What Do English People Think About Americans | Easy English 97

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[@i8candycurl]

Aww what a nice comment, thank you. :)

[@WW-cp4gb]

My recommendation is to go see the Midwestern or southern states and avoid the largest cities. It will be much safer. Most of the shootings reported are within the largest city because their mayors and prosecutors are too lax to go after the criminals. Most people in the Midwest and southern states are friendly. As long as you don't discuss politics, you won't find yourself in a heated discussion.

[@dangercat9188]

As an American, when I read that title, I was like "oh boy here we go" lol.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

🤣😂🤣😂 I thought the opinions weren’t all too one sided or r negative?? 😅

[@loridelia8806]

I thought the same!

[@cahinton.]

Agreed. It's exhausting being demonized and dehumanized in these types of videos over and over again.

[@lf2334]

I thought the same. I watched a video previously about French opinions on Americans. I was more concerned about this video. Ha.

[@quincy9908]

@@EasyEnglishVideos Thanks for putting Afro-american music in the video. Usually when folks talk about American accents they forget us.

[@mikethomas4598]

As an American I've noticed very few British people ever go to middle America so they don't really get the big picture of what we are really like.

[@sandradee1579]

Correct. I think most US visited States by tourists are NYC, Florida, Vegas (NV) & California. There's 46 more to see!

[@andrewbarrett42]

I,m British and i have been to middle states,been to Ohio,Teneessee,St Louis,Missouri,Kentucky,Texas,North south Carolina and Kansas and Indiana.

[@danhodson7187]

This is very true, the U.S. is a vast country. But equally, I would say that the average U.S. Tourist visiting the U.K. is unlikely to visit Bath, Manchester, Liverpool, York, Cornwall, The Welsh Valleys, The Lake District or the Scottish Highlands. Just London really. Not a criticism, but probably a valid point. Both countries have a lot more to see than the usual big cities. 🙂

[@johnpark7972]

This is true, because most people only visit NYC, LV, Vegas, and Miami when visiting. Even on road trips, they only pass by the states around them like Utah and stop for a few days max so they don’t get familiar with the local culture.

[@glow2590]

@@danhodson7187 True...I've only been to London and I know that's not even close to seeing all of England much less the whole U.K.

[@Page-Hendryx]

"Fat and lazy"? Fat - ok. But lazy? Never heard that one before. Nah, don't think so.

[@joez3706]

Um, there are a great deal of overweight people in the UK 🤷‍♂️

[@trevormillar1576]

I once had to explain decimal currency to an elderly US tourist; it was his first time in UK since WW2 and was expecting sixpence, threepenny bits and half crowns, and was confused by 10, 20 & 50p pieces.Bless him.

[@WW-cp4gb]

Thank you for being kind and explaining the currency to them. As an American, for personal safety, my recommendation is to stay out of the Eastern and Western States. Major cities like New York , LA and the very high populated cities are managed by Democrats who are lax on law enforcement. To illustrate my point. In Indiana for example. 2/3 of the Indianapolis resident criminals are in the donut counties like Johnson around Marian county (Indianapolis). Indianapolis has Democrats running the city while Conservative Republicans manage the donut counties and most of the counties in the state. Most of the state has a very low murder rate except Indianapolis and Gary way up north. The sheriffs and prosecutors in the Conservative counties already said they are not letting the Indy criminals have their way by making them sit in jail for years not weeks and months like Marian county.

[@edmundooliver7584]

yes, go to the poor red racist states, that get hand outs from blue states.

[@jaredpinkerton4351]

Thanks for helping him. Odd that he was so confused though since we have "decimal currency" in the US as well. .01, .05, .10, .24, and .50

[@chrstphrmtthw16]

Somtimes when I travel to another state from Massachusetts I actually feel like I'm in another country... we are not all the same and I love it.

[@jocelynnowen3078]

Got that right. Boston is more intellectual than Seattle and Shy-town is off the hook. Grew up in Wa. State, dad from Mass and I had the opportunity to live in New England,Connecticut, and it was rad. Totally bloomed in that culture. But. .. then I surfed and found god. Thanks for the Turtle submarine Yankee😀Love ya!

[@nursejoed]

Variety is good. It's a shame when some people turn it into an "us vs them" issue...

[@chrstphrmtthw16]

@@nursejoed agree

[@carolynngockel3670]

@@jocelynnowen3078 "Shy-town" is off the hook? I live in "Shy-town"! I lived in San Francisco in the 1990s and was so glad to make my way back here.

[@shemyaza8934]

3:59 Wow an actual European than recognizes that we are 50 completely different states with completely different laws and completely different cultures and attitudes. Its a frigging miracle that im not lumped in with america's armpits of California and New York for once.

[@edmundooliver7584]

yes the riches states. the 4th economy of the world

[@dawncaruso2459]

I'm an American, and I am not overweight, in fact I work out 6 days a week. I also am very much aware about not speaking too loudly in public.

[@timothyreel716]

I'm American, and I don't speak loud unless I'm pissed off

[@Augrills]

I’m an American and I’m fat but not particularly loud.

[@erin79]

I'm an American and I am too busy stuffing large portions of food in my face to be loud. So I'm half way there.

[@Americandream2]

6 days? That's a lot):

[@keifer7813]

Would you like a gold sticker? Lol

[@chriscroteau931]

American checking in. The array of these opinions is about what I expected. For what it's worth, nearly all Americans will award anyone with an accent from the UK with +10 IQ points so you all have that going for you.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Hahaha thanks for watching Chris... we're all Stephen Fry over here

[@be6715]

As a fellow American, I'd agree with this last statement. Stephen Fry or Hugh Laurie! LOL. I wonder if this 'brashness' that Brits talk about isn't some of just cutting loose when out of the country. People, from where ever, can act differently in different situations. By the way - we didn't all vote for 45. Many of us don't like him either.

[@-41337]

@@EasyEnglishVideos the thing is, the average english bloke's eloquence seems on par with the average american professor. americans (i am one) have very limited vocabulary and limited variation in sentence syntax compared to the english. the english are just so articulate and have such rich vocabularies.

[@hesiiii]

@@-41337 probably depends more on the area you are in. places like the deep south vs highly educated area like the silicon valley are gonna vastly different vocabularies. the dialect change between the states is crazy

[@-41337]

@@hesiiii completely misses the point. not only is the eloquence of silicon valley not even close to that of the average english person, but the point is that it is normal, average english people who are eloquent and have larger vocabularies.

[@KSalem32]

As an Egyptian who first lived in the UK and now in the United States, I enjoyed this video. I’ve lived in Manchester for 2 years before moving to Los Angeles where I’ve been living for 3 years now.

[@MathewWills7]

As an American and Texan who is proud of the culture I have, I agree with the man around 10:49. Don’t forget your mistakes, but don’t let your mistakes overshadow the great things your nation has done. Love you cousins.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Greetings from Brighton!

[@calebriddle4939]

I’m from SC myself, and I’m glad to see at least some British don’t think completely poorly of us.

[@loridelia8806]

I agree ☝️ there is a anti American push in our country for sure.

[@houseofyork2802]

@DS clueless , do you really think you would win a war against europe ? British people hate Americans and everything about you

[@MiguelDLewis]

@DS If other countries don't like us, it'll be harder for us to trade, forge military alliances, and compete against China in the global economy. All our guns and bombs mean nothing if we don't have soft power too.💰🗽🦅

[@duffstah1]

American here. Been to the UK twice and absolutely love it & great experiences with the people!

[@Hillr2249]

Nice to know!!!

[@indydurant4830]

nglish who went to America: "They were incredibly kind" Also I think the guy at the end was right that English should be proud, as English accomplishments have quite remarkable

[@MiguelDLewis]

That prode is very anti-Christian though, and the UK is officially a Christian nation. "Pride goeth before destruction..."

[@AngelineHargreaves]

USA is so vast you can't really judge, they don't have a single shared trait! I like the ones I've met !

[@sandradee1579]

Great observational comment Angeline! I think our opinions are based on where we live, have grown up & exposure to people in an additional 49 States! I'm US but I like all the UK people I know & have ever met!

[@sinsinsinat5377]

They do, i know it was meant figuratively, but many people are so similar in the US. Its due to their mainstream culture and political indoctrination.

[@tripperdelaluna1]

I'm American and I loved this! It's always funny to hear how people perceive us.

[@katie-hy5zi]

Weight - has she looked us, in the uk!!! ( not me) Especially the women, fat!!! I like Americans, Trump compared to, Biden, haha, you kidding, look at the state your in !!! We in the, UK, have > control …I’d rather live here, unless, Alaska, further their shops are better!!! Lol

[@WW-cp4gb]

I agree there is a lot of heavy people in America and that is just due to people's diet plus people don't walk everywhere and drive to places. Driving especially true in more rural states where public transportation doesn't exist. Due to medical issues including allergies, I had to switch to a low fat , high carb diet to just maintain my weight. I went from 213lbs down close to 150lbs in about 3-4 months.

[@tripperdelaluna1]

@@WW-cp4gb I guess it depends on who you hang out with or where you live. It seems like Americans are obsessed with being skinny and fit. 150 from over 200 is great by the way!

[@nickgarciaman]

I get it, Americans don't travel as much as we should and have a very closed view of the world by comparison but not all of us are "loud," "entitled," or "brash," yet we're ALL treated as if we are when we travel. I've met the locals when traveling and it never ceases to amaze me how comfortable they are with telling me how "obnoxious," "fat," or "uneducated" Americans are and how surprised they are to learn that I'm from the US. Really? How's that for being polite? Domestically, I had dinner with some friends and their German guests who were genuinely surprised that we wanted to know about the new German Chancellor (apparently they didn't think we read or watched the news). Generalizations from this video aside, I've always been told by non-Americans that we were "incredibly friendly (almost to a fault)," "curious about people who were visiting," "generous" and "hospitable to guests." It seems like most of the opinions in this video came from people sitting on their "arses" watching the "telly" rather than coming to America.

[@drey8]

to be fair that last sentence was a teeny bit obnoxious

[@nickl7209]

The problem, dude, is that A LOT of people in this country DO embody all of those negative stereotypes. And, unfortunately, we seem to love giving those people a platform and a microphone. *Cough* Trump *cough*. So when non-Americans tell me that they've encountered Americans who were fat, loud, arrogant, obnoxious, and ignorant, I can't help but believe them because I see those same kinda people all the time in this country. All you or I can do is try to counteract those negative perceptions through our own behavior/education.

[@carolynngockel3670]

To be fair to people who don't come here, and Americans that don't go overseas--it is really expensive to travel that far! Most Americans I know spend more time in the U.S. simply because of economic reasons.

[@Silas.Marner]

​​@@nickl7209The problem may be that you're actually not qualified to speak for -"many Americans."- .....sorry, "A LOT of people."

[@Silas.Marner]

​@@drey8to be fair, eating from McDonalds and watching American-produced TV programs doesn't qualify you as an expert on American culture.

[@kingoftheunderhill1212]

Some of them say we’re rude and abrupt, others say we’re welcoming and friendly. I wonder if it crosses any of their minds that we might be reflecting the way they behave, that the way we treat them might be a reflection of their own personalities.

[@WW-cp4gb]

I think they either visited west coast or northeastern states. If you go towards the Midwest, southern states, people are alot more friendlier due to southern hospitality.

[@landonbarretto4933]

Or rude and abrupt.

[@ooloncolluphid5299]

If you listen to what they were saying there is a clear pattern: American tourists in Europe: Sometimes rude and brash. Americans in America: very pleasant and welcoming. Americans have less time off from work than Europeans; Americans that travel abroad are either teachers or very wealthy Americans. It’s the wealthy Americans that might have a bit of an attitude about them.

[@noodleppoodle]

"We don't always have a good opinion of Americans as tourists" hmmm I wonder what the reputation of the English as tourists could be?;D

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

😆😆🤫

[@diodelrio]

This is a sociological study. I love the way you put the camera right in front of them, capturing the body not in a journalistic way. I find particularly interesting the use of the word "cousin" in this context... This is your best video.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Ahhh Thanks mate 🙌

[@theoldone3485]

I'm so jealous of the lady who got to experience New York in the '70s. What a different experience it must have been then!

[@pancakebacon684]

From what I have seen from several videos on KZbin, Brits tend to visit Florida a lot.

[@nickl7209]

I remember going to Disneyworld in Orlando when I was a kid in 1999. I swear it felt like half the people there were British.

[@edmundooliver7584]

that's 70 million people more than britain, 67 million

[@ericweiler6571]

"A lot of people here think Americans are big and fat. But I've met and worked with a lot of Americans, and they weren't like that." That says it all. Brits have no clue at all about Americans. 15 minutes ago I defended the UK here on KZbin. I thought the UK liked us and we were best friends. That feeling has changed. They like to talk about Americans and guns and being "war happy" until they need us. I can't tell you how many times I've said that we would shed blood for the UK and look what they say about us. I am going to agree with Europeans on this. America needs to pull out of Europe completely-including NATO. "Big and brash" Almost all of them said that. It's almost like they were told to say that like they do in North Korea

[@ericweiler6571]

@@andrewbarrett42 Just curious. What part of the UK are you from?

[@andrewbarrett42]

@@ericweiler6571 Blackpool north west England and i have visited the USA.

[@ericweiler6571]

@@andrewbarrett42 I've heard of Blackpool many times. I've been to the UK so many times I don't remember how many times. I absolutely love England but I don't know about Blackpool. Let me ask you this: which club do you support? Personally, I love Chelsea and I also love the Tranmere Rovers. Your country is absolutely beautiful.

[@ericweiler6571]

@@andrewbarrett42 Hi Tatsu. I was looking at Blackpool online. What a beautiful place you live in. I have come to believe it's a tourist/resort town. The pictures I saw of it are incredible. Were you raised there? You're lucky to live in such a nice place. Just curious.. What part of the US have you visited?

[@andrewbarrett42]

@@ericweiler6571 Blackpool is a dump dude.a lot of people hate it.Its dirty tacky and full of poverty.I was raised in Herefordshire.lovely green countryside lots of lovely villages hillls woods.I don,t support any football teams,I don,t like football boring to me.What part of England have you been too?I have been to the states 14 times.been to 27 states.Last time I went I did a road trip from Detroit down to Texas.Been to Florida three times,Califorornia six times,Also been to Georgia,virginia,Ohio arizona,Utah,North and south Carolina,New jersey,Tennessee,St Luois,Missouri,Oklahoma.Kansas,Indiana,Kentucky,New England and Pennsyvania.Every state is so different like a different culture,USA is a amzing country fuck the haters like some in this video.Some Brits are jelouse of Americans.

[@anjawright6189]

Living as a German in the US and being married to an American, all your interviewees were spot-on in their own way. Being from Schleswig-Holstein (Angles, you know), I still feel more of a bond with the British :-).

[@klimtkahlo]

Being an European (EU citizen) also living in the USA I really feel very European listening/ watching to your videos.

[@timphillips9954]

As A Welshman I agree that the English and German peoples have a lot in common. Where as the three Celtic nations of Ireland, Wales and Scotland have more in common with each other and less with the English.

[@aldozilli1293]

​​​@@timphillips9954DNA research has disproved this old fashioned theory though. English share 70% DNA with other Celtic Brits & Irish and 30% from elsewhere (German/French i.e. Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Vikings)

[@moyrahood]

The US is something like the size of Europe isn’t it? So it’s fatuous to say “What do you think of Americans?” Just as Europeans are as unlike one another country to country, so it is with the US state to state, so there surely isn’t a ‘typical’ American? I’m British and hate this proliferation of KZbin videos that keep buying into the trope of wanting the vox-pop to trot out the usual nonsense that most Americans are fat, loud and ill-educated. It’s unnecessary, unkind and untrue. During my two visits to the US I only encountered warm, welcoming, friendly people who wanted to know about life in the UK and who spoke proudly about their lives. I do, however, think that it’s reprehensible that politically the US seems to stand alone in the developed world in not providing universal health care for its people and that it appears that many people have been brainwashed into equating universal health care with communism for some obscure historical reason that I cannot fathom. It seems there’s a misunderstanding amongst many who confuse socialism, ie society caring for its people, with communism, ie a regime that controls its people. Why is there this misunderstanding? Do some of you imagine that all of us in Europe live under communism? But that is US politics and should not be conflated with US people. My only other observation is that you all spend too long at work! You deserve shorter working hours and 6 weeks paid vacation. It hasn’t bankrupted employers in the rest of the developed world so it wouldn’t bankrupt your employers either to treat you more humanely I feel.

[@gabrielepoggi1079]

Personally, I've got nothing against Americans. I've never had a problem with them. What I dislike about America is the government, though. But that's another story... I've learnt an important lesson when I was younger namely that people don't always feel represented by politicians and their actions.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Nicely said Gabriele, I feel that America is often judged by its politics.

[@Hagar934]

@@EasyEnglishVideos and so are we Brits

[@hiphoppeep]

Most americans dont like its government either

[@marcelopugnali7567]

Well, I love America and the American people!!

[@animalrevenge1058]

Americans may be loud but so are the Brits…

[@glow2590]

Usually that's how you can tell any foreigner in the USA right away...their loud and attention seekers.

[@aaronschutte7160]

They always say that we are brash, loud, obnoxious etc, but I’ve BEEN to SEVERAL British pubs during Premier League matches. I’ve never seen a louder, more brash, more obnoxious group of drunk people in my life. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved every second of it. But I’m just sayin….come on you guys! You’re not THAT different.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Well pointed out Aaron, hopefully no one takes this episode too seriously when it comes to stereotypes videos. At least some pointed out that this certain "directness" is something the British lack.

[@marksip01234]

This is often a class based behaviour. Typically, the working and upper classes behave with very strong self-confidence and behave as if they don't care what other people think - and they drink heavily and can be obnoxious. But then you have the majority of middle class people who are very aware of their position in society and what other people think - and though they might drink moderately, they would never behave in that load brash drunken way that the upper/working classes do. British society is very nuanced in the class system - I can categorise someone within a minute or two in terms of background / position in society / money etc , just by the way their dress, speech and demeanour.

[@tomcolton5662]

This is true. Some Brits love Alcohol and scrapping.

[@igorbondarenko4129]

Great video, as always) thank you very much for your work! If a person is learning English and does not know which manner is closer to him, then after watching your videos he will definitely be in a British accent)

[@toddcorley464]

This was an amazing video bro! Keep it up!

[@michaelanthony4750]

Calling Americans lazy is a hot take if I've ever heard one.

[@jonathancauldwell9822]

Agreed. Englishman here; US working hours and vacation time are probably the least flexible in the developed world, it's far more of a work culture than anywhere else because big business keeps it that way. I can only apologise on behalf of any of my ignorant fellow countrymen who might be under that misconception.

[@Mia-vm6pl]

America creates everything and sets the standard and all other countries use. They hate us but take on everything we invent and do.

[@jonathancauldwell9822]

@@Mia-vm6pl The only US creation taken on elsewhere is probably Hollywood and that's become so woke it's losing its potency. The US sets its own standards but they're generally regarded as 50 years out-of-date elsewhere. The farming and food standards, infrastructure, gun culture, healthcare, work-life balance, education system, politics etc all hark back to an earlier age. The USA stopped improving and stagnated for so long that it now sits bottom of the table of developed nations in so many areas. So you're definitely not hated, perhaps just viewed as out-of-touch. Travel the world, go spend a year or two living in Europe. It will open your eyes.

[@nyreongirgenti2643]

The people who had actually expireinces with Americans had more positive opinions that the ones who havent

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

I'm glad that this has been noticed by a few people now... maybe a lesson to be learnt

[@Hillr2249]

Interesting!!!😊

[@erin79]

This tends to be the case, I find. You can watch other videos of people from various cultures' thoughts on Americans, and it's a fairly common thing. I think we're not so well represented by media and, of course, that stereotype of the American tourist which, while true, is only one type of American. There are also quiet, respectful ones walking past you on the streets of Paris or London or etc that you just don't know happen to be American.

[@BostonBobby1961]

I’m from Boston, Massachusetts. We can be loud, and obnoxious but some of us are good natured and descent. Yes we get loud, in my case it’s the Italian heritage, lol.

[@jeannesandner1918]

c'est facile de tout mettre sur le dos des italiens ! lol

[@BostonBobby1961]

@@jeannesandner1918 my ancestors were born in Italy.

[@OcotilloTom]

The Brits were sure glad to see us in WW-1 and WW-2.

[@samuelpreciado1336]

Hahaha yeah Roosevelt and Churchill were best pals. God bless those two leaders.

[@craigcanterbury7233]

There text message said send help please lol

[@Jacksta805]

Yeah... eventually. 😂

[@MrKingkz]

True but we had your back after the two towers we ride together we die together

[@thomassimon8860]

it would be interesting to learn what the british people think of the european union

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

This is a great idea for a topic… thanks Tomas 🙌

[@redheadedpsycho4566]

I'm British and have Italian, french and german friends, I love our European family

[@nothanks1239]

Well, I voted for us to remain in the EU. I didn't want to brexit. When I asked why people chose to vote to leave the EU, I always got the same answer; "to make our country great again!". It just seemed like such an ignorant and patriarchal decision to make. Though I'd be lying if I said I knew for a fact that remaining was the better decision as well. Truth is, nobody in Britain knows what was best for us, as our government was spooning us all sorts of lies.

[@Baymax-xq3fv]

@@nothanks1239 May I ask, why did England want to leave from EU? Can you give me an explanatory answer?

[@Baymax-xq3fv]

Well, why England want to leave?

[@redheadedpsycho4566]

the guy at the end, i have to say, speak for yourself. I'm proud to be British. i sowed a union jack (which my nephews and niece love handing up in their bedroom) and I'll be sowing another. our ancestors did the bad stuff years ago, not now we don't. i say to BE PROUD!

[@redheadedpsycho4566]

@H my bad lol I have a headache when I type this

[@jjjj-cy3vz]

absolutely. britain did some terrible things in its past but britain is also credited with wiping out the slave trade single-handedly. if it wasnt for the british peoples war on the slave trade then it would still exist today. i see this as a great reason to be proud.

[@redheadedpsycho4566]

@@jjjj-cy3vz well said 💜 🇬🇧

[@MiguelDLewis]

National pride is foolish but being grateful for Britian is a good thing, I think. I'm an American and I've never been to Britian but from what I've read, Britian's royal family and the nation as a whole has done great good in the world. Of course, none's perfect. I'm sure with all my spiritual flaws, I may have made the same mistakes had I as much power as Britian did.

[@redheadedpsycho4566]

@@MiguelDLewis thank you ☺️ I'm happy of how successful America has become even though you have for years 😊 I love how Brits and america settled our differences 💜

[@larrywallace2881]

Seems like the British don't like 🤔 us Americans to much 🤔 well until war breaks out > then they love us 😉 😜

[@davidemmett8191]

Erm - wrong again. It's true, we don't like Americans much and we also don't much care to be dragged into your wars either. The best thing about COVID was no transatlantic flights.

[@jeannesandner1918]

oui, mais sans les anglais vous ne seriez pas là!

[@larrywallace2881]

@@jeannesandner1918 ???

[@davidemmett8191]

@@larrywallace2881 they said 'yes, but without the English, you wouldn't be here'.

[@juanaltredo2974]

well you hate the russians, yet without them you'd lost the war

[@digigroovestudios]

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for this...😀

[@neumichel]

I'd love to see you interviewing New Yorkers about what they think of people from Yorkshire.

[@chevyvet69]

Lol That would be an extremely Entertaining interview They would have to interview older people the young ones wouldn't know where Yorkshire even is

[@thebatmanwhoposts9600]

Pretty ironic to hear them complain about loud American tourists when I always hear Europeans say how loud UK tourists are.

[@drey8]

Tourists usually complain about other nationality tourists all the time. Some British tourists (the ones who go to beach resorts in Spain) have a terrible reputation even with other British tourists (the middle class ones who go to the Ardeche).

[@thebatmanwhoposts9600]

@@drey8 yeah but it seems like Europeans complain about British tourists by far the most, I once read someone describe British tourists as the European equivalent of American tourists.

[@carolynelevin88]

They are! Brits are some of the ruddest tourists ever!

[@carolynelevin88]

@@thebatmanwhoposts9600 Worse- much, much worse.

[@stevenicol1]

@@thebatmanwhoposts9600 That depends on where in Europe, English tourists in Spain can be problematic.

[@BobbyTheKid]

American checking in here to give my opinion. I’ve noticed the Brit’s that visit NYC think Americans are loud. That’s just mainly NYC/ most big cities.

[@friendlyfilms9091]

These people seem very friendly and kind

[@adalbert7636]

I didn't know phrase "blow your own trumpet". Thank you!

[@latentgamer5762]

"I think Americans are brash. I was kicked off facebook for speaking about it" the irony.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

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[@bum_fozman7068.]

I live in Pennsylvania, my Grandmother knew this nice elderly woman that my family called her "Nanny Anne" I rarely ever saw her. but the last time I saw her was on my Grandmothers last birthday which was a year or two ago. She had an English accent, I never knew she was from England and she even use to be a police officer. She even gave me her old helmet she was assigned.

[@cindy9206]

Loved this. I am American and plan to make my first trip to Europe. Will go to the British Isles and England first, because they also speak English. My ancestry is English, so I'm very interested in seeing historical spots. I've known two people who moved here from England. Lovely people. Of course we Americans are obsessed with the English accent. And yeah... America is Huge.

[@Mr._Magee]

I'm English, and when I hear "What do you think of Americans?" most people would speak about something they hate. But, their music, films, photography, technology, and adventures in space, I love it. There are a lot of talented people in America, it's just the British media doesn't show it enough. You have to do your own digging to find it.

[@randall4402]

3:57...this gentleman understands that we're not all the same. I think we Americans think the same of our British cousins. At least, I hope that's how it is...

[@chaleowin7732]

To sum up all of the US, it's like doing the same for all of Europe. The North, East, West and South of the US have distinctly different cultures. It's interesting all the same.

[@dubiousprime2021]

"we're a bit brash." I think that's fair. And that's what i appreciate you, my cousins across the pond. That Being said i think you should be proud of your said county while admitting the faults. The UK has a great history recorded up to the 1100's, and that in it's own right is pretty awesome.

[@seham370]

I love a lot english language ..

[@cookielady7662]

As an older American whose father was of English and Scottish descent and also fought in WW2, I was genuinely scared to click on this. My dad was so proud of his service and of America, and so am I. These videos often run Americans down and it almost brings me to tears. It's nice to hear a few positive comments. We aren't all pushy and arrogant. BTW, visit somewhere besides the right and left coasts. You'll get a better idea of what we're actually all about.

[@danallen3947]

you strike me as a nice yank

[@cookielady7662]

@@danallen3947 Thank you. I try.

[@KenWhitson777]

Many of the negative comments are about Americans who traveled to England, which I would think is NOT typical of the average American. I’m American, and I just enjoy meeting people from other countries and cultures.

[@jasonstickitmoore]

As an American I just want to say I have the upmost respect for British/UK/England

[@joeysausage3437]

I don't.

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

I remember going into Houlihan`s for breakfast on 5th Ave, NYC the day after I arrived there (Sat, Nov 14th, 1992 ). They asked if I`d like the big breakfast. Upon seeing it I told the staff that I was only in the city for a week and that I should therefore prefer a smaller `brekky.` They laughed, I laughed - and I got along great with the New Yorkers.

[@dr150]

The US is so vast and different. Impossible to peg it. Stereotypes are half truths easily disproven in a different environment. At the end of the day, all human being want to be happy and be loved.

[@samuelpreciado1336]

I’m glad to heart that the British have wonderful things to say about the US. As an American, I like to hear their accent and calm demeanor. I like when they say “whereabouts” we usually say “where in” 🙂

[@tainorican74]

i love the British in many way there similar to us American and there very intellectual and have different views and opinions on different topics i watch a lot of speakers corner

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

I also watch some speakers corner KZbin channels 😁

[@jbergcosta]

The English are very polite until they leave a pub...

[@schooltechnology3551]

Easy English, I want a competition between the easy languages!! Including the new languages like czech, kurdish etc....

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Great idea! We might play another round of pronunciations next year… keep your eyes peeled 👁 👁

[@mozu517]

Does anyone think that individualism is a predominant American characteristic?

[@timothyreel716]

I definitely do, it seems like all other countries have a tribal mind set.

[@ajl2232]

@@timothyreel716 It is not tribal. It's collective thinking. The U'S' is one big cult.

[@timothyreel716]

@@ajl2232 Then that's literally every country then!

[@TooHighToRiot]

the typical american's favorite foreign countries tend to be either france, italy, or england, and a lot of americans have some type of ancestry rooted in europe. so british people have always been seen quite positively here

[@hm4105]

All white Americans trace their ancestry back to Europe

[@mikeorclem]

when you look down on some . you look up at others.

[@BigSherm328]

Interesting video. I’d like to see you do a video asking Americans what they think about British

[@danieljames4405]

As an American I find the British people quite interesting. My grandma came from Yorkshire England and she had quite a personality! Would love to go to England someday.Thought a couple of the ladies speaking were quite beautiful!

[@Hagar934]

@Daniel James come on over Daniel I'm sure you'll enjoy it here just don't spend too long in London there's a lot more to enjoy and try to get to Scotland Wales and Ireland too 👍

[@lkeke35]

it's not that Americans are stupid or naive. It's just those are the absolute loudest ones! I think most Americans are very thoughtful and like the British, but tend to be very quiet about it. They're not trying to draw attention to themselves and are very nice, but the rude, and ignorant kind of overshadow the quiet ones.

[@yukihirasouma4691]

Probably because NY is a liberal state?

[@mildredmartinez6330]

In my experience American people are In general they are generous , in the one hand British people I love their accent

[@alnorman4802]

very well done, and accurate from an american view

[@Hillr2249]

I had a lovely British friend on Facebook. Quite sweet❤

[@kevinvey9474]

It's probably to late for this comment to be noticed.I'm 3rd generation American baby boomer. First influenced by war brides and the music. For the most part a social democratic point of view.The USA is huge and to say varied is an under statement.People that came here in 50's and beyond came here to avoid economic hardship. When the EU formed half my neighborhood moved back.I miss them dearly. I loved that the Gent wore the poppy.

[@user-ur7bz3oj7z]

I think there are a lot of stereotypes about Americans. I had experience with Americans teachers. The truth is that they were really loud but not brash, rude or abrupt. They were very polite and friendly with students, not arrogant or posh. My perception of Americans is that they are just the same people as all of us.

[@Calmdown1354]

From my personal experience, meeting them when in America they are friendly, welcoming people who are always interested in who you are and where you have come from. My experience of them when in other countries is not so good!! 😂

[@twoeightythreez]

Thought for a second that this was a Puddins Fab Shop video with that background music.

[@anthonylarson7919]

An America youth may know baseball stats going back decades, a European youth may know 13th century Italian poets. It takes the same amount of "disc space" in ones brain. One is just more acceptable as "real" knowledge. Who's to judge?.

[@edmundooliver7584]

European's are not Britain's that's they have brexit

[@churra8257]

This American travels abroad often and experience is We are NOT loud brash. We ARE polite friendly etc

[@terryboot7777]

75,000,000 of Americans voted for Donald trump. 😬 I know several Americans personally & they are lovely.

[@wendelynyoung8609]

Yes, I think we are too. Thank you.

[@bryangonzales4198]

I voted for Trump twice. Just pointing out that maybe things won’t go smoothly if you talk about politics here. Just saying! 🤷🏻‍♂️ Cheers though 🇺🇸🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@leoneljaramillo6710]

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[@bryangonzales4198]

yes it is, I’m very proud of that, seeing as how sh1t this country’s becoming, I was right. And you better hope you’re American, don’t tell me how to vote in my own damn land. Cheers 😉

[@erinmh]

@@bryangonzales4198 gross 🤮

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

I wonder if you could do one about what Canadians think about Americans. Without starting a ... an incident? Are there Canadians in Brighton?

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Probably, it’s a nice idea for a topic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@megacheeseheadmegacheesehe2889]

As a yank, I can tell you one trait most brits do get about us. If you want to know what an American thinks about something, just ask. We're not used to being sutble.

[@bretjernigan8820]

Great video. I love this so much as someone who is into history and origin stories. It is very difficult for Americans to see themselves. I just love how positive and serious these people's answers are. I think the country is a joke (America I mean). An absolute mess. But I think maybe that is the case for everyone's country.

[@jdlc903]

"Brash and loud" -I find Americans mild mannered and polite.

[@johndavidjones7475]

I think the vast majority of the people interviewed get us Americans but I find it interesting that they were commenting on obesity...when I've travelled to the UK it seem there were just as many obese people as here.

[@NoirL.A.]

the one comment from the black / mixed race gentleman is exactly correct. from day one the american entertainment industry has been massive and the undisputed leader in terms of movies, tv, etc. and because there always has been such a ginormous production of content going all the way back to the earliest days of radio, movies, tv, etc. it has led to a large amount of insularity amongst many americans. which really sucks for somebody like me i'm 55 and would've loved to see content from other countries as a tween but it was rare and you had to search it out on one of what was then called "the cable channels". it was mostly shows like 'mystery' and other assorted mostly ww2 era detective shows that i would sometimes watch with my stepdad. now that i have me some youtube i watch tons of true crime shows and various other stuff from other countries. i almost don't even bother with american true crime anymore because it was all i had access to fer decades.

[@Tails_Trades]

I'm an American. Media is way too prevalent here, it's into every nook and cranny of our lives + people share their opinions on hot topics too much. More people are getting fat as a whole but you can go over to another city or state and see more fit people than other places. It's such a mixed bag and politics has hurt how people interact with each other. We probably have the worst voting system in the world and we're stuck in between a rock and a hard place. I really admire the English for their overall reserved manner in public and not trying to tell the world what they're into by their appearance or first few sentences, I think it makes them more approachable and adds some mystery.

[@padderz]

Saltdean isn't Brighton

[@jbezchhninja7744]

Anyone know the guy with the big hair. Seems cool. Would like to hear more

[@jocelynnowen3078]

Loud brash and Irish one day a year. I was born in the USA. I am not English. I am not Irish and sadly I’m not related to Lafayette but I am French. My experience traveling in the colony is that it’s quite a zoo. Thanks for the Zeppelin and all, right gov. You are correct. That’s not English writing😎

[@peterhughes614]

That older fella is the man.

[@user-hw6hi4fb1w]

This man with blue scarf sounds like Ewan Mcgregor😊

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Who doesn’t love Ewan McGregor!? 🙌

[@gerardogalindo9932]

I think the same

[@Yostheou]

What does "brash" really mean here, please? - Is it something close to "arrogant", or "bragger"(people who braggs on something), idk? - When I translate it to portuguese, it actually appears to refer to someone who's not stoppable. Someone without boundaries.

[@nori_tutor]

Can you guys give me some advice? How do y'all actually study with these videos? Like, what's your method for studying English this content?

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Hi Nori, so if you didn’t know, we have a membership platform @ Patreon.com/easyenglishvideos We offer video/audio downloads and a transcript with a vocabulary helper and a worksheet so there are many ways to learn with us. Maybe it’s just being able to watch the video whilst reading the transcript and using the vocab helper for the more difficult words. Or studying the transcript/video and completing the worksheets.

[@nori_tutor]

@@EasyEnglishVideos Oooh, thanks! It's definitely worth paying for this :)

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

@@nori_tutor We would be so happy if you became a member... it really helps us continue our project and the price is quite reasonable I hope

[@The_Great_Escapist]

I’ll never judge someone by their nationality. That’s just small minded. I take people as I find them.

[@andrewbarrett42]

Say that to the Australians they hate us English people.

[@stevelangstroth5833]

He (at the 2:52 min. mark) thought New Yorkers were "friendly and welcoming"?!! Surely, you jest!! New Yorkers?! HA!!!

[@larryhovekamp4318]

"I got kicked off Facebook for 24 hours for making fun of Americans". Wow! I 'm a Yank and I got thrown out too! The pricks can tolerate the most racist, vile and threatening insults on the web but when I respond to condemn this insult, I get thrown out. Same thing with Twitter. This happened to friends also.

[@evaharrison1733]

All good points raised, although ironic its English viewpoints, the America of Europe lol

[@ireneteaches8994]

What's funny are the very, very different meanings of "lazy" in British English vs. American English. In American English, "lazy" is a great insult, because it means you do not work hard, you are unproductive and probably unemployed, not a contributing member of society, and therefore immoral. The most general compliment you can give an American is that they are hard-working, which is just to say, the man or woman clears the minimum bar to be a decent, moral person. Meanwhile, in British English, "lazy" seems to be about exercise. Very different.

[@lmusima3275]

Americans I find too patriotic especially about politics. I find that they get offended at being told the truth. The good thing about them is their customer service

[@selenadiaz2665]

I like to think that people who say Americans are loud just bungled their words and mean gregarious❤

[@olivervandebeer7492]

Nothing hurts more than a Brit who has just told you off with that posh accent.. LOL it's like I feel like a Colonial who never went to school. I did a survey and It's true.. Generally, the class structure is mostly by wealth not always by family status.. I am Harry's and William's 18th cousin once removed..lol I know it doesn't mean shite.

[@Bushmills21]

I like how the lady at first says Americans are brash, then immediately follows up with how she was banned from Facebook for some hostile and nasty statements lol

[@joshm3297]

Why are Brits afraid to be proud of their country? Why is there reserve in this? A lot of you said, us American's are openly proud to be American's and we show it, and this is very true. You should be proud to be British, yes?

[@edmundooliver7584]

yes they're proud of brexit