a sign of a nations prosperity. A small side effect.

[@warpigjohnson9710]

10:25 there are number of reasons for America's obesity epidemic, Central among them is our lifestyle here, which tends to be more work oriented than other countries. So trying to maintain a work-life balance, eat right, and keep up a gym membership when you're working at least 40 hours per week whatever your schedule happens to be, is quite challenging. You have to have a sort of dedication to it that is not as common as people would hope. Me for example, I work 40 hours a week and have over an hour commute each way, which means roughly 11 hours out of each day is engaged with work. Combine this with my family obligations, and visiting a gym becomes a luxury. I do however go to the gym at least 3 times a week, however because of my schedule I have to arrive at the gym at 4:30 a.m. luckily I belong to a gym that is actually 24 hours which is probably another thing that US gyms do better than Europe. By the way the above are not excuses, they're reasons. There are no Solutions in life, there are only trade-offs.

[@Tommy2shoe811]

Warpig Johnson regional diets in US are mostly based on the type of work ie places like Minnesota Wisconsin have higher fat diets bc the calories needed to perform the job but that diet has stayed the same instead of changing w the times

[@keriezy]

I respectfully disagree with your reasoning why America is fat.... I believe it's the car culture combined with food. No one walks unless they're in a city (and then barely) and we eat too much in a serving plus snacking on high calorie items.

[@warpigjohnson9710]

@@keriezy I appreciate your view, I wonder though how much Americas 'car' culture is directly related to our 'work' culture? However either of those are factors of obesity among certain groups, but clearly not all.

[@religiohominilupus5259]

Warpig Johnson, I’ve lived in the US for a ling time now, but have never really adjusted fully to the ‘work mindset’ (I’m originally from Germany). Don’t know if you’ve heard of the following saying, but it does adequately capture the different mentality: In The US, people live to work, whereas in Europe, people work to live. And I find a workday in the US much more stressful than in Germany. We’re no slackers, we work hard too, but it’s not as mentally challenging, imo. In the US-maybe because of the political correctness everyone- wild about?-you constantly have to watch what you’re saying to whom, you have to be cognizant of your behavior in general at all times, etc. I’m guessing though that Americans grow up in/with this culture and may not perceive it as draining. :)

[@warpigjohnson9710]

@@religiohominilupus5259 Yeah, you pretty much nailed it. America: work until you die and they replace you. 🤣

[@victoriachargois3152]

CVS and Walgreens are best described as convenient stores that have pharmacies. The entire store isn't a pharmacy. The actual pharmacy is usually tucked to the side or back of the store.

[@TheMusachioedBrony]

At 7:39-you have actually touched on a very sore point with the sale of cigarettes at pharmacies here in the US. You may not have noticed but CVS actually does not sell cigarettes for the very reason you stated. They decided at the corporate level in was hypocritical to have an entire store dedicated to promoting health and well-being and yet at the front sell those cancer sticks. So about two years ago they removed cigarettes from all stores. You are correct about Walgreens however. It is still possible to buy cigarettes there.

[@craiglortie8483]

why not, we pay more per person for our meds than any other country. they have to make enough money to pay the bills. whats just as bad is the alcohol in this country.you cant go a single day without coming across a drunk driving around or some drunk walking into a gas station looking for a handout to buy more alcohol.

[@afcgeo882]

Is it a really sore point though? Is anyone out there protesting that CVS doesn't sell cigarettes? I don't know if too many people care.

[@sack36]

It isn't the sugar in the drinks and snacks that causes the obesity in the US. It's the sugar in the canned goods and the boxes of food like cereal. Have you ever read the ingredients on a cereal box? Wow! It's the way the companies tweak the name of sugar to make it sound like something else so you won't know you're eating it! Sucralose, Maltose, Agave Nectar, Blackstrap Molasses, Carob Syrup, Demerara, Florida crystals, fruit juice concentrate, invert sugar, Panela, Muscovado, Sorghum, Sucanat, Treacle, Turbinado... Between Healthline.com and myself we've been able to identify 57 different names for sugar. It's hard to keep track. If you eat food that you didn't prepare from scratch, you are stuffing all that sugar into your body. As for obesity related diseases, scientists are finding that many of the diseases originally identified with obesity are, in fact, associated with excess sugar or excess fats. Our culture packs sugar into our bodies in such quantities that diabetes, for instance, is no longer in the realm of the obese.

[@3DJapan]

@@Bozemanjustin It's funny too hear them selling beer and wine. I had no idea since that's not the case in Pennsylvania.

[@ananouri3583]

Rite-Aid still sells them too.

[@brendakell4304]

I live in Southern California and our salads are *AMAZING*!! You ate salads in New Jersey and Texas and want to say American salads are covered in ranch dressing LOL!

[@Hhutuber]

In Europe it depends on the region as well. In Central Europe a lot of the vegetables and fuits that need a lot of heat and sunlight are produced in green houses. The taste is ok, but not great. If you go to Southern Europe especially Greece and Balkans, you can buy cheap, very fresh and locally produced vegetables everywhere and they taste amazing.

[@dexxxhunt]

Mee Bee So Cal native here as well.We do have some bomb ass salad spots.SweetGreen even though their originally a D.C. chain Now headquartered in LA,it’s arguably my favorite place to get salads.

[@Amberwaves14]

Texas has tons of salad options, not just ranch. I’m a Texan and eat lots of fresh, healthy salads and never eat them with ranch.

[@matthewpeterson5146]

NJ salads suck, but Italian food we got you

[@rockinchik06]

To be fair, American pharmacies aren't really 'pharmacies.' It's really a store with a pharmacy inside. It's a separate section of the store. We don't have places just for meds bc the store would be small, a waste of space, and u can't compete with pharmacies in stores.

[@Candorsmayhem]

Sarah Kupka my girlfriend actually works in a flat out pharmacy. It's quite small, but it has a very personalized touch to it. In the hoity toity regions of Florida, you can get away with charging more in a place like that, because of the individualized attention.

[@rockinchik06]

@@Candorsmayhem then that's really rare. I've never seen one in America in my 28 years of living there

[@taylorbedsole6215]

In my town we have two small flat out pharmacies. The town I live in is very small so we don’t have a CVS or a Walgreens etc. so we have to get our meds from the small pharmacies or drive and hour away to one of the chains.

[@kaylalongley8708]

I usually love these videos and I don’t get “triggered” easily. But something about this one feels off. And a side note, the world is struggling with obesity rates. Not just the US. I watched your video about what you took to school growing up and it was very similar to what we have here. Lots of processed foods. It’s everywhere. Love this channel, but this video was in bad taste and the title was misleading.

[@Dragon-Believer]

They don't deserve the US. They complain about negative comments they are the ones who are being oversensitive twats. They exemplify what is wrong with British people. It's no wonder they've lost almost all their civil liberties. They don't even have free speech in the UK hundreds of people are arrested each year for saying something unpopular on social media. They need to get some balls and some guns.

[@patriciasullivan4820]

@@Dragon-BelieverRidiculous, guns in US big profits.Respect for life should be first.Japan very respectful.

[@patriciasullivan4820]

Poor parents lost their children , very sad😏

[@Charizarzar]

Scott Humphreys Having a gun doesn’t mean you have balls, if anything it indicates the opposite.

[@angelriani]

It's off because they are being snide and condescending. They are schoolyard bullies in adult form.

[@FleurPillager]

Ranch dressing varies highly in quality. The super fresh kind with buttermilk is delicious.

[@FleurPillager]

Or the kind with avocados. Yum.

[@SLynn-ud6vg]

Technically, it's "Buttermilk Ranch Dressing " and it must be from the original Hidden Valley Ranch dressing.

[@stever5122]

S.Lynn buttermilk ranch and regular ranch are very different things and tastes.

[@brothersmokegaming]

I have made ranch dressing and we did use a lot of mayonnaise as well as buttermilk and ranch seasoning. Do they not know mayonnaise is invented by the French?

[@dorriepetersen9136]

Walgreens and CVS are not pharmacies. The have pharmacies in them

[@andibell2534]

They started out as pharmacies and added the other crap as time went on

[@NunyaBiznuss]

@@andibell2534 wrong, Walgreens started as a food front store, not a pharmacy. CVS wasn't technically a pharmacy, but a health and beauty store

[@officerrebar3839]

Walgreens and CVS ARE pharmacies that happen to sell other items. The full name of CVS is CVS Pharmacy.

[@NunyaBiznuss]

@@officerrebar3839 Dud give it up, they are pharmacies now, but they were not always

[@user-yb6xn3ut7o]

Trains sound a horn to warn pedestrians that a train is coming...not really an "unnecessary sound" unless you are just thinking of yourself. You do realize that over 40 UK's can fit into the United States, right? It is a vast, vast country. It seems that you have not quite grasped that fact. Maybe salads are subpar in the cheap restaurants you frequented during your stay but is in no way indicative of the US country as a whole. The same for obesity. Why is there an obesity problem in Britain? Maybe you should explore that one. I suppose your opinions are entertaining in their naivete, but I for one find the US bashing tiresome. I have lived in Europe and can say that I quickly became tired of the unsolicited negative opinions about the US from Europeans that visited the US once or twice or never. Seems they gathered most of their information of the US from our Hollywood movies, which is laughable; or biased news stations, which is unfortunate. European countries are so tiny- Europeans have no concept of how large and diverse the United States is; so making blanket statements about anything here really doesn't apply to the reality of the situation. From first hand experience one thing the US definitely does better than the UK is orthodontics!

[@emily_gross1990]

All they went to was a crappy White Castle in NY. They judge American fast food and restaurants based on that one BAD location. This is our life. Let us be. We don't go to your country and nit pick every aspect of it because it's not what we're used to. We don't judge your whole country based on escargot.

[@ethelmini]

I believe "Triggered" is the appropriate response to that. The UK doesn't do cosmetic orthodontics, we do dentistry for healthcare - more Brits have more healthy teeth than pretty much anywhere. I see it as a US shortcoming that your commercial healthcare wants to treat healthy people because it's more profitable than offering care to those that really need it. Though, sadly we are starting to catch up on toorh vanity .

[@mommabear5059]

sweet potato hear hear!

[@wtf9535]

ethelmini the Jeremy Kyle show proves otherwise. 😂

[@katitatum1538]

Someone is triggered

[@adrienne1958l]

In this country there is a direct correlation between poverty,and obesity. Eating healthy can be more expensive. The shops ( which are difficult to find in poorer neighborhoods) with the organic, gluten, and soy free foods , for example are more expensive even healthier choices for satisfying a craving for something sweet is more expensive. As poverty can be generational ,so to can obesity.

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

yep and the food desserts, where there aren't any grocery stores but a lot of fast food spots and convience shops.

[@caulkins69]

"Food desert" is a bullshit concept. The term implies that the problem is merely one of local scarcity, when really it's more to do with the inability of poor and under-educated people to make better choices. Putting a Whole Foods in a ghetto neighborhood isn't going to stimulate demand for kale and quinoa among people raised on McDonald's.

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

Yep, here in Atlanta there are several food deserts in the low-income areas and all the food those stores sell is boxed or canned and usually highly processed. Or there's fast food, which is an affordable option for many of these families, so they use it often in many cases. Good luck trying to find fresh fruit or veg or whatever. And even if they found healthy food, they'd have to learn to prepare/cook it. Jamie Oliver had this issue when he came over and tried to change the food in schools in Los Angeles, like he did in the UK, and failed miserably. He was up against A LOT of push-back: people not being able to cook, people not having access to healthy food in many neighborhoods, the food being pushed in stores and school being based on big name companies wanting to sell things (like stuff with corn -- especially High Fructose Corn Syrup WHICH IS IN ALMOST EVERYTHING -- and wheat, which is pushed really hard in this country -- see films like 'King Corn'), etc. Plus, our food pyramid, which is supposedly how we should eat healthy, is more based on foods that make the government money (grains) and not really on food that ACTUALLY makes us healthy. All those grains are getting many of us sick (I say this as a Type 2 Diabetic that had to give them up to lower my blood sugar) and it just keeps getting worse. It will be hard to fix the obesity epidemic in this country, especially when our government and food and drug systems are profiting from us being unhealthy. :(

[@sack36]

Perhaps in your area of the US you have a direct correlation between poverty and obesity but in my area that isn't true. Most of the homeless people who I've had contact with--I've worked in non-profits that provide assistance for them--are more likely to be underweight than obese. Even the poor with housing have a pretty standard ratio. What delineates heavy from hearty is education, or mental disease here. Those people who never finished high school are more likely to be fat. People suffering from severe depression also have the added pounds. That's the trouble with having a country that covers half a continent! You'll never be able to make a blanket statement about us! LOL!

[@adrienne1958l]

Susan Sackinger , so I wasn't really talking about homeless ppl. As I can tell from your comment , you do realize that they have a whole different set of circumstances. Yes blanket statement are generally not a good idea , and my comment was just meant to be conversational . Also if you look up OBESITY AND POVERTY. You can get a great deal of information that I can't but here in my short comment. Hope your having a lovely day.

[@dmc8706]

Guys, the reason they said that our salads are covered in mayonnaise is because ranch dressing and blue cheese dressing are both mayonnaise-based dressings that have lots of mayonnaise in them. They're right about that. There are also some other mayonnaise-based dressing. A lot of honey mustard dressings have a great deal of mayonnaise in them. Obviously all of these dressings have other ingredients as well. I made ranch dressing from scratch once and was stunned that it was primarily buttermilk, sour cream and mayonnaise that I flavored with herbs and spices. It was delicious, the best that I've ever eaten. After seeing what it was made of I cut back on the ranch dressing.

[@JMarieCAlove]

I'm sorry but I'm American, California girl here and who on Earth puts mayonnaise on their salads?! Lol.. I've never seen that before or even heard about that! We do make very good, great healthy salads and there are actually healthy salad dressing that aren't all cream or mayo, and believe it or not, the pieces of chicken that are in some salads are not marinated in thick sugary sauces! What place did you see that at?! I have a fruit salad I prepare in my own home, no side cream or no sugar added. I also have been to many restaurants while traveling or around my town that I always choose healthy foods to eat including salads. There are many varieties of salad dressing to choose from and that's up to someone to want to buy it or not. Trust me, we Americans do eat really good healthy salads and don't put all that unhealthy crap in it like you think. We love tomatoes, in our salads too, and other raw vegetables also!

[@bumperworker1]

I'm tired of hearing no one puts mayo in a salad has anyone ever heard of chicken salad, tuna salad, potato salad, macaroni salad. Enough said I'm done comment all you want on what I just said

[@brendakell4304]

They had a potato "salad" or egg "salad" somewhere and think that's actually what we have when we eat salads. Or they are confusing mayo with ranch dressing (buttermilk based).

[@Doublebarreledsimian]

Thousand Island dressing is half mayo half ketchup. Though these days I don't know anyone who puts that in a salad. Yet they still sell em in supermarkets so I guess people still do.

[@patrickprosser8227]

Jeremy Clarkson said that turning right on a red light is America's only real contribution to the civilized world. One thing I will disagree with you on (friends can disagree and still be friends) is when you said "New York and New Jersey are still America." That is like saying London is England. Well it is and it isn't. NYC is so very different from Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, Buffalo, Omaha, Memphis, Los Angles, Seattle, Boston, get the idea? It is part of the US but to say it truly represents the entire US is a bit of a stretch at best. Now to end on a nice note, Joel is right, AC is wonderful (I live in Alabama, so I know of what I speak). AC, like rainbows and beer, is just one of the things that shows God loves us. Keep being you and I'll keep watching. 😁

[@sisken12]

Patrick Prosser Don’t forget Seattle 😊

[@patrickprosser8227]

@@sisken12 look between Los Angles and Boston. I would never forget Seattle, it's one of my favorite cities. 😊

[@afcgeo882]

All cities, big or small are, in fact, a part of America. They are not indicative of all of America (nothing really is) because the United States is an extremely diverse country as far as cultures and ways of life. Every city is different. Every town is different. Every state is different. Every region is different. It's a collection of 50 different countries.

[@j.w.griggsiii8698]

I fully agree! Let's don't generalize!

[@AngelA-qi1br]

I'm from New Jersey and I am as much "America" as someone from Idaho. It's just different because it's a big country with many regions. As far as salads, sorry but Joel and Lia sound ridiculous saying salads here are not healthy. Ask for the dressing on the side or just as for oil and vinegar on the side. Problem solved. The salads in New Jersey are large, full of lettuce, tomatoes etc. What do you expect from two tourists who went to White Castle to try some American cuisine.

[@HaiderAlZubaidi]

USA is better by far: Europe means narrow streets, tiny cars parked bumper to bumper, small portion food, little water in toilet, and Europe is a continent with different people, languages and culture, while USA is one great integral lovely country. Love you USA!

[@slimboyfat9409]

Haider Al Zubaidi Europe has culture and many cultures,it has history and interesting diversity. See a few Hollywood movies on television and you pretty much have a grasp of the US. There are no hidden depths to plumb.

[@JERice-nu7vf]

@@slimboyfat9409 are you insinuating the US doesn't have history? If so then what qualifies as "history"? I understand Europe has a longer history of white occupation but the Native Americans had been here for a long ass time. They have an amazing history, up until the Europeans showed up anyway....

[@mnb9162]

@@JERice-nu7vf You guys need to chill. Europe and the US are great places. Americans often criticize other countries. Especially here on youtube. It seems they can't take it when its the other way round?

[@JERice-nu7vf]

@@mnb9162 in what way was I not chill? I never said anything negative about Europe, nor am I insinuating that it is not great. I'm simply point out a truth

[@mnb9162]

@@JERice-nu7vf Mainly a reply for Halder. Al Zubaldl. Though I would say while America does have plenty of history I don't think any informed Historian would disagree that Europes History is off the scale compared to America's.

[@1079walter]

Never had a salad like the mess you described here. Sorry.

[@anna-katehall9696]

You do realize the USA is a very large country? I doubt you have completed the research necessary to pass judgment on any aspect of our culture.

[@caliecat8275]

According to them visiting New York and New Jersey qualified them as experts on the United States

[@mnb9162]

That is ironic coming from an American whose country is known for its generalizations of the regions of the world.

[@adambrundell7382]

Is this a joke? You're literally generalizing how we generalize.

[@mnb9162]

@@adambrundell7382 My point is that its an ironic point given that America is known for its generalizations. Maybe its just when America is the target of generalizing that Anna-Kate picks up on it. Otherwise she must have to put out a lot fires everyday living in America.

[@Isabella66Gracen]

You really can't judge America by NYC. There are 3million 800thousand square miles in this country.

[@unapologeticlibertarian3397]

Americas based on capitalism yes. Capitalism is based on freedom. Freedom to do what you want with your body. Hence cigarettes in pharmacies

[@kevinsnell1622]

Stop worrying about triggering! People need to grow a set. We are trying to take a little of the edge off of political correctness here. That hand has been over played in the US.

[@rachelmiller9280]

I don't know where you grew up, but I grew up knowing that you didn't insult, or accuse, assault, or slander, anyone which seems to be the thing now. If someone is polite and civil and not confrontational, people call it "political correctness" it's not political correctness it's being, a decent human being.

[@jayclyde6045]

Amen Kevin!!👍

[@Nimeariel]

I think there is a difference between political correctness and being polite and civil, personally. Of course, there are SOME words or phrases that ARE insulting, but I think it really depends more on the CONTEXT and the TONE of what is being said rather than the actual words. I don't think Joel and Lia are TRYING to insult people, they are just calling it how they see it without butchering or mincing words to skirt an issue that needs addressing. Words are made for a reason- and each one has a specific meaning. Why try to use another word (or set of words) when a certain one will do, even if it's not as flattering? A. Here is an example of being polite and civil: Hey, have you met Jane? She's the short girl over there with the blue dress. You should meet her- she's so totally into the same things as you! B. Here is an example of political correctness: Hey, have you met Jane? They're the vertically impaired person over there with the blue dress.... C. Here is an example of being just plain insulting: Hey, have you met Jane? She's such a midget but she can't help it.... her whole family is short anyway... She's over there in that blue dress- even though she's so short, you might like her anyway because you have so much in common! That being said, I think that people DO need to grow a set and have thicker skin. People don't always say things with the intention of insulting anyone, and for people to be so easily offended and insulted really is getting tiring. If you don't like something someone said, you can say hey that wasn't cool, I found it insulting because xyz, do you mind changing your language next time. Or you can brush it off and chalk it up to ignorance or innocence or just who the person is, and not let it bother you. It's these PC Warriors who go and shout it from the rooftops about what people should be offended by that kill me.... why should I be offended by something YOU are offended by? I can be offended if I want to or not... YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE!!

[@rachelmiller9280]

Well hopefully they say, "in our opinion " and by the way who cares what they think, I made a trip there once I didn't like it, none of it, but it's my opinion, and I've never said it before "because it doesn't matter" they love there country, WHY I don't know but again it doesn't matter, so why say anything at all, because most of the time your gonna get insulting and some people don't like it, and your gonna get your ass whooped, so let the short girl in the blue dress fine her own friend. I'm being politically correct, Why does anyone have to say anything, and because you can't please everyone, therefore don't say anything. PC

[@Leon-wz1js]

+Rachel Miller While I agree with Kevin, I also agreed with your first statement about politeness. It's sad that politeness is such a bad word nowadays. The only problem with what you said about "insults" is that people are so thin-skinned nowadays, that almost anything is umbrella-covered by the concept "everything is an insult!" However, I think you backpedaled when you said "in our opinion." That's a politically correct catch phrase. Think about it, why would someone state someone else's opinion??? Thereby the phrase is a redundant statement. It's cliché. It's people walking on eggshells, afraid to be straightforward and succinct, without any preamble. The original concept for political correctness was derived out of politeness, which is why it's such a confusing concept of "how can we be polite and not give ourselves an ulcer in the process?"

[@captainphoenix]

"By the time you get to the salad, you might as well eat a Big Mac." Yeah. That's the point. American salad > European salad

[@melissamoats3926]

CVS stopped selling cigarettes for that very reason.

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

That's good! I think the place we were was called Walgreens?

[@melissamoats3926]

@@ThoseTwoBrits1 amp-washingtontimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/2/walgreens-stores-stop-sale-cigarettes-gainesville-/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQECAFYAQ%3D%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtontimes.com%2Fnews%2F2018%2Faug%2F2%2Fwalgreens-stores-stop-sale-cigarettes-gainesville-%2F Here's an interesting article. The thing about America (like you said, capitalism gone crazy) is that most people tend to think that monetary incentive is more powerful than legislation. If even a significant percentage of people stopped shopping at Walgreens until they took cigarettes off their shelves, the change would happen much faster and with far less cost than if it had to go through Congress, lobbyist, etc. That's honestly how our political system is designed to work... from the bottom up rather than top down. Of the people, by the people, for the people. 😊 Keto up the content. Love watching you!

[@hollynelson8164]

Lmao what CVS you going to mine sure dose

[@thetomgibson]

No problem selling alcohol, though

[@lidlett9883]

Yet the sell candy and sugary soda,coke,pop. Whatever you want to call it.) So its hypocritical. CVS stop selling tobacco only due to political pressure

[@kevblanco9578]

Hahaha y’all know nothing about America, I still luv y’all channel tho

[@3DJapan]

As for the bogo type discounts. Keep in mind lots of time it will say something like "2 for $10" or something. What that actually means is that they're $5 each. In many cases you don't have to buy 2 or whatever amount.

[@scottsmith1806]

ehhh… I guess that depends on the area. Here. No you can't buy one at half price. It may be a bit more for just one. BOGO on the other hand for stuff you use? Best deal ever.

[@3DJapan]

@@scottsmith1806 My nearest store sells theater size candy for $1 each but they list it as 10 for $10. lol

[@scottsmith1806]

@@3DJapan a few decades ago, the store my mother worked in ran a test. The customer could by a dozen eggs for 33 cents, or 3 dozen for a dollar. Wanna take a bet on which one sold best?

[@3DJapan]

@@scottsmith1806 I would assume the 1 dozen. Most people just don't need 3 dozen eggs.

[@scottsmith1806]

@@3DJapan believe or not they bought the 3 for $1 instead of the 33 cents for a dozen. Willing to pay a bit more for the same amount. :-O

[@philiplapierre9776]

We love our AC because for the most part, when it gets hot here, especially down south, it's miserable.

[@beckyweiss6072]

I'm in Central New York and we actually get comparable heat. Granted, it's for a severely limited time of the year (aka July, August, and the first two weeks of September), but when it happens it's still pretty bad. (Meanwhile we get all four seasons at any given time of the week for the rest of the year). XD And another thing about heat is we've got humid heat, like what you and I experience, and then dry heat, which is what I experienced when I went to Vegas - god now that's fucking awful. That sort of heat slams you in the face when you least expect it. At least with humid heat you feel it the second you step outside and can brace yourself accordingly.

[@harpmaster480]

Cigarettes at Pharmacies: We put personal freedom at the highest value. None of us would expect, nor want, Walgreens to tell us not to smoke or eat unhealthy if that's what we want to do. That's our choice. It's not that they don't care; they are catering to the public expectation of convenience and the liberty to get whatever we want when we want it.

[@kokolatte825]

Because the "pharmacy" like Walgreens and CVS are convenience stores. If you go to an actual pharmacy they don't sell cigarettes, they do sell some snacks tho. I agree with their capitalism comment. That's true. Capitalism over health.

[@Hhutuber]

And why then are you basically banned from smoking everywhere except your own backyard in the US and aren't even allowed drinking a beer in a public space? At least you can buy your antidepressants and a hunting rifle at the same shop...

[@johnhudgins1234]

Right, like god forbid these people have their own self control, “damn capitalism’s fault, can’t the government regulate everything like they do on our shitty little island”

[@r09ti]

I’m proud to be an American where we are free!

[@raygoto]

@@Hhutuber Yes, another ignorant and myopic comment from a child who looks to Mommy State to regulate everything for you. It's called Freedom, you might try it sometime. We, "aren't even allowed drinking a beer in a public space?" Really? 🙄 Ever been to a professional Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, etc... game? Or any venue who wants to offer beer or liquor? Uh, you see no smoking everywhere in big cities as a rule...(Democrats) rural regions not so much. However, most Americans agree you cannot smoke in public places indoors, where others have a right, not to inhale your smoke. We leave it up to the LOCAL government to regulate such matters, not Mommy from London or Brussels... there, fixed it for you. 🤣😂🤣

[@warpigjohnson9710]

4:21 You guys as pedestrians have the 'right of way' in the case of a right hand turn.

[@harryhenrygebel3506]

I can see where they're coming from though; there are a lot of people that drive that ignore the fact that pedestrians have right of way when they're making right turn.

[@harryhenrygebel3506]

@Ric Goesinya Here in Florida also, except that both roads have to be one way.

[@moose2021]

@Ric Goesinya That's only if you're turning from one one way street onto another one way street. Still, not all states allow it.

[@keriezy]

Very true, but I still swivel my head because there's left turns too being made and sometimes drivers don't see pedestrians. I just do not trust that they see me so no music either.

[@warpigjohnson9710]

Oh yeah, sorry, I wanted them to be aware of the 'right of way', I don't want to encourage them to blithely walk into the street. 😂

[@bobismom7]

Obesity is a problem in the USA because too many people eat fast food and prepackaged foods that are filled with fats, sugars, salt and stuff. When I was a kid, if I said I was thirsty, they gave me Kool-Ade instead of water, filled my plate too full, and told me I had to eat it all, because kids were starving in Africa, then rewarded you for eating too much, but adding dessert to the mix. And I rarely saw a veg that didn't come from a can. It was not my family that introduced me to salad.

[@keriezy]

Very true Bob! Don't forget the cars. People really do drive across parking lots and won't get basic exercise.

[@romakregon432]

Lol! Bob I'm sorry. I grew up poor but we ate a lot of rice and beans and fresh veggies but veggies that were cheap like zucchini squash carrots...and we'd get tons of oranges (we never got sick) lemons and avocados cause my grandparents worked in the orange groves, they ate super healthy they grew a lot of there own stuff. I was was actually thinner when I was in the poverty bracket.

[@afcgeo882]

Obesity is also a huge problem in the UK. The average size of a British person isn't that much off the average size of the American.

[@afcgeo882]

That may work for your down south (where the growing season is practically year round), but just a few hundred miles to the north of Florida, and you cannot grow things past October. ANY things. That's almost the entire country.

[@nightlyrowentree6047]

I think it’s down to how you were raised my siblings and cousins and me would get locked out side pretty much till dinner was done and if we said we were thirsty we got told to drink out of the water hose 😂 we were constantly out side we got sweet tea and water but we very very rarely got dessert most the time we didn’t even eat any if we did because we were full of food we also had to try everything once with no fuss if you did you got in trouble for making a fuss over it most of us though would eat what ever was in front of us so really it’s how you were brought up at least from my point of view

[@Jerv291182]

It is more helpful to think of Walgreens as HAVING a pharmacy than BEING a pharmacy. A lot of our pharmacies are more like convenience stores, so it's more accurate to think of as convenience stores as having pharmacies. If you go to a pharmacy strictly speaking (as in JUST a pharmacy), it isn't going to have anything but health related items, except maybe a small selection of candy. About health, I always say, "You can't outrun your fork".

[@suelily4281]

Lysol wipes are not for your bum. Lysol is a brand of cleaner for bathrooms & kitchens that comes in spays & wipes

[@robertsettle2590]

Nbobody makes you eat salad dressing with your salad. You thinking that all AMERICANS have to have ranch or any other salad dressing is ludicrous.

[@stevenkranowski5141]

Indeed, I'm American and I won't ruin a perfectly good salad by pouring any icky dressing on it.

[@ouranhshc100]

I either eat it with Dijon honey mustard or plain without no sauce

[@TheMetrored]

The business model for most gyms is based on people not going. If the gyms are cheap, then that means there are a ton of members who just don't go.

[@racafritz]

Even then to get out of your membership is a pain. I broke my foot badly and obviously couldn’t go but, they still needed a doctor note describing what and why I couldn’t continue to go. I had only 2 months left on the membership but, needed 3-4 months to safely heal to do a normal workout. I will never join a gym again because of that ordeal. I got more of a workout going to the doctor in a cast using crutches then to the gym to give them the note then home.

[@crusader7659]

Capitalism gone mad!? Someone's starting to sound rather like a communist while being in America...

[@devandestudios128]

Oooh, such a faux pas to speak negatively of the negative. Capitalism is nothing more than the glorification of greed and subjugation of those greed casts aside as unworthy.

[@GirlWithAnOpinion]

@@devandestudios128 You are amazingly clueless, or deliberately deceptive. I'm guessing it's the latter, because if you were truly educated, you'd know that Capitalism is freedom to try and freedom to be paid for your efforts, independent of anyone else. In either case, please don't live here. I hear the Communist Utopia of Venezuela has lots of opportunities for misery and starvation there, so don't let the screen door hit you on your way out!

[@devandestudios128]

@@GirlWithAnOpinion you can glorify capitalism all you like. And I have zero interest in debating it with you. I hope you're immensely comfortable in your life. Call me what you will, as you have, but I promise you, it isn't I who is clueless.

[@MatthewC137]

@@devandestudios128 wrong. Your brainwashing is showing. Capitalism is the natural state of things. It is free people cooperating and interacting by choice, rather than by force, as socialists prefer. Everything you see that you think is wrong with capitalism is really the effects of socialism (collectivism) creeping into it. Let's start with central banking. It operates at the great expense of the entire world and makes everyone worse off and comes directly from the communist manifesto (the 5th plank). And how about the unfair advantages that corporations enjoy due to government favor? Not very free market are they? The bottom line is this: Capitalists survive by serving the wants and needs of others while socialists survive by taking from others. Try exercising your natural rights and your socialist masters will show how brutal they can be. Maximum prosperity comes from maximum freedom. History makes this perfectly clear. This explains why the Soviet system failed miserably and why the freest nations have the richest poor people. The living standards of America's poor is ridiculously good when compared with those of billions of poor people elsewhere (despite the U.S. moving further and further away from its founding principles due to a socialist agenda pushed by very powerful people both inside and outside of the country).

[@mykfox100]

Actually the rate of obesity is growing faster in the UK than the US. The UK is sixth behind Mexico, US, New Zealand, Finland and Australia for Obesity.

[@mnb9162]

The rate of obesity is growing faster but the actual figure per capita is still short of the USA. They are the OG when it comes to obesity. It would take an outbreak to happen to catch their levels.

[@rebeccalogan5959]

Things America, USA, does better than Europe. Except everything on the list. This is just a passive aggressive way to insult a culture without shame. Being so culturally tolerant, next video is going to be "things that are better in China than in Europe"

[@MrDuckDrawz]

Toché

[@MrDuckDrawz]

Catherine but are they wrong

[@guayabito6946]

They literally did not mention one single positive thing about us, (contrary to what the title says).

[@laikanbarth]

They only go to New York and New Jersey but think they are qualified to sit there all smug and judge the whole USA. The US is huge. Maybe get out of that bubble and visit other states before you judge a whole country.

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

I like you guys but true,NYC is unlike any other city in the U.S & while it's a great place(Imo) it doesn't represent the entire country no more than London does the entire UK.

[@mnb9162]

That is hella ironic coming from an American whose country is known for its generalizations of the regions of the world.

[@lorrilewis2178]

@@JustSamD Texas is chock full of healthy restaurants. You chose to stop at an unhealthy one, and decide it represented Texas food. smh

[@cheeselouise7191]

The thing is the Walgreens and CVS near me which I live in georgia,us.does not sell cigarettes and I always see like gum to get rid of your urge to smoke by the cash register.

[@spmarei]

The word trigger, triggers me.

[@cherylann9781]

Lol! I get triggered when you make such general judgements about the US without understanding our culture and history. As for pharmacies selling everything from cigarettes to health supplies, the American Westward Movement was partly made possible by the concept of the "General Store" which carried everything a frontier family would need and became engrained in American culture. Every little isolated American town that had a general stores and to a certain degree are still practical due the mere size and distances in this country, there is not a "shop on every corner in a vast majority of the US. As far cigarette petitions, your willingness to regulate what people buy and where they buy it is a "triggering" concept to Americans who see this as an infringement on our freedoms. You might be willing to give your freedoms away, we are not. We hate regulation. I don't smoke, but I'll be damned if I tell someone where they can and cannot buy a legal product. Most of the time I really enjoy your posts and I know you are young, but to make judgements about any country, you must understand their history. Salads? You can order something besides Ranch, you know. My favorite is Balsamic Vinegarette.

[@hossjustice4458]

Lol. If you don't want a store to sell something, buy the store from them and sell or don't sell what ever you want. As long as the one that owns the store, owns it. It's their choice to sell what ever "they" want to sell.

[@crunchyalmondbutter2239]

I, for one, am very happy to live in the US where we are moving toward making most substances legal (ie, Canada already *just* legalized marijuana. We already have medical cannibis but why not legalize it all? FWIW, I never even used it but it has a purpose). So many things are illegal in the UK. Even kratom and kava are illegal and these are herbal substances. We buy with caution. I never used kratom but I love my Gaia Kava capsules that I get from Vitacost in the US! Why ban everything that infringes upon our freedom? I totally agree. Oh, and if I want to buy 1,000 count bottle of ibuprofen, I am sure going to do just that! lol. I love America! :D

[@slimboyfat9409]

Cheryl Bailey People who continuously spout about freedom may not be all that free. And with your putative freedom you go and elect a fascist as president-the same as any other sheep electorate.

[@cherylann9781]

Slim BoyFat Your name calling makes me immediately disregard in valid points you may have made. Too bad you had to take this down a political name call road, but here we go. ...........Donald Trump is the opposite of a fascist. He is all about personal freedom and he is more than willing to allow anyone their opinions as long as you allow him his. Due to his deregulations and tax cuts he has successfully turned around the American economy, including the lowest unemployment rates in 50 years for the following groups. Blacks, hispanics, woman, asians............as well as the lowest unemployments rates over all in 30 years.

[@Trifler500]

Just FYI, the ability to turn right at a red light is not universal. Most states allow it, but some don't. It's important to make a note when driving across the country. Likewise, some states allow motorcycles to drive between two cars in adjacent lanes, and other states do not. I'm sure there are many other non-universal traffic laws.

[@Trifler500]

If you're cold whenever you go into a building with AC, then you need to get in the habit of always carrying a light sweater or jacket with you. That's what everyone does where I live. That being said, most everyone here is acclimatized to 65-66 degrees F, so the indoor temperatures are comfortable for us. For me, there's nothing worse than trying to sleep when it's warm and/or humid. So, I always prefer to sleep with an AC.

[@Trifler500]

Sales are very common here. You have to train yourself to ignore them when it comes to stuff you don't need. Also train yourself to automatically round $4.99 into $5.00.

[@gaiahestianyx9090]

Also, did they take into account the fact that we drive on the opposite side of the road, so a right turn doesn’t cross any traffic?

[@Trifler500]

@@gaiahestianyx9090 Good point.

[@saturnnMP3]

Gaia Hestia Nyx They are taking it into consideration. It isn’t against the law in many states to wait for pedestrians/ wait til the man turns into a red hand. It’s common sense to wait, but not illegal. As long as you don’t hit someone you can turn even if the walking sign is green(white).

[@7MoneySpong]

Also our shops and pharmacies are designed for convenience. Some Americans are occupied with extremely long days occupied with commuting for 4 hours per day, so a one stop shop is helpful. California, has tons of traffic that it could take an hour to go 5 miles. We're the 8 largest economy in the world and it's over 50 million people in this state, so convenience is certainly welcomed. Going to one shop instead 3 or 4 and searching for parking and waiting in long queues. So, yes everything is sold in our pharmacies. However, CVS is one pharmacy that doesn't sell cigarettes and alcohol in California.

[@darleneh608]

Bottom line, obesity is a problem because most places we live are not pedestrian-friendly, and outside of a few cities, public transportation is awful. So we drive everywhere, which isn't healthy.

[@Nancy-mz2eh]

Totally agree!

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

It's 48 degrees outside and AC is on currently. I would much rather be too cold than too hot, also. I hate that warm "sticky" feeling..

[@danak8185]

“Capitalism gone mad” Ha! Yes. Quite. And bulk-buying is HUGE here. Everyone likes a good deal in the U.S.

[@jwb52z9]

Most people outside the US don't understand the "good deal" thing because they grow up never having space for anything not absolutely necessary and so they think "I don't need more than X amount of Y".

[@danak8185]

Jwb52z , I can totally understand that.

[@hisbean]

I cook in bulk. I never know who may show up, and might need food. What's left over, I separate, and freeze for quick meals. Bulk buying is somewhat necessary in some parts of the US. When you live a ways out from any major stores, it just makes sense to stock up, while you're there. Also, not knowing what the weather might bring (say getting snowed in for a few days), it makes sense to always have extra on hand. Honestly, everyone should have extra supplies/food. One just never knows what might happen in life.

[@danak8185]

@hisbean: I agree. I may not cook in bulk, but I live a ways from the more affordable grocery store where I shop once a month to fill our pantry. It takes two gallons of gas to get to and from the store, so it’s more cost-effective to shop in a greater volume.

[@sallymcmurray949]

We have everything in a grocery store, including pharmacy

[@angeleyesgreen1586]

True pharmacies do not sell all that stuff. They have vitamins, minerals, herbal remedies, pill organizers, etc. Places like Walgreens have pharmacies in them but they aren't pharmacies.

[@glowhoo9226]

I’ve always been told that the pharmacies sold candy mainly for kids of parents who had to go pick up prescriptions

[@tomfrazier1103]

There was once a whole drugstore lunch counter scene. That is the origin of some of the more elaborate icecream treats. Cigars and the Police Gazette....

[@meomy29]

Pharmacies do sell things other than medication and vitamins. Even the small town guy must in order to stay in business. Our old-fashioned, small town pharmacy sells medications and related things, walkers and canes, cards, candies, and and the like. Drug stores have always sold more than just medications. In the 1850s, drug store pharmacists invented soda fountains to make medications taste better. It didn't take us long to realize that soda fountain drinks offered another revenue stream.

[@militantginger7781]

I think you guys just haven’t been to proper salad places. When I lived in the UK, fast make-your-own salad joints like Sweet Leaf and Sweet Green were what I missed most. A decent salad place doesn’t drench the greens, and I don’t believe either of the places I mentioned offers ranch.

[@yvettegivens7]

I only make my own. That way its top notch.

[@afcgeo882]

NYC Has Sweet Green and dozens of chains like it. Plus, every corner deli in Manhattan has a salad bar where you pick which ingredients you want in your salad and pay by how many ingredients you want. They build you a salad. They add whatever dressing you want (out of dozens), if you want any, and you tell them how much you want.

[@sarahgreen3663]

That's what i was thinking.. They're only thinking of the worst of the worst, the stereotypical American crap, but in reality there are plenty of places to find a good salad!! I feel like they still cling to generalizations and don't actually know much about America despite them, supposedly, being obsessed with it?! But oh well..

[@thomasreedy4751]

Agreed - there experience seems like it comes from fast food culture which has nothing to do with being healthy.

[@j.w.griggsiii8698]

Militant Ginger, I fully agree. I love sweet greens as well. Have you tried the salads at Mod Pizza? They opened one in our area soon after I returned from Boston, and it is very comparable!

[@dorothypaul4642]

I suspect you made this video with the intent to get material for your next "hate" comments.

[@missiesmith949]

Try living in Arizona in the summer without A/C is impossible! Our average temp in the summer is 112 degrees. Sorry I don't know celsius (shoot I can't even spell it) Only dressing I put on my salads is balsamic vinegar.

[@kitchentabletravels]

$9 gym membership? 😯 I’m clearly living in the wrong part of the US!

[@katannep7798]

Tiffany and Brian for real! Try $40-50/month? Unless it’s planet fitness, which isn’t everywhere, THAT’S why many Americans can’t afford a gym membership!

[@dracotitandovahkii7175]

Give up ranch?..bye.

[@kimmycupreacts]

DracoTitan DovahKii 😂

[@wannabefolkie]

Haha, my son always asks for ranch for his fries.

[@runit6375]

Byeeee Joel and lia 👋🏽

[@Kattmandu19]

LOL why so triggered over a food choice especially RANCH? It's processed food & BAD for you in most forms. Bye Felicia! 😂😂😂

[@84Tacos]

@@Kattmandu19 when comes to flavor and preservatives, homemade ranch is much better than the bottled ranch on aisle 4.

[@fuzzypen]

Lol don’t worry guys I’m not triggered - but I just wanna oooh t out that in basically every video when you discuss food in the US I your still stuck in an old stereo type and also I feel when you were here you only ate at like chain restaurants and like not quality places? We of course have “Fresh” salads with loads of veggies and a plethora of different non ranch and non fattening dressings lol Panera and Olive Garden etc aren’t the places to experience high quality healthy food. As I’m sure you see it’s similar in the UK in that regard. Especially in NYC there are SO many healthy delicious places to eat. I’ve just been watching your videos for a while and you still think very narrowly about the food here. Like your videos! Just want you to broaden your view there!!

[@Babs42]

Agreed. Panera's green goddess salad w/ no pickled onion add gorgonzola is my Keto go-to ;).

[@daveyhouston]

they are colonials so very elitist for a.country of alcoholics

[@mountainman615]

Something you Brits do far better than Americans is that you go out of your way to try and NOT offend. You guys are very tactful , eloquent and at the same time educational. It’s very much appreciated by those of us that have never traveled abroad and have often wondered about our good friends across the pond. I liked the part about A/C because it’s so common and needed here, especially in the Deep South. Our summers are so long and brutal here that people actually die every year simply because they don’t have A/C. They’re usually elderly. Lia, I think you’re absolutely gorgeously adorable. I’m glad I recently found you guys on KZbin since I love learning about our differences and find it wonderful. Imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. You guys are always welcome here in America and I look forward to learning more about your way of life.