Things You Can Do in the USA-but not in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸American in England

[@grahamtruckel]

Thank you for reminding me of some of the reasons why I don't want to live in the USA.

[@fionagregory9147]

Me too. They can't spell properly either.

[@fionagregory9147]

It's called a letterbox.

[@eshaneogy]

@@fionagregory9147 I've always thought that was odd, though, since there's no actual box.

[@llamagirl2679]

I lived in the US for 10 yrs and you listed many of the reasons I moved back here. Regarding drying your hair in the bathroom the voltage is twice that of the US so there is a very good reason for not having electric outlets in the UK!

[@iainmcculloch5807]

The reason we don't have electrical outlets in bathrooms basically comes down to the fact that our mains electrical supply is nominal 240V. In the US it's nominal 120V.

[@Cabby1952]

Europe has 220V in bathrooms but the pins are recessed into the socket housing. That said the UK has the safest electrical system in the world if a clunky. What's wrong with drying hair in the bedroom?

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

Some bathrooms in the UK had an electrical outlet for electric shavers.

[@jeffmartin_UK]

@@Cabby1952 The thing that is wrong with drying your hair in the bathroom is that electricity and water don't mix. It's just safer to keep them apart.

[@hypsyzygy506]

So many mid-20th century films had people being accidentally (or deliberately) killed by the radio, lamp or proverbial toaster falling into the bath it almost became a cliche. The fact that it didn't just happen in films, and happened far too regularly, prompted serious health and safety reforms regarding electricity and water in building standards. Plug sockets were banned in bathrooms, and in kitchens they had to be no closer than a metre away from the sink or other taps. Bathroom lights must be specifically designed for use in a bathroom, and the switch must be on the ceiling and operated by a hanging cord, or completely outside the bathroom.

[@ianroper2812]

Hang on the girls scouts and girl guides started in the UK 😂

[@markj66]

What you'll find is that there is always a very good reason why you can't do these things in the UK. It has been thought through or tried before and decided it's not a good idea. They are not just arbitrarily stopped. Several of these things you seem upset about because they inconvenience you a little, but as many selfish Americans seem to do, you never look at the issue from another persons perspective. Right on red is incredibly dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists, guns - enough said, banned dogs are banned for good reason, Sunday trading hours are to help people have a home life, school uniforms instill pride and discipline and stop some bullying etc etc.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

@@markj66 YES to all of this post. Thank you.

[@alisonw5150]

Why would anyone want to walk around in public with a gun? Do Americans value life so lowly that its OK to carry a murder weapon around? So glad I don't live there.

[@davidhines7592]

here it would be left on red. if it existed. our roads are too narrow for that, and our traffic lights are at narrow roads, with two way traffic each having one of the two lanes. there could be accidents with a turning on red vehicle sideswiping or run into the back of. sunday trading hours are nothing to do with people having a home life. its to help smaller corner shops compete against the big supermarket chains. school uniforms are to do with eliminating class distinctions and wealth as a trigger for bullying. theoretically it avoids the situation in the states of cliques of rich kids bullying and putting down poorer kids who they can identify by not having the latest brand name clothes, nothing to do with pride. only the public schools (fee paying for the rich and nobility) had school uniforms, and that was to do with equality as much for the teachers who might not be from those backgrounds than the theoretical 'everyone is equal'.

[@sangfroidian5451]

Human deaths to pitbulls tripled last year, so it was decided that human life was more important than people having particular pets.

[@leohickey4953]

You're right, of course, but it's a shame to blame the dogs rather than their owners. Also, many "non-dangerous" breeds could do you serious harm, especially children, if they're not trained properly, and the legal attempt to ban specific breeds is a well-meaning mistake inho. I'm not a dog owner btw.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

@@sangfroidian5451 I think you'll find it was the XL Bullies causing the problems most recently; pit bulls have been banned for several years already. In reality, of course, it is the general 'type' of person who jumps on the bandwagon with that 'type' of dog, who is the problem - not the dog - but that doesn't help the babies, toddlers and grandmas who are maimed for life or killed by dogs with irresponsible owners.

[@technicalmadman2986]

I like like dogs but there's too many here now. and they are as dangerous as guns if you get an "owner with no responsibility" and let them out where our kids play on the streets. Thousands of dog attacks every day now. And irresponsible owners let them out at night. and let them bark all night and "keep you awake" I don't think I could live with a wolf lol.

[@hypsyzygy506]

​@@leohickey4953 "Many 'non-dangerous' breeds could do you serious harm, especially children" I know - have you seen what an untrained child can do to you?

[@Tampo-tiger]

@@technicalmadman2986 There are way too many humans. In the UK we are only ever 3 days away from food riots, and we only produce 27% of the food we need. This appalling state of affairs is caused by cowardly politicians who are scared to talk about a two child limit. We don't have enough dogs, as they are all wonderful.

[@gaynorhead2325]

I find it sad that a lot of Americans think if they complain hard enough they will get something for nothing!! We just don’t think that way here.

[@lyndapet1]

It explains why they are so aggressive and greedy

[@blujustin4175]

Though sadly, from my observations, especially in places where they have 'customer is right' policies, it's growing more common for UK people too. I know of front desk staff at a hotel reduced to tears whilst being yelled at by an 'entitled' customer when she couln't provide him the room he wanted because all rooms in that area had already gone.

[@fionagregory9147]

We are more civilised so don't need guns.

[@mandeville7474]

The Boy Scouts were founded by Lord Robert Baden - Powell . He wrote a book called " a guide to scouting .Every soldier in the German army in WW1 had a copy and was expected to read it . Soldiers in the British army didn't have a copy . We have Girl Guides/ Brownies . The Salvation Army was founded by William Booth in the east end of London in 1888 . The YMCA was founded in London in 1844 .

[@nicksykes4575]

There're filter traffic lights in the UK, separate green lights that come on while the main light is still on red, allowing you to turn left or right.

[@rbnhd1144]

I agree about green filter lights in the UK, but in the USA you can turn right on any red light as long as nobody else is coming, I've lived in the USA almost 50 years and I still feel like I'm breaking the law, that being said many people do take advantage of that law and will turn on red when they should not.

[@stephenlee5929]

Re bathroom/electrics. the one basic exception to no power in bathrooms is Shavers, there are shaver points in most bathrooms. These are very lower powered and double insulated. The reasons are safety, 120 volts is less likely to kill than 240 volts. Our regulations tend to assume that if something can go wrong it is best to prevent it.

[@knocker9439]

This is not true. You can have 240 standard power in a bathroom. It just has to be a certain distance from anything containing water i.e. a bath or a shower. Most UK bathrooms are too small for this to happen that's why people think you can't have it..

[@crackpot148]

I have an electric shaver socket in my UK bathroom. In fact all bathrooms in the houses on my estate built in 1968-1970 had the same installed at the time of the build.

[@helenwood8482]

Uniforms reduce bullying and encourage dressing for the situation you are in. Also, kids here don't get shot. I think they're happy to have uniforms and avoid the mass shootings.

[@johnross2924]

Goodness only knows how tight short mini skirts up to the girls a*s ever became a part of school uniform is behond me! 😩

[@michaelbailey6365]

What are you talking about, most big stores are open 24/6 with restricted hours only on sundays

[@TheHicksonDiaries]

Not in my experience…

[@kevinhiscock8475]

you need to get out of Kent a bit and see the rest of the UK

[@ffotograffydd]

@@TheHicksonDiariesIt depends where in the UK you live. Currently my local Tesco opes daily 0700-2200 and 1200-1700 on Sunday (due to Sunday trading laws), but where I used to live the Tesco opened at 0700 on Monday and was open 24 hours a day until 2200 on Saturday, then 1200-1700 on Sunday. Shops tend to open at the times they are most in demand, in more rural areas it’s unlikely someone will want to shop in the middle of the night, but there’s clearly a call for it in larger cities or they wouldn’t do it.

[@helenwood8482]

Getting rewarded for complaining is why you have a nation that behaves like entitled toddlers.

[@weedle30]

I’ve worked in retail, in a very large supermarket and your comments about “returning things” or “complaining about things” if something was incorrect or not as expected etc because it is typical that the “complainer” will be recompensed with lots of free goodies, left a very bad taste in my mouth. I have seen YT videos of people (usually in the USA) sitting in their cars, in a car park outside the building where they have just “complained”, gleefully smirking and giggling as they tell the tale of their latest trick or scam. One group claimed to the people in the takeaway restaurant/diner that a food item, they had just actually eaten! wasn’t prepared properly or “tasted funny” or the pizza wasn’t cut equally - and they were rewarded with a complete set of meal vouchers - they knowingly and deliberately set about making things up, just to see what they could get from telling lies!! You seemed to condone and completely understand the topic of “complaining” as the customer is “always right” and call it “an acceptable consumer culture” to get free things!! Why?? All it does, is increase the price of food or items to compensate for the loss of giving things for free and the non complaining consumers, Joe and Joan Soap, are the ones who are suffering because of the GREED of those others who cheat and lie! How can it be acceptable! Why don’t the retailers fight back?? No wonder you are “the land of the free” - people taking advantage of retailers and the Disney theme parks to line their own pockets? - I would be ashamed of my countrymen …..

[@user-wb2hs7mq4j]

Well said!

[@judithrowe8065]

Exactly- "If you push hard enough and are loud enough, you'll get something"- in other words, bully the shop assistant. If you bought something that was faulty, you will get a refund by law, otherwise it is up to the retailer to decide a returns policy. The things you're missing about the US are some of the reasons I would never go there again.

[@Redsauce101]

I heard you can die of sepsis if your credit card doesn't go through. We aren't allowed to do that here. 😒

[@mancyank564]

I grew up in both US and UK. My mum loved school uniforms. They were cheaper and there weren't any fights about whether our clothes were inappropriate. I like the uniforms because I didn't have to think about what to wear to school, just had to make sure I had a clean, ironed blouse for the next day.

[@davidhudson5418]

Thank you for that, it made me proud to be British

[@TheHicksonDiaries]

I do what I can…

[@c.w_]

British power outlets are more powerful than American power outlets. That is the reason why hairdryers are not allowed in British bathrooms.

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

You can arrange, via the Royal Mail app, for the postman to collect parcels from your home. There's no need to have letters collected as there are plenty of post boxes all over the place.

[@mancyank564]

True about post boxes. That said, when I was house bound after an accident my postman told me to leave anything I wanted posted outside my door (I live in a flat) and he would post it for me. This Christmas he is definitely getting a very good Christmas card!

[@helenwood8482]

You only need a gun if you're planning a murder and people planning murders should not have guns. Police on a raid would only be carrying a gun under very extreme circumstances.

[@daffyduk77]

In England, using a hairdryer in a bathroom, it's not just about "being hurt by it", it's 230 Volts, not 115 volts which is much more survivable

[@grahamsmith9541]

I've never understood whe anyone would want to hang around in the bathroom. Drying there hair curling it or anything else to it. All you are doing is inconveniencing everyone else in the house. By stopping them from using the bathroom without a good reason.

[@Phiyedough]

In USA houses are bigger so they often have multiple bathrooms.

[@user-wb2hs7mq4j]

Where it is inconvenient to have to leave the bathroom for electrical products, it would be very inconvenient to wait to use the toilet while somebody finishes drying their hair/ make-up etc. Separate toilets used to be a norm but not anymore.

[@MaxwellMoore-d1u]

I have a Co- op open every day 7am till 10pm .and a Tesco Petrol station open every day 6am till 12 pm .Close to each other. That's more than enough.

[@lesjones471]

The US cannot walk too far so they must us a car.I just cannot understand why shopping is so faraway from the living places when chip shops and pubs could be at hand to be more social.And why not markets who could arrive in the housing areas sell their goods then leave? it's so simple to alter the living style and they have the space to do it too.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

​@@lesjones471Yes, market traders are by definition mobile.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

@@MaxwellMoore-d1u One thing I've never understood about shops which are open 24/7 is, when do they manage to do an _effective_ deep clean? - which is essential for any shop handling food. They can't do an effective deep clean without closing an entire aisle or section. Imagine going to do your shop at 2am only to find the bread section and bakery is closed for cleaning until 3am, the dairy section and fresh fruit 2.30 - 3.30am and so on. You wouldn't bother going again! It makes a lot more sense to close at midnight and give the place a proper clean without having to cope with disgruntled customers, or watch out for wandering ones!

[@primalengland]

Our outlets are twice the voltage of those in the US. Makes sense……

[@hypsyzygy506]

USAians and high voltages - not a good idea.

[@bobanob1967]

Never heard of a Tesco that doesn't open till 12, where does she live?

[@crackpot148]

@bobanob1967 The very same thought went through my mind. Our local Tesco Express opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m. 6 days a week. Sundays it opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. Incidently our local NISA store, a subsidiary of the Co-op, opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. daily. We even have a Morrisons convenience store and post office next to Tesco Express which opens at 8 a.m and closes at 7 p.m. seven days a week.

[@blujustin4175]

Are you sure she didn't mean she was surprised her Tesco didn't open 'til 12 meaning surprised it didn't stay open until at least midnight?

[@missharry5727]

Because we drive on the left our equivalent of right on red would be left on red. You do see traffic lights with a left filter at junctions, so you can have a gree for the left lane while it's red for straight on.

[@Ian-lx1iz]

Most importantly, in the USA, you can exercise your democratic right to: END DEMOCRACY!!! Yaaaay! Ya'll never have to vote AGAIN!! EVER!!

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

Turning right red doesn't work in the UK, because they drive on the other side of the road. It would have to be turn left on red

[@kab7044]

The reason that you don’t have a socket in the UK bathroom (other than for a shaver) is safety. Drop a hair dryer in a bathtub and you’ll see why…

[@DaveGreen-gw6ew]

Recently in Italy a young woman was in the bath and using her phone while she was charging it and dropped it in the bath. No prizes for guessing how that ended.

[@mark_8719]

You can have outlets in UK bathrooms, they just have to be 3m from water source, but bathrooms are that small on average, you don't see them.

[@Stand663]

Also there doesn’t have to be running water. A bit of moisture can cause outage in a socket. It’s just not worth the risk of receiving a shock.

[@riculfriculfson7243]

... and the voltage in the UK is at least TWICE the voltage in the US. Our power is significantly more lethal, so no option to do something in the bathroom that you can do in ANY other room.

[@beverleyringe7014]

Yes we have good safety rules here about electrical points in bathrooms, plus our electric is twice as powerful as yours,

[@bazzahill6182]

The "24/7" opening problem is easily solved - go shopping when the shops are open. Simples!

[@daffyduk77]

Pitbulls all seem supercute to their owners. And then one day, they're not. And, especially for children & women, an unhappy ending. Less than a year ago, in the semi-rural area I live, an adult male of 52 died courtesy of an "American Bully XL" dog - nearest thing to a pitbull ? Now banned, too late for him. But kids & women are more vulnerable

[@andypandy9013]

* Roundabouts work better than junctions (intersections). Even the US TV series Myth Busters proved that. * Given that the modern postal system as used all over the world, including the USA, was invented here in 1840 we have got used to taking our large parcels to the Post Office and posting smaller items in Letter Boxes, often known as "Pillar Boxes" due to the shape of many of them. If you catch a Postman or Postwoman on their round you can hand them a letter or small parcel to them (well, mine takes them 🙂) and there is now an online scheme for parcels where you pay on the website and the Postie comes to your house with a pre-paid label and collects them. BTW, what you call a "Mail Slot" is usually referred to as a "Letter Box" here even though there is rarely any sort of box attached to it. * Our Gun Laws are very strict and with good reason. We had incidents such as the Hungerford Massacre and the Dunblane Massacre which resulted in crackdowns on firearms ownership and useage. The last time that I looked, an individual is 129 times more likely to be killed in the USA by firearms than they are here. UK Police are not routinely armed because they don't need to be. OUR Firearms Laws are designed for the Twenty First Century, not the Eighteenth Century (Second Amendment, 1791) and we like them that way. 😉 *. The UK uses a 230 volt system as against the USA which uses a 110 volt one. Drop a hairdryer into a filled sink or bath here and the outcome will not be healthy for you. * Pitbulls were responsible for many deaths here a few years ago including two tiny babies close to where I live in Leicestershire, hence the ban on them and other dangerous dogs. You can argue that it is down to training or the lack of it but who is to decide which are OK and which are not? Safest for all concerned to just ban the lot. So we did. * Since the amending of our Trading Hours Laws in the late 1980s we now have 7 day trading with limited Sunday Trading. We cope very nicely, I mean who needs to go shopping at 3:00 AM?! * School uniforms are there to prevent better off kids turning up in really expensive clothes and poorer kids feeling inadequate. They also give them a feeling of identity with and belonging to their schools. * We do complain about poor and bad service, etc but we usually implement a different type of action: We tell all our friends and don't go there again.🤣

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

Seen lots of roundabouts with traffic lights here in the UK. It kind of defeats the object.

[@andypandy9013]

@@Thenogomogo-zo3un Those are usualy on very busy junctions to feed traffic onto the roundabout in phases. They are a sort of 'Halfway House' between a roundabout and a purely traffic light junction but still work better than the latter. 😃

[@hypsyzygy506]

During WW2 my grandmother asked for something - preserved fruit, I think - to be told they didn't have it. As she was leaving she heard the shopkeeper say to the local Lady Muck "Here are your bottled plums." Grandma apparently gave them a piece of her mind and never went in that shop again. Thirty years later my mother would still never go in that shop.

[@pygmalion1963]

Strict gun laws are a good thing. We only have about 40 gun murders a year in the UK out of a total of about 650 murders

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

WE have plenty of knife crime to make up for it though

[@grahammoore24]

Also remember that Britain and Europe has twice the output of the American 110 vault system which won't kill you half as quickly as 240 vaults

[@cazz124]

I am proud to live in a country with an unarmed police force, where the food is not adulterated and where all kids wear the same uniform to school. I lke the US immensley but there are issues. as of course there are in the UK

[@stephenlee5929]

Hi Right turn (or left in our case) on Red is good because you only need to do a Yield (Give way in UK terms). Many junctions in UK are not Light controlled, one side or the other must yield. If you have a turn on red option, this makes crossing the road much more dangerous for pedestrians. If you are looking for less interference in traffic flow it is far better to use a roundabout.

[@albertlugosi]

1:22 That's because there are so-called pedestrians in Britain who would be exposed to a lot of danger if motorists were allowed to run red lights and turn left (!) on red. In American you don't have such worries.

[@Really-hx7rl]

Again we have 240V at 30 Amps and if you stood in some water on the bathroom floor even just a little tiny bit you WOULD FRY! Regardless if your running the tap or not. What's not to understand? Water has very little resistance to electricity! 🙄

[@TheHicksonDiaries]

I’m aware if I’m standing in water before I turn on appliances.

[@TheHicksonDiaries]

Again-I know whether I’m standing in water

[@crackpot148]

Domestic circuits in the UK are 230/240 volts and 13 amps.

[@crackpot148]

Where I live no one is more than 200 yards from a mailbox.

[@garymilne8900]

@@TheHicksonDiaries are you aware of the saying , better safe than sorry, im pretty sure there would be very few electrocutions, if we had outlets in our bathrooms, but very few isnt as good as none at all, is it now, also not many people got killed by pitbulls before the ban, but now it is none, can you see how we rate human life more highly than in some places, our constitution changes when it benefits life, there was a time when we carried guns, but evidence suggests that is dumb, so now we dont. see how this works,

[@pixiwix]

I think a lot of the cultural differences between the UK and the US can be summed up by the US generally supporting personal risk in exchange for more personal freedoms, whereas Britain is generally safer for fewer. There's also (traditionally at least) more of a communal sense to the culture in the UK, where as the US is very individualistic. The US being far more capitalistic (it could be argued to the extreme) also factors in heavily. Then of course there's the well-deserved stereotypes of Americans being more optimistic and enthusiastic, whereas Brits are more pessimistic and subdued. Brits are more 'traditional,' Americans more 'progressive' (keeping in mind that traditional is not guaranteed to be bad and progressive not guaranteed to be good). For two nations with so much in common, we're really nothing alike. Personally, I'm an American who is far better suited to British culture so if anyone is looking to trade places... 😐👍

[@TheHicksonDiaries]

Haha. Great comment- and you’re definitely onto something! Thanks

[@cazz124]

Haha, No not with the price of fruit and veg in the US, the lack of decent bread and cheese and dont even get me started on the sausages over there! All that German, Italian and Irish heritage and an entire country cant produce a decent sausage

[@johnfisk811]

That would explain why the US prosecutes jaywalkers whilst it is a legal habit in the UK.

[@ffotograffydd]

The sockets in UK bathrooms can definitely charge an electric shaver, the sockets literally say “shavers only” on them (though that label is historic and nowadays you can also use them for electric toothbrushes).

[@morbidsnails1913]

America... nice to visit, but it's so much nicer to get back home to England.

[@AndrewMcgill-j5c]

The shop opens at 10am on Sunday.

[@TheHicksonDiaries]

Ok

[@DaveGreen-gw6ew]

A couple of very minor points for you. When you were talking about traffic junctions/ flow you missed out something called "box grids". You're need to read the highway code about that. The police officers that are armed on a daily basis are the Royal Protection Squad (RPS) and Armed Response Vehicles (ARV's) officers. If they even draw their weapons, let alone fire the weapon, they have to write out a report to explain why.

[@wessexdruid7598]

Also MOD police (e.g. at Horseguards) - and routine police patrols in airports and other potential terrorism targets.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

The Civil Nuclear Police are armed, too.

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@Sine-gl9ly They don't tend to be visible to the general public, though.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

@@wessexdruid7598 It depends, rather, on what Joe or Jane Public does for a living, and where - but not at normal tourist haunts, certainly!

[@Stand663]

Roundabouts are simple. Stay on the left unless indicating to go right.

[@viv8117]

The lady needs more useful content in her life.

[@TheHicksonDiaries]

I hope you find what you’re looking for

[@SuperShucks]

Why on earth would you want to inconvenience others in your household by hogging the bathroom to do your hair?

[@helenwood8482]

Here, we have good biscuits and we don't encourage children to be obsessed with money or to sell things to strangers.

[@lesjones471]

MMMM we had boy scouts and girl scouts many years ago and had uniforms,they were taught camping,cleaning,doing good deeds for the older people,etc so I think the UK was alot sooner doing it than the US.I'm now 74+ male and I saw the cubs,scouts etc when i was around 7-9 yrs old.

[@PhilipWorthington]

Yes, I think it's pretty well-known that the Boy Scouts originated in Britain.

[@wessexdruid7598]

In the UK it was always Girl Guides & Boy Scouts - courtesy of Lord Baden-Powell.

[@lesjones471]

@@wessexdruid7598 Just other names we used in our days depending where you lived.like " Bairn " most of the country would not know it but we did where I lived.

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@lesjones471 Are you saying you used 'Girl Scouts'? I think most of the country would know what you meant by 'bairn'.

[@lesjones471]

@@wessexdruid7598 When young nobody said children or child but bairn or bairns which You learn't from your parents it was not wide spread and it came from the north of uk,When asked were do I come from I always said my mother which alot of people stop talking and start thinking and they wanted another answer but I'm telling the truth when I say it but alot of slang words you could not understand although english people like "we i man"or We eye man which ment Yes,diven't mean't did not do it,Being attached with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers I got lost what they were saying but in time I could use those words with ease.I lived in North Lincolnshire then joined the UK forces in 14 sept 1966 to become a class1 mechanic for 18+ years and learn't a little bit of German too.The UK as a whole speak english but with accents.

[@crocsmart5115]

What strange viewpoints on a lot of things,how rife is identity theft in America given the insecurity of their postal system? Dressing tables are for primping and preening after leaving the bathroom,poor doggo’s are the victim of the idiots that exploited their protective nature,why would anyone want to shop in the middle of the night? Surely people aren’t so chaotic that they can’t organise a weekly shop!!!! Shops should shut overnight (and I think all day Sunday too) it gives shop workers a chance at a home life. Interesting points though.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

I've often wondered how a shop that is open 24/7 can possibly be thoroughly cleaned. I don't believe it can while people are still wandering around. Food premises need proper deep cleaning at regular intervals, not just a wipe down with a damp mop.

[@angelapuricelli-fenlon1190]

Our voltage is 220, twice as high as most countries, hence Electric sockets in the UK have many safety elements.

[@Phiyedough]

Most countries have a similar voltage to UK, America (the continent) and Japan have lower voltage.

[@captaintorch983]

UK voltage is 230V ac

[@janjohnson5209]

School uniform is there for identity and so that all children rich or poor look the same. Cuts out a lot of bullying. Plus, there are school uniform banks, a bit like food banks, where people donate worn school uniform. School uniform can be expensive. I used to save up all year to buy my son's but people will donate stuff and supermarkets do deals every year. It's mainly the blazers. My son's cost £65.

[@pipercharms7374]

Turning on a red light surprised me a lot when I visited the US. I didn’t actually know this and was thinking why is the car still moving when it’s red? :0 😂 As far as I am aware even if there is not a round about, red always means stop, no matter what.

[@TheHicksonDiaries]

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[@rbnhd1144]

I worked for Kroger, we were closed 2 days a year, one day for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas, with Greed being a priority I think they and most major named supermarkets are now open Thanksgiving. I never had a decent Christmas off while working there, Id have to go to work on Christmas day night at midnight so I had to sleep on Christmas Day evening while others in my family were having a good time, I'm glad I'm out of that business.

[@pinknylon1121]

I worked in a UK supermarket and had the same experience

[@stephenlee5929]

Re Getting food/a meal 24/7 you can in the UK, if you are driving/in a car, most Motorways have service stations, these are 24/7, 365 day per year. Also many Petrol (gas) stations have convenience food available including coffee. They tend to be small so are not covered by the Sunday Trading rules. So its not as restricted as you might think.

[@frankfriedlos3721]

Opening hours in UK pre-1970 or thereabouts used to be even stricter. Sunday trading was highly regulated and the rules about what could or could not be sold on Sundays were notoriously baffling. Individual towns used to have one day a week "Early Closing Day" where all the shops would close for the afternoon, I think it was Thursday in Stroud, the idea being that it compensated the shop workers for having to work on Saturdays. It all sort of forced a slower pace of life on everybody. Good or bad? Bit of both I guess.

[@SteveSmith-zo4ml]

For reasons I won’t go into, I could really do with one of those US mailboxes. Unfortunately, I know the kind of things people would do if I had one. Most won’t know this, but until 1966 there was no offside priority rule at UK roundabouts. In other words, entering traffic wasn’t obliged to give way to circulating traffic. Some still don’t of course, but they’re safer and work better when you do.

[@martyn420]

Turning right on red is a nightmare idea.

[@blujustin4175]

As I understand it the law usually *allows* businesses to open 24/7 (certainly by application as long as there are no objections by residents who, legitimately, feel the business may become a centre for trouble) but it's very rare there is enough 24/7 business to make it worth paying staff to run it, and potentially more staff to keep the place safe in the early hours. You certainly will see the larger outlts of some supermarkets open 24/7 many days in the run up to Christmas for example as people *will* do late night shopping to avoid the daytime hoards. The Sunday opening hours is a hang over from when, by law, all shops had to shut on Sunday for religious reasons until 1994... though there were exceptions that gave different culture's shops permission to open and smaller shops are still less restricted than the maximum 6 hours between 10am and 6pm for supermarkets... so they can do 10-4, 11-5 or 12-6 supposedly.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

Your first few youTube vids were pleasant and interesting, but now you're becoming, frankly, quite bizarre. I've lived and worked in more than a dozen countries on different continents and am familiar with the changes in emotions and opinions after different periods of time in new-to-you countries, so I'm thinking that your initial excitement and novelty of 'life overseas' has worn off, and you're starting to feel disgruntled, instead of entertained, at all the differences you're now finding, and homesickness, loneliness or similar emotions are kicking in. It's never a good idea to 'go public' at this stage. Private communications to family and friends 'back home' are one thing, but _publicly_ expressing your general unhappiness with normally-accepted practices in your new country of residence - whether you're in Melbourne, Muscat, Manchester or Madrid - is very much NOT calculated to win you any friends or sympathy, from anyone, be they natives or long-time residents of your own nationality. This doesn't mean that you should be all sweetness and light - far from it! Instead of giving your viewpoint of 'thid is weird!' from a position of blatant ignorance, though, you might want to merely point out the things you find unexpected, curious or inconvenient, and - _without_ instant condemnation - ASK about them. I truly believe that the biggest problems faced by anglophones moving to another anglophone country are lack of adequate preparation and unrealistic expectations. _Just because_ our languages are mutually intelligible _does not_ mean that _any_ thing else will be the same! Yet the assumption is often, that even if it's not the same, it'll be sufficiently similar to make it 'easy'. NOT TRUE! Thank goodness it wasn't possible to go humiliatingly public with my early, and very changeable, impressions about my new locations and colleagues, with all their quirks and foibles, in the 30-ish years I worked overseas. It was bad enough discussing the early impressions I shared in letters home to family and friends, when I then had to tell them I'd signed another, longer, contract because I loved the place so much!

[@johncooper3392]

Condensation in bathrooms can cause electrical problems

[@ianroper2812]

Hi, don’t forget that the power in the UK s twice that in the US. E.g 110volts in US, whilst 220/230volts. However, you can have a shaver point to charge shavers or toothbrushes. But you’re right, no type G socket outlets.

[@technicalmadman2986]

Personally i like America.. But I saw this video. It's a great "informative video" Firstly glad to have you here! Welcome! But I'd just thought I'd drop a comment as an Anglo-Saxon ect.. We leave notes on our door here for the postman?. We have the Royal Mail service here, which is her "majesty's service" for posting items in the UK. We also do have armed police patrolling our neighbourhoods sometimes. And If you pull a gun in public, the arm police will turn up and shoot you dead. as we are very strict on guns in the UK, very strict, no guns.. Aspecialy after seeing what our ancestors done in America with guns. strictly no guns. It's funny seeing people adjusting to the UK lol. And unfortunately England is a "money driven Society" In fact we are the "financial capital" of the world.. "And yes good observation" "English people do complain" but in a polite way lol.👍👍 British people are different from English people ect.

[@pipercharms7374]

Is it a new thing to call English people Anglo Saxon? For me as someone from England that has only refered to the Anglo Saxon tribes that came over so it feels so odd to me when it’s used! I’ve seen it about now and again and I’m just like huh? We are British or English (if you are talking about England) not Anglo Saxon 😅

[@technicalmadman2986]

@pipercharms7374 No wrong.. Actually, English came from Anglo-Saxon "Ænlisc" in the beginning.. And I have Anglo blood, you see. Dose that afend you?? And don't say anything about English is a Germanic language, lol.. As "English came from England" fact" I'm guessing you're not from here or, at the very least, so-called British, perhaps..

[@technicalmadman2986]

Ho lol, no, wait.. I see you're a dog lover and I think you've been afended you with my. I WOULDN'T LIVE WITH A WOLF LOL. don't worry... If you want to do that, it's fine with me, however, seriously.. Don't question things you know nothing about... At all.. literally and Anglo-Saxons Weren't Tribes at all. They were "FARMER SETTLER WORRIERS, "to be exact.. NOT tribes NOT invaders.. You just carry on talking to your dog... and letting your dog lick your face ok.

[@pipercharms7374]

@@technicalmadman2986 I think you completely misunderstood my comment. I wasn’t saying don’t say Anglo Saxon, I was simply expressing my surprise and curious as to why it was used. Yes you may have Anglo blood but it’s a bit hard to trace it way back. We are taught in school, that the Angles, Saxons and Jutes came over from mainland Europe. people often refer to this group as Anglo Saxon. For me Anglo Saxon directly refers to the tribes that came over in that time. So it’s often strange to me when I hear people saying Anglo Saxon to refer to the current people. Since it sounds like to me you are saying “I am one of the angles, jutes or Saxons from their tribes” I know thats impossible but that’s why it sounds strange to me when someone refers to themself as a Anglo Saxon I’m not sure what your English from England comment is about? Or the Germanic language or the use of E That may be how it used to be spelt or pronounced but today everyone says Anglo Saxon

[@technicalmadman2986]

@pipercharms7374 They Weren't Tribes. No Tribes. Please look up the definition of "Tribe" And the modern B/S Teaching of The Angles is " totally inaccurate" And "modern archaeologists" evidence has proved that they WEREN'T TRIBES WEREN'T INVADERS and were nothing more than SETTLERS here. And birthed the language of Englisc =s ENGLISH ect. And I don't think you're in any position to question who I am or what my genetics are as you know nothing about me or my family history, etc.. and you can be where ever you want to be from. I don't care. However, my family background is my family background. like it or not. You can be proud of whatever background you're from. It's just in this day and age. Snowflakes seem to have a problem if you're going to actually be something.

[@Peterraymond67]

The bathroom & electricity rules have been set after many years of experience of accidents and foul pay. I have a shaver socket in my bathroom and it’e designed for electric shavers and electric toothbrushes. It has access to 250v another for 110v. the fitting has an isolating transformer built in. I can’t quote a case but apparently deaths have occurred by a disturbed spouse dropping a hair-dryer or heater into a bath so claims could be made on life insurance. And, of course standard light switches are also banned, we use ceiling mounted pull switches. Sunday closing. Yes our labour laws are more regulated than the US, however we have special Sabbath opening laws. My local Tesco is open from 06:00 am from Monday to Saturday 24:00, Sunday is open from 10:00 am to 16:00 pm. However the store sells alcohol during these times. Years ago alcohol would be cordoned off after 22:00 in line with the pubs. I live in a community of 4 large villages.

[@tonys1636]

No switch or standard power outlet can be within 2m of a water outlet unless not easily accessible like the outlets under the worktop for a washing machine and dishwasher. Electrical appliances apart from Hoovers have a maximum power cord length so can't reach water.

[@ghytredstillghytred7617]

'Right on a red' is indeed a good idea (although it would be left on a red). There used to be Post Boxes all over the place, but since I have sent 2 letters by post in the 10 years (at least) I'm quite happy to go to a post office to send mail All you need to get a gun licence in the UK is a) a Doctor's letter saying (in effect) you're not a nutter b) some sort of safe place to keep the gun(s) out of other people's hands c) a good reason to own a gun (and self-defence is not a good reason). I think you probably need a clean criminal record as well, but I'm not sure. If you have an unlicenced gun and are caught with it, you start with 5 years in prison; if you were doing something illegal when caught, add 5 years to whatever sentence you might have got. Outlets in bathrooms: a little over the top. Definitely safer without them, but I think the difference is miniscule. Probably saves a few lives a year, but those it saves find other ways to win Darwin Awards anyway. Dangerous dogs: they exist. But usually they are dangerous because they have bloody stupid and incompetent owners. 24/7 shop opening. I've been on call for IT problems 24/7 for a minimum of 1 week in 4 for the last 40 years For the last 25 or so, I been the 'unofficial' backup for the person who was actually on call. I wasn't actually called out that often, but I hated it. And if I wasn't called out I didn't have to stay at work. I also spent 6 or 7 years in a job where 5 of us covered - in the office - 24/7. (We were covering for Gas Suppliers so that they didn't have to set up 24/7 teams: large retail gas suppliers to the UK market back in the 90's.) Not fun at all.

[@johnawalker9261]

England? Shouldn’t that be the U.K?

[@fionagregory9147]

Yes or Britain.

[@robertfoulkes1832]

​@@fionagregory9147 Not necessarily. Scots law has always been different in some aspects from that in England and Wales, although not in the instances quoted here. The same is true for Northern Ireland.

[@johnfisk811]

She lives in England and shows an English flag together with the US flag. England is a nation in its own right you know.

[@JillHughes-n1h]

Our mains electricity has a bit more power in it . Back in the day there might have been power sockets in bathrooms as they were not purpose build and usually they used a bed to convert to a bathroom

[@helenwood8482]

Some places are open 24 hours. Most are not because here we have a concept called human rights. A worker's right to have some life outside work is more important than your right to eat at 2 am. No food in America is safe. At least ours is edible. The opening hours are online for every shop.

[@rbnhd1144]

American Bathroom and Kitchens have a G.F.I. in every plug on the wall, GFI stands for ground fault interupter, its a very sensitive feature that will kill the power going to shavers blow driers, kettles etc. It can be reset instantly without going to the fuse box, but kicks off if there are issues, they are on the exterior home plugs too.

[@scoops0406]

We have RCD's which are the same as GFCI's. Neither will protect you in the case of a line / neutral fault though, which could well be fatal.

[@rbnhd1144]

@@scoops0406 Thanks for that, I had no clue but It sounds like you know what you are talking about.

[@4x21A]

It's tough living here isn't it!

[@alllisonandthekids]

😂 ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@weedle30]

It’s a tough life but you kind of get used to it….not being able to go out and get a portion of buffalo wings at 3.00am is just one of the life trials in the UK that one has to cope with…same with not being able to dry hair in the bathroom infront of a steamed up mirror - no wonder the motto “keep calm and carry on” is part of our mantra!

[@robcarter55]

It would be a left turn not right if we had that here but we do have give way lines with no lights. So for instance where I live in the town there are give way lines on the main road through town so that vehicles that want to make a right turn can do so as on coming traffic on the main road should stop to let you turn right. They don't always though lol

[@rbnhd1144]

I used to love the 24 hour restaurants, it was cool having breakfast after putting in a late shift or going out, (Good Memories thanks) here on the west coast we only see Denny's and Shari's, T.B.H. I've stopped going to both, the latest trend on the west coast is to stop serving Breakfast around 12 noon, some restaurants will only open for Breakfast and lunch closing at 3pm.

[@lyndapet1]

@@rbnhd1144 does no one in USA cook anymore??

[@rbnhd1144]

@@lyndapet1 Yes they do, I'm just confused why you asked, please enlighten me and I will reply in more detail.

[@helenwood8482]

You don't need a mailbox. You can pay for postage online and arrange for a postman to collect it from your house. You just need to be there to answer the door and give it to him.

[@Phiyedough]

I've never understood about having an unlocked box for your post. If you order a new phone or a diamond necklace online is it just left there for someone to steal? Here in Croatia I have a metal box at the edge of my property but it is locked and only used to deposit, not collect.

[@rbnhd1144]

American schools and the dress code, I've not been in a school in almost 20 years but the last time I went it was scary, the kids seem to dress in anything, they looked rough and some looked threatening. A uniform brings some type of respect or it used too.

[@Phiyedough]

It also reduces bullying because all the kids wear the same and don't get picked on for not having the latest fashion or designer label.

[@rbnhd1144]

@@Phiyedough So Very True.

[@robertwhite952]

I heard a story that electric points were banned in the bathroom because a husband wanting to get rid of his wife plugged in a electric toaster and threw it in the bath when she was in it. She died of course.

[@joeasher2876]

You can have an outlet in the bathroom in the UK but it is limited to 110v (our normal voltage is 220v). Many electronics will function with 110v as the first thing they do is pass the current through a step down transformer anyway. Very basic (loop circuit) electrical devices (as opposed to electronic) like hair dryers that simply pass the current through without using a circuit board or chip may not operate at a lower voltage than they are designed for.

[@tans430]

The ban on pitbulls is due to the increase in deaths from attacks by pitbulls. Turning right, UK generally has filter lights on junctions. On junctions without lights, it relies on people giving way. Where on earth do you live in UK if everything is closing at 6-7pm? Tesco will open at 22 on Sunday due to Sunday trading laws.

[@karendowse8721]

At one point some supermarkets were open 24/7, however, that all changed when Covid hit and 24/7 supermarket shopping never returned

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

I hadn't realised supermarkets no longer open 24 hours! On the rare occasion I've gone in late at night I've felt very uncomfortable and vulnerable!

[@pinknylon1121]

There are several 24 hr ones where I live

[@colinchase6571]

It is not just very uncommon for a member of the public to carry a firearm in public in England it is unheard of and I mean there is absolutely no chance whatsoever that you will see some one carrying a firearm. You may see specialist armed police at Airports and important Government buildings but that is it.

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

PowerPoints in bathrooms,that may be changing with the adoption of circuit breakers in houses and flats. Also voltage in the UK is double that in the US

[@lesjones471]

It is not a sad thing it's the problem they can be very dangerous and people have been hurt and they can kill other dogs too.

[@Dave.Thatcher1]

Here in Britain we had (still??) what was called "Bob-a-Job" week to raise funds....BOB*.....a slang term for the old shilling (Pre-decimal currency)....5p in today's money!

[@leec6707]

I can't think of any situation where I would leave my dogs behind. To rescue a dog is to commit to looking after it for the rest of its life. I see so many adverts where people are trying to rehome their pets 'due to a change in circumstances '. Don't get a dog if you can't commit to it.

[@Tampo-tiger]

Turn right on red is pure genius as any resident of the US will attest. It is safe and avoids wasted time and frayed tempers. There is no good reason to not start doing it here in the UK. The greed in the US worries me - anything for money.

[@lesjones471]

Roundabouts are aslso helpful should you want to turn around where as at cross roads you have to turn on that junction then find a turning place.

[@MrsLynB]

Hi I’m so glad you are getting lots of comments hun. However reading some I just smh 🤦‍♀️ I’m glad you seem to have thick skin. Like myself. There’s ways & means of commenting or putting your point of view across without sounding sarcastic or rude! I’ve read quite a few comments across your vlogs & honestly some people need to give their head a wobble! I’m sorry you get some sarcastic or sharp comments. As a nation we are very friendly. But it’s so easy on your phone or laptop/computer being anonymous & just being plain rude. Some real narks honestly. Loving your vlogs btw xx

[@rbnhd1144]

Here in Oregon we are seeing more and more roundabouts being built, its a slow process and everyone is not up to speed on using them, by that I mean they rarely indicate and help other drivers.

[@RH1812]

The use of indicators is definitely getting to be more of a choice here in the UK, apparently! 😄

[@rbnhd1144]

@@RH1812 Thanks for that, People here are not good with indicators but they sure know how to use their mobile phones when driving.

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Sunday Tesco hours large store 10-4 on Sunda, small orber shops 7am

[@wessexdruid7598]

And some big (Extra) Tescos are still 24/7 Mon-Sat; but getting less as they found there just wasn't enough demand to pay for it.

[@BeckyPoleninja]

@@wessexdruid7598 yes I have a 24/7 Tesco locally

[@BellsWatson]

The US and guns. Well for this we have to thank England. The American Revolution began with the British Army trying to disarm the colonist. The colonist took exception to this and soon "the shot heard around the world" was made and war with England began. Our founding fathers understood no government is perfect and there may come a time when the citizens would need to have another revolution they gave us the 2nd Amendment (the right to own and carry guns).

[@fionagregory9147]

Britain is best always.

[@DeniseDDS]

We use ground fault interrupters in electrical outlets close to water in the United States

[@crackpot148]

We have what you call "ground fault interrupters" on every circuit in every building in the UK whether an outlet is near water or not. It is a universal statutory safety requirement in the UK. Every electrical power installation has to have an inspection certification at the time it is installed and at any time additions or modifications are made thereafter.

[@DeniseDDS]

@@crackpot148 Then they shouldn't have a problem having one near water.

[@vickytaylor9155]

We have shaver points in most bathrooms.

[@HaurakiVet]

In New Zealand Girl Guide buiscuits were the thing, sold door to door by uniformed members of that organisation. I don't know if it is still a thing, as i am now living in a rural area with no foot traffic but i recall the annual appearance of the Guides with their fund raising boxes.

[@richt71]

Hi Mandy The tightening of rules against bully breeds is due to a number of high profile deaths in the UK (in the 80's and 90's)from badly trained pitbulls. I agree it's about the training rather than the dog breed. Btw girl scouts was started in the UK a few years before being started in the US but the cookie thing isn't a thing as you say in the UK. The closest thing in the UK is when the scouts have a local fair that includes donated home baked goods. There are a number of 24/7 large supermarkets still open. Many of the large supermarkets trialled 24/7 in most towns but reduced hours due to no customers in the middle of the night. There's also a number of 24/7 eating places in London. The 12-5pm on Sundays is mandated by law. Stores over a certain size can only open for a maximum of 6 hours on a Sunday. Smaller stores are except. In the 90's they couldn't open at all on a Sunday as that was meant for rest and church.

[@tonys1636]

The Girl Guide Association was formed a few years after the Scout Association was founded in England. Although girls can now join the Scouts but are just scouts, no gender differential.

[@rbnhd1144]

I think its sad that chippys close earlier than they ever have, I assume that's because many pubs have closed and many people just drink at home, so there is not the business.

[@williambailey344]

It really wasn't the Pit Bulls fault it was the owners to blame because stupidly they used the dog for fighting another pit bull. And have unfortunately bitten and killed children.

[@johnawalker9261]

If that's true then why is it not recognised as one by the U.N?

[@williambailey344]

Pitbulls are great dogs but it's the stupid dog owners especially the ones that train them for dog fighting. Otherwise they would not be banned here, humans again unfortunately!!