🇬🇧Things BRITS DO That OFFEND AMERICANS! 🇺🇸

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[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

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[@zacharybrown2885]

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[@lionelriley4268]

Yanks/Yankees are Americans from the northeast and some parts of the Midwest of United States. You call someone from the south a yank they will laugh plus I’m the south. We will call people from New York, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia Yanks/Yankees. I’m from Louisiana we will call ourselves Creole or Cajun depends on your linage. I’m Afro creole.

[@nacht_owl]

American here. And I’m not Irish Scottish or English at all. Referring to that actually though, it’s very popular for Americans to say that because of the fact that we are not a homogenous society whatsoever. What you guys were saying about it yourselves, in spite of Britain being a diverse place as well, your society is by far still very much homogenous, as his Germany etc., and the US simply does not compare. Also, I think people confuse the idea that liberal means one shall be at ease with cursing, and that the conservative would be the opposite. It’s really not about a conservative or liberal thing. Americans in spite of being originally yes, a long long time ago yes, an offshoot of the British Empire, we have for generations now been surrounded by Germans Italians Spaniards Hispanics French Russians and so on and so forth. So it is more ingrained in us to not speak in so cold a manner. Which is why I would think, and there’s a reason then why the Midwest especially is considered a very wholesome place. The Midwest is comprised of a lot of people both of Nordic as well as eastern European descent , and I believe it is from that influence that we don’t speak in those ways, as in oh it comes really easy to us to just say oh my mother so stupid. Oh buddy you’re such a stupid bitch. Etc. It’s also not a conservative or liberal thing in that, the truth is, refinement comes in all shapes sizes and nations. Probably, and this may be extremely presumptuous of me, but I dare say perhaps the world war one generation of BRITs didn’t walk around casually calling their friends stupid bitches and so on. I believe you were doing so is simply unique to your generation, and your generation then being in England. Lots of young people in America are really stupid too, but what I’ll say is it’s just that we will have a different concept of decorum and how we choose to use our mouth‘s in terms of the words we speak to others. I’m only a second-generation American so what do I know?

[@nacht_owl]

Let me be straightforward actually. It’s not just cultural, but obviously culture, environment play a part in what we consider to be unkind, or an invasion of personal space or boundaries etc. I’m 33 years old. If any of my friends regularly called me stupid bitch or anything negative like that regularly, even knowing that it’s Meant in good jest, I would ask them to please stop doing that. And if I were friends with a Brit, who had the habit of doing that, I would ask them To please refrain from doing so; for me that is something that crosses boundaries.

[@jaytill9616]

The reason tips are a major annoyance to americans is because its the actual wage the waiter/waitress gets paid in many states. The pay the restaurant gives them barely covers the taxes taken in their check. So when Brits or other people don't tip you are literally not paying the server for their time and it means they waited on you for free basically. Thats why its offensive, and yes many Americans think it is beyond ridiculous too their wage is based on tips but Restaurants lobby against it so politicians do nothing about it. Last study done found restaurants could afford it by raising everything 30 cents more on the menu but they like the basic free labor. As an American I hate it too, also for the heritage, its based on their families immigration story. My dads parents were born in Detroit but they spoke Polish as their first language because of their parents and did the same with my dad and he taught us to be proud of our Polish ancestry. So thats why some people don't like it. Every American came from somewhere, they aren't claiming citizenship or anything else. They are just proud of where their families came from so when people laugh or make fun of that Americans take it as an insult on their family. By the way just sharing in case you guys were wondering, not triggered by what you said lol, LOVE FROM MICHIGAN

[@jeffquinlan4064]

In America, northerns are yanks. So calling a southerner a yank is like calling a brit and Irishman.

[@Jack_Stafford]

I *_love it_* when they call our big cars and SUVs yank tanks! It's descriptive, I think it's cute in that it teases a bit about being so sometimes over-the-top with our big cars and our big country, big hair, big houses and big attitudes. I'm proud to be the owner of a couple of yank tanks. But I certainly would never consider myself a yank or Yankee! :-)

[@acesmak]

For real. Fightin words

[@kiga14]

Definition of "Yankee": To someone south of the US/Mexico border, someone north of the border. To someone in the south, someone in the north. To someone in the north, someone from New England. To someone in New England, someone from Vermont.

[@hydrolito]

More like calling an Irishman a Brit or an Englishman. If an American is into baseball might be offense to anyone other than a New Yorker, and might even be offensive to New Yorkers if they are Met fans. Damn Yankees a movie about the devil making a guy a great baseball player.

[@Mia_M]

Yeah if someone called me a yank, I wouldn’t exactly be pleased about it, but I would get offended. However when I’ve heard Brits use it, it usually sounds negative.

[@KevlarX2]

Southern Americans (USA) definitely do not want to be called Yanks.

[@flamingpieherman9822]

Not true....im from Florida and I think its cool that we get called yanks.

[@deefernand3189]

Yeah true, Yanks are associated with people from the North.

[@keineahnung6124]

You're right, Argentinians and Uruguayans don't like to be called Yanks. 😀

[@aelfward]

KevlarX2 I moved to Virginia 15 years ago from NJ and my neighbor now calls me a Yank instead of a damn Yankee, so I have made progressed.

[@MrsCasa]

@@flamingpieherman9822 Florida may be in the southern most part of the US, but it is not a "southern state".

[@parton_me789]

"The term “yankee” was created by the British to mock the American colonists during the Revolutionary War; it was an insult. As if the term wasn’t offensive enough based on its use during the Revolution, it was used again (and still is) by the Confederate States of America as an insult against white Northerners.

[@garycamara9955]

Actually Yankee was created by the Dutch. Not the Anglish.

[@davedaring9823]

"Yankee Doodle" is a song in English, not in Dutch.

[@arielcolbert7925]

I’m not offended about anything on this list. I don’t see why anyone would be.

[@pattioknows]

Perhaps you're a Northerner? Because many Americans are not. So..we HATE being called Yanks!

[@tylerimmekus3346]

Grow up

[@A_Name_]

I agree. And I get the southerners not wanting to be called Yankees but it is a silly thing to get pissed about. I look at it like when a black person calls me a cracker. I think it is funny not offensive.

[@JohnDayDude]

When I first moved to England I was shocked when an English girl in our group said she had to use the toilet. An American would never say that we use the restroom or the bathroom. I had to laugh later when I met a Brit who said he had been rushing around an American airport looking for a toilet sign and all he could find were signs for restrooms. "I didn't need a room to rest!" he said.

[@pyeltd.5457]

Jeff Schrade that was me in Wendy's burger place.

[@robertmoralez-muniz6122]

Did it ever occur to him to ask anyone else at the AIRPORT?!?

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

When I was a kid a friend of my dad's got really triggered when I referred to our bathroom that didn't have a bath in it as one. Then my mom explained that it was called a Toilet in England,where he spent a few years. ( Ok,then!)

[@waynenorris7035]

I'd give it 10 minutes if I were you mate..I've just had a massive rest in there!

[@renetharp9073]

Plenty of people in the states say "use the toilet"

[@nukemanmd]

What most offends me is when people sterotype people from the U.S. After all, we are such a diverse nation.

[@bldyvalentine5001]

Very true

[@ClaireRader]

Agreed! I find it more comical than offensive but yes. We’re way too big of a country to fit 1 small list of stereotypes.

[@Souixno]

People are even different in different areas of a state. Rural vs city, city vs city, rural vs rural. A hillbilly from Appalachia isn't going to be offended by the same things as a rural person from the Adirondacks or the Ozarks.

[@kimwright6377]

Yes,They go to one state in America and they think they know how ALL Americans behave based on what they have experienced in one of our states.

[@jasonjmarchi]

Stephen extremely diverse! America is a melting pot of people from all nations.

[@lizamartin4705]

Oh yes never insult a mother. Moms are special.

[@VeganoGuy]

Not all mothers are loving!

[@torrecampo411]

Not what yo mama saif

[@fionagregory9376]

Mums is what we say.

[@joetz1]

One of the biggest issues wasn’t on the list I can’t tell you how often a british tourist comes here telling me how much better their sense of humor is or they pretend we don’t understand sarcasm or irony. We get it and totally understand sarcasm. It’s just not always appropriate to use it here. And just because your humor is different doesn’t mean it’s superior to ours. It’s just different, that’s all

[@marcobazan4187]

That’s the only thing that would offend me if it was on the list haha

[@corawellsome]

Your hanging around the wrong Americans if they are offended by this

[@qpwillie]

Most of what they say about Americans is incorrect. It's like when they said you can't get brown eggs here because they're all bleached. ROTFL!!

[@corawellsome]

@@qpwillie 😆

[@pat2562]

@@jrmata738 The Brits held back the Nazis before we came along-an island against the most powerful military in Europe. Also, they understand how to use the English language, a class you evidently failed. We have an abysmal educational system compared to them. They are our closest allies, you're disgusting.

[@LongieR8er]

Jr Mata- yeah you sound Stupid AF....pendejo

[@MohammedAli-hl4mr]

@@pat2562 they protected their island through american help in the battle for control over the Atlantic which could only be won by american aid that protected the water way and stopped Britain from running out of resources. as far as beating the Germans it was the Russians that did most of the heavy lifting.

[@CoffeemomCrafts]

America is the melting pot, everyone is part something, and to us, it is fun to find out where our ancestors are from.

[@nonamemcgillicutty9585]

Im solely English, America is only a melting pot after Kennedy

[@CoffeemomCrafts]

@@nonamemcgillicutty9585 www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/immgnts/

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

@@nonamemcgillicutty9585 Huh? America's been termed a "Melting Pot" since the 1850's or so.

[@mousc460]

@@nonamemcgillicutty9585 Yeah, Louisiana is famous for its historical English culture.

[@justbe4481]

I just found out I'm German and Cherokee native American..

[@lilinjess5605]

"The British are coming!" Who remembers this in history? (American history)

[@disoriented1]

It was actually..the 'regulars' are coming!..at the time..the mid 1770s..the colonists all considered themselves British!..it was if we in Kansas City heard of a march of troops from St Joseph toward here and said.'the Americans are coming!'...

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Sure, Paul Revere & the battles of Lexington and Concord.

[@abefroman2800]

It was Paul Revere the silversmith.Not to get too technical but wasn't he warning everybody that the "red coats are coming", "the red coats are coming".

[@oldben5772]

In the 1930s there was a popular American song "Here come the British, bang bang". It was banned from broadcast in Britain.

[@markfoster1520]

One if by land, two if by sea.

[@pattytheseeker8902]

If I talked that way to my mama she would have put me through the wall & I would deserve it!

[@straycat1674]

Friends her in the US insult each other in a playfully way as well.

[@22MagalodonFries]

straycat1674 yea but there is what I consider as the different layers of friendship and you might insult someone who you are really close to but not someone who you are not as close to because it feels more offensive because you’re not as close

[@boredweegie553]

We do exactly that in Scotland..One of the 4 countries that make up the UK.. here in Scotland we use the word cunt for everything..shoutin on s friend,,, banging your toe,,,, everything..We swear that much it's like s punctuation mark.Different to english...one of many differences thank fuck.

[@friscomorsegmail]

straycat1674 I agree completely.

[@GeorgeMinton-jb8ky]

It is not a playful way to be called a "yank" by a British person. It is much the same as calling a black person the n word.

[@colonyofrats4193]

George Minton ok that's a bit extreme

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

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[@amandapanda3041]

Joel & Lia so yanks or Yankees are people from the north of America. Especially people from the south in America can get offended as northerners and southerners don’t always get along. It comes from our civil war when the south broke away from the north for sometime.

[@thomashumphries7859]

Joel and Leah, just remember y'all thought it was a good idea to wear bright red jackets to a fight in the woods. 🤦🤣

[@toonmag508]

They worked well against the French at Waterloo, but not so well against the French, the Spanish and the Dutch that you invited to fight against the redcoats simultaneously in N America, the Caribbean and Mediterranean. Still basking in your West point and Hollywood propaganda?

[@thomashumphries7859]

@@toonmag508 think you've got the wrong guy. I'm a construction laborer and a mechanic in S.C. Not far from Kings Mtn, as a matter of fact I've put rocks on Ferguson's grave to keep him down there. 🤣

[@fionagregory8078]

British is best full stop.

[@AndyGarcia-ch1ci]

All Americans aren’t Yankees, only northerners are Yankees!

[@AndyGarcia-ch1ci]

Devan Rodes rhis has nothing to do with baseball 😂

[@Wicked_Knight]

Sound like someone needs a history lesson

[@lorrilewis2178]

Americans can say "eff this or eff that", but the "C" word is super offensive.

[@saterrastokes2581]

What is it tho

[@psychocellochica]

Saterra Stokes in the US, the c word is a crude reference to female anatomy and is considered one of the most insulting and degrading things you can call a woman, it’s almost never used toward to a man.

[@Dropla]

its really not though. lol Depends on who you are talking to, if the person is slinging around the f bomb left and right, be certain, they wont flinch if you drop the c word lol

[@Dropla]

@@psychocellochica depends on the person who is using the word.

[@rsfarris86]

Lorri Lewis that’s my favorite curse word

[@Jack_Stafford]

My thoughts on the ethnicity thing, I think it's because America is such a young country, that *_we lack the depth and breadth of traditions and culture that places like England and Ireland have in abundance_* . So as a substitute for that, many Americans get overly into researching their ancestry and use that as a connection to their Heritage and culture, where the Irish and British are surrounded by it and live it every single day. I understand that most British people do not get super involved in their own history or their own ethnicity because they don't feel that lacking in their life, it is around them all the time. Americans on the other hand I think have an instinctual need to have a connection deeper than just a couple of generations in the new world. :-)

[@wareagle4789]

Ladies, just a heads up: A man who disrespects his mother will never respect you.

[@gamerla-jiah1388]

because he called his mother stupid? I do that and more with my mother and father and i’ve never cheated hit or emotionally abused or used one of my partners

[@GenerationNextNextNext]

That's an American saying and proverb. Every culture is different.

[@AmandaBrown-pu4ev]

I’m from America and I’ve only ever heard people refer to British people as Brits, or The English.

[@jamesware5100]

is "Limey"offensive ?

[@johnbaird4912]

James Ware How dare you sir I challenge to a duel Pistols at dawn

[@jamesware5100]

@@johnbaird4912 ive only got a ak47

[@johnbaird4912]

James Ware Ok limey it is then 👍😀

[@jamesware5100]

@@johnbaird4912 In Jr High History My teacher said it wasnt derogatory and probably came from Miners that worked in Lime Quarrys No One uses that term any more its not seeen as PoLiTicaLLy KoReCt

[@10INTM]

I think sometimes we're unsure if we _should_ be offended. Like, if a Brit calls me a "Yank", I don't know if that term is supposed to be demeaning or playful.

[@rat5087]

Yeah, if I got called a yank it prolly take me a few minutes to figure out what it means

[@suzannewebb7913]

It’s not offensive we call all Americans yanks

[@belzorahollow3888]

Idk Joel, I know several highly intelligent people who swear on a constant basis. I think most people just use it to show emphasis.

[@Taarna-uh7dr]

I was going to say this very thing, but you beat me to it! I have a VERY wide vocabulary and, while I don't swear constantly, sometimes you just need a good !@#$ . ;-)

[@glowhoo9226]

Studies have actually shown that people that swear a lot tend to be more honest with their words. I’ve got friends who swear like sailors and they’re pretty smart

[@Mia_M]

Most people I know swear even god fearing church women like my grandma.

[@agoogleuser4443]

Or if they work where I do, lol. It's hard not to there!

[@Susanna.McDermott_admin]

Haha, I just call “brits” ... British people. And most Americans I know actually think British people are really cool 😁

[@chrisholland7367]

Thanks 🇬🇧👍

[@jamesware5100]

@@chrisholland7367 be honest .they are uppity

[@jamesware5100]

*just some

[@bridgetmagor9817]

My mother is from Ireland, so yes some of us are Irish American!

[@markfoster1520]

"Does your mother come from Ireland...." Really?

[@friscomorsegmail]

Bridget Magor I am not trying to be offensive but they weren’t speaking directly to you. Many Americans have a European ancestry given the mass immigration. They were speaking about people who claim a heritage when in actuality it is false or weak at best.

[@suzannewebb7913]

So does mine and my dad is English

[@emmyriordan2465]

My dad is from Ireland

[@Ashley-xe9gs]

The only people in America that will be offended by being called a “Yank” is someone from the South, especially Texas.

[@tyreedillard]

I say Georgia, Mississippi, or anywhere in the South east is far more offended than Texas. Except maybe for areas outside the major cities, we Texans don't give it that much thought when we hear it. We have such a large Uk expat community here in Houston that if anything, we consider the term yank more cute than offensive.

[@echt114]

That's the hick part of America, so it's not to be taken seriously.

[@niapor]

historically, Yanks started as a term for the people of "northern Colonial states" that were part of the "13 colonies" or essentially, the "New England section", if I remember correctly, the parts that today are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and during late 17th century, New York, and west Jersey and East Jersey which would become later New Jersey were added. ( as a side note, at that time Plymouth was a separate colony not associated with Massachusetts but both merged in 1691 ) as they were taken from the Dutch ( New York city used to be Fort Amsterdam-New Amsterdam, and their colonies were "New Holland" ) but proper New England region never saw them as New Englanders, also portions of today's Delaware which used to be part of new Sweden, which was taken by New Holland which than was taken by the British, than during the civil war the confederate states used the term for the "Northerners" ( and reason I guess they hate being called Yankees? as they still see the term referring to the "enemy" ) and many nations afterwards ( specially WW1 and WW2 ) started using it for "all Americans"

[@homerwood502]

Or south carolina😁

[@tcphll]

@@tyreedillard Maybe that's true for Houston, but where I grew up, calling somebody a Yank would be fighting words for sure. Hell, I knew people that considered anybody not a Texan a Yankee. I agree with the OP. Texas is probably the worst place to call somebody a Yank.

[@cassiereroni]

Q: What do Southerners call Northerners that visit? A: Yankees! Q: What do Southerners call Northerners that move there? A: Damn Yankees! 😂

[@jtwu8931]

Commie pinkos

[@jowen466]

Carpet baggers

[@nicholasjh1]

Calling every American yank is like calling everyone from great Britain Irish

[@Wicked_Knight]

Americans(USA) as a whole was called yanks long b4 the south started calling the north yanks

[@nicholasjh1]

@@Wicked_Knight and? we're talking about now. gb doesn't some how get a vsco girl style 'and I oop' because of something that was true 120 years ago. even northerners consider themselves Yankees.

[@vladdythebear5872]

Nicholas H Well no. Its pretty much accepted that on an international level, yank just means any american. No one could consider a brit an irish man

[@nicholasjh1]

@@vladdythebear5872 and that somehow makes it right? to an American, any American only northerners are Yankees. and the psychological dissonance of someone calling all people of United States Yanks is just about as great as calling all people from uk Irish. just because the English have kept the falsehood of all from the US as Yanks s alive doesn't make it magically right.

[@vladdythebear5872]

Nicholas H Its not just the UK that says Yank. Also, why would a southerner be deeply offended by it? As a northern british person, im jot offended when people do a stereotypical posh south uk accent. I understand that they are doing an accent to represent the whole UK, so why can't Yank be acceptable for all Americans?

[@wfldfire]

We call you Brits, never really heard anything else except Red Coats.

[@bubbadano1508]

David Dinelli, Well, there is "Limeys".

[@isabellabeltran7004]

and lobsterbacks but that's mean lol

[@briancorea9735]

David Dinelli i also only heard Brits, Red Coats or also English

[@JulsLittleBeirutAnarchy]

David Dinelli Limey b/c British sailors ate limes so, not to get scurvy. (The story goes...)

[@dab0331]

Tories

[@nikkihammond8389]

I spent this whole video going “ahh omg no no no that doesn’t offend me” 🤣🤣🤣 America is so diverse I think it’s extremely difficult to lump us all in to one group 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@friscomorsegmail]

Nikki Hammond I’m American and don’t offend easily either. The only way to really learn about another culture is to live there. We are such a big country that all kinds of good and bad can be found. FL, NJ, PA, MN and now KS.

[@Benjamming-gh5kl]

Something to keep in mind is how large the U.S is and how ethnically diverse we are, unless someone in the U.S is actually indigenous Native American, then their ancestors came here as immigrants. Therefore, knowing one's cultural heritage and feeling a connection to their ancestral homelands can be as deeply important to an American as their sense of pride in being an American. The sheer size and lack of homogeneity makes it impossible to make broadly sweeping generalizations about American culture. You might be met with shock at the use of foul language in some parts of the country, other areas will hardly notice at all (some might even find it a bit charming when spoken with a British accent). If I might make some broadly sweeping generalizations, we Americans tend to view our west and east coast states as being more laid back and permissive and further in towards the middle parts of the U.S as more conservative, but, there are always exceptions.

[@filmcrafter2093]

When they're talking about being Irish, it's like everyone saying that they're part Native American and then the person follows up with, "I'm Cherokee". And as a Native person, you're always like, "are you really, though??" So I found that funny.

[@EsEnBee719]

That’s so true.

[@dawnhankins2352]

I think it's because stories get passed down from generation to generation. I was told i am part Native American. My grandmother told me that her father's grandma was native. Not that she didn't exist in my family, but if she did... I did not inherit any of those genes. I never told people that I was Native American though... It's a good thing, because I'm not. I think it would be a bit insensitive and insulting for someone to claim something that they do not have the facts to back it up. Many people were massacred. To say you are a part of something, you accept the burden of your ancestors' pain through history in order to relate to them on a personal level. Good bless you and all others who's people truly were affected by the cruelty of a different people!

[@dubrc8577]

🤣🤣Irish is "their" Cherokee🤣

[@Penetzi]

Hahaha, there was somebody that commented on this video that said they were part Cherokee. Any member of an Federally Recognized Tribe always roll their eyes when someone tells them they’re Native too....what tribe? Then they say “My gggg-grandma was a Cherokee princess.....”

[@dianneboswell]

I'm from the south. If someone called me Yank, I'd just say, "Well bless your heart!" Idiomatic expression meaning can depend on tone of voice and facial expression because, in the south, that doesn't actually express the desire of an actual blessing!! 😜😂

[@Wicked_Knight]

Southern friend say "bless your heart" to northener and he says "thank you", me being from all over the east coast(literally not 1east coast state i havent lived in) tells the man she basicly means fuck you/get fucked (or some variation like that)

[@MissionHomeowner]

So when I called a man in Atlanta a Damnyankee that was wrong somehow?

[@castlecorn593]

If a Southerner told me bless your heart I would probably cuss them out

[@robbyten100]

Almost everyone claims to have Irish ancestors cause it's kind of true. Lots of Irish immigrants came to America. I have great great grandparents from Ireland but I'm not connected to the culture.

[@americanfairy]

True! The potato famine in the 1800s played a HUGE role in that.

[@lukegallagher353]

True. I got the Irish last name so I can stake claim to irish ancestry without much doubt lol

[@TheRemixstress]

It's so many ethnicities & races here, how can Joel say, _"Everyone in America."_

[@fionagregory9376]

it is easier

[@TheRemixstress]

@@fionagregory9376 It is IDIOCY✅✅

[@mac__attack8609]

Midwesterner here and literally none of these things are offensive.

[@j.j.5164]

"I'm part Irish" "Are you though??" Lol where do you think white Americans came from? We didn't just spring up out of nowhere. We all have SOME kind of European heritage somewhere in there. Often times several different.

[@familybills2908]

J. J. right?!?!?! It always baffles me that it escapes them that we came from the UK in large part. Our not so distant ancestors were citizens of the crown. We are more alike then not. Other countries lump us with Brits, Irish, & Scotush - it’s some Brits that want to hammer a wedge between them and us. They seem to really hate Americans, yet they promote the same things our forefathers did. Our ancestors were forced to make the decision to start their own country.

[@roberthindle5146]

I think the point is that in Europe, people have moved around over the centuries due to the many conflicts and displacements here. Most Spaniards or Germans or Latvians have a bit of Irish or Scottish or Polish or Turkish ancestry somewhere down the line and so on.... It's inevitable. But nobody would say they were "British Beligan" or "Polish Italian" or "Bulgarian Portugese". In the US, though, you'll get someone who great great great grandfather came from Kefalonia and so they're "American Greek".

[@j.j.5164]

@@roberthindle5146 I don't agree. Usually when people describe themselves as, say, "Irish American", it's because either they are first or second generation Americans, or because they have a strong, and current, Irish culture surrounding them. I've never met anyone who fits your "American Greek" example. However, my grandfather was from Sweden, and while I would never call myself "Swedish American", when I meet Swedish people, yeah, I might tell them that I am part Swedish.

[@roberthindle5146]

@@j.j.5164 JFK was talked about as an "Irish American"....yet his great grandfather moved to the US nearly 120 years before his presidency.

[@theunironicpeasant4266]

@@roberthindle5146 I feel like the reason Americans do this is we have always been an extremely diverse people. We have hundreds of cultures here, and many of the people who are descended from immigrants, even several generations down the line, still actively practice many aspects of their root culture. We have millions of immigrants, both past and present, and new cultures take root and grow in our country all the time. Cultural exchange is a huge part of American culture, so holding on to our roots is a big part of how we relate to each other and to foreigners.

[@punch6832]

Wait a second. Did you just say that you got your list of things that offend Americans from the BBC? 🤔

[@a.g.e.outdoors1465]

Yeah isn't that station in Canada 🇨🇦?

[@k.stacey7389]

A.G.E. Outdoors the British Broadcasting System??

[@pyeltd.5457]

BBC SOUTH EAST :)

[@mickeyrube6623]

A.G.E. Outdoors you’re thinking of CBC.

[@yusukeurameshi9837]

British Broadcasting Corporation

[@BaddaBigBoom]

My theory: intelligent people swear to add emphasis, not so intelligent people use swear words as punctuation.

[@fiona-xg4lg]

Agree with Joel completely. Curse words reveal a lack of intellectual creativity.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

@@fiona-xg4lg Sorry, but that is utter bullshit and has been proven as such by many scholarly people. Frank Zappa used to swear a lot, so does Stephen Fry and there was/is nothing lacking with their "intellectual creativity"

[@ejnava01]

@@BaddaBigBoom I agree with you 1000% -- it's also personal to me as I have a doctorate degree (prefer not to specify profession) and I do swear a lot in private with my friends and SOME family members.

[@braemtes23]

As a member of the older generation and a Yankee, we often referred to Brits as "Limeys". Although the origin of the term Yankee is disputed, its use against Americans in New England began with: "The first known attestation of the word Yankee is found in a letter from 1758 by General James Wolfe-he used it as a term of contempt for the American colonial troops in his command. The song Yankee Doodle, which in early versions was sung by British troops to mock colonial Americans, originally used Yankee in this way: YankeeDoodle came to town / For to buy a firelock / We will tar and feather him / And so we will John Hancock. However, colonial American soldiers turned the derisive epithet around and adopted it as a term of national pride."

[@MissionHomeowner]

Wolfe died one year later along with his enemy General Montcalm.

[@placid9073]

I’m American and I could say that I literally didn’t know what the C-word was when I was a kid. We rarely ever use it.

[@SortaRicann]

Where I’m from (Boston) we use it a bunch not often but you will hear it definitely

[@placid9073]

Please excuse my language

[@LePedant]

I was born in 84 and until the 2010's I only heard the word used to describe lady parts. It wasn't until the 2010's that I started hearing it mainly used as an insult.

[@ShanYalesTale]

I was in my early 20s before I ever heard that word either. Its sounds disgusting. Even joking around I dont like that one. Like how some people hate the word moist.

[@salsatapatio]

Canada labeled as “exotic” 🤣🤣🤣

[@imperiumcommentingnetwork4677]

Canada is essentially a more polite and geographically colder version of the U.S, with a few differences here and there. (coming from a Canadian)

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

@@imperiumcommentingnetwork4677 Most loyalist Americans who considered themselves to be British subjects emigrated to the British colonies in Canada after the end of the revolutionary war. No wonder that the Canadians are more British.

[@Susanna.McDermott_admin]

Imperium Gaming Network 😂 I’m American and I totally agree with this statement

[@treasuredwisp]

I know, I went to Argentina and they called me a yankee I was like no, I'm from texas not the north east.

[@megngarnett]

As an American, I’ve never heard “yanks” in my life so I have no good or bad feelings about it 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

[@gulagfingerprint3696]

It's a northerner

[@queenofspades85]

So I find that all of these aren't very triggering to me personally, though I know they would trigger many, going to the "Yank" thing we had a civil war here in America where the northern part of the state's and southern states were divided and the Northerners were referred to as Yanks and the southerners were referred to as confederates. I think calling a southerner a yank may be offensive due to this histoey, however those of us in the North aren't offended by it. I won't go into all the details of the war, but if you would want to know on your own,you could look up the American Civil war.

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

Oooo I see!! That makes sense!

[@mermaid1717]

It's not offensive to call southerners yanks.. it's just we're not yanks period. Yankees are a particular area.. I consider Yankees from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, a little bit of Delaware & Maryland, & Ohio is a mix of Yankees & mid-westerners. In the south we're just southerners. I'm personally a mix. My mom is from Philadelphia & my dad eastern North Carolina (where I was born & raised). I ❤❤❤ my home land of NC, but also personally prefer the north east.. PA & NJ. Go figure!

[@okbunyip]

According to a few web sites, no one is certain of the origin of the term "Yankee", but British soldiers called the rebel amateur American soldiers Yankees to make fun of them, and the nickname stuck. When the revolutionary war was over, Americans kept the term as a sort of badge of honor until the civil war when southerners called northerners "Yankees", and northerners called southerners "rebels" or "rebs". Apparently, at present, the term is currently used mainly to refer to people from the New England area. It's not really an exact term that easy to define, but I found this on the web: To foreigners, a Yankee is an American. To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner. To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner. To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander. To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter. And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast There ya go--clear as mud, right?

[@johnalden5821]

Right, when I was a kid, some other kid called me a "Yankee" (I had just moved to a southern state) and I laughed at him. Was I supposed to call him a "Rebel" to get back at him? The term has no meaning for Americans, really, outside the South.

[@okbunyip]

@@johnalden5821 You're quite right! But nowadays the term isn't quite the insult that it used to be.

[@allisonshoemake4198]

I love how I’m learning that Americans are more proper than British people It’s very funny

[@2011littlejohn1]

The word your looking for is prudish; there is nothing proper about calling the toilet the bathroom - the vision it conjures up is far from proper.

[@AlexsaurusRex]

jack freeman that's incorrect. There is no bath in a public toilet but people that call it that probably don't go out much. Calling it a toilet is considered crude so you'll hear people say, "Restroom"

[@2011littlejohn1]

@@AlexsaurusRex Really? I didn't know that. Strange place to have a rest too and that still smacks of prudery. Here're some more words to get upset about - lavatory, bog, khazi, the little girls' room, powder room, stool room, (medieval expression), crapper, john, the can, the loo, (originally an upper class expression but now universal), WC, the facilities, the gents, the ladies, ''where can I spend a penny?'', (this dates from when women were charged to use the toilet though men were free) and the most polite of all ''where is the........?''

[@AlexsaurusRex]

jack freeman point me to the nearest Lavatory kind sir 🤣

[@2011littlejohn1]

@@AlexsaurusRex :)

[@loboheeler]

Even though not the main subject, a really good insight into Joel and Lia and Brit culture in general. Few Americans realize how complex the history and culture of the British Isles is. Despite the move to standardize the language, there are dialects still spoken that exceed the the variations spoken in the USA. Joel and Lia are speaking what is called "Received Pronunciation" , which is southern English, London English, Queen's English, BBC English. Can be quite different in the north. Scots and Irish dialects are even more different.

[@friscomorsegmail]

American here. Funny about the “c” word. Game of Thrones used it all the time. Sex talk can be taboo depending on the company you keep and location. People seem to love to be offended over irrelevant things. Many Americans will get their feathers ruffled when you say England ruled over America. It is true but the English who came here actively rejected the Crown and we are now a spectate nation. Yankee refers to an American who hails from one of the New England states. Pennsylvania and north of that.

[@wen33]

I think the equivalent of “yanks” is how sometimes the British are called “limeys”

[@joybmassa]

I lived in Big Sur the year a movie was being made called "The Limey" and I had to ask a British friend if that was an offensive term. He said; "yes"! (So, I would NEVER!)

[@lone6718]

Or Wigs.....or ref coats.

[@robertewalt7789]

My mother, from KY, was annoyed when called a “Yank” when in Britain. “I’m not a Yank,” she says, “I’m from the South.”

[@karenschafer2827]

Yes, Yankee means Northerner to a Southerner. And a Yankee is more a Northeastern term not originating at all in NYC used more in New England.

[@jeep146]

It goes back to the wars. I believe it was common during the first war to call American Soldiers yanks. It even goes back to the Revolutionary war with England. A popular tune was called Yankee Doddle and played by American Militia. The Limey has to do with the British Seaman to prevent scurvy were given citrus fruit. My favorite is in the movies they call the British "Those Limey Bastards".

[@cherylb.2659]

Servers make a lower minimum wage then others so they actually rely on tips. Although if service is bad it's your choice. ❤️🇨🇦

[@williamwinder5011]

Well in a state that requires a minimum wage they are paid minimum wage provided there tips don't make up the difference.

[@EsEnBee719]

By not tipping you are sending the message that they are terrible at their jobs. I used to work at a business that paid less than minimum wage by making us pay for the supplies, and we really relied on generous tips. (And people paying their bills on time 😠.)

[@monicapadron7751]

I live in the US and swearing is not offensive at all. Most people here say swear words so much and we say like all the time here in California as well as other states. 😊

[@heatherbrown5866]

As one American among millions, with a limited understanding on the cultures within my own vast country, these videos help me to learn about other American subcultures that I am not yet familiar with. Joel and Lia, thank you for that!

[@DannyJ2206]

I must not be a true American then cause everything that was listed doesn’t even phase me it makes me laugh. Hahahahaha

[@gigispridejoy380]

Danny J. You might be part Irish 😂😂😂

[@DannyJ2206]

GiGi's Pride & joy I actually am, but I’m also Swedish, Scottish, Dutch. Lmfao so I just blame everything I am. Either that or I just don’t find many things offensive. After watching Gordon Ramsay for as long as I have I’m just not phased by it to take offense

[@ginnyjollykidd]

faze.

[@loritracy1385]

@@DannyJ2206 - I'm not offended. But for your own knowledge, scotch is a tape, people are Scottish . ;-)

[@petersmitham8273]

Lori Tracy Scotch is a drink!...😂🌈😎

[@davidmahon5269]

Yank was a common reference to northerners in the aftermath of the Civil War, which is an issue we've never really gotten over.

[@quabledistocficklepo3597]

David Mahon, Speak for yourself, I think it's charming to be called,"Yank" by a Brit. What's your problem?

[@maryrothwell6264]

Or the American soldiers during WWII were called Yanks.

[@dovahthuri]

Americans don't get offended by swearing, at least not the South

[@LynnsYouTube]

The reason we tip so much is because waiters are paid about 2.14/hour before tips, but they can make a good wage for an entry level job with tips.

[@wynn1111]

Love hearing Brits curse. Just never gets old. As for heritage, 90% Limey and 10% Frog here. Got the receipts from a gene test to prove it. Haha.....

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

hahaha wow 10% frog is cool! Wish we had a bit of French in us!

[@Timotimo101]

@@ThoseTwoBrits1 Lia is exotic with her Greek heritage. I can understand why it's underwhelming if an American states they are part "Irish, Welsh, English, Scot, etc." ... but the majority of Americans are probably a mix from the British Isles plus various places in the remainder of Europe although a majority of Americans claim German heritage ... and then we have African, Asian, Hispanic (Meso-American) and Indigenous, as well as all kinds of mixes of everything I've just mentioned. DNA tests now are showing the mix is real. I like that there's an interest in "roots."

[@JoseGonzalez-ez6vn]

@@Timotimo101 Greek??? I thought she was Mexican!!! Really I know a half dozen girls who are Mexican and look a lot like Lia.

[@Jack_Stafford]

I got my results back, 98% British! I knew I was mainly English and other types of British but didn't think it was *_that_* high, I don't know how my family has been here for 300 years and never managed to marry someone from anywhere else, not even from northern Europe! But it is cool, and it did solve some old family stories about being part Native American or other ethnicities, not a drop of them. So I guess I'm more British than most British people LOL!

[@wynn1111]

Dale Stafford Yes, I was wondering the same! Apparently, both sides of my family have “been here” since 1730. How they managed not to marry a more genetically diverse set of ancestors is puzzling!

[@pat2562]

Americans are too diverse for this list-my friends would not be offended by any of this.

[@ianprince1698]

we used to be called limeys as our sailors were given lime juice to prevent scurvy

[@JessicaFrameMusic]

I'm American and have lived in the west and east of the country. I've never heard Brits called anything other than "Brit" or "English." I'd also be highly offended if anyone, especially a friend, called me a bitch or called me stupid. That's very rude and insulting here.

[@Kilroy72]

Whispering in someone's ear in front of other people, like you did here, might upset people too.

[@wen33]

Kilroy in school we said “secrets don’t make friends” 😂

[@BCDAccounting.CatherineEllis]

You know they can't always say the name of the person they are discussing. It is less rude to whisper than to inadvertently hurt someone by mentioning their name

[@gfunkgunner]

Rude

[@salsatapatio]

Yes!! They can easily edit that bit out. I roll my eyes every time they do that. Then I think “aw they’re just youngsters” cute and harmless

[@ladyjane8855]

That's rude both sides of the pond 😒

[@kresky110]

The friendly banter thing with “triggering” words. Depends on the person. Lot’s of us call our friends names and joke around the same way.

[@andrealabonair3519]

As an Irish person born and raised in Dublin, I'm pretty sure the statistic is that there are more Americans of Irish descent there are actually Irish people living in Ireland.

[@anastasia8114]

I've lived in both England and the USA, and have watched several of your videos. It did seem as though you both WERE bashing Americans on several videos. Stereotyping Americans is rather unfair, as the cultural diversity is huge, and many cultures brought something to the table. It's like stating that all Brits are unattractive and have horrible teeth! ( yes, some Americans believe this to be true). Remember, your country sent over the Puritans- not the brightest of the bunch. I absolutely love your country, but comparing England , that is the size of Rhode Island, to a vast country like the US is not a fair or accurate assumption....And just like England, there are low-class people and there are well- traveled, educated ones too..... And........ I do not have even a DROP of Irish blood....

[@ejnava01]

Brilliant comment! I'm all American without a single drop of Irish, British, or Scottish blood -- So, no, not all Americans have British blood nor have ancestral roots in that island...

[@fionagregory9376]

I hate the way yanks do not use the double L in travelled or do not use the U where is should be, i.e. in colour or neighbour.

[@rosieschweebie]

I’m African American, and a bit Irish too!😂

[@kevinbrown-ge6sz]

I'm African American with 29% of my ancestry from the British Isles.

[@darylp2280]

@BIG STIG elaborate please

[@agonicole]

It's fun because you've probably never seen Africa

[@catholicdad]

@Rose I'm an Irish American & a bit African . . . Black Irish

[@rosieschweebie]

BIG STIG I’m a black woman. My ancestors came from Africa. My family on my mom’s side did a wonderful job documenting as much as they could about my ancestors.

[@shavaughn1980]

Never call someone from the American south a yank or Yankee. That's what we call people from the north. It's usually said in a derogatory way.

[@Ali-zj4hf]

shavaughn1980 Agreed.

[@Wicked_Knight]

Yank was a derogatory word towards the usa since the times of the 13 colonies

[@Trillock-hy1cf]

Yep, and don't call me British, because I am English, and not Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish..........which is the same thing.

[@Blackbeltkick]

I think it’s older generations that don’t like friendly banter. I could call my friends anything but if I call my sister stupid jokingly she’ll yell at me

[@BenRollinsActor]

In America, we often call Brits "Limeys".

[@ladyjane8855]

True, a throwback to those long sea journeys.

[@brianr101010]

I am not offended by "swearing", I'm a truck driver , an American, and I enjoy a good cursing rant.

[@winec00ler]

as a person of color, (American with Mexican and Native American decent,) I think these Irish Americans are happy to talk to people from across the pond, because UK and Europeans don't understand that they are all grouped up as "white" here in the USA- so I think they tell you so someone can appreciate the different type of white they are. I'm curious how many times you guys fill out forms asking about your ethnicity. race, etc. It seems like we are conditioned as Americans to "pick a tribe" - so we aren't an individual but a voting block or the like. Do you guys have a census?

[@MissionHomeowner]

They didn't invent the Census, the Romans and early Chinese dynasties did, but they had them since 1801 except the skipped 1941 because the Germans were rude to them that year.

[@jeremygallardo8096]

You know as an American I've never been triggered watching your videos until Joel said the bit about Britain being Americas parents lol.

[@chrismeche206]

Yeah, I agree. As a Cajun French Texan, I have no ties to the UK whatsoever.

[@garycamara9955]

That is offensive. Britain only had the northeast as a colony, the rest was either French. Spanish, and would you believe Russian . I live on the Russian river, just about 12 miles from Sebastopol, in Northern California.

[@garycamara9955]

Joel is amazingly ignorant.

[@garycamara9955]

Yeah but the British royal family is German.

[@celestecott]

Here in the US restaurant workers get paid so little that they literally rely on tips as the majority of thier income.

[@jediping]

The “Oh I’ve got Irish ancestry” is also a way that people are trying to relate to you, even if they don’t really have much more frame of reference for a discussion. Or it may be something they’re interested in learning more about. I’ve got English, Welsh, Swiss, and Swedish ancestry, and I’m always keen to learn more about the places my family came from and what my probably super-distant cousins are like now.

[@phyllisfuchs9959]

I agree - it is an Americans way of trying to connect with someone - something in common

[@lindafoley5314]

I did the "Ancestry" test & my heritage is: 90% British, Scottish & Irish with about 10% north western coastal Europe. I do understand the term "yanks" when spoken from someone from the UK and I'm not offended, while we Americans will use the term "brits", but that being said while in America the term "yankee" should only be used to refer to someone from north east America.

[@darrenhenderson6921]

Yea, that's like me, I'm Scottish, like now, but all my heritage is Nordic and northern European.

[@Jane-nc2fr]

after My great, great grandfather came from Ireland (born in 1825). His name was John Dalton. He married an English lady named Elaine. This was from the census of 1840. They eventually settled in Pecos, New Mexico (near Santa Fe). His son was the father of my grandmother, who was a Dalton. My grandmother married a Gonzales- so we are all of mixed ethnicities- everyone of us on earth. So cool!

[@emilywhitfield2780]

I get aggravated when foreigners have a stereotype of Americans as fat, stupid,loud etc!! There is no typical American we're all different here just like you have different ethnic groups in Britain or in Germany Italy etc etc

[@doctorgestalt]

"Everyone's a bit Irish" Only on St. Patrick's Day.

[@SueDNim]

Don't you mean "St. Patty's Day"? LOL

[@rad4579]

Irish is the second most common nationality in the USA. First is German.

[@darrenhenderson6921]

Na lol, Scottish folk totally deny any Irish heritage, half Irish is like the most offensive thing you can say to a Scot.

[@darrenhenderson6921]

@@rad4579 incorrect. English, Germanic, Scots-Irish (ulster Irish) who colonised the south and then Irish, Irish migrants only really flooded into New York and it was in the 1920-1940s

[@maxshade2935]

Mr White you are totally wrong.

[@nedortian]

Only southerners would find yank as a trigger

[@conservativecatholic9030]

Mike Bauer true, but I always found that strange because the term originates from the American Revolution.

[@Timotimo101]

@@conservativecatholic9030 I'm a native Southerner and not the least bit bothered by it. Sounds a bit funny to me if I'm over seas and hear it because within the US I wouldn't be called a Yank or Yankee but outside it I am. I was called a Yank and a Gringo in Colombia.

[@conservativecatholic9030]

Timothy Spruill honestly, I’ve never encountered it as a trigger. Though, I’ve noticed that people from the UK say it to mean Americans and people from the South mean northerners. Sometimes Yankee is used as a pejorative (for northerners), sometimes not. (Much like gringo) I could picture some southerners who take certain amounts of pride in their Civil War heritage being all like, “I’m not a yankee”, especially if they don’t know all the other ways that word is used. I find British people use that term a lot and it means nothing to me. Though I sometimes roll my eyes when British people refer to the US as the colonies.

[@teemarie5478]

I’m as southern as you get. I think most people make jokes about it but It definitely doesn’t bother me😂

[@MEATBALLmonty]

@@conservativecatholic9030 it got regionalized during the Civil War.

[@AnnFBug]

Kids I used to teach from the US hated their country being referred to as ‘America’ rather than the USA. To them, America is two continents, not their country.

[@WDLC1911]

As a Southerner I would stop you cold if you called me a Yankee. I was in a meeting at work (Ford Motor Company) and we had Ford employees from England and Germany over and one guy said something and said “you Yanks” and I interrupted the meeting and politely corrected him. We segued into a little history lesson about the matter. He was a little embarrassed but I was not rude. He asked what did we think of the British. Being from southeastern Louisiana I told him the Deep South culture was modeled after British culture but the Battle of New Orleans is also remembered here and it would be better to be “YOU” as opposed to representing THE CROWN. He got it.

[@magoogies91]

During the civil war the south called the northerners “Yanks” And the north called the southerners “Rebs” (rebels). So it’s kind of a derision term. Of course it could go back to the revolution as well. So yeah do not call a southerner a Yank! 😬

[@jeffreyroot6300]

magoogies91 Yankee goes back to very early colonial times . Some claim it was a Dutch mangling of English ( referring to a person or persons), others say it’s the closest the Algonquin speakers could come to pronouncing the noun “ English”. Either way , I’m happy to be descended from the “ Yanquese”.

[@windmuser]

magoogies91---thank you :-)

[@D2SProductions]

Furthermore about swearing, I used to work in a design shop at the college I attended. It was my job to collect student IDs when the students wanted to sign out tools and equipment to use in the design shop. One of my classmates handed me his ID and requested, "a damn long ruler." I took his ID and handed him an 8 ft long ruler. My classmate said, "I wanted a damn long ruler, not a goddamn long ruler." In that instance swearing was used as a system of measurement, obviously not a very accurate one, but I thought it was funny. :D

[@fionagregory9147]

My parents are dead so they would not hear it if I did swear.

[@thenicflynn]

Funny thing about the term Yank/Yankee. In Japanese it doesn’t refer to Americans but instead refers to a kind of rebellious gangster/punk/hoodlum lol

[@danalou_who7765]

Being a nation populated by immigrants, many of us take great pride in our ancestral roots. Let us have be proud of it.

[@NiamhCreates]

"Yankee" is used to refer to Americans from the NORTH. Southern Americans most certainly are not called "Yanks" or "Yankees". The Yankees sports team is in the... North. ;-) Heritage... this might be more common not just with Americans, but probably with Canadians and Australians as well. These places are kind of a cultural/ethnic melting pot (or "salad"). When we say we're Irish, or Italian, or German, or Nigerian, or whatever, we're talking about where our ancestors came from. Most Americans are a mix of a lot of different ethnic/cultural backgrounds. Unless one is Native American, there really isn't an "American cultural heritage", even if your ancestors have been in America since the 1600s. Saying "Oh! I'm part Irish!" isn't saying that we're an Irish citizen or that we once lived in Ireland... it just means that some of our ancestors were from Ireland (it's "in our blood"), and since there really isn't an American cultural heritage, we tend to connect ourselves with our ancestral homelands, even if we've never been there. Also, the #1 most common ethnic heritage of Americans is German. #2 is Irish. You meet a lot of Americans saying they are "part Irish" because, well... they are (or... one or more of their ancestors were). ;-)

[@ladyjane8855]

Think it happened during the World Wars because it was a term used in films at that time and by that generation. A bunch of US forces were stationed over there and collectively called yanks by the locals, including my grandparents. Nothing disparaging, just a shortened name for a group of US armed forces 🇺🇸

[@MissionHomeowner]

Kiss me, I'm Irish! ... The Chicago River DOES mysteriously turn green on Saint Patrick's Day you know.

[@pattytheseeker8902]

Being raised in Texas having good manners was absolutely necessary. My husband from Illinois used to have such a potty mouth. When he would say a naughty word & our babies would repeat it, I would smack him in the head!!!! He doesn't speak that way anymore. His dad was the worst I ever met. Every sentence had at least one curse word, usually more. He was actually a good man. He sounded dumber than dirt.

[@iamtheassassinofjoy]

As far as mocking heritage, that is definitely something to be mindful of when speaking to an American. America is an ENORMOUS cultural mishmash - our familial roots stem from places like the UK, Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, Germany, France and Spain. And that's just those of us who are of Northern, Southern or Western European descent - we also have a very large population of folks that are of Eastern European, African, Asian, Latino and native American descent, and Americans takes a lot of pride is their culture. In New England (places like New York and Boston, for example), there is a very high population of people whose roots are British or Irish. If someone tells you they're Irish, they mean that their family's roots are Irish, and that's something very important and special as part of their identity as an American. I totally understand where you guys might be coming from by maybe jokingly dismissing the "Irish" part of an American's background. Something to keep in mind, though, is that about 10% of the American population is of Irish descent, roughly around 33 million people. I also understand that for you guys, as Brits, Ireland is just a neighboring island, and it's a culture you're exposed to fairly regularly in some way, so if an American tells you they're part Irish, you might roll your eyes and say "Who cares?" To Americans though, Ireland - and Europe itself - is where many of our families come from, and that is something that Americans take a lot of pride in.

[@zoeyb4268]

None of this offends me or my friends, I’m thinking that list is wrong.

[@laurasomma525]

it’s so weird to hear british people curse bc your guys’ accents sound so proper

[@Echodolly6]

We use swear words as punctuation here in Britain 😂

[@darrenhenderson6921]

Scottish people curse better, fuck sounds great in scottish.

[@mmcss640]

In the U.S. military, we are rude, crude, and socially unacceptable to each other and it is perfectly normal. We use profanity like we were born to it, we talk to each other with no filter whatsoever. That's how we are. Sarcasm is expected.

[@lsportner]

Tipping in the US - the reason it's important is because, unlike in other countries, servers are paid well below minimum wage and expected to make up the difference in their tips. When I was in college, I worked as a waitress and I was paid $2.50/hr as a base.

[@MichaelMike85]

Yank Part: America is huge, I believe slightly larger than the whole of Europe. So split up America in a few countries, Think of it as NorthEast, South, Mid-West, SouthWest, Northwest, and the West. The Northeast area is called Yanks and they tend to love it. But if you call all Americans yanks you will get a hand full of people saying "No I am not..." It's like Calling all Brits English. Example calling a Scottsman English, which you will be corrected on is like Calling a Southerner a Yank.

[@AndrielleHillis]

You've explained this very well! If I'm not mistaken, I believe they live in Austin, Texas. So, yes, it would be like calling them European, or a Scotsman English, or even a Brit, which technically, they are.

[@tennies]

Yes, and it also comes from the US Civil War where the Union was known as Yankees for the fact that the Northeast was fully in the Union.

[@AshtenArmstrong]

I would in the northeast and I have been called a Yankee or a yank by one person in my lifetime and I absolutely loved it. It was kind of cool I don't know why but I was

[@harrietttheoneeyedcat1029]

As someone who was born and raised in New England I guarantee you, we do NOT love being called Yanks. It's offensive, but bless your heart for thinking it's not.

[@Wicked_Knight]

@@harrietttheoneeyedcat1029 "bless your heart" urban translation "fuk U" xD

[@LeoTheShortGuy]

So proud of our Brits. Keep up being your awesome selves. A little offensiveness and controversy is good to breakup the status quo. Congrats 🎉 on your Oct video blitz!!!!! Loved all the extra vids.

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

Haha thanks Leo! Can’t believe October is over!!!

[@heatherprice5748]

I am from California. I have never heard anyone get offended bc they were called Yanks.

[@MissionHomeowner]

To be fair, Californians and New Yorkers don't really care about other places.

[@sophiaemmer6597]

Tipping is most important in results ya bc even though minimum wage is like $7.25 pre hour waiters and waitresses only get paired like $2-3 per hour

[@quabledistocficklepo3597]

Sophia Emmer, I tip when i have to, but I HATE it.

[@sophiaemmer6597]

Quabledistocficklepo hanshaw is there a reason?

[@sdcowboy85]

I've never in my life heard of someone being offended by being called a yank. Or really being offended by most of these.

[@Blondy321]

Agreed

[@rich_t]

Southerners get offended by it from comments I've read.

[@mlgprussian7115]

Str33t Tr1pl3 I’m from Louisiana im not offended one bit. Words are only has as much meaning as you give it

[@cyanoticsaturn3088]

Why is Joels american accent only really good when hes doing an annoying voice

[@elizabethhunter7541]

Oh my gosh. You guys crack me up! I’m never offended by anything you say. Actually, I find myself laughing out loud at your jokes toward Americans because it’s mostly true! 🤣 I’m from Texas , btw.

[@ol-Sarge]

I had a British couple who I was friends with for many years as they visited the US on holidays. Then they invited me over to stay with them at their home as we traveled to various places and to meet their family. I found the differences in culture and wording to be interesting and what made the trip worthwhile. While some of the differences were a bit mystifying from time to time, there wasn’t really anytime I couldn’t figure it out. I say celebrate our differences and our common histories. Make fun of it and laugh about it. That’s what friends do.