This is Why Asians And Americans Can't Live Together! (Eastern vs Western culture differences)

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[@henri_ol]

If you think americans are louder on the phone , try countries from Latin America (Colombia , Venezuela , Mexico , Argentina , Brazil ) it's another level of louder 😂

[@spongecurls]

Exactly hahahahaha

[@goufackkentsaleandrinlebel8826]

Africans are worse 😂. I am an African in Germany and I know what I am talking about.

[@amaliaperez1876]

I AM MEXICAN AND I AGREE

[@Ama94947]

South Europeans as well. And many Italians even still use their hands while calling lol

[@fordhouse8b]

Louder in public too. I knew some Dominicans at work a few years ago, and two girls who took the bus home in opposite directions would stand diagonally across a busy six lane street from each other (at two separate bus stops) and carry on a conversation.

[@revolrtol]

I grew up in Hungary and live in the UK - we definitely take our shoes off most of the time in Europe!! My friend from Austria also confirms this for her country so I think the not-taking-off-your-shoes thing is def a more American thing

[@MEKBTS]

True iam from Austria, people will look at you starngley if you don't take off your shoes.

[@marilynhicks3249]

I am an American (United States) and a Hispanic (U.S.Commonwealth of Puerto Rico). We don't take off our shoes unless they are really muddy or dirty. I do know Americans that do though. Mainly it's to protect the carpet or the wooden floors. Dishwashers, ovens, microwaves, refrigerators, washers, dryers and garbage disposers are pretty standard in American homes unless it's a much older home that hasn't been renovated. Almost every Hispanic I know speaks loudly. It doesn't matter if you are from an island in the Caribbean, (like myself), or from Mexico, Central or South America. We're loud. We're a very expressive people and it shows in our speech. We're also expressive with our hands when we speak. Bidets---they aren't ver common in the U.S. or in Puerto Rico though I have seen them in some households. Unless there is nowhere to sit we also don't sit on the floor. We don't slurp up noodles, eat with our mouth open or pick up a bowl to drink the liquid,(soup),in a noodle bowl. Funny how different cultures are in such little things!

[@Skyzido32]

@@marilynhicks3249 Korean culture, we look down on people who chew with their mouth open. We generally say, "No jjop jjop or jjop jjop gurijima"

[@BB-mq2xi]

trueee confirmed I m Austrian too. And my moms Hungarian hehe

[@anndeecosita3586]

I’ve stayed at the homes of people in several Latin American countries and none of them took their shoes off at the door. I’m from the USA and I typically take mine off in my bedroom and put them away in the closet. The I change into house shoes.

[@sollyrose]

I'm French and I feel that keeping your shoes inside the house depends a lot on the family. In my family, we always take off our shoes at the entry. Shoes inside the house are a big NO for me. We just tolerate them when we have guests for diner and they keep them in the diningroom only.

[@lm4122]

it's an habit that is extremelly rare to see here in portugal and i think it has become even more rare than it was, although seams a good practice for clean and hygiene.

[@user-ue4nn3vk7g]

same here, it is defenitely a no. also french by the way!

[@JF-wp2rz]

a BIG no in Austria as well!

[@shad0wCh8ser]

what's sad is that some ppl's sock aren't that better, if they are wearing socks. I see ppl walk out in sock or bare feet to walk their pets or get the mail so don't expect ppl who will take their shoes off to be any cleaner 🤣 I just rather not have guests. LOL, but I'll visit for social gatherings and change out my clothe when i get home. HAHA!

[@sollyrose]

@@shad0wCh8ser I never see anyone walking in socks. That's just your country apparently. 💀

[@Polymathically]

I'm a Filipino American. The shoe thing tends to vary by household; I keep mine by the door, and always ask if I should keep them on or not when visiting someone else's place for the first time.

[@Noa_h19]

I love the contrast among them , east wearing more white and west more black 😊

[@BookNerd4Music]

😂😂 Great observation!! i didnt notice it.

[@mikemondano3624]

It depends on the climate and season.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

That was NOT the big difference. Check what is considered sexy vs. vulgar, on both sides. The 2 Asian girls don't show cleavage, but legs are fine. The 2 western girls don't show legs, but cleavage is fine. Another difference, this time America vs. Europe : make-up heaviness. The Swedish girl has less make-up, as expected. Because Europeans use less of it.

[@philip2205]

The Swedish person is doing such a good job at representing Sweden!

[@dougaldarcy6463]

I find it so funny after being in Asia esp Japan where you do not speak on the phone and you are so careful not to make noise. When I come home to Australia its hilarious because the noisiest ppl are the Asian ppl on the phones you can hear echoing right through the train carriage :)

[@Mika88Kenichi]

I expect Filipinos are the loudest. In Singapore you can find Filipinos talking in trains with loud voices. I'm Filipino too but I moderate my voice in public transportations abroad. In the Philippines, in public buses/jeeps people even play music on their phones when they don't have earphones. It's honestly annoying especially when you want to sleep.

[@chairpants]

People are very loudest in the developing world

[@rodneyg6842]

On the rice issue. In America most rice is "enriched" to add vitamins/minerals so you don't typically wash the rice as that will rinse off all of that enrichment. Of course growing up my mom actually did wash the rice lol. I don't as an adult though since I know it'll wash away the enrichment.

[@natedang5025]

the enriched thing is really just for marketing. The amount of added vitamins is just too minor. They have that in many asian countries as well. The big reason to wash your rice is because rice contains arsenic.

[@henri_ol]

It may be not common in US or countries of Europe , but in Latin America, not just Asia , people do wash the rice , each single time

[@lostwanderer6649]

Certain groups of people in the US don't wash or prepare the food. In my experience, it has been white Americans who don't prep the food like others (washing of some vegetables, rice, beans etc). Not a rule, just something you notice in some households in the US

[@narudayo5053]

In Europe we wash also our rice...

[@lukespooky]

@@lostwanderer6649 americans wash meat though which is pretty weird

[@lostwanderer6649]

@@lukespooky True, alot rinse with just water. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGiZeqKtfst1b80 One part of the reason why is due to how the meat is packed and misconception of blood being on the meat.

[@hunchbackaudio]

If you don’t wash your rice it becomes sticky as hell, common sense also in Europe.

[@judithadanma_]

I grew up in a multiracial household. I feel this video so hard 😂. The washing rice. My mom only knew of minute rice before meeting my dad. Also, my dad wearing socks with zori. I still do it and people think it’s weird! But I hate shoes inside. I haven’t been able to fully break my husband of the habit yet 😂

[@clownzzz4837]

Growing up in the Midwest (U.S.) in the 60's and 70's, the only rice I ate was rice pudding and Rice Krispies cereal. I remember having fried rice once at my aunt's and I hated it. I was 9 or so. Today, it's one of my go-to foods. BTW, I just started washing rice a couple of years ago only after watching K-dramas. Wearing shoes indoors depends on the household, at least in my experience. The houses I grew up in had enclosed porches or attached garages, so we typically took off our shoes before going inside. But guests, who typically entered through the front door, were never asked to take off their shoes, although many would offer.

[@anndeecosita3586]

I’m not from the Midwest but I can relate in that typically the only people who go to the front doors at my relatives’ homes are guests, salespeople and the like.

[@bridaw8557]

And the separate living room you weren’t allowed in, not putting feet on coffee table, ashtrays, flamable fabrics, and dangerous toys! The best time to grieve a kid. The 1980s as Japan took off, we adopted more of a fascination with Asia as it still seemed exotic then. The world has gotten smaller now, both due to age and technology. But aunt Thelma the hippy in her kimono made us take our shoes of to walk in her pristine shag carpet and sit on her velour sofa 😂

[@kurarisusa]

Americans are in general more used to and less bothered by noise in public places. We’re a bit of a lively culture and so we talk freely most places and accept others talking freely as well. We may even strike up a conversation in a public place (like an elevator) if it’s too quiet. I know many other cultures frown on this, but it’s actually something I missed while living abroad.

[@sleepy_dobe]

Here in Singapore, we don't sit on the floors too, but we still remove our shoes inside the house. Some may wear indoor slippers like the Japanese, could be due to pet hair in the house or personal preference, but most walk around the house barefooted. We wash our rice several times before cooking. And the used water is re-used to water our potted plants, or wash the floors etc. And we also mostly use toilet paper, but depending on ethnicity cos we're a multi-racial, multi-cultural nation so some use toilet paper, some use water and their hands, some use a short spray hose. But bidets are definitely very rare here. And I'd say dishwashers are one in a million here. Big or small families, we all wash our dishes by hand. There's a preconception that dishwashers are not able to wash the dishes cleanly, at least not as clean as with our hands....lol.

[@luminoustarisma]

I have actually seen a bidet in Sweden, my grandparents had one in their house. My grandparents used to be my babysitters and when I was young (4-7), I had no clue what its actual use was, and it was such a convenient height for me (as it is meant for sitting), i used it as my wash basin, it was esier than getting a stool to use the normal basin. I only learned later what its actual use was. I can only say, I think my grandmother had stopped using it by that point, so it was likely very clean, or she hopefully cleaned it before I came over. I never got sick or something like that, so i can presume it was safe, but thinking about it now... yuck.

[@tinfoilhomer909]

I love how the French guy understands how a microphone works. Drives me insane when people yell into phones.

[@jonathanfelipe2687]

Here in Brazil, many older people, in particular, wash the rice, but there are already many who don't, as doctors warn that polished rice should not be washed because, since the grain's husk has been removed, it is unprotected. By washing or soaking it, there is a possibility of losing its nutrients, such as B-complex vitamins, iron, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus. That white powder is a result of the polishing process, so it's not dirt or a chemical product, but particles from the food itself. Well, here in Brazil, most types of rice go through a sanitation process before packaging and sale. It is recommended to read the instructions on the packaging before preparing the food.

[@heysiri7016]

Im from norway and i could feel the swedish girl cringe on most of these because our countries are so similar... also i agree in our house we will get yelled at so hard by our mom if we dont take off our shoes so we wear slippers

[@doricemichelle3614]

I just realized than in Tanzania 🇹🇿,we do both some as Western countries and some like Eastern countries.I enjoyed watching the video...

[@HyperFocusMarshmallow]

For these kinds of behavioral differences it’s very easy to over generalize. Like, you go to a country and then you se a difference from what you’re used to and ascribe it to that country. But does it apply to the entire country, or maybe just some economic bracket. It could be rural vs city. Is it the country or the entire continent or cost vs far inland, old vs young north vs south. It will depend on the thing.

[@sksk-bd7yv]

Did you notice what participant always waited to hear everyone else first, and spoke last, often using the fewer words, too?

[@lucone2937]

As a Finn I have never washed rice, I cook them basically in the same way in the pot like I do with pasta. I prefer to eat an Uncle Ben's type of parboiled rice with chicken. Sometimes I cook a milk-based rice porridge. The porridge is cooked with short grain starchy rice and served with cinnamon and sugar.

[@chucku00]

Parboiled rice doesn't need to be washed and is faster to cook.

[@audhumbla6927]

I think thats why we dont wash the rice because we assume its like pasta :'D I also seen swedes wash pasta, after its boiled, probably because they confused it with noodles somehow :'D But you should was normal rice, please do, its better for you. Porridge-rice, grötris in swedish, is polished, so it doesnt have to be washed, its already "cleaned". But normal rice should be washed since its not polished so lots of starch and even dust can be stuck in the tiny surface cracks, and also its probably been lying in a huge pile on a floor somewhere in asia at some point :P

[@chucku00]

@@audhumbla6927 "Normal rice" in Europe is parboiled rice, that means it has already been washed and pre-cooked with steam before being packaged. If washing this kind of rice was necessary, it would be indicated on the package along cooking instructions.

[@audhumbla6927]

@@chucku00 No the normal rice I buy is not parboiled. be it jasmine rice or basmati rice or whatever it says, just rice, it doesnt say anything about parboiled, i only find one expensive brand selling parboiled rice in sweden when I search

[@chucku00]

@@audhumbla6927 So your definition of "normal rice" is specific kinds of rices... interesting to say the least, but it's quite confusing too. Anyway, my definition of "normal rice" in Europe is the kind of rice that is the most consumed one. And it's the "japonica rice" that is produced mainly in Italy. BTW, this kind of rice is never imported outside of the EU, to the point EU also exports some of this rice. And the majority of this rice is... parboiled. Since there's no obligation to be printed "parboiled" on the package, you can know the rice you buy is parboiled if it takes less than 20 minutes to be cooked. AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE WASHED BEFORE COOKING, IT'S BECAUSE IT HAS ALREADY BEEN WASHED BEFORE BEING PARBOILED AND PACKAGED. Is this clear enough for you or do I need to explain it once again?

[@darksharkix7959]

In france TGV there is sign who ask to pass phone call from between the wagon. Problem is the tourist when they are not in their country it's like if they feel more powerfull so they forget been polite or are talk loudly etc :/ For the shoes inside i think it's more becose we rug it on a doormat and then walk on floor tile (but it's more common to see no shoe when it's wooden floor) (in my home it's shoes on when you enter but if you go upstair it's wooden floor so no shoes) we don't get snow or mud on our shoes here, i put out my shoes when it's raining there yes becose rug it on the doormat is not enought that make mark everywhere if i let it🤣. On that point china is not so different of europe i think

[@flocontour9682]

Great! Enjoyed it. American of European decent - my family has always removed their shoes. My three sons' friends always remove their shoes. Most of my friends have the same rule in their homes. As to dishwashers, the more dishes there are, the better it is to use the dishwasher - it uses less water/energy. What about the squatty potty? One of our family visited China. Now - who uses two sheets on their beds? It seemed that Sweden has similar sensibilities concerning public/shared spaces to Korea?

[@dickidsrip5262]

Yes socialism is good. we are more similar to Japanese people in our mannerisms the southern europeans

[@celianeher7637]

I live in Germany and dishwasher are common appliances here and they are more efficient as you save more on water and electricity bill. Most sinks have a capacity of ten litres or more and dishwashers uses seven litres when you have a good one .

[@nualaseamus]

I think the shoe thing may also depend on where you live. I live in Alaska and our shoes get gross outside - so it's very common to have a place to take off shoes in the entry - especially if you have an arctic entry - and just wear thick socks or slippers inside. I think it would be cool if we used slippers more though. I'm an American and I always wash my rice. I do speak louder on the phone these days now that I'm older - hearing loss definitely plays a part in that, but I also try to use good manners and not talk in areas with other people.

[@bridaw8557]

Special entry way to keep cold out and take off your boots. You can’t live without that up there or in much of the lower states in the winter.

[@xyneqanon1134]

I'm French from a Cameroonian parents. We had no dishwasher, washed rice and wear slippers at home but sometime we kept our shoes on if we had to quick go back and forth. Guests kept their shoes on too. No bidet. It is only after having Marocain friends that I learn that there is other culture that prefer to use water to clean after using the toilet. Which actually made more sense and I started having a bottle in my bathroom when I lived on my own. I went to a boarding establishment (not school as it was a place for kids who's parents work on a boats and needed their kids scholarised. So they lived there and open their doors to landers as they called us) to get closer to my high school choice. There was a bidet in the shower section. I must have used it once in 3 years😅. It has always puzzled me the use of it. Most commun households don't have one. But at the time I would say it was commun in French bourgeoisie households. In all the toilets around the world I think Thai's are the best ones with the little douchette. I saw it in a drama once. It blowed my mind. I dream to have one install in the UK. I need a house first. And money. Well I still have my water bottle... Raaaagh my reached life 😭

[@Vestingcashew]

Loved the video! It’s so fascinating to see the differences and similarities between many countries’ cultures. As a country that is built from immigrants from countless nations, every other household here has different habits and traditions. In my home, I keep a basket by the front door for shoes, but I don’t get upset if anyone wants to keep their shoes on. My husband is an amputee, and has a prosthetic leg, so he has to wear his shoes inside to maintain his balance. We just end up sweeping more often. 😅

[@jaja2536]

I also wash rice but that powder contains b vitamins ( mostly b2)...

[@KatieBeeTV]

Please Awesome World, can you make the subtitles in a font style that is darker? It is hard for me to see from my TV :( I don't want to watch only on my phone.

[@susanlolinex380]

I am from the USA and I don't allow shoes in my home. It's not common for the people I know so they see me as weird when I freak out if they walk in with them. When I travel back to USA I won't take my shoes off inside if hey don't implement the "no shoe" policy. I'm grossed out by the filth that is carried in to the home from the streets. 😂 When I moved to Mexico dishwashers are uncommon so I got used to washing everything by hand now. When I visit my mother back in the USA she always tells me to put things in the dishwasher. I find it a waste of energy, water and money. I rarely speak on my cell and if I need to in a public space, I speak in a low level.

[@emilyash2120]

Dishwashers are more efficient on water and soap than handwashing dishes, however the electricity cost might be an issue.

[@susanlolinex380]

@@emilyash2120 possibly, but I live in a one person household so I don't believe I'm wasting too much water. If I used a dishwasher I would run out of dishes by the time it was time for me to run it. 😂

[@andyle5716]

Ayo, olaenman-iya Shannon. It's always nice seeing her in Awesome World.

[@anndeecosita3586]

I feel like in the USA whether people take off their shoes or use dishwashers depends on location and culture. Here in places where people tend to get snow they are more inclined to remove shoes. Where I grew up people usually only did this if their shoes were muddy. My relatives didn’t have carpet expect maybe in the living room/parlor which was generally only used for guests. We don’t usually enter our homes through our front doors and we hang out in the den/family room.

[@JimFeig]

In my area of America we take our shoes off. My house and friends house was the same. Dishwashers use less water.

[@tchernaluna]

i don't know for other place but in Switzerland most people don't wear their shoes inside, as for me i like to sit on the floor but in switzerland perhaps because of the floor material and absence of heating floor you won't sit on it unless there is a carpet

[@tuulalehtola9283]

In Finland, we don’t wear shoes inside. We usually don’t wash rice. We use toiletpaper but also have those little shower-things in every toilet, not separate ones. We are not very loud on the phone. We have a dishwasher but my son is a student and he doesn’t have it. And we have millions of saunas 😄I think that Finnish culture is kind of mix of western and eastern culture.

[@Lola_in_the_Black]

I feel the same way about Polish culture, our countries are central mixes :D

[@azertytores]

As a westerner I can't live without my sofa, but I used to sit and lay down on the floor during my childhood. We're almost never in shoes inside the house, even the guest ask if it's okay for them to keep theirs or if we prefer them to take them off. I almost always wash my rice, unless it's already prepared as Alexander mentioned. All the houses and apartments I've been in as a bidet, the small separate ones, or the water pipe that remains there after removing it. Talking loudly on the phone is seen as rude and not mannered, even though they're some annoying people that don't give a d... We all have a dishwasher after 25 - 28. So I guess it depends on the household 🤷😂😂😂

[@SophiaStfleur]

I think the Caribbean and some Hispanic households are more similar to east cultures. We have the same attitude towards rice, shoes, family values.

[@Lola_in_the_Black]

In Poland you don't wear shoes inside (and when you're a guest there's whole ritual: you come in, start taking off your shoes, the host says you don't have to, you insist, they insist, you take off your shoes and they give you slippers they had prepared for you - like it's rude not to say that you don't have to while you actually should take off your shoes, we just try to be nice xD). I don't know about others but in my family we always wash rice (until the water isn't white). We have a bidet and I think it's pretty common (at least when I talked to other people most of them had it), but it's more of an addition to paper for hygiene, it's definitely not a replacement of it. Phones - it really depends on the person xD My Dad is super loud on the phone but the rest of us try to be quiet, maybe not whispering but still. And for sure we always leave the room or walk a little further away to talk on the phone - it's a bit rude to just do that while sitting with other people. Dishwasher is a mix - what would be more economic at the moment. P.S. And I forgot about sitting - we usually sit on chairs or sofas but many times in more informal friends meetings, like youth or students, we just sat on the floor even when there was space on chairs and sofas. A fun video, it's interesting to see how many things are mixed depending on the country or the household. It also kind of confirms that we're in the middle between East and West with our customs :D

[@J0HN_D03]

🇫🇷 *1:15** I've been taught to take my shoes off when I come into my house...* 🤷🏼‍♂

[@Ghall2708]

I live in Texas and taking shoes off in the house is a mostly a must. Shoes are allowed downstairs but we’d rather they keep it off. If you have a 2 story house shoes are never allowed on upstairs.

[@Behzadsmovierecaps]

I live in Australia and young Aussies are very loud in public transports such as trains and trams.

[@nabi5864]

One thing not brought up in this video, Im old school Korean, every of my own Korean friends and relatives all do not go ahead and start eating before their elders...that includes when you go for an untouched side dishes you offer it first to those elders

[@metaturnal]

In Switzerland and Italy almost everyone takes off their shoes outside, in my experience.

[@matthewgraham2546]

Hoesung, you are correct about us older guys and being hard of hearing. I have a friend who leaves his cell on the restaurant table and will answer it on speaker and talk loudly, everybody looks at him, me and the other guys at the table just smile. During covid there was a toilet paper shortage so I installed a Bidet, there great, I wouldn't go back, Sorry Charmin. lol. A Chinese lady works at a business we guys use and she is so good looking a dishwasher wouldn't make a difference. Phew! Good discussion.

[@paolocarpi4769]

Abut washing the rice. In Italy rice is used a lot in Northern Italy. In the past it was customary washing the rice, my grandma did washed it from impurities, but she was from the center Italy. In recent times this process became useless, rice "life" is traced from the origin to the tabletop and comes "clean", in packages. But... the most important reason we didn't wash the rice is that if you wash it you clean it from starch powder and because of that your risotto will not be good, it will be less creamy. But when I do rice in the Asian way, I wash it 7 times.

[@eclipse6609]

On the dishwasher thing, I feel called out. Like, my whole family just washes the dishes with water (mostly cold) and then just puts it in the dishwasher, I hope I'm not the only one doing this..

[@santonudas8591]

7:36 What about other countries using phone calling ?

[@TaiFei]

08:20 In Germany, we don't make phone calls in elevators or subways either. However, only because our mobile network does not work there and Wifi is still a foreign word in many areas.

[@gangstertempy]

Except for birthdays and when people have guests I really don't see people having shoes inside the house in Norway.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

When it comes to the first one at least, I should probably comment as a person from Britain🇬🇧, seeing as there isn’t one among the speakers here, but we actually do take our shoes off the vast majority of the time when we are inside. Obviously it can depend upon households, how some people have been raised and even sometimes how old the person is (kids are,es likely to care after all and AREN’T beaten over the head for it). But For the vast majority of my life, especially in clean houses, we almost always take our shoes off. I don’t know if this is just us among the other European countries, or whether I’ve just had the privilege of being among people who actually do that, but it seems that in Western Europe, some households do the same, although it doesn’t seem that as many do it as Britain does… and it seems Sweden as well.👍🏼

[@HrHaakon]

Most rice sold in Europe is pre-washed, and stored in airtight containers. So you don't have to wash it. Same way that you probably don't sift the flour before using it, for example.

[@lVHVl]

那是因为面粉溶于水

[@HrHaakon]

​@@lVHVl Sifting would involve using a sieve, not water.

[@lVHVl]

@@HrHaakon 我们洗米是因为觉得米脏，因为那个制作米的机器一般都很多年了，而且用很多次，或者装米的袋子不干净，尘土会很多。也不一定就会很脏，但是一般都会洗，就好像洗手一样顺便。

[@HrHaakon]

​@@lVHVl Right, but in the old days, you had to sift the flour, to get impurities out of there. So it's a similar tradition to washing the rice.

[@nirutivan9811]

As a Swiss: I would never wear shoes inside. I wash the rice (don‘t know how it is in general). I don‘t use a bidet. If I‘m with other people I either don‘t take the call and text that I can‘t right now, or (if I have to take it) I say sorry and take the call somewhere else and I would talk with a lower voice. I definitely use the washing machine.

[@Jo3W3st]

I only use the dishwasher, unless I'm hand washing something like a pan or something that requires hand washing only. The dishwasher uses hardly any soap, less than 3 gallons of water, saves time and cost less than 20 cent per load which I run 3 times a week on average. I've actually ran the dishwasher without soap and just the heat and water pressure alone clean everything spotless 😂😂😂

[@anormaldude127]

in norway you will also get a dishwasher with the house or apartment.

[@utha2665]

When I was in China for a few months I was told they take their shoes off was because the streets were very dirty and they didn't want that dirt getting into the house. It was quite obvious after a while when you see the cars and the mud and grime they picked up from the streets just how bad it was in places. But also your shoes were always muddy which you just couldn't avoid.

[@julietellsthetruth4811]

American here. I grew up in a household that did not take their shoes off at the door, but as soon as I got my own place, I started because it definitely keeps my floors cleaner. I also built my house with a dishwasher, though I'm a single person; I batch cook and freeze, so I have a lot of dirty pots and pans once a week. One thing I have noticed in Korean kitchens is a clothes washing machine. Americans do not have washing machines in their kitchens. We put them in a separate room, down in the basement, out in the garage, but never in the kitchen. Except me. I have a washing machine in my kitchen. I also have a bidet attachment on my toilet! And I don't speak loudly on my phone in public because if I can help it, I don't even answer my phone.

[@atsukorichards1675]

My American parents-in-law house happens to have the washing machine and dryer in a corner of kitchen. But that might be a rare case. I understand the need to separate a kitchen and a washroom, for the noise from the machines are unwelcome.

[@fantasy_cloud102]

I live in a very mainly English speaking area and in some houses people prefer you to take off your shoes and some don’t really care that much.

[@LatynaH]

quiza en Europa no lavan el arroz porque muchas veces es precocido. en muchos paises de Sudamerica lavamos el arroz 2 o 3 veces antes de cocinarlo.

[@lostwanderer6649]

Sitting on the floor in the US is uncomfortable cause commonly used materials aren't soft for it and in some social manners, is for children or young people.

[@thwb4661]

Many Asian houses use either tile floors which actually cools your butt when you sit on it, or the wooden floors with heaters underneath which makes it very comfortable to sit on especially in colder places. I think Asian floors are generally kept clean and it's a big no no to take footwear used outside on the inside of the house. We have a place in our house by the door with a shoerack that you put your outside footwear then use house slippers inside.

[@Shu05]

Wearing shoes in our household is no, we even consider stepping on books and paper is bad because that is where we get our knowledge from...Come from a heavily traditional south Asian household...We did in fact have a dishwasher growing up in Canada, but we never used it : / it kept all the extra dishes in lol...To be honest though, I like cleaning the dishes myself though, at least that way I can always make sure it is 100000% clean lol....that is a personal preference.

[@paolocarpi4769]

I want to officially thank the French guy, I was prepared to make a war libel here about the right use ot bidet and use of it by Italian, but he explained it so well... Thanks cousin!

[@chocolatelover4481]

I don't know anyone who wears their outside shoes also inside. I'm from Switzerland (not the same country as Sweden 😂)

[@santonudas8591]

9:22 But nowadays Technology is growing higher I like dishwash machine But in india 🇮🇳, I used dishwash liquid for cleaning all utensils, and even my mom was also cleaning all utensils. It's manually hardworking.

[@chucku00]

You don't need to wash parboiled rice, which is the most common type of rice in Europe.

[@HongFeiBai]

Burmese people are pretty loud, whereas Chinese people are often, but not always, quieter on the phone. Sometimes I find myself matching the volume of my conversations with the volume that other people use, whether in person or on the phone.

[@Skyzido32]

You must be Chinese because Chinese are loud everywhere they go.

[@hollish196]

I'm in the USA and I use my dishwasher to store pans. Single person, so why use it once week?

[@erafourohfour]

wait why am i only discovering this channel??

[@Aziza_Nyxie_Jynx_Ashling]

In Hawai’i it also normal to take off shoes before going into the house, actually a lot of the things in Asia are things that ppl do in Hawai’i too. It is greatly influenced by asian immigrants before Hawai’i became a state and it has not changed since after moving to the mainland of America first thing we do is find the Asian. Aristotle so we can get our fav foods

[@jonnamajaneva5933]

Im from finland and nobody wears shoes inside, every house has a bidet and generally people try to be silent while on phone 😂

[@1hproze]

he is speaking facts. i am a swede living in italy and our house has 2 bidets and every house ive been to here have bidets

[@suomiprkl]

In Finland most homes have bidet shower and probably no one uses shoes inside their home

[@CottidaeSEA]

Whether you wash the rice depends on what type of rice it is. I have 4 types of rice at home, one of them shouldn't be washed and also doesn't have to be washed. The other three do, and how many washes they require differ as well.

[@rna8arnold]

In New Zealand its normal go outside and inside the house barefoot, no shoes needed!

[@marcelnz]

Kiwis turn the heater on in the lounge but the door to outside is open, regardless of the weather. *cheers from New Zealand, ex dutchman*

[@T.K.T]

What? Most Europeans do NOT wear shoes indoors, I've never met one who does

[@santonudas8591]

10:02 Yeah, it's very cost of dishwasher machine

[@Ethilien]

What they're saying about bidets are so true. They're not common in Sweden where I'm from and I had never used it, but used them all the time when I was in Japan, and now I feel like they should be standard everywhere. Never really feel clean anymore just wiping with tissues, lol.

[@vilcoyote22]

I live in Canada...if I dare forget to take off my shoes...I am DEAD (mamma used to scold me on this one 😂😂)...Canada has a 4 season climate so during winter, spring and fall? Lots of mud\dirt...that explains why

[@BlazeLycan]

As a Swede, I have heard of Americans and Spaniards having this thing for keeping shoes on, but is this really the norm for most Western countries? All I know is that Sweden and Czechia definitely don't. Anyways, time to see if rice here in Sweden is prewashed or not, because I had no idea about it and it would be a shock for me if it ends up not being prewashed. Only time I've seen a bidet was in my grandparents house in Czechia, and only for their top floor. I'm now slightly grossed out to say that I thought it was a foot wash until... a minute ago? Never used it, thankfully. Now, the one I am most certainly confused about... What's wrong with using the washing machine? 0_o

[@lanzsibelius]

In Latin America pretty much everyone uses shoes inside the house, I think. It will be considered disrespectful if you took your shoes off in someone else's house.

[@BlazeLycan]

@@lanzsibelius It's considered disrespectful to take the shoes off? 0_o I need further explanation behind this. I thought it was that they simply didn't care, as it otherwise makes no sense to me how keeping dirty shoes on in someone else's house even can be considered respectful. Do Latin Americans just know something I do not?

[@noahlee9690]

Most Chinese people change into indoor shoes when they go in the house, slippers mostly. I think going barefoot is just some thing you don’t do like drinking cold water

[@santonudas8591]

7:08 but in india 🇮🇳 are people's using a phone calling when they drive But nowadays, they are using Bluetooth headphones.

[@Fyssim]

The thing is... not every Western country is like this... In Italy we don't usually keep our shoes in the house. And we wash the rice... like, my grandma used rice water to wash her face lol And we actually have bidet and everyone uses it (not just women). So... probably Italy is the Asian country of Europe? haha

[@Onnarashi]

We take off our shoes in Norway too. People in Norway are usually also quiet in public spaces and try to respect personal spaces. Haven't seen any bidets here though.

[@narudayo5053]

The issue with this "Western" thing is that it's lump America and Europe together, when we don't even have a hint of the same culture. There is a reason for why European like to diss americans

[@Fxyz4ever]

Quello che si intende in Asia per "togliersi le scarpe" significa che il pavimento si lava ogni giorno e si cammina scalzi in casa, compresi gli ospiti

[@Fyssim]

@@Fxyz4ever So benissimo come si vive in molti paesi asiatici (non in tutta l'Asia si tolgono le scarpe). E anche in Italia in molte case funziona allo stesso modo. Forse eccezione fanno gli ospiti sconosciuti, su quello posso darti ragione. My point was to not generalise all the countries in one continent. 🙃

[@csaulpaugh89]

🇺🇸 Ive considered implementing a no shoes rule in my household but considering the amount of dirt my dogs bring in on their paws from the outside, I don't really see the point. I have to clean the floors constantly anyway. Also, "use a bidet" is actually on my bucket list. 😂

[@violetevergarden5160]

My friends use a towel if the dog got dirty in the rain.

[@csaulpaugh89]

@@violetevergarden5160 We do that also but it is impossible to get them completely clean. Our dogs are huge and hairy so they have humongous paws that are very difficult to get all of the dirt off of because of the hair. Also they HATE having their paws touched and because of their size it is pretty much impossible to hold them down long enough for a thorough paw cleaning. I should sell tickets to our wrestling matches. 😂 On top of that, our soil is a mix between dirt and sand so it really gets everywhere.

[@IMGreg..]

Jamaican - Canadian, shoes off for both J - wash rice, C - instant rice, yuk C - dishwashers if you have them, J - most only retiring returnees have them C & J - bidet mostly no, very luxury Phones depends on location C usually not in public but it depends, J use rates restrict long conversation so it's more income dependent but yeah we're loud

[@vickiedemand112]

Since 2020 and the big toilet paper crisis more American homes are using every day. But they are more portable and attached to the toilet. They don’t usually come separated into another separate feature

[@jellycup691]

I'm swedish and I will not answer the phone if I'm in public like i'll text "what did you want"/"was it something important" and "I'll call when i get home"

[@francescogallina2559]

No chemical things for the italian rice and the bidet must be used after toilette paper, not instead🤨

[@elisabethgronlund6842]

Ha, ha, watching this sitting on the floor. :-) And yes, in Sweden we don’t wear our outdoors shoes indoors. Isn’t that an American thing only?

[@kevinwang1783]

One thing I noticed was also the differences in humor/jokes/sarcasm. When they talk about washing the rice, and the girl says "it's just seasoning" and the other girl says the same thing, the westerners all laugh about it, but the Asians don't really laugh at all. (Could be a language barrier as well).

[@oxvendivil442]

The Philippines and China are the odd ones in Asia as far as Chairs and shoes in the house, the point in washing rice is to get all the dirt that the grains were exposed to, coming from the rice industry myself I recommend people at least wash it once, oh and I told my American relatives to use the bidet as it is a life changer to slaves of the paper but they were stubborn, if they only knew how good it felt and how clean it would be vis a vis toilet paper.

[@meeds7473]

Maybe it's just me in the UK, but we must be different to a lot of 'western' countries based on this video. Everyone I know takes their shoes off indoors. We wash rice (but we typically don't use rice cookers) The French guy is right - houses used to have separate bidets all the time, but became less common after 2000 In the UK, if we're on the phone we always go into another room The dishwasher one is correct though, and the French guy is totally right. Having said that, a dishwasher uses less water (depending on how many dishes you need to wash)

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

The French guy is - always - right. As it should ! (law of the universe I think 😛)

[@d...g19]

Niki please visit sweden.. not only aurora but there are many more beautiful places you would find😊 Sweden is really beautiful.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

Sadly very expensive. 3 days in Stockholm = 3 weeks in Thailand.

[@moondaughter1004]

@@goofygrandlouis6296 our currency isn't doing that well though

[@Kintagi]

Here my area in NL i find the youth more texting on their phone while the older people have to need to put the phone on speaker or even FaceTime Incl video. Like when grocery shopping. That really annoys me. 😅

[@Bro-Fi-ik1rf]

The reason that the Chinese girl mentioned that subways and elevators ask people not to talk on their phone is because of a government campaign to increase general “civility” the reason is because it’s really common for people to talk on their phone on the train, bus, elevator etc

[@PhilCherry3]

I used to think nothing of wearing my shoes inside the house. But then the pandemic hit AND I began watching Kdramas. Now the shoes come off as soon as I clear the front door when entering the house!...What have you done to me???😄😄😄

[@CommanderLily]

in Mexico we also wash the rice too, i say this because America is a whole continent with many countries is not only U.S.A

[@warrior6673]

i am greek so i will say what is happening here: 1) we wear shoes indoors but a few families put their shoes outside of their home 2) there is not that stuff of cleaning the rice 3) we all use dishwasher 4) we speak loudly on the phone . 5) we use toilet paper

[@sweetsecretshayaty]

I’m Pakistani American so South Asian and all the Asian things were true for me. Except shoes, we have separate shoes we wear in the house, so when I get home I change into those. Also I have a dishwasher but I’ll hand wash my dishes and then when I have enough dishes run the dishwasher 😂😂 it’s very true most homes/apartments in the U.S. come with dishwashers and washer/dryers..

[@djpaeg1]

American white girl, here, age 53. I was taught that with bleached white rice all of the nutrients are taken out and they add a coating of nutrients back to the rice, and directions on the bag would say do not wash rice, because that would take all the nutrients out. I used to cook rice in a covered pan, but now we bought a rice cooker and we do wash our rice. I like it better because it’s sticky, and we make a lot of Asian food at home. I do prefer the flavor and nutrition in brown or wild rice, but I haven’t seen those varieties in Asian cooking. Also, I have very flat feet and bad ankles, so walking without good arch support is not easy for me. I’m a total shoe wearer in the house, but I have different shoes for in the house than for outside, and this may be age-related, but I NEVER sit on the floor. ( I might have a hard time getting back up again)😂However I would never judge anyone else for doing things differently. My family members take off their shoes at the door usually, because they work in a dirty factory. I think it’s a poor assumption that Asians and Westerners can’t live together. We all just need to learn to accept differences in the way others do things. And we need to abide the house rules wherever we go for the sake of peace.❤

[@joshuakwan5737]

the fact their using kuumarfamily is making me a Malaysian happy