Visit USA - 10 Culture Shocks Foreign Tourists Have When They Visit America
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Visiting the United States of America Can Be an Awe Inspiring Fun Time, from the friendly people to the amazing sights, but it can also be shockingly crazy as well when you see the amount of food you get at restaurants and free refills until you have soda coming out of your eyes! Whether visiting the Statue of Liberty in New York City or wandering the Grand Canyon and gambling in Las Vegas to having family fun traveling and visiting Disney World in Florida, there are many things that will SHOCK a tourists when they visit the US. This is our list of 10 things that shock tourists when they visit America.
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Who else here is from America watching this
zepher26 night DesMoines, IA
Excuse me, not all Americans eat that crap cheese in a can!!
Same here.
And if we do we damn sure don't squirt it into our mouths like this guy.
Zach Sapp me
like .01% of Americans eat spray cheese on a regular basis.
Tsrif Tsal v 0.0% where I live
Exactly. A lot of folks, myself included, think that is disgusting. Those that like it, more for you guys.
If I bought spray cheese, it would be a novelty item. I would then never buy it again.
the rest spray shit
Despite the fact that all of you kids think it's terrible, and I agree, nobody would sell the stuff if people didn't buy it. Same goes for that disgusting stinky cheese and those disgusting liqueurs sold in many European countries that are supposedly good for your health but really just makes one throw up.
About the portion sizes: most Americans don't actually eat the giant portions in one sitting. It's very common to take about half of the meal home and eat it as leftovers for lunch the next day.
That’s true. You’ll often hear it referred to as “a to-go box” or a “doggie bag”.
Americans in general do not like wasting food, yet the portion sizes are so big that most people cannot finish them. It’s a weird contradiction.
It is unusual, but not uncommon, and not rude, for two people to order one meal and share it. Just make sure that you both leave a full size tip.
Can we just appreciate he filmed this whole video across the entire country!!
Thank you Harrison
Or, ..... he is standing in front of a green screen!? :-)
@@okaloosacountyemergencyres407 The smiley was intended to indicate that the comment was not very serious...
What up 217/618!
@@woltersworld love ya dude and it surprises me that a lot of foreigners think we are homogeneous when Europe's even more then we are in school we literally learn about the melting pot called america
this guys makes me, an American, want to travel to America
LOL!
He really has me hype about America as an American
I'm a American and live in America
Crime, SJWs, and hot temperature (jeez it can be hot here in the south) are all you gotta worry about.
I thought that he isn't an American
Me, a born American who has lived here my whole life: 😮
Not yet you haven't
Anaiah Hubenschmidt how do you know
I'm native american!
Star Platinum So your what is known as Indian ?
@@colinmayes5892 No, Indians are from a country called India, in mid-to-east southern asia. Native Americans are native to the American continent, hence their name.
I feel bad for any European that thinks they can go on expeditions in New York, Florida, and California in the same day while traveling in a car 😂
Clay Soggyfries trust me as someone from Europe , no one with at least 7 braincells actually thinks that
@@jamesedwards1284 which is why he feels bad for them, poor souls
@@peculiarfellow And as if that constitutes America at all, first of all New York is much more than the city and California is waaay different from even that, and Florida... let's not even get started.
You are joking aren’t u mate
Gracchus Babeuf don’t forget! Once you cross the 49th parallel it automatically turns to snow and ice even in summer ...
I'm from Germany and the friendlyness and the service of the americans shocked me at first. I was not used to it, but i loved it instantly.
I'm glad you like Germany, plz stay there. Pat I'm glad you enjoyed your stay here hope you come back. Tremendous your also welcomed just make sure you leave when your time is up. I'm not saying this to Pat because we don't have a problem with Germans coming here and not leaving.
are we americans suppose to be means or what???...
do you realize 3 times as many people in America are in prison per capita tthan UK?
For using free public toilets?
Vance, people get arrested for things that you're not thinking of
I travelled USA for 1 month. I gained 10 kilos because I ate burgers and desert pies for breakfast lunch and dinner. Best food is in the Southern States (Tennessee, texas etc)
I don't have a license, so I walked all the time, and actually lost weight in the US haha ;)
s3lfFish Didnt you pig out on all the food? I walked everywhere and caught public transport. Still gained weight hahaha
Rick Muller had little money and made my own sandwiches as finding cheap sandwiches that would be kinda healthy, to go seemed very hard to come by (compare to Paris).
s3lfFish Hahah you missed out.
Rick Muller don't worry i did try some food ;) just not every day
I went to a cheap breakfast restaurant in the US once and the craziest thing to me was that fast food is truly fast food in the US. You get your food, you eat your food and then you leave. There's no like sitting around or enjoying your time after your food because there's other people waiting outside for a spot in the restaurant.
I thought it was like that everywhere. But yeah, restaurants are not a place to hang out. It's really just a place to eat. Drink. Pay. And leave.
Where are you eating then? I have to wait 30 mins most of the time
it's completely different over here. fast food here is just "the place you can cheap food quickly" and then you sit down and eat and talk and dine.
lol there's a mcdonald's near my old high school where there's a sign that says you only get 30 mins to sit at your table then you have to leave, i'm the slowest eater ever so i always take the food to go
I‘m Austrian and I‘ve been to many places in the US within many years. It was funny and true what you said about a European in America in the video.
The sizes 😲
The service 😍
The tipping 🤪
The public transport 🧐
The patriotism 🇦🇹🇺🇸
The friendliness 🥰
The food 👌
The freedom 🤠
Some strange customs 😳
Great sports 🙃
Great shopping 🥳
Great museums 🤓
I love your country!
WienGolf Love your choices of emojis.
Glad you love it 😊 gotta ask what the strange customs are though lol
Gday mate put some shrimp on the barbie
We love you too, no homo
@@wil.d_sage The strange "religion" you create round alcohol is our #1 of strange customs:
The existance of "(fully) licensed shops" 😳 🏪
The brown bags to cover cans and so on 😳👜
Signs in parks and even in the countyside, that consuming alcohol is forbidden at that place 🌳😳🛂
For amy tourists: do not be offended if someone addresses you as sir or ma'am. In a lot of the Southern US, it's a mutual expression of friendliness and respect.
That would be an offense in some places? I've thought sir may sound odd in Britain, but aside from that, where? Latin American countries basically do the same thing.
Alexander Colon sir isn't strange in the UK. We call all the male teachers Sir and after 5 years of doing that it sort of sticks in your head
@@alexc2265 yea even some Amercians get pissed about it. It's when a southern person (older females mostly) say bless your heart, they are really saying you're a dumbass, your stupid, your ignorant, your clueless. Take your pick.
TheHesK9 oh, ok. I didn’t know.
pullstringgoboom0811 Yeah, sir and ma’am can be sarcastic like that. It’s just not my first thought.
Texans are the biggest buyers of our own souvenirs
Nathan Kelley
What can I say, I'm proud to be a Texan haha
Nathan Kelley Souvenirs in Texas are made for people who live in Texas.
True day lmao
Nathan Kelley, YES
*looks nervously around family living room* whoops
I love how you treat every country equally, giving the good and bad stuff and explaining very well for tourists! Love your channel.
Thank you so much. We try to be equal and fun with all places.
Hugs to all my american people!! From Italy! 🇮🇹🤝🇺🇲
Hugs! Love Italian culture, especially the cars. Stay healthy!
Hugs
"Don't think every American just goes to McDonald's and gets fattened up, that's just me" 😂😂
There's not a country on this earth, on the moon, or under the sea that doesn't have at least one MacDonalds.
Lieutenant BaconWaffles Myanmar
I avoid Les Arcs D'Or like the plague.
North Korea
Antonia Aiello you’re not alone...no one judge me plz
Dont sell us short on the metric system. We use it all the time when it comes to drugs
We also use it in aviation, as well as imperial. We also use metric in science. We are able to use both.
😂
We use parts of the metric system, just as much as Britain still uses mph and miles as measurement
Converting from ounces to grams is a suspicious skill...
I buy coke by the ounce
I had German exchange students. Free soda refills always amazed them. ☺️
I was an exchange student to Hungary. My host daily took me to McDonald's on the way to my host house for the first time. I don't even eat meat, but I asked for french fries, with 5 or 6 ketchups. Haha They were shocked, and I was, too, when I found out that they had to pay per ketchup packet! Obviously, I didn't insist on actually having 5 or 6 after that. 🙂
@@thiagoevangelista2754
Yep, it’s strange. The American restaurants would rather add a hidden 10-20¢ to the price of the fries and give away the ketchup, rather than try to charge an extra 4-5¢ per packet. And so this is what American customers have come to expect.
Sales tax makes it difficult enough to keep track of pennies and nickels.
And when you're in Texas, you can drive one direction for 24 hours and still be in fucking Texas.
And the enforce the speed limit strictly in Texas. I got pulled over for being only 5 over!
That might sound like a lot but compared to Australia’s largest state which is 5x the size of texas it’s a quick drive aha, all jokes aside id love to visit the south of america one day :)
Tell me about it. Two days to get from here in Arizona back home to Oklahoma, and most of that is spent in Texas.
In Rhode Island you’re never more than 45 minutes drive from any other part of Rhode Island!
Except maybe Block Island (an actual island). You need a ferry to get there.
Obviously u don't need to come back
I've visited the U.S. for two weeks and tried to pack into schedule as much as I could. Most of the people I met were absolutely lovely. You could trace my travel route as a rough triangle from MD, to OH, then NC. In these two weeks, I did not have a single meal twice on any restaurant or restaurant chain, and I'm certain I didn't even scratch the surface on the variety you can find there. Root beer is awesome. I brought some on the trip home and my friends said it tasted like toothpaste but **** them. I drove, I flew (man, Southwest pilots are actually rally pilots on the tarmac, they taxi 800% faster than any other airline I've flown, the planes even lean), I walked, I petted awesome doggos, I stayed at actual people's homes as a guest, I read up on legislation and courtesy well beforehand. The thing that caught me the MOST off-guard was being yelled at when walking into a Five Guys restaurant. I know it was a welcome, but geez, that could give any lone tourist a heart attack! (I was alone that day...)
Hate the tipping system but tipped fairly everywhere I went, even hotel staff I never got to see (left them thank-you notes and weird international chocolate, as well as the tip, for the cleaners). The hardest part was actually getting $5 and $1 bills to actually be able to tip! Nobody seemed to have change, haha. Twenties seemed to be the norm. I only saw a SINGLE $10 note and didn't even use it -- I keep it to this day, as some sort of pink unicorn...
OH LORD, THE COINS DON'T HAVE ANY NUMBERS ON THEM, WHAT SORT OF INSANITY IS THIS?!
Tag price vs. taxed price? Meh... You kind of just get used to it, I guess. I did.
A server in a restaurant asked for my ID when buying alcohol. I didn't carry my passport on me for fear of losing it or being robbed (yeah, habit forms when you live in a violent country) so I was only carrying my own country's driver's license and the geneva International Driver's Licence thingy (which is all you technically need to legally drive in the US if you're from a member country in that agreement)... Our driver's licenses are printed in PAPER and the server was just befuzzled, the DOB wasn't even in the normal US format. He paused for a second looking at it, then simply said "holy hell I'll just start counterfeiting these and get rich!" -- it was just a laugh for my friends and everyone around.
"Free" nachos, ice water and salsa upon arrival at a Mexican restaurant also slightly scared me. I was on a tight budget. That kind of thing is DEFINITELY charged in my country and EXPENSIVE, to boot. At special occasions I do indulge on some Ciabattas + Olive oil as an appetizer, but that costs about US$10 where I live. Bread and oil. And that's when they don't charge it per person on the table...
Seeing Vodka being sold in Walgreens in OH also looked pretty bizarre. Found it while looking for non-freezing washer fluid for my rental car. SO MUCH SALT ON THE ROADS. Then again, it probably kept me alive and not-upside-down in the middle of winter. My country never goes under freezing temperatures so we just stick plain water in there. People with older cars also just stick plain tap water on their radiator system... Rusts everything to hell...
On cars. Everything's automatic and it felt like driving a Playstation instead of a car. Damn I miss being allowed to turn on a red traffic light to this day. It's such common sense. Even the Brits (calling on Clarkson here) admit it! But. My friend was absolutely shocked at me when I didn't STOP at a stop sign in a suburban, empty, deserted area. I'm a very careful driver that never speeds or does anything reckless, but that was just unacceptable! She yelled at me! I *did* read about driving rules there, but hey... We have red stop signs in my country. But they basically mean 'yield with extra caution' -- if noone's coming the other way, just coast right through! NO COP here would ever give you trouble for that.
Sorry for the long rant! Have an imaginary banana.
mazzalnx just for the future, don't feel like you HAVE to tip
It is an option, and it is generally a nice thing to do, but only do it if you feel they actually deserved it
I loved your rant! It gave me some perspective on things I considered normal. I was in Las Vegas this past week and I swear, I was tipping left and right. Before the buffet, after the buffet, tipping for "free" drinks. It was cray. Glad you enjoyed your stay, @mazzainx!
You can turn right on red, unless its stated otherwise
mazzalnx the longest comment I've ever seen
@Bai ley I think the person was referring to the fact that they can't do it where they are from, and miss doing it in the US. At least that is the way it seemed to me.
I'm here to get shocked about my own Country.
IAmNot_Clifford same 😂😂
IAmNot_Clifford Agreed
pretty sure most of the people watching this one are american. How Typical right?!
As an American I was shocked to know we are nice. I just thought everyone was nice everywhere
I'm a US American and one activity highly recommend when visiting is try to find and attend a Native American Pow Wow. We have 574 federally recognized tribes, all over the country. Many of them, also called the First Nations, hold pow wows the public is welcome to attend. You can see dancing, native regalia dress, music, crafts, food and hear stories. It's a wonderful educational opportunity that probably not many Europeans get the chance to experience!
Thank you so very much I didn't know this. ❤️.
If you are visiting the US, please pay Missouri a visit! We are rarely visited because we are in the middle of the state and are landlocked. Trust me, everyone here in so friendly to tourists because we barley get any! We will help you around the state, give you some advice, because we LOVE helping. Just, think about visiting us. We are lonely :)
The midwest is absurdly friendly even for america. People in the midwest will drop everything to help complete stranger for like...hours....it's surreal.
Yes! Same with Kansas! The heartland is a wonderful, wonderful place. ❤️
@Ur Mom damn bro you really gotta bring the rivalry into this now
@@theswarmsquad3606😅
I'm honestly shocked that foreigners think we're so friendly and nice I genuinely assumed people were just like that in most places
GhostGirl 23 Yeah, my mom lived in the US for over 20 years. When she decided to live in Korea again, she was shocked at how unfriendly Koreans were... she was so used to how Americans would greet each other or at least give a friendly smile that she felt awkward at how Koreans were stone-faced and silent (and my mom is Korean, but she’s used to American behavior). I recall an incident when I was visiting family in Korea. I was traveling with my mom and she wanted to ask for directions- three people just straight up ignored her. Like god damn, she just wanted directions! I feel like foreigners get more friendlier treatment sometimes... (which doesn’t apply to me, even though I’m American, because I’m biologically Korean...)
Shit in the north like new york people are rude.. Im from texas so i guess im used to the southern hospitality
@Kevin Zhang nope but my dad lives up in NY and told me it is so different from houston. If you acted that way in Houston you would probably end up in an argument or fight sooner or later. In Texas we are big on respect
They probably went to Atlanta. From LA I have traveled all over the country and I got to say Atlanta had to most friendliest people and best customer service.
Yellow Penguin I wouldn’t consider it fake but I give everyone new I meet equal respect no matter what or whoever they are. Most people treat you kindly but if you’re going to be a dick then I’ll be a dick back is basically the American motto.
"People from the USA are extremely nice"
Yeah.
Until you get on the roads.
@@DonaldTheChicken sounds like a ghetto man
A thumbs down ... It hurts more then flipping the bird
Or if you have different political leanings. Or follow a different religion. Then people are most definitely not nice.
David Coleman
Ok I’m not even opening up the can of worms about the tragic shootings but Police Do not target black people. It’s all situation based and no two scenarios are exactly the same, maybe watch Body cam footage and place yourself in the officers shoes in that situation. And before you bring up less than lethal methods, those don’t always work. Tasers can fail if both prongs don’t make contact or miss, not every police department has less than lethal and even if they do they may only have Tasers or maybe a bean bag shotgun. The officers are taught and trained to assess a threat and their goal is to protect their lives and go home to their families after their 12 hour shift so they can eat some breakfast or dinner and take a nap to do it all over again the next day
@@Bernesemtdog you were just dying to talk about race when it wasnt even apart of the conversation. dont, you're white so you wouldnt know what a black, brown or any non white person experiences when it comes to police or racism in general. You are apart of the problem. Refusing to acknowledge something you cant relate to so you dismiss it. Stop trying to justify murders that occur without a fair and speedy trial which is every american citizen's legal right. You say look at the footage but there is plenty of edited footage, footage they refuse to release and false reports made that benefits the officer. Stop acting like racism isnt a thing. I've been experiencing racism since i was a child at the age of 6 and this was in the early 2000s. People will hate you because of the way you look for no reason and simply harrass you because they can and will get away with it ESPECIALLY people in powerful positions. But i can tell speaking with you is like talking to a brick wall because you're old enough to know people are judged, stereotyped and are treated differently because of the reasons stated above yet REFUSE to see it. Have a nice life in your bubble sir. Oh and dont say anything about victim cards because people like you love to bring up race then want to dominate the narritve of the conversation to benefit your ideas you're trying to pursued everyone else into believing.
When I lived in France for a few months 30 years ago, one of my reverse culture shocks was our size. Good grief we are big people. As much as I learned to appreciate other cultures from living abroad, it made me more proud to be American.
I do think we are getting less friendly now though, which is sad.
I agree. Some good values are going away. And, yeah, we are MASSIVE.
I think thats because of how big our portion sizes are in America.
Also the plates and stuff sold here.
I made sure to buy smaller plates and I lost alot of weight. Eating healthy really isnt hat hard lol
Two things explain the size: American restaurants, and cheap junk food. Junk food is probably the most efficient in terms of calories per dollar, and is a major reason why American poor people are not in danger of starving to death.
It’s probably also reason why American men prefer skinny women, because you have to be rich in order to maintain a skinny figure.
@@honkhonk8009or all the sodas, beer, and inactivity catches up
@@SonnyBubbaskinny women was a fad from the 80s when cocaine was rampant and homosexuality was not open. Thick women have been preferred since sir mix a lot, and it makes, wanting your chick to starve is gonna make her look less feminine
Every state is DIFFERENT! Every state is like its own country! Every state has its own history, its own culture!
Agreed. From Iowa.
Sometimes. Southern New England is effectively all the same state.
Agreed. From Michigan.
Agreed. From Colorado.
@@man-uk8cz agreed from Virginia
The people being friendly is super accurate. Coming from a Hispanic background, our people can be so reserved with strangers. Whites are super friendly, though. Especially the older folk, they'll literally just start up a conversation with you in public and start going on about their grandchildren, it's pretty adorable.
Ángel Andrés Torres Are you Salvadoran?
***** You must be lucky living in a coastline nation.
***** I didn't say I am Bolivian
***** I know mate
Edgar Sandoval true! Southerners are this way for sure!
10 things that will shock you:
10: - tasers
ZKB rhodas I just hope noones gonna shoot me when ill be visiting texas in the summer😂😂
Yep
XDDD
LOL!
@raffle baffle lol
Canned Cheese is disgusting...
And as an American many Americans agree with me
Just Azax It seems to be having a distinct effect upon you.
Just Azax yup ! Lol
MC Bowl , mix
Just Azax I agree
You bite your tongue!
He seems like such a nice and friendly guy I think having a conversation with him would b so nice
Happy to know that other countries speak of our friendliness and our eager to help…I had no idea. Just seems like a normal thing to do for me.
An THANK YOU for addressing the friendliness of the people here, I see so many comments from Europeans saying we are all fake friendly, and it's simply not true. We say hi or Hello to random strangers when we make eye contact with them because that's how many of us were raised and because we feel it never hurts to be polite to someone.
ItIsFunnyDamnIt I’m in Indiana and drivers randomly wave at each other. Does anyone else in the country do this and think it’s normal?
Daneen H oh yes! In rural Midwest we have the three finger rule: pointer finger and fake smile lifted from the wheel if you see someone you don’t like, two fingers and a real smile of you pass a stranger, and three fingers and sometimes a wave if you recognize a friend or family member. sometimes (it’s very annoying and happens ALL the time on my gravel road) people stop, roll down their windows and have a conversation with another driver. They’ll chat until another car pulls behind them and then they say something like “ see ya, buddy” and drive off. Iowa is very friendly
Art & Junk We are so friendly in the Midwest! Much different than the big cities.
@@TheAnimationGirl You make want to visit Iowa lol
KanzlerOtto come to UK my friend you'll feel immediately at home!
It's weird how I enjoy this and I'm American.
I know.
Ти славабуу!
My friend from the USSR (back when there was such a thing) said that when you visit an American’s home the host always seems to assume you are thirsty. They want to give you coffee, tea, soda, lemonade, wine, beer, or even just water. In Russia the host always offers food and instead of waiting for an answer they start bringing out whatever they have on hand to eat...even if it was going to be their dinner.
I’m from Jamaica 🇯🇲 and I’m shocked at the amount of poor and homeless people in America, also the fact that Americans can buy everything on credit...also eating raw food and food without seasoning 👀
raw food ? Can you give example ?
@@jasongCLJ I know a lot of people say that medium rare is raw so that might be it
Sushi amazing. You gotta try it lol.
As an american I'm surprised how i overlook most of these somewhat unnatural things.
wait hotels skip the 13th floor. Never noticed
isaiah monroig, you'll start looking at every elevator for #13. You'll be surprised at how many skip it.
My street house number is 11. My right neighbor's house number is 15, not 13. It's so funny how superstitious people can be .... And even if you are, why are you trying to cheat? Hope they (whoever) won't notice ....?
+RandomIdiotWhoCan'tFindAName
Exactly the point I wanted to make.
So, being the 13th floor the floor with number 14 is really bad luck, so why not skip 14 as well? Skip all of them actually, give them names. No I don't wanna sleep on Hillary.
Especially the lack of public transit, that's a huge negative of this country.
I remember being 6 and going to florida, from uk, I loved it! Got stickers from a sheriff when waiting for our hire car, he could see I was bored and he let me wear his stetson hat 😍 never forgot him, I am 30 now and hopefully will be back soon 🇺🇸
I’ve never been outside North America the farthest I’ve been Is Mexico City or Vancouver I’m from California
Hoping to have you back! ❤ from the US 🇺🇸
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That's awesome. What country are you from?
Happy you enjoyed Florida! Hope you're able to visit again!
What shocks me is how un-united the United States really is. Different rules for different States
Every state is pretty much a different country. I’m from Iowa btw.
What can you expect when a single state is twice as big as England lol
Marcus so it's not united
@@colinmayes5892 you can say whatever you want but the United States are the most united country in the world disregarding the politics of the time
Big C so why are there so many different rules from state to state and why can't police cross state lines to catch a law beaker - car thief - speeding motorist for instance?
When I visited the U.S. back in 1998, first thing that I noticed was indeed the friendliness of the people when you go into stores or ask for directions. What I found quite funny where the voices of famous people, for example, Robert de Niro, whose voice is suddenly in the taxi, saying to not forget your belongings in the cab! 🤣🤣 I'll always remember that! 🤩 I also noticed difference like you say, between cities, like in Boston, people seemed a bit more reserved than in Philadelphia, I found them very friendly over there. California was not so sunny, a lot of mist and the beaches are almost empty. To get a tan , I had to go to a tanning center, how bout that🤣🤣🤣 Florida was very humid but more sunny and that seemed more relaxed than Santa Monica in California. Of course New York was great. We enjoyed a lot of shopping and museums and there was great food choices of course. I even met Quincy Jones without noticing! I was at a kiosk to buy a magazine and I couldn't make a choice, which to buy, so I was looking at all the magazines and all of a sudden this man is helping me with explaining about the different choices. I found that very nice and friendly and thanked him , then the salesman said, you know who that was didn't t you and I said well he looks kinda familiar but I don't know exactly and then the man said, well that was Quincy Jones. Wow! That was a very funny surprise! 🌟🤗 Another thing I found quite peculiar at the time was that in every hotel room there was a Bible in the drawer of the closet. I actually started reading and getting more interested in reading the bible through my holiday in America. You don't t see that in Europe in hotels. So that's also something I'll never forget. One day I would like to visit the southern states like Louisiana or Mississippi. Think that would be awesome too. Hopefully after Covid we will dare to travel overseas again. God bless and good work on the videos, already had a lot of fun watching! 👍 Thanks man. Good luck to you and yours.
Thank you for you kind words and interesting stories.
Travel is open in America, don’t be afraid, go and enjoy your life.
Wow, this is such a beautiful experience!
Thanks for your funny story and kind words about America. It is a great country. Hope you are able to visit the South, just don't go in the summer - extremely hot. Glad you actually read your Bible in your hotel!🙂
As someone who lives in New Orleans, I can tell you we are finished with Covid, and New Orleans’ tourism is back.
Mardi Gras is in mid February this year, and is something everyone should experience.
Football season starts in September. If the Saints are winning, it could be hard to get a ticket, but if they’re losing, the old joke is “I left two tickets on the windshield of the car, hoping somebody would take them, and when I came back, there were four tickets.”
But if you visit in July or August, be prepared for the heat. Daytime high temperatures are typically 35°C (95°F), with humidity similar to Orlando.
Wow, what a story!
As an American I was shocked when I went to Europe and we never got ice with our drinks! In the US you almost always have ice in every drink.
Also, you can't go anywhere without seeing an American flag. On my 30 minute drive to school I see probably about 40+ flags. I was stopped at a stoplight once and decided to count the flags I could see. I counted 6. They are everywhere.
Also, to anyone thinking about visiting the US, come visit the Midwest! Everyone overlooks us, but we have some amazing things to see! The North Shore of Lake Superior, Duluth and its lift bridge, the Twin Cities, Wisconsin dells, the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN (largest mall in America), the Mississippi's source in Itasca state park, Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota and the black hills, the Badlands, the list goes on and on. Plus, we are really friendly!
you want ice, Burger King and McDs in Europe (and any other burger places, even local ones) will come to your rescue, although maybe you will have to specifically asked them for it.
As a born American, I hate the ice, it just takes up space and waters down my drink
Red Drink it fast enough to enjoy the crunchy cool goodness that is ice
I went to Germany in 1992 and they did not have ice anywhere We ordered ice in our drinks once at a German restaurant the waitress said "ok no problem" and it took them about an hour to bring us our drinks we said why does it take so long and the waitress said "oh we were making the ice" . They literally put water into an ice tray and put it in the freezer when we ordered our drinks.
Ice everywhere??? C'mon that is awful / but very good for the seller, as it makes the selling price much lower/ So, you are just fooled if you accept your cup fill with 50% ice instead of your beveridge
I feel bad for the foreigners just driving through the us and being like "Dammit, another god damn Taco Bell"
😂😂😂
Where I live its a Mcdonalds every 5 miles.
Banana lol
I would live to eat taco bell! they closed the stored in my country 10 years ago due to low demand as taco is not really popular in Asia
@@blooduhz which country?
"Americans are super friendly"
Sometimes, in some places, in some situations.
on the road, expect extreme aggression, set to kill.
Colorado people are nice
so pretty much a 50/50 chance
Right SOME lol
The extent to which this is true depends on the region.
I'm from Orlando, Florida and work in the travel tourism business so I interface with lots of international tourists every day, and the number one thing that shocks me about them is how often they visit and how they much they genuinely love it. I have spoken to many British people that come like every year, sometimes even multiple times. People are seriously obsessed with Orlando.
As an American, I was unaware that spray cheese is still being manufactured. I am shocked.
Same
As a Floridian, I'm not shocked at all lol
HI
Same. I also feel like 90% of the population of this video is American😂
I’m not American but my Aunt is but it freaks me out how many things come in cans in America like cheese
When visiting America make sure to go see the the small towns. Especially during their festivals or fairs
yes! the county fair is an experience of its self :) we take the kids to at least one every summer.
Wolters World if you ever get a chance go to Frankenmuth Michigan for their festivals! Also, the Mayville Sunflower Festival is a great experience as well; as long as you like tractor pulls and great fireworks!
Just love middle America. Would love to go back to Walla Walla, Washington.
Holland, Michigan. Except for Dutch people. Spend all that money to end up looking like you never left home . . . 😁
Actually, it's a great place. Even for Dutch people. Like a little visit home.
@@DDS029 hey what u got against the dutch i live near holland mi my grandpappy came on a boat from the netherlands good farming family what u tryna say foo
When he brought up the sodas, I took a sip of my water expecting it to taste like the coke. XD
As a veteran Uber driver (9406 passenger trips plus however many Eats deliveries) I've had a lot of cool conversations with people visiting from other countries. I usually ask them what they like and don't like about the US and/or what surprised them. A woman from France said she loved the insane amount and variety of entertainment choices. What did she not like? "Oh my, what you guys call chocolate... UGH!"
An Americanism you might have forgotten
We aren't afraid to make fun of ourselves
Xtreme Otaku everyone does this.That's nothing special.
LOL yes you are. You get so triggered
It varies, but in general you get the hyper-patriotic Americans (many of whom verge on nationalistic due to their willingness to excuse certain things very easily), and you get the hyper-anti-American Americans. There aren't a lot of people in between. Of course, I think in every other country the US is a rather polarizing country to talk about, so idk whether this is really unique except that in our case it happens to be our own country.
God Bless the United States of America and may He help me lose 20 pounds.
101jir I think if you studied it, you would find the natural reality is that the folks in the middle are not as vocal like the 10% on each wing that you see and hear, and some people probably are just "virtue signaling" to maintain standing in their social group.
Im new to your channel from Sweden and honestly love how you can joke about yourself thank you. One good thing about americans is how talk friendly they are one of the reason why I want to visit the US.
HxH Killua Hope you can someday! We would welcome you with open arms!
Come to the US! You will love it! Believe me you won’t regret it😁
I reccomend going to a place northeast where there is alot of cities, if you have the funds to go to new york, definitely go, ites breathtaking. If you want to visit anywhere else, cities like Boston, Philly, Pittsburgh, New England, etc are also good places to visit in the northeast
@@Roman-uz2pn nice to visit. But those are ghetto cities.
@@sm3675 Better than detroit
went to Rochester Ny last year (from the uk myself) and the amount of friendly people I encountered was so welcoming and not one single look of judgement (I dress gothic) it was wonderful . can't wait to go back asap . such a beautiful place
Great video. Being from the UK a lot of these things did shock me on my first visit to the USA. Admittedly most of the shocks were positive, especially where food is concerned. Cannot wait to come and visit again next month. Mrs H 💕
Another cultural shock is Americans drink everything with ice
Ice is one of the main things I miss when I'm abroad. I cannot imagine how people can actually enjoy drinking lukewarm water or soda.
They don't use ice?!?!?!
@@DorianTMChannel only with alcoholic drinks.
When I go to any fast food place I want a glass full of ice. You can keep the actual drink, I'm all about the ice.
If the drink is cold I don't use ice.
I'll never forget when I took one of my good friends back home to the US for the first time and he was so shocked (in a good way) at how many strangers made small talk with us. I've found the extraversion and confidence that lots of Americans have can be very useful abroad (even if it rubs some people the wrong way), it will instantly make you the life of the party
I'm Indonesian but
🇺🇲🇺🇲 GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇲🇺🇲
Same to Indonesia!
Loved this video! Americans seem like such nice people! I will hopefully travel there one day.
Kisses and hugs from Croatia. I hope someone knows where my country is ;)
I would love to visit Croatia the scenery is beautiful & the people seem wonderful. Might be my favorite Balkan country
@@rguz333 you're most welcome :)
I want to travel to Kings landing one day
I visited your beautiful country and fell in love with the Adriatic Sea, so clean and clear. The countryside and little towns were lovely and your food was delicious. I will be going back to Europe and Croatia when travel opens.
As an American, one of the things I find amusing is that a lot of tourists expect to find the US to be how it is portrayed in film and television. IE we all have guns and are not afraid to use them, we drive like maniacs racing on the roads and highways getting into wrecks, we don't like foreigners, and we don't trust our Gov't because it's corrupt. Another thing they find shocking is the language barrier. Most Americans can only speak English, at best maybe having a semester of Spanish or French. And we insist on having you speak English. Which I find ironic because English is mandatory in many countries and they speak it better than many Americans.
We don't trust our government. That's why Trump is a thing. And just by looking at how many guns are owned by civilians in the US, technically we do all have guns. However, we don't really use them, on people that is.
theAbusementPark I was speaking on track of how others see us and the US. And they are quite shocked that all isn't as portrayed in the media especially the media of their own countries. I have had to explain there's a huge difference between trusting the Gov't and trusting those we put there to run that Gov't. I would say that most Americans trust the Gov't but don't trust those we place in power to govern on our behalf. This is a totally alien concept to the rest of the world. But that is the USA. We only had two civil wars in our history. One to establish ourselves and the other to prove that it works. Maybe not perfectly, but better than other forms of Gov't
Trace Greathouse Yeah I understand what you're saying. Except I'm not sure why you're saying that we have had two civil wars. If you're considering the Revolutionary War to be one I'm not sure if you could since we were just colonies at the time fighting against a people that were not really like us and we weren't officially a part of Britain because we were just colonies. You have to remember that a lot of people at that time were now natively born here and did not feel much attachment to the monarchy.
theAbusementPark The revolutionary war was a civil war in the sense that the citizens had to choose between Monarchy and Democracy. True the Colonies were fairly independent at the time. That lead to a civil war because the Crown insisted absolute fealty.
I love the way you guys ignore the fact that you were choosing between a British parliament and running your own country. Charles I was executed in 1649 everything after that was parliament.' The Crown insisted on absolute fealty' ? Err how?
As an American who has visited Europe I thought this video was going to be crap but it was good.
+Gabri'el Alexander thanks Gabri'el! I tried to make it fun and informative. All the best to yo!
should have said something about being honest with the cops they normally will give you a warning. but if you try to lie you get a ticket. That is all cops pull you over for here is to see if your scared and trying to hide something. Iv seen people get pulled over and become almost instant friends with officers. Like when my dealership buddy was working on a hot rod and was test driving it he got clocked at 130 MPH didn't get a ticket because he didn't lie and the cop understood he why he was doing it.he also loved the car. Its not like on TV were they just want to arrest you.
Just saying anything to do with cops its all about trust. If you can gain the cops trust they are always nice. Start acting up and crazy and you will have a problem.
And you should have told them to stay away from the motels and stick to hotels. the motels with the door like 2 feet from the parking lots are pretty scary and dirty sometimes.
other than that your pretty honest. besides the fact we do have ghettos you don't wanna want walk around at night. defiantly not alone.
This is heartwarming. I love my country.
This is such an interesting channel. As a person from a VERY Irish family, from Ireland; I have explained most of this to visiting family. And thank you for passing this on to our foreign friends. Just good things to know.
My first shock when I visited the USA was that it’s basically impossible to walk a few hundred meters in a small town, because almost every car stops and asks if they should give me a ride.
for real? people do that?
@@MP-tz2yn yeah, most people are surprisingly friendly
@@Daniel-wy2kx STRANGER DANG3R
@@Randish depends on the town you’re in and the people. Smaller towns where everyone knows each other you’re better off
LOL! If you're walking in an area not heavily traveled by foot, they'll think you've broken down in your car or something. Most folks mean well. Especially in small towns/rural areas.
I don't have any funny Americanisms, but I do have a Florida-ism: If you come to Florida, don't freak out if you see alligators. They're everywhere, and we really don't pay any mind to them. They're kind like big, scaley cats to us. Just don't let your pets near them, don't antagonize them, and don't go near the nests, and you'll be fine.
If anything the crazy people there are the bigger threat. Always hear some really fucked up shit when "Florida man" is in the headline of an article.
lol it's not that bad
Florida is lit I live in Miami
I’m Dutch and same goes here for bikes 😂😂😂
Don't let your kid go swimming or wading in one of those lakes in Disney World though, some kid got eaten. It was terrible. There are alligators in just about every fresh body of water in FL. We saw them alongside the road in the water ditches when we went to Kennedy Space Center. They are also prevalent at golf courses.
Thank you so much for your videos! I’m using it in my classes 🥰
I live in the south, and when I hear someone with a foreign accent, I feel an obligation to help them. This is applicable even if they don't need any help. In my city, we have a lot of international businesses and of course there are people from all those places.
*Says it takes forever to get around the USA*
*Jumps from Las Vegas to Miami in one cut*
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Really? That's your beef? He's in front of a green screen mate.
That's the joke mate.
I don't think he actually is in front of a green screen tbh. There is wind in his mic and the lighting is too close.
He is not live, he is traveling to each place. More than likely flies, then merges all his video together.
I’ve been to the US many times and it is all true! Many people don’t like the USA because of politics, but don’t let it fool you, people. America is a great country and Americans are a great people, it is impossible not to fall in love with them! God Bless America and thanks for the video! Hoping to visit this amazing nation again as soon as possible! 🇧🇷❤️🇺🇸
Thank you!! Brazil is an amazing country too
We’d love to have you
Thank you and we’d love to have you!
Brazil! I love your music! Wow! So much more advanced than any of our pop genres.
Only if you're vaxxed ! 🙄😬 Unvaxxed not welcome, such as me... The rest of the World has opened back up, even Australia !
Congrats on your videos bro !!!!! Down to earth and informative!!
Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷
I had a friend come here from Iceland and the culture behind private ownership of firearms is what really shocked him about the states. Not all states treat firearms the same and he was also pretty shocked at how in Texas you can open carry a rifle and even get licenses to carry pistols.
"You go to Minnesota they're insanely friendly"
Me: OH MY GOD HE SAID MINNESOTA, OH MY GOD WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED! OH MY GOD THIS IS TO MUCH TO HANDLE!
Minnesota girls are especially friendly if you catch my drift ;)
ThatNailGirl123 Still no Wisconsin mention...
No Maryland mention yet...
Minnesota is my favorite state to fly over ;^)
minnesotans are assholes...i know..i grew up there..all the motherfuckers mean mug and shit acting all hard and shit. and the cops are the absolute worse..especially in Champlin and Anoka area.
I'm American and I do not eat spray cheese.
Likewise. That stuff's fucking gross...
eugene bean Same..
Same
I haven't even seen anyone with spray cheese since the '80s. Most Americans don't eat that stuff.
yea i hate that stuff lol
Hello folks! Glad you are interested in visiting America. One tip in light of this video: stay at one of those cheaper (or moderately priced) hotels that has a kitchen or a kitchenette (at least a fridge and a microwave). Then you can take home half of that huge portion you get at those restaurants and eat it the next day at your hotel. Also, make sure the hotel also offers free (all-you-can-eat) breakfasts. You can save a fortune there, too. That's what we always do. After watching this video, we now know we're not missing anything by not staying at one of those "fancy-schmancy" hotels. Happy travels!
Cant wait when i go to the states again for a roadtrip. Love this free country so much! Have a nice day from Denmark..
I have been to the U.S. six times before (7 States and Washington, District of Columbia) and have plans to return and I never really had any problems with transportation but, I like to walk a lot so I might not be the one to judge that.
The thing that surprised me about America is the lack of racism and violence. We hear on the News that America is very dangerous all the time.
And if you watch American movies like 12 Years a Slave, 42, Selma or Red Tails you get the impression that Americans have racist attitudes to one another.
America really is a safe place to go to and I never experienced any racism when I was down there.
Thank you for that. As an American I find it heartwarming when foreigners actually like our country. Thank you
@@allenwalkeranime7968 You are welcome there eh.
I always love Americas weather (+22c in Orlando and people saying Merry Christmas to one another), it's lovable people, it's good food, it's hot African American women, it's good movies, it's pretty flag and it's good presidents (George W. Bush, Barack Obama, {"Donald Trump" might not be perfect but a lot better than Trudeau} and the late George H. W. Bush, John F. Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt and George Washington).
I Thank your country for the help in the two World Wars, Korea and Afghanistan, hot dogs, cotton candy, sunglasses, kevlar, chocolate chip cookies, too many great Guns to list, Stan Lee, Sanaa Lathan, Zoe Saldana, Popeyes, potato chips, light bulbs, TGI Friday's, KFC and the photograph.
My favored American cities that I've been to are Las Vegas, Chicago, Orlando and Washington, District of Columbia.
Witch is your favored American cities to visit?
Your favored American Inventions?
Your favored American foods?
@@dljprogun Hmm... I recommend:
1. Albuquerque and Santa Fe in New Mexico and White Sands National Monument
2. The Black Hills and the Badlands in South Dakota
3. There are a ton of historical cities and landmarks in the South.
4. The Grand Tetons and Yellowstone in Wyoming
Yes, we are proud of our Southern fried chicken, and chocolate chip cookies!
A lot of racial issues are quieter nowadays as Americans come to comfort with diversity. It's mostly a lot of little things like asking a white employee for help instead of a black one who're both within reach. Sometimes it's coincidental but sometimes it's a subconscious reaction. A lot of POC recognize that subconscious reaction pretty frequently, making them not feel too welcome in certain situations. Glad to hear you didn't experience anything awful! And btw liberals won't hate you for saying that. To say 'liberals will hate you' is part of the accepting-diversity problem we have, except this is about realistic political opinions. ✌🏼
A funny story about the size of things here in the US. Afew years back I had some aunts and uncles come from Germany to visit my mom. One of them even got an international DL, but when they arrived he was terrified by the wide open space between destinations. I had to explain to him that Texas is roughly five times the size of Germany with one-fifth the population (17 mil vs. 82 mil). And Texas being 700+ miles or 1140+ km across just floored him, he almost fainted. But they loved drinking beer and they loved Texas BBQ and even enjoyed some San Antonio culture like th Riverwalk, Market Square and the tour of Missions.
I visited New Zealand and realized that the square mileage of the entire country was about equal to the square mileage of Colorado! Crazy stuff.
PhoenixB4U aye I'm from new Zealand!
I looked up the areas of Texas and Germany and found that the ratio's more like 1:2 than 1:5 (maps will mislead us due to their distortions), but yeah, thanks for this example of this common misconception. I feel like I may come to feel like the world's tiny when I go travel to Europe and so on.
it takes me two full shifts as a semi driver to get across texas
One tip is when you go to a restaurant that pours your drink for you ask for your drink with no ice, you'll get more of your drink because usually the ice in your drink will take up space in your cup. Not related to this video but I had to say it somewhere
Great list. Agree with the friendly people thing. I’m from Australia and have visited the US a few times and I am constantly and pleasantly surprised with the friendliness and manners of the locals.
After 2 trips in the US as a Frenchman, I can say what shocked me in the US. I think the main positive thing that shocked me is how gorgeous it is. Now, I visited California, Arizona, Utah and on another trip Boston, Cape Cod and Maine. In New England I was surprised by the cleanliness, the pretty colonial houses everywhere... In the South West, it was the parks. And more than the National Parks, there's also a lot of non-protected beautiful areas. Everywhere you go there's pretty mountains. Also, the coast is much better preserved in the US than in France for example, including in touristy places like Cape Cod. Cote d'Azur is a tourist nightmare, with concrete everywhere and crowded beaches. Our pretty coast is in Brittany, Corsica, or Normandy.
The main negative thing that shocked me in the US is how ugly the cities are. I liked Boston and Moab. That's it. I found LA, Phoenix, Tucson, or Portland, Maine, to be just ugly. Sprawling, industrial, not interesting architecture-wise. No public transport to visit on foot, it's like you need to take your car and drive 10 miles to go to a restaurant... Hated the big traffic jams and the fact that everyone has a car. For such a car-oriented people, the roads are not in good shape. Potholes everywhere, poor signage, the infrastructure IS crumbling and it's no wonder it's was the ONE thing in common from both presidential candidates' program in the recent election.
The food also shocked me but in different ways: it can be very good. Especially Mexican oriented cuisine in the South West. There's also amazing beer in the US, American are even doing "beercations" where they visit breweries during a road trip. That was a real enlightenment. Now it also shocked me by the number of rubbish fast food chains you have. Wendy's, In and Out, Dunkin' Donut, it's everywhere. Some cities like Tucson are just this, petrol stations and supermarkets. It's depressing.
The people didn't "shock" me. Once thing for sure: I didn't see one gun while I was there, or felt uneasy (maybe in East LA, that's it). Granted, I wasn't in the Southern states (that'll be next year), but I didn't get the "nasty creationist judgemental asshole" vibe in Arizona or Utah. I think you only feel how divided the country is if you live in it. But just passing through it doesn't really come up when you talk to people.
Another thing that shocked me was the driving. On one hand people drive 10 miles an hour over the speed limit, and if you don't you slow down traffic. But on the other hand the sheriff in his white and black car waiting to chase you, parked in ambush on the middle of the road, is frequent. There are no automatic speed cameras like in Europe, so it's only police cars, you need to be careful. It seems like they don't care much if you go 5-10 miles an hour over the speed limit. Since everybody does it, why bother. But go faster than that and they'll chase you.
All in all, people say Canada is friendlier, but Americans and Canadians are really similar. Canadians aren't THAT nice (they can drive like maniacs in Montreal for example) and Americans are definitely not that rude (haven't been to New York though, hehe). As for the food, as a Frenchman I can tell you it's easier to find good food in America. Why ? Because it's easier to spot a nice diner or good restaurant in America. In France, there are too many restaurants, and going on chance will get you a bad meal more often that in many other countries. Go to the countriside or the wild west in the US, and it's where regular people, locals, eat. If the food isn't good, they don't go, and the restaurant loses money, that's it. In France, there are so many tourists that as long as you have a good spot, you can serve bad food and still make money... The number of restaurants serving frozen food in France would shock you I'm sure. That's why they've recently created this "homemade" official label for restaurant so you can filter the bad ones.
Oh and yeah Mountain Dew shocked me. I mean how can you guys drink this ??
Cheers for the South-Western Mexican food! You really had a treat with that one, it's a unique style only found in Southern California and the northern part of Mexico near the border (Tijuana), Even moving six hours North the food is.. different.
The over-the-speed limit part, it really depends on the state, some are seriously stricter on that than others. I remember visiting Washington State and was shocked to see no one drove a mile over the speed limit. Growing up in San Diego California, however, we had a running joke that there's an unwritten speed limit of closer to 85mph (20mph over the speed limit) 75mph if you want to be safe. Living there you learn where the police cars tend to park (under overpasses, and built-in emergency lanes) and slow down when passing them. However, I've been driving 80+mph before and a police car came up behind me, went around, and kept speeding ahead. From what I can tell a speeding ticket is a lot of paperwork and if you go to court the officer who issued the ticket has to be there (otherwise the judge will cancel the ticket) Thus they prefer to catch people who wont show up at court (out of town license plate, expensive cars) or catch someone going fast enough that the fine is worth the paperwork. Why pull me over at 80 when he can go another 5 minutes down the road and catch someone pushing 100?
Interesting about French restaurants and bad food, having been to Paris, I totally understand where that's coming from. I have a philosophy when shopping for good Mexican Food down in Cali - the worst shape the building is in (pealing paint, rotten wood, broken windows ect) the better the food is - why? Because that restaurant wouldn't still be in business in it's current shape if the food wasn't good enough for people to keep coming back. Near my parents house there is a 24h place that's just that, yellow paint repainted so thick it peals off in layers, rot everywhere, two boarded up windows, and black mold ingrained in the tiles... but man - you could drive by that place in 3am in the morning on a Tuesday and see 3 cars in the drive-through and a group of kids lined up at window outside.
Yeah the "unwritten" speed limit is true for a lot of countries. In Norway, the speed limit is usually 80 km/h, everybody drives 95. Because there it's the opposite of the US: only automatic speed cameras, signed well before. Canada is like the US, you can drive way over (and contrary to popular belief, they're rubbish at driving, talegating, full beams all the time...) but watch out for police cars. I lived in Australia, and over there the fines are so high (like 300 $ for barely over the speed limit) that no one goes over unless deep in the outback. In New Zealand, they're respectful despite their pathetic fines (we received a fine in the mail with a friend, and were scared of the amount, it the end it was 30 NZ dollars, which is like 20 euros...).
yeah there is a price hike on tickets going 25mph over the speed limit, so they want to catch you going 90mph/faster in Cali - I believe the ticket price triples, so a 85mph ticket may cost 350usd, then a 90mph ticket goes up to 1000+ My brother was pulled over going 93 once and the ticket was 1350. The judge ended up *lowering* the clocked speed to 89 and reducing the ticket price to 1000 since it was his first offense. But it's a serious offense (or strike on your license) for going that fast, since that faster is considered an endangerment to others (where as for some reason 89 is not "fast enough")
Everyone hates him driving down, he never goes a mile over the posted limit >.>
also, I've lived in South Korea for two years, funny with the signed automatic cameras, all the taxi drivers have hacked gpses (vaguely illegal, no one cares) that track the cameras/speed sensors and will alert them when they have to slow down. Basically resulting in a rollercoster experience of speeding up to 100km/h then slowing to 65km/h every few kilometers when passing by the cameras.
the size difference is incomprehandable, as a European. I was in Tucson, Arizona last year and had to go to Salt Lake City, Utah for a family emergency. my first thought was ; "I'll just rent a car and drive, it can't be longer than Amsterdam - Paris!"
until I checked and saw it was over 11 hours, 775 miles. way too long for me to drive on my own in a foreign country!
the sales tax is very frustrating when visiting the US for the first time. when looking at something in a store, I see it like "oh, it's $45, so it's like €45 after taxes gets added"
I could write a book about those differences, being a 25y/o Dutch woman, having American relatives.
ies Make a video, those get lots of views here on CZcams.
I live in America and I don't like how the sales tax works
Only 775 miles? I would drive it. But then I love to drive. I have taken several long road trips. One was 4895 miles over a two week period.
Salt Lake City is my home :)
America used to not have sales tax, but it was added during WW2.
Wolter, ty for the great videos. Greetings from Istanbul!
I like your enthusiasm and humour a lot.
Happy New Year.
Lets put this out straight Not all Americans are friendly! We are very diverse some can be rude some can be nice 🤷♂️. But don't be afraid if one of us approach you and start a random conversation it happens
Kinda makes us sound like wild animals when they come up to you
I've had a few random people come talk to me about weird stuff like 10 times... once I was surprised to talk about how easy it is to get stuff in the US than everywhere else...
emile I hope you have a nice time in America. Where do you plan on visiting?
People once told me to get into shape.... so I became round
FreeTheInsanity 😂😂😂🤣🤣
My trip to Orlando from Ireland I couldn't believe the food portion sizes. After our second day we stopped ordering starters if we were out because the mains were so big. The starters were the same size as mains here in Dublin.
The Tax thing got a bit headwrecking at times because our tax is in the price at home.
In American restaurants you're expected to take some of it home as leftovers, you're not really expected to eat the whole thing in one sitting. Which is good, it stretches your food dollar.
I'm famous for making a meal out of a couple of starters.
Mark, you were my professor at UIUC! Your video randomly popped up on my page and I remember 5/6 years ago in class when you were making some videos! Congrats!
The best way to experience the beauty and culture all across this country is to get away from the interstate, onto the smaller highways and into the towns. This is an amazingly diverse country.
In December I was driving from Delaware to Las Vegas to move, we took two vehicles, I was towing the U-Haul. On the last day my late Fiancee's son wanted to avoid the larger Arizona cities, so we took the roads less traveled. "No Gas for 250 Miles" really means no gas for 250 miles LOL
you sound like that chick from cars
Dean Winchester Two words: Gila Bend
Find one of the old US routes (US 66 used to be a good example) like US 40 between Columbus, OH and Indianapolis, IN. It's mostly 4 lane divided highway, but not near the traffic of an Interstate route except during commuter hours.
Yes and do your research. I live in Florida and there are hundreds of places to go to do interesting things other than Disney World, Sea World or Kennedy Space Center. And don't go to the beach where the tourists go. Find out where the locals go and bring a picnic. One place I go to charges $5 to park your vehicle and there is a toll road that charges $1.50 but then that is it. It has the best beaches in the world in my opinion.
Americans are like the golden retrievers of the world really kind and friendly but we can be protective. And not every part of the United States the same kind of friendly. Like if you live in the West like I do it's normal to talk to people in line at the checkout, you go east people will look at you like you're crazy if you do that.
kimmyself cuz people got shit 2 do nobody wants 2 hear about why your buying stuff
kimmyself HAHA! Now I’m picturing Dug from the movie “Up”...that is awesome. “Hi, there! I just met you, and I LOVE you!” 👍🏻
kimmyself Agreed! Mid-Atlantic east coast here and if in a long checkout line I think nothing of starting up a neutral subject conversation. About 3/4 of the people are equally friendly and will talk your ear off. However, being in Maryland we get too much of that southern drift of suspicious, just strange New York and Pennsylvania types (we call them "typs"). Still, their curmudgeonly behavior doesn't put me off my happiness. Life is meant to be fun!
not the south east only in the north theyre all dicks
Trevor Umbarger Ya' definitely got that right. Nice places to visit, lousy place to live (yes, I've done both).
Americans are truly friendly, lovely people. When we Aussies approach them, they seemed a bit frightened by us.
I was prepared for the size thing, so the first thing that shocked me: I had heard from (american) TV and movies that the TSA was unprofessional, invasive and scary, but I found them SUPER friendly, polite and professional. I always get "randomly" selected for additional screening whichever country I ever go to (because I look like a scumbag, I guess), so I have at least some basis for comparison.
Also, while there wasn't much public transportation, ride sharing services work SOOO much better than in most of Europe.
You should've seen them when they first started. They really WERE a nightmare to deal with. They were everything you described at the beginning, including stealing your things. I guess they adjusted their image after so much attention was given to their behavior on the news. One of those public relations kind of deals. I still don't think that they should even exist, but they've admittedly gotten better.
I agree that the USA is huge! It sometimes still shocks me as an American! It's amazing how much there is to see too.
It seems a lot smaller when you travel a lot and see how similar it is every where
Travel from CA to GA you'll get rid of any travel bugs
I moved 2 states over from my last and it takes 7 and a half hours to drive that
The first is very true. Friends from England visiting us outside Washington DC asked if we could drive to California for the weekend. They were surprised to hear that it takes about a week of full-time driving to get there.
Jens Clarberg they’re only good for accents and discovering elements
Jens Clarberg We're not dumb it just that britans tiny
Jens Clarberg no one said anything about Scandinavia
He claims the UK is small, which it definitely isn't and the reason they are dumb because of their small size.
Jens Clarberg the small size dumb thing was purely designed to be insulting, clearly, but mate, we have ten states bigger than your whole country. You’re small.
Love the food portions sizes in USA and the friendliness
Wolter: Americans like to give a way stuff for free
Meanwhile: (healthcare sweating)
I'm from Germany and i hate it when people say "the us has no culture". that's absurd and cheecky too. I love the USA.
Madame Petralini thank you!! Love from the states ❤️
Come visit Hagerstown Maryland or Frederick Maryland we like German culture too.😊
Lol come to fort wayne indiana, we literally have a germanfest. (Its pretty fucking good)
Thanks! Love from The US!
I’ve always wanted to visit Germany. I’m still in school, but I think Germany would be an awesome place to visit, the history has always interested me.
You're very likeable, Wolter! Keep on making videos, they're great. Greetings from Switzerland.
wrong. fake news 2018 is gonna be huuuuuge
His name is mark
from Switzerland I moved to St.Louis for work in 2016 and lived there for almost 5 years, best experience in my life, love Americans for being so open minded and the hilarious humor , i got such in love with ya'll that when ever I talk to a fellow American in Switzerland they always think i'm from the US..using words like, bedazzeld , shenanigans, yokel (my favorite) and much more.
i'll see you later pal
oh and in mmerrica u don't get public transportation you get a V8 !
St. Louis. Started french and then became the crossroads and shipping center for the 2 biggest rivers and the railroads. Every people/culture is there.
One thing that still surprises me in the USA: I’m native English speaker from south England, and I speak a fairly standard “BBC” received pronunciation English. And I have to repeat everything I say two or three times in the USA before I’m understood. Go to McDonalds and order a quarter-pounder: “A what sir?” “A quarter pounder!”. “I’m sorry sir, could you repeat that?” And so on, I’m always repeating everything practically everywhere. I can understand the Americans but they can’t understand me!!
Personally for me, north england accents are easier to understand lol.
but idk. I thought south england accents were pretty easy to understand tho. Wierd
I watch a lot of programs filmed in england austraila and new zeland on PBS. I have no trouble with it. BUT, the stuff filmed in Scotland ?
Australian here i can relate to the size with tourists people actually die here thinking they can just drive from Sydney to Perth and dont realize there is a desert in between the two
Most tourists die in the desert regions of Western Australia's remote north and the Northern Territory. I am not aware of any deaths of motorists using the Eyre Highway.
And another thing, y'all have police checkpoints for drinking and driving. But you don't hold your hands up in the air so cops can see your hands and you don't explain before making every move like we do. My OZ friend was sleeping and I was driving in QLD. I pulled into the checkpoint and held my hands up in the air. Mr. Police said, "Hey, you alright there?" "Yes sir. Thank you sir.", my reply. "You can put your hands down." As he handed me what looks like an insertion device for a tampon! I said, "I'm reaching my hand up to take that." He looked at me like I was crazy. I held it in my hand. My friend woke up and started laughing and said, "Blow". So I blew it like a birthday candle. Cop said, "Right. You must be American. Put your lips on it and blow inside. Ok, off you go." As I drove away I looked in the rear view mirror and could see he was telling his buddies and they were all laughing at me. It is still, 30 years later, the only time I ever took an alcohol test and it was 7am in the morning!
If act that way in the us people are laughing at you here too fyi. You're just weird or something
okay so im an american and this passed summer i took a trip to europe. when i first bought something i was truly amazed and happy that the tax was already in the listed price. ALSO PLEASE IF YOU ARE VISITING READ THIS: yes public toilets are free, however there are some restaurants that require you be paying for food or drink in order to use the bathroom. This is rare, but it does exist so just be aware of that
Jane Ryan, if I understand correctly your question, In Europe the price for the final consumer (in a supermarket, for example) always includes the VAT. So, nobody is interested how much the tax is because you have to pay what's on the tag, nothing more, nothing less. How much is the tax aka VAT? Well, each country can have different levels, most of them between 19 and 24%. And within each country could be different levels of the VAT. In my country, the "regular" level is 19%, but the books and movie tickets less (around 9%), or the prosthetic limbs and wheelchairs have 0%.
That is also true in some gas stations I've stopped in on road trips. Like Tristan said, it is rare, but the thing with gas stations is you could buy a pack of gum and it's not that expensive.
Also, just because a place has a sign that lists toilets "for paying customers only" - it's not enforced by any laws (and I'm pretty sure this is no matter where you go), and I've never once heard of someone getting kicked out of a place for not buying something after using the toilet. At worst, you'll just get an unfriendly look from the cashier, that's if they even care in the first place. The only exception is when the toilets are locked and you have to specifically get the key from an employee - they do have the legal right to deny you entry.
But please do buy something, just don't feel forced. It's more of a culture thing than an actual rule.
Tristan noname II
It depends which country in Europe, in France and Germany it is usually 6% at restaurants, 19.6% for common stuffs, 33% for luxury items and in Sweden it is 25% on everything.
I find pretty interesting your investigation on toilets. Some will see them as a little detail but they can vary surprisingly a lot. Saludos de Buenos Aires!
Yes, when we went to Germany and Norway it was hard to find a public toilet and you have to pay! 😩